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. It is based in the city of

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in the Tohoku region.

History

Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling was founded in 2005 by

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, a female

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who achieved success in the 2000s with the women's promotion Gaea Japan, and

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, a male professional wrestler who is also the president of

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. As the only experienced wrestler on the initial roster, Satomura served as the trainer and booker in addition to her duties as a wrestler. On July 9, 2006 the new promotion held its first show in front of 2498 fans at Sendai's Sun Plaza. This show consisted of Senjo's first four wrestlers making their debuts in singles matches against four legends of ''

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''. The main event featured Satomura against

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, whom she has feuded with throughout her career. Due to the small size of the roster, most of Senjo's subsequent shows have featured the Sendai girls facing wrestlers from other promotions. It was confirmed that Sendai will hold an event on July 27, 2019 in

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, along with the British promotion Fight Club: Pro. This was Sendai's first event outside of Japan. On the last night of

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's Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021, Rin Kadokura made an appearance by teaming up with members of the STARS stable

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, Starlight Kid, Hanan and Koguma to face Oedo Tai's Natsuko Tora,

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, Fukigen Death, Ruaka and Saki Kashima. On February 22, 2024, it was announced that Sendai Girls' events would be aired on Wrestle Universe streaming service on the following month.

Roster

Notable alumni/guests

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* Alex Lee * Andras Miyagi *

* Ami Miura * Charli Evans * Chie Ozora * Crea * Gami *

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* Hibiki * Hiren *

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* Kaneko Natsuho *

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* Kazuki * Mikoto Shindo * Mari Harada * Maria * Mei Hoshizuki * Miyako Morino * Mio Momono *

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* Riko Kaiju * Rin Kadokura * Rydeen Hagane *

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* Sakura Hirota *

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* Tyrannosaurus Okuda *

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* Yako Fujigasaki * Yuu *

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Championships

As of ,

References

External links

Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling official site, in Japanese

Purolove site, in German
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