September 15, 2026
Ayaka to Debut at October 9 Shinkiba Show
GM Ishikawa introduced Ayaka, whose debut has been officially set for the October 9 event in Shinkiba.
Ayaka: “Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for coming today. I am Ayaka, and I will be making my debut at the October 9 Shinkiba show. Thank you for your support. With so many wrestlers debuting in their teens these days, my start is a bit of a late bloomer. However, I plan to wear the ‘late bloomer’ label as a badge of honor moving forward. I intend to work hard as a pro wrestler who is strong, beautiful, and ruthless, so I would be absolutely thrilled if everyone could come and support me on October 9. Thank you very much.”
The show kicked off with the two of them shouting, “Let’s Evolution!”
Match 1: 30-Minute Time Limit ◯ Enka (10:42, Single-leg pin) Hikari Shisui ● Via Missile Kick
Following a wrist-lock exchange, Hikari Shisui landed a dropkick. Enka immediately retaliated, trapping Shisui in the ropes and striking her from behind. Continuing her assault, Enka locked in a Camel Clutch. Shisui fired back with a flurry of elbows, but Enka knocked her down with a single blow. Despite this, Shisui kept throwing strikes until Enka shut her down with vicious stomps.
Shisui rebounded with back-to-back dropkicks and multiple pin attempts, then mounted Enka to rain down elbows. Breaking Enka down with the barrage, she launched a wave of attacks: a running corner back elbow, a missile kick, and a brainbuster. A diving crossbody attempt yielded a two-count.
Enka countered with a dropkick of her own, followed by a bodyslam and a missile kick. She headed to the top rope, but Shisui dodged and rolled her up with a sunset flip. Kicking out, Enka blasted her with a dropkick, then secured the victory by hitting successive missile kicks from the second and top ropes.
Match 2: 30-Minute Time Limit ◯ Miya Yotsuba & Chie Koishikawa (12:59, Single-leg pin) Chika & Yuka Satsuki ● Via Miya Hammer
Chika brushed off a grapple attempt from Chie Koishikawa and caught her in a headlock. Koishikawa managed to escape and wrenched the wrist, but Chika reversed it to take the arm. After knocking her opponent down with a shoulder tackle, Yuka Satsuki and Chika followed up with consecutive steamroller presses and a synchronized shout of “Dosukoi!”
Miya Yotsuba tagged in and trapped Satsuki in a Boston crab. Koishikawa slapped her partner’s back to tag herself in, and the two grabbed Satsuki’s legs to spin her around. Yotsuba met Satsuki’s elbows with double chops. Satsuki answered with a flurry of strikes and a shoulder tackle. Chika entered with a corner splash, followed by four consecutive bodyslams.
Koishikawa braced herself and aimed for a roll-up, but Chika refused to budge. Koishikawa opted for a dropkick instead. The freshly tagged Yotsuba hit a running elbow, but Chika fired back with a brainbuster and a senton. Satsuki followed up with a dropkick and a Dosukoi tackle. After a double shoulder tackle, Chika hoisted Satsuki onto her back and slammed her down onto their opponent for an assisted body press.
Yotsuba and Koishikawa hit Chika with double-team maneuvers, allowing Yotsuba to lock Satsuki in a Texas Cloverleaf. Chika broke the hold with a sweeping hip throw (harai goshi), and Satsuki delivered a Dosukoi tackle from behind before landing a corkscrew press. Weathering the storm, Yotsuba struck with a shoulder block. She executed an avalanche hold, then charged in with a devastating hammer blow to claim the win.
Match 3: 3-Way Match (15-Minute Time Limit) ◯ Ayato Yoshida (11:04, Crucifix Pin) Shuji Ishikawa ● The third participant was So Daimonji.
So Daimonji signaled a united front with Shuji Ishikawa, striking a complaining Ayato Yoshida. Ishikawa added an elbow strike, and the two stomped away at Yoshida. When Yoshida caught Daimonji in a headscissors, Ishikawa trapped Yoshida in a headscissors of his own while Daimonji tied up Yoshida’s legs.
Despite it being a strict two-on-one situation in the ring, Yoshida ducked Ishikawa’s lariat, causing it to connect with Daimonji instead. Yoshida then dodged Daimonji’s strike, sending it straight into Ishikawa. Yoshida placed a towel over Ishikawa’s face and poured water over it, suffocating the Giant. Ishikawa responded by shoving the soaking wet towel right back into Yoshida’s face.
Daimonji hoisted both men up for a double Samoan drop, then followed up with a tope suicida. He hit Yoshida with a running corner lariat and a brainbuster, then launched Yoshida into Ishikawa on the apron. Yoshida fought back with a knee strike and a running neckbreaker. Ishikawa then took out both men with a single lariat and nailed Yoshida with a diving foot stomp.
