#TOFU PRO-WRESTLING

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MIYAWAKI SAKURA VS MATSUI JURINA - August 29th, 2017

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COal REgion Pro-Wrestling's The Co-Op 2023 has officially come to a close. Be sure to catch up on any of the action you may have missed using these convenient links.

Night One - March 30th 2023 TrustBusters: Answer The Call Masakatsu Funaki's The Quest JUST TAP OUT Senior Division Slam-O-Rama

Night Two - March 31st 2023 Johnny Ace's Dynamic Dames JTO vs. CORE Jeff Jarrett's Spring Breakers TrustBusters: Afterlife

Night Three - April 1st 2023 UltraMantis Black's Tofu Scramble Madness Terry Funk's WrestleFest 2023

Night Four - April 2nd 2023 TAKA Michinoku's These Days II

[ujuro]

I know enough about akb to keep up with it now but between a stage play premiering them starting promotions for their new single fairly early and 20 covid cases this month I’ve lost track of what’s going on over there already

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tofu pro wrestling episode 9

[bbangsoul]

liplock

title: liplock

pairing: kizaki yuria/suda akari 

wordcount: ~3.9k

notes: crossposted on ao3. it ended up being a lot longer than i expected but finally finished!!!

Akari looks up at the sound of approaching footsteps to see Yuria, still dressed up in her wrestling gear. “What are you doing here?” she asks, probably not in the kindest tone. Although her loss against the younger girl hadn’t been the end of the world and had actually resulted in her fans’ deepening affection for her, Akari had always been a sore loser and it didn’t help that Yuria had stuck electrical tape over her mouth during the match.

“You know, after I lost to you during our first match, you kissed me,” Yuria replies. Akari turns to face the other girl completely, head tilting in confusion at how this is related to anything. “I haven’t been able to look at you—or more specifically, your lips, I guess— since then.”

“Is that why you taped my mouth during our match?” Akari asks, crossing her arms. Yuria nods. “You’re lucky the ref allowed that. If he hadn’t, I would’ve kicked your ass,” Akari scoffs.

“Yeah,” Yuria concedes easily with a shrug. “It was a quick fix. It may have worked in the match, but I’d be stupid to think it would last forever. And that’s why I came up with a better solution, a more permanent solution.” Yuria steps forward, and Akari immediately steps back out of reflex.

“W-what are you doing?” Akari wants to demand, but her voice rasps out barely above a whisper. Yuria doesn’t answer and instead just takes another step forward. Akari continues to back away until her back hits the lockers. Yuria’s hand lands to the side of Akari’s head, hitting the metal surface of the lockers with an unceremonious clang.

“My only solution is to conquer my fear,” Yuria says. Akari can’t look away, can’t say anything. The only thing she can do is stare, hands trembling at her side. “And if my fear is your lips, then that’s what I have to conquer, right?” But before Akari can give a response, Yuria leans in and presses their lips together in a gentle kiss that ends as soon as quickly as it started. “Thanks for your cooperation,” Yuria says with a smirk before she backs away and exits the locker room, leaving a shocked Akari in her wake. Akari slides down to the cold floor, knees too weak to support her own weight, and covers her lips with a trembling hand. She stares at the locker room door, willing for Yuria to come back, but she never does.

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Yuria listlessly walks out of the school building, glad that class is finally over. Usually she would skip, but Nao-chan had been on her ass about attending school and graduating on time and all that other goody two-shoes bullshit. But Nao-chan had also been Yuria’s first friend in a long time, so Yuria listens to her, even if she feels like free-falling out the window every time math class is about to start. She groans when she realizes that it’s only Monday, too. Yuria comes to an abrupt stop when she notices the murmuring crowd by the school gates.

“What’s going on?” she asks a nearby student.

“It’s Octopus Suda!” the guy replies, obviously starstruck. “She’s here!” is all Yuria can get out of him before he starts squealing and Yuria shoves him into a nearby bush in disgust. But still, Yuria’s curiosity can’t help but be piqued by this new development. Why is she here anyways? And with that, Yuria starts pushing and elbowing her way to the front of the crowd, stumbling a bit as she finally breaks through only to come face to face with a sulking Suda Akari glaring at her.

“What are you doing here?” Yuria asks, straightening up and brushing imaginary dirt from her (not-up-to-dress-code) jacket as she regains her composure.

“You!” Akari calls out, pointing a finger straight at Yuria’s.

“What about me?” Yuria replies, leaning back into a casual stance, hands in her jacket pockets. But still, her muscles tense up in anticipation at the fight that’s potentially brewing. Apparently, she’s not the only one that’s picked up on the animosity as the crowd of students surrounding them starts to whisper conspiratorially amongst themselves. Yuria sees a student run off to get a teacher.

Akari straightens up and turns to fully face Yuria, and Yuria shuffles into a more obvious fighting stance but then— “You stole my first kiss!” And the whole crowd gasps in shock, including the teacher who was in the process of making his way through the crowd to break up what he thought was a fight.

