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Gate of Destiny (2008)

The **Gate of Destiny (2008)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event that took place on November 16 2008, in Osaka at the Osaka Prefectural Gym #1 and was the second event under the Gate of Destiny.

The event featured eight matches with four of Dragon Gate's sixth championships on the line. The main event was Shingo Takagi against Susumu Yokosuka for the Open The Dream Gate Championship.

## Production

The Gate of Destiny (2008) aired in Japan through Dragon Gate's internet streaming site, Niconico, with Japanese language commentaries. The Japanese commentary was provided by Katsuya Ichikawa. The event also aired on tape delay on Japanese TV Gaora Sports and was launched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series.

### Storylines

Gate of Destiny (2008) featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Hina

Hina in January 2023

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Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan

**Hina** (妃南, *Hina*) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom.

## Professional wrestling career

### World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017–present)

Hina made her professional wrestling debut at the early age of 11 in World Wonder Ring Stardom, on the second night of the *Stardom Shining Stars* on June 11, 2017, where she teamed up with her twin sister Rina and fell short to Hanan in a 2-on-1 exhibition handicap match.

At *The Stardom Draft 2019* on April 14, Hina defeated Rina in a singles match and then she took part in the drafts where she was hand picked by Kagetsu to join the Queen's Quest unit. Hina wrestled on the first night of the *Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2021* on July 31 where she teamed up with AZM, Hanan and Lady C and competed in an Eight-woman tag team match where they fell short to Saki Kashima, Konami, Rina and Ruaka. Then she announced would take a break from professional wrestling to focus on her high school exams.

Hina made her return on the second night of the *Stardom World Climax 2022* on March 27, where she challenged Hanan to a titie match for the Future of Stardom Championship. On the first night of the *Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2022* from April 3, she fell short to Unagi Sayaka in the tournament's first round matches. On April 29, Hina unsucessfully challenged Hanan for Future of Stardom Championship. On May 1, a five-way match between Hina, Lady C, AZM, Saya Kamitani, and Utami Hayashishita took place to determine the new leader of the unit, to end the leaderless period of almost six months after Momo Watanabe's defection to Oedo Tai. Hayashishita won the match, therefore becoming the fourth (AZM was said to be the third de facto leader) and elected leader of Queen's Quest.

## Personal life

Hina is the real life twin sister of Rina and the younger sister of Hanan, whom they are professional wrestlers competing in the same promotion, Stardom.
Gaora TV Championship

The **Gaora TV Championship** is a secondary singles championship in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) promotion. In 2000 after NOAH exodus AJPW announced that Gaora broadcasting monthly show *B-Banquet* and live specials. On August 28, 2012, AJPW and Gaora TV announced that AJPW would introduce a new championship called the Gaora TV Championship. A tournament for the title took place from September 8 to October 7.

## Overview

In 2000 after NOAH exodus AJPW announced that Gaora broadcasting monthly show *B-Banquet* and live specials. On August 28, 2012, AJPW and Gaora TV announced that AJPW would introduce a new championship called the Gaora TV Championship. A tournament for the title took place from September 8 to October 7 which was won by Seiya Sanada by defeating Yasufumi Nakanoue.

On May 27, 2013 Seiya Sanada lost the belt to René Duprée in an event in Canada. On September 8, 2013 Duprée wrestled in Wrestle-1 Inaugural event and three days later Duprée vacated and returned the title to All Japan when he signed with Wrestle-1. During 2013 Ōdō Renaissance it was announced four man tournament for the belt which was won by SUSHI defeating Keisuke Ishii in the finals.

Some wrestlers outside of the promotion have also won the title such as Kazuhiro Tamura, Takeshi Minamino, Billyken Kid, Jiro Kuroshio and Jun Kasai.

## Gallery

* Champions

Seiya SanadaRené DupréeSUSHIKotaro SuzukiKENSOYohei NakajimaKazuhiro TamuraTakeshi MinaminoBillyken KidJiro KuroshioJun AkiyamaTajiriYoshitatsuJun KasaiShuji IshikawaShigehiro IrieIzanagiToshizoMinoru Tanaka
Global Lua Modules/Currency

## Currency

Shows information about a particular currency (see ISO 4217).

## Description

This extracts information from a json file containing currency information (which might not entirely compliant with the iso standard.

## Syntax

```
{{#invoke:currency|main|<currencycode>|<data>}}
```

## Example

```
{{#invoke:currency|main|inr|name}}
```

Indian Rupee

## Other options

Data can be any of the arguments defined below.

 symbol
 name
 symbol\_native
 decimal\_digits
 rounding
 code
 name\_plural

## Notes

The backend (Module:Currency/data) could probably be improved or changed at a later date.
Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor

The **Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor** is an biannual round robin tournament held by Big Japan Pro Wrestling, established in 2011. The tournament symbolizes one of the two sides of BJW; that is the deathmatch side tournament, The Strong style side has their tournament the Ikkitousen ~ Strong Climb ~.

The Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor adopts a points system, with two points for a win, one for a time expired draw, and, none for other draw or a loss. The tournament matches are held under the 30-minute time limit.

The winner of the tournament gets a shot at BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champion.

## Results

### 2011

The 2011 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor took place from February 6 to April 18. The winner Takashi Sasaki unsuccessfully challenged Ryuji Ito for the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship on May 5.

