Dramatic DDT

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “HYPE! 4 ~PRAYER PLAYER~”, 15/09/2026
Tokyo Kitazawa Town Hall
237 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Special Single Match: Miyu Yamashita defeated Chika Nanase with the Skull Kick (11:31).

We once more enter into the mind of Hyper Misao for the latest episode of her creative endeavor “HYPE!”. This is the fourth year in a row the show has taken place and it wasted little time in highlighting who the main character was going to be this time. The story begins with Chika Nanase training by herself during a night at Kanda Myojin in Tokyo. After finishing her prayer at the shrine, she found Misao’s mask on the ground in front of her. Next thing she knows, she is pulled into another world. Instead of Kanda Myojin, Nanase is now in a realm called Can Do Myojin!

Nanase suddenly found herself inside a ring wearing the kind of uniform worn by a delinquent biker. Before she could figure out what happened she was approached by a woman named Shino-sen (Shino Suzuki), a teacher from the Private Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling Academy. Shino-sen wanted to remind “Chika Nanakuse” that fighting is prohibited in the Academy and it was time to get back to the premises. However when the two tried to exit the ring, an invisible forcefield prevented them from leaving.

With Chika and Shino stuck inside the ring, a maid suddenly walked in and began to communicate with them by using the translation feature on her phone. She introduced herself as Autumn (Kira Summer), the guide of Can Do Myojin. This place is a shrine dedicated to the Goddesses Of Pro Wrestling and is regarded as an urban legend because most people could never find it. Among those who have come across the shrine, very few of them have actually gotten to meet any of the Goddesses in person. Chika began to panic thinking she would be trapped here and never return to her world. Shino figured that they must go find the Goddesses because only they would know the way out.

Autumn lead the group towards a nearby club where they could hear music coming from inside. There they found a pair of dancers who were hyping up the crowd with a party atmosphere. They are the Goddesses Of Pro Wrestling Entrance (Yuki Kamifuku & Rika Tatsumi)! According to the Goddesses, the entrance is 90% of what makes pro wrestling important. If you can master the entrance then you can master the match! Chika asked them how she could get home but they mistook her for a chauffeur and ordered her to go get some high end sushi from Ginza before carrying the two of them home. Shino stepped up for Chika and challenged the Goddesses to a Pro Wrestling God Battle then pretty much beat them all by herself! The Goddesses bestowed a feathered boa to Chika as a lucky charm but then admitted they do not know how she can leave the shrine. They also revealed something very dangerous about Can Do Myojin. If a human being loses a wrestling match in this place, they get erased from existence!

A pair of idols then entered the ring and together they sang the song “Samishii Nettaigyo”. They then left when they were finished. Autumn told the others that the idols are also Goddesses so they all snuck backstage to go speak to them. They found them relaxing in their dressing room, speaking to each with thick country accents while eating their favorite snacks. It turns out they are Wing, the Goddesses Of Pro Wrestling Gap (Raku & Ren Konatsu) who represent the differences between a wrestler’s in-ring persona and their normal everyday self. Chika admits this is something she doesn’t have in her wrestling career so the Goddesses decided to tie her up in a chair and study for a quiz so she can learn how to market herself better. Shino came to rescue Chika again and the two defeated the idols in another Pro Wrestling God Battle. The Goddesses handed over their spray can to Chika as another lucky charm along with a map. They do not know how Chika can get home but they think there is somebody nearby on the map who does know the answer.

The revving of motorbike engines could be heard in the distance where Kudo Toka (Toga) and her gang of delinquents (Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami) gathered together for a performance of “Arashi no Sugao”. It turns out Toka recently is suffering from a broken heart and the sudden sight of Chika wearing a biker uniform convinced her that Chika was her ex-partner’s new flame! Things were about to kick off between Chika and Toka when a voice suddenly told them to hold on a minute. Good news, “One Night Carnival” began to play. Bad news, Yuko Miyamoto is not part of the story so the song wasn’t for him. Instead it was for the legendary pro wrestling gang boss Kojisho Kiryu (Mahiro Kiryu)! Toka then started an argument, accusing Kojisho of dumping her to go visit a woman named Akemi. Kojisho tried to explain that Akemi is the name of his grandmother and he gave Toka a big kiss to prove he still loves her. That wasn’t enough to smooth things over so Shino stepped in to slap some sense into the couple. It turns out that Kojisho and Toka are the Goddesses Of Pro Wrestling Trust. They thanked Chika and her crew for helping their relationship and rewarded them with the most divine lucky charm of them all, a barbed wire baseball bat! Unfortunately they don’t know how Chika can leave Can Do Myojin but Kojisho can take them on a bike ride over to meet the Goddess who can help them.

Just when it looked like progress had been made and their destination was right in front of them, betrayal struck when Autumn suddenly attacked Shino with the lucky charms. She revealed that she is not a maid from the shrine but is actually Kira Summer for real! She fell into this world before Nanase did and wanted the Goddesses to grant her a wish. Only one wish can come true so Kira was using Chika and Shino the entire time in order to bring her here. Chika was able to grab the barbed wire bat away from Kira and told her she doesn’t like to use weapons like this. Kira grabbed the bat back but couldn’t bring herself to hit Chika with it. The two embraced each other and agreed to find their way home so they can wrestle together again.

