Last July members of the United Japan Pro Wrestling association had met to discuss what their next movements should be with the concept. It was decided that UJPW would go from a voluntary organization to an incorporated group. After going quiet for the rest of the year, representatives from all of the member promotions gathered today to announce that UJPW went through with the plan and has now become incorporated as a non-profit organization. With this move UJPW aims to strengthen its governance in Japan’s pro wrestling scene, become more transparent with its management and improve wrestling’s social credibility. They also came up with a slogan: “Pro Wrestling will always be a driving force for the people of Japan.”
The move gives UJPW greater legal options with the example the Japanese press have given being to open up accounts and hold business assets under the corporate name. Sanshiro Takagi has taken on the role as the Representative Director even though the UJPW office will be located inside New Japan’s HQ. Takagi along with the other directors on the board will all serve two year terms. They were all chosen based on the number of voting rights they have in their respective companies. The board of directors will meet twice a year within the fiscal calendar.
Takagi said it is possible for more UJPW events to be held in the future but it is not the goal of the organization and there are no plans to run another event like “ALL TOGETHER” at this time. However there could still be more interactions coming between the promotions. For example, Hiroshi Tanahashi said he would like to appear in the other companies as part of his year long road to retirement.
There are currently ten members of UJPW. They are New Japan, All Japan, NOAH, DDT, Ganbare☆Pro, Big Japan, Dragongate, Stardom, Tokyo Joshi Pro & Kyushu Pro. Seven requirements have been laid out for future members to meet if they would like to join UJPW. They include needing a regular event schedule, being a legally recognized company, having at least one wrestler under a full time contract, having an annual revenue of over 50 million yen, been active for at least two years, have a corporate compliance system and want to improve the wrestling scene even when competing against other members. There will also in the future be a lower tier created place for supporting members to join that involve less demanding requirements. When I posted about these plans last July I mentioned DIANA had representatives at the meeting in an observing capacity. There has been no mention of them being involved since then but I imagine they can end up becoming one such example of a supporting member.
Wrestlers and staff from each of the member promotions were in attendance to give speeches about the news. I’m just going to focus on the companies I usually cover (although I’d like to point out that Takaaki Kidani put his foot in his mouth again). Takagi wants UJPW to also cooperate with as many of the different indies across Japan as possible. Michiyoshi Mishima said GanPro is the smallest member of the group but thinks they can set an example for other promotions of the same size. Chris Brookes spoke about wrestling being something that can unite people. Utami Hayashishita Miyu Yamashita talked about the respect that wrestling fans around the world has for Japan. Haru Kazashiro said she loved wrestling ever since she joined TJPW and wants to see more children drawn to the industry if UJPW can establish the safety and medical standards needed. Ken Ohka believes this attempt at bringing pro wrestling together will take the industry to new heights. Yuna Manase is happy to be able to exchange ideas with wrestlers from other companies that will bring more happiness to the fans.
BASARA “BASARA 267 ~HIEN~”, 21/01/2025 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Inaugural Rumble: Isami Kodaka Vs Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Ryuichi Sekine Vs FUMA Vs KUBITO Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Daichi Kazato Vs SAGAT Vs Gouma Ryu Vs Tsutomu Oosugi
2. Daiki Shimomura Vs Shota Kawakami
3. Takato Nakano & Lil’ Kraken Vs Yasu Urano & Banana Senga
4. Ryota Nakatsu & Masato Kamino Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Kuma Arashi
Takeru Inoue is out of action for at least two weeks with a dislocated right elbow. Daiki Shimomura’s new opponent for tomorrow is Shota Kawakami.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. 19: INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION”, 21/01/2025 Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa
1. Special Tag Team Match: Masahiro Takanashi & Chie Koishikawa Vs Mr. Malo & Munetatsu Nakamura
2. Antonio Honda 20th Anniversary! Special Single Match: MAO Vs Hagane Shinno
3. Special Single Match: Ram Kaichow Vs Chris Brookes
Due to sudden visa problems, Mr. Bueno is no longer able to appear at this show. Replacing him on the card is his polar opposite Mr. Malo. Also MAO has been moved over to a new match against Hagane Shinno to celebrate 20 years of Antonio Honda.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 25/01/2025 Shinjuku FACE
1. 3 Way Match: Miu Watanabe Vs Raku Vs Haruna Neko
2. Suzume, Arisu Endo & Uta Takami Vs Yuki Arai, Haru Kazashiro & Toga
3. Yuki Aino, Ivy Steele & Kira Summer Vs Moka Miyamoto, Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami
4. Miyu Yamashita & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Rika Tatsumi & Chika Nanase
5. Mizuki Vs Mifu Ashida
6. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Semi-Final: HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao
7. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Semi-Final: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara Vs Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku
Four teams remain and after next weekend they will be down to two. Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara are bonding together with a “Ayase Town Hills New Hills” style and had a much easier time in the 2nd Round than they did in the 1st. The difficulty level for them has ramped way back up because their next opponents are Pompaler. The tactic of Max The Impaler throwing Pom Harajuku at the nearest opponent hasn’t been beat yet in the tournament so far. Kyoraku Kyomei are one step away from reaching the final for a second time. However Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao know full well not to let their guards down now, especially after HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki scored a little bit of an upset to reach this far.