Yuria raises an eyebrow. “So what?”

“What do you mean ‘so what’?! That was my first kiss! Do you know how important that was to me?” Akari whines, stomping closer to grab a hold of Yuria’s collar. If it had been anyone else who grabbed Yuria’s collar, it would’ve resulted in a punch to the face, but it was Akari, and maybe, just maybe, Yuria thinks she looks a little bit cute all worked up like this. “Take responsibility!”

“Wha—”

“Go out on a date with me!” Akari continues, hand still gripping the collar of Yuria’s shirt, and panting in exertion after all of the yelling. And suddenly, all of the whispering stops. Everything is dead silent as everyone waits in anticipation.

“Absolutely not,” Yuria scoffs, brushing Akari’s hands off of her collar and walking away. The crowd parts for her like the Red Sea did for Moses, too shocked to do anything but silently stare at her. Akari chases after her, following the shorter girl down the street.

“Why not?” Akari complains. “Is it because—” she starts and suddenly trails off, shyly looking down at her feet. Yuria stops walking and looks back at the older girl, a single eyebrow raised in concern (but only very slightly, okay). “Is it because I’m not pretty?”

“Don’t be so self-centered,” Yuria snorts, beginning to walk again. “I’m not interested in dating anyone at the moment.” And that was the end of that.

Or at least, that’s what Yuria thought.

.

Yuria sighs in relief as she walks out of school on Tuesday. Two days down, three more to go, she thinks to herself as she stretches her arms upward.

“Go out with me!” a loud voice abruptly calls out to her, making Yuria instinctively fall into a fighting stance. Her arms fall back to her side and her body relaxes again once she realizes that it’s just Akari.

“You again?” Yuria asks as she shoves her hands back into her pocket and continues her walk to the wrestling gym.

“Yeah, so just accept my request already!” Akari cheerfully exclaims as she walks beside Yuria.

Yuria suddenly stops and turns to face Akari, who almost stumbles at the sudden movement. “Look,” Yuria vehemently starts, obviously irritated, after Akari has regained her balance. “My answer was, is, and will always be ‘I’m not interested.’ So leave me alone,” is all she says before she walks away again, leaving Akari on the sidewalk, staring at her back.

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It’s Wednesday, and this time, Yuria spots Akari before Akari manages to spot her.

“Again?” Yuria sighs as she approaches Akari, who was leaning against the school fence. “Don’t you ever have school?”

“Special celebrity athlete privileges,” Akari cheerfully explains. “So? Are you going to accept my request now?”

Yuria scoffs. “No way in hell.” But it has less bite than yesterday’s reply, and even less bite than the reply from the day before yesterday. So Akari takes it as a good sign, and continues to follow Yuria as she walks to Kinshicho Dojo. Yuria stays silent the entire time, but from the quirk of her lips that happen every time Akari tells a particularly funny story, it was obvious she was listening. Yuria still doesn’t look back at Akari before she enters the dojo, but still, Akari can’t help but feel a bit victorious at the moment.

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“Hey Kizaki! Your lover is here! Ooooh!” A classmate teasingly calls out as Yuria and Rena passes him in the hallway on their way out of school. “Shut up!” Yuria yells back, but the boy manages to scramble away before she can grab him. “You shut up too,” she says to Rena, a more irritated scowl than usual etched onto her face.

“I didn’t even say anything,” the model retorts back indignantly.

“You’re smirking,” is all Yuria says. And Rena’s smirk grows even bigger. They stay silent while grabbing books from their lockers but then—

“I’m just surprised you didn’t beat her up yet,” Rena breezily mentions in passing as she stuffs her trigonometry textbook into her bag.

“You know I don’t do that outside of the ring anymore,” Yuria responds. But then suddenly twists a boy’s arm behind his back and slams him against the lockers when he tries to lift up Rena’s skirt. “You try that again and I’ll rip this fucking arm off,” she growls twisting his arm even more for emphasis before shoving him onto the ground. Then she looks up to see Rena’s smug face. “Shut up,” Yuria says once more. They start walking again.

“I didn’t say anything,” Rena repeats, arms up in the air in surrender.

“It’s different,” Yuria continues. “That was harassment.”

“And this isn’t?” Rena retorts. “A girl finds out which school you go to, doggedly follows you and repeatedly asks you out even after you say ‘no’ multiple times. Sounds like harassment to me.” Yuria stops walking and glares at the taller girl. “Oh wait, it’s only harassment if you don’t like it.” Rena finally turns to Yuria. “Right?”

“I’m gonna kick your ass,” Yuria growls.

Rena’s smirk only widens in reply. “Stop being such a wuss and go on a date with her already,” is all she says before she continues walking again.

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“Kizaki-san!” Akari calls out, waving to Yuria once she sees her in the distance. “Go out with me today!”

