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Vacated when Choshu left for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. 12 Stan Hansen: 3 April 24, 1987: 320 Yokohama, Japan: House show: Defeated Hiroshi Wajima in a decision match. 13 Genichiro Tenryu: 1 March 9, 1988: 140 Yokohama, Japan: House show: Tenryu also held the NWA United National Championship at this point in time 14 Stan Hansen: 4 July 27, 1988: ...
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.
Co-produced with All Japan Pro Wrestling, All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, Fighting Network Rings, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, Go Gundan, International Wrestling Association of Japan, JWP Joshi Puroresu, Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling, Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi, and UWF International: April 28–29 Collision in Korea
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 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 ...
CyberFight is an umbrella brand that oversees and promotes three individual promotions: DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW). A fourth brand, Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro), split from the promotion on April 1, 2024. Deadlock Pro-Wrestling: DPW DEFY Wrestling: DEFY Dream Star Fighting ...
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (新日本プロレスリング株式会社, Shin Nihon Puroresuringu Kabushiki-gaisha) (NJPW) [2] is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo.
New Japan Pro Wrestling's Great-O-Khan made an appearance and layed an open challenge for his KOPW Championship to any female wrestler in Stardom for Historic X-Over 2. [4] In the first main card bout, Starlight Kid picked up a win over Hazuki. After the match ended with a quick pin, Hazuki took of Kid's mask, without revealing the latter's ...