Wrestle Princess III

{{short description|2022 Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling event}}

{{Infobox professional wrestling event

|name = Wrestle Princess III

|image = File:TJPW_Wrestle_Princess_III.jpg

|caption = Promotional poster featuring Shoko Nakajima and Yuka Sakazaki

|alt =

|promotion = CyberFight

|brand = Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling

|date = October 9, 2022

|city = Tokyo, Japan

|venue = Tokyo Dome City Hall

|attendance = 1,007{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=353316|title=TJPW Wrestle Princess 3|work=cagematch.net|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2023}}

|buyrate =

|tagline =

|lastevent = City Circuit ~ Nagoya Performance

|nextevent = Tokyo Joshi Pro '23

|event = Wrestle Princess

|lastevent2 = II

|nextevent2 = IV

}}

Wrestle Princess III was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling. It took place on October 9, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall with limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/19022|script-title=ja:WRESTLE PRINCESS III|work=ddtpro.com|author=Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling|language=ja|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2023}}

It was the third annual event under the "Wrestle Princess" branch, which is considered to be Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling's yearly main pay-per-view.

Background

=Storylines=

The event featured nine professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm |title=How Pro Wrestling Works |last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|access-date=October 20, 2023|work=HowStuffWorks, Inc.|publisher=Discovery Communications|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2013}}

=Event=

The event started with the confrontation between Arisu Endo and Kaya Toribami, and Juria Nagano and Moka Miyamoto solded with the victory of the latter team. The bout was broadcast live on TJPW's YouTube channel.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8CuMjrG1TI&ab_channel=%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E5%A5%B3%E5%AD%90%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9official-TJPW|title=【第1試合まで生配信】 10.9TOKYO DOME CITY HALL大会「WRESTLE PRINCESS III」|work=youtube.com|author=Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling|language=ja|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2023}}

In the first main card bout, Nao Kakuta, Yoshiko Hasegawa and Yuna Manase defeat Haruna Neko and Toyo Mates (Mahiro Kiryu and Yuki Kamifuku) in six-woman tag team action. Next up, Ryo Mizunami defeated Suzume in singles competition. In the fourth bout, Mizuki picked up a win over Hyper Misao in a TDC rules match. In the fifth bout, Max the Impaler, Rika Tatsumi and Yuki Aino defeated Aja Kong, Pom Harajuku and Raku. Next up, Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita outmatched Hikari Noa and All Elite Wrestling's Riho in tag team action. In the seventh bout, Miu Watanabe defeated Alex Windsor to win the International Princess Championship. In the semi main event, Saki Akai and Yuki Arai defeated Pro-Wrestling: EVE's Nightshade and Rhia O'Reilly to secure the second consecutive defense of the Princess Tag Team Championship in that respective reign.{{cite web|url=https://monthlypuroresu.com/features/tjpw-wrestle-princess-3-review/|title=TJPW Wrestle Princess III Review|website=Monthly Puroresu|first=Mitchell|last=Adams|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819015338/https://monthlypuroresu.com/features/tjpw-wrestle-princess-3-review/|archive-date=August 19, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/tjpw-wrestle-princess-iii-results-10922-shoko-nakajima-vs-yuka-sakazaki-riho-competes-and-more|title=TJPW Wrestle Princess III Results (10/9/22): Shoko Nakajima vs. Yuka Sakazaki, Riho Competes, And More|website=Fightful|first=Scott|last=Edwards|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118175554/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/tjpw-wrestle-princess-iii-results-10922-shoko-nakajima-vs-yuka-sakazaki-riho-competes-and-more|archive-date=November 18, 2022|url-status=live}}

In the main event, 2022 Tokyo Princess Cup winner Yuka Sakazaki defeated Shoko Nakajima to win the Princess of Princess Championship for the third time in her career, ending the latter's reign at 204 days and four successful defenses.{{cite web|url=https://wrestlingrepublic.com/tjpw-wrestle-princess-iii-full-results/|title=TJPW WRESTLE PRINCESS III – Full Results|website=Wrestling Republic|first=Tomas|last=Gramajo|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027215222/https://wrestlingrepublic.com/tjpw-wrestle-princess-iii-full-results/|archive-date=October 27, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2022/10/10/tjpw-wrestle-princess-iii-october-9-results-review/|title=TJPW WRESTLE PRINCESS III (OCTOBER 9) RESULTS & REVIEW|work=voicesofwrestling.com|author=Voices of Wrestling Staff |date=October 10, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2022/10/10/tjpw-wrestle-princess-iii-9-10-22-review/|title=TJPW Wrestle Princess III (9/10/22) Review|work=ramblingsaboutwrestling.com|first=Stuart|last=Iversen|date=October 10, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2023}}

Results

{{Pro Wrestling results table

|results = {{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/tjpw-wrestle-princess-3-results/193474/|title=TJPW Results: Wrestle Princess 3 – Tokyo, Japan (10/9)|work=wrestling-news.net|first=Wayne|last=Daly|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104191157/https://www.wrestling-news.net/tjpw-wrestle-princess-3-results/193474/|archive-date=November 4, 2023|url-status=live}}

|times =

|match1 = Juria Nagano and Moka Miyamoto defeated Arisu Endo and Kaya Toribami

|stip1 = Tag team match

|time1 = 9:24

|note1 = pre

|match2 = Nao Kakuta, Yoshiko Hasegawa and Yuna Manase defeated Haruna Neko and Toyo Mates (Mahiro Kiryu and Yuki Kamifuku)

|stip2 = Six-woman tag team match

|time2 = 12:11

|match3 = Ryo Mizunami defeated Suzume

|stip3 = Singles match

|time3 = 11:05

|match4 = Mizuki defeated Hyper Misao

|stip4 = TDC rules match

|time4 = 8:25

|match5 = Max the Impaler, Rika Tatsumi and Yuki Aino defeated Aja Kong, Pom Harajuku and Raku

|stip5 = Six-woman tag team match

|time5 = 12:48

|match6 = 121000000 (Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita) defeated Hikari Noa and Riho

|stip6 = Tag team match

|time6 = 13:44

|match7 = Miu Watanabe defeated Alex Windsor (c)

|stip7 = Singles match for the International Princess Championship

|time7 = 10:21

|match8 = Reiwa AA Cannon (Saki Akai and Yuki Arai) (c) defeated The Uprising (Nightshade and Rhia O'Reilly)

|stip8 = Tag team match for the Princess Tag Team Championship

|time8 = 16:57

|match9 = Yuka Sakazaki defeated Shoko Nakajima (c)

|stip9 = Singles match for the Princess of Princess Championship

|time9 = 22:44

}}

References

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