We are back once again to give you the next edition of the Joshi Top 100 List, this time going through numbers 75 – 51 as we make our way towards that ever so prestigious number one position. After releasing 100 – 76 last week, we’ve received some positive feedback on the list, showing that this type of content is wanted and appreciated, which definitely puts a smile on my face. Obviously, not everyone is going to agree with the position that their favorite wrestlers are on our list, but we did our best to be as fair as we could.

If you need a refresher on how we rate these wrestlers, we do so in three different categories: Skill, Influence and Competition.

Skill is determined by how good we thought that wrestler’s matches were for the year. I’m sure you personally could figure out who a few of the top performers were in that category.

Influence is a measurement of what they meant to not only their own promotion, but also the joshi landscape as a whole. If the wrestler was a bigger name who was known to draw, have been in the business a long time, or held an office position in their promotion like head booker or owner along with their wrestling duties, then it meant they they’d receive a pretty high score.

Competition is a rating based on the competition of wrestlers they’d face during the year-long scoring period. Wrestlers that had big matches, especially for titles would get higher ratings than a wrestler who was normally lower on the card, facing rookies for instance.

On top of those three categories we also factored in a wrestler’s win rate, the amount of matches they wrestled, and their accomplishments which include not only titles won during our scoring period, but also any awards or tournaments that they won as well.

All in all, we did our best to try to put together a list that we could be proud of and stand behind. If you’re looking to see who took part in the rating of these wrestlers, that will be the first eight names you see on the list at the bottom of this article. The last two names are fellow writers who wanted to simply pitch in to help write some of the wrestler related paragraphs, which we definitely appreciate.

Before we get started with the wrestler who came in at number 75, make sure you’re up to date with who’s been on the list already. If you didn’t get a chance to read last week’s release, click HERE to do so. If you’re all caught up already, then continue on and enjoy reading what our talented writers have to say about these 25 great joshi pro wrestlers!

75. TAE HONMA – FREELANCER

This year has seen its fair share of retirements and retirement announcements. One wrestler who is about to hang up her boots is popular freelancer Tae Honma, who will have her final match on October 13. The beautiful Honma can look back on a successful 10 year career. She debuted for Actwres Girl’z in 2015 and won her very first match, but suffered a serious knee injury after only a few months. Tae returned and became a big player for AWG, even winning its tag team title. She went freelance in 2022 and has been wrestling for almost every promotion in Japan and even beyond its borders. During the grading period, Honma has competed for WAVE, Diana, Prominence, and even showed up in Stardom and TJPW. She currently holds the WAVE Tag Team championship as one half of the popular duo SPiCEAP with Maika Ozaki. Will they be able to hang on to the title and allow Tae Honma to conclude her career as champion? We will have to wait and see. One thing is certain, Honma will certainly make her final run memorable and her presence in the joshi wrestling world will be missed post October 13.

• Written By: DaveTCS (X: Dave_TCS4Life)

74. HIROYO MATSUMOTO – FREELANCER

“Lady Destroyer” Hiroyo Matsumoto is probably one of the most recognizable names in the joshi freelance scene to international fans because she’s one of the very few who has at least had a cup of coffee in WWE. Sure, it was just the Mae Young Classic in 2018, but that’s still more shine from the fed than most of the girls on this list. This year has been a bit quiet for her when it comes to accomplishments, but she’s still been putting in very good work inside of the squared circle with any opponent she stands across from. During the grading period she wrestled 95 matches and came away with wins in 52% of them. Her ranking in the composite score of match quality, influence and competition came in at 64th, and if she keeps up the great work in the ring, she’s already off to a great start for next year’s list by picking up a couple of titles after this current scoring period ended. No matter who Hiroyo steps foot inside the ring against, she’ll always toss them around with her immense power, and she’ll do it with a smile.

