is a

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based in

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. The promotion was founded in 2015 as a sub-brand of

DDT Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bo ...

and was essentially a relaunch of

Union Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bo ...

, acquired by DDT in 2005. On January 1, 2020, Basara became an

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History

Basara in DDT (2015–2019)

Having been active between 1993 and 1995,

(UPW) was revived by

(DDT) in 2005, with shows headlined by Poison Sawada,

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and

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. On October 4, 2015, UPW held its last show, celebrating its 10th anniversary. On October 7, Kodaka announced the formation of a new promotion that would replace UPW, named Pro-Wrestling Basara. The name "Basara" reads either as or and, according to Kodaka, relates back to the ''

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'' which were

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who dressed in flamboyant clothing and donned uncommon hairstyles. Basara was founded to "do something rebellious against the new, flashy style of wrestling". The

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, formerly the top prize in Union Pro, was kept to be contested as the only

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in Basara.

Independence (2020–present)

On June 11, 2019, it was announced Basara would be splitting up from DDT and become an independent company starting January 1, 2020. In October 2019, the third edition of the annual "Iron Fist Tag Tournament" led to the creation of Basara's first

tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establish ...

championship, the

Iron Fist Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team Championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by the Pro-Wrestling Basara professional wrestling promotion, promotion, a former DDT Pro-Wrestling sub-brand before it became an independent prom ...

. Since its independence, Basara has had partnerships with other Japanese promotions such as Dove Pro Wrestling or

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, and has used the

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as its trios title along with

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Roster

There are four central units in Basara: *Aijin Tag *Asian Kung Fu Revolution *Sento Minzoku *Sparky

Alumni/guests

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Championships

Tournaments

Broadcaster

* Niconico (2020–present)

References

Notes

Footnotes

External links

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Basara on Battle-News.com
{{Professional wrestling in Japan 2015 establishments in Japan Entertainment companies established in 2019 Shinjuku Japanese professional wrestling promotions Pro-Wrestling Basara