TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI 2021 AUTUMN ~KACHO GETSURO~” Results

December 4, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI 2021 AUTUMN ~KACHO GETSURO~”, 04/12/2021
Shinjuku FACE
233 Fans – Super No Vcancy Full House

1. Miu Watanabe & Haruna Neko defeated Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku when Watanabe pinned Harajuku with the Tear Drop (9:47).
2. Hikari Noa & Raku defeated Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu when Noa pinned Kiryu with the Blizzard Suplex (9:55).
3. Yuka Sakazaki defeated Marika Kobashi with the Magical Merry-Go-Round (12:00).
4. International Princess Title Next Challenger Decision Time Difference Battle Royal: Maki Itoh defeated Nodoka Tenma with the Itoh Deluxe (20:20).
Order Of Elimination: Nao Kakuta, Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Arai, Hyper Misao, Shoko Nakajima, Suzume and Nodoka Tenma.
5. Miyu Yamashita & Moka Miyamoto defeated Mizuki & Arisu Endo when Yamashita pinned Endo with the Skull Kick (14:03).

The first skirmish between Miyu Yamashita and Mizuki before their Princess Of Princess Title match saw Yamashita as the victor. While Mizuki got some good shots in with the Diving Double Stomp, Yamashita had the last laugh by German Suplexing her and pinning Arisu Endo with the Skull Kick. Yamashita praised Moka Miyamoto for her assists in the match and said she cannot afford to lose against Mizuki. That desperation is motivating her to fight hard before 4th January. She doesn’t know how many more matches she has until then but she will go crazy for every bout. Mizuki likes beating strong opponents and is starting to feel excited. She wants to make Tokyo Joshi Pro a sunny place but she has to get rid of a thunder storm named Miyu Yamashita to do it.

The Battle Royal result must be fate because the International Princess Title is calling out to Maki Itoh. At least that is what she thinks. She gets to challenge Hikari Noa for the title at Korakuen Hall on 4th January. A similar scenario happened at the Ittenyon show two years ago when Itoh was the champion defending against Noa. But this time the roles are flipped. Noa believes she is the best in the world now and she will make Itoh know she is only number two. Itoh says the belt is an international championship, not a deathmatch one so it should belong to her.

Yuki Arai got a little bit of revenge on Rika Tatsumi by eliminating her from the Battle Royal. Tatsumi was standing on the apron after going over the rop rope and Arai kicked her to the floor with a Big Boot.

The random match draw for the 11th December show in Azalea Taisho Hall was held before today’s event began. Some matches of note are a rematch between Nodoka Tenma and Shoko Nakajima, today’s tag partners Yamashita and Miyamoto being drawn against each other and Noa getting a match against Yuka Sakazaki. Endo helped Sayuri Namba with the draw and by coincidence became the last name picked out of the bag. She is in the 3 Way Match with Suzume and Marika Kobashi.


IP Title Battle Royal, Endo Gets Advice From Kobashi, Sparky Vs SOS, Big Name For Yoyogi?

December 1, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI 2021 AUTUMN ~KACHO GETSURO~”, 04/12/2021
Shinjuku FACE

1. Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku Vs Miu Watanabe & Haruna Neko
2. Hikari Noa & Raku Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
3. Yuka Sakazaki Vs Marika Kobashi
4. Miyu Yamashita & Moka Miyamoto Vs Mizuki & Arisu Endo
5. International Princess Title Next Challenger Decision Time Difference Battle Royal: Suzume Vs Yuki Arai Vs Hyper Misao Vs Nao Kakuta Vs Shoko Nakajima Vs Maki Itoh Vs Rika Tatsumi Vs Nodoka Tenma

The voters have spoken and the eight potential challengers for the International Princess Title have been chosen. The participants are Suzume (210 votes), Yuki Arai (199 votes), Hyper Misao (117 votes), Shoko Nakajima (105 votes), Nao Kakuta (105 votes), Maki Itoh (81 votes), Rika Tatsumi (77 votes) and Nodoka Tenma (65 votes).

Miyu Yamashita and Mizuki face off in a tag match exactly one month before the Ittenyon main event.

BASARA “BASARA 178 ~AOBA NO MORI~”, 05/12/2021
Chiba 2AW Square

1. Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano Vs Fuminori Abe & Lil Kraken
2. 3 Way Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Daichi Kazato Vs SAGAT
3. Daiki Shimomura Vs Tsutomu Oosugi
4. Ryota Nakatsu, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino Vs Banana Senga, FUMA & Yusuke Kubo
5. ~goodbye for now, my friend~: Isami Kodaka Vs Drew Parker

While his tag partner is chasing after extra gold, Tsutomu Oosugi isn’t done with Daiki Shimomura yet. Meanwhile SAGAT finds himself falling down the card after losing yesterday’s main event.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II THE FINAL”, 05/12/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida Vs Hideki Okatani & Yuya Koroku
0. Dark Match – Mizuki Watase Send-Off Match: Yusuke Okada Vs Mizuki Watase
1. Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito, Saki Akai & Toui Kojima
2. Special Single Match: Masahiro Takanashi Vs Shunma Katsumata
3. 3 Vs 1 Handicap Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Sanshiro Takagi
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II Special 10-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Tetsuya Endo, Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Bodyguard Vs HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi, Chris Brookes, MAO & Yuji Okabayashi
5. DDT Universal Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs Soma Takao
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – Final: Yuki Ueno Vs Konosuke Takeshita

Since Kenta Kobashi will be in attendance to see the D-Ou Grand Prix final, Tetsuya Endo decided to visit him at his gym during the week to get some feedback on his tournament performance. Endo also brought up his plans to create a new unit. He asked Kobashi for advice, citing Kobashi’s experience leading units such as GET and Burning. Kobashi said a unit needs a strategist so Endo’s position would improve if he finds a councilor. Endo immediately asked Kobashi if he could take that role in the unit. Kobashi declined because he is not interested in returning to the ring. He did however invite Endo back to his gym again after the Grand Prix so they could talk more about potential members for Endo’s new unit.

While I’ve been writing up this blog post, all of a sudden DDT sends out a tweet in English hyping up a big mystery name. “That BIG NAME that everyone’s talking about recently will be at DDT 12.26 NEVER MIND 2021 in YOYOGI! The name will be announced at DDT 12.5 Korakuen Hall! Stay tuned LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE!” I’m out of the loop on this one.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2021 TOUR IN MAEBASHI”, 11/12/2021
Gunma YAMADA Green Dome Maebashi Sub-Event Area

1. Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata
2. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs MAO & Yuya Koroku
3. Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada Vs Shunma Katsumata & Hideki Okatani
4. DDT Megatonweight Single Match: Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yukio Naya
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yoshiaki Yatsu, Tetsuya Endo & Akito Vs Toru Owashi, Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida
6. Maebashi Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita, Yuki Ueno & Toui Kojima Vs HARASHIMA, Yuji Hino & Chris Brookes

A heavyweight match gives Naomi Yoshimura a chance to get past his poor D-Ou performances. Yukio Naya is still trying to get his act together but picked up some recent wins here and there.

BASARA “BASARA 179 ~GLITTER~”, 14/12/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Union MAX Title: Ryota Nakatsu (c) Vs Banana Senga

Banana Senga scored a big win on the last show when he pinned Isami Kodaka in their tag match. He later stepped up to challenge Ryota Nakatsu next for the Union MAX Title. Around five years ago Nakatsu broke Senga’s jaw in a match and while he accepts the blame over the injury, he doesn’t think he is responsible now to pay for any compensation towards Senga. Instead he is willing to defend the MAX Title against him.

DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN FITNESS SHOP NAGOYA PARCO SAKAE”, 17/12/2021
Aichi Fitness Shop Nagoya Parco Sakae Store

1. Falls Count Anywhere Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Hideki Okatani Vs Yuki Ueno & MAO

DDT is fitting in one last Rojo Pro Wrestling match before the holidays.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “DASH! GLIDE! NAGOYA CASTLE!”, 18/12/2021
Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall

1. Special Single Match: Miyu Yamashita Vs Yuki Arai

Somebody close to Yuki Arai will be in attendance for her big match to do guest commentary. It is Shiori Aoki from SKE48. Arai & Aoki worked together as a TikTok duo called Oshiyuki.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2021 IN YOYOGI”, 26/12/2021
Yoyogi National Stadium 2nd Gymnasium

0. Dark Match – DDTeeeen!! Special Single Match: Ilusion Vs Vent Vert Jack
1. Special Single Match: Shuji Kondo Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. DDT Universal Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs X
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs X

The “big name” is going to be the Egg isn’t it? The Egg shows up and wins the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title because of that’s what should happen. Pay DDT the money to do this, Netflix!

