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Natsu Onna Kettei Tournament
__NOTOC__ The was an annual professional wrestling tournament promoted by the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion between 2009 and 2012. The name of the tournament was Japanese for "Summer Woman Determination Tournament" and as the name suggests, it was held during the summer. The tournament was contested in a single-elimination format, however, uniquely, every other tournament was for singles wrestlers and every other for tag teams of two wrestlers. Throughout the years, the tournament featured several outside participants, most notably from the Ice Ribbon promotion, with which JWP co-produced the 2012 "JRibbon" tournament. Kaori Yoneyama is the only wrestler to have won the tournament twice; once as a singles wrestler and once teaming with Command Bolshoi. List of winners 2009 The first ever Natsu Onna Kettei Tournament took place during two shows on August 2, 2009. The tournament featured fourteen singles wrestlers, including six outside participants; Ayako Sato from Ito Dojo, fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real-life wrestling combat. is a form of athletic theaterEero Laine (2017). "Stadium-sized theatre: WWE and the world of professional wrestling". In #refChowEtAl2017, Chow et al. (2017). ''Performance and Professional Wrestling'', p. 39: "The business of professional wrestling is the business of theatre. Even if on the surface professional wrestling seems anathema to theatrical sensibilities, it is hard to deny the formal similarities. After all, professional wrestling is scripted entertainment performed live in front of an audience by actors portraying characters." centered around mock combat with the premise that its performers are competitive wrestlers. In the United States, the term "professional wrestling" does not refer to authentic wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Freelancer
''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance workers are sometimes represented by a company or a temporary agency that resells freelance labor to clients; others work independently or use professional associations or websites to get work. While the term '' independent contractor'' would be used in a to designate the tax and employment classes of this type of worker, the term "freelancing" is most common in culture and creative industries, and use of this term may indicate participation therein. Fields, professions, and industries where freelancing is predominant include: music, writing, acting, computer programming, web design, graphic design, translating and illustrating, film and video production, and other forms of piece work that some cultural theorists consider central to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Keiko Aono
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure with the defunct Japanese promotions JWP Joshi Puroresu, Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling and World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana. Professional wrestling career Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling (1996–2002) Aono shared a six-year tenure with Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling. All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling (1996–2001) Due to LLPW holding various partnerships with many of the promotions from the Japanese independent scene, Aono briefly competed in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. She made her first appearance in the promotion at ''AJW Women's Pro-Wrestling Dream Future'' on May 18, 1996, where she teamed up with Sayuri Okino in a losing effort against Chihiro Nakano and Makie Numao. At ''AJPW/LLPW'' a cross-over event promoted on March 10, 1999, Aono teamed up with Megumi Sato to unsuccessfully challenge Kayo Noumi and Miho Wakizawa for the AJW Tag Team Championship. At ''AJW Odaiba W Explosion'' on July 11, 1999, she unsucce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Azumi Hyuga
better known by her ring name Azumi Hyuga is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure with various Japanese promotions such as All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, JWP Joshi Puroresu and NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (1995–2009) As a freelancer, Kuzumi is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. On the fourth night of the ''Starlet'' tournament of Arsion which took place on April 6, 2003, Kuzumi teamed up with Baby-A and Mariko Yoshida in a losing effort against Bionic J, Gami and Police Woman as a result of a best two out of three falls six-woman tag team match. At ''JDStar Fighting Beauty ~ Dreamer ~'' on December 17, 2005, Kuzumi defeated Kana. At ''NEO Be Happy Again ~ 10th Anniversary'', an event promoted by NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling on January 6, 2008, she participated in a 30-person battle royal won by Mima Shimoda and also involving Etsuko Mita, Munen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ayako Sato
(born January 4, 1986) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana, where she is a member of the CRYSIS stable. She is also known for her time in the Japanese promotions JWP Joshi Puroresu and Pure-J. Professional wrestling career All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (2001–2002) Sato made her professional wrestling debut in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling on November 11, 2001, at ''AJW Garage Show'', a house show where she teamed up with Tomoko Mori in a losing effort against Chiemi Kitagami and Saki Maemura as a result of a tag team match. During her two-year tenure with the promotion, she chased for only one title, that being the AJW Junior Championship, participating in a tournament for it where she unsuccessfully competed against Rena Takase, Emi Tojo and Mari Kuwada during the 2022 edition of the Japan Grand Prix between July 6 and July 19. Independent circuit (2005–present) During her freelancing work, Sato made appearances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Leon (Japanese Wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Leon. Trained by Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion, Takase made her debut for the promotion in March 2000, working under her real name. After a change in management, Arsion was renamed Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ in 2003, and Takase received a new ring name, . After quitting AtoZ in 2005, Takase became a freelancer, now working under a mask and the new ring name . After two years of working for several independent promotions, including JDStar, M's Style and Oz Academy, Takase made JWP Joshi Puroresu her new home promotion in January 2007. In January 2010, Takase's ring name was shortened to just Leon and the following year, she won JWP's top title, the JWP Openweight Championship, while also becoming the leader of the Shishi no Ana stable. Takase remained with JWP until the promotion's folding in April 2017. Professional wrestling career Arsion and AtoZ (1999–2005) In January 1999, Takase, with a sports back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kazuki (wrestler)
