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With the Max Heart Tournament now in the books for this year, Tokyo Joshi Pro runs a sort of fallout-themed event today in Tokyo which features a couple of matches we didn’t get in the tournament due to how it played out among others. There are 2 tag matches and 2 8-woman tag matches with the participants, which may or may not offer clues as to who Princess Tag Team Champions and tournament winners Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara may defend the titles against at GRAND PRINCESS ’26. If the matches today are any indication there won’t be much settled (although there are three teams we can rule out due to other title matches and thus two big name teams…but I have an idea who will be next though). At least it’s one more chance for Wasteland Pom Party before Max The Impaler returns to the US for now ahead of a starring role in a major movie coming in a couple weeks but they will be back for 3/29.
And for those wondering…no, Mahiro Kiryu did not find a way to win the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship back from Aja Kong yesterday. She tried post-event though but failed.

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. There are 6 matches today and with no title matches this will be on the short side for a house show with a running time of around 1 3/4 hours but no more than about 2 hours.

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

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Updates below will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.

6:20 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in just under 10 minutes.

6:28 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. Advance ticket sales seemed good so it may depend partly on same-day sales for the final number, but my initial guess will be 300. The setup is probably for around 350. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 285, a full house/near sellout)

The matches should begin in 10-15 minutes.

The matches begin at 6:43 PM PT/9:43 PM ET.

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

Match 2: Mahiro Kiryu vs. Sarah Phoenix. 15 minute time limit
Result: Sarah Phoenix beat Mahiro Kiryu

Match 3: Mizuki, Uta Takami, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki vs. Yuki Arai, Mifu Ashida, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Arai, Mifu Ashida, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase beat Mizuki, Uta Takami, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki. Arai pinned Suzuki.

Match 4: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi vs. Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi beat Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro. Tatsumi beat Kazashiro with White Dragon Sleeper.

Match 5: Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku. Suzume pinned Harajuku after Ring A Bell.

Main Event: Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara, Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami vs. Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao, Raku & Ren Konatsu. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara, Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami beat Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao, Raku & Ren Konatsu. Kamifuku beat Konatsu. Afterwards, no real clue about the next challengers for the Princess Tag Team Champions unless it’s Yamashita & Toribami. But I didn’t get those vibes yet.

The next event is 2/21 at Kobe Art Center in Kobe for what could be the promotion’s final event in the venue. There will be no live broadcast. On demand on 2/24.

Tokyo Joshi Pro runs their monthly mid-major Tokyo event today, finishing up the Max Heart Tournament with the Finals. It could be a preview of GRAND PRINCESS ‘26 as Princess Tag Team Champions Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara face Mizuki & Uta Takami. While a non-title match, a Mizuki/Takami win likely means a rematch for the titles. Before that is an International Princess Championship match as MIRAI returns to defend the title against Toga (who celebrated a birthday recently and shocked us by revealing she’s…only 22?!? She looks so much older!). And there’s also a DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship match as, if all goes as planned, Mahiro Kiryu will get squashed by Aja Kong and end this hilarious debacle. But as always, this comes with the “subject to change” disclaimer as we saw on Wednesday.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE and ABEMA (paid add-on required) in Japanese and English. Maya Sugawara will be a special guest on commentary You will also be able to watch the full live broadcast FOR FREE on YouTube (live stream only, no archive/on demand on YouTube). With the usual post-event party planned the promotion already announced the event’s running time is expected to be 2 1/2 hours so no speculation needed.

Today’s lineup:
Ren Konatsu vs. Shion Kanzaki
Miyu Yamashita, Kaya Toribami, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki vs. Hyper Misao, Kaeru Sekiguchi, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase
Max The Impaler, Pom Harajuku & Raku vs. Ryo Mizunami, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro
DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu vs. Aja Kong for the title (subject to change)
Shoko Nakajima & Sarah Phoenix vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo
Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi vs. Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida
International Princess Champion MIRAI vs. Toga for the title
Max Heart Tournament Finals: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Mizuki & Uta Takami

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Updates below will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. The UNIVERSE live stream, which I will be watching, is scheduled to begin 20 minutes before the event. The YouTube live stream is scheduled to begin 15 minutes before the event.

6:10 PM PT UPDATE: The UNIVERSE live stream has begun. The YouTube broadcast is scheduled to begin in 5 minutes.

6:15 PM PT UPDATE: The YouTube broadcast has begun, remember it’s live only-no archive/on demand replay. We should be going to the venue in the next 5 minutes.

