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Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival (2012)

Promotional poster for the event, featuring various Dragon Gate wrestlers

The **Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival (2012)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by Dragon Gate (DG). The event took place on July 22, 2012, in Kobe at Kobe World Memorial Hall. The main event was CIMA against Akira Tozawa for the Open The Dream Gate Championship. All in all, the event featured seven matches, four of which were contested for a championship. The event was the eighth event under the Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival name and the eighth in a row to take place at the Kobe World Memorial Hall. The event is available in their streaming service Dragon Gate Network.

## Storylines

On June 17 after CIMA defended the Open The Dream Gate Championship against Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! after the match Mondai Ryu wanted an opportunity for the Open the Dream Gate Champion since he was the rightful #1 contender. CIMA basically blew him off. He asked Akira Tozawa and BxB Hulk to stay, but told them to get rid of their worthless teammates that were Mad Blankey, then he called out Shingo Takagi and YAMATO form -akatsuki- and Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino from World-1 International. After that Cima said that Tozawa, Hulk, Takagi, Yamato, Doi and Yoshino would be in the CIMA royale and the winner would face him for the Open the Dream Gate Champion at the Kobe World Hall Pro Wrestling Festival also Ryo "Jimmy" Saito challenge Yoshino for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship.

On June 24 Ricochet affirmed his challenge to Dragon Kid for the Open the Brave Gate Championship and their match was set to be on the Kobe World Hall Pro Wrestling Festival.

On June 24, Akira Tozawa won the Cima Royale to face Cima for the Open the Dream Gate Champion at the Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival.

Also, Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Kagetora nominated Shingo Takagi and YAMATO as their next challengers for the Open the Twin Gate Championship also Masaaki Mochizuki challenge Yoshino for the Open the Triangle Gate Champions.

On July 1 Kzy turned to the GM Yagi and demanded a match for Kobe World Hall Pro Wrestling Festival and Kzy said he would team with Mondai Ryu and they would face any challenge and "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa and tell them that he and Atsushi Onita would face them at Kobe World Hall Pro Wrestling Festival later that night Mad Blankey (BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong and Naoki Tanisaki) challenged Yoshino for the Open the Triangle Gate Champions and Masaaki Mochizuki said that he challenged him first and later Yoshino said that he and Naruki Doi, and PAC would face Mad Blankey and Mochizuki, Don Fujii and Gamma at the Kobe World Hall Pro Wrestling Festival.
Mizuki Watase

Watase in January 2019

###

Yamanouchi, Nagano, Japan

**Mizuki Watase** (渡瀬 瑞基, *Watase Mizuki*, born February 6, 1991) is a Japanese professional wrestler and comedian that currently works for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT), where he is a former KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion and a one-time King of Dark Champion.

## Professional wrestling Career

### DDT Pro-Wrestling (2015-Present)

On August 2, 2015 DDT's president Sanshiro Takagi announced that Watase would make his debut match on August 23 at DDT's most important pay-per-view event Ryogoku Peter Pan. After the announcement, Watase was assigned to DDT's sub-brand DDT New Attitude (DNA) which was to showcase of all DDT Pro-Wrestling up and coming young talent prospects. On August 23 at the Ryogoku Peter Pan Watase teamed up with another who was also going to make his debut Mao Inoue and Kota Umeda in a losing effort against Yasu Urano, Akito and Ryota Nakatsu. As is customary for most professional wrestlers, Watase spent most of his matches losing to other, more experienced wrestlers, which would help put over other wrestlers while at the same time give Watase some in-ring, televised, experience.

Watase would later in relationship storyline with LiLiCo where he would help her win DDT Extreme Division Championship which would later include Danshoku Dino where the winner of their match would stay with him in which Dino would win and storyline would later end. After that Watase would stay in the low-card losing in dark matches until he got is first win and title two years after his debut teaming with Kazusada Higuchi and Kouki Iwasaki defeating Shuten Doji (Kudo, Masahiro Takanashi and Yukio Sakaguchi) also involving Happy Motel (Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita and Trans-Arm★Hiroshi) to win KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship on January 22, 2017. On March 20, 2017, they lost the titles to NωA (Makoto Oishi, MAO and Shunma Katsumata). After that would wrestle in mid-card matches. In Mid 2018 Watase formed RENEGADES alongside Shigehiro Irie, Jason Kincaid, Facade and Sammy Guevara. On June 11, it was announced that DNA would be suspended, leading to Watase being transferred to the DDT main roster.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Mizuki Lock*
* **Signature moves**
	+ Northern Lights Bomb
	+ Dropkick
	+ Facewash
	+ Backdrop
* **Entrance Themes**
	+ **D-Drive**

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Dramatic Dream Team**
	+ KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kazusada Higuchi and Kouki Iwasaki
	+ Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time) – with Antonio Honda, Danshoku Dino and Yukio Naya
	+ King of Dark Championship (1 time)
* **Ganbare☆Puroresu**
	+ Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship (1 time, current)
Music City Mayhem

Promotional poster featuring several Jon Moxley, Hiromu Takahashi, EL Desperado and KUSHIDA

## Information

### City

Nashville, Tennessee

**Music City Mayhem** was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling's New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America (NJoA) brand as a part of WrestleCon. It took place on July 30, 2022, at the Fairgrounds Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nine matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Jon Moxley defeated El Desperado in a No Disqualification match. In other prominent matches, Davey Richards defended the MLW National Openweight Championship Rocky Romero and Fred Rosser defeated Big Damo to retain the Strong Openweight Championship.

