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A few minutes ago, Tokyo Joshi Pro announced that Yuka Sakazaki, who is leaving the promotion at the end of the year to continue her career elsewhere, will return on 10/27 at Korakuen Hall. Sakazaki has been out since summer due to a neck injury. Her return match will see her team with Mizuki to face Pom Harajuku & Hyper Misao.
Sakazaki’s future schedule after this match will be announced next week.
More as it becomes available.
Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the CITY CIRCUIT Tour today with the second half of their doubleheader today
Today’s event was held at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (likely Wednesday). There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 286, a full house/near sellout. Unlike the first event today, which was for women only, this was open to all fans. Like the earlier event, Miyu Yamashita & Miu Watanabe missed this event due to competing in the USA yesterday.
During the opening announcements, a battle royal was announced for 10/27 at Korakuen Hall to determine the first challenger for NEW International Princess Champion Max The Impaler. That match will happen on 11/19 at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. Here’s hoping, just because of how much fun that would be, it’s Pom Harajuku. Participants TBA.
Match 1: Yuki Arai beat Shino Suzuki by submission.
Match 2: Hyper Misao & Raku beat Mahiro Kiryu & Toga. Raku pinned Toga after Hurricane Turn.
Match 3: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Yuki Kamifuku & Runa Okubo. Endo beat Okubo with a camel clutch.
Match 4: Maki Itoh beat HIMAWARI by submission.
Match 5: Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta beat Moka Miyamoto & Haru Kazashiro. Kakuta pinned Kazashiro after Shiden Kai.
Match 6: Rika Tatsumi beat Wakana Uehara by submission.
Main Event: Max The Impaler, Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku beat Mizuki, Shoko Nakajima & Kaya Toribami, Impaler pinned Toribami after a lariat.
The next event is Friday at Aizuwakamatsu City Cultural Center in Fukushima. The event is already a legit advance sellout. Miyu Yamashita & Miu Watanabe will be back for this event but Runa Okubo will miss the event to focus on school. There will be no live broadcast.
Tokyo Joshi Pro is running a doubleheader on Tokyo today, the first event just wrapped up which was Go Girl 4, their first women-only event in a year.
Today’s event was held at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 149. Only women were allowed to attend and there were no advance ticket sales (only same-day at the venue).
It was announced earlier this week that Miyu Yamashita & Miu Watanabe would miss today’s events. Both are in the USA for independent events.
Match 1: Suzume beat Haru Kazashiro.
Match 2: Mahiro Kiryu beat Wakana Uehara.
Match 3: Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami beat Yuki Aino & Runa Okubo. Misao beat Okubo with a chicken wing.
Match 4: Hikari Noa beat Toga.
Match 5: Max The Impaler, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Nao Kakuta, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki. Impaler pinned Suzuki after a short range lariat.
Match 6: Mizuki & Yuki Arai beat Moka Miyamoto & Arisu Endo. Mizuki pinned Endo with Cutie Special.
Main Event: Maki Itoh & Yuki Kamifuku beat Shoko Nakajima & Rika Tatsumi. Kamifuku pinned Nakajima after Fameasser.
The next event is coming up in a couple hours (1 AM PT/4 AM ET. There will be no live broadcast.
WRESTLE PRINCESS 4, Tokyo Joshi Pro’s most important annual event, is now in the books.
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 868, a super full house/very near sellout. Almost standing room only as only unreserved seats were available before the event.
Match 1: Runa Okubo beat Haru Kazashiro.
Match 2: Arisu Endo, Kaya Toribami & HIMAWARI beat HARUKAZE, Yoshiko Hasegawa & Riara (Ganbare Women). Endo beat Hasegawa with a camel clutch.
Match 3: Moka Miyamoto beat Juria Nagano.
Match 4: Aja Kong, Raku & Shino Suzuki beat Hyper Misao, Wakana Uehara & Toga. Kong pinned Uehara after a backdrop.
The 6-Woman Tag Match participants for DDT’s 11/12 event at Ryogoku Kokugikan were announced: It’s Yuki Arai (YES!!!), Moka Miyamoto & Shino Suzuki vs. Suzume, Arisu Endo & Wakana Uehara. Having Arai in the match makes sense given it’s Saki Akai’s retirement event…one last helping of AA Eye Candy please!
