TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’21 ~THE BULLET~” Results

May 15, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’21 ~THE BULLET~”, 15/05/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
110 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Yuka Sakazaki defeated Arisu Endo with a Sliding Lariat (7:18).
2. Mizuki & Raku defeated Hyper Misao & Mahiro Kiryu when Mizuki pinned Kiryu with the Cutie Special (10:15).
3. Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Nao Kakuta defeated Shoko Nakajima, Nodoka Tenma & Haruna Neko by Referee Stoppage when Tatsumi used the Dragon Sleeper on Neko (13:45).
4. Yuki Kamifuku, Marika Kobashi & Pom Harajuku defeated Hikari Noa, Mirai Maiumi & Suzume when Kobashi pinned Suzume with the Running Bulldog Headlock (11:48).
5. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh defeated Yuki Aino & Moka Miyamoto when Yamashita pinned Miyamoto with the Skull Kick (14:26).

Today was the first time in three weeks Tokyo Joshi Pro held a show in front of an audience. Miyu Yamashita said in that period without fans she was able to get stronger and win the Princess Of Princess Title. Then Maki Itoh stepped in and said it was thanks to her because those two can achieve anything together. Itoh asked if Yamashita wants another championship because she wants them to challenge NEO Biishiki-gun for the Princess Tag Team Titles! Yamashita was surprised by the idea but looks forward to it. 121000000 will get their title shot in Korakuen Hall on 17th April. Backstage Itoh said she ultimately wants 121000000 to have all the championships in TJPW so they will have two belts each.

Ever since her debut at 14 years old, Marika Kobashi has never challenged for a singles championship. She never had the confidence to believe she could do it. So it annoys her to see Hikari Noa, who debuted after her, become the International Princess Champion looking cool and confident. Kobashi turns 20 years old in a few days and she wants a title shot as a sign that she has grown up. Noa accepted the challenge and the match will happen on 17th April. Both have promised not to lose. Backstage Kobashi mentioned that if it wasn’t for the pandemic, she was supposed to attend an American university for half a year starting this month. She can’t do that now so she will chase after the IP Title instead.

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Tomorrow’s Matches, Takizawa Tests Positive For Covid

May 14, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’21 ~THE BULLET~”, 15/05/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

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

Tomorrow’s show in Itabashi Green Hall is going ahead with fans allowed to attend. All the tickets available were already sold so they left it late to announce the full card.

DDT “ULTIMATE TAG LEAGUE 2021 IN SENDAI!!”, 15/05/2021
Miyagi Sendai PIT

1. Akito & Toui Kojima Vs Keigo Nakamura & Hideki Okatani
2. Danshoku Dieno & Shunma Katsumata Vs Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai
3. HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yusuke Okada, Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya
4. DAMNATION Vs The 37KAMIINA! A Special 6-Man Tag Match Where Tetsuya Endo From Shiroishi City And MAO From Osaki City Will Fight For Miyagi’s Will And Pride!: Tetsuya Endo, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Yuki Ueno & MAO
5. Ultimate Tag League 2021: Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi (2) Vs Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda (2)
6. Ultimate Tag League 2021: Jun Akiyama & Makoto Oishi (0) Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino (3)

Day 3 of the Ultimate Tag League still looks like a tight race.

BASARA “BASARA 156 ~TAKAGARI 3~”, 15/05/2021
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Daichi Kazato Vs Ryota Nakatsu
2. 3 Way Tag Match: FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs SAGAT & Shin Suzuki Vs Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
3. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Yasu Urano
4. Takumi Tsukamoto, Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs Fuminori Abe, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
5. Hiroshi Rumble: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs X

Akiyori Takizawa has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss tomorrow’s show. Shin Suzuki takes his place. Takizawa will also have to pull out of the Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ tournament that begins next week.

