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LAS VEGAS – Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling brought women’s professional wrestling to Las Vegas on Thursday afternoon at the Pearl Theater at the Pearl Theater at the Palms Casino Resort as part of Slam Fest.
And make no mistake: Even though Joshi’s women entered the ring in sparkly, elaborate outfits, the wrestlers punched as hard as anyone else.
J-Rod learned this the hard way when challenging Yuki Arai for the Princess of Princess Championship.
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Yuki Arai retains the Princess of Princess Championship against J-Rod in Las Vegas on April 16, 2026. (PK Press Club Digital)
J-Rod hoped to become the first American to win the title. Arai, known as “The Genius Girl”, first felt the pain that J-Rod can bring to the ring.
J-Rod continued to push Arai towards this point, seemingly suggesting that because she was bigger and stronger, she was going to easily win the match. Arai used his speed and agility to move around J-Rod. Arai had J-Rod in a sharpshooter, but “The Ultimate Athlete” would break out.
Arai even got a spear from J-Rod and tried to pin him. But after a near fall, J-Rod’s frustration grew.
“What more should I do?” she shouted to the crowd. “It is not possible to remain champion.”
Arai went on the offensive from there. She avoided another spear from J-Rod and hit her with a full-nelson slam. She pinned J-Rod for the victory and retain the Princess of Princess Championship.
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling stars appear in the ring on April 16, 2026. (PK Press Club Digital)
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“Thank you for today,” Yuki said. “I’m so happy to beat you. J, I love you. OK?”
J-Rod took the mic from Arai and swore she would come back.
“I underestimated you, Yuki. Tonight you earned my respect, I love you too,” J-Rod said.
There were no championship changes on the card.
Las Vegas audiences got to see some familiar faces in The IInspiration in action. Cassie Lee and Billie McKay defended the Princess Tag Championship against former champions Shoko Nakajima and Hyper Misao.
Even though The IInspiration was up to their usual antics, they used their teamwork to keep Misao at bay while they worked on Nakajima. Lee hit Nakajima with a code breaker and pinned her for the win.
The IInspiration, Cassie Lee and Billie McKay, retained the Princess Tag Team Championship in Las Vegas on April 16, 2026. (PK Press Club Digital)
Miyu Yamashita was in action in a special three-way match against Mizuki and Miu Watanabe. While Yamashita displayed the raw strength that has made her one of the most dangerous Japanese professional wrestlers in the industry, Mizuki and Watanabe’s high-flying style showed through early in the match.
Watanabe nailed Yamashita with a Meteora from the ramp early in the match. But Watanabe and Mizuki were ultimately no match for Yamashita.
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Yamashita would pin Watanabe to get the victory.
Other results included Suzume retaining the International Princess Championship against Sakura Hattoari, Yuki Kamifuku and Wakana Uehara, known as Ober Eats, defeated Toga and Uta Takimi and Raku, Pom Harajuku and Yuki Aing defeating Alexis Lee, Shino Suzuki and Himawari.
