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8/4/2025, 8:38:20 PM
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>The Two Key Figures Behind the Success of the First Japanese Women’s Pro Wrestling Event in Texas!
>Exploring the Possibilities and Challenges from the Perspective of the Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling Executive and the President of TOKYO STORY
>―First, can you tell us how this event in Texas came about?
>Shimizu: “I wasn’t originally very knowledgeable about pro wrestling, but many people around me were fans of DDT Pro-Wrestling. Through those connections, I had the opportunity to attend a big event at Ryogoku Kokugikan, and that’s when I learned about Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. Around that time, I was sensing there might be some potential in Texas, and as fate would have it, Sanshiro Takagi gave a lecture at the Roppongi Rotary Club, which I’m a member of. I felt it was destiny and sent out a love call saying, ‘Let’s do this together.’”
>―I was there too, and things really heated up quickly, ending with a ‘Let’s make it happen.’
>Shimizu: “That was in September of last year, so we managed to pull this off in less than a year. I’ve always thought that toys and idols are the best way to spread Japanese culture in Texas, so when I saw Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling on video, I thought, ‘This will work.’ What really moved me was the fact that women’s pro wrestling is commercially viable only in Japan. In countries like the U.S. or Europe, where women’s rights are strong, female wrestlers tend to be treated as an add-on to the men’s division, and all-women’s wrestling promotions don’t really succeed commercially. But in Japan, it works. I figured there must be something uniquely appealing about Japanese culture in that. Now, I’m convinced that’s true.”
>The Two Key Figures Behind the Success of the First Japanese Women’s Pro Wrestling Event in Texas!
>Exploring the Possibilities and Challenges from the Perspective of the Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling Executive and the President of TOKYO STORY
>―First, can you tell us how this event in Texas came about?
>Shimizu: “I wasn’t originally very knowledgeable about pro wrestling, but many people around me were fans of DDT Pro-Wrestling. Through those connections, I had the opportunity to attend a big event at Ryogoku Kokugikan, and that’s when I learned about Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. Around that time, I was sensing there might be some potential in Texas, and as fate would have it, Sanshiro Takagi gave a lecture at the Roppongi Rotary Club, which I’m a member of. I felt it was destiny and sent out a love call saying, ‘Let’s do this together.’”
>―I was there too, and things really heated up quickly, ending with a ‘Let’s make it happen.’
>Shimizu: “That was in September of last year, so we managed to pull this off in less than a year. I’ve always thought that toys and idols are the best way to spread Japanese culture in Texas, so when I saw Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling on video, I thought, ‘This will work.’ What really moved me was the fact that women’s pro wrestling is commercially viable only in Japan. In countries like the U.S. or Europe, where women’s rights are strong, female wrestlers tend to be treated as an add-on to the men’s division, and all-women’s wrestling promotions don’t really succeed commercially. But in Japan, it works. I figured there must be something uniquely appealing about Japanese culture in that. Now, I’m convinced that’s true.”
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