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Tokyo Joshi Pro heads to Osaka today for a mid-major event, heading to the city for the first time in about 6 months. In addition to All Elite Wrestling’s Willow Nightingale getting to make her Japan debut (it was postponed from earlier this year due to visa issues), the main event features International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Moka Miyamoto for the title. Miyamoto has gotten the better of Watanabe over the last month, but all in tag matches and never pinning the champion. Now that it’s one-on-one, can the Up Up Girl back up her stunning title-winning upset with that important first successful defense?

Today’s event will be held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. It’s not yet known if there will be commentary but I am assuming there will be Japanese commentary. This is the last part of a live wrestling tripleheader along with New Japan’s PPV and All Elite Wrestling Rampage, so it you’re trying to last the whole thing in the eastern US have plenty of caffeine ready for this overnighter, I anticipate this event running about 2 1/2 hours. (It went exactly 2 hours)

Today’s lineup:
Yuki Aino & Raku vs. Nao Kakuta & Yoshiko Hasegawa
Miyu Yamashita & Juria Nagano vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami
Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Pom Harajuku vs. Mizuki, Suzume & Neko Haruna
Rika Tatsumi & Yuki Arai vs. Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo
Yuka Sakazaki & Willow Nightingale vs. Maki Itoh & Yuki Kamifuku
International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Moka Miyamoto for the title

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Updates below will begin at 11:30 PM ET/8:30 PM PT.

11:25 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka, Japan. It sounds like vocal cheering is allowed today. There is no commentary.

The announced paid attendance was 400, a legit sellout. Further reduced max capacity due to vocal cheering allowed, plus Osaka has been stricter than most about capacity limits since the pandemic began. Also, the view on the stream was from the hard camera only despite at least one video cameraman at ringside when the matches began.

During the opening announcements, Saki Akai is announced for the 11/13 event in Kyoto. Hopefully that means more AA Eye Candy!

The matches begin at 11:40 PM ET.

Match 1: Yuki Aino & Raku vs. Nao Kakuta & Yoshiko Hasegawa (Ganbare Pro). 20 minute time limit
Result; Yuki Aino & Raku beat Nao Kakuta & Yoshiko Hasegawa. Aino pinned Hasegawa after Venus DDT.

Match 2: Miyu Yamashita & Juria Nagano vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita & Juria Nagano beat Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami. Yamashita pinned Toribami after Attitude Adjustment.

Match 3: Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Pom Harajuku vs. Mizuki, Suzume & Neko Haruna. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mizuki, Suzume & Neko Haruna beat Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Pom Harajuku. Mizuki pinned Harajuku.

Match 4: Rika Tatsumi & Yuki Arai vs. Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi & Yuki Arai beat Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo. Tatsumi beat Endo with a dragon sleeper hold.

Match 5: Yuka Sakazaki & Willow Nightingale (All Elite Wrestling) vs. Maki Itoh & Yuki Kamifuku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuka Sakazaki & Willow Nightingale beat Maki Itoh & Yuki Kamifuku. Nightingale pinned Kamifuku after a gutwrench powerbomb..

Main Event: International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Moka Miyamoto for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe beat Moka Miyamoto to retain the title. V1 for Watanabe.

The next event is 11/6 at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo, resuming the Fall 2022 house show tour. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 11/5 at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT.

Tokyo Joshi Pro announced today that NEW Princess Of Princess Champion Yuka Sakazaki will defend the title on 11/27 at Korakuen Hall, the promotion’s next major event. But for now the opponent has only been billed as TBA but with one big teaser-it will be a foreigner making their first ever trip to Japan. So it could be from All Elite Wrestling or Pro Wrestling EVE, but that rules out Hikaru Shida, Thunder Rosa, Willow Nightingale, Alex Windsor, Leah O’Reilly and Max The Impaler among other potential notable names from both the US and England, and also another potential rematch with Shoko Nakajima (who Sakazaki beat to win the title earier this month) and Miyu Yamashita (the only other 3-time champion). Time to research for perhaps some Serena Dirty Deebs or maybe a Tony! Toni! Tone! Storm is on the horizon…

Tokyo Joshi Pro ran a special WRESTLE UNIVERSE members-only event today, with admission only available to members of the DDT Group’s official fan club (do you subscribe to the WRESTLE UNIVERSE streaming service? Yes? Then you’re a member!). This was all about comedy matches and entertainment.

