# Pro-Wrestling Basara

Pro-Wrestling Basara (Japanese: プロレスリングBASARA, Hepburn: Puroresuringu Basara) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The promotion was founded in 2015 as a sub-brand of DDT Pro-Wrestling and was essentially a relaunch of Union Pro Wrestling, acquired by DDT in 2005. On January 1, 2020, Basara became an independent promotion.

## History
### Basara in DDT (2015–2019)

Having been active between 1993 and 1995, Union Pro Wrestling (UPW) was revived by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) in 2005, with shows headlined by Poison Sawada, Shuji Ishikawa and Isami Kodaka. On October 4, 2015, UPW held its last show, celebrating its 10th anniversary. On October 7, Kodaka announced the formation of a new promotion that would replace UPW, named Pro-Wrestling Basara. The name "Basara" reads either as "eccentricity" (婆娑羅) or "Vajra" (伐折羅) and, according to Kodaka, relates back to the kabukimono which were gangs of samurai who dressed in flamboyant clothing and donned uncommon hairstyles. Basara was founded to "do something rebellious against the new, flashy style of wrestling". The Union Max Championship, formerly the top prize in Union Pro, was kept to be contested as the only singles championship in Basara.

### Independence (2020–present)

On June 11, 2019, it was announced Basara would be splitting up from DDT and become an independent company starting January 1, 2020. In October 2019, the third edition of the annual "Iron Fist Tag Tournament" led to the creation of Basara's first tag team championship, the Iron Fist Tag Team Championship. Since its independence, Basara has had partnerships with other Japanese promotions such as Dove Pro Wrestling or Wrestling of Darkness 666, and has used the UWA World Trios Championship as its trios title along with Big Japan Pro Wrestling.

## Roster

There are three central units in Basara:
* Aijin Tag
* Asian Kung Fu Revolution
* Sento Minzoku
| Ring name | Real name | Unit | Notes |
| Banana Senga | Tatsuhito Senga | N/A | Freelancer |
| Daichi Kazato [ja] | Daichi Kazato | Asian Kung Fu Revolution | |
| Daiki Shimomura | Unknown | Sento Minzoku | Inactive; on a one-year suspension |
| Fuma | Hiroo Tsumaki | Asian Kung Fu Revolution | |
| Fuminori Abe | Fuminori Abe | N/A | Iron Fist Tag Team Champion Freelancer |
| Gouma Ryu (under appeal) [ja] | Ken'ichirō Kawabe | N/A |
| Isami Kodaka | Unknown | Sento Minzoku | |
| Kubito | Yusuke Kubo | Asian Kung Fu Revolution | |
| Lil Kraken | Unknown | N/A | |
| Masato Kamino | Unknown | Aijin Tag | |
| Minoru Fujita | Minoru Fujita | Sento Minzoku | Freelancer |
| Ryota Nakatsu | Unknown | N/A | Union Max Champion |
| Ryuichi Sekine | Undisclosed | Sento Minzoku | |
| Sagat | Hiroshi Sagawa | N/A | |
| Takato Nakano | Unknown | Aijin Tag | |
| Takumi Tsukamoto | Takumi Tsukamoto | N/A | |
| Trans-Am★Hiroshi | Hiroshi Fukuda | Asian Kung Fu Revolution | |
| Tsutomu Oosugi | Tsutomu Oosugi | N/A | Freelancer |
| Yasu Urano | Unknown | N/A | Freelancer |

### Alumni/guests

* Kaji Tomato
* Kohei Kinoshita
* Leo Isaka
* Ryuichi Kawakami
* Tank Nagai

## Championships

| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes |
| Union Max Championship | Ryota Nakatsu | 3 | March 2, 2025 | 0+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Masato Kamino at Basara 272: Oji no Kitsune 27. |
| Iron Fist Tag Team Championship | Fuma and Ryuichi Sekine | 1 (2, 1) | February 21, 2025 | 9+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) at Basara 271 ~ Utage. |
| UWA World Trios Championship | Aagan Iisou (Toru Owashi, Shuji Kondo and Takuya Sugawara) | 1 (6, 3, 4) | October 24, 2021 | 1,225+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Sento Minzoku (Isami Kodaka, Minoru Fujita and Daiki Shimomura) at Basara 173. The title is also recognized by Big Japan Pro Wrestling. |

## Tournaments

| Accomplishment | Last winner(s) | Date won | Location | Notes |
| Heaven Summit: Itadaki | Sagat | June 27, 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Ryota Nakatsu in the tournament final. |
| Iron Fist Tag Tournament | Harimau (Ryota Nakatsu and Kazusada Higuchi) | November 7, 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Takumi Tsukamoto and Sagat in the tournament final. |

## Broadcaster

* Niconico (2020–present)