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Toru Matsunaga
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 from the Japanese independent scene. Professional wrestling career Japanese independent circuit (2010–present) Matsunaga made his professional wrestling debut in Pro-Wrestling Shi-En in early 2010. During his early years of career, he also worked for various promotions of the Japanese independent scene such as Dove Pro Wrestling, Dotonbori Pro Wrestling, Guts World Pro Wrestling and VKF Pro Wrestling. Matsunaga made sporadic appearances for All Japan Pro Wrestling. On the first night of the ''AJPW Summer Action Series 2019'' from July 17, 2019, he won a number one contendership battle royal for the Gaora TV Championship featuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katano
file:The Katano Cityhall.JPG, 260px, Katano City Hall is a Cities of Japan, city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 77,401 in 33417 households and a population density of 3000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Katano is located in the northeast of Osaka prefecture. Forests occupy half of the city's area, and the Amano River runs north–south in the center. Neighboring municipalities Nara Prefecture *Ikoma, Nara, Ikoma Osaka Prefecture *Hirakata, Osaka, Hirakata *Neyagawa, Osaka, Neyagawa *Shijōnawate, Osaka, Shijōnawate Climate Katano has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Katano is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1456 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.9&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Tenryu Project. The title was established in 1995 in Wrestle Association R (WAR). In the revived Tenryu Project, the title is also referred to as the . Title history Inaugural championship tournament On March 26, 1995, an eight-man single elimination tournament was held on the second day of the Wrestle Association R (WAR) event Battle Angel. The tournament saw Gedo defeat Lionheart in the finals to become the inaugural champion. The title was part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's short-lived J-Crown Championship in 1996 and 1997. In late 2006, the title briefly moved to Dragon Gate where Masaaki Mochizuki beat Gedo in a decision match on January 26, 2007 to determine the final champion, and then retired the title. Revivals The title was revived in April 2010, for Genichiro Tenryu's Tenryu Project is an independent Japanese professional wrestling promotion. The promoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship
The was a six-person tag team title established in 2006 by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion . After the promotion folded in 2018, the titles moved to Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling, a sub-brand of DDT Pro-Wrestling. In June 2021, the title went to Total Triumph Team Pro-Wrestling when Guts Ishijima became a nine-time champion. On May 21, 2022, the title was deactivated to be replaced with the TTT Indie Unified 6-Man Tag Team Championship. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title was won as a result of a scripted match. There had been thirty reigns shared among fifty-one wrestlers and twenty-seven teams. Jun Masaoka, Kohei Kinoshita and Mataro Aoki were the last title holders. History Combined reigns By team By wrestler See also * KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship *UWA World Trios Championship The UWA World Trios Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association and defended th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigehiro Irie
is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist best known for his work in DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Irie has also competed for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), and a number of North American independent promotions in the past. Early life Irie was born in Osaka. He began his initial pro wrestling training in 2002 at the age of 15, training alongside Atsushi Kotoge with Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW). Irie eventually decided to pursue MMA, competing in a number of amateur fights, including some in Pancrase. Irie resumed training in 2007 with Dera Pro Wrestling in Nagoya and made his debut in April 2008 against Shota Takanashi. Professional wrestling career DDT Pro Wrestling (2008–2018) Beginning in May 2008, Irie began sporadically appearing for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), primarily teaming with other rookies against established wrestlers. In August 2010, Irie defeated Soma Takao to win a special one day tournament. DDT owner Sanshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennōzan (professional Wrestling)
__NOTOC__ The is a single elimination professional wrestling tournament held in late autumn by the Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW) promotion. It has been held annually since 2000 except in 2014, 2016–2017, and 2019–2021. It is considered the most prominent tournament in OPW. The number of participants in the has varied over the years, from a lowest of 12 in 2001 to a highest of 24 in 2011. Naohiro Hoshikawa is the inaugural winner; "Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma holds the record for most tournaments wins with three, while Billyken Kid, Daisuke Harada, Tigers Mask and Zeus have won two each. Ma-G-Ma is also the only wrestler to have won three consecutive tournaments. Tournament finals Tournaments Results 2000 The 2000 was held from September 16 to October 15. 2001 The 2001 was held from September 15 to October 30. 2002 The 2002 was held from October 20 to November 9. 2003 The 2003 was held from October 18 to November 9. 2004 The 2004 was held from October 16 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeus (Japanese Wrestler)
, born Kim Bǒn-u (), and formerly , is a Japanese bodybuilder, professional wrestler, and former boxer best known by his ring name . He is currently signed to Osaka Pro Wrestling, where he also serves as owner and company president. He is perhaps best known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is a former AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and a four-time World Tag Team Champion alongside Bodyguard as ''The Big Guns''. Obayashi began his career in Osaka Pro, where he is a former Osaka Pro Champion and three-time Osaka Tag Team Champion, winning the championship once with Gaina and twice with longtime rival-turned-partner Bodyguard. Outside of Osaka Pro and All Japan, he is a former NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion, NWA United National Heavyweight Champion and winner of the 2012 Furinkazan Tournament with James Raideen in the Zero1 promotion, and a former Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion in DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Obayashi is of Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Tag Team Championship
The is the top tag team title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2001 when Daio Quällt and Gamma won a seven-team round-robin tournament to win the inaugural titles. Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via direct competition; it is instead won via a predetermined ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a wrestling angle. The current champions are Rogue Nation (Goliath and Shu Asakawa) who are in their first reign as a team. Title history Names Reigns As of , , there have been 47 reigns by 36 teams among 43 individual wrestlers. The current champions are Rogue Nation (Golitah and Shu Asakawa), who are in their first reign as a team. Combined reigns By team {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" !Rank !Team !No. ofreigns !Combined days , - !1 , Zero/Hub and Gaina , , 2 , , 1,556 , - !2 , Takosupa , , 2 , , 666 , - !3 , Sengoku , , 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takoyakida
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time in the Japanese promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. A masked wrestler, Takoyakida is greatly influenced by ''lucha libre'', and because of this, he has followed Mexican tradition for masked wrestlers, so his real name is not a matter of public record. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2005–present) As a freelancer, Takoyakida is known for competing in various promotions. At ''Shiny Navigation 2013 Ark New Chapter'', an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah on September 19, 2013, he fell short to Taiji Ishimori. At ''FREEDOMS Osaka & Miyakojima'', an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Freedoms on March 24, 2019, Takoyakida teamed up with Ultimate Spider Jr. and Idea to pick up a victory over Dyna Mido Gentaro and Takashi Sasaki. At ''BJW BJ-Style #25'', an event promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling on March 22, 2020, he teamed up with Kazuki Hashimoto and Yuya Aoki to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keita Yano
is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist currently working for Professional Wrestling Wallabee. He started his career with Battlarts in February 2007 and remained with the promotion for four years, winning the B-Rule Tournament in 2009. During his tenure, Yano also represented Battlarts in major Japanese promotions such as New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Zero1 and American promotion Chikara (professional wrestling), Chikara, where he took part in the Chikara Young Lions Cup, Young Lions Cup VIII tournament in August 2010. After the folding of Battlarts, Yano began working for DDT Pro-Wrestling, where, as a representative of the Crying Wolf Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable, stable, he became a one-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, before parting ways with the promotion in July 2012. Professional wrestling career Battlarts (2006–2011) Yano began training professional wrestling with Battlarts in 2006, when the promotion a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
