22) Review

Go Girl 3 is a somewhat different Korakuen from TJPW’s usual fare. Typically, these shows aim to be blow-offs, packed with title matches and big showdowns, but that’s not the case this time. Instead, this is a card designed as an introduction and a way to try and convince the entirely female audience (who all got in for free) that Tokyo Joshi could be something for them. I love these shows, and while I can’t claim to accurately reflect the views of a group of Japanese women, I can at least keep you up to date on what one lad in Scotland thinks.

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TJPW Perfection (27/8/22) Review

Daisy Monkey working in tandem. Credit: TJPW

It was another busy weekend for TJPW as they spent Saturday at KFC Hall before heading to Korakuen on Sunday. Perfection is the first of those two shows, and while that perhaps makes it the less important one, it still served up Raku vs Yuka and Miyu vs Pom, so I was anticipating a good time. Was I right to do so? Let’s find out.

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28/08/2022 0

Marvelous Shinkiba (23/8/22) Review

With the Marvelous roster fully recovered from their unfortunate encounter with COVID, they entered the post-KAORU era by booking the match I’ve wanted to see more than any other since Mio Momono’s return. Yup, they’re doing Mio vs Ai Houzan. It’s time to get excited!

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TJPW Perfection (21/8/22) Review

With the Princess Cup done and dusted, TJPW don’t have to wait long before their next visit to Korakuen Hall. They’ll be back in that famous old venue on the 28th of August, hosting a women-only event where everyone gets in for free. Before they get there, though, they’re nipping to KFC Hall, where they’ve booked a battle between two of the stars of the final days of the Cup, Miu Watanabe and Pom Harajuku. Now, that’s exciting!

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22/08/2022 0

TJPW Princess Cup (14/8/22) Review

Here we are, the Princess Cup final, where Miu Watanabe has one last hurdle to overcome. Could she add Yuka Sakazaki to her high-profile scalps? Or would Yuka win her first Princess Cup and become the only person to challenge a Princess of Princess champion twice in the same reign? Time to find out.

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15/08/2022 0

TJPW Princess Cup (13/8/22) Review

Tokyo Joshi is doing a rare Korakuen double-header to bring the Princess Cup to a close. The focus for night one was on the semi-finals, but they were far from the only thing to catch my eye, as Max the Impaler made their Japanese debut against Pom. I’ll be honest, I’ve never seen Max wrestle, but everything I have seen of them made me very excited for that match. Would it live up to my high expectations? Time to find out.

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Marvelous (8/8/22) Review

Marvelous had zero luck coming into this show. A few days before, Chigusa Nagayo tested positive for COVID, taking her out of the cross-generational tag match they’d been building up to for a few months and preventing her from being at KAORU’s retirement. Then, to add a bit of sting to that kick, Rin Kadokura and Ai Houzan were also pinged, sending Marvelous into Korakuen with a depleted roster. However, with injury already putting KAORU’s retirement off for a year, the show must go on, and they were determined to see her out in style!

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09/08/2022 0

Ice Ribbon Summer Jumbo Ribbon (31/7/22) Review

Ice Ribbon finished up July with a trip to Korakuen, and while it took me a bit longer than usual to catch up with what went down, I am always in the mood for an Ice Ribbon show. They were dishing up a number one contender match, another visit from Hikaru Shida and a tag-title bout, so let’s get on with it.

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05/08/2022 0

TJPW Princess Cup (31/7/22) Review

TJPW’s latest show saw us reach the quarter-finals of the Princess Cup, and our remaining competitors were an intriguing bunch. Miu is still my pick, but you could have convinced me that any of these eight would go the whole way. Despite that, there were clear favourites in each match, as Shoko, Yuka, Miyu and Rika are always hard to look past. The question was, would we see some upsets? Or would the established four march into the semis? Time to find out.

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02/08/2022 0

Ramblings About’s Matches of the Month for July 2022

Not even Aja Kong can resist Raku’s charms. Credit: TJPW

Somehow, we’ve finished up another month, which means it’s time for my favourite matches from the last 31 days. As usual, there is probably all sorts of cool stuff that I’ve missed, so if you have anything to recommend, pop it in the comments below and feed my disturbing wrestling habit. If not, enjoy the article, and if you have a few quid going spare, consider throwing it in the pot.

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