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Pro Wrestling Wave
is a women's professional wrestling, or Joshi Puroresu, promotion created in 2007 after the dissolution and closure of JDStar. The company was formed by Mikiko Futagami, or Mikiko Futagami, Gami, former JDStar wrestler Yumi Ohka, and former JDStar booker Tatsuya Takeshi, who assumed the role of President for the new company. The company has had a very slow growth and grassroots rise, and is one of the few women's promotions in Japan to do shows on weekdays. 2010 was the biggest year for Wave, which saw them run Tokyo's Korakuen Hall for the first time, along with their first television broadcast by Samurai! TV, which was also a first. Prior to the show, Wave's shows were (and still are) primarily sold as DVDs. Gami wrestled her retirement match on December 30, 2013, but remains with the promotion behind the scenes, running it through Zabun, Co., Ltd. On May 3, 2016, Wave announced it was launching its own internet streaming site, Wave Network, the following month. Roster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshi Puroresu
is a Japanese term used for professional wrestling in and outside of Japan. The term comes from the Japanese pronunciation of , which in Japanese is abbreviated to “puro” ( - “pro”) & “resu” ( - an abbreviation of “wrestling”). The term became popular among English-speaking fans due to Hisaharu Tanabe's activities in the online Usenet community. Growing out of origins in the traditional American style of wrestling, it has become an entity in itself. Japanese pro wrestling is distinct in its psychology and presentation of the sport and how it functions based on Japanese culture. It is treated closer to a legitimate competition, with fewer theatrics; the stories told in Japanese matches are about a fighter's spirit and perseverance. Pro wrestling in Japan led to the development of shoot wrestling and has been closely related to mixed martial arts (MMA) starting with Shooto and Pancrase, organizations which predate the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoka Inaba
is a Japanese professional wrestler working for Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out. She is also well known for working with other independent promotions such as Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Wave. Professional wrestling career Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (2019–present) Inaba made her professional wrestling debut in Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (often known as JTO) as one of Taka Michinoku's trainees on July 8, 2019, by teaming up with Giulia and Kaori Yoneyama and defeating Saori Anou, Rhythm and Koharu Hinata as a result of a six-man tag team match. At CMLL Lady's Ring, an event promoted by JTO in partnership with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre on September 17, 2019, Inaba teamed up with Mima Shimoda to defeat Maika and Sonya. Independent circuit (2019–present) Inaba is known for working as a freelancer in the Japanese independent scene. Pro Wrestling Wave (2020–present) One of the other promotions in which she competed is Pro Wrestli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihiro Hashimoto
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, where she is a former five time Sendai Girls World Champion. Hashimoto was trained in the Sendai Girls' dojo under Meiko Satomura, and made her debut in October 2015. Since her debut, Hashimoto has gone on to hold the Sendai Girls World Championship five times, and was named the 2016 Rookie of the Year by ''Tokyo Sports'', making her only the second female to win the award. Early life Hashimoto initially took part in and passed a Sendai Girls tryout when she was 15 and still in junior high school, however, she was deemed too young and advised by president Jinsei Shinzaki to take part in either amateur wrestling or judo until she had at least finished high school. Hashimoto began competing in amateur wrestling immediately, and continued to do so in high school. She attended the Abe Gakuin High School in Tokyo, and won the Asian Junior Championship in her weight class when she was 18. That sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry (Japanese Wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with various promotions such as DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) and Pro Wrestling Wave. Professional wrestling career DDT Pro-Wrestling (2004–2022) In 2004, Cherry made her professional wrestling debut at ''Non-Fix 6/16 In Kitazawa Town Hall'', an event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling on June 16, 2004, where she teamed up with Mineo Fujita to defeat Masahiro Takanashi and Showa-ko in an intergender tag team match. Cherry also took part in the Peter Pan series of events, appearing mostly in rumble rules matches. She marked her first appearance at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2011 on July 24, where she took part in an Ironman rumble rules match also involving Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Yuzuki Aikawa, Daisuke Sasaki and others. At Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2013 on August 18, she teamed up with Masahiro Takanashi and Saki Akai to defeat Hiroshi Fukuda, Yoshiko and Hikaru Shida. At Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayumi Kurihara
(born July 13, 1984) is a retired '' joshi puroresu '' wrestler best known for her tenures with Pro Wrestling Wave and NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Kurihara entered training with the women's pro wrestling promotion AtoZ and then transferred to M's Style, where she learned the craft from well-known Japanese female wrestlers Gami, Mariko Yoshida, Akino, and Michiko Omukai. Kurihara debuted in 2005, at the age of 20. In a "1 Day Tournament" Kurihara had her professional debut and defeated Gami when she reversed a pin attempt into a roll-up. She then lost her following tournament match when Toshie Uematsu beat her with a flying body press. M's Style closed in the fall of 2006. The final match was a six-person tag match, pitting Tojuki Leon, Bullfight Sora and Kurihara against Akino, Ohmukai and Yoshida. The younger generation won the match. Since then, Kurihara has wrestled as a freelancer, in Neo, JWP Project, JDStar, Ibuki and Pro Wrestlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayame Sasamura
