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Tokyo Joshi Pro is running their big monthly event, The Mountain Top ’24, right now in Osaka. Below are in-progress NEAR LIVE results.

Today’s event is being held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There is no live broadcast, but they did try to live stream the main event via the service’s new UNIVERSE CAST feature, which is like a live vlog for the wrestlers (frequently used multiple times daily by Miu Watanabe).

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 384)

Match 1: Yoshiko Hasegawa beat Chika NAnase by submission.

Match 2: Shoko Nakajima beat Neko Haruna & Kaya Toribami in a 3-way by pinning Haruna.

Match 3: Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu beat Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Itoh beat Harajuku with Itoh Deluxe.

Match 4: NEXGENE Tournament Semifinals: Toga beat Kira Summer.

Match 5: NEXGENE Tournament Semifinals: Haru Kazashiro beat Wakana Uehara.
As a result, the Finals will be Toga vs. Kazashiro. The winner gets a future title shot of their choice. (Probably going to be Toga, who was my pick before the tournament) That match will happen Friday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo.

Match 6: Shazza McKenzie & Moka Miyamoto beat Rika Tatsumi & HIMAWARI. McKenzie pinned JIMAWARI after Shazzastick Stunner.

Match 7: Yuki Arai, Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Mizuki, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami. Arai beat ? (results don’t say exactly who yet but I’m betting Takami) with a scorpion deathlock.

Main Event: Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe beat Zara Zakher to retain the title. V5 for Watanabe.

The next event is Friday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo with the NEXGENE Tournament Finals and Arai vs. McKenzie for the International Princess Championship. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

The Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling members who are not in the US this weekend are part of an event in Tokyo today, which is likely going to be a comedy-themed event as it has a Raku Army vs. Pom Harajuku Army theme. The 16 participants have been divided into 2 teams of 8 and will compete in a variety of matches, which we won’t know the format of in advance, and they will be determined today by exchange of member lists. The winning team will get to share 10 kilos (22 pounds) of grilled eel made with love as a prize from event sponsor Yamada Suisan Co Ltd.. If nothing else, this event should be a lot of fun and worth the split-screen streaming opposite the DDT event in the US at the same time.

Today’s event will be held at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. It’s hard to predict anything because we won’t even know the format until after the event gets underway but it probably will be a standard house show with a running time of between 1 1/2 & 2 hours. I’m thinking there will be a total of 4 or 5 matches. (Pre-show Update: According to WRESTLE UNIVERSE, 6 matches. 4 single matches and 2 tag matches)

Today’s lineup:
TBA at event/match time. We only know the teams are the Raku Army of Raku, Yuki Arai, HIMAWARI, Shino Suzuki, Haru Kazashiro, Chika Nanase, Ryo MIzunami & Ram Kaichow and the Pom Army of Pom Harajuku, Mahiro Kiryu, Neko Haruna, Kaya Toribami, Toga, Kira Summer, Uta Takami & Yoshiko Hasegawa. Sadly no Max The Impaler, at least on paper…

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Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 15 minutes prior to the event.

7:30 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE frmo Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Advance sales were unusually strong for a KFC Hall event and almost sold out ahead of time. The crowd is still filing in but based on normal full capacity and advance sales it could be right around 400 for a sellout but I’m going with a guess of a near-sellout 375. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 361, a legit sellout)

The event should begin momentarily.

The event starts with team captains Raku & Pom Harajuku coming out with envelops containing their lineups. Harajuku gets the comedy started quickly by trying to take the envelops away from ring announcer Sayuri Namba. Opening announcements follow during which an event in Las Vegas, NV is announced for April 18, 2025. I’d try to go but it’s right before I take off for a cruise in Japan! That’s also shortly before WWE WrestleMania 41 in Vegas. Up Up Girls then come out, sans Miu Watanabe of course because she’s in the US.

The matches begin at 7:50 PM PT/10:50 PM ET. The participants aren’t announced so we won’t know until they come out and their entrance music plays.

Match 1: Kaya Toribami (Pom Army) vs. Chika Nanase (Raku Army). 15 minute time limit
Result: Kaya Toribami beat Chika Nanase by submission

Match 2: Yoshiko Hasegawa (Pom Army) vs. Shino Suzuki (Raku Army). 15 minute time limit
Result: Yoshiko Hasegawa beat Shino Suzuki by submission

Match 3: Kira Summer & Neko Haruna (Pom Army) vs. Raku & Ram Kaichow (Raku Army). 20 minute time limit
Result: Raku & Ram Kaichow beat Kira Summer & Neko Haruna. Raku pinned Haruna.

Match 4: Mahiro Kiryu (Pom Army) vs. HIMAWARI (Raku Army). 15 minute time limit
Result: Mahiro Kiryu beat HIMAWARI

Match 5: Pom Harajuku (Pom Army) vs. Ryo Mizunami (Raku Army). 15 minute time limit
Result: Ryo Mizunami beat Pom Harajuku by submission

Which means the last match will be…
Main Event: Toga & Uta Takami (Pom Army) vs. Yuki Arai & Haru Kazashiro (Raku Army). 20 minute time limit
If Toga/Takami win, Pom Army wins. If Arai/Kazashiro win, tie.
Result: Yuki Arai & Haru Kazashiro beat Toga & Uta Takami. Arai beat Takami with a scorpion deathlock.

