Women's professional wrestling promotion
Pure-J (ピュアJ , Pyua J ) is a Japanese Joshi puroresu (women's professional wrestling ) promotion established on August 11, 2017, by Command Bolshoi .
History
With the closure of JWP Joshi Puroresu on April 2, 2017, it was announced that Command Bolshoi will be in charge of a new promotion Pure-J. It was also confirmed that Pure-J would retain control of the Daily Sports Women's Tag Team and Princess of Pro-Wrestling Championships .[2] Pure-J held it first event on August 11, 2017.[3]
On October 9, 2017, Pure-J crowned their first Openweight Champion, Hanako Nakamori, where Nakamori defeated Manami Katsu in the finals of a 12-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion.[4] Since then, there have been 7 reigns, with Leon being the current champion in her second reign.[5]
On April 21, 2019, Bolshoi held her retirement show from professional wrestling, where she participated in a gauntlet match that ended in time limit draw.[6]
On May 27, 2020, it was announced that Pure-J joined to Independent Wrestling TV (IWTV), a streaming company which airs independent promotions shows.[7]
Roster
Wrestlers
Referees
Ring name[8]
Real name
Tessy Sugo
Hiromi Sugo
Notable alumni
Backstage personnel
Ring name
Real name
Notes
Command Bolshoi
Unknown
Owner and promoter of Pure-J
Saki Tsuda
Unknown
Ring Announcer
Championships
As of June 26, 2024.
KSR championship
KSR championship Promotion Pure-J Date established January 13, 2024 Current champion(s) Momo Tani Date won April 7, 2024 First champion(s) Momo Tani
The KSR Championship (abbreviated from "Kansai Survival Revolution") is a singles women's professional wrestling championship promoted by Pure-J. The current and inaugural champion is Momo Tani.[9]
Key
No.
Overall reign number
Reign
Reign number for the specific champion
Days
Number of days held
Defenses
Number of successful defenses
<1
Reign lasted less than a day
+
Current reign is changing daily
References
^ a b JWPから「Pure-J」へ 8・11後楽園大会で旗揚げ . Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017 .
^ 日本最古の女子プロ団体JWPの全選手が独立、新団体旗揚げへ . Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun . February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017 .
^ "PURE-J Debut Show ~ Dream Go!" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database .
^ Reid, Ciara (October 12, 2017). "Ringbelles Roundup (10/11/17) – Hanako Nakamori wins PURE-J belt, Viper retains at Fierce Females, Misaki Ohata is WAVE Champ, Toni Storm wins another tourney, WWR results, SHINE 46 & more" . PWPonderings .
^ Richards, Alex (July 26, 2020). "#AndNEW: Leon Wins PURE-J Openweight Championship" . Last Word on Pro Wrestling .
^ "Pure-J: The farewell of Command Bolshoi" . Superluchas . April 28, 2019.
^ Richards, Alex (May 27, 2020). "Pure-J To Start Streaming On IWTV" . Last Word on Pro Wrestling .
^ a b "メンバー" . jwp-produce.com (in Japanese).
^ Battle News (January 13, 2024). PURE-Jが関西圏限定のKSR女子王座を新設! 初代王者決定トーナメントに『2point5女子プロレス』が参戦アピール! . battle-news.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 7, 2024). "PURE-J Osaka Festival 2024" . cagematch.net . Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
External links
Championships Roster
Partnerships
Defunct promotions
Major promotions
Independent promotions
Governing bodies and interpromotional alliances