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!”
I’ll be away this weekend to attend a wedding so the results for every show happening over the next couple of days won’t be posted until Monday or Tuesday evening.
BASARA “BASARA 315 ~UTAGE~”, 11/09/2026 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Isami Kodaka Vs Sentaro Motojima
2. 3 Way Match: FUMA Vs Daichi Kazato Vs Tsutomu Oosugi
3. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Banana Senga (w/ Gouma Ryu) Vs SAGAT & Minoru Fujita
4. Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino & Yasu Urano Vs Takeru Inoue, Tomoki Hatano & Hajime
5. Ryota Nakatsu & Lil’ Kraken Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Daiki Shimomura
This is the last prelim match for Takumi Tsukamoto and Ryota Nakatsu before they face off for the Union MAX Title at BASARA’s farewell to Shinjuku FACE later this month.
DDT “YUKI UENO 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW -IN MY MIND “10”-”, 13/09/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
0. Super Dark Match ~ Falls Count Anywhere 5 Way Match: Minoru Suzuki Vs Sanshiro Takagi Vs Chris Brookes Vs Kuroshio TOKYO Japan Vs Takeshi Masada
1. Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yuki Ishida
2. Time-Difference Entry Tag Team Rumble: Jun Akiyama & Danshoku Dieno Vs KANON & Antonio Honda Vs Yukio Naya & Yuya Koroku Vs Toru Owashi & Yasu Urano Vs Super Sasadango Machine & S.S.M Vs X & X
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match ~ No Tag Rules: HUB, Yuki Ueno & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Ilusion, Yuni & Daichi Sato
4. 3 Way Match: Shinya Aoki Vs HARASHIMA Vs Akito
5. Special Tag Match: MAO & Yoshihiko (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Kazuki Hirata & Kaisei Takechi
6. Special Tag Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA & To-y Vs Chihiro Hashimoto & Kazuma Sumi
7. Yuki Ueno 10th Anniversary Match ~ Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Shunma Katsumata
Earlier today Shinya Aoki lost to Mikuru Asakura in the semi-main event of a RIZIN MMA show. The match pretty much presented this as Aoki’s last stand as a pro fighter and he was accompanied by both Yuki Ueno and El Lindaman. No Junta Miyawaki with the KO-D Tag Team Title belts though. That was a waste of a payoff. While Aoki did give it a good go against Asakura by taking his back and trying to lock in a Rear Naked Choke, he was quickly pummeled into oblivion by Asakura’s ground and pound. Aoki made it clear in his post-match interview that he will be at this show in a few days time to wrestle his match because it is his job to be there.
Ueno has hinted that the X & X tag team in the Rumble are two really strong wrestlers and it is not common for the two of them to team up together.
GANBARE☆PRO “KIM’S VIDEO 2026”, 22/09/2026 Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Moeka Haruhi Vs Non Toraga
2. Tyson Maeguchi Vs Shota Kawakami
3. Keisuke Ishii & Sentaro Motojima Vs Yuya Susumu & YuuRI
4. Toyama-gun Vs Naka Ward Assembly: Ken Ohka, Shinichiro Tominaga & Masashi Takeda Vs Shuichiro Katsumura, Minoru Fujita & Abdullah Kobayashi
5. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Mizuki Watase (c) Vs Yumehito Imanari
While Shuichiro Katsumura was out promoting the show, he ended up finding his second tag partner. He visted Abdullah Kobayashi’s bar during the week and since it is located in Yokohama, why not have Kobayashi join the Naka Ward Assembly?
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES – I WON’T CRY THERE’S NO WAY I WILL CRY”, 27/09/2026 Shinjuku FACE
1. Shinjuku FACE Memorial 6-Woman Tag Match: Hyper Misao, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami Vs Mahiro Kiryu, Toga & Kira Summer
2. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Wakana Uehara
Six women from the active Tokyo Joshi Pro roster had their debut matches take place inside Shinjuku FACE so TJPW are putting them all together for a farewell match at the promotion’s final show in the venue. There were four other TJPW wrestlers who debuted here but have since retired. They were MIZUHO, Azusa Takigawa, Maho Kurone and YUMI.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII”, 03/10/2026 Tokyo EBARA WAVE Arena Ota
1. Aja Kong, Sakura Hattori & Kumadori Vs Chris Brookes, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Raku & Minimo Vs Pom Harajuku & Pokotan Vs Mahiro Kiryu & Tama
3. VENYU Finale: Yuki Kamifuku & VENY Vs X & X
4. SETUP All Asia Women’s Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs X
5. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro
6. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Suzume
So the three mystery partners in the 3 Way Tag match are all mascots. Minimo is the mascot from the idol group Minimoni that took part in the Battle Royal at “GRAND PRINCESS ’26” earlier this year, Pokotan is DDT’s attempt at breaking into the mascot market and Tama is the seal that is supposed to teach everybody about part-time jobs but ended up fighting wrestlers with a kitchen knife at the Tokyo Idol Festival this past Summer. Tetsuya Koda gathered the mascots together for a press event earlier this week and ended up getting attacked by all of them. Yes, that means Tama stabbed him too.
DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026”, 03/11/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. Special Single Match: Jun Kasai Vs Hinata Kasai
2. Special Tag Match: To-y & Kaisei Takechi Vs KANON & Kumadori
It’s a dance battle in the making at Sumo Hall when Kaisei Takechi and Kumadori will cross paths in the ring. To-y will be teaming with Takechi and wants to name their team T2K2. Fans are hoping he can come up with a better name. KANON looks to be the odd one out in the match but the idea is for it to showcase four of DDT’s young stars.
DDT “THE FINAL SHINJUKU FACE BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING”, 14/08/2026 Shinjuku FACE ??? Fans – Unannounced
0. Dark Match ~ Brutal Grudge Final Showdown! Loser Retires Special: Hisaya Imabayashi defeated Tetsuya Koda with the Uraken (10:09).
1. Soma Takao, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida defeated Jun Akiyama, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Masami Inahata when Takao pinned Matsunaga with a DDT (8:48).
2. paleyouth Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato defeated Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai when Koroku submitted Kasai with a Flying Armbar (11:57).
3. 3 Way Tag Match: Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) defeated Hideki Okatani & Ilusion and Kazuma Sumi & Yuni when Levante pinned Yuni (10:40).
4. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Our LariPro ’26: Keisuke Ishii, Danshoku Dieno & Junta Miyawaki defeated Shunma Katsumata (c), Yuki Iino & Kazuki Hirata when Dieno pinned Katsumata with the Lariat (7:46). *Danshoku Dieno becomes the 1,900th champion. Danshoku Dieno wins Shunma Katsumata’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet.
5. Special Single Match ~ I’m You, You’re Me: Daisuke Sasaki and Fake Daisuke Sasaki defeated Daision Sasaki with the Double Crossface Lock (11:02).
6. Unit Shuffle! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & HARASHIMA defeated Chris Brookes, KANON & To-y when Ueno pinned To-y with the Jul.2 (24:17).
The final ever DDT Beer Garden show inside Shinjuku FACE took place today. The main event had everyone swap around their costumes and mix up their teams, ignoring unit alliances. Chris Brookes and HARASHIMA swapped costumes, MAO and KANON swapped costumes and Yuki Ueno and To-y swapped costumes. Even KIMIHIRO and YUZUKI swapped outfits with each other! It led to everyone trying to replicate the moves and motions of the wresters they were dressed as. The two teams brawled away from the ring, leading to some confusion when Shunma Katsumata suddenly appeared in the ring wearing a spare of Ueno’s outfit that To-y was also wearing. Yuki Iino then crashed the match dressed as Yukio Naya. HARASHIMA then reappeared but this time he was dressed as Antonio Honda and he did the entire Gongitsune bit. Everybody gradually returned to their normal selves to finish off the match. At the end of the show, Ueno told everyone there was one thing he would like to see one last time in Shinjuku FACE. The “Pai Rangers” song then played over the speakers for HARASHIMA to dance to.
After recovering from the chronic hangover that kept him off yesterday’s show, Daisuke Sasaki was back to fight a fake version of himself. Fake Daisuke Sasaki showed up accompanied with Fake DAMNATION T.A members Fake Hideki Okatani and Fake MJ Paul. They confronted the real versions until all of a sudden another Daisuke Sasaki doppelganger appeared named Daision Sasaki. Daision attacked the other two until he accidentally hit himself with a chair bouncing off the ropes. Then the real Sasaki and the Fake Sasaki applied a Double Crossface Lock to make Daision give up. Daisuke Kiso wasn’t sure how to call the result so he raised the hands of both Daisuke Sasaki and Fake Daisuke Sasaki.
Shunma Katsumata’s new goal of becoming a DDT Triple Crown Champion has already gone up in smoke. Danshoku Dieno beat him in the Lariat Pro Wrestling match to win both the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title and the remaining Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet. The Lariat match had everyone using the move while theme songs of famous Lariat users played throughout the action. Since NOAH’s own Junta Miyawaki was in the match, some of the non-Lariat related songs played included Naomichi Marufuji’s and Mitsuharu Misawa’s. They also played the AEW and New Japan theme songs for Kazuchika Okada.
The ending of Shinjuku FACE also spurred on the end for one of the biggest grudge matches ever associated with DDT and Tokyo Joshi Pro. The two authority figures of the companies Hisaya Imabayashi and Tetsuya Koda agreed to have one final match against each other where the loser must immediately retire! It was a war that showcased heart more than physicality between the two enemies. Koda tried to summon the power of TJPW by attempting Hyper Misao’s Chickenwing Face Lock, Mizuki’s Crossface and Yuki Arai’s Finally. When they wouldn’t work he stuck Imabayashi in a Sleeper Hold that almost choked the DDT GM out. But suddenly the DDT roster all ran down to the ring to show their support for Imabayashi, motivating him to fight out of the hold. He used the Rainmaker motion to knock Koda down with a Spinning Backfist but didn’t have the heart to finally pin the man he couldn’t beat. Koda encouraged him to keep fighting and after a limp Chop Battle, Imabayashi knocked him down with one final Spinning Backfist to win the match. Koda’s sudden retirement ceremony then began only for Imabayashi to interrupt it. He said without Koda as his rival he has no reason to continue wrestling so he will be retiring alongside him! These two retirements are just for being pro wrestlers, they will continue their management roles in their respective promotions.