Today’s event was held at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo and should be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (probably Thursday). There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 162, a super full house/very near sellout.

Before the show began…oh no, Miyu Yamashita is MIA! Airplane troubles on her return from Spain. Will she make it in time for her match?

Match 1: In a Children’s Lunch Cooking Match Showdown, with the winner declared by referee/judge Daisuke Kiso, Yuka Sakazaki beat Miu Watanabe by decision.

Match 2: In a Werewolf Match, where eliminated wrestlers apparently became “citizens” instead of werewolves, Kaya Toribami beat Shoko Nakajima, Maki Itoh & Yuki Aino in a 4-way elimination match. Order of elimination: Aino by Nakajima & Toribami, Nakajima by Itoh. Apparently something happened to eliminate Itoh and Toribami won.

Story time with ring announcer Sayuri Nanba & Neko Haruna. And during all this, Yamashita made it to the venue! Fortunately she had her ring gear on under her clothing, so right to…

Match 3: Miyu Yamashita beat Neko Haruna. It went just 100 seconds.

Match 4: In a Dog Lovers vs. Cat Lovers Army Settlement Battle 3 Falls Match, Dog Lovers (Yuki Kamifuku, Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo) vs. Cat Lovers (Hyper Misao, Nao Kakuta & Mahiro Kiryu) ended in a Draw. Match progress: In a 1 Count Fall match, Noa beat Kiryu. In a “Nyan” Count Fall match, Misao beat Endo. In the settlement match (normal rules, no time limit), Kamifuku vs. Kakuta went to a no contest. Neko Haruna out of control. Draw (1-1).

Main Event: In a Costume Change Match, Rika Tatsumi, Suzume & Moka Miyamoto beat Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Tatsumi pinned Harajuku after Twist Of Fate. Everyone dressed up and dod their hair to look like other wrestlers and not their usual selves…except perhaps Harajuku because that’s part of her comedy gimmick.

The next event is “The Mountain Top 2022” Saturday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. The main event will be International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Moka Miyamoto for the title and All Eite Wrestling star Willow Nightingale will make her Japan debut. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT.

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the CITY CIRCUIT series today with an Arisu Endo hometown event, visiting her hometown of Aizawakamatsu City.

Today’s event was held at Aizawakamatsu City Cultural Center in Fukushima and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 429, a legit advance sellout.

Before the event, TJPW announced that Miyu Yamashita would miss this event. Excursion to Spain.

Match 1: Yuki Aino beat Kaya Toribami.

Match 2: Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta beat Maki Itoh & Mahiro Kiryu. Noa pinned Kiryu with a blizzard suplex hold.

Match 3: Yuki Kamifuku beat Neko Haruna & Hyper Misao in a 3-way by pinning Haruna.

Match 4: Rika Tatsumi beat Raku by submission.

Match 5; Shoko Nakajima & Moka MIyamoto beat Miu Watanabe & Pom Harajuku. Nakajima pinned Harajuku with a Northern Lights suplex hold.

Main Event: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki beat Suzume & Arisu Endo. Sakazaki pinned Endo after Magical Merry-Go-Round.

The next event is Monday at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, a special WRESTLE UNIVERSE members-only event. There will be no live broadcast.

Tokyo Joshi Pro ran a special event today in conjunction with a Japanese TV competition series called “Dream On The Ring” via Yume Pro Wrestling, which follows a series of women attempting various wresting-themed challenges. Today was their final challenge, an exhibition match against TJPW wrestlers. The eventual winner was determined by fan voting (not revealed in the results). There was also a full slate of regular matches.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. You can also watch THE ENTIRE EVENT FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 307, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Nao Kakuta beat Kaya Toribami.

Match 2: Hyper Misao beat Mahiro Kiryu & Raku in a 3-way by pinning Kiryu.

Match 3: Yume Pro Wrestling Last Mission: Rika Tatsumi beat Rin Sakiko by submission.

Match 4: Yume Pro Wrestling Last Mission: Miyu Yamashita beat Himati Manaka.

