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Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling “SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ‘26” LIVE Results (7/18/2026)

SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ‘26, Tokyo Joshi Pro’s annual July blowout event, finally happens today. The hype is over and it’s time for Princess Of Princess Champion Yuki Arai to make her toughest title defense yet against the Final Boss of TJPW-Miyu Yamashita, who hasn’t held the title on over 2 years and looks to become the first 5-time champion. Arai has beaten Yamashita by submission before in a tag match so there is hope, but part of me fears her first title reign ends today…elsewhere there of course are 2 other title matches. International Princess Champion Suzume defends against Wakana Uehara, with the Super Big Eater looking to turn all those YouTube calorie hunts into her first singles championship. And the Princess Tag Team Championship is on the line as Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi defend against Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao in a match that promises a lot of hijinks. Elsewhere, the Yuki Kamifuku retirement road kicks off as The Casual Beauty has a really fun match, and quite the appropriate partner in the TJPW debut of O-MENZ Kumadori, who joins Kamifuku & Sakura Hattori to face Sanshiro Takagi, Yumehito Imanari & Mahiro Kiryu. The opening match will see the debut of Momo Sato, as the idol-turned-wrestler follows her big brother, DDT’s Daichi Sato, into the ring.

There has been a last-minute change to the card due to Willow Nightingale (All Elite Wrestling) being pulled off the event. Travel issues-her flight to Japan was cancelled and while alternate arrangements have been made it sounds like she won’t make it in time. She was to have faced Mizuki. Chris Brookes (DDT) is the replacement.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese & English. Rio Omori of idol group Ma’Scar’Piece will be the guest on Japanese commentary. It was previously announced that the event’s expected running time will be 3 hours so no speculation needed.

Today’s lineup:
Momo Sato Debut Match: Momo Sato & Shion Kanzaki vs. Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu
Sakura Hirota, HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida vs. Raku, Pom Harajuku & Chika Nanase
Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro vs. MIRAI & Toga
Aja Kong vs. Arisu Endo
Yuki Kamifuku, O-MENZ Kumadori & Sakura Hattori vs. Sanshiro Takagi, Yumehito Imanari & Mahiro Kiryu
Mizuki vs. Chris Brookes
International Princess Champion Suzume vs. Wakana Uehara for the title
Princess Tag Team Champions Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi vs. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao for the titles
Princess Of Princess Champion Yuki Arai vs. Miyu Yamashita for the title

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Updates below will begin at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 20 minutes before the event.

6:40 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. It now says hwen the stream will start instead of the matches, so if accurate we will be going to the venue in 10 minutes.

6:48 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 & guest Rio Omori. WRESTLE UNIVERSE page also lists Marika Tani as a host, maybe later but not now. Your English host is Mr. Haku.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Advance sales were much stronger than usual for Korakuen but it’s till the reduced capacity setup which means probably 1100-1150 tops. Based on sales so far I’m thinking they’ll get to at least 1000. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1204, a full house/near sellout)

The opening announcements begin almost right away. The matches should begin in about 15 minutes. During announcements the promotion’s final Shinjuku Face event is announced for 9/27.

The matches begin at 7:05 PM PT/10:05 PM ET. And today we ahve STREAMERS!!!

Match 1: Momo Sato Debut Match: Momo Sato & Shion Kanzaki vs. Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu. 20 minute time limit
Result: Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu beat Momo Sato & SHion Kanzaki. Takami beat Sato with Koala Clutch.

Match 2: Sakura Hirota, HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida vs. Raku, Pom Harajuku & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Sakura Hirota, HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida beat Raku, Pom Harajuku & Chika Nanase. Hirota pinned Harajuku. Comedy match of course.

Your new host (for now) is Marika Tani.

Match 3: Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro vs. MIRAI (Michinoku Pro) & Toga. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki AIno & Haru Kazashiro beat MIRAI & Toga. Kazashiro pinned Toga. (Something has me thinking Aino & Kazashiro will be making a Princess Tag Team Championship challenge after today’s match…UPDATE: Nope. No title matches were announced post-event)

Hiroyo Matsumoto participation is announced for the next Korakuen event on 8/23.

Haruo Murata returns as host now.

