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Tokyo Joshi Pro really gets their 2026 going today with the kickoff of the 6th Max Heart Tournament. The promotion’s now-annual tag team tournament usually held early in the year, it’s a bracket-style single-elimination tournament featuring almost the entire roster, with this year’s event featuring 12 teams. 4 teams get a free pass through the first round and all Round 1 matches will be held today with the winners advancing to the Quarterfinals. Both teams I want to make the Finals-Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida and Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku-are in action today. Wasteland Pom Party lost in the Finals last year so hopefully it’s one better this year.

Today’s event will be held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE and ABEMA (the new WRESTLE UNIVERSE live subscription package is required for the latter, the ABEMA add-on will not have on demand replays-that is only on standalone UNIVERSE). There will be no commentary. The event is a legit advance sellout. There are 6 matches planned total and the tournament matches have no time limit so this may be a longer house show event than normal, closer to 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Sarah Phoenix vs. Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara & Toga
Yuki Aino, Haru Kazaahiro & Mahiro Kiryu vs. Suzume, Arisu Rndo & Shion Kanzaki
Max Heart Tournament Round 1:
HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki vs. Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida
Raku & Ren Konatsu vs. Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku
Kira Summer & Chika Nanase vs. Mizuki & Uta Takami
Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao vs. Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami

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

6:40 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 15-20 minutes although the UNIVERSE pre-start screen is showing a start time moved up 10 minutes. There is a DDT event at the venue after this today so they may need to finish up earlier than planned. (It didn’t start said 10 minutes early so that’s an error on the stream)

7 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a legit advance sellout which, depending on the setup, should mean a minimum of 350. The venue’s full capacity for wrestling is just under 400. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance-a legit advance sellout-was 273. Much lower than I anticipated)

The matches should begin in 10-15 minutes.

The matches begin at 7:15 PM PT/10:15 PM ET.

Match 1: Yuki Aino, Haru Kazaahiro & Mahiro Kiryu vs. Suzume, Arisu Rndo & Shion Kanzaki. 20 minute time limit. Oh, and Kiryu is still DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion so you know what that means…
Result: Yuki AIno, Haru Kazashiro & Mahiro Kiryu beat Suzume, Arisu Endo & Shion Kanzaki. Aino pinned Kanzaki after Venus DDT. Nobody tried immediately post-match to win the title from Kiryu…

Match 2: Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Sarah Phoenix vs. Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara & Toga. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara & Toga beat Mio Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Sarah Phoenix. Kamifuku pinned Phoenix after Fameasser.

Max Heart Tournament Round 1:
Match 3: Kira Summer & Chika Nanase vs. Mizuki & Uta Takami. No time limit
Result: Mizuki & Uta Takami beat Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. Takami beat Nanase with Koala Clutch. As a result, Mizuki & Takami advance to the Quarterfinals and will face Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro.

Match 4: Raku & Ren Konatsu vs. Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku. No time limit
Result: Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku beat Raku & Ren Konatsu. Max pinned Konatsu. As a result, Wasteland Pom Party advance to the Quarterfinals and will face Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi. Whoever wins that one could very well win the tournament.

Match 5: HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki vs. Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida. No time limit
Result: Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida beat HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki. Ashida pinned Suzuki with a German suplex hold. As a result, Arai & Ashida advance to the Quarterfinals and will face Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara.

Main Event: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao vs. Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami. No time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami beat Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao. Toribami pinned Misao. As a result, Yamashita & Toribami advance to the Quarterfinals and will face Suzume & Arisu Endo. I figured if there was going to be an upset today, it would be here and that’s what happened. One of the usual big favorites is out. This could be the start-or continuation from the last couple months-of the impending big breakout year for Toribami.

Today’s event went much shorter than I expected, checking in at only 110 minutes.

The Quarterfinals are 1/25 at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 1/24 at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

In other news, it was announced that “YES! Wonderland”, the annual Golden Week blowout event traditionally held on 5/4 at Korakuen Hall, will return after a hiatus last year in favor of an Osaka event.

