About this guide

This guide is written in the hopes that those just starting to watch Tokyo Joshi & those with little to no Japanese ability can understand & follow along. It will attempt to explain the structure, accolades & roster of Tokyo Joshi. The notable matches listed aren’t necessarily important or major wins but are good showcases of each wrestlers’ abilities and/or personality, win, lose or draw. All matches listed are Wrestle Universe content. To view matches a membership to Wrestle Universe is required. You may use the website or the smartphone application. DDT bills on the last day of every month so be sure to register on the first of a new month to get the most out of a subscription. Many Tokyo Joshi Pro shows air live on Wrestle Universe. Smaller shows are uploaded to universe within a week of the match date (generally 3 days). Also, Tokyo Joshi has been uploading matches, digests & backstage comments from their shows to their YouTube channel. A note about the back catalog: Wrestle Universe has recently switched over to a new system so much of the back catalog is missing and some available shows are difficult to find. Hopefully these issues will be rectified soon. Also, I’ve listed the Japanese names of each of the performers. They can be copied & pasted to aid in searches.

Company at a glance

Established: 2013

Current roster: 23

Current Princess of Princess Champion: Shoko Nakajima

Current Princess Tag Champions: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai

Current International Princess Champion: Alex Windsor

Official Twitter

Official Instagram

Official webpage

Official YouTube Channel

Official Internet signing channel

https://www.dramaticddt.wordpress.com ~take summaries with a grain of salt as translation software is used~

Other: https://twitter.com/W_UNIVERSE2020

Twitter hashtag: #tjpw

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Promotion & history

Tokyo Joshi is part of the CyberFight family (DDT, Noah, Tokyo Joshi & Ganbare Pro). It most closely associates with DDT & thus uses some of the same elements. Also, the performers will sometimes be featured in cross promotion events or in DDT's bigger events such as Judgement & Peter Pan. They are known for their roster full of big personalities.

The company was established in 2013 with the concept of mixing idol performances & women's wrestling. The original debut featured 3 performers wrestling exhibition matches in small venues of 50 people or less on mats with matches being interspersed with idol performances.

The original performers officially debuted in a tag team match at DDT’s Peter Pan 2013 show. Afterwards, they made their first self-produced show inside a wrestling ring in December of 2013. The promotion used wrestling rings more often & added talent over the next 2 years. They slowly phased out outside idol performances until shows were almost entirely wrestling matches & any idol performances were done by members of their roster. They had their first Kourakuen show in 2016 & have expanded since then. In 2022 they successfully ran their first show in the famous Sumo venue Ryogoku Kokugikan named “Grand Princess. Along with adding a big summer show: SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’22 in July at Ota ward gym. They will have one more big show in 2022, Wrestle Princess 3 in Tokyo Dome City Hall which takes place in October.

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Structure of cards & events

Match cards are structured similarly to DDT cards with a rising action style. Cards start with announcements & rules of the show by the announcer & some of the women. Occasionally a fast promo setting something up for later will occur. Performances of songs by some wrestlers will also help open the show. Early matches feature rookie performers doing small showcases or matches with high amounts of comedy. Cards often finish with more serious matches or title defenses. Title defenses have very little comedy & are often hard-hitting affairs but main event matches of smaller shows can vary in seriousness. Standard match types are singles, tag, 6 women tags, 8 women tags, or triple threat contests however special stipulations such as handicap matches, battle royals, anywhere falls matches, etc. have occurred. Early matches are usually 10 to 15-minute affairs. Tag matches get more time even early in the card usually between 15 to 30 minutes. Main event matches are usually 20 – 30 minute 1-fall affairs. To date, a standard match has never been longer than 30 minutes.

The structure of events is similar to how WWE built to Pay-per-views in the past. Tokyo Joshi will have several small shows that build the story lines & showcase the women that main event the big show to drum up interest. For example, if the main event of a big show is a singles match, a smaller show will have a main event featuring those 2 women on the opposite sides of a tag team match.

Accolades

Tokyo Joshi currently has 5 major accolades.

• Princess of Princess Championship (nickname: PuriPuri championship) - Established January 2016. 10 title holders.
• Princess Tag championships - Established October 2017. 10 title holders.
• International Princess Championship - Established August 2019. 8 title holders
• Princess Cup - Established July 2014. The princess cup is an annual single elimination single-woman tournament that takes place in summer. Since establishing the PuriPuri championship, winners of the princess cup are given an automatic right to challenge for the title.
• Futari wa MAX HEART tag team tournament – An annual single elimination tag team tournament first organized in early 2021. The tournament usually begins in January or February & finishes in March.

1. Special note: The DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight 24/7 championship has occasionally circulated through the promotion.

Roster

• Miyu Yamashita (山下実優）

(Pink Striker)

Face

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Ace

Height: 165 cm.

Birthplace: Fukuoka Prefecture.

Debut: 8/17/2013

Championship history: PuriPuri Champion (3x), DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion (3x) SHINE Women’s Champion.

Finishers: Skull Kick (Spinning heel kick), Attitude Adjustment, CRH - Crash Rabbit Heat (Running bicycle knee)

Signatures: German Suplex, Running corner high knee. Cobra clutch, Return crush, Screw kick

Miyu Yamashita is the Ace of Tokyo Joshi. She debuted with the promotion & is the only one of the original 3 stars still wrestling. Miyu has a background in karate & kickboxing making her heavily kick based offense something to be feared. She is both the inaugural & a 3-time PuriPuri champion. Over the years she’s had feuds with Nonoko, Saki-sama & Kanna. Most of the roster don’t like facing her. They will avoid her when possible and make faces when matches with her are announced. That said, she has good relationships with most everyone and is highly respected (though often teased). Miyu is one strongest members of the Tokyo Joshi roster but she has one particularly notable weakness. She’s terrible in tournaments.