It didn’t take long for the newcomer Mifu Ashida to be thrown into the ring with Mizuki. The champ needs some fresh meat.
DDT “NEW YEAR, NEW HERO. 2025 ~A NEW STORY BEGINS~”, 26/01/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Soma Takao & Yukio Naya Vs Yuki Iino & Daichi Sato
2. MAO & Toru Owashi Vs Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda
3. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Road To D GENERATIONS CUP 2025! Special 8-Man Tag Match: Takeshi Masada, Keigo Nakamura, Ilusion & Yuki Ishida Vs To-y, Yuya Koroku, Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
5. DDT Extreme Title – Life’s Sparkle Rules: Danshoku Dieno (c) Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
6. DDT Universal Title: Gringo Loco (c) Vs Yuki Ueno
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Chris Brookes (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa
Chris Brookes has figured out he cannot become stronger than Shuji Ishikawa, but he can become more handsome than his challenger. He has been taking care of his face by wearing face masks every day until the show takes place. He also promised to win the match so Ishikawa will not sing karaoke in Korakuen Hall again.
Only a one count will be needed to win the DDT Extreme Title match. Danshoku Dieno came up with the idea because he wants to see Gorgeous Matsuno fight with all of his might. The most important thing in life is the next second in front of you. A person’s experience does not matter if they don’t make the most of that second.
DDT “DDT NEW YEAR’S FAN APPRECIATION DAY! 2025”, 19/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. KANON, MJ Paul & Ilusion defeated Toru Owashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni when Ilusion pinned Yuni with an Inside Cradle (9:34).
2. Akito, Soma Takao & Substitute Kazuki Hirata (Yukio Naya) defeated Danshoku Dieno, Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda when Hirata (Naya) pinned Honda with a Knee Lift (0:16).
2a. Rematch: Akito, Soma Takao & Substitute Kazuki Hirata (Yukio Naya) defeated Danshoku Dieno, Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda when Hirata (Naya) pinned Honda with the Storm Bringing One Shot Cradle (8:05).
3. New Year’s Six Great Singles Match: HARASHIMA defeated Kazuma Sumi with an Armbar (8:09).
4. New Year’s Six Great Singles Match: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Yuki Ishida with the Crossover Face Lock (3:38).
5. New Year’s Six Great Singles Match: MAO defeated Keigo Nakamura with the Ultra Big Tone (8:51).
6. New Year’s Six Great Singles Match: Jun Akiyama Vs Yuya Koroku ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
7. New Year’s Six Great Singles Match: Takeshi Masada defeated Yuki Iino with an Inside Cradle (8:48).
8. New Year’s Six Great Singles Match: Chris Brookes Vs To-y ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
The Fan Appreciation show was built around six singles matches pitting veterans against some of the young entrants in the upcoming D GENERATIONS CUP tournament. The matches only had a ten minute time limit and it ended up with two of the matches going to a draw. The main event was one of those matches with To-y lasting long enough not to be beaten by Chris Brookes. However Brookes told him after the match it will be Takeshi Masada who will win the tournament and face Brookes for the KO-D Openweight Title, not To-y (Masada scored the only upset win today by beating Yuki Iino). In a burst of emotion To-y called Brookes selfish and promised when he wins the tournament he will challenge Brookes and kill him for the title!
