List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan

This is a list of professional wrestling promotions in Japan which includes both national and independent puroresu and joshi companies from the post-World War II period up to the present day.

Major promotions Puroresu Name Location Owner(s) Years active NotesAll Japan Pro WrestlingYokohama, KanagawaTsuyoki Fukuda1972–DDT Pro-WrestlingTokyoCyberAgent1997– DragongateKobe, HyōgoGaora2004–New Japan Pro-WrestlingTokyoBushiroad1972–Pro Wrestling NoahTokyoCyberAgent2000–

Joshi Name Location Owner(s) Years active NotesWorld Wonder Ring StardomTokyoBushiroad2010–Tokyo Joshi Pro-WrestlingTokyoCyberAgent2012–

Independent promotions Puroresu Name Location Owner(s) Years active NotesActive Advance Pro WrestlingChibaTaka Michinoku2002–Asuka Pro WrestlingTokyoAkira Shinose2014–TokyoTomokazu Taniguchi2018–Big Japan Pro WrestlingYokohama, KanagawaEiji Tosaka1995–BravesTokyoHyper Brave G Valion2006–Capture InternationalTokyoKoki Kitahara1997–Colega Pro WrestlingOsakaThe Bodyguard2021–Come on Wrestling PartyTokyoShinichiro Tominaga2012–OsakaDotonbori Entertainment System2013–Hiroshima2005–DraditionTokyoTatsumi Fujinami2008–EhimeErina Tanaka2016–Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling ExplosionGreater Tokyo AreaAkihito IchiharaYukihide Ueno1989–20022015–Kitakyushu, FukuokaSmith2003–Ganbare☆Pro-WrestlingTokyoKen Ohka2013–GleatTokyoLIDET Entertainment2020–TokyoHikaru Sato2015–Hitachi Pro WrestlingKanto region2008–Hokuto Pro WrestlingHokkaidoCrane Nakajo2004–Saitama2023–Itabashi, Tokyo2014–Kyushu Pro-WrestlingFukuoka2007–Land's End Pro-WrestlingTokyoRyoji Sai2016–Lion's Gate ProjectTokyoBushiroad2015–Michinoku Pro WrestlingMorioka, IwateJinsei Shinzaki1993–MobiusFukuokaMasao Orihara1997–Mutoha Pro-WrestlingJapanHidekazu Yoshino2007–New Nemuro Pro WrestlingNemuro, HokkaidoKenji Miyamoto2006–Osaka Pro WrestlingOsakaZeus1999–Ossan Style WrestlingOsaka2019–P.P.P. TokyoTokyoMasayuki Mitomi2019–Pro-Wrestling BasaraShinjuku, TokyoIsami Kodaka2015–Pro Wrestling DewaTohoku regionLock Suzuki2004–Pro Wrestling FreedomsTokyoTakashi Sasaki2009–ŌitaSkull Reaper A-ji2004–KawasakiKazuhiro Tamura2012–Fukuoka1997–TokyoMototsugu ShimizuJun Ogawauchi2009–Pro-Wrestling Shi-EnOsakaEiji Sahara2010–Nagoya, Aichi2008–Pro Wrestling Zero1TokyoFirst On Stage Inc.2001–Burst Pro Wrestling Kanzaki, SagaTowa Iwasaki2021–Professional Wrestling Just Tap OutTokyoTaka Michinoku2019–Saitama PrefectureKeita Yano2009–Okinawa2013–Nagoya1994–Strong Style Pro-WrestlingTokyoSatoru Sayama2005–Tenryu ProjectTokyoGenichiro Tenryu2010–2015 2020–Utsunomiya, TochigiKamiu Trust Holdings, Inc.2021–Tokyo GurentaiTokyoNosawa RongaiMazada2010–TTT Pro-WrestlingTokyoGuts Ishijima2020–Underground Wrestling ExitTokyoFugofugo Yumeji2008–Wrestling of Darkness 666TokyoOnryo2003–

