Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, often abbreviated to TJP, is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2012 as a sister promotion of DDT Pro Wrestling. Initially running alongside other shows such as live music and other idol performances, it became its own fully fledged promotion starting on February 28, 2015.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling

Acronym	TJP
Founded	June 4, 2012[1][2][3]
Style	Joshi puroresu
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Founder(s)	Tetsuya Koda Nozomi
Parent	DDT Pro Wrestling

History

Formation (2012–2013)

On June 4, 2012, Tokyo Joshi Pro was announced by DDT Pro Wrestling. Set to be run by former Ice Ribbon and NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling promoter and booker Tetsuya Kodo and wrestler Nozomi, the promotion was established in late 2012 and thus a recruitment process began for wrestlers. 4 of the first wrestlers recruited were Miyu Yamashita, Shoko Nakajima, Kanna and Chikage Kiba. The training of the wrestlers was mostly handled by Nozomi herself, with help from DDT wrestler Kyohei Mikami.[1][2][3] Nozomi left DDT on November 30, 2012, but on the same day the trainees were introduced to the public in a press conference and it was announced they would debut in 2013. The trainees were required to follow three rules - no drinking, no smoking, and no boyfriends.

Early years (2013–2015)

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling's debut show took place on January 30, 2013 at Akihabara Twin Box in Tokyo. The show featured just two matches, a sambo exhibition between trainee Chikage Kiba and DDT referee and former sambo competitor Daisuke Kiso, and a singles match between trainees Miyu Yamashita and Kanna. The show did not use a wrestling ring, and instead all matches took place on training mats, similar to the Ice Ribbon promotion in its early years.[4] Along with wrestling matches, the debut show featured live music from idol units. As TJP's roster was very small at the start, most of their early shows followed this same formula and only ran small venues. Entry to their first few shows was free as a way of introducing themselves to a bigger audience, and their first paid show was held on April 26.[5][6][7][6][8] As their roster of trainees expanded in 2014, TJP began including more matches on their cards, and began using a ring. They also ran a show with an appearance from voice actress/wrestler Ai Shimizu in November 2014.[9][10][11] TJP held its first full show without an idol performance on February 28, 2015 at Shinjuku Face. At the show, Ai Shimizu and Saki Akai confirmed they would be competing with the promotion regularly, and more trainees debuted at the show.[12]

Rise in popularity (2016–present)

On January 4, 2016, TJP held its first ever show in Korakuen Hall, a famed wrestling venue in puroresu. Main evented by Miyu Yamashita defeating Shoko Nakajima to become the first ever Tokyo Princess of Princess Champion, it also featured the debut of Yuu and an appearance from American wrestler Candice LeRae.[13] In the spring of 2016, Ai Shimizu and Erin announced their departure from the promotion, however, the summer was a success for the promotion, and TJP earned a broadcasting deal to be shown on idol-centric channel Pigoo.[14]

On January 4, 2017, TJP held its second annual Korakuen show, main evented by Yuu retaining the Tokyo Princess of Princess title over Shoko Nakajima.[15] On May 29, an audition was held for four young wrestlers to form a wrestling/idol group to be known as the "Up-Up Girls". On July 20, four women were picked and began training to wrestle shortly after. On December 4, the Up-Up Girls debuted with an idol performance, but didn’t appear in ring until January 4, 2018.

On January 4, 2018, TJP's third annual Korakuen show proved to be a success, drawing over 1000 fans for the first time ever. The show was also broadcast on AbemaTV for the first time, as well as DDT's streaming service. The show was main evented by TJP ace Miyu Yamashita defeating Reika Saiki to win back the Tokyo Princess of Princess Championship.[16] On February 28, the TJP show from Shinjuku Face was once again broadcast on AbemaTV, and it was announced Abema had picked up TJP to broadcast it regularly. This also marked the end of TJP being broadcast on Pigoo. On November 1, 2018, the three trainee rules were officially bought to an end, allowing wrestlers to drink, smoke and have relationships on their own accord.

