TOKYO JOSHI PRO “STYLE OF MY LOVE”, 20/11/2020 Shinjuku FACE
1. Hyper Misao Vs Super Sasadango Machine
2. Sakisama & X Vs Suzume & Sena Shiori
3. Special Survival 5 Way Match: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Shoko Nakajima Vs Miyu Yamashita Vs Rika Tatsumi Vs Maki Itoh
The five big names of Tokyo Joshi Pro are getting thrown together into a free for all until only one is left standing!
Does Sakisama have a new follower?
The rest of the card will be announced on the day of the show.
DDT “SUPER SENTO ROJO PRO WRESTLING”, 21/11/2020 A Certain Super Sento
1. DDT Extreme Title – Super Sento Hardcore Best 2 Out Of 3 Falls Count Anywhere Match: Sanshiro Takagi (c) Vs Shunma Katsumata
This Saturday Sanshiro Takagi broadcasts his first DDT Extreme Title defence live on DDT’s Youtube channel. Shunma Katsumata is the challenger after he struck Takagi with a chair at “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”. It is a Falls Count Anywhere match held inside a public bath house. It is also Best 2 out of 3 Falls!
DDT “OH LIFE IS ABOUT PRO WRESTLING”, 04/12/2020 PIA LIVE STREAM
1. Street Wrestling In Nemuro Where I See What Samson Miyamoto Left Behind: X Vs X
2. Single Match Where Life Intersects: Yasu Urano Vs Makoto Oishi
The other day Danshoku Dieno travelled to Nemuro to pay tribute to the late Samson Miyamoto. He also joined members of New Nemuro Pro Wrestling for a special Street Wrestling match so he could see the legacy Miyamoto left behind.
BASARA “BASARA 143 ~SPACE SHOT~”, 07/12/2020 Tokyo Asakusa Flower Theater
1. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Semi-Final: FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura
2. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Semi-Final: Ryuichi Sekine & Minoru Fujita Vs Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT
Four teams left in the IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT. The final doesn’t take place until 22nd December.
“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2019 ~TOSHIWASHURE! SHUFFLE TAG TOURNAMENT”, 31/12/2020 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1: BJW X & DDT X Vs BJW X & DDT X
2. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1: BJW X & DDT X Vs BJW X & DDT X
3. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1: BJW X & DDT X Vs BJW X & DDT X
4. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1: BJW X & DDT X Vs BJW X & DDT X
5. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Semi Final: X & X Vs X & X
6. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Semi Final: X & X Vs X & X
7. Fluorescent Lighttube Death Match: Ryuji Ito Vs Shunma Katsumata
8. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X
Daisuke In The Sky (Daisuke Sekimoto & Tetsuya Endo)
Sodomy & Scars (Drew Parker & Danshoku Dieno)
HOT Real JAPAN (Yuya Aoki & Yukio Naya)
Smile Pissari (Yuji Okabayashi & HARASHIMA)
Nakanoueno (Yasufumi Nakanoue & Yuki Ueno)
Nomutake (Takuya Nomura & Konosuke Takeshita)
LINE Tomodachi (Hideyoshi Kamitani & Chris Brookes)
170cm (Akira Hyodo & Makoto Oishi)
The teams were drawn today and all of them are first time pairings. All the wrestlers met up with each other and came up with their team names there and then.
Last year, Ryuji Ito and Shunma Katsumata were meant to team up for the Shuffle Tag Tournament but Ito caught the flu and couldn’t compete. They eventually got to team up in Big Japan and Katsumata wants to give back to Ito for opening the door into death matches for him. Ito has been called a death match artist so Katsumata wants to be the “Death Match Makeup Artist”. According to him this match will be his Big Japan Coloring Project.
There is one other match planned for the show.
GANBARE☆PRO “BATTLE RUNNER 2021”, 17/01/2021 Osaka Hirano Kumin Hall
1. Ganpro Osaka Winter Team! THE HALFEE Vs Pocchari Joshi East-West Allied Forces Full Scale Battle!: Katsuzaki Shunosuke, Moehiko Harumisawa & Washi Sakurai Vs Kuuga, Yumehito Imanari & Yuna Manase
The first Ganbare☆Pro show of 2021 takes place in Osaka. Shigehiro Irie, Takeshi Okada, Moeka Haruhi, Asuka, Momoka Hanazono and Haruka Aikawa will be on the show.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “FALL TOUR ’20 ~WOMM (WRESTLING OF MY MIND)~”, 14/11/2020 Shin-Kiba 1st RING ??? Fans – Withheld
1. Nao Kakuta & Pom Harajuku defeated Shoko Nakajima & Suzume when Kakuta pinned Suzume with the Hawaiian Smasher (10:09).
2. Hyper Misao defeated Moka Miyamoto with a Camel Clutch Chickenwing Facelock (8:21).
3. 3 Way Match: Rika Tatsumi defeated Maki Itoh and Mahiro Kiryu when Tatsumi pinned Kiryu with the Twist Of Fate (9:22).
4. Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Aino & Mirai Maiumi defeated Yuki Kamifuku, Marika Kobashi & Hikari Noa when Tenma pinned Kobashi with the Killswitch (12:47).
5. Sakisama defeated Sena Shiori with a Triangle Choke (7:37).
6. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Raku defeated Miyu Yamashita, Miu Watanabe & Haruna Neko when Sakazaki pinned Neko with the Magical Merry-Go-Round (13:41).
The show began with an important announcement from Mizuki. She has now officially joined Tokyo Joshi Pro! She’s been wrestling almost exclusively for TJPW since 2017 but she was doing that as a freelancer all that time. Ever since the Tokyo Princess Cup she thought about this decision because she wants to be part of the company. Her goal is to win championships and surpass Yuka Sakazaki. She promised to do her best to spread the name of TJPW. Rika Tatsumi was the first person to congratulate her by giving her a big hug.
