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

Wrestlers
Ring name[2] Real name Notes
Haruka Umesaki Unknown Freelancer
Wave Tag Team Champion
Hikari Shimizu Unknown Freelancer
Actwres girl'Z
Itsuki Aoki Aika Aoki Freelancer
Kohaku Unknown
Nagisa Nozaki Nagisa Nozaki Wave Single Champion
Mio Momono Unknown Freelancer
Miyuki Takase Unknown Winner of Catch the Wave of 2021[3]
Actwres girl'Z
Wave Tag Team Champion
Saki Saki Watanabe Freelancer
Sakura Hirota Sakura Hirota
Tomoka Inaba Unknown Freelancer
Yuki Miyazaki Yuki Miyazaki
Yumi Ohka Yumiko Abe

Staff

Notable alumni

Female

Male

Championships

As of April 15, 2022

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays heldDefensesLocationNotes
Wave Single Championship Nagisa Nozaki 2 August 22, 2021 236+ 2 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Sakura Hirota at WAVE Summer Wars 14th Summer.
Wave Tag Team Championship Sakura Hirota and Yumi Ohka 1
(3, 5)		 February 13, 2022 61+ 0 Tokyo, Japan Defeated galaxyPunch! (Hikari Shimizu and Saki) at WAVE Valentine 2022.

Other promoted
ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays heldDefensesLocationNotes
World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana World Championship Nagisa Nozaki 1 January 23, 2022 82+ 1 Kawasaki, Japan Defeated Ayako Sato at Diana.

Annual tournaments
Tournament Last winner Last held Type Created Notes
Catch the Wave Miyuki Takase July 1, 2021 Openweight 2009 An annual round-robin tournament held from early-May to early mid-July.
Dual Shock Wave Sareee and Hibiki 2020 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.

References
  1. "Catch the Wave 2016＝Scramble＝". Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  2. "選手紹介". pro-w-wave.com (in Japanese).
  3. 株式会社Forest Connectionプレゼンツ『CATCH THE WAVE 2021～決勝戦～』. Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
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