Final standings
 Kankuro Hoshino | 0 | Abdullah Kobayashi | 2

### 2013

The 2013 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor took place from March 4 to April 10. The winner Ryuji Ito unsuccessfully challenged Shuji Ishikawa for the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship on May 5.

Final standings
 Kankuro Hoshino | 0 | Takumi Tsukamoto | 0

### 2015

The 2015 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor took place from March 1 to April 19. The winner Abdullah Kobayashi defeated Yuko Miyamoto to win the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship on May 5.

Final standings
 Masaya Takahashi | 2 | Takayuki Ueki | 2

### 2017

The 2017 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor took place from March 5 to April 18. The winner Masaya Takahashi defeated Abdullah Kobayashi to win the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship on May 5.

Final standings
 Takayuki Ueki | 2 | Kankuro Hoshino | 2

### 2019

The 2019 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor took place from Febraury 28 to March 31.

Final standings
 Yoshihisa Uto | 0 | Takayuki Ueki | 2

### 2021

The 2021 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor took place from March 3 to May 16.

Final standings

## Gallery

* Gallery
* Winners

Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor Trophy

Takashi SasakiAbdullah KobayashiMasaya TakahashiIsami KodakaDrew Parker
Hirotaka Yokoi

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Hokkaido, Japan

**Hirotaka Yokoi** (横井宏考) (born June 8, 1978 in Osaka) is a Japanese former mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who competed in the Heavyweight division. In his mixed martial arts career, Yokoi competed for PRIDE, Shooto, RINGS, and DEEP,

 while in professional wrestling he wrestled mainly for Pro Wrestling Zero1.

## Career

Yokoi joined Pro Wrestling Zero1 in May 2002. He started teaming up with other shoot-style wrestlers, namely Wataru Sakata, Yuki Ishikawa and Yoshiaki Fujiwara, and also enjoyed significant wins in the *Fire Festival*, beating Kohei Sato and Tetsuhiro Kuroda. He spent the rest of the year in random tag team matches, as well as losing efforts to Shinjiro Otani and Kazuhiko Ogasawara. Eventually, he formed a tag team with Kohei Sato in midst of the feud between the native wrestlers and Steve Corino's American faction, and they challenged Corino and CW Anderson for the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship in two separate occasions, though coming short in both.

Around the same time, in which their team was named as Rowdy, they started appearing in All Japan Pro Wrestling as Zero-One representatives. Sato and Yokoi put their eyes in the All Asia Tag Team Championship, taking part in a special league for the vacated title. Rowdy was successful, winning the belts against Turmeric Storm (Kazushi Miyamoto and Tomoaki Honma) in July 2003. They retained the title against challengers like King Adamo and King Joe and Nobukazu Hirai and Shigeo Okumura, but ended up losing it in October to the Zero-One team of Kintaro Kanemura and Tetsuhiro Kuroda.

After the All Japan affair, Yokoi diversified to his singles career aside from Rowdy, and challenged The Predator for the Zero-One United States Heavyweight Championship and Masato Tanaka for the NWA United National Heavyweight Championship. He and Sato also challenged for the NWA tag team titles several times, but they failed. From 2004 to 2006, Yokoi competed sporadically in Hustle as a member of the babyface Hustle Army, teaming up with "Hustle K" Toshiaki Kawada, while trying luck in Zero-One's *Fire Festival* tournaments and keeping his team with Kohei Sato. He was released from Zero-One in February 2007, leaving pro wrestling altogether.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Cross armbreaker
	+ Right-handed knockout punch

## Championship and accomplishments

* **All Japan Pro Wrestling**
	+ All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Kohei Sato

## References

1. ↑ http://www.sherdog.com/news/interviews/Hirotaka-Yokoi-Interview-2168
2. ↑ http://fcfighter.com/post/nogueira-pulver-shine-most-in-ufo-event
3. ↑ Hirotaka Yokoi Interview
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE - "Enormous 2004"  (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved on 2015-02-05.
January 4 Tokyo Dome Show

The **January 4 Tokyo Dome Show** is a major show, held by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), held annually on January 4 in the Tokyo Dome. NJPW often invites other promotions, Japanese and international, to participate in their January 4 Tokyo Dome Shows as well including several companies that have been involved in scripted inter-promotional rivalries such as UWF International (UWFi), Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Pro Wrestling ZERO1 and Pro Wrestling NOAH, as well as representatives from the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion. The shows have regularly featured wrestlers from American promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and has on these occasions been shown either partially or in full in the American market.

It has become an annual event that starts the new year in NJPW since its inception in 1992. NJPW have held shows at the Tokyo Dome as far back as April 24, 1989, but their January 4 show has become the most anticipated show on NJPW calendar. It is Japan's biggest wrestling event and NJPW's premier show, similar to what the WrestleMania is for the WWE. The first two January 4 Tokyo Dome Shows were also the last two WCW/New Japan Supershows. Since 2007, when the event was renamed "Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome", the Dome shows have been broadcast on pay-per-view (PPV). As of 2021 all the Dome shows have featured championship matches, including several titles not owned by NJPW. On three occasions (1998, 2006 and 2013), no titles changed hands during the show. Some of the earlier January 4 show attendance numbers have been disputed. Officially, the 1993 Tokyo Dome show set the attendance record with 63,500 fans packing the Tokyo Dome, while according to Dave Meltzer, the 1998 show holds the record with an attendance of 55,000. The lowest attendances for any Dome Shows were for the 2022 event, held under attendance restrictions due to COVID-19; NJPW announced an attendance of 12,047 for the first night and 6,379 for the second and 7,077 for the third. Prior to COVID-19, the 2007 and 2011 Dome shows drew the lowest unofficial gates, with only 18,000 in attendance.
Gate of Destiny (2009)

The **Gate of Destiny (2009)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event that took place on November 23 2009, in Osaka at the Osaka Prefectural Gym Main Stadium and was the third event under the Gate of Destiny.