Mizuki, Sakazaki & Raku called their trio the Magirabi Express.
Sakisama returned to TJPW because she thinks the fans are missing the excitement that only she can provide. She heard Sena Shiori is nicknamed the Space Ranger. She’d be happy to take in Shiori to her own rocket ship but not yet. Shiori is not mature enough yet to join Sakisama’s side. Instead, Sakisama will be bringing in her own tag partner for a tag match on 20th November. She almost said her partner’s name but stopped herself to keep it a mystery.
Hyper Misao found out that Moka Miyamoto is an active college student. She wanted their match to count as course credit while also teaching a lesson that pro wrestling is not as sweet as university.
The newest addition to the roster Nao Kakuta wrestled in new gear for the occasion. She wanted to leave a strong presence in her first match and did so by picking up the win. She learned a lot about Suzume in the ring and can tell she is taking wrestling seriously. She got a strange feeling of exhilaration from wrestling against Shoko Nakajima. Finally she wants to team with Pom Harajuku again. They don’t have any double team moves or any other kind of cooperation so she wants to know her better.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “FALL TOUR ’20 ~WOMM (WRESTLING OF MY MIND)~”, 14/11/2020 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Shoko Nakajima & Suzume Vs Nao Kakuta & Pom Harajuku
2. Hyper Misao Vs Moka Miyamoto
3. 3 Way Match: Rika Tatsumi Vs Maki Itoh Vs Mahiro Kiryu
4. Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Aino & Mirai Maiumi Vs Yuki Kamifuku, Marika Kobashi & Hikari Noa
5. Sakisama Vs Sena Shiori
6. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Raku Vs Miyu Yamashita, Miu Watanabe & Haruna Neko
It’s a fresh new chapter for Tokyo Joshi Pro. We have newcomers joining Yuka Sakazaki in the champion club with no immediate challengers for any of the titles on the horizon. Sakisama is returning which is usually a sign that NEO Biishiki-gun is looking for new members. Nao Kakuta makes her Tokyo Joshi debut.
We now know why Kendo Kashin showed up to “WRESTLE PRINCESS”. He approached Tetsuya Koda declaring himself the new part-time coach for TJPW! He spoke to Koda in a “Western” accent, explaining he can use his world class coaching skills to make Tokyo Joshi world class. That will result in Tokyo Joshi becoming World Joshi, or WJ for short. Koda said he was grateful for the offer but turned Kashin down. A world class coach means he would have to be paid a world class salary and Koda just can’t do that right now. Kashin insists he can do a great job because the “WJ” roster is full of gold eggs. With his teaching they can wrestle anywhere from the Budokan and the Tokyo Dome to the Capital Wrestling Center and the ThunderDome!
BASARA “BASARA 140 ~THE 7TH FOX PRINCE~”, 14/11/2020 Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR
1. Yusuke Kubo Vs Masato Kamino
2. 4 Way Match: FUMA Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Daiki Shimomura Vs Takato Nakano
3. Isami Kodaka Vs Daichi Kazato
4. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Fuminori Abe & Tetsuo Usui Vs Ryuichi Sekine & Minoru Fujita
5. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano Vs Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT
One side of the semi-final bracket is filled. This show determines the other half. Takumi Tsukamoto has all the momentum behind him as the new Union MAX Champion. The previous champ Fuminori Abe has to move on and not let that loss get to him.
DDT “DRAMATIC LOVE FOR FUJI! 2020”, 15/11/2020 Shizuoka Fuji-san Messe
1. Akito Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. Antonio Honda Vs Keigo Nakamura
3. Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai Vs Danshoku Dieno & Hideki Okatani
4. DDT Megatonweight Single Match: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Mad Paulie
5. DAMNATION Vs DDT Sauna Club!: Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata, MAO & Yuki Ueno
6. Makoto Oishi 42 Year Old Local Triumph! Fuji Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Mizuki Watase Vs HARASHIMA, Chris Brookes & Kazuki Hirata
This is the confirmed match order. They weren’t going to do Makoto Oishi dirty in his hometown.
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN KORAKUEN HALL!”, 22/11/2020 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
0. Under Match: Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani Vs Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura
1. 4 Way Tag Match: Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai Vs Soma Takao & Mad Paulie Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Daisuke Sasaki
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA Vs Chris Brookes
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Akito Vs MAO
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Jun Akiyama
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Yuki Ueno
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Makoto Oishi Vs Shunma Katsumata
I was invited to record a preview podcast of the D-Ou Grand Prix for subscribers to the Wrestling Omakase patreon. Had plenty to talk about with each of the participants and what matches we think you should look forward to. They will also be covering the tournament with podcast coverage after every show on the patreon.
The majority of the wrestlers made public comments about the tournament today. In the B Block, Jun Akiyama is being targeted by everyone. Tetsuya Endo is certain their opening match will determine who makes the final. Endo says if beats Akiyama he will abstain from all remaining block matches. But if he loses to Akiyama then he will forfeit his remaining block matches. I can’t tell if we’re supposed to take this seriously based on DAMNATION’s recent broken stipulations.
Soma Takao’s motivation is down. Nothing can match the high he got from wrestling CIMA then teaming with him to beat HARASHIMA & Naomichi Marufuji. No prize money for winning the Grand Prix isn’t helping either. Yuki Ueno has become more conscious of wins and losses since becoming the new DDT UNIVERSAL Champion. He believes Endo thinks the same. Shunma Katsumata’s confidence has grown ever since he got compliments from Akiyama. He hopes he will get Akiyama to join the DDT Sauna Club.
Kazusada Higuchi said he will beat Akiyama because he will not give up the top spot to somebody who is on the verge of finishing his wrestling career in Japan. Oishi revealed he volunteered to enter the Grand Prix. He has never done a round robin tournament before so he wants to show everyone what he’s got. Akiyama wants to win every match, reach the final and win the whole thing. If he can’t beat Endo then he won’t be able to win the tournament.