Yoshida and Daimonji formed an unlikely alliance against Ishikawa, but immediately turned on each other. Ishikawa blasted Yoshida with a Kamigoye and a running knee lift. Ishikawa planted Daimonji with a Fire Thunder, but Yoshida seized the opening, leaping from behind to trap Ishikawa in a crucifix pin for the three-count. Having secured a rather cunning victory, Yoshida was promptly beaten down by Ishikawa and Daimonji after the match.
Match 4: 15-Minute Time Limit ◯ Suwama (10:27, Pinfall) Hyo Ogawa ● Via Backdrop Suplex
The opening bell was met with a chorus of “Regent!” chants. Hyo Ogawa threw shoulder blocks, but Suwama stood his ground like a stone statue. Undeterred, Ogawa threw several more until he finally knocked the big man down. Ogawa struck a pose to show off his pompadour before throwing an elbow, but Suwama met it with a vicious double chop, tossing Ogawa to the floor and slamming him into the edge of the ring apron.
Back in the ring, Suwama mercilessly stomped on Ogawa’s lower back. He planted him with a side slam and locked in a Boston crab. Ogawa desperately crawled to the ropes, only for Suwama to kick him, trap him in the corner, and unleash double chops. He hurled Ogawa across the ring with a running corner lariat and a belly-to-belly suplex.
Fueled by the “Regent!” chants, Ogawa rose to his feet and delivered a shoulder tackle. He hit a flurry of them, followed by a backdrop suplex and a falling headbutt. He went for a hammer throw (giant swing), but Suwama blocked it with another double chop. Ogawa fired back with a headbutt and a brainbuster, then vaulted over the top rope to smash Suwama with a lariat.
He charged in for another lariat, but Suwama held his ground, firing back with a lariat of his own before putting him away with an indisputable backdrop suplex. The arena echoed with “Regent!” chants even after the match concluded.
Match 5: Evolution Strong Women’s Championship Match (60-Minute Time Limit) [Champion] ◯ Ayame Sasamura (16:16, Single-leg pin) Soy ● [Challenger] Via Diving Foot Stomp. The 4th Champion makes her 3rd successful defense.
Miya Yotsuba Declares Her Challenge: “With Soy-kun losing, I’m the absolute most frustrated one here!”
Sasamura Accepts: “Different types of crazy women just keep challenging me.”
Soy issued her challenge to Ayame Sasamura following the champion’s title defense at Shinkiba on August 5. Responding to the champion’s condition—”You can challenge me if you have at least one thing where you refuse to lose to anyone”—Soy presented her “love for Evolution,” securing this match. This marks her second attempt at the Evolution Strong Women’s Championship.
Soy refused Sasamura’s offer of a handshake. Sasamura took the fight to the mat with a tackle and locked up her arm. Both scrambled to their feet; Soy went for a tackle, but Sasamura dodged and began targeting her right arm. After a head-on collision, Soy knocked her down and delivered a Petchanko Press. However, a stiff elbow from Sasamura stopped her in her tracks. Sasamura knocked Soy to the outside and crushed her with a foot stomp off the apron.
She threw chair after chair at Soy, who fought back with open-handed slaps. Sasamura stomped her fiercely before returning to the ring, where she chained standing foot stomps into a sleeper hold. Soy fought with all her might to escape, only for Sasamura to blast her with a knee from behind and kick her down. Soy unleashed a flurry of elbows, and Sasamura returned fire. Soy transitioned into an osoto gari (major outer reap), but Sasamura trapped both of her arms and kicked her.
Soy dodged a diving foot stomp, countering with a spinebuster and a half Boston crab. Sasamura escaped to the corner, but Soy chased her up and brought her crashing down with a Samoan drop. A Petchanko Press from the second rope earned a two-count. Soy transitioned from a standard Boston crab back to a half Boston crab, but Sasamura reached the ropes.
Soy nailed another Petchanko Press on the apron. She followed up with a tackle from behind and locked in the half Boston crab once more. Sasamura forced a rope break again, then intercepted a charging Soy with an elbow. Sasamura climbed the ropes, and Soy pursued her. Sasamura knocked her down and delivered a foot stomp. An arm-capture suplex yielded a near fall, but she sealed the deal with a devastating diving foot stomp.
Sasamura: “That’s my third successful defense! Soy-kun, you were far more entertaining than last time. But I’ve still got a lot left in the tank. Quit your blubbering. I want to continue doing my best as the top of Evolution…” (Miya Yotsuba enters the ring)
Yotsuba: “Please let me challenge for that belt.”
