The International Princess Championship (Japanese: インターナショナル・プリンセス王座, Hepburn: Intānashonaru Purinsesu Ōza) is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the CyberFight and promoted by Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW). The title was introduced on July 16, 2019,[2] and the inaugural champion was crowned on August 25, 2019, when Natsumi Maki defeated Gisele Shaw.[3]
| International Princess Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Illustration of the International Princess Championship belt | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | CyberFight | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | July 16, 2019[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Yuki Arai | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | January 4, 2024[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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History
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On August 25, 2019, Natsumi Maki was crowned the inaugural champion by defeating Gisele Shaw at Brand New Wrestling 3: Stronger Than Anyone!.[4] On September 16, 2019, Maki dropped the title to Yuna Manase after sustaining an injury.[5] On October 7, 2020, then-champion Thunder Rosa relinquished the championship as she was unable to travel to Japan due to COVID-19 restrictions.[6] A new champion was crowned on November 7, at Wrestle Princess, where Yuki Kamifuku won the vacant title by defeating Hikari Noa in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament.[7]
On March 18, 2023, Rika Tatsumi defeated the previous champion Miu Watanabe to win the title, thus becoming TJPW's first Grand Slam Champion.[8]
International Princess Championship Tournament (2020)
edit| First round TJPW Fall Tour '20 ~ WOMM (Wrestling of My Mind) ~ (October 10 and 17) | Semifinals Wrestle Princess (November 7) | Finals Wrestle Princess | ||||||||||||
| Mahiro Kiryu | 8:42[9] | |||||||||||||
| Mirai Maiumi | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Mirai Maiumi | 9:44[11] | |||||||||||||
| Hikari Noa | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Hikari Noa | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Pom Harajuku | 7:40[10] | |||||||||||||
| Hikari Noa | 7:56[11] | |||||||||||||
| Yuki Kamifuku | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Raku | 10:25[9] | |||||||||||||
| Shoko Nakajima | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Shoko Nakajima | 9:44[11] | |||||||||||||
| Yuki Kamifuku | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Suzume | 7:40[10] | |||||||||||||
| Yuki Kamifuku | Pin | |||||||||||||
Reigns
editAs of December 21, 2024, there have been 12 reigns between 11 champions and one vacancy. Natsumi Maki was the inaugural champion. Maki Itoh holds the record for most reigns at two. Thunder Rosa has the longest reign at 276 days, while Natsumi Maki has the shortest at 22 days. Rosa is the oldest champion at 33 years old, while Hikari Noa is the youngest at 23 years old.
Yuki Arai is the current and longest champion in her first reign. She defeated Max the Impaler at TJPW Tokyo Joshi Pro '24.[12]
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Natsumi Maki | August 25, 2019 | Brand New Wrestling 3: Stronger Than Anyone! | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 22 | 0[13] | Defeated Gisele Shaw in a decision match to become inaugural champion. | [3] |
| 2 | Yuna Manase | September 16, 2019 | KFC 2Days: Desert Moon | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 33 | 0[14] | Natsumi Maki suffered an injury during the match, so Manase pinned her to win. | [13] |
| 3 | Maki Itoh | October 19, 2019 | My life; let's enjoy!! | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 78 | 2[15] | [14] | |
| 4 | Thunder Rosa | January 5, 2020 | New Year Dish Pro Wrestling | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 276 | 0[16] | [17] | |
| — | Vacated | October 7, 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Thunder Rosa relinquished the championship as she was unable to travel to Japan due to COVID-19 restrictions. | [6] |
| 5 | Yuki Kamifuku | November 7, 2020 | Wrestle Princess I | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 178 | 3 | Kamifuku defeated Hikari Noa in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament to win the vacant championship. | [7] |
| 6 | Hikari Noa | May 4, 2021 | Yes! Wonderland 2021: We Are Still in the Middle of Our Dreams | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 245 | 4 | [18] | |
| 7 | Maki Itoh | January 4, 2022 | Tokyo Joshi Pro '22 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 186 | 4 | [19] | |
