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created and promoted by the

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(TJPW). The event has been held since 2014 and would later become available as an internet

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on TJPW's streaming service

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. At first, the winner of the tournament received an opportunity to produce an TJPW's event, however, since 2016, it was decided that the winner of the tournament would receive a future title match for the

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, which was previously known as the Tokyo Princess of Princess Championship, as it was established in 2016.

Events

As of 2023, there have been a total of 10 events, where the tournament being held in multi-day event.

Stats

List of winners

Tournament brackets

2014

The inaugural edition of the Cup took place between June 22 and August 2, 2014.

2015

The 2015 edition of the Cup took place between July 4 and August 8.

2016

The 2016 edition of the Cup took place between July 9 and August 13.

2017

The 2017 edition of the Cup took place between July 2 and 30.

2018

The 2018 edition of the Cup took place between June 3 and July 8.

2019

The 2019 edition of the Cup took place between May 25 and July 7.

2020

The 2020 edition of the Cup took place between 8 and 29 August.

2021

The 2021 edition of the Cup took place between July 22 and August 15.

2022

The 2022 edition of the Cup took place between July 16 and August 14.

2023

The 2023 edition of the Cup took place between July 15 and August 13.

2024

The 2024 edition of the Cup took place between July 28 and August 25.

References

External links

TJPW official site
in Japanese {{Professional wrestling in Japan Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling Women's professional wrestling shows Women's professional wrestling tournaments