Actwres girl'Z is a Japanese

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organization and former

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promotion 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 Stardom wrestlers as well as other members of the entertainment industry. The promotion's first show was held on May 31, 2015, at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. 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 Hello Kitty 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 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 of no longer being pro wrestling but a theatrical performance based of pro wrestling. On July 3, 2023, a business partnership with Best Body Japan Pro Wrestling was announced. This ceased in March 2024. On December 15, 2023, a business partnership with

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was announced where "Actwres Time" would be held usually as the pre-show featuring a dance opening along with a showcase match performance. In April 2024 a mass exodus happened as 6 major talents left the promotion along with the at the time advisor Fuka, due to this Actwres Girl'z was almost shut down in the process however it was decided to continue on in a new direction. On June 14, 2024 a new chapter was written as a video aired explaining the new storyline "In April 2024, Actress World appears to have been destroyed by an alien extraction bomb. However, the people of Actress World are not dead. What remains of Actress World is changing into a world ruled by violence" Along with the narration, the players who had left were shown to have been abducted by UFOs and a new

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group was formed in the "Actwres Killer'z" led by MARU along with ACT, Mari, Yufa, Great Asako and more to display this violent style. A

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group "Hero Army" was formed to fight them off led by Marino Saihara and featuring Naru, Sakura Mizushima, Kanamic and more. In July 2024, Princess Tenko was named as an ambassador of Actwres Girl'z with her debut appearance set for August 14th at Korakuen Hall. On October 1, 2024, Princess Tenko's white lion king was named as commissioner of Actwres Girl'z and a new title was announced "KING of RING Entertainment Championship".

Roster

Performers

Tag Teams

Action Ring Girl'Z

Staff

Alumni

Championships

As of ,

Active

Defunct

AWG Tag Team Championship

The 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. The championship is set to be revived in the near future with a tag team tournament, however this has been delayed due to members leaving the group on April 15, 2024. Eventually it was confirmed in 2025 that a tag team tournament called "ACT GAME" would take place with the winners becoming the new AWG Tag Team Champions.

References

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