P.P.P. Tokyo Treasure And Party on 2/6/25 Review

Event: P.P.P. Tokyo Treasure And Party ~ When The Door To Dreams Opens
Date: February 6th, 2025
Location: Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan
Announced Attendance: 350
Broadcast: P.P.P. Tokyo Youtube Channel

Let us go together to the grimy underground of Japanese wrestling promotions and check out P.P.P. Tokyo! That is a bit overly dramatic, as while P.P.P. Tokyo started very small it lately has been drawing 300+ for their events and stream their events on Youtube. 300 fans isn’t a lot but it isn’t “wrestling in a bar” levels either, and they do sometimes have well known wrestlers take part of their shows. This is one such show, as Nanae Takahashi wrestles in the main event against a former porn star! The show had a total of six matches but only three had Joshi wrestlers, so I’ll just be reviewing those three matches. Here are the matches we’ll be watching:

• Echika Miyabi vs. ZONES
• Kabuto Mitomi and Marika Kobashi vs. Kaji Tomato and Natsu Sumire
• Chanyota vs. Nanae Takahashi

Some of these wrestlers are new to me so this will be fun. All Joshi wrestlers on the show have a profile on Joshi City, you can click on their names above to go straight to it.

Echika Miyabi vs. ZONES
We start off the show with a little inter-promotional match. ZONES wrestles out of Pro-Wrestling Evolution but makes frequent stops around various indie promotions, she hasn’t won any titles yet in her two year career but continues to gain valuable experience. Miyabi is a transgender wrestler affiliated with P.P.P. Tokyo and debuted in late 2022, she doesn’t wrestle often though and has far less experience than ZONES does. I’m not really sure what to expect here, but I’ve heard good things about ZONES’ progress.

They tie-up to start, Echika pushes ZONES into the ropes and they trade positions until ZONES hits a series of elbows. Echika fires back with a boot, she knocks ZONES into the corner and hits her with elbows. Echika stomps down ZONES in the corner before picking her up, snapmare by Echika and she kicks ZONES in the back. Another kick by Echika and she covers ZONES for a two count. ZONES slowly returns to her feet but Echika kicks her down against the ropes, slap by Echika and she jumps down onto ZONES’s back. ZONES fires up and elbows Echika in the chest, but Echika absorbs the blows. Shoulderblock attempts by ZONES and she can’t get Echika down, she goes off the ropes but Echika levels her with a back elbow for two.

Scoop slam by Echika, Irish whip but ZONES hits a jumping shoulderblock to finally knock over Echika. Lariat by ZONES in the corner, she gets on the second turnbuckle and delivers a diving elbow drop for two. ZONES gets Echika on her shoulders but Echika gets away, ZONES goes off the ropes but Echika delivers a kick combination followed by a big boot. Echika picks up ZONES but ZONES chops her and the two trade blows. Echika grabs ZONES but ZONES hits a vertical suplex, she picks up Echika and hits an Oklahoma Slam for two. ZONES goes off the ropes and delivers a hard lariat, but Echika barely kicks out. ZONES goes off the ropes again but Echika catches her with a kick, running boot by ZONES but Echika kicks her in the chest. Side kick by Echika, she waits for ZONES to get up and nails a Pump Kick. Echika picks up ZONES and goes for a chokeslam but ZONES gets away and applies the Wild Clutch for the three count! ZONES is your winner!

I don’t know if I could call this match “good” as Echika still has a really simple moveset and some of the exchanges were a bit clunky, but I can say that ZONES sold her ass off in this match to make Echika look as good as possible. Very strike oriented with a few suplexes thrown in, it definitely had a “rookie match” feel. Which isn’t meant to be an insult, all wrestlers have to start somewhere and gain experience, but Echika did little to impress here and ZONES’ selling could only do so much to save it. Not a terrible match but maybe would have worked better as a tag match where Echika could hit her spots and get out.