• Written By: Justin Stein (X: BioHizzle)

73. HYPER MISAO – TOKYO JOSHI PRO WRESTLING

The hero protecting love and peace once again had a pretty damn good year as one of the top names in TJPW. Last year, she found herself 94th on our list, but as you can see, she’s leveled quite a bit to get to 73. One of the biggest things that helped push her up this far is the fact that she has a 67% win percentage in her 36 matches, and she’s currently one half of the TJPW Princess Tag Team champions with her long-time partner Shoko Nakajima. When you add the fact that she also won the 2025 Futari Wa Princess Max Heart tournament which led to her picking up those tag team titles, it should be no surprise why she’s where she’s at on our list. While Misao’s in-ring high jinx may not be for every wrestling fan, but I always know going into her matches that I will at least get a good chuckle from how she attempts to pick up a win with justice and totally “not cheating.” I’ll be interested to see if the company ever gets behind her enough to put a singles championship on her, because when she actually does lock in, she is a really good wrestler.

• Written By: Justin Stein (X: BioHizzle)

72. MINA SHIRAKAWA – ALL ELITE WRESTLING

One of the major news stories this past year was Stardom fan favorite Mina Shirakawa leaving the promotion she had called home for five years and heading to the US. The co-founder of EXV had her farewell match for Stardom in April and officially moved to AEW the next month. She had appeared for the company on several occasions before, including challenging former teammate Mariah May for the AEW Women’s title in 2024. Mina won the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s title during the grading period and successfully defended it against Lizzy Evo and Dani Luna. However, she was one of the first to lose her championship to Mercedes Mone’s run as belt collector. During her final run with Stardom, Mina mainly teamed with EXV members. When she officially moved to AEW, she immediately targeted AEW Women’s champion Toni Storm and came very close to grabbing the belt. It’s safe to say that Mina will turn heads with whatever she does in AEW and by this time next year she will have won a major title in the US.

• Written By: DaveTCS (X: Dave_TCS4Life)

71. RIKO KAWAHATA – MARVELOUS

In the past years, Riko has been a super regular nomad to the joshi indie scene and indie scene in general. She made her name in AWG but really showed her progress while under the guidance of Yumiko Hotta in T-Hearts. Riko also continues to make waves with her Great Sakuya character in Pro Wrestling Noah, taking it to the American indies and getting to wrestle on bigger Noah shows. Though everyone in the joshi community knew she had more to her game and since her move to join Marvelous and her tag partner, Maria, they both hit a really fun stride in Japan and America, making them one of the most exciting babyface teams in joshi. The team made a big move in 2025 to switch the whole page on their characters, and turned heel, after losing to Sora Ayame and Senka Akatsuki in the first round of a one day tag tournament at Marvelous’ May Korakuen. Days later, with a new old school heel look, they stole the Marigold Twin Star titles away from Nanae Takahashi and Seri Yamaoka. Though getting instant results, the new look and style in the ring and out the ring was very questionable. Slowly though, they are finding themselves within these new characters. They also became the center point to the waging war between Marvelous and Marigold. When Riko first joined the war this year, the biggest potential feud this year has been between Miku Aono of Marigold and Riko herself. Stemming from Riko’s debut, Miku has been someone on the outside for so long, finally joining the wrestling world again and reigniting the relationship between the two. Whether a face or heel, Riko has a lot of great qualities to her game, and she is still learning in her late 20s. The character switches have been interesting to say the least for her, and I am hoping one day, she gets to be on top of a promotion as a babyface ace. One of the best kickers in wrestling today.

• Written By: Pedro (X: PlugPedro99)

70. KOGUMA – STARDOM

Everyone’s favorite bear seems to be looking for success outside of Stardom these days. She’s still a very popular part of the roster, but she seems to be enjoying her excursions into other groups even more. In Stardom, she has been mostly part of multiple person tag matches this year, while also frequently teaming with her FWC partner Hazuki. FWC is still one of the greatest teams in the world, but their Stardom accomplishments throughout the grading period have been a bit lackluster. They made the semifinals of the Goddesses of Stardom tournament, losing to Maika and HANAKO. They only challenged for the Goddesses title once, losing to Hanan and Saya Iida at All Star Grand Queendom. This ultimately resulted in FWC leaving Stars. The duo did manage to win another championship: a 104 days reign as OZ Academy Tag Team champions. Koguma also seems at home in Pro-Wrestling WAVE, where her goofy bear pose is definitely catching on. Hazuki’s refusal to participate also never fails to be funny. Hazuki and Koguma have also stated they want FWC to take over the world. So, the upcoming year will be very interesting to see what they will accomplish, both in Stardom, in other companies and maybe even outside the borders of Japan.

