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Tokyo Joshi Pro kicks off a very busy & exciting July today, which includes their return to the US next week, with an event perhaps appropriately called “CAN’T WAIT UNTIL SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’25!” Besides continuing the build to their annual July blowout event in just over 2 weeks, 2 more Tokyo Princess Cup spots will be filled with the first half of the qualifier final matches, with the winners of Haru Kazashiro vs. Ivy Steele and Wakana Uehara vs. Shino Suzuki advancing to the promotion’s annual singles tournament. The event will also feature Yoshiko Hasegawa’s final TJPW match before her retirement event next week and her last “real match” as her retirement match will be the TJPW standard handicap match of Hasegawa vs. the rest of the roster. So something like a 27 vs. 1 handicap match.

The promotion has announced that Maki Itoh is off today’s event. Schedule conflicts. No impact on the card.

Today’s event will be held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. The event is a legit advance sellout. You will also be able to watch the full event FOR FREE on YouTube (live broadcast only, no on demand replays). There will be no commentary. There are 6 matches planned and while the qualifier matches will have no time limit I anticipate this bring a standard house show with a running time of around 2 hours (and it can’t run too long because there is a DDT event at the venue shortly after this one)

Today;s lineup (match order TBA):
Mizuki, Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Suzume vs. Yuki Arai, Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Moka Miyamoto
Yuki Kamifuku, Mifu Ashida & Kira Summer vs. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku
Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami vs. HIMAWARI & Riara (Independent/Freelancer)
Mahiro Kiryu, Toga & Chika Nanase vs. Arisu Endo, Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu
Tokyo Princess Cup Qualifier Finals (winners get into the tournament):
Haru Kazashiro vs. Ivy Steele
Wakana Uehara vs. Shino Suzuki

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Updates below will begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET. The WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast is scheduled to begin 15 minutes prior to the event. The YouTube broadcast will begin at event start time.

(On a TJPW side note, Sayuri Namba has made it to Canada safely to start her new life and hopeful new career as a language teacher and started a YouTube channel today to chronicle her journey. She uploaded her first video today and promises much more. Check it out at the below link and subscribe too:

https://youtube.com/@sayuri_namvancouver?si=jIyAgX5hEjG8r4hg

PRE-SHOW UPDATE: BREAKING PRE-EVENT DEVELOPMENT…There’s been an impromptu title change in the locker room!
Riara beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Sanshiro Takagi to win the title. Riara becomes the 1750th Champion.

★7月5日　神奈川・横浜ラジアントホール
▼アイアンマンヘビーメタル級選手権試合
＜王者＞●髙木三四郎　vs　リアラ○＜挑戦者＞
10時48分　体固め
※窒息から。髙木が防衛に失敗、リアラが第1750代王者となる。#tjpw#ddtpro pic.twitter.com/S5iFy6TwX8

— TJPW 東京女子プロレス (@tjpw2013) July 5, 2025

7:45 PM PT UPDATE The WRESTLE UNIVERSE livestream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10-15 minutes. The YouTube livestream should begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

7:58 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 so it’ll depend on the setup-the venue’s max capacity is just under 400 but is usually set up for anywhere from 290-350 so I’ll guess it’ll be, give or take a few, roughly 300. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance-a legit advance sellout-was 273)

The matches will begin shortly. During opening announcements they brought out Shoko Nakajima for an announcement. More on that as it becomes available. (UPDATE: It was the announcement of a new training program for women only who want to be pro wrestlers, to be led by Nakajima & Miyu Yamashita. It will be held irregularly starting in August, probably once a month, and if neither is available due to events or other schedule conflicts other wrestlers will fill in)

The matches begin at 8:13 PM PT/11:13 PM ET.

Match 1: Tokyo Princess Cup Qualifier Final 1: Wakana Uehara vs. Shino Suzuki. No time limit
Result: Wakana Uehara beat Shino Suzuki by submission. As a result, Uehara qualifies for the Tokyo Princess Cup.

Match 2: Tokyo Princess Cup Qualifier Final 2: Haru Kazashiro vs. Ivy Steele. No time limit
Result: Haru Kazashiro beat Ivy Steele. As a result, Kazashiro qualifies for the Tokyo Princess Cup.