Kabuto Mitomi and Marika Kobashi vs. Kaji Tomato and Natsu Sumire
I haven’t watched Marika or Natsu in years so this will be a treat. Everyone knows Natsu Sumire from her time in Stardom, after leaving Stardom in 2020 and being out in 2021, she has bounced around various smaller promotions since and has even put on some of her own shows. Marika Kobashi is best known for her run in Tokyo Joshi Pro from 2016 to 2022, she went Freelance in 2022 and like Natsu she wrestles in a variety of smaller promotions. While I’d like to see them in larger promotions, they seem to have moved to a Freelancer role by their own decision, hopefully they put on a fun match.

Before the match everyone dances but once they are done they get right into the action as Kabuto smacks Kaji. The action immediately spills out to the floor as the men and women pair up, they battle up into the crowd while the referee patiently waits in the ring for them to return. Kaji and Marika eventually get into the ring as the legal wrestlers, snapmare by Kaji and he hits a dropkick for a two count. Natsu comes in the ring, double Irish whip from the corner but Marika kicks Kaji back. Kaji tries again but Marika gets kicked again, but Natsu encourages him to try a third time. Same result as Kaji gets mad at Natsu, but they make up and go for a double vertical suplex on Marika. Marika blocks it so Natsu hits Kaji for I guess not trying harder, they try again but Marika reverses it into a double DDT.

Marika then dropkicks both of them and tags Kabuto, scoop slam by Kabuto to both opponents and he gives Natsu a dragon screw. Natsu picks up Kaji and delivers a delayed vertical suplex, cover by Kabuto but it gets two. Kabuto picks up Kaji but Kaji elbows him and the two trade blows. Natsu and Marika both come but are immediately thrown back out, Kaji and Kabuto get back into it as they trade strikes until both are down on the mat. Both crawl to their corners and tag out, Natsu goes off the ropes but Marika catches her with an elbow followed by a sliding kick for two. Marika picks up Natsu but Kaji grabs her from the apron, Natsu gets her whip but she hits Kaji with it by mistake. Stunner by Marika but Kaji trips her from the floor.

Natsu runs over but hits a baseball slide on Kaji on accident, Kabuto then trips Natsu from the floor and Marika delivers a dropkick. Natsu is thrown into the corner and double teamed, cover by Marika but it gets two. DDT by Marika, but her cover gets another two count. Marika picks up Natsu and applies a guillotine choke, but Kaji breaks it up. Marika goes off the ropes but Kaji hits her with an elbow, double vertical suplex to Marika and Natsu covers her for two. Natsu elbows Marika in the back and goes off the ropes, but Kabuto kicks her and hits an enziguri. Marika goes to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick, but Kaji breaks up the cover. Kaji gets both opponents seated in the corner, Natsu runs over and delivers the gyrating bronco buster. Kaji goes up top and hits a diving body press, Natsu sits on Marika’s face and she gets the three count cover!  Kaji Tomato and Natsu Sumire are your winners.

If haven’t seen Natsu Sumire in awhile and worried she had changed – no, no she has not. All four of these wrestlers are on the “average” side in regards to in-ring talent so they rely on personality and/or appearances to keep your attention. Natsu has both which helps but the two male wrestlers were mostly along for the ride as neither were particularly impressive or memorable. Marika is still a little awkward in the ring and in general I wouldn’t say this match was tightly structured, but Natsu was still Natsu which I think is what the crowd came to see. I wouldn’t say it was a good match but it wasn’t offensive which is a solid enough compliment for a mid-card tag match on a small show.

Chanyota vs. Nanae Takahashi
An interesting main event! Chanyota is a former JAV actress who later joined wrestling, she recently announced she is retiring from the adult film industry to focus solely on other ventures (including wrestling). In January, she challenged Nanae Takahashi to a match as she wanted a chance to face off with Nanae Takahashi before her retirement later this year, and Nanae accepted. The winner here isn’t in doubt as Nanae rarely loses and Chanyota isn’t near her level on the joshi totem pole, but I expect Chanyota will do her best to show her passion against one of the last active wrestlers from the glory dates of joshi wrestling.