## Storylines

The event featured professional wrestling matches that involve 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.
Memorial Gate

The **Memorial Gate** is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event was created in 2007 and the event was rebranded in 2012 as **Memorial Gate in Wakayama** as a pay-per-view (PPV). It was has been held annually since 2012, later in 2017, it was announced another event as **Memorial Gate in Sendai** as a pay-per-view (PPV). However, **Memorial Gate in Sendai** was renamed in July 2018, the event was changed to **The Gate of Origin**. In 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan, the event was postponed.
NOAH The New Year

The **NOAH The New Year** is an annual major professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, held by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). It occurs every New Year's Day on January 1 or 2. The event is held usually held in a arena that NOAH traditionally hosted events and that had a significant impact in Noah's history, with the first events being held at the Nippon Budokan, dubbed the "Holy Land" or the Ariake Arena, the "Return to where it all began", making it the only puroresu show to be held on that occassion. The event is the biggest, and arguably the most important, event of the year, equivalent to the WWE's WrestleMania and the NJPW's January 4 Dome Show and Dragon Gate's Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival and it is regarded as NOAH's flagship event.

Since the creation of the event, NOAH The New Year as become available on Cyber Agent's online linear television service AbemaTV and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the first years of the event had some restrictions in attendance, following the declaration of the State of Emergency in Japan. Like many promotion's in Japan, NOAH often invites other Japanese promotions to participate in their NOAH The New Year shows, including several companies such as Dragon Gate (DG), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and WWE.
Men's Teioh

**Takeo Ōtsuka** (大塚武生, *Ōtsuka Takeo*) (born December 16, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, **Men's Teioh** (also written **MEN's Teioh**). The English translation of his ring name, **Terry's Boy**, is a homage to American professional wrestler Terry Funk.

## Professional wrestling career

Men's Teioh is a longtime mainstay of Big Japan Pro Wrestling as well as a former competitor of Michinoku Pro Wrestling. He is known as an original member of the group, Kai En Tai, which competed in Extreme Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation during the late 1990s. He was also briefly a member of the BWO while in Extreme Championship Wrestling, and appeared on the promotion's first PPV event Barely Legal in 1997.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Miracle Ecstasy* / *Nonstop Skyliner / Paradise Go Go* (One-handed falling chokebomb)
	+ Running elbow smash
* **Signature moves**
	+ *Armani X* (Vertical suplex powerslam)
	+ Brainbuster
	+ *CK – Calvin Klein* (Atomic drop lifted and dropped into a modified sidewalk slam)
	+ Full nelson slam
	+ Inverted atomic drop, sometimes from the top rope
	+ Northern lights suplex
	+ Ringpost figure-four leglock
	+ Rolling elbow
	+ Spinning toe hold – adopted from Terry Funk
	+ Standing tornado DDT
	+ *Teioh Lock* (Double underhook)
	+ *Teioh Lock II* (Spinning fireman's carry dropped into a modified cradle)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Big Japan Pro Wrestling**
	+ BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ BJW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
	+ BJW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Daisuke Sekimoto
	+ BJW Tag Team League (2001) – with Daisuke Sekimoto
	+ BJW Six Man Tag Team League (2001) – with Daisuke Sekimoto and Ryuji Ito
	+ BJW Maximum Tag League (2002) - with Daisuke Sekimoto

* **Combat Zone Wrestling**
	+ CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ CZW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jun Kasai

* **Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling**
	+ WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Daisuke Sekimoto

* **Kaientai Dojo**
	+ Strongest-K Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Taka Michinoku
	+ UWA World Middleweight Championship (2 times)
	+ Tank Nagai Cup Tag Tournament (2017) – with Taka Michinoku

* **Michinoku Pro Wrestling**
	+ Futaritabi Tag Team League (1996) – with Dick Togo
	+ Futaritabi Tag Team League (2008) – with Shinobu
	+ UWF Super Welterweight Championship (1 time)

* **SECRET BASE**
	+ Captain of the SECRET BASE Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mototsugu Shimizu

* **Pro Wrestling Illustrated**
	+ PWI ranked him # **440** of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003

* **Union Pro Wrestling**
	+ UWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hiroshi Fukuda

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Profile at Puroresu Central . Puroresu Central. Retrieved on 2013-11-26.
Mazada