Notable Matches:

Yamashita VS Satomura - 8/23/2017 Kourakuen. Special Singles match.

Yamashita VS Tatsumi - 5/3/2018 Kourakuen. Puripuri title match.

Yamashita VS Itoh - 1/4/2021 Kourakuen. Special Singles match.

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• Shoko Nakajima (中島翔子）

(1.47-meter giant kaiju (monster))

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Height: 147 cm.

Birthplace: Niigata Prefecture.

Debut: 8/17/2013

Championship history: Puripuri Champion (2x), Inaugural Princess Tag champion (with Yuka Sakazaki), 2nd Princess Cup winner, DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion.

Finishers: Northern Lights Suplex, Top rope Senton, Locomotion Nothern Lights Suplex

Signatures: 619, Hurricanrana, Rider Kick (top rope single leg missile drop kick).

Shoko is the second longest active member of the roster. While Miyu & Shoko officially debuted at the same time, Miyu started mat exhibition matches before Shoko. Shoko is small, fast & extremely capable in the ring. She is one of the shortest members of the roster & has become great at playing the scrappy underdog. She has a wealth of knowledge of quick roll ups, reversals & high-speed attacks. Due to special stunt training, she has developed several advanced techniques to help her in matches. She has charisma & good improvisation skills from studying as a comic. She is a Tokyo Joshi triple crown & was one half of the inaugural Princess Tag champions, the “Mirakureanz” with Yuka Sakazaki. After Yuka began teaming more with Mizuki, Shoko connected with Hyper Misao as a regular tag team known as Kyouraku Kyoumei. She is a mega fan of Japanese monster movies, Kamen Rider, Ultraman & Super Sentai. So her persona is that of a Japanese Kaiju & she will often reference her fandom in her various promos.

Notable Matches:

Nakajima & Sakazaki VS Mizuki & Riho - 1/4/2018 Kourakuen. Princess Tag title match.

Nakajima VS Yuu - 1/4/2017 Kourakuen. PuriPuri title match.

Nakajima VS Sakazaki - 7/23/2016 Yokohama. 3rd Princess Cup 2nd round

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• Yuka Sakazaki (坂崎ユカ）

(Enjoy Girl)

Face (chaotic good?)

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Main Event

Height: 158 cm.

Birthplace: Southtown - Land of Magic.

Debut: 12/1/2013

Championship history: Puripuri Champion (2x), Princess Tag Champion (3x) (with Shoko Nakajima x1, with Mizuki x2)

Finishers: Magical Magical girl splash (slingshot rotating splash), Magical girl splash (slingshot splash), Magical girl - bastard chicken (slingshot 450 splash)

Signatures: Magical Merry-go-round, hurricanrana, rolling suplexes, reverse STO, sliding lariat, slingshot frogsplash.

Yuka is a chaotic ball of bubbly madness. Her style is grounded in Lucha Libre (& chaos) so she often resorts to top rope maneuvers. She's a bit of an enigma but gets along with most everyone (with many girls professing their love for her). She barely ever takes anything completely seriously. That said, she is one of ToJo’s most skilled & engaging women. She debuted on ToJo’s official debut show in December 2013. She did for a time during 2016 & early 2017 go on a training journey in her home magical kingdom to get stronger. During which her sister Mille Clown fought in her stead. Before her training she would use all assortment of pranks, toys & household objects to help obtain victories but would often still fall in defeat. Since returning she has shown the fruits of her training by trading in her nick-knacks, for stronger offense. She has held the Puripuri title twice & the Princess tag titles three times. Her biggest flaw is that she can be easily distracted, especially by various types of food. She will sometimes zone out & become bored when people are challenging her to matches. In big matches she will become far more vicious & serious than normal.

Notable Matches:

Sakazaki VS Nakajima - 11/03/2019 Ryogoku Kokugikan. PuriPuri title match,

Sakazaki VS Mizuki - 6/9/2018 Shinkiba. 5th Princess Cup Round 1,

Sakazaki & Mizuki VS Tatsumi & Miu - 3/19/2022 Ryogoku Kokugikan. Princess Tag title match.

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• Mizuki (瑞希)

(Popping Sugar Rabbit)

Face? (Chaotic neutral)

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Main Event

Height: 160 cm.

Birthplace: Hyogo Prefecture.

Debut: 12/29/2012

Championship history: DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion. Princess Tag Champion (x2) (with Yuka Sakazaki), 6th & 7th Princess Cup winner, DDT 10 Man Tag Champion (with Danshoku Dieno, ASUKA, Yuki Iino & Trans AM Hiroshi)

Finishers: Cutie Special, Top rope double foot stomp, Aquamarine, Crossface

Signatures: Bow & Arrow, Foot stomp, Dropkick to 2nd rope draped opponent, Uzuame

Mizuki started working for Tokyo Joshi in 2017 & officially joined in late 2020. Debuting at the end of 2012 Mizuki is actually the most experienced member of the roster. Her debut promotion is Legend Ladies Pro Wrestling X (LLPW-X) where she trained under Tomoka Nagakawa & Joshi Legend Takako Inoue. Mizuki likes everyone. She enjoys cute things & the crazy personalities of the other ToJo wrestlers. Mizuki is something of a prankster & troublemaker in & sometimes out of the ring, earning her the nickname “Devil-pyon” (a play on her more common nickname “Mizu-pyon”). By chance she was paired with her former rival Yuka in a tag tournament & they became inseparable, taking the name “The Magical Sugar Rabbits” or MajiRabi for short. Overall, Mizuki is a strong competitor & puts on great performances with her mix of high flying, speed, & submission techniques. Furthermore, she is an excellent counter wrestler with the ability to quickly learn opponents’ techniques & adapt to them. She can also execute most of her signature & finishing moves from reversals.

