is an annual professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Pro Wrestling Wave promotion. It has been held since 2009 and takes place between the end of April and the beginning of August. As up until March 2013 there were no singles championships in Pro Wrestling Wave, Catch the Wave was effectively the top singles achievement in the promotion. The tournament is contested in round-robin format with the winners of each block advancing to the semifinals. From 2010 to 2012, the tournament included a "Loser Revival" battle royal, where already eliminated wrestlers battle for the fourth and final spot in the semifinals of the tournament. This system allowed the tournament to be won twice by a wrestler, who was originally eliminated in the round-robin section. From 2011 onwards, the tournament has concluded with an award ceremony. The winner of the main tournament earns the title of and ¥1,000,000. Since 2014, the tournament occasionally held a separate competition for rookie wrestlers, running concurrently with the main blocks.
List of winners Main tournament
YearWinnerTotalwonRef.2009 Yumi Ohka 1 2010 Gami 1 2011 Kana 1 2012 Ayumi Kurihara 1 2013 Misaki Ohata 1 2014 Hikaru Shida 1 2015 Yumi Ohka 2 2016 Ryo Mizunami 1 2017 Rina Yamashita 1 2018 Rina Yamashita 2 2019 Takumi Iroha 1 2021 Miyuki Takase 1 2022 Suzu Suzuki 1 2023 Asuka 1 2024 Saya Kamitani 1 2025 Kohaku 1
Rookie tournament YearWinnerTotalwonRef.2014 Kaho Kobayashi 1 2015 Meiko Tanaka 1 2016 Yuka 1 2019 Hiro'e 1 2021 Tomoka Inaba 1 2024 Honoka 1
2009 The 2009 Catch the Wave took place over nine shows between May 27 and August 11. The tournament included sixteen participants split up into four blocks titled "Comical", "UK", "Visual Technical" and "Young". Matches in the UK block could only be won by knockout or submission and had a ten-minute time limit as opposed to fifteen-minute time limits in the other blocks. Outside participants in the tournament included freelancers Apple Miyuki, Bullfight Sora, Kaoru and Kyoko Kimura, JWP Joshi Puroresu's Pinky Mayuka and Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's Ryo Mizunami.
+Final standings Comical UK VisualTechnical Young Bullfight Sora 3 Kana 5 Yumi Ohka 4 Ayumi Kurihara 4 Cherry 3 Kyoko Kimura 4 Kaoru 3 Ryo Mizunami 4 Gami 3 Misaki Ohata 2 Toshie Uematsu 3 Moeka Haruhi 2 Ran Yu-Yu 3 Shuu Shibutani 1 Apple Miyuki 2 Pinky Mayuka 2
Comical Bullfight Sora Cherry Gami Ran Yu-Yu Bullfight Sora X Draw (10:00) Draw (15:00) Draw (15:00) Cherry Draw (10:00) X Draw (15:00) Draw (15:00) Gami Draw (15:00) Draw (15:00) X Draw (15:00) Ran Yu-Yu Draw (15:00) Draw (15:00) Draw (15:00) X UK Kana Kyoko Kimura Misaki Ohata Shuu Shibutani Kana X Draw (10:00) Kana (9:39) Kana (9:52) Kyoko Kimura Draw (10:00) X Kimura (7:38) Draw (10:00) Misaki Ohata Kana (9:39) Kimura (7:38) X Ohata (8:54) Shuu Shibutani Kana (9:52) Draw (10:00) Ohata (8:54) X VisualTechnical Apple Miyuki Kaoru Toshie Uematsu Yumi Ohka Apple Miyuki X Kaoru (11:06) Uematsu (11:19) Miyuki (10:19) Kaoru Kaoru (11:06) X Draw (15:00) Ohka (10:16) Toshie Uematsu Uematsu (11:19) Draw (15:00) X Ohka (11:21) Yumi Ohka Miyuki (10:19) Ohka (10:16) Ohka (11:21) X Young Ayumi Kurihara Moeka Haruhi Pinky Mayuka Ryo Mizunami Ayumi Kurihara X Kurihara (12:45) Draw (20:00) Draw (20:00) Moeka Haruhi Kurihara (12:45) X Haruhi (9:43) Mizunami (10:08) Pinky Mayuka Draw (20:00) Haruhi (9:43) X Draw (20:00) Ryo Mizunami Draw (20:00) Mizunami (10:08) Draw (20:00) X
2010 The 2010 Catch the Wave took place over ten shows between May 30 and August 11. The tournament included fifteen participants split up into three blocks titled "Rival", "Visual Technical" and "Young". Outside participants in the tournament included freelancers Asami Kawasaki, Io Shirai, Kana and Mio Shirai, JWP Joshi Puroresu's Senri Kuroki and Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's Ryo Mizunami. On July 4, Kuroki was sidelined with gastroesophageal reflux disease and was forced to forfeit the rest of her matches in the tournament. This tournament introduced the concept of the "Loser Revival" battle royal, where those that finished second and third in their blocks were allowed to compete for a spot in the semifinals of the tournament.
+Final standings Rival VisualTechnical Young Ayumi Kurihara 6 Yumi Ohka 5 Ryo Mizunami 6 Cherry 5 Kana 5 Io Shirai 6 Asami Kawasaki 4 Gami 4 Misaki Ohata 6 Shuu Shibutani 4 Toshie Uematsu 4 Sawako Shimono 2 Moeka Haruhi 1 Mio Shirai 2 Senri Kuroki 0
Rival Asami Kawasaki Ayumi Kurihara Cherry Moeka Haruhi Shuu Shibutani Asami Kawasaki X Kurihara (11:01) Cherry (6:15) Kawasaki (6:37) Kawasaki (12:26) Ayumi Kurihara Kurihara (11:01) X Kurihara (9:06) Kurihara (11:58) Shibutani (11:56) Cherry Cherry (6:15) Kurihara (9:06) X Draw (15:00) Cherry (3:07) Moeka Haruhi Kawasaki (6:37) Kurihara (11:58) Draw (15:00) X Shibutani (13:07) Shuu Shibutani Kawasaki (12:26) Shibutani (11:56) Cherry (3:07) Shibutani (13:07) X VisualTechnical Gami Kana Mio Shirai Toshie Uematsu Yumi Ohka Gami X Draw (20:00) Draw (20:00) Draw (20:00) Draw (20:00) Kana Draw (20:00) X Kana (9:22) Uematsu (14:49) Kana (3:36) Mio Shirai Draw (20:00) Kana (9:22) X Draw (10:37) Ohka (8:54) Toshie Uematsu Draw (20:00) Uematsu (14:49) Draw (10:37) X Ohka (9:09) Yumi Ohka Draw (20:00) Kana (3:36) Ohka (8:54) Ohka (9:09) X Young Io Shirai Misaki Ohata Ryo Mizunami Senri Kuroki Sawako Shimono Io Shirai X Draw (10:00) Draw (10:00) Shirai (forfeit) Shirai (8:41) Misaki Ohata Draw (10:00) X Draw (10:00) Ohata (forfeit) Ohata (6:18) Ryo Mizunami Draw (10:00) Draw (10:00) X Mizunami (7:11) Mizunami (8:53) Senri Kuroki Shirai (forfeit) Ohata (forfeit) Mizunami (7:11) X Shimono (forfeit) Sawako Shimono Shirai (8:41) Ohata (6:18) Mizunami (8:53) Shimono (forfeit) X August 10: Visual Technical block third place playoff match: Gami defeated Toshie Uematsu (1:22). Loser Revival battle royal: Gami defeated Asami Kawasaki, Cherry, Io Shirai, Kana and Misaki Ohata (8:15).