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Fukui Prefecture, Japan

**Kazuhiko Masada** (正田 和彦, *Masada Kazuhiko*) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mostly known for his ring name **Mazada** (written in all capitals). He is one of the founding members of the renowned stable Tokyo Gurentai along with Nosawa Rongai and Kikuzawa.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Shoda Drop* (Fisherman driver)
	+ Swinging reverse STO
* **Signature moves**
	+ Bridging German suplex
	+ Dropkick, sometimes from the top rope
	+ Hurricanrana
	+ Legsweep DDT
	+ *Shoda Destroy* (Inverted front flip piledriver, as a reverse piledriver counter)
	+ Spinning heel kick
	+ Suicide dive
* **Entrance themes**
	+ **"Torero"** by Chayanne (Tokyo Gurentai; ?-present)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **All Japan Pro Wrestling**
	+ AJPW Junior Tag League (2006) - with NOSAWA Rongai
* **Apache Army**
	+ WEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with NOSAWA Rongai
* **Dradition Pro Wrestling**
	+ CAW Central United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Katsushi Takemura
* **Dramatic Dream Team**
	+ UWA World Trios Championship (2 times) - with NOSAWA Rongai & FUJITA
* **El Dorado Wrestling**
	+ UWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with NOSAWA Rongai
* **International Wrestling Revolution Group**
	+ IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Nosawa (1) and American Gigolo (1)
	+ IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship (1 time) - with Nosawa & Takemura
	+ Copa Higher Power (2004) - with NOSAWA Rongai, GARUDA & Black Tiger III
* **Mobius**
	+ Apex of Triangle Six–Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with NOSAWA Rongai & TAKEMURA
* **Pro Wrestling Illustrated**
	+ PWI ranked him #**277** of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006
* **Tokyo Gurentai**
	+ Tokyo Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with HUB (1) and FUJITA (1),Dick Togo (1)
	+ Tokyo World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ Tokyo World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with NOSAWA Rongai
* **Wrestle-1**
	+ Wrestle-1 Cruiser Division Championship (2 times)
	+ UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) - with NOSAWA Rongai & FUJITA

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Profile at Puroresu Central . Puroresu Central. Retrieved on 2013-12-16.
2. ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 2006 . *Pro Wrestling Illustrated*. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2009-03-13.
3. ↑ 【東京愚連隊自主興行】東京ICタッグ初代王者決定戦、藤波参戦  (in Japanese). *Battle News* (2014-04-07). Retrieved on 2014-04-07.
4. ↑ 東京愚連隊興行12.11後楽園大会　マスカラス＆テリーと船木が合体し、論外＆藤原＆カズと対戦  (in Japanese). *Battle News* (2014-12-11). Retrieved on 2014-12-11.
5. ↑ 「Wrestle-1 Tour 2016 Shining Winter」  (in Japanese). *Wrestle-1* (2016-12-09). Retrieved on 2016-12-09.
Moose Morowski

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

### Died

September 11, 1975(1975-09-11) (aged **Expression error: Unexpected < operator.**–**Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".****Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".**)**Expression error: Unexpected > operator.**

## Professional wrestling career

### Ring name(s)

Stan Mykietowich
Mike Monroe
Black Avenger
Avenger
Dr. Death, Stan The Moose
Mike Murlaski
Mike Pulaski
Mike Murlowski
Memorial Gate in Wakayama (2022)

Promotional poster featuring the Dragon Gate roster

### Tagline(s)

"Dragon Gate Big Spring Match" (Japanese: ドラゴンゲートビッグスプリングマッチ, Hepburn: *Doragon Gēto Biggu Supuringu Matchi*)

## Information

### City

Wakayama, Japan

The **Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2022** was professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event took place on February 23, 2022, in Wakayama at the Wakayama Prefectural Gym and was the tenth event under the Memorial Gate in Wakayama. The event aired live on Dragon Gate Network streaming service. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the tour had some restrictions in the attendance, after the Japanese Government lifted the State of Emergency.

## Production

### Background

The Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2022 aired through Dragon Gate's internet streaming site, Dragon Gate Network, with Japanese language commentaries. The Japanese commentary was provided by Katsuya Ichikawa. The event aired on tape delay on Japanese TV Gaora Sports to be launched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series. The event will also feature tape delayed English commentary provided by Jae Church and Ho Ho Lun.

#### Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The event was originally to take place on March 20, 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, other wrestling promotions began to cancel or postpone their shows in an attempt to prevent further spreading of the COVID-19 virus. On March 1, Dragon Gate began canceling events starting with the Glorious Gate tour between March 3 and March 8 and the March 13th show, including a show on March 5 in the Korakuen Hall. Initially, it was announced that the Glorious Gate would be resumed on March 14, however, the tour ended up being canceled, following the recommendations by the Japanese Ministry of Health regarding the coronavirus pandemic. On March 11, it was announced that the Memorial Gate in Wakayama would be postponed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 22, Dragon Gate began holding shows behind closed doors with no audience and only essential staff present.

### Storylines

The Memorial Gate in Wakayama (2022) featured professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines that played out on the Dragon Gate's television program. Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

The Memorial Gate in Wakayama (2022) was main evented by Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka defending the Open The Twin Gate Championship against Jason Lee and La Estrella. On February 11, 2022, following a tag team match, Lee and Estrella, who had recently been part of Masquerade, challenged Dia and Yoshioka to a title match for the Open The Twin Championship, which General Manager Ryo Saito made official.

