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UWF Super Welterweight Championship
The UWF Super Welterweight Championship was a title in the Professional wrestling in Mexico, Japanese professional wrestling, created by Universal Lucha Libre, Universal Pro/FULL, then later on defended in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Michinoku Pro and Osaka Pro Wrestling, Osaka Pro before becoming inactive. Inaugural tournament The inaugural tournament to crown the first champion was held on June 14 and June 15, 1992. It was a four-man tournament. Title history See also *Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship References External linksHistory at Wrestling-Titles.com {{Osaka Pro Wrestling Super welterweight wrestling championships Osaka Pro Wrestling championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling In Mexico
Professional wrestling in Mexico it has existed since the late 19th century, but became popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Throughout the 20th century, professional wrestling had established itself as one of the most popular sports in Mexico, so much so that it has played an important role in national popular culture. Professional wrestling often competed with boxing in television ratings, with both disciplines reaching their peak in the mid- to late 20th century. At that time, the industry was taken more seriously by the Mexican sports press and it was not considered a simple "spectacle" as it is today. For this and other reasons, the popularity of professional wrestling in Mexico declined over the years until it resurfaced in the 2010s with streaming services. With the globalization of professional wrestling, cities like Monterrey, Tijuana, and Mexico City became important venues for foreing promotions on the annual tours. History The origins of professional wrestling in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Togo
, better known by his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler. Togo is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of House of Torture and a former member of Bullet Club. Togo has spent the majority of his career as a freelancer, wrestling most notably for Michinoku Pro Wrestling and DDT Pro-Wrestling. Sato has wrestled under various ring names such as Francesco Togo, Rey Cubano and Prince Togo. Togo retired in September 2012, but returned to the ring in July 2016. Togo has held the KO-D Openweight Championship four times, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship once with Taka Michinoku and the British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship once. Professional wrestling career Sato has performed for numerous Japanese Professional wrestling promotion, promotions as well as United States, American promotions such as Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), the World Wrestling Entertainment, World Wrestling Federation (W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship
The is the top singles title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2000 when Super Delfin defeated Dick Togo to be crowned the inaugural champion. , there have been a total of 21 recognized champions, who have had a combined 37 official reigns and there have been four vacancies. The current champion is Toru who is in his first reign. History Names On January 18, 2019, the title was renamed . During the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW) remained fairly inactive, having held only one event in 2020 and one in 2021. On July 30, 2021, Zeus was appointed as the owner and president of OPW. On August 26, he received a share transfer from former owner Yuji Sakagami. Following the acquisition, OPW underwent a "relaunch" in early 2022. On May 1, a new belt was unveiled and Zeus defeated Kazuaki Mihara to win the title, which was now once again referred to as the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship. Reigns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Buffalo (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . Originally starting his career in International Wrestling Association of Japan, where he worked under his real name, Yamada found a new home promotion in 1999 in Osaka Pro Wrestling, where he began wrestling under a mask and the ring name Black Buffalo. For most of his career in Osaka Pro, Yamada has portrayed a villainous character, having been a part of every major villainous alliance in the history of the promotion. During his first years in the promotion, Buffalo went on to become a four-time Tag Team Champion. In February 2008, Buffalo was forced to unmask and reveal his true identity, after losing a match, and afterwards began teaming with the man, who unmasked him, Tigers Mask, with two becoming two-time Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions together. Finally, in March 2012, Buffalo managed to win Osaka Pro's top title, the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship. Backstage, Yamada served as the vice pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapporo
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2023, the city has a population of 1,959,750, making it the largest city in Hokkaido and the largest north of Tokyo. It is the List of cities in Japan, fifth-most populous city in Japan and is Hokkaido's cultural, economic, and political center. Originally a plain sparsely inhabited by the indigenous Ainu people, there were a few trade posts of the Matsumae clan, Matsumae domain in the area during the Edo period. The city began as an administrative centre with the establishment of the Hokkaidō Development Commission, Hokkaido Development Commission headquarters in 1869. Inspired by the ancient cities of Kyoto and Heijō-kyō, it adopted a grid plan and developed around Odo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakayama, Yamagata
is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 11,153 in 3701 households, and a population density of 360 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Nakayama is located in the western end of the Yamagata Basin in central Yamagata Prefecture, surrounded by mountains. The Mogami River flows through the town. Neighboring municipalities *Yamagata Prefecture ** Ōe ** Sagae ** Tendō ** Yamagata ** Yamanobe Climate Nakayama has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Nakayama is 11.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1398 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men's Teioh
(born December 16, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, (also written MEN's Teioh). Another of his ring names, Terry Boy, is a homage to American professional wrestler Terry Funk. Men's Teioh is a longtime mainstay of Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) as well as a former competitor of Michinoku Pro Wrestling (Michinoku Pro). He is known as an original member of the group, Kai En Tai, which competed in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during the late 1990s. He was also briefly a member of the BWO while in Extreme Championship Wrestling, and appeared on the promotion's first PPV event Barely Legal in 1997. Professional wrestling career Ōtsuka was trained to wrestle by Gran Hamada and Super Delfín. He debuted in September 1992 for Federación Universal de Lucha Libre (FULL) under his birth name, adopting the ring name "Men's Teioh" the following month. In March 1993, he began competing for the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aomori, Aomori
, officially Aomori City (, ), is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 264,945 in 136,781 households, and a population density of 321 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of . Aomori is one of Japan's 62 core cities and the core of the Aomori metropolitan area. Etymology Rhinoceros auklet (ウトウ) The original name of the Aomori was Utō, named for the , a seabird that is closely related to the puffin. In 1626 the name was changed to , but this was not fully embraced until 1783. History ''Aomori'' literally means blue forest, although it could possibly be translated as "green forest". The name is generally considered to refer to a small forest on a hill which existed near the town. This forest was often used by fishermen as a landmark. A different theory suggests the name might have been derived from the Ainu language. The area has been settled extensively since pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karloff Lagarde, Jr
César Baltazar de Lucio Valencia (October 21, 1970 – December 13, 2024) was a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Karloff Lagarde Jr. Despite his ring name, he was not the son of Karloff Lagarde, but his nephew. Lucio was a CMLL World Welterweight Champion and Mexican National Welterweight Champion. In his later years, he made limited appearances for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) in Mexico. Life and career César Lucio grew up admiring his uncle, professional wrestler Karloff Lagarde who was one of the top names in Mexico in the 1960s and 1970s. When Lucio decided to turn professional he was trained by his uncle as well as Ham Lee, El Canek, Ray Mendoza, Villano I, Leopardo Negro, Yamato and Gran Hamada due to Lagarde's connections in the wrestling world. His uncle also gave him permission to use the ring name "Karloff Lagarde Jr." Lagarde made his debut in 1992 and soon began working for the Universal Wrestling As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwate, Iwate
is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 13,111, and a population density of 36 persons per km2 in 5455 households. The total area of the town is . Geography Iwate is located in an inland region in northwest Iwate Prefecture. Neighboring municipalities Iwate Prefecture * Hachimantai * Ichinohe * Kuzumaki *Morioka Climate Iwate Town has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Iwate is 8.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1384 mm with September as the wettest month, and February as the driest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around -4.1 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Iwate has steadily declined over the past 60 years. History The area of present-day Iwate was part of ancient Mutsu Province. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
