TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO 2025 WINTER FES. 「WEST」”, 15/02/2025 Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall 300 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Moka Miyamoto defeated Chika Nanase with the Rashomon (7:00).
2. 3 Way Match: Pom Harajuku defeated Arisu Endo and Uta Takami when Harajuku pinned Takami with the Pom de Justice (7:09).
3. Yuki Aino, Yoshiko Hasegawa & Shino Suzuki defeated Yuki Kamifuku, Kira Summer & Ivy Steele when Aino submitted Steele with the Full Nelson Of Love And Fire (11:32).
4. Suzume & Haru Kazashiro defeated Toga & Mifu Ashida when Suzume pinned Ashida with the Ring A Bell (11:05).
5. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao defeated Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko when Nakajima pinned Neko with the Hypami Returns (10:07).
6. Jada Stone & Kaya Toribami defeated Rika Tatsumi & Wakana Uehara when Toribami pinned Uehara with the Sento Choryu (12:03).
7. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh, Yuki Arai & Max The Impaler defeated Mizuki, Aja Kong, Miu Watanabe & Raku (c) when Yamashita pinned Raku with the Skull Kick (16:42). *Miyu Yamashita becomes the 1,732nd champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Mecha Fist defeated Miyu Yamashita (c) after the Rocket Punch from Sanshiro Takagi (7:45 pm). *Mecha Fist becomes the 1,733rd champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Tetsu Inada defeated Mecha Fist (c) by Pinfall (7:46 pm). *Tetsu Inada becomes the 1,734th champion.
Continuing on from today’s earlier Shinkansen Pro Wrestling match, an 8-Woman Tag rematch of the bullet train bout took place in a more normal environment at Tokyo Joshi Pro’s evening show in Osaka. Raku was coming into the show as the new Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion. She also brought along a bullet train shaped bento box she bought after that match and wanted to eat from it during the main event. Max The Impaler grabbed the box from Raku and gave it over to Pom Harajuku. That made both Raku & Aja Kong furious. Mizuki was still armed with her Pico Pico Hammer from earlier and she jumped off the top rope to strike Max over the head with a mighty downward swing. Kong also attacked Max with the steel can afterwards. Raku saw her moment and went to give Miyu Yamashita the Doctor Yellow but Yamashita countered it into the Attitude Adjustment. She then hit Raku with the Skull Kick for the victory, winning the Iron Man Title from her.
Maki Itoh encouraged Yamashita to pose for victory photos after the match but it was just so Itoh and Yuki Arai could try to roll her up from behind for the championship. Yamashita escaped with the belt and promised the fans she will defend the title for them. However backstage Yamashita was giving a post-match interview when all of a sudden a Rocket Punch flew across the room and knocked her out. It was launched by Sanshiro Takagi and he put the Mecha Fist back on to pin Yamashita for the title. Daisuke Kiso made the three count but declared it was the Mecha Fist that pinned Yamashita, not Takagi. So the new champion is the Mecha Fist! That didn’t last long because Tetsu Inada ran in, pushed Takagi aside and pinned Mecha Fist to win back the championship for himself.
Hyper Misao reminded everyone before the start of Match #5 that Kyoraku Kyomei have won this year’s Max Heart Tournament. She then made Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko mad by asking them if they took part in it this year? She had forgotten they were knocked out in Round 2 and lost their only match in the tournament. Kiryu grabbed the microphone off her and complained about being ran over by Kiryu’s Hyper Mobile three times in the last three months! She dared Misao to wrestle this match without relying on her bike. Misao was able to do just that, although she still used some of her other tricks. Shoko Nakajima hit Kiryu & Neko with a Double 619 and Misao pinned Kiryu with the Hypami Returns.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHINKANSEN JOSHI PRO WRESTLING PRODUCED BY SANSHIRO TAKAGI”, 15/02/2025 Nozomi 343 Departing From Tokyo Station 75 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Falls Count Anywhere 8-Woman Tag Match: Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh, Yuki Arai & Max The Impaler defeated Mizuki, Aja Kong, Miu Watanabe & Raku when Yamashita pinned Raku with the Crash Rabbit Heat Nozomi Special (43:58).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Raku defeated Tetsu Inada (c) by Knockout with the Lullaby (1:20 pm). *Raku becomes the 1,731st champion.
When DDT held a match inside a travelling bullet train in 2023 it made headlines around the world. So this time Tokyo Joshi Pro wanted in on the action and got Sanshiro Takagi to put the match on a second time.
The train departed from Tokyo Station where Sayuri Namba was on board to start the introductions. When the train arrived at Shinagawa Station, Takagi stepped on board accompanied by Shino Suzuki and Uta Takami. The two of them joined up with Miu Watanabe and Raku so The Up Up Girls (Pro Wrestling) could sing “Upper Kick!” up and down the aisle. However they had technical difficulties midway through. The rest of the wrestlers made their entrances when the train reached Shin-Yokohama Station. Mizuki arrived armed with a Pico Pico Hammer while Aja Kong carried a steel can onboard threatening to rip the bullet train apart!
The match started off with Watanabe and Miyu Yamashita. There was enough room in the aisle for Yamashita to Snapmare Watanabe and follow up with a Soccer Ball Kick. Yuki Arai fought with Mizuki but was chased down the train by Kong. Raku borrowed a cup of ice cream (which has a reputation on the Shinkansen of being served frozen solid) from one of the passengers and hit Arai over the head with it.
As the train was approaching Mt. Fuji, Kong wanted to get a good photo from the window. While she was looking for a good spot, Raku was trying to sing Arai to sleep in the middle of the aisle with towels and a pillow provided. Kong finally saw Mt. Fuji in the distance and stepped on top of Arai so she could lean over and get the best view.
Raku’s lullaby also sent Yamashita & Maki Itoh to sleep so Kong & Raku did the Oyasumi Express on them. Max The Impaler then took centre stage and had a violent pillow fight with Raku. Itoh took over by hitting the 300km/h Kokeshi on Raku and following up with the Cutest Knuckle Punch In The World.
The 121000000 pair started using double team moves until Mizuki attacked them with the Pico Pico Hammer. After that a a chain of multiple Headscissors was formed stretching down the aisle. Itoh then used a Boston Crab to flip the chain over.
A face off between Kong and Itoh then took place. Kong hit her over the head with the steel can but Itoh’s iron head took the blow no problem. Kong then Heabutted her but again she withstood the impact. As Itoh jumped onto Kong’s back to put her in a Sleeper Hold, the doorway opened for the arrival of the ticket inspector. Oh, the inspector is Minoru Suzuki!
