Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling championship contested in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where it is the primary singles title, and is strictly for junior heavyweights. It was created on August 25, 2002, when Dick Togo defeated Tiger Mask in a round-robin tournament final. Title history A round-robin tournament took place to crown the inaugural tournament and the tournament took place between July 20 and August 25, 2002. The final took place at the 10th Anniversary Show of the promotion on July 25, where Dick Togo defeated Tiger Mask in the tournament final. Reigns List of combined reigns As of , . See also *Michinoku Pro Wrestling *Tohoku Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Michinoku Pro Wrestling. There have been a total of 33 reigns shared between 25 different teams consisting of 33 indivi ... References {{Michinoku Pro Wrestling Junior heavyweight w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuya Yuasa
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known for his ring names Gaina (stylized in all capital letters) and Shisao. He has worked in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Osaka Pro Wrestling and Okinawa Pro Wrestling, having titles in all the three promotions. Career Scouted by Jinsei Shinzaki, Yuasa trained at the Michinoku Pro Wrestling dojo and debuted in the promotion in 1999. After being sent to Toryumon Mexico to learn, he had feuds against his master and Minoru Fujita. In 2004, he took part in the Super J-Cup, but he was eliminated at the first round by New Japan Pro-Wrestling representative Wataru Inoue. Despite the loss, Yuasa impressed the pundits so much that he was invited to the Young Lions Cup tournament in NJPW, reaching the finals and facing Ryusuke Taguchi in a losing effort. At the end of the year, back in Michinoku Pro, Yuasa adopted the name of Gaina and the gimmick of a rock star, dying his hair green and becoming more aggressive and cocky. He teamed with Shinzaki a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 20 recognized champions, who have had a combined 34 official reigns and there have been three vacancies. The current champion is Zeus who is in his second reign. Title history Names On January 18, 2019, the title was renamed . During the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, OPW remained fairly inactive, having held only one event in 2020 and one in 2021. In 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 Combined ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Osaka Pro Wrestling
Osaka Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 1998 by Super Delfin. The promotion held a major flagship event called the Osaka Hurricane each year from 2003 to 2012 and also hosted the fourth edition of the Super J-Cup in 2004, which was the second edition of Osaka Hurricane. In 2010 Osaka Pro started a close working relationship with American promotion Chikara. On March 1, 2014, Osaka Pro announced that it would fold on April 20, 2014, due to financial difficulties, after which all of its wrestlers would become freelancers. Osaka Pro later announced that the promotion would continue under new president Yuji Sakagami and wrestlers Kuishinbo Kamen and Takoyakida. The new Osaka Pro Wrestling lost many of the old one's key wrestlers as well as their home base of Nasci Hall Umeda, forcing them to employ a new tour format. In October 2021, it was announced that Zeus had been appointed as the owner and president of OPW. He became president on July 3 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Osaka
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 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. Osaka 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 construc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masaki Okimoto
(born May 21, 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the Michinoku Pro Wrestling roster as Rasse. He mainly uses a high-flying style. Career Toryumon (2002-2004) A former highschool amateur wrestler, Okimoto trained in the Último Dragón Gym and graduated in the 9th Toryumon school class term, debuting in Toryumon Mexico in 2002. He performed under the name of Small Dandy Fujii, a mini version of Toryumon Japan wrestler Sumo Dandy Fujii, and was a part of the Mini Crazy MAX stable along with SUWAcito and Mini CIMA. After a short individual participation in the ''Young Dragons Cup 2002'', where he was eliminated by Condotti Shuji at the first round, Small Dandy and SUWAcito competed at the ''Yamaha Cup'' tag tournament, taking out Henry III Sugawara and Naoki Tanizaki at the first round before falling to Sailor Boys ( Kei Sato and Shu Sato) at the second. Mini Crazy MAX developed a feud with Sailor Boys, led by Taiji Ishim ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Makoto Oishi
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT). Oishi started his career in Kaientai Dojo, where he became a Strongest-K Tag Team, Independent World Junior Heavyweight and UWA World Middleweight Champion, at one time holding all three titles simultaneously. In 2010, Oishi left Kaientai Dojo to become a freelancer, before making DDT his new home promotion in September 2011. Personal life Oishi became engaged to fellow professional wrestler Misaki Ohata on May 27, 2018. He married Ohata in January 2019. Their first child was born on 1 December 2019. Championships and accomplishments * Dramatic Dream Team **DDT Extreme Championship ( 1 time) ** Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship ( 19 times) **KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship ( 3 times) – with Danshoku Dino and Kensuke Sasaki (1), Aja Kong and Danshoku Dino (1), and Mao and Shunma Katsumata (1) ** KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Ken Ohka, Ladybeard, LiLiCo and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yahaba, Iwate
is a town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 27,227, and a population density of 400 persons per km² in 10,131 households. The total area of the town is . Geography Yahaba is located in central Iwate Prefecture, bordered by Morioka city to the north, Shiwa town to the south and Shizukuishi to the west. Neighboring municipalities Iwate Prefecture *Morioka * Shiwa *Shizukuishi Climate Yahaba has a humid oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Yahaba is 10.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1341 mm with September as the wettest month and February as the driest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.6 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Yahaba has seen a long and steady increase over the past century. History The area of pr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Strongest-K Championship
The Strongest-K Championship was the top singles title in Kaientai Dojo and was established in 2004. The holder of the title was referred to as the "Champion of Strongest-K". There have been a total of 27 reigns and one vacancy shared between 16 different champions. The final title holder was Ayato Yoshida. Title history Reigns Combined reigns , . {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" !Rank !Wrestler !No. ofreigns !Combineddefenses !Combineddays , - !1 , Kengo Mashimo , , 6 , , 34 , , 1,965 , - !2 , Yuji Hino , , 4 , , 9 , , 724 , - !3 , Taka Michinoku , , 2 , , 12 , , 549 , - !4 , Taishi Takizawa , , 2 , , 6 , , 534 , - !5 , Tank Nagai , , 2 , , 6 , , 356 , - !6 , Kazma , , 1 , , 5 , , 301 , - !7 , Joe , , 1 , , 3 , , 276 , - !8 , Kaz Hayashi , , 1 , , 2 , , 121 , - !9 , Isami Kodaka , , 1 , , 2 , , 113 , - !10 , Daisuke Sekimoto , , 1 , , 3 , , 83 , - !11 , Shu Asakawa , , 1 , , 2 , , 90 , - !rowspan=2, 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship
The Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF) is a professional wrestling world title in Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling, contested exclusively among junior heavyweight (<) wrestlers. It was created on July 31, 1986, when defeated Brad Armstrong in a tournament final. The original World Junior Heavyweight Championship belt had a similar design to the title it replaced, the , which had been around since 1982 and only replacing the word "International" with "World". This be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kaientai Dojo
Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility originally owned and promoted by Taka Michinoku. The promotion places emphasis on a style of 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 of their Club-K 3000 shows were held; in December 2011, the buildi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shiwa, Iwate
is a town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 33,090, in 12338 households, and a population density of 134 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Shiwa is located in central Iwate Prefecture, in the Kitakami River basin, south of the prefectural capital of Morioka. The Sannōkai Dam is located in Shiwa. Neighboring municipalities Iwate Prefecture *Morioka *Hanamaki *Shizukuishi *Yahaba Climate Shiwa has a humid oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Shiwa is 10.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1326 mm with September as the wettest month and February as the driest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.3 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Shiwa has remained relatively steady over the past 70 years. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |