# Oz Academy

Oz Academy (OZアカデミー, OZ Akademī) is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion founded by Mayumi Ozaki. The promotion's full official name is Oz Academy Women's Professional Wrestling (OZアカデミー女子プロレス, OZ Akademī Joshi Puroresu). In addition to the contracted members of the roster, Oz Academy has also employed some of the top freelancers in all of joshi puroresu, including Ayumi Kurihara, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Manami Toyota and Tomoka Nakagawa. The promotion has a television deal with Gaora.

## History

While working in the Gaea Japan promotion in mid-90s, Ozaki formed the villainous Oz Academy stable with Chikayo Nagashima, Rieko Amano and Sugar Sato, eventually opening a training school under the same name. Oz Academy eventually started promoting sporadic independent events, featuring members of the stable and Ozaki's trainees, with the first event held on June 21, 1998. Following the folding of Gaea Japan in 2005, Ozaki turned Oz Academy into a full promotion with a full schedule of approximately one to two events per month, while also recruiting veteran wrestlers Aja Kong, Dynamite Kansai and Sonoko Kato to serve as the backbone of the promotion. Oz Academy remained without championships for nearly nine years, before introducing the Oz Academy Openweight Championship in March 2007 and the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship in July 2008.
Mayumi Ozaki has always been a focal point of Oz Academy events and storylines, with different variations of her original Oz Academy stable trying to dominate and keep themselves on top of the promotion. The stable has gone under many different names, including D-Fix, Ozaki-gun, Ozaki-gundan, and currently, Seikigun. At the end of each year, Oz Academy allows its fans to vote on different awards, including MVP of the Year, Singles Match of the Year and Tag Team Match of the Year, which are then presented to the winners at the "Best Wizard" award ceremony. Oz Academy is based in Shinjuku, Tokyo and holds most of its events in Shinjuku Face. The promotion itself considers the formation of the stable in 1996 as its starting point and celebrated its 20th anniversary on November 13, 2016.

## Roster
### Wrestlers

| Ring name | Real name | Unit | Notes |
| Akino | Mika Akino | Mission K4 | |
| Hiroyo Matsumoto | Unknown | Beast Friend | Freelancer |
| Itsuki Aoki | Aika Aoki | Unaffiliated | |
| Jaguar Yokota | Rimi Yokota | Unaffiliated | World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana |
| Kakeru Sekiguchi | Unknown | Mission K4 | Freelancer |
| Kaori Yoneyama | Kaori Yoneyama | Beast Friend | Freelancer Owner of YMZ Pro Wrestling |
| Maya Yukihi | Unknown | Seiki-gun | Freelancer |
| Mayumi Ozaki | Mayumi Ozaki | Seiki-gun | Owner Oz Academy Pioneer 3-Way Champion |
| Ram Kaicho | Ram Kaicho | Unaffiliated | |
| Rina Yamashita | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Freelancer |
| Ryo Mizunami | Ayane Mizumura | Unaffiliated | Freelancer Oz Academy Openweight Champion Oz Academy Tag Team Champion |
| Saori Anou | Unknown | Seiki-gun | Freelancer |
| Sonoko Kato | Sonoko Kato | Mission K4 | Oz Academy Tag Team Champion |
| Tsubasa Kuragaki | Yasuko Kuragaki | Unaffiliated | Freelancer |
| Yuu | Unknown | Beast Friend | Freelancer |

### Other on-air personnel

| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
| Police | Unknown | Seiki-gun |

## Referees

| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
| Sachiko Ito | Sachiko Ito | Referee |
| Mio | Unknown | Referee Affiliated with Seiki-gun |

## Broadcast team

| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
| Dynamite Kansai | Chieko Suzuki | Ring announcer |
| Hiroyuki Nakamura | Unknown | Ring announcer |

### Notable alumni

| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
| Alex Lee | Irena Janjic | |
| Aoi Kizuki | Aoi Kizuki | |
| Ayumi Kurihara | Ayumi Kurihara | Retired on August 4, 2013 |
| Carlos Amano | Rieko Amano | Retired on August 17, 2014 |
| Cherry | Unknown | |
| Chikayo Nagashima | Chikayo Nagashima | Resigned on August 23, 2015 |
| Devil Masami | Masami Yoshida | Retired on December 30, 2008 |
| Dynamite Kansai | Chieko Suzuki | Retired on December 11, 2016 |
| Kurumi | Hiragi Kurumi | |
| Hiren | Yurie Kaneko | Retired on November 8, 2011 |
| Kaori Nakayama | Kaori Nakayama | Retired on October 23, 2002 |
| Kaoru | Kaoru Maeda | |
| Kaoru Ito | Kaoru Ito | |
| Manami Toyota | Manami Toyota | Retired on November 3, 2017. |
| Mika Nishio | Mika Nishio | Retired from wrestling in April 2006, continued working as a manager until March 20, 2016, when she retired due to pregnancy |
| Nao Komatsu | Nao Komatsu | Injured on December 9, 2012 |
| Ran Yu-Yu | Tomoko Miyaguchi | Retired on December 9, 2012 |
| Rie | Rie Nakamura | |
| Sakura Hirota | Sakura Hirota | |
| Sugar Sato | Toshie Sato | Retired on June 26, 2005 |
| Takako Inoue | Takako Inoue | |
| Tomoka Nakagawa | Tomoka Nakagawa | Retired on December 4, 2014 |

## Notable guests

* Akane Fujita
* Aoi Kizuki
* Chihiro Hashimoto
* Kazumi Shimouma
* Kohaku
* Hikari Shimizu
* Hiroe Nagahama
* Mika Iwata
* Miku Aono
* Misa Matsui
* Miyuki Takase
* Mochi Miyagi
* Momoka Hanazono
* Rabbit Miu
* Ram Kaicho
* Riko Kaiju
* Rina Yamashita
* Rydeen Hagane
* Ryo Mizunami
* Sae
* Sawako Shimono
* Tae Honma
* Tequila Saya
* Tomoko Watanabe
* Totoro Satsuki
* Yako Fujigasaki
* Ibuki Hoshi

## Championships

| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes |
| Oz Academy Openweight Championship | Ryo Mizunami | 1 | October 27, 2024 | 64+ | Yokohama, Japan | Defeated Mayumi Ozaki at OZ Academy Kyohi Ranbu. |
| Oz Academy Tag Team Championship | Fukuoka Double Crazy (Hazuki and Koguma) | 1 (1, 1) | December 30, 2024 | 0+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Ryo Mizunami and Sonoko Kato at OZ Academy Eternal Sparkle. |
| Oz Academy Pioneer 3-Way Championship | Mayumi Ozaki | 1 | November 24, 2024 | 36+ | Okinawa, Japan | Defeated Jaguar Yokota and Akino at OZ Academy Battle Big Bonus 2024 Okinawa. |