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TJPW Doubleheader Suddenly Announced, Full CyberFight Festival Card, Ganpro Mixed Tournament Reactivated

May 12, 2021

Not a day’s rest without posting an update. Tokyo Joshi Pro will be holding events on 22nd May after all. Their original Azalea Taisho Hall in Osaka event has been pushed back to June and a doubleheader at Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR in Tokyo takes its place. The roster will be split in half with twelve wrestlers booked for the afternoon show and the other twelve competing in the evening show. However Arisu Endo and Moka Miyamoto will be on both shows. They are the only wrestlers working double duty that day. Gotta get them extra reps in.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT! YOU CAN’T MEET THE PRINCE IN THE CASTLE! NOON!”, 22/05/2021
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

The wrestlers scheduled to appear are Miyu Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki, Maki Itoh, Marika Kobashi, Yuki Kamifuku, Nao Kakuta, Raku, Pom Harajuku, Haruna Neko, Mirai Maiumi, Moka Miyamoto and Arisu Endo.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT! YOU CAN’T MEET THE PRINCE IN THE CASTLE! NIGHT!”, 22/05/2021
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

The wrestlers scheduled to appear are Hikari Noa, Rika Tatsumi, Shoko Nakajima, Mizuki, Hyper Misao, Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Aino, Miu Watanabe, Mahiro Kiryu, Suzume, Moka Miyamoto and Arisu Endo.

DDT/NOAH/TOKYO JOSHI PRO/GANBARE☆PRO “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2021”, 06/06/2021
Saitama Super Arena

0. STARTING BATTLE KICKOFF ~Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer 10-Woman Tag Match~: Mirai Maiumi, Suzume, Haruna Neko, Moka Miyamoto & Arisu Endo Vs Nao Kakuta, Raku, Pom Harajuku, Mahiro Kiryu & X
0. STARTING BATTLE ~ Staggered Admission Battle Royal: Yoshiaki Yatsu Vs Toru Owashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Saki Akai Vs Antonio Honda Vs Yusuke Okada Vs Yuya Koroku Vs Yuji Hino Vs Yuna Manase Vs Shu Sakurai Vs NOAH Wrestlers TBA
0. STARTING BATTLE MAIN ~ Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Offer Match: Ken Ohka, Keisuke Ishhi & Shota Vs Shuichiro Katsumura, Kouki Iwasaki & Yumehito Imanari
1. Opening Match DDT Vs NOAH Battle: Yuki Iino, Keigo Nakamura & Toui Kojima Vs Junta Miyawaki, Kinya Okada & Yasutaka Yano
2. 3 Way Tag Match Provided By Tokyo Joshi Pro: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino
3. Match Provided By Tokyo Joshi Pro: Hikari Noa, Mizuki & Yuki Arai Vs Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku & Marika Kobashi
4. Match Provided By NOAH: Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada & Hajime Ohara Vs Yoshinari Ogawa, HAYATA & Seiki Yoshioka
5. Match Provided By DDT: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Soma Takao (w/ Mad Paulie) Vs Chris Brookes, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
6. DDT Vs NOAH Competition: Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine Vs NOAH X & NOAH X
7. DDT Vs Kongo Full Scale 14-Man Tag Team Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Akito, Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi, Naomi Yoshimura, Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani Vs Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masa Kitamiya, Manabu Soya, Haoh, Nioh & Tadasuke
8. DDT Vs NOAH Battle: Konosuke Takeshita & Yuki Ueno Vs Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura
9. Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Yuka Sakazaki
10. KO-D Openweight Title: Jun Akiyama (c) Vs HARASHIMA
11. GHC Heavyweight Title: Keiji Muto (c) Vs Naomichi Marufuji

It’s been decided that the complete “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2021” show will contain 14 matches. That’s 3 matches in the STARTING BATTLE pre-show and 11 matches on the main card. The last addition is Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine throwing out a challenge to a NOAH team. Sasadango wants Takashi Sugiura and Sugiura-gun in particular for a battle between two very different pro wrestling philosophies. Dieno doesn’t like that idea but is getting dragged into it anyway.

GANBARE☆PRO “FACE/OFF 2021”, 12/06/2021
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1A: Ken Ohka & Cherry Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Moeka Haruhi
2. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1B: Yumehito Imanari & Yuna Manase Vs Shota & Miss Mongol
3. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1C: Kouki Iwasaki & Itsuki Aoki Vs Asuka & Shinichiro Tominaga
4. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1D: Keisuke Ishii & HARUKAZE Vs Miyako Matsumoto & X

The 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament has been pushed back to June after the shows its was meant to take place in this month were cancelled. There are no changes to the tournament. Same teams, same bracket, same matches and Miyako Matsumoto still has to look for a tag partner.