With Ittenyon and their year-opening pre-Tokyo Dome blowout event now behind them, Tokyo Joshi Pro begins their 2026 today with “TJPW New Year Party 2026” in Tokyo. It’s mostly a standard house show but the main event will finish setting what will be the likely main event at GRAND PRINCESS ’26, the biggest event of the year, on 3/29-we already know Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe will next defend the title then, but a 6-way elimination match today will determine who she defends against. It’s billed as a “survival match” and not a battle royal as there are no over the top rope eliminations. The match has the usual heavy hitter contenders including former champions Miyu Yamashita (who hasn’t held the title in what seems like too long now), Rika Tatsumi & Shoko Nakajima, but also presents the first and best chance so far for Yuki Arai to get a title shot. However, there is a big wild card in the match as Max The Impaler also will take part, admittedly leading to hopes of winning the title then defending first against Pom Harajuku which would be so awesome. And finally there’s, must to my dismay and pending eternal gripes, Mizuki…anyone but her please…

In non-related news, the promotion also has announced the first “official” match for GRAND PRINCESS ’26 aside from the title match-Yuka Sakazaki & Konosuke Takeshita vs. TBA and TBA in what already sounds like a very interesting match. This will be Takeshita’s TJPW debut.

Today’s event will be held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE and ABEMA (the latter requires the new WRESTLE UNIVERSE live subscription which is 1250 Japanese yen but only includes live broadcasts-no on demand replays as those remain exclusive to the standalone UNIVERSE subscription). There will be no commentary. There are just 6 matches today or a usual house show lineup and although the main event will have no time limit I expect the event to be a “typical” house show with a running time or around, or today a little over, 2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara, Toga & Mifu Ashida vs. Suzume, Arisu Endo, Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu
Hyper Misao, Mahiro Kiryu & Kira Summer vs. Pom Harajuku, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki*
Haru Kazashiro vs. Shion Kanzaki
Raku vs. Kaya Toribami & Chika Nanase in a 3-way
Miu Watanabe & J-Rod vs. Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino
Miyu Yamashita vs. Rika Tatsumi, Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Arai, Max The Impaler & Mizuki in a 6-way elimination match for the next Princess Of Princess Championship shot at GRAND PRINCESS ’26. No over the top rope rule

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Updates below will begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 15 minutes before the event.

*-This comes with the usual disclaimer because, last I heard, Kiryu is still the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion, meaning if she is the loser by pinfall or submission she will lose the title, and will probably find a way to quickly win it back to avoid ruining an already announced upcoming title defense against Aja Kong. But that’s why there’s always that “card subject to change” disclaimer, especially with this being a 24/7 championship.

5:45 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10-15 minutes.

5:57 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Not sure if it’s the reduced capacity setup or full capacity, which is around 350 and 500, respectively, but based on advance sales and first glance it sounds like the latter. Advance sales seemed to be good so I’ll predict the crowd will be around 400. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 361, a full house/near sellout)

The matches should begin in 10-15 minutes.

The matches begin at 6:11 PM PT?9:11 PM ET.

Match 1: Haru Kazashiro vs. Shion Kanzaki. 15 minute time limit
Result: Haru Kazashiro beat Shion Kanzaki by submission

Match 2: Raku vs. Kaya Toribami & Chika Nanase in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Raku beat Kaya Toribami & Chika Nanase in a 3-way by pinning Nanase.

Match 3: Hyper Misao, Mahiro Kiryu & Kira Summer vs. Pom Harajuku, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Pom Harajuku, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki beat Hyper Misao, Mahiro Kiryu & Kira Summer. HIMAWARI pinned Summer. They all tried to win the Iron Man title from Kiryu at the start but thwarted each other.

Match 4: Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara, Toga & Mifu Ashida vs. Suzume, Arisu Endo, Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara, Toga & Mifu Ashida beat Suzume, Arisu Endo, Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu. Toga beat Konatsu.

