Miyu Yamashita

[10.0] "Miyu Yamashita is so great in the ring and she's one of the most entertaining Joshi wrestlers currently"

[9.0] "I'm always partial to her when I see her. Has a very solid physique game & always looks super confident. Has a deep bag of moves & has put on excellent matches in MLP, TNA & GCW. I hope to see a bigger presence from her in the American indie circuit soon. She is a wrestler's wrestler."

[9.0] "One to watch. One of the best joshis not signed to a big american promotion, has some great matches under her belt"

"9.17 is so close to perfect. She's not perfect. But man, I am not taking anything away from her being close to getting there. Just a phenomenally low key and professional killer. I said Saori Anou was the top contender for Best female Bryan Danielson/Zack Saber award for best technical wrestler. Miyu might be the other half of that. If I had to open a wrestling school and I could have two instructors it would be Alex Shelly professor of story and Miyu Yamashita in combat. Shes only weak at technical in comparison to her being a master striker. You know what comes after Pink? Purple and Red. She'll hit you just hard enough wish you could just bleed. No rating, pending 10."

[8.0] "Miyu Yamashita is one of the pillars of TJPW but, paradoxically, feels increasingly out of place on the roster. Her in-ring work is great for the most part, with devastating strikes forming a lot of her repertoire and she has a badass persona to boot. TJPW is a promotion that feels like it's in a transitional period right now, with wrestlers who were rookies a few years ago now deservedly moving up the card and starting to shake up the title scene. Miyu feels like one of the company's old guard, along with Mizuki, Rika Tatsumi and Shoko Nakajima. Character-wise, the other three tend to align more closely with TJPW's lighthearted vibe while still being very proficient between the ropes. Miyu's spent increasingly more time in recent years working shows outside of TJPW and it's great to see her playing more of an underdog role and working with wrestlers with similarly serious personalities. There are many promotions where Miyu Yamashita would shine and I can't help but feel like it would be in her and TJPW's best interests if she did make that move sooner rather than later."

[8.0] "she's gonna kick yer fucking head in and she's not gonna think twice about it. the kind of no fux worker that joshi puroresu absolutely needs, and by jove does she fulfil that role well."

[10.0] "The real deal, a superstar. Raised up TJPW over the years and remains a highlight of any promotion she walks in to. The sky is limit, she is proof that not ALL of the best Japanese women's wrestlers are from STARDOM."

[9.0] "The Ace of the promotion and a near perfect build for THE joshi wrestler of my dreams. The next two or three years we will be treated to her prime talent arc."

[7.0] "Have to agree with some of the more mixed comments on Miyu. She has her moments and at her best, she can have truly great matches with some wicked strikes and physicality. However, I can't quite call her elite because of a lack of consistency and ocassionally underwhelming performances in my opinion."

[8.0] "This is a weird one to review because even though I think she's a good wrestler, she stayed in the same company for over 10 years now and the lack of versatility in her opponents is not great. However, whenever she faces one of the pillars or someone like Miu, it's really good. Sadly when I see her wrestle in the US she kinds of disappoints me, for example against Rosa or Athena they are not bad matches but I feel like she doesn't really live up to the hype I'm expecting from her. Good striking abilities (they are better kickers out there), awesome Skull Kick though and her death stare looks like she'll kill you in an instant."

[10.0] "Probably the coolest Joshi and definitely one of the coolest in the world. Able to have stunning matches with anyone, I always tend to enjoy her matches as she dominates her opponents. Awesome and the epitome of badassery, the ace of TJPW."

