Ganbare Pro-Wrestling
 GanPro logo | |
| Acronym | GanPro |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 17, 2013 |
| Style | Puroresu |
| Headquarters | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Founder(s) | Ken Ohka |
| Owner(s) | Ken Ohka |
| Website | ganpro |
Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (ガンバレ☆プロレス, Ganbare☆Puroresu, GanPro), is a Japanese
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah
, until 2024 when GanPro became independent.
History
Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro) was created in 2013 by
Ganbare☆Climax and created the Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship as a prize for the winner of the tournament.[3]
On December 15, 2023, GanPro was announced as one of the founding members of the
United Japan Pro-Wrestling alliance, a joint effort to further develop professional wrestling in Japan through promotion and organization, with Seiji Sakaguchi being named as the chairman of the project.[4]
On January 31, 2024, a press conference was held to announce GanPro would become independent from CyberFight at the end of March, with the final GanPro event under the CyberFight umbrella to be held on March 28.[5] The split was made official on March 31, with Shota, Yoshiko Hasegawa and Riara leaving the promotion to become freelancers.
Personnel
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Harukaze[6] | Haruka Kato | |
| Keisuke Ishii[7] | Keisuke Ishii | |
| Ken Ohka[8] | Ken Ohka | |
| Mizuki Watase[9] | Mizuki Watase | |
| Munetatsu Nakamura[10] | Munetatsu Nakamura | |
| Shinichiro Tominaga[11] | Shinichiro Tominaga | |
| Shuichiro Katsumura[12] | Shuichiro Katsumura | Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Champion Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Champion |
| Yumehito Imanari[13] | Yumehito Imanari | |
| Yuna Manase[14] | Yuna Suzuki | |
| Yuuri[15] | Unknown |
Championships
Current championships
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Successful defenses |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship | Shuichiro Katsumura | 1 | December 27, 2023 | 122+ | 1 | Tokyo, Japan
|
Defeated Isami Kodaka at Bad Communication 2023. | [16][17] | |
| Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Championship | GroundAbsolute (Shuichiro Katsumura and Takuya Wada) |
1 | July 9, 2023 | 293+ | 4 | Tokyo, Japan
|
Defeated Hentai Punch Drunkers (Hikaru Sato and Tyson Maeguchi) at Wrestle Sekigahara II. | [18] | |
Tournaments
| Accomplishment | Last winner(s) | Date won | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ganbare☆Climax
|
Tatsuhito Takaiwa | November 23, 2021 | Tokyo, Japan
|
Defeated Yumehito Imanari in the tournament final. |
| Mixed Tag Tournament | Moeka Haruhi and Shuichiro Katsumura | June 27, 2021 | Tokyo, Japan
|
Defeated Harukaze and Keisuke Ishii in the tournament final.[19] |
Inactive championship
| Championship | Last champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kōkū-kōen Park Town Championship | Keisuke Ishii | 1 | August 24, 2019 | Tokorozawa, Japan | Teamed up with tag team match and was awarded the title. Inactive since.
|
Major events
| Event | Date | Location | Venue | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestle Sekigahara | July 10, 2022 | Tokyo, Japan
|
Ota City General Gymnasium | Yumehito Imanari (c) vs. Ken Ohka for the Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship | [20] |
References
- ^ "Ganbare Pro-Wrestling official site".
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (July 27, 2020). "Pro Wrestling NOAH and DDT to Merge Into New Company CyberFight". 411Mania. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ 【ガンプロ】初代スピリット・オブ・ガンバレ世界無差別級王座決定トーナメント組み合わせ決定！. Proresu Today (in Japanese). September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ 新日、全日、ノアら９団体が「日本プロレスリング連盟」設立 来年５月には設立記念興行も [Nine organizations, including NJPW, AJPW, and Noah, establish "United Japan Pro-wrestling"; launching event to be held next May]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). December 15, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ ガンプロが3月いっぱいで株式会社CyberFightからの独立を発表 / 翔太、長谷川美子、リアラが3月末で退団 [GanPro announces independence from CyberFight Inc. at the end of March / Shota, Yoshiko Hasegawa, and Riara wwill leave at the end of March.]. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). January 31, 2024.
- ^ "HARUKAZE". ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ 石井慧介. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ 大家健. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ 渡瀬瑞基. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ 中村宗達. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ 冨永真一郎. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ 勝村周一朗. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ 今成夢人. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ まなせゆうな. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "YuuRI". ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ スピリット・オブ・ガンバレ世界無差別級王座. Extreme Party (in Japanese). Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ BAD COMMUNICATION 2023. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). DDT Pro-Wrestling. December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ スピリット・オブ・ガンバレ世界タッグ王座. Extreme Party (in Japanese). Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Ganbare Pro Mixed Tag Tournament". Cagematch. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "[GanPuro] 7.10 Ota-ku Sōgō Taiikukan "WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA" ni te shin-nyūdan joshi senshu o happyō e" 【ガンプロ】7・10大田区総合体育館『WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA』にて新入団女子選手を発表へ [[GanPro] A new female athlete to be announced at "WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA" at Ota City General Gymnasium on July 10]. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