Yuria groans and Rena smugly smiles at her. “I have to head to a photoshoot right now so I’ll be late to practice today. Tell Coach for me?” Rena requests and waits for Yuria’s nod of response before heading off to a car waiting for her on the curb. “Oh yeah! And one more thing—stop being a coward!” Rena calls out and immediately ducks into the car, effectively dodging the notebook that Yuria had thrown at her in annoyance.

“So?” Akari asks, looking at Yuria expectantly. “What do you say? Date? Today?”

“Don’t you ever get tired of asking me out?” Yuria asks instead.

“Nope!” Akari replies cheerfully, following Yuria as the younger girl started walk to the dojo. “Why? Are you tired? Because if you are, you should just accept my request!”

And Yuria groans in exasperation. But still, she doesn’t do anything as Akari continues to follow her, talking her ear off about everything under the sun.

(And she also doesn’t do anything when Rena arrives later on, with that stupid smirk still on her face as she directly looks at Yuria and mouths the word “coward”.)

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“Yuria-chan!” Yuria cracks open an bleary eye to see Nao’s guileless face and sighs before propping her head onto a hand.

“What’s up?” she mumbles out, voice husky with sleep. She had been trying to catch up on her sleep during lunch break after spending all night bingeing on a manga series (not that anyone will ever know, least of all Rena). In her defense, it was a really good manga.

“Renacchi told me that Suda-san is still trying to ask you out?”

“Oh god, you have something to say about that too, don’t you?” Yuria groans, plopping her face back onto her desk. Nao bites her lip, an apprehensive look on her face. “Well?” Yuria sighs, knowing that she’s going to end up hearing it one way or another. “Out with it.”

“Well, I think you should accept her request,” Nao starts off slowly.

“What?”

“You know how you used to get weak from seeing Suda-san’s lips after you lost to her during your first match?” Yuria nods, signaling for Nao to continue. “Well, what if it wasn’t from the trauma?”

“Then what could it be from?” Yuria responds, eyebrows furrowing in confusion. She thought it had been pretty clear cut. Suda had been the first person Yuria had ever lost against, and her lips had always reminded Yuria of that traumatic experience, of when Suda had kissed her on the cheek and seared the shame of the loss onto her skin. Yuria kissing her back had only been her getting even, nothing more.

“Maybe it’s because you like her?” Nao squeaked out, shrinking back when Yuria had burst out of her seat.

“What?!”

“Calm down!” Nao hissed out, pushing Yuria back into her seat. “Everyone’s staring.”

“What do you mean I like her?” Yuria scowls, but looking slightly less belligerent.

“Have you ever thought that maybe you were so obsessed over researching her because you admired her?” Nao suggests.

“What? Of course I wasn’t,” Yuria scowls. “I put in all of that work because I wanted to beat her.”

“Those two don’t have to be mutually exclusive,” Nao says. Yuria looks up at her. “Look,” Nao sighs. “All I’m saying is that maybe you should consider her feelings and yours as well.”

“What happens if I go out with her and it turns out I don’t have feelings for her,” Yuria grumbles, looking out the window and stuffing her hands into her jacket pockets.

Nao’s eyes widen in surprise before they soften. “Then just tell her the truth. It might hurt her feelings at first but in the end, honesty’s the best policy, right?” Nao advises. “But the fact that you’re even considering her feelings in the first place should be enough to tell you that she’s already different from almost everybody else, isn’t it?”

Yuria scoffs, but Nao smiles to herself when she notices the light blush on her cheeks.

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Yuria looks around when she reaches the school gates and doesn’t hear an obnoxious voice asking her for a date. She immediately spots the other girl leaning against the other side of the wall of the school and walks up to her. Akari looks up when she hears footsteps approach, and hastily wipes at her face before putting on a bright smile. “Kizaki-san! How are you?”

Yuria doesn’t reply, glancing over Akari’s face. There’s red rimmed around her eyes and obvious tear tracks that Akari hadn’t managed to fully wipe away before Yuria had approached. “Have you been crying?” Yuria asks instead.

“W-what? Of course not!” Akari stutters. “It’s just spring allergies.”

“It’s fall,” Yuria deadpans, but before Akari can come up with another excuse, she sighs. “Let’s go,” she says, walking ahead.

“Go?” Akari asks. “Go where?” Yuria doesn’t reply, but Akari follows her anyways, running up to her and instinctively grabbing her hand. It takes a couple of seconds, but Akari gasps when it finally registers what she did. She tries to yank her hand back, but realizes that she can’t as Yuria tightens her hold on Akari’s hand.

Akari looks to Yuria, but Yuria pointedly doesn’t look in her direction, instead asking “Have you ever been to an arcade?”

“Arcade?” Akari repeats, head tilting in contemplation. “No, I was always too busy with extracurriculars.”

“Well then, you better be prepared to get your ass handed to you at DDR,” Yuria grins, and even though Akari has no idea what DDR is, she can’t help but grin back, feeling better already.