The 2019 January 4 show was once again a success, drawing 1300 fans to Korakuen Hall.[17]

On July 16, 2019, TJP announced, via their Twitter account, a new title called the International Princess Championship. They also announced that the Tokyo Princess of Princess Championship and the Tokyo Princess Tag Team Championship would be dropping "Tokyo" from their names.[18]

Roster

Wrestlers

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Haruna Neko	Unknown
Hikari Noa	Unknown	Up Up Girls (Pro-Wrestling)
Himawari Unagi	Unknown
Mahiro Kiryu	Unknown
Maki Itoh	Maki Itoh	Freelancer
Marika Kobashi	Unknown
Mina Shirakawa	Mina Shirakawa	Freelancer
Misao	Unknown
Miu Watanabe	Miu Watanabe	Princess Tag Team Champion Up Up Girls (Pro-Wrestling)
Miyu Yamashita	Unknown
Mizuki	Mizuki Kaminade	KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Champion Freelancer
Natsumi Maki	Unknown	Freelancer
Nodoka Tenma	Unknown
Pom Harajuku	Unknown
Raku	Unknown	Up Up Girls (Pro-Wrestling)
Reika Saiki	Reika Saiki
Rika Tatsumi	Unknown	Princess Tag Team Champion
Saki Akai	Saki Akai	DDT Pro-Wrestling
Shoko Nakajima	Shoko Nakajima
Yuka Sakazaki	Yuka Sakazaki	Princess of Princess Champion All Elite Wrestling
Yuki Aino	Unknown
Yuki Kamifuku	Yuki Kamifuku	Freelancer
YUMI	Unknown
Yuna Manase	Unknown	Freelancer

Alumni

Ring name	Real name	Notes
NOZOMI	Nozomi Dai	Retired on November 30, 2012
Ayumi Takada	Ayumi Takada	Retired on March 19, 2014
Erin	Eri Kato	Retired on May 28, 2016
KANNA	Kanna Shinmei	Graduated on September 22, 2016
MIZUHO	Unknown	Graduated on January 11, 2017
Akane Miura	Unknown	Graduated on March 25, 2017
Nonoko	Unknown	Graduated on February 3, 2018
Chikage Kiba	Unknown	Graduated on March 27, 2018
Maho Kurone	Unknown	Graduated on July 30, 2018
Azusa Takigawa	Unknown	Graduated on October 27, 2018
Yuu	Unknown	Resigned on December 1, 2018
Pinano Pipipipi	Unknown	Up Up Girls (Pro-Wrestling), Graduated on April 5, 2019

Championships

As of August 9, 2020

Championship	Current champion(s)	Reign	Date won	Days held	Defenses	Location	Notes
Princess of Princess Championship	Yuka Sakazaki	2	November 3, 2019	280+	2	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Shoko Nakajima at DDT Ultimate Party 2019.
Princess Tag Team Championship	Daydream (Miu Watanabe and Rika Tatsumi)	1 (1, 1)	November 3, 2019	280+	1	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated NEO Biishiki-gun (Misao and Sakisama) at DDT Ultimate Party 2019.
International Princess Championship	Thunder Rosa	1	January 5, 2020	217+	0	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Maki Itoh at New Year Dish Pro Wrestling.

Princess of Princess Championship

Names

Name	Years
TOKYO Princess of Princess Championship	January 4, 2016 – July 16, 2019
Princess of Princess Championship	July 16, 2019 – present

Reigns

Key

No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held
Defenses	Number of successful defenses
+	Current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics			Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days	Defenses
1	Miyu Yamashita	January 4, 2016	Tokyo Joshi Puroresu '16	Tokyo, Japan	1	262	2	Yamashita defeated Shoko Nakajima in a decision match to become inaugural champion.
2	Yuu	September 22, 2016	Shinjuku Love Rin	Tokyo, Japan	1	255	4
3	Yuka Sakazaki	June 4, 2017	At this Time, Get Excited in Shinjuku!	Tokyo, Japan	1	83	0
4	Reika Saiki	August 26, 2017	Brand New Wrestling: The Beginning of a New Era	Tokyo, Japan	1	131	2
5	Miyu Yamashita	January 4, 2018	Tokyo Joshi Pro	Tokyo, Japan	2	484	10
6	Shoko Nakajima	May 3, 2019	Yes! Wonderland 2019: Opportunity is There	Tokyo, Japan	1	184	3
7	Yuka Sakazaki	November 3, 2019	DDT Ultimate Party	Tokyo, Japan	2	280+	3