Over in the A Block, Konosuke Takeshita has been questioning himself ever since his loss at “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”. Is his chosen path the wrong one? He cannot take a new step until he goes back to Akiyama. Daisuke Sasaki said he has a secret weapon to win. It’s roll ups. HARASHIMA has had a tough go throughout 2020. He lost the KO-D Openweight Title in January and couldn’t wrestle as much as he wanted because of the epidemic. He is also coming off a loss at “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020” so he is motivated to win the Grand Prix.
Chris Brookes admitted he does not want to wrestle Akiyama in the final. He’s sure Akiyama will beat him up. He does want to face Ueno again so he’d love to see him win the other block. MAO thinks he was entered into last year’s tournament on a fluke. This year he thinks he is worthy to be a part of it. He is looking forward to his first singles match against Brookes. Akito was to make an ordinary tournament look extraordinary. Yukio Sakaguchi sent a message that just said “Kill everyone!”
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS”, 07/11/2020 Tokyo Dome City Hall ??? Fans – Withheld
1. Suzume & Sena Shiori defeated Moka Miyamoto & Mei Suruga when Suzume pinned Miyamoto with the Ring A Bell (12:09).
2. Pom Harajuku & Mahiro Kiryu defeated Marika Kobashi & Haruna Neko when Kiryu pinned Neko with the Spinebuster (9:01).
3. International Princess Title Tournament – Semi Final: Hikari Noa defeated Mirai Maiumi with the Blizzard Suplex (9:44).
4. International Princess Title Tournament – Semi Final: Yuki Kamifuku defeated Shoko Nakajima with the Fame Asser (9:22).
5. Yuna Manase defeated Raku with a Short Range Lariat (9:17).
6. WP Switch Random Rules Match: Saki Akai defeated Hyper Misao by Knockout with the Quetzalcoatl (13:49).
7. Miyu Yamashita & Aja Kong defeated Maki Itoh & Sareee when Yamashita pinned Itoh with the Crash Rabbit Heat (17:01).
8. International Princess Title Tournament – Final: Yuki Kamifuku defeated Hikari Noa with the Diving Fame Asser (7:56). *Yuki Kamifuku becomes the 5th International Princess Champion!
9. Princess Tag Team Titles: Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino defeated Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe (c) when Aino pinned Watanabe with the UBV (17:01). *Daydream fails in V5. The Bakuretsu Sisters become the 6th Princess Tag Team Champions!
10. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) defeated Mizuki with the Magical Girl Niwatori Yaro (25:37). *V4 for Yuka Sakazaki.
In the fated battle between The Magical Sugar Rabbits, it was Yuka Sakazaki who came out on top! Mizuki’s new Whirling Candy move wasn’t enough to win her the Princess Of Princess Title. Instead it was Sakazaki’s ultra move, the Magical Girl Niwatori Yaro that ensured she held onto the championship. With tears in their eyes, both wrestlers hugged each other after the match before the belt was handed over to Sakazaki. It is a clear sign that they are still close and their team will continue. A rare sight in pro wrestling.
Sakazaki said there was so much love coming from the fans who came to support Tokyo Joshi Pro today. She will give it her all because she loves it and is determined not to lose. She was so focused on her match today that she couldn’t watch the other matches. But when the other wrestlers would come backstage from the ring, she could see their faces sparkling with happiness. The entire roster was brought into the ring to celebrate. Sakazaki said the TJPW roster is changing but she hopes everyone who gathers here will have fun. She looks forward to working with them for many years to come! Mizuki was still crying and told Sakazaki she wanted to go eat hamburger steak. Everyone cheered “Happy Happy” and soap bubbles fell down around them. They then lined up on the stage and thanked everyone for coming today.
Daydream’s year long reign as the Princess Tag Team Champions has come to an end. The Bakuretsu Sisters finally lay claim to the belts on their fourth attempt together. Yuki Aino saved Nodoka Tenma from the Daydream Eternity. From there Tenma gave Rika Tatsumi the Killswitch to get rid of her. Miu Watanabe had the power to keep fighting until Aino put her away with the UBV. Tatsumi said backstage she feels empty without having the white belts anymore. But she also advised Watanabe to stay calm and take time to think about the defeat because Daydream is not finished yet. For the Sisters, they finally climbed the mountain and couldn’t do it without each other. The Bakuretsu Era begins and they want to defend the titles as many times they want!
The vacant International Princess Title now has a champion again. It’s Yuki Kamifuku and it is well deserved too! In the final of the tournament, she faced off against Hikari Noa. Already tired from wrestling earlier, Kamifuku and Noa left nothing to chance. A Double Chop followed by a Dropkick gave Kamifuku an opening to climb the top rope. She hit the Diving Fame Asser to win her first championship! There isn’t a wrestler out there who she is modelling herself after. She wants fans to think she’s cool by being herself. Her goal is to make the championship a symbol for cool, happy, fun girls. She speaks English so she can spread the word around the world that Tokyo Joshi wrestlers are such pretty Japanese people.
Aja Kong and Sareee were both welcomed back for another visit to TJPW. Kong had Maki Itoh waiting for her while Saree was eager to get into exchanges with Miyu Yamashita. The finish involved the two TJPW regulars. Sareee cut Yamashita off giving Itoh chances to use Headbutts. That lead went away after a High Kick and the Attitude Adjustment. Yamashita then ended the match with the Crash Rabbit Heat. Kong said she was happy to return here and is grateful the TJPW fanbase likes her. She told Sareee to “remove her limiter” when she got in the ring with Yamashita because she wanted to see Yamashita do the same. Kong is amazed by her kicking accuracy. She would like to come back next year. Itoh was annoyed that Sareee couldn’t crush Kong and come save her from getting beat. They still get along though because they’re almost the same age and probably would have been in the same grade together if they went to the same school. Sareee would like to wrestle Yamashita again but she also wants to fight Itoh.