GANBARE☆PRO “ERASER HEAD 2021”, 27/06/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1A Vs Winners Of Match 1B
2. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1C Vs Winners Of Match 1D
3. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X

On the two cancelled shows Shu Sakurai had non-tournament matches booked as part of his trial series. For the moment there is no news on if it returns with his original opponents as planned.

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Yes Wonderland 2021, Hiroshi Anniversary Show Cancelled, Yoshiaki Yatsu Comeback Match, STARTING BATTLE

April 26, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YES! WONDERLAND 2021 ~WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR DREAMS~”, 04/05/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

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

The full card for the next Tokyo Joshi Pro show in Korakuen Hall is out and it now has big ramifications for “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2021” in June. Whoever leaves the show as the Princess Of Princess Champion will defend the title in Saitama Super Arena against the winner of the 3 Way Match. Rika Tatsumi has never beaten Miyu Yamashita in a singles match. No matter what she did against her in those matches, Yamashita never broke. Tatsumi thinks Yamashita is not a human but a monster. The only way to beat a monster is to crush their head or punch them in the heart. That’s what she is thinking about going into Korakuen. Both champion and challenger would want the match to happen in front of an audience but they are sure fans will be cheering them on from their homes.

NEO Biishiki-gun aren’t taking too kind to BeeStar challenging them for the Princess Tag Team Titles. When BeeStar interrupted their celebration at Korakuen to ask for a title shot, Mei Saint-Michel froze on the spot. She hasn’t forgiven them for ruining her first title win ever since. Every time she looks at her championship, she sees the faces of Mirai Maiumi & Suzume staring back at her in plate’s reflection. Sakisama doesn’t understand where the challengers are getting their confidence from. They came from parts of Japan where nature is abundant so she thinks they must have been infected by the bad side of Tokyo. BeeStar say they are steadily evolving until 4th May and will get revenge for losing to NEO Biishiki-gun back in February.

Under normal circumstances, Hikari Noa does not have a positive win-loss record to qualify for a title match. However, she has received so much high praise from fans for her performance against Yamashita two weeks ago that Tetsuya Koda is rewarding her with a match against Yuki Kamifuku for the International Princess Title. He thinks Noa is fully qualified to get the title shot. This follows Sena Shiori’s departing comments about wanting to see her friend win a singles championship. Kamifuku has been defending the “Tiffany Blue” belt against locals on the roster. She wants to start defending it against international talent so she does not want to lose the title before that can happen. As the world battles against Covid-19, Noa will battle against Kamiyu-28!

The 3 Way Match consists of three of TJPW’s strongest, mashing together The Miraclians and The Magical Sugar Rabbits with only one standing tall in the end. Yuka Sakazaki wants to win back the Princess Title because she isn’t happy with how much the pandemic effected her previous reign. Shoko Nakajima wants to win back the title because she is more confident in herself now than back when she was the champion. Mizuki thinks she is a long way from becoming champion but winning the belt will get her to break out of her shell. All three of them don’t want to fight either Tatsumi or Yamashita which makes things awkward. Tatsumi would like to face Mizuki though.

BASARA “BASARA 155 ~EDO SHIJUKU~”, 05/05/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Daichi Kazato Vs Ryota Nakatsu
2. FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa
3. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Yasu Urano
4. Takumi Tsukamoto, Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs Fuminori Abe, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
5. Hiroshi Rumble: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs X

The show has been cancelled because Itabashi Green Hall will not be open during Tokyo’s state of emergency. This was the likely result anyway because even if the venue stayed open, BASARA had already decided not to do an empty arena show.

