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The first Japanese person to involve themselves in catch wrestling (the basis of traditional professional wrestling) was former sumo wrestler Sorakichi Matsuda. [1] There were subsequent attempts before and after World War II to popularize the sport in Japan, but these generally failed until the advent of its first big star, Rikidōzan , in ...
The 2018 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between March 8 and April 15, 2018. The Block A winner Daichi Hashimoto defended his BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship against Block B winner Hideki Suzuki in the final round of the tournament on April 15, in which Suzuki defeated Hashimoto to win the title and the tournament.
Toru Matsunaga (松永透, Matsunaga Toru) better known mononymously by his ring name Toru (sometimes stylized in capital letters as TORU) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenures with Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW) where he is the current Osaka Pro Wrestling Champion, Tenryu Project, Dotonbori Pro Wrestling and various other promotions ...
Wrestle-1 (W-1) was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion that operated from 2013 until 2020. Wrestle-1 personnel consisted of professional wrestlers , ring announcers , referees , and trainees .
Also known as World Japan Pro Wrestling or Fighting of World Japan. [1] [59] [60] Smash: Tokyo: Yoshihiro Tajiri Akira Shoji: 2010–2012 Continuation of Hustle. [61] Super World of Sports: Tokyo: Hachiro Tanaka 1990–1992 Associated with the World Wrestling Federation. [62] Tokyo Pro Wrestling: Tokyo: Toyonobori: 1966–1967 Union Pro ...
The Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance (日本プロレス協会, Nihon Puroresu Kyōkai), also known as the Japan Pro Wrestling Association and the Japanese Wrestling Association (JWA), was the first professional wrestling promotion to be based in Japan. It operated from 1953 to 1973.
The All Asia Heavyweight Championship (Japanese: オールアジアヘビー級王座, Hepburn: Ōru Ajia Hebī-kyū Ōza) is a title owned and promoted by the Pro Wrestling Land's End promotion. The title was originally created in 1955 in Japan Wrestling Association (JWA), with the inaugural champion crowned on November 22, 1955. [ 1 ]
The January 4 Tokyo Dome Show became NJPW's premier annual event and the biggest event in Japanese wrestling, similar to what WrestleMania is for WWE and American professional wrestling. [1] It has been described as "the largest professional wrestling show in the world outside of the United States" and the "Japanese equivalent to the Super Bowl".