Super Extreme Wrestling War was a series of professional wrestling events produced by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) in 1997. These events marked the first time that FMW began a partnership with American counterpart Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and a working relationship began between the two companies as ECW wrestlers competed at these events and it marked the beginning of interpromotional matches and events between ECW and FMW. These events would create a huge impact in FMW's storylines as they concluded with the breakup of ZEN when Mr. Gannosuke , Yukihiro Kanemura and Hido attacked their leader Atsushi Onita out of jealousy after Hayabusa pinned Onita in a WarGames match . They merged with Fuyuki-Gun to form Team No Respect , which would dominate FMW until 2000.
30-398: The tour marked the beginning of a talent exchange working agreement between ECW and FMW which would last throughout the existence of both promotions. The theme of the tour was that ECW wrestlers would work matches on all of the shows on the tour. The tour also featured the return of FMW wrestlers, who were part of ECW roster at the time, Terry Funk and Sabu as ECW wrestlers. Funk had been
60-502: A Moonsault from the top of the steel cage, which he had failed to execute during his match against Onita at the 6th Anniversary Show . After the match, Gannosuke and Kanemura attacked Onita until Koji Nakagawa made the rescue for him and forced Gannosuke and Kanemura to retreat and quit ZEN, along with Hido. Koji Nakagawa was added into ZEN for helping Atsushi Onita to fend off the attack of Mr. Gannosuke and Yukihiro Kanemura and ZEN ended their feud with FMW and focused on feuding with
90-406: A la magistral , leading to a rematch between the two teams on the next show. Jinsei Shinzaki made Mr. Pogo #2 submit to a Gokuraku-gatame . Fuyuki-Gun leader Kodo Fuyuki continued his rivalry with ZEN by defeating ZEN member Hideki Hosaka as The Great Fake, with a running lariat . Extreme Championship Wrestling 's (ECW) Dudley Boyz ( Buh Buh Ray and D-Von ) fought Jado and Gedo to
120-485: A six-man tag team match when Tanaka pinned Onita, leading to a match between the two on the first show of the Super Extreme Wrestling War tour on December 19. At 8th Anniversary Show , Hayabusa defeated Mr. Gannosuke in a mask vs. hair match and then attempted to reconcile with Gannosuke but Gannosuke attacked him and attempted to blow fire on him until Hayabusa's ally Jinsei Shinzaki made
150-674: A small package . In the main event, Masato Tanaka successfully defended the FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship and the FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship against ZEN's Yukihiro Kanemura by performing a Roaring Elbow . The final show of the Super Extreme Wrestling War tour took on December 22, 1997 at the historic Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan . The show drew a crowd of 2,150 and marked
180-483: A three-Way dance . The main event was an important match in FMW history as it concluded the rivalry between FMW and ZEN. Hayabusa , Jinsei Shinzaki and Masato Tanaka took on ZEN's Atsushi Onita , Mr. Gannosuke and Yukihiro Kanemura in a WarGames barbed wire baseball bat ladder cage match . Gannosuke and Kanemura separated themselves from Onita and did not help him throughout the match and Hayabusa won it by performing
210-577: A no contest. ZEN's The Gladiator , Mr. Gannosuke and Yukihiro Kanemura defeated ECW's Terry Funk , The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer when Gannosuke pinned his former Funk Masters of Wrestling leader Funk with a Gannosuke Clutch . In the main event, Hayabusa , Masato Tanaka and former ZEN member Hisakatsu Oya defeated ZEN's Atsushi Onita , Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Hido to win the FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship . The third show took place on December 21, 1997 at
240-605: A submission victory over Flying Kid Ichihara with a Gokuraku-gatame . Fuyuki-Gun ( Kodo Fuyuki , Jado and Gedo ) defeated the FMW team of Hayabusa , Ricky Fuji and Mr. Pogo #2 when Fuyuki delivered a running lariat to Pogo #2. Mr. Gannosuke defeated his former tag team partner Hisakatsu Oya with a Gannosuke Clutch . Extreme Championship Wrestling 's (ECW) Terry Funk , The Sandman , Tommy Dreamer and Dudley Boyz took on ZEN 's Hido , Tetsuhiro Kuroda , The Gladiator , Atsushi Onita and The Great Fake in an interpromotional match which Funk won by pinning Hido with
270-450: A television and pay-per-view deal with DirecTV, who wanted a role in shaping the product. In addition, Kodo Fuyuki was named head booker. Eventually, attendance dwindled, and the promotion dealt with several financial issues. In October 2001, Hayabusa suffered a career-ending injury against Mammoth Sasaki . While attempting an Asai Moonsault , Hayabusa slipped off the rope and landed on his head, resulting in immediate paralysis. Arai left