A button was brought down to the ring for the Hyper Misao Vs Saki Akai match. Whenever somebody pressed the button, the rules for the match would change into a random stipulation. Before the match began she told the story of when she discovered pro wrestling by going to a DDT Street Wrestling show in 2014. She saw Akai taking part and was inspired by watching her fighting against men, completely turning standard values upside down. So today Misao came up with this match to flip Akai’s values upside down too. Daisuke Kiso pressed the button to start the match. The first rule was the match could not be won with kicking moves. Akai had already kicked Misao in the face when the rule came up so she wasn’t allowed to pin her afterwards. Akai pressed the button and the next rule was pins would not be counted unless the wrestlers spun in circles over a standing baseball bat five times. This left both of them dizzy after several series of spins and pin attempts. The next rule was Falls Count Anywhere as long as they ate from a bag of chocolate. Misao distracted the referee and emptied her chocolate into Akai’s bag. But Akai pressed the button and got a rule that allowed helpers to come down and get involved. Yukio Sakaguchi entered the ring to help Akai! Misao waited for her helper and got Sanshiro Takagi! It went wrong for both sides because Takagi accidentally Clotheslined Misao and Sakaguchi accidentally hit Akai with a Knee Kick. The men focused on fighting each other while the women pressed the button for the last rule. Last Woman Standing! Misao reversed the Quetzalcoatl into the Vanitas but missed the I Am A Hero. The Hyper Gotham Crash was also stopped and Misao was weakened with the Rookie Award. Seeing her chance to win, Akai hit the Quetzalcoatl and Misao couldn’t answer the 10 count, ending the match with a knockout.
When Yuna Manase asked Raku for a Handshake at the start of their match, Raku pretended to fall asleep. Manase complained to Yukinori Matsui but he fell asleep too. She stomped on him to wake him up. Raku took the match seriously by kicking out of the Suzuki Dynamic but she was immediately pinned with a Short Range Lariat afterward. Backstage Manase said the appeal of TJPW is that the matches are bright and fun. She hopes Raku get strong enough to chase after a title soon. Raku described Manase like an older sister who used to live with her but then moved out to go live in Tokyo.
Kamifuku’s path to win the International Princess Title begun today with a major upset over Shoko Nakajima. While Nakajima still wants to challenge for the IP Title, she realises after losing to her kohai that she still has to grow in strength.
Noa had a challenging victory over Mirai Maiumi in her semi-final. Maiumi had plenty of submissions to counter Noa’s Suplexes so Noa had to switch to using the Super Kick. That move weakened Maiumi enough for Noa to pin her with a bridging Blizzard Suplex. Maiumi regrets losing but said this is only the beginning of a new landscape that she will create.
Pom Harajuku & Mahiro Kiryu defeated Marika Kobashi & Haruna Neko but the result was so close to being the opposite. Neko had Kiryu beat with the Codebreaker but Harajuku broke the count. Kobashi got rid of her and Neko went for another Codebreaker. This time Kiryu caught her and hit a Spinebuster to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
The opening match was Mei Suruga’s TJPW debut. She teamed with the rookie Moka Miyamoto in a losing effort to Suzume & Sena Shiori. For the winners it was a big confidence boost to win inside a big venue. Suruga hopes she picked up some new fans and they will come watch ChocoPro or Gatoh Move.
A new trainee named Arisu Endo introduced herself. She comes from Cheer♥1, the same idol group that produced Reika Saiki. She promised to do her best to debut as soon as possible.
Freelancer Nao Kakuta will regularly appear in Tokyo Joshi beginning 14th November. She told the fans she would like to become someone who can liven up the TJPW ring. She wanted to come here because everyone is cute and have their own clear characters. She sees how much everyone in TJPW loves pro wrestling and it makes her want to get involved.
Four dates at Korakuen Hall in 2021 were announced. The shows will take place on 4th January, 11th February, 17th April and 4th May. “WRESTLE PRINCESS II” will also be held at Ota Ward Gymnasium on 9th October, 2021.
Sakisama returns for a one-off appearance on 14th November. Hyper Misao will face Super Sasadango Machine on 20th November.
Kendo Kashin was spotted inside the venue during the show. He threatened to crash the show during the week looking for Takagi. Presumably he wants to challenge him for the DDT Extreme Title.
DDT “BEER GARDEN-LIKE PRO WRESTLING 2020 DAY 1”, 30/07/2020 Shinjuku FACE 192 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Chinko KISS Touch Rule: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino defeated Makoto Oishi, Mizuki Watase & Yukio Naya when Endo pinned Watase with the Puma Toke de Espaldas (10:54).
2. HARASHIMA & Chris Brookes defeated Soma Takao & Mad Paulie when Brookes pinned Paulie with a School Boy (10:59).
3. Super Sasadango Machine Produce Match – Hell In A Blue Sheet Timed Blast! Kaidan Shin Numabukuro Death Match: Muscle Sakai, Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda Vs Akito, Yumehito Imanari & Shota ended when Honda used the Golden Tailed Kitsune on Hisanoyuki Imabayashi (16:51).
4. Jun Akiyama & Hideki Okatani defeated Naomi Yoshimura & Keigo Nakamura when Okatani pinned Nakamura with the Double Arm Suplex (10:38).
5. Saki Akai Produce Match – NEO Biishiki-gun New Member Open Audition: Sakisama, Yukio Saint Laurent & Jiroko “Kawaii” Kuroshio defeated Kazuko Hirata, Margaret☆Owashi, Francoise☆Ihashi, Generic Martha & Kazuko Higuchi when Laurent submitted Hirata with the YSL (7:17).