6:20 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 Maya Sugawara, a former member of SKE48. Your English host is Mr. Haku, to possibly be joined later on by Kira Summer.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s the reduced capacity setup with only 1/3 of the north side bleachers in use and advance ticket sales seemed about average so it’ll be on the lower average side. I’ll predict around 650. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 732)

The matches should begin in 20-25 minutes. Opening announcements start about 6 minutes before start time.

The matches begin at 6:38 PM PT/9:38 PM ET. And today we have STREAMERS!!!

Match 1: Ren Konatsu vs. Shion Kanzaki. 15 minute time limit
Result: Ren Konatsu beat Shion Kanzaki. First single win for Konatsu! (I think) Came after a nice springboard dropkick off the middle/top rope.

Match 2: Miyu Yamashita, Kaya Toribami, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki vs. Hyper Misao, Kakeru Sekiguchi (Independent/Freelancer), Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita, Kaya Toribami, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki beat Hyper Misao, Kakeru Sekiguchi, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. HIMAWARI pinned Nanase.

Match 3: Max The Impaler, Pom Harajuku & Raku vs. Ryo Mizunami (Independent/Freelancer), Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro. 20 minute time limit
Result: Ryo Mizunami, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro beat Max The Impaler, Pom Harajuku & Raku. Aino pinned Harajuku after Venus DDT.

Match 4: DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu vs. Aja Kong (OZ Academy) for the title. 15 minute time limit
Result: Aja Kong beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu to win the title. Kong becomes the 1805th Champion.

Match 5: Shoko Nakajima & Sarah Phoenix vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Shoko Nakajima 7 Sarah Phoenix. Suzume pinned Phoenix after Ring A Bell.

Match 6: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi vs. Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi beat Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida. Watanabe pinned Ashida after Teardrop.

Match 7: International Princess Champion MIRAI (Michinoku Pro) vs. Toga for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: International Princess Champion MIRAI beat Toga to retain the title. V1 for MIRAI. Oh well, so much for the hoped-for Toga party. Next up: MIRAI wants and calls out…Suzume. That match, if all goes as desired, will happen at GRAND PRINCESS ’26 on 3/29 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Main Event: Max Heart Tournament Finals: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Mizuki & Uta Takami. No time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Mizuki & Uta Takami to win the tournament. Uehara pinned Takami. As a result, who knows what this means for Ober Eats at GRAND PRINCESS ’26 but probably not a rematch. They’ll defend the titles on 3/29 but for now it’s against the famed duo of TBA and TBA.

The next event is tomorrow at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

UPDATE: It’s now official-MIRAI vs. Suzume for the International Princess Championship will happen on 3/29.

Tokyo Joshi Pro made their first visit this year to Niigata today for a Shoko Nakajima hometown event.

Today’s event was held at Duo Cerezo in Niigata and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE tomorrow or, for those not in the western US, early Friday morning. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 215.

Before the event began, GRAND PRINCESS ‘26 PR Ambassador Super Sasadango Machine appeared for his latest update. It didn’t end well for Representative President Tetsuya Koda who apparently did not meet progress goals.

Match 1: Arisu Endo beat Shion Kanzaki by submission.

Match 2: Suzume beat Mifu Ashida.

Match 3: Miyu Yanashita beat Raku & DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu in a 3-way by pinning Kiryu to win the title. Yamashita becomes the 1801st Champion.

Match 4: Max The Inpaler & Pom Harajuku beat Hyper Misao & Chika Nanase. Max pinned Nanase after a short range lariat.

Match 5: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi beat Sarah Phoenix & Kira Summer. Tatsumi pinned Summer after Twist Of Fate. Afterwards, Machine returned to the ring with more PR stuff for Tatsumi.

Match 6: Mizuki, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami beat Yuki Kamifuki, Wakana Uehara & Ren Konatsu. Takami beat Konatsu with Koala Clutch.

Main Event: Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro beat Yuki Arai, HIMAWARI & Toga. Nakajima pinned HIMAWARI after a diving senton.

The next event is Saturday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

UPDATE: BREAKING-You will also be able to watch Saturday’s entire event LIVE on YouTube FOR FREE!