The event featured eight matches with three of Dragon Gate's sixth championships on the line. The main event was Naruki Doi against BxB Hulk for the Open The Dream Gate Championship.

## Production

The Gate of Destiny (2009) aired in Japan through Dragon Gate's internet streaming site, Niconico, with Japanese language commentaries. The Japanese commentary was provided by Katsuya Ichikawa. The event also aired on tape delay on Japanese TV Gaora Sports and was launched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series.

### Storylines

Gate of Destiny (2008) featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## Matches

### Three-way elimination match

 2
 Winners:
Kazuki Hirata

Harata in January 2019

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Tokyo, Japan

**Kazuki Hirata** (平田一喜, *Hirata Kazuki*, born November 21, 1987) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) where he became a KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship as part of T2Hii after the dissolution of the stable Hirata alongside Toru Owashi to reform Disaster Box alongside HARASHIMA and Yuki Ueno. He is also known for parodying gimmicks such as Magnum TOKYO, Milano Collection AT and Ultimo Dragon.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *GO! GO! Splash!* (Frog splash)
	+ *Miracle One Shot Cradle* (Small package)
	+ *Paradise Lock* (Over–rotated Delfin clutch) - parodied from Milano Collection AT
	+ *Viagra Driver* (Pumphandle sitout scoop slam piledriver) - parodied from Magnum TOKYO
* **Signature moves**
	+ Hammerlock lifting DDT
	+ Knife edge chop
* **Entrance themes**
	+ **"Tokyo GO!"** by John Robinson

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Dramatic Dream Team**
	+ DDT Extreme Division Championship (1 time)
	+ Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (42 times) - with Toru Owashi (1)
	+ KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Sanshiro Takagi and Toru Owashi (3), Akito and Shota (1) and Naruki Doi and Toru Owashi (1)
	+ KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Shinya Aoki, Super Sasadango Machine and Antonio Honda (1) and Antonio Honda, Toru Owashi and Yoshihiko (1)
Gate of Destiny (2013)

**Gate of Destiny 2013** was a professional wrestling event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event took place on October 3, 2013, in Osaka, Japan in the Bodymaker Colosseum and was the third event under the Gate of Destiny name.

The event featured seven matches with the Dragon Gate's five championships on the line. The main event saw Masato Yoshino defeating Naruki Doi to retain the Open The Dream Gate Championship. All in all, the event featured one title change.

## Production

### Storylines

On October 10 Masato Yoshino defeated YAMATO to win the Open The Dream Gate Championship after match Naruki Doi attacked Yoshino and demanded a title match and CIMA announced that Yoshino would face Doi for the Open the Dream Gate Champion at the Gate of Destiny. Three days later id was announced that Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! would face Anthony Nese for the Open The Brave Gate Championship at the Gate of Destiny also Monster Express (Shingo Takagi, Akira Tozawa and Uhaa Nation) challenge Mad Blankey for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship and YAMATO accepeted. On October 26 it was announced that Millenials (T-Hawk and Eita) would face K-ness and Dragon Kid for the vancated Open The Twin Gate Championship.

## Results

 2
 3
 4
 5
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* (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
* – refers to the video of that match

## References

* http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=103002

## External links

* http://www.iheartdg.com/results/truth13/
Joey Janela

Janela in August 2022

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Hazlet, New Jersey, U.S.

**Joseph Janela** (born July 3, 1989) is a American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name **Joey Janela**, who currently works for Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he is a former one-time DDT Extreme Division Champion.

Janela is best known for his work with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he was one of its inaugural performers, before leaving the promotion in May 2022. Janela also worked for various promotions on the American independent circuit Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and Major League Wrestling (MLW).

## Early life

Joey Janela was born and raised in Hazlet, New Jersey. Janela would lie to professional wrestling promoters to start wrestling at age 15, telling them that he was of legal wrestling age and fully formally trained, which he has said in many interviews that he is not. Janela grew up a fan of deathmatches and the style of wrestling that became popular in Extreme Championship Wrestling and other promotions that sprung up once ECW went under. Janela became enthralled in the "high-risk, high-reward style of matches" presented in hardcore wrestling.

## Professional wrestling career

### DDT Pro-Wrestling (2022–present)

In June 2022, DDT Pro-Wrestling's President Sanshiro Takagi teased that an international wrestler would be making his debut for DDT at Wrestle Peter Pan. That wrestler was revealed on June 19 to be Janela, with his opponent being Shunma Katsumatain a hardcore match. Initially announced as a hardcore match, after Janela defeated Akito in a Fluorescent Lighttube IPPON Deathmatch to win the DDT Extreme Division Championship, Janela was challenged by Katsumata to put his title on the line for their match, which DDT's General Manager Hisaya Imabayashi accepted, setting up the title match at Peter Pan. At the event on August 20, Janela defeated Katsuma in a hardcore match to make his first sucessfull title defense.

