The Beginner's Guide to Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (Summer 2021 edition)
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. I’ll attempt to explain the structure, accolades & roster of Tokyo Joshi. The notable matches I list aren’t necessarily important or major wins but are, from my perspective, 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. When signing up, the first billing period is free. 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 from their shows to their YouTube channel. A note about the back catalog: while shows from 2017 & onward have been fully uploaded to Wrestle Universe. Years prior to 2017 are incomplete but they’ve been slowly filling in the gaps. Also of note, 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: 26
Current Princess of Princess Champion: Miyu Yamashita
Current Princess Tag Champions: NEO-Biishikigun (Saki-sama & Mei San-Michelle)
Current International Princess Champion: Hikari Noa
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Fan translated English live translations & summaries
Fan written DDT and TJPW bios and summaries ~take summaries with a grain of salt as translation software is used~
Other:
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Twitter hashtag: #tjpw
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. The performers will often be featured in cross promotion events or in DDT's bigger events such as Judgement & Peter Pan. They are known for a 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 to bigger venues, done more shows outside Tokyo & more Kourakuen dates since that time. In 2020 they successfully premiered a new big show called Wrestle Princess and will hold the event again in Ota Ku in 2021.
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 and are often hard-hitting affairs but main event matches of smaller shows can vary in seriousness. Standard Match are singles matches, tag matches, 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 almost always 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 4 major accolades.
- Princess of Princess Championship (nickname: PuriPuri championship) - Established January 2016. 9 title holders.
- Princess Tag championships - Established October 2017. 8 title holders.
- International Princess Championship - Established August 2019. 6 title holders
- Tokyo 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.
Special notes:
A new tag team tournament called “Max Heart” was introduced this year. This may become an annual tournament but I’m unsure as of yet.
The DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight 24/7 championship has occasionally circulated through the promotion.
Roster
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Pink Striker)
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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 2-time PuriPuri champion. Over the years she’s had feuds with Nonoko, Saki-sama & Kanna. Oftentimes when it’s announced they have to face her, opponents have an extremely perturbed reaction. That said, she has good relationships with most of the roster outside the ring. 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 - 1/04/2021 Kourakuen. Special Singles match.
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Muscle Idol)
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Main Event
Height: 150 cm.
Birthplace: Saitama Prefecture.
Debut: 3/30/2016
Championship history: Puripuri Champion, 4th Princess Cup winner, Princess Tag Champion (with Marika Kobashi), AWG Women’s Champion.
Finishers: Jackhammer, Tower Bridge (torture rack)
Signatures: Shining wizard, Back suplex, Dropkick, Camel clutch.
Reika Saiki is a pro wrestler, singer & talent who originally trained & debuted in Wrestle-1. Reika has a background in bodybuilding & kickboxing. Her offense is a mix of strong kicks & various power moves. Even though she is shorter than most of the roster she has a lot of power & can muscle anyone up into her Jackhammer finisher. She can always be relied upon to put on solid, fun matches. She is very charismatic as well. She is one of Tokyo Joshi’s rare Triple Crowns having won the puripuri & tag championships plus the Princess cup. (I’m leaving her on the main roster page for now because there’s a fair chance she’ll return with the close of Wrestle-1.)
Notable Matches:
Saiki & Itoh VS Sakazaki & Mizuki - 8/25/2018 Kourakuen. Princess Tag title match
Saiki VS Satomura - 1/4/2019 Kourakuen. Special singles match
Saiki & Kobashi VS Itoh & Mizuki - 5/19/2018 Kitazawa. Princess Tag title match
(
1.47-meter giant kaiju (monster))
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Main Event
Height: 147 cm.
Birthplace: Niigata Prefecture.
Debut: 8/17/2013
Championship history: Puripuri Champion, 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. Though officially they debuted at Peter Pan 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 smallest 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. Recently she’s been attending classes at a special stunt gym, where she has developed several new attacks and counters to help her in matches. She has charisma & good improvisation skills from studying as a comic. She is a Tokyo Joshi triple crown and was one half of the inaugural Princess Tag champions, the “Mirakureanz” with Yuka Sakazaki. She is a mega fan of old Japanese monster movies, Kamen Rider, Ultraman & Super Sentai & will often reference these things in her various promos.