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Akari ends up getting her ass handed to her at DDR. “Why is this so difficult,” she grunts to herself in frustration as she stomps on the lit platform, always missing the step by half a beat. Akari looks over and sees Yuria basically prancing all over the platform with practiced ease as she laughs at Akari’s struggle. Akari should be offended but—it’s the first time she has ever heard Yuria laugh, has ever seen Yuria with an expression other than that scowl she always has on her face, and Akari can’t help but feel a little lighter.

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“It takes a bit of practice to get good at it,” Yuria appeases after Akari throws in the towel and asks for them to try another arcade game beside Dance Dance Revolution. “I was also pretty bad at it back when they took me here for the first time.”

“They?” Akari wonders.

“Nao and the others,” Yuria answers. Akari vaguely remembers Furuhata Sax’s first name being Nao, and deduces that Yuria’s probably referring to her wrestling teammates. “They were my first friends,” Yuria admits after a beat of silence and AKari looks up in surprise at the confession. “I think that was the first time in a while that I really had fun.”

Akari stares at Yuria, stares at the way she fidgets with the coin slot of the next arcade machine they’ve arrived at, the way the neon lights highlight the faint blush on her tan cheeks. “Did you bring me here to make me feel better?” Akari can’t help but question.

Yuria looks over at her and tilts her head. “It depends,” she eventually says. “Is it working?”

Akari grins back at her and presses start on the car race arcade game they’re sitting in. “Yeah.”

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Akari stops shooting the zombies on the screen of the arcade game that they’re playing at now. “It was something stupid,” she confesses over the tinny sound of zombies groaning and bullets being shot.

Yuria looks over at her, but continues to play. “Yeah, well, it’s a good thing I’m a stupid person then,” she quips and despite the seriousness Akari had previously held in her tone, she can’t help but burst out in laughter at Yuria’s remark.

“I asked Coach when he’s going to move me to higher tier matches and—” Akari trails off, remembering the way he had cruelly laughed in her face.

Yuria spares a moment to look at her before turning her attention back to the game. “You know, before I started wrestling, I’ve never lost a fight before. But then you came along,” Yuria eventually voices. Akari looks up at her. “And after I lost, I wanted to beat you so badly. I spent months watching your matches—only yours— and training, and even then, I still almost lost.” The game on the screen had ended. They had somehow managed to set a high score, but in that moment, Akari doesn’t care. She continues to look at Yuria with wide eyes. Yuria places the toy gun back in its slot in the machine and stares down at her hand still gripping the handle. “What I’m trying to say is—you’re amazing, Akari,” Yuria says, finally turning to meet the other girl’s eyes. “So don’t let that creep in a toupe or anyone else tell you differently, okay?” A blanket of silence engulfs them for a moment that feels too long, and Yuria stuffs her hands into her jacket pockets, awkwardly shuffling from foot to foot as Akari continues to stare at her. “Are you good now?” Yuria eventually says, looking away and fixing her bangs into place. A nervous habit, it seems.

Akari breaks out of her reverie with a jolt and immediately grins back. “Yeah!”

Yuria holds back a sigh of relief when she observes that it’s a genuine smile, and not anything like the false one Akari had tried to paste on her face back when they had met earlier today after school. “Good. Come on, we still have the crane game left to play before my mom kills me for being late to dinner.”

Akari’s grin only widens, and she latches onto Yuria’s arm in response. “Okay!”

Yuria looks back at her in shock at the sudden move before her eyes soften and she leads them over to the crane machine. “Let’s go.”

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“Kizaki-san,” Akari calls out, swinging the pokemon plush they had won at the crane game between them as they walked to the train station together. Even though they were heading in opposite directions on the same route, Akari admits that she feels happy that they still have this bit of time to themselves before they have to part.

“What?”

“Was this a date?” Akari manages to eventually get out.

Yuria snorts. “As if.” And even though Akari had told herself to not expect anything as the days continue to pass by and Yuria kept on rejecting her, she still can’t help but feel a bit hurt. She tells herself it’s okay, it’s just like any other time Yuria had turned her down. But unlike all the other times she had watched as Yuria walked away without even giving her another glimpse, this wasn’t just a prickle that she can just brush off and tell herself there’s always tomorrow. This time, it’s a hurt that ached deep inside her, hollowing out her chest, and Akari bites her lip to keep herself from being too obvious.

“Oh.” Akar’s steps slow down to a stop. Yuria continues to walk ahead, and she can only helplessly watch her back—just like every other time. She had thought they had gotten closer after this, that Yuria cares for her. And maybe she does care for her, but maybe it’s not in the way that Akari wants her to. Maybe no one would care for Akari in the way she wants them t—

“I’d never take someone to that janky arcade as a first date.” Akari jolts out of her reverie at Yuria’s sudden comment. That certainly wasn’t what she expected Yuria to say next. “7PM, Saturday. I’ll pick you up at Ueno Station.” Akari slowly looks up from her shoes to face Yuria, who’s once again fixing her bangs. “Wear something cute, okay?”