## In Wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Brainbuster
	+ Diving elbow drop
	+ Michinoku Driver
	+ Package Piledriver
* **Nicknames**
	+ **"The Bad Boy"**
* **Entrance music**
	+ **"Proto(Re)vision"** by J.D. Spears

## Championships and accomplishments

* **DDT Pro-Wrestling**
	+ DDT Extreme Division Championship (1 time)
	+ Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (4 times)
Jay Freddie

**Jay Freddie** is a American professional wrestler, also known by the ring name J. Freddie. He wrestles for numerous promotions in the American Independent wrestling circuit and he also wrestled for the Japanese wrestling promotion Wrestle-1. Where he is a former one-time UWA World Trios Champion.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing Moves**
	+ Dynamite Diving Headbutt (Diving Headbutt)
* **Signature Moves**
	+ Tombstone Piledriver
	+ Sharpshooter

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Grand Slam Wrestling**
	+ GSW Adrenaline Championship (1 time)
* **Pro Wrestling Illustrated**
	+ PWI ranked him #**436** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014
* **Top Rope Promotions**
	+ TRP Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
* **Squared Circle Wrestling**
	+ 2CW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Wrestle-1**
	+ UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Kumagoro and Jiro Kuroshio
LiLiCo

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Stockholm, Sweden

**Ann-Sophie Lennerfors** (born 16 November 1970) is a Swedish TV personality and film critic and reitred professional wrestler who lived and worked in Japan, best known under the stage name **LiLiCo**.

## Early life

LiLiCo was born Ann-Sophie Lennerfors in Stockholm, Sweden, to a Japanese mother and a Swedish father. As a biracial child in Sweden, LiLiCo was bullied while at school. Her father left the family when LiLiCo was 9 years old. LiLiCo moved to Japan in 1988 at the age of 18, initially staying with her grandmother in Katsushika, Tokyo.

## Professional wrestling career

In 2014, LiLiCo began working for Japanese professional wrestling company Dramatic Dream Team (DDT), where, over the next three years, she won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship twice and the DDT Extreme Division Championship once, while also becoming part of the inaugural KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Champions.

After having fractured her patella in 2020, forcing her to give up professional wrestling, LiLiCo was invited back to DDT to have a retirement match on March 20, 2022, at Judgement 2022 where she teamed with Akito and her husband Ryohei Odai to lose to Danshoku Dino, Yuki Iino and Yumehito Imanari.

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Dramatic Dream Team**

* DDT Extreme Division Championship (1 time)
* Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (2 times)
* KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ken Ohka, Ladybeard, Makoto Oishi and Super Sasadango Machine

## References

1. ↑ Nilsson-Yamanaka, Stefan 2014-10-28. Svenskan som blev stjärna i mormors Japan  (in Swedish). *Dagens PS*. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Osumi, Magdalena (18 December 2014). "For TV celeb LiLiCo, success flows from adversity and preparation". *The Japan Times*. The Japan Times Ltd. p. 3. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
3. ↑ *ja:ＬｉＬｉＣｏがまさかのプロレス王者に！「誰でもかかって来い」* (in Japanese). *Tokyo Sports* (2014-08-17). Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
4. ↑ *ja:赤井沙希まさか！ＬｉＬｉＣｏにアイアンマン王座奪われた* (in Japanese). *Tokyo Sports* (2016-01-04). Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
5. ↑ *ja:LiLiCo、プロレス業に充実感「人生で一番幸せ」* (in Japanese). *Oricon* (2016-05-31). Retrieved on 2016-06-01.
6. ↑ *ja:ＬｉＬｉＣｏが初代ＫＯ―Ｄ１０人タッグ王座奪取　股間握らせ投げ技発射* (in Japanese). *Tokyo Sports* (2017-08-20). Retrieved on 2017-08-20.
7. ↑ *ja:ＬｉＬｉＣｏが初代ＫＯ―Ｄ１０人タッグ王座奪取　股間握らせ投げ技発射* (in Japanese). *Tokyo Sports* (2017-08-20). Retrieved on 2017-08-20.
Last Gate

**Last Gate** was an annual professional wrestling event promoted by Dragon Gate in pay-per-view (PPV). The event has been held annually since 2012 as a pay-per-view (PPV) and it ended on 2013. It was the last ppv on 2012 and 2013.

## References

* http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=89656
* http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=105502

## External links

* The official Dragon Gate website
* Champion Gate at Iheartdg.com
Kotetsu Yamamoto

**Kotetsu Yamamoto** (鋼鉄山本, *Yamamoto Kotetsu*, born October 30, 1941) was a former professional wrestler, referee, and color commentator for New Japan Pro Wrestling. His real name is **Masaru Yamamoto** (勝山本, *Yamamoto Masaru*). He was named "Kotetsu" by a former Japanese pro wrestler "Toyonobori" after Aizu-No-Kotetsu, a knight.

## Professional Wrestling Career

After graduating from high school, Yamamoto trained as a bodybuilder at a local YMCA while working for the then blossoming steel industry in Japan. In 1962 he was discovered by "Rikidozan" and trained as his last ever student. After Ridkidozan died, he became the "tsukibito" or trainee of Antonio Inoki.

During January 1967, he along with another were sent to the United States to gain Pro Wrestling experience. He returned to Japan the same year. On May 2, 1969 he defeated Gorilla Monsoon gaining one of the largest upset victories of the time in less than 5 minutes. When Antonio Inoki was expelled from the Wrestling Promotion he worked for at the time, he went along with Inoki and helped start New Japan Pro Wrestling. He trained many future legends including Fujiwara Yoshiaki inventor of the legendary "Fujiwara armbar" and the legendary Jushin Liger. Along with Antonio Inoki and Karl Gotch, Yamamoto is said to be responsible for the fundamentals of the Japanese "strong style".

