October 9, 2022
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS III”, 09/10/2022
Tokyo Dome City Hall
1,007 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano defeated Arisu Endo & Kaya Toribami when Nagano pinned Toribami with the Senpukyaku (9:24).
2. Nao Kakuta, Yuna Manase & Yoshiko Hasegawa defeated Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko when Kakuta pinned Neko with the Shiden Kai (12:11).
3. Ryo Mizunami defeated Suzume with the Lariat (11:05).
4. TDC (Tottemo Dekkai Chance) Rules: Mizuki defeated Hyper Misao with the Diving Foot Stomp from the Ladder (8:25).
5. Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Aino & Max The Impaler defeated Aja Kong, Raku & Pom Harajuku when Tatsumi pinned Harajuku with the Sliding Hip Attack (12:48).
6. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh defeated Riho & Hikari Noa when Itoh submitted Noa with the Itoh Special (13:44).
7. International Princess Title: Miu Watanabe defeated Alex Windsor (c) with the Tear Drop (10:21).
*Alex Windsor fails in V2. Miu Watanabe becomes the 9th International Princess Champion!
8. Princess Tag Team Titles: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai (c) defeated Rhia O’Reilly & Nightshade when Arai pinned Nightshade with the Finally (10:21).
*V2 for Reiwa AA Cannon.
9. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki defeated Shoko Nakajima (c) with the Magical Girl Niwatori Yaro (22:44).
*Shoko Nakajima fails in V5. Yuka Sakazaki becomes the 11th Princess Of Princess Champion!
For the third time in her career, Yuka Sakazaki has become the Princess Of Princess Champion! She avenged her loss against Shoko Nakajima from June at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” to regain the belt for the first time in 21 months. Nakajima pulled out her biggest moves to try and defend the title including the Locomotion Northern Lights Suplex as well as the Diving Senton onto the ring apron. But Sakazaki went high risk by performing the Magical Merry-Go-Round off the top turnbuckle. The Magical Girl Splash was not enough to finish off the champ so Sakazaki had to pull out the 450 version to win in the end.
Sakazaki was thrilled with the result and hugged Nakajima after the match. Nakajima wrapped the title belt around her waist in return. Sakazaki then told the fans she was finally able to beat Nakajima and got to do so in a big venue in front of a sold out crowd. She said it is because of the fans supporting Tokyo Joshi Pro that she’s been able to steadily improve her skills enough to make this moment happen. She also talked about TJPW’s growth resulting in her making new friends not just in Japan but from overseas too.
As the show was reaching its end, the entire roster gathered together and Sakazaki told them there is an important announcement about to be made. A video played containing two messages. First, the annual Ittenyon show at Korakuen Hall on 4th January will take place again in 2023 for the 8th consecutive year. Secondly, “GRAND PRINCESS ’23” is taking place at Ariake Coliseum on 18th March, 2023! It will be the first wrestling show to be held in the venue in 6 and a half years.
The growing relationship between TJPW and EVE resulted in several British wrestlers taking part in title matches below the main event. The Uprising of Rhia O’Reilly & Nightshade were brand new opponents for Reiwa AA Cannon. It was the first time Yuki Arai was taking on wrestlers from another country. However with Saki Akai’s guidance, the champions were able to retain. Together they took out O’Reilly with Double Rookie Awards and Akai got to pin Nightshade with the Finally. Akai explained in her post match interview that even though The Uprising had the size and power advantage, she could sense herself & Arai climbing up step by step towards victory as the match went on. Arai said the match is a reminder she still has a lot to learn but she got good experience from it. Akai does not know when their next defence is but she wants to spend Christmas and New Year’s with Arai and take their title reign all the way to Valentine’s Day so they can exchange their belts to each other.
Miu Watanabe’s breakout performance at this year’s Tokyo Princess Cup has paid off with her winning the International Princess Title! She beat Alex Windsor by kicking out of the Liger Bomb and pinning her with the Tear Drop. This is not the first time Watanabe has held gold in TJPW but she’s been waiting so long to win a singles title as a reward for her progress that it sure felt like her first time today. After the summer Watanabe had, she believes today’s result was destiny. The president of the idol agency The Up Up Girls are signed to once told her that the day she becomes a full-fledged pro wrestler will also be the day she becomes a full-fledged idol. She wants to do her best to grow the value of the championship while also continuing to grow as a wrestler herself. That includes defending the title overseas.
The last time Miyu Yamashita fought Riho was in 2019 for DDT so she really wanted to spend a lot of time in the ring against her today. Maki Itoh wanted to fight Riho of course and tried replicating her athletic bridging pin kickout. Hikari Noa was also happy to finally team with Riho for the first time. It was a match that Riho was really looking forward to and at the end she picked Yamashita as someone she would like to fight more often. The two of them pretty much cancelled each other out so it was up to Itoh to get the win by making Noa tap out.
Monster collided with monster when Max The Impaler and Aja Kong were put on opposite sides of the trios match. Everyone else involved were just as much trying to stop those two from tearing down the arena together than they were trying to win. Max threw Pom Harajuku around a lot and then threw her own partner Yuki Aino at Kong. Raku’s idea to arm herself with a pillow for her sleep inducing offence worked about as well as you’d expect. Kong kept Max at bay by attacking her with a steel can while Rika Tatsumi pinned Harajuku with the Sliding Hip Attack. That didn’t stop the two monsters fighting after the match and they brawled up to the stage entrance with everyone else trying to break things up. When things finally calmed down backstage, Tatsumi said they all became closer. Aino absolutely disagreed. What they could agree on was Tokyo Dome City Hall was successfully protected from the Great Monster War. Meanwhile Kong is demanding another match with Max and wants it to be held in a venue that will let her do whatever she wants!
Hyper Misao thinks she is almost evenly matches with Mizuki. The one big difference is she lacks the flowery personality of Mizuki that makes her so princess-like. So Misao asked for the match to be held under TDC (Tottemo Dekkai Chance) Rules. A large bag of random treats and goodies was brought into the ring and everything within it was allowed to be used as a weapon. The ring was soon covered in ribbons, balloons, party string while Misao and Mizuki attacked each other with Pico Pico Hammers. Misao then emptied out a box of Nakajima’s kaiju toys to slam her opponent onto. They fought up to the stage where Misao trapped Mizuki in a garbage can and walked off to find her Combat Bike. Meanwhile Mizuki quietly escaped and hid behind the can with a fire extinguisher, spraying Misao with it when she charged in from across the stage (she later revealed Sanshiro Takagi taught her how to use it). Mizuki brought her back to the ring, climbed a ladder and hit the Diving Stomp off of it to get the win. Mizuki said she proved she can be even more crazy than Misao. But she doesn’t want to be like that so please continue calling her cute.
The speed of Suzume clashed with the brawn of Ryo Mizunami in a first time match. Suzume did some dives early but was drawn into Elbow Smash battles of which Mizunami came out on top of. Suzume switched to some clever matwork but was worn down with more Elbow Smashes. When she was on her last legs, Mizunami encouraged her to stand back up under her own strength so she could be finished off with the Lariat. This was Mizunami’s second match in TJPW and she is becoming fascinated by the place. She sees the future potential in everyone here which encourages herself to keep being stronger. Suzume wants to fight her again so she can also become strong and not lose so easily.
