Tokyo Joshi Pro ran a special WRESTLE UNIVERSE members-only event today, with admission only available to members of the DDT Group’s official fan club (do you subscribe to the WRESTLE UNIVERSE streaming service? Yes? Then you’re a member!). This was all about comedy matches and entertainment.
Today’s event was held at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo and should be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (probably Thursday). There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 162, a super full house/very near sellout.
Before the show began…oh no, Miyu Yamashita is MIA! Airplane troubles on her return from Spain. Will she make it in time for her match?
Match 1: In a Children’s Lunch Cooking Match Showdown, with the winner declared by referee/judge Daisuke Kiso, Yuka Sakazaki beat Miu Watanabe by decision.
Match 2: In a Werewolf Match, where eliminated wrestlers apparently became “citizens” instead of werewolves, Kaya Toribami beat Shoko Nakajima, Maki Itoh & Yuki Aino in a 4-way elimination match. Order of elimination: Aino by Nakajima & Toribami, Nakajima by Itoh. Apparently something happened to eliminate Itoh and Toribami won.
Story time with ring announcer Sayuri Nanba & Neko Haruna. And during all this, Yamashita made it to the venue! Fortunately she had her ring gear on under her clothing, so right to…
Match 3: Miyu Yamashita beat Neko Haruna. It went just 100 seconds.
Match 4: In a Dog Lovers vs. Cat Lovers Army Settlement Battle 3 Falls Match, Dog Lovers (Yuki Kamifuku, Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo) vs. Cat Lovers (Hyper Misao, Nao Kakuta & Mahiro Kiryu) ended in a Draw. Match progress: In a 1 Count Fall match, Noa beat Kiryu. In a “Nyan” Count Fall match, Misao beat Endo. In the settlement match (normal rules, no time limit), Kamifuku vs. Kakuta went to a no contest. Neko Haruna out of control. Draw (1-1).
Main Event: In a Costume Change Match, Rika Tatsumi, Suzume & Moka Miyamoto beat Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Tatsumi pinned Harajuku after Twist Of Fate. Everyone dressed up and dod their hair to look like other wrestlers and not their usual selves…except perhaps Harajuku because that’s part of her comedy gimmick.
The next event is “The Mountain Top 2022” Saturday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. The main event will be International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Moka Miyamoto for the title and All Eite Wrestling star Willow Nightingale will make her Japan debut. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT.
