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So Daimonji
better known by his ring name is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenures with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Pro Wrestling Land's End, Gleat and Colega Pro Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Japanese independent circuit (2016–present) Shibata worked for various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. He shared a brief tenure with All Japan Pro Wrestling, promotion in which he made his first appearance on the third night of the ''AJPW New Year Wars 2020'' from January 10, where he teamed up with Ryouji Sai to unsuccessfully challenge Jin ( Jake Lee and Koji Iwamoto) for the All Asia Tag Team Championship. At ''AJPW Prime Night'' on December 13, 2020, he teamed up with Ryouji Sai and Revlon and fell short to Menso-re Oyaji, Carbell Ito and Takao Omori in the match to establish the inaugural AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Champions. Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2021–present) Shibata made his debut in Big Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakodate, Japan
is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of January 31, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 239,813 with 138,807 households, and a population density of . The total area is . The city is the third largest in Hokkaido after Sapporo and Asahikawa. History Hakodate was Japan's first city whose port was opened to foreign trade in 1854, as a result of Convention of Kanagawa, and used to be the most important port in northern Japan. The city was the biggest city in Hokkaido before the Great Fire of Hakodate in 1934. Pre–Meiji Restoration Hakodate (like other parts of around Hokkaido) was originally populated by the Ainu. The name "Hakodate" may have originated from an Ainu word, "hak-casi" ("shallow fort"). Another possibility is that it means "box" or "building" in Japanese which refers to the castle built by the Kono (Kano) clan in the fifteenth century. Hakodate was founded in 1454, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazumi Kikuta
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling where he is a former BJW Tag Team Champion and Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2015–present) Kikuta also checked freelance work, competing for various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. At ''BJW/2AW Big Advance'', an event promoted by both BJW and Active Advance Pro Wrestling on March 5, 2022, Kikuta teamed up with Kazumasa Yoshida and Takuho Kato in a losing effort against Shu Asakawa, Taishi Takizawa and Takuro Niki. At ''BJW/DDT Toshikoshi Pro-Wrestling 2022'', a co-promoted event between BJW and DDT Pro-Wrestling on December 31, 2022, Kikuta teamed up with Takuho Kato, Yuji Okabayashi and Kazumasa Yoshida in a losing effort against Cara Noir, Drew Parker, Konosuke Takeshita and Rickey Shane Page. Being a deathmatch wrestler, Kikuta competed at ''FREEDOMS Tono no Yabou'', an event promoted by Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BJW Tag Team Championship
The is the top tag team title defended in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling. The championship has been the leading tag team championship in the promotion since 1997. There have been a total of 62 reigns shared between 46 different teams consisting of 56 distinctive champions. The current champions are Dale Patricks and Madman Pondo who are in their first reign as a team. Title history The title was created on June 3, 1997, when Takashi Ishikawa and Kengo Kimura defeated Shoji Nakamaki and Takashi Okano in the finals of a five-team scramble tournament to become the first champions. The championship has been the leading tag team championship in the promotion since 1997. The title matches are done with normal rules, but they also can be done by deathmatches. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via the result of a scripted match. Title changes usually happen at BJW-promoted events; although the title has only chang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad Man Pondo
Kevin Canady (born June 24, 1969) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Mad Man Pondo. Best known for his hardcore wrestling style, Canady has wrestled for various wrestling promotions, including Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, and Juggalo Championship Wrestling. He is also the owner of IWA East Coast, and is currently employed by Juggalo Championship Wrestling. In his professional wrestling career, Canady is a five-time Heavyweight champion having won the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship once, JCW Heavyweight Championship twice, the XCW Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship once, and MPW Heavyweight Championship once. In addition to these championships, he has won the CZW Iron Man Championship once, IWA Mid-South Hardcore Championship twice, IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship once with Ian Rotten, and JCW Tag Team Championship twice with Necro Butcher. Canady is also t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Show
A house show (also commonly called a live event) is a professional wrestling event produced by a major Professional wrestling promotion, promotion that is not televised, though they can be recorded. Promotions use house shows mainly to cash in on the exposure that they and their wrestlers receive during televised events, as well as to test reactions to matches, wrestlers, and Gimmick (professional wrestling), gimmicks that are being considered for the main televised programming and upcoming pay-per-views. As house shows are not televised, all matches are technically dark matches, though that term is usually reserved for non-televised matches at otherwise televised events. House shows are also often scripted to make the Face (professional wrestling), face wrestlers win most matches, largely to send the crowd home happy. If a Heel (professional wrestling), heel defends a title, the face may win by disqualification, preventing the title from changing hands. Until the 1990s, most t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenryu Project WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship
The is a six-man tag team title contested for in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Tenryu Project. The title was established in Wrestle Association R (WAR) in 1994, the first title of its kind in Japan. Since it was reestablished in 2022, the title has been defended in 2-out-of-3 falls match. The current champions are Daichi Hashimoto, Hikaru Sato and Sushi. History Names Inaugural tournament Genichiro Tenryu had the idea for the WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship from his stay in World Championship Wrestling, where he held the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with The Road Warriors during the time he elevated to the top of All Japan Pro Wrestling. On June 30, 1994, an eight-team single elimination tournament was held in Sendai to crown the inaugural champions. The tournament saw Fuyuki-gun (Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado) defeat Animal Hamaguchi, Genichiro Tenryu and Koki Kitahara in the final. This title was essentially WAR's main championship, as it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideyoshi Kamitani
