TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 09/08/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa The Grand Hall 384 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Kaya Toribami defeated Ren Konatsu with the Bird Cage (6:40).
2. Toga & Chika Nanase defeated Kira Summer & Ivy Steele when Toga pinned Steele with the Rock Bottom (7:57).
3. 3 Way Match: Yuki Kamifuku defeated Pom Harajuku and HIMAWARI when Kamifuku pinned Harajuku with the Famouser (8:06).
4. Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino & Mahiro Kiryu defeated Suzume, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami when Aino pinned Takami with the Venus DDT (10:11).
5. Maki Itoh & Raku defeated Rika Tatsumi & Mifu Ashida when Itoh submitted Ashida with the Itoh Deluxe (11:45).
6. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Miu Watanabe defeated Haru Kazashiro with the Reverse Paradox (12:56).
7. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Yuki Arai defeated Wakana Uehara with the Scorpion Death Lock (9:39).
8. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Arisu Endo defeated Miyu Yamashita with the Ju no Okite (12:30).
9. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Shoko Nakajima defeated Mizuki with the Diving Senton (18:30).
Eight gets whittled down to four as the Tokyo Princess Cup went through the Quarter Finals today. In the main event it was champion against champion as Mizuki fought Shoko Nakajima. It was their first singles match against each other since the 2020 Princess Cup Final but they were both prepared for each other. Nakajima was able to prevent the Cutie Special from happening but Mizuki also knew when to block the 619 with a Dropkick. However Nakajima was persistent with the move and eventually found her mark with it. She also fought to lock in the Unmanned Local Train Hold but Mizuki got out of it with a rope break. She then got to do the Cutie Special from the top rope as a counter for Nakajima planning a top rope Hurricanrana. But Nakajima took over and used her signature moves one after the other before pinning Mizuki with the Diving Senton. After the match Nakajima told Mizuki the next time they have a singles match she will be wearing the Princess Of Princess Title at the end of it. Backstage Mizuki said she wants to get revenge for this loss so she hopes Nakajima wins the tournament to set up a rematch with the Princess Title on the line. In fact, she is willing to give her a title shot even if Nakajima doesn’t win the Cup.
The unexpected upset of the Quarter Finals… wait can it really be called unexpected? Maybe Miyu Yamashita finally winning the Princess Cup in 2023 and skipping the 2024 tournament made some fans forget the Cup has historically been Yamashita’s Achilles heel throughout her entire career. Well today was her rude awakening because Arisu Endo knocked her out in the Quarter Finals! Endo tried to make a gameplan around using her mobility to disrupt Yamashita’s moves but that didn’t work. Instead she had to rely on her guts and take every kick her opponent threw at her. Soon she was able to read Yamashita’s attacks but Yamashita fired back by escaping the Camel Clutch to give Endo a German Suplex. Endo was able to withstand more strikes and used a Waterwheel Drop to throw Yamashita into the turnbuckles. Endo then stunned her with a Super Kick and used the Ju no Okite to get the upset victory. Endo said she was flooded with memories of the past as soon as this match was announced. She remembered feeling helpless against Yamashita in their early singles matches and also remembered Yamashita directly beating her to take the Princess Tag Team Titles. But the Endo that is here today could not have existed without that past. She owes a lot to Yamashita because whenever they fight, Endo finds a passion she never knew she had coming out and it gets her super fired up. Yamashita was frustrated over the loss but she tells herself she’ll just need to switch her focus. She wanted to fight Rika Tatsumi in the tournament this year but Tatsumi was eliminated in the first round so none of Yamashita’s Princess Cup dreams came true this year.
Yuki Arai isn’t wasting time climbing her way back to getting another Princess Title shot. She also continues to have the upper hand on Wakana Uehara whenever they face each other. Uehara was softened up with Big Boots but she got to do a Brainbuster to set up the Banana Pillow. Arai reached the ropes but took enough damage that she couldn’t pin Uehara straight away after doing the Full Nelson Buster. Uehara went for a series of roll ups, ending with a Jackknife Pin to try and win the same way she did in Round 1. However Arai caught Uehara by the legs and turned her over into the Scorpion Death Lock, keeping it locked in until Uehara gave up. Arai said Uehara’s growth since last year’s tournament has been incredible. She wonders if they will face each other again at next year’s Princess Cup to make it three years in a row. Arai hopes she will win if that does happen. Uehara is disappointed she lost to Arai again but she is proud of the progress she has made. If Uehara can’t be the centre of attention this year then she will support Arai to go all the way instead.
The power of Miu Watanabe was just too overwhelming for Haru Kazashiro to handle. From Backbreakers to Batting Hammers to Power Slams, Watanabe broke her opponent off piece by piece. Kazashiro found some moments to fight back by targeting Watanabe’s arms but soon she found herself being spun around in a Front Neck Lock Giant Swing. Once Watanabe put her into the Reverse Paradox, it was all over for Kazashiro. Watanabe said she could sense how fired up Kazashiro was for this match and she will continue to grow even more from here. While Kazashiro acknowledges her improvement from last year’s tournament, she still doesn’t feel like she has caught up yet. She sees this match as an important milestone and her last summer as a high school student isn’t over yet.
A few hours after the show was finished, TJPW held the draw to set up the semi final pairings. Rise Shirai watched over the proceedings and the matches happening on 17th August are Shoko Nakajima Vs Miu Watanabe and Yuki Arai Vs Arisu Endo. Watanabe thinks Nakajima has been performing at full speed ever since she won the MLW Women’s World Featherweight Title so she had to work hard against her recently. She would also like to face Arai in the final because it will be a first time singles match for them. Nakajima talked about how well received their recent match in Texas was but the praise doesn’t make up for her being the loser of the match. As far as Nakajima is concerned, this match feels like the final. Arai has made the semi finals before but wants to beat Endo so she can finally reach the final. Endo has noticed how often Arai is present for TJPW’s important moments lately. She has never beaten Arai but knows she’ll need to stop her unstoppable momentum in order to make it to the final. She has the confidence to do it after beating Yamashita today.
Today was Ivy Steele’s final match with Tokyo Joshi Pro before she returns home to England. She has spent a year in Japan as part of a cultural program with her university back in Great Britain. She walked down to the ring with Kira Summer carrying both the British flag and Australian flag. She put Toga in the Vines Of Ivy submission hold but Chika Nanase broke it up. Summer threw Nanase aside with a Back Body Drop but Steele ended up getting pinned by Toga’s Rock Bottom. Backstage Steele said she was happy her last TJPW match was with people she loves but it’s a shame she wasn’t able to win. Summer suggested since they lost that means Steele will have to come back to Japan so she can get her win back. Steele pointed out she and Toga have a 1-1 singles record against each other. So don’t treat this as a goodbye, it is more see you later.
Pom Harajuku sat out in the front row for the beginning of the 3 Way Match because she wanted to see fireworks between Yuki Kamifuku and HIMAWARI. She eventually got involved but kept demanding the other two jump in the air like they were fireworks blowing up. HIMAWARI was happy to join in but Kamifuku wasn’t. When she was finally convinced to give it a go, Kamifuku was suddenly attacked by the other two and the match proceeded as normal.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 09/08/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa The Grand Hall
1. Maki Itoh & Raku Vs Rika Tatsumi & Mifu Ashida
2. Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Suzume, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami
3. 3 Way Match: Yuki Kamifuku Vs Pom Harajuku Vs HIMAWARI
4. Toga & Chika Nanase Vs Kira Summer & Ivy Steele
5. Kaya Toribami Vs Ren Konatsu
6. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Wakana Uehara Vs Yuki Arai
7. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Mizuki Vs Shoko Nakajima
8. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Miyu Yamashita Vs Arisu Endo
9. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Miu Watanabe Vs Haru Kazashiro
Tomorrow begins with the Quarter Finals of the Tokyo Princess Cup and also Ivy Steele’s last match in Japan. I doubt this is the match order. Mizuki against Shoko Nakajima in a champion versus champion bout would surely be the headliner on paper.
DDT “YOKOHAMERMAID”, 09/08/2025 Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Special Single Match: Shinya Aoki Vs Takeshi Masada
2. Yuki Ueno & To-y Vs Chris Brookes & Yuya Koroku
3. Special Single Match: HARASHIMA Vs Daichi Sato
4. Special Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida Vs Jun Akiyama & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
5. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Super Sasadango Machine Vs Kazuki Hirata
6. Special Tag Match: Minoru Suzuki & Akito Vs MAO & KANON (w/ KIMIHIRO)
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion (c) Vs Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi
Then after that the late summer of chaos begins with the first Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere prize becoming active.
