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Post by dafalcon on Jun 18, 2011 16:24:30 GMT -6
Mia Yim continues to demonstrate how serious she is about her development as an wrestler by booking three stints in Japan in 2011. She went to work for Hotta's REINA promotion for three weeks in May. During that time she faced Hiroyo Matsumoto in a strong 12-minute singles match. Later she and Aki Kambayashi faced Hailey Hatred and Manami Toyota in a 12+ minute tag match. Mia returns to Japan next month for seven weeks July 18-Aug 29:REINA (Japan) and then for the busy New Year's season Dec 15 - Jan 5:REINA(Japan). Her good friend Jamilia Craft leaves soon to work in Japan for a year, primarily with Kyoko Inoue's Diana fed. I hope Mia will be booked for the upcoming SHIMMER tapings, but I'm wondering who her tag partner might be with Jamilia absent (I assume).
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Post by dafalcon on Jun 18, 2011 21:31:17 GMT -6
Mia does not consider herself a flyer, but obviously she learned something from luchadora Zeuxis, while training with REINA, who taught her a moonsault from the top rope to the outside! That's Hailey and Toyota camping under her determined to make the catch. It was the spot of the match! Attachments:
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Post by prowrestlingeve on Jun 19, 2011 15:57:13 GMT -6
For what it's worth in my opinion Mia Yim and Jamelia Craft are the two most exciting prospects coming through the US wrestling scene that I have seen emerge over the last few years.
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Post by Jhonmarco on Jun 19, 2011 16:07:48 GMT -6
Yim's pretty impressive, but people can overate her at times. With that being said I loved her match with Matsumoto.
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Post by gardenstatesaint on Jul 25, 2011 19:16:18 GMT -6
Maybe somebody here can remind me....who do she work with in her TNA dark match?
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Post by NSC on Jul 25, 2011 19:33:09 GMT -6
Taylor Wilde
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Post by gardenstatesaint on Jul 27, 2011 17:32:56 GMT -6
Ah how I do miss Shantelle Taylor.
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Post by dafalcon on Jul 27, 2011 23:20:32 GMT -6
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Post by gardenstatesaint on Aug 26, 2011 18:46:00 GMT -6
When is Mia Yim due back from Japan? Or is she already back?
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Post by dafalcon on Aug 26, 2011 19:49:29 GMT -6
She is due back this Sunday, August 28, but will likely have issues with her flight trying to land on the East coast during Hurricane Irene. It may be canceled due to weather. She has a match Saturday evening on the REINA 11 show, but her opponent has not yet been announced. Mia is scheduled to return to Japan Sept. 20-27 to again work for REINA, and then again in December. Her website was updated yesterday with September schedule, etc. www.miayim.com/
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Post by gardenstatesaint on Aug 26, 2011 20:07:01 GMT -6
Very cool. It's been some time since her and Adam Cole have been at CZW. It will be nice to see them back (I'm guessing) on 9/10. Thanks for the update.
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Post by tystates on Aug 28, 2011 17:01:13 GMT -6
She posted on facebook she is home and wants to get back to Japan right away.
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Post by dafalcon on Sept 6, 2011 18:23:24 GMT -6
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Post by Woo on Sept 7, 2011 10:31:19 GMT -6
Good article.
I'm one of the ones who would love a Yim/Kana kickfest, but that won't happen as you rightly said as Kana will be taking on the Melissa's, Del Rey's and Mercedes' of this world as they are dream matches. (It seems that De Rey and MM always get to be the first ones to wrestle the newcomers so I expect Hailey and Kana to be wrestling those girls most weekend).
I expect Yim to wrestle Portia, Matthews and above all Athena next month.
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Post by bullshizzle on Sept 7, 2011 20:20:25 GMT -6
^I would love to see a match between Mia and Athena.
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