300-694: Is a list of professional wrestlers and other people who appeared in the original incarnation of Extreme Championship Wrestling Wrestlers who used more than one ringname while in ECW will be listed under the ring name for which they used the most or were best known in order to clean up the list, since any performer who used multiple ring names most likely has them listed on their personal article page with their current or most used ring name in bold on said page. Their other ring names will be listed after their name next to their years worked. Stables and tag teams will be listed alphabetically in their own separate section at
330-546: The Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya , Aichi , Japan . The event drew a crowd of 4,350 people. Hideki Hosaka defeated newcomer Yoshinori Sasaki by making him submit to a one-legged Boston crab . Toxic Corps (Crusher Maedomari and Miss Mongol) defeated Kaori Nakayama and Miwa Sato in a rematch from the previous show when Maedomari delivered a Nodowa Otoshi to Sato. Jinsei Shinzaki gained
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#1732800893519360-597: The bottom of the list. Shoichi Arai Shoichi Arai (荒井 昌一 Arai Shōichi ) (December 19, 1965 – May 16, 2002) was a Japanese professional wrestling promoter. Arai ran Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling from 1995 until its closure in 2002. Arai started with FMW as a backstage assistant. Arai became FMW's ring announcer, and was well known for his high-pitched voice during countdowns of various death-matches. Arai became Chief Executive Officer of FMW, after Atsushi Onita retired in April 1995. As CEO, Arai toned down
390-519: The commentary booth, and immediately rushed to the ring. Attendance and revenue continued to dwindle, as FMW finally declared bankruptcy on February 15, 2002. FMW was three million dollars in debt, and Arai also owed the yakuza another million dollars. Arai went into hiding from the yakuza, and planned to write a book about his experience of running FMW. Arai released a statement, where he criticized Atsushi Onita for his ego and excessive womanizing. Arai's book intended to generate enough money to pay back
420-440: The conclusion of Extreme Championship Wrestling 's (ECW) tour in FMW. Mr. Pogo #2 defeated Yoshinori Sasaki in the opening match with a body scissors . Miss Mongol and Miwa Sato competed in a match after exchanging wins in tag team matches during the previous two shows. Mongol won the match with a diving senton . Former Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champions Hisakatsu Oya and Ricky Fuji teamed with each other as FMW members for
450-441: The first match, Fuyuki-Gun ( Kodo Fuyuki , Jado and Gedo ) defeated ZEN members defeated Tetsuhiro Kuroda , Hido and The Great Fake when Fuyuki performed a Lariat on Hido. Aja Kong defeated Shark Tsuchiya with a Uraken . D-Von Dudley from ECW defeated Ricky Fuji with a Dudley Death Drop from Dudley Boyz and ZEN's The Gladiator defeated ECW's Tommy Dreamer with a Super Awesome Bomb . The event marked
480-575: The first time in his FMW career by denouncing himself as a FMW wrestler and formed ZEN with the former W*ING Alliance and FMW's upstart Tetsuhiro Kuroda . A rivalry blossomed between FMW and ZEN and the Funk Masters of Wrestling was quickly phased out after Mr. Gannosuke , Hisakatsu Oya and The Gladiator ended it due to the group's leader Terry Funk leaving FMW and they joined ZEN. On November 20, Masato Tanaka, Ricky Fuji and Mr. Pogo #2 defeated ZEN's Atsushi Onita, Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Hido in
510-490: The first time in over a year in an unofficial reunion against ZEN 's Tetsuhiro Kuroda and The Great Fake . Fake pinned Fuji with a small package . ECW had an exhibition match in which former FMW wrestler Sabu returned to the company, having competed for the last time in a loss to Hayabusa at Summer Spectacular in 1994. He defeated The Sandman with an Arabian Facebuster . Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer defeated Dudley Boyz and ZEN members The Gladiator and Hido in
540-515: The leader of Funk Masters of Wrestling and was returning the company for the first time since beating Kodo Fuyuki at Kawasaki Legend: Fall Spectacular and Sabu was returning since losing to Hayabusa at Summer Spectacular in 1994. At Kawasaki Legend: Fall Spectacular, Atsushi Onita defeated W*ING Kanemura in a no rope barbed wire electrified dynamite land mine time bomb death match which stipulated that if Onita lost, he would retire and if Kanemura lost, then W*ING Alliance must disband. After
570-643: The main event of the show as they had become popular villains of FMW. A clash occurred within ZEN. The second show of the tour took place on December 20, 1997 at the Osaka Seaside Sports Center in Osaka , Japan . It drew an attendance of 3,600. In the opening match, Ricky Fuji defeated Flying Kid Ichihara with a Brainbuster . Kaori Nakayama and Miwa Sato defeated Toxic Corps (Crusher Maedomari and Miss Mongol) when Nakayama pinned Mongol with