DDT/NOAH/TOKYO JOSHI PRO/GANBARE☆PRO “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2021”, 06/06/2021
Saitama Super Arena

0. STARTING BATTLE ~ Staggered Admission Battle Royal: Yoshiaki Yatsu Vs X
0. STARTING BATTLE MAIN ~ Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Offer Match: X Vs X
1. DDT Vs NOAH Battle: Yuki Iino, Keigo Nakamura & Toui Kojima Vs Junta Miyawaki, Kinya Okada & Yasutaka Yano
2. DDT Vs NOAH Battle: Konosuke Takeshita & Yuki Ueno Vs Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura
3. Princess Of Princess Title: Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Winner Of 4th May 3 Way Match
4. GHC Heavyweight Title: Keiji Muto (c) Vs X
5. KO-D Openweight Title: Jun Akiyama (c) Vs HARASHIMA

A series of pre-show bouts will be held before “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2021” kicks off. There will be four STARTING BATTLE matches mixing together wrestlers from DDT, NOAH, Tokyo Joshi Pro and Ganbare☆Pro. The “main event” of the pre-show is being provided by Ganpro. Ken Ohka is thrilled because both the main event and the opening match are the most important matches on a wrestling card. By that logic, adding the main event and the opening match together creates something that is super important!

One of the matches is a Royal Rumble with Yoshiaki Yatsu announced to be taking part. In 2019 Yatsu began wrestling with DDT during the build up to the Tokyo Olympics. Then in the summer Yatsu had to get his right foot amputated because of issues with diabetes. Then in March 2020 Yatsu announced his plans to come back to wrestling using a prosthetic foot specially designed by Kawamura Prosthetics Inc. for use in the ring. His scheduled return in June was called off when “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2020” was cancelled because of the pandemic. Since then Yatsu got to be an Olympic torchbearer in Ashikaga City. Now a year later Yatsu will get to complete his comeback by entering the STARTING BATTLE Rumble. Yatsu demonstrated his prosthetic foot by beating up Ken Ohka a bunch with wrestling moves during a press conference.

The Battle Royal will feature wrestlers from DDT and NOAH. The winner receives a Victory Award from CyberFight.

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GANBARE☆JOSHI “BUTTERFLY DANCE 2021” Results

April 24, 2021

GANBARE☆JOSHI “BUTTERFLY DANCE 2021”, 24/04/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
110 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Ganjo Vs Actwres girl’Z: Moeka Haruhi defeated Rina Amikura with the Diving Foot Stomp (8:16).
2. Ganjo Jacket Match: Shuichiro Katsumura defeated Cherry with the Dogi Ninja Choke (11:52).
3. Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Offer Match: Yumehito Imanari & Shota defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shu Sakurai when Shota pinned Sakurai with the Frog Splash (10:50).
4. GWC 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Asuka, Hagane Shinno & Shinichiro Tominaga (c) defeated Chris Brookes, Drew Parker & Miyako Matsumoto when Shinno pinned Parker with the Ranhei (20:31).
*V2 for Asuka, Hagane Shinno & Shinichiro Tominaga.
5. Special Single Match: Yuu Yamagata defeated HARUKAZE with the Cross Facelock (2:59).
6. Special Single Match: Yuu Yamagata defeated Yuna Manase with the Cross Facelock (7:07).

The second Ganbare☆Joshi produced show was meant to give the spotlight to HARUKAZE and Yuna Manase but sadly for them Yuu Yamagata rained on their parade. Yamagata’s first match was against HARUKAZE and she was given an Armbreaker from HARUKAZE before the match even started. HARUKAZE went all or nothing into an Armbar but Yamagata fought out of it and easily won the match in under three minutes with the Cross Facelock. Her immediate match with Manase afterwards was more challenging but the end result was the same. Yamagata avoided the Suzumi Dynamic and rolled Manase into the Cross Facelock to win both of her matches by submission.

Yamagata was in a bad mood over the two matches. She called her opponents phony idols who don’t really want to lead joshi wrestling. It is impossible for them to shine in the joshi world. Yamagata had one last thing to say before she would leave. She will never be in this organization again! Manase cried over her defeat and was comforted by Moeka Haruhi. She told her no matter what happens, no matter how ugly they look, they are representing Ganbare☆Wrestling. Even if they are completely defeated they should let the fans see it all. Manase understood her point. She came here to Ganpro from Tokyo Joshi Pro with a vow never to give up or run away. There will be another Ganbare☆Joshi show in June. Manase and HARUKAZE promised after Golden Week they will drag Yamagata back to prove her wrong!

