Match 1 (30-minute time limit) ○ Luvlica Hinano (7:05, Pinfall) Chura Aika ● *Winning move: Luvlica Gyro
Aika threw a flurry of elbows, but as she charged in, Luvlica hit a body slam. Following a barrage of running corner attacks, Luvlica went for the cover, but it was only a two-count. Luvlica dodged a dropkick and hit a twisting body press; Aika countered with a crossbody and let out a roar. However, Luvlica resisted a throw and delivered a stiff elbow, and Aika fired back, sparking an elbow rally. Luvlica transitioned from a fireman’s carry into a facelock, sending Aika desperately scrambling to the ropes.
5 minutes passed. Dodging Luvlica’s charge, Aika unleashed a barrage of hip strikes followed by a hip drop. She then hoisted Luvlica up aiming for a Kamikaze, but Luvlica landed on her feet. Aika immediately went for a roll-up and followed with a dropkick, but only got a two-count. As Aika rushed in again, Luvlica caught her with a spear. Letting out a yell, Luvlica hit the ropes and executed a grappling neckbreaker drop to secure the three-count.
Match 2 (30-minute time limit) ○ HisokA (8:17, Pinfall) Mizuha ●
From a grapple for arm control, HisokA resorted to biting Mizuha’s fingers and even clawed at her mask. She focused her attack on the arm, kicking Mizuha’s left arm up and then stomping on it relentlessly. Mizuha dodged the follow-up attack, landing a low dropkick and then another dropkick directly to the side of the head. She backed HisokA into the corner with a flurry of overhand chops, and a sliding kick yielded a two-count. 5 minutes passed. Mizuha targeted the knee with moves like a knee crusher, but HisokA quickly escaped a Scorpion Deathlock.
Mizuha connected with a sliding kick on the apron, but HisokA entangled her from below into a triangle choke. Mizuha managed to escape. HisokA delivered a full-force elbow to a resisting Mizuha, but as HisokA ran the ropes, Mizuha caught her with an Aussie Suplex. Following this with a sliding kick, Mizuha got a two-count. HisokA evaded a Shining Wizard, and after a scramble of roll-ups, HisokA locked in a tight pin to snatch the three-count.
Match 6: JTO GIRLS Tag Team Championship Match (30-minute time limit) ○ Tomoka Inaba & MIRAI (12:43, Pinfall) Big Haruka ● & Jumbo Inoue *Winning move: One-Shot Kill Tomoka Kick. Myo-o fails their second defense. Tomoka’s team becomes the 10th generation champions.
MIRAI: “Since joining Michinoku [Pro Wrestling], I haven’t had a proper tag partner. But maybe I found one today…?”
The match started with Big Haruka and Tomoka. At the opening bell, Big immediately hit a big boot, knocked MIRAI off the apron, and executed a brainbuster. Jumbo tagged in, applying a neck lock before tossing her with a dynamic headlock takeover. She dropped a leg drop onto Tomoka’s injured neck; Tomoka dodged a second attempt and retaliated with a soccer ball kick. MIRAI rushed in to deliver an elbow to Jumbo, followed by a running elbow from Tomoka, who then made the tag. MIRAI unleashed a flurry of elbows ending in a shoulder tackle, but Big broke up the follow-up attack. Jumbo dodged a lariat, transitioned into an abdominal stretch, mixed in a backbreaker, and continued to wrench the hold. MIRAI barely managed to escape.
Jumbo hit a shotgun dropkick for a two-count. 5 minutes elapsed. The champions executed a double shoulder tackle, but MIRAI evaded Big’s follow-up attack, causing Big’s big boot to accidentally strike Jumbo. Their continued combination attempts fell apart as Jumbo shoved Big, causing Big to confront her in a momentary rift. MIRAI charged in, but they met her simultaneously with double big boots. Big delivered a face wash, but MIRAI dodged the Babababaa and hit a backdrop. MIRAI blew Jumbo away with a shoulder tackle and tagged in Tomoka.
Tomoka delivered a kick to Big’s face, followed by a barrage of elbows. As she hit the ropes, Jumbo tripped her up, allowing Big to land a leg drop. Tomoka evaded their train attack, and MIRAI ran in to help deliver a sandwich attack. Tomoka hit a forward slam on Big for a two-count. Big countered the Tomoka Kick with a heel kick. 10 minutes passed. Big’s Babababaa was dodged, but she struck Tomoka with a lariat from behind. She locked in a Dragon Sleeper, which MIRAI just barely broke up after shaking off Jumbo. Myo-o attempted a sandwich attack on Tomoka, but Big’s Babababaa accidentally struck Jumbo instead. MIRAI nailed Big with a lariat, and Tomoka followed up with the Tomoka Kick on Big, securing the three-count.