BASARA “BASARA 180 ~WHITE WAGTAIL~”, 26/12/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) Vs Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT

Nakatsu accepting Senga’s challenge for the MAX Title on two weeks notice came as part of a deal. That match happens first then Sparky gets an IRON FIST Tag Titles shot against Speed Of Sounds two weeks after that.


Watase Joins Ganpro, MagiRabi Looking For Challengers, Ittenyon Title Matches, Takaiawa Nominates Ganpro’s Symbol

November 26, 2021

DDT “HIROSHI YAMATO TRIUMPHANT RETURN! NORI NORI NORI TRIUMPHANT TOUR IN KIMITSU 2021”, 28/11/2021
Chiba Kimitsu AQUASTUDIO

1. Yukio Naya Vs Yuki Ishida
2. Kuishinbo Kamen & Antonio Honda Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
3. Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs Naomi Yoshimura & Yuya Koroku
4. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Soma Takao & Toui Kojima
5. Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno & MAO Vs Tetsuya Endo, Kazusada Higuchi, Akito & Hideki Okatani
6. Kimitsu Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Chris Brookes Vs Hiroshi Yamato, HARASHIMA & Yuji Hino

This is the match order for Sunday’s show.

BASARA “BASARA 177 ~GLITTER~”, 30/11/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino Vs Lil Kraken & Yasu Urano
2. Takumi Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Gouma Vs Yusuke Kubo, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato
3. FUMA Vs Masahiro Takanashi
4. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) Vs Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura
5. Union MAX Title: Ryota Nakatsu (c) Vs SAGAT

The last time Speed Of Sounds and Sento Minzoku faced each other for the IRON FIST Tag Titles the belts ended up moving over to Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura. The circumstances are a little bit different this time. Before was the end of Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga’s first strong title run. This time they are heading up the first defence of their second reign as champions.

BASARA “BASARA 178 ~AOBA NO MORI~”, 05/12/2021
Chiba 2AW Square

1. ~goodbye now, my friend~: Isami Kodaka Vs Drew Parker

One of Kodaka’s buddies from Big Japan is finishing up his tour and heading home before the end of the year. But before Drew Parker moves on to the next stage of his career, he comes to BASARA to face his rival one last time. At least for now.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II THE FINAL”, 05/12/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida Vs Hideki Okatani & Yuya Koroku
0. Dark Match – Mizuki Watase Send-Off Match: Yusuke Okada Vs Mizuki Watase
1. Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito, Saki Akai & Toui Kojima
2. Special Single Match: Masahiro Takanashi Vs Shunma Katsumata
3. 3 Vs 1 Handicap Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Sanshiro Takagi
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II Special 10-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Tetsuya Endo, Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Bodyguard Vs HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi, Chris Brookes, MAO & Yuji Okabayashi
5. DDT Universal Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs Soma Takao
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – Final: Yuki Ueno Vs Konosuke Takeshita

During the week Mizuki Watase unexpectedly requested a move from DDT to Ganbare☆Pro. DDT had met with Watase to discuss his plans and all sides agreed to go through with the move as of 25th November. Watase’s match against Yusuke Okada on 5th December will still go ahead and it is now his send-off match from DDT. Watase has wrestled in Ganpro several times and thinks the heat from the fans matches his own temperature. He is grateful to DDT for having him for 6 years including his debut match in Sumo Hall. He hopes to get stronger so the next time he steps in a DDT ring he will return the favour. This move also opens up Watase’s options because he wants to wrestle in other companies, in foreign countries and against various people. If he can get that kind of schedule then he will be able to wrestle the same amount of matches as he would if he stayed in DDT.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW INSPIRATION”, 10/12/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Haruna Neko Vs Mahiro Kiryu
2. Pom Harajuku Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
3. Hardcore Match: Hikari Noa Vs Nao Kakuta
4. MagiRabi Vs TropicaWild: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs SAKI & Yuna Mizumori

The Magical Sugar Rabbits are looking for their next challengers for the Princess Tag Team Titles. They can be anyone or anything. Yuka Sakazaki said it is not necessary for their opponents to be human. She brings up the possible pairing of Pokotan & Yoshihiko as potential challengers. She doesn’t know much about TropicaWild because she doesn’t interact much with other joshi promotions. Mizuki however has history with SAKI. They both teamed together for their debut match almost a decade ago! Together they were Buribato♡, the “Brilliant Battle Girls” of LLPW-X.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2021 TOUR IN SHINJUKU”, 12/12/2021
Shinjuku FACE

1. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita, Jun Akiyama & HARASHIMA Vs Tetsuya Endo, Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ueno
2. DDT Extreme Title – No Seconds Rule: Shinya Aoki (c) Vs Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari

A first time trio is put together. Konosuke Takeshita is still learning the Jumping Knee Strike from Jun Akiyama. Could he use it for the first time here? Yuki Ueno is still preparing for the D-Ou Grand Prix final that will be against Takeshita. As for the other three HARASHIMA, Tetsuya Endo and Kazusada Higuchi had their time to lick their wounds. It’s time to get up and move on.

DDT “DRAMATIC EXPLOSION 2021”, 18/12/2021
Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall

1. Special Single Match – DDT Vs Dera Beppin Pro Wrestling: Saki Akai Vs Papillon Akemi
2. Hardcore Match: Shunma Katsumata Vs Hyper Misao
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Susumu Yokosuka, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Akito
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles – Current Blast Death Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari (c) Vs Atsushi Onita, Sanshiro Takagi & Kuro-chan

DDT takes on a Nagoya promotion known as Dera Beppin Pro Wrestling. The company is allegedly the only joshi wrestling promotion in Nagoya and has existed since 2013. It is also named after an adult magazine which is another sign that all is not as it seems. The only wrestler associated with Dera Beppin is Papillon Akemi, a masked wrestler designed to look like a shoujo manga character. If it’s joshi that Akemi wants then joshi is what Akemi will get. Saki Akai is stepping up on the DDT side.

GANBARE☆JOSHI “PROTECT YOU AND LOVE YOU 2021”, 19/12/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Actwres girl’Z Offer Match: Hikari Shimizu & Rina Amikura Vs Miku Aono & Aoi Natsu
2. Secret Captain’s Fall Elimination 6-Man Tag Match: Ken Ohka, Keisuke Ishii & Mizuki Watase Vs Shota, Soma Takao & Shinichiro Tominaga
3. Ganjo Three Special Singles Match – YuuRI “Glamorous Valkyrie” Trial Single Match Round 3: YuuRi Vs SAKI
4. Ganjo Three Special Singles Match: Moeka Haruhi Vs HARUKAZE
5. Ganjo Three Special Singles Match: Yuu Yamagata Vs Yuna Manase

Watase’s first big challenge in Ganpro is the Secret Captain’s Fall match, a stipulation that was used previously in Ganbare☆Joshi. He sides with two Ganpro mainstays while the new ROMANCE DAWN team are on the other side.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2021 IN YOYOGI”, 26/12/2021
Yoyogi National Stadium 2nd Gymnasium

0. Dark Match – DDTeeeen!! Special Single Match: Ilusion Vs Vent Vert Jack
1. Special Single Match: Shuji Kondo Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. DDT Universal Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs X
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs X

Team Harajuku: HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura, Akito, Hideki Okatani & Yuki Ishida
Team Shibuya: Shunma Katsumata, MAO, Yuki Ueno, Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku
Team Shinjuku: Tetsuya Endo, Kazusada Higuchi, Yusuke Okada, Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura
Pheromones: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari

Four squads of wrestlers have been tasked to promote the show across Tokyo. The teams will be scoring points based on how they do. Whoever scores the most at the end of this month will be given a prize from Sanshiro Takagi. One example of scoring points is changing their Twitter banner to an advert for the show, which is what everyone has done this week. Other points involve getting local shops to put up posters, handing out leaflets and selling tickets.

“NEW YEAR’S WRESTLING 2021 ~TOSHIWASURE! SHUFFLE 6-MAN TAG TOURNAMENT”, 31/12/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Round 1: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
2. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Round 1: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
3. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Round 1: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
4. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Round 1: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
5. MUSASHI, Daisuke Kanehira, Takafumi & Tatsuya Hanami Vs Takuho Kato, Kosuke Sato, Hideki Okatani & Yuki Ishida
6. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Semi Final: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
7. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Semi Final: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
8. 3 Way Tag Match: Abdullah Kobayashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Jaki Numazawa & Antonio Honda Vs Danshoku Dieno & Kankuro Hoshino
9. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Final: X, X & X Vs X, X & X

Team Saiyuki: Akito, Daisuke Sekimoto & Jun Kasai
Ikemen’s: Soma Takao, Yuya Aoki & Shuji Ishikawa
I Dream Of Twins, Lizards And Naomi: Naomi Yoshimura, Kota Sekifuda & Brahman Kei (w/ Brahman Shu)
Three Brothers Kawaii: Chris Brookes, Takuya Nomura & X
I’ll Do It!!: Kazusada Higuchi, Ryuji Ito & Shiro Koshinaka
Deadlifters: Konosuke Takeshita, Yuji Okabayashi & Kuishinbo Kamen
Ugo Association: MAO, Yasufumi Nakanoue & Shigehiro Irie
LEFTOVERS: HARASHIMA, Daichi Hashimoto & Kengo Mashimo

Some other promotions get to join in the fun for New Year’s Eve. MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro), Daisuke Kanehira (HEAT-UP), Takafumi (ZERO1) & Tatsuya Hanami (2AW) take on a team of rookies from Big Japan & DDT.