They tie-up to start, Nanae pushes Chanyota into the ropes but Chanyota switches positions with her and gives her an elbow strike before backing off. Knuckle lock and they go into a Test of Strength, kick by Nanae and she applies a wristlock. Chanyota reverses it as they go back and forth trading holds, side headlock takedown by Chanyota but Nanae struggles back up and hits a backdrop suplex. Irish whip by Nanae and the two collide with neither going down, they try a few more times until Nanae shoulderblocks Chanyota to the mat. Chanyota rolls out of the ring to re-group but Nanae goes after her, Chanyota greets Nanae on the apron but Nanae elbows her back down to the floor. Nanae hops down and takes Chanyota into the stands, she gets a chair and whacks Chanyota with it. The poor cameraman wasn’t ready for this and is struggling to get a shot, but he finally makes it to the wrestlers and Nanae beats Chanyota around the crowd.

Chanyota fights back with elbows but Nanae knocks her back down, Nanae rolls her into the ring and elbows Chanyota to the mat. Elbow drop by Nanae and she applies a sleeper hold, but Chanyota eventually gets a foot on the ropes for the break. Nanae headbutts Chanyota into the corner and hits a series of chops, but Chanyota switches positions with her and hits an elbow. A hard shoulderblock by Chanyota sends Nanae to the mat, shouldertackles by Chanyota in the corner and she hits a running one followed by an elbow drop for two. Chanyota picks up Nanae but Nanae elbows out of the hold, Irish whip by Nanae but Chanyota hits a shoulderblock for a two count cover. Chanyota picks up Nanae and they trade lariats with neither wrestler going down. Chanyota goes off the ropes but Nanae catches her with a release German suplex. Chanyota gets back up but eats a hard lariat, cover by Nanae but it gets a two count. Arm trap crossface by Nanae but Chanyota gets to the ropes for the break. Nanae picks up Chanyota but Chanyota elbows her, more elbows by Chanyota but Nanae absorbs the blows. Lariat by Chanyota and she gets Nanae up on her back before hitting an Argentine Samoan Drop for two.

Chanyota goes to the top turnbuckle but Nanae recovers and joins her, hitting a superplex for two. Nanae waits for Chanyota to get up but Chanyota ducks the lariat and hits one of her own. Another lariat by Chanyota, and she covers Nanae for two. Chanyota picks up Nanae and hits the Schwein, but Nanae gets out of the cover. Chanyota drags up Nanae but Nanae snaps off a backdrop suplex, she goes for the Sliding D but Chanyota ducks and hits one of her own for a two count. Chanyota picks up Nanae and slaps her, but Nanae slaps her back. More slaps by Chanyota and she hits a headbutt, enziguri by Chanyota but Nanae headbutts her and hits a sliding kick for two. Sliding D by Nanae, but Chanyota barely kicks out. Nanae picks up Chanyota and nails the One Second EX, cover by Nanae and she gets the three count! Nanae Takahashi is the winner.

I’m going to be honest, this was far better than I was expecting. It wasn’t a complicated story but it still worked – Chanyota is strong and could stand toe to toe with Nanae. In many of her matches, Nanae is the bigger/stronger wrestler and she uses that to be a bully, but she couldn’t bully Chanyota even though she is far more experienced. Thus, Chanyota got the better of several of the power struggles and Nanae had to go into her better technique to pick up the win. Even though she doesn’t have as many matches under her belt, Chanyota works really well with what she does and I think a wrestling fan not familiar with either wrestler wouldn’t know from this match that one wrestler had over 2,000 career matches and the other under 50. Maybe I went in with too low of expectations but I was really impressed with this and one of the better performances from Nanae I’ve seen in awhile. Really good match!  Recommended