DDT “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2026”, 11/08/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato (c) Vs KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI)
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Time Delayed Entry Battle Royal: Yuki Ishida (c) Vs Yuki Iino Vs Toru Owashi Vs Akito Vs Soma Takao Vs Fuminori Abe Vs Naomi Yoshimura Vs Super Sasadango Machine Vs MJ Paul Vs Ilusion Vs Yuni Vs Masami Inahata
3. Special Tag Match: Minoru Suzuki & Sanshiro Takagi Vs Kazuki Hirata & To-y
4. Hinata Kasai 1st Anniversary Debut Match ~ Special Tag Match: Jun Kasai & Hinata Kasai Vs Jun Akiyama & Rukiya
5. DDT Extreme Title – Barbed Wire Death Match: Hideki Okatani (c) Vs Shunma Katsumata
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Chris Brookes & HARASHIMA (c) Vs Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki
7. Special Single Match: YAMATO Vs Danshoku Dieno
8. Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & DOUKI Vs Antonio Honda & Tetsuya Endo
9. DDT Universal Title: Kazuma Sumi (c) Vs Ryusuke Taguchi
10. Dramatic Dream Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs Kaisei Takechi
11. KO-D Openweight Title – Goodcom Asset Presents: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs MAO
The match order for “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2026” was confirmed earlier today. paleyouth’s request to put the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles in the opener was accepted. They think the start of the show is the best place for them to celebrate breaking the most title defences should they beat Strange Love Connection.
The middle of the show is going to get extreme because the DDT Extreme Title match between Hideki Okatani and Shunma Katsumata is going to be a Barbed Wire Death Match!
A lot more Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title changes happened today. Right now Yuki Ishida is the one who can end up winning the Bullet Train pass if he makes it to Sumo Hall as the latest champion.
DDT “FIGHTING BEER GARDEN 2026 IN SHINJUKU 【FINAL COUNTDOWN 3】”, 13/08/2026 Shinjuku FACE
0. Special Dark Match: Ilusion Vs Yoshihiko
1. Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato Vs Jun Akiyama & Rukiya
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Akito, Soma Takao & Yuki Ishida Vs KANON, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI)
3. DAMNATION T.A Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul Vs HARASHIMA & Hinata Kasai
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Shunma Katsumata, Yuni & Kazuma Sumi Vs Naomi Yoshimura, Masami Inahata & Kumadori
5. Rock ‘N’ Roll 4 Way Death Match: Antonio Honda Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Junta Miyawaki Vs To-y
6. Enter Sandman Match: Yuki Ueno Vs MAO Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Takeshi Masada Vs Danshoku Dieno Vs Super Sasadango Machine
The final set of Beer Garden shows to be held inside Shinjuku FACE now have complete match cards attached to them.
DDT “THE FINAL SHINJUKU FACE BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING”, 14/08/2026 Shinjuku FACE
0. Dark Match ~ Brutal Grudge Final Showdown! Loser Retires Special: Tetsuya Koda Vs Hisaya Imabayashi
1. Jun Akiyama, Rukiya & Masami Inahata Vs Soma Takao, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Kazuma Sumi & Yuni Vs Hideki Okatani & Ilusion Vs Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI)
3. paleyouth Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato Vs Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai
4. Special Single Match ~ I’m You, You’re Me: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Fake Daisuke Sasaki
5. Our LariPro ’26: Keisuke Ishii, Danshoku Dieno & Junta Miyawaki Vs Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Iino & Kazuki Hirata
6. Unit Shuffle! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & HARASHIMA Vs Chris Brookes, KANON & To-y
Things are getting drastic in the long running feud between Hisaya Imabayashi and Tetsuya Koda. All of their matches have previously taken place inside Shinjuku FACE so it is only fitting for them to blow off their feud in the same building before it shuts down. However to make it even more dramatic the loser has promised to immediately end their career!
BASARA “BASARA 314 ~UTAGE~”, 21/08/2026 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. 4 Way Tag Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Daichi Kazato & Seiya Morohashi Vs Takato Nakano & Yasu Urano Vs Lil’ Kraken & Minoru Fujita
2. Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT Vs Isami Kodaka & FUMA
3. Banana Senga (w/ Gouma Ryu) Vs Antonio Honda
4. Masato Kamino Vs Takeru Inoue
5. Union MAX Title: Takumi Tsukamoto (c) Vs Daiki Shimomura
To me this looks like a bunch of random matches on the BASARA undercard. However Takeru Inoue getting a singles match in the semi-main event might be important down the line if it is going to be positioned that way.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “FUCKED UP FEST 2026”, 22/08/2026 Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR
1. Super P & Bear Ranger Vs Dr. Cube & Erebus
2. SEKIFUDA 1 YEAR OF BAKA ~ Special Single Match: Kota Sekifuda Vs Minoru Suzuki
3. Hardcore Tag Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Jun Kasai & Chris Brookes
The inclusion of Super P to “FUCKED UP FEST” isn’t surprising because her band was already booked for the show. But the monsters of Kaiju Big Battel showing up too? I didn’t see that coming.
DDT “MEMORIES OF SUMMER VACATION 2026”, 05/08/2026 Shinjuku FACE ??? Fans – Unannounced
0. Dark Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga & MBM defeated Soma Takao & Hinata Kasai when Matsunaga submitted Kasai with a Spinning Toe Hold (8:28).