2011 The 2011 Catch the Wave took place over eight shows between May 2 and July 24. The tournament included fourteen participants split up into three blocks titled "Technical", "Visual" and "Young". Outside participants in the tournament included freelancer Nagisa Nozaki, Kagetsu and Ryo Mizunami from Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling and Nao Komatsu from Oz Academy. This was the first tournament, where all wrestlers eliminated after the round-robin portion of the tournament were allowed to enter the "Loser Revival" battle royal.
+Final standings Technical Visual Young Misaki Ohata 5 Toshie Uematsu 8 Kagetsu 5 Ayumi Kurihara 4 Tomoka Nakagawa 5 Sawako Shimono 4 Nagisa Nozaki 4 Cherry 3 Nao Komatsu 2 Yumi Ohka 4 Kana 3 Mika Iida 1 Mio Shirai 3 Ryo Mizunami 1
Technical Ayumi Kurihara Mio Shirai Misaki Ohata Nagisa Nozaki Yumi Ohka Ayumi Kurihara X Kurihara (12:02) Ohata (10:37) Kurihara (6:53) Ohka (14:22) Mio Shirai Kurihara (12:02) X Draw (11:32) Nozaki (5:06) Shirai (11:14) Misaki Ohata Ohata (10:37) Draw (11:32) X Ohata (4:59) Ohka (11:52) Nagisa Nozaki Kurihara (6:53) Nozaki (5:06) Ohata (4:59) X Nozaki (5:01) Yumi Ohka Ohka (14:22) Shirai (11:14) Ohka (11:52) Nozaki (5:01) X Visual Cherry Kana Ryo Mizunami Tomoka Nakagawa Toshie Uematsu Cherry X Draw (15:00) Cherry (9:24) Nakagawa (12:21) Uematsu (12:40) Kana Draw (15:00) X Draw (15:00) Draw (15:00) Uematsu (10:35) Ryo Mizunami Cherry (9:24) Draw (15:00) X Nakagawa (8:56) Uematsu (9:07) Tomoka Nakagawa Nakagawa (12:21) Draw (15:00) Nakagawa (8:56) X Uematsu (5:30) Toshie Uematsu Uematsu (12:40) Uematsu (10:35) Uematsu (9:07) Uematsu (5:30) X Young Kagetsu Mika Iida Nao Komatsu Sawako Shimono Kagetsu X Kagetsu (6:56) Kagetsu (7:01) Draw (10:00) Mika Iida Kagetsu (6:56) X Komatsu (8:23) Draw (10:00) Nao Komatsu Kagetsu (7:01) Komatsu (8:23) X Shimono (8:10) Sawako Shimono Draw (10:00) Draw (10:00) Shimono (8:10) X July 24: Loser Revival battle royal: Kana defeated Ayumi Kurihara, Mika Iida, Mio Shirai, Nagisa Nozaki, Nao Komatsu, Ryo Mizunami, Sawako Shimono, Tomoka Nakagawa and Yumi Ohka (8:28).
Post-tournament awards: Best Bout Award: Ayumi Kurihara vs. Yumi Ohka, May 29 Best Performance Award: Nao Komatsu cheering squad Fighting Spirit Award: Mika Iida Outstanding Performance Award: Mio Shirai Technique Award: Tomoka Nakagawa
2012 The 2012 Catch the Wave took place over nine shows between April 30 and July 16. The tournament included fifteen participants split up into three blocks titled "Black Dahlia", "Power" and "White Tails", with two of the blocks made up of members of the Black Dahlia and White Tails stables. Outside participants in the tournament included Hamuko Hoshi and Tsukasa Fujimoto from Ice Ribbon and Syuri from Wrestling New Classic (WNC). The tournament featured a title change, when on June 8, Mio Shirai defeated Ayumi Kurihara to win DDT Pro-Wrestling's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.