Big Japan & DDT also put together a few more mixed teams for a 3 Way Tag match.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI PRO ’22”, 04/01/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. International Princess Title: Hikari Noa (c) Vs X
2. Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Mizuki

Even though Mizuki doesn’t like to fight against Miyu Yamashita she does have a good win-loss record against her. She has now been full-time with Tokyo Joshi Pro for a year now and wants to carry the promotion on her back. That means she needs to take the Princess Of Princess Title from Yamashita. The champion has been beaten by Mizuki twice this year. During the Tokyo Princess Cup as well as yesterday’s Princess Tag Titles match. She respects her so much that she wants the match to take place on the annual Ittenyon show. There is no better time for Yamashita to avenge those losses.

Hikari Noa will next defend the International Princess Title against the winner of a Battle Royal taking place on 4th December. The participants of the Battle Royal will all be chosen by a fan votes on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. If you are subscribed to WRESTLE UNIVERSE then you can vote here using your name and User ID. Only one vote is allowed per account. Any multiple votes found will invalidate all of your votes. Noa thinks if a wrestler who has not been able to move up a step gets voted into the Battle Royal and wins the title shot, it will be a chance for that person to gain confidence. She will watch the Battle Royal and form her strategy depending on who wins.

The eligible wrestlers you can vote for are Yuki Aino, Yuki Arai, Maki Itoh, Arisu Endo, Nao Kakuta, Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu, Marika Kobashi, Suzume, Rika Tatsumi, Nodoka Tenma, Shoko Nakajima, Haruna Neko, Hyper Misao, Pom Harajuku, Moka Miyamoto, Raku and Miu Watanabe. Those excluded from the pool are either the current champions or not in Japan right now.

GANBARE☆PRO “TROPIC THUNDER 2022”, 10/01/2022
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Tatsuhito Takaiwa (c) Vs Ken Ohka

For his first Spirit Of Ganbare Title defence, Tatsuhito Takaiwa is wasting no time and nominated Ken Ohka as his challenger. Takaiwa calls Ohka the symbol of Ganpro and since this is a Ganpro title there is nobody more fitting to get the first shot. If he can’t beat Ohka then he thinks there was no point in becoming the champion.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’21” Results

November 25, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’21”, 25/11/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
437 Fans

1. Marika Kobashi & Moka Miyamoto defeated Suzume & Arisu Endo when Kobashi pinned Endo with the Run-Up Bulldog Headlock (10:42).
2. Nao Kakuta, Haruna Neko & Mahiro Kiryu defeated Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku when Neko pinned Harajuku with the Nekodebreaker (10:38).
3. Happy Lucky Quiz Rules: Yuki Kamifuku defeated Hyper Misao with a Crucifix Pin (10:08).
4. Shoko Nakajima defeated Nodoka Tenma with the Diving Senton (16:04).
5. Rika Tatsumi defeated Yuki Arai with the Figure 4 Leg Lock (13:54).
6. International Princess Title: Hikari Noa (c) defeated Miu Watanabe with the Blizzard Suplex (11:43).
*V4 for Hikari Noa.
7. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki (c) defeated Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh when Mizuki pinned Yamashita with the Cutie Special (24:17).
*V1 for The Magical Sugar Rabbits.

The final Korakuen Hall show for the year in Tokyo Joshi Pro saw The Magical Sugar Rabbits retain the Princess Tag Team Titles against 121000000. The battle came down to Mizuki and Miyu Yamashita in the final minutes. Yamashita had Maki Itoh on hand to set up team moves but Yuka Sakazaki was there to get rid of Itoh until she was struck down with the Skull Kick. It was all up to Mizuki from there and she had Yamashita on the ropes after hitting a release Cutie Special. Another Cutie Special this time with the bridge held got Mizuki the win and MagiRabi’s first successful defence in their latest reign.

When the beaten challengers were leaving the ring, Mizuki called for Yamashita to come back. She said she was able to win today with Sakazaki’s help. She also brought up that it’s been a year since she she decided to join TJPW full time. She loves TJPW and wants to carry the company on her back for the sake of everyone who supports her. So although she hates fighting against Yamashita, she wants to challenge her for the Princess Of Princess Title! How could Yamashita refuse? She accepted the challenge and wants the match to happen on the 4th January Korakuen show! Mizuki was warned that the title is not easy to win because Yamashita will never let go of the belt. Sakazaki encouraged Mizuki to commit to the challenge because she is amazing. Later in the night Itoh made a request to Yamashita to put 121000000 on hold for the time being. The team is not splitting up, they are just on a break so Itoh can review her wrestling ability on her own. They will team again when she is ready.

Hikari Noa has broken out of the Up Up Girls hierarchy with her latest International Princess Title defence. She has now beaten both of her Up Up partners as champion and also now has the record for most IP Title defences! Miu Watanabe threw all her best moves including using the Laserbeam to block a Dropkick. Noa had to use the Blizzard Suplex off the top rope to cause the big shift in the match before pinning Watanabe with the regular Blizzard Suplex. One of Watanabe’s favorite idols once said hard work always pays off. The lesson Watanabe learned today is training hard is not the same as working hard. Noa called the match the toughest battle she ever had. The longer she holds onto the belt the more she doesn’t want to let it go. It puts more pressure on her but she isn’t afraid of anything anymore. Which is why she wants TJPW to have a championship that will allow her to have deathmatches! She’s annoyed that Hyper Misao gets to have a Hardcore Match in DDT next month instead of her but she at least appreciates the roster is becoming more open to doing that style.

The rookie Yuki Arai has made it her goal to wrestle against her seniors and do her best against them. That was proven today with her match against Rika Tatsumi. The veteran had the smart gameplan to work over Arai’s leg, forcing the idol to get desperate and risk fighting at a faster pace. But Arai put Tatsumi is danger with a deep Sleeper Hold she wouldn’t let go of until Tatsumi reached the ropes. Targeting the leg then paid off for Tatsumi when she dodged the Finally, took Arai down with a Dragon Screw and made her tap out to the Figure 4 Leg Lock. Tatsumi said by winning through determination she could feel both her own passion and also Arai’s spirit in the ring. She previously talked about being a spark that will cause a big bang and will leave it up to the fans to think if they saw it today. Arai feels a sense of accomplishment despite losing. It was a great experience and one she thinks might change her life. Tatsumi wants to fight her again when she is stronger. She thinks she will still beat her then, of course.

Last week Nodoka Tenma pinned Shoko Nakajima in the 10-Woman Tag match. She wasn’t able to repeat the result here. The closest she came was with a Lift-Up Back Flip but she couldn’t hit the Killswitch when she needed to. Nakajima recovered, hit the Double Arm DDT and won with the Diving Senton.

There was change in roles for Match #3. Yuki Kamifuku hates it whenever Hyper Misao makes new rules for her matches, so she came up with a new match of her own to give her a taste of her own medicine. The Happy Lucky Quiz had Kamifuku and Misao answering trivia questions. The first to get three correct would win. All of the questions were about Kamifuku and her family so the quiz turned out to be heavily rigged in her favour. When Misao started complaining, Kamifuku attacked her and a proper match broke out. Well I say proper but it ended up with both women spraying each other in the face with disinfectant. There was a scramble for pins and Kamifuku got the three count in the end with a Crucifix style cradle.

A rare result happened early in the show. Haruna Neko directly won a match! Maybe she’s finally figuring out how to put it all together. Yuki Aino, Nao Kakuta, Raku and Mahiro Kiryu did their things while Neko fought off Pom Harajuku. Neko rolled her way into hitting the Nekodebreaker to get the three count.

The Run-Up Bulldog Headlock is quickly becoming an effective finisher for Marika Kobashi. She was in trouble going against Suzume & Arisu Endo’s teamwork but Moka Miyamoto stood up to keep the match level. Suzume got rid of Miyamoto with a Facecrusher but Endo could not seal the deal on her own. That was when Kobashi pulled out the Bulldog for the victory.