Match 4: Aja Kong (OZ Academy) vs. Arisu Endo. 15 minute time limit
Result: Aja Kong beat Arisu Endo

Match 5: Yuki Kamifuku, O-MENZ Kumadori (SST) & Sakura Hattori vs. Sanshiro Takagi (DDT), Yumehito Imanari (Ganbare Pro) & Mahiro Kiryu. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku, O-MENZ Kumadori & Sakura Hattori beat Sanshiro Takagi, Yumehito Imanari & Mahiro Kiryu. Kamifuku pinned Kiryu after a diving Fameasser.

Another 8/23 special participant announced: Sumire Natsu.

Match 6: Mizuki vs. Chris Brookes (DDT). 15 minute time limit
Result: Chris Brookes beat Mizuki

Match 7: International Princess Champion Suzume vs. Wakana Uehara for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: International Princess Champion Suzume beat Wakana Uehara to retain the title. V4 for Suzume. No post-match promo.

Match 8: Princess Tag Team Champions Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi vs. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao for the titles. 30 minute time limit
Result: Princess Tag Team Champions Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi beat Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao to retain the titles.Tatsumi pinned Misao. V2 for the champs.

Main Event: Princess Of Princess Champion Yuki Arai vs. Miyu Yamashita for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: Princess Of Princess Champion Yuki Arai beat Miyu Yamashita to retain the title. V4 for Arai. Final Boss Vanquished! It was a hoss fight but somehow Arai prevailed and the reign continues and I go home happy for a little longer. Next up: Likely the Tokyo Princess Cup winner unless, best-case scenario, Arai wins it. But that could very well mean a rematch if Yamashita wins. That match will probably happen at WRESTLE PRINCESS 7 but we’ll find out as it gets closer.

The next event is the Tokyo Princess Cup starting Monday at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Sunday at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET. All tournament events will air live and be available on demand immediately afterwards.

Nothing announced post-event.

DDT 7/16/2026 Results

DDT ran the second half of their Beer Garden Pro Wrestling doubleheader today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The paid attendance was not announced but it was a legit advance sellout.

There was a last-second change made to the main event as the match began-it was changed to a Falls Count Anywhere match.

Match 1: Takao Soma & Yuki Ishida beat Kazuma Sunni & Yuni. Ishida pinned Yuni after Flame Palm.

Match 2: Shunma Katsumata & To-y beat Daisuke Sasaki & Mikiya Sasaki. To-y pinned Mikiya Sasaki.

Match 3: Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante beat Hideki Okatani, Illusion & MJ Paul by ref stoppage (TKO). Levante beat Paul with a body sleeper.

Match 4: Kaisei Takechi vs. GM Imabayashi went to a draw. Some weird comedy match.

Match 5: In a Blondfolded Breast Hiding Match, where all wrestlers were blindfolded and the first to strip another of their bra wins, Masami Inahata beat Kazuki Hirata, Yuki Ueno & Junta Miyawaki in a 4-way by stripping Ueno. As a result, Inahata earns the second “Money In The Back” title shot right. Afterwards, Illusion appeared and teased using his right to challenge for said title shot rights, but didn’t.

Main Event: In a Falls Count Anywhere Match, KO-D 6-Man Tag Tram Champions Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Anyonio Honda to retain the titles. Sato pinned Honda after a diving body press onto a table. V6 for the champs. That ties the record for most title defenses in a reign. Next up: Levante, Naya & KANON. That match will happen on 8/11 at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Also added to 8/11 is Daisuke Sasaki & DOUKI (New Japan) vs. Antonio Honda & Tetsuya Endo.

The next event is Sunday at Imaike Gas Hall in Navoya. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Wednesday.

GLEAT 7/16/2026 Results

GLEAT began/resumed it’s single name lineage for all events today with GLEAT Ver. 26, even though matches will still be billed as G PROWRESTLING or Lidet UWF.

Today’s event was held at City Hall & Gallery Gotanda in Tokyo and should be available on demand on YouTube at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 192.

Match 1: Shigehiro Irie & Quiet Storm beat T-Hawk & Jo Yamamoto. Storm pinned Yamamoto after 53cm Arm Lariat.