Match 3: Mahiro Kiryu, Toga & Chika Nanase vs. Arisu Endo, Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mahiro Kiryu, Toga & Chika Nanase beat Arisu Endo, Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu. Toga pinned Konatsu after a chokeslam.

Match 4: Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami vs. HIMAWARI & Riara (Independent/Freelancer). 20 minute time limit
Result: Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami beat HIMAWARI & DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Riara, with Hasegawa beating Riara to win the title. Hasegawa becomes the 1751st Champion.

Match 5: Yuki Kamifuku, Mifu Ashida & Kira Summer vs. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki AIno, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Yuki Kamifuku, Mifu Ashida & Kira Summer. Aino pinned Summer after Venus DDT.

Quick break for ring maintenance.

Main Event: Mizuki, Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Suzume vs. Yuki Arai, Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Moka Miyamoto. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Arai, Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Moka Miyamoto beat Mizuki, Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Suzume. Arai pinned Mizuki after Finally. Much to my delight. 16 more days until it hopefully happens again and I will be HAPPY HAPPY!!!

The next event is the Yoshiko Hasegawa Retirement Event Tuesday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese (there will be commentary) will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET. After that event the US-bound wrestlers will hustle to Texas for those events starting Thursday. For the Thursday (7/10) & Friday (7/11) events, I will not be able to do live results due to work schedule conflicts (I have a new schedule) but will do NEAR LIVE results instead on about a one hour tape delay.

This one makes me very sad…Tokyo Joshi Pro has announced that, to many fans’ dismay, Max The Impaler is now off SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’25 on 7/21. Unspecified health issues. Max was to have teamed with Pom Harajuku to face Raku & Andreza Giant Panda. So no Wasteland Pom Party. Kyoko Inoue is the replacement. It’s mot known what the specific issues are keeping Max out but I hope for a speedy recovery.

Tokyo Joshi Pro holds their latest TJPW INSPIRATION event today, continuing the series of occasional (usually 2-3 times a year) series of special off-beat events focused on match types not normally seen in the promotion. These events focus more on comedy matches and outside participation along with special guest appearances-in this case it’s former TJPW favorite Nao Kakuta, who retired last year, who will be a special referee for one match today. It will also be the official debut for Rise Shirai as the new ring announcer…but if you missed the news yesterday, although she is now on her way to Canada former ring announcer Sayuri Namba will be coming back for all the US events in July in Texas.

Today’s event will be held at Tokyo Square in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. These are shorter events than regular TJPW events and there are just 5 matches planned, but one is a 3 minute exhibition match, so the event will only go a little over an hour, probably around 75 minutes.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Mizuki & Miu Watanabe vs. Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami
Tae Honma & Miyuki Takase vs. Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami. Nao Kakuta is special referee
Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Gabai G-chan & Mahiro Kiryu
Exhibition Match: Ai Shimizu vs. Yoshiko Hasegawa
Shoko Nakajima vs. Ren Konatsu

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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.

8 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

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

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The initial setup posted on TJPW’s website was for, by my count, a max capacity of 214. I could see a number of empty seats on one side from the initial overhead camera shot and the layout was subject to change. I’m guessing it’ll be closer to 125. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 214, a super full house/very near sellout. That was the estimated original setup total but there clearly were visible empty seats so either not a legit number or there were no-shows)

The matches should begin shortly. The exhibition match will be first. Rise Shirai makes her official ring announcer debut today. No Up Up Girls.

The matches begin at 8:10 PM PT/11:10 PM ET. Hard camera is at an unusual corner angle on the west side.

Match 1: Exhibition Match: Ai Shimizu vs. Yoshiko Hasegawa. 3 minute time limit
Result: Time Limit Draw. Noteworthy moment about a minute in when Shimizu did the old Undertaker-style rope walk across just under half the distance around the ring.

Match 2: Shoko Nakajima vs. Ren Konatsu. 15 minute time limit
Result: Shoko Nakajima beat Ren Konatsu by submission

Match 3: Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Gabai G-chan & Mahiro Kiryu. 20 minute time limit
Result: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Gabai G-chan & Mahiro Kiryu. Suzume pinned Kiryu after Ring A Bell.