When Suzuki saw the fighting going on he threw away the tickets and walked right over to confront the wrestlers. Not because they were causing trouble but because he wanted to show Itoh what a real Sleeper Hold on Kong looks like! He scared everyone off and got into fighting with Kong. Itoh found Mecha Mummy’s Mecha Fist on board and fired a Rocket Punch at Kong. She dodged it and Suzuki got hit instead. Suzuki then attacked Itoh and Kong joined in, causing Takagi to step in and break up the chaos.
Takagi successfully took Suzuki away so the match could continue. Watanabe lifted Itoh up into the Canadian Backbreaker and spun around in circles. Itoh was able to fight back by giving Watanabe the Stunner.
The match broke down into a free for all. Mizuki fought with Arai while Kong and Max were charging down both ends of the aisle to smash into each other in the middle. Their brawl made its way into another train car.
Yamashita targeted Raku with a High Kick. Others stopped her from giving Raku the Attitude Adjustment but she fought all of them off. Raku was left as a sitting duck as Yamashita ran down the aisle and hit her with the Crash Rabbit Heat at the combined travelling speed of 600km/h! Her math is the train was travelling at 285km/h which means the speed she hits the Crash Rabbit Heat reached 315km/h. That put an end to the match with Yamashita, Itoh, Arai & Max as the winners.
The match was finished but the train journey hadn’t completed yet to Yamashita, Itoh & Arai stuck around to talk about their victory. Arai asked if she could go home early because the train hadn’t even reached Nagoya yet. She had fun but it was tough and doing one more match like this would be enough for her. Itoh wanted to know why did Minoru Suzuki get on the train half-naked wearing a tiny hat? She has never seen a perverted train conductor like him before. She also wants TJPW to do more crazy matches in weird locations. She suggested they can go do one in Yamashita’s house. Yamashita refused and said it would be rude to do that without her permission. Itoh then suggested they do the match at Yamashita’s parents’ house. Again Yamashita refused because apparently one time she and Yuka Sakazaki actually had a wrestling match inside somebody’s house and they ended up destroying the place…
The train journey did not end there though. There was a bonus event for VIP passengers involved Arai, Raku & Max. While it was taking place, Tetsu Inada suddenly entered the train asking if he could take part too because he is the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion. He was told no by Daisuke Kiso but refused to leave so Raku approached him from behind and started to sing a lullaby. Inada fell asleep right where he stood. Kiso then raised and dropped his arm three times signaling that he was knocked out, meaning Raku is now the new Iron Man Champion!
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW X YAON ~SINGING AND JOSHI WRESTLING OUTDOORS IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER~”, 11/02/2025 Tokyo Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall 202 Fans
1. Arisu Endo defeated Chika Nanase with the Camel Clutch (6:24).
2. Haruna Neko, Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami defeated Yuki Kamifuku, Toga & Mifu Ashida when Toribami submitted Ashida with the Bird Cage (7:53).
3. 3 Way Match: Suzume defeated Mahiro Kiryu and Kira Summer when Suzume pinned Summer with the Ring A Bell (6:09).
4. Mizuki & Jada Stone defeated Shoko Nakajima & Haru Kazashiro when Stone pinned Kazashiro with the Spark Stunner (9:27).
5. Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Aino, Wakana Uehara, Pom Harajuku & Max The Impaler defeated Hyper Misao, Miu Watanabe, Raku, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami when Tatsumi submitted Suzuki with the Dragon Sleeper (11:12).
The show was a combination of concert and wrestling event with a good portion of the wrestlers singing their entrance songs in between matches. Each member of The Up Up Girls (Pro Wrestling) as well as Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Aino and Wakana Uehara each sang a song solo. Tatsumi even bought a 100,000 yen guitar for the occasion and used it for her performance. She also got the win in the main event when she teamed with Aino, Uehara, Pom Harajuku & Max The Impaler beat The Up Up Girls & Hyper Misao.
HIMAWARI was unable to wrestle because of a shoulder injury. Match #3 was turned into a 3 Way Match instead.
The setlist for the show was this:
– “Youth Tulip” by Uta Takami
– “Watashi no Theory” by Shino Suzuki
– “Keep My Heart Burning” by Wakana Uehara
– “Marshmellow Cacao Station” by Raku
– “Burnin’” by Yuki Aino
– “Chocolate Love ME Do” by Miu Watanabe
– “Love And Revolution” by Rika Tatsumi
– “Upper Kick!” by The Up Up Girls (Pro Wrestling)
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW X YAON ~SINGING AND JOSHI WRESTLING OUTDOORS IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER~”, 11/02/2025 Tokyo Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall
1. Arisu Endo Vs Chika Nanase
2. Yuki Kamifuku, Toga & Mifu Ashida Vs Haruna Neko, Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami
3. Suzume & Mahiro Kiryu Vs HIMAWARI & Kira Summer
4. Mizuki & Jada Stone Vs Shoko Nakajima & Haru Kazashiro
5. 10-Woman Tag Match: Hyper Misao, Miu Watanabe, Raku, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami Vs Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Aino, Wakana Uehara, Pom Harajuku & Max The Impaler
This will be the first time Shoko Nakajima and Jada Stone will wrestle each other in Japan. Nakajima is the reason why Stone got to tour with Tokyo Joshi Pro in the first place after they wrestled each other in DPW last year.
1. Keisuke Ishii’s 40th Birthday Commemorative Match: Ken Ohka & Shota Kawakami Vs Keisuke Ishii & Hajime Enshu
2. Takuya Wada Vs Yoshihiro Horaguchi
3. Yumehito Imanari & Shigehiro Irie Vs Tyson Maeguchi & Munetatsu Nakamura
4. Shuichiro Katsumura & Rekka Vs Yasu Urano & PSYCHO
5. Yuna Manase, YuuRI & Banny Oikawa Vs Takumi Iroha, Riko Kawahata & Ai Houzan
6. Presented By Kintaro Sushi Shinobazu Branch – Moeka Haruhi Debut 20th Anniversary Match: Moeka Haruhi Vs Hanako Nakamori
Tomorrow also sees Moeka Haruhi celebrating her 20th Anniversary in wrestling. The last time she had a singles match with Hanako Nakamori was back in 2021 at a PURE-J show.
DDT “NEPPA OVER FLOWERS 4 ~LOVE SO SAUNA~”, 14/02/2025 Shinjuku FACE
1. 120℃ High Temperature Sauna Match: Danshoku Dieno & Fuminori Abe Vs Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi
2. Totonoi ALL OUT: Shin KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs Shin Shunma Katsumata Vs Akito
3. Big NeppoWER!!: Shinya Aoki Vs Keigo Nakamura
4. SeaSaunaShack Presents ~To-y Löyly~: To-y Vs Sauna Lover X
5. Ueno Nordic Presents ~Yuki Ueno Löyly~: Yuki Ueno Vs Kuishinbo Kamen Vs Kikutaro
6. BZW Tag Team Title – NELJAS Presents ~MAO Löyly~: MAO & Yoshihiko (c) Vs Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi
The Sauna Lover that To-y is going to fight on Valentine’s Day was revealed to be Shuji Kondo!