"Left-field comment, but I wouldn't mind seeing Miyu in the House of Black. The dark gear, the deadly eyes peeking out over a mask, the stereo spinkicks with Malakai Black, I think Miyu could play a really dark heartless character, kicking heads off all and sundry in the women's division"

[6.0] "TJPW's ace has a great moveset. An arsenal of kicks that all look great, some great running offense (I love Crash Rabbit Heat and that jumping lariat she does) and even a pretty sweet release German suplex. She's strong and makes for a pretty formidable final boss and a good representative for TJPW abroad. She can also be a bit of a lovable goofball and pretty funny when the situation calls for it, which in her home promotion, it can quite often. I like Miyu and she honestly seems like a real sweetheart outside the ring. She does unfortunately have one critical flaw that keeps her lower than she should be for me. Her selling is very inconsistent. Especially so for limb work which is super odd given how diverse her moveset is. She doesn't need her kicks to win so its very strange when an opponent goes in on her legs and she just ignores them and leads with kicks anyway. It's even worse if god forbid a rookie has their debut match against her. I don't think she buries anyone on purpose or anything but I do think she has a lot of work to do when it comes to making her opponent look good. I know Miyu cares very much for TJPW and I really want to see her get to that point where she can elevate the talent she works with alongside herself."

[8.0] "Miyu Yamashita is so talented, but sometimes doesn't live up to the hype. I've seen her in joshi leagues like TJPW to American indies promotions like DPW to massive companies like AEW, and it's all the same. She's a great striker, but her move-set isn't limited to just that. She's got limited charisma, and her character is good but not great. She's fine where she's at, though, with a big fanbase of people who adore her."

[10.0] "Just about everything you could want in an ace. Her sense of measure and pacing are unparalleled in the wrestling world. Everybody talks about the kicks and yes, of course her kicks are perfect, but the truly great thing about Miyu Yamshita is her ability to tell a story with her body, the way she moves in the ring--especially against one of her juniors--tells you everything you need to know even if you don't speak a lick of Japanese. Only a few wrestling matches have ever made me cry, and Miyu Yamashita is in most of them."

[4.0] "I don't get the praise here. Every month or so, I hear about this must-see MOTYC featuring Yamashita, and upon watching it I just end up completely perplexed. Sure, her offense looks pretty good and crisp, but she does not sell anything. She bumps like a trainee, with arms stretched out and making zero effort to legitimize impact, as if bumping in professional wrestling is just an obligatory task between performing more of your own spots. Her matches, even in loss, seem way more focused on herself than it ever is to working to elevate an opponent, in a very Shane Douglas-esque way. But her kicks are nice and she does a great bridge, so just like Logan Paul at SummerSlam 2022 impressing the world with a simple top-rope splash, I must be wrong and she's actually brilliant."

[10.0] "If your belief is that anyone can get a striker gimmick over and all she does is kick people and go home, well, I guess you don't watch the worker or the promotions. There's a reason high-level workers like Yamashita get over the way they do with regional crowds like DEADLOCK Pro Wrestling and Garden State Pro Wrestling, and why she's the ace of her home promotion TJPW in Japan."

"While good, vastly overrated. She is not only nowhere near the best in the world, she isn't even near the best in her own promotion."

[9.0] "Amazing wrestler but not perfect in my opinion. Brilliant kicks. Some of her big matches leave me a bit disappointed sometimes; although they are still very good of course. Out of her and Stardom's Syuri (top billed mostly serious Joshi striker types yet sometimes wacky) I prefer Yamashita; and yet she is far from one of my favourites in TJPW (really shows how awesome the roster is)."

[7.0] "While functionally solid within the environment of TJPW, Yamashita's lack of range beyond "hits hard" is something of a issue that many don't really tend to acknowledge. It's fine within the vacuum of TJPW as she's one of the few acts there that feels and acts like a big deal, but it's definitely something of a problem as those types of gimmicks tend to get stale if the person doing them doesn't drastically change how they wrestle. Both Kenoh and Nakajima have had to drastically adjust their character and gimmicks around in those same cases: the issue is that Yamashita's range is nowhere near those two and I honestly can't see her playing any other character than the exact same one she's been doing for essentially the entirety of her career. Her charisma is certainly there and she's fairly solid at carrying far less capable talent to her level, but as a whole package, there's definitely some issues in terms of originality. Her tag work is VERY hit and miss but that's usually because of the quality of opponents she typically has to share the ring with. Her kicks mostly look good (especially in a isolated GIF environment as people tend to see them as) but in matches they can look a bit dodgy at points and she wiffs a surprising amount at times. Her selling is also something that tends to be very varied, at times feeling like she just easily shrugs off offence and sustained limb work to get her own shit in, which is a annoying habit that irks real bad, especially in big match formats. She's still a very solid wrestler as a whole, but there's obvious issues that I think restrict match quality a lot of the time."