is a Japan, Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). Professional wrestling career Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2012–present) Kamitani made his professional wrestling debut in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) at a promotion's house show held on April 4, 2012, where he defeated Masashi Otani in an Professional wrestling match types, exhibition match. He would often participate at cross-over events held between Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) and Active Advance Pro Wrestling, Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) such as the ''New Year's Eve Toshikoshi Pro-Wrestling 2012'' from December 31, where he teamed up with Tank Nagai and FUMA in a losing effort to Daisuke Sekimoto, Shuji Ishikawa and Yuji Hino. Another event of this kind was the ''BJW/CZW CZW Arena In Japan ~ BJW For MASADA'' from January 5, 2014, held in partnership with Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he teamed up with Takayuki U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuki Hashimoto
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), competing in the Strong J division, where he is a former BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion. Professional wrestling career Hashimoto enrolled in Animal Hamaguchi's professional wrestling dojo while still in high school at the age of 18 in 2008, and eventually graduated from the school in 2009. Hashimoto then joined Big Japan Pro Wrestling's dojo for further training before making his debut on September 21, wrestling Takumi Tsukamoto to a time limit draw. Only a few months into his career, Hashimoto won Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo)'s 2010 K-Metal League, defeating Ganko Taketo in the final. This earned him a match for the Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship, where he unsuccessfully challenged Marines Mask on June 20, 2010. Hashimoto competed primarily in BJW for the next few years of his career, whilst also making occasional appearances for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Pro Wrestling Zer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling six-man tag team championship owned by the Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) promotion. The title was created on August 4, 2012. As the name suggests, the title is usually defended in the Yokohama is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a popu ... shopping street area. The title was first announced in May 2012 and the first champions were crowned when the team of Kazuki Hashimoto, Takumi Tsukamoto and Yuji Okabayashi defeated Yoshihito Sasaki, Shinya Ishikawa and Masashi Otani in a Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple man teamed matches, six-man tag team match. There have been a total of 48 reigns shared between 36 different teams consisting of 50 distinctive champions. The current champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuya Aoki (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). He is a former BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion, Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champion and former longest reign one-time BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion Professional wrestling career Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2017–present) With a background in sumo, Aoki joined the Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) dojo in April 2016 after being scouted by Yuji Okabayashi whilst in high school. He wrestled an exhibition match in November 2016 before making his official debut on January 17, 2017, in a losing effort against his mentor Okabayashi. In May, he joined BJW's newly established junior heavyweight division, ''Strong J'', and entered the tournament to crown the inaugural BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship. On June 4, Aoki scored his first singles win in a shocking upset against veteran Shinobu. Despite this, he would finish the tournament bottom of the standings having lost his four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasufumi Nakanoue
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name , currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Strong BJ division, where he was the BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion. He started his career in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and has also worked for Wrestle-1 (W-1), where he is a former one-time Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champion and a two-time UWA World Trios Champion. Professional wrestling career All Japan Pro Wrestling (2010–2013) Nakanoue debuted for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) on January 2, 2010, losing to Shuji Kondo. On April 29, 2013, Nakanoue teamed with Sushi in a losing effort against Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo. Despite the loss, Hayashi and Kondo offered him a spot in Last Revolution, which Nakanoue accepted. On October 7, Nakanoue reached the finals of a tournament to crown the inaugural Gaora TV Champion, losing to Seiya Sanada. Following backstage issues that led to Keiji Mutoh's resignation from AJPW, Nakanoue and several othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leyton Buzzard
Arthur Byrne (born 14 September 1997), better known by his ring name Leyton Buzzard, is an English professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in Insane Championship Wrestling where he is a former ICW World Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time Zero-G Champion. He currently working for Big Japan Pro-Wrestling. He was previously a child actor on stage and screen, and was one of the twelve potential Olivers on the BBC talent show '' I'd Do Anything'', making the final eight. Acting career Byrne first became involved in acting at the age of eight, and was encouraged by his parents who had seen their son sing along to Disney classics. A year later, his first role was when a production of ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' came to Bristol, and he played the role of Jeremy Potts. Following this, he would be continuously working stage shows until 2008, when he appeared on the BBC talent show '' I'd Do Anything'' as a potential Oliver. On the show, he had a lead vocal on week three, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
