Tokyo Joshi Pro wraps up the 5th Futari-wa Princess Max Heart Tournament today, with the winners getting the next Princess Tag Team Championship shot at GRAND PRINCESS ’25 on 3/30. Who that will be against will be determined in a couple days as Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh are in Chile this weekend to defend the titles. The tournament has been full of upsets and unexpected results but we’ve reached the Finals and it will be the internet’s favorite women’s odd couple and my pick to win-Wasteland Pom Party aka Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku-vs. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao. If you haven’t seen the promotion’s latest promo poster online for this event go check it out because once again it’s spot-on. As long as you’re not rooting for Nakajima & Misao. There is also one title match scheduled as International Princess Champion Suzume defends the title against Jada Stone, the latest young foreign prospect with a bright future to come over and make an instant impact in Japan much like Zara Zakher and others.
In addition to Yamashita & Itoh, Moka Miyamoto is also off this event as she is also competing in Chile along with the tag champs.
Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese & English. Voice actress Hana Hishikawa will be a special guest on Japanese commentary. This will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan. Streamers/paper tape throwing by fans is also allowed today. It’s a longer than normal card with 9 matches and no time limit for the main event, but I anticipate it being a typical Korakuen event with a running time of about 2 1/2 hours (plus they have a usual post-event gathering at a nearby venue).
Today’s lineup:
Yoshiko Hasegawa, Kaya Toribami & Chika Nanase vs. Shino Suzuki, Ivy Steele & Kira Summer
Yuki Kamifuku vs. Mifu Ashida
Raku & Ram Kaichow vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna
Arisu Endo vs. Wakana Uehara
Miu Watanabe vs. Uta Takami
Yuki Aino vs. Haru Kazashiro
Mizuki & HIMAWARI vs. Rika Tatsumi & Toga
International Princess Champion Suzume vs. Jada Stone for the title
Max Heart Tournament Finals: Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku vs. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao
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Updates below will begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. (Pre-show Update: Opening announcements are scheduled to begin at 6:20 PM PT/9:20 PM ET)
6 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in about 10 minutes.
6:15 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Haruo Murata, Kagehiro Osano, Sayoko Mita & Hana Hishikawa. Your English hosts are Mr. Haku & Baliyan Akki.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s reduced capacity on the commentary side and while the crowd is still filing in it’s mostly empty so far. Advance sales seemed to be average so I’ll predict it’ll be a close to “average” Korakuen crowd of around 700. (Mid-show update, I’m revising it down to around 550, not a big looking crowd at all) (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 551. Wow, nailed the revision! Definitely disappointing attendance)
The opening announcements should begin in 5 minutes with the matches starting in about 30 minutes.
Opening announcements begin a few minutes behind schedule. The Samurai! TV feed joins in progress at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET via on-screen graphics. Once aware of this Sayuri Namba quickly pivots to welcome those viewers before Up Up Girls come out.
The matches begin at 6:40 PM PT/9:40 PM ET.
Match 1: Yoshiko Hasegawa, Kaya Toribami & Chika Nanase vs. Shino Suzuki, Ivy Steele & Kira Summer. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yoshiko Hasegawa, Kaya Toribami & Chika Nanase beat Shino Suzuki, Ivy Steele & Kira Summer. Hasegawa beat Suzuki with a high-angle single leg Boston Crab.
Match 2: Yuki Kamifuku vs. Mifu Ashida. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku beat Mifu Ashida
Match 3: Raku & Ram Kaichow (666) vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna. 20 minute time limit
Result: Raku & Ram Kaichow beat Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna. Raku pinned Haruna.
Match 4: Arisu Endo vs. Wakana Uehara. 15 minute time limit
Result: Arisu Endo beat Wakana Uehara. But back-to-back outstanding efforts by Uehara against Endo, the first time a win in the Max Heart Tournament. Uehara is starting to break through.
Match 5: Miu Watanabe vs. Uta Takami. 15 minute time limit
Result: Miu Watanabe beat Uta Takami. Maybe Takami’s best match so far in her rookie campaign and career.
New GRAND PRINCESS ’25 Match Announcement: Miu Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale! The Babe With The Power is coming back to TJPW!
Match 6: Yuki Aino vs. Haru Kazashiro. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Aino beat Haru Kazashiro
Match 7: Mizuki & HIMAWARI vs. Rika Tatsumi & Toga. 20 minute time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi & Toga beat Mizuki & HIMAWARI. Tatsumi pinned HIMAWARI after Twist Of Fate.
Match 8: International Princess Champion Suzume vs. Jada Stone for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: International Princess Champion Suzume beat Jada Stone to retain the title. V1 for Suzume. Next up: Well, since she couldn’t beat Yuki Arai for the title…Endo wants another shot, this time at her longtime tag team partner. Seems like she’ll get it. I have a feeling this will happen at GRAND PRINCESS ’25.
Main Event: Max Heart Tournament Finals: Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku vs. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao. No time limit
Result: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku to win the tournament. Nakajima pinned Harajuku after a diving senton. As a result, Nakajima & Misao will face the Princess Tag Team Champions for the titles at GRAND PRINCESS ’25.
The next event is a Sanshiro Takagi Produced Bullet Train Women’s Pro Wrestling event on 2/15 on the Nozomi Shinkansen train from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka. It will have one match, a Falls Count Anywhere match of Mizuki, Miu Watanabe, Raku & Aja Kong vs. Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh, Yuki Arai & Max The Impaler. There will be no live broadcast but it will be on demand at a later date with commentary.
The next actual event is after the above event that same day at Osaka Azalea Taisho in Osaka with the same match, but not Falls Count Anywhere. Jada Stone participation is also set for the event. There will be no live broadcast.
UPDATE: It’s now official-Suzume vs. Endo is set for GRAND PRINCESS ’25.
UPDATE 2: On 2/9 in Santiago, Chile, Princess Tag Team Champions Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh successfully defended the titles. V4 for the champs. As a result, the scheduled 3/16/25 title defense vs. Nakajima & Misao is now official.
