Michinoku Pro Wrestling
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| Acronym | MPW M-Pro |
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| Founded | 1993 |
| Style | Lucha Libre |
| Headquarters | Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| Founder(s) | The Great Sasuke |
| Owner(s) | Jinsei Shinzaki |
Michinoku Pro Wrestling (also known as North Eastern Wrestling) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded by The Great Sasuke in 1993. Michinoku Pro was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather in Morioka, Iwate. The predominant wrestling style of the promotion is lucha libre, but Michinoku Pro has accepted wrestlers from various styles (such as shoot style and strong style) and backgrounds over the years. In 2003, Sasuke left the running of the promotion to Jinsei Shinzaki (who is the only heavyweight wrestler in the promotion), in order to concentrate on his duties as a newly elected Iwate Prefectural assembly member.
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[edit] Current roster
- Jinsei Shinzaki
- The Great Sasuke
- Ultimo Dragon
- Kesen Numajiro
- Ken45°
- Kinya Oyanagi
- Dynamite Tohoku VIII
- Kenbai
- Rasse
- Yapper Man #1
- Yapper Man #2
- Daichi Sasaki
- Ayumu Gunji
[edit] Asura
- Kenou
- Taro Nohashi
- Shu and Kei Sato
- Rui Hyugaji
[edit] Hayato Army
- Fujita "Jr." Hayato
- Manjimaru
- Takeshi Minamino
[edit] Notable alumni and foreigners
- Tiger Mask IV
- Gran Hamada
- Shiryu
- Taka Michinoku
- GAINA
- Mr. JL
- Super Delfin
- Dick Togo
- Shoichi Funaki
- Wellington Wilkins, Jr.
- MEN'S Teioh
- Minoru Fujita
- Ikuto Hidaka
- Curry Man
- Danny Boy Collins
- Dynamite Kid
- Johnny Saint
- Undertaker
[edit] Championships and Tournaments
[edit] Current
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Date won |
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| Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship | Kenou | November 5, 2011 |
| Tohoku Tag Team Championship | Yapper Man #1 & Yapper Man #2 | October 15, 2010 |
| UWA World Tag Team Championship | Shu & Kei Sato | December 3, 2008 |
[edit] Tournaments
| Tournament | Latest winner(s) | Date won |
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| Iron Man Tournament | Fujita Jr Hayato | August 29, 2009 |
| Fukumen World League | Tiger Mask IV | September 2, 2007 |
| Futaritabi Tag Team League | Takeshi Minaminno and Maguro Ooma | October 17, 2009 |
[edit] Former
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Date won |
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| UWA World Welterweight Championship | Vacated | |
| British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship | Vacated | December 7, 2003 |
| UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship | Diluvio Negro II | February 25, 2007 |
| Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship | Makoto Oishi | September 14, 2008 |
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