# W*ING

Wrestling International New Generations (W*ING) was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion specialized in deathmatches.

## History

After leaving Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling in the summer of 1991, Kazuyoshi Osako and Kiyoshi "Mickey" Ibaragi founded Wrestling International New Generations (W*ING), with Osako as President and Ibaragi as Vice President. They would also lure away Mr. Pogo and Víctor Quiñones from FMW, taking away their number one heel and booker/talent exchanger.
Their first show took place on August 7, 1991, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. W*ING would also have a talent exchange relationship with Puerto Rico-based World Wrestling Council, as well as sharing WWC's Caribbean Heavyweight and World Junior Heavyweight Championships between the two promotions. On March 21, 1994, W*ING closed due to the massive loss of money. Quinones would later form International Wrestling Association of Japan later that year.

## After W*ING

In 1994, former W*ING wrestlers Mr. Pogo, Mitsuhiro Matsunaga, Hideki Hosaka and Yukihiro Kanemura joined FMW and formed a W*ING Alliance, which had the motive of ending FMW as they held Atsushi Onita and his FMW responsible for ending W*ING. The W*ING storyline carried on for three years before the stable was forced to disband on September 28, 1997.
Since 1995, Ibaragi has held several one-off W*ING reunion shows until 2010.
Mr. Pogo formed an offshoot promotion in 2001 called World W*ING Spirit (WWS), which would last until his death on June 23, 2017.

## Notable W*ING alumni
### Natives

* Mr. Pogo
* Yukihiro Kanemura/W*ING Kanemura
* Masayoshi Motegi
* Ryo Miyake
* Jado
* Gedo
* Hiroshi Ono
* Akitoshi Saito
* Koichiro Kimura
* Hideki Hosaka
* Kim Duk
* Kendo Nagasaki
* Etsuko Mita
* Manami Toyota
* Shizuka Minami
* Yumiko Hotta
* Aja Kong
* Akira Hokuto
* Kyoko Inoue
* The Great Sasuke
* Shunji Takano
* Super Delfin
* Taka Michinoku
* Terry Boy

### Gaijin
#### United States

* Crash The Terminator
* Leatherface
* Freddy Kruger/Nightmare Freddie/Doug Gilbert
* Boogie Man/Eddie Gilbert
* The Headhunters
* Super Invader
* New Jason The Terrible
* Dick Murdoch
* Masked Superstar
* Wahoo McDaniel
* The Grappler #2
* Gypsy Joe
* Kevin Sullivan
* Giant Kimala
* Tom Prichard
* The Moondogs (Spot and Splat)
* Jimmy Backlund
* The Great Wojo
* The Texas Hangmen (Killer and Psycho)
* Scotty The Body
* Danny Davis
* Eric Embry
* Cheetah Kid
* Rip Rogers
* Rochester Roadblock
* Samoan Warrior
* Tazmaniac
* Vic Steamboat
* Bart Sawyer
* Brett Sawyer
* Killer Kyle
* The Bruise Brothers
* Iceberg |(Edward Chastain)

#### Canada

* Bash The Terminator
* Ivan Koloff
* Goliath El Gigante
* Iron Horse/Leatherface II

#### Mexico

* Mil Mascaras
* El Canek
* Dos Caras
* Zuleyma
* Martha Villalobos
* Fishman
* Super Muneco
* Super Raton
* Tinieblas
* Tinieblas, Jr.
* El Gran Sheik
* Arkangel de la Muerte
* Dr. Wagner, Jr.
* El Texano
* Francisco Flores
* Hopper King
* Miss Janeth
* Mascara Magica
* Silver King

#### Puerto Rico

* Jason The Terrible
* TNT
* The Iceman
* Miguel Perez, Jr.
* Carlos Jose Estrada/Super Medic I
* Víctor Quiñones (manager)
* Ray González
* The Crypt Keeper
* Cuban Assassin
* Huracan Castillo, Jr.
* Invader I
* Invader II
* Richie Santiago (El Boricua)

#### United Kingdom

* Pete Collins
* Bill Collins

#### Australia

* Bill Dundee

#### Africa

* Steve Simpson

## Championships
### Championships exclusive to W*ING

* W*ING World Heavyweight Championship
* W*ING Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship
* W*ING World Tag Team Championship

### Championships shared between W*ING and WWC

* W*ING/WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
* W*ING/WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship