Pro Wrestling Wave ( プロレスリングWAVE , Puroresuringu Wēbu ) , 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.
6-440: 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
12-743: The Tokyo Dome City complex, a few minutes walk from the Korakuen Hall. It was announced that a new version of Korakuen Hall would be built in Tokyo Dome City which would act as the Korakuen Hall 2 and it would hold 2,500–3,000 people. The naming rights of the hall were purchased by Japan Credit Bureau (JCB) so it opened as JCB Hall. After the construction completed, the Tokyo Dome Corporation, which owns
18-894: The original Korakuen Hall as well as the Tokyo Dome , would continue to rent out the original Korakuen Hall, lowering rental prices (currently it costs 1,500,000 Yen to rent) to allowing smaller promotions to use the building on a regular basis. Although most of the sporting events take place at the Tokyo Dome, the JCB Hall is considered one of the primary spots in Tokyo Dome City for smaller scale sporting events, like boxing , pro-wrestling , Lethwei and mixed martial arts . The JCB Hall hosted Miss International Japan . Since its completion, JCB Hall has been host of Lethwei in Japan 4 , and has been rarely used for pro wrestling events after
24-527: Was completed on March 18. The Hall was closed until the next day, then gradually resumed a variety of events. On October 27, 2016, the hall became the chosen venue for the International Lethwei Federation Japan . The Lethwei Grand Prix Japan 2016 was the first event of the promotion held at the venue. The Tokyo JCB Hall also known Tokyo Dome City Hall is a facility for sports, fashion shows, and live concerts inside
30-459: Was launching its own internet streaming site, Wave Network, the following month. As of November 28, 2024 Korakuen Hall Korakuen Hall ( Japanese : 後楽園ホール , Hepburn : Kōrakuen Hōru ) is a sports arena in Bunkyo , Tokyo , Japan , which has hosted boxing , professional wrestling , kickboxing , mixed martial arts and Lethwei matches. On April 16, 1962, the Korakuen Hall
36-468: Was officially opened with a capacity of approximately 2,000 people. It is located inside the Tokyo Dome City , one of Tokyo's biggest attractions. The venue hosted the boxing events for the 1964 Summer Olympics . In March 2011, as the hall suffered structural damage in the Tōhoku earthquake . Events including a World Boxing Council triple female world title fight were postponed or canceled. The repair work
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