Chris Brookes & Drew Parker weren’t exactly thrilled to be teaming with Miyako Matsumoto in the GWC 6-Man Tag Team Titles match. They were fine when left to their own devices (except for the moment where Parker tried to attack Hagane Shinno with scissors) but when Matsumoto wanted to get involved they would ignore her. Shinichiro Tominaga put them in position outside the ring for Asuka to Moonsault onto them. Matsumoto got a nearfall on Shinno with a Gannosuke Clutch. Shinno got one back and pinned Matsumoto with the Ranhei for a successful title defence. Brookes & Parker didn’t care about Matsumoto and left without her.

Minoru Fujita was at ringside working as a photographer during the Jacket Match. After Shuichiro Katsumura won the match against Cherry, Fujita shoved Ken Ohka into the ring. Katsumura then threw Ohka to the canvas and stole his wallet.

The Mixed Tag Tournament that was supposed to be held next month is confirmed to be cancelled. Haruhi thinks it will be brought back when it is safe to do so. And when it does she wants it to be named The Ganpro tournament.

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’21 ~THE BULLET~” Results

April 24, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’21 ~THE BULLET~”, 24/04/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
110 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Maki Itoh & Arisu Endo defeated Nao Kakuta & Moka Miyamoto when Itoh submitted Miyamoto with the Itoh Special (9:51).
2. 3 Way Match: Hyper Misao defeated Pom Harajuku and Mahiro Kiryu when Misao pinned Harajuku with La Magistral Cradle (11:01).
3. Yuki Kamifuku, Marika Kobashi & Raku defeated Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Aino & Haruna Neko when Kobashi pinned Neko with the Running Bulldog Headlock (11:29).
4. Hikari Noa defeated Sena Shiori with the Blizzard Suplex (8:50).
5. Miyu Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Shoko Nakajima defeated Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe, Mirai Maiumi & Suzume when Nakajima pinned Watanabe with the Northern Lights Suplex (13:07).

After the main event Shoko Nakajima touched on the latest state of emergency in Japan and Tokyo Joshi Pro’s decision to do empty arena shows for the next couple of weeks. Nakajima said she won’t have a chance to see the fans again but there is no pain that never ends. TJPW has to say goodbye to their fans for a while but they will be working hard and doing their best in the meantime.

In the prelude to the Princess Of Princess Title match, Miyu Yamashita wasn’t satisfied with the amount of time she got to fight Rika Tatsumi. She’s happy to be in the match but she needed more to figure out the champion’s plan for their title match. She thinks Tatsumi is going to target her legs but there is still also the Dragon Sleeper to worry about. Tatsumi warns she isn’t the same person she was in the past. She is “Champion Rika Tatsumi” who fights to the death and overcomes all obstacles. She is thinking of how to finish Yamashita off on 4th May.

Sena Shiori graduates from TJPW after her final match against her best friend Hikari Noa. Shiori was able to kick out of the Blizzard Suplex but a second one with a bridge pinned her for the three count. After the match Shiori said it’s been a little over a year since her debut and just over two since she became a trainee. She is grateful for her time here. She also said this isn’t a retirement but a graduation so she will see everyone again some day. She’s feeling sad about it but Sena will be Sena and she’ll try her best to keep smiling from now on. Backstage Shiori mentioned her big regret was never winning the Princess Tag Team Titles with Noa. They were best friends before pro wrestling and when Noa found out that Shiori wanted to be a wrestler she invited her to join TJPW because it was a safe place to learn. Now that Shiori is graduating, she wants to see Noa become a singles champion.

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Changes To May Schedule

April 23, 2021

In response to the Japanese government declaring a state of emergency from 25th April to 11th May to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, DDT has decided to cancel, postpone or replace the following events taking place in Tokyo during that period.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’21 ~THE BULLET~”, 01/05/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

The show in Itabashi Green Hall has been cancelled. Tokyo Joshi Pro will hold a No Audience event at an undisclosed venue for WRESTLE UNIVERSE in its place.

