TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR IN SPRING ’23” Results

May 13, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR IN SPRING ’23”, 13/05/2023
Shizuoka Act City Hamamatsu
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1. Moka Miyamoto defeated Haru Kazashiro with the Rashomon (4:37).
2. Nao Kakuta & Toga defeated Hyper Misao & Shino Suzuki when Kakuta pinned Suzuki with the Shiden Kai (7:43).
3. Miu Watanabe defeated HIMAWARI with the Canadian Backbreaker (7:59).
4. Hikari Noa & Wakana Uehara defeated Arisu Endo & Kaya Toribami when Noa pinned Toribami with the Blizzard Suplex (9:23).
5. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku defeated Shoko Nakajima, Suzume & Mahiro Kiryu when Aino pinned Kiryu with the Venus DDT (15:17).
6. Mizuki & Yuki Arai defeated Maki Itoh & Yuki Kamifuku when Mizuki pinned Kamifuku with the Diving Foot Stomp (14:59).

Perhaps we are starting to see what Tokyo Joshi Pro is going to look like in the near future with the show that went on today. Due to Yuka Sakazaki travelling overseas and Rika Tatsumi having to pull out on short notice, Mizuki was the only champion at the show today. She remained as her usual self in the main event, passing the end of show speech to Yuki Arai. But in her backstage interview after the main event Mizuki started crying when she was asked about Sakazaki’s graduation coming up in December. She’s worried that if she does not do her best then Sakazaki won’t be able to have her graduation match with peace of mind. That is why Mizuki thinks now is not the time to get sad.

This was Maki Itoh’s final match before she goes on another long expedition of America. She is sure she will return to Japan all beaten up because there are more tougher opponents for her to face in America than in Japan. However she wants to enjoy the experience and work hard so she can come back and win the Princess Of Princess Title from Mizuki. Maybe that is the reason Yuki Kamifuku took the blame for their team losing in the main event. Although Kamifuku also realizes she’s been dropping falls a little bit more ever since she turned 30 in February.

Little by little, Shino Suzuki is getting the hang of this pro wrestling thing. Today’s match was an important one for her because it was taking place in her home city of Shizuoka. Hyper Misao was excited to team with her because they both wear green and she got Suzuki to introduce her in a tour guide way. She also convinced Suzuki to use her tour guide flag as a weapon to choke their opponents with. However Nao Kakuta & Toga recovered momentum and won the match in the end with Kakuta getting the pin on Suzuki.

Rika Tatsumi was unable to be at the show due to being in poor physical condition. Her scheduled opponent Wakana Uehara was added into the 3 Way Match to turn it into a tag team bout.

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BASARA “BASARA 218 ~TAKAGARI 17~” Results

May 13, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 218 ~TAKAGARI 17~”, 13/05/2023
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Takato Nakano, Yasu Urano & Fuminori Abe defeated SAGAT, Lil’ Kraken & Akiyori Takizawa when Nakano pinned Kraken with the Falconry (13:27).
2. Isami Kodaka & Kaz Hayashi defeated Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi when Hayashi pinned Kazato with the Final Cut (8:31).
3. FUMA defeated Ryota Nakatsu with an Upside Down Cross Armbreaker (12:07).
4. Interim IRON FIST TAG Titles: Daiki Shimomura & Minoru Fujita defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Antonio Honda when Fujita pinned Hiroshi with the Tombstone Piledriver (15:20).
*Sento Minzoku become the Interim IRON FIST TAG Champions!
5. Union MAX Title: Takumi Tsukamoto defeated Banana Senga (c) with the High Angle Backslide Pin (18:21).
*Banana Senga fails in V2. Takumi Tsukamoto becomes the 19th Union MAX Champion!

There is a new Union MAX Champion and it is Takumi Tsukamoto! He is now a two time champ after beating Banana Senga today. Tsukamoto said he gained a lot of experience over the last three years since his previous title reign. He wants to break the record for most MAX Title defences (he and Ryota Nakatsu are tied in first together with 6 defences each). In order to do that he believes he must surpass his former self to become the true MAX Champion once and for all! Senga is disappointed he is no longer champion but the experience has finally given him a taste for wrestling in singles matches after spending the vast majority of his almost 20 year career as a tag team wrestler. Also now he can no longer rely on getting the champion’s purse to raise money for his hair transplant. He thinks he will have to go the crowdfunding route for that one.