The Actwres girl’Z alumni were victorious against the TJPW home team. Toyo Mates organised some teamwork with Haruna Neko but Yuna Manase broke it apart with a Lariat to Mahiro Kiryu. She was then hit by Yuki Kamifuku’s Big Boot and Kamifuku was wiped out from Yoshiko Hasegawa’s Flying Cross Body. Neko got rid of her with the Nekodebraker and tried to wrap things up against Nao Kakuta. But Kakuta got the upper hand and pinned Neko after a Cross-Arm DDT followed by the Shiden Kai. Backstage Kakuta said it’s been two years since she announced her participation with TJPW in TDC Hall. Two years later and she got to be with both Manase and Hasegawa again. She wrestled in a new costume today but will be evolving herself to become better. The match was Hasegawa’s first victory since returning to wrestling so it is a big deal for her. Manase said she will do her best so that the day will come when they get to fight together again.
Seven months after her debut, Juria Nagano scores her first win. She teamed with Moka Miyamoto in the opener against Arisu Endo & Kaya Toribami in a new generation clash. Miyamoto used a Rotating Brainbuster on Endo, giving Nagano the opening to hit a Whirlwind Kick on Toribami for the win. It was a move Nagano was secretly working on but it has a bad hit rate so she waited until she had the chance to finally use it. Nagano’s next goal is to win a singles match. She hasn’t won one yet and feels the need to prove she can win without the help of her seniors.
The Up Up Girls performed at the beginning of the show like they usually do. This time however the newest member Shino performed one of the songs with the rest of the group. She is still getting ready for her eventual pro wrestling debut.
There are two new trainees, both from middle school. Haru is 14 years old and a 3rd year junior high school student from Tokyo. Momo is from Saitama, also 14 years old and is in her 2nd year of junior high. Both said they will do their best to make it to their debut matches.
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Results | Tagged: 121000000 (One To Million), Aja Kong, Alex Windsor, Ariake Coliseum, Arisu Endo, Grand Princess, Haru Kazashiro, Haruna Neko, Hikari Noa, Hyper Misao, International Princess Championship, Juria Nagano, Kaya Toribami, Mahiro Kiryu, Maki Itoh, Max The Impaler, Miu Watanabe, Miyu Yamashita, Mizuki, Moka Miyamoto, Nao Kakuta, Nightshade, Pom Harajuku, Princess Of Princess Championship, Princess Tag Team Championship, Raku, Reiwa AA Cannon, Rhia O’Reilly, Riho, Rika Tatsumi, Runa Okubo, Ryo Mizunami, Saki Akai, Shino Suzuki, Shoko Nakajima, Suzume, The Uprising, TJPW, Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Toyo Mates, Up Up Girls, Wrestle Princess, Yoshiko Hasegawa, Yuka Sakazaki, Yuki Aino, Yuki Arai, Yuki Kamifuku, Yuna Manase | 
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Posted by JamieOD
September 26, 2022
GANBARE☆PRO “NERAWARETA GAKUEN 2022”, 02/10/2022
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. Toyama & India Vs Ota Ward & Nakano All-Out Battle!: Shinichiro Tominaga & Baliyan Akki Vs Soma Takao & Mizuki Watase
2. Union Alumni Assocation In Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling: Ken Ohka Vs Daichi Kazato
3. Nerawareta Gakuen 2022 Special Tag Match: Shuichiro Katsumura & Thanomsak Toba Vs Keisuke Ishii & Yumehito Imanari
4. Power Of Dream Class Reunion In Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling: Kouki Iwasaki Vs Yuki Kanzaki
5. England x Makai x GanJo! Special 6-Woman Tag Match: Nightshade, Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE Vs Ram Kaichow, YuuRI & Yoshiko Hasegawa
6. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Hartley Jackson (c) Vs Yuna Manase
Makai wrestler Yuki Kanzaki wants to stick around in Ganbare☆Pro and compete more often on their shows. He is linked to Kouki Iwasaki because they both train at the same gym called Power Of Dream.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS III”, 09/10/2022
Tokyo Dome City Hall
1. Aja Kong, Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Aino & Max The Impaler
2. Mizuki Vs Hyper Misao
3. International Princess Title: Alex Windsor (c) Vs Miu Watanabe
4. Princess Tag Team Titles: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai (c) Vs Rhia O’Reilly & Nightshade
5. Princess Of Princess Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs Yuka Sakazaki
The show will be set up for 50% capacity to allow fans to cheer.
Maki Itoh was a guest performer at the SKE48 14th Anniversary concert in Nagoya yesterday. She did a duet with Yuki Arai on stage, singing “Ookami To Pride” together. At the end of the song Itoh Headbutted Arai and gave the crowd a thumbs up.
DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2022”, 23/10/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
0. Dark Match – Pheromones Vs Takagi-gun Complete Showdown FINAL ~ 2 Vs 5 Handicap Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno (w/ Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari) Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Makoto Oishi, Antonio Honda & Akito
1. Kazuma Sumi Debut Match: Kazuki Hirata Vs Kazuma Sumi
2. Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita, MJ Paul & KANON Vs Shunma Katsumata, Toi Kojima, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku Vs Osamu Nishimura, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Yuki Ishida
4. Special Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Takeshi Masada Vs Soma Takao & Hikaru Machida
5. Road To D-Ou GP Special 6-Man Tag Match: Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Chris Brookes Vs Tetsuya Endo, MAO & Yukio Naya
6. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
There is more confidence surrounding Kazusada Higuchi as the KO-D Openweight Champion after yesterday’s result. He defeated Konosuke Takeshita and now has his “big brother” Yukio Sakaguchi waiting for him next. Sakaguchi knows Higuchi inside and out from their days together in Eruption. Higuchi admits that Sakaguchi probably knows his weaknesses but he still wants to face him head on. He is also waiting on Shinya Aoki to make his move with the Right To Challenge NFT.
Yuki Ueno is still feeling the love from his match with Cara Noir yesterday. He has a lot of respect for the English wrestler to come over and fight him. It’s motivating him to do his best and become more confident. The next challenger for the DDT Universal Title is Koju Takeda. The newest member of Pheromones used to team with Ueno when they were both in DNA together. Their peak was winning the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles together with Kota Umeda. Ueno is happy to take on the challenge but is a bit worried about Takeda’s new “Shining Ball” persona.
19 year old Kazuma Sumi is the second wrestler from this year’s trainee class to make his debut. He was born in Tsu City, Mie on 27th March, 2003. He is 163cm tall and weighs 65kg. His background is in karate and gymnastics.
The final dramatic must-see battle between Sanshiro Takagi and Pheromones is relegated to the dark match. Takagi has the advantage because he made it a 5 Vs 2 Handicap match. However Pheromones will still have Yumehito Imanari in their corner and you deserve what you get for relying on Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda in this day and age so it’s an evenly matched contest once you think about it.
