{"id":10368,"date":"2021-02-28T19:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T01:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=10368"},"modified":"2021-03-02T20:09:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T02:09:48","slug":"aew-womens-world-championship-eliminator-tournament-episode-3-recap-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/aew-womens-world-championship-eliminator-tournament-episode-3-recap-review\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Women\u2019s World Championship Eliminator Tournament (Episode 3) Recap &#038; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>AEW Women&#8217;s World Championship Eliminator Tournament<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Episode 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: February 28, 2021<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Event Date: February ?, 2021<\/strong><br \/>\n(uploaded to YouTube)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Japan Bracket<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>City: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=warabi-saitama-japan\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Warabi<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=saitama-japan\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Saitama<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=japan\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Japan<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=warabi-wrestle-budokan\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Warabi Wrestle Budokan<\/span><\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=isami-wrestle-arena\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Isami Wrestle Arena<\/span><\/a>) (empty arena)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>U.S. Bracket<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>City: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=jacksonville-fl\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Jacksonville<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=florida\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">FL<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=dailys-place\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Daily&#8217;s Place<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary<\/strong> (English)<strong>: Excalibur, Taz<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Commentary<\/strong> (Japanese)<strong>: Haruo Murata <\/strong>(1, 2)<strong>, Aja Kong <\/strong>(1)<strong>, Hikaru Shida <\/strong>(2)<br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcers: Rikiya Shindo<\/strong> (1, 2)<strong>, Justin Roberts<\/strong> (3)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e7525144eb3','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e7525144eb3\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Match Previews\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e7525144eb3\">');<\/script>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10368 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/night3SIXPERSON-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/night3SIXPERSON-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/night3SIXPERSON.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10374'>\n\t\t\t\tSuruga &#038; Kadokura &#038; Shida vs Sakura &#038; Itoh &#038; Veny\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/night3SAKAMIZU-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/night3SAKAMIZU-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/night3SAKAMIZU.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10373'>\n\t\t\t\tJapanese Final &#8211; Yuka Sakazaki vs Ryo Mizunami\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/night3ROSARIHO-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/night3ROSARIHO-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/night3ROSARIHO.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10372'>\n\t\t\t\tAmerican Semifinal &#8211; Thunder Rosa vs Riho\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Maki Itoh &amp; Veny &amp; Emi Sakura vs Mei Suruga<\/strong> (Gatoh Move Asia Dream Tag Champ) <strong>&amp; Rin Kadokura<\/strong> (Wave Tag Champ) <strong>&amp; Hikaru Shida<\/strong> (AEW Women&#8217;s Champ)<br \/>\n(referee: Tommy)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e752514a30c','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e752514a30c\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e752514a30c\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Hikaru Shida pins Veny after Tamashii<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 18:18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGreat match. With this being possibly the last time we see some of these wrestlers on AEW TV, it felt like everyone wanted to make a big impression. The personalities were huge, the action was wildly varied between fun and hard-hitting, and the match as a whole was a joy to watch. I can&#8217;t really pick a favorite segment of the match or someone who stood out any more than anyone else. This was a great representation of Japanese female pro wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>AEW Women&#8217;s World Championship Eliminator Tournament Japanese Final Match<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;The Magical Girl&#8221; Yuka Sakazaki vs &#8220;Aniki&#8221; Ryo Mizunami<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Tommy)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e752514a356','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e752514a356\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e752514a356\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Ryo Mizunami wins via pinfall after an inside leg hook driver<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 14:27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGreat match. Mizunami used her power and striking abilities very well throughout the match, and that forced Sakazaki to fight from behind for nearly the entire match. Sakazaki used her speed and agility to avoid and counter Mizunami at times, but whenever Mizunami caught Sakazaki, Sakazaki was dealt a lot of punishment. Sakazaki did manage to gain a strong advantage late in the match with some submission attempts and high-risk offense, and that led to a very exciting finish. I though the match might be winding down about five minutes before it actually did, and that&#8217;s a good thing. This was a great finish to the Japanese side of the bracket.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 3<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>AEW Women&#8217;s World Championship Eliminator Tournament American Semifinal Match<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Thunder Rosa vs Riho<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Aubrey Edwards)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e752514a38a','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e752514a38a\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e752514a38a\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Thunder Rosa wins via pinfall with an outside cradle<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 11:33<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nVery good match. Thunder Rosa came out strong right from the start with a lot of heavy strikes. Riho was rocked early in the match, and she never seemed to fully recover. Riho would get short bursts of offense, but it was clear that Rosa&#8217;s strikes had taken a significant toll. Riho was slower to react than usual, and that left her open to further attacks whenever she tried to set up some of her signature high-risk moves. Riho wouldn&#8217;t stay down or give up though, and that led to a nice finish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis was a very good show. I did like the Japanese matches more overall, and that&#8217;s kind of been a theme for me over the entire tournament. Some of the American matches have been great, but overall, for me, the Japanese matches have been more entertaining. Tonight&#8217;s show had a good mix of fun and seriousness.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Yuka Sakazaki vs Ryo Mizunami<\/strong><br \/>\nThis was harder-hitting than I thought it might be. I expected Rosa vs Riho to be the most hard-fought match tonight, but Sakazaki and Mizunami stole the show.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The finals of the Japanese side of the bracket and the second half of the American semifinals are decided in a good show with an extremely fun Japanese six-person match to start the night!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2799,297,6953],"tags":[2413,6936,6983,6985,6964,2555,2163,3050,2842,2802,1478,1658,2905,6957,2058,621,496,6963,6960,2826,6977,6805,6962,6955,2968,6669,6959,6961,6954,6956,3086],"class_list":["post-10368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew","category-show-results","category-womens-eliminator-tournament","tag-aew","tag-aew-womens-title-eliminator-tournament","tag-aew-womens-title-eliminator-tournament-american-semifinal-match","tag-aew-womens-title-eliminator-tournament-japanese-final-match","tag-aja-kong","tag-all-elite-wrestling","tag-aubrey-edwards","tag-dailys-place","tag-emi-sakura","tag-excalibur","tag-florida","tag-haruo-murata","tag-hikaru-shida","tag-isami-wrestle-arena","tag-jacksonville-fl","tag-japan","tag-justin-roberts","tag-maki-itoh","tag-mei-suruga","tag-riho","tag-rikiya-shindo","tag-rin-kadokura","tag-ryo-mizunami","tag-saitama-japan","tag-taz","tag-thunder-rosa","tag-tommy","tag-veny","tag-warabi-saitama-japan","tag-warabi-wrestle-budokan","tag-yuka-sakazaki"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10368"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10376,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10368\/revisions\/10376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}