1. Jun Akiyama & Rukiya defeated Kazuma Sumi & Yuki Ishida when Akiyama pinned Ishida with a Knee Butt (8:41).
2. Ilusion, MJ Paul & Tetsuya Koda defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Naomi Yoshimura & Hisaya Imabayashi when Koda submitted Imabayashi with the Sleeper Hold (9:17).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hisaya Imabayashi defeated Tetsuya Koda (c) with the Uraken (7:27 pm). *Hisaya Imabayashi becomes the 1,877th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Ilusion defeated Hisaya Imabayashi (c) with a School Boy (7:30 pm). *Ilusion becomes the 1,878th champion.
3. Daisuke Sasaki & Hideki Okatani defeated Shunma Katsumata & Masami Inahata when Okatani pinned Katsumata with the Skewer-Style Claymore (11:30). *Hideki Okatani wins Shunma Katsumata’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet.
4. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno defeated Kazuki Hirata with an Armbar (0:12).
4a. Virtual YAMATO! High Speed Danshoku Battle: Danshoku Dieno defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Lip Lock (5:00 + Additional Time).
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Shinya Aoki, Junta Miyawaki & Akito defeated Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda when Miyawaki pinned Honda with the Sunshine Clutch (13:15).
6. Special 10-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku, Daichi Sato & To-y defeated MAO, KANON, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) when To-y pinned Levante with a Counter Cradle (19:41). *To-y wins Viento Levante’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet.
Next week DDT will be back in Sumo Hall for their big show of the summer. Today’s show was pretty much a last chance for everyone to get ready for Ryogoku. The main event served as a preview for both the KO-D Openweight Title match as well as the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles match. And just for a little bit extra, the result meant one of the Right To Challenge Gauntlets changed hands as well. Strange Love Connection focused a bit too much on the paleyouth although MAO’s target was Yuki Ueno. It was the The 37KAMIINA that made the difference but barely so. To-y was able to counter a double team move from MAO & Viento Levante and through that counter pinned Levante to win the match. That means To-y now holds a Gauntlet that he could cash in on Ueno if he wanted to. Ueno asked him to wait until after “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2026” because he’s looking forward wrestling MAO for the title first. MAO warned Ueno that he’s become so strong he might hurt him. He cannot stand in the ring unless he becomes the KO-D Champion but at least he’ll have fun while beating Ueno. Takeshi Masada then warned that paleyouth will be looking to crush Levante at Sumo Hall.
The KO-D Tag Team Champions are feeling mixed over their match today. FANTÔMES DRAMATIC lost but HARASHIMA noted that neither he nor Chris Brookes took the fall against Junta Miyawaki. HARASHIMA wonders just how much Miyawaki and Shinya Aoki have both grown but he also expects the title match at Ryogoku will be fun. Aoki overheard him say that backstage and accused HARASHIMA of becoming complacent. Miyawaki said he wants to beat HARASHIMA for the titles and then walk down the RIZIN entrance aisle with Aoki carrying the KO-D Tag Title belts!
Kazuki Hirata offered to help Danshoku Dieno get ready for YAMATO because beating Hirata in only a couple of seconds doesn’t prepare anybody for much. He knows YAMATO hates the Danshoku style so he came up with an idea to have Dieno chase him around the ring, thinking it will improve Dieno’s speed to use against YAMATO. Hirata also had a trick up his sleeve to wrap tape around Dieno’s tights so he couldn’t remove them and do the Danshoku Driver. Dieno could still use the Lip Lock though and ended up catching Hirata with the move.
The other standard Right To Challenge Gauntlet changed hands when Hideki Okatani pinned Shunma Katsumata in a tag match. This came after the two fought each other with chairs while Daisuke Sasaki rendered Masami Inahata useless with a Low Blow. Okatani got the better of Katsumata and now has a Gauntlet he can cash in.
The longstanding feud of the GMs could be heading towards a thrilling finale. Tetsuya Koda showed up to team with wrestlers from DAMNATION T.A, which means today he was DAMNATION T.K! was able to defend the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title against Hisaya Imabayashi in a 6-Man Tag Match. But after the match Imabayashi faked a handshake to kick Koda below the belt and knock him down with the Uraken Backfist. Imabayashi won the belt and told Koda that all of their matches against each other going back to August 2017 have happened in Shinjuku FACE. Since the building is shutting down soon Imabayashi challenged Koda to a final showdown in the venue on the 14th August Beer Garden show. Koda accepted and told Imabayashi to hold onto the title because not only does Koda want the belt back but the loser should immediately retire! Imabayashi accepted the challenge only for Ilusion to suddenly roll him over and pin him to win the Iron Man Title.
The paleyouth and SLC teams involved in the KO-D 6-Man Tag Titles match had a contract signing ceremony at the start of the show. Yukio Naya said he is putting his entire support towards Levante winning the match for their team so he can prove he is not weak. KANON is more focused on stopped paleyouth from breaking the record for most KO-D 6-Man Tag Title defences. The reason is KANON currently ties the record with paleyouth. Levante admitted his talk has been week leading up to the match and he feels he has no choice but to win. Masada made a request to DDT that the match be placed as the opening bout for “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2026” because he thinks paleyouth breaking the most defences record would be a special moment for the show. Yuya Koroku heard about KANON’s goal in the match and made it his mission to target him in order to break the record. Daichi Sato wants to outshine Naya in the match so that whenever wrestling fans think of heavyweights in DDT, they will think of Sato instead of Naya. All of paleyouth (including Bunbun) promised to work harder than ever before.
