Yuki Arai retains at TJPW Wrestle Princess VII, new tag champions crowned

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Yuki Arai retained the Princess of Princess Championship against Suzume as Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling presented Wrestle Princess VII on Saturday.

The card took place at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo before an announced crowd of 1,357. The promotion published official results following the show.

Arai defeated Suzume in 21:51, hitting her Finally heel drop to complete the fifth successful defense of her first reign as TJPW’s top champion.

Suzume entered the match as International Princess Champion and had earned her title shot by winning this summer’s Tokyo Princess Cup.

The challenger repeatedly targeted opportunities to catch Arai with the Ring-a-Bell leaping cutter, while Arai concentrated her offense on Suzume’s left leg.

Arai ultimately regained control with a full nelson buster before connecting with the Finally for the pin.

The champion, who won the title from Miu Watanabe at Grand Princess in March, already has her next challenger.

Shoko Nakajima entered the ring following the main event and asked Arai for a championship match. Arai accepted, with TJPW subsequently confirming the match for its All Rise 2026 event at Korakuen Hall on November 8.

Nakajima defeated Arai during this year’s Tokyo Princess Cup, giving the champion an additional reason to accept the challenge.

Elsewhere, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro ended the Princess Tag Team Championship reign of Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe.

Aino forced Tatsumi to submit to the Ai to Honō no Full Nelson Z after 19:58, making Aino & Kazashiro the 22nd team to hold the championships. The result ended Daydream’s latest reign after two successful defenses.

Miyu Yamashita also retained the EVE International Championship, defeating Arisu Endo with the Skull Kick in 10:31.

Afterward, Yamashita turned her attention to AEW’s Marina Shafir.

The two are already scheduled to meet in a singles match during Yamashita’s next trip to the United Kingdom. Yamashita called for the EVE International Championship to be placed on the line after successfully retaining against Endo.

Shafir attacked Yamashita following her previous EVE appearance during All In weekend in London.

Shoko Nakajima retained the SETUP All Asia Women’s Championship against Zara Zakher, while Mizuki defeated Hyper Misao in a match featuring Jushin Thunder Liger as special referee.

Liger became physically involved in the match, applying a Romero Special to Misao before Mizuki followed with a diving foot stomp for the victory.

Yuki Kamifuku & VENY also won what was billed as the final appearance of their VENYU team, defeating Wakana Uehara & Toga. Kamifuku, who is retiring from professional wrestling at the end of the year, pinned Uehara with a diving Famouser.

Full Results

  • Princess of Princess Championship: Yuki Arai (c) def. Suzume
  • Princess Tag Team Championship: Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro def. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe (c)
  • EVE International Championship: Miyu Yamashita (c) def. Arisu Endo
  • SETUP All Asia Women’s Championship: Shoko Nakajima (c) def. Zara Zakher
  • Mizuki def. Hyper Misao (Jushin Thunder Liger special referee)
  • Yuki Kamifuku & VENY def. Wakana Uehara & Toga
  • Aja Kong, Sakura Hattori & Kumadori def. Chris Brookes, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase
  • Raku & Minimo def. Pom Harajuku & Pokotan and Mahiro Kiryu & Tama in a three-way tag match
  • HIMAWARI, Shino Suzuki & Mifu Ashida def. Shion Kanzaki, Momo Sato & Chieri Sakimori
  • Uta Takami def. Ren Konatsu
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