6. Konosuke Takeshita Produce Match – DDT Sauna Club Vs DDT Legend Army!: Sanshiro Takagi, MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba defeated Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Ueno when Toba pinned Ueno with the Backhand Blow (16:32).
DDT was met with a blast from the past at the end of Beer Garden-Like Day 1. Sanshiro Takagi reunited with former alumni MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba to defeat the DDT Sauna Club. Takagi called for the match to go Lucha style but his attempt at a Flying Cross Chop failed against Yuki Ueno. He was still eager to fight the younger wrestlers, particularly egging on Konosuke Takeshita to hit him harder. Meanwhile The Suicide Boyz turned back the clock and were too much for the Sauna Club to handle. MIKAMI hit his Swanton Bomb on Ueno then wiped out Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata with a Tornillo dive. Toba then took the stage and pinned Ueno with the Backhand Blow.
After the match MIKAMI said he doesn’t know how long it’s been since the DDT Legend Army fought together. Takagi muttered that he and Toba don’t even follow him on Twitter. MIKAMI was aware Ueno holds a title but he didn’t know which. When he was told it’s the KO-D Tag Team Titles. This led to The Suicide Boyz challenging Nautilus to a title match. They agreed to have the match on 15th August. When they left, the Sauna Club regrouped. Takeshita was disappointed to lose his own Produce Match. He underestimated Toba’s Punch, Takagi’s Stunner and MIKAMI’s School Boy. Not even MAO standing around at ringside with lignum vitae leaves helped them. He cheered up when he realised it is only the first day of these Beer Garden replacement shows. “The hotter the sauna, the better. The hotter the match, the better. 1, 2, Sauna!”
The NEO Biishiki-gun unit was looking for new members so Sakisama held an audition. How did she get from Paris to Tokyo under the current global situation? I dunno, the Channel Tunnel? Anyway, one by one the contestants were judged by Sakisama & Yukio Saint Laurent. First was Generic Martha. She kind of looked like Martha but she wasn’t Martha, so pass. Next was the duo of Margaret☆Owashi and Francoise☆Ihashi. They danced to “Lonely Magical Fish” by Wink. It only left Sakisama & Laurent confused. Pirako was next and she got a nod from Laurent. Last was Kazuko Higuchi who was very shy. Sakisama was left even more confused by the end. There were 50,000 applicants and these were the best five out of all of them? No matter, the 5 Way Match to decide who joins NEO Biishiki-gun would go ahead. That is until Pirako interrupted her. She was actually Kazuko Hirata in disguise! She is here to lead T2HiJoshi and destroy NEO Biishiki-gun! She had one more surprise too. “HELLO” started playing and out came Jiroko “Kawaii” Kuroshio! She took a long time doing her entrance but her beauty grabbed Sakisama’s attention. Would she like to join NEO Biishiki-gun? Sure! The match turned into a 3 Vs 5 Handicap and NEO Biishiki-gun were victorious in the end. Afterwards Kuroshio has a confession to make. She wasn’t here for the audition. She was here to find her separated sister, Kazuki Higuchi! The two hugged while Laurent snuck up behind Higuchi and knocked her out with a syringe.
Jun Akiyama got to tussle with Naomi Yoshimura in their tag match. He approves of how energetic Yoshimura is. Hideki Okatani got the pin on Keigo Nakamura but that didn’t stop Nakamura from getting face to face with Akiyama after the match. Backstage Nakamura said he is losing momentum because he is Okatani’s senior but is losing to him more and more.
The most dangerous match in pro wrestling was used in DDT for the first time. Hell In A Blue Sheet! It’s so dangerous that nobody can see what happens under that blue sheet. A rule was added where if the match lasted five minutes then the sheet would be lifted and storyteller Hisanoyuki Imabayashi would tell his annual ghost story. Akito was proudly introduced as a CyberFight Vice President. He exchanged business cards with Muscle Sakai during the match. Shota brought in a microphone to call what was happening under the sheet. Whatever happened under there brought all the wrestlers to tears. The match reached the time limit and Imabayashi began his story. He pointed at every wrestler one by one, making them faint out of fright. Antonio Honda stopped him to point out he was making the Gongitsune hand sign. He figured out it is the Golden Tailed Kitsune! Honda convinced the spirit to use him as his new host and he used his new power to defeat Imabayashi! And that was how Antonio Honda learned the Gongitsune.
DAMNATION keep getting new signboards and they keep getting broken over heads. Soma Takao aimed for Chris Brookes but he ducked and Mad Paulie got hit instead. Brookes rolled over Paulie while HARASHIMA threw Takao out.
The Chanko KISS match is where tags only count when one wrestler kisses his tag partner in the crotch. Yukio Naya did not want to do that with Yuki Iino so the 3 Way Tag was turned into a 6-Man Tag with them on opposite sides.
DDT “BEER GARDEN-LIKE PRO WRESTLING 2020 DAY 1”, 30/07/2020 Shinjuku FACE
1. HARASHIMA & Chris Brookes Vs Soma Takao & Mad Paulie
2. Jun Akiyama & Hideki Okatani Vs Naomi Yoshimura & Keigo Nakamura
3. 3 Way Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo Vs Makoto Oishi & Mizuki Watase Vs Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya
4. Super Sasadango Machine Produce Match – Hell In A Blue Sheet Timed Blast! Kaidan Shin Numabukuro Death Match: Muscle Sakai, Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda Vs Akito, Yumehito Imanari & Shota
5. Saki Akai Produce Match – NEO Biishiki-gun New Member Open Audition: X Vs X (Judges: Sakisama & Yukio Saint Laurent)
6. Konosuke Takeshita Produce Match – DDT Sauna Club Vs DDT Legend Army!: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Ueno Vs Sanshiro Takagi, MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba
It’s not quite Beer Garden but it is close. DDT’s past meets DDT’s present in the main event of Day 1. MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba, aka The Suicide Boyz come back to DDT for their first match here in almost three years. They join forces with Sanshiro Takagi to fight the current day united force that is the DDT Sauna Club.
