Tokyo Joshi Pro held a Mizuki 10th Anniversary event today, which also featured a fan lottery to determine the pairings for a number of 1-minute matches at their upcoming Christmas event.
Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The announced paid attendance was 316, a super full house/very near sellout.
During the opening announcements, 2 new wrestlers debuting soon are introduced and the fan lottery to determine matches for 12/24 were held. Those matches will be announced soon.
Match 1: Shoko Nalajima beat Juria Nagano.
Match 2: Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna beat Hikari Noa, Raku & Kaya Toribami. Kamifuku pinned Toribami after Fameasser.
Match 3: Yuki Aino won a “Full Of Mizuki 10th Anniversary” battle royal, last eliminating Pom Harajuku. Order of elimination: Miyu Yamashita DQ’d, Suzume by Hyper Misao, Hyper Misao by Aino, Miu Watanabe by Aino & Harajuku, Harajuku by Aino.
Match 4: Rio & Maki Itoh beat Yuki Arai & Moka Miyamoto. Rio pinned Miyamoto after Draised End. Rio is now returning to Pro Wrestling EVE in England.
Main Event: Mizuki 10th Anniversary Match: Mizuki & Rika Tatsumi beat Yuka Sakazaki & Nao Kakuta. Mizuki pinned Kakuta with Cutie Special.
The next event is “Se-no, Merry Christmas! 2022”, their final event of the year, on 12/24 at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 12/23 at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT.
UPDATE: The new wrestlers introduced are Wakana Uehara & HIMAWARI. They will debut on 1/4. Uehara, 26, is also an actress who makes occasional appearances on NTV (Nippon TV) and YouTube programs. Her athletic background includes swimming, martial arts, dance and ballet and she once placed 3rd in a Japanese national cheerleading competition. HIMAWARI will turn 25 Sunday but nothing else was revealed about her.
UPDATE 2: The “Full Of Mizuki” Battle Royal was named that because all the participants were dressed as Mizuki (they all wore copies of her ring outfit. Yes, even Yamashita)