Match 4: Tae Honma & Miyuki Takase vs. Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami. Nao Kakuta is special referee. 20 minute time limit
Result: Tae Honma & Miyuki Takase beat Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami. Takase beat Hasegawa with an armbar.

Main Event: Mizuki & Miu Watanabe vs. Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mizuki & Miu Watanabe beat Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami. Mizuki pinned Kazashiro with Cutie Special. Mizuki continues her subtle heel turn and gets more boos as her hopefully losing the Princess Of Princess Championship to Yuki Arai draws closer.

The next event is 7/5 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

UPDATE: It has been announced that SUMMER SIN PRINCESS ’25 on 7/21 will also be a live ABEMA broadcast in Japan. It will also be live worldwide on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. Also added to 7/21 is Chris Brookes (DDT) & Emi Sakura vs. Maki Itoh & El Desperado (New Japan).

Tokyo Joshi Pro held a Hyper Misao Produced event today, the 3rd such event she has put on under the “HYPE” label.

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

The announced paid attendance was 235, a legit sellout.

The event was largely a theatrical-style show with the participating wrestlers participating in 8 different storytelling segments like a stage play, culminating in the one actual match of the event.

Main Event: Hyper Misao vs. Yuki Aino went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

The performance will “conclude” with a special behind-the-scenes talk show event Monday at Loft9 Shibuya in Tokyo, which is open to fans and will also be streamed live online via TwitCasting. It is available for pre-order for 1500 yen (around $10.25 US) The event is scheduled for 3:30 AM PT/6:30 AM ET.

The next event is a TJPW INSPIRATION event tomorrow at Tokyo Square in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin TONIGHT at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

Tokyo Joshi Pro held a press conference in Tokyo today to draw the pairings for the Tokyo Princess Cup Qualifier Tournament last 4 matches. The winners of each match will advance to the main tournament to fill out the field of 16. The matches turned out as follows: Moka Miyamoto vs. Kaya Toribami, Haru Kazashiro vs. Ivy Steele, Wakana Uehara vs. Shino Suzuki and Pom Harajuku vs. HIMAWARI. The matches will happen on 7/5 and/or 7/8 depending on the other matches for each event (all TBA).

Elsewhere, it was announced the July US events in Texas will be streamed LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. No PPVs. But they caution this is a “trial” broadcast and may or may not work as planned depending on technical limitations including internet reception at the venue. The events are scheduled for 7/10 & 7/11 in Houston (4:30 PM PT/7:30 PM ET both days) and 7/13 in Dallas (10:30 AM PT/1:30 PM ET).

UPDATE: Well that was a short goodbye…much to my, and surely many fans’ delight, the promotion announced that Sayuri Namba’s goodbye was for…barely a month. While she does leave Japan for Canada after a book signing event today (6/26 Japan time), she will return for the US July events as the ring announcer. This was definitely an option when her departure was announced.

Also, I misstated the new ring announcer’s name recently in results posts. It is Rise Shirai, not Rise Suzuki.

Tokyo Joshi Pro wraps up the spring 2025 house show tour today in Tokyo, which sadly means zero hour has come…Sayuri Namba’s final event as MC/ring announcer is today. What otherwise would be a normal house show will be the last time we see her in a TJPW ring, at least for a long time. Rise Suzuki will take over after today but we at least get Namba for a couple more hours in the meantime.

It has already been announced that Mifu Ashida will miss this event due to schedule conflicts. Based on social media posts, she is outside the country doing ambassador work.

Today’s event will be held at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. The event is a legit advance sellout. There will be no commentary. There are 2 no time limit matches among the 7 matches scheduled so it probably will go longer than the normal house show length, maybe close to 2 1/2 hours. Although, like many TJPW fans, I won’t want it to end. I don’t want to say goodbye to Namba yet.

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

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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.

Also one more recent occurrence to mention: The April TJPW & DDT events that were part of The Collective in Las Vegas during WrestleMania week are now available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. Before they were only available on TrillerTV/FITE with a Triller+ subscription.

8:28 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. It’s a legit advance sellout so it depends on the setup but should be 400-500. Max capacity for the venue is believed to be 500. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 365)

There has been a last-second change to today’s event-Yuki Kamifuku is now off. Foot injury. The 3-way is now a single match.