Match 2: MICHIKO & Chanyota beat Azusa Inaba & Mizuha. MICHIKO pinned Mizuha.

Match 3: Takanori Ito & Kotaro Suzuki beat Minoru Tanaka & Katsuhijo Nakajima. Ito pinned Tanaka with a German suplex hold.

Match 4: Soma Watanabe, So Daimonji, ARASHI & JD Lee beat Keiichi Sato, Kohei Kinoshita, Rock Iwasaki & Ryo Aitaka. Watanabe pinned Sato.

Match 5: El Lindaman, Junjie & Yuya Aoki beat SBK, Nobu San (Check Shimatani) & TAKUMA. Lindaman pinned SBK with a German suplex hold.

Match 6: Atsushi Kotoge, Mohammed Yone, Hi69 & Hajime Ohara (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Hayato Tamura, Takehiro Yamamura, Tetsuya Izuchi & Ryuichi Kawakami. Kotoge pinned Yamamura after Kill Switch.

Main Event: G INFINITY Champions Kaito Ishida & KAZMA SAKAMOTO beat Vent Very Jack & Kapy to retain the titles. Ishida pinned Jack after Rebellion. V5 for the champs. Next up: Kawakami & Storm. That match will happen on 8/3 at Shinjuku Face.

The next event is Sunday at Imaike Gas Hall in Nagoya. Broadcast plans TBA.

Stardom News: New Title Match Added To Saturday’s PPV

With just over 36 hours to go until the 5STAR GP kicks off Saturday with a PPV, Stardom has just added another title match to the card-in confirming All Elite Wrestling’s Julia Hart as an injury replacement for Bea Priestley, they also announced, surely to President Taro Okada’s dismay, the return of his favorite heel ever-Thekla. That’s because Hart, Thekla & Skye Blue sill face Artist Of Stardom Champions Ami Sohrei, Hina & Lady C for the titles on Saturday. So much for Thekla being done with Stardom forever…Pro Wrestling, Everybody!

The match will be on the PPV portion of the event after 2 pre-show matches. Depending on broadcast plans, there is a chance this title match will be part of a free YouTube broadcast but we won’t know until a few hours before the event.

BREAKING: TJPW Returning To US In 2026

Just announced on social media-Tokyo Joshi Pro is returning to the US later this year They will again be visiting Texas with events in Houston & Dallas between December 4-6. 12/4 & 12/5 will be at Pasadena Roder Arena in Pasadena, 12/6 at The OC in Forney.

More as it becomes available.

DDT 7/15/2026 Results (Updated)

DDT kicked off a Beer Garden Pro Wrestling doubleheader in Tokyo today, perhaps their last one in Shinjuku.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The paid attendance was not announced but it was a legit advance sellout.

Before the event began during the NwA Jr live…
Shunna Katsumata beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Kazuma Sumi to win the title. Katsumata becomes the 1841st Champion.

Match 1: Jun Akiyama & Takao Soma beat Naomi Yoshimura & Rukiya. Akiyama pinned Rukiya after a knee strike.

Match 2: Invisible Kazuki Hirata won a 8 man/invisible man battle royal, last eliminating Kazuki Hirata.

Match 3: Hidrki Okatani & Illusion beat Yuni & O-MENZ Kumadori. Okatani pinned Yuni.

Match 4: 2 Danshoku Dienos (one the real thing, one not) beat Junta Miyawaki (as Antonio Honda) & Antonio Honda. One of the Dienos pinned Honda.

Match 5: Yuki Ueno, Shinya Aoki, To-y & Kaisei Takechi beat KANON, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante. Takechi pinned Levante after Break It Down.

Match 6: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat HARASHIMA, Yuki Ishida & Hinata Kasai. Sato pinned Kasai after Fire Thunder.

Main Event: In a King Of Drunk match, Shunma Katsumata beat Daisuke Sasaki, Kazuma Sumi, Chris Brookes & MAO in a 5-way by KO. As a result, Katsumata earns a “Money In The Bank” title shot right for the KO-D Openweight Championship over the next couple months. The post-match celebration was crashed by Illusion, who created his own version and got it approved by GM Imabayashi and can use it starting tomorrow.