1 Comment | News | Tagged: DDT Pro Wrestling, DDT Universal Championship, Dramatic Dream Team, Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling, GanPro, Itabashi Green Hall, Kazuma Sumi, Kazusada Higuchi, KO-D Openweight Championship, Koju Takeda, Korakuen Hall, Kouki Iwasaki, Maki Itoh, Pheromones, Sanshiro Takagi, TJPW, Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Yuki Arai, Yuki Kanzaki, Yuki Ueno, Yukio Sakaguchi | Permalink
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September 6, 2022
MUSCLE “HIRAGANA MUSCLE 7 ~IT’S STILL SUMMER ON THE KOSHU KAIDO~”, 07/09/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
This week is the final set of performances for Hiragana Muscle before the brand finishes its current run. They are doing three shows in four days, all will be virtually identical and I bet they will feature some sort of goodbye scene for Hisaya Imabayashi/Amon Tsuurmi. The MUSCLE concept will return one day but right now it won’t be until the year 2030. Muscle Sakai will probably come up with an idea for something before then.
Super Sasadango Machine will be doing a PowerPoint presentation ten minutes before the show begins.
DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2022 TOUR IS ASAKUSA”, 13/09/2022
Tokyo Asakusa Hanayashi Theater
0. Dark Match ~ Nariagari Offer Match: Tawaramachi Kid Jr. & Super Nikuyaki Machine Vs Sumo Ninja Kyu & Tadaki Toronomi
1. 3 Way Tag Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Akito Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazuki Hirata
2. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs Yuji Hino & Yuya Koroku
3. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Yukio Naya
4. Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Kid Lykos Vs Hideki Okatani & Takeshi Masada
5. Asakusa Specialty Special Tag Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Makoto Oishi & Yoshihiko
6. Harimao Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Kazusada Higuchi, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Yuki Ueno & Toi Kojima
The show has sold out.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW AUTUMN TOUR ’22”, 16/09/2022
Shinjuku FACE
1. International Princess Title Next Challenger Match: Miu Watanabe Vs Suzume
The No 1. Contendership for the International Princess Title is on the line here. Either Miu Watanabe or Suzume will be next in line to challenge Alex Windsor for the title.
Both Miyu Yamashita and Maki Itoh will not be at the show because they will be working indies in North America that weekend.
DDT “STERNNESS 30TH ANNIVERSARY ~JUN AKIYAMA 30TH ANNIVERSARY~”, 18/09/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Yusuke Okada Vs Yuya Koroku
2. HARASHIMA & Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani & Soma Takao & Yukio Naya
3. Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari & Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata
4. Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Ishida, Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita, MJ Paul & KANON
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Toi Kojima Vs Cara Noir, Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi
6. Naomi Yoshimura Vs Takeshi Masada
7. Jun Akiyama Debut 30th Anniversary Match – Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Tetsuya Endo & Yoshinobu Kanemaru Vs Yuji Nagata, Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata
Cara Noir touches down in DDT teaming with CDK for his first match with the company.
All four members of Pheromones are teaming together for the first time.
I don’t know what Match #2 is supposed to be because it was written that way on the DDT website. I guess it’s a 5 Way all against each other?
DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2022”, 25/09/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Special Tag Match: Osamu Nishimura & Shinichiro Kawamatsu Vs Akito & Yukio Naya
2. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Takeshi Masada Vs Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Soma Takao
3. Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita & KANON (w/ MJ Paul) Vs Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi
4. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Cara Noir
5. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) Vs Konosuke Takeshita
The rookie Takeshi Masada gets to team with BURNING to take on four of DDT’s most established wrestlers.
DDT/ONLY WE “GET ALIVE 2022 TOUR IN CHIBA”, 08/10/2022
Chiba TKP Garden City
1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON (c) Vs Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi
DAMNATION T.A could end up having both sets of tag team titles during October. They currently hold the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles and have to defend them against Ω, the faction that originally came from K-DOJO. When Yuji Hino found out about DAMNATION T.A’s formation he was upset to be left out of it. So he and Makoto Oishi started teaming up again. Now they are bringing back Shiori Asahi and the three of them want to take the belts from Hino’s former friends. They have the homefield advantage too because Chiba was K-DOJO territory. Something Hino might need to be worried about is PERON GRANDES are also booked for the show. That unit is involved in a never ending feud with Hino’s ONLY WE group, who will also be on the show. PERON GRANDES and DAMNATION T.A have gotten along in the past so they can possibly interfere on behalf of the champions.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS III”, 09/10/2022
Tokyo Dome City Hall
1. Princess Tag Team Titles: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai (c) Vs Rhia O’Reilly & Nightshade
2. Princess Of Princess Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs Yuka Sakazaki
Next up on Yuki Arai’s checklist is her first match against foreign opponents. The Uprising won a match in EVE to earn an invitation to wrestle in Japan with Tokyo Joshi Pro. Their threat to destroy all challengers was translated into a demand to face Reiwa AA Cannon for the Princess Tag Team Titles. Both Rhia O’Reilly & Nightshade have wrestled in Japan before. O’Reilly was last there in 2018 for Sendai Girls while Nightshade previously wrestled for TJPW in 2019.
DDT “GET ALIVE 2022”, 12/10/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Yuki Ishida 1st Anniversary Match ~ Playfulness Series Act 4: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Yuki Ishida
2. Makoto Oishi 20th Anniversary Match ~ Men’s Club Vs The 37KAMIINA: Makoto Oishi, MEN’S Teoih & Shiori Asahi Vs Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata
3. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi & Naomi Yoshimura (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki & KANON
Daisuke Sasaki & KANON can win a second set of tag titles if they beat Harimao for the KO-D Tag Team Titles.
1 Comment | News | Tagged: Amon Tsurumi, Asakusa Hanayashiki Theater, BURNING, Cara Noir, CDK (Calamari Drunken Kings), Chiba TKP Garden City, Daisuke Sasaki, DAMNATION T.A, DDT Pro Wrestling, Harimao, Hiragana Muscle, Hisaya Imabayashi, International Princess Championship, Ω (Omega), KANON, KO-D Tag Team Championship, Korakuen Hall, Maki Itoh, Makoto Oishi, Miu Watanabe, Miyu Yamashita, MJ Paul, Muscle Sakai, Nightshade, ONLY WE, PERON GRANDES, Pheromones, Princess Tag Team Championship, Reiwa AA Cannon, Rhia O’Reilly, Saki Akai, Shinjuku FACE, Shiori Asahi, Super Sasadango Machine, Suzume, Takeshi Masada, The Uprising, TJPW, Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Yuji Hino, Yuki Arai | Permalink
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September 4, 2022
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW CITY CIRCUIT ~NAGOYA PERFORMANCE~”, 04/09/2022
Aichi Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall
640 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Maki Itoh defeated Arisu Endo with the Itoh Punish (9:32).
2. 3 Way Match: Yuki Aino defeated Nao Kakuta and Haruna Neko when Aino pinned Neko with the Venus DDT (6:52).
3. Hikari Noa defeated Moka Miyamoto with the Blizzard Suplex (6:47).
4. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao defeated Miyu Yamashita & Raku when Nakajima pinned Raku with the Northern Lights Suplex (9:11).
5. Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Suzume defeated Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Pom Harajuku when Watanabe pinned Harajuku with the Tear Drop (12:48).
6. Princess Tag Team Titles: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai (c) defeated Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu when Arai pinned Kiryu with the Finally (16:04).
*V1 for Reiwa AA Cannon.
Nagoya is home to Yuki Arai’s idol group SKE48 so today’s visit to the area was all built around them. In the main event members of the group got to see Arai successfully defend the Princess Tag Team Titles with Saki Akai. They met the challenge of Toyo Mates head on, clashing the Big Boots from Yuki Kamifuku with their own. Toyo Mates’s new finishing move the Enryo was blocked, allowing the champions to hit Double Rookie Awards to Kamifuku. The match came down to Arai fighting with Mahiro Kiryu one on one with the champ getting the better of her. Arai pinned Kiryu with the Finally kick to mark her first defence of the titles.
Akai congratulated her tag partner after the match. Arai has taken direct falls in recent matches and felt like she was dragging Akai down. However today it was she who won the match for the team. Akai told her there are so many fans on her side that she will never be fighting on her own. Arai admitted backstage she was really scared of losing the belts in her first defence. Somehow she overcame her fear and has come out of today’s match feeling stronger. Akai calls her a reliable partner who should keep this confidence from now on. Their next title defence is expected to be against the British tag team The Uprising. They now have to wait for Rhia O’Reilly & Nightshade to come to Japan for that match to happen.
Members of SKE48 including Arai performed a mini concert of four songs in the middle of the show. The audience was allowed to cheer so it was the first time in two and a half years they got to sing in front of a vocal crowd (Miu Watanabe was among them). After they finished, the girls invited Maki Itoh into the ring and asked her to appear at their 14th Anniversary concert on 25th September. Itoh refused until the fans encouraged her to accept the offer.
1 Comment | Results | Tagged: Mahiro Kiryu, Maki Itoh, Miu Watanabe, Nagoya Congress Center, Nightshade, Princess Tag Team Championship, Reiwa AA Cannon, Rhia O’Reilly, Saki Akai, The Uprising, TJPW, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Toyo Mates, Yuki Arai, Yuki Kamifuku | Permalink
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August 31, 2022
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW CITY CIRCUIT ~NAGOYA PERFORMANCE~”, 04/09/2022
Aichi Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall
1. 3 Way Match: Yuki Aino Vs Nao Kakuta Vs Haruna Neko
2. Hikari Noa Vs Moka Miyamoto
3. Maki Itoh Vs Arisu Endo
4. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Miyu Yamashita & Raku
5. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Pom Harajuku Vs Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Suzume
6. Princess Tag Team Titles: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai (c) Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
We’ll find out if Hikari Noa returns to Japan with the International Princess Title.
Several members of SKE48 will be in attendance for the show. Some of them will perform a mini-concert with Yuki Arai and others will be doing match commentary.
DDT “DRAMATIC EXPLOSION 2022”, 04/09/2022
Aichi Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall
1. Yusuke Okada Vs Takeshi Masada
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata
3. Akito & Shinya Ishida Vs MAO & Yuki Ishida
4. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku Vs Yuji Hino, Yuki Ueno & Makoto Oishi
5. Special Single Match: Chris Brookes Vs Asuka
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi & Naomi Yoshimura (c) Vs HARASHIMA & Toru Owashi
8. Scramble Bunkhouse Current Blast 6-Man Tag Death Match: Atsushi Onita, Shinya Aoki & Yukio Naya Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima
The Explosion Death Match will be held under Scramble Bunkhouse rules. That is when the two teams start the match at opposite ends of the venue and all charge into each other when the bell rings. Four weapons will be rigged with explosives: a barbed wire bat, a block toy bat, a board covered in mines and for the first time ever a Current Blast Bazooka! The last one is Yukio Naya’s idea because his grandfather Taiho got his name from a cannon. He promises it will smash The 37KAMIINA to smithereens! Shunma Katsumata is aiming to take both the Right To Challenge NFT from Shinya Aoki and the “Evil Ways” jacket from Atsushi Onita.
BASARA “BASARA 199 ~GLITTER~”, 06/09/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. SAGAT VS Lil’ Kraken
2. Jacket 4 Way Match: Ryota Nakatsu Vs Fuminori Abe Vs Gouma Vs Daichi Kazato
3. Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano & Minoru Fujita Vs FUMA, KUBITO & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
4. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) Vs Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
5. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Daiki Shimomura
This is Minoru Fujita’s first match in BASARA since April.
“YUME PRO WRESTLING -DREAM ON THE RING-”, 14/10/2022
Shinjuku FACE
1. Exhibition Match: Wakana Uehara, Himari Manaka & Risako Vs X, X & X
Four over four months there have been four women training with Tokyo Joshi Pro to become pro wrestlers as part of a reality show. The show is called Yume Pro Wrestling -dream on the ring- and episodes have been uploaded weekly to TJPW’s Youtube channel. One of the four competitors will win the chance to have their debut pro wrestling bout with TJPW. Three of them are still part of the project and are making their final preparations which involves a one off show taking place in Shinjuku FACE. There will be an exhibition match on the show involving Wakana Uehara, Himari Manaka and Risako. It is their final exam before the winner of the show is determined. The regular TJPW roster will fill up the rest of the card.
DDT “NEVER MIND 2022”, 29/12/2022
Tokyo Dome City Hall
1. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) Vs X
Konosuke Takeshita will be on the last DDT show of the year, whether or not he beats Kazusada Higuchi for the KO-D Openweight Title next month.
1 Comment | News | Tagged: Atsushi Onita, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, Hikari Noa, Himari Manaka, Kazusada Higuchi, KO-D Openweight Championship, Konosuke Takeshita, Minoru Fujita, Nagoya Congress Center, Pro Wrestling BASARA, Risako, Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Shinjuku FACE, Shinya Aoki, Shunma Katsumata, The 37KAMIINA, TJPW, Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Wakana Uehara, Yuki Arai, Yukio Naya, Yume Pro Wrestling -dream on the ring- | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
August 28, 2022
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GO GIRL 3 ~WOMEN ONLY BOX OFFICE~”, 28/08/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
500 Fans
1. Suzume & Arisu Endo defeated Pom Harajuku & Haruna Neko when Suzume pinned Neko with the Ring A Bell (10:58).
2. Nao Kakuta & Mahiro Kiryu defeated Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano when Kakuta pinned Miyamoto with the Shiden Kai.
3. 「Go Girl」 4 Major Singles Match: Hyper Misao defeated Raku with the Hypami Returns (7:30).
4. 「Go Girl」 4 Major Singles Match: Maki Itoh defeated Yuki Aino with the I.S.D (ITOH SUICIDE DDT) (11:48).
5. 「Go Girl」 4 Major Singles Match: Saki Akai defeated Hikari Noa with the Arm Triangle Choke (8:18).
6. 「Go Girl」 4 Major Singles Match: Yuki Kamifuku defeated Yuki Arai with the Famouser (9:41).