Ganbare☆Climax Training, Atsumare Entetsu no Mori, All Rise

November 19, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “IT’S TIME TO GO”, 20/11/2021
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall

1. Yuki Aino Vs Moka Miyamoto
2. Hyper Misao Vs Arisu Endo
3. 3 Way Match: Marika Kobashi Vs Moka Miyamoto Vs Mahiro Kiryu
4. Yuki Kamifuku & Mizuki Vs Suzume & Haruna Neko
5. Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh, Nodoka Tenma, Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai Vs Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki, Hikari Noa, Shoko Nakajima & Rika Tatsumi

Earlier today Mizuki, Miyu Yamashita and Maki Itoh signed the contract for their Princess Tag Team Titles match on 25th November. Yuka Sakazaki was absent from the press conference so Mizuki signed the contract under her name on her behalf. 121000000 were unhappy that Mizuki was allowed to do that but the contract is deemed valid anyway.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN KORAKUEN HALL”, 21/11/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda, Akito & Yusuke Okada Vs Toru Owashi, Naomi Yoshimura, Kazuki Hirata, Saki Akai & Yuki Ishida
0. Dark Match Shunma Katsumata Produce – My First Hardcore Match: Shunma Katsumata & Toui Kojima Vs Hideki Okatani & Yuya Koroku
1. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Soma Takao & Mizuki Watase
2. Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Yuji Hino, MAO & Yukio Naya
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Jun Akiyama (4) Vs Bodyguard (4)
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: HARASHIMA (0) Vs Yuji Okabayashi (7)
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita (7) Vs Kazusada Higuchi (4)
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (6) Vs Yuki Ueno (4)

On an interview with Yahoo Japan today, Tetsuya Endo talked about the potential D-Ou Grand Prix final. He is confident he will beat Yuki Ueno because Ueno has already fought all of the biggest opponents in their block and is damaged coming into this match. However Endo is not going to let his guard down and is aiming for the win. He can qualify for the final with a draw but Endo wants to win. He doesn’t like either Konosuke Takeshita or Yuji Okabayashi but would rather face Takeshita in the final to make it clear he is better than him.

Endo wants to end 2021 on a high note because he has a big plan for 2022. He wants to launch his own unit! Endo has been part of Happy Motels and DAMNATION but has never been a true leader of his own stable. He had a one off trial run with Pheromones at the Tokyo Dome but it wasn’t for him (he was happy showing off his butt though). Instead, Endo has his own ideas. He is temporarily naming this unit Atsumare Entetsu no Mori and as an insect lover he wants the logo to look like a beetle. The potential unit will have three ironclad rules: 1) Do not gamble or play pachinko. 2) Do not drink every day. 3) Aim to get married. Endo already lives by these rules and think they give him a fulfilling lifestyle. He has begun looking for candidates to join his new group.

GANBARE☆PRO “LEC CLEANPA! PRESENTS GANBARE☆CLIMAX 2021 FINAL ROUND”, 23/11/2021
Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall

1. Wakadori Vs DNA! Ganpro Special Tag Match: Shota & Soma Takao Vs Kouki Iwasaki Vs Mizuki Watase
2. LEC Cleanpa! Presents Ganbare☆Climax 2021 Special Tag Match: Ken Ohka & Taison Maeguchi Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Tominaga
3. Ganpro Special Mixed 6-Man Tag Match: Yuna Manase, YuuRI & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Moeka Haruhi, HARUKAZE & Baliyan Akki
4. LEC Cleanpa! Presents Ganbare☆Climax 2021 Semi-Final: Yumehito Imanari Vs Tetsuhiro Kuroda
5. LEC Cleanpa! Presents Ganbare☆Climax 2021 Semi-Final: Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Tatsuhito Takaiwa
6. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title – LEC Cleanpa! Presents Ganbare☆Climax 2021 Final: X Vs X

The Ganbare☆Pro regulars still left in the Ganbare☆Climax have been hard at training for the final rounds. Shuichiro Katsumura held a practice session with Ken Ohka and Minoru Fujita to work out how to beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa. He figured Fujita knows him well and would be a good instructor. Unfortunately Fujita came to practice in a bad mood because he spilled coffee over his hoodie on the train ride over. Also Ohka isn’t able to copy Takaiwa’s moveset so Katsumura easily countering all of his attacks doesn’t mean much. An angry Fujita told Katsumura that Takaiwa won’t be that easy and he cannot take him lightly. Katsumura left the training disappointed that he didn’t come out of it with a proper gameplan.

Meanwhile Yumehito Imanari spent his training learning how to resist the Lariat. Tetsuhiro Kuroda used that move loads of times to beat Ohka in the previous round. He called up Miss Mongol with the logic that learning from an FMW wrestler will help him beat another FMW wrestler. Mongol’s husband Akinaga Toyomoto attended the training as an observer. Imanari endured dozens of Lariats until Toyomoto pointed out that Mongol was using her right arm. The training might not be very helpful because Kuroda Lariats with his left arm. Mongol said it doesn’t matter because Imanari is being infused with the souls of FMW. If Imanari makes it to the final, he promises to fight even if his stamina is gone. He is determined to become the first Spirit Of Ganbare Champion!

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’21”, 25/11/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Shoko Nakajima Vs Nodoka Tenma
2. Hyper Misao Vs Yuki Kamifuku
3. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Nao Kakuta, Haruna Neko & Mahiro Kiryu
4. Marika Kobashi & Moka Miyamoto Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
5. Rika Tatsumi Vs Yuki Arai
6. International Princess Title: Hikari Noa (c) Vs Miu Watanabe
7. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh

121000000 understand the big task ahead of them. The Magical Sugar Rabbits have been champions twice and hold the record for most title defences. Yamashita thinks her bond with Itoh is strong enough to help them win. Itoh is skeptical and made Yamashita declare her love for her to prove she really wants to win the tag titles. Yamashita also wants to avenge her loss to Mizuki at the Tokyo Princess Cup and is hoping the match comes down to them against each other one on one. Mizuki likes her because it is the easiest to fight with. She also knows full well how strong Itoh has become. But she thinks their flippant bond isn’t enough to beat her and Sakazaki.

Although they trained and debuted together at the same time, Hikari Noa and Miu Watanabe came from different roads. Before they became wrestlers Noa always loved pro wrestling while Watanabe didn’t know a thing about it. Watanabe says it is because of Noa that she worked hard and earned success in Tokyo Joshi Pro. Little by little she is turning her efforts into confidence. Noa said they are aiming for the same place but following their own paths. She will achieve the record for most International Princess Title defences if she wins.

Yuki Arai has her first singles match in a long time which makes her nervous (she’s only had three singles bouts so far). She wants to show her growth against a strong senior like Rika Tatsumi. It’s a big deal, even Tatsumi will tell you that. She believes pro wrestling is a projection of her life and she has changed a lot of people’s lives. Her examples include preventing Hyper Misao from retiring and inspiring Suzume to become a wrestler. She wants this match to be a big bang that will change Arai’s life! How Arai will change is up to her. Tatsumi is just the spark in this situation.

DDT “YUTO AIJIMA RETIREMENT SHOW ~YUTO FINAL ROAD~”, 08/12/2021
Fukuoka Omuta City 2nd Civic Gymnasium

1. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Yusuka Okada & Yuya Koroku
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata & Akito & Saki Akai
3. Special Tag Match: Kazushi Miyamoto & Yuji Hino Vs Naomi Yoshimura & Hideki Okatani
4. Konosuke Takeshita, Yuki Ueno & MAO Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Chris Brookes & Yukio Naya
5. Yuto Aijima Retirement Match ~Yuto FINAL ROAD~: Yuto Aijima, Sanshiro Takagi, Mitsuya Nagai & Tetsuya Endo Vs Jun Akiyama, Akitoshi Saito, Muhammad Yone & HARASHIMA

Kazushi Miyamoto is one of the guests coming in to see Yuto Aijima’s retirement.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2021 TOUR IN MAEBASHI”, 11/12/2021
Gunma YAMADA Green Dome Maebashi Sub-Event Area

1. Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata
2. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yoshiaki Yatsu, Tetsuya Endo & Akito Vs Toru Owashi, Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida
3. Maebashi Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita, Yuki Ueno & Toui Kojima Vs HARASHIMA, Yuji Hino & Chris Brookes

Will Akito be the first person to join Atsumare Entetsu no Mori? Could it by Yoshiaki Yatsu!?!