The next event is tomorrow. It is also a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

UPDATE: Clarification on Illusion-it appears he created a means to challenge anytime anywhere for the rights to challenge for the title shot anytime anywhere, as long as it’s within the current fiscal year, although the title challenges via the rights must happen by 9/27. (Confused?)

Stardom News: Major 5STAR GP Changes

Stardom has announced a major change for the upcoming 5STAR GP Tournament: Bea Priestley, who was to have been in the Blue A Block, is now out. Unspecified injury. That was revealed at a presser with all participants over the weekend. Today it was announced that Julia Hart of All Elite Wrestling will be the replacement. While I no longer follow AEW Hart is someone I’ve always been a fan of so I’m excited for her to get this opportunity.

The tournament begins Saturday with this month’s PPV.

BREAKING: Injury Report-Second Chapter G1 Over

New Japan has announced a major injury update for the G1 CLIMAX 36-as you can probably guess from the reference above, the injured wrestler is Shota Umino. Concussion. Out of the tournament. Occurred Saturday, he was showing symptoms post-match. All his remaining matches will be forfeits and all wrestlers in his block except Zack Sabre Jr., who beat Umino Saturday, get 2 points as a result. It’s not yet known how long Umino will be out except the tournament duration which means at least a month.

More as it becomes available.

Stardom News: Good Girl Going Bad?

In a good way, and on stage…Stardom announced today that Syuri will be featured in an upcoming stage performance in Tokyo at the end of summer. The play is called “BAD END”, here is a translated synopsis of the play: “After successfully robbing a bank, the group gathers in an abandoned warehouse to distribute the stolen cash. 
However, of the 200 million yen stolen, 40 million yen had disappeared. 
Did one of the comrades steal it?—
Amid swirling suspicions, the secrets and desires each of them had been hiding begin to surface. 
Eventually, the life-or-death plan begins to spiral into a “BAD END” that no one can stop.”

Syuri will play a former police officer (name translates as Flower) who is part of the group. Here are translated comments from her and about her character: “How do I see myself? 
Having continued wrestling, they often come across as stoic. 
But actually, I’m a person who is easily moved by emotions. 
That’s why I love theater. 
Flower is a former police officer who appears cool but lives with loneliness and conflict, carrying feelings of unfulfillment in her life. 
While layering her emotional turmoil and pain with her own emotions, she carefully builds each piece to deliver a memorable work. 
I would be delighted if you could see it in theaters.”

Syuri joins other current/former wrestlers, most notably Saki Akai & Nao Kakuta, who also are/were actresses on stage during or after their careers (Akai has appeared in several major video game-based plays, including some based on the “Final Fantasy” franchise). The play is scheduled to run for 7 performances between 8/28-9/1 at Atelier Fanfare Koenji in Tokyo. Ticket sales begin Friday. Below is a poster for the show:

Syuri is the one on the left in the middle row. It’s not yet known if she will miss any Stardom events as a result but it looks like she will not as there are no events scheduled that week. I hope this may show up online someday so I can watch it and I send best wishes to Syuri for this exciting opportunity.

Dragon Gate 7/13/2026 Results

Dragon Gate said their final farewell to Shinjuku Face today with their last event as the closing Tokyo venue.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance bas not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 486, a legit sellout. Just 14 short of full capacity)

Match 1: Hyo vs. Gianni Valetta went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Kikutaro beat Jiro Shinbashi.

Match 3: GuC won a 10 man battle royal, last eliminating Mochizuki Junior.

Match 4: Punch Tominaga 15th anniversary Match: Kendo Ka Shin & Masaaki Movhizuki beat YAMATO & Punch Tominaga. Ka Shin beat Tominaga.

Match 5: Yuki Yoshioka & Kota Minoura beat Susumu Yokosuka & KAGETORA. Minoura pinned KAGETORA after Endgame.

Main Event: Shun Skywalker, Dragon Kid, Strong Machine J, Flamita & Diamante (Luis Mante, back in his old masked persona for one day only) beat Madoka Kikuta, KAI, ISHIN, Jason Lee & Yoshiki Kato. Slywalker pinned Lee after SSW.

The next event is Saturday at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.