The other time limit draw came from Yuya Koroku fighting the far more experienced Jun Akiyama. In the final minute of the match he kicked out of both the Exploder Suplex and an exposed Running Knee Strike. Akiyama smiled at Koroku after the match and praised him for his efforts.
Akito suggested to make Yukio Naya the official substitute for Kazuki Hirata because they love the same anime shows (Steins;Gate, Re:Zero and Attack On Titan). He quickly regretted the idea when Naya immediately won the match instead of losing like Hirata does. They restarted the match and this time Naya behaved more like Hirata does. He wore the ring announcer’s glasses for the dance spot and also used the Miracle One Shot Cradle to get the win. Akito came to the conclusion that it’s just not the same without Hirata around and he hopes he comes back soon. Everyone then suddenly heard Hirata’s voice telling them they finally realised how important he is!
Hirata’s music played and he came down to the ring on crutches to give everyone an announcement. He will be recovered in time for him to hold a special show celebrating the 15th Anniversary of his debut in March at Shinjuku FACE! He later explained his injury was first diagnosed as a torn ACL. He then got a second opinion at a bigger hospital, was told his ACL was fine and he would be able to wrestle again once the swelling goes away. He reckons he will be back in action at the end of February. He was never able to celebrate his 10th Anniversary because of the pandemic so this 15th Anniversary show will let him do what he couldn’t do five years ago.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 19/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
1. 3 Way Match: Rika Tatsumi Vs Arisu Endo Vs Chika Nanase
2. Miu Watanabe Vs Kira Summer
3. Miyu Yamashita Vs Ivy Steele
4. Mizuki, Jada Stone & Uta Takami Vs Suzume, Moka Miyamoto & Mifu Ashida
5. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2D: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami
6. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2C: Haru Kazashiro & Toga Vs HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki
7. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2B: Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku Vs Yuki Aino & Raku
8. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2A: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara Vs Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko
After Round 2 is completed tomorrow we will be left with the final four in the Max Heart Tournament.
DDT “DDT NEW YEAR’S FAN APPRECIATION DAY! 2025”, 19/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
1. KANON, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs Toru Owashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni
2. Danshoku Dieno, Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda Vs Akito, Soma Takao & Yukio Naya
3. New Year’s Six Great Singles Match: HARASHIMA Vs Kazuma Sumi
4. New Year’s Six Great Singles Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yuki Ishida
5. New Year’s Six Great Singles Match: MAO Vs Keigo Nakamura
6. New Year’s Six Great Singles Match: Jun Akiyama Vs Yuya Koroku
7. New Year’s Six Great Singles Match: Yuki Iino Vs Takeshi Masada
8. New Year’s Six Great Singles Match: Chris Brookes Vs To-y
Yuki Ueno has been pulled from tomorrow’s show because he is currently in poor condition. Yuki Ishida will now face Daisuke Sasaki in one of the New Year’s single matches. MJ Paul will take Sasaki’s place in the opening match.
DDT “THE FORTUNE BATTLE 2025”, 18/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. HARASHIMA, Akito, Yuki Iino & Daichi Sato defeated Daisuke Sasaki, KANON, MJ Paul & Ilusion when HARASHIMA pinned Paul with the Somato (12:57).
2. A Match To Remember Kazuki Hirata ~ Scramble Bunkhouse Glasses Rules: Toru Owashi & Soma Takao defeated Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Ishida when Takao pinned Ishida with the Perfect Driver onto the Glasses (9:35).
3. Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura defeated Yukio Naya & Yuya Koroku when Nakamura pinned Koroku with the Modified Crucifix Pin (10:12).
4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: Yuki Ueno defeated A.YAZAWA with a Miracle One Shot Cradle (11:12).
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MAO & To-y (c) defeated Yuni & Kazuma Sumi when MAO pinned Sumi with the Ultra Big Tone (21:09). *V1 for The 37KAMIINA.
6. Special Tag Match: Shuji Ishikawa & Jun Akiyama defeated Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada when Ishikawa pinned Masada with the Splash Mountain (18:45).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Tetsu Inada defeated Poison Sawada JULIE by Pinfall (7:41 pm). *Tetsu Inada becomes the 1,708th champion.
