Sukeban (professional wrestling)
Joshi Puroresu | |
Headquarters | New York City |
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Owner(s) | Dream Slam Productions |
Website | sukeban |
Sukeban is an American independent women's professional wrestling promotion. In Japanese culture, Sukeban is an ode to the girl gangs in the 60's and 70's, which the promotion is influenced by as the roster is consisted by different units.[1][2]
History
On September 1, 2023, Sukeban released a press announcing their establishment.[3] Sukeban, referring to girl gangs, combining live action contact of professional wrestling with anime and manga, illustrated by Sakana Koji.[2][4] On September 21, Sukeban held their first event at New York City which aired live on their TikTok account.[5] During the event, Bull Nakano was revealed to be the commissioner of Sukeban, while unveiling the Sukeban Championship.[5]
Personnel
Wrestlers
Ring name | Real name | Unit | Notes |
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Atomic Bamshee | Unknown | The Vandals | |
Babyface
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Unknown | Harajuku Stars | |
Bingo | Unknown | The Vandals | |
Commander Nakajima | Arisa Nakajima | Dangerous Liaisons | Sukeban World Champion |
Countess Saori | Unknown | Dangerous Liaisons | |
Crush Yuu | Unknown | Cherry Bomb Girls | |
Ichigo Sayaka | Himawari Unagi | Harajuku Stars | |
Lady Antoinette | Risa Okuda | Dangerous Liaisons | |
Maya Mamushi | Unknown | Harajuku Stars | |
Midnight Player | Unknown | The Vandals | |
Otaku-chan | Kaori Yoneyama | The Vandals | |
Queen of Hearts | Unknown | Dangerous Liaisons | |
Saki Bimi | Saki Watanabe | Harajuku Stars | |
Sareee | Sari Fujimura | Cherry Bomb Girls | |
Stray Cat | Unknown | Unaffiliated | |
Supersonic | Natsumi Mizushima | Cherry Bomb Girls |
Other on-air personnel
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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Bull Nakano | Keiko Aoki | Commissioner[5] |
Alumni
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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Riko Kaiju | TBA | Retired[6] |
Championships
Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held[7] | Location | Notes | |
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Sukeban World Championship | Commander Nakajima | 1 | December 6, 2023 | 143+ | Miami, FL
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Defeated Ichigo Sayaka to become the inaugural champion.[8] |
Sukeban World Championship
Sukeban World Championship | |||||
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Details | |||||
Promotion | Sukeban | ||||
Date established | September 22, 2023 | ||||
Current champion(s) | Commander Nakajima | ||||
Date won | December 6, 2023 | ||||
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The Sukeban World Championship is a
The championship belt was designed by the Australian designer Marc Newson, who worked in collaboration with the Japanese illustrator Ayako Ishiguro . Special hats for the wrestlers were created by British milliner Stephen Jones.[11]
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
1 | Commander Nakajima | December 6, 2023 | Sukeban | Miami, FL
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1 | 143+ | 0 | Defeated Ichigo Sayaka to become the inaugural champion. | [8] |
References
- ^ Ross, Jamie (September 1, 2023). "Sukeban, New NYC-Based Joshi Promotion Set to Hold First Event on September 21st, Full Roster Revealed". WrestlePurists. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ a b Clark, Anne Victoria (September 5, 2023). "Sukeban Is Coming to Make You a Wrestling Fan". Vulture. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ Russell, Skylar (September 1, 2023). "American Based Joshi Wrestling Promotion 'Sukeban' to Hold First Event in New York City on 9/21". Fightful. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ Barrasso, Justin (September 1, 2023). "Japanese Female Wrestling League Coming to New York". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c Peterson, Karen (September 21, 2023). "SUKEBAN Report: Debut show includes Bull Nakano as commissioner". Post Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ 海樹リコ引退申し出に伴い、SEAdLINNNGタッグ王座返上. twitter.com (in Japanese). Weekly Pro Wrestling. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ As of April 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c Daly, Wayne (December 6, 2023). "Sukeban Results: Sukeban Miami – Miami, FL (12/6)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ Lowson, Thomas (September 22, 2023). "Sukeban Results (9/21): Commissioner Bull Nakano, World Title Revealed. Sukeban hosted its first event in New York City". sescoops.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ Edwards, Scott (September 22, 2023). "Sukeban World Premiere Results (9/22/23): Countess Saori vs. Ichigo Sayaka". Fightful. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ Sobrino, Maria (December 5, 2023). "Best Body Slammers: Japanese female wrestling meets design". Wallpaper. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.