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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 ...
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 ...
New Japan Pro-Wrestling World (新日本プロレスワールド, Shin Nihon Puroresu Wārudo), [2] also referred to as NJPW World and New Japan World, [3] is a subscription-based video streaming service owned by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
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 ...
United Japan Pro-Wrestling (Japanese: 日本プロレスリング連盟, Hepburn: Nihon Puroresuringu Renmei) (also stylised as United Japan Pro-wrestling; UJPW), officially the General Incorporated Association United Japan Pro-Wrestling (一般社団法人日本プロレスリング連盟, Ippan shadan hōjin Nihon Puroresuringu Renmei), [3] is an association of several professional wrestling ...
Power Struggle featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains , heroes , or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
The NJPW World Television Championship (Japanese: NJPW WORLD認定TV王座, Hepburn: Nyū Japan Wārudo-nintei Tī Vī Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. [2] [3] The inaugural champion was Zack Sabre Jr., who has held the championship a record-setting two times.
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.