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Tokyo Joshi Pro has announced an injury change for upcoming events this weekend-Ober Eats is out of service as Wakana Uehara is now off. Unspecified injury suffered this past weekend. Out Saturday. She was to have faced Hyper Misao. Chika Nanase is the replacement, which means the match she was in, teaming with Mahiro Kiryu vs. Miu Watanabe & Toga, is now a 3-way.

Hopefully Uehara will be able to return after this event, that’s critical because the next event is WRESTLE PRINCESS 6 on 9/20 where she & Yuki Kamifuku are to face Misao & Shoko Nakajima for the Princess Tag Team Championship, and it also has been announced the winners defend on 10/18 vs. Yuna Manase & Toga. (Nakajuma & Kamifuku are also off this weekend, which was expected and previously announced due to a match between them in Major League Wrestling in the US for Nakajima’s MLW Women’s Featherweight Championship)

More as it becomes available.

Breaking announcement from Tokyo Joshi Pro-Neko Haruna, who has been out most of the last 2+ years due to injuries, has left the promotion and will retire later this month. She is recovering from knee surgery in June and will not be able to compete again before retiring. The retirement ceremony will be held on 9/27 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo as part of a scheduled TJPW event. That event is scheduled to be streamed live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

Haruna, 26, spent her entire career, almost 7 years, with TJPW and, at about 4’9″, was the shortest wrestler in the promotion (about 1-2 inches shorter than Shoko Nakajima). Shin-Kiba 1st Ring is also where she debuted.

(Side note: Haruna has confirmed on social media that she will not wrestle on 9/27, but will be in attendance)

As noted earlier today, Tokyo Joshi Pro ran a straight doubleheader in Tokyo today, the second event being a “normal” event for all fans after the women-only first event.

Today’s event was held at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 222, a full house/near sellout.

During the opening announcements, a TJPW INSPIRATION event, the latest in the promotion’s series of occasional spin-offs featuring unusual comedy matches and outside participation which are uncommon in the main events, was announced for 11/19 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. The first match announced is Shoko Nakajima & Miyu Yamashita vs. Yuki Kamifuku & Yuu. Yuu, who currently competes in Sendai Girls, will be retiring at the end of the year. She also is competing in DDT later this week.

Match 1: HIMAWARI beat Ren Konatsu.

Match 2: Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Mahiro Kiryu, Kaya Toribami & Mifu Ashida. Raku pinned Ashida after Doctor Yellow.

Match 3: Yuki Arai beat Chika Nanase.

Match 4: Rika Tatsumi beat Uta Takami by submission.

Match 5: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Haru Kazashiro & Shino Suzuki. Endo pinned Suzuki after The 10th Law.

Match 6: Yuna Manase (Ganbare Pro) & Toga beat Miyu Yamashita & Kira Summer. Toga pinned Summer after Rock Bottom. Afterwards, Manase issued a Princess Tag Team Championship challenge on behalf of herself & Toga. We’ll see what happens but that’s going to depend in part on what happens at WRESTLE PRINCESS 6 on 9/20 as Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao will defend the titles against Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara.

Main Event: Mizuki, Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara. Misao beat Uehara with a chicken wing.

The next event is Saturday at Tsurugajo Gym in Fukushima for another Arisu Endo hometown event. There will be no live broadcast. On demand on 9/16.

Tokyo Joshi Pro runs a straight doubleheader in Tokyo today, starting with their latest GO GIRL event. This is their women-only series of events where only female fans are allowed to buy tickets and attend, both an attempt to get more women to attend their events but also provide a “safer” environment to do so (Yes, female fans do attend regular events and can get specific seats at a discount-around $13-14 US, and at Korakuen Hall events that’s anywhere from 50-70% off regular price-but in TJPW they make up a very small percentage of fans at their events. I know from watching many events they tend to gravitate to the bigger promotions like New Japan, All-Japan and especially Dragon Gate). On paper it’s otherwise a standard house show, for the second event anyone will be able to attend. And there is one exception to the admission rule-boys under elementary school age (roughly 5 years old) can enter with their mothers.

Today’s events will be held at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo and-by men and all fans-can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. You will also be able to watch the second event later today LIVE FOR FREE on YouTube (live broadcast only). There will be no commentary. There are 7 matches planned for this first event but with the time limits and event later today I anticipate this event running the near-standard time of about 2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Rika Tatsumi vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami in a 3-way
Miu Watanabe vs. Ren Konatsu
Mizuki vs. Uta Takami
Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Kira Summer & Chika Nanase
Hyper Misao, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki vs. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku
Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida
Shoko Nakajima & Haru Kazashiro vs. Miyu Yamashita & Toga

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Updates below will begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 15 minutes before the event.

7:45 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10-15 minutes.

7:57 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary. The hard camera setup is overhead/elevated and at a slight diagonal angle.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Women-only does mean a much smaller crowd than normal, the venue’s normal capacity for wrestling is roughly 200-250 (just under 300 tops) but I’ll predict it will wins up being just short of 150. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 148. A very rare correct prediction!)

The matches should begin in about 10 minutes.

The matches begin at 8:09 PM PT/11:09 PM ET. The match order has been changed from what WRESTLE UNIVERSE listed above.

Match 1: Miu Watanabe vs. Ren Konatsu. 15 minute time limit
Result: Miu Watanabe beat Ren Konatsu by submission

Match 2: Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. Suzume pinned Nanase after Ring A Bell.

Match 3: Rika Tatsumi vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi beat Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami in a 3-way by pinning Kiryu.

Match 4: Hyper Misao, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki vs. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuji Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Hyper Misao, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki. Aino pinned Shzuki after Venus DDT.

Match 5: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida. Kamifuku pinned Ashida after Fameasser.

Match 6: Mizuki vs. Uta Takami. 15 minute time limit
Result: Mizuki beat Uta Takami

Main Event: Shoko Nakajima & Haru Kazashiro vs. Miyu Yamashita & Toga. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita & Toga beat Shoko Nakajima & Haru Kazashiro. Yamashita pinned Kazashiro after Skull Kick.

The second event is later today. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. You can also watch LIVE FOR FREE on YouTube (live only, no on demand).

Tokyo Joshi Pro returned to Kyoto today for the first time in 2 years, this time for a Mifu Ashida hometown event.

Today’s event was held at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 281.

Match 1: Yuki Aino beat Ren Konatsu.

Match 2: Hyper Misao beat Raku.

Match 3: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Pom Harajuku & Mahiro Kiryu. Suzume pinned Kiryu after Ring A Bell.

Match 4: Rika Tatsumi beat Chika Nanase.

Match 5: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Shoko Nakajima & Uta Takami. Uehara pinned Takami after a deformed facebuster.

Match 6: Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami beat Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida. Yamashita pinned Ashida after Attitude Adjustment.

Main Event: Mizuki, Haru Kazashiro & Toga beat Miu Watanabe, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki. Mizuki pinned Suzuki with Cutie Special.

The next event is a doubleheader on 9/7 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, first for GO GIRL 6-a women-only event, then a regular event. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 9/6 at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET, both events will be streamed live.

Developing from Tokyo Joshi Pro: The International Princess Championship is now VACANT. Previous champion Moka Miyamoto has vacated the title due to being out indefinitely with an unspecified medical issue/disease and expecting to be out several more months. A new champion will be crowned on 9/20 with a determination match between Arisu Endo & Jada Stone.

Much to my delight, Maki Itoh lost to Yuki Arai this past weekend in Tokyo Joshi Pro (I’m happy anytime Arai wins plus when Itoh and/or Mizuki lose) but showed unusual behavior afterwards…a somewhat show of respect in defeat. Turns out that was Itoh’s final appearance as she is now done with the promotion. Contract expired after that match and will not be renewed. She will continue her career elsewhere, I can see her relocating to the US and becoming a regular in Game Changer Wrestling where she seems to be in high demand especially for their hardcore/ultraviolent matches.