At yesterday’s DDT show Yuki Iino suffered a fractured orbital injury in his right eye which means he will be out of action for a while. The “ALL OUT” match will go on without him. It is now changed from a tag bout to a 3 Way Match with the remaining participants.
Yuki Ishida is still feeling unwell so he is no longer wrestling on this show. Kazuma Sumi takes his place in the opening match.
GLEAT/DDT “GLEAT VER. & – GLEAT X DDT PRO WRESTLING”, 15/02/2025 Osaka Umeda Sky Building Stella Hall
1. GLEAT & DDT Tag Battle: Takanori Ito & Soma Takao Vs Issei Onitsuka & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. GLEAT & DDT Tag Battle: Densha MICHIo & Danshoku Dieno Vs JD Lee & To-y
3. Into The G-RUSH – G-RUSH Rules: El Lindaman Vs Ilusion
4. GLEAT Vs DDT Single Battle: Junjie Vs KANON
5. GLEAT Vs DDT Single Battle: Kaito Ishida Vs Keigo Nakamura
6. GLEAT & DDT Tag Battle: T-Hawk & Takeshi Masada Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Ryo Aitaka
7. GLEAT & DDT Dream 6-Man Tag Battle: HARASHIMA, CIMA & KAZMA SAKAMOTO Vs Chris Brookes, Parker Boudreaux & Yukio Naya
8. GLEAT Tag Battle: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Jay Lamrod Vs Kotaro Suzuki & Tetsuya Izuchi
9. GLEAT & DDT & AAA 6-Man Tag Battle: Takehiro Yamamura, MAO & Yuya Koroku Vs SBK, TAKUMA & Kazuma Sumi
10. GLEAT Vs DDT Premium Battle: Soma Watanabe Vs Yuki Ueno
A few changes here too because of Iino and Ishida being out of action. Keigo Nakamura moves up to become Kaito Ishida’s new opponent, Tomomitsu Matsunaga takes his place in the opener and Soma Takao replaces Iino on the other team.
DDT “REMBRANDT HIGHWAY SERIES 2025 ICHIGO BOUT IN EBINA”, 16/02/2025 Kanagawa Rembrandt Hotel Ebina
1. Yukio Naya Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Toru Owashi & Soma Takao
3. Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato Vs Yuya Koroku & Keigo Nakamura
4. Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda Vs Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
5. SCHADENFREUDE International Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi Vs KANON & Ilusion
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y Vs Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA & Akito
The first three matches have been changed around due to the absences of Iino and Ishida.
DDT “NEXT GENERATION 2025 ~KISARAGI ROMAN~”, 23/02/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Toru Owashi & Yuki Ishida Vs Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
2. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs To-y, Jun Akiyama, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Daichi Sato
3. Special Single Match: Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda
4. Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura
5. Special Tag Match: Danshoku Dieno & Koju Takeda Vs Super Sasadango Machine & Yumehito Imanari
6. “Brave Bang Bravern!” Collaboration 6-Man Tag Match ~ Bravern Debut Match: Bravern, Yuki Ueno & MAO Vs Yukio Naya, Akito & Soma Takao
7. D GENERATIONS CUP 2025 – Final: Takeshi Masada Vs Yuya Koroku
A press conference was held by DDT today to promote the D GENERATIONS CUP final. It was there when Takeshi Masada and Yuya Koroku were told that the final is going to main event Korakuen Hall! The surprise completely threw Masada off guard because up until now he had everything calculated and going to plan. The final being moved to the main event wasn’t part of those calculations. He tried to play it cool and still thinks he will win and move on to challenge Chris Brookes for the KO-D Openweight Title. Koroku does not care who the KO-D Champion will be if he wins the final and gets the title shot instead.
Super Sasadango Machine takes Iino’s place in the Pheromones reunion match. That means the 3 Way Match he was originally booked for is now just Kazuki Hirata against Antonio Honda.
BASARA “BASARA 272 ~TAKAGARI 27~”, 02/03/2025
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center
1. Daichi Kazato Vs Kuishinbo Kamen
2. Union MAX Title: Masato Kamino (c) Vs Ryota Nakatsu
The Union MAX Title reign is off to a good start for Masato Kamino but is he becoming to smug about it? He has really become proud of his muscular body as of late. However Ryota Nakatsu thinks that Kamino loves himself so much it’s starting to overshadow BASARA and the MAX Title.
The guests for this show are Kuishinbo Kamen, Keisuke Ishii, Ayumu Honda and Akira Jo.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. 20: LIFE IS PEACHY”, 04/03/2025 Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa
1. Special Tag Match: Shota & Soma Takao Vs Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi
Both Honda and Mr. Bueno will be on the show.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GRAND PRINCESS ’25”, 16/03/2025 Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium
1. Special Single Match: Willow Nightingale Vs Miu Watanabe
2. International Princess Title: Suzume (c) Vs Arisu Endo
3. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh (c) Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao
4. Princess Of Princess Title: Mizuki (c) Vs Rika Tatsumi
No need to worry about 121000000 being banned from Japan. They successfully defended the Princess Tag Team Titles in Chile and will have no trouble travelling home where Kyoraku Kyomei will be waiting for them.
Daisy Monkey are going to explode! One of the other mainstay tag teams in Tokyo Joshi Pro have an important match going on too. Suzume and Arisu Endo will be facing each other for the International Princess Title!
A match two and a half years in the making will finally happen. Willow Nightingale was supposed to face Miu Watanabe one on one back at “SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’22” but travel issues cancelled her tour. While she eventually did get to wrestle in Japan with TJPW, the singles match with Watanabe never happened. It’s been a long wait but it’s finally going to take place next month!
DDT “JUDGEMENT 2025 ~28TH ANNIVERSARY 5 HOUR SPECIAL~”, 20/03/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Kazusada Higuchi Return Match: Kazusada Higuchi Vs X
2. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Minoru Suzuki
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Chris Brookes (c) Vs X
The DDT Extreme Title match between Danshoku Dieno and Yuki Iino has been cancelled because of Iino’s injury.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 08/02/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall 551 Fans
1. Yoshiko Hasegawa, Kaya Toribami & Chika Nanase defeated Shino Suzuki, Ivy Steele & Kira Summer when Hasegawa submitted Suzuki with the Muffler Hold (9:38).
2. Yuki Kamifuku defeated Mifu Ashida with the Famouser (7:01).
3. Raku & Ram Kaichow defeated Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko when Raku pinned Neko after the Cake Cutting Ceremony (8:10).