7. TJPW THE BEST Special 6-Woman Tag Match: Shoko Nakajima, Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe defeated Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Miyu Yamashita when Nakajima pinned Mizuki with the Diving Senton (22:08).
In an attempt to attract more female fans to their shows, Tokyo Joshi Pro held their third “GO GIRL 3” event today which took place in front of an exclusively female audience. The first two shows held last year took place in Itabashi Green Hall. Today’s show took place in a bigger and more important venue, Korakuen Hall.
A new logo was unveiled for TJPW, replacing the pink crown that was used since its creation over 10 years ago. TJPW’s brand is “The Happiest Pro Wrestling” and the new logo was created to convey that. The design includes the TJPW abbreviation to equally appeal towards both Japanese and overseas fans. The letters rising from left to right represents momentum and a sporty atmosphere while the W at the end is shaped like a tiara.
Six of TJPW’s best were put together in the main event. It built around the “WRESTLE PRINCESS III” main event of Shoko Nakajima versus Yuka Sakazaki, placed Nakajima on the same team with Daydream and allowed The Magical Sugar Rabbits to join forces with Miyu Yamashita. All six brought out their strongest effort but it was Nakajima who stood tall in the end, pinning Mizuki with the Diving Senton.
She said she felt energetic today because she knew there were people in the audience watching their first wrestling show today along with fans who have always supported TJPW. Rika Tatsumi called the show a great success and hopes many more will happen. Miu Watanabe was happy to hear fresh voices among the cheers and thinks it would be great if they come back again. Yamashita was also happy to do a show like this in Korakuen and her feelings over it made up for her losing today. Mizuki also wanted to win but understands how strong all of her opponents are today. She wants everyone to do their best so a “GO GIRL” show can take place in front of a sold out venue. Sakazaki went further and encouraged everyone in the audience to become trainees!
Four singles matches were put together as attraction matches for the show. Yuki Kamifuku defeated Yuki Arai in the semi-main event in a match that was originally meant to take place last summer. Kamifuku did not make the mistake of thinking Arai is still the rookie she was last year. After all Arai is a champion now. Instead Kamifuku thinks TJPW have been too reliant on the idol’s promotional power and wanted to get herself out there to attract new fans. By beating Arai today, she is setting the table for Toyo Meyiu’s match against Reiwa AA Cannon for the Princess Tag Team Titles on 4th September. Arai is left feeling regret over not getting to look cool in front of the audience watching her for the first time.
Arai’s tag partner Saki Akai had no such trouble. Hikari Noa got a cheap shot in by Dropkicking Akai from behind after a pre-match handshake. Akai returned fire with Big Boots and focused on getting her opponent in a Triangle Choke. Noa kept herself in the match with Thrust Kicks until Akai would finally capture her in the submission hold, making her opponent give up. Akai thinks being an idol and doing pro wrestling has become relatively normal. She noticed there were some children in the audience so she would like to be the kind of wrestler who will inspire those kids to become pro wrestlers too. Noa was disappointed to lose right before she goes to England to try and win back the International Princess Title.
Doesn’t matter what gender the audience is. They all still agree that Maki Itoh is the cutest in the world! She expected that of course. She also has a name for her Flying DDT that she’s started to win matches with. The I.S.D stands for ITOH SUICIDE DDT. Yuki Aino had her own big move to try out. She gave Itoh a second rope Side Suplex over the ropes but it wasn’t enough for her to win the match. She still enjoyed wrestling in this environment and it makes her want to fight more.
Hyper Misao knew she was going up against Raku and her sleepy tactics so she drank a caffeinated energy drink before the match. It didn’t work and Raku was able to make her drowsy with a Sleeper Hold. Misao used her cooling spray on herself to wake up and took another gulp of the energy drink. This time it worked and she was able to beat Raku in the end. She thanked the audience crediting their cheers for keeping her awake.
This was the third time Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano teamed up together. They enjoy being in the same matches and feel more motivated to win together. Mahiro Kiryu was happy to win and believes it was through the power of the audience. Nao Kakuta thinks it will be great if they can get even more women in the audience.
Daisy Monkey kicked off the show with a win over Pom Harajuku & Haruna Neko. The cute and colorful atmosphere got Suzume & Arisu Endo excited. Even Harajuku, who swears she takes pro wrestling seriously admits she got a little carried away because of the crowd.
Over the Summer TJPW has been uploading episodes of Yume Pro Wrestling -dream on the ring- onto their Youtube channel. It follows a group of idols training to become a pro wrestler with one of them ultimately getting a debut match. The remaining idols are Wakana Uehara, Himari Manaka and Risako. The 4th contestant Ema pulled out late in the series because she was unable to give 100% effort alongside her other commitments. Yume Pro Wrestling will hold a one off show in Shinjuku FACE on 14th October featuring their idols in an exhibition match. It will be the final challenge in the competition to decide who will make their dream come true. Uehara and Manaka were in attendance and spoke of their enthusiasm for their final test.
1 Comment | Results | Tagged: Arisu Endo, Daisy Monkey, Daydream, Ema, Go Girl, Haruna Neko, Hikari Noa, Himari Manaka, Hyper Misao, Juria Nagano, Korakuen Hall, Magical Sugar Rabbits, Mahiro Kiryu, Maki Itoh, Miu Watanabe, Miyu Yamashita, Mizuki, Moka Miyamoto, Nao Kakuta, Pom Harajuku, Raku, Rika Tatsumi, Risako, Saki Akai, Shoko Nakajima, Suzume, TJPW, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Wakana Uehara, Yuka Sakazaki, Yuki Aino, Yuki Arai, Yuki Kamifuku, Yume Pro Wrestling -dream on the ring- | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
August 15, 2022
BASARA “BASARA 198 ~TAKAGARI 11~”, 20/08/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center
1. Lil’ Kraken Vs Jun Masaoka
2. Takumi Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Thanomsak Toba Vs FUMA, KUBITO & Daichi Kazato
3. Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT Vs Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
4. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Daiki Shimomura
5. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) Vs Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto
Some extra BASARA wrestling going on the same day as “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2022”.
DDT “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2022”, 20/08/2022
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium
1. Yusuke Okada, Yuya Koroku & Ilusion Vs Toi Kojima, Yuki Ishida & Takeshi Masada
2. 3 Way 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda (w/ Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari) Vs Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Naomi Yoshimura, Kota Umeda & Keisuke Okuda Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani
4. Shinichiro Kawamatsu Debut Match ~ Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Member Vs Bunkyo Ward Assembly Member: Shinichiro Kawamatsu, Sanshiro Takagi & Soma Takao Vs Osamu Nishimura, Makoto Oishi & Akito
5. Special Mixed Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Saki Akai Vs Chris Brookes & Asuka
6. DDT Extreme Title – Special Hardcore Match: Joey Janela (c) Vs Shunma Katsumata
7. DDT Universal Title: Masahiro Takanashi (c) Vs Yuki Ueno
8. DDT 25th Anniversary Special 6-Man Tag Match: Dick Togo, Daisuke Sasaki & KANON (w/ MJ Paul) Vs Konosuke Takeshita, MAO & Yasu Urano
9. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) Vs Tetsuya Endo
Kenta Kobashi will be in attendance at the show to observe the main event between Kazusada Higuchi and Tetsuya Endo.
