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Totoro Satsuki
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Actwres girl'Z and Ice Ribbon. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2017–present) As a freelancer, Totoro is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. At a house show promoted by Pure-J on 8 November 2017, she unsuccessfully faced Kazuki. At ''Seadlinnng Shin-Kiba 1st NIGHT'' on 22 November 2017, she teamed up with Nanae Takahashi and Rina Yamashita as the captain of their respective team, falling short against Ayako Hamada, Mio Momono and Saki Akai as a result of a captain's fall tag team match. At ''Oz Academy Plum Hanasaku 2019 ~ OZ No Kuni YOKOHAMA Shining'' on 25 August 2019, she teamed up with Tsubasa Kuragaki to defeat Chihiro Hashimoto and Himeka Arita. Totoro often wrestled in men's promotions as a joshi talent. At ''K-DOJO Club-K Super In TKP Garden City Chiba'', an event promoted by Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka, Japan
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th- largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Ōsaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji Restoration, Osaka greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization. In 1889, Osaka was officially established as a municipality. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oz Academy
is a Japanese '' joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling promotion founded by Mayumi Ozaki. The promotion's full official name is . In addition to the contracted members of the roster, Oz Academy has also employed some of the top freelancers in all of ''joshi puroresu'', including Ayumi Kurihara, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Manami Toyota and Tomoka Nakagawa. The promotion has a television deal with Gaora. History While working in the Gaea Japan promotion in mid-90s, Ozaki formed the villainous Oz Academy stable with Chikayo Nagashima, Rieko Amano and Sugar Sato, eventually opening a training school under the same name. Oz Academy eventually started promoting sporadic independent events, featuring members of the stable and Ozaki's trainees, with the first event held on June 21, 1998. Following the folding of Gaea Japan in 2005, Ozaki turned Oz Academy into a full promotion with a full schedule of approximately one to two events per month, while also recruiting veter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thekla (wrestler)
Thekla Kaischauri (born 30 April 1993), better known mononymously as , is an Austrian professional wrestler. , she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is best known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she became one of the few high-profile ''gaijin'' in Japanese women's wrestling. Known for her Heel (professional wrestling), villainous character work, Kaischauri is nicknamed the "Idol Killer" for her brusque and antagonistic in-ring persona, which contrasts sharply with the cute and cheerful "idol" archetype expected of most female wrestlers in Japan. As a founding and principal member of Stardom's villainous H.A.T.E. (professional wrestling), H.A.T.E. stable, she was portrayed as someone who sought to "rid the Puroresu, joshi wrestling scene" of Japanese idol, idol culture, which drove most of her Feud (professional wrestling), feuds and storylines. She is also billed as "The Toxic Spider" for combining an aggressive and agile Professional wrestling styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Ribbon Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the Ice Ribbon promotion. The championship was introduced on April 4, 2007, at an Ice Ribbon and Neo Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling co-promoted event, where the Neo Machineguns (Tanny Mouse and Yuki Miyazaki) defeated Aya Yuki and Ran Yu-Yu in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champions. Championship matches have a 20-minute time limit, and the title is vacated in the event of a time limit draw. Though primarily contested for by female wrestlers, seven male wrestlers; Masako Takanashi, Chounko/ Choun Shiryu, Yuki Sato, Jun Kasai, Isami Kodaka, Gentaro and Makoto Oishi, have also held the championship. Title history Neo Machineguns ( Tanny Mouse and Yuki Miyazaki) were the first champion in the title's history. (Maki Narumiya and Risa Sera) holds the record for the longest reign at 356 days, as well as the most title defenses (9) in a single run along with Muscle Venus' ( Hikaru Shida and Tsukas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling Tournament
On various occasions in professional wrestling, a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a champion for a vacant or newly-created championship, to determine the number-one contender for a championship, to determine the participants in a future championship match, or is held with no championship or future championship match qualification attached to winning, such as in most editions of the King of the Ring tournament. Sometimes promotion (especially in earlier eras of wrestling) may use a title tournament that are fictitious in nature (that is, the title may have been simply awarded under the pretext of winning a tournament elsewhere) - notable ones include the tournaments that established the WWE Championship, WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the WWE Intercontinental Championship, and the WWE United States Championship (the latter when it was the NWA United States Championship). In tournaments with a fixed bracket, a multiple-disqualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamuko Hoshi
