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LAS VEGAS – Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling put on a showcase of women’s professional wrestling 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: Although Joshi’s women entered the ring in bright, elaborate outfits, the wrestlers hit as hard as anyone else.
J-Rod learned that the hard way when he challenged Yuki Arai for the Princess Princess Championship.
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Yuki Arai retains the Princess Princess Championship over J-Rod in Las Vegas on April 16, 2026. (Pak Gazette Digital)
J-Rod hoped to become the first American to win the title. Arai, known as “The Genius Girl,” initially felt the pain that J-Rod can bring to the ring.
J-Rod continued to push Arai into it, seemingly suggesting that because she was bigger and stronger, she was easily going to win the match. Arai used his quickness and agility to move around J-Rod. Arai had J-Rod in a sniper, but “The Ultimate Athlete” would escape.
Arai even took a spear from J-Rod and tried to pin her. But after a near fall, J-Rod’s frustration was mounting.
“What else do I have to do?” he shouted to the crowd. “There’s no way you can still be 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 to win and retain the Princess of Princess Championship.
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling stars appear in the ring on April 16, 2026. (Pak Gazette Digital)
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“Thank you for today,” Yuki says. “I’m so happy I beat you. J, I love you. Okay?”
J-Rod took the microphone away from Arai and promised he would return.
“I underestimated you, Yuki. You earned my respect tonight, I love you too,” J-Rod said.
There were no championship changes on the card.
Las Vegas audiences were able to see familiar faces at The IInspiration in action. Cassie Lee and Billie McKay defended the Princess Tag Championship against former champions Shoko Nakajima and Hyper Misao.
Although The IInspiration were up to their usual antics, they used their teamwork to keep Misao in line 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. (Pak Gazette Digital)
Miyu Yamashita was in action in a special three-way match against Mizuki and Miu Watanabe. While Yamashita displayed the brute strength that has made her one of the most dangerous Japanese professional wrestlers in the industry, Mizuki and Watanabe’s high-flying style came to the fore early in the match.
Watanabe hit Yamashita with a Meteora off the ramp early in the match. But Watanabe and Mizuki were no match for Yamashita in the end.
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Yamashita would pin Watanabe to get the victory.
Other results included Suzume retaining the International Princess Championship over Sakura Hattoari, Yuki Kamifuku and Wakana Uehara, known as Ober Eats, defeated Toga and Uta Takimi and Raku, Pom Harajuku and Yuki Aing defeated Alexis Lee, Shino Suzuki and Himawari.