That means…TIE. 3-3. There must be a tiebreaker! Which led to…
Impromptu Match: Raku vs. Pom Harajuku in a 1 Count match. Only 1 count for pinfalls
Result: Raku beat Pom Harajuku. It only lasted a few seconds. As a result, Raku Army wins the event and the sponsor prize.

The next event is “The Mountain Top ’24” Saturday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka with Miu Watanabe vs. Zara Zakher for the Princess Of Princess Championship and more. Unfortunately, unless plans change before then, there will be no live broadcast.

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued their fall house show tour today in Gunma for a Mahiro Kiryu hometown event.

Today’s event was held at G Messe Gunma Main Hall C in Gunma and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 262, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Yoshiko Hasegawa beat Uta Talami by submission.

Match 2: Kaya Toribami & Toga beat Suzume & Neko Haruna. Toribami pinned Haruna.

Match 3: Rika Tatsumi beat Pom Harajuku & Arisu Endo in a 3-way by pinning Harajuku.

Match 4: NEXGENE Tournament Quarterfinals: Wakana Uehara beat Chika Nanase. As a result, Uehara advances to the Semifinals and will face Haru Kazashiro. That match will happen on 11/16.

Match 6 :Maki Itoh & Kira Summer beat Shoko Nakajima & HIMAWARI. Itoh beat HIMAWARI with Itoh Deluxe.

Match 6: Mizuki, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro beat Miu Watanabe, Raku & Shino Suzuki. Mizuki pinned Suzuki with Cutie Special.

Main Event: Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu beat Miyu Yamashita & Moka Miyamoto. Kiryu pinned Miyamoto after a spinebuster.

The next event is “Bright Eyes” Saturday at Historic Washington Hall in Seattle, WA. Live streaming will be only on TrillerTV/FITE with the Triller+ subscription package ($7.99/month or $69,99/year) although it is not yet listed on the schedule but is scheduled to begin at 2 PM PT/5 PM ET. If it streams as planned live results will be posted. This event is part of a weekend tripleheader with DDT and DEFY Wrestling (DDT runs Saturday at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET then all 3 have a joint event Sunday at 4 PM PT/7 PM ET).

Tokyo Joshi Pro continues their fall house show tour today with an event in Tokyo, which will feature more comings and goings on the roster. The coming is a comeback featuring the return of Neko Haruna, who has been out for over a year (since Fall 2023) due to injury but will make her return today. The going is today will be the final match for Runa Okubo before she goes on another extended hiatus. Like the first time she took a long break, this is to allow her to focus on education (she’s only 16 and started high school earlier this year) and was a mutual decision made between Okubo, the promotion and her parents. It’s not known how long she will be away this time but she will be back at some point.

Before the event begins there will be a draft meeting to determine the teams for a Raku Team vs. Pom Harajuku Team Battle at the 11/10 event.

Today’s event will be held at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. There are 7 matches scheduled including a NEXGENE Tournament match with no time limit, but I expect this to be a “regular” house show with a total running time of, not including the draft meeting, about 2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Yuki Aino, Pom Harajuku & Raku vs. Neko Haruna, Suzume & Mahiro Kiryu
NEXGENE Tournament: Haru Kazashiro vs. Uta Takami
Miu Watanabe & Wakana Uehara vs. Mizuki & Shino Suzuki
Yuki Kamifuku vs. Runa Okubo
Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Rika Tatsumi & HIMAWARI
Shoko Nakajima & Yoshiko Hasegawa vs. Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami
Arisu Endo & Toga vs. Kira Summer & Chika Nanase

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Updates below will begin at 8:30 PM PT/11:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 20 minutes before the event, so there’s a chance updates begin 10 minutes prior to the event if the draft meeting is shown.

8:10 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should go to the venue in 10-20 minutes depending on whether or not they show the draft meeting beforehand.

8:20 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Sayuri Namba was already in the ring for the draft meeting so no good look yet. These events typically do 200-250 so we’ll see. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 350, a super full house/very near sellout. Very high for a KFC house show. Full capacity is, I believe, between 450-500. Clearly a lot of people came out to see Neko Haruna return)

They are doing a random name draw for teams for a Raku Army vs. Pom Harajuku Army battle on 11/10. The matches should begin in about 20 minutes.

The matches begin at 8:50 PM PT/11:50 PM ET. Lots of announcements beforehand including by Mizuki, Yuki Aino & Hyper Misao. More on those later (The announcements were the first outside Tokyo 2025 events on 1/11 at Kobe Art Center in Kobe and 1/12 at Okayama Mirai Hall in Okayama, and that Hyper Misao will return on 11/22).

