r/JoshiPuroIsland

Not trying to be sexual, political, or negative but a genuine question.

I remember hearing a passing comment somewhere about controversies around the sexuality of Joshi wrestlers in the 80/90s. Don't remember where I heard it, though.

Does anyone know more about it? Or was it just the homophobia of the time?

I've been watching Pro Wrestling for the past 14 years now. I'd like to say that I have a very knowledgeable taste in Pro Wrestling, but I want to watch more Joshi wrestling besides knowing names of renowned wrestlers. I think I really started paying attention to wrestlers from Japan when I was watching WWE in 2017 and Shinsuke Nakamura and Asuka made their respective debuts on the main roster. When I started to become a bit disillusioned with WWE, I discovered New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor, and then later on All Elite Wrestling, where I explored a whole new world of Japanese wrestlers like Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiromu Takahashi, Sumie Sakai, Kota Ibushi, Riho, Yuka Sakazaki and Tetsuya Naito.

Last year, I watched STARDOM's All-Star Grand Queendom 2025 and enjoyed it a lot, namely the matches featuring Starlight Kid vs AZM, Saya Kamitani vs Tam Nakano, Suzu Suzuki vs Mei Seira, and Syuri vs Mayu Iwatani . Since then, I've been watching more Stardom like the 5 Star Grand Prix and then it later led me to checking out matches in Sendai Girls Pro, Marvelous, and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. When I watched TJPW for the first time, I immediately was drawn to Miu Watanabe and Miyu Yamashita. I saw their match at Grand Princess '24 and was amazed!! I bought a Wrestle Universe subscription just to watch Grand Princess '26. So, send me some matches you recommend, as well as some must-watch matches that joshi fans should see.

Favorite Joshi Wrestlers(currently):

• Starlight Kid
• Io Shirai/IYO SKY
• Miu Watanabe
• Saya Kamitani
• Meiko Satomura
• Miyu Yamashita
• Mizuki
• Tam Nakano
• Giulia
• Bull Nakano