Sasamura: “I’m perfectly fine with that, but I take this belt very seriously. I only want challengers who have at least one ultimate thing they won’t lose to anyone else in, something they absolutely refuse to compromise on. Do you have anything like that?“
Yotsuba: “The ultimate thing… with Soy-kun losing, I’m the absolute most frustrated one here! I was so looking forward to Soy-kun winning today, grabbing the mic as champion, and bringing that belt over to ChocoPro. So seeing Soy-kun lose frustrates me to no end. I’m going to avenge Soy-kun. On top of that, I want to climb even higher as a pro wrestler. I currently hold the ChocoPro singles belt. I’m going to take your belt and become a double champion. Sasamura-san, you always end your promos by saying ‘One, Two, Sasamu!’, right? When I become champion, I’m going to say, ‘One, Two, Three, Yotsuba!’ And I’ll make you say it too. I am going to become the Evolution Strong Women’s Champion!“
Sasamura: “Alright, I get it. Let’s do the title match.” (Yotsuba slaps Sasamura’s hand away and exits) “Different types of crazy women just keep challenging me, but as champion, that makes me happy. I fully intend to keep defending this belt! Miya Yotsuba, you’ve actually caught my eye for a little bit now, so I’m incredibly excited for our title match. However! I cannot picture myself losing, not even for a millisecond. I’m looking forward to it. Anyway, thank you all for coming to Shinkiba today. Was pro wrestling fun?! Is Evolution the best?! We’ll keep carrying all of your feelings on our shoulders as we fight. So, we’ll be back at Shinkiba, and I think we have Amista coming up too? I don’t really know the schedule, but please come to the next show, and the one after that! Let’s go! One, Two, Sasamu!“
Backstage Comments:
Sasamura is “Energetic enough to wrestle two or three more matches”
“Soy-kun properly faced both herself and me,” says Sasamura
A tearful Soy: “The only thing I realized is that it isn’t me.”
Sasamura: “I made my third defense. Soy-kun, just as I suspected, still had parts of her that were stuck in her shell, but I think today’s match happened precisely because she properly faced herself, and she faced me too. Honestly, I’m energetic enough to wrestle two or three more matches right now. I’m glad I could safely defend the title. Next up is Miya Yotsuba. Seriously, since winning this belt, a whole bunch of crazy women have stepped up to challenge, but the next one looks like she might be a bit of a lunatic. We wrestled once before, and she definitely caught my eye, so I’m excited about her. I intend to thoroughly defend this belt so she can’t change my Evolution sign-off from ‘One, Two, Sasamu!’ into ‘One, Two, Three, Yotsuba!’ Thank you.
(On whether this was the most pushed she’s been against Soy) “Well, yes, as you wrestle, the wall of a size difference can definitely feel harsh at times, but in the end, I was able to secure the defense. I think that’s all that matters.
(On feeling Soy’s love for Evolution) “I believe she debuted a new costume today, and seeing her put her heart into those preparations beforehand, I could tell she had the drive to properly headline the main event. So yeah, I definitely think the love is there.”
Soy: “The only thing I realized is that it isn’t me. I declared my challenge for the Evolution title bearing the ‘Strong’ name by claiming I was the most fitting because I love Evolution the most, but… it isn’t me. I think Sasamura-san taught me that this isn’t a belt a weak person like me can win. To be honest, my memory of the match is a blur, and there’s no way someone like that can win it. No matter what I say right now, only words of self-blame come out, which makes me feel incredibly apologetic to the people supporting me. So, I don’t have anything else to say today. I am truly not the face of Evolution. With Yuka-san and Chika-san here, and new rookies debuting, I think Evolution is full of wrestlers who fight with strength and beauty. I need to seriously rethink my own way of fighting. Thank you all so much for your support.”
Translator’s Notes
- “Regent” (リーゼント): During Hyo Ogawa’s match, the crowd chanted “Regent.” This refers to Ogawa’s prominent pompadour hairstyle, a classic trope associated with mid-century Japanese delinquents (yankī).
- Dosukoi (どすこい): A traditional vocalization used in Sumo wrestling to display spirit and power. It is frequently adopted by pro wrestlers who utilize a heavy-impact or Sumo-inspired moveset.
- Petchanko Press (ぺっちゃんこプレス): A signature move of Soy. “Petchanko” translates to “flattened” or “squashed,” making it essentially a “Flattening Press.”
- -kun honorific: Sasamura frequently refers to her opponent as “Soy-kun.” In Japanese culture, adding “-kun” to a junior colleague or subordinate (even if they are female) is a sign of familiarity, often used by veterans addressing younger rookies. In Sasamura’s case, it adds a layer of patronizing, veteran-esque affection.
- Kamigoye (カミゴェ): A devastating double-wrist-lock knee strike to the face. While executed here by Ishikawa, the move famously belongs to global wrestling star Kota Ibushi. The name translates to “surpassing God.”