Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling will air its 10/03 Wrestle Princess 7 show live from Ota ward gym.

 

Those with DDT Universe can watch the show here.

Opening bell for the event is 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 3^(rd) in Japan. That's 1:00 am Saturday, October 3^(rd) Eastern US time and 10:00 pm Friday, October 2^(nd) Pacific.  (I believe it’s 6:00 am Saturday, September 20^(th) in the U.K.)

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​10/03 card

 

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Main Event – Princess of Princess championship title match

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• Yuki Arai (champion)  VS  Suzume (challenger)

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Semi-final match – Princess Tag championship match

 

• Hakuchumu [Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe] (champions)  VS  Shunrai Rekka PRISM GREED [Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro] (challengers)

 

Match 8 – EVE International championship match

 

• Miyu Yamashita (champion)   VS  Arisu Endo (challenger)

 

Match 7 – SET UP All Asia Women’s championship match

 

• Shoko Nakajima (champion)  VS  Zara Zakher (challenger)

 

Match 6 – Singles match with special referee Jushin Thunder Liger

 

• Mizuki  VS  Hyper Misao

 

Match 5 – Last VENYU tag match

 

• VENYU [Yuki Kamifuku & VENY]  VS  Wakana Uehara & Toga

 

Match 4 – Special 6 person tag match

 

• Sakura Hattori, Kumadori & Aja Kong VS  Chika Nanase, Kira Summer & Chris Brookes

 

Match 3 – Special 3 way tag match

 

• Raku & Minimo  VS  Harajuku Pom & Pokotan  VS  Mahiro Kiryu & Tama

 

Match 2 – Chieri Sakimori debut 6-woman tag match

 

• HIMAWARI, Shino Suzuki & Mifu Ashida  VS  Chieri Sakimori, Shion Kanzaki & Momo Sato

 

 

Opening match – Singles match

 

• Uta Takami  VS  Ren Konatsu

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notes

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• WRESTLE PRINCESS 7, Tokyo Joshi’s Autumn big show returns to Ota ward gym, now called EBARA WAVE Arena, with a whopping 10 matches.

• As always, unforeseen circumstances may cause the card to be altered from how it currently appears.

• The main event for Wrestle Princess 7 will see champion Yuki Arai, defend her PuriPuri title for the 5^(th) time against International Princess champion and Princess Cup 13 winner, Suzume.  It is important to note that the International Princess title will not be on the line for this match.  It is not a double title match.  Whether or not Suzume loses, she will remain the IP champ.  With that out of the way, lets look at the match.  Suzume and Arai have a long have a long history.  Both were seen as top candidates to begin to build around as Tokyo Joshi slowly moved away from featuring it’s original wrestlers such as Shoko, Miyu and Rika at the top of every card.  Thus, they were both often featured in main events together or opposed as their careers progressed.  Each has obtained many of the accolades that Tokyo Joshi possesses, both having won the princess tag titles and the IP belt, and with Arai holding the top prize in ToJo, the PuriPuri belt, and Suzume having captured the trophy for both ToJo’s tag tournament and singles tournament.  It is also important to note that the person who managed to halt Yuki Arai’s historic run with the IP belt, was, in fact, Suzume.  So, suffice to say, the two consider one another as major rivals of the same generation.  In the preview matches fans have seen a little of what both have to offer.  Yuki’s dangerous boots and her ability to seemingly switch into another gear where she becomes far more brutal and Suzume’s terrifying ability to zip around the ring at lightning speed, misdirecting opponents and often catching them with their eyes still spinning.  The two know each other well so its likely that there will be numerous parries, reversals and counters seen throughout the match.  The question is who will be able to avoid the other’s big moves for the longest periods.  For Yuki her biggest worry is the “Ring a Bell”  Suzume’s devastating cutter which can seemingly come at any time.  In past Arai has become skilled at watching for it and either shrugging it off of, or transforming it into a move of her own such as the full-nelson slam.  However, even if she’s often been able to scout it, Arai can’t defend it 100% of the time and a few of Suzume’s attempts have gotten through.  If one does in this match, its likely over.  Other things to watch out for are her bulldog style slams from various parts of the ring and her nasty submissions which target the shoulder joints and upper back of her opponents, making it more of a burden to pick her up late in matches.  For Suzume, she has to watch for the “Finally”, Yuki Arai’s ax kick that is nearly as versatile as Suzume.  The attack is most effective when the opponent is in a kneeling position but can be hit from either the front or from behind.  She also has her scorpion death lock which has been highly effective during the preview battles and targets the lower back as well as the legs to a lesser degree. Its leg damage and the fact that Arai has a huge size advantage over Suzue makes this a major problem for the bee owing to the fact that once she’s in it with Arai’s full weight pressing down on her, its difficult for her to move for an escape.  The momentum in these battles between Arai and Suzume can change like the winds so the winner will be the fighter that can find their opening and seize the opportunity to execute the most swiftly.  Will Suzume once again strip Arai of a beloved title?  Can Arai avoid the dangerous deathblows of the bee and move on to the next battleground?  Wrestle Princess 7’s main event is can’t miss viewing!

