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Kosuke Sato (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling where he is the current BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He is also known for his work in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene such as Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW). Professional wrestling career Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2019–present) Sato made his professional wrestling debut in Big Japan Pro Wrestling on the seventh night of the ''BJW Dai Nippon Pro-Wrestling Ueno Convention'' from February 8, 2019, where he wrestled Kazumi Kikuta into a time-limit draw in an exhibition bout. During his time in the promotion, he chased for various accomplishments. At ''BJW Yokohama Thanks Day 2024'' on December 2, Sato teamed up with Hideyoshi Kamitani and Yuya Aoki to unsuccessfully challenge Daisuke Sekimoto, Kazumi Kikuta and Yasufumi Nakanoue for the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship. At ''BJW 30th Anniversary ~ Dainichi Spirit'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama, Japan
is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance. , the city had an estimated population of 1,324,854, and a population density of 6,093 people per km2 (15,781 people per sq mi). Its total area is . Etymology The name ''Saitama'' originally comes from the of what is now the city of Gyōda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture. ''Sakitama'' has an ancient history and is mentioned in the famous 8th century poetry anthology . The pronunciation has changed from Sakitama to Saitama over the years. With the 2001 merger of Urawa, Ōmiya, and Yono, it was decided that a new name, one fitting for this newly created prefectural capital, was needed. The prefectural name was changed from ''kanji'' into ''hiragana'', thus was born. It is the only prefectural capital in Japan whose name is always written in ''hiragan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikkitousen Strong Climb
Ikkitousen Strong Climb is a professional wrestling round-robin hardcore tournament held by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) every two years to determine the best wrestler of BJW's Strong BJ division. The tournament was first held in 2014. The tournament differs from the Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor as it features matches of strong style format while the former tournament features deathmatch variations. List of winners 2012 The 2012 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between February 26 and March 26, 2012. 2014 The 2014 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between May 17 and July 26, 2014. 2016 The 2016 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between March 6 and April 10, 2016. 2018 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masashi Takeda
is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, primarily working for Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Deathmatch division. Takeda also competes as a freelancer for Freedoms and occasionally, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). Early life While in junior high school, Takeda discovered deathmatch wrestling and mixed martial arts, becoming a huge fan of both. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the U-File Camp, training for a career in MMA. After receiving some pro wrestling training from Jun Kasai, Takeda debuted as a wrestler for Style-E in January 2007. Professional wrestling career Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2008–present) Takeda debuted in BJW on May 23, 2008, teaming with Kankuro Hoshino in a loss to Craig Classic and Masada. In October of that year, he competed in his first ever deathmatch, teaming with Shuji Ishikawa and Ryuji Ito in a loss to Saboru Inematsu, Jaki Numazawa and mentor Jun Kasai. In early 2009, Takeda teamed with Isami Koda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battlarts
, more commonly referred to as simply Battlarts (also stylized as BattlARTS) was a professional wrestling promotion founded in 1996 by Yuki Ishikawa following the mass exodus he led from Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (PWFG) amidst the financial struggle that ultimately led the company to fold. The initial promotion's roster was composed of the entire PWFG roster that did not depart for Pancrase, thus making Battlarts a direct successor to PWFG. The promotion ceased operations in 2011, but was succeeded in 2023 by the independent Kakuto Tanteidan project led by Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura. History Original Battlarts (1996–2011) The promotion was formed in 1996 by Japanese wrestler Yuki Ishikawa and featured all of the wrestlers from the Fujiwara Gumi promotion, who had abandoned the promotion in favor of Battlarts. They ran shows in the Tokyo area regularly from 1998 to 2002. Even though Battlarts' style was based on shoot wrestling, the promotion often cooperated with oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuma (wrestler)
better known by his ring name Fuma (sometimes stylized in capital letters as FUMA) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to the Japanese promotion Pro-Wrestling Basara. He is also known for his tenure with DDT Pro-Wrestling and Big Japan Pro Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2010–present) Tsumaki has worked as a freelancer most of his career, competing in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. On the fifth night of the ''Wrestle-1 Tour 2017 Triumph'' from May 20, Tsumaki teamed up with Andy Wu to defeat Jun Tonsho and Seiki Yoshioka. On the third night of the 2022 edition of Big Japan Pro Wrestling's Ikkitousen Strong Climb, Tsumaki competed out of the actual competition and teamed up with Daiki Shimomura and Takato Nakano in a losing effort against Kazuki Hashimoto, Kota Sekifuda and Tatsuhiko Yoshino. On the third night of All Japan Pro Wrestling's ''Excite Series 2023'' from February 26, he teamed up with Ryoji Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itadaki