1. Yukio Naya Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. Danshoku Dieno & Akito Vs Kazuki Hirata & Gorgeous Matsuno
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul Vs HARASHIMA, Makoto Oishi & Aero Boy
4. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 4 Way Match: Ilusion Vs Takeshi Masada Vs Yuya Koroku Vs Kazuma Sumi
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Iino & Yuki Ishida Vs Jun Akiyama, Chris Brookes & Daichi Sato
6. MAO 10th Anniversary Match Vol. 1 ~ Special Tag Match: MAO & KANON (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Yuki Ueno & To-y
The second RTC prize is up for grabs the very next day.
DDT “MISEN 2025”, 16/08/2025 Aichi Imaike Gas Hall
1. Danshoku Dieno, Naomi Yoshimura & Takeshi Masada Vs Soma Takao, Shota & Kazuki Hirata
2. Yuki Ueno, To-y & Kazuma Sumi Vs Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Special Single Match: Ilusion Vs Akito
4. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 3 Way Match: Hideki Okatani Vs Daichi Sato Vs Yuki Ishida
5. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & HARASHIMA Vs Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya Vs MAO, KANON & Yuya Koroku (w/ KIMIHIRO)
The KO-D Openweight Champion and KO-D Tag Team Champions will be teaming up against Strange Love Connection and Yuya Koroku.
DDT “OSAKA VS TOKYO – DREAM EAST VS WEST PRO WRESTLING BATTLE 2025”, 17/08/2025 Osaka Edion Arena #2
1. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 4 Way Match: Akito Vs Naomi Yoshimura Vs Soma Takao Vs Shota
2. Western Army Offer Match: Jun Akiyama (Osaka) Vs Miyu Yamashita (Fukuoka)
3. Eastern Army Offer Match: MAO (Miyagi) (w/ KIMIHIRO (Tokyo)) Vs Super Sasadango Machine (Niigata)
4. East Vs West Vs Unknown All-Out Competition ~ Rukiya Return Match: Yuya Koroku (Chiba) & Daichi Sato (Kanagawa) Vs Yuki Ishida (Kumamoto) & Rukiya (Osaka)
5. East Vs West Vs Unknown All-Out Competition ~ 3 Way Tag Match: Yuki Iino (Tokyo) & Yukio Naya (Tokyo) Vs Chris Brookes (UK) & Takeshi Masada (Osaka) Vs Ilusion (Unknown) & MJ Paul (Unknown)
6. East Vs West All-Out Competition ~ Special 6-Man Tag Match: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan (Tokyo), To-y (Saitama) & Kazuki Hirata (Tokyo) Vs Danshoku Dieno (Hiroshima), Shigehiro Irie (Osaka) & Mikiya Sasaki (Osaka)
7. East Vs West All-Out Competition ~ Special 8-Man Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi (Hokkaido), Daisuke Sasaki (Tokyo), HARASHIMA (Tokyo) & Antonio Honda (Tokyo) Vs Yuki Ueno (Osaka), Hideki Okatani (Kochi), KANON (Ishikawa) & Kazuma Sumi (Mie)
Rukiya’s return to action is now confirmed to have Yuya Koroku, Daichi Sato and Yuki Ishida also involved.
The fourth and last of the RTC prizes will be determined here.
DDT “DRAMATIC BEER GARDEN NEVERLAND IN UENO – DAY 2”, 20/08/2025 Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage
1. Crocodile Death Match THE FINAL: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, Ilusion & MJ Paul V Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda, Takeshi Masada & Munetatsu Nakamura
2. Yuki Iino 8th Anniversary Match: Yuki Iino Vs KANON
3. MAO 10th Anniversary Match Vol. 2 ~ Falls Count Anywhere 4 Match: MAO (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs HARASHIMA Vs Danshoku Dieno Vs Akito
Soon it will be time to celebrate eight years of Yuki Iino. He might have something planned for his match against KANON because the rules for it have yet to be determined.
The summer of the Crocodile Death Match is nearly complete. DAMNATION T.A and SCHADENFREUDE International are going to bring the final chapter of it to a close.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “HYPER MISAO PRODUCE ~ HYPE! 3 (RERUN) ~MY UNIVERSE~”, 05/08/2025 Tokyo Kitazawa Town Hall 128 Fans
-. Shoko Domanakajima (Shoko Nakajima), Shinogono Suzuki (Shino Suzuki) & Mahrio Kiryunen (Mahiro Kiryu) defeated Haruchi (Haru Kazashiro), Ra-chan (Raku) and Suzumebachi (Suzume) when Domanakajima pinned Haruchi with the Student Council Bomber (?:??).
-. Shoko Domanakajima (Shoko Nakajima), Shinogono Suzuki (Shino Suzuki) & Mahrio Kiryunen (Mahiro Kiryu) defeated Sika-sensai (Rika Tatsumi) & Toga Amasawa (Toga) when Domanakajima pinned Amasawa with the Student Council Bomber (?:??).
-. Shoko Domanakajima (Shoko Nakajima) & Yuki Koino (Yuki Aino) defeated Urahime (Uta Takami), Shinogono Suzuki (Shino Suzuki) & Mahrio Kiryunen (Mahiro Kiryu) when Domanakajima pinned Urahime with the Student Council Bomber (?:??).
1. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno defeated Yuki Aino with a Shoulder Block (9:35).
Haven’t we done this already? We have! But the first performance of “HYPE! 3 ~MY UNIVERSE~” back in June did not turn out to be the complete vision Hyper Misao had for the show. She wasn’t in the right frame of mind at the time which led to her making some decisions she wished she could go back on. So a second performance was put together and it took place today. The story is largely identical to the first performance with two major differences to focus on. For the sake of saving space I’m only going to include the new parts here. You can click on the link at the start of this paragraph to read the story as it went the first time around and work in the new stuff from there.
The scene with HIMAWARI and Tetsuya Koda that explains the power of the ring bell was extended to include Miyu Yamashita and Hisaya Imabayashi. In the scene HIMAWARI and Ms. X-shita (Yamashita) were two joshi wrestlers on a double date with Koda and Imabayashi but the men were acting like know-it-all jerks (they think pro wrestling is rigged!). So Yamashita intimidated the men by crushing an apple with her bare hand right in front of them and then dumping the remains into a beer mug that Chika Nanase served them. HIMAWARI then scared them off by hitting the ring bell.
The other big changes are for the finale. The end of the story gets rushed through because it’s running behind schedule so Yuki Koino (Yuki Aino) cuts off Urahime (Uta Takami) before Urahime could ask if she can join the Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling Academy. The story ends there and Misao walks out as planned to reveal what was going on. However this time the video explaining what happened is different.
The incident where a mystery man in black abducted Misao actually did happen which also meant Misao and Aino really did swap bodies! During the intermission Misao (in Aino’s body) found found Aino (in Misao’s body) next to the side of the road with no memory of what happened after the abduction. They focused their attention back to the show where Misao told Aino that she is the main character and is getting an important wrestling match for the final act. Aino saw who her opponent was in the script and objected because she has no connection to this person. However Misao convinced her to do it. They then accidentally bumped heads again, causing them to return to their normal bodies. However the bump also knocked out Misao so Aino had to go run the rest of the show by herself. With that out of the way it was now time for Aino’s big match. Aino said the story getting a happy ending was good enough so it would be fine if nobody watches the match. In fact she admits doesn’t want to go through with it. Misao explained she wants to see Aino be the main character because she can do it even without the need for preparation. The match Misao came up was the entire reason this show was put together in the first place!
To set the scene everyone went back to the final moments of the story. Urahime was defeated but instead of asking to join the Academy she instead swore she wouldn’t give up. She would instead reveal her true self! She collapses, the room goes dark and suddenly Urahime transforms into Danshoku Dieno! The Student Council tried to attack him but he fought them all off, leaving just Yuki Koino as the last one in his way. The Student Council called on her to fight but she couldn’t find the courage until Dieno asked her what her true feelings are? Aino said she doesn’t get excited to fight when she gets provoked. When she fights she wants to confront her opponent with her true desire to win so everyone from the wrestlers to the fans will be fired up. After listening to her answer, Dieno told Aino that in this moment he wants to crush her more than he wants to crush Hiroshi Tanahashi! Aino now wanted to use all her strength to beat Dieno and agreed to do the match in order to make everyone who came to the show happy.