On February 20, General Manager Ryo Saito announced that the rookies of class of 2021 would be facing each other at Memorial Gate in a five-way match, with the winner receiving a title match for the Open The Brave Gate Championship against Dragon Dia on March 5 at Champion Gate in Osaka.
Naoki Tanizaki Road to Do FIXER - Surfing 10 Match Series

**The Naoki Tanizaki Road to Do FIXER** is a ten-match trial series with five bonus matches Naoki Tanizaki undertook in Dragon Gate from July 2004 through August 2004.

## Overview

Being the only member from the Toryumon X group to be brought into Toryumon Japan, and subsequently Dragon Gate, Naoki Tanizaki aligned himself with Genki Horiguchi, who shared a passion for surfing. Horiguchi was a member of the Do FIXER unit, thus making Tanizaki initially a member by association. However, DF leader Magnum Tokyo was not generally impressed with Tanizaki, telling him flat out that he was not a member. Tanzaki pressed to be allowed in, until Magnum finally agreed so long as Tanizaki was victorious in one single match in a ten match series.

After facing Magnum himself in the first match, Tanizaki took on a murderer's row of opponents. His one chance at victory came in the series finale against perennial loser Shogo Takagi. Yet Magnum interfered to ensure Tanizaki lost. Tanizaki appealed for an extension and Magnum agreed, though he set additional conditions to these matches. All but the first would take place at the Odaiba Adventure King Mainichi Pro Wrestling matches. Furthermore, Magnum looked for any opportunity to embarrass Tanizaki, which included forcing him to change his ring gear to swimmer style Speedo trunks and dance with the cast of the swimming themed Fuji TV show Water Boys.

When Tanizaki failed to win a single match in the five extension matches, he was refused membership into Do FIXER outright. Shortly after, Tanizaki changed his hairstyle and joined the Iron Perm team with Don Fujii and Second Doi for the Rey de Parejas tournament. However, the team exploded in the end and Tanizaki was left laying in the ring. Suddenly, Magnum came out and surprised the world by giving the unconscious Tanizaki his Do FIXER shirt, thus accepting him into the unit.
NWA United National Championship

The **NWA United National Championship** (often abbreviated to **UN Championship**) was a championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance, and best known for being defended in All Japan Pro Wrestling and Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance. It was unified into the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, along with the PWF World Heavyweight Championship and the NWA International Heavyweight Championship, in 1989. The original belt remained in use for the Triple Crown until 2013.

## Gallery

* Champions

Antonio InokiKing KrowSeiji SakaguchiThe SheikAkihisa TakachihoJumbo TsurutaBilly RobinsonDick MurdochAbdullah the ButcherHarley RaceTed DiBiaseDavid Von ErichGenichiro TenryuStan Hansen
N Innovation

**NOAH Innovation** (ノア・イノベーション, *Noa Inobēshon*), commonly abbreviated as **N Innovation** (Nイノベーション, *N Inobēshon*) is a brand of the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH (NOAH) that was introduced in November 26, 2021. Brands are divisions of NOAH's roster where wrestlers are assigned to perform on a specific show. Unlike other brands, N Innovation is specifically centered on male wrestlers that are promoted as weighing 220 lbs. and under – designated in *Puroresu* as junior heavyweights, serving as serving as a supplementary show for NOAH's main shows.

## History

On November 26, 2021, Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada held a press conference, to announced the creation of "N Innovation", meaning change and innovation exclusive for NOAH's junior heavyweight division. The brand's inagural show dedicated to the junior heavyweights premiered on January 6, 7 and 10, 2022, with first edition of the U-Cup composed by NOAH's junior heavyweight stables; KONGOH, *Los Perros del Mal de Japón*, NOAH's junior heavyweight regulars and Stinger. Harada co-founder of the brand and wrestler stated the brand was designed to serve as a showcase for the junior heavyweight division, distinct to the promotion's heavyweight division.

On February 9, Harada announced that N Innovation would held the first night of Majestic, one of NOAH's produced events at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan on April 29, which had previously been postponed due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

## Roster

This is a list of wrestlers who currently wrestle for Pro Wrestling NOAH's **junior heavyweight roster**. The current roster consists of the Home Unit (those under exclusive contract), gaijins, and several stables.

## Broadcasters

**Domestic:**

* Fighting TV Samurai (2021–present, currently broadcasting live specials, retrospective shows)
* AbemaTV (2021–present, online linear television service, live-streaming episodes of NOAH TV matches and big events)

**Worldwide**:

* Wrestle Universe (2021–present, streaming service, broadcasting most NOAH shows live, as well as on-demand classic, as well as content from other promotions beginning with NOAH sister promotions Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and DDT Pro-Wrestling)
* FITE TV (2021–present, streaming service, broadcasting most NOAH's big shows live, as well as on-demand classic)

## Championships

 GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | Alpha Wolf and Dragón Bane | 1(1/1)
Memorial Gate in Wakayama (2014)

Promotional poster for the event, featuring various Dragon Gate wrestlers

The **Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2014** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event took place on April 16 2014, in Wakayama at the Wakayama Prefectural Gym and was the fourth event under the Memorial Gate in Wakayama.

The event featured 7 matches with four of Dragon Gate's fift championships on the line. The main event saw MONSTER EXPRESS (Akira Tozawa and Shingo Takagi) defeated Mad Blankey (Naruki Doi and BxB Hulk) to retain the Open The Twin Gate Championship. All in all, the events featured two title changes.