The Hardcore Match between Joey Janela and Shunma Katsumata is now for the DDT Extreme Title.
The newest member of Pheromones is Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda! The wrestler from Triple Six is no stranger to DDT. He previously wrestled here on DNA shows and once held the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles on a team representing the brand.
BASARA/DOVE PRO “R.E.S.P.E.C.T”, 25/08/2022
Shinjuku FACE
1. Takumi Tsukamoto & Lil’ Kraken Vs Fuminori Abe & Yusaku Ito
2. 5 Way Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs KUBITO Vs Daichi Kazato Vs Gouma Vs Rey Paloma
3. FUMA Vs Kenshin Chikano
4. Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino Vs “brother” YASSHI & Yuji Hino
5. Ryota Nakatsu, SAGAT & Naoki Tanizaki Vs Daiki Shimomura, Mataro Aoki & Kohei Kinoshita
6. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Gunso
Yuji Hino joins the summer party being held by BASARA and Dove Pro.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW CITY CIRCUIT ~NAGOYA PERFORMANCE~”, 04/09/2022
Aichi Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall
1. Princess Tag Team Titles: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai (c) Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
The one piece of advice Mahiro Kiryu regularly gets is to show a more assertive side of herself. She always acts so apologetic and afraid to step on anybody’s toes. So to see her challenge Reiwa AA Cannon for the Princess Tag Team Titles despite having lost matches to Saki Akai & Yuki Arai earlier this year is a step in the right direction on that front. Yuki Kamifuku knew the day would come that Toyo Mates would challenge for the titles but didn’t expect it to be this soon. However she supports Kiryu showing more confidence in herself and will stand side by side with her against the champions.
DDT “DRAMATIC EXPLOSION 2022”, 04/09/2022
Aichi Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall
1. Yusuke Okada Vs Takeshi Masada
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata
3. Akito & Shinya Ishida Vs MAO & Yuki Ishida
4. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku Vs Yuji Hino, Yuki Ueno & Makoto Oishi
5. Special Single Match: Chris Brookes Vs Asuka
6. Current Blast 6-Man Tag Death Match: Atsushi Onita, Shinya Aoki & Yukio Naya Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani
8. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi & Naomi Yoshimura (c) Vs HARASHIMA & Toru Owashi
The Exploding Death Match could be getting outshined by some of the new additions to the card. Harimao have been challenged by DISASTER BOX to defend the KO-D Tag Team Titles against them. Naomi Yoshimura made fun of Toru Owashi in response to this by saying he only has good matches once every four years. Owashi however is currently the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion and the O-40 Champion. It would make his year to win the tag titles with HARASHIMA and become a triple crown champion in DDT!
DDT “STERNNESS 30TH ANNIVERSARY ~JUN AKIYAMA 30TH ANNIVERSARY~”, 18/09/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Jun Akiyama Debut 30th Anniversary Match – Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Tetsuya Endo & Yoshinobu Kanemaru Vs Yuji Nagata, Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata
Old and new generations of BURNING are being represented in Jun Akiyama’s 30th Anniversary match. Endo is from the current version of BURNING while Yoshinobu Kanemaru comes from the original and third editions of the unit. Akiyama also gave his reasons for choosing his opponents. Yuji Nagata has been an important figure throughout Akiyama’s career, Konosuke Takeshita learned the Jumping Knee Strike from Akiyama and Katsumata reminds Akiyama so much of Kanemaru.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS III”, 09/10/2022
Tokyo Dome City Hall
1. Princess Of Princess Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs Yuka Sakazaki
Yuka Sakazaki winning the Tokyo Princess Cup has received a strong reaction online from fans thinking it should have been Miu Watanabe’s year to win it. No matter what, the main event of “WRESTLE PRINCESS III” is confirmed to be the rematch between Sakazaki and Shoko Nakajima for the Princess Of Princess Title.
1 Comment | News | Tagged: BURNING, DDT Extreme Championship, DDT Pro Wrestling, DISASTER BOX, Dove Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, HARASHIMA, Harimao, Joey Janela, Jun Akiyama, Kazusada Higuchi, Kenta Kobashi, KO-D Tag Team Championship, Koju Takeda, Konosuke Takeshita, Korakuen Hall, Mahiro Kiryu, Nagoya Congress Center, Naomi Yoshimura, Ota Ward Gymnasium, Pheromones, Princess Of Princess Championship, Princess Tag Team Championship, Pro Wrestling BASARA, Reiwa AA Cannon, Saki Akai, Shinjuku FACE, Shoko Nakajima, Shunma Katsumata, Takashimadaira Kumin Center, Tetsuya Endo, TJPW, Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Toru Owashi, Toyo Mates, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yuji Hino, Yuji Nagata, Yuka Sakazaki, Yuki Arai, Yuki Kamifuku | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
August 14, 2022
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 14/08/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
551 Fans
1. Nao Kakuta defeated Moka Miyamoto with the Shiden Kai (7:56).
2. Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu defeated Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami when Kiryu pinned Toribami with the Spinebuster (9:49).
3. Miyu Yamashita, Suzume & Haruna Neko defeated Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku when Yamashita pinned Harajuku with the Attitude Adjustment (9:20).
4. Saki Akai & Yuki Arai defeated Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo when Arai pinned Endo with the Finally (11:52).
5. Shoko Nakajima & Rika Tatsumi defeated Yuki Aino & Max The Impaler when Nakajima pinned Aino with the Diving Senton (16:24).
6. Tokyo Princess Cup – Final: Yuka Sakazaki defeated Miu Watanabe with the Magical Merry-Go-Round (19:36).
It took eight times for Yuka Sakazaki to finally win the Tokyo Princess Cup. She can now scratch that achievement off her list and make a claim to be arguably the strongest wrestler in Tokyo Joshi Pro! Her victory in a final brought Miu Watanabe’s summer campaign to surpass her seniors to a sad end. She did her best by hitting an Avalanche Tear Drop but she was too hurt to make the cover. Sakazaki later absorbed the Laserbeam strike and fired back with overwhelming Elbow Strikes. She grabbed onto Watanabe’s arm to keep her from falling down and pulled her into the Magical Merry-Go-Round to win the tournament.
After the match the two wrestlers hugged and Sakazaki said something into Watanabe’s ear. Watanabe left the ring to a loud applause while Sakazaki was presented with the brand new Princess Cup trophy from Naoya Yuzawa, the chief editor of Shukan Puroresu/Weekly Pro-Wrestling magazine. Sakazaki said she is feeling tired but also very happy to see everybody becoming more stronger. She doesn’t like that there is so much pink on the new trophy but she is very happy to have it. Her emotions have been shaken all tournament long especially when she saw both Shoko Nakajima and Miyu Yamashita get eliminated. She feels like she has become the big sister for the rest of TJPW because she wants to see everyone do well.
