TJPW Max Heart Tournament Quarter Finals Sees Big Stars Eliminated

By Noah Leatherland

The quarter finals of the TJPW Max Heart tournament took place in Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall, with eight teams vying for a spot in the next round. As the competition heats up, major names on the roster were eliminated on the road to the finals.

The left side of the bracket started proceedings. Mizuki and Uta Takami advanced into the semi-finals, dispatching of Yuki Aino and Haru Kazashiro. Once again, it was Takami who secured the win for her team. Daisy Monkey bested the duo of Miyu Yamashita and Kaya Toribami, with Arisu Endo scoring the pin. Daisy Monkey will meet Mizuki and Takami in the semi-finals.

On the opposite side of the bracket, the Princess of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe was in action. She teamed with Rika Tatsumi, but the duo came up short in their quarter-final match against Pom Harajuku and Max The Impaler. The Impaler squashed Tatsumi with a Vader Bomb to secure their team’s spot in the next round. The main event saw the reigning tag champions Yuki Kamifuku and Wakana Uehara in action. They squared off against Yuki Arai and Mifu Ashida. The champions advanced to the semi-finals, as Uehara made Ashida tap to the Banana Pillow.

The semi-finals of the TJPW Max Heart Tournament take place on January 31st in Shinjuku FACE.

Here are the full results for TJPW Max Heart Tournament, January 25th, courtesy of purolove.com:

• Kira Summer & Chika Nanase def. Toga & Shion Kanzaki (9:58)
• Hyper Misao, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki def. Raku, Mahiro Kiryu & Ren Konatsu (10:47)
• Shoko Nakajima def. Sara Phoenix (8:45)
• Max Heart Tournament – Round 2: Mizuki & Uta Takami def. Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro (13:46)
• Max Heart Tournament – Round 2: Suzume & Arisu Endo def. Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami (12:20)
• Max Heart Tournament – Round 2: Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku def. Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi (15:20)
• Max Heart Tournament – Round 2: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara def. Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida (12:05)