Both members of Aijin Tag were in the room and had to watch Daiki Shimomura & Minoru Fujita be given the IRON FIST TAG Title belts. Sento Minzoku are now the Interim champions and they have mixed feelings over it. They thought Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Antonio Honda were more suited to be the Interim Champs but if they have the belts then they are the champions even if it doesn’t really feel that way. They don’t know if they have to wait until Masato Kamino comes back from injury to do the unification match or if they can defend the interim titles before then.

Hiroshi & Honda both wrestled wearing each other’s wrestling gear for their big title match. Hiroshi thought they were going to wear matching gear and didn’t expect Honda to show up wearing his old USA costume. Sadly for them their efforts to win the Interim IRON FIST TAG Titles ended in defeat against Sento Minzoku. Hiroshi is crushed with the result even though Fuminori Abe praised him afterwards for being cool.

FUMA threatened Ryota Nakatsu and the referee with a musket before their match.

Kaz Hayashi was full of thanks towards Isami Kodaka for inviting him over to BASARA today. He praised Kodaka by calling him a treasure of the pro wrestling world. Kodaka got embarrased by all the kind words and asked Hayashi to stick around and watch the rest of the show.

At the start of the show Kamino told the fans he is still waiting on his injury diagnosis before he can tell them when he can return to action. Takato Nakano said he considered vacating the belts but after discussions with Kodaka the decision was made to go the interim route instead. The unification match is being planned for whenever Kamino is ready.

KUBITO was unable to be at the show due to health problems involving his pancreas. He will be out of action for the time being.

The annual Chouten ~Itadaki~ begins on 23rd May with the final happening on 27th June. This year’s tournament will involve 16 wrestlers in a single elimination format.

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DDT “DRAMATIC DREAM TAKASHIMAYA VOL. 1” Results

May 13, 2023

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAM TAKASHIMAYA VOL. 1”, 13/05/2023
Tokyo Shinjuku Takashimaya 1st Floor JR Exit Special Venue
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Kazusada Higuchi, Saki Akai & Yuki Ishida defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi when Higuchi submitted Sumi with the Torture Canadian Backbreaker (10:58).
2. Special Tag Match: Chiitan☆ & Akito defeated Pokotan Vs Kazuki Hirata when Chiitan☆ pinned Hirata after the Chi☆Poco Trigger (13:03).
3. Tetsuya Endo, Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada defeated MAO, Yuki Ueno & Toy Kojima when Brookes pinned Kojima with the Praying Mantis Bomb (12:57).

The first in what DDT is hoping to be many co-promoted shows with the Shinjuku Takashimaya department store took place today. Three matches were held throughout the day with public talks and other panels sprinkled in between them. After the main event Tetsuya Endo joked about getting lost in the store for 30 minutes before the show because there are no shops as big as this in Shiroishi City.

The heated rivalry between Chiitan and Pokotan suddenly turned into an alliance when Kazuki Hirata tried to steal the spotlight for himself. Hirata tried knocking everybody out with his chops to the neck but the mascots rallied together and used a unique double team finisher called the Chi☆Poco Trigger to put and end to Hirata’s plan. After the match Akito came up with an idea for Chiitan and Pokotan to form a tag team together. They agreed so Akito decided to make sure their match will be on an even bigger stage than today. Chiitan & Pokotan are going to “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2023” on 23rd July!

A press conference for the King Of DDT finals was held after the first match. Jun Akiyama, Chris Brookes, Kazusada Higuchi and Yuki Ueno all took part and gave their comments about the semi-finals. Ueno wants to win the tournament and grow DDT so it will fill Korakuen Hall all the time and go on to run a show at the Tokyo Dome. Higuchi reminded everyone he won last year’s tournament to win the vacant KO-D Openweight Title but he is not looking past Ueno in the semi-final. Brookes is feeling the pressure because this is the first time he reached the final four in the tournament. The first Japanese pro wrestling show he ever watched was NOAH’s Tokyo Dome show in 2005 so he knows Akiyama is a legend. Akyama said he wants to do his best and become a middle aged star who won’t lose to the younger wrestlers.

One of the talk panels involved Sanshiro Takagi and Saki Akai talking about their shopping habits. They both claim to be regular customers at Shinjuku Takashimaya. Since a lot of the audience were customers who all discovered there was a wrestling show going on while they were shopping, the rules of pro wrestling were explained to the audience before the matches began.

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