BBM Women’s Wrestling Cards 2021 Checklist and Review

Kevin | 03/31/2021 | Joshi Cards | No Comments

Time to take a look at the latest Joshi card release, as BBM continues their tradition of releasing a new women’s wrestling card set at the start of the year!

Card Set: BBM Women’s Wrestling Cards 2021
Release Date: March 30th, 2021
Base Cards in Set: 157 Regular Cards, 9 Insert Cards
Cost per Box: 8,000 Yen
Where to Purchase: Various online vendors (Buyee, Rakuten, eBay, etc.)

It is that time of year again – BBM Women’s Wrestling Cards are here! For the first time, the ‘main’ Spring release is ditching the “True Heart” name for reasons unknown, but the new name is more straight forward which they may think will help new fans find the cards. All Joshi promotions except for Stardom take part in the series, and many Freelancers are represented as well. In total, over 145 Joshi wrestlers are including the set, plus some ring announcers as well. Almost all wrestlers have autograph cards, with the main exceptions being ASUKA, Meiko Satomura, and Masha Slamovich (according to the official card list posted on BBM’s website). Even Hikaru Shida is here, as her affiliation with MAKAI apparently trumps her affiliation with AEW.

This year, BBM did something very unique with their autograph cards. There are A LOT of them. Besides the regular autograph cards for the vast majority of the wrestlers in the base set, there are also special autographs and insert autographs. On top of that, the special autograph and insert autograph cards have multiple variants. Over half the wrestlers have a cheki (Polaroid) autograph, with some having two variants of that as well. This means that some wrestlers have 5+ autograph cards total, with Saori Anou leading the pack with EIGHT different autograph cards and cheki variants. The boxes still only have five autographs, so I am assuming that means they made more boxes, hopefully making them available for longer.

Overall, this set is everything a Joshi and card collector could wish for. Stardom hasn’t participated in BBM’s cards since 2012, so this isn’t a surprise and is accepted at this point. With all the different autographs and the variants, there are so many options for card collectors and the base cards have a nice look as well. Another successful year for BBM! Here is the base card checklist:

Blue = Tag Team Card
Green = Ring Announcer Card
Red = Insert Card
* = Wrestler also has a “secret” version of their base card