GANBARE☆PRO “RESERVOIR DOGS 2021”, 01/05/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Shu Sakurai Trial Single Match: Shu Sakurai Vs Shigehiro Irie
2. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1A: Ken Ohka & Cherry Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Moeka Haruhi
3. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1B: Yumehito Imanari & Yuna Manase Vs Shota & Miss Mongol
4. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1C: Kouki Iwasaki & Itsuki Aoki Vs Asuka & Shinichiro Tominaga
5. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1D: Keisuke Ishii & HARUKAZE Vs Miyako Matsumoto & X

The show has been cancelled.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YES! WONDERLAND 2021 ~WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR DREAMS~”, 04/05/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Yuki Arai Debut Match: Maki Itoh & Arisu Endo Vs Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai
2. Princess Tag Team Titles: Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel (c) Vs Mirai Maiumi & Suzume
3. Princess Of Princess Title: Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita

The show will go ahead in Korakuen Hall as a No Audience event for WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

DDT “MAX BUMP 2021”, 04/05/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Akito Vs Mad Paulie
2. 3 Way Match To Bring Back The Smile On Kikutaro’s Face After All He’s Been Through: Danshoku Dieno Vs Antonio Honda Vs Kikutaro
3. 3 Way 6-Man Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & MAO Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Yuji Hino Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Yuki Iino
4. Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
5. KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Yukio Naya, Chikara & Nabe Yakan (c) Vs Keigo Nakamura, Hideki Okatani, Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku
6. DDT Extreme Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Chris Brookes (E/c) Vs Saki Akai (I/c)
7. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Soma Takao

The show will go ahead in Korakuen Hall as a No Audience event for WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’21 ~THE BULLET~”, 05/05/2021
Kitazawa Town Hall

The show in Kitazawa Town Hall has been cancelled. TJPW will hold a No Audience event at an undisclosed venue for WRESTLE UNIVERSE in its place.

GANBARE☆PRO “PULP FICTION 2021”, 08/05/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1A Vs Winners Of Match 1B
2. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1C Vs Winners Of Match 1D
3. Shu Sakurai Trial Single Match: Shu Sakurai Vs SAGAT
4. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X

The show has been cancelled.

DDT “ULTIMATE TAG LEAGUE 2021 IN KORAKUEN HALL!!”, 09/05/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Tetsuya Endo, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Saki Akai & Yuki Iino
2. 4 Way Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Yukio Naya Vs Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito & Keigo Nakamura
3. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Yusuke Okada
4. Naomi Yoshimura Return Match: HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yuki Ueno & MAO
5. Ultimate Tag League 2021: Jun Akiyama & Makoto Oishi Vs Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda
6. Ultimate Tag League 2021: Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino

The show will go ahead in Korakuen Hall as a No Audience event for WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FAN CLUB BOX OFFICE – PURE TOKYO JOSHI PRO WRESTLING 5”, 09/05/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

The show has been postponed until a later date.

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Shiori’s Graduation Match, This Weekend’s Shows Still On

April 23, 2021

A new state of emergency in Tokyo was declared today but it does not go into effect until 25th April. That means this weekend’s wrestling shows are going ahead as planned. I’ll have an update on the May schedule in a later post.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’21 ~THE BULLET~”, 24/04/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

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

Sena Shiori’s final match in Tokyo Joshi Pro is against her friend and tag partner Hikari Noa. This may be the last time we’ll see HikaShio together in the ring.

GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆JOSHI PRO WRESTLING ~BUTTERFLY DANCE 2021~”, 24/04/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Ganjo Jacket Match: Cherry Vs Shuichiro Katsumura
2. Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Offer Match: Keisuke Ishii & Shu Sakurai Vs Yumehito Imanari & Shota
3. GWC 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Asuka, Hagane Shinno & Shinichiro Tominaga (c) Vs Chris Brookes, Drew Parker & Miyako Matsumoto
4. Ganjo Vs Actwres girl’Z: Moeka Haruhi Vs Rina Amikura
5. Special Single Match: HARUKAZE Vs Yuu Yamagata
6. Special Single Match: Yuna Manase Vs Yuu Yamagata

The next Ganbare☆Pro show after this now won’t take place until 29th May.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GARAFES ~GREEN FESTIVAL~”, 25/04/2021
Ueno Onshi Park Outdoor Stage

1. Miu Watanabe Vs Moka Miyamoto
2. Miyu Yamashita & Raku Vs Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo

The Tokyo Joshi Pro matches at the Garafes festival will still take place. The organisers are putting together stricter safety measures in response to today’s news.