During opening announcements a new match was announced for SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’25 on 7/21: Chris Brookes & Emi Sakura vs. TBA & TBA. (Post-show Update: Also announced was GO GIRL 6, the next women-only event that only female fans can attend, which will be on 9/7 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo. Also, Wakana Uehara has been added to the next US tour in July but Miyu Yamashita is now off the 7/11 event in Houston, TX. She will appear at a fan event that morning) Additionally, WRESTLE PRINCESS 6, the promotion’s now-second-biggest event of the year, was announced for 9/20 at Ota City General Gym. It was their biggest event of the year until GRAND PRINCESS started.

The matches should begin in 10-15 minutes.

The matches begin at 8:45 PM PT/11:45 PM ET.

Match 1: Tokyo Princess Cup Qualifier Tournament: Wakana Uehara vs. Kira Summer. No time limit
Result: Wakana Uehara beat Kira Summer by submission. As a result, Uehara advances to the next round.

Rise Suzuki gets one more practice round as the ring announcer for the next 2 matches

Match 2: Tokyo Princess Cup Qualifier Tournament: Toga vs. Ivy Steele. No time limit
Result: Ivy Steele beat Toga. As a result, Steele advances to the next round. I think this is Steele’s first official win in TJPW, and it was a great match.

Match 3: Uta Takami vs. Yoshiko Hasegawa. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yoshiko Hasegawa beat Uta Takami by submission

Sayuri Namba returns to announce now.

Match 4: Maki Itoh & Ren Konatsu vs. Raku & Shino Suzuki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Raku & Shino Suzuki beat Maki Itoh & Ren Konatsu. Raku pinned Konatsu after Doctor Yellow.

Match 5: Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami. Suzume pinned Miyamoto after Ring A Bell.

Match 6: Shoko Nakajima & Chika Nanase vs. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe. 20 minute time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe beat Shoko Nakajima & Chika Nanase. Tatsumi beat Nanase with a dragon sleeper hold.

Main Event: Mizuki, Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku vs. Yuki Arai, Mahiro Kiryu, HIMAWARI & Haru Kazashiro. 20 minute time limit. During her usual pre-match promo, Misao brought Namba into the ring to do her usual comedy intro and opening trickery since it’s her final match as announcer.
Result: Mizuki, Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku beat Yuki Arai, Mahiro Kiryu, HIMAWARI & Haru Kazashiro. Harajuku pinned Kazashiro after Pomu. Do. Justis. Afterwards, Harajuku with microphone, very emotional as she had Namba return to the ring. A little comedy to start as the emotions continued coming out as the moment has come…time to say goodbye. Rise Suzuki took over announcing to allow Aino & Raku to come in and present the customary celebratory flowers. Then Kiryu & Suzume presented the customary photo album gift. And then…a nosebleed? Kiryu taking emergency tissue action! Then the entire roster gathered in the ring to give her the traditional announcement send-off before the final customary group photo. Understandably no dry eyes in the ring and probably not many in the venue. Kira Summer made sure to ragdoll hug her goodbye before plenty of group hugs from the others. One final goodbye followed to end the show.

We all love Namba and will miss her so much but hopefully our paths will cross again someday. Until that day comes…

The next event is a Hyper Misao Produced event Friday at Kitazawa Town Hall. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Tokyo Joshi Pro visited Yamanashi for the first time ever today, what was planned to be a Neko Haruna hometown event but was slightly ruined by her latest injury that will again keep her out long-term. It also starts the weekend where we say the official goodbye to Sayuri Namba as she is leaving the promotion.

Today’s event was held at Kofu City Kose Sports Park Gym Sub Arena in Yamanashi and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Monday. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 117.

Tokyo Princess Cup Qualifier Tournament:
Match 1: Haru Kazashiro beat Ren Konatsu. As a result, Kazashiro advances to the next round.
Match 2: Shino Suzuki beat Uta Takami. As a result, Suzuki advances to the next round.
Match 3: Kaya Toribami beat Chika Nanase. As a result, Toribami advances to the next round.