DDT “MEMORIES OF SUMMER VACATION 2026”, 05/08/2026 Shinjuku FACE
0. Dark Match: Soma Takao & Hinata Kasai Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & MBM
1. Kazuma Sumi & Yuki Ishida Vs Jun Akiyama & Rukiya
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Naomi Yoshimura & Hisaya Imabayashi Vs Ilusion, MJ Paul & Tetsuya Koda
3. Daisuke Sasaki & Hideki Okatani Vs Shunma Katsumata & Masami Inahata
4. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Kazuki Hirata
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda Vs Shinya Aoki, Junta Miyawaki & Akito
6. Special 10-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku, Daichi Sato & To-y Vs MAO, KANON, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI)
The Tokyo Idol Festival is over and Tetsuya Koda has come out of it as the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion. The Tokyo Joshi Pro boss pulling off this stunt does not impress the DDT GM Hisaya Imabayashi. The two authority figures have been at each other’s throats on and off for years. The Iron Man Champion is meant to be wrestling on tomorrow’s DDT show which means Koda now has to take part. Such an idea is insulting to Imabayashi so he is adding himself to the match in response to this so he can teach Koda a lesson that DDT is not the place for amateurs in their fifties!
Going into tomorrow’s show the Right To Challenge holders are Shunma Katsumata (Red), Viento Levante (Blue) and KANON (Purple).
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 13TH TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 08/08/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall
1. Miu Watanabe & Ren Konatsu Vs Wakana Uehara & Momo Sato
2. Miyu Yamashita, Sakura Hattori, Haru Kazashiro & Chika Nanase Vs Yuki Kamifuku, Raku, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami
3. Yuki Arai, Mifu Ashida & Shion Kanzaki Vs Mizuki, Mahiro Kiryu & Pom Harajuku
4. 13th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Suzume Vs Shoko Nakajima
5. 13th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Toga Vs Yuki Aino
6. 13th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Arisu Endo Vs HIMAWARI
7. 13th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Rika Tatsumi Vs Hyper Misao
We’re currently on a little break from the Tokyo Princess Cup until it resumes with the Quarter Finals this weekend. Rika Tatsumi and Hyper Misao are back in the ring against each other so soon after their Princess Tag Team Titles feud last month. The other end of the bracket has Suzume against Shoko Nakajima in what is sure to be a barnburner. HIMAWARI can set off a Cinderella run if she can defeat last year’s finalist Arisu Endo. The same could be said for Toga if her frozen demeaner doesn’t melt against Yuki Aino’s fire. After this round the brackets will get jumbled up for the final four which makes predicting this round a little bit more difficult than it looks on paper.
DDT “KANDA MYOJIN CULTURAL EXCHANGE PRESENTS AFTER PETER PAN ~RYOGOKU AFTER PARTY~”, 17/08/2026 Tokyo Kanda Myojin Hall
1. New Generation Variety Team Discovery Audition Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda Vs Kazuma Sumi Vs Yuki Ishida Vs Rukiya Vs Masami Inahata Vs Hinata Kasai
2. Super Sasadango Machine Title: Super Sasadango Machine (c) Vs Ilusion
I think there have been times in the past when Muscle Sakai would defend the championship belt he wears around his waist but I can’t remember a time when Super Sasadango Machine has ever done it in DDT. That changes when the belt labelled King Of Sasadango it put on the line against Ilusion.
The DDT comedy wrestlers are looking for new additions to their “Variety Team”. They are holding an audition and it is mandatory for the wrestlers they invited to take part in it.
This DDT show is going to be a small one because it is more like a fan event with some matches taking place rather than a full on wrestling show. Only one more match is planned to be added to the card.
BASARA “BASARA 314 ~UTAGE~”, 21/08/2026 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Union MAX Title: Takumi Tsukamoto (c) Vs Daiki Shimomura
The new Union MAX Champion already has challengers lined up for him. When Takumi Tsukamoto held a 7-match Gauntlet to prepare himself for his title shot the only wrestler he dropped a fall to was Daiki Shimomura. Now is the time for Shimomura to call his shot and get a title match with his former tag team partner.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “FUCKED UP FEST 2026”, 22/08/2026 Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR
1. SEKIFUDA 1 YEAR OF BAKA ~ Special Single Match: Kota Sekifuda Vs Minoru Suzuki
2. Hardcore Tag Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Jun Kasai & Chris Brookes
Just imagine the mess everyone will have to clean up after the Hardcore Match. Jun Kasai takes part in his first “FUCKED UP FEST” to join Chris Brookes so they can fight ShunMao together.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 13TH TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 23/08/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara Vs Sumire Natsu & Mifu Ashida
2. 13th Tokyo Princess Cup – Final: X Vs X
This doesn’t look like it would be a tough challenge for Ober Eats. After all, Yuki Kamifuku already knows how effective it is to use makeup remover against opponents who are caked in the stuff. Sumire Natsu is like 80% makeup and 20% human at this point! Best stick Wakana Uehara and Mifu Ashida in there to make sure things don’t get too catty between Kamiyu and Natsu.
