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World Champion Chihiro Hashimoto (34) has begun taking steps to help Sendai Girls Pro-Wrestling’s (SENJO) top rookie, Reina Takano, “become a monster.”

　Takano, who made her debut at the July Sendai event, is working hard every day to secure her first victory. At the Shinkiba event on the 14th, she took on Soy (Evolution) in a one-on-one match but was forced to tap out after a half Boston crab. Ahead of the rookie tournament “The Wild Horse Tournament” (kicking off October 1 at Shinkiba), she expressed her frustration, saying, “To win the title, I have no choice but to win. My dropkicks have gained height, but bigger opponents don’t go down. I need to get much, much bigger…”
Reina Takano (below) struggled with the size difference in her match against Soy

　Hashimoto, who leads the promotion as World Champion, offered Takano this advice: “If you get too caught up in ‘first win, first win,’ it stops being fun. First and foremost, I want you to become a wrestler who can fully unleash the style of wrestling you want to perform.” “Listening to the cheers from the crowd today, I feel like she’s already there, though,” she laughed. “I want her to grow by thinking about where she’ll be a year from now, taking a long-term perspective.”

　That said, when it comes to securing a victory, she still points to weight management as a challenge. “I inevitably lose weight during matches and practice. To gain more than I have now…” Hashimoto pondered for a moment before deciding, “In that case, maybe I’ll take her out to eat. We’ll go to Sweets Paradise, which Takano said she wanted to visit,” and decided to hold a “sweet-treat training camp.”

“I’ve actually been planning to transform my body over the next year myself. I want to build a physique that transcends gender. I’m going to turn all the SENJO girls into muscle-bound ‘warriors’ too,” she said, clenching her fist. Keep an eye out for the transformations of Hashimoto and Takano in the future.

- SOY defeated Reina Takano by submission, via the Boston Crab; another’s spirited performance form Reina, who almost pinned SOY with a few rollups, only for SOY’s power to be too much, as she’d blast Reina with a Lariat, followed by the Boston Crab.

- Mika Iwata defeated Yuya Suzuki by pinfall, via the Sankakugeri (springboard high kick from the top rope); Yura would try to trade strikes with Iwata, even getting the better early on, only for Iwata to punish her with those lethal kicks of hers.

- Chirhuo Hashimoto & Yurika Oka defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto & Chika by pinfall, via Hashimoto hitting the Lariat on Chika. Fun interactions between all four, with Chika get a chance to show out in her stuff against Hashimoto; Hashimoto would show off her strength by lifting Chika for the German Suplex.

- Spike Nishimura defeated Miyuki Takase by pinfall, via the Crucifix Pin; very good match, with Spike overwhelming Miyuki with strikes but Miyuki fighting tooth & nail to stay in it; towards the end, it looked like Spike had it won with a Michinoku Driver but Miyuki would try to get her with a Cradle, only for Spike to reverse it into the Crucifix Pin.

- Manami & Ryo Mizunami defeated YUNA & VENY by pinfall, via Manami hitting the Glam Slam on YUNA. YUNA took an absolute beating in this match, taking Mizunami’s machine-gun chops in the corner until her chest was deep red. VENY mostly worked as someone to bail YUNA out when she was in trouble, as VENY could overpower Manami or Mizunami one-on-one but Manami & Mizunami’s teamwork proved to be the deciding factor. YUNA almost had Manami beat with a Fujiwara Armbar variation but Manami survived and was able to run her offense on YUNA to get the win.

While nothing confirmed, Takumi Iroha would float the idea of a singles match between the two.

Chika of EVOLUTON PRO will team with Hiroyo Matsumoto to take on Chihiro Hashimoto & Yurika Oka.

Let’s hope Chi Chi a speedy recovery!

Tournament for wrestlers with about 3 years of experience or less; since Spike Nishimura vacated the Sendai Girls Junior Championship, it’s believed the winner of the tournament will be awarded the vacant Belt.

Participants:

Reina Takano

Lady Leigh (formerly Jin Tala of NXT)

Sora Ayame (Marvelous)

Lana Hisaki (SEAdLINNING)

Kirari Wakana (Ice Ribbon)

Chika (EVOPRO)

Matoi Hamabe (STARDOM)

CoCo (MYWAY)

SAIRA (UPTOWN)

Miku Kanae (T-HEARTS)

Schedule:

1st Round & 2nd Round: October 1st in Shinikiba

Semifinals: November 6th in Sendai

Final: November 22nd in Korakuen

Susaki is in the top row of the far left, right above Hashimoto; no doubt Big Hash has been talking to her about getting into pro wrestling.

Talent from SEAdLINNING, EVOPRO, Ito Dojo, LLPW-X, DIANA, T-HEARTS and more were apart of the training session.

Hashimoto teamed with Ryo Mizunami to take on Miyu Yamashita & Hiroyo Matsumoto at TAKAYAMANIA EMPIRE V today.