Princess Cup Day 3, YuuRI’s Ice Ribbon Gambit

July 16, 2023

Four shows to write about tomorrow. First BASARA, then Tokyo Joshi Pro, then DDT and then Ganbare☆Pro. I’m going to need a cold can of Coke by the time I’m done.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 17/07/2023
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall

1. Suzume Vs Haru Kazashiro
2. Hyper Misao & Shino Suzuki Vs Raku & Pom Harajuku
3. Mizuki, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko Vs Arisu Endo, HIMAWARI & Runa Okubo
4. Rika Tatsumi, Hikari Noa, Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami Vs Miyu Yamashita, Shoko Nakajima, Wakana Uehara & Toga
5. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1E: Yuki Kamifuku Vs Nao Kakuta
6. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1F: Yuki Aino Vs Miu Watanabe

The Tokyo Princess Cup turns its attentions to Yuki Kamifuku Vs Nao Kakuta and Yuki Aino Vs Miu Watanabe for Day 3.

GANBARE☆PRO “FRENCH CONNECTION 2023”, 17/07/2023
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center

1. Tyson Maeguchi Vs Yuki Kanzaki
2. Yumehito Imanari & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Hartley Jackson & HARUKAZE
3. YuuRI Vs Riara
4. Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Shingo
5. Ken Ohka & Shota Vs Kuma Arashi & Koji Doi
6. Keisuke Ishii, Mizuki Watase & Munetatsu Nakamura Vs Shuichiro Katsumura, Soma Takao & HIROYA

YuuRI will be wrestling at an Ice Ribbon show in the afternoon. She is aiming to win the ICEx∞ Title from Totoro Satsuki and then show up at GanPro with the belt!

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 29/07/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Miyu Yamashita Vs Moka Miyamoto
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Rika Tatsumi Vs Shoko Nakajima
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Winner Of Match 1E Vs Winner Of Match 1F
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Winner Of Match 1G Vs Winner Of Match 1H

Rika Tatsumi and Shoko Nakajima both make it to the Quarter Finals where they will meet.

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GANBARE☆JOSHI “GANJO FIGHTING SPIRITS ’23” Results

July 16, 2023

GANBARE☆JOSHI “GANJO FIGHTING SPIRITS ’23”, 16/07/2023
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall
205 Fans

1. GanJo Three Big Singles Match: Sumire Natsu defeated Riara with the Shining Wizard (10:32).
2. Banny Oikawa Comeback Match: Cherry & Alex Lee defeated Miyako Matsumoto & Banny Oikawa when Cherry submitted Oikawa with the Sakuran Bokari (10:20).
3. GanJo Three Big Singles Match: SAKI defeated Yoshiko Hasegawa with the Power “Zu” Ram (11:27).
4. Makoto & Asuka defeated Ami Manase & Marika Kobashi when Makoto pinned Manase with the Death Valley Bomb (16:59).
5. GanJo Three Big Singles Match: YuuRI defeated Misa Kagura with the Swanton Bomb (11:15).

As Ganbare☆Joshi begins to grow, so too does YuuRI’s success at winning matches. She scored a significant victory today by beating her old JTO classmate Misa Kagura in the main event of the latest GanJo show. With this momentum, YuuRI will be heading over to Ice Ribbon tomorrow to challenge Totoro Satsuki for the ICEx∞ Title. She told the fans she is going to win the title in the afternoon and then show up at the evening’s Ganbare☆Pro show as a champion! Backstage Kagura said she is aiming to win the ICEx∞ Title this year too. She will win it from YuuRI!

A Super Kick & Death Valley Bomb combo from Asuka & Makoto put Ami Manase down for the count. This may also be the last time we see Marika Kobashi in GanJo for a while because she is visiting England in August to spend the rest of her summer studying.

Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs SAKI was a match between two former wrestlers who made their starts in Actwres girl’Z. SAKI won the match but Hasegawa refused to shake her hand afterwards. She explained backstage that shaking hands like that would end her story with SAKI. She wants to get stronger and face SAKI again to keep that story going. When SAKI heard that was the reason, she asked if she can bring in wrestlers from her Color’s unit to turn this situation into a promotional rivalry against GanJo.

One of of Ice Ribbon’s former wrestlers returned to the ring at this GanJo show. Banny Oikawa had her comeback match teaming with Miyako Matsumoto, the woman responsible for convincing her to enter GanJo. Sadly Oikawa’s big return was spoiled by Cherry & Alex Lee. Cherry used her Sakuran Bokari submission hold to make Oikawa give up and lose the match. Still, Oikawa is committed to the return and announced she will be back in GanJo for their 11th August show. She wants to work her way up to GanPro so she can wrestle in mixed gender matches.

In a battle of the night life hostesses Sumire Natsu defeated Riara. The match consisted of Natsu pouring a bottle of champagne over her opponent and also attacking her with a whip until the referee stopped her. Natsu knocked the ref down but that led to Riara grabbing the whip and using it to fight back. However Natsu regained control of the match and pinned Riara with the Shining Wizard. Then after the match Riara unexpectedly asked Natsu if she wanted to form a tag team together! Natsu didn’t give her a straight answer. Instead she said pro wrestling and the entertainment business both value connections so they will meet again some day.