BASARA “SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES – BASARA 316 ~KOO~”, 23/09/2026 Shinjuku FACE
1. Union MAX Title: Takumi Tsukamoto (c) Vs Ryota Nakatsu
The winner of the 21st August title match will go on to defend the MAX Title against Ryota Nakatsu at BASARA’s final show to be held inside Shinjuku FACE. The show is happening on the first day of the Shinjuku FACE Countdown Series, a list of wrestling events happening in the final days of the venue’s existence. They will be on after Sendai Girls that day.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “LOVE & PEACE TIF PRO WRESTLING 2026 -MORNING SESSION-”, 02/08/2026 Tokyo TIF Pro Wrestling Special Ring At TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2026 – Greeting Area ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Shoko Nakajima & Yuki Aino defeated Wakana Uehara & Momo Sato when Nakajima pinned Sato with the Northern Lights Suplex (9:30).
2. Miyu Yamashita, Sakura Hattori & Marika Kobashi (w/ Marina Kumamoto) defeated HIMAWARI, Toga & Chika Nanase (w/ Sayonara Stay Tuned & ChumToto) when Yamashita pinned Nanase with the Attitude Adjustment (13:01).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Marina Kumamoto defeated Miyu Yamashita (c) with a Body Press (12:18 pm). *Marina Kumamoto becomes the 1,870th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Miyu Yamashita defeated Marina Kumamoto (c) by Forfeit after Yamashita’s Skillful Negotiation Tactics (12:23 pm). *Miyu Yamashita becomes the 1,871st champion.
The final day of the Tokyo Idol Festival had everyone in Tokyo Joshi Pro looking for excuses to cool down. Several of the matches held throughout the day turned into water fights and the wrestlers also advised the fans to stay hydrated so they could enjoy the festival to its fullest.
It looked like Miyu Yamashita would last through the day without worrying about anybody taking the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title from her but at the end of the morning session everybody in the ring piled on top of her to try and win it. Yamashita was pinned and when the bodies all seperated it turned out that Marina Kumamoto from Niji no Conquistador was directly on top of Yamashita for the pinfall and was now the champion. Yamashita then successfully convinced her to forefit the title back to her because Kumamoto was paranoid that one of the other ten members of Niji no Conquistador would attack her for the belt during their one of their live performances.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “LOVE & PEACE TIF PRO WRESTLING 2026 -AFTERNOON SESSION-”, 02/08/2026 Tokyo TIF Pro Wrestling Special Ring At TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2026 – Greeting Area ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Yuki Arai, Arisu Endo & Haru Kazashiro defeated Mizuki, Yuki Kamifuku & Shion Kanzaki when Arai submitted Kanzaki with the Scorpion Death Lock (9:43).
2. Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami (w/ Aya Kajishima) defeated Raku & Pom Harajuku (w/ Ayura Amano) when Watanabe pinned Harajuku with the Tear Drop (11:28).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Recorder defeated Raku (c) by Pinfall after Aya Kajishima played a Lullaby with her nose on the Recorder (4:39 pm). *Recorder becomes the 1,873rd champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Aya Kajishima defeated Recorder (c) by Pinfall (4:40 pm). *Aya Kajishima becomes the 1,874th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Pom Harajuku defeated Aya Kajishima (c) with a Shin Kick (4:41 pm). *Pom Harajuku becomes the 1,875th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Tetsuya Koda defeated Pom Harajuku (c) with the Ultra-Low Altitude Finally (6:01 pm). *Tetsuya Koda becomes the 1,876th champion.
Another title change happened during the downtime in between shows. Raku found Yamashita backstage looking tired so she lulled her into taking a nap with a lullaby and pinned her to win the title. Raku then wanted to sing a lullaby after the main event so Aya Kajishima from The Up Up Girls (2) played her a tune using her nose on a recorder. The music made Raku lie down and Kajishima suddenly pinned her by pressing her down with the recorder. She thought she won the title but instead the referee decided the Recorder is the champion instead! Kajishima quickly pinned the Recorder to win the belt but Pom Harajuku then Shin Kicked her to win the title for herself.
Later that evening when all of the wrestling shows were completed, Harajuku was ready to go home. But as she was leaving the locker room, Pokotan appeared and attacked her, using the Ultra-Low Altitude Finally to pin her and take the championship. However Pokotan then removed its head in front of the referee to reveal it was actually Tetsuya Koda in disguise!
