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TJPW News: Yamashita EVE Title Match Tonight

Tokyo Joshi Pro star and Pro Wrestling EVE Champion Miyu Yamashita is back in England today for a title defense that was previously postponed. According to posts on Twitter she will defend the title against Lizzy Evo at tonight’s Pro Wrestling EVE event, which begins at 2:30 PM ET/11:30 AM PT and is available worldwide on YouTube. The first half of the event streams for free, but the second half will be behind a paywall for paying YouTube channel subscribers. Yamashita’s match is the main event so it’s behind the paywall.

More details below:

TJPW News: New Debuting Wrestlers Get Names

Ahead of their debuts at GRAND PRINCESS ’23, Tokyo Joshi Pro has announced the new names for the two wrestlers making their debuts at the event:

“Momo” will now be known as Runa (Ryuna?) Okubo. She will be the youngest active wrestler in TJPW-she is just 14 years old, standing about 5 feet tall, and was inapires by her parents and traveled to a dojo in Tokyo to train every day after school from her home in Saitama. Her hobbies and skills include cooking and dancing and her goal is to be like TJPW wrestler Yuki Kamifuku.

“Haru” will be known as either Haru Fujo or Haru Kazashiro. Almost as young as Okubo, she will turn 15 in 3 weeks, stands about 5’1″ and learned about TJPW via programs on the Japanese version of Amazon Prime Video. She is an anime fan who decided to become a wrestler after seeing Nodoka Tenma’s retirement match. And in a very exciting doubleheader of sorts for her, she will graduate from junior high school the day after GRAND PRINCESS.

In their Debut Match, they will team with Kaya Toribami & Touma (who just had her Debut Match yesterday) to face Mahiro Kiryo, Wakana Uehara, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki.

In other event news, another Japanese event tradition will return at GRAND PRINCESS as it has been announced that fans will be allowed to throw streamers/ticker tape/paper rolls into the ring during wrestler introductions. This was halted in 2020 by the pandemic as an infection control measure and has been allowed at only one or two events since.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 3/6/23 Results (Updated)

Tokyo Joshi Pro held “The Night Before GRAND PRINCESS ’23” today, the final event before their biggest event of the year in less than 2 weeks.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 297, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Wakana Uehara & HIMAWARI. Nakajima pinned Uehara.

Match 2: Rika Tatsumi beat Kaya Toribami.

Match 3: Shino Suzuki Debut Match: Miu Watanabe & Hikari Noa beat Raku & Shino Suzuki. Noa beat Suzuki with Blue Racer.

Match 4: Touma Debut Match: Miyu Yamashita beat Touma.

Match 5: Yuki Kamifuku, Nao Kakuta & Mahiro Kiryu beat Yuki Aino, Neko Haruna & Pom Harajuku. Kamifuku pinned Harajuku after Fameasser.

Main Event: Yuka Sakazaki, Yuki Arai & Suzume beat Mizuki, Moka Miyamoto & Arisu Endo. Sakazaki pinned Miyamoto after Magical Merry-Go-Round.

The build is now all but over…the next event is GRAND PRINCESS ’23, TJPW’s biggest event of the year, on 3/18 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. There’s still time to get tickets but they are selling well. The venue will be at 50% capacity as it was set before pandemic restrictions were lifted-that means depending on the setup it’ll probably be a max capacity of around 4000-the venue’s normal full capacity is 12,000. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE on Japanese and English will begin at 2 AM ET/11 PM PT.

UPDATE: It’s now official-Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Heidi Howitzer & Max The Impaler on 3/18 will be for the Princess Tag Team Championship. V3 for the champs over the weekend in their latest defense so now it’s for the titles at Ariake Arena.

BREAKING: TJPW Full US Event Card Announced (3/31/23)

Tokyo Joshi Pro has just announced the full card for their US debut event on 3/31/23 in Los Angeles, CA as part of WrestleCon:
Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki vs. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh
Shoko Nakajima & Miu Watanabe vs. Heidi Howitzer & Max The Impaler
Hyper Misao & Trish Adora vs. Yuki Aino & Raku
Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo
Rika Tatsumi vs. Billie Starkz
Yuki Kamifuku vs. Janai Kai
Sayuri Namba will be ring announcer
With regards to the Princess Tag Team Championship, it’s expected whoever is champion at the time (if Yamashita/Itoh or Howitzer/Max) would be in a NON-TITLE match.