Match 5: Miu Watanabe & J-Rod vs. Ryo Mizunami (Independent/Freelancer) & Yuki Aino. 20 minute time limit
Result: Time Limit Draw

Main Event: Miyu Yamashita vs. Rika Tatsumi, Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Arai, Max The Impaler & Mizuki in a 6-way elimination match for the next Princess Of Princess Championship shot at GRAND PRINCESS ’26. No over the top rope eliminations. No time limit
Order of elimination: Max by Nakajima (diving senton), Mizuki by Nakajima (Tatsumi Missile Hip) (YES!!!), Nakajima by Tatsumi (Twist Of Fate-missed when it happened), Tatsumi by Yamashita (Crash Rabbit Heat), Yamashita by Arai (Scorpion deathlock)
Result: Yuki Arai wins. As a result, Arai will face Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe for the title at GRAND PRINCESS ’26. OMG!!! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!! What a way to start my spring vacation…Arai possibly becoming PoP Champion! It’s hopefully going to happen! Post-match, Watanabe came out for the first faceoff with her next challenger. I love them both but on 3/29…hopefully…Finally!!! Yeah, I’m a little biased and a little excited!

The next event is the opener of the 6th Max Heart Tournament, the promotion’s annual tag team tournament, on 1/17 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. The start time is a little uncertain because it is scheduled to begin on 1/16 at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET, but live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE is scheduled to begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET which suggests the start time is/will be moved up an hour.

Some TJPW news on what is traditionally a slow week for Japanese pro wrestling (after Ittenyon is typically when contracts are/are not renewed and everyone takes a break for a few days before the new year gets going, it’s also a more active tine for sumo with final January Tournament preps):

The full field for the upcoming annual Max Heart Tournament, the promotion’s annual tag team tournament, has been officially announced. It’s a 12-team field this year and today’s announcement of the last 4 teams features the most important addition: Wasteland Pom Party aka Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku (wrestling’s best & most lovable odd couple) which made me very happy. They were runners-up last year The other 3 teams announced were Mizuki & Uta Takami, Raku & Ren Konatsu and Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. The 8 previously announced teams were current Princess Tag Team Champions Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara, Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi (always a heavy favorite to win), Arisu Endo & Suzune (likewise a favorite), Yuki Aino & Haru Kazaahiro, Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao (defending tournament winners), HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki, Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami, Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida (who I most want to win aside from Max & Pom).

The tournament is single-elimination bracket format with 4 teams directly advancing to the Quarterfinals and the rest competing in first round matches on 1/17 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. The Quarterfinals are on 1/25 at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo, the Semifinals are on 1/31 at Shinjuku Face and the Finals are on 2/14 at Korakuen Hall. If Kamifujku/Uehara do not win, the winning team will get a Princess Tag Team Championship match/rematch against Ober Eats-while not yet confirmed it likely will be at GRAND PRINCESS ‘26 on 3/29 at Ryoogku Kokugikan…unless Tatsumi/Watanabe win because Watanabe will defend the Princess Of Princess Championship that day.

