The Japanese fighter Maki itoh announced that he is a free agent after he did not renew contract with Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestlingafter long conversations between both parties.
► Maki Itoh farewell of TJPW
In this way, 8 years and seven months came to an end that itoh was linked to the company. The fight that had on the weekend at the closing of the “Tokyo Princess Cup 2025” tournament was his last appearance on TJPW.
Itah wrote two messages about the news, one in Japanese and one in English. His comment in Japanese mentions the first time he gave a header to SANshiro Takagi during a Lumberch Match idol in DDT in 2013, which began all this trajectory.
With the show at the Korakuen Hall on August 23, 2025, my contract with TJPW came to an end.
When I was fighting as an idol, it was Takagi who discovered me.
It was not good singing or dancing, and I was never very popular, but the only thing for me always praised me was for professional wrestling.
Thanks to TJPW, I could spend 8 years and 7 months growing and living with this company.
Everything is thanks to TJPW and all I have met along the way.
I will continue fighting, so I'm sure we'll meet again in the future!
I will never forget the gratitude I feel towards all those who have supported me, and I will continue to treasure the experience and knowledge that I got here as it advances.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you all!
The news caused a great impact, however, it is an end that was seen coming for quite some time. During the last three years, Maki Itah has spent a good part of the time fighting in the United States and Europeleaving a few dates to Japan, so it was no longer so involved in the rivalries that were developed in the company.
Apart from establishing the 121000000 team with Miyu Yamashita to take care of the couples division for a while, it never reached the same heights of 2021, when it won the Tokyo Princess Cup that year.
In addition, his success in the United States was what probably made his departure come true. Maki Itah never hid in English interviews that he would love to sign a contract with one of the main American wrestling companies, time will say if this is his way to follow.
For its part, TJPW and Sonshiro Takagi himself, wanted Maki Itah luck in their future projects.
