Actwres girl'Z, is a Japanese

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founded in 2015. The meaning of the "Actwres girl'Z" name is a combination of the words "wrestler" and "actress".

History

Actwres girl'Z was founded in 2015 under a similar concept to JDStar's "Athress" . The promotion's roster is currently made up mostly of

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s and former

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wrestlers as well as other members of the entertainment industry. The promotion's first show was held on May 31, 2015 at

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. On August 7, 2016, former

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was appointed as an advisor. In 2018, the promotion worked together with

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and ran a show at the Japanese

themed amusement park,

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. 2018 continued to be a landmark year for the promotion as they had their first ever show at

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. The promotion initially only ran a few events per year, but grew to having multiple events per month with a record of 32 events in 2018. The group while initially only running in

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has since held events in

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and Saitama. In 2019, the company officially split into two brands, Beginning and Color's. Beginning was a more traditional wrestling brand with more experienced wrestlers, while Color's featured more rookie wrestlers. This signified a shift and acted as a bit of a soft reboot for Actwres girl'Z. As of May 2020, Actwres girl’Z have launched their own VOD service available on tablet, smartphone, or computer. In 2020, Actwres girl'Z launched Action Ring Girl'Z, a "pro wrestling action fantasy". The project is more entertainment focused, and features factions of space pirates, samurai, and magical girls in search of three sacred treasures. In November of 2021, Actwres girl'Z announced the dissolution of their Color's and Beginning brands, in favor of a more entertainment-based product. On February 13, 2022 the company ran their first ACTwrestling show under their new format.

Roster

Actwres girl'Z

Action Ring Girl'Z

Kaguya

Sheloll

Sky-Rex

Hagakure

Star magical☆project

Bijou

gem

taofasyue

Alumni

Championships

As of ,

Defunct

Active in Color's promotion

AWG Color's Championship

The ''AWG Color's Championship'' is a midcard

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initially created and promoted by the

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Actwres girl'Z. After the dissolution of the Color's brand in AWG, the championship began being sanctioned by the newly created Color's promotion which started it's activity in early 2022. The title has never been considered deactivated. There have been a total of four reigns shared between three different champions. The current holder is

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who is in her second reign.

Combined reigns

As of ,

AWG Tag Team Championship

The ''AWG Tag Team Championship'' was a

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created and promoted by the

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Actwres girl'Z. There have been a total of two reigns shared between two different teams consisting of four distinctive champions.

External links

References

{{Women's professional wrestling Japanese women's professional wrestling promotions Sports organizations established in 2015 2015 establishments in Japan