Looking to expand my knowledge of Joshi Wrestling: Any matches to watch?
I've been watching Pro Wrestling for the past 14 years now. I'd like to say that I have a very knowledgeable taste in Pro Wrestling, but I want to watch more Joshi wrestling besides knowing names of renowned wrestlers. I think I really started paying attention to wrestlers from Japan when I was watching WWE in 2017 and Shinsuke Nakamura and Asuka made their respective debuts on the main roster. When I started to become a bit disillusioned with WWE, I discovered New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor, and then later on All Elite Wrestling, where I explored a whole new world of Japanese wrestlers like Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiromu Takahashi, Sumie Sakai, Kota Ibushi, Riho, Yuka Sakazaki and Tetsuya Naito.
Last year, I watched STARDOM's All-Star Grand Queendom 2025 and enjoyed it a lot, namely the matches featuring Starlight Kid vs AZM, Saya Kamitani vs Tam Nakano, Suzu Suzuki vs Mei Seira, and Syuri vs Mayu Iwatani . Since then, I've been watching more Stardom like the 5 Star Grand Prix and then it later led me to checking out matches in Sendai Girls Pro, Marvelous, and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. When I watched TJPW for the first time, I immediately was drawn to Miu Watanabe and Miyu Yamashita. I saw their match at Grand Princess '24 and was amazed!! I bought a Wrestle Universe subscription just to watch Grand Princess '26. So, send me some matches you recommend, as well as some must-watch matches that joshi fans should see.
Favorite Joshi Wrestlers(currently):
- Starlight Kid
- Io Shirai/IYO SKY
- Miu Watanabe
- Saya Kamitani
- Meiko Satomura
- Miyu Yamashita
- Mizuki
- Tam Nakano
- Giulia
- Bull Nakano