Sakazaki then called Nakajima into the ring. Winning the Princess Cup means she should get another shot at the Princess Of Princess Title. Nakajima said Sakazaki always gave her courage and pushed her back. It is alright by her to give Sakazaki another title match. The two agreed to have the match at Tokyo Dome City Hall for “WRESTLE PRINCESS III” on 9th October. Meanwhile Watanabe said backstage that no matter how many times she gets frustrated and no matter how many tears she sheds, she will work even harder to surpass her seniors and win next year’s tournament.
Nakajima had her hands full earlier in the show. She teamed up with Rika Tatsumi but even their powers combined struggled against Max The Impaler. The weakness they needed to exploit was Max’s unusual team-up with Yuki Aino. A misfired Lariat hit Aino and Max was then knocked away by Tatsumi’s Hip Attack. It took a lot just to keep Max away but Nakajima found enough time to isolate Aino and pin her with the Diving Senton. Nakajima said it was a scary match but she still enjoyed it. Tatsumi agreed and hopes Max comes back to Japan some day. The two of them now consider Max their friend! Aino also appreciated Max for coming over because they are really cool and inspiring.
The current Princess Tag Team Champions used today’s match to sharpen their skills before the next title defence. Reiwa AA Cannon went up against Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo. Together Saki Akai & Yuki Arai used double team moves on Endo while Noa kept getting in the way to cut off their momentum. Akai eventually got Noa out of the ring and hit a PK from across the apron to keep her away while Arai pinned Endo with the Finally.
After yesterday’s disappointing losses, Miyu Yamashita and Suzume both got to lighten up a bit by being thrown into a wacky 6-Woman Tag match with the likes of Raku, Haruna Neko and Pom Harajuku. There was also Mizuki there too to speed up the action. Harajuku wanted to do some high flying too but she was a sitting duck for Yamashita’s High Kick. One Attitude Adjustment later and Yamashita’s team were the winners.
Upcoming Princess Tag Title challengers Toyo Mates had their own preparations to sort out by taking on the masked duo of Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami. One thing was Yuki Kamifuku did not want to sit through Misao’s usual opening speech. She took the microphone and gave it to Mahiro Kiryu so she could give a cool speech instead. Kiryu ended up getting attacked by Misao to start the match. Toyo Mates eventually eliminated Misao with the Big Boot/Spinebuster combo and Kiryu then hit a proper Spinebuster on Toribami to get the win.
The opening match saw Nao Kakuta beat Moka Miyamoto with a rough and tough performance in the ring. She was able to break out of the Rashomon and pin her opponent with the Shiden Kai.
The Up Up Girls (Pro Wrestling) had a big surprise for everyone after they finished their musical performance at the beginning of the show. After months of auditioning about 100 applicants, they are now adding a brand new member to the group! The new member is named Shino. She is a former bus guide who was born in Shizuoka on 15th July, 1998. The first time she attended a pro wrestling show was the 3rd May TJPW event in Korakuen Hall. Shoko Nakajima left a huge impression on her that day so her goal is to reach Nakajima’s level. Her favourite idol is Sakura Oda from Morning Musume. When Shino finished introducing herself to the audience, Hikari Noa asked her if she would like to do a death match.
1 Comment | Results, Tournaments | Tagged: Arisu Endo, Haruna Neko, Hikari Noa, Hyper Misao, Kaya Toribami, Korakuen Hall, Mahiro Kiryu, Max The Impaler, Miu Watanabe, Miyu Yamashita, Mizuki, Moka Miyamoto, Nao Kakuta, Pom Harajuku, Princess Of Princess Championship, Raku, Reiwa AA Cannon, Rika Tatsumi, Saki Akai, Shino Suzuki, Shoko Nakajima, Suzume, TJPW, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Tokyo Princess Cup, Toyo Mates, Up Up Girls, Yuka Sakazaki, Yuki Aino, Yuki Arai, Yuki Kamifuku | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
August 13, 2022
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 13/08/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
444 Fans
1. Shoko Nakajima defeated Kaya Toribami with the Northern Lights Suplex (9:23).
2. Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta defeated Yuki Aino & Raku when Kakuta pinned Raku with the Shiden Kai (9:15).
3. Mei Suruga defeated Arisu Endo with the Gateau Invisible (12:09).
4. 3 Way Match: Rika Tatsumi defeated Mizuki and Hyper Misao when Tatsumi pinned Misao with the Twist Of Fate (10:08).
5. Max The Impaler defeated Pom Harajuku with a Short Range Lariat (4:39).
6. Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko defeated Saki Akai, Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto when Kiryu pinned Arai with the Spinebuster (12:35).
7. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Yuka Sakazaki defeated Suzume with the Magical Merry-Go-Round (11:56).
8. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Miu Watanabe defeated Miyu Yamashita with the Tear Drop (18:23).
This year’s Tokyo Princess Cup is being built around the young generation wanting to surpass their seniors. Miu Watanabe has been leading the charge and it has taken her all the way to the final! She defeated Miyu Yamashita in a year where it looked like the Tokyo Joshi Pro ace had finally figured out how to win the tournament. Watanabe showed great toughness by taking a German Suplex and a High Kick only to duck the Skull Kick and drop Yamashita with the Tear Drop for the three count. Rika Tatsumi rushed over to Watanabe after the match to congratulate her and Yamashita shook her hand. Backstage Yamashita said when she looked into Watanabe’s eyes she realized how intense the last four years they spent working together was. She was overwhelmed by both her own strength as well as Watanabe’s. She is extremely disappointed to lose but also sees how passionate the younger wrestlers are becoming. That there is now a generational battle going on in TJPW means the promotion has built up a lot of history and that shows how much it has grown.
The other semi final saw Yuka Sakazaki eliminate Suzume, ending the younger wrestler’s Cinderella run in the tournament. Suzume’s plan was to go for quick covers and high flying moves. But the big momentum shift of the match happened when Sakazaki gave her the Tea Time. From there she hit an impactful Sliding Lariat before pinning her with the Magical Merry-Go-Round. Suzume heard Sakazaki’s previous comments about her not being a threat. But Suzume thinks she was a dangerous opponent for Sakazaki after all. When they were in the ring, Suzume forgot about the tournament because she couldn’t stand losing to the person in front of her.
Tomorrow’s final has come down to Watanabe against Sakazaki. Watanabe told Sakazaki she wants to surpass her and win the tournament. Sakazaki said she cannot lose because she’s been competing in the Princess Cup longer than Watanabe has wrestled and never won it. She will see her tomorrow and the two gave each other a fist bump. It took Watanabe four years to finally catch up to Yamashita and if she wins tomorrow it means she has beaten TJPW’s top three wrestlers in the same tournament (Sakazaki, Yamashita and Shoko Nakajima). Sakazaki has called this year’s Princess Cup a grueling competition because the younger wrestlers are showing a lot of guts. She hopes it will turn the Tokyo Princess Cup into the can’t miss tournament of the summer!
