Sweeper (スイーパー Suīpā), is a professional wrestling stable in the Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) formed on June 13, 2018, by Dylan James, Jake Lee, Keiichi Sato, Koji Iwamoto and Ryoji Sai. The reason for the name is that their goal is to accomplish everything in the promotion. Sai held the All Asia Heavyweight Championship, Sai and James held the World Tag Team Championship and Iwamoto the World Junior Heavyweight Championship.
History
On April 25, 2018, Jake Lee made his return to All Japan Pro Wrestling, announcing that he wished to face his former stablemates and in the process leaving Nextream. Following his return, Lee challenged his former Nextream stablemate Kento Miyahara into a match for his Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship. However, he only received a non-title match against Miyahara. Shortly after, Lee announced a formation of a new stable alongside Dylan James, Keiichi Sato, Koji Iwamoto and Ryoji Sai. On June 13 it was revealed that the stable would be named "Sweeper". The reason for the name is that their goal is to accomplish everything in the promotion. On June 30, Sai and James lost the World Tag Team Championship to Suwama and Shuji Ishikawa. On August 26, Iwamoto defeated Atsushi Aoki to win the World Junior Heavyweight Championship. On September 22, Iwamoto lost the title to Shuji Kondo. On September 24, James turned on Lee and formed a team with Joe Doering. From November 13 to December 11, Lee and Sai took part in the World's Strongest Tag Determination League, finishing the tournament with a record of four wins and six losses, failing to advance to the finals of the tournament. Later in 2019 Naoya Nomura would join the stable after leaving Nextram to join Sweeper.
Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Iwamoto
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – James and Sai
- Jr. Battle of Glory (2019) – Iwamoto
- Land's End Pro Wrestling