Yuna Manase appeared at the beginning of the show, thanking the fans for making up the biggest attendance yet for a GanJo show.

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DDT “60TH BIRTHDAY AND 20TH ANNIVERSARY ALL TOGETHER! ~ GORGEOUS NIGHT” Results

July 16, 2023

DDT “60TH BIRTHDAY & 20TH ANNIVERSARY ALL TOGETHER! ~ GORGEOUS NIGHT”, 16/07/2023
Fukushima Toyota Crown Arena Sub Arena
830 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani defeated Kazuki Hirata & Yuni when Okatani pinned Yuni with a Northern Lights Suplex (8:02).
2. 4 Way Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino defeated Yuki Ueno, Akito and Kazuma Sumi when Iino submitted Sumi with the Full Nelson Giant Swing Bubba Bomb Reverse Daisy Hold (8:41).
3. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON defeated Yusuke Okada, Toy Kojima & Yuya Koroku when Sasaki submitted Koroku with La Mistica Crossface Lock (10:11).
4. BURNING Vs Harimao!: Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida when Koroku pinned Ishida with the Rotating Torture Rack Bomb (10:46).
5. Special Tag Match: Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi defeated Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada when Hino pinned Masada with the Fuckin’ BOMB (11:31).
6. Fukushima Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Gorgeous Matsuno, HARASHIMA & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Toru Owashi, Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda when Matsuno pinned Honda with the Gorgeous Superstar Elbow (19:44).

At 62 years old Gorgeous Matsuno’s wrestling career has somehow just as fruitful as ever. This year he got to wrestle in All Japan for the first time and footage of his attempts to do the Gorgeous Superstar Elbow have gone viral on TikTok. Yet going into today’s show he was wondering if it was time to finally call an end to his wrestling career and make this show the final “GORGEOUS NIGHT”. Instead after winning the main event with his finisher he decided to postpone any retirement plans while he is still able to go in the ring. His partner Junko Tashiro encouraged him to keep doing his best until he dies. The two sang a duet together in the ring to end the show.

Just when Chris Brookes felt he was building up momentum, Yuji Hino send him crashing down to Earth with today’s result. The dreaded Fuckin’ BOMB led to Hino pinning Brookes and he warns he will do that move 100 times at the KO-D Openweight Title match on 23rd July! Brookes admits he may have come back from injury too early. He said his shoulder was at 90% but really he thinks it is at 70%. However, Brookes thinks it is his destiny to win the KO-D Title and will work hard every day until “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2023”!

Matsuno gifted Saki Akai with a bouquet of flowers before her match to commemorate her 10 years in wrestling.

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP” Results

July 16, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 16/07/2023
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall
223 Fans

1. Arisu Endo defeated Runa Okubo with the Camel Clutch (5:06).
2. Pom Harajuku, Haruna Neko & HIMAWARI defeated Hikari Noa, Shino Suzuki & Haru Kazashiro when Harajuku pinned Suzuki with the Pom de Justice (9:10).
3. Mizuki & Hyper Misao defeated Wakana Uehara & Toga when Misao submitted Toga with the Chickenwing Face Lock (10:25).
4. Miyu Yamashita, Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu defeated Yuki Aino, Nao Kakuta, Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami when Kamifuku pinned Toribami with the Famouser (10:16).
5. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Shoko Nakajima defeated Suzume with the Locomotion Northern Lights Suplex (13:52).
6. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Rika Tatsumi defeated Raku with the White Dragon Sleeper (10:37).

Day 2 of the Tokyo Princess Cup avoids the upsets of the opening show. Rika Tatsumi had to survive Brain Chop after Brain Chop from Raku to advance into Round 2. Raku put up a good fight by using the Front Neck Lock and Hurricane Turn but to no avail. Once Tatsumi trapped her in the Dragon Sleeper it was all over. Despite losing, Raku said the match makes her want to work harder because wrestling is fun. Tatsumi praised Raku after the match for her recent growth in the ring. She isn’t looking forward to the next round on 29th July because her opponent there is a rather strong one.

Any hopes Suzume had of repeating last year’s strong run through the brackets were dashed aside by Shoko Nakajima. Maybe it’s because Nakajima is the kind of wrestler to match Suzume with doing high risk dives in and out of the ring. Suzume found ways to avoid the 619 and Northern Lights Suplex but a determined Nakajima eventually found her target with those moves. She had to use the Locomotion version of her finisher to put Suzume away. Nakajima said she had to go all out to win her 1st Round match. She is motivated to win the Princess Cup for the second time in order to face Mizuki for the Princess Of Princess Title. She heard that Mizuki was going to nominate her as the next challenger if she had won the tournament. Suzume said she did everything she could do today. It’s just that Nakajima is too big of an opponent for her to compete against right now. But someday Suzume is certain she will be seen as Nakajima’s rival.

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