## Production

### Storylines

On February 15 it was announced that Yoshihiro Takayama would face "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa at the Memorial Gate. On March 1 Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! offered Flamita a shot for the Open The Brave Gate Championship. On March 6 it was announced that BxB Hulk and Naruki Doi would have a chacne for the Open The Twin Gate Championship.

## References

* http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=108517

## External links

* http://www.iheartdg.com/results/glorious14/
NJPW World Television Championship

The **NJPW World Television Championship** (NJPW WORLD認定TV王座, *NJPW WORLD Nintei TV Ōza*, lit. "NJPW World Authorized Television Championship") is the quaternary singles championship in the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The title is the first NJPW title to feature the promotion's acronym, instead of the NEVER or "IWGP", which is the acronym of NJPW's governing body. The title was announced on October 10, 2022, with the inaugural champion crowned on January 4, 2023, at Wrestle Kingdom 17 in Tokyo Dome. The title became NJPW's thirteeth active championship.

## Overview

### Background

On October 10, 2022 at Declaration of Power, NJPW President Takami Ohbari and TV Asahi's representative Hiroyoki Mihira announced the creation of the NJPW World Television Championship. The title was made to celebrate the upcoming 50-year anniversary of the partnership between NJPW and TV Asahi, as well as the continued growth of NJPW's internet streaming service NJPW World due to it's nature as a television championship, Mihira announced the title matches would air for free through NJPW World, as well as through NJPW's social media platforms. Mihaira also announced specific rules that would apply to the title. The rules would include 15 minute time limit, with a coin toss, deciding the winner of a match in case of a draw, while also encouraging a rapid in-ring style, similar to NJPW's sister promotion's Stardom's High Speed Championship towards a youth-focused matches for the younger up-and-coming talent.

### Championship tournament

The first champion would be crowned in a tournament, which started on October 15 and concluded on January 4, 2023, at Wrestle Kingdom 17 in Tokyo Dome. On October 11, NJPW announced the participants in the tournament to crown the first NJPW World Television Champion. Zack Sabre Jr. went on to defeat Ren Narita in the finals to become the inaugural NJPW World Television Champion.

## Combined reigns

reigns
defenses
 4

## Gallery

* Gallery
* Champions

Takami Obari and Hiroyoki Mihira introducing the title belt

Zack Sabre Jr.Hiroshi Tanahashi
Mercury Rising

**Mercury Rising** is a series of annual pay-per-view (PPV) events currently produced by the World Wrestling Network (WWN) under the name "WWNLive Supershow - Mercury Rising". The events feature talent from WWN's affiliate promotions, including EVOLVE, Full Impact Pro Wrestling and SHINE.

From 2010 to 2014, Mercury Rising events were promoted by WWN affiliate Dragon Gate USA. In December 2014, WWN confirmed they were putting the Dragon Gate USA brand on an indefinite hiatus.

## Mercury Rising 2010

**Date:** March 27, 2010
**Venue:** The Celebrity Theatre - Phoenix, Arizona
**Attendance:** 1,350

## Mercury Rising 2011

**Date:** April 2, 2011
**Venue:** The Presidential Ballroom - Atlanta, Georgia
**Attendance:** 982

## Mercury Rising 2012

**Date:** March 31, 2012
**Venue:** Deauville Beach Resort - Miami Beach, Florida
**Attendance:** 1,038

## Mercury Rising 2013

**Date:** April 7, 2013
**Venue:** Meadowlands Expo Center - Secaucus, New Jersey
**Attendance:** 1,056

This event was part of WrestleCon.

## Mercury Rising 2014

**Date:** April 7, 2014
**Venue:** McAlister Auditorium

1. ↑ WWNLive news: Update on the future of Dragon Gate USA, several new matches for Evolve Florida tour . *Pro Wrestling Torch*. Retrieved on 2016-03-18.
New Blood Tag Team Championship

The **New Blood Tag Team Championship** (ニュー・ブラッド・タッグ王座, *Nyū Buraddo Taggu Ōza*) is a women's professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion and acts as a developmental championship in the "New Blood" branch of events.The titles were introduced on December 16, 2022, and the inaugural champions were crowned at Stardom New Blood Premium on March 25, 2023.

## Title history

Despite first being mentioned in December 2022, the official design of the titles was revealed on March 7, 2023, during a press conference. They are inspired by the designs of New Japan Pro Wrestling's Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship, having the front larger plate and straps identically with them. On January 20, at New Blood 7, an eight-team tournament to crown the inaugural champions has begun. On March 25, at New Blood Premium, Unique Glare (Starlight Kid and KARMA) defeated God's Eye (MIRAI and Tomoka Inaba) in the tournament finals to become the first titleholders.

## Notes

1. ↑ Miyu Amasaki was initially scheduled to team with Hina but was replaced by Lady C on the day of the event.

## Gallery

* Champions

Starlight Kid and KARMAHanan and Saya Iida
Nemesis (2023)

Promotional poster featuring various NJPW wrestlers

**Nemesis (2023)** 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 between January 7 and 28, 2023 at The Vermont in Hollywood, California, United States. This was the second show under the Nemesis name. This was the final episode of the *NJPW Strong* televisions series.