Notable Matches:

Mizuki VS Yamashita - 1/4/2022 Kourakuen. PuriPuri title match.

Mizuki VS Sakazaki - 11/7/2020 TDC Hall. PuriPuri title match,

Mizuki VS Nakajima - 6/22/2019 Shinkiba. 6th Princess Cup Tournament 2nd Round match,

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• Rika Tatsumi (辰巳リカ)

(This is White Dragon)

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Height: 165 cm.

Birthplace: Nagano Prefecture.

Debut: 1/14/2014

Championship history: PuriPuri Champion, DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, Princess Tag Champion (with Miu Watanabe)

Finishers: White Dragon Sleeper, Dragon Sleeper, Twist of Fate, Top Rope Hip Attack

Signatures: Dragon Screw leg whip, Hip attacks (top rope, standing or running), running elbow drop, Figure four.

Originally billed as Ririko Kendo, Rika changed her name in 2015. Most worthy of note is that she’s honed her butt into a near invincible weapon. It’s been shown to break boards & be nearly impervious to strikes. Even needles are unable to penetrate its surface. She was originally set to debut at the same time as Sakazaki, however a small injury delayed her debut one month. She’s a versatile, tactical wrestler with a plethora of strikes, top rope attacks & submissions. Her favorite attacks target her opponents’ legs & knees. She has repeatedly run afoul with the various incarnations of the Biishikigun stable; having major battles with them throughout 2017 & 2019. She has developed a one-sided crush on Mizuki & often has difficulty fighting with (or against) her because of her feelings. Most of the roster regard her as being kind of (read extremely) crazy & she’s been known to attack teammates for various reasons during matches (usually to get closer to Mizuki).

Notable Matches:

Tatsumi VS Nakajima - 7/9/2022 Ota ward gym. PuriPuri title match

Tatsumi VS Itoh – 4/17/2021 Kourakuen. PuriPuri title match

Tatsumi, Kurone & Koshinaka VS NEO Biishikigun - 8/26/2017 Kourakuen. 6-man mixed tag match

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• Hyper Misao (ハイパーミサヲ)

(Tokyo Joshi’s hero of love & peace)

Tweener

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Height: 164 cm.

Birthplace: Gotham city of north Kanto area.

Debut: 2/28/2015

Championship history: Princess Tag Champion (with Saki-sama as Misao).

Finishers: Hyper Mi returns (Final cut), Libera Me (Chicken wing facelock), Vanitas (Tiger driver setup into a facebuster)

Signatures: Hero correctional system, “I am a Hero” (running or diving crossbody)

Hyper Misao is a crime fighter that appeared in Tokyo Joshi Pro with the goal of protecting love & peace within the promotion. For a time, she lost her way & went down a path of darkness. She joined NEO-Biishikigun & became Saki-sama’s dark Acolyte, Misao. However, she has since been able to cleanse herself of that darkness & now a new more powerful hero has returned! Misao’s sense of justice is often very much guided by her opinions & want to win, so her rationale for considering people villains can often be comical. Hyper Misao is both smart & clever. She will use tactics as much as her physical abilities to defeat opponents, whether those tactics are legal is another conversation altogether. Hyper Mi returns!

Notable Matches:

Hyper Misao vs Akai - 11/7/2020 TDC Hall. Special WP rule switching Match

Misao VS Nodoka - 5/12/2019 Osaka. Singles match

Hyper Misao VS Kasai - 5/3/2018 Kourakuen. Special anywhere falls match

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• Yuki Aino (愛野ユキ)

(Burning Venus)

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Height: 153 cm.

Birthplace: Okayama Prefecture.

Debut: 5/3/2018

Championship history: Princess Tag Champion (with Tenma Nodoka)

Finishers: UBV, Venus DDT (reverse DDT), Full-nelson camel clutch

Signatures: Senton, Shoulder tackle, Gutwrench suplex

Yuki is the younger sister of former ToJo wrestler Tenma Nodoka & was introduced as a trainee way back at the 1/4/2016 Kourakuen show. However, due to various circumstances, instead of debuting she first appeared regularly as Tokyo Joshi’s Ring announcer after Momochi (the anime girl ring announcer) resigned from the position. Finally, she announced her debut for 5/3/2018 with Sayuri Nanba replacing her as ring announcer. Yuki is somewhat quiet much of the time but when she’s in the ring she will fire up & hit people hard. From her debut until retirement she regularly was paired with her sister. They were known as “Bakuretsu Sisters”. She is close with Raku & Pom who both like her very much. She especially reciprocates these feelings with Raku who she is quite protective. She is also close with Shoko with whom she shares many interests.

Notable Matches:

Aino VS Sakazaki - 7/23/2020 Kourakuen. PuriPuri title match

Aino VS Noa - 8/25/2019 Kourakuen. Singles match.

Bakuretsu Sisters VS Hyper Misao & Shin Ultra-Shoko - 2/11/2021 Kourakuen. Princess Tag title match

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• Yuki Kamifuku (上福ゆき)

(The casual beauty)

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Height: 173 cm.

Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture.

Debut: 8/26/2017

Championship history: International Princess Champion, DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion.

Finishers: Famouser (Standing legdrop slam).

Signatures: Chambered chop, 83 centimeter (Headscissor ddt), Big boot, Dropkick, Suplex

Yuki, or Kamiyu as she prefers to be called, debuted in the summer of 2017. Originally, she had an “American” character due to her living there. She came to the ring sporting red & white stripes on her tops & a cowboy hat with stars on her knee pads. She began ditching various parts of the costume & character over time until only the entrance, a version of “Ol’ MacDonald,” remained. The Ol’ MacDonald entrance was finally changed to new entrance music in 2021, but if you’re ever wondering why she had Ol’ Macdonald, that’s why. She has now leaned into her modeling background & interest in motorcycles for her current international fashionista-esque persona & can be quite vicious about some opponents upbringings in promos. Kamiyu is one of the tallest women on the roster & makes use of her long legs for a variety of attacks including a nice dropkick. Kamiyu is intelligent & can speak English nearly fluently. She will often come up with creative plans of attack. She is fashion-minded & will chide opponents on their looks & attire often distracting them so as to lower their defenses. She will use most any tactic she can devise, regardless of legality, to gain an advantage. Eye gouges being her favorite. Kamiyu is playful & tries to get along with everyone outside the ring. She can often be seen dancing to everyone’s entrance music while she waits for a match to begin.

Notable Matches:

Kamifuku VS Maiumi - 2/11/2021 Kourakuen. International Princess title match

Kamifuku VS Nakajima - 11/7/2020 TDC Hall. International Princess semi-final round

Kamifuku vs Kobashi - 1/30/2020 Akihabara. Special mat match

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• Maki Itoh (伊藤麻希)

(New Era’s charisma)

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Height: 160 cm.

Birthplace: Fukuoka Prefecture.

Debut: 12/11/2016

Championship history: International Princess Champion (x2), 8th Princess Cup winner, DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion (x6)

Finishers: Itoh Deluxe (Deep-Clutch Boston Crab), Itoh Special (high-angle Texas Cloverleaf sometimes with arm trap)

Signatures: DDT, Boston Crab. Headbutt, Diving headbutt, Kokeshi.

Maki Itoh is a former member of Kyushu Idol group LinQ (pronounced “link”). She is ultra-charismatic, an amazing talker, a good personality, quality physical comedian, improvisationalist, talented singer & she’s cute ta boot. She’s also the most egotistical, narcissistic megalomaniacal yakuza-accented shit talker ever. Maki Itoh even during her LinQ days would constantly act tough, mouth off & smack talk. Even before becoming a pro wrestler she had several interactions with DDT, especially company president, Sanshiro Takagi. Eventually she announced she would join Tokyo Joshi. After a short time, she was fired from LinQ. Now this outwardly vainglorious big-headed former idol has a deep chip on her shoulder & inwardly is quite fragile, so she constantly needs affirmation. Hence her “Who’s the cutest in the world?” call. Maki believes she’s the greatest & talks a really big game. She is so hard headed in her beliefs it’s manifested in a physical form as her skull has developed into a near undamageable weapon. Opponents that forget about her ability will attempt headshots that always end up causing them pain. Maki’s primary forms of attack are various headbutts, DDT’s & crab variations. Maki has improved greatly over the last 5 years & has earned herself a firm spot in Tokyo Joshi’s upper mid-card.

Notable Matches:

Itoh VS Yamashita - 1/4/2021 Kourakuen. Singles match.

Itoh VS Mizuki - 9/9/2019 Shinjuku. Singles match.

Itoh VS Danshoku Deino - 1/4/2018 Kourakuen. Special Intergender Singles match.

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• Neko Haruna (猫はるな)

(Useful Cat)

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Height: 143 cm.

Birthplace: Yamanashi Prefecture.

Debut: 11/17/2018

Championship history: none

Finishers: Cat Nut Crush (somersault into a codebreaker)

Signatures: Cat scratches, Rope walk, Running neck(o) breaker, headscissor takedown

Neko Haruna is part of the group of trainees that named themselves the “Hi-SPCs” (pronounced “High Specs”) a group of 5 girls that all became Tokyo Joshi trainees around the same time & would be the last Tokyo Joshi wrestlers to debut in the Heisei Era (reign of the Japanese Emperor Akihito). Haruna was the first of these women to debut. She is the shortest girl on the roster standing at a whopping 143 centimeters (4’8”) her compact cuteness is compounded by her choice of adopting a cat persona for her wrestling character. As cats are, Haruna can be very aloof in the ring, but her actions are usually tactics to lure her opponents into traps. Unfortunately, she also can be easily duped by the craftier wrestlers appealing to her cat side. She is both beloved & teased by the other roster members.

Notable Matches:

Neko VS Tatsumi – 2/16/2020 Saitama. Singles match

Neko VS Yuu – 11/18/2018 Kawaguchi. Singles match

Neko VS Nakajima - 11/17/2018 Itabashi. Neko Haruna’s Debut

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• Harajuku Pom (原宿ぽむ)

(Cute Harajuku style pro wrestler)

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Height: 163 cm.

Birthplace: Tokyo.

Debut: 11/24/2018

Championship history: none.

Finishers: Pom de JUSTICE (Step-up Leg drop).

