TJPW: Yuki Arai retains Princess of Princess title, stops J-Rod’s historic bid
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LAS VEGAS – Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling held a women’s wrestling show in Las Vegas at the Pearl Theater on Thursday afternoon at the Pearl Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort as part of Slam Fest.
And don’t be fooled – even though the Joshi women enter the ring in glittering and detailed outfits, the runners hit just as hard as everyone else.
J-Rod learned that the hard way as he challenged Yuki Arai for the Princess of Princess Championship.
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Yuki Arai retains the Princess of Princess Championship over J-Rod in Las Vegas on April 16, 2026. (Fox News Digital)
J-Rod hoped to become the first American to win the title. Arai, known as “The Genius Girl,” initially felt the pain J-Rod could bring to the ring.
J-Rod kept pushing Arai down in that, seeming to suggest that because he was bigger and stronger that he would easily win the match. Arai used his quickness and grip to move around J-Rod. Arai had J-Rod who is a sharp player, but “Super Athlete” will break out.
Arai even got a spear from J-Rod, and tried to stab him. But after the near fall, J-Rod’s frustration was mounting.
“What else should I do?” he shouted to the crowd. “There’s no way you can always be a champion.”
Arayi continued to attack from there. He avoided another spear from J-Rod and hit him with a full nelson slam. He pinned J-Rod for the win to retain the Princess of Princess Championship.
The stars of Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling appear in the ring on April 16, 2026. (Fox News Digital)
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“Thank you for today,” said Yuki. “I’m so happy to meet you. J, I love you. Okay?”
J-Rod grabbed the mic from Arai and vowed to come back.
“I took it easy, Yuki. Tonight, you got my respect, I love you too,” J-Rod said.
There are no championship changes on the card.
The Las Vegas crowd saw a familiar face at IInspiration in action. Cassie Lee and Billie McKay defended the Princess Tag Championship against the former Shoko Nakajima and Hyper Misao.
Although IInspiration was up to its usual antics, they used their teamwork to hold off Misao while working on Nakajima. Lee hit Nakajima with a codebreaker and pinned him for the win.
The Inspiration, Cassie Lee and Billie McKay, retained the Princess Tag Team Championship in Las Vegas on April 16, 2026. (Fox News Digital)
Miyu Yamashita was playing in a special three-way match against Mizuki and Miu Watanabe. While Yamashita displayed the brute strength that made him one of Japan’s most dangerous athletes in the division, Mizuki and Watanabe’s high-flying style came out early in the match.
Watanabe nailed Yamashita with a Meteora from the turnbuckle earlier in the match. But Watanabe and Mizuki were no match for Yamashita in the end.
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Yamashita would pin Watanabe to pick up the win.
Other results include Suzume retaining the International Princess Championship defeating Sakura Hattoari, Yuki Kamifuku and Wakana Uehara, aka Ober Eats, defeating Toga and Uta Takimi and Raku, Pom Harajuku and Yuki Aing defeating Alexis Lee, Shino Suzuki and Himawari.
