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Tokyo. Bushiroad. 2010–. As of July 2024, The company become a Fully-owned subsidiary of New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling. Tokyo. CyberAgent. 2012–. As of July 2020, TJPW is promoted as one of the three brands under the CyberFight umbrella.
United Japan Pro-wrestling (Japanese: 日本プロレスリング連盟, Hepburn: Nihon Puroresuringu Renmei, UJPW), also stylised as United Japan Pro-Wrestling, [1] is an association of several professional wrestling promotions in Japan, acting as an industry group in order to facilitate the sharing of resources and practices as well as strengthen connections to other sectors.
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. It is currently owned by card game company Bushiroad, while TV Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority ...
Professional wrestling in Japan has existed for several decades. 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 ...
List of the largest attendances in the history of professional wrestling. The May Day Stadiumhosted Collision in Korea, a two-day supercardco-promoted by NJPWand WCW, from April 28–29, 1995. The second night, with a crowd of at least 165,000, is the highest attended wrestling event of all-time. Part of a serieson.
During the 1950s, the National Wrestling Alliance oversaw many wrestling territories such as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and NWA San Francisco, in a business model known as the "territory system". [ 1 ] This is a list of the most notable past and present professional wrestling promotions.
Asia-Pacific Federation of Wrestling. The Asia-Pacific Federation of Wrestling (Japanese: アジア太平洋プロレス連盟, Hepburn: Ajia Taiheiyō Puroresu Renmei, APFW) is an association of several professional wrestling promotions in the Asia–Pacific, acting as a governing body and industry group with the goal of promoting professional ...
Pancrase. Pro Wrestling Freedoms. Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi. Pro Wrestling Land's End. Pro Wrestling Noah. Pro Wrestling Zero1. Pro-Wrestling Basara. Pro-Wrestling Shi-En. Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out.