The biggest annual day of the year in Japanese pro wrestling, and biggest in the world outside of WrestleMania Weekend-is finally here…HAPPY TOKYO DOME DAY! It kicks off with Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling’s annual pre-Dome morning matinee, the year-opening “Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling ’25” blowout event. All 3 of the promotion’s titles are on the line today-first up, Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh have a very big task ahead, literally, when they defend the Princess Tag Team Championship against Zara Zakher & Masha Slamovich. In the Semifinal, Yuki Arai celebrates one year as International Princess Champion today and will try to keep her record-setting reign going against Suzume. And in the main event, Miu Watanabe will look to retain the Princess Of Princess Championship against Mizuki, who will try to become a 2-time champion. Elsewhere, former TJPW icon Yuka Sakazaki makes a one-day-only return and the annual Shoko Nakajima-Hyper Misao match will be a wacky death match with former DDT wrestler Poison Sawada JULIE as special referee.
There have been last-minute changes to the card because both Haru Kazashiro and Uta Takami are now off the event. The always-vague poor health. HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki were moved to other matches and a planned 6-woman tag match is now a tag match. After missing most of December due to a death in her family, Kira Summer will also return to action today.
Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. Actress Mai Asada will be a special guest on Japanese commentary. Fans will be able to throw streamers/paper tape in the ring during entrances. The final card settled on 9 matches after expecting to be as many as 10, and one match is no time limit but since this is a blowout event for TJPW I would anticipate the event’s running time being about 3 hours. It can’t go much longer due to a post-event party next door, and that will still leave plenty of time to get ready for Tokyo Dome.
Today’s lineup:
HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida vs. Toga & Chika Nanase
Ryo Mizunami, Kaya Toribami & Yoshiko Hasegawa vs. Matcha, Ivy Steele & Kira Summer
Aja Kong, Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna vs. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku
Shoko Nakajima vs. Hyper Misao in a Lumber Snake Death Match. Rules TBA. Poison Sawada JULIE is special referee
Yuka Sakazaki & Moka Miyamoto vs. Arisu Endo & Shino Suzuki
Yuki Kamifuku & Lei Ying Lee (Xia Li) vs. Rika Tatsumi & Wakana Uehara
International Princess Champion Yuki Arai vs. Suzume for the title
Princess Tag Team Champions Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Zara Zakher & Masha Slamovich for the titles
Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Mizuki for the title
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Updates below will begin at 5:30 PM PT/8:30 PM ET. The opening announcements are scheduled to begin at 5:50 PM PT/8:50 PM ET. (The official event start time is 6 PM PT/9 PM ET)
5:30 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue shortly.
5:45 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 & Mai Asada. Your English hosts are Baliyan Akki & Mr. Haku.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Advance ticket sales seemed about average and it’ll be about 15 minutes before we have a good estimate as the crowd is still filing in, but they want them in before the opening announcements. From what I can see at that time, it looks like around 1000. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1483, a legit sellout. So a very strong walk-up crowd)
The opening announcements will begin in about 5 minutes.
After the announcements, which included this event happening again next year at the same date & time (1/4/26), Sanshiro Takagi comes out. He announces a Bullet Train Pro Wrestling event on 2/15 to take place on a Japanese bullet train. That’ll be fun! The match? Miu Watanabe, Mizuki, Raku (of course-she is a noted train enthusiast and fan of the Japanese train system) & Aja Kong vs. Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh, Yuki Arai & Max The Impaler. Quite a matchup but I’d take one of Yamashita/Itoh/Arai out for Pom Harajuku instead.
Up Up GIrls performance. No Uta Takami today so Hyper Misao comes out to fill in. Actually not.
The matches begin at 6:15 PM PT/9:15 PM ET.
Match 1: HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida vs. Toga & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Toga & Chika Nanase beat HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida. Toga pinned Ashida after Rock Bottom.
Match 2: Ryo Mizunami (Independent/Freelancer), Kaya Toribami & Yoshiko Hasegawa vs. Matcha, Ivy Steele & Kira Summer. 20 minute time limit
Result: Ryo Mizunami, Kaya Toribami & Yoshiko Hasegawa beat Matcha, Ivy Steele & Kira Summer. Mizunami pinned Steele after a spear.
All Elite Wrestling referee Bryce Remsburg is the referee for our next match.
Match 3: Aja Kong (OZ Acadxemy), Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna vs. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Aja Kong, Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna. Aino pinned Haruna after Venus DDT.
Match 4: Shoko Nakajima vs. Hyper Misao in a Lumberjack Death Match. Rules TBA. Poison Sawada JULIE (DDT) is special referee. 15 minute time limit. Before entrances we see a video of Nakajima preparing backstage and drinks a bottle of something. It doesn’t go well as poor Chika Nanase soon discovers…Nakajima comes out face painted along with Toga, Yoshiko Hasegawa, HIMAWARI & JULIE. And actually, she’s now Shoko NAKAJAMA!
Result: Hyper Misao beat Shoko Nakajima. Really fun comedy match.
Quick break for ring repairs/maintenance.
The first match for 1/4/26 is announced…and it’s…what else? Shoko Nakajima vs. Hyper Misao of course!
Match 5: Yuka Sakazaki & Moka Miyamoto (she’s gone blonde!) vs. Arisu Endo & Shino Suzuki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuka Sakazaki & Moka Miyamoto beat Arisu Endo & Shino Suzuki. Sakazaki pinned Suzuki after Magical Girl Splash.
Match 6: Yuki Kamifuku & Lei Ying Lee (Xia Li) vs. Rika Tatsumi & Wakana Uehara. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku & Lei Ying Lee beat Rika Tatsumi & Wakana Uehara. Lee pinned Uehara after Thunder Strike.
Match 7: International Princess Champion Yuki Arai vs. Suzume for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: Suzume beat International Princess Champion Yuki Arai to win the title. Suzume becomes the 13th International Princess Champion. Obviously heartbreaking for me as Arai’s year-long record-setting reign is over, but I’m so very proud of her for how far she has come and how impresssive a champion she was. Bigger and better things are coming.
Match 8: Princess Tag Team Champions Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Zara Zakher & Masha Slamovich for the titles. 30 minute time limit
Result: Princess Tag Team Champions Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh beat Zara Zakher & Masha Slamovich to retain the titles. Yamashita pinned Zakher after Crash Rabbit Heat. V3 for the champs.
Main Event: Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Mizuki for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: Mizuki beat Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe to win the title. Mizuki becomes the 15th Princess Of Princess Champion. UNHAPPY UNHAPPY. I was hoping Watanabe would at least be champion to GRAND PRINCESS ’25. But no…of all people to beat her it had to be that bratty snob Mizuki…oh well, life goes on…
The next event is 1/11 at Kobe Art Center in Kobe to start the NEW YEAR CIRCUIT 2025 tour. There will be no live broadcast.
UPDATE: The next Princess Of Princess challenger will be determined by a 6 woman battle royal on 1/11. Participants will be Yuki Aino, Shoko Nakjaima, Pom Harajuku, Rika Tatsumi, Arisu Endo & Hyper Misao.