“Wait,” Akari starts as realization dawns upon her. “Are you asking me out?”

“Yeah,” Yuria grumbles out. “So don’t make me repeat it.”

“Kizaki-san!” Akari exclaims as she tackles Yuria into a hug that has the other girl stumbling into the pillar of the train platform.

“Ugh, stop! Stop it! Let go!” Yuria complains as she tries to pry Akari’s arms from around her waist. “Look, your train’s arriving right now, so let go before you miss it!”

And Akari looks up and lets out a small exclamation as she realizes that her train really was pulling up into the platform. She lets go of Yuria and immediately starts running to the edge of the platform before suddenly freezing up and running back to Yuria.

“What?” Yuria asks as Akari comes to a stop right in front of her. “Did you forget someth—” Yuria blinks as she registers the sensation of Akari’s lips softly pressed against hers, of Akari’s hands settling on her waist. It’s barely a second before Akari pulls back, but in the deepest depths of her heart, Yuria can’t help but wish it had lasted longer.

Akari bashfully laughs as their lips part, her breath hitting Yuria’s lips. “Sorry, I just really wanted to do that.” Yuria blankly stares back in response, mouth agape. “See you Saturday,” she breathes out, hands slipping off of Yuria’s waist before she runs back to the train. Yuria touches her lips with her fingers, and as Akari’s train pulls out of the station, her legs give out. Looks like Akari’s lips still make her weak.

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Don't mess with this kid

[senseisy]

Nostalgia. This vid always makes me laugh, you’re out of your league Nyanchan ! You really left something in AKB. There’s a match going on out there no ?! Just rewatch Tofu Pro Wrestling if you want to replace WWE a bit.

[marx48]

[suspiciouswarriorhonmayan]

Now that I think about it

In a way, Tofu pro really did predict the ssk results lmao

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as a wrestling and kpop fan I feel obligated to talk about this

the song strong machine j is dancing to is perfect night by le sserafim, a kpop girl group. here's a side by side comparison with a fancam of miyawaki sakura, one of the members. she is legitimately called kami (god) by her japanese fanbase which tells you a lot on what you need to know about her popularity. he was probably paying homage to her as a fellow japanese.

however, the plot thickens. here's another video of a wrestler:

someone look familiar? that's sakura.

sakura, although now an extremely popular kpop idol promoting in korea, has had several side quests in life. she started as a member of hkt48 at just 14, an idol group under the main group akb48 which quite literally has hundreds of members. they run on an "election" system, where the general public gets to vote for their favorite members and the most popular members generally get more opportunities/performances/merch/etc. so to stand out, she had to take some liberties whether it be pretending to be extremely shit at jump roping or have comically bad running form to garner laughs.

it's important to realize that japanese idols are seen more as entertainers rather than performers. rather than focusing their energy on perfecting their singing and dancing, they're more like a jack of all trades working more toward making their audience feel energized.

the clip of sakura wrestling is actually from a drama akb48 broadcasted called tofu pro wrestling where sakura inherits her dad's tofu shop only to find out she could only pay back the debt he left behind if she won a wrestling championship. so not only did sakura, but SEVERAL other members under the akb48 umbrella learn puroresu and perform in front of a live audience. great stuff.

she then goes on to become one of the most popular members of the group and travels to korea in 2018 for an idol competition show called produce 48, which brought together members of akb48 and korean kpop trainees who would be voted into a temporary girl group.

sakura, who was extremely popular before even going on the show, was voted into the final group called iz*one. (there was voting manipulation but sakura would've been in the final group regardless so I won't go into that.)

as an iz*one member she gains a massive korean fanbase while simultaneously maintaining her japanese fans. once iz*one's contract ended in 2021 and disbanded, sakura decided to stay in korea and would later join le sserafim in 2022 where she is now promoting.

all that and she's only 25! I've barely grazed the tip of the iceberg that is sakura's career, but it's honestly a treat whenever i find out about some batshit crazy stuff she's done in her decade-long career.

miyawaki sakura, one of the most popular celebrities in japan, was once a wrestler! something to think about whenever you listen to iz*one/le sserafim.

also here's a photo of her in the audience during kenny vs okada wk 11 LOL

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CORE presents The Co-Op 2023 - Update #03

This is the third and final update announcing the cards for nights three and four of the CORE Co-Op 2023 taking place on April 1st and April 2nd from the Pico Union Project in Los Angeles, California.

April 1st

UltraMantis Black's Tofu Scramble Madness

We’ve dined on Pancakes And Piledrivers. We’ve attended Big Gay Brunches. We’ve even sipped Rosé All Day. But nothing could prepare us for UltraMantis Black’s Tofu Scramble Madness! Six action packed scramble matches and six delicious tofu scramble options.

