peak year, when they were able to hold feuds against WAR and UWFI, but economic problems relating to Kotaro Ishizawa's business' collapse sent Tokyo Pro Wrestling on a downward spiral. The promotion was briefly reborn as Shin (New) Tokyo Pro Wrestling but remained in an even bigger obscure status. One of its top trainees, Shigeo Okumura, ended up spending more time competing for AJPW and eventually joined it in 2000, following the Pro Wrestling Noah split. See also Professional wrestling in Japan References External links "The Damnedest Company", a description of the 90's Tokyo Pro Wrestling promotion, by Masanori Horie Original Tokyo Pro Wrestling statistics 90's Tokyo Pro Wrestling statistics versions of the NWA US title Japanese professional wrestling promotions 1966 establishments in Japan 1967 disestablishments in Japan