Notable Matches:
Nakajima VS Sakazaki - 7/23/2016 Yokohama. 3rd Princess Cup 2nd round
Nakajima VS Yuu - 1/04/2017 Kourakuen. PuriPuri Title match.
Nakajima & Sakazaki VS Mizuki & Riho - 1/04/2018 Kourakuen. Princess Tag Title match.
(
Enjoy Girl)
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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 (2x) (with Shoko Nakajima x1, with Mizuki x1)
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 and 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 and 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 and 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 a plethora of stronger offensive attacks. She has held both the Puripuri title & the Princess tag titles twice. 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 and serious than normal.
Notable Matches:
Sakazaki VS Yamashita - 7/02/2017 Shinjuku. 4th Princess Cup Round 1,
Sakazaki VS Mizuki - 6/09/2018 Shinkiba. 5th Princess Cup Round 1,
Sakazaki & Mizuki VS Nakajima & Riho - 1/04/2019 Kourakuen. Princess Tag championship match.
(
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 (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 and Arrow, Foot stomp, Dropkick to 2nd rope draped opponent, Uzuame
Mizuki started working for Tokyo Joshi in 2017 and 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 and the crazy personalities of the other ToJo wrestlers. Mizuki is something of a prankster and troublemaker in and 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 and 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 Sakazaki - 11/07/2020 TDC Hall. PuriPuri Title match,
Mizuki VS Nakajima - 6/25/2019 Shinkiba. 6th Princess Cup Tournament 2nd Round match,
Mizuki VS Itoh - 8/25/2019 Kourakuen. Special singles match.
(
This is White Dragon)
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Main Eventer
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 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 & will have difficulty fighting with (or against) her because of her feelings. Most of the roster regard her as being kind of crazy & she’s been known to attack teammates for various reasons during matches (usually to get closer to Mizuki).
Notable Matches:
Tatsumi, Kurone & Koshinaka VS NEO Biishikigun - 8/26/2017 Kourakuen. 6-man mixed tag match,
Tatsumi VS Itoh - 4/17/2021 Kourakuen. PuriPuri title match.
Tatsumi VS Watanabe – 2/11/2021 Kourakuen. PuriPuri title match
(Tokyo Joshi’s hero of love and peace)
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Upper Mid-card
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:
Misao VS Nodoka - 5/12/2019 Osaka. Singles match
Hyper Misao VS Kasai - 5/3/2016 Kourakuen. Special anywhere falls match,
Hyper Misao vs Akai - 11/7/2020 TDC Hall. Special WP rule switching Match.
Tenma Nodoka/Nodoka Oneesan (天満のどか/のどかおねえさん)
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Storm punk blitz)
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Height: 145 cm.
Birthplace: Okayama Prefecture.
Debut: 1/4/2016
Championship history: Princess Tag Champion (with Yuki Aino), DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion.
Finishers: Killswitch, WAR Special (seated double chicken wing).
Signatures: Flying Crossbody, Fallaway slam, Back flip (Samoan drop)
Nodoka debuted at the same time as both Yuu & Marika Kobashi. She was trained primarily by former DDT wrestler Cherry. Her first character was based around the child that helps out all the puppets on children’s programs such as Sesame Street. The big sister to the viewer. She was one of the weakest roster members during that period. However, she has gotten stronger & since her character change into Tenma Nodoka, she has been elevated to a higher position. Posing a much greater threat and even finally capturing the Princess tag championships with her sister. When push comes shove Nodoka will fire up and hit you hard. She is the real older sister of Bakurestsu Sisters tag partner Yuki Aino. She is also a talented singer/songwriter.
Notable Matches:
Nodoka Oneesan VS Yamashita - 6/19/2018 Narimasu. 5th Princess Cup Round 2,
Nodoka & Aino VS Sakazaki & Mizuki - 10/08/2018 Kitazawa. Princess Tag title match,
Nodoka VS Yuu - 12/01/2018 Shinjuku. Yuu’s Tokyo Joshi farewell match.