[10.0] "Absolutely awesome wrestler. A tiny murderer of the highest order, with the dead serious face to match and kicks that will actually kill you."

[10.0] "My favorite female wrestler and an amazing wrestler no matter the category. Carries herself like she knows she is a big deal, and always delivers at match time."

[10.0] "Very smooth in the ring. I don't mean this as a slight to either person, but watching her makes me think of a smoother shinsuke nakamura. Whereas nakamura is incredibly jerky and violent, Miyu always looks very fluid and graceful moving around the ring while having her own great signature kicks. Has a really cool look and presence as the champion and ace of TJPW."

[10.0] "She's far and away the best performer in TJPW and one of the best current female workers in the whole world, probably top 5, if not that, definitely top 10. The Skull Kick is an insane move and it looks better every time."

[10.0] "One of the best Joshi wrestlers that I have ever seen in my entire life, the truly Ace of TJPW and a future legend of Puroresu"

[10.0] "For a little more than half a year, I have been a big fan of Miyu and during all this time I was not dissatisfied with any of her matches. Best girl and joshi in this world!"

[7.0] "Solid work but the striking gimmick is a dime a dozen in not just joshi but wrestling in general. She might evolve her style over time."

[7.0] "Good striking stuff of course but a bit repetitive and the same type of character of any joshi striker."

[10.0] "Phenomenal athlete, possibly the greatest female wrestler in the world today and a strong contender for the title regardless of gender. Unmatched striking ability and ridiculously clean technical form, very Danielson-esque while upholding the puro style."

[9.0] "While there are many wrestlers in TJPW who entertain me, there is no one else in the promotion who I enjoy watching work between the ropes than their ace, Miyu Yamashita. She's a special talent."

[10.0] "Miyu Yamashita is one of the very bests female wrestler in the world. She has all, her in ring is awesome, she is very charismatic and got some of the bests kicks of the joshi. She is one of the first I really loved in TJPW."

[10.0] "The Ace of Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. So good and very lethal with her legs that it's basically a lethal weapon at this point. I don't remember when it took place but I saw a clip of her doing a very mean spinning back kick to Mirai Maiumi and it had looked and sounded like she took her head off (absolutely brutal). Everything she does in the ring is great and just looks good this why she is undisputedly the ace of TJPW, my favorite Joshi wrestler right now, and an absolute badass in the ring."

[10.0] "One of the best wrestlers in the world with so much intensity her kicks are some of the best and her selling is top level she is equally good against men and women truly a special talent"

[8.0] "Yamashita to me feels like the best wrestler in Tokyo Joshi by a comfortable margin. I think the only other woman there you can compare her to is Nakajima Shoko, but she loses because she does comedy sometimes. The way she moves, the way she puts on moves, the way she sells, she's just on a league of her own, and it shows."

[8.0] "This girl is good. No, she just one of the best strykers in the world. It would be interesting, to look her to face for Konami from Stardom, or Arisa Hoshiki. But last time, I see her in the DDT, versus Kenny and Riho, and that was great. She must go to bigger promotion, she overgrown TJPW as same a Sakazaki. Or maybe TJPW must grow up? I don't know, but for this moment, Yamashita-san earns 8."

[9.0] "When I saw Miyu for the first time I feeled she was a champion. When she enters the ring you can feel that thing some wrestlers have. Then when the match starts, when can see she is a striker but also a great technician, I always like wrestlers that use kicks and Miyu is a good one doing that, she also uses punches, knees and some moves to put some variety in her matches, so Miyu's matches are always a good choice to see good wrestling matches."

[9.0] "Her rating is soooooo ungenerous! This girl is amazing, she can bring a good match out of anybody and has the charisma of a leader. She has a bright future ahead."

[8.0] "the kind of wrestler you can put as the face of your company. very solid in the ring and also kind of a lovable dork in real life"

[8.0] "Really just keeps getting better. Miyu is basically the only reason I follow TJPW but her main event singles matches are well worth seeking out."