Osaka Pro Wrestling is a Japanese

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, founded in 1998 by Super Delfin. The promotion held a major flagship event called the Osaka Hurricane each year from 2003 to 2012 and also hosted the fourth edition of the

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in 2004, which was the second edition of Osaka Hurricane. In 2010 Osaka Pro started a close working relationship with

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promotion Chikara. On March 1, 2014, Osaka Pro announced that it would fold on April 20, 2014, due to financial difficulties, after which all of its wrestlers would become

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s. Osaka Pro later announced that the promotion would continue under new president Yuji Sakagami and wrestlers

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and Takoyakida. The new Osaka Pro Wrestling lost many of the old one's key wrestlers as well as their home base of Nasci Hall Umeda, forcing them to employ a new tour format. In October 2021, it was announced that

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had been appointed as the owner and president of OPW. He became president on July 30, and on August 26, he received a share transfer from former owner Yuji Sakagami. However, he remained under contract with

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(AJPW) for the rest of the year.

Roster

Notable alumni

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(RDPW) * Atsushi Kotoge (

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) * Azumi Hyuga ( JWP Joshi Puroresu) * Daigoro Kashiwa (

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) * Daisuke Harada (

) *

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( D-Gate) * Gami ( Wave Pro) * Hayata (

) *

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( D-Gate) * Kanjyuro Matsuyama * Kuuga * Magnitude Kishiwada (''Freelancer'') * Masamune (DES) * Orochi (DES) * Rising Hayato ( AJPW) * Sawako Shimono (''Freelancer'') * Super Delfin (Okinawa Pro Wrestling) * Tadasuke *

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Staff

*Keigo Yoshino (Referee) *Naoki (Ring announcer) *Shinjiro Miyao (Ring announcer) *

(President & Owner)

Championships

Active

Inactive

Annual tournaments

Major events

* Osaka Hurricane

References

External links

Official site
{{Professional wrestling in Japan Sport in Osaka Companies based in Osaka Prefecture 1998 establishments in Japan