Ganbare Pro-Wrestling

Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling
AcronymGanPro
FoundedApril 17, 2013 (2013-04-17)
StylePuroresu
HeadquartersShibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Founder(s)Ken Ohka
Owner(s)Ken Ohka
Websiteganpro.net

Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (ガンバレ☆プロレス, Ganbare☆Puroresu, GanPro), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2013 as a sister promotion of DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The promotion ran as a brand under the DDT umbrella, until DDT became CyberFight in 2020. It was then considered a sister promotion to DDT, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah, until 2024 when GanPro became independent.

History

Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro) was created in 2013 by Ken Ohka as a brand of DDT Pro-Wrestling. The brand was created to capture the spirit of small independent promotions in Japan and, to do so, regularly brought in wrestlers from outside the promotion. In July 2020, DDT and Pro Wrestling Noah merged to form CyberFight.[1][2] In September 2021, GanPro revived the 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

Shuichiro Katsumura
Ring name Real name Notes
Harukaze[6] Haruka Kato
Keisuke Ishii[7] Keisuke Ishii Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Champion
Ken Ohka[8] Ken Ohka
Mizuki Watase[9] Mizuki Watase Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Champion
Moeka Haruhi[10] Unknown
Munetatsu Nakamura[11] Munetatsu Nakamura
Shinichiro Tominaga [ja][12] Shinichiro Tominaga
Shota Kawakami[13] Shota Kawakami
Shuichiro Katsumura[14] Shuichiro Katsumura
Yumehito Imanari[15] Yumehito Imanari
Yuna Manase[16] Yuna Suzuki
Yuuri[17] Unknown

Championships

Current championships

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful
defenses 		Location Notes Ref.
Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship
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 Keisuke Ishii 1 April 27, 2024 188+ 0 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Shuichiro Katsumura at Spring Breakers 2024. [18][19]
Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Championship
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 Renegades
(Shigehiro Irie and Mizuki Watase) 		1 June 2, 2024 152+ 0 Tokyo, Japan Defeated GroundAbsolute (Shuichiro Katsumura and Takuya Wada) at Wild Gamble 2024. [20]

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.[21]

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 Shota to defeat Ken Ohka and Shuhei Washida in a Falls Count Anywhere 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 [22]

References

  1. ^ "Ganbare Pro-Wrestling official site".
  2. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (July 27, 2020). "Pro Wrestling NOAH and DDT to Merge Into New Company CyberFight". 411Mania. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ 【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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "HARUKAZE". ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  7. ^ 石井慧介. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  8. ^ 大家健. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  9. ^ 渡瀬瑞基. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  10. ^ 春日萌花. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  11. ^ 中村宗達. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  12. ^ 冨永真一郎. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  13. ^ 川上 翔大. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  14. ^ 勝村周一朗. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  15. ^ 今成夢人. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  16. ^ まなせゆうな. ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  17. ^ "YuuRI". ganpro.net (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ スプリング・ブレイカーズ2024. genpro.net (in Japanese). Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling. April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  20. ^ 入江茂弘＆渡瀬瑞基ＳＯＧ世界タッグ初戴冠／石井慧介への次期挑戦者はまさかの香港国際警察マン [Shigehiro Irie & Mizuki Watase crowned SOG World Tag Team for the first time / Next challenger to Keisuke Ishii is no doubt Hong Kong International Police Man]. Baseball Magazine Sha (in Japanese). June 2, 2024. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024.
  21. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Ganbare Pro Mixed Tag Tournament". Cagematch. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  22. ^ "[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.