## Background

### Production

Since 2022, NJPW began holding Nemesis as part of their shows promoted in the United States. On January 6, 2023, Hiroshi Tanahashi announced on his blog that the January of *NJPW Strong* tapings would be the last, and that 'overseas events' would be announced in a different form in the future, leading Nemesis to be announced as the final tapings for the episodes 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

### Night 1

 2

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

### Night 2

 2
 3

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

### Night 3

 2
 3

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

### Night 4

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

## Notes

1. ↑ Other participants were: Adrian Quest, Bateman, Blake Christian, Che Cabrera, Christopher Daniels, Cody Chhun, Guillermo Rosas, Jakob Austin Young, J. R. Kratos, Keita, Mascara Dorada, Misterioso, Rocky Romero and The DKC
New Years Unit War 6 Man Tag Team Tournament

Promotional image featuring the Teams participating in the tournament

The **New Years Unit War 6 Man Tag Team Tournament** (新春ユニット対抗6人タッグトーナメント, *Shinshun yunitto taikō 6-ri taggutōnamento*) was a single-elimination trios tournament held in Dragon Gate to determine the strongest team in the promotion for the year. The tournament was held in one show.

## Announced competitors

On January 6, 2017 Dragon Gate announced a trios tournament named New Years Unit War 6 Man Tag Team Tournament one night trios tournament on January 18 and the first round will be contested under 2 count rules and the rest of the rounds will be normal 3 count rules. It was also announced the stables that will be part of the tournament. The stables that will be part of the tournament are Over Generation, VerserK, Jimmyz, Tribe Vanguard and some Unaffiliated teams. It will be two teams from VerserK, one from Over Generation, one from Jimmyz and one from Tribe Vanguard, and it will also have three Unaffiliated teams. Later Kaito Ishida was replaced by Punch Tominaga.

## Participants

### Replaced

These participants were taken out of the tournament for a specific reason and therefore were replaced by another competitor.

## See also

* King of Gate
* Summer Adventure Tag League
NWA North American Tag Team Championship

## NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan)

### Most reigns

Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi and Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi (2 reigns)(as individual) Seiji Sakaguchi (5 reigns)

### Longest reign

Seiji Sakaguchi and Riki Choshu
(647 days)

This version of the **NWA North American Tag Team Championship** was a major tag team championship that was primarily defended in the National Wrestling Alliance affiliated New Japan Pro Wrestling and NWA Hollywood Wrestling. The title essentially served as New Japan's primary tag team title though it was also occasionally defended and recognized in the Los Angeles area. This title was the second NWA sanctioned title to be named the North American Tag Team Championship and was retired April 23, 1981.

## References

1. ↑ N.W.A. North American Tag Team Title (Los Angeles/Japan) . Puroresu Dojo (2003).
Masashi Otani

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Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

**Masashi Otani** (大谷将司, *Otani Masashi*, born October 26, 1993) is a Japanese professional wrestler trained and was signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).

## Professional wrestling career

After training in the Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) dojo, Otani made his singles in-ring debut on Febuary 6, 2011, losing to Shuji Ishikawa. The following month, Otani took part in DAINICHI-X with Ryuji Ito, finishing last with two wins and four points. In August 2012 he would became inactive due to his physical condition. On December 31 he would be realese from his BJW contract due to take care of family thus retiring from professional wrestling.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Half-Hatch Suplex
	+ Texas Clover Hold

## External links

* Masashi Otani's Big Japan Pro Wrestling profile
New Japan Showdown (2022)

Promotional poster featuring various NJPW wrestlers

**New Japan Showdown (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 10, 2022 at The Vermont in Hollywood, California, United States. This was the fifth show under the New Japan Showdown name. The show was 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

### Night 1

 2
 3

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

### Night 2

 2
 3

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

### Night 3

 2
 3

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

### Night 4

 2
 3

* (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
* – refers to the video of that match
NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship

The **NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship** started in 1979. It was formed by a split in lineage from the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship caused by the first retirement of champion Nelson Royal the same year. The first champion, Steve Keirn, was recognized as World champion only by Florida, Los Angeles, and New Japan Pro Wrestling. This version was eventually taken to the latter promotion by Tatsumi Fujinami, who already held the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship.

In 1981 champion Chavo Guerrero Sr. left NJPW to go back to the United States, only to come back to Japan under the banner of All Japan Pro Wrestling, where it was renamed the International Junior Heavyweight Championship to avoid confusion and (along with being given a new belt design) in general line with AJPW's NWA titles. The championship became the cornerstone of AJPW's junior heavyweight division until its eventual replacement by the World Junior Heavyweight Championship, which kept the belt design until 2017.

In March 2007, after over two decades of inactivity, Toryumon Mexico reactivated the championship, using the belt that was used prior to November 1982 until 2014 when the title was retired again.