That didn’t impress Shino though. She had recovered from Kira’s ambush and made fun of her for letting go of her opportunity when it finally appeared in front of her. She then told Chika that her acting like a true friend was boring because when it comes to pro wrestling, only one person can win in the end. You can’t get by from being nice and that’s probably why Chika can’t get any stronger. It was time for Shino to transform and reveal who she really is. There was never a Shino-sen from the Private Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling Academy to begin with. This whole time she was the supreme Goddess Of Pro Wrestling (Mizuki) in disguise! She had some spare time and was feeling bored so she decided to tease the human wrestler that suddenly appeared in her shrine. She also doesn’t appreciate that Kira lied about being a maid here so she deserved to be punished. A Pro Wrestling God Battle took place pitting Chika & Kira against the Goddess’ fox spirits Hasuke (Haru Kazashiro) & Ukaku (Uta Takami). Chika & Kira fought them off but were outmatched when the Goddess herself entered the fray. She jumped off the top rope to strike Kira with her parasol but Chika jumped in the way, sacrificing herself to save her friend.

The Goddess pinned Chika for the three count and Chika accepted her fate to be erased from existence. However Chika woke up to find just herself and the Goddess in the ring together. The Goddess explained she misunderstood the rule about losing matches in Can Do Myojin. A human does not get erased from existence when they lose. In fact, losing the match is how they return home to their own world! Before she can leave though, Nanase would be granted a wish by the Goddess. Nanase said she has always struggled with expressing her emotions to others. When she was in school she could never speak her mind and even though she tried not to ruin people’s moods, she knew they would badmouth her behind her back. By the time she was in junior high she got used to it and just expected that’s what the rest of her life would be. But then she discovered pro wrestling and everything that was cool about it. Seeing people regardless of their gender clash with everything they have to convey their feelings made her believe she can do what she wants to do too. She found TJPW and was drawn to how the promotion had no factions or face/heel divide. Instead the wrestlers would fight each other with mutual respect and love from the moment the bell rang. She signed up to be a rookie, made her debut and now she is a wrestler. She may never be fully comfortable with herself but she is grateful to her past self for making the decision to join the company. Her wish is to continue wrestling in this ring and walk the same path with everyone in TJPW. The Goddess (or probably Mizuki herself at this point) said she never knew that Chika felt this way but there are many others here who feel just like Chika does. She told Chika to rely on others more and trust them. There will come a time when she has to face herself on a deeper level but when they going gets tough, she should be able to ask the others for help. The Goddess always thought Chika was a goofball so she came up with an idea for her to fight the ultimate goofball when she gets back to her home…

Nanase woke up and found herself back outside the Kanda Myojin shrine and saw that Hyper Misao was approaching her. Misao was there to ask if Nanase would like to take the lead role for “HYPE! 4”? She said yes without hesitation and the show went right back to the beginning. This time we are inside Kitazawa Town Hall for real as Chika Nanase was now about to fight Miyu Yamashita in a first time ever singles bout between the two! Nanase was able to put up a spirited fight and dodged the Return Crash to hit Yamashita with the John Woo Dropkick. She then tried hitting Yamashita with as many Elbow Strikes as she could, finally hitting her enough times to knock her down. She couldn’t lock in the Inari Torii though and Yamashita almost knocked her out with a High Kick. Both women fired each other up to fight even harder until Yamashita ended the match with the Skull Kick.

After the match Yamashita got on the microphone and said today was the first time she looked into Nanase’s eyes and she could feel her heart start racing from the tension. Just like Mizuki earlier, today was the first time Yamashita learned about Nanase’s true feelings. Yamashita has loved TJPW for 13 years and fighting here is what makes her so strong. Today’s match with Nanase reminded her all over again how glad she is that she gets to keep stepping into the ring. She loves Nanase’s straightforward nature and kindness to others. She doesn’t have to be perfect, lord knows Yamashita certainly isn’t, but she can embrace her flaws while believing in herself and have confidence in who she is. Nanase thanked Yamashita for the match. She described it as incredibly painful, agonizing and terrifying but the joy in competing inspires her to keep going. She is overjoyed to live her life alongside everyone in TJPW while doing the pro wrestling she loves. She hopes everyone will continue to support her.

Hyper Misao then appeared in her Producer form. She congratulated Nanase on a great job then asked the “Victims Support Group” rest of the cast for their thoughts on the show. Yuki Kamifuku said this was her first time acting in anything and even though her lines were short it was still nerve wracking for her. But she sees this show as an important stop on her road to retirement and she made some incredible memories out of it. Shino Suzuki didn’t realize just how many lines she had to learn this time but by the end of the show it made her glad she is a part of TJPW. Mizuki said one of her parts in the script was simply labelled “Free” and she didn’t understand what it meant. It was for her speech to Nanase and she believes what she said in that scene is exactly what Misao and others would have wanted to say too.

Nanase got to talk about how she only played bit roles in the two previous “HYPE!” shows so when she was approached for this leading role, she was happy to be doing more than play an izakaya employee. She didn’t understand why she got the role but when Mizuki gave her speech, she realised shw was chosen because the role was specifically for her. Misao revealed that she hadn’t planned to do a “HYPE!” show this year but Tetsuya Koda went ahead and booked one without asking her. She felt last year’s show was a disaster leading up to it because the script was only finished three days before it took place. This time she had no choice but to do it and Nanase came to mind as the choice for the lead role. She realised she didn’t know much about Nanase at all and that made her want to learn who Nanase is even more. She thinks “HYPE! 4” is a success all because it was about Nanase. Now that it’s over, everyone close out the show by shouting the catchphrase “I get HYPE! We get HYPE!”