Yuki Arai to Challenge Miu Watanabe for Princess of Princess Title at TJPW GRAND PRINCESS

By Noah Leatherland

The main event for TJPW GRAND PRINCESS 2026 has been set. After fending off five other potential contenders, Yuki Arai has earned the opportunity to face Miu Watanabe for the Princess of Princess Championship in the Ryogoku Kokugikan.

At TJPW New Year Party, Yuki Arai competed in a six-way elimination match to determine Miu Watanabe’s challenger for GRAND PRINCESS. Arai survived until the end, and made TJPW stalwart Miyu Yamashita submit to win the match.

The title match at TJPW GRAND PRINCESS will be the first singles meeting between Arai and Watanabe. In the post-match comments, Yuki Arai made a promise to the TJPW fans:

Having made it through today’s match, I’m confident in what I’ve achieved. I want to spend every day until March without regret, striving to become a wrestler who can showcase Tokyo Women’s Pro-Wrestling’s very best. I’m prepared to dedicate everything of Arai Yuki’s future to Tokyo Women’s Pro-Wrestling, so I’ll do my absolute best!

(Quote translated via DeepL)

Watanabe met Arai in the ring after the match, facing off to close the New Year Party event in Shinjuku FACE. The reigning champion shared her thoughts on the challenger:

Honestly, I was quite surprised that Yuki Arai won. I’ve never had a singles match against Arai-chan, so I’ve never stood face-to-face with her to see what kind of feelings she has when she fights. Standing opposite her like this today, I hope I can get to know that side of her better.

(Quote translated via DeepL)

TJPW GRAND PRINCESS will take place on March 29th. At present, only one other match has been confirmed, which will see Yuka Sakazaki and Konosuke Takeshita compete in tag team action.

Here are the full results for TJPW New Year Party courtesy of purolove.com:

• Haru Kazashiro def. Shion Kanzaki (5:24)
• Raku def. Chika Nanase and Kaya Toribami (6:11)
• HIMAWARI, Pom Harajuku & Shino Suzuki def. Hyper Misao, Kira Summer & Mahiro Kiryu (7:54)
• Wakana Uehara, Yuki Kamifuku, Mifu Ashida & Toga def. Arisu Endo, Suzume, Ren Konatsu & Uta Takami (10:27)
• J-Rod & Miu Watanabe vs. Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino – Time Limit Draw (20:00)
• Princess Of Princess Title #1 Contendership Six Way Elimination: Yuki Arai def. Max The Impaler and Miyu Yamashita and Mizuki and Rika Tatsumi and Shoko Nakajima (24:17)