Shoko Nakajima Wins TJPW Title

Shoko Nakajima ended Yuki Arai’s Princess of Princess Championship reign at Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling’s All Rise on November 8. Nakajima won the Korakuen Hall main event with a diving senton at 23:54, becoming the title’s 18th champion and taking the belt for the third time.

Arai had made five successful defenses before this match, and the result immediately created another contest for Nakajima’s first challenger. Miu Watanabe and Hyper Misao both stepped forward after the bell, with TJPW setting a match between them for the right to challenge at Korakuen Hall on January 4.

TJPW also introduced the Unlimited Princess Championship on the November 8 show. Under the promotion’s announced rules, a defense can happen anywhere a referee is present, provided the challenger announces the proposed match on social media and the office approves it; the first champion will be crowned in a December 26 battle royal.

In NOAH, Tetsuya Naito defeated Kenoh on November 9 for his second successful GHC Heavyweight Championship defense. That result advances the title story from Kenoh’s challenge after Naito beat OZAWA last month.

Kaito Kiyomiya and Yoshiki Inamura both laid claim to Naito’s next title opportunity. NOAH has booked them in an ironman match at Korakuen Hall on December 6 to determine who moves on to the champion.

NOAH’s Junior Grand Prix also opened with a notable upset. BUSHI defeated reigning GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Kai Fujimura in the first round on November 9, removing the titleholder from the tournament at his first hurdle.

Sydney Akeem made his NOAH debut on that Korakuen show. The former WWE performer and Cirque du Soleil alumnus entered the Junior Grand Prix, adding a new face to a tournament already dealing with Tsunagu Sato’s injury-related postponement.

STARDOM’s Goddesses of Stardom Tag League delivered a strong win for Starlight Kid and Maki Itoh on November 11. Their Trouble Friends team beat Momo Watanabe and Saya Kamitani when Kid pinned Watanabe after a moonsault, handing BLACK SWAN its first league loss and bringing Trouble Friends to two wins and two losses.

Maika and HANAKO also got their first league win after starting with two defeats. Their victory over Saori Anou and Fuwachan came shortly after the pair captured EVE’s tag titles in Britain, giving their return to STARDOM a result to match the new belts.

New Japan confirmed Zack Sabre Jr. as Taichi’s World Tag League partner on November 7. Dangerous Tekkers reunite for the tournament beginning November 23, a material addition to the field after Taichi’s partner had been left unannounced in last week’s report.

Suzume kept the International Princess Championship against Shino Takami at All Rise, finishing with Ring a Bell for her fifth defense. TJPW subsequently confirmed Zara Zakher as her December 6 challenger in Dallas, turning Suzume’s post-match request for an overseas defense into a title booking.

Yuki Aino and Haru Kazashiro made their first successful Princess Tag Team Championship defense against Raku and Pom Harajuku. Kazashiro scored the deciding fall on Harajuku, keeping the team’s reign intact after its October title win.

Ren Konatsu won TJPW’s Next Gen Tournament by defeating Momo Sato in the final. Her reward included a requested match, and she used it to seek a first singles meeting with Arai on November 15.

TJPW brought two newcomers into the ring on the same Korakuen card. Yui Musubi lost her debut tag match alongside Toga, while Shiori Futaba was on the winning side of a six-woman debut match with Rika Tatsumi and Miu Watanabe.

Sources: TJPW All Rise results; NOAH November 9 report; STARDOM Trouble Friends report; STARDOM Maika and HANAKO report; NJPW Dangerous Tekkers announcement; and TJPW’s Texas title announcement.