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Ice Ribbon promotion. She is also a former two-time ICE×∞ Champion and a four-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion. She also makes regular appearances for the World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana promotion. Professional wrestling career Ice Ribbon (2008–present) Trained by Emi Sakura, Hoshi made her professional wrestling debut for her Ice Ribbon promotion on April 12, 2008, wrestling Makoto to a three-minute time limit draw. Billed as an exhibition match, Hoshi wrestled several more three-minute matches during the next month, before making her "official" debut on May 11, losing to Kazumi Shimouna. She picked up her first win on July 14, defeating Haruna Akagi. On December 7, Hoshi first made her debut for NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling, which had a close relationship with Ice Ribbon, and later that same day for JWP Joshi Puroresu. During the next two years, she would make semi-regular appearances for N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling Match Types
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. Throughout professional wrestling's decades-long history, some gimmick matches have spawned many variations of the core concept. Singles match The singles match is the most common of all professional wrestling matches, which involves only two competitors competing for one fall. A victory is obtained by pinfall, submission, knockout, countout, or disqualification. One of the most common variations on the singles match is to restrict the possible means for victory. Blindfold match In a blindfold match, the two participants must wear a blindfold over their eyes for the entire duration of the match. A well-known example of this match is the WrestleMania VII match between Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Rick Martel. No count-out match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossary Of Professional Wrestling Terms
Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of Traveling carnival, carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence of fans so as not to reveal the nature of the business. Into the 21st century, widespread discussion on the Internet has popularized these terms. Many of the terms refer to the financial aspects of professional wrestling in addition to in-ring terms. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real-life wrestling combat. is a form of athletic theaterEero Laine (2017). "Stadium-sized theatre: WWE and the world of professional wrestling". In #refChowEtAl2017, Chow et al. (2017). ''Performance and Professional Wrestling'', p. 39: "The business of professional wrestling is the business of theatre. Even if on the surface professional wrestling seems anathema to theatrical sensibilities, it is hard to deny the formal similarities. After all, professional wrestling is scripted entertainment performed live in front of an audience by actors portraying characters." centered around mock combat with the premise that its performers are competitive wrestlers. In the United States, the term "professional wrestling" does not refer to authentic wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuna Manase
, better know by her ring name , is a Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese professional wrestling promotion, promotion Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. She also works as a coach and trained various wrestlers such as Natsumi Maki, Tam Nakano and Saori Anou. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2014–present) Suzuki is known for briefly competing in various professional wrestling promotion, promotions. At CyberFight Festival 2021, an event promoted by CyberFight for its four brands, DDT Pro-Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and DDT Pro Wrestling#Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling, Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling on July 6, 2021, Suzuki participated in a Battle royal (professional wrestling)#Rumble rules battle royals, 15-person rumble rules match also involving Antonio Honda, Muhammad Yone, Shuhei Taniguchi, Yoshiaki Yatsu and others. DDT Pro Wrestling (2017� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganbare Pro-Wrestling
, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2013 as a sister promotion of DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The promotion ran as a brand under the DDT umbrella, until DDT became CyberFight in 2020. It was then considered a sister promotion to DDT, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah, until 2024 when GanPro became independent. History Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro) was created in 2013 by Ken Ohka as a brand of DDT Pro-Wrestling. The brand was created to capture the spirit of small independent promotions in Japan and, to do so, regularly brought in wrestlers from outside the promotion. In July 2020, DDT and Pro Wrestling Noah merged to form CyberFight. In September 2021, GanPro revived the Ganbare☆Climax and created the Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship as a prize for the winner of the tournament. On December 15, 2023, GanPro was announced as one of the founding members of the United Japan Pro-Wrestling alliance, a joint effort to further de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaientai Dojo
Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW) is a Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility originally owned and promoted by Taka Michinoku. The promotion places emphasis on a style of Professional wrestling in Japan, puroresu that combines high-flying, technical wrestling, and martial arts. The promotion was originally called Kaientai Dojo (or K-DOJO for short). This style was largely contributed to by Taka Michinoku and is gaining popularity in Japan and abroad. K-DOJO is also heavily influenced by American-style wrestling and places a large amount of importance on presentation. For instance, each Club-K 3000 show that K-DOJO runs is equipped with a large screen near the entrance gate, similar to the Titantron, where a short introductory vignette is played during each wrestler's entrance and where the crowd can follow the action on-screen. They had a home building that doubles as their training facility, Chiba Blue Field, where all o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
