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Tank Nagai
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions Kaientai Dojo and All Japan Pro Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2012-2022) Nagai is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. At ''Koji Doi & Kumagoro Produce New Year Fighting Festival'', an event promoted by Wrestle-1 on January 25, 2017, Nagai teamed up with his "Magatsuki" tag partner Yuki Sato to defeat Seigo Tachibana and Shotaro Ashino. At ''TAKA & Taichi Produce TAKATaichi House In Yokohama'', an independent event produced by Taka Michinoku and Taichi on December 22, 2018, Nagai competed in a 16-person battle royal won by Saori Anou and also involving Ayame Sasamura, Natsumi Maki, Rina Shingaki, Tomoaki Honma, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and others. At ''BASARA 182 ~ Koo ~'', an event promoted by Pro-Wrestling Basara on January 25, 2022, he went into a time-limit draw against Isami Kodaka. Nagai often competed in jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tank Nagai
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions Kaientai Dojo and All Japan Pro Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2012-2022) Nagai is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. At ''Koji Doi & Kumagoro Produce New Year Fighting Festival'', an event promoted by Wrestle-1 on January 25, 2017, Nagai teamed up with his "Magatsuki" tag partner Yuki Sato to defeat Seigo Tachibana and Shotaro Ashino. At ''TAKA & Taichi Produce TAKATaichi House In Yokohama'', an independent event produced by Taka Michinoku and Taichi on December 22, 2018, Nagai competed in a 16-person battle royal won by Saori Anou and also involving Ayame Sasamura, Natsumi Maki, Rina Shingaki, Tomoaki Honma, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and others. At ''BASARA 182 ~ Koo ~'', an event promoted by Pro-Wrestling Basara on January 25, 2022, he went into a time-limit draw against Isami Kodaka. Nagai often competed in jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoaki Honma
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In NJPW, he is a former one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and a two-time World Tag League winner with Togi Makabe. Professional wrestling career Big Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling (1997–2007) During his second year of high school, Honma initially had aspirations of joining the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo and took part in a tryout, but was unsuccessful and sought training elsewhere.『ゴング』新装刊2号 pp86 -91掲載のインタビュー He eventually trained with Michinoku Pro Wrestling for 1 year, but did not debut in Michinoku Pro and instead spent his early career in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), debuting for the promotion in May 1997. After spending time wrestling in opening matches for the promotion, Honma began to compete in BJW's deathmatch division. While a part of BJW, he became the first wrestler to use a lightube in a match, an item that has si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Raijin
(born July 17, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working under the ring name . He is a two-time holder of the Gaora TV Championship. He is best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) under the ring name and is also known for working in North America for the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion under the ring names Kiyoshi and Suicide. Early life Akira Kawabata was born on July 17, 1978 in Takarazuka, Hyōgo. Professional wrestling career Early career Trained by former junior heavyweight contender Masanobu Kurisu, Kawabata made his debut in 1998, using the ring name Akira Raijin, working primarily on the Japanese independent circuit. All Japan Pro Wrestling (2004–2010) On August 28, 2004, Raijin debuted for All Japan Pro Wrestling losing to Ryuji Hijikata. His early years with All Japan would be mostly uneventful which is normal for a new wrestler in a Japanese promotion. On June 17, 2005, Raijin teamed with Nobukazu Hirai in a tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menso-re Oyaji
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working under the name for All Japan Pro Wrestling where he is a former four-time Gaora TV Champion. He was previously known as the similar masked character , under which he performed for several independent promotions, most notably Okinawa Pro Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Okinawa Pro Wrestling (2008–2012) Nakajima, under the name Menso-re Oyaji, made his professional wrestling debut on July 5, 2008 for Okinawa Pro Wrestling. He portrays a unique character, wearing a kariyushi shirt to the ring, wearing a mask that has a cartoonish bowl of Ramen noodles on top of it, and drinking a brand of beer (Orion) which is brewed in Okinawa. Oyaji's character has been described as comedic as well as "mellow" and "drunk," in some cases forgetting to put down his can of beer before wrestling a match. Essentially, Oyaji's character is a compilation of several stereotypes of Okinawan people held by those from elsewhere in Japan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three-way Match