Combined reigns

As of August 9, 2020

†	Indicates the current champion

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined defenses	Combined days
1	Miyu Yamashita	2	12	746
2	Yuka Sakazaki	2	3	363+
3	Yuu	1	4	255
4	Shoko Nakajima	1	3	184
5	Reika Saiki	1	2	131

Princess Tag Team Championship

Names

Name	Years
TOKYO Princess Tag Team Championship	October 14, 2017 – July 16, 2019
Princess Tag Championship	July 16, 2019 – present

Reigns

Key

No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held
Defenses	Number of successful defenses
+	Current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics			Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days	Defenses
1	MiraClians (Shoko Nakajima and Yuka Sakazaki)	October 14, 2017	Smile yes Yokohama	Tokyo, Japan	1	112	2	Defeated Maho Kurone and Rika Tatsumi in a tournament final to become inaugural champions.	[19]
2	Neo Biishiki-gun (Azusa Christie and Sakisama)	February 3, 2018	Let's Go! Go! if You Go! When You Go! if You Get Lost You Just Go to Nerima!	Tokyo, Japan	1	89	2		[19]
3	Muscle JK Strikers (Marika Kobashi and Reika Saiki)	May 3, 2018	Yes! Wonderland: Break Myself!	Tokyo, Japan	1	93	1		[19]
—	Vacated	August 4, 2018	—	—	—	—	—	The championship was vacated as Marika Kobashi suffered a shoulder injury.	[19]
4	Mizuki and Yuka Sakazaki (2)	August 25, 2018	Brand New Wrestling 2: Now it's Time to Attack	Tokyo, Japan	1	288	6	Defeated Maki Itoh and Reika Saiki to win the championship.	[19]
5	Neo Biishiki-gun (Misao and Sakisama (2))	June 9, 2019	N/A	Tokyo, Japan	1	147	3		[19]
6	Daydream (Miu Watanabe and Rika Tatsumi)	November 3, 2019	DDT Ultimate Party	Tokyo, Japan	1	280+	3		[19]

Combined reigns

As of August 9, 2020.

By wrestler

†	Indicates the current champion

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined defenses	Combined days
1	Yuka Sakazaki	2	8	400
2	Mizuki	1	6	288
3	Rika Tatsumi †	1	3	280+
	Miu Watanabe †	1	3	280+
5	Sakisama	2	5	238
6	Misao	1	3	147
7	Shoko Nakajima	1	2	112
8	Marika Kobashi	1	1	93
	Reika Saiki	1	1	93
10	Azusa Christie	1	2	89

International Princess Championship

Reigns

Key

No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held
Defenses	Number of successful defenses
+	Current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics			Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days	Defenses
1	Natsumi Maki	August 25, 2019	Brand New Wrestling 3: Stronger Than Anyone!	Tokyo, Japan	1	22	1	Maki defeated Gisele Shaw in a decision match to become inaugural champion.
2	Yuna Manase	September 16, 2019	KFC 2Days: Desert Moon	Tokyo, Japan	1	33	0[20]	Natsumi was injured during the match.
3	Maki Itoh	October 19, 2019	My life; let's enjoy!!	Tokyo, Japan	1	78	2		[20]
4	Thunder Rosa	January 5, 2020	New Year Dish Pro Wrestling	Tokyo, Japan	1	217+	0		[21]

Annual tournaments

Tournament	Last winner(s)	Last held	Notes
Tokyo Princess Cup	Mizuki	July 7, 2019	Single-elimination based tournament

See also

• Professional wrestling in Japan
• List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan

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