mononymously known by her ring name Kazuki (sometimes stylized in capital letters as KAZUKI) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with various Japanese promotions such as Pure-J, JWP Joshi Puroresu and JDStar. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (1997–present) As a freelancer, Fujiwara is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. She often competed in men's promotion as joshi talent. At ''BJW Presents Jaguar Yokota Road To 40th Anniversary In Hamamatsu'', an event promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling on October 1, 2016, she teamed up with Dynamite Kansai and Manami Toyota in a losing effort against Jaguar Yokota, Mayumi Ozaki and Megumi Yabushita. At World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana ''6th Anniversary Show'' on April 9, 2017, Fujiwara teamed up with her "Crysis" tag team partner Chikayo Nagashima in a losing effort against Mariko Yoshida and Mima Shimoda. JDStar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
FC2 (portal)
FC2 (founded July 20, 1999) is a popular Japanese blogging host, the third most popular video hosting service in Japan (after YouTube and Niconico) and a web hosting company headquartered in Las Vegas. It is the 11th most popular website in Japan overall (as of January 2018). Overview FC2 is a US corporation, and according to an interview article by representative Takahiro Rihiro published in the magazine "Yahoo! Internet Guide" May issue in 2006, as of 2006, It is run by two people, his brother Takahashi Takahiro and his younger brother Takahashi Riyo, with 17 full-time employees and approximately 30 part-time staff. On April 14, 2025, FC2 announced that it will close FC2 Web, its free website hosting service, on June 30, 2025, citing the aging of its system and server. Running since 2001, the service will move to FC2 Website. Business It offers free and paid various web services in various languages such as Japanese, including rental server, domain, blog, chat, access ana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
JWP Openweight Championship
The JWP Openweight Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by the JWP Joshi Puroresu Professional wrestling promotion, promotion. The championship, which was situated at the top of JWP's championship hierarchy, was introduced on December 2, 1992, when Dynamite Kansai defeated Cutie Suzuki in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. At the time of JWP Joshi Puroresu's folding in April 2017, the JWP Openweight Championship was the oldest active title in all of ''Puroresu#Female wrestling, joshi puroresu''. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title was won as a result of a scripted match. There were thirty reigns shared among nineteen different wrestlers. The title was retired on April 2, 2017, when JWP Joshi Puroresu went out of business. That same day, Hanako Nakamori won the final match contested for the title, making her third successful defense against Tsubasa Kuragaki. Title histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kayoko Haruyama
is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. Having made her debut in January 1998, Haruyama worked for the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion her entire career, becoming not only one of the promotion's most accomplished singles wrestlers, with one JWP Junior Championship reign and three JWP Openweight Championship reigns behind her, but also a three-time Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Champion and a five-time JWP Tag Team Champion, most notably teaming with Tsubasa Kuragaki as the tag team "Harukura". Haruyama's accomplishments outside of JWP include reigns as the AJW Champion and AJW Tag Team Champion and winning the 2006 Neo Japan Cup. She ended her 18-year career in December 2015. Professional wrestling career JWP Joshi Puroresu (1998–2015) Haruyama made her professional wrestling debut for the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion on January 23, 1998, facing Erika Watanabe at Korakuen Hall. Later that year, Haruyama won the Souseiseki Cup, JWP's tournament for rookies. Haruyama follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 Mikiko Futagami, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yumi Ohka
, better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. Originally trained by the now defunct JDStar Professional wrestling promotion, promotion, Ohka now works for Oz Academy and Pro Wrestling Wave. She is a former two-time Wave Single Champion, while also being a former Oz Academy Tag Team Champion and Wave Tag Team Champion. She is the Chief executive officer, managing director of Zabun Co., Ltd., which owns Pro Wrestling Wave. Professional wrestling career JDStar (2001–2007) After originally working as a Voice acting, voice actress, Abe, with a sports background in judo, transitioned to professional wrestling, making her debut under the ring name Yumi Ohka on August 19, 2001, in a tag team match, where she teamed with Chiaki Kashiwada against Keiko Furuta and Teruko Kagawa. Afterwards, Ohka entered the training dojo of the JDStar promotion, where she was trained by Jaguar Yokota as part of the "Athtress" program, which aimed at building physically attractive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
