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| Acronym | Wave |
| Founder(s) | Gami (booker) Yumi Ohka Tatsuya Takeshi (president) |
| Owner(s) | Zabun Co., Ltd. |
| Style | Sports entertainment Joshi puroresu |
| Headquarters | Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
| Sister | Osaka Joshi Pro-Wrestling |
Pro Wrestling Wave (プロレスリングWave Puroresuringu Wave), is a women's professional wrestling, or Joshi Puroresu, promotion created in 2007 after the dissolution and closure of JDStar. The company was formed by Mikiko Futagami, or Gami, former JDStar wrestler Yumi Ohka, and former JDStar booker Tatsuya Takeshi, who assumed the role of President for the new company. The company has had a very slow growth and grassroots rise, and is one of the few women's promotions in Japan to do shows on weekdays.
2010 was the biggest year for Wave, which saw them run Tokyo's Korakuen Hall for the first time, along with their first television broadcast by Samurai! TV, which was also a first. Prior to the show, Wave's shows were (and still are) primarily sold as DVDs.
Gami wrestled her retirement match on December 30, 2013, but remains with the promotion behind the scenes, running it through Zabun, Co., Ltd.
On May 3, 2016, Wave announced it was launching its own internet streaming site, Wave Network, the following month.
Roster[]
Wrestlers[]
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Haruka Umesaki | Unknown | Freelancer Wave Tag Team Champion |
| Hikaru Shida | Hikaru Shida | Wave Single Champion |
| Hikari Shimizu | Unknown | Freelancer Actwres girl'Z |
| Itsuki Aoki | Aika Aoki | Freelancer |
| Kohaku | Unknown | |
| Nagisa Nozaki | Nagisa Nozaki | |
| Mio Momono | Unknown | Freelancer |
| Miyuki Takase | Unknown | Winner of Catch the Wave of 2021 |
| Saki | Saki Watanabe | Freelancer |
| Sakura Hirota | Sakura Hirota | |
| Tomoka Inaba | Unknown | Freelancer |
| Yuki Miyazaki | Yuki Miyazaki | |
| Yumi Ohka | Yumiko Abe |
Staff[]
- Atsushi Ishiguro (referee)
- Michiko Nonaka (Announcer)
- Kiri Yoshino (Announcer)
- Mikiko Futagami (executive producer)
- Toshie Uematsu (trainer)
Championships[]
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave Single Championship | Yuki Miyazaki | 1 | December 24, 2023 | 392+ | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Wave Tag Team Championship | Naniwa☆Ordinary Beauty (Hibiscus Mii and Ranmaru) |
1 (2, 1) |
March 18, 2024 | 307+ | Osaka, Japan |
Annual tournaments[]
| Tournament | Last winner | Last held | Type | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catch the Wave | ASUKA | July 17, 2023 | Openweight | 2009 | An annual round-robin tournament held from early-May to early mid-July. |
| Dual Shock Wave | Sareee and Hibiki | 2020 | Tag team | 2011 | An annual tournament held from September to October. Originally a single-elimination tournament, in 2012 changed to round-robin format. |
| One Day 6-Person Tag Tournament | Kuros (Mio Shirai, Misaki Ohata and Tsukasa Fujimoto) |
November 26, 2014 | Six-woman tag team | 2013 | An annual single-elimination tournament held in November. |
| Zan-1 | Mika Iida | December 29, 2017 | Openweight | 2012 | An annual tournament, which includes a battle royal, rock-paper-scissors tournament and a fan vote, to determine the number one contender to the Wave Single Championship. |