Match 5: Yume Pro Wrestling Last Mission: Shoko Nakajima beat Wakama Uehara.

Match 6: Max The Inpaler & Yuki Kamifuku beat Mizuki & Pom Harajuku. Kamifuku pinned Harajuku after Fameasser.

Match 7: Moka Miyamoto & Yuki Aino beat Miu Watanabe & Suzume. Miyamoto pinned Suzume after Korokan. After the match, Miyamoto challenged Watanabe for the International Princess Championship.

Main Event: Yuka Sakazaki, Maki Itoh & Neko Haruna beat Leah O’Reilly, Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo. Sakazaki pinned Endo after Magical Merry-Go-Round.

The next event is 10/21 at Aizuwakamatsu City Cultural Center in Fukushima, which is an Arisu Endo Hometown Event. All tickets are already sold out. There will be no live broadcast.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling runs their biggest event of the year, WRESTLE PRINCESS 3, today, a blowout event featuring top names from TJPW, All Elite Wrestling, Pro Wrestling EVE in England and more. All 3 TJPW titles are on the line tonight-first, International Princess Champion Alex Windsor returns from England to defend against Miu Watanabe, who will be at a huge size advantage but makes up for it in heart and determination. Then, EVE tries to win more gold as Nightshade & Leah O’Reilly challenge AA Eye Candy (Yuki Arai & Saki Akai) for the Princess Tag Team Championship, another literally huge challenge for the champions. In the main event, Princess Of Princess Champion Shoko Nakajima & Yuka Sakazaki face off for the title once again. The undercard includes former AEW Women’s World Champion Riho, Hall of Fame legend Aja Kong and the scary US sensation Max The Impaler.

Today’s event will be held at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. The Japanese commentary team will be Haruo Murata, Kagehiro Osano and special guest Reika Saiki (a former Princess Of Princess Champion, Tokyo Princess Cup winner and original Up Up Girl among other accolades who officially retired earlier this year). The English commentary team will be Chris Brookes & Baliyan Akki. Vocal cheering by fans will be allowed at the event, which will result in greatly reduced capacity but it could be a sellout as only one section of seats will have same-day tickets available. Everything else is sold out. If you’re going to stay up late in the US to watch plan on a most or all-nighter as I anticipate this event will run close to 3 hours, not including a pre-match press conference with the EVE talent and title signing ceremonies to stream FOR FREE on YouTube one hour before the event before the event. You can also watch until the end of the first match on YouTube.

Today’s lineup:
Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano vs. Arisu Endo & Kaya Toribami
Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna vs. Nao Kakuta, Yuna Manase & Yoshiko Hasegawa
Suzume vs. Ryo Mizunami
Mizuki vs. Hyper Misao
Aja Kong, Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Yuki Aino, Rika Tatsumi & Max The Impaler
Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Riho & Hikari Noa
International Princess Champion Alex Windsor vs. Miu Watanabe for the title
Princess Tag Team Champions Yuki Arai & Saki Akai vs. Leah O’Reilly & Nightshade for the titles
Princess Of Princess Champion Shoko Nakajima vs. Yuka Sakazaki for the title

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Updates below will begin at 12:30 AM ET/9:30 PM PT. The pre-event press conference and title match contract signings on TJPW’s YouTube channel will begin at midnight ET/9 PM PT.

9:30 PM PT UPDATE: We are LIVE from Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your Japanese hosts are Haruo Murata & Reika Saiki. Kagehiro Osano likely will join us later. Your English hosts are Chris Brookes & Baliyan Akki.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event, but if it’s not a legit sellout it’s going to be very close.
UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1007, a legit sellout. Because vocal cheering was allowed, capacity was only allowed to be 50%.

The matches are scheduled to begin in 30 minutes. The first portion is backstage interviews with the title match participants, although it gets hilarious when Saki Akai & Yuki Arai are interrupted by the wondering Max The Impaler. Haruo Murata sure got scared too. Arai never stopped smiling.

We go back to the ring 10 minutes before start as Sayuri Namba is running around before taking the stage and entering the ring for the opening announcements. It should be noted the opposite-hard camera side of the ring is about right up against the stage, so if they go outside the ring there they’ll be a few feet up on stage. That could be a factor in some matches.
They also introduced two new trainees during this segment.