• During the press conference for their tag title match, Rika described challengers Prism Greed as going through their honeymoon phase of their tag team, while Miu and Rika were more like a seasoned old married couple. Everything Prism Greed’s Aino and Haru do is fun, new and exciting, while for Rika and Miu, there are seemingly no surprises.  Verbalizing this, however, whether intentionally or unintentionally seemed to spark the tag team version of the old “Seven Year Itch” for Hakuchumu.  The series of preliminary meetings between Hakuchumu and Prism greed were less of a daydream and more of a nightmare for Rika and Miu.  Their communication and tag work was completely off and this even led to some squabbling and infighting during matches.  During the final preliminary battle at the last Shinjuku FACE show, the two seemingly resolved their differences and are back to normal again.  But, one can’t help but wonder if this is true or not.  The two have called Haru and Aino weaklings on multiple occasions and seem to believe they will easily defend the belts, but could they be underestimating their opponents?  Haru and Aino even went so far as to take a training journey to Okayama to get stronger (though this seemed to only entail pulling weeds on the farm of Aino’s sister Nodoka and then going to an amusement park, but to each their own) which may help them in the match.  Though, even without their secret training, the pair are already a scarily similar team to the champions.  Both teams have a powerhouse wrestler capable of running through opponents and throwing them around the ring.  Both teams have a scrappy technical wrestlers with a habit of targeting a particular body part with submissions but who also use a number of agility or rope based maneuvers.  Both teams also consist of a senior wrestler with a junior wrestler who debuted a number of years after they did.  With the make up of the units being so similar, one wonders what will win out, youthful vigor or seasoned battled bonds.

• Two key points about the match between Arisu and Miyu.  First, the EVE international title has caught Arisu’s eye.  She believes that if she holds the belt, she can become an international woman. Even going so far as to say that she could fly alone internationally if she becomes champion.  Something that before she never felt she could do. Second, Arisu more and more wants Miyu to see her as a rival.  She was able to beat her once last year during the Princess Cup but doesn’t feel that it moved the proverbial needle on Miyu’s impression of her, and defeating her for the EVE title would help change the image of Arisu in Miyu’s eyes.  During the press conference the two playfully squabbled about their qualifications for being an international champion, but when the bell rings the playfulness is out the window and the two will go at one another, full force.  Arisu has advantages in speed and agility however Miyu has a sizeable reach advantage over Arisu especially when she’s using her kicks. But Arisu always exhibits a never say die battle mode in the ring, making it difficult to keep her down on the mat.  As with all of Miyu’s opponents.  Much like others who battle Miyu she will want to scout and or avoid the “skull kick”.  While the skull kick is clearly not the only thing in Miyu’s arsenal, it is easily one of the most dangerous.

• It’s been almost 2 years since Zara last appeared in Tokyo Joshi.  She was a strong and skilled competitor who has participated in Tokyo Joshi numerous times in 2024 and 2025. She even entered the 2024 Princess Cup and while she didn’t win, she managed major victories against Miu Watanabe and Mizuki.  She later had another impressive showing as she battled Miu again, this time for the PuriPuri championship.  Now, she’s returning to the promotion to challenge Shoko for her newly won SET UP All Asia Women’s championship.  Both Shoko and Zara have similar make ups, they are both smaller, but strong and incredibly fast.  Shoko favors a lucha style, primarily relying on swift flying kicks and body attacks both in and out of the ring.  Zara too uses some high speed and acrobatic attacks however, she mixes them more frequently with the more traditional strikes and power moves found most often in American wrestling.  With the match up of these two being so even.  Execution will be a key element.  Strategy and fortitude will also be paramount.  This will be Shoko’s first defense of the title.

• Mizupyon and PaMi have only had 3 singles matches contested under (mostly) normal rules. Their battle during this year’s Princess Cup was their most recent and their battle at Wrestle Princess 3 was arguably their most iconic.  This time, the primary variable is the addition of a special referee.  The legendary Jushin Thunder Liger has shockingly been contracted to officiate this match.  How will this addition affect the chaotic fight styles of the bunny and the hero?

