Yuki Arai Sends Violent Message to Miu Watanabe at TJPW Love & Flame

By Noah Leatherland

TJPW took over the Okayama Mirai Hall for Love & Flame ~The Burning Venus Returns~. While Yuki Aino relished her hometown return in the main event, Yuki Arai sent a clear message to Miu Watanabe ahead of their clash for the Princess of Princess title at GRAND PRINCESS.

The champion and challenger were set for tag team action in Okayama. Watanabe teamed with Rika Tatsumi and Kira Summer, while Arai joined ranks with Toga and Mifu Ashida. The match began in a sporting way, with Watanabe and Arai shaking hands to start, but things would not end so calmly.

The finish of the match saw Arai lock the Scorpion Deathlock on Summer. Ashida held Watanabe on the ring apron, preventing her from breaking it up. Arai stared daggers at Watanabe as she locked Summer in the submission, screaming at her to tap. Even when Summer did pound the mat and bell rang, Arai maintained the hold, eyes locked on Watanabe. It took intervention from the referee to finally make Arai release her grip.

In her post-match comments, Arai reflected that there is still work to be done in preparation for GRAND PRINCESS:

I won this time, but there are many areas where I fall short of Miu. There are numerous aspects I must change, and I need to discard everything that needs discarding. I want to be reborn and ensure I can win right from the preliminary stages… I want to defeat Miu with the Scorpion Deathlock. Next time, I absolutely intend to finish her off.

(Quotes translated via DeepL)

Yuki Arai challenges Miu Watanabe for the Princess of Princess Championship at TJPW GRAND PRINCESS on March 29th.

Here are the full results for TJPW Love & Flame ~The Burning Venus Returns~, courtesy of purolove.com:

• HIMAWARI def. Shion Kanzaki (8:00)
• Raku def. Ren Konatsu (6:41)
• Wakana Uehara def. Chika Nanase (7:13)
• Sara Phoenix def. Pom Harajuku (5:47)
• Suzume & Mahiro Kiryu def. Hyper Misao & Shino Suzuki (9:15)
• Yuki Arai, Toga & Mifu Ashida def. Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Kira Summer (12:37)
• Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro def. Mizuki, Arisu Endo & Uta Takami (15:59)