4. Arisu Endo defeated Wakana Uehara with the Ju no Okite (10:32).
5. Miu Watanabe defeated Uta Takami with a Batting Hammer (7:55).
6. Yuki Aino defeated Haru Kazashiro with the Venus DDT (8:27).
7. Rika Tatsumi & Toga defeated Mizuki & HIMAWARI when Tatsumi pinned HIMAWARI with the Twist Of Fate (15:22).
8. International Princess Title: Suzume (c) defeated Jada Stone with the Ring A Bell (12:29). *V1 for Suzume.
9. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Final: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao defeated Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku when Nakajima pinned Harajuku with the Diving Senton (12:29).
It took five years for Kyoraku Kyomei to clear their quest. The last remaining team to have competed in every Max Heart Tournament to date have finally won it! The crowd in Korakuen Hall laughed when Hyper Misao told them before the match that she and Shoko Nakajima would win the final with a pure heart. Max The Impaler then attacked them before Misao could finish her promo. Misao quickly brought out the Hyper Mobile and charged into Max but Max moved out of the way and Misao crashed into Mahiro Kiryu instead. Max threw Nakajima around the room while Pom Harajuku got to reverse things by using Max as a weapon instead of the other way around. Nakajima used her surroundings to her advantage by hitting Max with a flying kick from a nearby railing. Misao then cycled the Hyper Mobile down the aisle and successfully crashed it into Max. Harajuku was left to fight Nakajima back in the ring by herself. She blocked the Locomotion Northern Lights Suplex and hit back with the Pom de Justice. But Nakajima got the better of her, getting the win with the Diving Senton while Misao got Max outside the ring with the I Am A Hero.
Nakajima told Misao after the match that ever since Kyoraku Kyomei was formed she’s had so much fun. But it was also frustrating for all of the times they couldn’t win their big matches. They finally made it to the top but she still feels a thorn in her heart. They lost to 121000000 in the Max Heart final two years ago and she still hates that it happened. She wants to get revenge by winning the Princess Tag Team Titles from them at “GRAND PRINCESS ’25”! Misao agreed and told her 121000000 will be defending the titles in Chile this weekend. Their message to the champs is if they lose the belts overseas then they are banned from returning to Japan! Harajuku told Max they weren’t able to win but thanks to this tournament Pompaler have become even closer. So in a way she already has a “Max Heart” she can cherish!
“The Spark” made her way back to Japan in the hopes of winning some gold. Jada Stone had Suzume’s moveset scouted, countering the Mikazuki Meteor Shower into a Samoan Drop and also turning the Ring-A-Bell into the Gory Special submission hold. However Suzume saw that Stone’s guard was down during the backflip that was meant to lead into the Spark Stunner so she stopped her momentum with a Dropkick to the back. From there Suzume was able to hit the Ring-A-Bell and win her first International Princess Title defence. Stone said it was a dream come true to fight in a big title match at Korakuen Hall but this is not going to be the end. She’ll be back to fight Suzume again. Stone is also still aiming to take a championship from Japan.
After the match Arisu Endo congratulated Suzume and asked her for a title shot. It just so happened that Suzume was going to nominate her Daisy Monkey partner anyway so they will have the match at “GRAND PRINCESS ’25” on 16th March! Suzume told reporters the two of them have long talked about having a championship match against each other some day. Now it is no longer going to be just a dream. Endo is the only opponent she wants to face at Ota Ward Gymnasium. Endo said they know each other so well from teaming together so it will all be about how they’re going to get through that. Endo is confident she can beat Suzume and become the champ!
A preview of the “GRAND PRINCESS ’25” main event pitted Mizuki and Rika Tatsumi against each other in a tag match. Mizuki avoided shaking Tatsumi’s hand before the bell and again when they were both tagged in for the first time. HIMAWARI attacked Tatsumi by whipping her with her hair so Tatsumi fought back by pulling on HIMAWARI’s hair. Mizuki used the Cutie Special to get rid of Toga but she was then hit by Tatsumi’s Spinning Backbreaker. Tatsumi then planted HIMAWARI with the Twist Of Fate to win. She would have preferred to directly beat Mizuki today but that just means she has more time to think about how she can get that result at the Princess Of Princess Title match. Toga feels similarly because she wants to avenge her loss to HIMAWARI in the Next Generation Tournament. Mizuki thinks Tatsumi’s love for her is very warped and isn’t really love. She doesn’t want to be hated though, so she isn’t sure how to open up to Tatsumi about the matter. It’s quite the problem because she doesn’t want to look at Tatsumi but knows if she takes her eyes off of her, she is going to lose.
Several matches on the undercard pitted the established Tokyo Joshi Pro roster against the Next Generation. The results were all straightforward without any upsets shaking up the status quo. Yuki Aino defeated Haru Kazashiro. She was in trouble when Kazashiro gave her the Fisherman Suplex but Aino kept on fighting. She ended up shrugging off some Dropkicks and pinned Kazashiro with the Venus DDT. Aino hasn’t won many singles matches in Korakuen so she is very happy with today’s result. She can tell just how much Kazashiro has grown both physically and mentally since their last singles match a year and a half ago. Kazashiro knows she can do more so she can get as strong as Aino.
Two of the Up Up Girls fought each other when Miu Watanabe fought Uta Takami in a mismatch of strength and experience. Takami wanted the match to be the culmination of her first year as a pro wrestler. She was able to catch her opponent in a Cobra Clutch and hit a Pop-Up Dropkick but other than that she had no chance. After stretching her with the Canadian Backbreaker, Watanabe then clobbered Takami with a Batting Hammer to win. She said she hopes Takami will continue to get stronger and walk her own path from here. Takami said if she had never met Watanabe she never would have become a pro wrestler. She is grateful to Watanabe for always watching over her.
Endo set herself up for her later title challenge by beating Wakana Uehara on the undercard. The result is payback for Uehara making Endo submit in the 1st Round to eliminate Daisy Monkey from this year’s tournament. She used a rope break to escape the Banana Pillow and then threw Uehara over by using the Waterwheel Drop. Uehara started a comeback but Endo stopped it with a Super Kick and then won by using the Ju no Okite. The Super Kick is particular is a move Endo said she’s been saving for the right time due to how effective it can be. Uehara said she always feel the need to chase after Endo because she was her mentor from Yume Pro Wrestling as well as her tag partner from her debut match. She thought she took a step forward when she submitted Endo in the tournament. But today she realised Endo has taken another step ahead since then.
The honeymoon period isn’t over yet. The “Newlywed Tag Team” Of Raku & Ram Kaichow are still acting lovey-dovey together (well it is Valentine’s Day next week). So much so that it annoyed Haruna Neko into attacking them with Mahiro Kiryu following suit. Raku had also made Kaichow some Valentine’s chocolate but Kiryu took it off them and ate some of it with Daisuke Kiso to get a suger rush power up. She of course later apologised to Kaichow over it. Ram & Kaichow got revenge by beating Neko with the Cake Cutting Ceremony double chop from the second rope. Unfortunately there was no chocolate left after the match. Raku promised to make more for Kaichow because Valentine’s Day hasn’t happened yet.