January 4, or Ittenyon in Japanese, is the biggest day of pro wrestling annually in the country. While it’s mainly about Tokyo Dome, it also sees Tokyo Joshi Pro begin the day with their signature year-opening event, “Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling 2026”. It’s a blowout event with 3 title matches, an annual traditional single match and plenty more in between. The traditional single match is a bit wacky this year…the match itself is Shoko Nakajima vs. Hyper Misao. The wacky part is this time it’s a TJPW Horse Princess Cup Match-instead of a traditional match, there will be three wrestlers “racing” around the venue making 3 laps through the crowd. The first to finish wins for a specific wrestler, but Nakajima & Misao can freely interfere in the racers’ paths. There will be no pinfalls, submissions, countouts or DQs. There are also bonus prizes for fans who participate in a related lottery and pick the winning “horse”. That aside, the 3 title matches start with International Princess Champion Arisu Endo defending the title against MIRAI, who bounced around last year starting in Marigold then leaving for Michinoku Pro and now coming to TJPW. The second title match has Princess Tag Team Champions Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara defending the titles against Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro, while the main event will be Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Suzume for the title. If Suzume can win the title, she will become the 3rd wrestler in TJPW history to become a Triple Crown Champion, having held all 3 of the promotion’s championships. The other two? Watanabe and Rika Tatsumi. Finally, OG roster member Yuka Sakazaki, currently with All Elite Wrestling, makes her latest long-awaited return to the promotion for a special 6-woman tag match. Oh, 3 title matches? Actually perhaps 4 because a DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship match is scheduled but that always comes with the 24/7 “subject to change” caveat.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese & English. J-Pop idol Momo Sakurai will be a special guest on Japanese commentary. Kira Summer will be on English commentary after her match. The event is a legit advance sellout although standing room only tickets will be sold today. Based on the time limits for the card and being 9 matches with no intermission, the total running time should wind up being around a “standard” Korakuen event of 2 1/2 hours but not more than 3 hours, meaning there will be plenty of time to get ready for Tokyo Dome (at least 90 minutes).

Today’s lineup:
Shion Kanzaki Debut Match: Uta Takami & Chika Nanase vs. Ren Konatsu & Shion Kanzaki
Yuna Manase & Toga vs. HIMAWARI & Kira Summer
DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu vs. Aja Kong, Rika Tatsumi & Shino Suzuki in a 4-way for the title
Shoko Nakajima vs. Hyper Misao in a TJPW Horse Princess Cup Match. See above for rules
Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami vs. J-ROD & Mifu Ashida
Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Yuki Arai vs. Max The Impaler, Pom Harajuku & Raku
International Princess Champion Arisu Endo vs. MIRAI for the title
Princess Tag Team Champions Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro for the titles
Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Suzume for the title

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Updates below will begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 20 minutes before the event.

Pre-show Update: The live stream start has been pushed back 5 minutes and will now be 15 minutes before the event begins. Also, there may be an emergency change of ring announcer today as Rise Shirai posted on social media that she suffered minor injuries in a fall at her home today. Mostly bruises and a chipped front tooth. We’ll find out.
Also, the WRESTLE UNIVERSE video page is listing the Iron Man 4-way as a regular 3-way with no Suzuki. Nothing on social media about any changes, the only thing so far is an apology about many supporter towels not being available for sale at the venue due to shipping issues.

5:45 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 & special guest Momo Sakurai. Your English host is Mr. Haku, to be joined later by Kira Summer.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a legit advance sellout with standing room only tickets sold today, so the number will depend on the setup. It’s going to be closer to “new noemal” full capacity today which is around 1500 (the pre-pandemic full capacity was 2350 but normally was 2100) but maybe a little less. With standing room I’ll predict around 1400. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1564. That would suggest a lot of standing room tickets were sold but based on what I saw this may be a little inflated)

The matches should begin in 25-30 minutes. Rise Shirai is good to go as ring announcer while referee Fumirin is also there to provide English translation for visiting foreign fans during opening announcements. And good news today-STREAMERS!!!
They also announced NEXT YEAR’S installment of this event. 1/4/2027 at Korakuen so start planning now!

Up Up Girls time…false alarm about Shino Suzuki. She’s goof to go so UNIVERSE’s website match listing is wrong.

The matches begin at 6:12 PM PT/9:12 PM ET.

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

Match 2: Yuna Manase (Ganbare Pro) & Toga vs. HIMAWARI & Kira Summer. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuna Manase & Toga beat HIMAWARI & Kira Summer. Toga pinned Summer after Rock Bottom.