DDT “MAX BUMP 2021 TOUR IN NAGANO”, 25/04/2021
Nagano City Museum of Art Act Space

1. Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Hideki Okatani
2. Chris Brookes & Toui Kojima Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai
3. Tetsuya Endo & Yuji Hino Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Yuya Koroku
4. DDT Nagano Sales Manager Toru Owashi (Free) Local Triumph! 20th Anniversary Of Debut “Owashi And His Delightful Friends Part 8” Special 6-Man Tag Match: Toru Owashi, Akito & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Yukio Naya
5. The 37KAMIINA Vs DAMNATION!: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & MAO Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie
6. Shinshu! Chashu! Minanoshu! Nagano Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Yuki Iino & Keigo Nakamura

Last DDT show before Golden Week.

BASARA “BASARA 155 ~EDO SHIJUKU~”, 05/05/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Daichi Kazato Vs Ryota Nakatsu
2. FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa
3. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Yasu Urano
4. Takumi Tsukamoto, Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs Fuminori Abe, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
5. Hiroshi Rumble: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs X

The show is a 10th Anniversary celebration for Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi. The main event is a Royal Rumble where different wrestlers will appear as different gimmicks from Hiroshi’s past. However the show may be cancelled if the venue does not allow the show to go ahead in front of fans. BASARA will not turn it into an empty arena event.

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3000 Days Of TJPW, Ganjo Jacket Rules, Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament, New Gen Challenges Team Thoroughbred

April 16, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “STILL INCOMPLETE”, 17/04/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Marika Kobashi & Sena Shiori Vs Moka Miyamoto & Arisu Endo
2. Miu Watanabe, Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Yuna Manase, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko
3. Miyu Yamashita Vs Hikari Noa
4. 3 Way Tag Match: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Mirai Maiumi & Suzume
5. International Princess Title: Yuki Kamifuku (c) Vs Nao Kakuta
6. Princess Tag Team Titles: Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino (c) Vs Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel
7. Princess Of Princess Title: Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Maki Itoh

When the show happens it will be exactly 3,000 days since the first Tokyo Joshi Pro event took place in TwinBox AKIHABARA. Can Maki Itoh become the 7th person to hold the Princess Of Princess Title? Can The Bakuretsu Sisters be the first champion team to stop NEO Biishiki-gun from winning the Princess Tag Team Titles? Can Yuki Kamifuku get past how normal Nao Kakuta is?

The new signing Yuki Arai will be there to introduce herself at the start of the show.

DDT “MAX BUMP 2021 TOUR IN NIIGATA”, 18/04/2021
Niigata Bandaishima Multipurpose Plaza

1. Toru Owashi & Yuki Iino Vs Hideki Okatani & Toui Kojima
2. Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai Vs Akito, Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura
3. Gorgeous Matsuno 60th Birthday Commemorative Match: Gorgeous Matsuno, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
4. Tetsuya Endo Vs Yusuke Okada
5. “Celebrity Of Niigata” Super Sasadango Machine Local Triumphant Return!: Super Sasadango Machine, Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yuji Okabayashi (c) Vs Jun Akiyama & Makoto Oishi

Jun Akiyama can become a double champion here and deal a big blow to HARASHIMA’s momentum.

GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆JOSHI PRO WRESTLING ~BUTTERFLY DANCE 2021~”, 24/04/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Offer Match: Keisuke Ishii & Shu Sakurai Vs Yumehito Imanari & Shota
2. Ganjo Vs Actwres girl’Z: Moeka Haruhi Vs Rina Amikura
3. GWC 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Asuka, Hagane Shinno & Shinichiro Tominaga (c) Vs Chris Brookes, Drew Parker & Miyako Matsumoto
4. Special Single Match: HARUKAZE Vs Yuu Yamagata
5. Special Single Match: Yuna Manase Vs Yuu Yamagata
6. Ganjo Jacket Match: Cherry Vs Shuichiro Katsumura

