It will be interesting to see how the card comes together and how the booking is done as well. Revived as the Newborn UWF in 1988 and again in 1991 as Union of Wrestling Forces International (UWF International or UWFi). [11] In 1994, Jaleco published the JWP Joshi Pro Wrestling: Pure Wrestle Queens (JWP女子プロレス ピュア・レッスル・クイーンズ, JWP Joshi Puroresu Pyua Ressuru Kuīnzu) video game for the Super Famicom game console. She went on to debut for the German wrestling promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling. So far Assemble hasn’t announced if or how its supershow can be watched remotely and/or internationally, but since Marvelous and Sendai Girls have streaming services and other promotions in Assemble use Nico Pro, it’s definitely possible that fans will be able to watch the Ueno Park action from their couches. The promotions involved are Stardom, Ice Ribbon, PURE-J, OZ Academy, Sendai Girls, Marvelous, SEAdLINNNG, Pro Wrestling WAVE, and HEARTS (a new group featuring Yumiko Hotta).

[2][29], Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championship, List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan, "グッズ情報 JWP激闘史2008 ～Pure Heart Pure Wrestling～", "Wed.update: Rock's return, Punk on Ice Cream bars,WWE back on NBC, Marquardt update, Ratings, doc", "Indy News #3: Chikara's JoshiMania in December", "Lipstick, Dynamite and Glowworms, Part 13", "5 Yrs Ago: Zavisa ranks the top Japanese promotions (part two)", "Wed. update: Record audience for Dos Santos vs. Cain; Ratings, Spike adding new TV show; TNA cancel", "JoshiMania tonight in Phily with Toys for Tots", "Radican's DVD Review Series - "Chikara 2012 King of Trios Night 1" 9/14: Team ROH vs. Faces of Pain, Team WWF", "9/15 Chikara "King of Trios: Night 2" Results: Easton, PA", "9/2-9/4 Chikara King of Trios Results – three-night tournament featuring CWC & former WWF/E Women's Teams", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=JWP_Joshi_Puroresu&oldid=972860905, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 August 2020, at 04:47. Learn how your comment data is processed. At a press conference on August 27, nine joshi wrestling promotions announced their new strategy for surviving these difficult times: they’re forming an alliance called Women’s Pro Wrestling Assemble, and they’re putting on a supershow. Sister promotion of Osaka Joshi Pro-Wrestling. The following September, Yuu received her TOKYO Princess of Princess Championship match against then-titleholder Miyu Yamashita.

On this night, Yuu lost the title to Sakazaki; Yuu’s reign lasted 255 days. Those are all the official Joshi wrestling streaming services, but unfortunately there are still plenty of other promotions that do not have a streaming service (yet). Celebrating its 25th anniversary at the time of its folding in 2017, JWP was the oldest joshi puroresu promotion in Japan and its Openweight Championship was the oldest championship in all of joshi. [24][25][26] The following month, it was announced that Bolshoi's new promotion would be called "Pure-J". Tokyo Joshi Pro Photo: TJP. List of professional wrestling promotions, "CyberAgent Purchases Pro Wrestling NOAH", "AJWPW – All Japan Womens' Pro-Wrestling", "International Wrestling Association Japan", "IWA – International Wrestling Association (Japan)", "Into the Indies 04.27.10: HUSTLE Gets SMASHed", "Wrestling International New Generations", "W*ING (Wrestling International New Generations)", "JWPP – Japanese Women Pro-Wrestling Project", Pro-Wrestling Organizations in Japan at Puroresu.com, A beginners guide to Joshi Puroresu at Wrestling101.com, Professional wrestling in the United States, Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_professional_wrestling_promotions_in_Japan&oldid=975056740, Japanese professional wrestling promotions, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. It was in wXw where Yuu was most prominent, however, finding formidable foes in Kelly, Grace, and others. She quickly established herself as an irresistible force apt to exert dominance. Internet Wrestling Database Tokyo Joshi Pro (TJPW) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database Not logged in or registered. Yuu began her professional wrestling career in the mid-2010s. This collection of promotions working together is a huge deal as internal conflicts and politics are rife between a number of these promotions, such as SEAdLINNNG and Stardom who have long-standing issues. In the finals, Yuu faced Shoko Nakajima, who won the Tokyo Princess Cup back in 2015. The Joshi promotions didn’t have TV deals, and online streaming wasn’t popular yet. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Later that July, Yuu competed in that year’s Tokyo Princess Cup, TJPW’s annual tournament that was established in 2014. Yuu won the 2016 Tokyo Princess Cup, achieving her first major accolade in the process. The Women’s Pro-Wrestling Assemble group will hold its first show on October 1st at Ueno Park.