• Written By: DaveTCS (X: Dave_TCS4Life)

69. AJA KONG – FREELANCER

38 years after her debut, Aja Kong is still kicking ass, still a force of nature in the joshi jungle. The powerhouse was everywhere over the course of the past year, from overpowering TJPW talent to besting Seigo Tachibana three times in one night at the annual Hana Kimura memorial show. Kong wrestled in California, London, Chile, and just about every tiny joshi indie you can think of. Along the way, she held the Shikoku Unified Tag Team Championship alongside Imabari Towel Mascaras and won over 66 percent of her bouts. And all of this wasn’t just nostalgia bait, Kong delivered bangers during her trek of the joshi world including an exciting showdown with Senka Akatsuki in Las Vegas and the emotional clashes that were the last two matches of Meiko Satomura’s career. Who knows how long Kong can keep this up. We may very well be talking about her in the 2035 edition of the RESURA Joshi Top 100.

• Written By: Ryan Dilbert (X: RyanDilbert)

68. ARISU ENDO – TOKYO JOSHI PRO WRESTLING

Arisu Endo is one of the most colorful personalities both physically and figuratively on the TJPW roster, and if you’ve ever watched their shows, that’s saying quite a bit. This zebra and rainbow loving wrestler always has a smile on her face when she enters through the curtain, and before every match she gives all of the fans in attendance a big thumbs up, showing her positivity for what is about to come next. There are some people who cover joshi who feel like Arisu is the most talented member of the roster even though she’s only four years into her career, and while I don’t think I’d go quite that far yet, she’s not too far off from staking her claim as a top star for the promotion. Whether it’s tag team or singles, Arisu will always put in a great effort, and as she continues to develop her move-set, her matches will continue to get even more exciting. During this year’s grading period, she won 52% of her 63 matches, which is quite good and on top of that she held the Princess Tag Team championship with her tag team partner Suzume for 83 days, picking up one successful defense during that span of time. Where she really shined through was her ranking in the match quality, influence and competition composite which was 58th, putting her up towards the top when it comes to TJPW roster members. The future is very bright for Arisu, and it wouldn’t surprise me at all to see her pick up the International Princess Championship sometime within the next year much like her tag team partner Suzume did earlier this year.

• Written By: Justin Stein (X: BioHizzle)

67. RISA SERA – PROMINENCE

Risa Sera is truly a one-of-a-kind athlete. With her trademark blue hair, her stunning beauty and her almost regal like aura, she has a presence that is truly unique. Throughout her 13-year career, she has also shown how versatile she can be. She can wrestle a fast-paced or technical match or even participate in comical entertainment. But Risa Sera truly excels in the brutal deathmatch environment she has devoted herself to since her final days in Ice Ribbon. The Hiroshima native has successfully promoted several Prominence events throughout the year, while also shining in several other promotions. The reigning WWWD World champion has held her fair share of gold throughout the grading period. She was the Pure-J Openweight champion, defeating Hanako Nakamori for the title and defending it against established competitors such as AKARI and veteran Leon. In Diana, she took young Miran under a wing and the duo, known as Blue Orchid, even challenged for the WWWD Tag Team championship. Despite being an excellent team, they did not secure the gold. She was more successful alongside SARI, with whom she won the WAVE Tag Team title. She even found success overseas, winning the RCW World Cup V tournament. Despite all her success, the Prominence leader has announced her retirement. She will wrestle her last match on January 12, 2026. With a few more months left to go, you can bet Risa Sera will make her final run memorable.