| 8 | Alex Windsor | July 9, 2022 | TJPW Summer Sun Princess '22 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 92 | 1 | [20] | |
| 9 | Miu Watanabe | October 9, 2022 | Wrestle Princess III | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 160 | 3 | [21] | |
| 10 | Rika Tatsumi | March 18, 2023 | Grand Princess '23 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 205 | 4 | [22] | |
| 11 | Max the Impaler | October 9, 2023 | Wrestle Princess IV | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 87 | 3 | This was also for Max's NWA World Women's Television Championship. | [23] |
| 12 | Yuki Arai | January 4, 2024 | TJPW Tokyo Joshi Pro '24 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 352+ | 6 | [1] | |
Combined reigns
editAs of December 21, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
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| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
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| 1 | Yuki Arai † | 1 | 6 | 352+ |
| 2 | Thunder Rosa | 1 | 0 | 276 |
| 3 | Maki Itoh | 2 | 6 | 264 |
| 4 | Hikari Noa | 1 | 4 | 246 |
| 5 | Rika Tatsumi | 1 | 4 | 205 |
| 6 | Yuki Kamifuku | 1 | 3 | 178 |
| 7 | Miu Watanabe | 1 | 3 | 160 |
| 8 | Alex Windsor | 1 | 1 | 92 |
| 9 | Max the Impaler | 1 | 3 | 87 |
| 10 | Yuna Manase | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Natsumi Maki | 1 | 0 | 22 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Black, Ethan (January 4, 2024). "TJPW Tokyo Joshi Pro Results – January 4, 2024". PWMania. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b 東京女子プロレス管理タイトルの名称変更／インターナショナル・プリンセス選手権を新設！ 8月25日後楽園ホールで初代王座決定戦！ 7月20日板橋で日本代表決定4WAYマッチ！. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). July 16, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ a b c BRANDNEW WRESTLING 3～誰よりも最強！～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). August 25, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ Cameron, Ewan (August 28, 2019). "Tokyo Joshi Pro Brand New Wrestling 2019 ~Stronger Than Anyone!~ Results & Review". Voices of Wrestling. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Richards, Alex (September 16, 2019). "#AndNEW: Yuna Manase Wins International Princess Championship". Last Word on Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Toros, Carlos (October 8, 2020). "Thunder Rosa Vacates Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling International Princess Title". Fightful. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ a b WRESTLE PRINCESS. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ Peps (March 20, 2023). "Mizuki Finally Wins the POP Title, Rika is Grand Slam Champion, TJPW Grand Princess '23 Review | Weekly Joshi Guide". WrestlePurists. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ a b フォールツアー'20～WOMM（レスリング・オブ・マイ・マインド）～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). October 10, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b フォールツアー'20～WOMM（レスリング・オブ・マイ・マインド）～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). October 17, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c WRESTLE PRINCESS. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Champions and Championships/Tokyo International Princess Championship". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ^ a b KFC 2DAYS '19～Desert Moon～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). September 16, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Michael, Casey (October 19, 2019). "Maki Itoh Wins TJPW International Princess Championship". Squared Circle Sirens. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ 雑煮でプロレスしてんじゃねーよ. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). January 5, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ "International Princess Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ Michael, Casey (January 5, 2020). "Thunder Rosa Wins Tokyo Joshi Pro International Princess Championship". Squared Circle Sirens. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ YES！ WONDERLAND 2021～僕らはまだ夢の途中～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (January 4, 2022). 東京女子プロレス'22. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Pavon, Alex (July 16, 2022). "TJPW Summer Sun Princess 22 Review". prowrestlingpost.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Edwards, Scott (October 9, 2022). "TJPW Wrestle Princess III Results (10/9/22): Shoko Nakajima vs. Yuka Sakazaki, Riho Competes, And More". fightful.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Carlan, Lewis (March 18, 2023). "TJPW Grand Princess Results – March 18, 2023". pwmania.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (October 9, 2023). "WRESTLE PRINCESS IV". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 9, 2023.