Dunno why Saki Akai is producing the NEO Biishiki-gun audition. She’s never met Sakisama and doesn’t have anything in common with her or Yukio Saint Laurent either.
The Hell In A Blue Sheet match makes its DDT debut after some successful(?) test runs in Muscle. It’s also going to include Hisaya Imabayashi so maybe we’ll get a scary ghost story too.
DDT “BEER GARDEN-LIKE PRO WRESTLING 2020 DAY 2”, 31/07/2020 Shinjuku FACE
1. Soma Takao Vs Hideki Okatani
2. Chris Brookes & Akito Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Mad Paulie
3. Jun Akiyama & Mizuki Watase Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Danshoku Dieno Produce Match – Elimination Tornado Pantyhose Generation Struggle!: Danshoku Dieno, Super Sasadango Machine, Makoto Oishi & Antonio Honda Vs Seigo Tachibana, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura
5. HARASHIMA Produce Special Rule 5 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Toru Owashi Vs Yuki Ueno Vs Naomi Yoshimura Vs Kazuki Hirata
6. Tetsuya Endo Produce Match – DAMNATION Vs ALL OUT!: Tetsuya Endo & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata
What a good friend Tetsuya Endo is. He’s still giving Nobuhiro Shimatani the main event spotlight when the chance presents itself.
An all DISASTER BOX 5 Way match with a mystery rule attached. What on earth does HARASHIMA have planned for his stable?
The other DDT inter-generational battle involves pantyhose. Seigo Tachibana is reluctantly taking part on Danshoku Dieno’s suggestion because he really wants to continue wrestling in DDT.
DDT “BEER GARDEN-LIKE PRO WRESTLING 2020 DAY 3”, 01/08/2020 Shinjuku FACE
0. Special Under Match “Can You Lose?”: Tetsuya Koda Vs Hisaya Imabayashi
1. Mizuki Watase Vs Yukio Naya
2. Danshoku Dieno & Akito Vs Soma Takao & Mad Paulie
3. Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Hideki Okatani Vs HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Keigo Nakamura
4. Drunk 3 Way Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Yuki Iino
5. Rock And Roll 4 Way Death Match: Saki Akai Vs Antonio Honda Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Shunma Katsumata
6. Customer Lottery 6-Man Tag Match That Looks Like A Beer Garden Specialty: Tetsuya Endo, Chris Brookes, Yuki Ueno, Naomi Yoshimura, Konosuke Takeshita, Kazusada Higuchi
It’s not the Beer Garden but if it was, it would end with the Customer Lottery 6-Man as always.
What, is A.YAZAWA not around for the Rock And Roll Death Match?
I always thought Yukio Sakaguchi was a sophisticated drinker from his days in Shuten-dōji. We can safely say Daisuke Sasaki isn’t. Yuki Iino is a bit of a wild card in this.
GAKE NO FUCHI JOSHI PRO “GAKE ONNA FESTIVAL! 2020 SUMMER ~STAR☆IT’S SUMMER~”, 01/08/2020 Shinjuku FACE
1. Special Single Match: Nobuhiro Shimatani (w/ Mao) Vs Keigo Nakamura (w/ ARISA)
2. Falls Count Anywhere Tornado Gake no Fuchi Hardcore Special Tag Match: Miyako Matsumoto & Chris Brookes Vs Drew Parker & Rina Yamashita
The match between Shimatani and Keigo Nakamura will now include Divas. Shimatani will be accompanied by Mao, who has appeared in Gake no Fuchi Joshi before. Nakamura will be with one of Miyako Matsumoto’s friends from the hostess world, ARISA. She promises to do her best with her sexy power. Mao apologizes in advance because she doesn’t know what she is going to do when she gets into the ring.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE FINAL BATTLE ~I HOPE THERE WILL BE LOTS OF FUN AND JOY NEXT YEAR~”, 27/12/2019 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall 202 Fans – No Vacancy
1. Yuki Kamifuku defeated Haruna Neko with the Fame Asser (5:16).
2. Yuna Manase defeated Mirai Maiumi with the Suzuki Dynamic (7:13).
3. Sakisama’s France Return Commemorative Match: Sakisama defeated Pom Harajuku with the YSL (9:34).
4. Shoko Nakajima & Raku defeated Mizuki & Suzume when Nakajima pinned Suzume with the Northern Lights Suplex (9:57).
5. Special Best 2 Out Of 3 Falls 8-Woman Tag Match: Yuka Sakazaki, Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Maki Itoh (2) defeated Miyu Yamashita, Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Aino & Hikari Noa (1).
5a. Nodoka Tenma defeated Miu Watanabe after the Bakuretsu Bulldog (10:28).
5b. Yuka Sakazaki defeated Miyu Yamashita with the Mil Clutch α (4:34).
5c. Maki Itoh defeated Hikari Noa with the Flying Big Head (5:25).
The final Tokyo Joshi Pro show for 2019 featured a best two out of three fall main event. The current champions all joined forces to take on their 4th January opponents in an 8-Woman Tag Match. While there were plenty of match-ups mixed up together, each fall focused on a particular pairing for 4/1. The first fall went to the challengers when Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino used the Bakuretsu Bulldog on Miu Watanabe.
The champion team equalized by winning the second fall. This time the finish was all about the Ittenyon main event between Yuka Sakazaki and Miyu Yamashita. Sakazaki avoided the Attitude Adjustment then caught her opponent by surprise by pinning her with the Mil Clutch α, the move used by her rarely seen sister Mil Clown.