Joshi Name Location Owner(s) Years active NotesActwres girl'ZTokyoSuper Project Co. Ltd.2015–Dream Star Fighting Marigold Tokyo Rossy Ogawa 2024–Gatoh MoveTokyoEmi Sakura2012–Girl's Prowrestling Unit Color'sTokyoSaki2022–Ice RibbonWarabiRebellions Co. Ltd. 2006–Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling-XToshimaRumi KazamaShinobu Kandori1992–Marvelous That's Women Pro WrestlingFunabashiMarvelcompany, Inc.2014–Oz AcademyTokyoMayumi Ozaki1998–TokyoSuwama2022–Pro Wrestling WaveTokyoZabun Co, Ltd.2007–Pure-JAdachi, TokyoCommand Bolshoi2017–SeadlinnngKawasakiNanae Takahashi2015–Sendai Girls' Pro WrestlingSendaiMeiko Satomura2005–World Woman Pro-Wrestling DianaKawasaki, KanagawaKyoko Inoue2011-

Defunct promotions Puroresu Name Location Owner(s) Years active NotesApache Pro-Wrestling ArmyTokyoKintaro Kanemura2004–2016BattlartsKoshigayaYuki Ishikawa1996–2011TokyoFumihiko Uwai2005–2006Diamond RingYoshikawaKensuke SasakiAkira Hokuto2003–2013TokyoNoriaki Kawabata2005–2006Fighting Network RingsTokyoAkira Maeda1991–2002FukuokaDaisuke Ikeda2005–2015Global Professional Wrestling AllianceTokyoYoshiyuki Nakamura2006–2009HustleGreater Tokyo AreaNobuhiko Takada2004–2011Inoki Genome FederationTokyoSimon Inoki2007–2019International Wrestling Association of JapanTokyoTatsukuni Asano1994–2014 International Wrestling EnterpriseTokyoIsao Yoshiwara1966–1981Japan Pro WrestlingTokyoRiki Choshu1984–1987Japan Wrestling AssociationTokyoRikidōzan1953–1973KingdomTokyoKen Suzuki1997–1998New Tokyo Pro WrestlingTokyoTakashi Ishikawa1994–1996Onita ProTokyoAtsushi Onita1999–2012TokyoRyuma Go1988–1990TokyoShunji TakanoGeorge Takano1993–1997TokyoNoriaki KawabataKoji Fujinaga2006–2008Pro Wrestling Fujiwara GumiTokyoYoshiaki FujiwaraMasakatsu FunakiMinoru Suzuki1991–1995TokyoToshiyuki Moriya2003–2005Riki ProTokyoRiki ChoshuKatsuji Nagashima2004–2010SmashTokyoYoshihiro TajiriAkira Shoji2010–2012Super World of SportsTokyoHachiro Tanaka1990–1992Tokyo Pro WrestlingTokyoToyonobori1966–1967Union Pro WrestlingShinjuku, TokyoNaomi SusanDDT Pro-Wrestling1993–19952004–2015Universal Lucha LibreTokyoHisashi Shinma1990–19951998Universal Wrestling FederationMatsumotoHisashi Shinma1984–1986TokyoFumihiko Uwai2006–2007UWF InternationalTokyoNobuhiko Takada1991–1996Wrestle-1TokyoKeiji Mutoh2013–2020Wrestle Association "R"TokyoGenichiro TenryuMasatomo Takei1992–2006Wrestling International New GenerationsTokyoKiyoshi IbaragiVíctor Quiñones1991–1994Wrestling Marvelous FutureTokyoHayabusa2002–2008Wrestling New ClassicTokyoYoshihiro Tajiri2012–2014

Joshi Name Location Owner(s) Years active NotesAll Japan Women's Pro-WrestlingTokyoKunimatsu MatsunagaTakashi Matsunaga1972–2005ArsionTokyoRossy Ogawa1997–2003Gaea JapanTokyoYuka SugiyamaChigusa Nagayo1995–2005IbukiTokyo2005-2010JDStarTokyoYoshimoto Kogyo CompanyJ Office Group1995–2007JWP Joshi PuroresuTokyoKiyoshi ShinozakiMasatoshi Yamamoto1992–2017NEO Japan Ladies Pro-WrestlingYokohamaKyoko Inoue1997–2010

List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan

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