Pro Wrestling Wave

Pro Wrestling Wave (プロレスリングWave, Puroresuringu 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 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.

Pro Wrestling Wave
AcronymWave
FoundedAugust 2007
StyleJoshi puroresu
HeadquartersNakano, Tokyo, Japan
Founder(s)Gami (booker)
Yumi Ohka
Tatsuya Takeshi (president)
Owner(s)Zabun Co., Ltd.
SisterOsaka Joshi Pro-Wrestling

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.[1]

Roster
Ring name Notes
Itsuki Aoki Wave Tag Team Champion
Maria Marvelous
Miyuki Takase Actwres girl'Z
Nagisa Nozaki
Rin Kadokura Marvelous
Wave Tag Team Champion
Sakura Hirota Wave Single Champion
Takumi Iroha Marvelous
Yuki Miyazaki
Yumi Ohka

Staff
  • Atsushi Ishiguro (referee)
  • Michiko Nonaka (Announcer)
  • Kiri Yoshino (Announcer)
  • Mikiko Futagami (executive producer)
  • Toshie Uematsu (trainer)

Championships

As of February 7, 2021

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays heldDefensesLocationNotes
Wave Single Championship Sakura Hirota 1 December 27, 2020 42+ 1 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Nagisa Nozaki at Thanksgiving Wave ~ Byebye 2020.
Wave Tag Team Championship Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura 1
(1, 2)		 January 16, 2021 22+ 1 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Boss to Mammy (Mio Momono and Yumi Ohka) at Kabuki-cho Week Ender.

Annual tournaments
Tournament Last winner Last held Type Created Notes
Catch the Wave Takumi Iroha July 15, 2019 Openweight 2009 An annual round-robin tournament held from early-May to early mid-July.
Dual Shock Wave New-Tra
(Rin Kadokura and Takumi Iroha)		 September 17, 2017 Tag team 2011 An annual tournament held from September to October. Originally a single-elimination tournament, in 2012 changed to round-robin format.
One Day 6-Person Tag Tournament Kuros
(Mio Shirai, Misaki Ohata and Tsukasa Fujimoto)		 November 26, 2014 Six-woman tag team 2013 An annual single-elimination tournament held in November.
Zan-1 Mika Iida December 29, 2017 Openweight 2012 An annual tournament, which includes a battle royal, rock-paper-scissors tournament and a fan vote, to determine the number one contender to the Wave Single Championship.

See also

References
  1. "Catch the Wave 2016＝Scramble＝". Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2016.
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