TJPW YES! Wonderland 2021 Princess of Princess Championship Rika Tatsumi vs Miyu Yamashita
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00:00I'm going to become a champion.
00:02To do that, I have to fight the strongest opponent and win.
00:07I don't mind if you accept my challenge.
00:12On April 17th, at the Gorakuen Hall Princess of Princess Championship,
00:17the champion, Tatsumi, defeated the challenger, Maki Ito, and succeeded in her second defense.
00:22She then challenged the next challenger, Yamashita.
00:25Are you prepared to challenge me?
00:28I'm going to become a champion!
00:38It was like Rika. It was a crazy feeling.
00:42I was very excited.
00:44I was excited to be able to challenge the belt.
00:47But I think I'm more excited to be able to do a single with Rika.
00:55Yamashita, the champion of Tokyo Dome, defeated the challenger, Maki Ito.
01:05It's been three years since I've fought.
01:10I feel like it's inevitable.
01:15I've never won before.
01:17I'm going to beat Yamashita, the best opponent in Tokyo Dome.
01:24I'm going to be the absolute champion.
01:27And I think I'm going to be the next ace.
01:31She challenged herself to become the absolute champion of Cyber Fight Fest 2006.
01:37The more I'm chased, the more I burn.
01:43I've never stopped.
01:47I'm afraid I'm going to regret what I've done.
01:56The reason she stood in front of them was the announcement of the state of emergency.
02:02The tournament was held without an audience.
02:05I can't help it even if I throw it.
02:07I think I should be grateful for the fact that there is an environment where I can fight.
02:17I want to beat all of you.
02:25I can't let my guard down yet.
02:32I want to fight while praying that all of this will be gone.
02:38I think it's going to be a fight with everything packed in.
02:43I don't think it's just me fighting.
02:48The main event, Princess of Princess Championship.
02:52The champion, Rika Tatsumi versus the challenger, Miyu Yamashita.
03:02The main event, Princess of Princess Championship.
03:07We'll have a 30-minute one-on-one match.
03:32First, looking very focused.
03:38Miyu Yamashita, the pomo hero striker.
03:41The pink striker, originally from Fukuoka in the Kyushu area of Japan.
03:46A career of seven years long so far.
03:48Two-time Tokyo Princess of Princess Champion.
03:52Took it for the first time in 2016, losing it to you.
03:55The second time, she held it for over a year from January 2018 to May 2019.
04:01Losing it to Shogo Nakajima.
04:08Miyu Yamashita!
04:10She has wrestled with and against Rika nine times since Rika took the title on the 1.4 show.
04:18Got her hand raised three times, but was six times on the losing end of the champion, Rika.
04:24In various tag matches.
04:31If Miyu is triumphant today, she'll become the first three-time Princess of Princess Champion.
04:41Only Yuka Sakazaki is the other to hold it twice to this date.
04:55Here she is, the White Dragon, Rika Tatsumi!
05:00The strongest, the Tokyo Joshi Ace.
05:04It's been three years since Miyu challenged Rika to this title.
05:09And today the champion and challenger switch spots.
05:17Rika Tatsumi took the Princess of Princess Championship on January 4th this year.
05:21She's held it for 120 days so far.
05:29Making her entrance as usual.
05:32Flying into the ring, the champion White Dragon, Rika Tatsumi.
05:38Successfully defended the title against Miyu Watanabe on February 11th.
05:42And made her second successful title defense against Maki Ito on April 17th.
05:48Now it's time to change belts.
06:19Cyber Fight Festival on June 6th.
06:21To wrestle in the same ring as KOD champion Jun Akiyama and GHC heavyweight champion Keiji Muto.
06:43Rika makes her third title defense here today.
06:45And she's never beaten Miyu.
06:46So it's more than just a title defense.
06:48She has to prove her absolute worth in this.
06:53And it was the champion who called out Miyu Yamashita to challenge her for this show.
06:59Absolutely right.
07:00And you can't blame her for doing so.
07:01You could argue that within Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling,
07:04if you don't have that singles victory, that defense as a champion over Miyu Yamashita,
07:09can you truly call yourself the champion?
07:11The undisputed, in a lot of people's opinion, ace of Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Miyu Yamashita.