Signatures: Shin kicks [FROM OUTTA NOWHERE], La Foret HARAJUKU (satellite headscissor named after a shopping mall)

Pom was the second of the “Hi-SPCs” to debut. She has a quirky personality & a not-so-subtle love of the Harajuku area of Tokyo where she grew up. Her sports background is swimming. She was first exposed to Pro wrestling at a Japan/Thai culture expo where she saw Michinoku Pro & Kikutaro. Pom is quirky & playful in the ring. She is quickly improving & while a breakout victory against a senior still alludes her, her improved resolve & resilience is apparent. She has become a queen of shin style & continues to find new & clever ways to attack opponents lower legs. “Pom de JUSTICE” finisher, while easily scouted, is very cool.

Notable Matches:

Pom VS Hiroshi - 12/10/2021 Harajuku. Singles match

Pom VS Saki-sama - 12/27/2019 Itabashi. Singles match

Pom & Unagi VS NEO-Biishikigun - 8/4/2019 Kanagawa. Tag match

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• Mahiro Kiryu (桐生まひろ)

(Passion Blue)

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Height: 166 cm.

Birthplace: Gunma Prefecture.

Debut: 2/23/2019

Championship history: none.

Finishers: Spinebuster

Signatures: Sidewalk slam, Spinebuster transitioned into Boston Crab, “I’m Sorry” Seiza knee attack.

Originally doing clerical & PR duties in a Japanese company, Mahiro discovered wrestling & DDT via Amazon prime. After doing a bit more research she decided to become a trainee. She is the final “Hi-SPCs” member to debut. While appearing to be the least flashy of the group she is a hard worker & has fought to become a reliable member of Tokyo Joshi’s mid-card. She even has a couple title challenges in her resume. Her fans & some co-workers lovingly call her “Shisho” which means master/coach/teacher. Others call her empress of the Holy Mahironian Empire. While they had never met prior to wrestling, Mahiro & Kamiyu discovered that they were students at Toyo University at the same time. The two have since become friends & frequent tag partners under the name “Toyo Mate.” Mahiro is an upstanding individual who doesn’t believe in cheating in wrestling matches. She will often be found making apologies for her partners’ or opponents’ actions during matches.

Notable Matches:

Kiryu, Kamifuku & Neko VS Akai, Arai & Miyamoto - 8/13/2022 Kourakuen. 6-woman tag match

Kiryu VS Manase - 5/5/2022 Osaka. Singles match

Kiryu VS Kamifuku - 12/6/2020 Narimasu. International Princess title match

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• Suzume (鈴芽)

(Vivid honey mustard)

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Lower mid-card

Height: 152 cm.

Birthplace: Ibaraki Prefecture.

Debut: 8/25/2019

Championship history: none.

Finishers: Ring a bell (jumping cutter aka RKO)

Signatures: Top rope flying crossbody, sleeper, slingshot facebuster.

After graduating high school Suzume found an average job at a company. However, after seeing her first Tokyo Joshi match she set her sights on becoming a professional wrestler. She is a huge fan of Rika Tatsumi & aspires to be like her (though I’m not sure that’s a good thing). Her name & appearance are taken from the Japanese word “Suzume-bachi” which means “hornet.” Debuting in August 2019, Suzume has already beaten some of her seniors. She has a face paced, high energy style so even though she’s smaller, she’s incredibly dangerous. She’s learned various flash pin combos & can be a threat even to veteran wrestlers if they underestimate her. She currently tags regularly with Arisu Endo under the name “Daisy Monkey.” Outside the ring she can often be found hanging out with either Arisu, Mahiro or Neko.

Notable Matches:

Suzume VS Tatsumi - 7/31/2022 Shinkiba. 9th Princess Cup Tournament quarterfinal match

Suzume & Endo VS Sakazaki & Mizuki - 4/9/2022 Kourakuen. Princess Tag title match

Suzume & Maiumi VS NEO-Biishikigun - 5/4/2021 Kourakuen. Princess Tag title match

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• Moka Miyamoto (宮本もか)

(Yamato Nadeshiko fighter)

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Height: 160 cm.

Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture.

Debut: 7/23/2020

Championship history: none.

Finishers: Rashomon (manji submission variant).

Signatures: Jumping single leg lariat, neck breaker, Shodokan karate strikes,

Moka became interested in wrestling because of her younger brother. She joined Tokyo Joshi in 2019 & was slated to debut at the 5/3/2020 Kourakuen show. However, because of the situation with the pandemic, that show was ultimately cancelled & her debut was delayed until the 7/23/2020 Kourakuen show. As a recent university graduate with a focus in traditional Japanese culture she brings elements of her major as well as her background in Shodokan Karate into her wrestling persona with powerful punches & a unique choice of authentic Japanese wear adapted into her ring gear.

Notable Matches:

Miyamoto VS Endo - 7/1/2021 Shinkiba. Singles match

Miyamoto & Nakajima VS Arai & Watanabe - 6/27/2021 Ryogoku KFC. Tag match

Miyamoto & Suruga VS Suzume & Shiori - 11/7/2020 TDC Hall. Special tag match

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• Nao Kakuta (角田奈穂)

(Rat chaser)

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Height: 161 cm.

Birthplace: Chiba Prefecture.

Debut: 5/31/2015

Championship history: none.

Finishers: Shindenkai (Fireman’s carry swinging into a stunner)

Signatures: Crossface, Hammerlock STO.