## Post Retirement

In 1980, Yamamoto retired from Professional Wrestling as an active competitor. After that, he became a color commentator, coach, and referee for New Japan Pro Wrestling until his death.

## Death

Yamamoto died on August 28, 2010 due to a hypoxic encephalopathy.
Lonestar Shootout (2022)

Promotional poster for the event

**Lonestar Shootout (2022)** was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling's sub-brand New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America (NJoA). The event took place on April 1, 2022 at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas, United States. The shows were also part of the *NJPW Strong* televisions series.

## Storylines

The event featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## Results

 2
 3
 4
 5

* (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
* – refers to the video of that match
King of Dark Championship

The **King of Dark Championship** was one of the secundary titles of the DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) promotion. The title was created by the former DDT General Manager Amon Tsurumi. The champion is forced to wrestle exclusively in dark matches on DDT shows. The championship is not rewarded to the winner of the dark matches, it is given to the loser instead. The only way to loose the title and return to the main card is to win a championship match.

## Title History

1. ↑ Tomomitsu Matsunaga pinned Dai Suzuki, still champion Kouki Iwasaki.
2. ↑ Hoshitango pinned Guanchulo, still champion Gota Ihashi.
3. ↑ Ihashi was eliminated by Mad Paulie in a Dramatic Rumble.

## Gallery

* Champions

Gota IhashiSuguru MiyatakeSanshiro TakagiKouki IwasakiGuanchaloMizuki WataseYumehito ImanariChikaraNobuhiro Shimatani
Hiroto Okubo

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Kyoto, Japan

**Hiroto Okubo** (大久保寛人, *Ōkubo Hiroto*) is a professional wrestler who is currently working as freelancer. Okubo has also made appearances for japan's biggest promotions such as Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Zero1 and other minor independant promotions such as Guts World, Apache Pro-Wrestling and Ganbare☆Puroresu.

## Professional wrestling career

### Doutonbori Pro Wrestling (2014–2018)

Hiroto Okubo made his debut in Doutonbori Pro Wrestling losing to Gamelas on January 11, 2014. On October 19, Okubo alongside TORU, participated on Second Dotonbori Tag King Decision League and they both finished their block with 0 points, losing all of their matches. On January 18, Okubo picked up his first win in his career in a tag team match, with Jun Masaoka defeating DAICHI and Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan. On July 20, Okubo participated in the 2015 Dotonbori Saikyou Otoko Tournament, being eliminated by Takaku Fuke on the first round. On November 1, 2015 **Hiroto Okubo** and Tomoki Ueno participated on the 2015 Dotonbori Saikyou Tag King Tournament, but were eliminated by Kuuga and Magnitude Kishiwada.

### Other Promotions (2015–present)

On May 17 Hiroto Okubo made his debut in Guts World defeating Joji Otani in a singles match. On May 24, Okubo made his debut for Apache in co-event between Doutonbori and Apche, with him and Daijiro Matsui losing to Daisaku Shimoda and Takaku Fuke. On July 4, 2015 Hiroto Okubo made his debut in Pro Wrestling Zero1 alongside Rapid, losing a tag team to Kuuga and Magnitude Kishiwada. On September 4 Okubo made his debut on Big Japan Pro Wrestling, with Daisuke Masaoka and Tadasuke losing to Hideyoshi Kamitani, Kazumi Kikuta and Yoshihisa Uto. On the next day, Okubo returned to Zero1, losing a six man tag team match alongside Kandai Koyama and Yun Gang Chul to Gamerasu, Orochi and "brother" YASSHI. On March 19, 2016, Okubo retuned to BJW, losing a tag team match, with TORU to Kazumi Kikuta and Yoshihisa Uto. On Novmeber 14, Okubo made his debut for All Star Wrestling in a co-event between ASW and Doutonbori, where he, Bambi Hall and Kobra Kai lost to Kinyru, The Count and The Great Kasaki. On April 30, Okubo made his debut for Ganbare☆Puroresu, defeating Masayuki Mitomi and Shibata in a tag team match.

## In wrestling

* **Signature moves**
	+ Locomotion Style Fisherman's Suplex
* **Entrance themes**
	+ "Super Stomper" by 10-Feet

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Pro Wrestling SHI-EN**
	+ Shimo Shiki Tag Championship (2 times) - Jun Masaoka (1) and Asuka the World (1)
Kouji Shishido

**Kouji Shishido** (宍戸 幸之, *Shishido Kōji*, born February 2, 1972) is a Japanese wrestler who competes for Dragon Gate.

## Overview

He plays the Jackson Florida character, who is a popular masked comedy wrestler in the promotion. He debuted the character on July 3, 2005, in a tag match where he and Johnson Florida battled the Florida Brothers, Michael Iwasa & Daniel Mishima. His character is the uncle of the Florida Brothers, and he has earned the nickname "The Stuntman" because of his high-risk wrestling style. His risk taking is always unsuccessful, however, which provides much of the character's comedy. In particular, he has missed his diving knee drop so many times that he requires the use of a cane to walk and wrestle, and what's worse, he refuses to stop using the move. Despite this, he has managed to become a three-time Open The Owarai Gate Champion. As the Owarai Gate Championship is decided based on fan support rather than actually winning matches, his poor win-loss record doesn't prevent him from being a staple of the division.