The rules for the Ganjo Jacket Match have been revealed. Both Cherry and Shuichiro Katsumura will have to wrestle in Jiu Jitsu gear. Due to both the weight and rank differences between them (Cherry is a 49kg blue belt and Katsumura is a 72kg purple belt), Cherry is allowed to win the match by pinfall like a regular pro wrestling match. Katsumura can only win by knockout, submission or referee stoppage.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GARAFES ~GREEN FESTIVAL~”, 25/04/2021
Ueno Onshi Park Outdoor Stage

1. Miu Watanabe Vs Moka Miyamoto
2. Miyu Yamashita & Raku Vs Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo

TJPW will be holding two mat pro wrestling matches at a Garafes music festival. The Up Up Girls (Pro Wrestling) will also be holding a concert at the event.

GANBARE☆PRO “RESERVOIR DOGS 2021”, 01/05/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Shu Sakurai Trial Single Match: Shu Sakurai Vs Shigehiro Irie
2. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1A: Ken Ohka & Cherry Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Moeka Haruhi
3. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1B: Yumehito Imanari & Yuna Manase Vs Shota & Miss Mongol
4. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1C: Kouki Iwasaki & Itsuki Aoki Vs Asuka & Shinichiro Tominaga
5. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1D: Keisuke Ishii & HARUKAZE Vs Miyako Matsumoto & X

The Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament bracket is out. Miyako Matsumoto has been tweeting at every big name wrestling star you can think of inviting them to join her team to no success.

While the tournament is going on, Shu Sakurai is continuing his trial series to gain experience. Shigehiro Irie is his next opponent.

DDT “MAX BUMP 2021”, 04/05/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
2. KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Yukio Naya, Chikara & Nabe Yakan (c) Vs Keigo Nakamura, Hideki Okatani, Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku
3. DDT Extreme Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Chris Brookes (E/c) Vs Saki Akai (I/c)
4. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Soma Takao

Keigo Nakamura wants to show everyone how passionate his generation is by taking the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles. Even though he, Hideki Okatani, Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku have no successful track record as a team in any combination they now have a golden opportunity to end Team Thoroughbred’s reign before it really begins.

GANBARE☆PRO “PULP FICTION 2021”, 08/05/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1A Vs Winners Of Match 1B
2. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1C Vs Winners Of Match 1D
3. Shu Sakurai Trial Single Match: Shu Sakurai Vs SAGAT
4. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X

Sakurai also has SAGAT standing in his way down the road.

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BASARA “BASARA 154 ~SHAKUJII RIVER~” Results

April 10, 2021

BASARA “BASARA 154 ~SHAKUJII RIVER~”, 10/04/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Tsutomu Oosugi defeated Daiki Shimomura with the Tsuki no Ishi (8:29).
2. Banana Senga defeated Daichi Kazato with an OPA Cutback (9:51).
3. Ryota Nakatsu, SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa defeated FUMA, Yusuke Kubo & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi when SAGAT pinned Hiroshi after the Big Mac (12:04).
4. Masato Kamino & Yasu Urano defeated Takumi Tsukamoto & Fuminori Abe when Kamino pinned Tsukamoto with the Lariat (13:58).
5. BJW Jr. Heavyweight Title: Isami Kodaka (c) defeated Takato Nakano with the Ikki Tousen (14:36).
*V4 for Isami Kodaka.

Isami Kodaka wants to continue defending the BJW Jr. Heavyweight Title over and over in BASARA and is encouraging his roster to challenge him for the belt. He praised Takato Nakano for putting in a good fight at his first ever singles title match but he shouldn’t get lazy after this. Nakano thanked Kodaka for the match and for entrusting him with his entrance sword. Today is the end of Nakano chasing after his friend Kodaka. It is now the beginning of Nakano chasing after the pro wrestler Isami Kodaka! Nakano handed the sword over to Kodaka and said he will now go out and earn his own.

Masato Kamino has been granted the next Union MAX Title shot on 20th April. Takumi Tsukamoto nominated him before the show and felt the power of his Lariats in their tag match. Tsukamoto said Kamino is growing stronger very quickly and if can get consistent he will be a very scary wrestler. He then admitted he might be losing confidence himself because he’s now losing matches in both BASARA and Big Japan. He promises to make up for this loss 100 times over and fened the championship!

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