Mifu Ashida is still new to TJPW so it was time for Yuki Kamifuku to put her to the test. Kamifuku couldn’t help but compliment her opponent for having a pretty face while she was holding her down with an Indian Death Lock. Ashida hit her with some high kicks but Kamifuku took over with a Brainbuster and hit the Famouser for the victory. She praised Ashida for being confident when she heard her goal is to become the best wrestler in TJPW within a year. However Kamifuku dislikes people who carry that much motivation with them. Her advice to Ashida is she should get to know TJPW a little better before she goes around bragging about wanting to be the best. Ashida understands she has a lot more training to do before she can overcome high walls such as Kamifuku. She wants fans to watch her get stronger and climb to the top.
Since Shino Suzuki was teaming with two foreigners today, she treated her triple team moves with Ivy Steele & Kira Summer as if she was guiding them on a tour across Japan and ending at the Tokyo Dome. Steele & Summer were able to get Kaya Toribami & Chika Nanase out of the ring but Suzuki struggled to finish off Yoshiko Hasegawa. Instead Hasegawa fought her way to put Suzuki into the Muffler Hold and win the match by submission.
After Match #5 Watanabe received a video message from Willow Nightingale. The two were originally meant to have a match at “SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’22” but visa issues prevented it from ever happening. Soon Nightingale will return to TJPW so the match can finally take place! It will happen at “GRAND PRINCESS ’25” on 16th March. Watanabe said she’s been waiting for over two years and cannot wait for Nightingale to finally come back.
A new year means new adventures and a fresh sense of excitement to go exploring again. Konosuke Takeshita now has work with New Japan to deal with alongside his AEW duties. It’s opened up a whole new group of opponents to fight in America as well as Japan, especially since he has a championship in each company he wants to defend often. Yuka Sakazaki had a very big month by taking part in a special retirement match and also getting a big chance to do some things on AEW TV. But now that has come and gone I worry that she’s going to vanish from the shows again. Yuki Kamifuku is continuing her series of matches with Alexis Lee across Southeast Asia. Maki Itoh went on tour across the world with GCW but sadly lost her championship along the way.
A lot more destinations are coming up in the Springtime. Chile gets to experience Tokyo Joshi Pro on their own soil, Takeshita gets a very big tag match in Australia, Miyu Yamashita gets to wrestle in Germany for the first time and all roads will be leading us towards the bright lights of Las Vegas. I know I got the tickets I want for Wrestlemania Week.
IWA Thailand/SETUP “BANGKOK NAVIGATION”, 18/01/2025 The Circus Studio, G Village, Bangkok, Thailand
1. IWA Japan World Heavyweight Title Tournament – Qualifying Match: Masahiro Takanashi Vs Jonathan Johnson
AEW “COLLISION – HOMECOMING”, 25/01/2025 Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
1. TBS Title No. 1 Contender 4 Way Match: Queen Aminata Vs Deonna Purazzo Vs Yuka Sakazaki Vs Serena Deeb
2. AEW International Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Katsuyori Shibata
AEW “DYNAMITE”, 29/01/2025 Propst Arena At Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
1. TBS Title: Mercedes Moné (c) Vs Yuka Sakazaki
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Results
NJPW “WRESTLE KINGDOM 19 IN TOKYO DOME”, 04/01/2025 Tokyo Dome, Japan 24,107 Fans
1. NEVER Openweight Title & AEW International Title: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (I/c) defeated Shingo Takagi (N/c) with the Raging Fire (11:42). *V5 for KONOSUKE TAKESHITA. Shingo Takagi fails in V2. Becomes the 47th/11th Champion!
I already wrote about Takeshita’s big weekend at the Tokyo Dome. You can read it here.
NJPW/AEW/CMLL/STARDOM/ROH “WRESTLE DYNASTY”, 05/01/2025 Tokyo Dome, Japan 16,300 Fans
1. NEVER Openweight Title & AEW International Title: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (c/c) defeated Tomohiro Ishii with the Raging Fire (13:30). *V1 for NEVER Openweight Title. V6 for AEW International Title.
SPW “CHAMPIONS NEVER YIELD 3”, 10/01/2025 Foo Chow Building, Singapore
1. Queen Of Asia Title: Yuki Kamifuku (c) defeated Alexis Lee with the Diving Famouser (?:??). V6 for Yuki Kamifuku.
As far as I know it was just the Queen Of Asia Title that was on the line for Kamifuku’s latest appearance at Singapore Pro Wrestling. Her rivalry with Alexis Lee may have turned friendly but Lee still wants to win that title back. Kamifuku was able to beat her again for another title defence. It also won’t be the last time this year they fight each other in SPW. More on that later.
NJPW “BATTLE IN THE VALLEY”, 11/01/2025 San Jose Civic, San Jose, California, USA
1. Sumie Sakai Retirement Match – Tornado Tag Match: Hiromu Takahashi, Mayu Iwatani & Yuka Sakazaki defeated Sumi Sakai, EVIL & SHO when Takahashi pinned Sakai with the TIME BOMB (14:42).
2. NEVER Openweight Title: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (c) defeated KUSHIDA with the Raging Fire (15:08). *V2 for KONOSUKE TAKESHITA.
With a new path forged in New Japan, Takeshita went to fight for the company over in America. California was the place where his next NEVER Openweight Title defence was scheduled. KUSHIDA was his challenger in his latest attempt to take on the heavyweights. His gameplan was to start with breaking down Takeshita’s arm before switching to his legs with sweeping Leg Kicks. The plan worked in that it did weaken Takeshita’s moveset and made the match more competitive than first it looked on paper. But Takeshita was able to stand tall in the end and put away KUSHIDA. Takeshita then went ahead and called his shot. When Hiroshi Tanahashi has his final match in America before he retires, Takeshita wants to be his opponent!
If you want to watch a feel good wrestling match to get you out of the new year dumps, go seek out Sumie Sakai’s retirement bout. She teamed up with House Of Torture members EVIL & SHO because of their connections back in their American excursions days. Sakazaki was one of the many people who wanted to be a part of the match as a thank you to Sakai. She got chosen among the lucky trio that included Hiromu Takahashi from NJPW & Mayu Iwatani from Stardom. There was also a female Kamaitachi hanging around at ringside who nobody has been able to identify since (I’ve seen a few guesses it was Iyo Sky because she was in attendance and I appreciate the cheekiness of it if true). Sakazaki whacked SHO over the head with a foreign object and gave him the Tea Time. Sakai ended up fighting on her own and kept kicking out for as long as she could. Takahashi eventually kept her down for the count with the TIME BOMB.
IWA Thailand/SETUP “BANGKOK NAVIGATION”, 18/01/2025 The Circus Studio, G Village, Bangkok, Thailand
1. IWA Japan World Heavyweight Title Tournament – Qualifying Match: Jonathan Johnson defeated Masahiro Takanashi with the Swanton Bomb (?:??).
