Photo Credit: Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling
By: Noah Leatherland
TJPW All Rise in Korakuen Hall saw a change to the promotion’s landscape with a new Princess of Princess Champion crowned. ‘The Big Kaiju’ Shoko Nakajima overcame Yuki Arai, ending the show with two belts held high and confetti raining down on her.
Both women pushed each other to the limit for the Princess of Princess Championship. It ended up being the longest of Arai’s title defences, finishing just short of the 24 minute mark. Nakajima withstood Arai’s might, finding a way out of her submission holds and stringing together her own explosive offence. In the end, it was stringing together a combination of her high speed, high impact attacks that led Nakajima to the victory, finishing Arai off with a diving senton.
The victory crowns Shoko Nakajima as a three-time Princess of Princess Champion, having last held the belt in 2022. The win also makes her a double champion, as she entered Korakuen Hall as the reigning SETUP All Asia Women’s Champion as well. Arai’s reign comes to an end with 5 successful defences over 225 days.
After the victory, Nakajima took the microphone and addressed Arai:
Arai-chan, ever since you used to come to our dojo for morning practice—and even back when you were an idol in Nagoya—there’s something I’ve never told you. The way you never give up on anything and always give it your all has been so cool ever since your debut. Deep down, I’ve always thought you were someone I truly should respect—as a pro wrestler. That hasn’t changed, and fighting for the belt like this has made me feel that even more strongly. I respect Arai-chan. So, even though I won today, I want to face you again, so let’s keep giving it our all!
Arai had a simple reply before exiting the ring and heading to the back with the fans chanting her name:
I’d love to.
Nakajima was then interrupted by both Miu Watanabe and Hyper Misao. Both made their desires to be Nakajima’s first challenger known, and as a result, a number one contender’s match was decided. Watanabe and Misao will face off on November 15th, with the winner going on to challenge Nakajima on January 4th.
Backstage, Nakajima spoke to reporters for the first time in her reign:
It’s a brand-new belt, shiny as can be. Just being able to touch it in such pristine condition really shows how much Arai-chan cherished this belt. Yeah, I won. She was super strong. It made me want to fight her again.
Next up is Miu and Misao, right? I’ve been wanting to face Misao, but… for some reason, I always get praised for my matches against Miu, even though I’ve been losing to her the whole time, so I’ve never felt even a little bit happy about it. That’s why this time, I want to win and hear people say, “That was the best match ever!”
Since Misao and I have been doing the “1.4” match for years now, I’d already decided in my heart that if I won this belt, my very first title defense would be against her. I’d love to showcase the history Misao and I have built together—the “1.4” tradition—in the main event next year. So if the two of them can settle it in the ring, I don’t need to be the one to decide. Since I couldn’t quite make up my mind, I want to ring in the new year with the hope that both of them will give it their all.
Arai also spoke backstage, reflecting on the match and her reign as a whole:
I lost. But somehow, since I’ve almost always had a belt, it’s been a while since I’ve been without one. I think it’ll really start to sink in more and more from here on out.
Right now, the fact that I lost to Nakajima is really weighing on me. I lost in the [Tokyo Princess Cup] too, and since I wanted to get my revenge here in a singles match, I thought I was giving it my absolute best—the best Arai I’ve ever been—but in the end… Nakajima was just better. Even though my seniors have many times more experience than I do, they still have just as much—if not more—room to grow as we younger wrestlers do. But that’s exactly what makes them Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling seniors. I felt the weight of their presence all over again, and I learned so much during my time as champion.
Today, even though I gave it my all, I just couldn’t match Nakajima-san. So, I want to get much, much stronger, and I’m determined to stand before Nakajima-san again as a stronger Arai. It’s frustrating today because it was a complete defeat, so I’m going to move on. I’ll keep working hard at Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, learning as much as I can from both my seniors and juniors. Thank you so much for all your support of Arai, the champion.
That was not the only championship match on the card at TJPW All Rise. Suzume defended the International Princess Championship against Uta Takami. It was a successful fifth defence for Suzume, putting Takami away with a Ring-a-Bell cutter.
Speaking after the match, Suzume has her sights set on the upcoming TJPW Texas tour:
I successfully defended my title. It was full-throttle, nonstop action—I’m totally exhausted. But I really think this belt has become even, even, even more dazzling now that I’ve defended it against Uta Takami, who was at the absolute peak of that full-throttle, nonstop momentum. Today, more than ever, I realized that I have to keep growing alongside this belt. I want to gain even more momentum and grow even more than Uta.
That’s why there’s a big event in Texas next month, in December. If things keep going this way, I should be able to take this belt with me, so I want to have a title match overseas against one of those international wrestlers I’ve been talking about for so long. I want to do it. I really want to do it! I’m sure my voice will reach them and they’ll set it up, so I plan to defend this belt—which has become even more dazzling—in the U.S. as well, and truly establish myself as the “International Princess.”
The Princess Tag Team Titles were also on the line, as Prism Greed defended against the duo of Raku and Pom Harajuku. Yuki Aino and Haru Kazashiro were able to keep it together in the face of their opponent’s unorthodox styles. They combined efforts to hit the Overdrive on Harajuku.
In their post-match comments, Prism Greed shared their joy of making their first title defence:
Aino:
I’m especially happy—from the bottom of my heart—that I got to fight for the belt right here in the Korakuen Hall ring against Raku and Pom, two people with whom I share a deep, deep, deep connection. Even though I have no idea what they’re thinking, they poured their hearts into it, and I’m truly, deeply happy about that. I’m truly happy, and I had so much fun—so I hope they’ll come challenge me again!
Kazashiro:
Since Raku and Pom are such important people to you, Yuki, I really think that fighting them right now—while you’re holding the belt—was a great motivator for Kazashiro, too. And I’m actually glad my first title defense was against Raku and Pom. It made me realize even more just how much I like you, Yuki. But this is just the beginning. There’s still so much ahead of us.
TJPW All Rise also saw the debut of two new rookies, Yui Musubi and Shiori Futaba. Plus, upcoming juniors were also spotlighted in the Next Generation Tournament finals, with Ren Konatsu and Momo Sato doing battle. The climax saw Konatsu land her double spring Aries Comet dropkick to put Sato away.
Winning the tournament granted Konatsu one selfish wish for anything she wanted. Taking the microphone after the bout, Konatsu declared that she wanted a match with Yuki Arai. Konatsu discussed her wish more, and discussed the tournament run as a whole, in her backstage comments:
I won the Next Gen Tournament ’26! This year, I was in a completely different position than last year—as the most senior player—and while I definitely didn’t want to lose, I could really feel the freshness, energy, and determination to win from the younger players. That made me so happy, but it also turned into anxiety, impatience, and pressure. Still, I was able to fully enjoy even those feelings, and I think this tournament period was a time when I grew tremendously!
As for my personal wish, it’s to face Arai-san. I really love her, and I think I can grow even more by competing against her, so I’m hoping to face her as soon as possible!
(Quotes translated via DeepL)
Here are the full results for TJPW All Rise, courtesy of purolove.com:
Date:
November 8, 2026
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