UPDATE 2: I guess they don’t want to change Saturday because at some point after the event, namely at a fan gathering event…

Rise Shirai beat DDT Iron Man HeVymetalweight Champion Miyu Yamashita to win the title. Shirai becomes the 1802nd Champion. Which led to…

A Stopwatxh beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Rose Shirai to win the title. Stopwatch becomes the 1803rd Champion. Which led to…

Mahiro Kiryu beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Miyu Yanashita to win the title. Kiryu becomes the 1804th Champion. And Saturday’s defense against Aja Kong is back on for now. Pro Wrestling Everybody!

Tokyo Joshi Pro continues the Max Heart Tournament today with the Semifinals. At this point it’s down to 3 heavy favorites left…and much to my dismay, Mizuki. One Semifinal has Mizuki & Uta Takami against Suzune & Arisu Endo, always favorites in the tournament. The other Semifinal has Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku. Ober Eats are the Princess Tag Team Champions so if they lose they will likely be defending the titles at GRAND PRINCESS ‘26 against the eventual winners…which of course I hope is Wasteland Pom Party after a Finals loss last year.

There have been last-minute changes to the card since yesterday, mainly because Kaya Toribami is now off. Leg injury. Currently expected to be out 2 weeks. She was to have been in a 6-woman tag match. Raku replaces her and the match was reshuffled as a result, and because Raku was pulled from a 3-way against Hyoer Misao & Shino Suzuki that is now a single match. Also, before the event begins there will be a contract signing for the International Princess Championship match on 2/14 between MIRAI & Toga.

Today’s event will be held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE and ABEMA. There will be no commentary. The signing ceremony is scheduled for 10 minutes before the event so that will make this a slightly longer event than.normal, I’m thinking close to 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Pre-show: 2/14 International Princess Championship Public Contract Signing (MIRAI & Toga)
Hyper Misao vs. Shino Suzuki
HIMAWARI vs. Shion Kanzaki
Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro vs. Yuki Arai, Mifu Ashida & Kira Summer
Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Mahiro Kiryu* vs. Miyu Yamashita, Raku & Ren Konatsu
MIRAI & Sarah Phoenix vs. Toga & Chika Nanase
Max Heart Tournament Semifinals:
Max The Inpaler & Pom Harajuku vs. Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara
Suzune & Arisu Endo vs. Mizuki & Uta Takami
*-This once again comes with the disclaimer about the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship because Kiryu is still champion so she can lose the title if anyone pins or submits her. Even a teammate, and now that Tatsumi is on her team…

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Updates below will begin at 5:50 PM PT/8:50 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin at 5:40 PM PT/8:40 PM ET. The matches should begin around 6:10 PM PT/9:10 PM ET.

5:40 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10 minutes.

5:50 PM PT UPDATE: Live update begin now.

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

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Advance sales were a bit weaker this time and there is a lot happening in the area today (Stardom and in particular sumo with a major event) so it might keep the numbers down today. It will depend on same-day sales but I’ll guess low and say 250. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 282)

The contract signing for the 2/14 International Princess Championship match between MIRAI & Toga starts things off early. The matches should begin in 20-25 minutes. Relatively civil ceremony.

The opening announcements follow this, a couple minutes ahead of schedule. The charity fundraising efforts for Shinjiro Otani and his medical expenses have expanded to include support for fellow legend Yoshihiro Takayama. They finish with an announcement with that I’m guessing are upcoming hometown events for Mifu Ashida, Suzume & Miyu Yamashita. Updates to follow. (Update-That is the case. Ashida first on 4/4 at Fukuchiyama City Sandanike Park General Gymnasium in Kyoto. Yamashita second on 4/5 at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka. Suzume last on 5/6 at Tsukuba International Congress Hall Multipurpose Hall in Ibaraki)

The matches begin at 6:15 PM PT/9:15 PM ET.

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

Match 2: Hyper Misao vs. Shino Suzuki. 15 minute time limit
Result: Hyper Misao beat Shino Suzuki

Match 3: Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro vs. Yuki Arai, Mifu Ashida & Kira Summer. 20 minute time limit
Result: Shoko Nakajima, Yuki AIno & Haru Kazashiro beat Yuki Arai, Mifu Ashida & Kira Summer. Nakajims pinned Summer with a Northern Lights suplex hold.

Match 4: Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Mahiro Kiryu vs. Miyu Yamashita, Raku & Ren Konatsu. 20 minute time limit. Before the match began (and afte rKiryu stalling on her entrance) Tatsumi tried and failed to win the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship from Kiryu.
Result: Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Mahiro Kiryu beat Miyu Yamashita, Raku & Ren Konatsu. Tatsumi pinned Konatsu after Twist OF Fate. And of course sent Kiryu scrambling to get away from another Iron Man title attempt.