Up Up Girls performance begins just after 10 PM PT. So we’re about 5-10 minutes from the first match. (Actually not. They’re doing multiple songs, so the first match now won’t begin until at least 10:20 PM PT). But for the second song their new member-to-be joins them.

The matches begin at 10:20 PM PT. Your 3rd host Kagehiro Osano now joins Japanese commentary..

Match 1: Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano vs. Arisu Endo & Kaya Toribami. 20 minute time limitResult: Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano beat Arisu Endo & Kaya Toribami. Nagano pinned Toribami after a rolling high kick. That’s Nagano’s first career victory!

The YouTube broadcast ends here. WRESTLE UNIVERSE continues.

Match 2: Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna vs. Nao Kakuta, Yuna Manase (Ganbare Pro Wrestling) & Yoshiko Hasegawa (Ganbare Pro Wrestling). Sayuri Namba mixes up Manase’s intro with Kakuta and the broadcast introduces Kakuta on-screen as Mahiro Kiryu. I didn’t hear any “YOU F***ED UP!” chants in Japanese though. 20 minute time limit
Result: Nao Kakuta, Yuna Manase & Yoshiko Hasegawa beat Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna. Kakuta pinned Haruna after Shiden Kai.

Match 3: Suzume vs. Ryo Mizunami (Independent/Freelancer). 15 minute time limit
Result: Ryo Mizunami beat Suzume

Match 4: Mizuki vs. Hyper Misao. 15 minute time limit. And after it started apparently it became a No DQ match (albeit a hardcore comedy match).
Result: Mizuki beat Hyper Misao. Comedy match.

Quick break for ring cleaning.

Match 5: Aja Kong, Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Yuki Aino, Rika Tatsumi & Max The Impaler. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Aino, Rika Tatsumi & Max The Impaler beat Aja Kong, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Tatsumi pinned Harajuku after a sliding hip attack (butt bump). Kong & Max kept going at it outside the ring after the match and finally everyone just ran off scared and let them fight. This was far more entertaining than it had any right to be.

Promo video for 10/14 at Shinjuku Face, which will feature an exhibition match that is the culmination of a TV competition series on Japanese TV called “Dream On The Ring”.

Match 6: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Riho (All Elite Wrestling) & Hikari Noa. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh beat Riho & Hikari Noa. Itoh beat Noa with Itoh Deluxe.

Match 7: Miu Watanabe beat International Princess Champion Alex Windsor to win the title. Watanabe becomes the 11th International Princess Champion.

Match 8: Princess Tag Team Champions Yuki Arai & Saki Akai beat Leah O’Reilly & Nightshade to retain the titles. Arai pinned Nightshade after Finally. V2 for the champs.

Main Event: Yuka Sakazaki beat Princess Of Princess Champion Shoko Nakajima to win the title. Sakazaki becomes the 11th Princess Of Princess Champion. She also joins Miyu Yamashita as the only 3-time champions.

After the main event, the entire roster gathered on stage for a post-event celebration for the fans and a huge announcement…on March 18, 2023, GRAND PRINCESS returns for a second installment…and this time…ARIAKE ARENA DEBUT! And they’ll also be in action on the biggest day of the year for pro wrestling in Japan with a Korakuen Hall event on January 4, 2023-this is the day New Japan Pro Wrestling runs Japan’s version of WrestleMania at the Tokyo Dome.

The next event is a special “Yume Pro Wrestling-Dream On The Ring” event Friday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. A special exhibition match between the TV competition show’s participants is scheduled as the final of the series, and all TJPW wrestlers as well as Max The Impaler and Leah O’Reilly will participate. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

DDT has just announced that former Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestler Reika Saiki, one of their top stars in the promotion’s early days, will return next weekend as a special guest commentator for the WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast of WRESTLE PRINCESS 3 on 10/9. Saiki, an original member of Up Up Girls and a former Princess Of Princess Champion and Tokyo Princess Cup winner, retired in May after facing Arisu Endo in an exhibition match in her final match. She is now an actress. Saiki will join regular commentators Haruo Murata & Kagehiro Osano in the Japanese broadcast. English commentary will also be available for the event, with DDT star Chris Brookes & Baliyan Akki on commentary.