• What even is this match?  Parts of it can be easily rationalized and parts of it can’t.  Chika and Kira, of course, are a natural pairing.  They’re both of the same class, debuting in 2024.  They team together as often as they can.  Sakura and Kumadori teamed up at Summer Sun Princess this year along with Kamiyu and their styles clearly mesh well.  However, Aja Kong and Chris Brookes muddy the waters pitch black for their respective teams.  How will something completely confusing on paper, play out in the ring?  Also worthy of note, during Kumadori’s entrance, fans will be treated to a full dance performance from his dance team, O-MENZ.

• Nearing the middle of the card we have another match on Kamiyu’s retirement road. This has been billed as that last VENYU which indicates that its probably the last time that Kamiyu and VENY will tag together as a 2-woman unit.  Whether they are paired together with extra partners is yet unknown.  Kamiyu and VÉNY are both open about being great friends in private who often hang out, eat and drink together.  Due to this, Kamiyu has managed to lobby for VENY to participate in Tokyo Joshi despite its somewhat isolationist nature.  Most of those participations have been in the form of the two tagging together.  Enough that they gave themselves the official tag name “VENY”. Their opponents in their last billed tag together will be Toga and Kamiyu’s Ober Eats partner, Wakana.  It’s likely that Kamiyu has had a strong voice in the booking of her retirement road, her top motivations for these matches are either tagging with a parson she has wanted to tag with, facing a person she has wanted to face, facing a Tokyo Joshi colleague for the final time, or, imparting knowledge, advice to juniors important to her or some combination of those 4.  This match clearly encompasses a number of those aims. This will be a rare experience for Wakana, who rarely experiences bullies or more heel like wrestlers partially due to her main tag partner, Kamiyu, being the only real bully in Tokyo Joshi. How will she deal with this meaner style of wrestling that rarely appears in Tokyo Joshi.  In addition, this also continues the ToJo’s continuing story of throwing huge wrestlers at Toga to see how she fares.  So, at Wrestle Princess 7, fans will get to see Toga go up against VENY and see how she fares.

• The 3^(rd) match of the show is an unusual 3 way tag match with each team housing 1 Tokyo Joshi wrestler and 1 mascot.  Raku will team with Minimo.  Minimo, if you recall, is the mascot for the Japanese girl’s idol group called Mini Moni which is also a sub group of the even more well known Morning Musume.  Pom will team with Pokotan who is the mascot character of Tokyo Joshi’s sister group, DDT.  Pokotan is a modeled after a sealion wearing the gear of DDT wrestler Danshoku Dieno.  It has a large mascot head seems to be difficult to stay connected to the rest of the suit. The rub being that if the head comes completely away from the suit, Pokotan’s abilities seem to suddenly max out and Pokotan goes into a kind of berserker mode.  Mahiro is teaming with Tama who ToJo fans first saw at the TIF 2026 idol event.  Tama is described as a prideful seal with a negative personality thrown into modern society.  Tama is rarely seen without a large kitchen knife and in both of Tama’s appearances in Tokyo Joshi, Tama has stabbed someone with said knife.  Curiously, or perhaps creepily, ToJo media teams found Mahiro quietly sharpening a knife of her own in a dark corner of a building somewhere ahead of the match.  What implications will this have on the match and how will each of the teams work together.  Don’t be surprised if this ends up breaking down into pure chaos.

• Match 2 will be Chieri Sakimori’s debut.  Chieri will be the 3^(rd) rookie to debut in ToJo in 2026, making it the perfect time to place her and her 26 class against a group from another class.  That class is the 23 class.  The 23 class has 6 members still active and the 3 that will battle the 26 class are HIMAWARI, Shino and Mifu.  Probably reasonable to expect a lot of the big bits in this one.  Shion waking up the crowd, Shino’s information corner, Mifu’s Sunflower riding attack, the works.  How will Chieri fit in to all this?  Get ready to find out.

• In the opening match, ToJo’s 2 youngest gremlins will be facing off against one another in another singles match.  Surprisingly, while Uta and Ren have been on opposing corners on numerous occasions, they’ve actually only faced off in singles competition one time prior; with Uta taking the victory over ToJo’s resident sheep.  Ren, is just over 1 year the junior of Uta, and Uta is in the same class as Chika and Kira, somehow, Ren feels like Uta’s closest rival and thus, this match carries a lot of weight.  This should be a high energy and exciting way to open Wrestle Princess 7.

• Mister Haku will provide play-by-play for this show. Kira Summer will likely lend her expertise later in the show.

• As noted, Kamiyu will graduate from Tokyo Joshi and retire from wrestling at the end of December.  She is now fully on her retirement road.  Before she retires, there are several special events upcoming, including a special produce show, a hometown show and, of course, her retirement show.

• Go Nagai, the famous manga artist, has provided promotional imagery for this show

• The TJPW store has announced that it has partnered with a 3^(rd) party shipping company. Making it easier than ever to purchase things from the TJPW store from overseas.

 

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