He competed for the Tozawa-juku stable under his real name, joining in 2006 as their flag bearer. However, he was used sporadically during his whole tenure, and spent a lot of time injured. When the unit was brought to an end on November 16, 2008, after his stablemates Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa & Keni'chiro Arai lost a match to Open the Triangle Gate champions Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii & Magnitude Kishiwada, he and his stablemates were given a graduation ceremony. He competed solely on the Jackson Florida character until his departure from the company at the end of 2011.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Diving knee drop
	+ Moonsault

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Dragon Gate**
	+ Open The Owarai Gate Championship (3 times)

## External links

* Puroresu Central: Kouji Shishido
* Jackson Florida profile at I heart DG
Los Golpeadores

Los Golpeadores in September 2023

**Los Golpeadores** are a Mexican professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Dragon Bane and Alpha Wolf. They currently compete for Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan, where they are former GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. In Mexico, they wrestle for The Crash, where they are current The Crash Tag Team Champions in their first reign and International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG).

Their real names are not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico, where their private lives are kept a secret, with the exception of Wolf, who had alreay lost his mask and revealed his real name. Both are second-generation wrestlers, the son of Fernando Cornejo Camarena who used the name "Golpelador" as a wrestler, hence the name of their team, serve as an homage to their father.

## Professional wrestling career

Not much is known about the brothers' previous history beyond what has been revealed by themselves, which is traditional in Mexican professional wrestling (Lucha libre). Both Bane and Wolf began training in professional wrestling on the same day, and debuted on the year.

## Professional wrestling career

### Pro Wrestling NOAH (2022–Present)

On April 8, 2022, Noah announced Bane and Wolf as one of the foreing wrestlers that would appear at Majestic on April 29. At the event, they made their official debuts for the promotion, losing being part of a three-way elimination match won by Ninja Mack, who won the match. Over the following months, Wolf and Bane began working in various matches with each other. On September 3, Los Golpeadores (Wolf and Bane) challenged Daga and Chris Ridgeway to a title match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. However, on September 5, Ridgeway and Daga vacated the titles, leading NOAH to announce that Los Golpeadores would face Alejandro and Ninja Mack for the vacant titles. On September 24 at Grand Ship In Nagoya, Los Golpeadores defeated Alejandro and Mack to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. They lost the title to Good Looking Guys (YO-HEY and Tadasuke) on January 2, 2024 at NOAH The New Year.

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Pro Wrestling NOAH**
	+ GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time)
Junji Izumida

###

Higashi City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

**Junji Izumida** (泉田純; Izumida Jun; October 28, 1965 – January 25, 2017) was a Japanese professional wrestler who worked as a freelancer his entire career.

## Career

### Sumo wrestling

Before being a professional wrestler, Izumida was a sumo wrestler, making his debut in March 1986. He reached a highest rank of Makushita 37. He trained at Azumazeki stable and was known under three different shikona: Takamisho, Seiunryu, and finally Musashiumi. He retired from sumo in September 1991.

### Professional wrestling

He debuted for All Japan Pro Wrestling at the age of twenty-six after being scouted by the company. On May 25, 1992, he wrestled his first match with Giant Baba and Rusher Kimura against Masanobu Fuchi, Haruka Eigen, and Motoshi Okuma.

He then formed a team with Tamon Honda, and the two enjoyed a reign as All Asia Tag Team Champions. When Mitsuharu Misawa left AJPW in mid-2000 and formed Pro Wrestling Noah, Izumida followed. In Noah, Izumida formed the Violence Bulldogs faction with his close friend, Akira Taue.

## Death

Izumida was found dead on January 31, 2017 in his home in Kanagawa. It was determined he had died on January 25 of a heart attack.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Mukado Domu* (Fall forward fireman's carry facebuster)
	+ *Noritake* (45° twisting diving headbutt)
* **Signature moves**
	+ Bicycle kick, sometimes to a cornered opponent
	+ Chokeslam
	+ Headbutt
	+ Lariat
	+ *Meteorite* (Jumping headbutt to a cornered opponent)
	+ Osoto gari
	+ Powerbomb
	+ STF
* **Entrance themes**
	+ "IZUMIDA"

## Championships and accomplishments

* **All Japan Pro Wrestling**
	+ All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tamon Honda
	+ January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal Winner (1998)
* **International Wrestling Association of Japan**
	+ IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shoichi Ichiyama
	+ IWA Tag Team Title Tournament (2002) – with Shoichi Ichiyama

## References

1. ↑ WRESTLER RYUMA 'JUN' IZUMIDA PASSES AWAY
2. ↑ http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/alljap/ajtourn.htm
Global Lua Modules/Pagestats

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Kizuna Road 2012

Promotional poster featuring NJPW wrestlers

**Kizuna Road 2012** was a professional wrestling tour, produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The tour took place between July 7 and 22, 2012, with shows taking place in Takasaki, Gunma, Tokyo, Kurihara, Miyagi, Akita, Muroran, Hokkaido, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, Sapporo, Hokkaido, and Yamagata. The tour celebrated NJPW's 40th Anniversary. This was the first tour under the *Kizuna Road* name. The tour featured six title matches one for CMLL's NWA Historic Middleweight Championship and five for NJPW's IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team, Tag Team, Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships.