• Written By: DaveTCS (X: Dave_TCS4Life)

66. HAMUKO HOSHI – ICE RIBBON

At 42 years old, with about 17 years of wrestling experience, Hamuko is someone who shakes wrestling opinions left and right. For me though, Hamuko has done nothing but good for the overall landscape of Ice Ribbon in the last few years. In 2024 and until her recent hiatus, Hamuko has really been a key part of keeping the Ice Ribbon feeling and in-ring alive. Very early in 2024, she challenged her own daughter, Ibuki Hoshi, to a title match and made sure her daughter went out on a bang, as her own daughter would go on hiatus to become a mother herself, continuing the Hoshi name. Hamuko didn’t keep her foot off the gas, as she also chased tag gold and won the tag titles with her 2020s usual, Makoto. They continued to take down most challengers, until they ran into the best young prospects in the scene, Ice Ribbon’s plucky future star, Kirari Wakana, and T-Hearts newest AWG recruit, Kanae Miku. They were outsmarted and passed the torch, for a short time, to the young superstars. In my eyes, Hamuko always tried her best and did her best for the current crop of stars in Ice Ribbon. Sadly, she is on a hiatus as of right now, but her wrestling spirit is carried by her daughter and roster members. Ice Ribbon has been stricken with basically everything under the sun, but it does not stop anyone from stepping up while people like Hamuko, Ibuki, Kaho, and the legendary Tsukasa Fujimoto, are not around. Hamuko is someone who is very tenured and carries a ton of knowledge, especially for these young wrestlers who cross her path. As Ice Ribbon changes again and again, someone like Hamuko will always hold down the fort, the history, and the spirit of Ice Ribbon’s past.

• Written By: Pedro (X: PlugPedro99)

65. SAKURA MIZUSHIMA – ACTWRES GIRL’Z

The effervescent Sakura Mizushima has become one of Actwres girl’Z’s go-to stars following the mass exodus the company suffered last spring. She is now a rock-solid all-rounder who entertains with big strikes, a speedy attack, and emphatically planting foes on the canvas. Her energy is electric and only seems to be growing in intensity as she gains experience. Mizushima got her first taste of gold as she won and twice defended the AWG KING of Ring Entertainment Championship during the grading period. She’s an ideal fit for that belt as a workhorse and someone who delivers exciting matches on the regular. The ever-improving Mizushima boasts a 65 percent winning percentage, a sign she’s climbing the AWG hierarchy. Expect her to ascend higher on this list next year as she continues to produce bangers and be a rock for Actwres girl’Z.

• Written By: Ryan Dilbert (X: RyanDilbert)

64. MAYUMI OZAKI – OZ ACADEMY

The legendary chain-wielding badass Mayumi Ozaki once again put together quite an impressive year, which is saying something considering she’s in her 39th year as a professional wrestler. The owner of OZ Academy is known for her style of matches which include not only the use of weapons, but also quite a bit of interference. It’s a style of match that has helped the company gain quite a ravenous fan base, and we can all thank Ozaki for that. During our year-long scoring period the 56-year-old only wrestled in 29 matches, but she won 76% of them, which is one of the highest win percentages in all of joshi. She also held four titles during the year including the Oz Academy Pioneer championship, OZ Academy Openweight championship, AAAW Women’s championship, and the AJPW TV Six Man Tag Team championship. Two of those titles she held for less than 40 days and had no successful defenses of, but two of them she held for a combined 234 days while scoring 2 successful defenses. If she had successfully defended her titles a few more times, she probably would have been quite a bit higher up on the list, but hey, there’s always next year, right?

• Written By: Justin Stein (X: BioHizzle)

63. CHIE KOISHIKAWA – CHOCO PRO

ChocoPro is really for those who are passionate about wrestling, both wrestlers and fans, and few show more passion than Chie Koishikawa. Whenever she is at Ichigaya, she makes sure everyone’s having a good time, whether she wrestles or not. Just this past August, in the first Korakuen Hall show in eight years, she and Sayaka Obihiro teamed up and won the Asia Dream Tag Team titles from Mizuki and SAKI, being this the first championship in her career. They would go on and have a 121-day reign before losing the belts to Antonio Honda and Tokiko Kirihara. She shockingly defeated Mei Suruga in a tag team match, which earned her a Super Asia title match, but failed to capture it. Unfortunately, she once again sustained an arm injury in June and has been out of action since. No matter how bad life treats her, she will always have the energy to come back stronger than before.