Miu Watanabe brought back The Giant Swing Experience Project from Day 1 and invited Niikura Ami from The Up Up Girls (2) to take part. Watanabe spun her around seven times which was a surprise for Ami because she was told she was only getting five spins. Watanabe said she got extra spins to get her in the mood for her singing performance later.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “KAMIYU AND HER MERRY FRIENDS ~A SPECIAL CLASS GRADE CURSED OBJECT ENCOUNTERED IN A SQUARE~”, 27/11/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YUKI KAMIFUKU HOMECOMING”, 10/12/2026 Fujisawa City Shonandai Cultural Center
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW YEAR-END PARTY 2026 ~YUKI KAMIFUKU GRADUATION SPECIAL~”, 26/12/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
A press conference was held inside the Korakuen Hotel in Tokyo today to announce that Yuki Kamifuku will be graduating from Tokyo Joshi Pro and retiring from pro wrestling at the end of 2026. Kamifuku has decided to retire on 26th December and she assured everyone there is no bad reason for it happening. Her explanation is she feels the best time to end her career is to do it while she is at her coolest. After thinking about it recently, she believes she is at her coolest right now so now is the right time to quit being a wrestler. Both Tetsuya Koda and Sanshiro Takagi attended the conference and spoke about Kamifuku’s plan to graduate. Koda calls her an indispensable presence for TJPW and he was saddened to hear the news from her. He praised her for being a good person who always worked hard and conveyed a lot of love in her own way. Kamifuku’s last match on 26th December will not be the culmination of her career but it will be when everyone sees Kamifuku in her completed and most beautiful form.
Takagi told the story of how Kamifuku came to TJPW in the first place. He knew a manager from a talent agency called Star Ray Production and this manager recommended he come meet a model of theirs who stands 170cm tall. Takagi took her to TJPW and felt obligated to turn her into a star even though she had absolutely no knowledge of pro wrestling. He remembers how Kamifuku would constantly call him in the middle of the night with questions about wrestling that she didn’t understand. He considered blocking her number but felt she had a strong determination to become a pro wrestler and make TJPW successful as her top priority. He is grateful that Kamifuku begun in TJPW and stayed with the company for her entire career. To thank her for that, he and Koda will give her a road to retirement that will make her feel glad she was with TJPW until the very end and can leave without any regrets.
A key part of the retirement road will be Kamifuku producing her own wrestling show at Korakuen Hall on 27th November. She intends to invite her close friends and other important people she met in wrestling to gather together for a fun event. Confirmed to appear so far are Aja Kong, VENY, Yuki Iino and Sumire Natsu while Kumadori was brought up as a possible guest. Kamifuku would also like to have a match with Takagi on the show. Takagi suggested they should be opponents instead of tag partners so he can get revenge for all the times she called him in the middle of the night. Takagi also said he can get Yumehito Imanari to produce a special video for Kamifuku that she can use on the show. Other than that, Kamifuku doesn’t really have anything in mind for what she wants to do during the last six months of her career. She isn’t interested in winning one more championship and would rather have fun matches with her friends.
Kamifuku was asked about when she realized she felt she was at her peak? She noticed in the last six months her follower count on social media was growing at a steady pace and she’s been getting more praise from fans over the period. Also since she is no longer getting yelled at by her senpais, she hasn’t felt like she’s been doing anything wrong lately. That feels like being at the peak to her. The recent Princess Of Princess Title challenge involved a lot of hard work to get ready for it but she came feeling a lot of motivation afterward. She thinks she could continue wrestling for another three or four years but it would be a gamble if she achieves even more success or just end up being stuck where she is now. She’s already taken enough gambles, comparing her career to playing a slot machine 30 times and thinking she’s had enough.
She was then asked about her post-retirement plans, like would she get married? Kamifuku joked that she has plenty of imaginary fiancés but doesn’t know what lies in her future. She has thought about having a family someday but she isn’t particularly fond of children to begin with. However her pet dog Zac is getting old and she wants to be there for him just like he’s been there for her throughout the toughest times of her life. She also wants to be around for her parents as they get older too.
DDT “JUDGEMENT 2026 ~29TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 5 HOUR SPECIAL~”, 22/03/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
0. Dark Match – Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: HIMAWARI, Haru Kazashiro & Chika Nanase Vs Toga, Ren Konatsu & Shion Kanzaki
0. Dark Match: Yuni Vs Hinata Kasai
1. Jun Akiyama Vs Rukiya
2. 3 Way Tag Match: MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs Makoto Oishi & Masami Inahata Vs Viento Maligno & Kumadori
3. Special Tag Match: Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya Vs Evil Uno & Akito
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles Next Challengers Decision Match: Chris Brookes & HARASHIMA Vs Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki
5. Special Single Match ~ Shunma Katsumata Return Match: MAO Vs Shunma Katsumata
6. Dramatic Dream Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs Kazuki Hirata (w/ John Robinson)
7. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – 1 Vs 6 Handicap Match: Hisaya Imabayashi (c) Vs Minoru Suzuki, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Danshoku Dieno, Super Sasadango Machine & Antonio Honda
8. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato Vs Naomi Yoshimura, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida
9. DDT Extreme Title: To-y (c) Vs Hideki Okatani
10. DDT Universal Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs Kazuma Sumi
11. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs KANON
Thirteen matches in total will fill up five hours at Korakuen Hall later this month. DDT is celebrating the 29th Anniversary of its creation and hopes are growing high that something big will be in store for their 30th. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves with that one. Almost every one of DDT’s championships will be defended (the KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Titles are being left out in the cold), future challengers for some of the belts will be set up and there is also the debut of Masami Inahata to look forward to.
It’s all going easy for paleyouth. I only took them a few days to win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles after the unit was created. They also don’t have to wait long for their first defence. Harimao are stepping up to the plate with Kazusada Higuchi standing by to support his buddies.
The Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title is currently in quite the predicament. Antonio Honda won the title only to lose it to Hisaya Imabayashi because the DDT GM does not trust Honda enough to beat YOH on 15th April. That match made Imabayashi paranoid that the belt would end up in New Japan’s hands and DDT cannot afford to ever let that happen again. However now he has to defend the title against six opponents and it won’t be in a Battle Royal. It is going to be a Handicap Match instead! The only hope he has is if the opposing team cannot get along and end up falling apart because of it. That could happen if Minoru Suzuki is in a particularly sour mood that day. Sanshiro Takagi does not often inspire a lot of loyalty among his wrestlers either, as a teammate or a boss.
A growing tag team between Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki that is built out of respect and admiration could soon see them get rewarded for their efforts. If they can beat Chris Brookes & HARASHIMA then they will become the No. 1 Contenders for the KO-D Tag Team Titles. Otherwise it will be the FANTÔMES DRAMATIC pair who will get the next shot.
The good news for Evil Uno is this appearance on a DDT show in Korakuen Hall cannot be as humiliating for him as the first one. The bad news is he will likely end up with more bruises because The Apex will be his opponents.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GRAND PRINCESS ’26”, 29/03/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. Uta Takami Vs Shion Kanzaki
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Staggered Entry Battle Royal: Hisaya Imabayashi (c) Vs Sumire Uesaka Vs Rika Tatsumi/Great Wakabayashi-kun Vs Raku Vs Mahiro Kiryu Vs Mifu Ashida Vs Kira Summer Vs Chika Nanase Vs Sakura Hattori Vs Matcha Vs Momo Sato Vs Minimo (w/ Mari Yaguchi)
3. HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki Vs Toga & Ren Konatsu
4. Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro (w/ Ninja Red, Geki Red & Go-On Red) Vs Aja Kong, Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku
5. Mizuki Vs Andreza Giant Panda
6. Miyu Yamashita & Arisu Endo Vs Sareee & Takumi Iroha
7. Special Tag Match: Yuka Sakazaki & KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs Hyper Misao & Super Sasadango Machine
8. International Princess Title: MIRAI (c) Vs Suzume
9. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara (c) Vs Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee
10. Princess Of Princess Title: Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Yuki Arai
Close-up images of the new Princess Championship belts have been revealed by Tokyo Joshi Pro. They will be on display at Sunday’s TJPW show but will not be given out to the champions until the Sumo Hall show.
In an unfortunate turn of events, TNA have told Tokyo Joshi Pro that Lei Ying Lee is unable to take part at their Sumo Hall show and her scheduled trip to Japan has been cancelled. Despite having the booking placed well in advance, TJPW were unable to convince TNA to change their decision. Instead, TNA provided TJPW with a statement that claims neither TJPW nor Lee are to blame over the situation. As best as I can tell, TNA have their “SACRIFICE” special as well as a TV taping happening in New Orleans during the same weekend as “GRAND PRINCESS ’26”. So if Lee is needed for the TV taping on the Saturday then she definitely can’t make it to Tokyo in time for TJPW on the Sunday. The time difference probably makes it too difficult for her to start travelling on the Friday night too. Plus there’s also the general travel risks from going in and out of America that’s currently happening right now that could be playing a part in this situation.
TJPW were quick to announce Lee’s replacement after they put that news out. They put out an offer to Marvelous to secure the TJPW debut of Takumi Iroha! She will be teaming up with Sareee which means their tag team Spark Rush is coming to TJPW! Miyu Yamashita was already excited to fight Sareee again but now she is salivating over the chance to fight Iroha too. Arisu Endo doesn’t want to be left out of the action and says she will shine the brightest out of anyone in the match!
The recent Iron Man Title changes have an effect on this card too. Rika Tatsumi is no longer the champion but she is still in the match. The deal with this Battle Royal is whoever holds the Iron Man Title must take part in the match, which means the DDT GM Hisaya Imabayashi could potentially defend the belt in Sumo Hall on a TJPW show! He never gets to beat Tetsuya Koda in the ring but a moral victory like this would be huge in their professional rivalry.
Another thing with the Battle Royal is TJPW have asked fans not to throw streamers for the entrances due to the nature of the match. However Minimo-chan has made requests for streamers from the fans to celebrate the mascot’s debut wrestling match. After a couple of discussions, TJPW decided that Minimo-chan will enter the match first and will be the only participant allowed to get streamers during the entrance.
Oh, and I almost forgot. Remember how Koda was told to go find a big star for the show but couldn’t do it? Well luck sort of fell on his lap. He accompanied Shion Kanzaki for her day of street performances in Shinjuku to promote the show. All of a sudden Koda was ambushed by the Sumire Uesaka, a voice actress and singer who once performed a solo concert at Sumo Hall ten years ago! She was armed with a saber and assaulted Koda with it in a way that reminded Tokyo Sports of Tiger Jeet Singh attacking Antonio Inoki in the same city back in 1973! Uehara appeared to be in a rage because she once held the Iron Man Title for a brief time last year and wants to be part of the Battle Royal to win it back! After Kanzaki stopped the incident and Uehara calmed down, she explained to Tokyo Sports that she was meant to grab her umbrella as she was leaving her home but grabbed the mysterious saber instead. She felt a sudden urge of fighting spirit overcome her but does not remember anything that happened after that.
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