[ 9.0] "One of the breakout promotions of 2018, being affiliated to DDT, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW) mixes perfectly entertaining matches and gimmicks (usually undercard matches) with high workrate matches (usually in the main event scene). Her other bylines include With Spandex on UPROXX, Orange Crush, Mind Games Magazine, FanSided WWE, and Diva Dirt. [6] However, the promotion returned just a few months later, now under new management, headed by wrestler Command Bolshoi. Stardom is the most western-friendly of the bunch due to a heavy use of foreign talent and an English friendly streaming service.

I am sure that will be one of the hurdles they will have to overcome but it is still exciting nonetheless. Founded in 2013, Tokyo Joshi Pro is the sister promotion to DDT. This is a list of professional wrestling promotions in Japan which includes both … Ultimately, this status would be claimed by Matsumoto. Joshi Promotions Unite For Women’s Pro-Wrestling Assemble August 27, 2020 Sovereign S.A.M The Imperial Chronicles 0 In recent weeks a number of Joshi promotions announced their participation in the same press conference and this caused a lot of speculation amongst fans as to what they were planning. Over time I will add even more Freelancers, and don't forget that retired Joshi stars can be found over in the Retired Wrestlers section. Io Shirai announced she was joining WWE in a very formal fashion as she appeared in a WWE ring during a live show in Japan. In recent weeks a number of Joshi promotions announced their participation in the same press conference and this caused a lot of speculation amongst fans as to what they were planning. From there, Yuu became a prominent competitor in promotions including WAVE and SEAdLINNNG. The new company would retain control of the Daily Sports Women's Tag Team and Princess of Pro-Wrestling Championships, while the JWP name and the JWP Openweight, Tag Team and Junior Championships all remained with the JWP production company. The promotions involved are Stardom, Ice Ribbon, PURE-J, OZ Academy, Sendai Girls, Marvelous, SEAdLINNNG, Pro Wrestling WAVE, and HEARTS (a new group featuring Yumiko Hotta).

Yuu is among the stars in the joshi scene with potential yet to be truly realized. Preview: NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu (8/29/20), Dragon Suplex Network Presents: Stardom Quest Episode 2, Dragon Suplex Podcast Network: Stardom Quest Episode 7, Preview: Gatoh Move ChocoPro #52 (10/2/20), Chie Koishikawa to Work With Gatoh Move Full-Time, #AndNEW: Madman Fulton & Ace Austin Win AAW Tag Team Title, What’s Coming To The WWE Network In October. Following successful defenses against Nakajima, Takigawa, and Reika Saiki in separate matches, her reign came to an end on June 4th.

As the months went on, Yuu became more prominent in DDT.

Sublime Master Chef: Toru Yano’s Curry Reviewed, Is “Hangman” Adam Page the Voice of a Generation? Yuu entered 2017 as the reigning TOKYO Princess of Princess Champion. She possesses a unique fighting style, utilizing sheer power and surprising quickness against a variety of foes. [6] After a co-promoted event with AJW in February 2000 turned out to be a failure, JWP closed its doors at the end of the year.

When NJPW Ignores #SpeakingOut Allegations Against Wrestlers, How Can Fans Respond? Assemble isn’t the end or merging of any existing joshi promotions, but a team-up of Sendai Girls, Marvelous, Oz Academy, Pure-J, Seadlinnng, T-Hearts (a new group led by Yumiko Hotta), Wave, Stardom, and Ice Ribbon. The wrestling style itself is fast paced with a mixture of mat based work, high flying, brawling and the … It is great that these promotions are able to put aside their differences and come together to help each other out during this difficult time that the COVID-19 pandemic has created. Now she writes about pro wrestling for Fanbyte and Deadlock.

Her work in Japan remained paramount, however. A 2011 tournament hosted by Sendai Girls that featured a number of promotions sending teams of 5 to compete comes to mind.

| Log In | Register | Password lost? The future powerhouse of the joshi scene was trained under Cherry, who achieved fame in Pro Wrestling WAVE and Dramatic Dream Team, just to name a few organizations. With the main focus being on the Joshi style of wrestling.

During the match, Yuu knocked out her opponent. Emily Pratt is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. All rights reserved. S.A.M.’s Spiel: I am nowhere near an expert on Joshi wrestling, but even I can see that this is a huge deal. Only recently has the promotion gotten a major spotlight shined on it.