The match went ahead with a complete presentation, entrances and ring introductions included. Dieno shrugged off a Shoulder Block and gave Aino a Brainbuster right away. Aino tried fighting back with Elbow Strikes but she would just get slammed down and put in submission holds in response. She would finally get going by countering a Vertical Drop Brainbuster into a Back Body Drop. From there she would get more offence in and get a nearfall with the Venus DDT. Dieno took back control and gave Aino the Danshoku Driver but she kicked out of it! Dieno then gave Aino several Shoulder Blocks, one for every time she stood back up. He then did a Superplex and left Aino laying so the ref could count her out. Aino struggled to get up so Dieno shouted her words of encouragement. When she made it to her feet to break the 10 count, Dieno hugged her and then hit another Shoulder Block. That one kept Aino down and Dieno pinned her for the win.
After the match Dieno said if this is Aino’s way of life they everyone should watch it closely. He heard about her story to become a wrestler. She trained hard but suffered a neck injury before her debut so she gave up. But she missed being in the ring so she came back. She also came back to be with an older sister that she trusts but the sister ended up taking a different path. In this life working hard doesn’t necessarily mean you will get rewarded for it. But at least here in Tokyo Joshi Pro people will come to see you do that hard work. There’s no other wrestling company in the world that puts on a show like this so Dieno told Aino she should be proud of that. He promised he will go on to crush Tanahashi as if Aino is a part of Dieno. The two then gave each other a fist bump.
Aino asked Misao if she saw what she wanted to see? Misao thanked her for showing something that went beyond her imagination, going so far it was like going into space. Misao told the audience that Aino Vs Dieno was the match she originally wanted to do for the first performance but Aino wanted to wrestle her instead. She was happy with how that turned out but still really wanted to put the other match together which is why the second performance was set up on one month’s notice. Misao thanked everyone involved for successfully getting today’s show over the finish line. The show ended with the catchphrase “I get HYPE! We get HYPE!”…
… Except we got a little stinger right at the very end. When the credits finished rolling the mystery man in black appeared on the screen with a message to give everyone. “It seems you all know too much about the secrets of space and pro wrestling.” He then rang the ring bell to erase everyone’s memories.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “HYPER MISAO PRODUCE ~ HYPE! 3 (RERUN)”, 05/08/2025 Tokyo Kitazawa Town Hall
The second performance of “HYPE! 3” will not be completely identical to the first one. It sounds like it will be the same story but with some changes here and there. Hyper Misao said she made some decisions with the first performance when she wasn’t under the right frame of mind so we’re going to see if this is more like a director’s cut or if it goes in a completely different direction.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 09/08/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa The Grand Hall
1. Maki Itoh & Raku Vs Rika Tatsumi & Mifu Ashida
2. Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Suzume, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami
3. 3 Way Match: Yuki Kamifuku Vs Pom Harajuku Vs HIMAWARI
4. Toga & Chika Nanase Vs Kira Summer & Ivy Steele
5. Kaya Toribami Vs Ren Konatsu
6. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Wakana Uehara Vs Yuki Arai
7. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Mizuki Vs Shoko Nakajima
8. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Miyu Yamashita Vs Arisu Endo
9. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Miu Watanabe Vs Haru Kazashiro
All of the Tokyo Princess Cup Quarter Finals will take place on the same show. When this round is completed the drawing for the semi finals will take place sometime afterward.
This will be Ivy Steele’s last match with Tokyo Joshi Pro before she travels home.
SUPER JAPAN “SANSHIRO TAKAGI 30TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT ~SUPER JAPAN PRO WRESTLING HATAAGE-SEN”, 19/08/2025 Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage
1. Special Single Match: Yasu Urano Vs Mikiya Sasaki (w/ Shota)
2. Special Tag Match: Rion Mizuki & Riara Vs Shota & Mio Shirai
3. Special Single Match: Aero Boy Vs Ryoma Tsukamoto
4. Special Single Match: Naruki Doi Vs Mac Matsushita
5. Special Single Match: TAKA Michinoku Vs MIKAMI
6. Special Single Match: Poison Sawada JULIE Vs Kuroshio TOKYO Japan
7. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Brahman Yuji, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei Vs Fuminori Abe, Takuya Nomura & Ippanjin Munenori Sawa
The card for Super Japan’s debut show has been completed. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan was waiting on who his opponent will be and it’s Poison Sawada JULIE!
1. Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino & Lil’ Kraken Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
2. Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs FUMA & Ryuichi Sekine
3. Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Takeru Inoue
4. SAGAT Vs Ayumu Honda
5. Union MAX Title: Ryota Nakatsu (c) Vs Daichi Kazato
After a successful Korakuen Hall return BASARA is looking to build some momentum for their monthly Shin-Kiba 1st RING shows. Ryota Nakatsu is already getting his next Union MAX Title defence on the schedule after Daichi Kazato challenged him.
DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2025”, 03/11/2025 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. Special Tag Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA & Kaisei Takechi Vs X & X
A dream tag team of Konosuke Takeshita & Kaisei Takechi is going to be the focus of DDT’s next appearance in Sumo Hall. Now we wait to see who their opponents will be.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 02/08/2025 Shizuoka Act City Hamamatsu 288 Fans
1. Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami defeated Suzume & Ren Konatsu when Suzuki pinned Konatsu with the Belly To Belly Suplex (10:19).
2. 3 Vs 4 Irregular Tag Match: Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku defeated Miu Watanabe, Kira Summer, Chika Nanase & Ivy Steele when Aino pinned Steele with the Venus DDT (11:04).
3. Mizuki, Kakeru Sekiguchi, Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami defeated Miyu Yamashita, Wakana Uehara, Toga & Mifu Ashida when Mizuki submitted Ashida with the Face Lock (10:33).
4. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Haru Kazashiro defeated HIMAWARI with the Fisherman Suplex (8:47).
5. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Arisu Endo defeated Hyper Misao with the Ju no Okite (12:15).
6. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Yuki Arai defeated Yuki Kamifuku with the Finally (9:46).
7. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Shoko Nakajima defeated Rika Tatsumi with the Diving Senton (15:19).
Round 1 of this year’s Tokyo Princess Cup is done and dusted, leaving us with 8 wrestlers left in the tournament. Today’s half of the bracket was headlined with the latest chapter in the series between Shoko Nakajima and Rika Tatsumi. From the moment the bell rang Tatsumi was on the attack and kept increasing the pressure from there. Whenever Nakajima started to get some momentum, Tatsumi would cut her off with Hip Attacks, Dragon Screws and Backbreakers. Nakajima finally found her breakthrough by giving her opponent an Avalanche Hurricanrana. Tatsumi tried using the Dragon Sleeper to slow her back down but eventually Nakajima caught her with the 619, setting up the Double Arm DDT and Diving Senton for the victory. After the match Nakajima mentioned Hamamatsu is said to be the city Godzilla crushed in the original movie and today it is where she crushed Tatsumi! This year she is more determined as ever because she is a double champion and cannot lose to anyone. That includes her 2nd Round opponent Mizuki. If anyone is going to become the hero of the summer Nakajima thinks it will be her instead of Mizuki! Backstage Tatsumi said she would have been in some kind of hell whether she won or lost so she would have preferred to win. She thinks today is the strongest that Nakajima has ever been. Nakajima brought up the previous times Tatsumi beat her so today feels like she has paid back a debt. She also proved a big kaiju can step over a dragon!
Yuki Arai was knocked down to the bottom of the mountain when she failed to win the Princess Of Princess Title at “SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’25”. Today was the beginning of her climbing back up again when she beat a previous Princess Cup finalist Yuki Kamifuku. Arai was almost pinned with an Inverted Famouser but she avoided the Diving version of Kamifuku’s finisher. She then knocked her back with a Short Range Rookie Award and got the pin with the Finally. After the match Arai found Wakana Uehara standing in the distance watching and pointed out to her. The two of them will meet each other next in Round 2. Even though Arai beat Kamifuku she is feeling some regret over the result. Kamifuku still fights the same way she did in their previous matches but she is still a very tough challenge for Arai to beat. It reminds Arai she still has a long way to go. She’s expecting Uehara to be just as dangerous because she had a fierce look in her eyes. Kamifuku told reporters she really hates tournaments because the stress isn’t good for her heart. At least she can now go find other exciting things to do for the rest of the summer.