## Production

### Storylines

The Kizuna Road 2012 involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

In the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Hiroshi Tanahashi defended his title against Masato Tanaka. On June 16, 2012 at Dominion 6.16 Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kazuchika Okada to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the sixth time. After the match, Tanahashi was challenged by Okada CHAOS stablemate Masato Tanaka and Togi Makabe. In New Japan and All Japan Pro Wrestling 40th Anniversary Tanahashi defeated Makabe to retain the title, thus making the match official at Kizuna Road.

In the IWGP Tag Team Championship, Crazy Ichizoku (Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano) faced Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) for the vacant titles. On March 4, 2012, Yano and Iizuka defeated Tenzan and Kojima, in a non-title match, with Yano pinning Kojima for the win. On March 18 Tencozy defended the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Suzuki-gun's Lance Archer and Yoshihiro Takayama. After the match, Tencozy was attacked by Iizuka and Yano and Yano proceeded to steal their belts. On May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku Yano and Iizuka defeated Tencozy to become the new champions. On June 16 at Dominion 6.16, Yano's and Iizuka's first title defense, a rematch against Tenzan and Kojima, ended in a no contest. As a result, four days later Yano and Iizuka were stripped of the IWGP Tag Team Championship.

Another title matches included Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) and Hirooki Goto defending the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura.

## Results

### July 10

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### July 11

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### July 13

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### July 15

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### July 16

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Kyoko Inoue

###

Nan'yō, Yamagata, Japan

**Kyoko Inoue** (April 22, 1969) is a Japanese female professional wrestler. She has held the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship three times, and is the first woman to win a men's title in Japan. She is also the founder of the *joshi* promotion NEO Japan. Kyoko Inoue was trained by famous Japanese wrestler, Jaguar Yokota.

She is also the founder of the *joshi* promotion NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling. After leaving NEO in May 2010, Inoue founded the World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana promotion in January 2011. Kyoko Inoue was trained by famous Japanese wrestler, Jaguar Yokota.

## Personal life

On August 3, 2021, Inoue tested positive for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Japan.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Niagara Driver* (Sitout one shoulder powerbomb) – innovated
	+ *Victoria Driver* (Inverted Death Valley driver) – innovated
	+ Lariat

* **Signature moves**
	+ Argentine backbreaker drop
	+ Backbreaker rack
	+ Big boot
	+ Boston crab
	+ Bow and arrow
	+ Camel clutch
	+ Catapult
	+ Cross-legged STF
	+ Dragon sleeper
	+ DDT, sometimes falling
	+ Diving back elbow drop
	+ Dropkick, sometimes running
	+ Elbow smash
	+ Falling powerbomb
	+ Fisherman suplex, while bridging
	+ German suplex, sometimes releasing or bridging
	+ Giant swing
	+ Hurricanrana pin
	+ Jackknife powerbomb
	+ Missile dropkick
	+ Modified Indian deathlock surfboard
	+ Overhead belly to belly suplex, sometimes from the top rope
	+ Powerbomb
	+ Rocking horse, while standing
	+ *Romero Special* (Surfboard, with chinlock)
	+ Standing scoop powerslam, sometimes from the top rope
	+ Snap fallaway slam
	+ Step up enzuigiri
	+ Single leg Boston crab
	+ Springboard back body splash
	+ Springboard back elbow
	+ Springboard dropkick
	+ Super frankensteiner
	+ Superplex
	+ *Torture Crab* (Elevated Boston crab with a knee to the back)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling**
	+ AJW Championship (1 time)
	+ IWA World Women's Championship (2 times)
	+ WWWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
	+ WWWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Takako Inoue
	+ Japan Grand Prix (1991)

* **Dramatic Dream Team**
	+ Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (2 times)

* **World Entertainment Wrestling**
	+ WEW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kodo Fuyuki and Chocoball Mukai
	+ WEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hiromichi Fuyuki

* **JDStar**
	+ TWF World Women's Championship (2 times)

* **NEO Japan Ladies' Wrestling**
	+ All Pacific Championship (2 times)

* **Wrestling Observer Newsletter**
	+ 5 Star Match (1993) with Takako Inoue vs. Cutie Suzuki and Mayumi Ozaki on April 2
	+ 5 Star Match (1993) with Takako Inoue, Aja Kong, and Sakie Hasegawa vs. Dynamite Kansai, Mayumi Ozaki, Hikari Fukuoka, and Cutie Suzuki on July 31
	+ 5 Star Match (1994) vs. Manami Toyota on August 24
	+ 5 Star Match (1995) vs. Manami Toyota on May 7
	+ Match of the Year (1995) vs. Manami Toyota on May 7
Gate of Destiny (2011)

**Gate of Destiny 2011** was a professional wrestling event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event took place on October 16, 2011, in Osaka, Japan in the Osaka Prefectural Gym and was the sixth event under the Gate of Destiny name.

The event featured seven matches with three of Dragon Gate's five championships on the line. The main event saw a Mask vs. Hair Steel Cage Survival 6 Way Match between Blood Warriors and Junction Three which the winner was Cyber Kong who was the last person to escape the cage and YAMATO's hair was shaved because he couldn't get a flag and he lost the match. All in all, the event featured no title changes.