+Final standings Black Dahlia Power White Tails Yumi Ohka 5 Ryo Mizunami 6 Ayumi Kurihara 5 Tsukasa Fujimoto 5 Ayako Hamada 5 Mio Shirai 4 Cherry 4 Sawako Shimono 5 Shuu Shibutani 4 Misaki Ohata 4 Hamuko Hoshi 4 Syuri 4 Hanako Nakamori 2 Aya Yuki 0 Kana 3
BlackDahlia Cherry Hanako Nakamori Misaki Ohata Tsukasa Fujimoto Yumi Ohka Cherry X Nakamori (5:19) Ohata (8:46) Cherry (8:16) Cherry (3:08) Hanako Nakamori Nakamori (5:19) X Ohata (8:11) Fujimoto (8:08) Ohka (10:42) Misaki Ohata Ohata (8:46) Ohata (8:11) X Fujimoto (12:38) Ohka (13:28) Tsukasa Fujimoto Cherry (8:16) Fujimoto (8:08) Fujimoto (12:38) X Draw (15:00) Yumi Ohka Cherry (3:08) Ohka (10:42) Ohka (13:28) Draw (15:00) X Power Ayako Hamada Aya Yuki Hamuko Hoshi Ryo Mizunami Sawako Shimono Ayako Hamada X Hamada (14:48) Hamada (5:35) Mizunami (13:24) Draw (15:00) Aya Yuki Hamada (14:48) X Hoshi (6:10) Mizunami (4:36) Shimono (7:50) Hamuko Hoshi Hamada (5:35) Hoshi (6:10) X Hoshi (4:13) Shimono (3:55) Ryo Mizunami Mizunami (13:24) Mizunami (4:36) Hoshi (4:13) X Mizunami (12:33) Sawako Shimono Draw (15:00) Shimono (7:50) Shimono (3:55) Mizunami (12:33) X WhiteTails Ayumi Kurihara Kana Mio Shirai Shuu Shibutani Syuri Ayumi Kurihara X Kurihara (8:08) Shirai (1:29) Kurihara (14:32) Draw (15:00) Kana Kurihara (8:08) X Shirai (5:27) Draw (15:00) Kana (12:16) Mio Shirai Shirai (1:29) Shirai (5:27) X Shibutani (4:29) Syuri (6:05) Shuu Shibutani Kurihara (14:32) Draw (15:00) Shibutani (4:29) X Draw (15:00) Syuri Draw (15:00) Kana (12:16) Syuri (6:05) Draw (15:00) X July 1: Loser Revival battle royal: Misaki Ohata defeated Ayako Hamada, Aya Yuki, Cherry, Hamuko Hoshi, Hanako Nakamori, Kana, Mio Shirai, Sawako Shimono, Shuu Shibutani, Syuri and Tsukasa Fujimoto (13:20).
Post-tournament awards: Best Bout Award: Ayumi Kurihara vs. Syuri, June 24 Best Performance Award: Hamuko Hoshi Fighting Spirit Award: Hamuko Hoshi Outstanding Performance Award: Sawako Shimono Technique Award: Tsukasa Fujimoto
2013 The 2013 Catch the Wave took take place over ten shows between May 6 and July 15. The tournament format, which for the first time featured only two round-robin blocks, and the participants were announced on April 26. Outside participants included Arisa Nakajima from JWP Joshi Puroresu, Hikaru Shida from Ice Ribbon, Kagetsu from Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling and Syuri from Wrestling New Classic (WNC). The top three wrestlers from each block advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament. The winners of the blocks earned spots in the semifinals, while numbers two and three were entered into the first round of the knockout tournament. The two block system resulted in the elimination of the "Loser Revival" battle royal. The tournament featured the first Catch the Wave match to take place outside of Pro Wrestling Wave, when Shuu Shibutani and Syuri faced each other on June 8 in Wave's sister promotion, Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling. The winner of the tournament became the number one contender to the Wave Single Championship.