{"id":23197,"date":"2018-08-02T12:35:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T16:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=23197"},"modified":"2019-06-03T11:03:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T15:03:07","slug":"joshi-legend-command-bolshoi-heading-to-pro-wrestling-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/08\/02\/joshi-legend-command-bolshoi-heading-to-pro-wrestling-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshi Legend Command Bolshoi Heading to Pro Wrestling EVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the rise of Japanese wrestling in the Western world, thanks to the partnerships of New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)<\/strong> with their IWGP Conception partners with Ring of Honor<\/strong> in the US and RevPro<\/strong> in the UK, in the past year, it’s sister format, Joshi Puroresu<\/em> (women’s wrestling) is also seeing a boom. Promotions like Stardom<\/strong> are starting to steal headlines, and top women’s indie stars are flocking to Japan for tours with Stardom, Sendai Girls<\/strong>, and more. With that in mind, we’re also starting to see more\u00a0joshi\u00a0<\/em>stars come to North America, with the likes of Asuka<\/strong> (formerly Kana), Kairi Sane<\/strong> (formerly Kairi Hojo) and Io Shirai<\/strong> heading to the WWE and Stardom regulars like Mayu Iwatani, Kagetsu<\/strong> and others appearing with Ring of Honor’s Women of Honor<\/strong> promotion. But the new stars aren’t the only ones reaping the benefits of increased attention and exposure. The legends are also making the rounds, showcasing the skills that helped set\u00a0joshi\u00a0<\/em>apart from traditional Japanese wrestling. Sendai Girls’ Meiko Satomura<\/strong>, recently announced as an entrant in this year’s Mae Young Classic<\/a>, lead her trios team to victory at CHIKARA<\/strong>‘s 2016 King of Trios<\/strong><\/em> tournament, and made her UK debut with Pro Wrestling EVE last year. This year, she defeated Chris Brookes<\/strong> to become the new Fight Club PRO<\/strong> Champion.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProWrestlingEVE\/status\/1025023537977942016<\/p>\n

Much like the case with Meiko Satomura, Pro Wrestling EVE is once again leading the charge in bringing in\u00a0joshi\u00a0<\/em>pioneers, announcing today that another icon was coming to EVE this year. Command Bolshoi<\/strong>, a 27-year veteran and student of\u00a0Atsushi Onita<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Kotetsu Yamamoto<\/strong>, has been added to EVE’s October 13, 2018 event in London, England.<\/p>\n