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Tokyo Joshi's big winter show is here and it promises to have a lot of fun matches! All Quotes taken from Dramatic DDT's preview here: https://dramaticddt.wordpress.com/2024/03/29/tokyo-joshi-pro-grand-princess-24-preview/ 1. Shino Suzuki, Chika Nanase & Kira Summer Vs Haru Kazashiro, Runa Okubo & Uta Takami quote:It is up to the six lowest wrestlers on the tier list to open up the show. Three of the wrestlers only have a year of experience each. The other three have only debuted in the last month and only have around five matches under their belt! Shino Suzuki was the first of the six to make her debut and has been making strides in the ring lately. “She Know” might know how to lead her rookie partners Chika Nanase & Kira Summer to victory. Nanase has a pretty strong Shoulder Block she uses as her first move to build matches around. Summer was already no stranger to wrestling before she joined TJPW because her siblings back in Australia are wrestlers too. Facing them are the three youngest wrestlers on the roster. Haru Kazashiro & Runa Okubo debuted together at last year’s “GRAND PRINCESS” show. As the year progressed Kazashiro ended up getting more matches because Okubo needed to improve her school work. Kazashiro only just recently won her first singles match too by beating Suzuki. The newcomer on their side is Uta Takami, the newest member of The Up Up Girls. The best way I’ve seen her described so far is she has “bratty little sister energy”. So if you’re the kind of fan who gets drawn in by Mei Suruga’s personality then Takami is going to grab your attention. In terms of wondering which side has the advantage, it might actually go to the team of teenagers because they have more ring time combined than the adults! 2. Nao Kakuta & Ami Yumoto Vs Mahiro Kiryu & HIMAWAR quote:A match that was about a new beginning for someone when it was announced and has since added the story of the end approaching for someone else. Let’s start with the new beginning. Ami Yumoto is a former idol who was a member of the famous AKB48 troupe. She was part of group from 2013 until her graduation last year. You may have seen her before in that viral clip of the most highly produced Rock Paper Scissors tournament anyone outside of Japan has ever seen. In that time Yumoto participated in the Tofu Pro Wrestling series under the gimmick name Komanechi Yumoto so she has some familiarity with wrestling already. Since leaving AKB48 Yumoto became a stage actress and worked on a play with Nao Kakuta. The two of them became friends and Kakuta encouraged Yumoto to come see TJPW for herself. The reason is when Kakuta discovered TJPW she fell in love with the place and she thinks Yumoto will do the same. The two will be teaming together for the idol’s debut match. It may be a one off but if Kakuta’s plan is correct, Yumoto might end up sticking around afterwards. 3. Andreza Giant Panda & Kaya Toribami (w/ Haruna Neko) Vs Raku & Pom Harajuku quote:If last year’s match was “Andreza Minus-One” then you can call this year’s match “Andreza x Kaya”. Last year Andreza Giant Panda teamed with Haruna Neko but it’s a little different this time around. The catgirl has been out of action with an injury for a long while now. She will still be at the panda’s side but won’t be able to wrestle in the match itself. That’s not a problem because you can just swap out the cat for a bird. Kaya Toribami will be Andreza’s partner here in what could be the second ever recorded interaction between a panda and a cassowary (TikTok beat them to the punch because of course TikTok would). 4. Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano Vs Wakana Uehara & Toga quote:Another match where one of the participants will be wrestling in Sumo Hall for the final time. Juria Nagano has her finger in a lot of pies and sadly it’s reached the point where she no longer has the focus and energy to continue her pro wrestling career. This match is happening two weeks before her final bout and graduation from TJPW takes place. She said she wants to keep fighting as hard as she can until she burns out. That hard work paid off when she finally won her first singles match in February. She won’t have any championships or tournament wins under her name when she graduates but to her it was still all worth it. Teaming with Nagano is Moka Miyamoto, one of the current gen wrestlers who’s been climbing up the card and finding more opportunities along the way. As long as she keeps going the way she’s going now, I can see her getting eventually rewarded with some success in the future. It’s sad to see Shinken Kusho become such a short lived tag team because two karate girls working together like that was fun to watch. 