In the lead up to today’s show Hyper Misao revealed her motivation for entering this year’s Princess Cup. She wants to one day become the Tokyo Joshi Pro GM and winning the tournament will give her the immense power needed to achieve that goal! Unfortunately her plan suffered a major setback from the get go when Arisu Endo eliminated her from the first round. She tried to win using the Kingslayer followed by the Vanitas but Endo instead Super Kicked her and got the pin with the Ju no Okite. Endo thinks this is a huge win because she just defeated a hero! She has a goal of her own, to win the tournament and bring the Princess Cup trophy back to her homecoming show this September. Her dad paid her a visit yesterday just to wish her luck in the tournament so she is fighting for him and their family. She also thinks it will be really cool if she beats Miyu Yamashita in the next round. Misao is not giving up on her goal to become the GM. She is giving herself three years to make it happen and once it does she promises to make TJPW even more enjoyable for everybody.
The youngest entrant in the main tournament has advanced to Round 2. Haru Kazashiro found a counter to HIMAWARI’s Sunflower Tempest and turned it into the Fisherman Suplex for the victory. HIMAWARI is disappointed to be eliminated after working so hard to get past the Preliminary League. It was also her first singles match with Kazashiro in two years so she got to see first hand just how much her opponent has grown. Kazashiro was looking forward to this match so she could avenge her loss to HIMAWARI in the 2023 Next Generation Tournament. She is also feeling like this year is going to be her breakthrough year. With Miu Watanabe now waiting for her in Round 2, Kazashiro wants to build up her momentum even further so she can win the Princess Cup and challenge for the Princess Title.
Today is Mifu Ashida’s birthday so Mahiro Kiryu sang Happy Birthday to her. Then as soon as she finished the song she tried to roll her up for a pinfall. She ended up using that for her Apology spot but Yamashita interrupted it by kicking her in the back.
Maki Itoh missed the show due to illness so Match #2 became a 3 Vs 4 Handicap match without her. Watanabe was moved over to the other team ins Itoh’s place just so Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku were all together as the Love Triangle.
The show was also Ren Konatsu’s first homecoming match, even though she only started wrestling two months ago. She was disappointed to drop the fall in the opening tag match because she was teaming with her favorite wrestler Suzume as well as fighting for her hometown. Suzume told her she understands the frustration but the match they had also showed how much fun pro wrestling is. This is how wrestlers get stronger so next time they’re in the same match she wants to see Konatsu getting the win on her own.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 02/08/2025 Shizuoka Act City Hamamatsu
1. Suzume & Ren Konatsu Vs Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami
2. Miu Watanabe, Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Maki Itoh, Kira Summer, Chika Nanase & Ivy Steele
3. Mizuki, Kakeru Sekiguchi, Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami Vs Miyu Yamashita, Wakana Uehara, Toga & Mifu Ashida
4. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1H: Yuki Kamifuku Vs Yuki Arai
5. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1F: Shoko Nakajima Vs Rika Tatsumi
6. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1D: Arisu Endo Vs Hyper Misao
7. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1B: HIMAWARI Vs Haru Kazashiro
The Tokyo Princess Cup continues tomorrow.
DDT “BATTLE OF HAMAMATSU”, 02/08/2025 Shizuoka Act City Hamamatsu
1. Hideki Okatani Vs Kazuma Sumi
2. 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Akito Vs Yuya Koroku
3. Special Tag Match: Yuki Iino & Antonio Honda Vs Hideki “Shrek” Sekine & Kazuki Hirata
4. Daisuke Sasaki, Ilusion & MJ Paul Vs HARASHIMA, Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada
5. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Daichi Sato Vs MAO & KANON (w/ HIMIHIRO)
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida Vs Yuki Ueno, To-y & Shinya Aoki
In honor of Hulk Hogan’s passing, Antonio Honda will perform his rendition of Hulk Hogan Gymnastics at the beginning of the show. It is a routine where Honda performs Hogan’s mannerisms in a gymnastics like manner.
BASARA “BASARA 285 ~CONTINUATION IS POWER~”, 03/08/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Lil’ Kraken & Takeru Inoue Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shota Kawakami
2. GRACE PROJECT Sponsored Match: Toru Sugiura, Captain Grace, Shigehiro Irie & Daiki Shimomura Vs Tomoya Hirata, Mizuki Watase, Ultra Soki & HIROYA
3. 3 Way 6-Man Tag Match: Daichi Kazato, Yasu Urano & Ayato Yoshida Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga Vs SAGAT, Minoru Fujita & Antonio Honda
4. Special Tag Match: Isami Kodaka & El Desperado Vs Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
5. Iron Fist Tag Team Titles: Ryuichi Sekine & FUMA (c) Vs Kengo Mashimo & Ayumu Honda
6. Union MAX Title: Ryota Nakatsu (c) Vs Takumi Tsukamoto
This looks to be the final match order for BASARA’s return to Korakuen Hall.
1. Yukio Naya Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. Danshoku Dieno & Akito Vs Kazuki Hirata & Gorgeous Matsuno
3. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 4 Way Match: Ilusion Vs Takeshi Masada Vs Yuya Koroku Vs Kazuma Sumi
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Iino & Yuki Ishida Vs Jun Akiyama, Chris Brookes & Daichi Sato
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul Vs HARASHIMA, Makoto Oishi & Aero Boy
6. MAO 10th Anniversary Match Vol. 1 ~ Special Tag Match: MAO & KANON (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Yuki Ueno & To-y
This month Aero Boy will be making a few appearances in DDT. The luchador claims to be the No. 1 Mexican death match fighter and has been wrestling in FREEDOMS to prove it. Now he’s coming to show his worth in a DDT ring. He will be on this show as well as the 20th August Beer Garden show.
GANBARE☆PRO “INFERNAL AFFAIRS 2025”, 11/08/2025 Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center
1. Moeka Haruhi, Yuna Manase & Chika Vs YuuRI, Sumika Yanagawa & Misa Kagura
2. Yumehito Imanari, Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Takuya Wada, Choun-Shiryu & PSYCHO
3. Munetatsu Nakamura Vs Shota Kawakami
4. GanPro Vs FREEDOMS 6-Man Tag Match: Shuichiro Katsumura, Mizuki Watase & Shigehiro Irie Vs Takashi Sasaki, Mammoth Sasaki & Daisuke Masaoka
The rivalry between Ganbare☆Pro and FREEDOMS is heating up. The two sides agreed to have some inter-promotional matches this month to liven up the indies. Takashi Sasaki is leading the way for FREEDOMS with Mammoth Sasaki & Daisuke Masaoka by his side. It is up to Shuichiro Katsumura, Mizuki Watase & Shigehiro Irie to defend GanPro’s home turf.
SUPER JAPAN “SANSHIRO TAKAGI 30TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT ~SUPER JAPAN PRO WRESTLING HATAAGE-SEN”, 19/08/2025 Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage
1. Special Single Match: Yasu Urano Vs Mikiya Sasaki (w/ Shota)
2. Special Single Match: Aero Boy Vs Ryoma Tsukamoto
3. Special Tag Match: Rion Mizuki & Riara Vs Shota & Mio Shirai
4. Special Single Match: Naruki Doi Vs Mac Matsushita
5. Special Single Match: TAKA Michinoku Vs MIKAMI
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Brahman Yuji, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei Vs Fuminori Abe, Takuya Nomura & Ippanjin Munenori Sawa
There is a vision that Sanshiro Takagi has for Super Japan. It’s to have Kabukicho’s No. 1 host and No. 1 hostess form a tag team! Thus Rion Mizuki returns to the DDT sphere for the first time in many years and he will be teaming up with Riara.
Aero Boy is popping up in Super Japan too.
There are still more matches to be announced. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan is waiting to see what he will be doing on the show.
GANBARE☆PRO “MIZUKI WATASE 10TH ANNIVERSARY – IT’S A SUMMER FILM 2025”, 26/08/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Munetatsu Nakamura & Shota Kawakami Vs Kazumasa Yoshida & Takeru Inoue
2. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Yumehito Imanari (c) Vs Masaaki Mochizuki
3. Mizuki Watase 10th Anniversary Match – Fluorescent Lighttube Death Match: Mizuki Watase Vs Jun Kasai
The young GanPro pair of Munetatsu Nakamura & Shota Kawakami are facing opponents from other promotions. Kazumasa Yoshida from Big Japan and Takeru Inoue from BASARA are coming over to take them on.
DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2025”, 03/11/2025 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. Special Tag Match: Kaisei Takechi & X Vs X & X
This weekend DDT will begin selling tickets for “ULTIMATE PARTY 2025” so they will soon reveal the first match announcement to go alongside it. All they have said so far is it will be a tag match featuring Kaisei Takechi. The full match will be revealed tomorrow.
The Texas tour is just a sweet memory now and it’s one that will be looked back on fondly. Unless the financial details say otherwise it has to be seen as a resounding success. One that could open some eyes around the industry. Tokyo Joshi Pro being the first ones in joshi to find a way to break into the American market even a little bit should highlight the audience that’s out there. It’s the nerd crowd, the otaku crowd, the anime crowd, whatever you want to call them. I always thought it would be a slam dunk for Bushiroad to strike up a deal with Crunchyroll to localize the weekly episodes of “We Are STARDOM!!” for their streaming service. The sudden explosion of global popularity for Uma Musume last month had me gesturing wildly thinking CyberFight should go talk to Cygames and do something. Then I was told such an idea is completely off the table, at least in regards to crossing over with that franchise in particular. I’m just saying maybe Wrestle Angels or Ring☆Dream can come back to life as a licensed product.
The rest of the summer feels like it will be a calm one for this series. Konosuke Takeshita is busy with the G1 Climax in Japan and the whispers have been unusually loud this time around suggesting that he is going to play a big role for the rest of New Japan’s year. I wonder where that’s coming from (Rocky Romero I am looking in your direction). Maki Itoh won’t be travelling back to America after all and I’m hoping there isn’t anything to worry about regarding that. The few bookings we know about happening in the next month or two mostly surround the Asian wrestling scene.
One more note, I was originally going to write about the GCW Japan tour in this post which is why the partial results are included at the end. However the shows wound up featuring a lot more DDT and TJPW talent than planned because some of the GCW wrestlers were unable to travel. So I will write a separate, more detailed post over the weekend covering those shows then linked them back here.
AEW “DYNAMITE”, 02/07/2025 Toyota Arena, Ontario, California, USA
1. Heroes Vs Villains: Bandido, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Nicolas Jackson & Matthew Jackson
Video starts at 2:02:42 for the match JCW “BORN (ALMOST) ON THE FOURTH OF JULY”, 06/07/2025 House Of Independents, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
1. Billie Starkz & Miyu Yamashita Vs Lena Cross & Megan Bayne
AEW “DYNAMITE”, 09/07/2025 Curtis Culwell Center, Garland, Texas, USA
1. Bandido & Brody King Vs Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita
ROH “SUPERCARD OF HONOR”, 11/07/2025 Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
1. Interim ROH Women’s World TV Title – Worldwide Wild Card 4 Way: Miyu Yamashita Vs Yuka Sakazaki Vs Persephone Vs Mina Shirakawa
2. ROH World Title: Bandido (c) Vs Konosuke Takeshita
AEW “ALL IN TEXAS”, 12/07/2025 Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas, USA
1. Men’s Casino Gauntlet Match: Mark Briscoe Vs MJF Vs Ricochet Vs Bandido Vs Konosuke Takeshita Vs Mistico Vs Josh Alexander Vs Anthony Bowens Vs Roderick Strong Vs Brody King Vs Juice Robinson Vs Kota Ibushi Vs Beast Mortos Vs Max Caster
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Results
AEW “DYNAMITE”, 02/07/2025 Toyota Arena, Ontario, California, USA
1. Heroes Vs Villains: Konosuke Takeshita, Nicolas Jackson & Matthew Jackson defeated Bandido, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly when Takeshita pinned O’Reilly with the Raging Fire (11:53).
Takeshita has done a sponsored match or two during his time in DDT so him being part of a match to promote the new Superman movie isn’t out of the ordinary for him. Having Roderick Strong use him as a Backbreaker device for Matthew Jackson though? That is out of the ordinary. His main target was Bandido so once Strong and Kyle O’Reilly were taken care of by The Young Bucks, Bandido was in a lot of trouble. He was caught by Takeshita and held in place for Nicholas Jackson to be launched into the air and then spike him down with Takeshita’s Bastard Driver. The Paragon pair came to the rescue and fought off the Bucks but O’Reilly was weakened with Super Kicks and knocked out by Takeshita’s Elbow Strike. More damage was done with an Powerdrive Knee/EVP Trigger combo and Takeshita then pinned him with the Raging Fire.
BZW “LES JEUX SONT FAITS”, 05/07/2025 Casino Barrière de Lille, Lille, France
1. BZW Tag Team Titles: MAO & Yoshihiko (c) defeated Danny Black & Joe Lando when MAO pinned Black with the Cannonball 450 (?:??). *V6 for MAO & Yoshihiko.
It looks like no one in Europe can stop the combined powers of MAO & Yoshihiko, not even two Close Personal Friends. Yoshihiko went into the match already bandaged up to cover a head wound and took a heavy beating late in the match when Danny Black & Joe Lando put the boots to it. The damage looked to be too much and Yoshihiko had to be carried to the back due to injury concerns. However it reappeared up in the rafters above the ring and did a huge dive onto CPF below! Yoshihiko then went crazy doing Infinite Destroyers to both Black & Lando but the challengers got a second wind and both went to the top rope for one last big chance. But Yoshihiko leapt right up to them and did a Double Hurricanrana. MAO then did the Cannonball 450 out of nowhere onto Black while Yoshihiko held back Lando during the pinfall. With that result MAO & Yoshihiko remain the BZW Tag Team Champions.
GCW “THE TOP PLAY”, 05/07/2025 The Webster Theatre, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1. Alec Price, Jordan Oliver & Marcus Mathers defeated Miyu Yamashita, Megan Bayne & Billie Starkz when Price pinned Starkz after an Inverted Razor’s Edge from Oliver (18:54).
Miyu Yamashita’s final weekend with GCW before returning to TJPW turned into a memorable one. She was part of a barnburner of a 6-Person Tag match that was getting recommended outside of the usual accounts that GCW would retweet just because they say nice things about the show. This was actually a great match! Billie Starkz and Jordan Oliver tried pinning each other with a back and forth Sunset Flip spot with Yamashita and Alec Price standing on opposite sides to kick them into the alternating pins. They then knocked each other down with stereo High Kicks. With Starkz & Yamashita busy against YDNP, that left Marcus Mathers and Megan Bayne to fight each other. Bayne countered a Tombstone into a Tombstone Destroyer but that would be her team’s last big move. YDNP took over from there, wiping everyone out with high risk moves. It ended with Price giving Bayne the 720 DDT, Mathers hitting the 450 Splash on Yamashita and Oliver dropped Starks from the turnbuckle to the middle of the ring with an Inverted Razor’s Edge.
JCW “BORN (ALMOST) ON THE FOURTH OF JULY”, 06/07/2025 House Of Independents, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
1. Billie Starkz & Miyu Yamashita defeated Lena Cross & Megan Bayne when Starkz pinned Cross with the Swanton Bomb (12:37).
It’s a shame that Starkz & Yamashita never got the chance to fight for the GCW Tag Team Titles but at least they got a win as a team under their belts. Bayne was on the opposite side for this match, teaming with Lena Kross, an Australian wrestler who very recently has become a free agent to watch out for. Yamashita knocked down Kross with the Skull Kick and Starkz took out Bayne with a Hurricanrana followed by a Suicide Dive. With nowhere to go, Kross was given the Attitude Adjustment by Yamashita and was then pinned with the Swanton Bomb by Starkz.
AEW “DYNAMITE”, 09/07/2025 Curtis Culwell Center, Garland, Texas, USA
1. Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita defeated Bandido & Brody King when Takeshita pinned Bandido with the Raging Fire (13:19).