Tokyo Joshi Pro wraps up the Tokyo Princess Cup today with the Finals. This year it’s an unlikely one as it’s Arisu Endo vs. Miu Watanabe, with the winner likely facing Princess Of Princess Champion Mizuki for the title at WRESTLE PRINCESS 6. (There was going to be a new winner this year because 2024 winner Ryo Mizunami was not entered) Elsewhere, since Maki Itoh cancelled her planned international excursion that caused her to not be in the tournament, it was announced the TBA-as her opponent-someone who did not make the Final-is Yuki Arai. There is history here as when Arai made her debut in TJPW, Itoh was her opponent. A lot has changed since then and hopefully the result will be different this time (I’m very pro-Arai biased so naturally I want her to win).

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. DDT semi-regular Tetsu Inada will be special guest host today as regular host Haruo Murata is not available due to schedule conflicts (most likely the Stardom PPV later today at Ota City General Gym), and Akane Papiko will be the special guest. Kira Summer and referee Funirin will be guests on English commentary…at least after the first match as Summer is to be part of it. Streamers are allowed today except during the first match, which is subject to chance last-minute because it involves the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship. There is a post-event party elsewhere in Tokyo so that may affect the running time, with 7 matches and a no time limit main event I anticipate a “normal” Korakuen event running about 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
8 person battle royal for DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship (subject to change if current champion Juri Suzue loses it before then)
Yuna Manase vs. Toga
Rika Tatsumi, Suzume & Ren Konatsu vs. Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami
Mizuki vs. Pom Harajuku
Maki Itoh vs. Yuki Arai
Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao, Kaya Toribami & HIMAWARI vs. Aja Kong, Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara & Mifu Ashida
Tokyo Princess Cup Finals: Arisu Endo vs. Miu Watanabe

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Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 25 minutes before the event.

7:05 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 15-20 minutes.

7:15 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are special guest host Tetsu Inada, Kagehiro Osano, Sayoko Mita and special guest Papico Akane. Your English hosts are Mr. Haku, referee Fumirin and, after the first match, they will be joined by Kira Summer.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s the reduced capacity setup for the opposite-camera bleachers but already a decent crowd in the venue. Hopefully a bit higher than usual for Korakuen events so I’ll predict around 800. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 742)

The matches should begin in 20-25 minutes.

Opening announcements begin about 6 minute before start time.

The matches begin at 7:42 PM PT/10:42 PM ET.

DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Juri Suzue is seen backstage as Ram Kaichow & Raku enter her locker room. Kaichow challenges Suzue to arm wrestling and wins with distraction from Raku. And because referee Daisuke Kiso was there…
Ram Kaichow beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Juri Suzue to win the title. Kaichow becomes the 1763rd Champion.

Match 1: 8 woman battle royal for the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship. Staggered entry. Eliminations by pinfall, submission, over the top rope. Last one left leaves as champion. Was to be Juri Suzue defending the title but now it’s Ram Kaichow. No time limit
Order of entry: Ram Kaichow, Chika Nanase, Kira Summer, Shino Suzuki, Raku, Mahiro Kiryu, Miyu Yamashita, Juri Suzue
Order of elimination: Nanase, Kaichow (Kiryu becomes the 1674th Champion), Summer, Suzuki, Kiryu (Suzue becomes the 1675th Champion), Raku & Yamashita together
Result: Juri Suzue wins and, thanks to winning it back after pinning Kiryu, retains the title. I’m half-waiting for Inada to do a run-in and win the title. But they all chased her to the back with Kiso in the mix, so…updates to come?

Match 2: Yuna Manase (Ganbare Pro) vs. Toga. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuna Manase beat Toga

Match 3: Rika Tatsumi, Suzume & Ren Konatsu vs. Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki AIno, Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami beat RIka Tatsumi, Suzume & Ren Konatsu. AIno pinned Konatsu after Venus DDT.

Fumirin is taking a break from English commentary for at least the next match to be referee.