5. Rika Tatsumi Vs Masha Slamovich quote:The antics of a certain “White Dragon” has been gradually getting more unhinged as time goes by. It’s one thing for Rika Tatsumi to always choke people during a wrestling match but when she’s scary enough to make Demonio Uno or Demonio Dos nervous then it’s probably time to put her in check. If only there was somebody out there with the pain tolerance to handle Tatsumi at her worst as well as being powerful enough to challenge Tatsumi at her best. Oh! Good to see you again Masha Slamovich, boy does TJPW have an opponent for you! Earlier this year Slamovich had a great performance in the main event of the annual 4th January show in Korakuen Hall. Meanwhile she is racking up Tatsumi has spent most of 2024 wrestling in the tag team division as part of Daydream. This is a good matchup for both women and I can see the result setting up a No. 1 Contender for either of the singles championships in the aftermath. 6. Aja Kong & Max The Impaler Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misa quote:drat it, I should have saved the Godzilla x Kong joke for this match. Kyoraku Kyomei did such a great job handling a giant kaiju at last year’s “GRAND PRINCESS”. So much so they are now being counted on to fight the two meanest monsters TJPW can find! In a throwback to the days of Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody teaming up as the Miracle Power Combination, TJPW have decided to put Aja Kong & Max The Impaler together on the same side. The previous times the two of them have been in the ring were as opponents. The wrestlers they teamed with were more concerned about protecting the venue from getting ripped apart than they were with winning the match. What hope does Sumo Hall have now that Kong & Max are going to team together? That’s when you call on the services of Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao to save the day. 7. Special Single Match: Minoru Suzuki Vs Maki Itoh quote:The cutest in the world is going to fight the meanest king of pro wrestling! A recurring story for a long time now is Maki Itoh becoming more and more disconnected from the rest of TJPW. She wrestles in America for GCW more often and whenever she does come back to Japan her matches in TJPW are in the middle of the card and she feels aimless despite still winning matches. Her wrestling career is still going great, it’s just that more and more of her highlights are happening away from TJPW. The big one that happened recently was Itoh winning the GCW Extreme Title. She’ll have the title belt with her coming down to the ring on the night but her match will have nothing to do with it. It is about something even more important. 8. Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Emi Sakura & Chris Brookes quote:Okay tell me if I got this correct. Yuka Sakazaki graduated from TJPW in December, said her 2024 plans were to relocate to America and continue her wrestling career there. The graduation happened and since then Sakazaki hasn’t wrestled anywhere, might have stayed in Japan the entire time and her first match back in almost five months is going to be in… Tokyo Joshi Pro. I’m just as confused about this as you might be. Was she prevented from re-entering America to protect all the mascots at Disney World or something? In reality it’s either just a visa situation that is delaying her plans or she isn’t travelling overseas unless she has something ready to do. 9. International Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Yuki Kamifuku quote:The eventual takeover by the idol is moving along at a slow pace as planned. Yuki Arai won her second championship in January when she defeated the seemingly unbeatable Max The Impaler for the International Princess Title. It is only a matter of time before she moves on to chase after the biggest prize but we’ll cross that bridge whenever we get to it. Let’s stick to the present where Arai is the IP Champ and already has one successful title defence in her reign. A glamourous girl like her needs a glamourous opponent for such a big show. Luckily there is someone right here who fits the description. 10. Princess Tag Team Titles: Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino (c) Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo quote:There have been many great super subs in sport throughout the years. Ole Gunnar Solskjear for Manchester United, Manu Ginobili for the San Antonio Spurs, Tadashi Yamaguchi for Karasuno High School and perhaps the most greatest of them all… Ryo Mizunami for Tokyo Joshi Pro! Whenever TJPW was in need of a last minute replacement, Aniki was there to step up for them. That kind of reliability was rewarded with a Princess Tag Team Titles run with Yuki Aino as her partner. It’s been a successful pairing that is taking them all the way to an important championship match at Sumo Hall. 11. Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Miu Watanabe quote:Memories of the 2022 Tokyo Princess Cup remain fresh in my mind. That was the year Miu Watanabe scored the upset semi-final win against Miyu Yamashita that planted the seeds to this weekend’s main event. The story today is similar to what it was back then. Watanabe believes she is ready to beat the veteran generation and surpass them to become the best wrestler in TJPW. The person who stands in her way though is the ace who has been on top of the company since day one. It’s Yamashita. It is always Yamashita. Watanabe got a reminder of that when she was pinned with the Skull Kick for the finish of the 10th Anniversary main event last December.