The go home match before Bandido and Takeshita’s big title fight was another successful showing for Protoshita. As usual Brody King turned out to be a troublesome opponent to deal with. That’s until he charged right into a security barrier at ringside and Kyle Fletcher then Big Booted him into the front row. Bandido used Takeshita’s momentum to do a top rope Moonsault onto Fletcher outside. However his big dive back into the ring was met with an Elbow Strike by Takeshita followed by the Raging Fire.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE IN HOUSTON NIGHT 1 PRESENTED BY NEXTSHARK & QUERI”, 10/07/2025 POST, Houston, Texas, USA 415 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Miu Watanabe defeated Wakana Uehara with the Canadian Backbreaker (7:24).
2. Yuki Arai defeated Kaylia Capri with the Scorpion Death Lock (7:35).
3. 3 Way Match: Vert Vixen defeated Yuki Kamifuku and Raku when Vixen pinned Raku with the Blue Thunder Bomb (7:08).
4. Suzume & Arisu Endo defeated Moka Miyamoto & Shino Suzuki when Suzume pinned Suzuki with the Ring A Bell (8:28).
5. Special Single Match: Miyu Yamashita defeated Maki Itoh with the Skull Kick (14:00).
6. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao defeated Mizuki & Pom Harajuku when Misao pinned Harajuku with the I Am A Hero (11:39).
ROH “SUPERCARD OF HONOR”, 11/07/2025 Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
1. Interim ROH Women’s World TV Title – Worldwide Wild Card 4 Way: Mina Shirakawa defeated Miyu Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki and Persephone when Shirakawa submitted Yamashita with the Figure 4 Leg Lock (13:47). *Mina Shirakawa becomes the Interim ROH Women’s World TV Champion!
2. ROH World Title: Bandido (c) defeated Konosuke Takeshita with an Inside Cradle (29:25). *V3 for Bandido.
Match of the weekend? I’d argue so. After weeks of preview tag matches it was finally time for Bandido and Takeshita to fight tooth and nail over the ROH World Title. They did not disappoint. Takeshita thought he had it by setting up the Raging Fire that he used to pin Bandido just a few days earlier but this time Bandido countered it into a Small Package to get the three count and remain champion. I’ll take those five and 3/4 stars if nobody else wants them, thank you very much!
Welcome back 2019 TJPW it’s like you never left. There’s always something convoluted going on with a championship in Tony Khan’s universe. This time it surrounds the ROH Women’s World TV Title. The champion Red Velvet was not cleared to wrestle at the PPV so Khan decided to book a Worldwide 4 Way Match to crown an interim champion. And by worldwide he means three Japanese women and Persephone from Texas. Oh and those three Japanese women happen to be Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki and Mina Shirakawa who all have history with each other from TJPW. I even had to go back and check if Persephone appeared on a “TJPW INSPIRATION” show in the past (she hasn’t). It all turned out to be Shirakawa’s big night in the end. She gave Yamashita a rare submission loss by making her tap out to the Figure 4 Leg Lock. She’s now the Interim ROH Women’s TV Champion and will no doubt have a unification match with Red Velvet down the line. Ok, maybe there’s some doubt. These things are often an avoidable mess that are somehow made unavoidable.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE IN HOUSTON NIGHT 2 PRESENTED BY NEXTSHARK & QUERI”, 11/07/2025 POST, Houston, Texas, USA 415 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Wakana Uehara defeated Shino Suzuki with the Banana Pillow (6:44).
2. Arisu Endo defeated Kaylia Capri with the Ju no Okite (7:35).
3. Yuki Kamifuku defeated Pom Harajuku with the Famouser (5:31).
4. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao defeated Miu Watanabe & Vert Vixen when Nakajima pinned Watanabe with the Locomotion Northern Lights Suplex (11:39).
5. Maki Itoh defeated Raku with the Itoh Deluxe (8:23).
6. Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto defeated Mizuki & Suzume when Miyamoto pinned Suzume with the Korokan (14:03).
AEW “ALL IN TEXAS”, 12/07/2025 Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas, USA
1. Men’s Casino Gauntlet Match: MJF defeated Roderick Strong after the Jay Driller from Mark Briscoe (34:52). Order Of Entries: Mark Briscoe, MJF, Ricochet, Bandido, Konosuke Takeshita, Mistico, Josh Alexander, Anthony Bowens, Roderick Strong, Brody King, Juice Robinson, Kota Ibushi, Beast Mortos and Max Caster
The last AEW thing Takeshita did before travelling off to the G1 was appear in the Casino Gauntlet match at “ALL IN TEXAS”. He entered right after Bandido so they continued where they left off from the night before. Then when Josh Alexander entered the match he and Takeshita pretty much annihilated Ricochet with a Doomsday Knee Strike. Kota Ibushi also showed up as a late entry which was nice of him. Neither he nor Takeshita were part of the finish though so they both left the match empty handed.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE IN DALLAS PRESENTED BY NEXTSHARK & QUERI”, 13/07/2025 The OC, Forney, Texas, USA 2,540 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Suzume & Arisu Endo defeated Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara when Suzume pinned Uehara with the Ring A Bell (10:24).
2. Moka Miyamoto defeated Alejandra Quintanilla with the Korokan (5:52).
3. Raku & Pom Harajuku defeated Hyper Misao & Shino Suzuki when Raku pinned Suzuki with the Doctor Yellow (10:43).
4. Yuki Arai defeated Maya World with the Finally (7:04).
5. Miu Watanabe defeated Shoko Nakajima with the Tear Drop (16:12).
6. Yuka Sakazaki & Billie Starkz defeated Miyu Yamashita & Vert Vixen when Sakazaki pinned Vixen with an Oklahoma Roll (20:36).
7. Special Single Match: Mizuki defeated Maki Itoh with the Cutie Special (17:13).
SETUP “UNDER PRESSURE”, 26/07/2025 The Circus Studio, G Village, Bangkok, Thailand
1. IWA Japan SETUP World Title – 3 Way Match: Jonathan Johnson (c) defeated Chris Brookes and Andruew Tang when Johnson pinned Tang with the Swanton Bomb (?:??). *V1 for Jonathan Johnson.
There’s some new alliances being made over in Thailand. Chris Brookes went over to take part in a 3 Way Match for the IWA Japan SETUP World Title. However he failed to win the match and was left out in the cold while Jonathan Johnson pinned Andruew Tang to retain his championship. It was the aftermath that became newsworthy when Tang’s group Real Global Threat arrived to attack the SETUP roster (Ram Kaichow included among them)! Together Brookes and RGT beat Johnson to a bloody pulp and ended the show threatening to take over the company.
GCW “GCW JAPAN 2025 AT SHINJUKU FACE”, 28/07/2025 Shinjuku FACE
1. MAO defeated Atticus Cogar after a Super Kick/Praying Mantis Bomb Combo with Drew Parker (12:38).
2. Kazusada Higuchi defeated 1 Called Manders with the Claw Slam (14:01).
GCW “GCW JAPAN 2025 AT KORAKUEN HALL”, 30/07/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. GCW Tag Team Titles: Alec Price & Jordan Oliver (c) defeated MAO & Rina Yamashita when Price pinned Yamashita after the Double Impaler DDT (?:??). *V13 for YDNP.
2. Atticus Cogar defeated Miyu Yamashita with the Headlock Driver (?:??).
3. Dark Sheik, Yoshihiko & Jeffrey John defeated Invisible Stan, Shota & Kikutaro when Sheik pinned Shota with the Diving Leg Drop (?:??).
4. Jun Akiyama defeated 1 Called Manders with the Wrist-Clutch Exploder Suplex (?:??).
5. Maki Itoh defeated Shotzi Blackheart with a Crab Hold (12:29).
6. Chris Brookes defeated Drew Parker with two Praying Mantis Bombs (23:16).
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “MNL”, 22/08/2025 The Social House, Makati, Philippines
1. Fabio Makisig Vs El Katipunero
2. 3 Way Match: Nigel San Jose Vs Saint John Martin Vs Danny Zamora
3. International Dream Match: Crystal & Robin Sane Vs Patricia Ligaia & Dr. Gore
4. International Dream Match: Jake De Leon & Isaiah Valencia Vs Chris Bookes & Takeshi Masada
The full Baka Gaijin + Friends card for their show in the Philippines squeezes itself in here just in time.
DXCN “PEKSMAN”, 24/08/2025 Brawl Pit Bulusan, Quezon City, Philippines
1. Kiss Of Death Match: Jake De Leon Vs Takeshi Masada
2. International Dream Match: Robin Sane Vs Chris Brookes
There is a meet and greet event happening on the second day of Dexcon’s tripleheader weekend with matches scheduled to take place on them but I haven’t seen any that will involve Chris Brookes or Takeshi Masada yet.