Match 3: DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu vs. Aja Kong, Rika Tatsumi & Shino Suzuki in a 4-way for the title. 20 minute time limit
Result: Aja Kong beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu, Rika Tatsumi & Shino Suzuki in a 4-way by pinning Suzuki to win the title. Kong becomes the 1791st Champion. Which led to…
Mahiro Kiryu beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Aja Kong ot win the title. Kiryu becomes the 1792nd Champion. Both Kiryu & Tatsumi pinned Kong together, but Kiryu was declared champion due to being underneath Tatsumi. Ugh…opportunities always wasted by putting it right back on Kiryu…

A character called Minimo-Chan is brought out. I think this is supposed to be an announcement related to GRAND PRINCESS ’26. And it is…Debut Match on 3/29!?! Mari Yaguchi, a former member of J-Pop girl group Morning Musume, will be there as a supporter.

Match 4: Shoko Nakajima vs. Hyper Misao in a TJPW Horse Princess Cup Match. Instead of a traditional match, there will be three wrestlers “racing” around the venue making 3 laps through the crowd. The first to finish wins for a specific wrestler, but Nakajima & Misao can freely interfere in the racers’ paths. There will be no pinfalls, submissions, countouts or DQs. 15 minute time limit. The “racers” are Uta Takami, Ren Konatsu & Shion Kanzaki
During the match…
Hyper Misao’s Bicycle beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu to win the title. Bicycle becomes the 1792nd Champion.
Result: Ren Konatsu “won”. That apparently meant neither wins. After that in the confusion…
Mahiro Kiryu beat DDT Iron man Heavymetalweight Champion Hyper Misao’s Bicycle to win the title. Kiryu becomes the 1793rd Champion.

Match 5: Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami vs. J-ROD & Mifu Ashida. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami beat J-ROH & Mifu Ashida. Toribami pinned Ashida after Tenshoryu (middle rope moonsault press).

Match 6: Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Yuki Arai vs. Max The Impaler, Pom Harajuku & Raku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Yuki Arai beat Max The Impaler, Pom Harajuku & Raku. Arai pinned Harajuku after a brainbuster. Interesting.

Quick break for ring repairs.

Match 7: International Princess Champion Arisu Endo vs. MIRAI (Michinoku Pro) for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: MIRAI beat International Princess Champion Arisu Endo to win the title. MIRAI becomes the 16th International Princess Champion. Next up: Toga. I’m sure a lot of fans have been waiting for this moment, myself included. Toga has had breakout star written all over her since her debut, and the last few months it’s felt like she’s been on the verge and just was waiting for that chance. It may have just come.

Match 8: Princess Tag Team Champions Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro for the titles. 30 minute time limit
Result: Princess Tag Team Champions Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro to retain the titles. Uehara beat Kazashiro with Banana Pillow. V3 for the champs.

Main Event: Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Suzume for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe beat Suzume to retain the title. V4 for Watanabe. But I thought Suzume was going to win it after brilliantly countering a Teardrop attempt with Ring A Bell near the 20 minute mark…but it wasn’t enough. Next up: TBD on Saturday with the match happening at GRAND PRINCESS ’26.

The next event is Saturday at Shinjuku Face. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET.

Post-event note: It turns out that former TJPW wrestler Nao Kakuta did a live watch party stream with commentary during the event and was joined by fellow former wrestler Yoshiko Hasegawa. The replay of this is available FOR FREE on YouTube on Kakuta’s new channel so check it our for a fun way to watch the replay if you have two screens to make it work.

Tokyo Joshi Pro wraps up their 2025 today with their final event of the year, “TJPW Year-End Party 2025”. It’s mostly a light house show with the main event being the focus-a 19-woman battle royal that will feature pretty much everyone not in one of the 4 other matches. But 2 of the participants are listed as TBA so there is room for some surprises…I sense one of them will be “It’s a f*cking house party!” but we shall see.

There has been late changes to the planned card due to Ren Konatsu being removed from the event. Apparent illness. She was to have faced Suzume. Uta Takami is the replacement, being removed from the battle royal which was planned to be 20 women but is now only 19 with no replacement.

