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| Acronym | Wave |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 2007 |
| Style | Joshi puroresu |
| Headquarters | Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
| Founder(s) | Gami (booker) Yumi Ohka Tatsuya Takeshi (president) |
| Owner(s) | Zabun Co., Ltd. |
| Sister | Osaka Joshi Pro-Wrestling |
| Predecessor | JDStar |
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.
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 was launching its own internet streaming site, Wave Network, the following month.[1]
- ^ "Catch the Wave 2016＝Scramble＝". Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2016.[permanent dead link]