APAC “SLAMFEST 2025”, 30/08/2025 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1. APAC Women’s Title No. 1 Contender Fatal 4 Way: Crystal Vs Kira Summer Vs Tarlee Vs Mio Shirai
Here we go, Kira Summer gets to wrestle outside of Japan as a TJPW fighter for the first time! She’s heading to APAC in Malaysia to compete for a shot at their Women’s Championship. However she’s not the only Australian taking part because Tarlee is one of other wrestlers involved. Mio Shirai is travelling over from Japan too as one of the competitors. Crystal is a former APAC Women’s Champion and I think the only one of the four who has previously wrestled in the promotion.
MLW “FIGHTLAND”, 13/09/2025 Nytex Sports Centre, Dallas, Texas, USA
1. Shoko Nakajima Vs X
The next time Shoko Nakajima rampages her way back to MLW will be in September. No mention yet on if she will be defending the MLW Women’s Featherweight Title but given how things are going over there Shotzi Blackheart will eventually be built up as a challenger unless her arm injury delays things.
VGM “TOKYO JOSHI PRO WRESTLING CHINA TOUR”, 18/10/2025 Nanxiatang Cultural and Creative Park, Liangxi, Wuxi, China
1. HIMAWARI Vs X
2. Rika Tatsumi Vs X
For the third year in a row TJPW is working with a group called Fight VGM Fight to bring their talent over to China. All of the previous times TJPW sponsored matches have taken place in the country were done thanks to this relationship. Rika Tatsumi and HIMAWARI will be the next pair of wrestlers to go wrestle over there.
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Cancelled Appearances
GCW “HOMECOMING – NIGHT 1”, 23/08/2025 Showboat Hotel Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
1. Maki Itoh Vs X
GCW “HOMECOMING – NIGHT 2”, 24/08/2025 Showboat Hotel Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
1. Maki Itoh Vs X
So Maki Itoh’s next tour of America has been cancelled with no reason given for why. I bet TJPW wished they would have known that in hindsight so they could have factored her into their plans for the Tokyo Princess Cup this year but those are the breaks I guess. The only bookings I found for this go around were the two GCW shows happening the same weekend as the Princess Cup final. She still wrestled on their Japan tour and GCW quietly deal with cancelled bookings all the time so there’s no trouble happening there. Could this have been visa related?
“SHINJUKU FACE 20TH ANNIVERSARY ~MILESTONE~”, 31/07/2025 Shinjuku FACE
1. Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Makoto Oishi
2. Minoru Suzuki & Chinsuke Nakamura Vs Jun Akiyama & Fat Kobashi
3. Mayumi Ozaki, HARASHIMA & Yukio Naya Vs Shin Sakura Hirota, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada (w/ Sanshiro Takagi)
4. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan Vs MAO
5. Hiromu Takahashi & Chris Brookes Vs Yuki Ueno & Atsuki Aoyagi
There is an interesting piece of trivia about Shinjuku FACE that a Tokyo Sports article had yesterday. Mayumi Ozaki took part in the first pro wrestling match held in the venue 20 years ago! Shinjuku FACE’s first event after it opened was a women’s MMA show but it included a joshi wrestling match as bonus main event featuring Ozaki & Dynamite Kansai against Aja Kong & Manami Toyota. The only other person working on this show who was there from the start is Yuka Ogawa, the staff member who is interviewed in the above Tokyo Sports article.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “FUCKED UP FEST 2025”, 03/08/2025 Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR
1. Special Single Match: Chris Brookes Vs Kota Sekifuda
2. Baliyan Akki & Sayaka Vs Jonathan Johnson & Sayaka Obihiro
3. Special Tag Team Match: Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei Vs Mr. Malo & Mr. Bueno
4. Special Single Match: Munetatsu Nakamura Vs Tatsuhiko Yoshino
5. Baka Gakusei Wars: Ashikoki Saiko Vs Kota Ibushikoshi Vs Megalodon Masuda
6. Special Single Match: MAO Vs K4PY
7. Triple Threat Match: Hagane Shinno Vs Antonio Honda Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
8. Special Single Match: Takeshi Masada Vs Gabai Ji-chan
9. Hardcore 6-Man Tag: Dark King Ueki, Munek & Princess Ram Vs Chris Brookes, MAO & Ryuichi Sekine
This is the full lineup and match order for “FUCKED UP FEST”. The show layout has several music performances taking place after every three matches.
DDT “DRAMATIC BEER GARDEN NEVERLAND IN UENO – DAY 1”, 14/08/2025 Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage
1. Yuki Ueno & To-y Vs Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato
2. 3 Way Match: MAO (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Akito Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Harimao Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, Ilusion & MJ Paul
4. Blindfold Hidden Breast 4 Way Death Match: Yuki Iino Vs HARASHIMA Vs KANON Vs Kazuma Sumi
5. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Yukio Naya
6. Takeshi Masada’s 3rd Anniversary Match ~ Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda Vs Takeshi Masada & Bunbun
Going from Hiroshi Tanahashi to Yukio Naya. Such is the current life of Danshoku Dieno.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 23/08/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Special Single Match: Maki Itoh Vs X
2. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Final: X Vs X
So this is a weird one. Maki Itoh had plans to tour America again during the Tokyo Princess Cup but that schedule has now been cancelled and she is staying in Japan. As far as I know the only announced dates for Itoh’s tour up to this point were the two GCW Homecoming shows taking place during the same weekend as the Tokyo Princess Cup final. Since the tournament has already began, Tokyo Joshi Pro decided not to add her into it. Given the timing it was probably too late to book her as Moka Miyamoto’s replacement in Miyu Yamashita’s 1st Round match. Instead Itoh will have a match against one of the eliminated wrestlers on the same day as the final. Her opponent will not be revealed until after the semi finals on 17th August have been completed.
TJPW announced yesterday that Moka Miyamoto will continue to miss shows for the time being while she is getting treated for her illness. They have not gotten into any further detail about what has happened to her other than they will let everyone know when she will return.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 02/08/2025 Shizuoka Act City Hamamatsu
1. Miu Watanabe, Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Maki Itoh, Kira Summer, Chika Nanase & Ivy Steele
2. Mizuki, Kakeru Sekiguchi, Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami Vs Miyu Yamashita, Wakana Uehara, Toga & Mifu Ashida
3. Suzume & Ren Konatsu Vs Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami
4. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1B: HIMAWARI Vs Haru Kazashiro
5. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1D: Arisu Endo Vs Hyper Misao
6. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1F: Shoko Nakajima Vs Rika Tatsumi
7. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1H: Yuki Kamifuku Vs Yuki Arai
The other half of the Tokyo Princess Cup 1st Round bracket will be in action this upcoming weekend.
This will be the third Tokyo Joshi Pro appearance of the year for Kakeru Sekiguchi.
Moka Miyamoto is still out of action with an illness so she will miss this show too.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 09/08/2025 Tokyo Shinagawa The Grand Hall
1. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Miu Watanabe Vs Winner Of Match 1B
2. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Miyu Yamashita Vs Winner Of Match 1D
3. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Mizuki Vs Winner Of Match 1F
4. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Wakana Uehara Vs Winner Of Match 1H
The current Quarter Finalists are Miu Watanabe, Miyu Yamashita, Mizuki and Wakana Uehara. That’s almost an elite final four by themselves.
DDT “YOKOHAMERMAID”, 09/08/2025 Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Yuki Ueno & To-y Vs Chris Brookes & Yuya Koroku
2. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Super Sasadango Machine Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Special Single Match: Shinya Aoki Vs Takeshi Masada
4. Special Single Match: HARASHIMA Vs Daichi Sato
5. Special Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida Vs Jun Akiyama & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
6. Special Tag Match: Minoru Suzuki & Akito Vs MAO & KANON (w/ KIMIHIRO)
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion (c) Vs Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi
After DAMNATION T.A attacked The Apex and challenged them for the KO-D Tag Team Titles, they quickly had the reverse happen to them. Yuki Iino found them backstage and demanded a shot at the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles. It was refused at first because Iino & Yukio Naya were without a third man but they quickly got Kazuma Sumi to join them and convince him he’s a heavyweight like they are.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “MNL”, 22/08/2025 The Social House, Makati, Philippines
1. Fabio Makisig Vs El Katipunero
2. International Dream Match: Crystal & Robin Sane Vs Patricia Ligaia & Dr. Gore
3. International Dream Match: Jake De Leon & Isaiah Valencia Vs Chris Bookes & Takeshi Masada
Two more Filipino wrestlers are added to the Baka Gaijin & Friends show. Fabio Makisig has been calling himself the ace of Philippine’s pro wrestling scene while El Katipunero is a masked wrestler who is part of a unit called the Super Friends.
