TJPW New Year Party 2026 review! (Contains spoilers for the show!)
IMPORTANT NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: I have never done something like this before so it might suck but who cares
Haru Kazashiro vs Shion Kanzaki
Not really anything to say about this. Haru played the veteran (at 17 years old no less) and Shion looked decent in her second match ever. One star is all I can really give this match.
Raku vs Kaya Toribami vs Chika Nanase
Nothing PARTICUARLY special in this 3-way, but it was fun to watch. There was a part where Raku took a nap and Kaya and Chika did moves around/over her which was cool! Chika got Toribami in a cool looking submission before Raku hit them both with a brain chop and went for a double backslide pin for a two count before trapping Chika in a straight-jacket backslide for the win. Overall, 2.5 stars.
Mahiro Kiryu, Kira Summer, & Hyper Misao vs Shino Suzuki, Himawari, & Pom Harajuku
So an Aussie, a superhero, and the 1800th DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion walk into a bar...
it's a 2 star match but it started with everyone attacking Mahiro as she is the Ironman Heavymetalweight Champ (24/7 rules baby!) and then she fought back before we got into the actual 6-woman tag. Nothing terrible, nothing amazing, solid all around.
Toga, Mifu Ashida, & Ober Eats (Yuki Kamifuku and Wakana Uehara) vs Ren Konatsu, Uta Takami, & Daisy Monkey (Arisu Endo and Suzume)
2.75 stars! Loved the interactions in this match and MY GOD Kamifuku can kick! Fun start to this match with Ren, Uta, & Daisy Monkey pulling the other side into rollups before there are kicks, double team moves, a fun moment between Uta and Mifu before Toga ultimately locks Ren in a modified sleeper to win the match. Toga looks good as we approach her upcoming International Princess Championship match against defending champion MIRAI on Febuary 14th in Korakuen Hall.
Miu Watanabe & J-Rod vs Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino
3 stars for this tag team match! This one went to a time limit draw! I thought that was surprising because I didn't know we went to a draw, I fully thought Yuki beat Miu with a submission hold at the end! J-Rod has impressed me so much and this was the first time watching her wrestle! (If only Rikishi could have trained Jey Uso like he trained J-Rod...)
Miyu Yamashita vs Rika Tatsumi vs Shoko Nakajima vs Yuki Arai vs Mizuki vs Max the Impaler | Princess of Princess #1 Contender Survival 6-Way Elimination match
The main event gets 3.75 stars from me, thought it was great from start to end! Liked how Max got ganged up on before Shoko dropped a senton bomb from the top rope to eliminate them. Shoko rolled Mizuki up to send her home early (which honestly surprised me), then like a minute later Rika hit Shoko with a reverse Twist of Fate to eliminate her. Five minutes later Miyu hits Rika with an avalanche Attitude Adjustment then a side kick to the head THEN finishes her off with running bicycle knee! The match goes on for five more minutes before it ends at around the 24 minute mark with Yuki Arai trapping Miyu in a sharpshooter in which Miyu surprisingly tapped out to!
Which settles out who will challenge the Princess of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe at Grand Princess '26! Didn't know who was going to win this match heading into it but when we got to the final two I fully thought Miyu was going to win as I think a rematch from GP '24 between Watanabe and Yamashita would've been awesome with the sides reversed. Regardless, Arai vs Watanabe should be good and I will be looking forward to watching TJPW's biggest show of the year.
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