The opening contest will be a tag team scramble match and participants include: 2022 New Japan Super Junior Tag League participants and recent Impact Wrestling pairing of KUSHIDA and Kevin Knight (not to be confused with the IWF wrestling trainer of the same name). NWA Wrestling’s Miserably Faithful team of Gaagz The Gymp and Sal The Pal. A team that has made a name for themselves up and down the west coast, Eddie Pearl and Ricky Gibson also known as Midnight Heat. And finally, the break out tag team of early 2023 by way of 1983, The OutRunners of Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd.  

The second scramble match features six women looking to take the next step in their careers. Managed by the man of the hour, UltraMantis Black, his new discovery Giant Baba Yaga will be wrestling her second match of the weekend. Representing Gatoh Move is Mei Suruga, they’ve recently ventured to CMLL and AEW and Mei will be putting all she has learned to the test in this scramble. KiLynn King is one of the hottest free agents on the American women’s wrestling scene; she’ll look to build on her impressive resume here. A veteran of independent women’s wrestling that has found a home on the west coast and improved exponentially as a wrestler in recent years, Delilah Doom. The God of TJPW Raku brings her effervescent charm to this scramble match. The final participant and likely the betting favorite is Trish Adora, a wrestler that has repeatedly proved their mettle against most of the top names on the independent scene today.

Up next will be another tag team scramble. Kevin Blackwood and Alan Angels are a new pairing that have made a handful of impressive showings on the west coast and are looking for their biggest win yet. Bad Dude Tito and Che Cabrera have done it all on the California independent scene and would love to put their skills on display for an international audience. Prince Nana leads his Embassy pairing of Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona into the madness. Much as their forefathers terrorized the rings of New Japan and the coast of Florida, the Gaspar Brothers have taken no prisoners since appearing in CORE and look to continue their swashbuckling in Los Angeles.

The next scramble will be a special Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling showcase featuring four of the top tag teams in TJPW. First, former challengers for the TJPW Princess Tag Team titles looking to climb their way back into contention, Arisu Endo and Suzume better known as Daisy Monkey. The next team have dominated the preliminary tag team scene in TJPW and are looking for a win in this match to climb the ladder, the duo of Hikari Noa and Nao Kakuta also known as Free WiFi. The third team won the 2022 Max Heart Tag Team Tournament, Hakuchumu of Miu Watanabe and Rika Tatsumi. The final team and the runners up in the 2023 Max Heart Tag Team Tournament, Shoko Nakajima and Hyper Misao who team as Kyoraku Kyomei.

The semi-final match will be a special showcase of many of the wrestlers that helped popularize the Scramble Match format. Up first, from the heavens, it’s Jack Evans. Secondly, the world traveled veteran Matt Sydal. Third, the founder of Paparazzi Productions, Alex Shelley. Fourth will be the wild eyed Mark Briscoe. Perhaps no one in wrestling has more scramble match experience than our last two participants from their time representing Special K, participants five and six are Hydro and Slim J.

And the main event will be a dream tag team scramble match you’ll never see anywhere else but at The Co-Op. Representing the DDT office, two future aces and participants in the 2022 Trios Kingdom tournament, MAO and Yuki Ueno. This match will see the one night only reunion of foundational members of both the Burning and the Sternness factions in All Japan Pro-Wrestling and NOAH, Jun Akiyama and Yoshinobu Kanemaru. In the third corner will be the top faction in CORE, representing The Last Wave will be Josh Alexander and Mr. Takeshita. And finally, led to the ring by The Bunny, it will be The Butcher and The Blade.

UltraMantis Black's Tofu Scramble Madness 01. KUSHIDA and Kevin Knight vs. Miserably Faithful (Gaagz The Gymp and Sal The Pal) (with James Mitchell) vs. Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl and Ricky Gibson) vs. The OutRunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) 02. Giant Baba Yaga vs. Mei Suruga vs. KiLynn King vs. Delilah Doom vs. Raku vs. Trish Adora 03. Kevin Blackwood and Alan Angels vs. Wolf Zaddies (Bad Dude Tito and Che Cabrera) vs. The Embassy (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) (with Prince Nana) vs. Gaspar Brothers (Bobby Gaspar and Bucky Gaspar) 04. Daisy Monkey (Arisu Endo and Suzume) vs. Free WiFi (Hikari Noa and Nao Kakuta) vs. Hakuchumu (Miu Watanabe and Rika Tatsumi) vs. Kyoraku Kyomei (Shoko Nakajima and Hyper Misao) 05. Jack Evans vs. Matt Sydal vs. Alex Shelley vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Hydro vs. Slim J 06. The 37KAMIINA (MAO and Yuki Ueno) vs. Sternness (Jun Akiyama and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs. The Last Wave (Josh Alexander and Mr. Takeshita) vs. The Butcher and The Blade (with The Bunny)

Terry Funk's WrestleFest 2023 - 75 Years Of Funk

On September 11th of 1997, Terry Funk celebrated 50 years of the Funk family in Amarillo with Terry Funk’s WrestleFest. Now on April 1st 2023, we celebrate 75 Years Of Funk with Terry Funk’s WrestleFest 2023.