Tickets for the event are almost sold out (only a few standing room tickets remain). It will not be available on WRESTLE UNIVERSE as a live broadcast at this time, however it will be available in the US as a PPV on FITE. You can pre-order now for $19.99, which includes the live broadcast and unlimited on demand replays. It will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later time/date. If you buy the live event on FITE, be aware that it’s a Friday 3 PM ET/12 PM PT start (3/31 is a holiday in California).

Tokyo Joshi Pro 3/4/23 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the CITY CIRCUIT Tour today with a visit to Yokohama as they wind down the build to GRAND PRINCESS ’23 in 2 weeks.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 194.

Match 1: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Wakana Uehara & HIMAWARI. Suzume pinned HIMAWARI after Ring A Bell.

Match 2: Yuki Aino beat Kaya Toribami & Hikari Noa in a 3-way by pinning Toribami.

Match 3: Mizuki beat Pom Harajuku by submission.

Match 4: Yuka Sakazaki beat Raku.

Match 5: Myu Yamashita & Moka Miyamoto beat Shoko Nakajima & Mahiro Kiryu. Yamashita pinned Kiryu after Attitude Adjustment.

Main Event: Rika Tatsumi, Hyper Misao & Nao Kakuta beat Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku & Neko Haruna. Tatsumi pinned Haruna after Twist Of Fate.

The next event is “The Night Before GRAND PRINCESS ’23” Monday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, the final event before Ariake Arena. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

TJPW News: Shino Debut Information, Tag Title Update (Updated)

Tokyo Joshi Pro announced more details regarding new trainee Shino, the newest Up Up Girls member who will have her Debut Match on 3/6:

She has decided that her ring name will be Shino Suzuki. She is 24 (birthday is in July), standing about 5’1″, is from Shizuoka Prefecture and her special skill is providing tourist information. Her ring outfit is predominantly green with white arms/wrists featuring gold trim and white leggings. She will team with Raku to face Miu Watanabe & Hikari Noa in her first match, an Up Up Girls special tag match, which will happen on 3/6.

Also provided was another Princess Tag Team Championship Update: Heidi Howitzer & Max The Impaler beat Jody Threat & Blair Onyx in the US yesterday to retain the titles. V2 for the champs. Next up: Trish Adora & Jordyn Blade. That match is set for Saturday in independent promotion Enjoy Wrestling.

UPDATE: TJPW also announced that trainee Toga has chosen her ring name and will be known as Touma. She just celebrated her 20th birthday yesterday (Japan time), is/will be one of the taller wrestlers in TJPW at about 5’6″, and will debut on 3/6 against Miyu Yamashita. She has been a wrestling fan since elementary school and credits DDT wrestler Saki Akai for making her want to become a pro wrestler.

TJPW News: GRAND PRINCESS ’23 Full Card Announced (Updated)

During today’s DDT event, Tokyo Joshi Pro announced the full card for GRAND PRINCESS ’23 on 3/18 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. The lineup is as follows (in order):
Suzume vs. Arisu Endo
4 new wrestlers Debut Match: Mahiro Kiryu, Wakana Uehara, HIMAWARI & Shino (name subject to change) vs. Kaya Toribami, Toga, Haru & Momo (names subject to change)
Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Ram Kaichow vs. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku
Ryo Mizunami vs. Moka Miyamoto
Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao vs. Neko Haruna & Andre The Giant Panda
Saki-Sama & May Saint-Michel (Saki Akai & Mei Suruga) vs. Yuki Kamifuku & Billie Starkz
Yuki Arai vs. Aja Kong
International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Rika Tatsumi for the title
Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer (currently this is a NON-TITLE match with regards to the Princess Tag Team Championship)
Princess Of Princess Champion Yuka Sakazaki vs. Mizuki for the title

The event will be broadcast LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese beginning at 2 AM ET/11 PM PT. Natsuki Nakayama of J-Pop group OCHA NORMA will be a special guest on commentary.