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Seadlinnng and Active Advance Pro Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2017–present) As a freelancer, Sasamura is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. At ''TAKA & Taichi Produce TAKATaichi House In Yokohama'', and independent show produced by Taichi and Taka Michinoku on December 22, 2018, Sasamura competed in a 16-person battle royal also involving Jun Kasai, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Natsumi Maki, Tomoaki Honma and others. At ''DDT Ganbare Pro Mosquito On The Tenth Floor'' on September 14, 2019, Sasamura teamed up with Bambi to defeat Haruka Kato and Moeka Haruhi. At ''Oz Academy Sparkling New Year'' on January 5, 2020, she teamed up with Rina Shingaki and Syuri in a losing effort against Ozaki-gun (Maya Yukihi, Mayumi Ozaki and Yumi Ohka. At ''BJW/ZERO1/2AW Great Clash'', a cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayako Sato
(born January 4, 1986) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana, where she is a member of the CRYSIS stable. She is also known for her time in the Japanese promotions JWP Joshi Puroresu and Pure-J. Professional wrestling career All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (2001–2002) Sato made her professional wrestling debut in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling on November 11, 2001, at ''AJW Garage Show'', a house show where she teamed up with Tomoko Mori in a losing effort against Chiemi Kitagami and Saki Maemura as a result of a tag team match. During her two-year tenure with the promotion, she chased for only one title, that being the AJW Junior Championship, participating in a tournament for it where she unsuccessfully competed against Rena Takase, Emi Tojo and Mari Kuwada during the 2022 edition of the Japan Grand Prix between July 6 and July 19. Independent circuit (2005–present) During her freelancing work, Sato made appearances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayako Hamada
is a Japanese Mexican professional wrestler. During her 20-year career, Hamada wrestled for various promotions, including All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, Gaea Japan and Pro Wrestling Wave in Japan, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide in Mexico and Shimmer Women Athletes and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in the United States. She is the daughter of Japanese professional wrestler Gran Hamada and the younger sister of fellow Mexican wrestler Xóchitl Hamada. Hamada has won several titles in women's pro wrestling, including the WWWA World Single Championship and the AAAW Single Championship during the early 2000s and the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship two times during her time with TNA. She is also a former AAA Reina de Reinas Champion. Early life Hamada was born in Mexico City, Mexico, as the daughter of Japanese professional wrestler Gran Hamada. Her elder sister is wrestler Xóchitl Hamada. Professional wrestling career Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asami Kawasaki
is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress. She debuted as a pro wrestler in 2003 while also attending an acting school run by Yoshimoto Kōgyō. Wrestling for a time for JDStar, she retired from the ring in 2006, but returned again in 2009. She currently wrestles freelance. In 2012, she was cast as the second daughter of the heroine in the popular Asadora ''Carnation'' on NHK , also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee. NHK ope .... The character is based on the fashion designer Junko Koshino. References Japanese female professional wrestlers Japanese actresses People from Kishiwada, Osaka Living people 1984 births {{Japan-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arisa Nakajima
is a Japanese people, Japanese retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. Trained by the Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ Professional wrestling promotion, promotion, Nakajima made her debut in January 2006, but when the promotion folded the following May, she transferred over to JWP Joshi Puroresu, where she became a two-time JWP Junior Championship, JWP Junior and Princess of Pro-Wrestling Champion. Nakajima retired from professional wrestling in June 2009, but made her return to JWP in April 2012. The following December, Nakajima won JWP's top title, the JWP Openweight Championship, for the first time. She eventually went on to become a record four-time JWP Openweight Champion, while also winning the JWP Tag Team Championship, JWP Tag Team and Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championships twice, before quitting JWP in December 2016. The following month, Nakajima joined the Seadlinnng promotion. Professional wrestling career Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ (2006) Nakajima be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoi Kizuki
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure with various Japanese promotions such as Ice Ribbon, JWP Joshi Puroresu and Oz Academy. Appointed by Emi Sakura in May 2025, she is the current on-screen general manager of ChocoPro. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2005–2018) Kizuki made her professional wrestling debut at ''The Love, Courage And Guts I Want To Convey 3'', an event promoted by the Gatokunyan promotion on May 1, 2005, where she participated in a gauntlet match also involving Emi Sakura, Mai Ichii, Miki Ishii, Moeka Haruhi, Ray and Rika Takahashi to battle Chika Natsumi in a time-limit draw. As a freelancer, Kizuki is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. At ''NEO Be Happy Again ~ 10th Anniversary'', an event promoted by NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling on January 6, 2008, she participated in a 30-person battle royal won by Mima Shimoda and also involving Etsuko Mita, Muneno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akari (wrestler)
Bemita Elgueta Saldias, better known by her ring name Akari (sometimes stylized in capital letters as AKARI), is a Chilean professional wrestler currently performing in the Japanese promotion Pure-J where she is a former Princess of Pro-Wrestling Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent scene (2019–present) Due to partially working as a freelancer, Saldias competed in several companies of the Japanese independent scene. At a house show produced by World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana on September 15, 2019, she teamed up with Leon and fell short to Crysis (Ayako Sato and Jaguar Yokota). At ''JTO Hatsu'', an event promoted by Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out on January 14, 2020, she teamed up with Tomoka Inaba to defeat May Lee and Crea. At ''WAVE Survival Dance ~ Regina Challenge'', an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Wave on October 24, 2022, she competed in a contendership battle royal for the Wave Single Championship won by Yuki Miyazaki and also involving many oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
