TJPW Sets Rules for New Unlimited Princess Title

Summary: Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling introduced the Unlimited Princess Championship, a belt challenged and defended through social media posts, per Fightful on Nov. 9. A battle royal on Dec. 26 at Korakuen Hall will crown the first champion.

The quick version

  • TJPW introduced the Unlimited Princess Championship at All Rise on Sunday, Nov. 8, per MIB's Instant Headache. Fightful published the tentative rules on Monday, Nov. 9.
  • A battle royal at TJPW's Korakuen Hall show on Saturday, Dec. 26, will decide the first champion, per Fightful.
  • The belt can be challenged and defended at any time, as long as a referee is present, and every defense must be broadcast on social media.

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling has a new title that lives on social media. The Unlimited Princess Championship was introduced at All Rise on Sunday, Nov. 8, and Fightful reported its tentative rules on Monday, Nov. 9. A battle royal at TJPW's Dec. 26 show at Korakuen Hall will pick the first champion.

The tentative rules

Fightful lists four conditions for a title match to count:

  • A wrestler who wants to challenge for or defend the belt must post an announcement and the rules she wants on social media within 24 hours. Fightful's list does not say 24 hours from what.
  • The match is valid once the tournament office posts an approval on social media. Fightful says the gap between the announcement and the approval can be as short as one second. Challenges by ambush, with no prior notice, are invalid.
  • The match does not have to follow standard pro wrestling rules, as long as the rules are posted and approved.
  • The defense must be broadcast on social media. Even a match held in the ring as a regular wrestling match must be shown in full.

Fightful marks the rules as tentative. It links TJPW's own news post, which we could not open from here. We are relying on Fightful's summary.

What was said on the show

MIB's Instant Headache, reviewing All Rise, says TJPW announced the title before the first match. It describes a belt for social media only, contested at any time and anywhere as long as a referee is present, with the challenger laying out the stipulation after the announcement. It gives the same Dec. 26 battle royal date.

We noted the title in our All Rise results as a single-review item. Fightful's report now backs it.

What is not known

Neither report says who will enter the battle royal or whether the belt will be defended on TJPW shows or only online. Neither says what happens if no one challenges. Fightful does not say if Dec. 26 is a card of its own or part of a larger event. We have not seen TJPW's post.

How we know

Source: Fightful (Andrew Thompson, Nov. 9) for the rules and the Dec. 26 date, and MIB's Instant Headache (Nov. 8) for the announcement at All Rise. The rules are described as tentative. We did not open TJPW's news post, which was not reachable from our connection, and we did not contact TJPW. Nothing in this story is a rumor.

Sources

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