07:16Truly to stand there and hold that belt and call yourself champion.
07:19You have to have that belt and defend it against the pink striker.
07:22That's right, Chris.
07:23You can tell why and how she feels that way.
07:26As any true champion would, they have to topple everyone to claim gold.
07:32Absolutely.
07:35These two with a lot of history together.
07:37Two of the longest standing members of TJPW.
07:42Pace picked up a little bit by Yamashita.
07:46Oh my God!
07:47Huge kick from the offside here.
07:50Miyu Yamashita absolutely destroying her with a huge kick.
07:55Just minutes into this, seconds into this.
07:58What a start from the challenger.
07:59She's put down a marker there.
08:01Absolutely huge head kick from Miyu Yamashita.
08:04She looks like she's taking a moment here.
08:06She should capitalize.
08:07That was huge.
08:08I thought that was over.
08:09Massive ringside here.
08:10Maki Hito just smashing her hand onto the apron in absolute joy.
08:16I was about to talk about them feeling each other out and being no strangers to each other.
08:20But then another important note with Yamashita.
08:23She can catch you with one of those kicks in a moment's notice.
08:26You give her a split second and it's over.
08:28Kick to the head.
08:29End of it.
08:30Didn't see too much feeling out there.
08:32The white dragon doing the right thing though on the outside, biting her tie.
08:36Yamashita smiling, rolling her inside the ring.
08:38Doesn't want to get a count out victory.
08:45Champion has firmly been put on the back foot here in the early stages of this one.
08:50And now Yamashita wrenching on the head.
08:53That certainly sets the tone for this championship match here.
08:58The Princess of Princess Bell on the line.
09:01Stakes are at an all-time high.
09:05There's a shooter in the corner.
09:08Everything behind that.
09:10Yamashita so firmly in control here.
09:16Perhaps looking for a kick to the back and gets it.
09:21Driving the wind right out of her.
09:23All of her weight was behind that.
09:25Turned her hips into it.
09:27Smacked it down onto the spine of the champion.
09:30One of the most feared strikers in all of professional wrestling.
09:33Goes to the front now.
09:35With very good reason, I can tell you from experience.
09:37I've felt those kicks.
09:39Most unpleasant.
09:40Most unpleasant and as is that arm bar I'm sure for Tatsumi Rika.
09:44Who's very close to the ropes and trying to get the fingers interlocked to block it.
09:49Fortunate for her, gets her foot on the bottom rope.
09:52Yamashita releases the hold.
09:54Very, very close before she got some extension on that arm.
09:57This is Rika's third defense.
09:59In her first ever reign as the Princess of Princess champion.
10:02We've seen a slight change in character from her in her last two title defenses.
10:07She has grown in stature.
10:09She has a newly found intensity and determination.
10:14Hip attack!
10:15Big elbow Rika counters with a huge hip attack.
10:18Yamashita is terrifyingly focused in this match.
10:22She is really bringing it to Rika.
10:24She's saying if you want to beat me and be the champion, bring it.
10:28Another hip attack!
10:31And the blow sends the challenger down.
10:38Finally Rika manages to break away from the reneging offense of Yamashita.
10:44Get herself a bit of control to the tree of woe.
10:48Dumps her onto the top rope in the corner.
10:51Dangerous position for Yamashita.
10:56Rika Tatsumi makes her way into the corner
10:58with a huge hip attack into the midsection of Yamashita.
11:04Rika's not done there.
11:07Oh!
11:08Sliding straight into that there.
11:11Sends a crumple.
11:13Big hip attack into the midsection.
11:15And then a drop kick to follow.
11:17Really will take the wind out of you
11:19and leave you needing to catch your breath for a good few moments afterwards.
11:22Those hip attacks of course come from the most powerful muscle group in the body.
11:26They can knock you out if she makes the right connection.
11:44Rika herself very focused here today isn't she?
11:47She's got Yamashita all tied up.
11:49We heard in the opening VTR that despite the fact that Yamashita is challenging for the belt today
11:54Rika herself feels that she is challenging Miu for the title of ace in Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling.
12:01And if that's the title that you're hoping to take
12:04it's going to be no easy feat.