Neko Haruna appeared after the 3rd match to greet the hometown crowd. This is her final appearance before surgery for her latest injury, which will likely keep her out until at least sometime next year.

Match 4: Moka Miyamoto & HIMAWARI beat Maki Itoh & Ivy Steele. Miyamoto beat Steele with Rashomon.

Match 5: Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Mahiro Kiryu beat Yuki Aino, Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kira Summer. Nakajima pinned Summer with a Northern Lights suplex hold.

Match 6: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Rika Tatsumi & Toga. Kamifuku pinned Toga after Fameasser.

Main Event: Mizuki, Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Miu Watanabe, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Mizuki pinned Harajuku after a diving foot stomp.

The next event is tomorrow at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo, which wraps up the spring 2025 house show tour and is Namba’s farewell event (the day we didn’t want to come is sadly here). The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin TONIGHT at 8:30 PM PT/11:30 PM ET.

The day almost every Tokyo Joshi Pro fan, myself included, has been dreading for the last few months is fast approaching-in just over a week we have to say goodbye to beloved MC/ring announcer Sayuri Namba as she is leaving the promotion to pursue a career outside wrestling (she intends to relocate to Canada, and hopefully to the US at some point-to become a language teacher). Today is a celebration of her 7+ years and everything she has done to help with the incredible growth of TJPW, especially post-pandemic as it has begun expanding worldwide including the US. She isn’t completely closing the door on her ring announcer career though so it’s always possible we see her somewhere else, maybe in the US. As for today, Namba will even reprise her prior part-time role as a ring card girl for combat sports during a special round system match between Kazuki Hirata & Ryuichi Sekine, plus the roster members not in matches today-Miu Watanabe, Raku, Pom Harajuku, Arisu Endo & Yuki Arai-will take turns acting as ring announcers and wearing Namba’s older outfits from earlier in her career. The main event will see Namba in the corner of Mizuki & Suzume as they face TBA & TBA, which were revealed a short time ago to be RIKADEVIL & YUKIDEVIL with TORIDEVIL seconding them…that almost certainly means RIka Tatsumi & Yuki Aino with Kaya Toribami as a new faction called BABYDEVIL and they even get their own merchandise for sale today! Also present for at least one match will be Yuki Ishii, TJPW’s reporter for Japanese wrestling magazine Weekly Pro.

Today’s event will be held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. The event is a legit advance sellout. There will likely be no commentary. Although some of the matches will have different rules from the others it probably will still be around a standard house show length of around 2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Yoshiko Hasegawa vs. Ren Konatsu
Moka Miyamoto & Ivy Steele vs. Shino Suzuki & HIMAWARI
Shoko Nakajima & Chika Nanase vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Toga
Round System Special Match: Kazuki Hirata (DDT) vs. Ryuichi Sekine. Sayuri Namba will be ring card girl
LEONA (Dradition) vs. Antonio Honda (DDT). Sayuri Namba will be ring announcer for this match. Weekly Pro correspondent Yuki Ishii will be match reporter
Mizuki & Suzume with Sayuri Namba vs. RIKADEVIL & YUKIDEVIL with KAYADEVIL. Stremaers/paper tape throwing is allowed for this match

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

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

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

We are LIVE from Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a legit advance sellout so it depends on the setup-the venue’s full capacity is 600 but post-pandemic they’ve usually limited it to around 350 so we’ll see afterwards. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance-a legit advance sellout-was 284)

Sayuri Namba comes out in a new outfit for the opening announcements.

No Up Up Girls today so Namba does the start call before the match rundown. Different order from what was announced earlier (above). LEONA-Honda is moved from Semifinal to Match 2. Match 3 is the Semifinal aka Match 5.

The matches begin at 7:40 PM PT/10:40 PM ET. For the first match Arisu Endo is the special ring announcer.

Match 1: Yoshiko Hasegawa vs. Ren Konatsu. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yoshiko Hasegawa beat Ren Konatsu by submission

As noted above Sayuri Namba is the ring announcer for the next match, her only one today. Weekly Pro correspondent Yuki Ishii will be match reporter
Match 2: LEONA (Dradition) vs. Antonio Honda (DDT). 15 minute time limit
Result: LEONA beat Antonio Honda by submission. Afterwards, LEONA with microphone to put Namba over. This leads to Namba coming in the ring for a comedy segment between them.