1. Haruka Aikawa *
2. Yuki Aino
3. Itsuki Aoki
4. Mirai Aono
5. Saki Akai
6. AKARI
7. AKINO
8. Aja Kong
9. ASUKA (aka VENY)
10. Saori Anou *
11. Rina Amikura
12. Nao Igarashi
13. Nao Ishikawa
14. Kaori Ito
15. Maki Itoh *
16. Kyoko Inoue
17. Ayano Irie
18. Takumi Iroha
19. Mika Iwata
20. Haruka Umesaki
21. Arisu Endo
22. Yumi Ohka
23. Chie Ozora
24. Yurika Oka
25. Maika Ozaki
26. Mayumi Ozaki
27. Sayaka Obihiro
28. Riko Kaiju
29. KAORU
30. Nao Kakuta *
31. KAZUKI
32. Manami Katsu
33. Sonoko Kato
34. Rin Kadokura
35. Natsuho Kaneko
36. Kanon
37. Yuki Kamifuku *
38. Sakura Hirota
39. Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru
40. Tokiko Kirihara
41. Mahiro Kiryu
42. Tsubasa Kuragaki
43. Crea
44. Chie Koishikawa
45. Momo Kohgo
46. Marika Kobashi
47. Kaho Kobayashi
48. Yuka Sakazaki
49. SAKI
50. Sakisama
51. Emi Sakura
52. Mai Sakurai
53. Yuko Sakurai
54. Ayame Sasamura
55. Ayako Sato
56. Meiko Satomura
57. Sayaka
58. Sayuri
59. Sena Shiori
60. Hikaru Shida
61. Hikari Shimizu
62. Rina Shingaki
63. Mikoto Shindo
64. Suzu Suzuki *
65. Suzume
66. Mei Suruga
67. Kakeru Sekiguchi
68. Risa Sera
69. Miyuki Takase *
70. Nanae Takahashi
71. DASH Chisako
72. Rika Tatsumi *
73. Momo Tani
74. Dump Matsumoto
75. Cherry
76. Waka Tsukiyama
77. Thekla
78. Nodoka Tenma
79. Totoro Satsuki
80. Arisa Nakajima
81. Shoko Nakajima
82. Chikayo Nagashima
83. Hanako Nakamori
84. Nanami
85. Haruna Neko
86. Hikari Noa
87. Nagisa Nozaki
88. Hyper Misao
89. Hibiscus Mii
90. Chihiro Hashimoto
91. Yoshiko Hasegawa
92. Honori Hana
93. Momoka Hanazono
94. Banny Oikawa
95. Ayumi Hayashi
96. Pom Harajuku
97. Haruka Tsukushi
98. Moeka Haruhi
99. Hiragi Kurumi
100. Hibiki
101. Akane Fujita
102. Tsukasa Fujimoto
103. Ibuki Hoshi
104. Hamuko Hoshi
105. Mei Hoshizuki
106. Tae Honma
107. Masha Slamovich
108. Mirai Maiumi
109. Misaki Maeda
110. Makoto
111. Yuuki Mashiro
112. Misa Matsui *
113. Hiroyo Matsumoto
114. Miyako Matsumoto
115. Matsuya Uno
116. Madeline
117. Yuna Manase
118. Manami
119. Mari
120. Maria
121. Mari Manji
122. Mii
123. Ami Miura
124. Miss Mongol
125. Mizuki
126. Ryo Mizunami
127. Yuna Mizumori
128. Mochi Miyagi
129. Yuki Miyazaki
130. Moka Miyamoto
131. Mei Saint-Michel
132. May Lee
133. Mio Momono
134. Yappy
135. Yuu Yamagata
136. Miyu Yamashita
137. Rina Yamashita
138. Yuu
139. Maya Yukihi
140. Maya Yukihi
141. Yoshiko
142. Kaori Yoneyama
143. Rydeen Hagane
144. Raku
145. Ram Kaicho
146. Rin Rin
147. Lulu Pencil
148. Leon
149. Tomoko Watanabe
150. Miu Watanabe
151. NEO Biishiki-gun
152. 3A
153. Chiharu
154. Ai Hara
155. Sayuri Namba
156. Mizuka Arai
157. Miyu Sorano
SP1. Saori Anou
SP2. Haruka Umesaki
SP3. Yuka Sakazaki
SP4. Hikaru Shida
SP5. Tsukasa Fujimoto
SP6. Tae Honma
SP7. Mio Momono
SP8. Maya Yukihi
SP9. Ram Kaicho

The autograph cards are even more unique this year than we’ve ever seen before from BBM with their Joshi cards. I’ll break it down as clearly as I can. There are four different types of autograph cards in this set: Regular, Cheki, Special, and Insert. I’ll start with listing all the regular autograph cards, most of these are serial numbered to around /100. The cards with (+ C) on the checklist means the wrestler also has a cheki (Polaroid picture) autograph /10 in addition to a regular autograph card. Some wrestlers have two cheki autographs, one in wrestling gear and one in casual attire. Those wrestlers will have (+ 2C).

Here is a list of all the regular autograph cards, along with which wrestlers/groups have a cheki card:

Haruka Aikawa (+ C)
Yuki Aino (+ C)
Itsuki Aoki (+ C)
Mirai Aono (+ C)
Saki Akai (+ C)
AKARI
AKINO
Aja Kong
Saori Anou (+ 2C)
Rina Amikura (+ C)
Nao Igarashi
Nao Ishikawa
Kaori Ito
Maki Itoh (+ C)
Kyoko Inoue
Ayano Irie
Takumi Iroha
Mika Iwata (+ C)
Haruka Umesaki (+ C)
Arisu Endo (+ C)
Yumi Ohka
Chie Ozora
Yurika Oka (+ C)
Maika Ozaki (+ C)
Mayumi Ozaki
Sayaka Obihiro (+ C)
Riko Kaiju
KAORU
Nao Kakuta (+ 2C)
KAZUKI
Manami Katsu
Sonoko Kato
Rin Kadokura
Natsuho Kaneko (+ C)
Kanon (+ C)
Yuki Kamifuku (+ C)
Sakura Hirota
Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru
Tokiko Kirihara
Mahiro Kiryu (+ C)
Tsubasa Kuragaki
Crea (+ C)
Chie Koishikawa
Momo Kohgo
Marika Kobashi (+ C)
Kaho Kobayashi (+ C)
Yuka Sakazaki (+ C)
SAKI
Sakisama (+ C)
Emi Sakura
Mai Sakurai
Yuko Sakurai
Ayame Sasamura (+ C)
Ayako Sato
Sayaka
Sayuri
Sena Shiori (+ C)
Hikaru Shida (+ C)
Hikari Shimizu
Rina Shingaki (+ C)
Mikoto Shindo (+ C)
Suzu Suzuki (+ C)
Suzume (+ C)
Mei Suruga
Kakeru Sekiguchi
Risa Sera (+ C)
Miyuki Takase (+ 2C)
Nanae Takahashi
DASH Chisako (+ C)
Rika Tatsumi (+ C)
Momo Tani
Dump Matsumoto
Cherry
Waka Tsukiyama
Thekla (+ C)
Nodoka Tenma (+ C)
Totoro Satsuki (+ C)
Arisa Nakajima
Shoko Nakajima (+ C)
Chikayo Nagashima
Hanako Nakamori
Nanami
Haruna Neko (+ C)
Hikari Noa (+ C)
Nagisa Nozaki
Hyper Misao (+ C)
Hibiscus Mii
Chihiro Hashimoto (+ C)
Yoshiko Hasegawa
Honori Hana
Momoka Hanazono (+ C)
Banny Oikawa
Ayumi Hayashi
Pom Harajuku (+ C)
Haruka Tsukushi (+ C)
Moeka Haruhi
Hiragi Kurumi (+ C)
Hibiki (+ C)
Akane Fujita (+ C)
Tsukasa Fujimoto (+ C)
Ibuki Hoshi (+ C)
Hamuko Hoshi (+ C)
Mei Hoshizuki (+ C)
Tae Honma (+ 2C)
Mirai Maiumi (+ C)
Misaki Maeda
Makoto (+ C)
Yuuki Mashiro (+ C)
Misa Matsui
Hiroyo Matsumoto
Miyako Matsumoto (+ C)
Matsuya Uno (+ C)
Madeline
Yuna Manase (+ C)
Manami (+ C)
Mari
Maria (+ C)
Mari Manji
Mii
Ami Miura
Miss Mongol
Mizuki (+ C)
Ryo Mizunami (+ C)
Yuna Mizumori
Mochi Miyagi (+ C)
Yuki Miyazaki
Moka Miyamoto (+ C)
Mei Saint-Michel (+ C)
May Lee
Mio Momono (+ C)
Yappy (+ C)
Yuu Yamagata
Miyu Yamashita (+ C)
Yuu
Maya Yukihi (+ C)
Maya Yukihi
Yoshiko
Kaori Yoneyama
Rydeen Hagane
Raku (+ C)
Ram Kaicho (+ 2C)
Rin Rin
Lulu Pencil
Leon
Tomoko Watanabe
Miu Watanabe (+ C)
NEO Biishiki-gun (+ C)
3A (+ C)
Chiharu (+ C)
Ai Hara (+ C)
Sayuri Namba (+ C)
Mizuka Arai (+ C)
Miyu Sorano (+ C)

Beyond the regular autograph cards, there are also Special Autograph Cards. These come in sets of two: a Normal Version and a Holo Version. The Normal is /80, while the Holo is /40. The following wrestlers have a Special Autograph Card:

Haruka Aikawa
Saori Anou
Maki Itoh
Nao Kakuta
Yuki Kamifuku
Suzu Suzuki
Rika Tatsumi
Misa Matsui

In addition to that, there is another special subset of autograph cards, called Insert Autograph Cards. These go another level, as there are three versions! Each wrestler has a Normal Version /50, Holo Version /40, and a Silver Paper Version /30. Maya Yukihi is special, as for whatever reason her slash line is /40, /30, and /20. The following wrestlers have an Insert Autograph Card: