Wrestle Princess III was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling. It took place on October 9, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall with limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.[2]
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 Promotional poster featuring Shoko Nakajima and Yuka Sakazaki | |||
| Promotion | CyberFight | ||
| Brand(s) | Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | October 9, 2022 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Tokyo Dome City Hall | ||
| Attendance | 1,007[1] | ||
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It was the third annual event under the "Wrestle Princess" branch, which is considered to be Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling's yearly main pay-per-view.
Background
editStorylines
editThe event featured nine professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
Event
editThe event started with the confrontation between Arisu Endo and Kaya Toribami, and Juria Nagano and Moka Miyamoto solded with the victory of the latter team. The bout was broadcast live on TJPW's YouTube channel.[4]
In the first main card bout, Nao Kakuta, Yoshiko Hasegawa and Yuna Manase defeat Haruna Neko and Toyo Mates (Mahiro Kiryu and Yuki Kamifuku) in six-woman tag team action. Next up, Ryo Mizunami defeated Suzume in singles competition. In the fourth bout, Mizuki picked up a win over Hyper Misao in a TDC rules match. In the fifth bout, Max the Impaler, Rika Tatsumi and Yuki Aino defeated Aja Kong, Pom Harajuku and Raku. Next up, Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita outmatched Hikari Noa and All Elite Wrestling's Riho in tag team action. In the seventh bout, Miu Watanabe defeated Alex Windsor to win the International Princess Championship. In the semi main event, Saki Akai and Yuki Arai defeated Pro-Wrestling: EVE's Nightshade and Rhia O'Reilly to secure the second consecutive defense of the Princess Tag Team Championship in that respective reign.[5][6]
In the main event, 2022 Tokyo Princess Cup winner Yuka Sakazaki defeated Shoko Nakajima to win the Princess of Princess Championship for the third time in her career, ending the latter's reign at 204 days and four successful defenses.[7][8][9]
Results
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 9, 2022). "TJPW Wrestle Princess 3". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (October 9, 2022). WRESTLE PRINCESS III. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (October 9, 2022). "【第1試合まで生配信】 10.9TOKYO DOME CITY HALL大会「WRESTLE PRINCESS III」". youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Adams, Mitchell (October 9, 2022). "TJPW Wrestle Princess III Review". Monthly Puroresu. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Edwards, Scott (October 9, 2022). "TJPW Wrestle Princess III Results (10/9/22): Shoko Nakajima vs. Yuka Sakazaki, Riho Competes, And More". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Gramajo, Tomas (October 9, 2022). "TJPW WRESTLE PRINCESS III – Full Results". Wrestling Republic. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Voices of Wrestling Staff (October 10, 2022). "TJPW WRESTLE PRINCESS III (OCTOBER 9) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Iversen, Stuart (October 10, 2022). "TJPW Wrestle Princess III (9/10/22) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (October 9, 2022). "TJPW Results: Wrestle Princess 3 – Tokyo, Japan (10/9)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.