Match 5: MIRAI (Michinoku Pro) & Sarah Phoenix (from Chile for those curious) vs. Toga & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: MIRAI & Sarah Phoenix beat Toga & Chika Nanase. MIRAI beat Nanase with an armbar/toehold combo.

Match 6: Max Heart Tournament Semifinals: Suzune & Arisu Endo vs. Mizuki & Uta Takami. No time limit
Result: Mizuki & Uta Takami beat Suzume & Arisu Endo. Mizuki pinned Endo with Cutie Special. As a result, Mizuki & Takami advance to the Finals. Not happy happy…

Main Event: Max Heart Tournament Semifinals: Max The Inpaler & Pom Harajuku vs. Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara. No time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku. Kamifuku pinned Harajuku after a middle-turnbuckle Fameasser. As a result, Kamifuku & Uehara advance to the Finals and will face Mizuki & Takami. That match will happen on 2/14 at Korakuen Hall. Not the Finals I was hoping for.

The next event is “Shoko Quest 4”, a Shoko Nakajima hometown event, on 2/11 at Duo Cerezo in Niigata. There will be no live broadcast. On demand on 2/12.

Kaya Toribami has been flying high recently in Tokyo Joshi Pro as the masked bird-themes wrestler (who reminds me of former wrestler Command Bolshoi outfit-wise) enjoys tag team success, but unfortunately her high flying hopes are grounded for now due to an injury. Leg. Out at least 2 weeks starting with Saturday’s event. She was to have teamed with Miyu Yamashita & Mahiro Kiryu to face Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Ren Konatsu. Raku is the replacement but Kiryu and Konatsu have also been swapped in the match so it’s now Watanabe/Tatsumi/Kiryu vs. Yamashita/Raku/Konatsu. Other changes as a result because Raku was to have faced Hyper Misao & Shino Suzuki in a 3-way. That’s now a single match of Misao-Suzuki.

Toribami is expected back on 2/14 if all goes as planned so hopefully this is a minor injury.

(Toribami has commented on the injury, it does not appear to have happened during a match or in the ring. Just a freak casual thing)

Good news for Tokyo Joshi Pro fans in the northern part of North America, and especially for perhaps one Sayuri Namba too…the promotion is headed to Canada for the first time! They will make their debut there on 4/11 & 4/12 with 2 events at Great Canadian Hastings Racecourse & Casino in Vancouver, BC. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday through Vtix (not TJPW). Now we wait for the burning question to be answered-will our beloved former ring announcer be there? She’s already promoting it and trying to reach out for sponsors in both Japanese & English so we’ll see but I’m very hopeful she will be there. Also no word on TV/streaming yet but I’m thinking it may be Triller/FITE as a PPV then WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date.

More as it becomes available.

(Unfortunately these events fall during a planned vacation to the eastern US so I can’t watch them live)

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the 2026 Max Heart Tournament today with the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. (I almost did live results but opted against it due to sumo)

The announced paid attendance was 347, a super full house/very near sellout.

Before the event, DDT wrestler Super Sasadango Machine appeared in his role as PR ambassador for GRAND PRINCESS ’26 on 3/29 at Ryogoku Kokugikan. This led to a new match being added-Yuka Sakazaki & Konosuke Takeshita vs. Machine & Hyper Misao.

Match 1: Kira Summer & Chika Nanase beat Toga & Shion Kanzaki. Nanase pinned Kanzaki.

Match 2: Hyper Misao, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki beat Raku, Mahiro Kiryu & Ren Konatsu. Misao pinned Konatsu after Hypami Returns.

Match 3: Shoko Nakajima beat Sarah Phoenix.

Max Heart Tournament Quarterfinals:
Match 4: Mizuki & Uta Takami beat Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro. Takami pinned Kazashiro after a Mizuki foot stomp.
Match 5: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami. Endo pinned Toribami after The 10th Law.
Match 6: Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku beat Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi. Max pinned Tatsumi after a reverse splash.
Main Event: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida. Uehara beat Ashida with Banana Pillow. Awww…have to settle for only one of my two teams moving on.
As a result, the Semifinals will be Mizuki/Takami vs. Suzume/Endo and Ober Eats vs. Wasteland Pom Party.

The Semifinals are Saturday at Shinjuku Face. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE and ABEMA will begin Friday at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET.

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.