After running a “Winter Festival West” event in Osaka recently, Tokyo Joshi Pro runs an East version today in Tokyo. It’s mostly a regular house show although the main event, an 8-woman tag match, will continue the build to GRAND PRINCESS ’25 and, in today’s case, all 3 title matches as it’s champions on one team and their respective challengers on the other.
The promotion announced 2 absences today-HIMAWARI remains out due to a shoulder injury and Mifu Ashida is out today due to schedule conflicts. (Pre-show Update: HIMAWARI will be in attendance today and will participate in post-event autograph sessions)
Today’s event will be held at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. You will also be able to watch the entire live broadcast FOR FREE on YouTube (but only live, no on demand archive on YouTube-only on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE). There will be no commentary. With only 6 matches and no intermission this will likely be a standard house show with a total running time of just under 2 hours.
Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Toga vs. Ivy Steele
Yuki Kamifuku vs. Neko Haruna & Shino Suzuki in a 3-way
Mahiro Kiryu, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase vs. Yoshiko Hasegawa, Kaya Toribami & Wakana Uehara
Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami vs. Raku & Pom Harajuku
Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro vs. Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto
Mizuki, Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh & Suzume vs. Rika Tatsumi, Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Arisu Endo
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Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. The WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast is scheduled to begin 15 minutes before event time. The YouTube broadcast is scheduled to begin at event time.
You can watch the live YouTube broadcast below (the video will be removed after the live broadcast ends as there will be no archive available):
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UPDATE (Pre-show): Just after 5 PM PT/8 PM ET it was announced that Yuki Kamifuku is now off today’s event. The always-vague poor health. The 3-way will now be a single match (Haruna vs. Suzuki).
7:15 PM PT UPDATE: The WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast has started. We should be going to the venue in about 15 minutes. The YouTube broadcast will start at that time.
7:28 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now, as does the YouTube live broadcast.
We are LIVE from Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. So far looks like an average crowd for events at the venue, which suggests 225-250. Maximum capacity is roughly 450. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 335, a super full house/very near sellout)
The matches should begin in 10-15 minutes. During the opening announcements Yuki Arai is brought out, then Sayuri Namba announces her match for GRAND PRINCESS ’24…Arai will face…Meiko Satomura!!!
The matches begin at 7:44 PM PT/10:44 PM ET.
Match 1: Toga vs. Ivy Steele. 15 minute time limit
Result: Toga beat Ivy Steele by submission
Match 2: Mahiro Kiryu, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase vs. Yoshiko Hasegawa, Kaya Toribami & Wakana Uehara. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yoshiko Hasegawa, Kaya Toribami & Wakana Uehara beat Mahiro Kiryu, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. Uehara beat Nanase with Banana Pillow.
Match 3: Neko Haruna vs. Shino Suzuki. 15 minute time limit
Result: Neko Haruna beat Shino Suzuki
Match 4: Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami vs. Raku & Pom Harajuku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami. Raku pinned Takami after Doctor Yellow. Afterwards, Raku issued a challenge for the SETUP All-Asia Championship held by Harajuku. That may happen at GRAND PRINCESS ’25.
Match 5: Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro vs. Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto beat Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro. Arai beat Kazashiro with a scorpion deathlock.
Main Event: Mizuki, Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh & Suzume vs. Rika Tatsumi, Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Arisu Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mizuki, Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh & Suzume beat Rika Tatsumi, Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Arisu Endo. Yamashita pinned Nakajima after Skull Kick.
The next event is Go Girl 5, an event that only female fans can attend, on 3/1 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo. The only male fans allowed are preschool boys with an adult. For everyone else, live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 2/28 at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET.