## Production

### Storylines

Blood Warriors started a feud with Junction Three. On September 2 Blood Warriors (Naruki Doi, Naoki Tanizaki and Kzy) won the Open The Triangle Gate Championship after the match Gamma and Masaaki Mochizuki also joined them and Doi announced that the challengers would be determined in the Doi Darts demanded a rematch later that night the GM Yagi announced that at the Gate of Destiny the main event would be a Mask vs. Hair Steel Cage Survival 6 Way Match between Blood Warriors and Junction Three the part of Blood Warriors Akira Tozawa, BxB Hulk and Cyber Kong and the part of Junction Three would be Kagetora, YAMATO and Shingo Takagi. On September 16 PAC retained the Open The Brave Gate Championship against Naoki Tanizaki after the match PAC was attacked by Metal Warrior who revealed to be Genki Horiguchi when he said to PAC that he was going to hell. On October 1 Junction Three (Dragon Kid and Masato Yoshino) appealed to Blood Warriors (CIMA and Ricochet) for a shot for the Open The Twin Gate Championship. One day later it was announced that Yoshihiro Takayama would team up with Don Fujii and Stalker Ichikawa then Takayama called out Blood Warriors (Brodie Lee and Yasushi Kanda) to face them and they agreed to Metal Warrior to joined the match and it was also announced that Kid and Yoshino would get their shot at the Gate of Destiny also in the main event Junction Three (Masaaki Mochizuki, Gamma and Susumu Yokosuka) defeated Blood Warriors (Naruki Doi, Naoki Tanizaki and Kzy) after the match Mochizuki demanded a shot to Junction Three for the Open the Triangle Gate Titles and Doi said no because it was going determined in the Doi Darts and the dart board was filled with X and O the O means that they would get their shot and X means no or that they would not get their shot and Mochizuki said it should be done like last time, with a fan throwing the dart. He picked a girl from the crowd and she tossed her dart and landed in a X and the Blood Warriors celebrated and Gamma broke the dart board and Tanizaki accepted their challenge and they had a stipulation that Blood Warriors would need only a two count to win the match.

## Results

### Order of Escape

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## References

* http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=70535

## External links

* http://www.iheartdg.com/results/victory11/
Lonestar Shootout

**Lonestar Shootout** is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was established in 2022 and is part of NJPW shows promoted in the United States. The event is also aired internationally in the NJPW's worldwide internet streaming site, NJPW World. The event was part of a series of television taping for *NJPW Strong* televisions series.

## Events

 02 2 | Lonestar Shootout (2023) | November 10, 2023
Kyoko Ichiki

###

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

**Kyoko Ichiki** (一木京子, born Febuary 21, 1973), is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, best known for her appearances in Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Ice Ribbon.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Ichiki Panic (Facebuster)
	+ Tiger Driver (Double underhook powerbomb)
	+ Jumping knee strike

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Ice Ribbon**
	+ ICE×∞ Championship (1 time)
* **Big Japan Pro Wrestling**
	+ BJW Women's Championship (1 time)
	+ BJW 8-Man Scramble Championship (1 time)
Kishin Kawabata

**Kishin Kawabata** (born April 29, 1965) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently is a Freelancer. He is best konwn for working on Pro Wrestling NOAH where he won the GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship and the GHC Hardcore Tag Team Championship with Kentaro Shiga.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Senton

* **Signature moves**
	+ Crooked arm lariat
	+ Moonsault

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Flemish Wrestling Force**
	+ Flemish Wrestling Cup (2007)

* **Pro Wrestling NOAH**
	+ GHC Openweight / Hardcore Tag Team Championship (2 times)1

1 When the GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship was rechristened to the GHC Hardcore Tag Team Championship, Kawabata won the title with Kentaro Shiga.

## External links

* http://www.purolove.com/noah/profiles/kishinkawabata.php
Japan Indie Awards

The **Japan Indie Awards** (日本インディー大賞, *Nihon Indī Taishō*) are Japanese professional wrestling, or *puroresu*, awards that have been handed out annually since 2007. Unlike the Tokyo Sports Awards that are awarded to all promotions in Japan, the Japan Indie Awards are exclusive to independent and smaller promotions in Japan including Big Japan Pro Wrestling, DDT Pro-Wrestling and Michinoku Pro Wrestling. The awards are usually broadcasted and awarded by Fighting TV Samurai on their program Indī no Oshigoto (*インディーのお仕事*; English for the "Indie Work").

The awards are voted by fans who may vote online on the Samurai TV website. After the winners are announced in the New Year Shuffle Tag Tournament, an award ceremony is held before the start of the tournament. The awards sections are divided in MVP Award, Best Bout Award, Best Show Award (renamed in 2014 to Best Box Award but returned to Best Show Award the following year), Best Unit Award and Newcomer Award.

Voting takes place in rounds. In landslide cases, the winner can be determined in a single round of voting, however, if no wrestler gets enough votes, the award can be left blank and not given out that year. Most notably, the Special Award of the year was not given out in 2008 and again between 2010 and 2016 and 2018.

## Active awards

### Best Show Award (ベスト興行賞, *Besuto kōgyō-shō*)

The award was renamed in 2014 to renamed in 2014 to Best Box Award (ベストボックス賞, *Besuto bokkusu-shō*), but returned to Best Show Award the following year.

## Gallery

* Ceremonies

Japan Indie Awards 2008Japan Indie Awards 2015Japan Indie Awards 2016Japan Indie Awards 2018Japan Indie Awards 2019Japan Indie Awards 2020Japan Indie Awards 2021Japan Indie Awards 2022