The event will be held on 10/9 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, with the WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast beginning next Saturday (10/8) at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling announced the full card today for WRESTLE PRINCESS 3, their biggest (excluding GRAND PRINCESS) event of the year, on 10/9 at Tokyo Dome City Hall. The match order is undecided but there will be 9 total matches including all 3 TJPW titles being defended. There will be plenty of outsider/independent participation including Riho (All Elite Wrestling), Ryo Mizunami, Yuna Manase & Yoshiko Hasegawa (Ganbare Pro), Hall of Famer Aja Kong and more. England’s Pro Wrestling EVE is part of two of the title matches and could be leaving Japan with even more gold if they can take the Princess Tag Team Championship away from AA Eye Candy and if Alex Windsor retains the International Princess Championship.

The full lineup:
Miyu Yamashita & Maki itoh vs. Riho & Hikari Noa
Suzume vs. Ryo Mizunami
Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna vs. Nao Kakuta, Yuna Manase & Yoshiko Hasegawa
Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano vs. Arisu Endo & Kaya Toribami
Mizuki vs. Hyper Misao
Aja Kong, Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Rika Tatsumi, Yuki AIno & Max The Impaler
International Princess Champion Alex Windsor vs. Miu Watanabe for the title
Princess Tag Team Champions Yuki Arai & Saki Akai vs. Leah O’Reilly & Nightshade for the titles
Princess Of Princess Champion Shoko Nakajima vs. Yuka Sakazaki for the title

The event will be broadcast live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE beginning on 10/8 at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

UPDATE: Leah O’Reilly & Max The Impaler have also been added to a special “Dream On The Ring” event on 10/14. This event is related to a YouTube series that airs weekly on TJPW’s YouTube channel.

Tokyo Joshi Pro runs the final event today before WRESTLE PRINCESS 3, the promotion’s biggest event of the year (excluding March’s Ryogoku Kokugikan debut). The featured match is an 8-woman tag that will see Princess Of Princess Champion Shoko Nakajima and challenger Yuka Sakazaki on opposite sides before they face off again for the title on 10/9. However, there have been several last-minute changes to the event because Hyper Misao is now off. Coronavirus. She was to have been in the main event. Miu Watanabe is the replacement, which necessitated changing virtually the entire card. It was also previously announced that Mahiro Kiryu is out due to a shoulder injury.

Today’s event will be held at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. With the card now single match heavy, and only 5 matches, this will be a short event with a likely running time of around 1 hour, 45 minutes and maybe as short as 90 minutes.

Today’s current lineup:
Suzume vs. Moka Miyamoto
Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo
Kaya Toribami vs. Yuki Kamifuku
Nao Kakuta vs. Neko Haruna
Shoko Nakajima, Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Yuki AIno vs. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku

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Updates below will begin at 11:30 PM ET/8:30 PM PT.

We are LIVE from Ryogoku KFC hall in Tokyo, Japan. There is a table in the ring for the contract signing for the Princess Of Princess Championship match at WRESTLE PRINCESS 3. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Based on the initial applause it sounds on the small side, I’ll initially predict maybe 150.

The contract signing begins the event. This goes about 15 minutes.

Sayuri Namba brings out Mahiro Kiryu, who is out due to a shoulder injury.

The first match will begin at about midnight ET/9 PM PT (after the Up Up Girls performance finishes).

Match 1: Suzume vs. Moka Miyamoto. 15 minute time limit
Result: Suzume beat Moka Miyamoto

Match 2: Yuki Kamifuku vs. Kaya Toribami. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku beat Kaya Toribami

Match 3: Nao Kakuta vs. Neko Haruna. 15 minute time limit
Result: Nao Kakuta beat Neko Haruna

Match 4: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh beat Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo. Itoh beat Endo with Itoh Punish.

Main Event: Shoko Nakajima, Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Yuki AIno vs. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku. 30 minute time limit
Result; Shoko Nakajima, Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Yuki Aino beat Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Nakajima pinned Harajuku with a Northern Lights suplex hold.

The next event is WRESTLE PRINCESS 3 on 10/9 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo.

UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 219.