This month saw SETUP become the new bearers of the International Wrestling Association brand by launching the debut IWA Thailand show. Masahiro Takanashi went over to take part in a tournament to determine the No. 1 Contender for the IWA Japan World Heavyweight Title. He had no problem being the bad guy against Jonathan Johnson and even got some ringside help from Shota getting in Johnson’s way whenever it was convenient. However Johnson fought off the numbers disadvantage and made Shota Super Kick Takanashi by mistake. Johnson then countered the Takatonic into an Implant for a nearfall and then hit the Swanton Bomb to get the upset win, knocking Takanashi out of the tournament in the 1st Round.
GCW “THE PEOPLE VS GCW”, 19/01/2025 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, USA
1. GCW Ultraviolent Title & GCW Extreme Title – Doors, Ladders & Chairs Unification Match: Matt Tremont defeated Maki Itoh (E/c), John Wayne Murdoch, Drew Parker, Rina Yamashita, Brandon Kirk, Dr. Redacted and Matthew Justice when Tremont grabbed the titles (15:55). *Maki Itoh fails in V5. Matt Tremont becomes the 10th GCW Ultraviolent Champion and 11th GCW Extreme Champion!
Maki Itoh took a big gamble and it did not pay off. She wanted to double her title collection in GCW by joining the Doors, Ladders & Chairs match where the vacant GCW Ultraviolent Title was on the line. To do that she agreed to put the GCW Extreme Title up for grabs too so both championships would end up being unified together. John Wayne Murdoch complained about her inclusion at the start of the match, causing Itoh to fake cry so everyone else would attack him in her defence. Itoh also did the ladder spin spot, hitting whoever was in her way until Matthew Justice smashed her with a chair. Her last big spot of the match was diving off a ladder onto everyone else outside the ring. She ended up getting taken out of the match when Drew Parker did the Swanton Bomb from the ladder onto herself and Murdoch through some tables at ringside. Matt Tremont ended up being the last one left to climb the ladder and pull down both belts.
BZW/GCW “ENTER THE ZONE”, 25/01/2025 Espace Isabelle De Hainaut, Rue De Saint-Quentin, France
1. BZW Title: Joseph Fenech Jr. (c) defeated Maki Itoh by Disqualification when Itoh was caught with Brass Knuckles (?:??). *V7 for Joseph Fenech Jr.
One week later Itoh travelled to Europe with GCW for a weekend of shows in France and England. For a brief moment it looked like Itoh was the new champion of Banger Zone Wrestling when she defeated Joseph Fenech Jr. for the BZW Title. However during the match Fenech placed a pair of brass knuckles into Itoh’s gear so when he lost the match, he complained to the ref and accused Itoh of cheating. The ref inspected Itoh, found the brass knucks “hidden” in her costume and decided to reverse the decision.
AEW “COLLISION – HOMECOMING”, 25/01/2025 Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
1. TBS Title No. 1 Contender 4 Way Match: Yuka Sakazaki defeated Queen Aminata, Deonna Purazzo and Serena Deeb when Sakazaki pinned Purazzo with a Modified Crucifix Pin (9:28).
2. AEW International Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated Katsuyori Shibata with the Raging Fire (13:29). *V7 for Konosuke Takeshita.
Back in AEW, Takeshita called out an unexpected opponent to be his next challenger for the AEW International Title. He wanted a piece of Katsuyori Shibata after seeing him winning matches in ROH! It was a match that just as much existed to show everyone that Shibata can still take bumps because Takeshita Suplexed him around quite a bit. Shibata though was able to withstand the attacks and push back, fighting his way towards a possible title change. However Don Callis in a panic left the commentary booth to grab Shibata’s leg from ringside as a distraction. Takeshita then grabbed Shibata for the Blue Thunder Bomb. Shibata kicked out of that with a 1 Count so Takeshita put him away with the Raging Fire.
Sakazaki’s AEW direction for this month centered around the TBS Championship. She was thrown into the mix of a 4 Way Match to determine the No. 1 Contender. Her chances improved when Queen Aminata and Serena Deeb fought their way out of the ring and away from ringside. She also benefitted from Deonna Purrazzo getting distracted by Taya Valkyrie being attacked by Harley Cameron. With Purazzo’s guard now down, Sakazaki cradled her into a Crucifix Pin to score the three count and earn herself a title match.
GCW “LIVE IN LONDON”, 26/01/2025 Electric Ballroom, London, England
1. Maki Itoh defeated Man Like DeReiss with a Mouse Trap (11:56).
What Itoh lacked in size against Man Like DeReiss she more than made up for it with ego and personality. She quickly reacted to DeReiss’s big entrance by telling him she’s “not scared, you pussy!” DeReiss still took her lightly, making quips on the microphone while Body Slamming her. But Itoh started a comeback while the Pokémon theme song played over the speakers. However DeReiss took a page out of Itoh’s playbook by crying crocodile tears so Itoh would go easy on him. His plan almost worked until Itoh countered a Power Slam into the Mouse Trap cradle to get the pin out of nowhere.
AEW “DYNAMITE”, 29/01/2025
Propst Arena At Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
1. TBS Title: Mercedes Moné (c) defeated Yuka Sakazaki with the Money Maker (13:40). *V13 for Mercedes Moné.
Remember back when Mercedes Moné would put out photos and videos on social media of her training at the TJPW dojo and hanging out with the roster? Well after all that time we finally got to see her wrestle a match against someone TJPW related. Moné and Sakazaki got the main event slot on Dynamite for their TBS Title match. Sakazaki got out of the Statement Maker by cradling it into a nearfall. She thought she had Moné where she wanted her by doing a Snap German Suplex. But Moné blocked the Magical Girl Splash with her knees and eventually pinned her with the Moné Maker.
JERICHO CRUISE “CHRIS JERICHO’S ROCK ‘N’ WRESTLING RAGER – SIX ON THE BEACH – NIGHT 1”, 31/01/2025 Norwegian Pearl Cruise Ship
1. Yuka Sakazaki defeated Viva Van (?:??).
2. AEW International Title Eliminator Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Tommy Billington (?:??).
Both Takeshita and Sakazaki were a part of Chris Jericho’s annual Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager At Sea cruise. There were four days of shows but from what I could find Sakazaki only wrestled on the first day, beating Viva Van. Takeshita beat the new “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington on his first match of the cruise. It has since been promoted in AEW canon as an AEW International Title eliminator match for Ring Of Honor TV. I’ll go through the rest of Takeshita’s matches in next month’s article.
