The Tokyo Joshi Pro press conference held earlier today revealed that Miyu Yamashita is going to stay in America for three months beginning at the end of March. The expedition starts when TJPW is in Los Angeles for their first show ever US show but Yamashita will not be going back home with them once it is done. Her return match in Japan will be at her homecoming show in Fukuoka on 25th June. Yamashita said she’s had a strong desire to wrestle abroad more often even before the Coronavirus pandemic begun and spoke to Tetsuya Koda about it. When the pandemic subsided, Yamashita was finally able to wrestle overseas again and started believing it was realistic for her to stay in America for a while. After more discussions with Koda and TJPW, Yamashita decided to go ahead with her plan.
Yamashita was asked questions by the host Sayuri Namba to give more details about her plans. She said she does not know what will happen to her after March and even joked she may not even be alive by then! She might go back to TJPW by the time June or July rolls around. She could even do another American excursion over the summer if this one works out the way she wants. Namba asked what were to happen if 121000000 win the Princess Tag Team Titles from The Wasteland War Party at Ariake Coliseum on 18th March? Yamashita said she & Maki Itoh will definitely win the belts and since Itoh already wrestles in America regularly they could defend the titles over there. However if 121000000 has to defend the belts back in Japan then Yamashita can temporarily come home to do those matches whenever they are scheduled. Itoh is aware of Yamashita’s plans so they already talked about keeping their tag team flexible.
Some of Yamashita’s scheduled matches during her stay have already been announced for April (Prestige, Wrestling REVOLVER and West Coast Pro among others). She has openings for May and June with the goal of fighting as many different wrestlers in as many different places as she can. She does not has a specific area of the country to focus on yet. It is also still possible for her to travel to the UK where she is currrently the reigning EVE Champion. She would still like to defend that title during this period. She has no worries about travelling for three months other than she is going to enjoy herself too much! Namba warned her not to buy an overpriced phone case again.
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