12:06Yamashita swings her right out of that
12:08that kind of version of a majigatame hold into a backbreaker
12:11and spins around and nails her with a screw kick.
12:14Picture perfect screw kick there.
12:17Takes the top position, the challenger.
12:24Yamashita getting a hold of the champion.
12:34Hip toss.
12:36Look at that.
12:38Form of an old Doshi there, big hip throw.
12:41She's not going to pin her with that but that is a lot of pressure
12:46on the shoulder and neck of the champion.
12:48Spinning heel kick.
12:55Yamashita catches.
12:57The middle kick this time goes over the top.
12:59Catches it again.
13:01Dragon screw.
13:03The champion of course heavily influenced by the Dragon Bombers team.
13:07Tatsumi Fujinami, Shiro Koshinaka.
13:10She takes the dragon name from and the hip attacks from Koshinaka.
13:15And of course her name Rika Tatsumi.
13:17Tatsu means dragon in Japanese.
13:26Dragon screw with the ropes.
13:28There she goes with the leg attacks.
13:30We've been seeing a lot of heavy leg attacks from Rika recently.
13:39Same with the white dragon, wears her influences firmly on her sleeve.
13:43The dragon screws, figure four leg locks, the namesake.
13:49Here comes the figure four leg lock from the champion.
13:55Right in the center of the ring as well.
13:57Yamashita looks to the referee, shakes her head.
13:59No, she says I will not give up this easily.
14:05Fights back.
14:12Rika Tatsumi in a lot of trouble here now.
14:14Challengers reversed it.
14:16Screaming in pain, nowhere near the ropes.
14:22Figure four is how she managed to get the referee stoppage against Sakazaki when she won the belt.
14:29Yamashita not relenting to it just yet though.
14:33These two are just getting into a training of blows with each other now.
14:42You can hear those elbows.
14:44Just thumping into the chin of the champion and a big slap.
14:48You can also hear that huge slap.
14:50Thunderous connection there.
14:52Yamashita not at all impressed.
14:54Doesn't alter her game plan.
14:56Goes upstairs and downstairs.
14:57That knee went in solid.
14:59Nakita likes what she's seen from Yamashita.
15:03Oh, sends her over to the apron.
15:05Tatsumi Bandera's head to the apron.
15:07Goes for an elbow.
15:09Yamashita with a block.
15:11Yamashita now.
15:13Miyo Yamashita looking fired up.
15:15Looking to the top.
15:17We don't see that too often from the pink striker.
15:22Champion fires back.
15:24Puts her off at the pass.
15:28That was a nasty dragon screw.
15:30Sending her straight over.
15:32Tumbling to the other side of the ring.
15:34Straight back onto the legs of the figure four.
15:36It's again going back to the well with that figure four leg lock.
15:46You can never count out the challenge as she reigns for 484 days as a princess and princess champion.
15:52That remains the longest reign TJPW history.
15:57It's an Ashi Kansetsu battle here.
16:00A battle of the leg locks.
16:02Figure four leg lock.
16:08Kito hammering down on the canvas.
16:11Inspired by Tatsumi Fujinami.
16:16Yamashita edging ever closer to the ropes.
16:20The challenger gets the rope break.
16:22Referee steps in.
16:24It's a clean break.
16:26Back on her feet first.
16:28The champion.
16:33That's two times she's managed to get that figure four cinched.
16:36Returned cross kick from Yamashita.
16:39Astounding work from the challenger there.
16:43I want to see that replay in slow motion.
16:46Looking for the KO finish Yamashita.
16:49Looking for the KO finish Yamashita.
16:51Mentioned it previously give Yamashita an inch and she will take a mile.
16:54And she did just then.
16:55Looking for the attitude adjustment.
16:57Rika skips out to her feet.
16:59Yamashita the front kick puts her in the corner.
17:01And then a huge enziguri.
17:04It's a miracle that the champion is still standing.
17:08Now perhaps looking for that attitude adjustment once more.
17:13Dumps her on the canvas.
17:17Covers her.
17:19Two kicks out.
17:21Gets the shoulder up.
17:23Just a count of two.
17:25Still alive Rika Tatsumi.
17:27Still breathing fire somehow under the onslaught of Miyu Yamashita.