## Gallery

* Gallery
* Champions

First and third designsecond design

Tatsumi FujinamiKengo KimuraHajime OharaHirooki GotoUltimo DragonAtsushi OnitaMineo FujitaSangre ChicanaMike GrahamChavo GuerreroMighty InoueDynamite KidKunaki KobayashiTiger Mask II

1. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). *Wrestling Title Histories*, 4th, Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship

The **Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship** is a championship that is being defended in various independent promotions in Japan. The title was originally created by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling as the **FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship**. It stayed with FMW from its creation in 1993 to mid-1999, when FMW dropped the title. Even with the belt being dropped by FMW, the original title belt is still used, which bears the "FMW" name on it.

In May 2010, a new championship belt was made, as Tarzan Goto's Super FMW promotion briefly revived the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship to determine its final champion. Later the title has been exclusively defended on Kaientai Dojo until 2015. After 2015 the title has been defended on Pro Wrestling Basara and on 2017 in Dramatic Dream Team.

## Gallery

* Champions

The Great SasukeRicky FujiHideki HosakaKoji NakagawaTaka MichinokuEl SatánicoMinoru TanakaNaoki SanoKatsumi UsudaIkuto HidakaKota IbushiMadoka/Hagane ShinnoMakoto OishiGENTAROMarines Mask IITigers Mask/TEPPEI/Atsushi MaruyamaOrochiDaigoro KashiwaHayato NanjoHi69Isami KodakaShiori AsahiKen OhkaDaisuke SasakiShuichiro KatsumuraKeisuke IshiiASUKAShotaArataNaoki Tanizaki
New Japan Showdown

The official New Japan Showdown logo

**New Japan Showdown** is a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was established in 2019 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. In 2020, the event became part of the *NJPW Strong* series. The event usually is held in November between the Power Struggle and World Tag League with expection of 2021 being held in October.

## Footnotes

1. ↑ The event was held behind closed doors without a live audience due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States.

## See also

* ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds
* Honor Rising: Japan
* Global Wars
* Strong Style Evolved
Memorial Gate in Sendai (2017)

Promotional poster featuring the Dragon Gate roster

### Tagline(s)

"Tohoku's First Big Match" (Japanese: 東北初のビッグマッチ!, Hepburn: *Tōhoku Hatsu No Biggu Matchi*)

## Information

### City

Sendai, Japan

The **Memorial Gate in Sendai (2017)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate (DG). The event took place on November 26, 2017, in Sendai at the Sendai Sun Festa. It was done a Memorial Gate in this year under the name Memorial Gate in Wakayama. However, in the following year, the event was rebranded as The Gate of Origin.

The main event featured an Open The Triangle Gate Championship match between Tribe Vanguard (YAMATO, BxB Hulk and Kzy) against VerserK (Shingo Takagi, Yasushi Kanda and Eita).

## Production

The Memorial Gate in Sendai 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 to be launched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series. The full match card was later announced on November 15.

### Storylines

On November 3 at Gate of Destiny Tribe Vanguard (YAMATO, BxB Hulk and Kzy) won the Open The Triangle Gate Championship by defeating VerserK's (Shingo Takagi, El Lindaman and Takashi Yoshida). The match also included MaxiMuM's (Masato Yoshino, Naruki Doi and Kotoka). Following the title match, Dragon Gate announced that VerserK's Takagi and Yasushi Kanda and the newest member of VerserK would face Tribe Vanguard for the titles. Kanda recently joined VerserK on November 5 turning on his former Jimmyz Jimmy Susumu at the final day Farewell Jimmyz Gate tour. The identity of the newest member of VerserK was kept in secret until November 8 after Eita rejoined VerserK after turning on Dragon Kid, revealing to be their newest member.

## Results

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* (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
* – refers to the video of that match
NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 1

Promotional poster for the event, featured Kaito Kiyomiya and Kenoh

### Tagline(s)

"If you want to see Professional Wrestling, come to NOAH!!" (Japanese: プルス見たけりゃNOAHに来い!!, Hepburn: *Puroresu mitakerya NOAH ni koi!!*)

## Information

### Venue

Nagoya International Conference Hall Event Hall

### City

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

The **NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 1** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). The event took place on February 24, 2020, at the Nagoya International Conference Hall Event Hall in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.

The show was headlined by Takashi Sugiura facing Kaito Kiyomiya for the GHC National Championship. The card was comprised of nine matches. The event aired live on DDT Pro-Wrestling's streaming service DDT Universe and Fighting TV Samurai! as a pay-per-view (PPV).

NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 1 would also end up being the last pay-per-view to have appeared in front of a live crowd, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, when the promotion moved the majority of its shows to empty TV studio in Kawasaki, Kanagawa with no fans in attendance.

## Storylines

NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 1 featured nine 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.
PWF World Heavyweight Championship

The **Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF) World Heavyweight Championship** is one of the three titles that make up the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship. It was created in 1973 by All Japan owner Giant Baba, after he won a series of ten matches against Bruno Sammartino (twice - one win, one draw), Terry Funk, Abdullah the Butcher, The Destroyer, Wilbur Snyder (twice - one win, one draw), Don Leo Jonathan, Pat O'Connor and Bobo Brazil.

