Tokyo Joshi Pro kicks off their spring house show tour today with a morning matinee event in Tokyo as they begin the final push to GRAND PRINCESS ’24, their biggest event of the year, now just 4 weeks away. It’s an exciting day for the promotion as the remaining two wrestlers from their recent 3-woman trainee group will make their debuts today, just days after Chika Nanase was the first to begin her pro career. First up is Uta Takami, who has been part of Up Up Girls and performing with the group since making her pre-training debut last year and seen much more this year with the extended absence of Hikari Noa. With her 17th birthday coming up later this month, she’ll be in good company for her debut as she will team with Miu Watanabe to face Raku & Shino Suzuki in an Up Up Girls showcase match. The other trainee, Kira Summer, then will make her debut as the Australia native will team with Nao Kakuta to face fellow new rookie Chika Nanase & Arisu Endo.
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 7 matches on the lineup but none will probably have more than a 20 minute time limit, and the early start time means west coasters can watch and still go out and about on their Saturday nights as this event probably won’t run longer than 2 hours.
Today’s lineup:
Suzume vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami in a 3-way
Uta Takami Debut Match: Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami vs. Raku & Shino Suzuki
Kira Summer Debut Match: Kira Summer & Nao Kakuta vs. Arisu Endo & Chika Nanase
Rika Tatsumi vs. Haru Kazashiro
Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao vs. Yuki Kamifuku & Pom Harajuku
Miyu Yamashita & Moka Miyamoto vs. Wakana Uehara & Toga
Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino vs. Mizuki & HIMAWARI
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Updates below will begin at 5:45 PM PT/8:45 PM ET. The event is scheduled to begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET but the opening announcements are set to begin 7 minutes before as there will be a lot of them, including a greeting from AKB48 member Ami Yumoto, who will debut on 3/31, and more announcements relating to additional 3/31 participation.
5:45 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue shortly.
5:53 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 cheaper seats that were still available today look about half full right now (all the lower level and more expensive seats are sold out) so we’ll see what the walk-up crowd looks like. I’ll predict around 325. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 370, a super full house/very near sellout)
Opening announcements begin as soon as we go live as there’s a lot on top. The matches should begin in 15-20 minutes. More on these later, but among the announcements for GRAND PRINCESS ’24 participation was…she’s back for one more event…Yuka Sakazaki! (MId-show Update: It was also announced that Runa Okubo has passed her high school entrance exams, and with that out of the way her current hiatus is over and she will return on 3/16. Also, Yuki Kamifuku will have a hometown return event on 5/25 at Shonandai Cultural Center in Kanagawa)
The matches begin at 6:16 PM PT/9:16 PM ET.
Match 1: Kira Summer Debut Match: Kira Summer & Nao Kakuta vs. Arisu Endo & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Arisu Endo & Chika Nanase beat Kira Summer & Nao Kakuta. Endo beat Summer with a camel clutch.
Match 2: Uta Takami Debut Match: Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami vs. Raku & Shino Suzuki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Raku & Shino Suzuki beat Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami. Raku beat Takami with a guillotine choke.
Good debut matches for both, Takami was quite impressive. Hopefully both have bright futures ahead of them in TJPW.
Match 3: Suzume vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Suzume beat Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami in a 3-way by pinning Toribami.
Match 4: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao vs. Yuki Kamifuku & Pom Harajuku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Msiao beat Yuki Kamifuku & Pom Harajuku. Misao pinned Harajuku after Hypami Returns.
Match 5: Rika Tatsumi vs. Haru Kazashiro. 15 minute time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi beat Haru Kazashiro
Match 6: Miyu Yamashita & Moka Miyamoto vs. Wakana Uehara & Toga. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita & Moka Miyamoto beat Wakana Uehara & Toga. Yamashita pinned Toga after Attitude Adjustment.
Main Event: Ryo Mizunami (Independent/Freelancer) & Yuki Aino vs. Mizuki & HIMAWARI. 20 minute time limit
Result: Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino beat Mizuki & HIMAWARI. Aino pinned HIMAWARI after Venus DDT. Afterwards, the winners with microphone for the show-ending victory promo.
The next event is 3/10 at Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast.
