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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5:45 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Haruo Murata, Kagehiro Osano, Sayoko Mita & special guest Momo Sakurai. Your English host is Mr. Haku, to be joined later by Kira Summer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quick break for ring repairs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some Tokyo Joshi Pro news:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Match 1: Chika Nanase beat Uta Takami.

Match 2: Raku beat Kira Summer.

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

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

Match 5: Hyper Misao beat Ren Konatsu by submission.

Match 6: Shoko Nakajima beat Mifu Ashida.

Match 7: Arisu Endo beat Pom Harajuku by submission.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Continuing their worldwide expansion efforts today, Tokyo Joshi Pro made their first visit to Thailand for a joint event with new partner promotion SETUP Pro Wrestling, which is based in Thailand and first visited Japan within the past year.

Today’s event was held at The Circus Studio in Bangkok, Thailand and can be watched on demand as a PPV on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. The PPV costs 2500 Japanese yen (around $16 US) for monthly paid UNIVERSE subscribers and-I believe-3100 yen (around $20) for non-paid subscribers. You get unlimited on demand replays for the next month (until 1/13/26) with purchase.

The announced paid attendance was 372, a legit sellout. Small venue.

Match 1: Yuki Kamifuku beat Uta Takami.

Match 2: Atisu Endo & Suzume beat Yuki Arai & Shino Suzuki. Suzume pinned Suzuki after Ring A Bell.

Match 3: MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion Shoko Nakajima beat Alexis Lee to retain the title. For those curious as I don’t usually count non-Japan title defenses like this, V6 for Nakajima. Afterwards, Nakajima hinted at her next defense being in Singapore, Lee’s home country.

Match 4: IWA Japan SETUP World Tag Team Champions Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami beat Raku & Pom Harajuku to retain the titles. Yamashita pinned Raku after Skull Kick. V1 for the champs.

Main Event: Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe beat Matcha to retain the title. V3 for Watanabe. Next up: As previously announced, Suzume on 1/4. Had Matcha won the title she would have defended against Suzume on that day.

The next event is “Se-no, Merry Christmas! 2025” on 12/21 at Tama Mirai Messe in Tokyo. The annual Christmas event will feature one tag match and a series of 7 7-minute single matches with random pairings determined by a drawing to be conducted by former SKE48 member and occasional UNIVERSE special guest Marika Tani. It has also been announced that HIMAWARI is off this event due to schedule conflicts. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 12/20 at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

Tokyo Joshi Pro has provided an update on Moka Miyamoto, who has been out the last several months due to an unspecified illness which also forced her to vacate the International Princess Championship. Unfortunately it’s not the best update-Miyamoto has decided to retire. There will be no retirement ceremony/event per her request. Really sad about this because over the last couple years she was showing a lot of improvement and that title win was a huge milestone for Miyamoto, who seemed to be heading towards a Princess Of Princess Championship reign in the next year or two. I wish her all the best in the future.

(Many TJPW wrestlers past & present, as well as regular TV/WRESTLE UNIVERSE personalities Haruo Murata & Sayoko Mita, have posted memories and well-wishes to Miyamoto on social media today as well)

Tokyo Joshi Pro held a special collaboration event with Japanese idol music group OCHA NORMA today, featuring a combination of wrestling matches and live performances by the popular all-girl J-Pop group as well as Up Up Girls.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand as a PPV on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. The PPV is available for 3000 Japanese yen (around $19 US) for paid monthly UNIVERSE subscribers and 3500 yen (around $23 US) for free subscribers. Purchase includes unlimited replays for the next month and includes all music performances in addition to the matches.

The announced paid attendance was 910, a full house/near sellout. Due to the setup it was reduced capacity, it looks like they didn’t use the opposite-camera bleacher seats at all.

Up Up Girls live performance opened the event.

Match 1: HIMAWARI & Haru Kazashiro beat Arisu Endo & Uta Takami. Kazashiro beat Takami with 16 Nights (armbar variation).

Match 2: Ryo Mizunami (Independent/Freelancer), Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Mahiro Kiryu, Shino Suzuki & Chika Nanase. Mizunami pinned Nanase after a spear.

The first OCHA NORMA live performance followed the second match.

Match 3: Ochanomizu (masked mystery wrestler) & Kaya Toribami beat Wakana Uehara & Ren Konatsu. Ochanomizu pinned Konatsuwith La Ochastral.

Match 4: In a comedy game in the ring, Haru Kazashiro, Pom Harajuku & Uta Takami beat 3 members of OCHA NORMA 3-2.

Match 5: Miyu Yamashita, Rika Tatsumi & Mifu Ashida beat Hyper Misao, Yuki Kamifuku & Kira Summer. Tatsumi pinned Summer after Missile Hip.

After that match…
Mahiro Kiryu beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Rika Tatsumi to win the title. Kiryu becomes the 1787th Champion. Which led to…
Natsuki Natsuyama beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu to win the title. Natsuyama becomes the 1788th Champion. OCHA NORMA holds the belt now!

The second OCHA NORMA live performance followed before the last match.

Main Event: Mizuki, Suzume & Yuki Arai beat Miu Watanabe, Yuki Aino & Toga. Suzume pinned Toga after Ring A Bell. Erika Sato was the special ring announcer.

Overall another collaboration success for TJPW and popular J-Pop groups as many TJPW wrestlers are fans of OCHA NORMA. But then something happened backstage…
A Bottle Of Tea beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Natsuki Natsuyama to win the title. Tea becomes the 1789th Champion. Considered a submission and verbally giving up the title in naturally hilarious DDT fashion. Only in DDT (and TJPW) can inanimate objects become champions. And it is awesome.

The next event is TJPW LIVE IN BANGKOK Saturday at The Circus Studio in Bangkok, Thailand. Live streaming as a(nother) PPV on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at, if I’m guessing correctly on the time, 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. The PPV is available for pre-order for 2500 yen (around $15) for monthly paid UNIVERSE subecribers and 3200 yen (around $21) for non-paid subscribers and will be available for purchase and on demand until 1/13/26. (Correction: 3 AM PT/6 AM ET will be the live start time)

UPDATE: Breaking development several hours after the event…
Mahiro Kiryu beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion A Bottle Of Tea to win the title. Kiryu becomes the 1790th Champion. Why Kiryu…