The deciding fall went to the champions. This time Hikari Noa called out Maki Itoh to face her in the ring. Even though they were the legal participants Sakazaki dove onto Yamashita with a Spaceman Plancha while Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi got rid of The Bakuretsu Sisters with their finishers. This left Noa all alone to get pinned by the Flying Big Head from Itoh.
After the match Itoh told Noa that this was the difference between a champion and a challenger. She advised Noa to spend the remaining days training for their title match. Sakazaki said the champions today all gained momentum. Also today is her birthday! The audience cheered for her before the roster filled the ring to close out the show.
Sakisama admitted that Pom Harajuku was more of a challenge than she thought. She will be heading home to Paris after today but don’t cry, she will see everyone again. That’s a promise.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE FINAL BATTLE ~I HOPE THERE WILL BE LOTS OF FUN AND JOY NEXT YEAR~”, 27/12/2019 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Haruna Neko
2. Yuna Manase Vs Mirai Maiumi
3. Shoko Nakajima & Raku Vs Mizuki & Suzume
4. Sakisama’s France Return Commemorative Match: Sakisama Vs Pom Harajuku
5. Special 8-Woman Tag Match: Yuka Sakazaki, Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Maki Itoh Vs Miyu Yamashita, Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Aino & Hikari Noa
Sakisama has one more match before she goes home to Paris. She probably doesn’t want it to be against Pom Harajuku.
Mina Shirakawa and Mahiro Kiryu are both absent from the show. Shirakawa has family circumstances and Kiryu has a minor injury.
BASARA “BASARA 115 ~ALL THINGS IN NATURE~”, 28/12/2019 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Tetsuo Usui Debut Match: Ryota Nakatsu Vs Tetsuo Usui
2. Russia Will Not Appear In The Tokyo Olympics But Kamino Will Appear In Korakuen! Sento Minzoku Vs Kamino Brothers!: Minoru Fujita & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Daichi Kazato & Masato Kamino
3. GRAN MILLIMETERS ONE NIGHT STAND: Daiki Shimomura & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Banana Senga & Tsutomu Oosugi
4. Starring Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi ~Eat, Pray & Pour Water~: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Osamu Nishimura Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei
5. IRON FIST TAG Titles: FUMA & Yusuke Kubo (c) Vs Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura
6. UWA World 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano & Takato Nakano (c) Vs Ryota Nakatsu, Naoki Tanizaki & Akiyori Takizawa
7. Union MAX Title: Masahiro Takanashi (c) Vs Isami Kodaka
The BASARA roster spent their days before Christmas working security at the Nakayama Racecourse during the big Arima Kinen race. The job worked perfectly but none of the wrestlers won any of their bets.
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 THE FINAL!!”, 28/12/2019 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuki Iino Vs Keisuke Ishii & Keigo Nakamura
2. “Novice Papa” 9-Man Trial Of Makoto Oishi: Makoto Oishi Vs Danshoku Dieno, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata, Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda, Hiroshi Yamato, Mizuki Watase, Mad Paulie & Yoshihiko
3. Saki Akai “Okibariyasu” 7 Match Series – 2nd Match: Sakura Hirota Vs Saki Akai
4. 3 Way Tag Match: Soma Takao & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Akito & Shunma Katsumata Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura
5. Toshiwasure! Special Single Match: Shinya Aoki Vs Super Sasadango Machine
6. Kazusada Higuchi Returns To War: Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Bull James & Yukio Naya
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 Special 4 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Konosuke Takeshita Vs Chris Brookes
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – Final: Tetsuya Endo Vs Masato Tanaka
Friday kicks off a very busy Korakuen Hall schedule for everyone. BASARA and DDT have their doubleheader, then there is the New Year’s Eve Show a few days later. DDT returns on the 3rd and Tokyo Joshi Pro wraps it up a day later. That’s not including all of the other wrestling companies of course.
DDT “NEW YEAR SPECIAL GIFT! ALL SEATS 2,000 YEN BOX OFFICE!! 2020”, 03/01/2020 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazusada Higuchi Vs Mad Paulie & Hiroshi Yamato
2. HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki Vs Masahiro Takanashi & Makoto Oishi
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Time Difference Battle Royal: Toru Owashi (c) Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Yuki Iino Vs Antonio Honda Vs Saki Akai Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Mizuki Watase Vs Yukio Naya Vs Keigi Nakamura
4. MAO Triumph Match: MAO Vs Shunma Katsumata
5. Tetsuya Endo & X Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Akito
6. New Year! Special Worldwide Match: Masato Tanaka Vs Chris Brookes
7. New Year! Special 3 Way Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Danshoku Dieno Vs Super Sasadango Machine
8. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao (c) Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura
Daisuke Sasaki has revealed his big plan if DAMNATION makes it to 10 KO-D Tag Team Title defences in a row. In 2020 Sasaki wants to launch Space Pro Wrestling! That’s right, Sasaki wants to go to outer space and defend the belts against aliens! Soma Takao found out about the idea the same time as everyone else but he approves of it. Sasaki claims to have the mayor of Shiraishi City sponsoring the project.
Tetsuya Endo is bringing in a mystery partner to face Konosuke Takeshita & Akito. Whoever it will be is the choice of Endo and Endo alone.
DDT “NEW YEAR DRAMATIC ITABASHI SERIES 2020”, 05/01/2020 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. O-40 Title: Gorgeous Matsuno (c) Vs Danshoku Dieno
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Kazuki Hirata
Unfortunately Mike Bailey’s visa documents needed to enter Japan were lost by the international courier service. That means Bailey is unable to visit Japan next month and cannot be on the DDT shows. Bailey and DDT are currently working together for him to obtain his visa so he can wrestle here again as soon as possible.
Bailey’s problem means he will be replaced in the title matches he was previously booked for. Keisuke Ishii & Kazuki Hirata stepped up to challenge for the KO-D Tag Titles. Ishii said he has had a good 2019 and wants to have an even better start for 2020 by winning a championship. He thinks he and Hirata can do it if Hirata puts fourth the same amount of effort as he did in last week’s Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title match.
