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Tokyo Joshi Pro returns to Nagoya today for “Always Be A Challenger ’24”, with the focus on both Nagoya-based SKE48 and next week’s house show in Aizawakamatsu. That’s because SKE48’s Yuki Arai defends the International Princess Championship today against Arisu Endo, who wants nothing more than to go home as a double champion (she is half of the current Princess Tag Team Champions). Considering there’s only 2 weeks left until WRESTLE PRINCESS 5, one of the promotion’s biggest events of the year, there’s not much else build-wise to that event today. Also no SKE38 performance which is unusual for a Nagoya event, but Yoshiko Hasegawa makes her first appearance as a full-time participant in TJPW today as well.

Today’s event will be held at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. It’s a 7 match card and with only the main event possibly going longer than 20 minutes this event wouldn’t go much longer than 2 1/2 hours at most but probably will be just over 2 hours. Results may also be on slight delay because I will be simulcasting this event and a Stardom event today for most of the event.

Today’s; lineup:
Toga vs. Kira Summer
Raku vs. Mahiro Kiryu & HIMAWARI in a 3-way
Yuki Kamifuku & Pom Harajuku vs. Wakana Uehara & Chika Nanase
Rika Tatsumi & Yuki AIno vs. Kaya Toribami & Moka Miyamoto
Miyu Yamashita, Runa Okubo & Haru Kazashiro vs. Mizuki, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami
Miu Watanabe & Suzume vs. Shoko Nakajima & Yoshiko Hasegawa
International Princess Champion Yuki ARai vs. Arisu Endo for the title

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Updates below will begin at 8:30 PM PT/11:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin at 8:15 PM PT/11:15 PM ET.

8:30 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Advance sales were good and while this venue can be configured for nearly 3000, today’s capacity will be much smaller. Probably going to be close to maybe 500. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 507)

They wasted little time getting right to Up Up Girls.

The matches begin at 8:38 PM PT/11:38 PM ET.

Match 1: Toga vs. Kira Summer. 15 minute time limit
Result: Toga beat Kira Summer

Match 2: Raku vs. Mahiro Kiryu & HIMAWARI in a 3-way. 15 minute time limit
Result: Raku beat Mahiro Kiryu & HIMAWARI in a 3-way by pinning HIMAWARI.

Match 3: Yuki Kamifuku & Pom Harajuku vs. Wakana Uehara & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku & Pom Harajuku beat Wakana Uehara & Chika Nanase. Kamifuku pinned Nanase after Fameasser.

Match 4: Rika Tatsumi & Yuki AIno vs. Kaya Toribami & Moka Miyamoto. 20 minute time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi & Yuki AIno beat Kaya Toribami & Moka Miyamoto. Aino pinned Toribami after Venus DDT.

Match 5: Miyu Yamashita, Runa Okubo & Haru Kazashiro vs. Mizuki, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita, Runa Okubo & Haru Kazashiro beat Mizuki, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami. Yamashita pinned Suzuki after Attitude Adjustment.

Match 6: Miu Watanabe & Suzume vs. Shoko Nakajima & Yoshiko Hasegawa. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miu Watanabe & Suzume beat Shoko Nakajima & Yoshiko Hasegawa. Watanabe beat Hasegawa with a modified sharpshooter.

Main Event: International Princess Champion Yuki ARai vs. Arisu Endo for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: International Princess Champion Yuki Arai beat Arisu Endo to retain the title. V4 for Arai. And I go home happy, although Endo will not. Next up: Moka Miyamoto. Maybe in 2 weeks at WRESTLE PRINCESS 5. Updates to follow.

The next event is Saturday at Aizuwakamatsu City Tsuruga Castle Gym in Fukushima for the next Arisu Endo hometown event. Streamers/paper tape throwing will be allowed only for Endo. Shoko Nakajima will not be at the event due to a US tour and Yuki Kamifuku will miss the event due to a China tour. There will be no live broadcast.

UPDATE: It’s now official. Arai-Miyamoto at WRESTLE PRINCESS 5. With zero pre-match build because Arai is not on next week’s event unless plans change, and that’s it before WRESTLE PRINCESS 5. Arai has a great title reign going but much to my dismay this could be the end.

Some of the Tokyo Joshi Pro roster headed to England today for a co-promoted event with the Pro Wrestling EVE promotion, where Miyu Yamashita in particular has been a regular visitor the last couple years.

Today’s event was held at Conway Hall in London, England and can be watched on demand with a paid subscription to the Pro Wrestling EVE YouTube channel, which starts at $9.99/month.

The attendance was not announced.