The next challengers for the Princess Tag Team Titles have been decided after Mahiro Kiryu pinned Yuki Arai in a 6-Woman Tag Match. Yuki Kamifuku & Haruna Neko dealt with Saki Akai & Moka Miyamoto so Kiryu could pin Arai with the Spinebuster. She politely asked Reiwa AA Cannon for a title shot even though she lost to them before and also lost to Arai in the Princess Cup. Akai accepted the challenge. Kiryu then apologized to Kamifuku for not getting her permission to ask for the title match. Kamifuku admitted she is surprised by Kiryu’s actions but hoped this day would come because she wants Kiryu to be more assertive. Kiryu later revealed she dyed her hair “iron blue” today to match the Toyo University colours. It shows how much she wants Toyo Mates to succeed.
Nobody was more terrified of Max The Impaler than Pom Harajuku. She had the unfortunate task of being Max’s first opponent in Japan and Max did not even wait for the bell to ring to get started. Harajuku was able to leave the ring and tried to run away but she was persuaded by Yuki Aino and Raku to continue the match. Her Shin Kicks worked a little bit but Max ended up winning with a Short Range Lariat, shouting “bye bye” to Harajuku before hitting the move.
The 3 Way Match tried to play up a potential love triangle between the trio involved. Hyper Misao brought out a picture of Tatsumi and admitted she has feelings for her. Tatsumi rejected her with a kick because she wanted to be with Mizuki instead. Mizuki stood by Tatsumi’s side but only so she had the numbers advantage. She betrayed Tatsumi when the opportunity presented itself. Misao brought out a spray can to blind her opponents. Tatsumi grabbed it but accidentally sprayed both Mizuki and the referee by mistake. But since the ref was temporarily blinded, Tatsumi hit Misao with the can without penalty and then pinned her with the Twist Of Fate.
Mei Suruga’s return to TJPW pitted her against a familiar opponent. She and Arisu Endo previously fought each other at “SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’22” last month. Suruga won the match here by making Endo submit to the Gateau Invisible. Endo hesitated to shake her hand after the match so Suruga gave her a heavy pat on the head.
A stretcher was used during Match #2 when Free WiFi tried to carry Raku with it out of the arena. However Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta couldn’t decide on which direction to go so they dropped Raku onto the floor instead. They got back on the same page when Noa stopped Raku from doing the Doctor Yellow to Kakuta. Then Kakuta pinned Raku with the Shiden Kai.
The reigning Princess Of Princess Champion found herself wrestling in the opening match after getting eliminated midway through the Princess Cup. She took on Kaya Toribami, who she’s been friends with since before Toribami became a pro wrestler. A lot of the match was kept on the mat with submission holds but picked up the pace until Nakajima hit the 619 and then the Northern Lights Suplex for the victory.
1 Comment | Results, Tournaments | Tagged: Arisu Endo, Free WiFi, Haruna Neko, Hikari Noa, Hyper Misao, Kaya Toribami, Korakuen Hall, Mahiro Kiryu, Max The Impaler, Mei Suruga, Miu Watanabe, Miyu Yamashita, Mizuki, Moka Miyamoto, Nao Kakuta, Pom Harajuku, Princess Tag Team Championship, Raku, Reiwa AA Cannon, Rika Tatsumi, Saki Akai, Shoko Nakajima, Suzume, TJPW, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Tokyo Princess Cup, Toyo Mates, Yuka Sakazaki, Yuki Aino, Yuki Arai, Yuki Kamifuku | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
August 1, 2022
DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2022 IN YOKOHAMA”, 06/08/2022
Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Hideki Okatani Vs Toi Kojima
2. HARASHIMA & Toru Owashi Vs Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida
3. Akito, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari
4. Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita & KANON Vs MAO, Shunma Katsumata & El Unicorn
5. Masahiro Takanashi & Chris Brookes Vs Yuki Ueno & Soma Takao
6. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku Vs Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi
7. Harimao Vs BURNING!: Kazusada Higuchi & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Tetsuya Endo & Yusuke Okada
MJ Paul is in the middle of summer hibernation so Minoru Fujita returns to the fold for DAMNATION T.A.
DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2022 IN MIYAGI”, 07/08/2022
Miyagi Tagajo City Cultural Center Small Hall
1. 3 Way Match: Antonio Honda Vs Yukio Naya Vs Hideki Okatani
2. HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Chris Brookes Vs Akito, Yuji Hino & Yuya Koroku
3. Pheromones Vs DISASER BOX!: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
4. DAMNATION T.A Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita & KANON Vs Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima
5. Miyagi Specialty Special Single Match: MAO Vs Makoto Oishi
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida Vs Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada
If the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles weren’t on the line before, they definitely won’t be now.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 13/08/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Arisu Endo Vs Mei Suruga
2. Pom Harajuku Vs Max The Impaler
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Miyu Yamashita Vs Miu Watanabe
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Suzume
We’re down to the final four. The Tokyo Princess Cup is going to a first time winner this year. It will be either Miyu Yamashita, Miu Watanabe, Yuka Sakazaki or Suzume.
The debuting Max The Impaler hates idols, which makes Tokyo Joshi Pro ripe for an invasion! Their first match in the company is against Pom Harajuku. Not sure if shin kicks work against wasteland warriors but we’re gonna find out!
Nice to see Mei Suruga hanging around TJPW a little bit more often. She takes on Arisu Endo at Korakuen Hall.
Saki Akai & Yuki Arai will be on the show.
GANBARE☆PRO “ULTRA SOUL 2022”, 13/08/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. ROMANCE DAWN for the new world: Shota Vs Soma Takao
2. Yoshiko Hasegawa Re-Debut Match: Yuna Manase & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Moeka Haruhi & YuuRI
3. HARUKAZE 5th Anniversary Match: HARUKAZE Vs Makoto
4. Tatsuhito Takaiwa 30th Anniversary Match: Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Ken Ohka & Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Keisuke Ishii, Kouki Iwasaki & Shinichiro Tominaga
5. Black Ships Attack! Non-Standard Tag Vs Tenori Drunkers: Hartley Jackson & Max The Impaler Vs Mizuki Watase & Tyson Maeguchi
6. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Yumehito Imanari (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie
Max’s invasion of Japan is not just aimed at TJPW. They are targeting Ganbere☆Pro too! ZERO1 regular Hartley Jackson is joining Max’s conquest while Mizuki Watase & Tyson Maeguchi are teaming up to defend the promotion against these invaders.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW INSPIRATION”, 11/09/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Miyu Yamashita Vs Arisu Endo
2. Pom Harajuku & Haruna Neko
3. Shoko Nakajima & Moka Miyamoto Vs Dalys & Stephanie Vaquer
4. Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Pokotan & Demonio Uno
During their Princess Tag Team Titles reign, the Magical Sugar Rabbits regularly brought up ideas to defend the belts against mascots, Yuru-chara creations and other such novelties. They no longer are the champs but their wish will finally come through. Sakazaki & Mizuki are getting a match against DDT’s mascot Pokotan and Tsurumi’s gatekeeper from Hell Demonio Uno.
Two luchadoras from CMLL are currently touring Japan and will make a stop in TJPW. Dalys has wrestled here before a few times before the pandemic. Stephanie Vaquer however is making her first appearance in the promotion.
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