Match 4: Mizuki vs. Pom Harajuku. 15 minute time limit
Result: Mizuki beat Pom Harajuku. Mostly a comedy match of course, Harajuku came out wearing a pool innertube and carrying an inflatable dolphin.

Priscilla Kelly participation is announced for WRESTLE PRINCESS 6 on 9/20. Based on a prior match between them in 2018 there is a chance she’ll face Yamashita. (Postscript: Kelly is the former Gigi Dolin in WWE)

Match 5: Maki Itoh vs. Yuki Arai. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Arai beat Maki Itoh. HAPPY HAPPY!!! Who’s the cutest in the world now? ARAI-CHAN!!! And post-match…what’s this? Itoh Stone Cold Salute retracted for…pinky swear? Sign of respect?!?

Match 6: Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao, Kaya Toribami & HIMAWARI vs. Aja Kong (OZ Academy), Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara & Mifu Ashida. 20 minute
time limit
Result: Aja Kong, Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara & Mifu Ashida beat Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao, Kaya Toribami & HIMAWARI. Uehara pinned Misao. Afterwards, Uehara & Kamifuku with microphone. Challenge issued for the Princess Tag Team Championship held by Misao & Nakajima. Accepted. Ober Eats business picking up! I’m thinking that match will happen at WRESTLE PRINCESS 6, updates to hopefully come later today.

Main Event: Tokyo Princess Cup Finals: Arisu Endo vs. Miu Watanabe. No time limit
Result: Miu Watanabe beat Arisu Endo to win the tournament. As a result, Watanabe gets a Princess Of Princess Championship shot and a chance to become a 2-time champion. I expect it to be at WRESTLE PRINCESS 6 but hopefully we’ll know for sure later today. Updates to follow.

The next event is 8/30 at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. Kira Summer will miss this event due to an excursion to Malaysia. There will be no live broadcast. On demand on 9/2.

UPDATE: The 2 above title matches are now official for 9/20.

UPDATE 2: Unmentioned backstage post-event development revealed on social media!
Pocotan beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Juri Suzue to win the title. Pocotan becomes the 1766th Champion. Title change via an arm wrestling match. Cheating of course with, of all things, a Pocky bribe! Footage at the link below:
https://x.com/tjpw2013/status/1959154246110388536

Tokyo Joshi Pro continues the Tokyo Princess Cup today with the Semifinals. After the random re-draw to re-do the pairings the final 4 got mixed up from the original bracket to give us today’s matches-the first one is Shoko Nakajima vs. Miu watanabe and the second is Yuki Arai vs. Arisu Endo. The winners will meet in the finals for the next shot at Princess Of Princess Champion Mizuki, likely at WRESTLE PRINCESS 6 next month.

There have been last-minute changes to the card today because Suzume is now off the event. The always-vague poor health. She was to have teamed with Ren Konatsu to face HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida. It’s now a 3-way with Mahiro Kiryu replacing Ashida and Ashida replacing Kiryu in a 6-woman tag match teaming with Hyper Misao & Toga against Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku. This also means a planned portrait hand-over event with Suzume is now off. Refunds will be given to those who purchased her portraits in advance.

Today’s event will be held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will likely be no commentary. There are 7 matches planned and the tournament matches will have no time limit so this event probably will run longer than normal, I anticipate it going around 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Mahiro Kiryu vs. Ren Konatsu & HIMAWARI in a 3-way
Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Kira Summer & Chika Nanase
Maki Itoh & Shino Suzuki vs. Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami
Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Hyper Misao, Toga & Mifu Ashida
Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami vs. Rika Tatsumi & Yuki Aino
Tokyo Princess Cup Semifinals:
Yuki Arai vs. Arisu Endo
Shoko Nakajima vs. Miu Watanabe

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Updates below will begin at 8:30 PM PT/11:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 15 minutes before the event.

8:15 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in just under 15 minutes.

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

We are LIVE from Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The initial seating map was for a setup of roughly 450, or about 1/3 of the venue’s normal post-pandemic capacity. I didn’t get a full-crowd shot as we went live unexpectedly early but based on advance ticket sales I’ll predict a small-ish number of around 350. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 422, a full house/near sellout)

They must be on a tight clock today as Up Up Girls come out 5 minutes before the event start time.

The matches begin at 8:33 PM PT/11:33 PM ET. The order above is the actual order except the first 2 matches swapped positions.

Match 1: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. Uehara beat Nanase with Banana Pillow.

Match 2: Mahiro Kiryu vs. Ren Konatsu & HIMAWARI in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mahiro Kiryu beat Ren Konatsu & HIMAWARI in a 3-way by beating Konatsu. After tying HIMAWARI’s hair to the ropes to keep the breakup from happening. Really.

Match 3: Maki Itoh & Shino Suzuki vs. Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Maki Itoh & Shino Suzuki beat Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami. Itoh beat Takami with Itoh whatever-it-is-this-time (Perish/Punish/Deluxe).

Match 4: Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Hyper Misao, Toga & Mifu Ashida. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Hyper Misao, Toga & Mifu Ashida. Mizuki pinned Toga after a diving foot stomp.

Match 5: Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami vs. Rika Tatsumi & Yuki Aino. 20 minute time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi & Yuki AIno beat Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami. Aino pinned Toribami after Venus DDT.

Match 6: Tokyo Princess Cup Semifinals: Yuki Arai vs. Arisu Endo. No time limit
Result: Arisu Endo beat Yuki Arai. As a result, Endo advances to the Finals. Obviously VERY UNHAPPY about this.

Main Event: Tokyo Princess Cup Semifinals: Shoko Nakajima vs. Miu Watanabe. No time limit
Result: Miu Watanabe beat Shoko Nakajima. As a result, Watanabe advances to the Finals.

The Final is Endo vs. Watanabe. It also means that on 8/23 the TBA facing Itoh will not be either of these two.

The Final is Saturday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English will begin Friday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. Kira Summer and referee Fumirin will be guests on English commentary.

UPDATE: The TBA facing Maki Itoh Saturday, who is an eliminated tournament wrestler, has been announced…Yuki Arai. Oh boy…

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the Tokyo Princess Cup today with the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Shinagawa Grand Hall in Tokyo and cam be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 384, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Kaya Toribami beat Ren Konatdu.

Match 2: Ivy Steele Farewell Match: Toga & Chika Nanase beat Kira Summer & Ivy Steele. Toga pinned Steele after Rock Bottom. Steele is returning home to the UK to continue college after completing a one-year study abroad program in Japan. Based on post-match comments, she may be back someday. Hopefully so because I really like her.

Match 3: Yuki Kamifuku beat Pom Harajuku & HIMAWARI in a 3-way by pinning Harajuku.

Match 4: Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino & Mahiro Kiryu beat Suzume, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami. Aino pinned Takami after Venus DDT.

Match 5: Maki Itoh & Raku beat Rika Fatsumi & Mifu Ashida. Itoh beat Ashida with Itoh Deluxe.

Tokyo Princess Cup Quarterfinals:
Match 6: Miu Watanabe beat Haru Kazashiro.
Match 7: Yuki Arai beat Wakana Uehara by submission.
Match 8: Arisu Endo beat Miyu Yamashita.
Main Event: Shoko Nakajima beat Mizuki. This virtually guarantees Mizuki defending the Princess Of Princess Championship against the tournament winner at WRESTLE PRINCESS 6. After the match, Nakajima called Steele back out to give her a proper farewell.

Afterwards, a drawing was held to reshuffle the Semifinals pairings. As a result, the Semifinals will be Nakajima vs. Watanabe and Arai vs. Endo. Had the bracket been unchanged as planned, we would’ve had Arai-Nakajima & Endo-Watanabe.

The Semifinals are on 8/17 at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 8/16 at 8:30 PM PT/11:30 PM ET.

Also, as of 8/13 last week’s Hyper Misao Produced event is now available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.