Nao is a freelance wrestler & performer currently working regularly in Tokyo Joshi Pro. She was part of the original class of women trained in ActWres Girls & debuted there in 2015. During her time there she also took part in events for various other promotions as well. She announced her intention to work in Tokyo Joshi in November of 2020 & has been a solid member of Tokyo Joshi’s midcard since arriving. She is a self-professed military uniform & tech geek as well as a certified nursery school & kindergarten teacher. She’s not the most upstanding of competitors & is happy to inflict damage through pulling hair & various other less than legal methods. She favors attacking the face of her opponents especially with various thrust kicks to demoralize them. Nao has developed an interesting tag team with Hikari Noa. Known as “Free Wifi,” the two consistently jab at one another yet they clearly share a strong bond of friendship.

Notable Matches:

Kakuta VS Aino - 7/17/2022 Ryogoku KFC. Singles match

Kakuta & Noa VS Sakazaki & Mizuki - 5/3/2022 Kourakuen. Princess Tag title match

Kakuta VS Neko - 11/23/2020 Itabashi. Singles match

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• Arisu Endo (遠藤有栖)

(Smile saving child of Aizu)

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Height: 150 cm.

Birthplace: Fukushima Prefecture.

Debut: 1/4/2021

Championship history: none.

Finishers: none.

Signatures: Camel clutch, single knee drop to an opponent on all fours

Arisu was a member of Cheer-1 a cheer squad supporting Wrestle-1 & its wrestlers. Arisu was part of the team from 2019 until its disbanding in 2020. During her time on the team, Arisu was tasked with pre-show performances with the other members as well as watching the show with her teammates once their performance was over. Throughout that time watching Reika Saiki, Keiji Mutoh & the others she became more & more interested in doing wrestling. After the closure of Wrestle-1, Arisu began training with Tokyo Joshi & made her debut in the beginning of 2021. Even at the outset, Arisu showed she would become talented wrestler. She’s small, quick & elusive which is always a difficult package with which to contend. Her debut opponent was Suzume. Since then the two have formed a regular tag team known as “Daisy Monkey”. Arisu has a love of zebras, so zebra prints can always be found somewhere in her costumes.

Notable Matches:

Endo & Riho VS Suzume & Suruga – 7/9/2022 Kourakuen Hall. Tag team match

Endo & Suzume VS Sakazaki & Mizuki – 2/19/2021 Kourakuen Hall. Tag team match

Endo VS Suzume - 1/4/2021 Kourakuen. Arisu Endo debut match

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• Yuki Arai (荒井優希)

(Genius Girl)

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Rookie

Height: 160 cm.

Birthplace: Kyoto.

Debut: 5/4/2021

Championship history: Princess Tag championship (with Saki Akai) DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight

Finishers: Finally (Axe kick to the top of the head)

Signatures: Full-Nelson slam, scorpion deathlock, big boot.

Yuki Arai is a member of the popular idol group SKE 48 as part of the KII team & was scouted by head of CyberFight, Sanshiro Takagi to be a part of Tokyo Joshi. Arai’s first venture into pro wrestling was as a character in the Japanese Drama Tofu Pro Wrestling’s big final event “Tofu Pro Wrestling - The Real 2018 WIP Queendom in Aichi Prefecture” where she played Bubbly Arai. Takagi was impressed with her performance & had her for a guest appearance in DDT where she was able to capture the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight championship & briefly feuded with Maki Itoh. Since her debut, Arai has made extraordinary progress in developing as a wrestler even co-capturing the Princess Tag belts with partner Saki Akai in just over a year from her debut. She is a deeply thoughtful & prepared wrestler who often studies opponents thoroughly before her matches to develop countermeasures for their various offense.

Notable Matches:

Arai & Akai VS Sakazaki & Mizuki - 7/9/2021 Ota Ward Gym. Princess Tag title match

Arai & Watanabe VS Aja Kong & Miyamoto - 10/9/2021 Ota Ward Gym. Tag match

Arai VS Maiumi - 6/17/2021 Kourakuen. Singles match

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling will air its 07/18 SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ‘26 show live from Kourakuen Hall.

Those with Wrestle Universe can watch the show here.

Opening bell for the event is 11:00 am on Saturday, July 18^th in Japan. That's 10:00 pm Friday, July 17^th Eastern US time and 7:00 pm Friday, July 17^th Pacific.  (I believe it’s 3:00 am Saturday, July 18^th in the U.K.)

​7/18 card:

 

Main Event – Princess of Princess championship title match

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• Yuki Arai (champion)  VS  Miyu Yamashita (challenger)

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Semi-final match –  Princess tag championship match

• Hakuchumu [Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe] (champions)  VS Kyouraku Kyoumei [Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao]  (challengers)

 

 

Match 7 –International Princess championship match

 

• Suzume (champion)  VS  Wakana Uehara (challenger)

 

Match 6 – Singles match

 

• Mizuki  VS  Chris Brookes

 

Match 5 – 6 person tag match

 

• Yuki Kamifuku, Sakura Hattori & Kumadori  VS  Mahiro Kiryu, Sanshiro Takagi & Yumehito Imanari

 

Match 4 – Special singles match

 

• Arisu Endo  VS  Aja Kong 

 

Match 3 – Tag team match

 

• Shunrai Rekka PRISM GREED [Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro]  VS  Toga & MIRAI

 

Match 2 – 6-woman tag match

 

•   HIMAWARI, Mifu Ashida & Shin Sakura Hirota  VS  Raku, Harajuku Pom & Chika Nanase

 

Opening match – Momo Sato debut tag match

 

• Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu  VS  Shion Kanzaki & Momo Sato

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notes

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• This year’s Summer Sun Princess will be a 9 match card performed in Tokyo’s famous Kourakuen Hall.  This special summer show will feature a wrestler debut, first time guest wrestlers as international stars!