• Written By: Fernando Ibarra (X: Jferimsw)

62. MISA MATSUI – MARIGOLD

Misa Matsui is one of Marigold’s bigger success stories from their first year, even if she doesn’t have the championship belts around her waist yet to prove it. Matsui has consistently proven herself to be one of the more reliable performers, capable of going out there and delivering an exciting match with a variety of opponents. That was proven very quickly. What really took her up another level was the gimmick change and aligning herself with Darkness Revolution. Now she’s a far more complete performer and it’s showing itself in each and every match. Her character work has improved by leaps and bounds while still wrestling with that same frenetic energy that first drew people’s attention. There’s a reason why Mayu Iwatani was so complimentary of her after their Superfly match in June. This is probably the earliest on this list Matsui will be appearing for some time moving forward. Hopefully there will be some championship gold around her waist by then.

• Written By: Trent Breward (X: 1UpCulture)

61. LEON – PURE-J

After finishing all the way up at number 39 on last year’s list, Leon fell quite a bit down to 61 but still had quite a strong year. The 25-year veteran has been a great stable part of PURE-J’s roster for quite some time, and she continued to be a good leader along with Hanako Nakamori teaching the next generation of great wrestlers while working with them inside of the squared circle. During this year-long grading period, Leon once again showed her tag team specialty by holding the Daily Sports Tag Team championship twice, once with the “Osakan Phoenix” Miyuki Takase, and the other time with the legendary Kaori Yoneyama. Her reign with Takase lasted for 167 days, and during that time they were able to defend the titles successfully five times. Most indie joshi title reigns don’t even get close to that many defenses. The second tag team title reign that this time was with Kaori Yoneyama ran right into the end of our grading period, but had been going for 55 days, with three successful title defenses under their belt. When you add on Leon’s very impressive 66-win percentage and being in the top 100 for her composite score, it should be no surprise to see her on this list in a pretty damn good position. Will Leon start to slow down in her 26th year, or will she keep on truckin’ along? We’ll have to wait and see.

• Written By: Justin Stein (X: BioHizzle)

60. IBUKI HOSHI – ICE RIBBON

For some time, Ice Ribbon has kept Ibuki at the very center of the promotion. Even when she took time away to become a mother, she came back as one of the most important pieces of this roster and probably the person they can rely on the most in the 2020s. When the Ice Ribbon roster was packed with up-and-coming stars, Ibuki was right in the pack with the likes of Suzu Suzuki, Asahi, Kaho Matsushita, Yuki Mashiro, and others. Ibuki has given her 100% anytime she was given a spot. She has been a giant highlight on every show she is on and never holds back on the newer people that come through Ice Ribbon’s doors. While missing most of 2024, she slowly came back into the fold in November of the same year and she continued as if she never left. Someone like Ibuki is vital to Ice Ribbon’s overall star power, enjoyment, and progress. Without her, it almost doesn’t feel like Ice Ribbon. With Kaho also missing for some time due to injury, when they both came back, it felt as if Ice Ribbon’s heart was full again. Tag matches with her this year felt like a lesson to everyone and a highlight to her work, but when she was able to show her main event chops, she was back to her big business. Ibuki vs. the current IcexInfinity champion, Manami Katsu, was the biggest and most hyped match in Ice Ribbon in a long time. Her smash mouth hard hitting chops, kicks, and big moves make her one of most enjoyable young wrestlers in the world. Her unique style has progressed through the years, and I feel she has barely scratched the surface with her catalog. I feel as if she has been probably in the top 100 for a long time and I am glad she has stayed in the game and has not lost her step, even with setbacks within the promotion’s office, injuries, and motherhood.

• Written By: Pedro (X: PlugPedro99)

59. HINA – STARDOM

Few wrestlers in Stardom have shown as much growth over the past year as Hina. Long regarded as the “third sister” behind Rina and Hanan, she steadily stepped out of their shadow and carved her own path. Teaming alongside Syuri and the rest of God’s Eye, Hina gained a lot of experience in tag matches and began refining both her in-ring ability and presence. That progress earned her a shot at Rina’s Future of Stardom Championship at the 2024 5★STAR Final, where she delivered the best performance of her career to that point despite coming up short against her twin sister. Not long after, Hina started her rivalry with former Queen’s Quest stablemate Miyu Amasaki, culminating at Path of Thunder in her hometown of Utsunomiya, Tochigi. There, Hina captured the Future of Stardom Championship in a career-defining victory. Since claiming the title, Hina has continued to level up day by day, not only in the ring, but also in her character work. Embracing the role of a confident, even arrogant ruler of the Future Division as she is pushing the new wave of Stardom’s rookies to rise to her level while standing out as one of the promotion’s brightest emerging stars in 2025.

