Pro Wrestling Wave
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| Acronym | Wave |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 2007 |
| Style | Joshi puroresu |
| Headquarters | Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
| Founder(s) | Gami (booker) Yumi Ohka Tatsuya Takeshi (president) |
| Owner(s) | Zabun Co., Ltd. |
| Sister | Osaka Joshi Pro-Wrestling |
Pro Wrestling Wave (プロレスリングWave, Puroresuringu Wave), is a women's professional wrestling, or Joshi Puroresu, promotion created in 2007 after the dissolution and closure of JDStar. The company was formed by Mikiko Futagami, or Gami, former JDStar wrestler Yumi Ohka, and former JDStar booker Tatsuya Takeshi, who assumed the role of President for the new company. The company has had a very slow growth and grassroots rise, and is one of the few women's promotions in Japan to do shows on weekdays.
2010 was the biggest year for Wave, which saw them run Tokyo's Korakuen Hall for the first time, along with their first television broadcast by Samurai! TV, which was also a first. Prior to the show, Wave's shows were (and still are) primarily sold as DVDs.
Gami wrestled her retirement match on December 30, 2013, but remains with the promotion behind the scenes, running it through Zabun, Co., Ltd.
On May 3, 2016, Wave announced it was launching its own internet streaming site, Wave Network, the following month.[1]
Roster
| Ring name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Alex Lee | Freelancer |
| Asuka | |
| Ayako Hamada | |
| Fairy Nipponbashi | Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling |
| Hikaru Shida | Freelancer |
| Hiroe Nagahama | |
| Kaho Kobayashi | Also signed to Asuka Project |
| Kyoko Kimura | Freelancer |
| Kyusei Sakura Hirota | Freelancer |
| Mika Iida | |
| Misaki Ohata | Wave Tag Team Champion |
| Moeka Haruhi | |
| Rina Yamashita | Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling |
| Ryo Mizunami | Wave Tag Team Champion |
| Sawako Shimono | Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling |
| Sumire Natsu | |
| Tsukasa Fujimoto | Ice Ribbon |
| Yuki Miyazaki | Freelancer |
| Yumi Ohka | |
| Yuu Yamagata | Wave Single Champion |
Staff
- Atsushi Ishiguro (referee)
- Mikiko Futagami (executive producer)
- Toshie Uematsu (trainer)
Championships
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Previous champion(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave Single Championship | Yuu Yamagata | 1 | December 27, 2015 | 3255 | Ayako Hamada |
| Wave Tag Team Championship | Avid Rival (Misaki Ohata and Ryo Mizunami) |
1 | August 7, 2016 | 3031 | Las Aventureras (Ayako Hamada and Yuu Yamagata) |
Annual tournaments
| Tournament | Last winner | Last held | Type | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catch the Wave | Ryo Mizunami | June 5, 2016 | Openweight | 2009 | An annual round-robin tournament held from late-April to early August. |
| Dual Shock Wave | GReeeeN (Dynamite Kansai and Rina Yamashita) |
October 10, 2016 | Tag team | 2011 | An annual tournament held from September to October. Originally a single-elimination tournament, in 2012 changed to round-robin format. |
| One Day 6-Person Tag Tournament | Kuros (Mio Shirai, Misaki Ohata and Tsukasa Fujimoto) |
November 26, 2014 | Six-woman tag team | 2013 | An annual single-elimination tournament held in November. |
| Zan-1 | Hikaru Shida | December 27, 2015 | Openweight | 2012 | An annual tournament, which includes a battle royal, rock-paper-scissors tournament and a fan vote, to determine the number one contender to the Wave Single Championship. |
See also
References
- ^ "Catch the Wave 2016＝Scramble＝". Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2016.