(
Burning Venus)
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Upper Mid-card
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 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 began appearing 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 & more reserved as compared to Nodoka but when she fires up, she can be a force inside the ring. Since her debut she has regularly been paired with her sister as the formidable tag team “Bakuretsu Sisters” (Explosive Sisters) & together they have developed a powerful tandem offense that is difficult for even the strongest tag teams to overcome. The closeness with her sister has also led to some locker room ribbing that she has an obsessive complex about Nodoka. She has become both a huge fan and protector of Raku.
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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Gyaru wrestler)
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Mid-card
Height: 154 cm.
Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture.
Debut: 1/4/2016
Championship history: DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, Princess Tag Champion (with Reika Saiki).
Finishers: Guillotine choke
Signatures: Machine gun chops, Corner Springboard Bulldog
Marika is one of the younger members of the roster. She became interested in wrestling when she was in elementary school & decided to join DDT when she was in junior high. In the same class as Yuu & Nodoka, like them she was trained by Cherry & debuted at the 1/4/2016 when she was 15 years old. Marika is a bright character with a lot of potential. Marika is a huge fan of wrestler Abdullah Kobayashi so much of her offense is an homage to him. Because she started at a young age, Marika has taken multiple absences to focus on her education. Since entering university, Marika has begun to identify with Gyaru fashion and make-up so her new costume and look is a big departure from the look she had during junior high and high school. Marika is a former tag champion in Tokyo Joshi and now that she has returned more permanently (barring injury) it seems only a matter of time before she looks to obtain one of ToJo’s top prizes.
Notable Matches:
Kobashi & Saiki VS Maki & Noa - 1/26/2019 Itabashi. Tag match,
Kobashi & Mizuki VS NEO-Biishikigun - 3/10/2018 Yokohama. Tag match,
Kobashi VS Saki-sama - 2/18/2018 Shinkiba. Singles match.
(
The casual beauty)
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Upper Mid-card
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 something of an “American” character, coming 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 and character over time until only the entrance, a version of “Ol’ MacDonald,” remained. The Ol’ MacDonald entrance was finally changed to new entrance music earlier this year, but if you’re ever wondering why she had Ol’ Macdonald, that’s why. She has now leaned into her modeling background for her current international fashionista-esque persona and 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 as well as come up with creative plans to attack. She is fashion-minded & will chide opponents on their looks & attire to distract them to open them up to attack. She will use most any tactic she can devise, regardless of legality, to gain an advantage. Eye gouges being her favorite. Kamiyu is very playful & tries to get along with everyone outside the ring. She can often be seen dancing to her opponent’s entrance music while she waits for the match to begin.
Notable Matches:
Kamifuku VS Nakajima - 5/25/2019 Kitazawa. Princess cup 6 round 1
Kamifuku VS Maiumi - 2/11/2021 Kourakuen. International Princess title match
Kamifuku vs Shirakawa - 7/23/2020 Itabashi. Singles match
(New Era’s charisma)
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Height: 160 cm.
Birthplace: Fukuoka Prefecture.
Debut: 12/11/2016
Championship history: International Princess Champion, 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. Maki’s primary forms of attack in matches make use of her head. This includes normal headbutts & diving ones. Opponents that forget about her ability will attempt headshots that always end up causing them pain. However, Maki’s talk often gets her into situations above her level. Challenging much stronger opponents & losing handily. That said Maki has improved greatly over the last 4 years & has earned herself a firm spot in Tokyo Joshi’s mid-card. So, the short version is as follows: Maki is the tiny cute chihuahua behind the fence that never stops barking at you. It’s both brilliant and ridiculous.
Notable Matches:
Itoh VS Danshoku Deino - 1/04/2018 Kourakuen. Special Intergender Singles match.
Itoh VS Mizuki - 9/09/2019 Shinjuku. Singles match.
Itoh VS Yamashita - 1/4/2021 Kourakuen. Singles match.
(
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 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 and 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. Haruna is still very green but is slowly getting better. She can also be easily duped by the craftier wrestlers appealing to her cat side. She is both beloved and teased by the other roster members.