Opening the card will be Athena, Raychell Rose, and Queen Aminata facing off against the truly unpredictable trio of the legendary Aja Kong teaming with the current TJPW Princess Tag Team Champions, the Wasteland War Party of Max The Impaler and Heidi Howitzer.

In Terry Funk’s final match in Japan, he was part of a victorious six man tag team with Japanese shoot style legend Masakatsu Funaki. Honoring this partnership as well as the technical wrestling style his brother Dory Funk, Jr. was so well known for, the second match will see Masakatsu Funaki squaring off with Timothy Thatcher.

Next up is tag team action as Texas native and graduate of the Funking Conservatory Westin Blake reunites with Impact Wrestling star Steve Maclin to take on Mance Warner and Manders.  

No mouthpieces allowed in this singles match between Davey Richards and Mark Briscoe.

In the semi-main event, Shane Douglas, Tommy Dreamer, and Rob Van Dam will team up to compete with “Rock Hard” Juice Robinson, Chris Bey, and Ace Austin. It will be Club ECW vs. The Bullet Club

And in the main event, under the supervision of special guest referee Mick Foley, it will be Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston.

Terry Funk's WrestleFest 2023 - 75 Years Of Funk 01. Athena, Raychell Rose, and Queen Aminata vs. Aja Kong, Max The Impaler, and Heidi Howitzer 02. Masakatsu Funaki vs. Timothy Thatcher 03. The Forgotten Sons (Westin Blake and Steve Maclin) vs. Mance Warner and Manders 04. Davey Richards vs. Mark Briscoe 05. Club ECW (Shane Douglas, Tommy Dreamer, and Rob Van Dam) vs. The Bullet Club (Juice Robinson, Chris Bey, and Ace Austin) 06. Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston (special guest referee Mick Foley)

April 2nd

TAKA Michinoku's These Days 2

One of the seminal events in the history of Japanese professional wrestling, in October 1996 the Michinoku Pro promotion presented a card that would popularly be known as “These Days.” In 2023, The Co-Op closes out the weekend with TAKA Michinoku’s These Days 2.

The opening match will feature a European Rounds match between British wrestling legend Johnny Kidd and one of the top young talents on the American wrestling scene, Titus Alexander. This match-up pays tribute to the contest between Johnny Saint and Naohiro Hoshikawa.

The second match will be a women’s tag team match featuring Tokyo Joshi Pro’s 21000000 tag team consisting of Miyu Yamashita and Maki Itoh taking on JTO’s GIRLS 2 TOP team of Tomoka Inaba and Yuu Yamagata.

Up next, JTO top prospects Ren Ayabe and Fire Katsumi will see how they measure up against the imposing United Empire tag team of Will Ospreay and Jeff Cobb.

In the semi-main event of the evening, the legendary Blue Panther will team with the nephews of the Dynamite Kid, Mark Billington and Thomas Billington to challenge the equally legendary Atlantis who teams with Great Sasuke and Tiger Mask IV. This match-up pays tribute to the Dynamite Kid’s final match when he teamed with Dos Caras and Kuniaki Kobayashi against Mil Mascaras, the original Tiger Mask, and The Great Sasuke.

And in the main event, TAKA Michinoku leads his Just 4 Guys faction with Taichi, DOUKI, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru against the team of Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler YUTA. It will be Just 4 Guys taking on The Blackpool Combat Club.

TAKA Michinoku's These Days 2 01. European Rounds: Johnny Kidd vs. Titus Alexander 02. 21000000 (Miyu Yamashita and Maki Itoh) vs. GIRLS 2 TOP (Tomoka Inaba and Yuu Yamagata) 03. Ren Ayabe and Fire Katsumi vs. United Empire (Will Ospreay and Jeff Cobb) 04. Blue Panther, Mark Billington, and Thomas Billington vs. Atlantis, Great Sasuke, and Tiger Mask IV 05. Just 4 Guys (TAKA Michinoku, Taichi, DOUKI, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler YUTA)

[yuri-or-death]

[Jurina x Sakura]

Seems like I cant stop doodling their Tofu Pro Wrestling Characters~

P.S. I just binged watched it again. Most of the subbed episodes can be found under this user’s dailymotion: here

[lunaticobscurity]

tofu pro wrestling episode 2

[bbangsoul]

octopus suda/pappara kizaki snippet

I’ve been thinking about this ever since I watched Tofu Pro Wrestling and the challenge Yuria had to overcome was not getting weak at the sight of Dasu’s lips???? Gay???

Also, all of my snippets come with the automatic warning that they could potentially never be finished LOL

Akari looks up at the sound of approaching footsteps to see Yuria, still dressed up in her wrestling gear. “What are you doing here?” she asks, probably not in the kindest tone. Although her loss against the younger girl hadn’t been the end of the world and had actually resulted in her fans’ deepening affection for her, Akari had always been a sore loser and it didn’t help that Yuria had stuck electrical tape over her mouth during the match.

