Watching a random 2020 TJPW gimmick match with no English commentary
The story so far:
- (childish comedy enhancement talent/up-and-comer) Pom Harajuku is dressed like she's forgotten her PE kit
- (high-flying star of the promotion) Yuka Sakazaki is dressed like a frumpy substitute teacher
- ..who got baked before teaching class? And is now fascinated by a balloon full of confetti instead.
- The referee has wandered off to give out candy(?) to the audience
- A man in green is playing sheepdog to the referee, gently prodding him so he doesn't give all his candy(?) to just one person
- The ring announcer has come to work in her pyjamas today
- ..suggesting this may all be an elaborate dream sequence? As plausible as any other idea I've had so far
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- The camera operator is getting increasingly distracted: (idol of the promotion) Miu Watanabe is having a conversation with someone in the front row. Meanwhile, that man is wearing his mask on his chin! Oh, he's having a drink? Back to the match I guess
- Yuka is menacing everyone else in the ring with her balloon.
- Pom is giving the announcer a hug
- There's a lot of talking, but it's in Japanese
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- Okay class, raise your hand if you remembered your homework.
- Some people in the audience uncertainly raise their hands?
- Don't worry! Yuka is a substitute teacher! (probably) She doesn't care! (probably)
- Relieved applause
- Yuka chases Pom into the corner with her balloon
- 3 other TJPW wrestlers sit on stools in the ring, and are offered candy(?).
- I start to wonder if there will actually be wrestling today
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- Everyone is very uncertain about the candy cake-bite sweet things.
- From the reactions, either the referee's culinary skills raised everyone's expectations unfairly, or there is something very wrong with the recipe.
- Or maybe some have chilli in?
- This may still be a dream sequence, tbh
- Miu Watanabe and Rika Mizuname seem to have conclusively lost at candy
- There is a kettle in a wrestling match. This is a first for me.
- I hope nobody gets hit with a kettle?
- Oh phew, someone fetched a baseball bat instead
- Blindfolded soup-eating
- Reversal! Blindfolded referee soup-feeding!
I have no idea what is happening, I just came to see the match where Pom beat Yuka
2020 was a strange year for many reasons
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- ..I think this actually might be one of TJPW's Cooking Contest Matches
- ..Which, to be fair, would explain the unusual match result that made me curious to watch it in the first place
- The judges are uncertain about Yuka's candy. Balloon-menacing can only go so far with this, it seems