Shuji Ishikawa appreciated getting help from Jun Akiyama to beat SCHADENFREUDE International in the main event. Antonio Honda actually distracted the referee so Chris Brookes could attack Ishikawa with a chairshot to the head. However Ishikawa hit back with a Headbutt to Brookes while the chair was still wrapped around his neck. He then went on to pin Takeshi Masada with the Splash Mountain. As much as Ishikawa would like to celebrate the win with some karaoke, he told the fans he will wait until he wins the KO-D Openweight Title on 26th January. Honda motivated Brookes by telling him he can overcome anything, just like how Honda overcame his lovesickness today to make to the venue in time to try and help him.
When MAO recently used AI to predict how a match between himself and Kazuma Sumi would turn out, it said he would win using a mystery move called the Ultra Big Tone. Today MAO figured out what that move is and he successfully used it on Sumi to defend the KO-D Tag Team Titles! The Ultra Big Tone starts off as a Lifting Reverse DDT and flips over into a Sitout Facebuster. This is all done from jumping off the second rope too. He praised Sumi & Yuni for being tough challengers while being so young. He heard the ultimate goal for NωA Jr. is to someday perform as idols at the Tokyo Dome. He will cheer them on to reach that goal because the previous NωA never could. While they go do that, he will try his best to bring DDT back to Budokan Hall! Meanwhile To-y said the match gave him a taste of what to expect from the D GENERATIONS CUP. He will chew up the competition there before going back to defending the KO-D Tag Titles again.
As mentioned earlier, Honda was dealing with a bout of lovesickness throughout the day that delayed him from making the show until the main event. His scheduled match with Yuki Ueno had to change into something else. Ueno was now put into a Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match against his new opponent A.YAZAWA! The two wrestlers danced along to music while fighting and Ueno unexpectedly powered himself up by putting on a pair of Hirata GO! glasses! With these glasses he quickly learned how to do the Miracle One Shot Cradle and he used the move to beat YAZAWA.
Keigo Nakamura really wanted to test himself against Yuya Koroku even when his tag partner Shinya Aoki had Koroku beaten with the Full Nelson Hold. Nakamura called out to him and demanded to be tagged in. Aoki recluctantly agreed. That idea almost backfired when Koroku put Nakamura in the Chickenwing Arm Lock. But Nakamura was able to counter it with a Crucifix Pin to get the three count. Aoki admitted to Nakamura he thought they were going to lose the match after he tagged in Nakamura and he was only able to win by a fluke. Nakamura argued he didn’t make any mistake because they ended up winning instead.
Hirata was certainly missed by the wrestlers today. His absence due to injury made some of them so sad that Hisaya Imabayashi decided to turn one of the matches into a tribute for him. Match #2 was turned into a Bunkhouse Scramble Death Match with a pair of Hirata GO! glasses placed in the middle of the ring for everyone to fight over. However everybody fought while ignoring the glasses which made the GM angry. Soma Takao eventually picked up the glasses but used them to stab Danshoku Dieno in the backside. Soma didn’t want to wear them at that point so he decided instead to give Yuki Ishida the Perfect Driver onto them to win.
After beating DAMNATION T.A in the opening bout, HARASHIMA said backstage he would like to challenge them for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles. He’ll need to find two wrestlers to team with first, which shouldn’t be difficult for him.
The show ended with an unexpected appearance from Poison Sawada JULIE. He came to the venue today annoyed that nobody has come to challenge him for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. His annoyance only grew backstage when several DDT wrestlers declined to fight him because they were busy with other things so Sawada went out to ringside at the end of the show. Sanshiro Takagi and Imabayashi both confronted him but he fought them off using his Snake Magic. Then suddenly the voice actor Tetsu Inada pulled out a mirror and deflected the magic back at Sawada, knocking him out into a petrified state. Inada then pinned Sanada to win the Iron Man Title and Imabayashi ushered him away from ringside. Inada told reporters backstage it was always his dream as a child to become a pro wrestler and win a cool looking championship. He understands the terrifying threat that comes with this title and called out for any voice actors? to come challenge him should they ever see him in the studio!
Before the show began, Dieno held a public contract signing for the DDT Extreme Title match against Gorgeous Matsuno on 26th January. Matsuno was not present for the signing but the two had already agreed to the stipulation. It will be a Life’s Sparkle Match where only a 1 Count Pinfall is needed to win.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 18/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
1. Rika Tatsumi, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko Vs Yuki Aino, Raku & Moka Miyamoto
2. Miyu Yamashita & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Yuki Arai & Shino Suzuki
3. Mizuki & HIMAWARI Vs Jada Stone & Kaya Toribami
4. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1D: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Mifu Ashida & Chika Nanase
5. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1C: Haru Kazashiro & Toga Vs Ivy Steele & Kira Summer
6. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1B: Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami Vs Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku
7. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1A: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
The weekend kicks off with the start of the Max Heart Tournament.
DDT “THE FORTUNE BATTLE 2025”, 18/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
1. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs HARASHIMA, Akito, Yuki Iino & Daichi Sato
2. Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Ishida Vs Toru Owashi & Soma Takao
3. Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura Vs Yukio Naya & Yuya Koroku
4. Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Antonio Honda
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MAO & To-y (c) Vs Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
6. Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Jun Akiyama
There will be contract signings for the upcoming KO-D Openweight Title and DDT Extreme Title matches taking place before the show. However Danshoku Dieno’s next Extreme Title challenger Gorgeous Matsuno will not be in attendance for it.
DDT “DDT NEW YEAR’S FAN APPRECIATION DAY! 2025”, 19/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
1. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & Ilusion Vs Toru Owashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni
2. Danshoku Dieno, Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda Vs Akito, Soma Takao & Yukio Naya
3. New Year Six Great Singles Match: HARASHIMA Vs Kazuma Sumi
4. New Year Six Great Singles Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Yuki Ishida
5. New Year Six Great Singles Match: MAO Vs Keigo Nakamura
6. New Year Six Great Singles Match: Jun Akiyama Vs Yuya Koroku
7. New Year Six Great Singles Match: Yuki Iino Vs Takeshi Masada
8. New Year Six Great Singles Match: Chris Brookes Vs To-y
We’re already two weeks past the new year already. Let’s get on with it.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “AEX32 SANTIAGO 2025”, 09/02/2025 Estación Mapocho Cultural Center, Santiago, Chile
1. Moka Miyamoto Vs Casey
2. Aja Kong Vs Roma
3. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh (c) Vs Pandora & Sara Phoenix
It’s been decided that 121000000 will be defending the Princess Tag Team Titles when Tokyo Joshi Pro heads over to Chile next month. Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh and Moka Miyamoto will be missing the 8th February and 11th February shows back in Japan because of it.
The schedule for this year’s D GENERATIONS CUP has been released. Not only that but the date for the winner’s prize is now known too. The tournament champion will get a KO-D Openweight Title match in April!
Every block match has a 15 minute time limit. The final will have no time limit. Wins are worth 2 points, losses are worth 0 points and most kind of draws are worth 1 point. Any match that ends in a Double Countout or a No Contest will result in both wrestlers getting 0 points. Head-to-head results will be used as a tiebreaker but if that does not work then a sudden death playoff will go ahead.
1. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – A Block: Takeshi Masada Vs Yuki Ishida
2. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – A Block: Keigo Nakamura Vs Ilusion
3. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – B Block: To-y Vs Yuni
4. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – B Block: Yuya Koroku Vs Kazuma Sumi
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DDT “NEXT STEP GAME 2025”, 05/02/2025 Shinjuku FACE
1. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – A Block: Keigo Nakamura Vs Yuki Ishida
2. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – B Block: To-y Vs Kazuma Sumi
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DDT “SETSUBUN MATCH 2025”, 08/02/2025 Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – A Block: Takeshi Masada Vs Keigo Nakamura
2. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – A Block: Ilusion Vs Yuki Ishida
3. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – B Block: Yuya Koroku Vs Yuni
1. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – A Block: Takeshi Masada Vs Ilusion
2. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – B Block: To-y Vs Yuya Koroku
3. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – B Block: Yuni Vs Kazuma Sumi
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DDT “NEXT GENERATION 2025 ~KISARAGI ROMAN~”, 23/02/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – Final: Winner Of A Block Vs Winner Of B Block
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DDT “CHANGE AGE 2025 ~YOUR LIE IN APRIL~”, 06/04/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. KO-D Openweight Title: Chris Brookes (c) Vs D GENERATIONS CUP Winner
DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2013”, 18/08/2013 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan 9,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – “Research Group” Presents Battle Royal: Komyo (c) Vs Yoshihiko Vs MIKAMI Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs DJ Nira Vs Rion Mizuki Vs Yuto Aijima Vs Mitomi Masayuki Vs Shuji Ishikawa Vs Seiya Morohashi Vs Akihiro
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 18/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
1. Rika Tatsumi, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko Vs Yuki Aino, Raku & Moka Miyamoto
2. Miyu Yamashita & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Yuki Arai & Shino Suzuki
3. Mizuki & HIMAWARI Vs Jada Stone & Kaya Toribami
4. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1D: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Mifu Ashida & Chika Nanase
5. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1C: Haru Kazashiro & Toga Vs Ivy Steele & Kira Summer
6. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1B: Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami Vs Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku
7. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1A: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
Along with the first two rounds of the Max Heart Tournament taking place this weekend, there will also be matches pitting Mizuki and Jada Stone against each other as well as some of the other tournament entries getting a chance to warm up.
Maki Itoh will be absent from Tokyo Joshi Pro until 11th February due to her incoming tour with GCW.
DDT “THE FORTUNE BATTLE 2025”, 18/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
1. Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Ishida Vs Toru Owashi & Soma Takao
2. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs HARASHIMA, Akito, Yuki Iino & Daichi Sato
3. Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura Vs Yukio Naya & Yuya Koroku
4. Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Antonio Honda
5. Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Jun Akiyama
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MAO & To-y (c) Vs Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
After getting his right knee examined for injury, Kazuki Hirata was told there are no signs of a ruptured ligament. However his knee is still swolen so he has not been cleared to return yet. He will miss this weekend’s DDT shows as a result.
Toru Owashi replaces Hirata on Saturday.
DDT “DDT NEW YEAR FAN APPRECIATION DAY! 2025”, 19/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
1. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & Ilusion Vs Toru Owashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni
2. Danshoku Dieno, Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda Vs Akito, Soma Takao & Yukio Naya
3. New Year Six Great Singles Match: HARASHIMA Vs Kazuma Sumi
4. New Year Six Great Singles Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Yuki Ishida
5. New Year Six Great Singles Match: MAO Vs Keigo Nakamura
6. New Year Six Great Singles Match: Yuki Iino Vs Takeshi Masada
7. New Year Six Great Singles Match: Jun Akiyama Vs Yuya Koroku
8. New Year Six Great Singles Match: Chris Brookes Vs To-y
Akito moves up to take Hirata’s spot in Match #2. The opening match now removes MJ Paul to make sure the teams remain even.
DDT “NEW YEAR, NEW HERO. 2025 ~A NEW STORY BEGINS~”, 26/01/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Soma Takao & Yukio Naya Vs Yuki Iino & Daichi Sato
2. MAO & Toru Owashi Vs Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda
3. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Road To D GENERATIONS CUP 2025! Special 8-Man Tag Match: Takeshi Masada, Keigo Nakamura, Ilusion & Yuki Ishida Vs To-y, Yuya Koroku, Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
5. DDT Extreme Title: Danshoku Dieno (c) Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
6. DDT Universal Title: Gringo Loco (c) Vs Yuki Ueno
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Chris Brookes (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa
It’s the A Block against the B Block in a D GENERATIONS CUP preview match.
BASARA “BASARA 267 ~HIEN~”, 21/01/2025 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Inaugural Rumble: Isami Kodaka Vs Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Ryuichi Sekine Vs FUMA Vs KUBITO Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Daichi Kazato Vs SAGAT Vs Gouma Ryu Vs Tsutomu Oosugi
2. Daiki Shimomura Vs Takeru Inoue
3. Takato Nakano & Lil’ Kraken Vs Yasu Urano & Banana Senga
4. Ryota Nakatsu & Masato Kamino Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Kuma Arashi
There are two strong opponents who Masato Kamino lost to in singles matches last year that he wants to fight again. They are Daisuke Sekimoto & Kuma Arashi. Kamino wants to settle the score in one match so he asked BASARA to bring them back together as a tag team for him to fight. Kamino also decided he won’t team with Takato Nakano because they will soon fight each other for the Union MAX Title. Instead, Ryota Nakatsu will be Kamino’s partner for this match.
