[2016-09-22-Stardom] Yoko Bito vs Tessa Blanchard

5★STAR GP Finals: Yoko Bito vs. Tessa Blanchard

This match is notorious for its dead crowd, and the crowd is indeed dead. From the very start, they clock out of this. They're not buying what Tessa is selling, but I thought it was great! I know heel control segments are meant to engage the crowd, yadda-yadda, but ignoring that and focusing on the performance itself, she did a great job execution-wise. She was taunting and degrading Bito, in between hellish beatings. It's classic 'Merican-style heel work. The bad in this match mostly falls on Bito; she was out of place multiple times, no-selling the legwork and just off in general. It's unfortunate because I like her, but she was awkward as hell throughout most of this. Her kicks in the finishing sequences were sweet, though. ***