Match 1: Arisu Endo & Toga vs. Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Arisu Endo & Toga beat Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. Endo beat Nanase with a camel clutch.

Match 2: Yuki Aino, Pom Harajuku & Raku vs. Neko Haruna, Suzume & Mahiro Kiryu. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Aino, Pom Harajuku & Raku beat Neko Haruna, Suzume & Mahiro Kiryu. Aino pinned Haruna after Venus DDT.

Match 3: NEXGENE Tournament: Haru Kazashiro vs. Uta Takami. No time limit
Reslut: Haru Kazashiro beat Uta Takami. As a result, Kazashiro advances to the Semifinals on 11/16 and will face the Wakana Uehara-Chika Nanase winner. That match will happen on 11/3.

Match 4: Yuki Kamifuku vs. Runa Okubo. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku beat Runa Okubo. Afterwards, Kamifuku left first as Okubo was able to address the crowd as this was her last match before she goes on an indefinite hiatus to focus on school. Understandably she was very emotional as she thanked the fans for their support. She will be back some day, we just don’t know when.

Match 5: Shoko Nakajima & Yoshiko Hasegawa vs. Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami beat Shoko Nakajima & Yoshiko Hasegawa. Miyamoto beat Hasegawa with Rashomon.

Match 6: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Rika Tatsumi & HIMAWARI. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh beat Rika Tatsumi & HIMAWARI. Yamashita pinned HIMAWARI after Skull Kick.

Main Event: Miu Watanabe & Wakana Uehara vs. Mizuki & Shino Suzuki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miu Watanabe & Wakana Uehara beat Mizuki & Shino Suzuki. Watanabe pinned Suzuki after Teardrop.

The next event is 11/3 at G Messe Gunma in Gunma, a Mahiro Kiryu hometown event. There will be no live broadcast.

Post-show note: Here ate the draft results from the start of the event for 11/10:

Team Raku-Raku, HIMAWARI, Ryo Mizunami, Ram Kaichow, Yuki Arai, Haru Kazashiro, Shino Suzuki, Chika Nanase

Team Harajuku-Pom Harajuku, Kaya Toribami, Mahiro Kiryu, Neko Haruna, Yoshiko Hasegawa, Uta Takami, Kira Summer, Toga. Very disappointed at no Max The Impaler of course…

Event format TBA but lucky for us it will be a live broadcast on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

Tokyo Joshi Pro had announced that Runa Okubo, the youngest member of the roster, is going on another indefinite hiatus, and likely a long-term one. Because of changes in her life right now, pertaining in large part to education (she started high school earlier this year), she would have a hard time balancing wrestling & school so after discussions with the promotion and her parents, it was decided she would take another extended hiatus from wrestling after next Sunday’s event at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo. Her final match will be against Yuki Kamifuku. Okubo will be back at some point like last time but when isn’t known. Not knowing bow the Japanese education calendar works I’m thinking at least 6 months.

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued their fall 2024 house show tour today in Sendai.

Today’s event was held at Yume Messe Miyagi West Hall in Sendai and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (probably Tuesday). There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 159.

It was announced before the event that Miyu Yamashita would miss this event due to being on an excursion to the US.

As part of her usual opening announcements, Sayuri Namba gave a short personal speech as today is her birthday (she’s in her early 30s I think). It’s also Miu Watanabe’s birthday (she’s 25 today).

Match 1: Moka Miyamoto beat Chika Nanase by submission.

Match 2: Mahiro Kiryu beat Haru Kazashiro & Kaya Toribami in a 3-way by pinning Kazashiro.

Match 3: NEXGENE Tournament 2024 Quarterfinals: Kira Summer beat Shino Suzuki. As a result, Summer advances to the Semifinals and will face Toga. That match will happen on 11/16.

Match 4: Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Maki Itoh, Toga & Uta Takami. Aino pinned Takami after Venus DDT.

Match 5: Mizuki beat Yoshioko Hasegawa.

Match 6: Rika Tatsumi & Suzume beat Shoko Nakajima & Wakana Uehara. Suzume pinned Uehara after Ring A Bell.

Main Event: Miu Watanabe & Arisu Endo beat Yuki Kamifuku & HIMAWARI. Watanabe pinned HIMAWARI after Teardrop.

The next event is 10/27 at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo. Neko Haruna will return at this event after being out since mid-2023 due to injuries and the NEXGENE Tournament continues with Kazashiro vs. Takami. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 10/26 at 8:30 PM PT/11:30 PM ET.

Tokyo Joshi Pro just announced a big title match for later this year when Zara Zakher returns to the promotion…remember her impressive showing in the Tokyo Princess Cup, which included beating Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe in Round 2 in a massive upset? Rematch time and this time it’s for the title. That match will happen on 11/16 at “The Mountain Top ’24” at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. It will be the first such title match in Osaka in over 5 years (September 2019). Zakher also has been announced for the 11/22 event at Shibjuku Face in Tokyo.