Pheromones Don’t Want To Be Stopped, Rookies Get 1st Hardcore Match, Hikari Vs Miu For IP Title

November 1, 2021

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN OTA-KU”, 03/11/2021
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium

0. Dark Match – Toui Kojima Return Match: Hideki Okatani & Yuki Ishida Vs Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku
0. Dark Match: Soma Takao Vs Baliyan Akki
0. Dark Match – KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles: Yoshiaki Yatsu, Akito, Hiroshi Yamato & Keigo Nakamura (c) Vs Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata & Yoshihiko
1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Decision Match – No DQ Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Shinya Aoki & Yusuke Okada
2. Special Tag Match: Saki Akai & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Chihiro Hashimoto & Yukio Naya
3. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Bodyguard & Naomi Yoshimura
4. Special Hardcore Tag Match: Shunma Katsumata & MAO Vs Chris Brookes & Drew Parker
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: HARASHIMA Vs Kazusada Higuchi
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuji Hino
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Jun Akiyama Vs Yuki Ueno
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yuji Okabayashi

Okay, now we have the official match order for the show. Konosuke Takeshita versus Yuji Okabayashi is the headlining match.

Pheromones are getting sick and tired of their matches getting stopped before they reach their intended climax. Thanks to some manipulation towards the GM Hisaya Imabayashi, they got their KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles to now be under No DQ rules. It also cannot be called off for any reason related to the team’s inappropriate behaviour.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI 2021 AUTUMN ~KACHO GETSURO~”, 06/11/2021
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Shoko Nakajima Vs Haruna Neko
2. 3 Way Match: Rika Tatsumi VsNodoka Tenma Vs Mahiro Kiryu
3. Hyper Misao & Nao Kakuta Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Raku
4. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh Vs Marika Kobashi & Moka Miyamoto
5. Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku
6. Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo Vs Miu Watanabe & Suzume

It’s been ages since Tokyo Joshi Pro held an event in Yokohama. They did a charity match there last year but this will be their first proper event in two years. The focus will be on the upcoming International Princess Title match taking place later this month.

GANBARE☆JOSHI “HIKARI NO ROCK 2021”, 07/11/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Japan-China Full Scale Battle Special Single Match: Cherry Vs Choun-Shiryu
2. Japan-US-India Full Scale Battle Special 3 Way Match: Yumehito Imanari Vs Shota Vs Baliyan Akki
3. Ganjo Special Mixed 6-Man Tag Match: Ken Ohka, Seiya Morohashi & Moeka Haruhi Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shinichiro Tominaga & Rina Amikura
4. YuuRI “Glamorous Valkyrie” Trial Single Match Round 2: YuuRI Vs Maya Yukihi
5. Ganjo Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & Saki Akai Vs Yuu Yamagata & HARUKAZE

Some international flavour is being added to the next Ganbare☆Joshi show. Also can Keisuke Ishii and Shinichiro Tominaga get along after Tominaga quickly eliminated Ishii from the Ganbare☆Climax?

Rina Amikura is from Actwres girl’Z.

GANBARE☆PRO “LEC CLEANPA! PRESENTS GANBARE☆CLIMAX 2021 2ND ROUND”, 07/11/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ganjo Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & YuuRI Vs Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE
2. Ganpro Special Tag Match: Shota & Soma Takao Vs Keisuke Ishii & Nobuhiro Shimatani
3. Ganpro Special Single Match: Kenichiro Arai Vs Taison Maeguchi
4. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2A: Tetsuhiro Kuroda Vs Ken Ohka
5. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2D: Tatsuhito Takaiwa Vs Mizuki Watase
6. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2C: Kouki Iwasaki Vs Shuichiro Katsumura
7. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2B: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Yumehito Imanari

The main four Ganjo girls are also involved in the Ganbare☆Pro show later that day. HARUKAZE is on a win streak against Yuna Manase. Meanwhile YuuRI is still looking for her first win and Moeka Haruhi is always a threat.

BASARA “BASARA 174 ~TAKAGARI 6~”, 13/11/2021
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Ryota Nakatsu & Takumi Tsukamoto Vs SAGAT & Fuminori Abe

Speed Of Sounds and Masahiro Takanashi will be on the show. I believe Takanashi still owes Fuminori Abe that rematch.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN KORAKUEN HALL”, 21/11/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Shunma Katsumata Produce Match – My First Hardcore Match: Shunma Katsumata & Yuya Koroku Vs Hideki Okatani & Toui Kojima
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Jun Akiyama Vs Bodyguard
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuki Ueno
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Kazusada Higuchi
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: HARASHIMA Vs Yuji Okabayashi

Who let Shunma Katsumata do this? He’s putting together a Hardcore match for the rookies! Doesn’t he know that rookies break easily? Yuya Koroku, Hideki Okatani and Toui Kojima will take part in their first ever Hardcore match.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’21”, 25/11/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Rika Tatsumi Vs Yuki Arai
2. International Princess Title Match: Hikari Noa (c) Vs Miu Watanabe
3. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh

The trios time limit draw at the last show has left both Hikari Noa and Miu Watanabe wanting more against each other. Watanabe asked Noa for a singles match and Noa is willing to put the IP Title on the line for it. She has defended the title against Raku already so if she beats Watanabe then everyone can agree that Noa is the best of the Up Up Girls!

The Rika Tatsumi Vs Yuki Arai match that was originally meant to happen in August is now taking place in November. Arai is looking forward to it but Tatsumi slapped her across the face.

BASARA “BASARA 177 ~GLITTER~”, 30/11/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Union MAX Title: Ryota Nakatsu (c) Vs SAGAT

Ryota Nakatsu is the new Union MAX Champion. His first challenger is his Sparky teammate SAGAT.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “LET’S TAKE BRAVELY” Results

October 30, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “LET’S TAKE BRAVELY”, 30/10/2021
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall
202 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Nao Kakuta defeated Moka Miyamoto with the Shiden Kai (7:49).
2. Hyper Misao & Mahiro Kiryu defeated Suzume & Arisu Endo when Misao pinned Endo with the Hypami Returns (8:35).
3. Shoko Nakajima & Nodoka Tenma defeated Yuki Kamifuku & Pom Harajuku when Nakajima pinned Harajuku with the Northern Lights Suplex (11:45).
4. Rika Tatsumi, Raku & Yuki Arai defeated Yuki Aino, Marika Kobashi & Haruna Neko when Tatsumi pinned Neko with the Twist Of Fate (12:02).
5. Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh & Miu Watanabe Vs Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Hikari Noa ended in a Time Limit Draw (20:00).

There are some problems every wrestler will face in their lives. For Miyu Yamashita it was forgetting part of her costume and having to wrestle in her training shorts instead. She treated the post-show interview as a press conference to apologize while Maki Itoh & Miu Watanabe laughed at her. The main event itself ended in a time limit draw right after Hikari Noa got a nearfall on Watanabe with the Blizzard Suplex. Afterwards Watanabe said she wants to fight Noa more and challenged her to a singles match. Noa wasn’t satisfied with the result either and said she would put the International Princess Title on the line for their match on 25th November. Yamashita then warned The Magical Sugar Rabbits that 121000000 will beat them for the Princess Tag Titles on the same show. Yuka Sakazaki told Yamashita to bring her costume next time.

Back in August Rika Tatsumi and Yuki Arai were supposed to have a match against each other but it was cancelled when Arai had to go into quarantine. Tatsumi reminded Arai about it after their tag match and challenged her for the November Korakuen Hall show. Arai accepted and said she really wants to do the match. She offered a handshake but Tatsumi slapped her instead. She told Arai to be prepared because the match will be merciless!


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS II” Results

October 9, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS II”, 09/10/2021
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium
914 Fans

1. Raku, Pom Harajuku & Ram Kaichow defeated Haruna Neko, Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami when Raku pinned Neko with the Doctor Yellow (10:09).
2. 3 Way Match: Nodoka Tenma defeated Rika Tatsumi and Hyper Misao when Tenma pinned Misao with the Killswitch (10:55).
3. Yuki Kamifuku & Asuka defeated Nao Kakuta & Marika Kobashi when Kamifuku pinned Kakuta with the Diving Famouser (10:30).
4. Riho & Shoko Nakajima defeated Suzume & Arisu Endo when Nakajima pinned Suzume with the Diving Senton (14:52).
5. Special Tag Match: Aja Kong & Moka Miyamoto defeated Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai when Kong pinned Arai with the Diving Elbow Drop (16:03).
6. International Princess Title: Hikari Noa (c) defeated Yuki Aino with the Blizzard Suplex (11:27).
*V3 for Hikari Noa.
7. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki defeated Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel (c) when Mizuki pinned Saint-Michel with the Cutie Special (18:33).
*NEO Biishiki-gun fails in V3. The Magical Sugar Rabbits become the 9th Princess Tag Team Champions!
8. Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) defeated Maki Itoh with the Crash Rabbit Heat (17:23).
*V3 for Miyu Yamashita.