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 01:07 |
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# ? May 21, 2024 17:10 |
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Have some posters as well
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 01:19 |
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I BELIEVE IN L-O-V-E
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 01:20 |
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For the uninitiated: to watch this, either live or on replay, you can sign up for an account at https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en. WU gives you DDT, TJPW, NOAH and Ganbare Pro VOD, is adding Michinoku Pro, RealZero1 and Sendai Girls content, and pops in matches and content involving members of the above promotions (so stuff like AJPW, CMLL and AEW will appear at times) for what is currently less than 9USD / month. The site is English-friendly, easy to sign up for, and updates frequently. This show features 15-year-olds, idol singers who wrestle, a giant inflatable panda battling the Destroyer of Shins, Murder Grandpa, the meatiest tag team in ages, and what is something of a TJPW trademark -- a card without any visible duds, with a variety of match styles and what look like two awesome top-of-the-card matchups. What more do you want?
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 01:27 |
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i can see the future... the ipc match is having a bit of a saki aki protege thing going on so yuki arai will retain using one of her finishers instead of finally daisy monkey will win and i will cry miu will defeat miyu... ha ha... ha.... haha... ha... um... chris brookes will die in the ring after getting rip in half by yuka
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 01:56 |
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Hikari Noa being on the poster is interesting, wonder if she'll do an appearance.
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 02:08 |
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Numero6 posted:Hikari Noa being on the poster is interesting, wonder if she'll do an appearance. She's been demoted to rookie tier with Kira, Chika and Uta
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 02:27 |
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Stream went live, immediate WAKANAAAAA in the chat
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:16 |
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I have a Chupa Chups Sour Xtreme as a snack for the show. This is in tribute to Arisu Endo because the candy looks like rainbows.
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:22 |
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teej time is a great time.
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:27 |
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Japanese commentary is up
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:35 |
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It should be noted that sicne Chris is on the show, ENglish comms are being manned by Mr Haku and Gaia Hox, who i've seen maybe one promo from ever
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:35 |
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L O V E but said in a grim, determined and resolute fashion.
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:41 |
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EMI
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:43 |
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Namba!
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:45 |
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NAMBA
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:46 |
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HI NAMBA
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:46 |
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hello namba, my friend
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:46 |
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SG Bamboo posted:It should be noted that sicne Chris is on the show, ENglish comms are being manned by Mr Haku and Gaia Hox, who i've seen maybe one promo from ever i did have a moment looking at Haku's twitter and going "wait where's Chris???"
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:46 |
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Oh are we getting an SKE48 mini live tonight too?
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:48 |
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Hello I'm here, if Miu loses I will be very upset.
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:48 |
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I'm going to try and make it to UUG at least, but I'm crashing fast.
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:48 |
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HamburgerTownUSA posted:Oh are we getting an SKE48 mini live tonight too? Minis? TJPW is truly a successor to All Japan Women's
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:49 |
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OK Namba, I will audition because you asked me to personally
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:52 |
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I will be like Leo Isaka in Marvelous, the one male trainee in a joshi promotion
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:53 |
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lol TJPW goes serious
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:53 |
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free hikari
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:53 |
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DDT airs their behind the scenes during the show credits, TJPW air it as a separate ppv
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:54 |
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Hakusan always on the hustle
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:54 |
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GUNDAM
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:54 |
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nekobot
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:55 |
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lmao, lol
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:55 |
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Wat
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:55 |
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WHO GAVE THE CAT GUN
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:55 |
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VOTOMS
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:55 |
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IF THESE AREN'T PLAMOS I STG
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:56 |
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TJPW X VOTOMS because why not
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:56 |
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up up up e: New Song?!?!
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# ? Mar 31, 2024 05:56 |
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# ? May 21, 2024 17:10 |
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This is no Upper Kick but it's very good.
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