For the third match Raku is the special ring announcer.
Match 3: Moka Miyamoto & Ivy Steele vs. Shino Suzuki & HIMAWARI. 20 minute time limit
Result: Moka Miyamoto & Ivy Steele beat Shino Suzuki & HIMAWARI. Miyamoto beat Suzuki with Rahsomon.

For the fourth match Pom Harajuku is the special ring announcer.
Match 4: Round System Special Match: Kazuki Hirata (DDT) vs. Ryuichi Sekine. Sayuri Namba will be ring card girl
Result: Hideki Sekine beat Kazuki Hirata by submission in seconds. Namba was immediately EN FUEGO. She was not going to have her special event ruined like this! Which led to…
Match 4 (again): Round System Special Match: Kazuki Hirata (DDT) vs. Ryuichi Sekine. Sayuri Namba will be ring card girl
Result: Hideki Sekine beat Kazuki Hirata by submission in round 3 while Namba did the Hirata shades dancing. Every bit the ridiculous comedy match it was meant to be. This was just too much fun.

For the fifth match, much to my delight of course, Yuki Arai is the special ring announcer. That means since she’s the last one to get her turn it will be Miu Watanabe for the main event.
Match 5: Shoko Nakajima & Chika Nanase vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Toga. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mahiro Kiryu & Toga beat Shoko Nakajima & Chika Nanase. Kiryu pinned Nanase.

Since she’s last to get her turn, for the main event Miu Watanabe is the special ring announcer.
Main Event: Mizuki & Suzume with Sayuri Namba vs. RIKADEVIL & YUKIDEVIL with KAYADEVIL. 20 minute time limit. Streamers allowed so Namba got drowned in them. The DEVILS are indeed Rika Tatsumi & Yuki Aino with Kaya Toribami being goth punks and their own version of the H.A.T.E. faction in Stardom.
Result: Mizuki & Suzume beat RIKADEVIL & YUKIDEVIL. Mizuki pinned YUKIDEVIL with Cutie Special after Namba interfered (she got beaten down quite a bit in this match). Afterwards, everyone gathered in the ring for the final commemorative group photo with Namba to end the show.

While this isn’t the final chance we’ll have to see and hear Namba in TJPW (two events left next weekend, the first one isn’t live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE but her final event is) this was a very enjoyable send-off and hopefully Namba’s dream did come true today. We love her and will miss her very much. But hopefully we will see her again someday, somewhere, maybe even in TJPW again. The door will always be open.

The next event is 6/21 at Kose Sports Park Gym in Yamanashi. There will be no live broadcast.

Tokyo Joshi Pro has provided an update on Neko Haruna, who recently returned from a major injury but has gone down again with another injury suffered this past weekend…the news is not good again. Right knee ACL rupture & femur tibia bone contusion. Out long-term again. With surgery & rehab her 2025 is over and a 2026 return is best-case. She will appear at a hometown event TJPW is holding on 6/21 at Oze Sports Park Gym in Yamanashi as the surgery will be after that date. Because she was part of the Tokyo Princess Cup Qualifier Tournament and now can’t compete, Pom Harajuku will win their preliminary round match by forfeit and advance to the next round.

UPDATE: In related injury news, Kira Summer & Hyper Misao will return on 6/21 but Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida are now off that event. Scheduling conflicts. This means the Summer-Walana Uehara Tokyo Princess Cup Qualifier Tournament match that was postponed should be rescheduled for an upcoming event.

Tokyo Joshi Pro continues the spring 2025 house show tour today in Tokyo as part of a doubleheader with DDT. The highlight match is a bit of a promotional crossover as Shoko Nakajima, who won the MLW Women’s Featherweight Championship earlier this year in the US, will defend the title against Kaya Toribami in what has become a heated rivalry since Nakajima won the title. Toribami has been slowly but steadily climbing the ranks and this is her first title shot in TJPW, with the winner likely headed back to the US in a month or two to defend in MLW.