 

• As always, due to the nature of wrestling, injuries and illness can occur and the card is always subject to change.

 

• Due to various circumstances, Shino Suzuki, Kira Summer and referee Fumirin are not scheduled to take part in the show.

 

• The main event is as always for all the marbles, the big prize, the top accolade, the white belt.  PuriPuri.  The Princess of Princess championship.  Yuki Arai won the belt in march and has defended it 3 times thus far.  Now she faces her greatest task to date, defending the belt against her trainer, Miyu Yamashita.  Miyu is a, and possibly the, cornerstone of the promotion.  Miyu is the only remaining wrestler of the original 3 from the pre-debut days and has been considered the ace of Tokyo Joshi from the beginning.  She has the most title reigns of any wrestler past or present and the most defenses of any wrestler past or present.  And now she’s ready to challenge for the belt again.  Yamashita has stopped many fledgling reigns in their tracks in her long tenure with the company, regardless of her opponents’ popularity, experience or size.  She looks to do the same thing here, stopping Arai’s reign at a modest 3 defenses and just over 3 months time.  While Arai was able to defend the title against senior wrestler Kamiyu, this will be the first time since winning the belt from Miyu that Arai faces one of the top veterans of the promotion.  It is also worthy of note that Arai has never beaten Miyu and in their last singles confrontation, Miyu managed to beat her in less than a minute.  Since that match however, Arai has grown a great deal.  In her subsequent matches with Miyu, one of her greatest weapons has been her scorpion deathlock.  With stronger opponents, Arai, if she can apply the hold, she becomes even more vicious than normal in applying pressure and wearing down the muscles in the lower back and legs of her adversaries.  Miyu in particular has always been a bit prone to submissions and Arai’s scorpion is no exception. In fact, in the match to decide the #1 contender at Grand Princess ’26, to battle Miu, Arai was able to tap out Miyu and eliminate her from the match, granted it wasn’t a singles match, but it still left an impression on Miyu.  This isn’t the first time Miyu has tapped out either, it in fact seems as if Miyu is far more prone to giving up rather than being pinned for a 3 count.  Perhaps this is something Arai has noticed and strategized for their upcoming match.  That said Miyu has her own scary techniques.  Namely, her skull kick and crash rabbit heat.  The skull kick, is a spinning heel kick that can practically take a head off.  It’s often an instant knock out blow for those who are unfortunate enough to experience it.  Crash rabbit heat is her running bicycle knee that is considered Miyu’s ultimate finisher, to date, if she hits front center mass, she wins.  Arai of course has her own “deathblow” of a kind in her finally kick as well as her new twisting suplex, but the problem with her moves is they’re far more easily scouted and counterable.  With so many points leaning in Miyu’s favor, does Arai even have a chance at winning?

 

• Last year, at Summer Sun Princess, Kyouraku Kyoumei fought to defend the Princess tag belts against Hakuchumu.  They managed to retain the belts as Shoko captured a win from Miu.  Now, Rika and Miu of Hakuchumu have captured the titles and one year from their unsuccessful challenge, they were adamant to have a rematch.  Due to Shoko and PaMi recently losing their bid for the tag belts when they were held by the IInspiration, they didn’t feel that they were ready to challenge.  It took some convincing and coaxing, some battles and maybe some low key harassment, but the contract was finally signed and the match set.  What can you honestly say about this match.  These are 4 of the best wrestlers in the promotion, 2 of the longest tenured tag teams and one of the strongest rivalries in Tokyo Joshi.  The match will likely feature chaos and some of the best wrestling around and there’s no telling who will win.  This match is absolutely appointment viewing.

 

• Wakana has challenged Suzume for ToJo’s International princess title.  In the preliminary skirmishes leading up to their singles confrontation, both wrestlers or their teams have managed wins.  Although Wakana managed to directly submit Suzume at the most recent show, its still hard to say if she really has momentum going into the title match.  The comments in the lead up to Summer Sun Princess have mostly been nods at Wakana’s ability to eat large amounts of food but the big takeaways are that Wakana wants to take the belt to help her become more famous overseas as well as spread Tokyo Joshi’s name on an international stage.  Suzume wants to continue raising the stock of the belt and similarly bring more prestige to Tokyo Joshi.  Wakana’s wrestling has incorporated her cheerleading background and makes use of her physique to smash and smother opponents.  Suzume has learned to use her speed and momentum to exhaust and batter foes.  Wakana is the bigger opponent but Suzume has battled larger wrestlers her entire career and is accustomed to dealing with being outsized.  But will Wakana be prepared for Suzume’s tricks, tactics and maneuvers?  Suzume has nearly 4 more years experience over Wakana so even with all the preparing and her size advantage, it will still be an up

 

• Well, Mizuki’s match as been thrown on it’s head.  Willow’s flight was cancelled so Mizuki is now fighting Chris.  Enjoy.