“You know, after I lost to you during our first match, you kissed me,” Yuria replies. Akari turns to face the other girl completely, head tilting in confusion at how this is related to anything. “I haven’t been able to look at you—or more specifically, your lips, I guess— since then.”

“Is that why you taped my mouth during our match?” Akari asks, crossing her arms. Yuria nods. “You’re lucky the ref allowed that. If he hadn’t, I would’ve kicked your ass,” Akari scoffs.

“Yeah,” Yuria concedes easily with a shrug. “It was a quick fix. It may have worked in the match, but I’d be stupid to think it would last forever. And that’s why I came up with a better solution, a more permanent solution.” Yuria steps forward, and Akari immediately steps back out of reflex.

“W-what are you doing?” Akari wants to demand, but her voice rasps out barely above a whisper. Yuria doesn’t answer and instead just takes another step forward. Akari continues to back away until her back hits the lockers. Yuria’s hand lands to the side of Akari’s head, hitting the metal surface of the lockers with an unceremonious clang.

“My only solution is to conquer my fear,” Yuria says. Akari can’t look away, can’t say anything. The only thing she can do is stare, hands trembling at her side. “And if my fear is your lips, then that’s what I have to conquer, right?” But before Akari can give a response, Yuria leans in and presses their lips together in a gentle kiss that ends as soon as quickly as it started. “Thanks for your cooperation,” Yuria says with a smirk before she backs away and exits the locker room, leaving a shocked Akari in her wake. Akari slides down to the cold floor, knees too weak to support her own weight, and covers her lips with a trembling hand. She stares at the locker room door, willing for Yuria to come back, but she never does.

[rukakikuchi]

IT’S ON!!!

Looks like we’re getting more of an idea of the full lineup!

Chikako, Otoha, and Arai-chan are the “Shachihoko Union”. Going up against Bird Takayanagi (seriously, this is getting comical) and her teammates Makiho and Katomina.

Sakura has gone missing in action, so Mion has come back! With their numbers down to two, Kuiuchi Matsumura hopes to strengthen Voice Yamada!

And they shall face... a very special guest! owo

[jyurineko]

Hollywood Jurina x Majime Okada drabbles

For funsies!

xxx

New junior

Yazaki: Jurina, you’re going to be coaching one of our newest members.

Nana: Okada Nana desu! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu, Jurina-senpai! *bows deeply*

Jurina: ... (She’s so diligent.)

Yazaki: Whip her into shape so she’ll be ready for the ring.

Nana: *not breaking eye contact* Senpai, I’m ready for whatever you have to teach me!

Jurina: (OMG she’s so precious I love her already)

Jurina: *clears her throat, stoic smile* Of course.

Nana: *strongly shakes her hand*

Jurina: (Holy cow she’s got a good grip.)

Nana: Let’s work together from now on, Jurina-senpai!

xxx

Training

Jurina: First, 10 pushups!

Nana: Yes, ma’am!

Jurina: Next, 10 sit ups!

Nana: Yes, ma’am!

Jurina: Next, 15 squats!

Nana: Yes, ma’am!

Jurina: And after that, we’ll run one lap around the block!

Nana: Yes, ma’am!

Jurina: Any questions?

Nana: Well, I was thinking...

Jurina: What?

Nana: Instead, could we do 20 pushups, 25 sit ups, 30 squats, and 3 laps around the block?!

Jurina: o_o

Nana: Ah! I’m sorry! *bows* Is that too much?

Jurina: *laughs* No, not at all! It’s a walk in the park for me! Let’s go!

Nana: Yes, senpai!

xxx

Aftermath

Jurina: *sweat running down her forehead, breathing heavily*

Jurina: (I hope that training wasn’t too hard on her...)

Nana: *chugs down bottle of water*

Nana: Senpai! I’m ready to learn some wrestling moves!

Jurina: (No way this girl is amazing!)

xxx

Serious (Majime)

Jurina: *showing some wrestling moves to Nana*

Jurina: Now take my arm behind my back!

Nana: Yes, ma’am!

Nana: *bends Jurina’s arm behind her back*

Jurina: Ugh! (This girl is strong... or maybe it’s my sore muscles from training earlier.)

Nana: Senpai! *wide eyes* Are you okay?! Did that hurt?!

Jurina: No, no, not at all, don’t worry. (She really is diligent.)

Yazaki: *watching their training* I’ve got it!

Jurina & Nana: Eh?

Yazaki: Your ring name will be... Majime Okada!

Nana: Ah! Okay!

Yazaki: *leaves*

Jurina: Majime Okada... it suits you.

Nana: You think so? I’m not really that diligent.

Jurina: Huh?! (Hasn’t she been aware of her behavior?!)