Pre-show match: Skye Smitson beat Anita Vaughn & Casey in a 3-way by pinning Vaughn.

Match 1: Mahiro Kiryu beat HIMAWARI.

Match 2: Alex Windsor beat Lena Cross.

Match 3: Raku beat Session Moth Martina.

Match 4: Aja Kong & Max The Impaler beat Sapphire Reid & Gigi. Kong pinned Reed after a diving elbow drop. (Side note: On the socials Max posted about being very sad about Pom Harajuku not being at the event)

Main Event: Pro Wrestling EVE Champion Nina Samuels beat Miyu Yamashita to retain the title. Afterwards, Yamashita said TJPW would be back for future collaborations with EVE as the event was considered a success.

The next event is the Tokyo Princess Cup Finals tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English will begin TONIGHT at 7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET. I hope to be able to do live results but may not be able to due to schedule conflicts. Those who were in England today will not be back in time for this event.

Tokyo Joshi Pro begins the annual Tokyo Princess Cup today with an event in Tokyo. The promotion’s sole singles tournament each year, this is a single-elimination format tournament featuring the entire roster, or at least those able and available to participate. This year the number is down to 19 because of injuries and absent wrestlers, most notably the otherwise-heavy favorite Miyu Yamashita, who is out because of her latest US tour. Such a tour next month takes Maki Itoh out too. At least 3 wrestlers are out with injuries. So in addition to a couple of Round 1 matches there also will be several Round 2 matches today as part of 6 total tournament matches-Round 1 matches all will take place today and are Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe opening against Arisu Endo, Yuki Arai (naturally my pick to win) vs. Kaya Toribami and Runa Okubo vs. Yuki Aino. In Round 2 matches, Mizuki faces Moka Miyamoto, Pom Harajuku faces Yuki Kamiduku and Shino Suzuki faces Suzume.

As noted above, Yamashita is off today’s event due to her US tour.

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. This is a larger than normal non-major event card with 8 scheduled matches, and tournament matches normally have no time limit so I anticipate this will run longer than a normal house show for TJPW, probably closer to 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Shoko Nakajima, Raku, HIMAWARI, Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami vs. Zara Zakher, Wakana Uehara, Kira Summer, Toga & Chika Nanase
Rika Tatsumi vs. Maki Iroh & Mahiro Kiryu in a 3-way
Tokyo Princess Cup Round 1:
Miu Watanabe vs. Arisu Endo
Yuki Arai vs. Kaya Toribami
Runa Okubo vs. Yuki Aino
Tokyo Princess Cup Round 2:
Mizuki vs. Moka Miyamoto
Pom Harajuku vs. Yuki Kamifuku
Shino Suzuki vs. Suzume

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

6:25 PM PT UPDATE: Late changes to today-Yuki Kamifuku is now off. The always-vague poor health. Tournament match vs. Pom Harajuku is moved to 8/3. The 3-way is now Tatsumi & Kiryu vs. Itoh & Harajuku.

8:30 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The hard camera didn’t zoom out early for a look at the fixed seating beyond around the ring, which seemed mostly full. These events average 200-250 so I’m guessing it’ll be near 250 (full capacity for the venue is somewhere between 400-500). (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 347, a super full house/very near sellout)

At the start of the opening announcements Sayuri Namba announces the above card change due to no Yuki Kamifuku.

The matches should begin in about 10 minutes.

During the card rundown the above tag match was changed again. Now it’s apparently Tatsumi & Harajuku vs. Itoh & Kiryu.

The matches begin at 8:43 PM PT/11:43 PM ET.

Match 1: Shoko Nakajima, Raku, HIMAWARI, Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami vs. Zara Zakher, Wakana Uehara, Kira Summer, Toga & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Shoko Nakajima, Raku, HIMAWARI, Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami beat Zara Zakher, Wakana Uehara, Kira Summer, Toga & Chika Nanase. Raku pinned Nanase after Doctor Yellow.

Match 2: Rika Tatsumi & Mahiro Kiryu vs. Maki Itoh & Pom Harajuku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Maki Itoh & Pom Harajuku beat Rika Tatsumi & Mahiro Kiryu. Itoh pinned Kiryu with a Japanese leg roll clutch hold.

Match 3: Tokyo Princess Cup Round 1: Runa Okubo vs. Yuki Aino. No time limit
Result: Yuki Aino beat Runa Okubo. As a result, Aino advances to Round 2 and will face Shoko Nakajima.

Match 4: Tokyo Princess Cup Round 2: Shino Suzuki vs. Suzume. No time limit
Result: Suzume beat Shino Suzuki. As a result, Suzume advances to the Quarterfinals and will face TBA, which will be the winner of Yuki Arai/Kaya Toribami vs. Wakana Uehara on 8/3.

Match 5: Tokyo Princess Cup Round 1: Yuki Arai vs. Kaya Toribami. No time limit
Result: Yuki Arai beat Kaya Toribami. As a result, Arai advances to Round 2 and will face Wakana Uehara.

Quick break for ring repairs/maintenance.

Match 6: Tokyo Princess Cup Round 2: Mizuki vs. Moka Miyamoto. No time limit
Result: Mizuki beat Moka Miyamoto. As a result, Mizuki advances to the Quarterfinals and will face TBA, which will be the winner of Miu Watanabe/Arisu Endo vs. Zara Zakher on 8/3.

Main Event: Tokyo Princess Cup Round 1: Miu Watanabe vs. Arisu Endo. No time limit
Result: Miu Watanabe beat Arisu Endo. As a result, Watanabe advances to Round 2 and will face Zara Zakher. The rare instance where, on paper, due to the massive size difference the champion may very well be the underdog.

With one fewer match than planned due to Kamifuku’s late removal, this event was much shorter than I anticipated, checking in at only about 110 minutes.

The next event is Saturday at Shinjuku Face with the rest of Round 2 (now 6 matches). Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 6:45 PM PT/9:45 PM ET. Live results are scheduled.

Tokyo Joshi Pro said goodbye to Nao Kakuta today as she retired following her final match at her farewell event, titled “You Are Our Treasures”. Thankfully she was able to return from a lower back injury that cost her most of the past month and compete in her retirement match.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 284, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Suzume, Arisu Endo & Shino Suzuki beat Wakana Uehara, Toga & Chika Nanase. Suzume pinned Nanase after Mikazuki Meteor Shower.

Match 2: Shoko Nakajima beat Uta Takami & HIMAWARI in a 3-way by pinning Takami.

Match 3: Moka Miyamoto, Kaya Toribami & Kira Summer beat Miu Watanabe, Runa Okubo & Haru Kazashiro. Miyamoto beat Okubo with Rashomon.

Match 4: Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu. Tatsumi pinned Kiryu after Missile Hip.

Main Event: Nao Kakuta Retirement Match: Mizuki beat Nao Kakuta. After the match, a retirement ceremony was held for Kakuta, including fans being allowed to throw paper tape/streamers at the end before the final roster photo. Kakura intends to remain active in other projects, possibly including stage/theater performances that she has increased participation in over the last year or two.

The next event is the Tokyo Princess Cup Tournament beginning Sunday at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 8:30 PM PT/11:30 PM ET. Live results are tentatively scheduled (pending other schedule conflicts that day).

Tokyo Joshi Pro’s quarterly blowout event, SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’24, kicks off a big weekend of wrestling across Japan today. Their annual summer tentpole event is a morning matinee event and is loaded up with 9 matches including 2 title matches and familiar foreign talent returning. In the main event, Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe defends the title against Rika Tatsumi. Can Watanabe keep her reign alive against her Daydream partner & friend or will Tatsumi become a 2-time champion? In the second title match, Yuki Arai looks to become a 2-time Princess Tag Team Champion by adding the title to her International Princess Championship, this time teaming with Moka Miyamoto to challenge Suzume & Arisu Endo for the titles. Elsewhere, Japanese veteran & AEW part-timer Emi Sakura makes a special appearance and Hall of Famer Aja Kong faces Shoko Nakajima.

There have been late changes to the card because Nao Kakuta & Mahiro Kiryu are off the original lineup. Kakuta is out due to a lower back injury that has put her retirement match next week in potential jeopardy. She was to have faced Yuki Kamifuku. Kakeru Sekiguchi is the replacement. Kiryu is off due to the always-vague poor health/physical condition (probably illness). She was to have teamd with Yuna Manase & Kaya Toribami to face Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Moeka Haruhi, who just returned to Ganbare Pro this past weekend after an extended absence to be a kidney donor to save her sister’s life, is the replacement for her second match back. Haruhi also has joined Ganbare after spending most of the last decade as a freelancer.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese & English. Former SKE48 member Marika Tani makes her regular major-event appearance as a guest on Japanese commentary. Fans will be allowed to throw streamers/paper tape today. There will be a post-event party/gathering at a nearby venue after the event which may affect running times slightly although schedules are subject to change, but this probably will be a normal major event in terms of running time and go around 2 1/2 hours. The longest it could possibly go would be a little over 3 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Wakana Uehara, Toga & Runa Okubo vs. HIMWARI, Shino Suzuki & Haru Kazashiro
Chika Nanase vs. Kira Summer
Mei Suruga vs. Uta Takami
Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Yuna Manase, Moeka Haruhi & Kaya Toribami
Yuki Kamifuku vs. Kakeru Sekiguchi
Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Emi Sakura & Mizuki
Aja Kong vs. Shoko Nakajima
Princess Tag Team Champions Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto for the titles
Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Rika Tatsumi fro the title

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Updates below will begin at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin at 6:40 PM PT/9:40 PM ET.

