Wrestle Princess III was a

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event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand

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. It took place on October 9, 2022, in

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, Japan, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall with limited attendance due in part to the ongoing

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at the time. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe. It was the third annual event under the "Wrestle Princess" branch, which is considered to be

's yearly main

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Background

Storylines

The event featured nine

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that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Event

The event started with the confrontation between Arisu Endo and Kaya Toribami, and Juria Nagano and Moka Miyamoto solded with the victory of the latter team. The bout was broadcast live on TJPW's

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channel. In the first main card bout, Nao Kakuta, Yoshiko Hasegawa and Yuna Manase defeat Haruna Neko and Toyo Mates (Mahiro Kiryu and

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) in six-woman tag team action. Next up,

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defeated Suzume in singles competition. In the fourth bout,

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picked up a win over

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in a TDC rules match. In the fifth bout, Max the Impaler,

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and

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defeated Aja Kong, Pom Harajuku and Raku. Next up,

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and

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outmatched

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and All Elite Wrestling's Riho in tag team action. In the seventh bout,

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defeated

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to win the

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. In the semi main event, Saki Akai and

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defeated Pro-Wrestling: EVE's Nightshade and Rhia O'Reilly to secure the second consecutive defense of the

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in that respective reign. In the main event, 2022

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winner Yuka Sakazaki defeated

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to win the Princess of Princess Championship for the third time in her career, ending the latter's reign at 204 days and four successful defenses.

Results

References

External links

TJPW official site
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