600-519: The match, Gannoskue, Kanemura and Hido attacked ZEN and Fuyuki-Gun joined them in the assault and the two groups merged to form Team No Respect , which became the lead heel stable in FMW. Hayabusa won a tournament to become the #1 contender for the Double Championship and defeated Gannosuke for the title at the 9th Anniversary Show while Onita lost to TNR member Kodo Fuyuki. List of Extreme Championship Wrestling alumni This
630-432: The match, W*ING Alliance members Kanemura, Hideki Hosaka and Hido were concerned because no group in FMW would accept them. Onita became upset at FMW's team of Hayabusa , Masato Tanaka and Koji Nakagawa for being rude to Kanemura, Hosaka and Hido and then he met Kanemura in his ambulance to conduct a meeting with the former W*ING members. On September 30, Onita held a press conference in which he turned villain for
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#1732800893519660-717: The match. The main event of the show featured the Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion and the Independent Heavyweight Champion Masato Tanaka competing against ZEN leader Atsushi Onita in a non-title match, stemming from Tanaka pinning Onita in a match. Onita defeated Tanaka in the match. A dissension took place within ZEN as Onita booked himself in the main event while Mr. Gannosuke and Yukihiro Kanemura grew upset as they thought that their FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship match deserved to be
690-589: The new freelance trio of Gannosuke, Kanemura and Hido. On January 6, 1998, Gannosuke defeated Masato Tanaka to win the Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship and the Independent Heavyweight Championship. The following night, ZEN promoted its first show, modeled after nWo Souled Out , which was headlined by ZEN's Onita, Nakagawa and Tetsuhiro Kuroda defeating Gannosuke, Kanemura and Hido. After
720-447: The number of death matches, and promoted Hayabusa as the main star of the promotion. Onita returned to FMW in 1996, and insisted on becoming the main focus of the promotion. Arai and the FMW wrestlers eventually met with Onita, and declared that Onita needed to leave FMW, due to Onita's ego and attitude towards the younger stars. FMW shifted its focus towards an entertainment-based style, similar to WWE. The shift occurred after FMW secured
750-476: The past. The first show of the Super Extreme Wrestling War took place on December 19, 1997 at the Komazawa Gymnasium in Tokyo , Japan . It was the first event in FMW history to host Extreme Championship Wrestling 's (ECW) roster in FMW and marked the beginning of the talent exchange between FMW and ECW wrestlers which would see wrestlers from both companies appear in interpromotional matches. In
780-512: The return of the former leader of Funk Masters of Wrestling Terry Funk to FMW as an ECW wrestler. He defeated The Sandman and Buh Buh Ray Dudley in a three-way dance . Mr. Gannosuke and Yukihiro Kanemura retained the FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship against Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki when Kanemura hit a diving Hayabusa in his injured ribs with his knee and then rolled him up to win
810-425: The save, thus forming an alliance with Hayabusa and beginning to feud with Gannosuke. On June 21, Gannosuke attacked Shinzaki under a Hayabusa disguise during Shinzaki's entrance before a match at a Michinoku Pro Wrestling show. On July 19, Gannosuke, Hisakatsu Oya and The Gladiator defeated Hayabusa, Shinzaki and Koji Nakagawa in a six-man tag team match. On August 25, Gannosuke, Gladiator and Super Leather defeated
840-574: The team of Shinzaki, Ricky Fuji and Ricky Morton in a barbed wire tornado deathmatch . On October 14, Gannosuke attacked Shinzaki from behind before a match between the two and then easily defeated him by making him bleed. On October 19, Gannosuke, along with Hisakatsu Oya left Funk Masters of Wrestling and joined ZEN after losing the FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship to ZEN's Atsushi Onita and Yukihiro Kanemura. The title would be vacated due to Onita's inactivity. On November 28, Gannosuke and Yukihiro Kanemura defeated Hayabusa and Masato Tanaka to win
870-660: The vacant title. On December 5, Gannosuke stole Shinzaki's clothes and wore them during a tag team match pitting him and Hideki Hosaka against Shinzaki and Ricky Fuji, which Gannosuke and Hosaka won. This set up a title defense for Gannosuke and Kanemura against Hayabusa and Shinzaki on the December 19 show of the tour. Other important changes in the FMW roster took place in December as Hisakatsu Oya quit ZEN after losing to Hayabusa on December 5 and Koji Nakagawa walked out on FMW after feeling betrayed by Shoichi Arai for not been given major opportunities which had been promised to him in
900-500: The yakuza. In conversations with Hayabusa, Arai brought up plans to kill himself, because his life insurance would pay off his debt to the yakuza. On May 16, 2002, an early morning jogger found Arai hanging by his necktie in Tokyo's Mizumoto Park . Arai's suicide resulted in a life insurance payment to his ex-wife and child. However, the life insurance payment did not cover all of Arai's debt. The Arai family continued paying his debt to
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