Match 5: Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai beat Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino. Arai pinned Aino after Finally.
Match 6: Sakisama (Saki Akai), May Saint-Michel, Yukio Saint-Laurent (Yukio Sakaguchi) & Martha beat Shoko Nakajima, Suzume, Pom Harajuku & Antonio Honda (DDT). Sakisama pinned Harajuku after Academy Awards. This likely is the final time we’ll see NEO Bishiki-gun in TJPW. They will be missed.
Major announcement…GRAND PRINCESS ’24 returns to Ryogoku Kokugikan on March 31!
Match 7: Nyla Rose (All Elite Wrestling) beat Maki Itoh.
Match 8: Nao Kakuta & Hikari Noa beat Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu to win the vacant Princess Tag Team Championship. Kakuta & Noa become the 14th Princess Tag Team Champions. Kakuta pinned Kiryu after Shiden Kai.
Match 9: Max The Impaler beat International Princess Champion Rika Tatsumi to win the title and retain the NWA Women’s TV Championship. Impaler becomes the 11th International Princess Champion.
Main Event: Miyu Yamashita beat Princess Of Princess Champion Mizuki to win the title. Yamashita becomes the 13th Princess Of Princess Champion. And first & only for now 4-time champion. The Champ Is Here again! HAPPY HAPPY!!!
The next event is a doubleheader Sunday at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo. The first event is Go Girl 4, the first women-only special event in over a year where only female fans can attend. The second event will be continuing the CITY CIRCUIT Tour with a regular event. The only announcements so far for both are Yuki Arai & Max The Impaler participation. There will be no live broadcasts.
Tokyo Joshi Pro has announced the full card for WRESTLE PRINCESS 4 on 10/9 at Tama Mirai Messe in Tokyo, their most important event of the year. The full lineup is as follows (in order):
Haru Kazashiro vs. Runa Okubo
Arisu Endo, Kaya Toribami & HIMAWARI vs. HARUKAZE, Yoshiko Hasegawa & Riara
Moka Miyamoto vs. Juria Nagano
Aja Kong, Raku & Shino Suzuki vs. Hyper Misao, Wakana Uehara & Toga
Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino vs. Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai
Saki-sama (Saki Akai), May Saint-Michel (Mei Suruga), Yukio Saint Laurent (Yukio Sakaguchi( & Martha vs. :Shoko Nakajima, Suzume, Pom Harajuku & Antonio Honda
Maki Itoh vs. Nyla Rose
Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta vs. Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu for the vacant Princess Tag Team Championship
International Princess Champion Rika Tatsumi vs. NWA Women’s TV Champion Max The Impaler for the titles (double title match)
Princess Of Princess Champion Mizuki vs. Miyu Yamashita for the title
Neko Haruna will appear at an onsite autograph session but will not compete (injured).
Tickets are still available and the event will also stream LIVE on WRESTLE UNVIERSE beginning on 10/8 at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.
Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the CITY CIRCUIT Tour today with an event in Yokohama, likely the last time Saki Akai would appear in the promotion as her sexier Saki-sama persona.
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 270, a legit advance sellout.
Match 1: Yuki Aino beat Runa Okubo.
Match 2: Kaya Toribami beat Haru Kazashiro.
Match 3: Hyper Misao beat HIMAWARI & Pom Harajuku in a 3-way by beating HIMAWARI.
Match 4: Raku, Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Moka Miyamoto, Wakana Uehara & Toga. Suzume pinned Toga after Ring A Bell.
Match 5: Saki-sama (Saki Akai) & May Saint-Michel beat Miu Watanabe & Shino Suzuki. Saki-sama pinned Suzuki after Academy Awards.
Main Event: Mizuki, Rika Tatsumi, Hikari Noa & Nao Lakuta beat Miyu Tamashita, Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu. Noa pinned Kiryu with a blizzard suplex hold.
The next event is WRESTLE PRINCESS 4, what the promotion considers their biggest & most important major event of the year, on 10/9 at Tama Mirai Messe in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTE UNIVERSE will begin on 10/8 at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.
Tokyo Joshi Pro continues the CITY CIRCUIT Tour today with their twice-yearly SKE48-focused event in Nagoya, featuring a mini-live concert by the group and the last chance for some AA Eye Candy.