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "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. Some of the most common variations on the singles match is to restrict the possible means for victory. Duchess of Queensbury Rules match A Duchess of Queensbury Rules match is a singles match contested under specific, often disclosed rules is replaced by a title usually meant to sound traditional for one combatant. A wrestler challenging another wrestler to a mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakura Hirota
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Pro Wrestling Wave and Oz Academy. Hirota's later career is characterized by being a comedy wrestler who oft appears as a doppelgänger of other wrestlers, dressing up as and portraying their mannerisms in an exaggerated, poorly executed way for comedic effect. Hirota sometimes even ironically imitates her own opponent, examples include: Saki Akai and Asuka. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (1996-present) Hirota made her professional wrestling debut at ''AJW Discover New Heroine'', an event promoted by All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling on August 12, 1996 where she competed in a tag team tournament in which she paired up with her trainer Chigusa Nagayo, falling short to Aja Kong and Yoshiko Tamura in a first-round match. As a freelancer, Hirota is known for working with various promotions. At ''WAVE The Virgin Mary Reina De Reinas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiragi Kurumi
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Ice Ribbon where she is one half of the International Ribbon Tag Team Champions. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2010–present) Kurumi is known for her activity in various professional wrestling promotions other than Ice Ribbon. At the ''WAVE Summer Fiesta '16'' of Pro Wrestling Wave, she teamed up with Tsukushi, falling short to Ryo Mizunami and Misaki Ohata. At a house show hosted by JWP Joshi Puroresu on January 29, 2017, Kurumi teamed up with Megumi Yabushita and defeated Kazuki and Rydeen Hagane in a judo rules tag team match. While working in Seadlinnng, she participated at ''SEAdLINNNG Fortissimo'' from May 24, 2017, where she teamed up with Sareee to defeat Rin Kadokura and Takumi Iroha. Kurumi also worked for Oz Academy, and at ''OZ Academy Autumn Festival'' on October 4, 2020, she teamed up with Tsubasa Kuragaki and unsuccessfully faced MISSI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro Wrestling 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. Roster Wrestlers S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling Match Types
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or " 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. Some of the most common variations on the singles match is to restrict the possible means for victory. Duchess of Queensbury Rules match A Duchess of Queensbury Rules match is a singles match contested under specific, often disclosed rules is replaced by a title usually meant to sound traditional for one combatant. A wrestler challenging another wrestler to a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risa Sera
, better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress. She is currently a freelancer working in the deathmatch unit Prominence, who is best known for wrestling in Ice Ribbon. She is a four-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion, while also being a former two-time ICE×∞ Champion. Early life Sera was born in Sera, Hiroshima. After graduating high school, she moved to Tokyo and studied voice acting at Amusement Media Academy (AMG). In 2012, Sera took part in the audition for "Taiyo kara Plancha" (), a movie collaboration with Ice Ribbon, and she won the main role on the condition that she had to actually make her wrestling debut with other winners of the audition, which made Ice Ribbon's recruiting project likewise in "Muscle Venus." Until then, she used her real name Risa Okuda. Professional wrestling career Ice Ribbon (2012–2020) Sera was trained by Tsukasa Fujimoto and made her debut on November 10, 2012, at the Ice Ribbon dojo under the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler. Tanaka first gained prominence in Fujiwara Gumi and Battlarts before moving on to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he became a four time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, a five time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 2006 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. After leaving NJPW, he joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he found continued success in the junior heavyweight and tag team ranks upon winning the World Junior Heavyweight Championship once and the All Asia Tag Team Championship twice. From 2013 to 2016, Tanaka worked for Wrestle-1. He is currently a freelancer, and primarily competes in Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), where he has held the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship twice. He is a former GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, making him the second man (after Naomichi Marufuji) to hold all three major Japanese junior heavyweight singles titles as well as the only man to hold al ... [...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 NE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