6:40 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in a few minutes.

6:50 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 & Marika Tani. Your English hosts are Mr. Haku & Baliyan Akki.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Usual reduced capacity setup and crowd still filing in but it looks mostly full already, so it should be at least in the 700-750 range. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 873)

The matches should begin in 20-25 minutes.

During Sayuri Namba’s opening announcements, they announce the year-end event for 12/29 and the 2025 opener for Tokyo Dome morning on 1/4/25, both at Korakuen. She then brings out Nao Kakuta to address the crowd, appearing even though she can’t compete today due to a back injury. Up Up Girls then come out. (Looks like matches will begin around 7:15 PM PT)

The matches begin at 7:20 PM/10:20 PM ET.

Match 1: Wakana Uehara, Toga & Runa Okubo vs. HIMWARI, Shino Suzuki & Haru Kazashiro. 20 minute time limit
Result: Wakana Uehara, Toga & Runa Okubo beat HIMAWARI, Shino Suzuki & Haru Kazashiro. Toga pinned Suzuki after Rock Bottom.

Match 2: Chika Nanase vs. Kira Summer. 15 minute time limit
Result: Kira Summer beat Chika Nanase. Kira’s first career victory!

Match 3: Mei Suruga (Chocolate Pro Wrestling) vs. Uta Takami. 15 minute time limit
Result: Mei Suruga beat Uta Takami by submission. More of a comedy match.

Match 4: Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Yuna Manase (Ganbare Pro), Moeka Haruhi (Ganbare Pro) & Kaya Toribami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Yuna Manase, Moeka Haruhi & Kaya Toribami. Aino pinned Toribami after Venus DDT. Comedy match of course.

Match 5: Yuki Kamifuku vs. Kakeru Sekiguchi (Independent/Freelancer). 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku beat Kakeru Sekiguchi. Nao Kakuta, who was supposed to have faced Kamifuku, was at ringside for the match. Post-match, Kamifuku with microphone. She briefly put Kakuta over then Kakuta came in to apologize for not being able to compete and thanked the crowd for coming out. She hoped they would come to her retirement match Thursday.

Match 6: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Emi Sakura (Chocolate Pro Wrestling/All Elite Wrestling) & Mizuki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh beat Emi Sakura & Mizuki. Yamashita pinned Mizuki after Skull Kick. And for good measure Sakura gave Mizuki a tilt-a-whrl backbreaker afterwards. Happy Happy!

Match 7: Aja Kong (OZ Academy) vs. Shoko Nakajima. 20 minute time limit
Result: Aja Kong beat Shoko Nakajima

Match 8: Princess Tag Team Champions Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto for the titles. 30 minute time limit (This is the first time I’ve ever seen Suzume without her traditional jet-black hair! She dyed it blonde today, also has a new outfit)
Result: Princess Tag Team Champions Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto to retain the titles. Endo beat Miyamoto with a camel clutch. V2 for the champs.

Main Event: Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Rika Tatsumi fro the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe beat Rika Tatsumi to retain the title. V3 for Watanabe. Next up: Probably the Tokyo Princess Cup winner at WRESTLE PRINCESS 5 unless Watanabe wins.

The next event is the Nao Kakuta Retirement Event (they call it graduation) Thursday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Hopefully Kakuta will be able to compete in her final match. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

More injury news from Tokyo Joshi Pro ahead of SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’24 this Saturday, and it’s unfortunate because of the two absences now, Nao Kakuta remains one of them. Existing lower back injury. She was to have faced Yuki Kamifuku. Kakeru Sekiguchi is the replacement. Kakuta will participate in a post-event autograph session, but now there should be worry about her status for her final match scheduled for next week and if this injury could be career-ending without one last match. Additionally, Mahiro Kiryu is now off too. The always-vague poor health/physical condition. She was to have teamed with Yuna Manase & Kaya Toribami to face Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Moeka Haruhi, who just returned from a long absence to be a kidney donor to her sister, is the replacement. Haruhi will be at the post-event party but no Kiryu, so refunds will be offered to affected fans.