Tokyo Joshi Pro wraps up the 9th Tokyo Princess Cup Tournament today with the Finals, and among other things a likely chance at Princess Of Princess Champion Shoko Nakajima for the title is on the line. The favorite is Yuka Sakazaki, who will be hoping to get another shot at Nakajima to try and join Miyu Yamashita as 3-time champions, but her opponent is the petite powerhouse Miu Watanabe, who upset Yamashita yesterday to earn her spot in the finals and move one upset away from her first title opportunity. Who will be the strongest-The Magical Girl or Up Up Girl?
Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. You can also watch the first 30 minutes FOR FREE on YouTube. Because there is a special fan event planned immediately after the show, I expect today’s event to be on the short side at right about 2 hours. So if you’re staying up late to watch New Japan or Pro Wrestling NOAH, you won’t miss anything.
Today’s lineup:
Nao Kakuta vs. Moka Miyamoto
Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu vs. Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami
Miyu Yamashita, Suzume & Neko Haruna vs. Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku
Saki Akai & Yuki Arai vs. Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo
Shoko Nakajima & Rika Tatsumi vs. Yuki Aino & Max The Impaler
Tokyo Princess Cup Finals: Yuka Sakazaki vs. Miu Watanabe
Once again Maki Itoh will be absent due to competing in the US for Game Changer Wrestling this weekend.
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Updates below will begin at 10:30 PM ET/7:30 PM PT. The live stream will begin at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT. The first match should begin around 10:45 PM ET/7:45 PM PT.
We are LIVE from Korakuen hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Haruo Murata, Kagehiro Osano & Sayoko Mita.
Ring announcer/MC Sayuri Namba is beginning her pre-event introduction and announcements. The matches should begin in about 15 minutes.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Looks like the same setup as yesterday, smaller capacity than normal so anticipating around 450 again.
There’s a new Up Up Girl! Shino is introduced as a new member after their performance. No opening recap video, which surprised me given it’s a Korakuen event. But then again, they’re in a time limit of sort s because the post-event special event is scheduled for in just over 2 hours.
Match 1: Nao Kakuta vs. Moka Miyamoto. 15 minute time limit
Result: Nao Kakuta beat Moka Miyamoto
Match 2: Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu vs. Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu beat Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami. Kiryu pinned Toribami after a spinebuster.
Match 3: Miyu Yamashita, Suzume & Neko Haruna vs. Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku. 20 minute time limit
Result; Miyu Yamashita, Suzume & Neko Haruna beat Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Yamashita pinned Harajuku after Attitude Adjustment.
Match 4: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai vs. Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai beat Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo. Arai pinned Endo after Finally.
Mizuki joins commentary.
Match 5: Shoko Nakajima & Rika Tatsumi vs. Yuki Aino & Max The Impaler. 20 minute time limit
Result: Shoko Nakajima & Rika Tatsumi beat Yuki AIno & Max The Impaler. Nakajima pinned Aino after a diving senton.
Miyu Yamashita replaces Mizuki on commentary.
Main Event: Tokyo Princess Cup Finals: Yuka Sakazaki vs. Miu Watanabe. No time limit
Result: Yuka Sakazaki beat Miu Watanabe to win the tournament. It’s the first time Sakazaki has won the Cup. As a result, Sakazaki likely will face Princess Of Princess Champion Shoko Nakajima for the title at an upcoming event, likely WRESTLE PRINCESS 3 in October. Excellent match.
The next event is “TJPW PERFECTION”, a doubleheader beginning on 8/21 at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 8/20 at 11:20 PM ET/8:30 PM PT.
Post-Show Update: The announced paid attendance was 551.