It’s Royal Rumble season so add BASARA to the growing list of companies that are doing their own version of the match this year.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. 19: INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION”, 21/01/2025 Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa
1. Special Tag Team Match: MAO & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Mr. Bueno & Munetatsu Nakamura
2. Special Single Match: Ram Kaichow Vs Chris Brookes
Trust Baka Gaijin + Friends to still come up with first time matchups with a limited size roster. Chris Brookes and Ram Kaichow have fought each other plenty of times before in multi-person matches. This will be their first one on one matchup together.
DDT “NEW YEAR, NEW HERO. 2025 ~A NEW STORY BEGINS~”, 26/01/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. DDT Extreme Title: Danshoku Dieno (c) Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
2. DDT Universal Title: Gringo Loco (c) Vs Yuki Ueno
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Chris Brookes (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa
According to both DDT and Gringo Loco he has defended the DDT Universal Title twice in North America. One was in Canada for Demand Lucha and I cannot for the life of me find where or when the second one took place. For his third defence he is nominating Yuki Ueno because he stands out the most to Loco. It will be Loco’s first time defending the title in Japan.
Danshoku Dieno made the decision to defend the DDT Extreme Title against Gorgeous Matsuno because he does not know if they will ever get another chance to do the match. Matsuno is still known to the public for a public divorce he went through in the 1990s where he was accused by his wife at the time of abuse. The divorce was finalised but it was also ruled by the court that there was no evidence to support the accusation. Dieno only knows Matsuno through his wrestling career and feels the need to have a heart to heart match while he still holds the Extreme Title. Dieno also wants a contract signed that says no one will be responsible for anything that happens in the ring during the match.
GANBARE☆JOSHI/KITSUNE “GANJO X KITSUNE”, 28/01/2025 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. YuuRI & Ayame Sasamura Vs Kohaku & Nanami
2. Tae Honma, AKARI & Yappy Vs Mochi Natsumi, Yuki Mashiro & Grizzly Fujitaki
3. Moeka Haruhi Vs Arisa Shinose
4. Mixed Tag Match: Yumehito Imanari & Chanyota Vs Keisuke Ishii & Echika Miyabi
5. Kitsune World Title: MICHIKO (c) Vs Yuna Manase
It’s the return of the Ganbare☆Joshi branded shows for the first time since Ganbare☆Pro went independent. It is a co-branded show with Kitsune and will feature wrestlers from several different joshi promotions like WAVE, DIANA, Ice Ribbon, PURE-J and Prominence. There are also joshi wrestlers from the mixed companies like GLEAT, P.P.P. TOKYO, 2AW and Asuka Pro. In the main event Yuna Manase gets her rematch with MICHIKO with the Kitsune World Title once again on the line.
HARUKAZE will not be wrestling at the show because of her busy schedule. However she will try to get there by rushing to the venue as soon as her other scheduled event is over.
“SANSHIRO TAKAGI 30TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMERATION EVENT ~ NEVER SAY NEVER”, 03/02/2025 Shinjuku FACE
1. Special Single Match: Fumihito Kihara Vs Shota
2. Special Single Match: Muscle Sakai Vs Hyper Misao
3. Special Tag Match: Yumiko Hotta & Shinya Aoki Vs Fuminori Abe & Ippanjin Munenori Sawa
4. Special Tag Match: Dump Matsumoto & Toru Owashi Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei
5. Special Single Match: Yuji Nagata Vs Kuroshio TOKYO Japan
6. Special Single Match: Meiko Satomura Vs X (w/ Sanshiro Takagi)
This is the complete card for Sanshiro Takagi’s 30th Anniversary show. He will be accompanying a mystery wrestler who is scheduled to fight Meiko Satomura in the main event.
BASARA “BASARA 270 ~SOUEN~”, 10/02/2025 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Union MAX Title: Masato Kamino (c) Vs Takato Nakano
The MAX Title is up for grabs between the two members of Aijin Tag. Kamino has so far purposely avoided teaming with Nakano in the lead up to this match.
For the 20th Anniversary of Moeka Haruhi’s debut match she will be facing Hanako Nakamori from PURE-J.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GRAND PRINCESS ’25”, 16/03/2025 Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium
1. Princess Of Princess Title: Mizuki (c) Vs Rika Tatsumi
It must be fate. “GRAND PRINCESS ’25” is taking place on Mizuki’s birthday and she will be defending the Princess Of Princess Title against a person who has adored her since probably the first day they met. Rika Tatsumi was the last woman standing in the Battle Royal to win this shot so she could finally make this fantasy come true.
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