Rose Girl’s Pro Wrestling Pre-Launch Vol.1 – Thoughts
On a sunny February day, early signs of spring appeared as we saw the first blooms of a new joshipro promotion in Tokyo Itabashi Square. Rose Girl’s Pro Wrestling, led by legendary retired professional wrestler Megumi Kudo, is a sister promotion to ZERO-1 Prowrestling, where Kudo also serves as general manager. The card, mostly made up of freelancers, was an excellent showing of what the current generation of joshipro has to offer.
Match 1: Yuki Mashiro & Kanae Miku Vs. Mei Suruga & Ryoko Sakimura
Opening with some dream combinations here, including the first time ChocoPro favorite Mei Suruga has had a chance to tie-up against Yuki Mashiro and Miku Kanae. Miku got to experience the full force of the Ichigaya favorite, as Mei proceeded to bite, stomp and hairpull at every opportunity she had. The blue wonder from T-Hearts fought back though, and hit Suruga with some sharp strikes and counters.
The real highlight though was when Mei was able to fight Mashiro, the two being cut from very much the same cloth. The “Goblin Energy” was off the charts as two branches of Sakuraism went to war.
And caught in the middle of this chaos was Ryoko Sakimura, the most junior wrestler of the 4. Sakimura held her own, but in the end fell to Kanae Miku, ending the chaotic and energizing opener. Definitely some match ups here I need revisited in singles.
Match 2: Kaoru Ito Vs. Konomi Hori
The goal for Hori here was never to win, but just to survive. Outgunned by the stronger and more experienced legend, Hori took her rookie lumps as per tradition. Ito gave Hori some space to fight, to show her determination, but at the end of the day the outcome was never in doubt.
Hori took the loss, but won some respect from the fans as her young journey into prowrestling continues.
Match 3: Kaho Kobayashi Vs. CoCo
It was time for lucha action, as the high-speed, high-flying styles of Kaho and CoCo took center stage. It speaks volumes for the young CoCo that she was able to not only challenge the veteran Kaho, but even push her to the limit.
Kaho seemed to savor the match, as a veteran of a long CMLL tour, she always jumps at the opportunity to show off her lucha style. Kaho’s superior strength helped her bully the rookie, but CoCo did not give up easily. In the end it wasn’t power that won though, but technique.
While CoCo went for a roll up pin, she forgot you can’t beat a 120% School Boy, which Kaho used in the end to get the win.
Match 4: Makoto & VENY Vs. Chanyota & Echika Miyavi
Easily the most hard hitting match of the show. Los Egos, the team of Makoto and VENY, took the early advantage in this match, but the PPP Tokyo team of Chanyota and Echika were not getting pinned without a fight. Everyone here came to play, with VENY being as vicious as ever, Makoto breaking out her arsenal of kicks, throws and spears and Chanyota showing off her pure power.
But It was Echika that made the strongest statement here, showing her continued growth, and making the argument for being a big player in 2026. She hit Los Egos with a barrage of kicks and chops that shook her opponents and left the crowd wowed. Despite losing in the end, Echika left her mark on Los Egos, in particular on poor VENY.
Match 5: Kakeru Sekiguchi Vs. Yuuki Mashiro
Ever since leaving Ice RIbbon, Yuuki Mashiro has shown her dedication to walking the freelancer road, which at some point means you will cross paths with “Mr. Freelance” herself, SGK. Kakeru Sekiguchi and Yuuki Mashiro have crossed paths before, both as opponents and teammates, but this match had a special significance to Mashiro, as she had taken it upon herself to become the the face of Rose Girl’s Pro Wrestling (probably no mistake their logo is a white rose). Despite pulling double duty, Mashiro made sure to give the first RGPW main event her all.
Kakeru has made her reputation as being one of the premier technical wrestlers on the joshipro scene, but Mashrio’s mat work should not be underestimated. Action spilled onto the apron and outside the ring as the two fought hard for the win. Ultimately the W went to SGK. as her experience advantage was just too much for Mashiro.
Post match, a frazzled Mashiro gave an equally frazzled promo. Understandable after participating in two intense matches in one show, and also because she’s still Yuuki Mashiro. Holding a white rose, Mashiro (eventually) got the new promotions slogan out, capping off a very successful first show for the fledgling promotion.
Final thoughts: Definitely a good start for the Rose, great matches, featuring some of the best talent in the joshipro scene today, and a few rising stars. Going forward, I am excited to see the future of this Mashiro lead promotion.
Their second show is March 20th, which may have already passed by the time this crosses your screen so remember to check their socials out at the link below. Their second show will include even more great talent, including Sumika Yanagawa, Rina Amikura, SAKI, and others!
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All photos above by Chris. There will be even more about this show coming in the future! Keep an eye out.
