Tokyo Joshi Pro continues the Futari-wa Princess Max Heart Tournament today with the Quarterfinals. Or at least 3/4 of them because one match was held yesterday. This will finish setting up the Semifinals-we already know Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano have made the final 4, today we’ll find out who joins them. In one quarterfinal it’s an all-idol special as Yuki Arai & Wakana Uehara face Mizuki & Shino Suzuki. The second quarterfinal has presumed favorites Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe facing Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao. The third quarterfinal is Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo. The Suzume/Endo-Raku/Harajuku winners will face Miyamoto/Nagano while the other Quarterfinals winners today will face each other in the Semifinals.
There have been last-minute changes to today’s card because Nao Kakuta is now off. Fever. She was to have faced Haru Kazashiro. What had been Moka Miyamoto vs. HIMAWARI is now a 3-way with Kazashiro as a result.
Today’s event will be held at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. The Kakuta absence and card changes took one match off the card so it will be shorter than planned-based on yesterday and with another DDT event coming up after this I anticipate this event will also run about what yesterday’s did, just over 90 minutes, closer to 100 minutes but under 2 hours.
Today’s lineup:
Moka Miyamoto vs. HIMAWARI & Haru Kazashiro in a 3-way
Miyu Yamashita, Kaya Toribami & Toga vs. Yuki Aino, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
Tournament Quarterfinals:
Yuki Arai & Wakana Uehara vs. Mizuki & Shino Suzuki
Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo
Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe vs. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao
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Updates below will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.
6:30 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Advance sales and the initial crowd shots suggest it will be close to yesterday’s event which drew 262, so I’m guessing it’ll be around 250 again. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 277)
The matches will begin in a few minutes.
The matches begin at 6:47 PM PT/9:47 PM ET. Hard-camera only view again, left side entrance view for the wrestlers is obstructed by the ring posts.
Match 1: Miyu Yamashita, Kaya Toribami & Toga vs. Yuki Aino, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Aino, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu beat Miyu Yamashita, Kaya Toribami & Toga. Aino pinned Toga after Venus DDT.
Match 2: Moka Miyamoto vs. HIMAWARI & Haru Kazashiro in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Moka Miyamoto beat HIMAWARI & Haru Kazashiro in a 3-way by beating Kazashiro.
Match 3: Tournament Quarterfinals: Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo. No time limit
Result: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Raku & Pom Harajuku. Suzume pinned Harajuku after Ring A Bell. As a result, Suzume/Endo advance to the Semifinals and will face Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano.
Match 4: Tournament Quarterfinals: Yuki Arai & Wakana Uehara vs. Mizuki & Shino Suzuki. No time limit
Result: Yuki Arai & Wakana Uehara beat Mizuki & Shino Suzuki. Uehara beat Suzuki with a sleeper hold. As a result, Arai & Uehara advance to the Semifinals and will face the winner of the main event.
Main Event: Tournament Quarterfinals: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe vs. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao. No time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe beat Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao. Tatsumi pinned Misao after Daydream. As a result, Tatsumi & Watanabe advance to the Semifinals and will face Yuki Arai & Wakana Uehara.
The Semifinals are Saturday at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. I will be unable to do live results due to a prior scheduling conflict.