Notable Matches:
Neko VS Nakajima - 11/17/2018 Itabashi. Neko Haruna’s Debut.
Neko VS Yuu – 11/18/2018 Kawaguchi. Singles match.
Neko VS Tatsumi – 2/16/2020 Saitama. Singles match.
(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 and 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 and Kikutaro. Pom is quirky and playful in the ring. She is quickly improving and while a breakout victory against a senior still alludes her, her improved resolve and resilience is apparent. She has become a queen of shin style as her favored attack is kicks to her opponent’s lower legs. I think her “Pom de JUSTICE” finisher, while easily scouted, is very cool.
Notable Matches:
Pom VS Itoh - 1/19/2019 Harajuku. Singles match
Pom & Unagi VS NEO-Biishikigun - 8/04/2019 Kanagawa. Tag match
Pom VS Saki-sama - 12/27/2019 Itabashi. Singles match
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Passion Blue)
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Lower mid-card
Height: 166 cm.
Birthplace: Gunma Prefecture.
Debut: 2/23/2019
Championship history: none.
Finishers: Spinebuster
Signatures: Sidewalk slam, Spinebuster transitioned into Boston Crab
Originally doing clerical and PR duties in a Japanese company, Mahiro discovered wrestling and 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 and 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 and some co-workers lovingly call her “Shisho” which means master/coach/teacher. While others call her empress of the Holy Mahironian Empire. While they had never met prior to wrestling, Mahiro and Kamiyu discovered that they were students at Toyo University at the same time. The two have since become friends and frequent tag partners under the name “Team Toyo.”
Notable Matches:
Kiryu VS Kamifuku - 12/06/2020 Narimasu. International Princess title match
Kiryu, Kamifuku & Manase VS Mizuki, Aino & Maiumi - 11/23/2019 Shinkiba. 6-woman tag match
Kiryu & Neko VS Noa & Shiori - 02/01/2020 Itabashi. Tag match
(Strong soul of Tohoku)
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Height: 162 cm.
Birthplace: Iwate Prefecture.
Debut: 5/3/2019
Championship history: none.
Finishers: Running Lariat, Miramare Shock (kimura arm-lock)
Signatures: Lariat, belly-to-back suplex
When Mirai was in elementary school her hometown was one of many affected by the great Fukushima disaster. To help with relief a pro wrestling promotion called Real Japan, run by the original Tiger Mask, decided to run a charity event in her area. She attended the event and became interested in pro wrestling and was even able to develop correspondence with Tiger mask. After graduating high school, she moved to Tokyo and began training. Her dream is to help more people with pro wrestling like she was helped. Mirai has a background in judo and seems to be developing into a power player with terrifying lariats and a strong submission game. She’s only 2 years into her career, yet she’s already had multiple title opportunities and high-profile matches. There’s no doubt that she will be a main event star for Tokyo Joshi in the future.
Notable Matches:
Maumi VS Noa - 11/7/2020 TDC Hall. International Princess semi-final match
Maiumi VS Yamashita - 7/1/2021 Ryogoku KFC. Singles match
Maiumi VS Watanabe - 8/09/2020 Kanda. Princess Cup 7 round 2.
(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
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 and aspires to be like her (though I’m not sure that’s a good thing). Her name and appearance are taken from the Japanese word “Suzume-bachi” which means “hornet.” Debuting in August 2019, Suzume has already shown tremendous growth. She has shown a lot of fire and good fundamentals in her matches thus far. She’s small but fast and has learned various dangerous pinning combinations. She can be a danger even to veteran wrestlers if they underestimate her. All she needs is experience to become a major threat to the roster. She’s definitely one to watch.
Notable Matches:
Suzume & Maiumi VS Nakajima & Riho - 8/25/2019 Kourakuen. Suzume debut match
Suzume VS Nakajima - 2/24/2020 Seijo. Singles match
Suzume & Maiumi VS NEO-Biishikigun - 5/04/2021 Kourakuen. Princess Tag title match
Credit to
Heerokun on reddit