UPDATE: THPW has announced on Twitter that if Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer are still Princess Tag Team Champions at match time, the match will be changed and it WILL be for the titles.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 2/25/23 Results (Updated 2/26)

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the CITY CIRCUIT Tour today with a stop in the Ota City section of Tokyo for a house show event.

Today’s event was held at Ota City Industrial Plaza PIO Small Exhibition Hall in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (probably Tuesday or Wednesday). There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 237, a super full house/very near sellout.

During pre-event announcements, it was revealed that Toga (provisional/name subject to change) will face Miyu Yamashita in her Debut Match on 3/6 at Shinjuku Face.

Match 1: Arisu Endo beat HIMAWARI by submission.

Match 2: Moka Miyamoto beat Wakana Uehara by submission.

Match 3: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Yuki Kamifuku & Pom Harajuku. Misao pinned Harajuku after Hypami Returns.

Match 4: Miyu yamashita & Maki Itoh beat Hikari Noa & Neko Haruna. Yamashita pinned Haruna after Attitude Adjustment.

Match 5: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki beat Nao Kakuta & Kaya Toribami. Mizuki pinned Toribami with Cutie Special.

Main Event: Miu Watanabe, Yuki Aino & Raku beat Rika Tatsumi, Suzume & Mahiro Kiryu. Watanabe pinned Kiryu after Teardrop.

The next event is 3/4 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. Maki Itoh will miss this event due to an overseas excursion. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT.

UPDATE: On Twitter the promotion noted Heidi Howitzer & Max The Impaler successfully defended the Princess Tag Team Championships in the US yesterday. V1 for the champs. They will defend again today (2/26) at an independent appearance.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling 2/18/23 Results (Updated)

Tokyo Joshi Pro continues the CITY CIRCUIT Tour today with a return visit to Nagoya for the first time this year. Nagoya of course is the homebase of popular all-girl J-Pop megagroup SKE48 and TJPW’s Yuki Arai, an SKE48 member and the group once again will be prominently featured on today’s event. In addition to Arai being in the main event opposite her GRAND PRINCESS ’23 opponent, the legendary Hall of Famer Aja Kong, she will be part of a live SKE48 mini-concert during the event with teammates Shiori Aoki, Rika Aoki, Miki Ito & Ayaka Okamoto, and teammate Nao Fukushi will be a guest on commentary. With vocal cheering again allowed by fans it promises to be a very energetic performance and one not to miss. There’s also a title match before the main event as International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe defends the title against Janai Kai.

Today’s event will be held at Nagoya International Conference Center (aka Nagoya Congress Center) Event Hall in Nagoya and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. The event could be a legit sellout by event time as there were only a few tickets left as of this morning. The commentary team will be Haruo Murata & Kagehiro Osano with Fukushi the special guest. Note that the SKE48 performance will only be available as part of the on demand replay for one month so watch it ASAP if you miss the live broadcast! There is a DDT event at the venue shortly after this event wraps up so they may be on a tight schedule today and the event can’t go too long, this will probably keep the whole event’s running time to 2 1/2 hours tops (the SKE48 performance probably will go about 15 minutes).

Today’s lineup (in order):
Hikari Noa & Wakana Uehara vs. Yuki Aino & HIMAWARI
Nao Kakuta vs. Neko Haruna & Pom Harajuku in a 3-way
Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami vs. Rika Tatsumi, Suzume & Arisu Endo
Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Raku vs. Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Janai Kai for the title
Miyu Yamashita & Yuki Arai vs. Aja Kong & Moka Miyamoto
It’s not known when the SKE48 performance will take place, my guess is after the second or third match.

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

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

10 PM ET UPDATE: The live stream has just launched. We should be going to the venue in 20-25 minutes. Updates will resume then.

10:15 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates begin now…
We are LIVE from Nagoya International Conference Center in Nagoya, Japan. Your hosts are Haruo Murata, Kagehiro Osano & SKE48 member Nao Fukushi.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event, but at worst it’s going to be very close to a legit sellout as only one seating area had seats left at the start of the day. It probably will be a sellout. As the event began there looked to be maybe 20-25 empty seats. Hard to tell how many seats the setup has but I’m going to guess the crowd will be in the range of 500.

The event should begin in about 15 minutes.