There have been last-minute changes to the event because Uta Takami is now off. Fever. She was to have faced Shino Suzuki in a Tokyo Princess Cup Qualifier Tournament match. That match has been POSTPONED. What had been a 3-way between Maki itoh, Mahiro Kiryu & Chika Nanase has been changed to Itoh & Nanase vs. Kiryu & Suzuki as a result.

Today’s event will be held at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. In spite of the title match, with there now being one fewer match on the card and with the DDT event later today they’re on the clock so this will probably wind up being a standard house show running around 2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Tokyo Princess Cup Qualifier Tournament: HIMAWARI vs. Mifu Ashida
Maki Itoh & Chika Nanase vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Shino Suzuki
Rika Tatsumi & Ren Konatsu vs. Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro
Mizuki, Yoshiko Hasegawa, Toga & Ivy Steele vs. Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara, Raku & Pom Harajuku
Suzume, Arisu Endo & Jada Stone vs. Miu Watanabe, Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto
MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Shoko Nakajima vs. Kaya Toribami for the title

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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 before the event.

In other news, it was announced that Yuka Sakazaki will return to TJPW for the 7/13 event in Dallas, TX. She will not be part of the 7/12 event in Houston, TX which likely is due to schedule conflicts (All Elite Wrestling PPV in Arlington, TX at the Texas Rangers baseball stadium).

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

7:25 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. What I can see on camera is mostly full already, the setup for events here normally is for maybe 350 so I’m guessing it’ll be between 300-325. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 307, a super full house/very near sellout)

The opening announcements should begin shortly. The matches should begin in 15-20 minutes.

During opening announcements “today’s breaking news” featured Yuki Arai & Arisu Endo coming out for announcements of events on 8/30 at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto and 9/13 at Aizuwakamatsu City Cultural Center in Fukushima, hometown events for both respectively. Then Hyper Misao came out, announcing she will return from injury on 6/21 and announced participation for her next produced event on 6/27.

The matches begin at 7:50 PM PT/10:50 PM ET. And since this is Japan there is a time limit for the MLW Women’s Featherweight Championship match even though there probably wouldn’t be in the US.

Match 1: Tokyo Princess Cup Qualifier Tournament: HIMAWARI vs. Mifu Ashida. No time limit. HIMAWARI sans eye patch since last week and also recently on social media but some noticeable bruising/color around it.
Result: HIMAWARI beat Mifu Ashida. As a result, HIMAWARI advances to the next round of the tournament.

Match 2: Maki Itoh & Chika Nanase vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Shino Suzuki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mahiro Kiryu & Shino Suzuki beat Maki Itoh & Chika Nanase. Kiryu pinned Nanase after a spinebuster.

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

Match 4: Mizuki, Yoshiko Hasegawa, Toga & Ivy Steele vs. Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara, Raku & Pom Harajuku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara, Raku & Pom Harjauku beat Mizuki, Yoshiko Hasegawa, Toga & Ivy Steele. Kamifuku pinned Steele after Fameasser. Somehow at the end of the match Harajuku lost her shoes and wound up leaving shoeless.

Match 5: Suzume, Arisu Endo & Jada Stone vs. Miu Watanabe, Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miu Watanabe, Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto beat Suzume, Arisu Endo & Jada Stone. Miyamoto pinned Suzume. Afterwards, Miyamoto with microphone. As I was expecting following the result, challenge issued for the International Princess Championship. Perhaps the last hope in terms of keeping Suzume from breaking Arai’s record for successful defenses which they now share (6). Accepted. Updates as to when to follow but my first thought is SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’25. (UPDATE: That match will happen at SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’25 on 7/21)

Main Event: MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Shoko Nakajima vs. Kaya Toribami for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Shoko Nakajima beat Kaya Toribami to retain the title. Afterwards, Nakajima had Hyper Misao join her in the ring for the show-ending promo, but they were attacked in comedy fashion by Tatsumi & Watanabe, seemingly to make a Princess Tag Team Championship challenge. Updates to follow. On a side note, there is an MLW event tonight on YouTube where Nakajima is scheduled to defend the title, however that has already happened and this is a taped broadcast. (UPDATE: That match will also happen at SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’25 so we’ve got our 3 title matches)

The next event is “Sayuri Namba’s Dream Come True Special” on 6/14 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. (Also announced is that event is a legit advance sellout)