DDT “WRESTLE SHIOKONBU! 2020”, 12/01/2020 Osaka City Suminoe Maikon Hall
Bailey’s DDT Extreme Title shot now goes to Pokotan! Apparently nobody asked for the spot when it opened up so it was there for Pokotan to take it.
GANBARE☆WRESTLING “KATSUMURA-GUN VS SHOTA-GUN FULL FIGHT ONE MATCH PERFORMANCE ~BURNOUT! HOT BATTLE, FIERCE BATTLE, GREAT BATTLE!!~”, 02/02/2020 Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR
1. Shuichiro Katsumura, Takafumi Ito & Mitsuhisa Sunabe Vs Shota, Syuri & Mitomi Masayuki
The wrestlers chosen by Shuichiro Katsumura and Shota for their one match Ganbare☆Wrestling show have been revealed. Katsumura is bringing in his first Ganpro friend/rival Takafumi Ito and also Mitsuhisa Sunabe. Shota has Mitomi Masayuki and in a surprise, returning joshi and former UFC fighter Syuri.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “MERRY CHRISTMAS! 2019”, 22/12/2019 Tokyo Art Center White Studio 325 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Christmas Special 4 Big Singles Match: Miyu Yamashita Vs Suzume
2. Christmas Special 3 Way Match: Shoko Nakajima Vs Nodoka Tenma Vs Haruna Neko
3. Christmas Special Tag Match: Sakisama & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Yuna Manase & Pom Harajuku
4. Christmas Special 4 Big Singles Match: Mizuki Vs Hikari Noa
5. Christmas Special 4 Big Singles Match: Maki Itoh Vs Mirai Maiumi
6. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Yuki Aino & Raku
7. Christmas Special 4 Big Singles Match: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Mina Shirakawa
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “MERRY CHRISTMAS! 2019”, 22/12/2019 Tokyo Art Center White Studio 325 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Christmas Special 4 Big Singles Match: Miyu Yamashita defeated Suzume with a Right High Kick (6:41).
2. Christmas Special 3 Way Match: Shoko Nakajima defeated Nodoka Tenma and Haruna Neko when Nakajima pinned Neko with the Northern Lights Suplex (5:36).
3. Christmas Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & Pom Harajuku defeated Sakisama & Mahiro Kiryu when Harajuku pinned Kiryu with a School Boy (7:02).
4. Christmas Special 4 Big Singles Match: Mizuki Vs Hikari Noa ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
5. Christmas Special 4 Big Singles Match: Maki Itoh defeated Mirai Maiumi with the Flying Big Head (7:21).
6. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe defeated Yuki Aino & Raku when Tatsumi submitted Raku with the Dragon Sleeper (9:59).
7. Christmas Special 4 Big Singles Match: Yuka Sakazaki defeated Mina Shirakawa with the Magical Magical Girl Splash (7:18).
The Tokyo Joshi Pro Christmas show had a couple of presents in store for everyone. Four singles matches were determined by a lottery. In the main event Yuka Sakazaki and Mina Shirakawa faced off. Shirakawa had lost the Best Body Japan Women’s Title earlier this week so an opportunity to wrestle the Princess Of Princess Champion would be a great way to bounce back from that. However Sakazaki was able to beat her by countering the Implant DDT into the Merry-Go-Round. The Magical Magical Girl Splash afterwards finished the match. Sakazaki gave Shirakawa credit for getting stronger. She told everyone to go out and enjoy what’s left of this year.
It wasn’t a win but Hikari Noa can keep her head held high for going to a time limit draw with Mizuki. She wasn’t even at much of a risk of losing when the time expired. Mizuki went for the Diving Foot Stomp and Noa rolled out of the way, avoiding the move. So you can’t say she was saved by the bell.
Yuna Manase, Pom Harajuku and Mahiro Kiryu took part in a lottery to determine who would team with Sakisama in Match #3. Kiryu pulled out the piece of paper with the drawing of a rose on it, which meant she got the spot. Unfortunately nobody told Sakisama. She asked why did she have to team with “such a poor smelly child.” She agreed to team with Kiryu and ordered her not to mess up. Whether she did or not, you can be the judge. Sakisama went to do the Big Boot into the corner, Harajuku dodged it, Kiryu took the boot and Harajuku rolled her up for the three count. Sakisama blamed Kiryu for the loss but Kiryu stood up to her! She lost today but she didn’t lose to Sakisama and someday… she will definitely beat her! Surprisingly, Sakisama was somewhat impressed by Kiryu’s attitude. She told Kiryu to get stronger and to be patient for her to return from Paris.
The show featured a few important returns outside of the matches. Hyper Misao reappeared after the 3 Way Match to surprise Shoko Nakajima. Misao returned because she thinks there are not enough heroes in Tokyo Joshi. Her goal for 2020 is to make everyone in TJPW a superhero! She said if she beats Nakajima on 4th January then Nakajima will have to rename herself Hyper Shoko. This idea annoys Nakajima because she likes being a kaiju and she doesn’t want to lose the “Nakajima” part of her name either. Maybe if she beats Misao then Misao will have to be a kaiju and change her name? Nakajima was about to suggest one using Misao’s real name but before she could finish, Misao called for her music to play and left the ring.
Natsumi Maki appeared at the start of the show to announce her return match on 4th January. Maki suffered a knee injury in her first International Princess Title defence against Yuna Manase in September. She successfully got it surgically repaired and had been training for her comeback ever since.
Last but not least, another trainee announced she will debut on the Korakuen Hall show. Shiori was first introduced to the public back in April as part of the same class as Mirai Maiumi and Suzume. She reappeared at a fan club event in August before showing up again here today. She also said from now on her ring name is Sena Shiori.