DDT “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2025 – DAY 1”, 30/08/2025 Tokyo Higashin Arena Main Arena
1. Hinata Kasai Debut Match: HARASHIMA Vs Hinata Kasai
2. Soma Takao & Rukiya Vs Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Yuki Ishida
3. 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shinya Aoki & Kazuma Sumi Vs MAO, KANON & Kumadori (w/ KIMIHIRO)
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Ilusion, MJ Paul & Haruto Sakuraba Vs Akito, Naomi Yoshimura & Daichi Sato
6. Muscle Sakai 15th Anniversary Of Retirement Match ~ Special Single Match: Minoru Suzuki Vs Muscle Sakai
7. Dramatic Dream Tag Match: Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita Vs Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada
8. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Hideki Okatani
9. DDT Extreme Title: To-y (c) Vs Yuya Koroku
10. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) Vs Jun Akiyama
The full cards for both days of “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2025” have been revealed. As already mentioned, Daisuke Sasaki & Hideki Okatani want to take the KO-D Tag Titles from The Apex. They believe the current champs are undeserving of the belts. DAMNATION T.A are also bringing back Haruto Sakuraba for his next DDT appearance. Kumadori is also back from injury but his match has nothing to do with Ilusion so I guess we’re just moving on from that little feud for the time being.
The other big match of note in my mind is Hinata Kasai’s debut match. HARASHIMA has been chosen to be his first opponent. The kid is going to eat a Somato sooner or later so may as well get him use to it from the beginning.
DDT “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2025 – DAY 2”, 31/08/2025 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Loser Of 30/08 KO-D Title Match, Super Sasadango Machine & Akito Vs KANON, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda (w/ KIMIHIRO)
2. D GENERATIONS Special 8-Man Tag Match: To-y, Daichi Sato, Rukiya & Hinata Kasai Vs Ilusion, Yuya Koroku, Munetatsu Nakamura & Yuki Ishida
3. Special 3-Way Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Hideki Okatani Vs Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada Vs Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida
4. Special Tag Match: Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya Vs HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki
5. Dramatic Dream Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi Vs Danshoku Dieno
6. DDT Universal Title: Minoru Suzuki (c) Vs MAO
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) or Jun Akiyama Vs Yuki Ueno
The next day is kind of hampered by being unable to react to many consequences that might come from the first show. The loser of the KO-D Openweight Title match will be pushed back to the opener. Matches #3 and #4 have the possibility of turning into a KO-D Tag Title match depending on who wins on the previous day. D GENERATIONS are also being given the spotlight for a big 8-Man Tag.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 27/07/2025 Shinjuku FACE 281 Fans
-. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Miyu Yamashita defeated Moka Miyamoto by Forfeit.
1. Kira Summer, Chika Nanase, Uta Takami & Ivy Steele defeated Kaya Toribami, Toga, Shino Suzuki & Ren Konatsu when Steele pinned Konatsu with the Pumphandle Slam (10:08).
2. Miyu Yamashita & Mahiro Kiryu defeated Maki Itoh & Pom Harajuku when Yamashita pinned Harajuku with the Attitude Adjustment (8:19).
3. Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Kamifuku, Arisu Endo & HIMAWARI defeated Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao, Yuki Arai & Haru Kazashiro when Tatsumi pinned Kazashiro with the Twist Of Fate (12:41).
4. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Wakana Uehara defeated Suzume with a Jackknife Pin (9:24).
5. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Miu Watanabe defeated Raku with the Tear Drop (12:49).
6. 12th Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Mizuki defeated Yuki Aino with the Cutie Special (13:45).
With the preliminary league out of the way it is now time to start the Tokyo Princess Cup properly. Half of the Quarter Final spots have been filled after today’s set of matches and one of those spots goes to the reigning Princess Of Princess Champion. The main event began with Mizuki and Yuki Aino catching each other’s kicks and agreeing to let each other go. Mizuki relied on dives and Double Stomps so Aino climbed up the ropes too so she could do an Avalanche Side Suplex. She also pulled out a Side Walk variation of the Venus DDT but when she tried to finish her opponent off with the UBV, Mizuki escaped and used the Cutie Special twice to win. After the match Mizuki described the look in Aino’s sparkling, burning eyes and felt she couldn’t lose. Backstage she said Aino is always by her side for important matches so she’s happy to fight her today. Aino called herself the princess of summer going into this tournament and wants to believe her summer isn’t over yet. She is throwing her support behind Mizuki to win the Cup so she can challenge her again, hopefully for the Princess Title next time. Mizuki will be facing either Shoko Nakajima or Rika Tatsumi in the Quarter Final. She expects a tough match against either of them no matter who wins.
At the bracket drawing for the tournament, Raku tried to intimidate Miu Watanabe by posing like a triangle in front of her. Watanabe thought she looked like a traffic cone so Raku was inspired to bring one out for their match! Her plan was to briefly send Watanabe to sleep with a lullaby and then lead a trail of chocolate up to the entrance. There, Raku jumped out of her hiding spot and placed the cone over Watanabe’s head to block her sight and hopefully get counted out. Watanabe made it back to the ring pretty easily so Raku put the cone over her head again while appplying the Front Neck Lock. However Watanabe instead held onto her for a Giant Swing, making the cone fly off in the process. She then went on to pin Raku with the Tear Drop. Watanabe said she spent the cold season planning on getting back to the top again. Now that summer has arrived it’s time to put her plan in motion. Raku thought she bought enough chocolate to distract Watanabe and thinks she was outside the ring long enough for a 20 count. She ate some of the chocolate in the ring after the match and thought it was delicious so she isn’t too upset over losing. She also gave some of the remaining chocolate to the reporters during her post-match interview. Watanabe will face either HIMAWARI or Haru Kazashiro in the next round.
The big upset of Round 1 might have already happened because the first tournament match of the day saw Suzume lose to Wakana Uehara! The former International Princess Champion is now entering a slump because right after she lost the belt she ends up losing here too. Uehara blocked the Ring A Bell and used a School Boy for a nearfall. Then she kept up the pressure until she rolled over Suzume with a Jackknife Pin to get the three count. Uehara lost to Suzume in Dallas during the Texas tour so she felt she had to go all out today. She didn’t know what to do when Suzume countered the Banana Pillow so she had to rely on her heart and was already doing the Jackknife Pin by the time she realized what was happening. Suzume is disheartened because she has earned the trust of so many people and is letting them all down. She is confident she can get them all to believe in her again. There is also an opponent she had in mind if she won the tournament so this only makes her work even harder to get it. Uehara’s Quarter Final opponent is either going to be Yuki Kamifuku or Yuki Arai. She would like to avenge last year’s Princess Cup loss to Arai but she also likes wrestling with Kamifuku as partners and opponents.
Fumirin had a challenging time trying to control the 8-Woman Tag Match. Hyper Misao encouraged Yuki Arai to use the Hero Spray in order to learn that you cannot win big matches just by using normal ways. But Arai hesitated and refused to use it. When Misao used the spray on the other team, Fumirin grabbed it off her. Misao caught a kick from Arisu Endo and threw her foot into Fumirin to knock her down and sent the spray can falling to the middle of the ring. One by one everyone attacked each other with the spray can leaving everyone but Arai down on the ground. Arai hesitated to pick it up but decided to do it only for Endo to turn the can around and make Arai spray herself in the face with it.
There was originally supposed to be a fourth 1st Round bout on the show but Moka Miyamoto became ill and had to forfeit her match with Miyu Yamashita, meaning Yamashita already advances to the Quarter Finals on a bye. Yamashita was also moved over to a non-tournament bout today where she teamed with Mahiro Kiryu. However Maki Itoh was on the other team and Kiryu wanted to know how Yamashita still feels about her? Yamashita said she loves Itoh while Itoh told her to shut up. That made Kiryu worried that she caused a fight to happen between the two so she made Yamashita apologize with her while they both knelt on top of Pom Harajuku.