▼ Backstage Tomoka: “My return match, and a title match—I won! But even though I won, what’s frustrating is… I decided on this return match myself. And since I decided it, I had to come in at a perfect 100% as Tomoka Inaba. But, out of impatience and momentum… I probably shouldn’t say that (laughs). Still, between our opponents’ miscommunications and, most importantly, my strongest peer, MIRAI-chan, I think that’s why we were able to win. Thank you so much. I’m sorry for deciding to return so suddenly.”
MIRAI: “No, thank you.”
Tomoka: “I’m really sorry for suddenly announcing it was a title match.”
MIRAI: “I think choosing a title match for your return match is exactly what I’d expect from my peer, Tomoka. Ultimately, we won these belts, and since joining Michinoku Pro Wrestling, I haven’t really had a regular tag team partner. But today… I think I just got one. From here on out, we’re going to keep thriving, both as a tag team and in singles competition. And since we’re a tag team now, whatever situation Tomoka is in, MIRAI will protect you.”
Tomoka: “Thank you, that’s incredibly reassuring. But standing next to you, seeing your movements, I couldn’t help but feel frustrated [with myself]. So from here on out, I’m going to make sure I return to being the previous, previous, previous, previous strongest Tomoka Inaba. And together, I want us to elevate the prestige of the JTO belts.”
MIRAI: “It’s not about being the ‘previous’ you. Tomoka is constantly updating her definition of strongest.”
Tomoka: “Thank you.”
MIRAI: “Let’s both keep getting stronger!”
Tomoka: “Osu!”
Jumbo: “Don’t screw around at such a crucial moment. Ugh. This pisses me off.” (She leaves Big behind and heads to the locker room first)
Big: “………”
Match 8: QUEEN OF JTO (30-minute time limit) ○ Aoi <3rd Rank> (19:10, Modified A-wing) Azusa Inaba ● <1st Rank> *Azusa fails her first title defense. Aoi becomes the 12th champion.
Aoi shows interest in the Girls Title: “The brief era of Princess Azusa Inaba is over, good work.” / Myo-o expels Big
Before the bell, Aoi launched a surprise attack with a dropkick, mercilessly kicking Azusa in the bottom of the corner and stepping on her to provoke her. Azusa reversed an arm drag into a big boot, and began stomping on Aoi’s left leg in the corner. She continued targeting the leg using the ropes. After an elbow rally, Azusa executed a headlock takeover and blasted Aoi with a soccer ball kick, relentlessly attacking the leg. Aoi kicked Azusa in the face, followed by a big boot, and dropped diving foot stomps onto both of Azusa’s arms respectively. She kicked up the arm of a resisting Azusa, transitioning from an armbreaker into a mounted position, raining down elbows to the back of Azusa’s head.
Azusa writhed in agony in a waki-gatame (Fujiwara armbar). 5 minutes passed. Azusa landed on her feet during a headlock takeover attempt, firing back with a sobat kick, a kick to the face, and a big boot. Aoi blocked a half-hatch suplex with an eye rake, so Azusa adapted by jumping and wrapping up Aoi’s leg. She transitioned into an ankle hold, forcing Aoi to escape and concede a Lost Point. Aoi intercepted a neckbreaker and Anecho attempt with a thrust kick, but Azusa resisted the AOI. Following an exchange of kicks, Aoi delivered a middle kick to the arm, followed by a knee strike. Azusa stood up and threw a high kick, resulting in a double down.
Both women exchanged elbows while seated, engaging in a rally that continued for a while. 10 minutes passed. Azusa crumpled from a devastating blow from Aoi, but managed to stand and return a middle kick. She kicked Aoi down with a flurry of strikes, but Aoi caught her follow-up attack, transitioning into a cross armbreaker. Azusa escaped, bringing both women to 1 Lost Point each. Azusa tried for a Reverse Tiger Driver but couldn’t lift Aoi due to the pain in her leg. Azusa quickly fired off a low kick, but when she ran the ropes, Aoi hit a Sling Blade. In a battle of signature moves, Azusa once again entangled Aoi in an ankle hold, dragging her back to the center of the ring to wrench the hold further.