Sadly for Maki Itoh her happy ending was just for the Tokyo Princess Cup and no further. She had a sound gameplan against Miyu Yamashita, targeting her waist to make the Itoh Punish and Itoh Deluxe more effective. She also had counters ready for the Skull Kick. However Yamashita had those counters scouted from their previous matches together and rocked her opponent with the move. Yamashita had enough respect for Itoh to know she could still fight so she allowed her the chance to get back up. Itoh used her remaining strength to duck a Buzzsaw Kick but Yamashita followed with a Sole Butt to the face and then the Crash Rabbit Heat to win the match.

Yamashita praised Itoh for becoming stronger. It’s because of her that Yamashita wanted to fight for this match in Ota Ward Gymnasium today. But the story of Yamashita and Itoh isn’t over today and neither is 121000000. The two cried and hugged each other. Itoh then stuck up her middle finger and Yamashita pressed her fist against it. Yamashita told the fans the Princess Of Princess Title is the most important treasure in her life. She will continue to defend it and make Tokyo Joshi Pro even bigger in the process!

The final moment of the show was a big announcement for the company. TJPW will run their first Sumo Hall show by themselves next year! “GRAND PRINCESS ’22” will take place on 19th March, 2022. That is the day before DDT “JUDGEMENT 2022” takes place in the same venue. Yamashita said she is happy to finally run a TJPW show there and she will definitely be the champion for it!

It took two years but The Magical Sugar Rabbits have regained the Princess Tag Team Titles from NEO Biishiki-gun! The result spoils what would have been a majestic day for the former champions. Sakisama made her entrance from a throne covered in roses with her loyal maid Mei Saint-Michel by her side. But they weren’t ready for the energy Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki brought with them. Neither was Daisuke Kiso because the referee got bumped during the match and missed Mizuki putting Saint-Michel in the Facelock. Saint-Michel used her broom to free herself and then used the same broom for a witch-style Double Knee Drop from the top rope. She then put Mizuki in the Saint-Michel submission hold but Sakazaki grabbed her partner’s hand from the ring apron and pulled her towards the ropes. In the scramble for the finish, Saint-Michel set Mizuki up for the Newton Crash but she was shaken off and thrown over with the Cutie Special. Mizuki then hit another Cutie Special for the three count.

Backstage Saint-Michel fell onto the interview table in a slump. Sakisama told her she isn’t angry over the result. In fact today she can say she is now a full-blown maid! She told her to remember the days of their beauty training. They’ve done it in the rain, the wind, the heat, the cold, all on a tightrope over a cliff. Sakisama understands her maid is working hard so she wants the fans to be grateful that they got the chance to see NEO Biishiki-gun today.

That was the only title change on the show today. The remaining championship match to talk about was Hikari Noa successfully defending the International Princess Title against Yuki Aino. Noa blocked the Venus DDT and struggled her way out of the UBV. With Aino’s big moves avoided, Noa hit her with two Super Kicks and got the pin with the Blizzard Suplex. Noa said she was more excited than nervous going into the match in such a big venue. She wants to go even bigger. Noa wonders if maybe some day she will defend the title at a TJPW show held inside the Tokyo Dome!

Miu Watanabe wasn’t able to achieve her goal of Giant Swinging Aja Kong. She did the next best thing which was to Giant Swing Moka Miyamoto into Kong’s legs to knock her down (probably not the best thing for Kong because before the match she announced on social media an upcoming leave of absence to get knee surgery). Also Watanabe was able to Body Slam Kong after some effort. Yuki Arai also did her best against the monster. That got Kong’s attention because she shouted “Nice to meet you!” to Arai before chopping her down. Together, Watanabe & Aino tried to cut down Kong with a Laserbeam/High Kick combo. But their follow up Brainbuster attempt was reversed with Kong overpowering the both of them. Kong then hit a Reverse Elbow Drop from the turnbuckles onto Arai to get the win. Miyamoto called the experience amazing. She doesn’t know if she left a mark in the match but she did her best and still enjoyed it. Kong encouraged her to become more greedy in the ring because it’s more fun to do various things as a wrestler. Kong thinks somebody will get the Giant Swing on her eventually but she didn’t want it to be today. Also after the match Arai received a message from Kong that just said “Welcome.” Arai takes it that she is now accepted as a pro wrestler so even though she lost, she is still happy.

The reunited Twin Cam Monsters were victorious over Suzume & Arisu Endo. The combined speed and experience was too much but the underdogs still put up a fight. Riho & Shoko Nakajima gave Suzume a combined Northern Lights Suplex. Endo broke the count but Nakajima threw her in position for Riho to take her out with the Somato. From there Nakajima pinned Suzume with the Diving Senton. Suzume was pleased to show how much she has grown since her debut two years ago and also encouraged Endo for helping her when she needed it. Riho enjoyed the match and liked the atmosphere of the show. She also praised Suzume for her progress.

The new team VENYU left a strong impression from the moment their ring entrance began. Asuka dealt with Marika Kobashi (who was returning from a cracked rib injury), leaving Yuki Kamifuku in the ring with her sometimes nemesis Nao Kakuta. Kamifuku escaped the Shiden Kai and gave Kakuta the Famouser from behind. Kamifuku would then his a second Famouser this time from the turnbuckles to win the match. Kakuta thought she would have been able to beat two Roppongi girls because she was teaming with a Shibuya girl. Kobashi had to explain to her that the atmosphere in Roppongi is very different to that in Shibuya. Kamifuku said she was glad not to be wrestling against Asuka today. She also criticized Kakuta for not showing the same motivation against her that she had when they feuded. Asuka thinks the match went better than expected so there may be more from VENYU to look forward to.

Hyper Misao was so excited to see Rika Tatsumi come back that she made a sign to welcome her back. She was so excited to wrestle Tatsumi again that she forgot Nodoka Tenma was in the match. She told Tenma to leave but Tatsumi attacked her to start the action. Misao couldn’t contain her happiness when she got to be alone with Tatsumi in the ring. She held up the sign while doing I Am A Hero onto Tatsumi. Tenma broke the pin with a Diving Body Press onto both of them. She then got the pin herself by giving Misao the Killswitch.

The opening match was the return of Mahiro Kiryu from injury and also the TJPW debut of Ram Kaichow. The finish saw Pom Harajuku get rid of Kaya Toribami with the Pom Do Justice and Raku pin Haruna Neko with the Doctor Yellow. Kaichow celebrated the win with her team by sharing a packed lunch with them backstage.

The 2022 Korakuen Hall schedule was revealed during the show. Also announced was the date and location for “WRESTLE PRINCESS III”. It will be held in Tokyo Dome City Hall on 9th October, 2022.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS II” Preview

October 7, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS II”, 09/10/2021
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium

1. Raku, Pom Harajuku & Ram Kaichow Vs Haruna Neko, Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami
2. 3 Way Match: Rika Tatsumi Vs Hyper Misao Vs Nodoka Tenma
3. Yuki Kamifuku & Asuka Vs Nao Kakuta & Marika Kobashi
4. Riho & Shoko Nakajima Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
5. Special Tag Match: Aja Kong & Moka Miyamoto Vs Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai
6. International Princess Title: Hikari Noa (c) Vs Yuki Aino
7. Princess Tag Team Titles: Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel (c) Vs Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki
8. Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Maki Itoh

Last year “WRESTLE PRINCESS” was put together to be Tokyo Joshi Pro’s biggest show of the year. The only direction to go from here is get bigger. So TJPW is moving from Tokyo Dome City Hall to the Ota Ward Gymnasium for “WRESTLE PRINCESS II”. The three championships are all on the line, some recognizable guests are joining in the fun and everyone on the roster is crammed into the card somewhere. The show is taking place on a very busy Saturday in Japan a with some heavy competition. But if you’re into joshi you have a lot to look forward to this weekend.

1. Raku, Pom Harajuku & Ram Kaichow Vs Haruna Neko, Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami

The opener is TJPW’s introduction to Ram Kaichow. The demon girl originally came from Triple Six and long time puroresu fans might recognize her from the “Undertaker Girl” clips that have done the rounds in every 2000s era wrestling message board you can think of. She had her debut match all the way back in 2005 but took a several year absence in the 2010s. It was only in the last few years she reemerged on the scene wrestling for her home promotion and also Ice Ribbon. For her TJPW debut she is teaming with Raku & Pom Harajuku. Raku earned her first ever singles win this year and developed the Hurricane Turn backslide pin, continuing her progression as a wrestler. If she thinks the lullabies and train trivia is working then more power to her. Harajuku always wants to join in the fun when other people are getting up to mischief. Their opponents are led by Haruna Neko who continues to scratch opponents and add the word Neko to her entire moveset. Mahiro Kiryu was absent for over a month to take care of a neck injury but returns in time to be added to the show. Kaya Toribami is the least experienced of the six after only debuting in June. The high flyer has yet to win a match by herself.

