Osaka Pro Wrestling
Introduction '''Osaka Pro Wrestling''' is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 1998 by Super Delfin. The promotion held a major flagship event called the Osaka Hurricane each year from 2003 to 2012 and also hosted the fourth edition of the Super J-Cup in 2004, which was the second edition of Osaka Hurricane. In 2010 Osaka Pro started a close working relationship with American promotion Chikara.On March 1, 2014, Osaka Pro announced that it would fold on April 20, 2014, due to financial difficulties, after which all of its wrestlers would become freelancers. Osaka Pro later announced that the promotion would continue under new president Yuji Sakagami and wrestlers Kuishinbo Kamen and Takoyakida. The new Osaka Pro Wrestling lost many of the old one's key wrestlers as well as their home base of Nasci Hall Umeda, forcing them to employ a new tour format.In October 2021, it was announced that Zeus had been appointed as the owner and president of OPW. He became president on July 30, and on August 26, he received a share transfer from former owner Yuji Sakagami. However, he remained under contract with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) for the rest of the year.
Roster Ring nameReal nameNotesArashiBillyken KidBlack BuffaloSales managerEbessan IIIGoliathOsaka Tag Team ChampionOsaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi ChampionSigned to MoveOn Pro-WrestlingKuishinbo KamenQuiet StormOsaka Pro Wrestling ChampionOsaka Light Heavyweight ChampionSigned to Dotonbori Pro-WrestlingFreelancerTakoyakidaTigers MaskToruOsaka Tag Team ChampionSigned to Total Triumph Team Pro-WrestlingTsubasaUltimate Spider Jr.Signed to Dotonbori Pro-WrestlingZeusOwner and president of OPW===Notable alumni===* Apple Miyuki (RDPW)* Atsushi Kotoge (Noah)* Azumi Hyuga (JWP Joshi Puroresu)* Daigoro Kashiwa (Kaientai Dojo)* Daisuke Harada (Noah)* Gamma (D-Gate)* Gami (Wave Pro)* Hayata (Noah)* Kaito Ishida (D-Gate)* Kanjyuro Matsuyama* Kuuga* Magnitude Kishiwada (''Freelancer'')* Masamune (DES)* Orochi (DES)* Rising Hayato (AJPW)* Sawako Shimono (''Freelancer'')* Super Delfin (Okinawa Pro Wrestling)* Tadasuke* Thunder* Yuu Yamagata
Staff *Keigo Yoshino (Referee)*Naoki (Ring announcer)*Shinjiro Miyao (Ring announcer)*Zeus (President and Owner)
Championships ===Active===Championship Current champion(s)  Reign  Date won  Daysheld  Location  Notes Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship75pxQuiet Storm2August 20, 2023+Osaka, JapanDefeated Tigers Mask at ''Osaka Pro Summer Festival 2023'' to win the vacant title.Osaka Light Heavyweight Championship75pxRyuya Matsufusa1December 10, 2023+Osaka, JapanDefeated Tigers Mask at Excalibur.Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship75pxJoichiro Osaka1December 10, 2023+Osaka, JapanDefeated previous champion Kuishinbo Kamen, Ebessan III, Kikutaro and Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru in a five-way match at Excalibur.Osaka Tag Team Championship75px75pxRogue Nation1December 10, 2023+Osaka, JapanDefeated Takoyakida and Ultimate Spider Jr. at Excalibur.===Inactive===Championship  Last champion(s)  Reign  Date won  Location  Notes Osaka Owarai ChampionshipJoichiro Osaka—January 8, 2023Osaka, JapanWon a battle royal to win the championship. The title change was voided when Billyken Kid confessed he had lost the physical title belt prior to the match. It was then replaced with the revived Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship.Super Welterweight ChampionshipSuper Delfin5November 28, 1999Osaka, JapanDefeated Black Buffalo then immediately abandoned the title to create the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship.MWF World Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipGoya Mask2October 3, 2008Naha, JapanWon a 10-man battle royale by last eliminating Kaijin Habu-otoko to win the vacant title. Title deactivated in 2012 when Okinawa Pro-Wrestling, where the title had moved to in May 2008, closed.Tenpohzan Grand Prix Championship                    Miracle Man2November 22, 2011Osaka, JapanDefeated Takoyakida at Osaka Happy Weekday. Title moved to FFF Pro-Wrestling.Osaka Pro Wrestling Battle Royal Championship     Tigers Mask1April 20, 2014Osaka, JapanWon a 18-man battle royale by last eliminating Billyken Kid to win the title. Title deactivated two days later when Tigers Mask left the promotion.
Annual tournaments TournamentLast winner(s)Date wonTenno-zanZeusOctober 29, 2023Osaka Pro Light Heavyweight TournamentUltimate Spider Jr.June 25, 2023Osaka Tag FestivalKazuaki Mihara and ToruFebruary 23, 2023
Major events *Osaka Hurricane
See also *Professional wrestling in Japan*List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan
References
External links * Official site