• Written By: Peps (X: Peps_Wrestling)

58. SAKI – COLORS

One of the busiest indie wrestlers in Japan, SAKI always delivers. She was double champion for a while, holding both WAVE and Asia Dream Tag Team Championships with Risa Sera and Mizuki, respectively. As a singles competitor, she won the Chiba Pro Wrestling, COLOR’s and PURE-J Openweight titles, being the current champion with the last two. Oh, and of course her 600+ day reign with the SPARK Joshi Atlantic championship. You want a solid worker open to appear at whatever wrestling show you’re producing? Then book SAKI!

• Written By: Fernando Ibarra (X: Jferimsw)

57. RIKA TATSUMI – TOKYO JOSHI PRO WRESTLING

I will not get tired of saying that Rika Tatsumi and her Iron Hip may be the most intelligent and the best ring psychologist in TJPW. She started the grading period challenging Miu Watanabe for the Princess of Princess Championship at Summer Sun Princess ‘24, but the champion retained. She participated in the Princess Cup but was eliminated by eventual winner Ryo Mizunami. In what is possibly her most emotional match, she challenged Mizuki, her eternal crush, for the Princess of Princess title, being their first singles match ever after being in the same promotion for eight years, with Mizuki successfully defending the championship. Rika is a treasure for TJPW, and I hope she once again climbs to the top of the promotion.

• Written By: Fernando Ibarra (X: Jferimsw)

56. YUU – SENDAI GIRLS

YUU is a powerhouse whose personality is just as big and strong as her body, and once again this year she put together a strong résumé which has landed her almost smack dab in the middle of our top 100 list. Not only did YUU decide to give up being a full-on freelancer and join Sendai Girls full time, but she also announced earlier this year that she’ll be retiring at year’s end, which came as a bit of a shock to most wrestling fans that I know at least. During her last full grading period, since she’ll be retiring at the end of the year, she’s been able to wrestle in 119 matches, while picking up a victory in 55% of those matches. In terms of accolades, she held a total of four championships during the grading period including the: Eve International Championship, Sendai Girls Tag Team Championship, AAAW Tag Team Championship, and AJPW Six Man Tag Team Championship. Unfortunately for her, while she held those titles for quite a few days in total, she only successfully defended two of those titles once each, which did hurt her stock a bit. Her strong composite score for skill, influence and competition being 65th did help her though. There is no doubt that we’ll miss the smiling powerhouses’ ability to create fun whenever she steps foot inside of a wrestling ring, but the good thing is that she’s at least going out with a bang. The rest of this year should be interesting, especially with her picking up the Sendai Girls Tag Team championship with her partner and “ace” of Sendai Girls, Chihiro Hashimoto after the next grading period started.

• Written By: Justin Stein (X: BioHizzle)

55. HARUKA UMESAKI – DIANA

Haruka Umesaki didn’t have the best start to 2025. While she did hold the WWWD World title during the first few months of the grading period, she was nearing the end of her very impressive 474-day title reign. In August, she lost the belt to Maika Ozaki and failed to regain it in November, falling to Ayame Sasamura. More bad luck followed her the next month as she got injured in a Regina di Wave #1 contendership tournament match. The injury kept her on the shelf for the first four months of 2025. She returned to action late April, where she was immediately granted a WWWD World title match against Risa Sera. Despite her loss, Umesaki made an impressive effort and she remains one of the strongest contenders for the belt. She also made a big impact in WAVE’s Catch the Wave tournament, reaching the finals against Ranna Yagami and eventual winner Cohaku. It looks like Haruka Umesaki is regaining her previous form again and it will probably not be long before she has World title gold back around her waist.