2. 3 Way Match: Rika Tatsumi Vs Hyper Misao Vs Nodoka Tenma

The card placement for Rika Tatsumi looks bad given what her 2021 has been like but recent circumstances meant this was probably the only spot available for her. She won the Princess Of Princess Title in January and held the belt as a “Dragon God” for four months. All of a sudden she took time off in September for personal reasons and was only confirmed to return at this show after the card was completed. The planned match was just meant to be Hyper Misao Vs Nodoka Tenma but Tatsumi joins in as a late addition. That’s not to say this is a throwaway match though. Tatsumi and Misao share a lot of history together. Just this year Misao tried to brainwash Tatsumi with technology and Tatsumi eliminated her from the Tokyo Princess Cup in unrelated incidents. Tenma also knows full well what kind of trouble Misao is capable of and may find an advantage in being the third wheel here.

3. Yuki Kamifuku & Asuka Vs Nao Kakuta & Marika Kobashi

A new glamourous duo are joining forces after years of friendship together. Yuki Kamifuku & Asuka will team up as VENYU (VENY + Kamiyu) and it will be the first time they will be in the ring together. They’ve actually been close friends since 2017 when a chance meeting at a restaurant led to them bonding together over their favourite liquor. Kamifuku had asked Asuka to team with her several times since then and only recently did she finally agree to do it. Asuka is a little worried that the TJPW audience won’t support her but Kamifuku is confident she will win them over. Their friendship going public also brings a sense of relief for both of them because they now no longer have to meet each other in private. How far VENYU can advance as a team depends on how their first match goes. It may fall apart at the starting line if it turns out they don’t like being in the ring together. They won’t know until the bell rings.

One thing for sure is Kamifuku has been way more friendly to Asuka than she’s been to Nao Kakuta. They get along now but for the early part of 2021, Kamifuku kept insulting Kakuta for being so plain in looks and behavior. Kakuta lost that feud but at least taught Kamifuku a lesson about showing respect to others. Not sure if that lesson spread to Marika Kobashi because she is getting deeper into Gal/Gyaru culture and won’t stop talking about vibes. But never mind that, Kobashi has learned how to make the Front Neck Lock an effective weapon to win matches. Maybe that’s what the vibes are, all the colours that wash over your eyes when you get choked out.

4. Riho & Shoko Nakajima Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo

Two years after her last appearance in the company, Riho is back in TJPW! And she’s starting again where she left off, teaming with Shoko Nakajima as the Twin Cam Monsters. Both of them are having ups and downs this year. The pandemic inhibited Riho’s career in America for a while but she finally looks to be getting back on track. Nakajima briefly had to rename herself Shin Ultra Shoko after losing to Hyper Misao but did make it to the Tokyo Princess Cup final, continuing her excellent form in the tournament. But enough about them. The story of the match may be more about their opponents.

The last time the Twin Cam Monsters were together was to wrestle Suzume in her debut match. Unfortunately Suzume’s tag partner at the time isn’t in TJPW anymore so that means no more BeeStar for anybody. Instead Suzume will be teaming with Arisu Endo. The link for this team is Endo’s debut match at the start of this year was against Suzume. These two have nowhere near the amount of experience added together that Riho or Nakajima have on their own but they want to fight them as much as they can. TJPW management have told Riho about how much they have improved since their debuts. Nakajima sees the potential of both of them and thinks they can overtake herself and even Riho some day. Who knows what will happen from here on out? Riho has also said she is looking forward to watching the main event while she is here too.

5. Special Tag Match: Aja Kong & Moka Miyamoto Vs Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai

Let’s not waste any time here. TJPW sees money in Yuki Arai. I mean it’s a big name idol from SKE48 who wants to be a wrestler and has the abilities to do so. She is making progress fairly quickly too. Not saying she’s a supernova in the ring or anything close to it but she’s putting in the effort and in five months is already on track to becoming one of the better trained wrestlers TJPW has. One of her recent advancements is forming an idol tag team with Miu Watanabe. The power member of The Up Up Girls (Pro Wrestling) has been wowing fans online with her variations of the Giant Swing. Both of these two have a massive task ahead of them.

Aja Kong has made a few appearances in TJPW this year already. Some of those times were to replace Arai when she was out sick with the Coronavirus. Kong thinks this booking is a reward for her helping the company out. She has fought in Ota Ward Gymnasium many times before but this will be her first match in the new version of the venue. Her previous appearances this year were all tag matches with Raku. That streak ends here because this time Kong is teaming with Moka Miyamoto. Kong is upset she won’t be able to do the Good Night Express again but she likes discovering new things. That is why she comes back to TJPW. Miyamoto is nervous to be put in this position because of her inexperience but having Kong as a partner is reassuring. Either way she thinks it will be fun to see how the match turns out.

Watanabe’s goal for the match is to put Kong in the Giant Swing. Kong warns that Lioness Asuka and Kyoko Inoue have never done it to her. Watanabe can swing two opponents at the same time but Kong is the size of three people! Kong also wants Arai to know their interactions in the ring won’t be like it was for Tofu Pro Wrestling. That was a TV show, this time it’s pro wrestling! Arai is excited because ever since she was a child when she thought of pro wrestling she thought of Aja Kong.

6. International Princess Title: Hikari Noa (c) Vs Yuki Aino

There is a trend I’ve noticed with a few championships in wrestling lately. Some title reigns have been fueled by the champion dying the belt in their own colours, so to speak. In some cases it is literal, see the TNT Title in AEW where the belt design has changed for every champion as each title reign is different from the one before. In other cases it is the champion using the championship as a symbol for their own personality. The International Princess Title is a fitting example of that in my opinion. Yuki Kamifuku established this story with her title reign, using it to show pride and individuality as a “Divas” style wrestler. The story passed on to Hikari Noa who is using her current title reign as a launching point to wrestle hardcore matches with the ultimate goal of becoming the Queen Of Death Matches! This is an identity the championship sorely needed after the original plan for global themed title defences went by the wayside because of the pandemic. The value of the “Tiffany Blue” belt is worth whatever the champion puts into it.

So what direction could the championship go if Yuki Aino defeats Noa? Aino has been on fire at a time when people did not expect her to be, scoring pinfall wins over major players on the roster Noa included. In fact Aino has beaten Noa in both of their previous singles encounters. For this match the challenger is going to fight with everything from the bottom of her heart. Noa is happy to provide the craziest matches in order to defend the cutest of title belts. She has a bad history of losing tag partners but if she stays strong, the IP Title will never leave her.

7. Princess Tag Team Titles: Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel (c) Vs Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki

In June 2019 a previous version of NEO Biishiki-gun won the Princess Tag Team Titles from The Magical Sugar Rabbits. Since then neither Yuka Sakazaki nor Mizuki have challenged for the belts. During this period Sakisama would show interest in convincing Mizuki to join her unit because she seems to be the only person on the roster Sakisama thinks is somewhat graceful, pretty and beautiful. Mizuki would always turn her down because there is nothing beautiful about NEO Biishiki-gun! The only thing attractive about them is the Princess Tag Titles. MagiRabi now want to win back the belts and in doing so make the world a more peaceful place in the process.

The challengers have had a busy 12 months leading up to this point. Sakazaki defeated Mizuki in the main event of the first “WRESTLE PRINCESS”. Since then Sakazaki had several AEW matches in Japan and America. First she reached the final in the Japan Bracket of the AEW Women’s World Title Eliminator Tournament. Then she spent all of July wrestling in America undefeated, including winning a match on Dynamite. Mizuki’s big focus was attempting a three-peat in the Tokyo Princess Cup but she was eliminated in the semi-final. Getting to wrestle in Ota Ward makes them feel like they are entering a new stage to have fun in TJPW. All they need now is to become champions again.

That’s the hard part. Sakisama and NEO Biishiki-gun are a constant presence surrounding this championship. Mei Saint-Michel is but the third partner to hold these belts with Sakisama. It was recently Saint-Michel’s birthday and she would like nothing more but to successfully defend the titles in Ota Ward Gymnasium for her birthday gift. Sakisama is going to enjoy the match too because she gets to hunt a Cockatiel (Sakazaki) and a Pink Rabbit (Mizuki). Sakazaki has never wrestled Saint-Michel before but she reminds her of someone else. Somebody more pure, with a good personality and also very fast. That gives MagiRabi the idea to use speed in order to catch their opponents off guard and win.

8. Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Maki Itoh

It feels like Miyu Yamashita has done it all with the Princess Title. Most title reigns, most title defences, won it in Korakuen Hall, defended it in New York, defended it in Saitama Super Arena. Now she gets to defend it in Ota Ward Gymnasium for TJPW’s biggest show yet. You’d think she would have her fill but she continues aiming to make the company bigger with herself at the helm. On paper this title defence shouldn’t be any different from the previous bouts against the challenger. But something is different this time…

Until this summer Maki Itoh never got the happy ending to her story. There would be flashes of success and brief moments of glory in the ring that would vanish as quickly as they came. Growing support overseas didn’t make up for a lack of support in her home country. No matter how hard she tried it would eventually end in pain.

Then 2021 happened. And holy fucking shit I did not see this coming.

In January Yamashita knocked out Itoh, winning their most recent singles match together. How do you bounce back from that? With the tweet heard around the world. “HELLO MOTHER FUCKERS!” Itoh introduces herself to AEW and the wrestling world was never the same. Yamashita & Itoh then start teaming together as 121000000 (One To Million). In March, Itoh surprises everyone again by travelling to America so she could wrestle for AEW in Florida. She returns to Japan in April ready to win the Princess Title from Rika Tatsumi but fails once again. May comes along and Itoh gets put on the cover of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, which at this point is now just a blip on what has become the craziest year in wrestling since 2001. Then summer comes along and Itoh begins the journey to finally end her fairytale on a happy note.

The 2021 Tokyo Princess Cup was built around three people. Mizuki aiming for the three-peat, Yamashita aiming to finally win the one prize she never could and Itoh aiming to reach and beat both. Yamashita fell to Mizuki in the quarter-final. There waiting for Mizuki in the semi-final was Itoh. The next 48 hours saw Itoh submit her former Itoh Respect Army ally and then submit Shoko Nakajima in the grand final to win the Princess Cup! Now Itoh is running on a 10 single match winning streak. All the pressure and pain Itoh lived through has been worth it. All she has to say now is Ota Ward will see the best version of Maki Itoh.


Fantastic Imanari, Wrestle Princess II Title Matches, Record Of Ragnarok, Ganpro Goes Shopping

September 17, 2021

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2021 TOUR IN YOKOHAMA”, 18/09/2021
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. 3 Way Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs Akito Vs Hideki Okatani
2. Yuji Hino & Mad Paulie Vs Yukio Naya & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari
4. Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Mizuki Watase Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuya Koroku
5. Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano
6. Yokohama Specialty Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Keigo Nakamura Vs Chris Brookes & HARASHIMA

The third man in Pheromones has been revealed. Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari has been won over by the erotic antics of this new unit and has joined their cause. The first three matches of the show have been altered slightly to fit him into the card.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI 2021 AUTUMN ~KACHO GETSURO~”, 20/09/2021
Aichi East Sports Center 2nd Stadium

1. Hyper Misao Vs Pom Harajuku
2. 3 Way Match: Nodoka Tenma Vs Miu Watanabe Vs Kaya Toribami
3. Mizuki Vs Arisu Endo
4. Maki Itoh Vs Moka Miyamoto
5. Hikari Noa & Suzume & Yuki Aino & Haruna Neko
6. Miyu Yamashita, Nao Kakuta & Raku Vs Yuka Sakazaki, Shoko Nakajima & Yuki Kamifuku

Things are heating up as we get closer and closer to “WRESTLE PRINCESS II”. Champions and their challengers have a few more warm-up matches with each other until then.

BASARA “BASARA 170 ~HOJIRO~”, 20/09/2021
Chiba 2AW Square

1. Yusuke Kubo & Daichi Kazato Vs SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa
2. Jacket Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Shiori Asahi
3. Union MAX Next Challenger Decision League: FUMA (4) Vs Takato Nakano (2)
4. Union MAX Next Challenger Decision League: Ryota Nakatsu (4) Vs Masato Kamino (2)
5. Takumi Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Yasu Urano Vs Isami Kodaka, Daiki Shimomura & Leo Isaka

Union MAX Next Challenger Decision League Standings

1. FUMA (4)
-. Isami Kodaka (4)
-. Ryota Nakatsu (4)
4. Masato Kamino (2)
-. Takato Nakano (2)

The league is reaching the final stage of matches. The top two wrestlers at the end of the show will face off in the final on 28th September. I don’t have the energy to figure out what happens if Takato Nakano and Masato Kamino win their matches. If both of them win then that means all five wrestlers finish in first place tied at 4 points each!

The last day of Jacket Matches were a mixed bag for Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi. He won one and lost one, leaving him stuck at #8 in the rankings. His latest opponent Shiori Asahi is currently ranked #15.

GANBARE☆PRO “BAD COMMUNICATION -ULTRA PLEASURE STYLE 2021”, 25/09/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ganjo Special 6-Woman Tag Match: Yuna Manase, Yuna Mizumori & YuuRI Vs Asuka, Makoto & HARUKAZE
2. THE HALFEE Vs Team Sanyo Sanin Full Scale Battle: Katsuzaki Shunosuke, Moehiko Harumisawa & Shu Sakurai Vs Minoru Fujita, Nobuhiro Shimatani & Itsuki Aoki
3. Ganpro Special Tag Match: Tatsuhito Takaiwa & MAO Vs Yumehito Imanari & Kouki Iwasaki
4. IJ Tag Team Titles: Kenichiro Arai & Shota (c) Vs Hagane Shinno & Shinichiro Tominaga
5. Ganpro Special Single Match: Keisuke Ishii Vs Shigehiro Irie
6. Ken Ohka 20th Anniversary Special Tag Match ~Roar Of The Lion King~: Ken Ohka & Isami Kodaka Vs HARASHIMA & Kengo Mashimo

Shinjiro Otani is unable to wrestle on the show after fracturing his left arm at the last Ganbare☆Pro show. Keisuke Ishii will now face Shigehiro Irie in the special singles match. It will be the first singles match between them in over three years. MAO is also coming in to take Irie’s place in Match #3.

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2021”, 26/09/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Under Match: Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yuya Koroku
0. Under Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Yumiko Hotta Vs Shinya Aoki & Mizuki Watase
1. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari (w/ Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno) Vs Yusuke Okada & Hideki Okatani
2. Record Of Ragnarok Collaboration Match ~ Gods Vs Humanity~: Daisuke “Zeus” Sekimoto, Kazusada “Beelzebub” Higuchi, Yukio “Susanoo-no-Mikoto” Naya & “Apollo” Vs Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno, MAO & Keigo Nakamura
3. Masahiro Takanashi DDT Return Match: Masahiro Takanashi, Toru Owashi & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Antonio Honda
4. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Yoshihiko Vs HARASHIMA & Kazuki Hirata
5. DAMNATION Dissolution Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Yuji Hino, Soma Takao & Nobuhiro Shimatani
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Chris Brookes

Both Konosuke Takeshita and Chris Brookes are aiming high for their KO-D Openweight Title match. Brookes is calling this the most important match in his 14 year career and he will not waste his opportunity. Takeshita wants his rivalry with Brookes to be the peak for this era of DDT, just like Kota Ibushi Vs Kenny Omega was for a previous era.

DDT is collaborating with “Record Of Ragnarok” for a special match. The series is about Humanity fighting for its very survival in a deadly fighting tournament against Gods. It has a manga, a Netflix produced anime and will soon launch a live action stage show. One team led by Daisuke Sekimoto will represent the Gods from the anime and will wrestle in special costumes made for the match. If that’s not enough, Riki Choshu will also be there to provide special guest commentary.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS II”, 09/10/2021
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium

1. International Princess Title: Hikari Noa (c) Vs Yuki Aino
2. Princess Tag Team Titles: Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel (c) Vs Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki
3. Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Maki Itoh

Two more title matches are now official. NEO Biishiki-gun have still shown interest in getting Mizuki to join them. She refuses and along with Yuka Sakazaki wants to regain the Princess Tag Team Titles.

Yuki Aino bounced back from her clean loss to Miyu Yamashita by pinning Hikari Noa in a tag match. With her recent record against champions, Aino has enough claim to challenge for the International Princess Title. Noa isn’t afraid to take the match to dangerous levels in order to keep the belt over her shoulder.

The complete card for “WRESTLE PRINCESS II” will be revealed tomorrow.

GANBARE☆PRO “TOKOROZAWA PARK TOWN BOX SHOPPING STREET SHOW”, 16/10/2021
Saitama Tokorozawa Park Town Shopping Street Fresh Ariyama

1. Ganjo Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & YuuRI Vs Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE
2. Ganpro Special Tag Match: Shuichiro Katsumura & SAGAT Vs Kouki Iwasaki & Gota Ihashi
3. Fresh Ariyama Presents Special 6-Man Tag Match: Ken Ohka, Keisuke Ishii & Yumehito Imanari Vs Yasu Urano, Shota & Shinichiro Tominaga

Ganpro are holding a free show outside the Fresh Ariyama store in Tokorozawa Park Town. They held a show like this before two years ago but this time there will be a wrestling ring set up.