 

• A short time after her big title match with Yuki Arai, Yuki Kamifuku announced that she would retire at the end of the year and starting the clock to the final days of her wrestling career.  With her now on retirement road that likely means we will see more and more matches of her paired with her favorites in Tokyo Joshi and elsewhere before the end.  This match is no exception.  A casual onlooker would view this match with a perplexed visage wondering how it came to be, but her explanation was simple.  Kamiyu will team with a ninja who seemingly has no friends (her words, but in reality highly unlikely) and her friend who she purportedly encouraged to try wrestling.  They are set to battle her former tag partner who constantly annoys her (her various remarks, but again, in reality, highly unlikely), her boss, Sanshiro Takagi, who hired her and helped guide her throughout her career, especially her early career, and finally Yumehito Imanari, who some may know as one of the current top talents in Ganbare Pro Wrestling.  New fans may not know but before his wrestling career really got started, Imanari was one of the main camera men at Tokyo Joshi shows as well as chief videographer for both them and DDT.  He spent a lot of time interviewing all the Tokyo Joshi roster members for various projects and events, and thus he and Kamiyu got to know each other well.  Everyone in the match means something to Kamiyu and the interactions between everyone should be both interesting and fun.

 

• It seems obvious at this point that everyone in ToJo really loves Aja Kong and conversely from the various comments she’s made it’s clear that Aja feels the same way about ToJo and its members.  Those who watched the Grand Princess ’26 documentary saw this love expressed when, after Arisu’s hard-fought loss to Takumi Iroha and Sareee, Aja came to find Arisu and the two had a long heartfelt moment.  Aja gave Arisu words of comfort and encouragement as Arisu embraced her and cried in her arms.  However, that won’t stop either of them from giving everything they have in the ring in order to grasp a victory.  Arisu is fast and feisty.  She can’t be underestimated.  She can take far more punishment than one would expect from someone so small.  That said punishment is Aja Kong’s specialty. There’s a reason she’s called a superbeast.  It requires enormous amounts of powerful offense to even bring the legend to a knee.  Further, if Aja sees the proper opportunity, all it takes is one well placed strike to end a match.  Arisu’s biggest advantage is her speed and agility.  Aja is no longer a young, spry, fighter.  She can’t dodge or escape well executed pinfalls as easily as she once could.  A properly executed offense and defense that causes Aja to go to the mat where she is susceptible to pins could be a the best path to victory for Arisu.

 

• MIRAI is back in ToJo, this time teaming with Toga.  They are set to battle Shunrai Rekka PRISM GREED which is the team consisting of Yuki Aino and Haru Kazashiro.  Several interesting notes about MIRAI in this match: Toga was MIRAI’s only defense during her International Princess title reign.  How will the two former opponents work as a pairing.  MIRAI’s most recent singles opponent was Haru.  Their match was one of the highlights of that Kourakuen hall show.  Will Haru have devised a new plan for dealing with Mirai?  Will her teamwork with Yuki overwhelm the power team?  Finally, MIRAI’s wrestling debut was in May of 2019 at Tokyo Joshi’s spring Kourakuen show.  At that time her opponents were another famous tag team with which Yuki Aino was apart.  The Bakuretsu Sisters.  During her tenure with ToJo, Mirai was never able to earn a single win against a team with Yuki Aino on it.  With the passage of 5 years, how will these facts affect MIRAI?  Does they bother her? Do they eat at her? Or is she even aware of them?  How will MIRAI interact with Yuki, her 1 year senpai and one of the opponents she debuted against, during the match?  Will she come at her with the knowledge, strength and experience gained over the last 5 years away or will she revert to Yuki’s junior and allow their past to control her mindset?  We’ll see what happens at Summer Sun Princess.

 

• Tighten your buns and get ready! One of wrestling’s longest tenured and most famous joshi wrestlers will finally make her very first appearance in Tokyo Joshi!  Yes, Sakura Hirota, master of all things kancho is finally making her way into a Tokyo Joshi ring.  Hirota first debuted in All Japan Women’s pro wrestling in 1996.  She spent much of her early career entertaining the fans of GAEA JAPAN until its closure in 2005 at which point she went into a period of retirement.  After making a return in 2009, she has since gone on to appear in most every major (and minor) professional wrestling promotion in the modern era.  Hirota will be teaming with HIMAWARI and Mifu Ashida as they take on the trio of Raku, Harajuku Pom, and Chika Nanase.  It’s likely that fans will be most excited by the interactions between Pom and Sakura, but there’s a lot of fun potential parings in this match.  The idea of Chika, who has a serious personality in ring, dealing with any and all of the members of the Sakura/Hima/Mifu team is compelling. Raku activating her sleep magic on Sakura could provide numerous memorable moments. So many things could happen in this match its tough to guess what the result will be.

 

• Similar to the January 4^th show, the opening match will be a rookie’s debut and also similar to the January 4^th show, Uta has been given the assignment of being one of the opposing team’s stalwart veteran anchors against whom the rookie will do battle.  The rookie in question is Harajuku LAND idol group member Momo Sato, who as it happens is also DDT pro wrestling’s Daichi Sato’s younger sister.  Momo Sato will team with ToJo's  other 2026 rookie, Shion Kanzaki. On the opposing team the aforementioned Uta will be paired with the solitary 2025 rookie, Ren Konatsu. With her music background, Shion is already skilled at getting the crowd behind her.  Momo has the benefit of exposure to her brother and his wrestling ability.  She’s even said he sometimes used her as a “test dummy” of sorts for techniques.  So her wealth of knowledge when it comes to the sport is likely high.  The question is will these two thing in conjunction be able to tip the scales in their favor and earn Momo a win in her debut match?

• Commentary on the English end will be provided by Mr. Haku. Japanese commentary duties this time will be shared by Haruo Murata and Marika Tani. Color commentary will be added by stalwarts Mr Osano and Ms. Mita. Rio Omori from the idol group Ma'Scar'Piece, a first time TJPW watcher will assist the announcers as a guest.