Today’s event will be held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. There are only 5 matches scheduled in part due to the battle royal so even with that main event it’ll be on the shorter side for house shows, with a running time of probably around 90 minutes.

Today’s lineup:
Suzume vs. Uta Takami
Wakana Uehara vs. Haru Kazashiro
Yuki Aino vs. Chika Nanase
Rika Tatsumi & Toga vs. Kakeru Sekiguchi & Mahiro Kiryu
19 woman battle royal. Participants: Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku, Arisu Endo, Shoko Nakajima, Miyu Yamashita, Kaya Toribami, Mizuki, Yuki Arai, Hyper Misao, Raku, Pom Harajuku, HIMAWARI, Shino Suzuki, Mifu Ashida, Kira Summer, Max The Impaler, Ram Kaichow, 2 TBAs

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Updates below will begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 15 minutes before the event.

5:45 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10-15 minutes.

6 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The venue looks close to full and advance ticket sales were good, it sounds like they’re using the reduced capacity setup (the venue’s full capacity is 500) so I’m guessing the crowd will be around 300. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 429, a super full house/very near sellout. So it was a close to full capacity setup)

The matches should begin in 10-15 minutes. During opening announcements, 4 more teams for the Max Heart Tournament were announced: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki, Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami, Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida.

The matches begin at 6:15 PM PT/9:15 PM ET. Slight order change from what was listed before the event and above (shuffled the first 3 matches).

Match 1: Yuki Aino vs. Chika Nanase. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Aino beat Chika Nanase by submission

Match 2: Suzume vs. Uta Takami. 15 minute time limit
Result: Suzume beat Uta Takami

Match 3: Wakana Uehara vs. Haru Kazashiro. 15 minute time limit
Result: Haru Kazashiro beat Wakana Uehara. Big upset ahead of 1/4! (Kazzashiro & Aino face Uehara & Yuki Kamifuku for the Princess Tag Team Championship that day)

Match 4: Rika Tatsumi & Toga vs. Kakeru Sekiguchi (Independent/Freelancer) & Mahiro Kiryu. 20 minute time limit. And since Kiryu is still the current DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion, if she gets pinned or submitted she loses the title
Result: Rika Tatsumi & Toga beat Kakeru Sekiguchi & DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu, with Tatsumi beating Kiryu to win the title. Tatsumi becomes the 1791st Champion.

Main Event: 19 woman battle royal. Staggered entry. Eliminations by pinfall, submission, over top rope, etc. Order of entry: HIMAWARI, Kaya Toribami, Mizuki, Ram Kaichow (666), Shoko Nakajima, Pom Harajuku, TBA 1 which was Kuishinbo Kamen (Osaka Pro), Hyper Misao (with microphone of course), TBA 2 which was…I had a feeling it was gonna be a f&ckin house party because it’s Ryo Mizunami (Independent/Freelancer), Kira Summer, Raku, Miyu Yamashita, Yuki Kamifuku, Miu Watanabe, Yuki Arai, Arisu Endo, Max The Impaler, Shino Suzuki, Mifu Ashida
Order of elimination: HIMAWARI by Harjauku (pindall), Toribami by everyone (pinfall), Kamen by Misao, Misao & Nakajima by Summer (over top rope), Kaichow by Mizunami & Raku (pinfall), Yamashita by Mizuki (over top rope), Kamifuku & Mizunami by everyone (over top rope), Summer by Max (pinfall), Harjauku by Max (over top rope…NOOOOOOOO! MAX NOT SUPPOSED TO ELIMINATE POM!!!), Suzuki by Max (over top rope), Arai by Watanabe (over top rope), Max by Watanabe (over top rope), Watanabe by everyone (pinfall), Endo by Mizuki (over top rope), Raku by Mizuki & Ashida (pinfall), Ashida by Mizuki (pinfall)
Result: Mizuki wins. Because of course Mizuki doesn’t like to lose

The next event is “Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling ’26”, the annual year-opening blowout event, on 1/4 at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 1/3 at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET.

