Tokyo Joshi Pro runs their monthly mid-major event, ALL RISE ’24, today in Tokyo. It’s not quite as major as most monthly events because in an unusual occurrence there are no TJPW title matches and the only title match is for outside titles. The main attraction is an appearance by Meiko Satomura-the highly respected 30-year veteran is retiring in April and will find herself opposite Miyu Yamashita for the first time in 7 years, which was early on in Yamashita’s career when they faced each other in a single match. This time it’s a tag match as an early stop in Satomura’s farewell tour as her career has taken her from All-Japan Women to being a co-founder of Sendai Girls with Jinsei Shinzaki, to WWE in recent years (as part of the NXT brand, mostly it’s short-lived UK spinoff and as a coach) and now back to Japan and TJPW. As for the title match, Yuki Kamifuku will defend the Queen Of Asia & VPW (Vietnam) Certified Women’s Championships against Xia Zhao, the former Xia Li in WWE (the first Chinese woman wrestler in the promotion) who also has begun competing in TNA Wrestling under a different name.
Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. There are 8 matches scheduled but only the title match and main event have more than 20 minute time limits so expect this to be a “standard” Korakuen event with a running time of about 2 1/2 hours, the longest it could possibly go is about 3 hours.
Today’s lineup (in order):
Wakana Uehara & Haru Kazashiro vs. Toga & Uta Takami
Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Kakeru Sekiguchi, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase
Suzume & Yoshiko Hasegawa vs. Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami
Mizuki & Mahiro Kiryu vs. Andreza Giant Panda & Shino Suzuki
Maki Itoh & Rika Tatsumi vs, Yuna Manase & HIMAWARI
Ryo Mizunami vs Arisu Endo
Yuki Kamifuku vs. TBA (see update below)
Miu Watanabe & Miyu Yamashita vs. Meiko Satomura & Shoko Nakajima
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Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET.
UPDATE (Pre-show): The double title match is now off. Zhao is now off the event. Visa issues. It will be rescheduled for a later date. Replacement TBA and it will be a NON-TITLE match with a 15 minute time limit instead of 30..
7 PM PT UPDATE: Live stream launch has been pushed back 10 minutes and will now begin at 7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET.
7:10 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has launched. We should be going to the venue in 10-15 minutes.
7:20 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. Your English hosts are Mr. Haku & Baliyan Akki.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Both north side bleachers behind commentary are tarped off so it’s the usual reduced capacity setup and the Xia Zhao absence announcement may hurt same-day ticket sales. Advance sales seemed to be “as usual” so while it’s too early to take a guess I’ll predict it’ll be “my usual guess” of around 700. (After seeing some wider shots of the reserved seats mid-event I’m revising my prediction downward quite a bit to around 550) (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 611)
The matches should begin in about 20 minutes.
During the opening announcements two new trainees were introduced (didn’t get their names). One of them might be part of Up Up Girls in the future. The promotion will be holding tryouts on 10/31 (anyone can apply with the only requirements being between 13-25 years old and able to come to Tokyo for practice). Also announced recently was the bracket for the NEXGENE ’24 Tournament and that the winner gets a future title shot of their choice (Princess Of Princess, International Princess or Princess Tag Team). So one of them could be the next challenger for either Miu Watanabe or Yuki Arai. Neko Haruna then came out. She has been out most of the year due to injuries but it sounds like she may be very close to returning, possibly when they go back to Ryogoku KFC Hall later this month. Updates will follow. Then it’s Up Up Girls time so we’re trending for a roughly 7:45 PM PT start for the matches. (Update: Neko Haruna will return on 10/27)
The TBA for Kamifuku’s opponent will not be revealed until match time. It was also moved from match 7 to match 6 with Ryo Mizunami vs. Arisu Endo now the semifinal.
The matches begin at 7:45 PM PT/10:45 PM ET.
Match 1: Wakana Uehara & Haru Kazashiro vs. Toga & Uta Takami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Wakana Uehara & Haru Kazashiro beat Toga & Uta Takami. Uehara beat Takami with a rolling armbar.
Match 2: Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Kakeru Sekiguchi )Independent/Freelancer), Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku bea Kakeru Sekiguchi, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. Aino pinned Nanase after Venus DDT.
Match 3: Suzume & Yoshiko Hasegawa vs. Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Suzume & Yoshiko Hasegawa beat Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami. Hasegawa pinned Toribami after a diving double kneedrop.
Match 4: Mizuki & Mahiro Kiryu vs. Andreza Giant Panda & Shino Suzuki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mizuki & Mahiro Kiryu beat Andreza Giant Panda & Shino Suzuki. Mizuki pinned Suzuki with Cutie Special.
Match 5: Maki Itoh & Rika Tatsumi vs, Yuna Manase (Ganbare Pro) & HIMAWARI. 20 minute time limit
Result: Maki Itoh & Rika Tatsumi beat Yuna Manase & HIMAWARI. Tatsumi pinned HIMAWARI with a rollup.
Match 6: Yuki Kamifuku vs. TBA. 15 minute time limit. TBA is…Kuroshio TOKYO Japan!?! As usual his entrance is/will be longer than the actual match!
Result: Yuki Kamifuku beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan. Mostly a comedy match.
Quick break for ring repairs.
Match 7: Ryo Mizunami (Independent/Freelancer) vs. Arisu Endo. 15 minute time limit
Result: Ryo Mizunami beat Arisu Endo
Main Event: Miu Watanabe & Miyu Yamashita vs. Meiko Satomura & Shoko Nakajima. 30 minute time limit
Result: Meiko Satomura & Shoko Nakajima beat Miu Watanabe & Miyu Yamashita. Satomura pinned Yamashita after Death Valley Bomb. Satomura followed with a few words post-match as Yamashita was left stunned & speechless to end the show.
The next event is 10/13 at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama with the first match of the NEXGENE ’24 Tournament, which will be Toga vs. HIMAWARI. Shoko Nakajima will miss the event due to a US tour. There will be no live broadcast.