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Upcoming Appearances
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “AEX32 SANTIAGO 2025”, 09/02/2025 Estación Mapocho Cultural Center, Santiago, Chile
1. Moka Miyamoto Vs Casey
2. Aja Kong Vs Roma
3. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh (c) Vs Pandora & Sara Phoenix
The AEX Santiago convention welcomes Tokyo Joshi Pro to Chile in February. The Princess Tag Team Titles will be defended over there too, possibly changing the course of “GRAND PRINCESS ’25” if 121000000 lose the belts over there. Fans over there will also get to see Aja Kong and Moka Miyamoto in action.
AEW “GRAND SLAM AUSTRALIA”, 15/02/2025 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
1. Will Ospreay & Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher
There’s a lot of logistical confusion going around AEW’s Australia debut but it’s still working out better than that time Takeshita was booked by Sub-Zero Pro back in 2019. He’ll be teaming with Australia’s own Kyle Fletcher as the two members of the Don Callis Family face the combined wrath of Will Ospreay & Kenny Omega!
1. Yuki Kamifuku & The Statement Vs Alexis Lee & Da Butcherman
Kamifuku and Lee’s rivalry remains in Singapore for the time being. This time Kamifuku will get involved in a mixed tag match for the first time in SPW. She teams with The Statement (aka Andruew Tang) while Lee will team with Da Butcherman.
Some of the best wrestling weekends I’ve ever had were in Germany for the 16 Carat Gold tournament. Yamashita’s debut for wXw is only going to be for the third night though. That’s a shame because if she did the entire weekend there would have been a whole list of interesting new matches for her to do.
NJPW “WINDY CITY RIOT”, 11/04/2025 Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi Last Match In The USA Final Road ~Kinship~: Hiroshi Tanahashi Vs KONOSUKE TAKESHITA
America gets a rematch over a decade in the making. In the 2nd year Anniversary of Takeshita’s debut match, he got to fight Tanahashi in his prime at DDT’s Sumo Hall show. He had respect for him for years afterward until 2015 when Tanahashi embarrassed DDT in the same venue. When Takeshita competed in the G1 Climax last year he brought up that situation as a reason for him to chase after Tanahashi in New Japan. Now that Tanahashi is getting ready to retire next year, there’s not a lot of time left to make this match happen. So Takeshita made the demand to be the opponent for Tanahashi’s last match in America (unless AEW gets the itch to book him on super short notice later in the year).
PANDEMONIUM PRO “THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS”, 17/04/2025 Fremont Country Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
1. Maya World Vs Miu Watanabe
DDT and TJPW’s schedule for Wrestlemania Week is focused on the Friday and Saturday. However Miu Watanabe’s schedule unexpectedly starts a little bit earlier. On the Thursday she will be competing in Pandemonium Pro against the promising wrestler from Texas, Maya World.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE IN LAS VEGAS”, 18/04/2025 Pearl Theater At Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The sixteen women TJPW are planning to bring over to Las Vegas are Mizuki, Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh, Suzume, Yuki Kamifuku, Pom Harajuku, Shoko Nakajima, Rika Tatsumi, Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino, Miu Watanabe, Raku, Arisu Endo, Yuki Arai, Wakana Uehara and Shino Suzuki. There will be a few more international wrestlers taking part too.
DDT “DDT GOES LAS VEGAS!”, 18/04/2025 Pearl Theater At Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The first group of DDT wrestlers coming over for the show are MAO, Shinya Aoki, Daisuke Sasaki, Yukio Naya, Antonio Honda, Ilusion, Yuni and Kazuma Sumi. A lot of the regular talent have already been advertised for DDT’s shows back in Japan the same weekend so this might be your lot outside of the guests.
DDT/TOKYO JOSHI PRO/GCW “DDT VS TJPW VS GCW”, 19/04/2025 Pearl Theater At Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 25/01/2025 Shinjuku FACE 312 Fans
1. Moka Miyamoto, Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami defeated Yuki Aino, Ivy Steele & Kira Summer when Toribami submitted Steele with the Bird Cage (10:25).
2. 3 Way Match: Raku defeated Miu Watanabe and Haruna Neko when Raku pinned Neko with the Hurricane Turn (6:36).
3. Miyu Yamashita & Mahiro Kiryu defeated Rika Tatsumi & Chika Nanase when Yamashita pinned Nanase with the Buzzsaw Kick (9:46).
4. Mizuki defeated Mifu Ashida with the Face Lock (10:01).
5. Yuki Arai, Haru Kazashiro & Toga defeated Suzume, Arisu Endo & Uta Takami when Arai submitted Takami with the Scorpion Death Lock (13:05).
6. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Semi-Final: Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku defeated Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara when Max pinned Uehara with a Piledriver (10:37).
7. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Semi-Final: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao defeated HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki when Misao pinned HIMAWARI with the Hypami Returns (13:31).
The Max Heart Tournament final is set. A girl and her monster is going to fight a superhero and her kaiju. Kyoraku Kyomei have a second crack at the final after failing to win it all in 2023. Today’s semi final was so important that Hyper Misao wouldn’t decide if she would use the Seven Hyper Tools to win. Instead she will let her heart and soul decide what to do. Her decision was to wrap up Shino Suzuki with the ring apron and tape her to the corner post. Suzuki was eventually able to be freed and tried to put Shoko Nakajima in the Sleeper Hold only to get fought off. Misao then hit HIMAWARI with the Kingslayer and pinned her with the Hypami Returns to win.
Meeting the long established tag team in the final is Pompaler. This time Pom Harajuku was spared from being thrown around like a missile by Max The Impaler. Instead it was Wakana Uehara that felt Max’s power firsthand. Yuki Kamifuku did her best to keep things even and gave Harajuku the Famouser but Max then took her out with a Spear. Uehara took a chance by putting Max in the Banana Pillow but that proved to be a costly mistake. Max picked her up out of the move, slammed their way out of it and then finished Uehara off with a Piledriver. Max was probably the most annoyed by the result because Harajuku was too loud with her celebrations afterward.
The two finalist teams confronted each other in the ring at the end of the show. Kyoraku Kyomei were talking about their goal to win the tournament and then beat 121000000 for the Princess Tag Team Titles when Max suddenly attacked them. Harajuku told them that Pompaler are the obvious winners and Max then picked her up and threw her at Kyoraku Kyomei before leaving. Misao swore to get revenge on the rampage that was just set upon them. Nakajima agreed and warned Pompaler that their weapons are infinite!
Raku wanted to sleep through the 3 Way Match so she set up traffic cones with a No Entry sign attached to them in the middle of the ring where she slept. Miu Watanabe and Haruna Neko had to wrestle around her unaware that it was all just a trap so she could roll them up for sneaky pinfalls. She eventually gave up with the plan and attacked her opponents with a pillow. She also blinded Watanabe by placing one of the cones over her head so Watanabe couldn’t see Raku pinned Neko to win the match.