UPDATE: BREAKING post-event backstage development!
Kakeru Sekiguchi beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Rika Tatsumi & Mahiro Kiryu in a 3-way game of Old Maid to win the title. Sekiguchi becomes the 1792nd Champion.

And just moments before this update…
Mahiro Kiryu beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Kakeru Sekiguchi to win the title. Kiryu becomes the 1793rd Champion. After Sekiguchi slipped on a banana peel. Classic…but For The Love Of God, stop putting the title on Kiryu!

Some Tokyo Joshi Pro news:

First, unfortunately one of two planned debuts on 1/4 will not happen as Henri, who doesn’t have her ring name yet so name is listed as (tentative), has had her debut match postponed. Unspecified beyond “comprehensive judgement of condition” which likely means either the always vague poor health or an unspecified injury. New date TBA.

In other better news, the first US tour of 2026 is set, it will be from 3/17-3/22 in Texas. 4 events are scheduled and the first two are very significant because they will be part of SXSW, the massive annual business conference/festival in Austin. There will also be events in Dallas and Houston. Dates and times are TBA.

UPDATE: Ren Konatsu is now off Saturday’s event. The always vague poor health. She was to have faced Suzume. Uta Takami is the replacement and is now out of a 20 woman battle royal as a result. It will now be a 19 woman battle royal instead.

UPDATE 2: It has been announced that Shion, the other new trainee who will debut on 1/4, has been given the ring name Shion Kanzaki.

Tokyo Joshi Pro ran their annual special pre-Christmas event “Se-no, Merry Christmas! 2025” today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Tama Mirai Messe in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 327, a full house/near sellout.

Before the event began, a press conference was held with the contract signing for the Princess Of Princess Championship match on 1/4 between Miu Watanabe & Suzume, now official again with Watanabe retaining the title last weekend in Thailand.

Except for the main event, all matches had a 7 minute time limit.

Match 1: Chika Nanase beat Uta Takami.

Match 2: Raku beat Kira Summer.

Match 3: Mahiro Kiryu beat Shino Suzuki. Kiryu retains the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship.

Match 4: Kaya Toaibami vs. Toga went to a time limit draw.

Match 5: Hyper Misao beat Ren Konatsu by submission.

Match 6: Shoko Nakajima beat Mifu Ashida.

Match 7: Arisu Endo beat Pom Harajuku by submission.

Match 8: Mizuki vs. Rika Tatsumi went to a time limit draw.

Match 9: Miyu Yamashita beat Yuki Arai in 65 seconds. Ouch. Almost a glorified squash.

Main Event: Suzume, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro beat Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara. Aino pinned Kamifuku after Venus DDT.

The next event, the last of the year, is “TJPW Year-End Party 2025” Saturday at Shinjuku Face. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET.

Also forgot this in the original post-at this event the first 4 teams for the 2026 Max Heart Tournament, the promotion’s annual tag team tournament, were also announced: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara, Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi, Arisu Endo & Suzume and Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro. It will be a 12-team tournament next year, single elimination, with the remaining teams TBA.

During a live stream last night, Tokyo Joshi Pro held a random draw to determine the 7 single matches for Sunday’s pre-Christmas event. The drawing was conducted by WRESTLE UNIVERSE semi-regular special guest and former SKE48 member Marika Tani and can be watched FOR FREE on YouTube. Here are the matches that were drawn, all will have a 7 minute time limit:
Mahiro Kiryu vs. Shino Suzuki
Mifu Ashida vs. Shoko Makajima
Hyper Misao vs. Ren Konatsu
Mizuki vs. Rika Tatsumi
Kira Summer vs. Raku
Arisu Endo vs. Pom Harajuku
Uta Takami vs. Chika Naase
Miyu Yamashita vs. Yuki Arai
Kaya Toribami vs. Toga

Rounding out the card, as previously announced, is Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Yuki Aino, Suzume & Haru Kazaahiro. No HIMAWARI at the event (scheduling conflicts).