The title, which had originally been classed as a world title, was downgraded to regional status after All Japan joined the National Wrestling Alliance but retained its status as the top All Japan singles title until 1981. In 1989 Jumbo Tsuruta and Stan Hansen would unify this, the NWA United National Championship and the NWA International Heavyweight title to create the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship. The original belt remained in use as part of the Triple Crown until 2013, when the three belts were replaced by a single belt. As the original top belt in All Japan, its design formed the front plate of the new belt; the other two belts' designs took the sides.

## Gallery

* Champions

Gaint BabaTor KamataBilly RobinsonAbdullah the ButcherHarley RaceStan HansenRiki ChoshuGenichiro TenryuJumbo Tsuruta
Memorial Gate in Wakayama (2024)

Promotional match card for the event

The **Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2024** is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event will take place on February 4, 2024, in Wakayama at the Wakayama Prefectural Gym and was the twelveth event under the Memorial Gate in Wakayama. The event will air live on Dragon Gate Network streaming service.

## Production

### Background

The Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2024 was oficially announced on November 8, 2023. The event will air through Dragon Gate's internet streaming site, Dragon Gate Network, with Japanese language commentaries. The Japanese commentary was provided by Katsuya Ichikawa. The event aired on tape delay on Japanese TV Gaora Sports to be launched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series. The event will also feature tape delayed English commentary provided by Jae Church and Ho Ho Lun.

### Storylines

The Memorial Gate in Wakayama (2024) featured professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines that played out on the Dragon Gate's television program. Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
M.c.KZ Pre-Mexico Excursion 5 Match Series

**The m.c.KZ Pre-Mexico Excursion Series** is a five-match trial series with a bonus match m.c.KZ undertook in Dragon Gate in February 2008.

## Overview

For the second straight year, Dragon Gate NEX held the NEX-1 tournament to determine the strongest wrestler within the group. m.c.KZ would go on to defeat Katsuo in the finals. For his prize, m.c.KZ elected to embark on a learning excursion to Mexico and train under Jorge "Skayde" Rivera.

Like YAMATO the previous year, he would undergo a five-match trail series before being sent off. Also like YAMATO, all five of his opponents were against Open The Dream Gate Champions. After completing the series, he had one more match before leaving. In his last match, he was given a surprise extra send-off from reigning Open The Brave Gate Champion Masato Yoshino.

m.c.KZ remained in Mexico for four months before returning as a member of the WORLD-1 unit. His overseas experience pushed him into contention for the Open The Brave Gate Championship, which he finally challenged for at the 2008 Kobe World Hall event. However, his loss to champion Genki Horiguchi appeared to have shaken whatever confidence he had gained in Mexico and was unable to recapture the momentum he had before. Though he has held the Open The Triangle Gate Championship on multiple occasions, his career has stalled since the loss to Horiguchi.
NOAH The Chronicle

**NOAH The Chronicle** was a professional wrestling event promoted by Pro Wrestling NOAH (NOAH). The event was established in 2020. The event was one of NOAH's biggest events alongside New Sunrise, Departure and Noah the Best.

## Footnotes

1. ↑ The event was held behind closed doors without a live audience due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan.
MIKAMI

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Hamada, Shimane, Japan

**Kyohei Mikami** (三上恭平, *Mikami Kyōhei*), known by his stage name **MIKAMI**, is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his work for DDT both as a singles wrestler and with Tanomusaku Toba in a tag team called **The Suicide Boys**.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Deep Impact* (630° senton)
	+ *Suicide Bomb* (Moonsault over-rotated into a senton)
	+ *Volcanic Bomb* (High-angle senton bomb, sometimes from off of a ladder)

* **Signature moves**
	+ 450° splash
	+ Brainbuster
	+ *Durandal* (Running double knee facebreaker)
	+ Frankensteiner
	+ *Mickey Boom* (Tiger feint kick to the head of a seated opponent outside of the ring)
	+ Roll-up
	+ Slingshot somersault senton
	+ Snap suplex
	+ *Stinger Stretch* (Bridging reverse chinlock)

* **Nicknames**
	+ "Suicide Boy"
* **Entrance themes**
	+ **"Deep Impact"** by Dragon Ash feat. Rappagariya (Free)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Apache Pro-Wrestling Army**
	+ WEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rion Mizuki

* **Pro Wrestling A-TEAM**
	+ WEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with HASEGAWA
	+ WEW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

* **Dramatic Dream Team**
	+ DDT Extreme Division Championship (1 time)
	+ Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (11 times)
	+ KO-D Openweight Championship (3 times)
	+ KO-D Tag Team Championship (6 times) - with Super Uchuu Power (2), Takashi Sasaki (1), Tanomusaku Toba (2) and Tatsumi Fujinami (1)
	+ KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tanomusaku Toba, GENTARO, Poison Sawada Julie and Takashi Sasaki
	+ Takechi Six Man Tag Scramble Cup (2006) – with Kudo and Shiima Xion

* **International Wrestling Association**
	+ IWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

* **Pro Wrestling Kageki**
	+ Hakata Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

## References

1. ↑ "DDT 飯伏まさかのフォール負け". *NPN*Japanese. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
2. ↑ Hakata Light Heavyweight Championship . *Cagematch*. Retrieved on 2016-02-03.