The introduction & opening announcements begin at 10:25 PM ET. New Up Up Girls member/trainee Shino is part of today’s performance. And it ends with a surprise announcement for Shino…on 3/6 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo…DEBUT MATCH! Shiho & Raku vs. Miu Watanabe & Hikari Noa in an Up Up Girls special tag match! Very exciting! Very emotional moment for Shino.

The matches begin at 10:45 PM ET.

Match 1: Hikari Noa & Wakana Uehara vs. Yuki Aino & HIMAWARI. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Aino & HIMAWARI beat Hikari Noa & Wakana Uehara. HIMAWARI beat Uehara with a single leg Boston Crab. First career victory for HIMAWARI!

Match 2: Nao Kakuta vs. Neko Haruna & Pom Harajuku in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Nao Kakuta beat Neko Haruna & Pom Harajuku in a 3-way by pinning Haruna. Comedy match but as always a lot of fun to watch.

Time for the SKE48 mini-performance! And another surprise announcement…one of them has her TJPW DEBUT MATCH on 4/15 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo! It’ll be Shiori Aoki…as a referee! We also got a glimpse of “fans” Raku & Pom Harajuku watching in the back of the crowd, Harajuku of course in full Yuki Arai fan mode. This leads to the 4th song of the performance, my favorite so far-Finally! This concludes the performance, which went about 20 minutes. Remember, you only have ONE MONTH to watch it on demand!

And now back to the wrestling…

Match 3: Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami vs. Rika Tatsumi, Suzume & Arisu Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi, Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami. Endo beat Toribami with a camel clutch.

Match 4: Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Raku vs. Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Raku beat Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu. Mizuki pinned Kiryu with Cutie Special.

Match 5: International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Janai Kai for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe beat Janai Kai to retain the title. V3 for Watanabe. Next up: Tatsumi, who made the challenge immediately afterwards. This will probably happen at GRAND PRINCESS ’23, but we’ll find out soon. (Update: Barring the unexpected, it will be at GRAND PRINCESS ’23)

Main Event: Miyu Yamashita & Yuki Arai vs. Aja Kong & Moka Miyamoto. 30 minute time limit
Result; Miyu Yamashita & Yuki Arai beat Aja Kong & Moka Miyamoto. Arai pinned Miyamoto after Finally. Arai’s SKE48 teammates watched from the back row of the crowd by the entrance area. An Arai win and show-ending promo sends the crowd home happy. Although before leaving Kong stared down Arai and let her know, one month to go…but Arai said she will win no matter what everyone says, which would be her biggest career win so far.

The next event is 2/25 at Ota City Industrial Plaza Small Exhibition Hall in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast.

UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 604, a super full house/very near sellout. Tatsumi-Watanabe is now official for GRABD PRINCESS ’23.

Also, while it hasn’t been officially announced as such the 3/31 US debut in Los Angeles, CA will be available as a PPV on FITE for $19.99. Start time is 3 PM ET/Noon PT. Be aware this is a Friday (in California it’s a holiday).

DDT/TJPW News: Weekend Changes, Wrestler Staying In US

A couple of DDT & Tokyo Joshi Pro news items:

DDT has announced Tetsuya Endo is off this weekend’s events tomorrow in Nagoya and Subday’s Shizuoka train event. Apparent illness. Negative for coronavirus and flu. For tomorrow he was to have teamed with Keigo Nakamura in a 4-way tag match. Gota Ihashi is the replacement. For the train event, HARASHIMA is the replacement. Endo is still on for Tuesday at Tokyo Dome at this time. (For Tuesday, it was also announced that while it is a PPV, you will be able to watch the first 5 matches FOR FREE on YouTube)

TJPW’s Miyu Yamashita held a press conference today where she announced she will stay in the US after their 3/31 debut event. Her excursion will last just under 3 months and she will return to Japan for the 6/25 TJPW event. Yamashita has already been announced for some US independent events after 3/31 and there is always a chance she returns to All Elite Wrestling. Asked by ring announcer/MC Sayuri Namba what happens if she wins the Princess Tag Team Championship at GRAND PRINCESS ’23, Yamashita noted partner Maki Itoh makes semi-regular trips to the US so title defenses on the indies are a possibility. Oh, and for what it’s worth, current champions Heidi Howitzer & Max The Impaler have been added to 3/31.

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