Today’s event was held at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on WRESTE UNIVERSE.
The announced paid attendance was 681, a full house/near sellout.
Match 1: Suzume beat Shino Suzuki.
Match 2: Arisu Endo & Haru Kazashiro beat Kaya Toribami & Runa Okubo. Endo beat Okubo with a camel clutch.
An SKE48 mini-concert featuring Yuki Arai was held. This will only be available on demand for the next month.
Match 3: Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & HIMAWARI beat Hyper Misao, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Tatsumi beat Harajuku with a dragon sleeper. SKE48 member Shiori Aoki was the special referee, making her second such appearance in TJPW.
Match 4: Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Toga beat Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Wakama Uehara. Kamifuku pinned Uehara after Fameasser.
Match 5: Mizuki & Shoko Nakajima beat Miyu Yanashita & Maki Itoh. Mizuki pinned Yamashita.
Main Event: Yuki Arai & Saki Akai beat Yuki Aino & Moka Miyamoto. Akai pinned Miyamoto after Double Newcomer Award. Now it’s on to their first and last single match before Akai retires later this year.
The next event is Saturday at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Tokyo with Akai returning as Saki-sama one more time alongside May Saint-Michel (Mei Suruga) to face Miu Watanabe & Shino Suzuki in the only official match so far. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 8:30 PM PT/11:30 PM ET.
Ahead of her return to Tokyo Joshi Pro as a referee this weekend, SKE48 has posted the full video of a Tokyo Joshi Pro match earlier this year when group member Shiori Aoki made her wrestling debut as a referee-in a match featuring SKE48 teammate Yuki Arai, no less! Fellow teammate Marika Tani was a guest on Japanese commentary. They’ll all do it again Monday (Sunday night US time) and you can watch LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE beginning Sunday at 8:30 PM PT/11:30 PM ET, featuring a special SKE48 mini-live performance with Arai and 4 of her SKE48 teammates. Until then, check out the video below (video courtesy of the SKE48 Official YouTube channel):
Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the CITY CIRCUIT Tour with an event in Kyoto, a hometown event for Yuki Arai.
Today’s event was held at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 289.
Match 1: Kaya Toribami beat Shino Suzuki.
Match 2: Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Wakana Uehara & HIMAWARI. Raku pinned HIMAWARI after Doctor Yellow.
Match 3: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Nao Kakuta & Yoshiko Hasegawa. Nakajima pinned Hasegawa with a Northern Lights Suplex hold.
Match 4: Hikari Noa beat Moka Miyamoto & Miyu Yamashita in a 3-way by pinning Miyamoto.
Match 5: Yuki Aino beat Yuki Arai.
Main Event: Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu beat Suzume & Arisu Endo and Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe in a 3-way when Kiryu pinned Endo. As a result, Kamifuku & Kiryu sill face Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta for the vacant Princess Tag Team Championship at WRESTLE PRINCESS 4 on 10/9.
The next event is Saturday at Kissei Cultural Hall Middle Hall in Nagano. There will be no live broadcast.
Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the CITY CIRCUIT Tour today with their first-ever event in Hiroshima.
Today’s event was held at Hiroshima Industrial Hall West Exhibition Hall 2nd Exhibition Hall in Hiroshima and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (probably Tuesday). There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 223.
Match 1: Yuki AIno beat HIMAWARI.
Match 2: Mahiro Kiryu beat Kaya Toribami.
Match 3: Yuki Kamifuku beat Toga.
Match 4: Yuki Arai, Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Mizuki, Wakana Uehara & Shino Suzuki. Arai beat Suzuki with a scorpion deathlock.
Match 5: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe beat Miyu Yamashita & Moka Miyamoto. Watanabe pinned Miyamoto after Daydream Eternity.
Main Event: Princess Tag Team Championship Tournament: Nao Kakuta & Hikari Noa beat Hyper Misao & Shoko Nakajima and Raku & Pom Harajuku in a 3-way when Kakuta pinned Nakajima. As a result, Kakuta & Noa will face the winners of a second 3-way scheduled for tomorrow at WRESTLE PRINCESS 4 on 10/9 for the titles.
The next event is tomorrow at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. There will be no live broadcast.