Aoi was trapped for a while but somehow managed to reach the ropes. Aoi resisted a German Suplex, so Azusa blasted her with a high kick from behind before successfully executing the German Suplex. 15 minutes passed. Aoi cut off a Geronsault attempt, drilling a thrust kick into Azusa’s face before hitting a Reverse Tiger Driver, and then slamming her down with an AOI. Azusa reversed a second attempt into the Anecho, leading to another double down. Azusa rose first and attempted the Geronsault, but Aoi dodged, causing Azusa to crash hard. Aoi delivered a headbutt, followed by a spinning Reverse Tiger Driver, immediately transitioning into the A-wing. Azusa tried to escape, but Aoi trapped her leg as well. At this point, Azusa finally submitted.
The victorious Aoi took the belt and a microphone.
Aoi: “Hey, Azusa… that was an easy win, hehehehe. This is a heavy belt. It was too heavy for you. You’ve made me swallow enough bitterness to last a lifetime. Since we’re at it, hand over that Girls belt to me too. Hahahaha. The brief era of Princess Azusa Inaba is over, good work. You just lack too many things.” (Azusa exits) “So, since I won the main event today, does that mean I get to close the show? Well then, might as well. Myo-o Girls, come on out.” (Big, Jumbo, and HisokA enter the ring) “The reborn Myo-o is just getting started on building a new era. But before that, there’s one person standing in the way of our revolution…”
Aoi handed the microphone to HisokA and punched Big, who was standing right next to her. Along with Jumbo, they began beating her down mercilessly. Tomoka, Mizuha, and Luvlica rushed in to make the save.
Aoi: “Playing nice, huh? So nosy. Fine. You can have your little happy ending with this one and all the other scrubs.” (Myo-o exits the ring)
Tomoka: “Big, honestly, Big Fusion did a lot of terrible things to us… constantly doing things that bordered on rule-breaking, and it pissed me off. But I used to think, if that’s their way of doing things and they can’t fight fair and square, then whatever, let them be. But seeing them lynch you online like that, and watching them beat you down just now… my sense of justice just couldn’t stay quiet. My body moved on its own. Hinano and Mizuha, you felt the same way, right? We’ve fought against each other so much, but a sense of justice is a crazy thing, isn’t it? I don’t want to forgive what you’ve done to us up until now, but Big… isn’t this your chance to change? If you strongly desire to change, I’ll accept you.” (Big accepts her handshake) “I think you can change, Big. Just like your name, all of your moves are massive—you’ve got real talent. So, even though you’ve only done bad things until now, please change your mindset and embrace a heart of justice. You can change. Alright, since I’m so magnanimous, I’ll accept you. And… (looking at the other two) well, I’m sure you two have your own thoughts on this.”
Mizuha: “We were beaten down so much, and you did so many terrible things. Of course, like Tomoka-san said, I have no intention of forgiving you, but… if you’re going to turn over a new leaf…” (Big accepts this handshake too)
Luvlica: “You could say I’m the one who’s been beaten up the most by Big Fusion, and I think everyone here has seen plenty of it… But, seeing you get beaten down all alone like that… I haven’t completely forgiven you, but maybe there’s a path forward for us to work together, isn’t there?” (Shakes hands with Big)
Tomoka: “So, the Princess lost, which was a bad ending, but I think a show feels better for everyone when it ends on a happy note… Today, I made my return! And, and! I became a tag team champion with MIRAI! I know I caused everyone a lot of worry with my neck injury, but I decided to return, and since I managed to become a tag champion like this, I’m going to elevate the value of these belts, lead JTO properly, and make this promotion even bigger.” (To Mizuha and Luvlica) “It’s fine, you can come for these belts anytime. So, with that said, thank you all so much for coming today! Please continue to support JTO. Our next show is in the Tohoku region. I know it’s far, but we’ll be waiting for you there. One-Shot Kill, Tomoka Kick! Osu!”
Translator’s Notes
- Lost Point (ロストポイント): JTO employs a specific ruleset where reaching the ropes to break a submission hold deducts a “Lost Point” from the wrestler. Losing all points results in a technical stoppage, though here it simply served as a penalty mechanic during the match.
- Myo-o (明王): The heel unit name translating to “Wisdom King” or “Mantra King” in Buddhist mythology.
- Anecho (姉超): A pun and portmanteau combining “Ane” (Older sister) and “Cho” (surpass/exceed). Azusa Inaba is the younger sister of Tomoka Inaba, so her signature move literally means “Surpassing my older sister.”
- Babababaa (ばばばばぁ): Big Haruka’s signature running attack. It functions as an onomatopoeia for heavy, frantic footsteps charging in.
- Osu (押忍): A traditional martial arts affirmation (“Yes, sir” or “Understood”) used heavily by Tomoka Inaba as part of her karate-based gimmick.