__NOTOC__ The is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by Pro-Wrestling Basara since 2016 (except in 2024). It was first held as a round-robin tournament for the first two editions, and then as a single-elimination tournament. In its current format, first round matches are held with a 10-minute time limit and two count pinfalls; the remaining matches are fought under regular rules. The winner of the tournament receives a cash prize of ¥500,000. The number of participants in the has varied over the years, from a lowest of 10 in 2016 to a highest of 16 since the adoption of the single-elimination format in 2018. Hiroshi Fukuda is the inaugural winner of the tournament; Ryota Nakatsu is the only three-time winner. A similar tournament was previously held under the name in Dove Pro Wrestling. This name was used in 2020 when the tournament was co-promoted between Basara and Dove. History On October 7, 2015, DDT Pro-Wrestling announced the formation of its new Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro-Wrestling Basara
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The promotion was founded in 2015 as a sub-brand of DDT Pro-Wrestling and was essentially a relaunch of :ja:ユニオンプロレス, Union Pro Wrestling, acquired by DDT in 2005. On January 1, 2020, Basara became an Independent circuit, independent promotion. History Basara in DDT (2015–2019) Having been active between 1993 and 1995, :ja:ユニオンプロレス, Union Pro Wrestling (UPW) was revived by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) in 2005, with shows headlined by Poison Sawada Black, Poison Sawada, Shuji Ishikawa and Isami Kodaka. On October 4, 2015, UPW held its last show, celebrating its 10th anniversary. On October 7, Kodaka announced the formation of a new promotion that would replace UPW, named Pro-Wrestling Basara. The name "Basara" reads either as or and, according to Kodaka, relates back to the ''kabukimono'' which were gangs of samurai who dressed in flamboyant clothing and donned uncommo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoki Kitamura
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 where he is a former World Junior Heavyweight Champion and International Junior Heavyweight Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2017–present) Due to partially being a freelancer, Kitamura is known for competing in various promotions of the Japanese independent scene. He made his professional wrestling debut at ''Pro-Wrestling ACE Vol. 6'', an event promoted by Wrestle-1 on July 2, 2017, where he wrestled Tsugutaka Sato into a time-limit draw as a result of a dark match. At ''JTO Itadaki'', an event promoted by Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out on November 18, 2021, Kitamura unsuccessfully challenged Arata for the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship. He is also known for competing in various joshi promotions as male talent. At ''Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #957'', an event produced by Ice Ribbon on May 1, 2019, he teamed up with Himeka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takumi Baba
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Pro Wrestling Zero1 where he is a World Junior and International Junior Heavyweight Champion. He is also known for his work in Wrestle-1 and in the Japanese independent scene. Professional wrestling career Wrestle-1 (2017–2020) Baba made his professional wrestling debut in Wrestle-1 on the second night of the ''W-1 WRESTLE-1 Autumn Bout 2017'' from November 12, where he teamed up with Koji Doi in a losing effort against Masayuki Kono and Shuji Kondo. He continued working regularly for the company and even taking part in matches disputed for various accomplishments. At ''W-1 WRESTLE WARS'' on March 21, 2019, he competed in a rumble match for the Wrestle-1 Result Championship won by the retaining Kuma Arashi and also involving Sushi, Tsugutaka Sato, Ganseki Tanaka, Masayuki Mitomi and others. He wrestled his final match for the company on January 25, 2020, at ''W-1 WRESTLE-1 Wrestle Soul Vol. 3'' where he teamed up wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Junior Heavyweight Championship (Zero1)
The International Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1, formerly Pro Wrestling Zero-One and Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max), contested exclusively among junior heavyweight (<) wrestlers. It was originally created on June 29, 2002, as the NWA/UPW/Zero-One International Junior Heavyweight Championship, symbolizing Pro Wrestling Zero-One (Zero-One)'s relationship with the (NWA) and Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW); Leonardo Spanky defeated [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Zero1)
The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Japanese Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1) promotion. The title is meant for wrestlers under the weight limit of , referred to as " junior heavyweights" in Japan. On July 11, 2011, then- NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Craig Classic announced that he was relinquishing his title in protest over the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) stripping The Sheik of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. However, on September 20, NWA affiliate Pro Wrestling Zero1 announced that they still recognized Classic as the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion. When Classic returned to the promotion on October 2, he was still in possession of the NWA title belt (which was the belt worn by the original Tiger Mask, Satoru Sayama, in the 1980s), which he went on to successfully defend against Munenori Sawa. Despite this being the first appearance of the new version of the title, Zero1 went as far as adopt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuminori Abe
is a Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and qualified Bhikkhu, Buddhist priest, currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese professional wrestling promotion, promotions DDT Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Basara (Basara) and Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2015–present) Being a freelancer, Abe is known for his brief tenures with various professional wrestling promotions, promotions. On October 31, 2020, at a house show promoted by Wrestling of Darkness 666, 666 Pro Wrestling (666), he competed in an Professional wrestling match types, intergender three-way match for Ice Ribbon's Triangle Ribbon Championship also involving Ram Kaicho and Koju Takeda. At the Fire Festival#2021, 2021 edition of the Pro Wrestling Zero1's Fire Festival, he placed himself in the Block A, and competed against Tsugutaka Sato, Shinjiro Otani, Masato Tanaka, Hartley Jackson and Yosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