It was announced that Yuki Arai will be part of Tokyo Joshi Pro’s Las Vegas show on 18th April. She tried to cut a promo in English to promote it. Later backstage she said it’s been her dream to wrestle overseas so she’s looking forward to doing it with TJPW. She’ll do her best to make her American debut a success.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 18/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX 284 Fans – No Vacancy
1. Yuki Aino, Raku & Moka Miyamoto defeated Rika Tatsumi, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko when Raku submitted Neko with the Front Neck Lock (10:39).
2. Miyu Yamashita & Yoshiko Hasegawa defeated Yuki Arai & Shino Suzuki when Hasegawa submitted Suzuki with the Muffler Hold (8:28).
3. Jada Stone & Kaya Toribami defeated Mizuki & HIMAWARI when Stone pinned HIMAWARI with the Spark Stunner (11:01).
4. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1: Haru Kazashiro & Toga defeated Ivy Steele & Kira Summer when Kazashiro pinned Summer with the Fisherman Suplex (9:02).
5. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao defeated Mifu Ashida & Chika Nanase when Misao submitted Nanase with the Chickenwing Face Lock (11:25).
6. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1: Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku defeated Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami when Max pinned Takami with the Piledriver (9:17).
7. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara defeated Suzume & Arisu Endo when Uehara submitted Endo with the Banana Pillow (11:48).
In a shocking start to the Max Heart Tournament, last year’s winners Daisy Monkey are out in the 1st Round! Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara sounds like a makeshift team on the surface but it’s a pairing Uehara has wanted after fighting Kamifuku in America last year. Her idea is already paying off with an upset win over one of the tournament favorites. Kamifuku dealt with Suzume by giving her a Big Boot while Uehara trapped Arisu Endo in the Banana Pillow until Endo tapped out. Kamifuku always heard the women from Ebina, Kanagawa were strong and stubborn. Today she saw it with her own eyes from Uehara’s performance. Uehara thought they were unlucky to draw last year’s winners but she’s really happy her team was able to win. Kamifuku is confident they will make it past the 2nd round tomorrow because their opponents Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko are both weaklings.
Well, Max The Impaler killed a teenager. Or at the very least cut down her height by a few centimetres. Uta Takami was scared to fight them but pulled up the courage to do so. As much as Miu Watanabe encouraged her to fight Max head on she eventually saw sense to join in and help her out. Max meanwhile continued to use Pom Harajuku as a projectile against the other team. They took out Watanabe with the Wasteland War Justice and Max then pinned Takami with a Piledriver. They then took one of Takami’s hair accessories as a trophy for their victory. Watanabe blamed Sayrui Namba for putting this match together with her lottery draw. She also said one day Takami will become bigger and more powerful than Max so she should do her best to get there. Tomorrow Pompaler will face Yuki Aino & Raku which means Max is going to be thrown into the Love Triangle.
As the only remaining team left to have competed in every Max Heart Tournament, Kyoraku Kyomei began their match telling everyone that means they have suffered more in the competition than anyone else. They will not drop their guard down or take any opponent lightly. However Hyper Misao thinks the key for them to finally win the tournament is to give up something important to her. She handed her spray can to Daisuke Kiso and promised not to use it so she can win fair and square. Kyoraku Kyomei lived up to their word by beating Mifu Ashida & Chika Nanase clean. Shoko Nakajima held Ashida in the Unmanned Local Train Hold while Misao made Nanase submit to her Chickenwing Face Lock. Tomorrow they will take on Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami to continue their long quest to finally end this struggle. Ashida meanwhile said the match felt like she was baptised by Tokyo Joshi Pro. She’s still a rookie but thinks she has the guts and competitive spirit to match those two veterans.
The opening match of the tournament pitted the two finalists from last year’s Next Generation Tournament against an alliance between British and Austalian wrestlers. Haru Kazashiro & Toga showed how well they had become as a team by swapping wristbands with each other. They were also able to outmanoeuvre Ivy Steele & Kira Summer with their tactics, ending with Kazashiro beating Summer with the Fisherman Suplex. Next up for the pair is HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki in the 2nd Round tomorrow. Toga remembers she beat HIMAWARI in the Next Gen Tournament but also lost to Suzuki at the end of last year. She’s confident her team has an 80% chance of winning. Kazashiro wants to show her next opponents just how strong she has gotten lately. Summer is disappointed she won’t be getting to team more with Steele in the tournament. Steele described getting hit by Toga’s Elbow Smash was like getting hit with a bat.
It was confirmed during the show opening introductions that the winners of the Max Heart Tournament will receive a Princess Tag Team Titles shot at “GRAND PRINCESS ’25” on 16th March. It will be the next Tag Title bout after the 121000000 Vs Pandora & Sara Phoenix match happening in Chile on 9th February.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 18/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
1. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1A: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
2. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1B: Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami Vs Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku
3. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1C: Haru Kazashiro & Toga Vs Ivy Steele & Kira Summer
4. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1D: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Mifu Ashida & Chika Nanase
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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 19/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
1. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2A: Winner Of Match 1A Vs Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko
2. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2B: Winner Of Match 1B Vs Yuki Aino & Raku
3. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2C: Winner Of Match 1C Vs HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki
4. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2D: Winner Of Match 1D Vs Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami
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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 25/01/2025 Shinjuku FACE
1. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Semi-Final: Winners Of Match 2A Vs Winners Of Match 2B
2. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Semi-Final: Winners Of Match 2C Vs Winners Of Match 2D
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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 08/02/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X
This weekend is the beginning of Tokyo Joshi Pro’s annual Max Heart Tournament. Just like last year the reigning Princess Tag Team Champions are not taking part. Maki Itoh is off touring with GCW again but Miyu Yamashita should be around for non-tournament matches. Mizuki has decided not to participate in this year’s event because she wants to focus on her Princess Of Princess Title reign. In a similar vein Rika Tatsumi will not enter the tournament either because she wants to prepare for her Princess Title shot against Mizuki set for March. That means when this tournament begins Kyoraku Kyomei will become the only team that has entered together for every year. Will this finally be the year they win it?
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 18/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
1. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1A: Tag Team 1 Vs Tag Team 2
2. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1B: Tag Team 4 Vs Tag Team 5
3. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1C: Tag Team 7 Vs Tag Team 8
4. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1D: Tag Team 10 Vs Tag Team 11
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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 19/01/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
1. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2A: Winner Of Match 1A Vs Tag Team 3
2. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2B: Winner Of Match 1B Vs Tag Team 6
3. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2C: Winner Of Match 1C Vs Tag Team 9
4. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2D: Winner Of Match 1D Vs Tag Team 12
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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 25/01/2025 Shinjuku FACE
1. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Semi-Final: Winners Of Match 2A Vs Winners Of Match 2B
2. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Semi-Final: Winners Of Match 2C Vs Winners Of Match 2D
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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 08/02/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X
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