• Written By: DaveTCS (X: Dave_TCS4Life)

54. SERI YAMAOKA – MARIGOLD

There is no single rookie that has debuted in the year 2025 with more upside and potential than Seri Yamaoka. The Marigold Super Rookie has left her mark in a major way since making her pro wrestling debut on January 3rd, showcasing an unbelievable mixture of explosiveness, athleticism, and technical ability that makes her potential simply limitless at this stage of the game. Her first career match against MIRAI was one to remember, but her championship reign alongside her pro wrestling mother Nanae Takahashi was the ultimate “I’m here” statement. The rivalry that she’s already developed with Senka Akatsuki is what will set both of them on paths to greatness, and they each have a chance to be the two wrestlers leading Joshi forward. Yamaoka has only improved month after month, and it’s hard to believe that she’s only eight months into her career as I write this while being just 18 years of age. There are naturals in this business, and then there’s generational prospects. That’s what Seri Yamaoka has proven to be, and her placement on this list without completing a full year of her career proves it all the more. If you’re not watching Yamaoka grow as a competitor, you’re missing out on something special.

• Written By: Scott Edwards (X: ScottEWrestling)

53. YUKI ARAI – TOKYO JOSHI PRO WRESTLING

It was a transitional year for Yuki Arai as she went from a two-sport star, if you will, to focusing on pro wrestling. Arai shifted away from her duties as an idol in the group SKE-48 and battled more often on the Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling front. She reigned as TJPW International Princess champ for a full year, much of that title tenure overlapping with the grading period. She successfully defended that crown three times during that span including a standout performance against Arisu Endo. Arai fought her way into the semi-finals of the 2024 Princess Cup, took on Meiko Satomura in a singles bout during the legend’s retirement tour, and teamed with Moka Miyamoto several times, forming a promising duo. All the while, The Genius Girl did it all with her prominent presence on display. TJPW seems to be all in with Arai, and she looks poised to take advantage of the company’s faith in her.

• Written By: Ryan Dilbert (X: RyanDilbert)

52. DASH CHISAKO – SENDAI GIRLS

Consistency has been the name of the game for DASH Chisako throughout her career, and the last 365 days were a case of seeing her consistency bring her to glory. For the first time, she managed to win the Sendai Girls World Championship — an accomplishment that had long eluded her throughout her career. And while it wasn’t a long reign, she got to share the ring with Meiko Satomura one more time as Satomura defeated her to win the championship. Chisako has continuously done whatever needs to be done for Sendai Girls, and she’s done it with class and quality. There may not be a more underrated wrestler on the Joshi scene over the last decade than DASH, and it’s nice to see her finally get her time at the top this last year. Whether it be singles, tag team, or her hardcore signature bouts, she always brings her best at the highest level and fans are greater for it. Sendai Girls is getting a lot more attention these days, and it’s for all the right reasons. DASH is a big part of that and will continue to be with her consistency being a major reason wise. This might be her final top year, but that’s fine — she’s made a career out of making anything work.

• Written By: Scott Edwards (X: ScottEWrestling)

51. AZUSA INABA – JUST TAP OUT

At just 17 years old, Azusa Inaba has already established herself as one of the brightest young prospects in professional wrestling in 2025. Her past year has been nothing short of remarkable, showcasing both her rapid growth and her potential to become a major player in joshi wrestling. She kicked off the year by scoring a major upset alongside Rina, capturing the New Blood Tag Team Championships from Hanan and Saya Iida. Soon after, Azusa achieved another milestone by defeating Yuu Yamagata to claim the JTO Girls Championship, making her the first member of the 2023 rookie class in Joshi to hold two titles simultaneously. But her defining moment came at TAKATaichiMania IV, where she successfully defended the JTO Girls Championship against her older sister Tomoka Inaba. The victory over Tomoka not only marked the biggest win of Azusa’s young career but also symbolized her growth, as she proved herself to be on the same level as the sister she had aspired to surpass ever since her debut. Azusa has already shown flashes of greatness. It feels less a question of if she will become a top star in joshi wrestling, but rather when.

• Written By: Peps (X: Peps_Wrestling)

Well there you have it for the second 25 wrestlers revealed to be on our top 100 list. Do you agree with our assessments? Do you think a wrestler should have been higher or lower? Feel free to let us know on X, because ultimately the more conversation that we get to have about the best wrestling in the world, joshi pro wrestling, the better! Tune in next week at the same time to see who is ranked 50 to 26.

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