17:34Yamashita perhaps looking for the crash rabbit heat knee strike.
17:38Rika though smartly counters.
17:40Low drop kick to the knee of Miyu Yamashita.
17:43And a follow up enziguri.
17:45Dragon sleeper.
17:47Slaps on that dragon sleeper.
17:49Doesn't have the dragon sleeper cinched in just yet.
17:51Got her in a sleeper hold.
17:54Yamashita strongly fighting it.
17:58Rika really needs to wrap that arm around the neck of Yamashita and crank back.
18:02And there it is.
18:03The dragon sleeper.
18:04No she switches to it.
18:06The challenger in a lot of trouble here.
18:10Yamashita keeping her base.
18:12Trying to keep on her feet Rika though.
18:14Bringing her down to the canvas.
18:17Wrenching down on that neck.
18:23Miyu has tapped to this previously.
18:26Although it was not a title match.
18:29Things are different here today.
18:31The challenger gets out with the rope break.
18:34Miyu Sakazaki looks on.
18:36She will face the winner of this match.
18:38Rika going to the apron.
18:39Perhaps looking once again to give her the twist of fate.
18:41On the apron we saw her do this.
18:43Days ago.
18:45Oh my gosh.
18:47Face first hook to the knee.
18:50Days ago.
18:51However more devastating than before today.
18:54Yamashita absolutely eating it on that twist of fate on the apron.
18:59And a hard tumble to the ground afterwards.
19:01Champion doing the right thing.
19:04After just about escaping from that dragon suplex.
19:06How much can be left in the tank of Miyu Yamashita.
19:10Just about enough to get a shoulder up there.
19:12But not a strong kick out.
19:15Still alive and kicking and breathing fire.
19:17Rika Tatsumi twist of fate.
19:21Naozo once more.
19:23Choosing not to go for the cover.
19:25Perhaps heading to the top rope.
19:26Looking for that flying hip attack from the top rope.
19:28That's how she put away Maki Ito.
19:33The missile hip is one of the most devastating maneuvers in all of Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling.
19:40Rika Tatsumi!
19:42Oh!
19:43Conquers into a nice German suplex.
19:46Catches her out of the air and German suplexes her.
19:50That was amazing.
19:51Holy smokes.
19:54Challenger Lua doing fantastic German suplex.
19:58Text boot work did the right thing there.
20:01Miyu Yamashita rolls her way forward.
20:04Strength of Yamashita incredible.
20:06She's bought herself a huge chance here.
20:09If she can get Tatsumi up and capitalize.
20:12Tatsumi's dead on her feet.
20:15Once again going for the attitude adjustment.
20:18But Tatsumi slips out.
20:19She's got the dragon sleeper deep.
20:24Yamashita looks like she's fading fast.
20:26Trying to kill her with that dragon sleeper there.
20:28Takes a huge knee.
20:29Just about escapes out.
20:32Hip attack.
20:33Staggers her back.
20:37Oh my gosh!
20:39What a shot.
20:41Somehow the champion is back up.
20:43Hip attack.
20:47Miyu Yamashita takes a third.
20:49That one wobbled her.
20:51One foot.
20:54Miyu backs herself in.
20:55Puts the boot up smartly.
20:57Skull kick.
21:00The champion could be out.
21:01It could be it.
21:02We could have a new champion.
21:03One.
21:04Two.
21:06Not yet.
21:07Two.
21:08Two on the skull kick.
21:10I do not remember the last time I saw anyone kick out of Yamashita's skull kick.
21:16Another high kick.
21:18She's not letting her fall.
21:20Skull kick again on her knees.
21:23Everything behind that for Yamashita.
21:26Yamashita's not done.
21:28She wants it all.
21:29Once more going for the crash rabbit knee.
21:31Check it out.
21:35That could be it.
21:37The challenger takes it.
21:39The three count manages to bend and topple the champion.
21:43The white dragon is no longer Miyu Yamashita.
21:46Who's on to face Yuka Sakataki.
21:50At the Saitama Super Arena on June the 6th.
21:53My gosh.
21:55Releasing the Kraken there.
21:57Doing everything she has in her power.
21:59The pink striker's made history.
22:01She becomes the only three time Princess and Prince champion in TJPW history.