W*ING

Wrestling International New Generations (W*ING) was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion specialized in deathmatches.

History After leaving Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling in the summer of 1991, Kazuyoshi Osako and Kiyoshi "Mickey" Ibaragi founded Wrestling International New Generations (W*ING), with Osako as president and Ibaragi as vice president. They would also lure away Mr. Pogo and Víctor Quiñones from FMW, taking away their number one heel and booker/talent exchanger.

Their first show took place on August 7, 1991, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. W*ING would also have a talent exchange relationship with Puerto Rico-based World Wrestling Council, as well as sharing WWC's Caribbean Heavyweight and World Junior Heavyweight Championships between the two promotions. On March 21, 1994, W*ING closed due to the massive loss of money. Quinones would later form International Wrestling Association of Japan later that year.

After W*ING In 1994, former W*ING wrestlers Mr. Pogo, Mitsuhiro Matsunaga, Hideki Hosaka and Yukihiro Kanemura joined FMW and formed a W*ING Alliance, which had the motive of ending FMW as they held Atsushi Onita and his FMW responsible for ending W*ING. The W*ING storyline carried on for three years before the stable was forced to disband on September 28, 1997.

Since 1995, Ibaragi has held several one-off W*ING reunion shows until 2010.

Mr. Pogo formed an offshoot promotion in 2001 called World W*ING Spirit (WWS), which would last until his death on June 23, 2017.

Notable W*ING alumni

Natives Mr. Pogo Yukihiro Kanemura/W*ING Kanemura Masayoshi Motegi Ryo Miyake Jado Gedo Hiroshi Ono Akitoshi Saito Koichiro Kimura Hideki Hosaka Kim Duk Kendo Nagasaki Etsuko Mita Manami Toyota Shizuka Minami Yumiko Hotta Aja Kong Akira Hokuto Kyoko Inoue The Great Sasuke Shunji Takano Super Delfin Taka Michinoku Terry Boy

Gaijin

United States Crash The Terminator Leatherface Freddy Kruger/Nightmare Freddie/Doug Gilbert Boogie Man/Eddie Gilbert The Headhunters Super Invader New Jason The Terrible Dick Murdoch Masked Superstar Wahoo McDaniel The Grappler #2 Gypsy Joe Kevin Sullivan Giant Kimala Tom Prichard The Moondogs (Spot and Splat) Jimmy Backlund The Great Wojo The Texas Hangmen (Killer and Psycho) Scotty The Body Danny Davis Eric Embry Cheetah Kid Rip Rogers Rochester Roadblock Samoan Warrior Tazmaniac Vic Steamboat Bart Sawyer Brett Sawyer Killer Kyle The Bruise Brothers Iceberg |(Edward Chastain)

Canada Bash The Terminator Ivan Koloff Goliath El Gigante Iron Horse/Leatherface II

Mexico Mil Mascaras El Canek Dos Caras Zuleyma Martha Villalobos Fishman Super Muneco Super Raton Tinieblas Tinieblas, Jr. El Gran Sheik Arkangel de la Muerte Dr. Wagner, Jr. El Texano Francisco Flores Hopper King Miss Janeth Mascara Magica Silver King

Puerto Rico Jason The Terrible TNT The Iceman Miguel Perez, Jr. Carlos Jose Estrada/Super Medic I Víctor Quiñones (manager) Ray González The Crypt Keeper Cuban Assassin Huracan Castillo, Jr. Invader I Invader II Richie Santiago (El Boricua)

United Kingdom Pete Collins Bill Collins

Australia Bill Dundee

Africa Steve Simpson

Championships

Championships exclusive to W*ING W*ING World Heavyweight Championship W*ING Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship W*ING World Tag Team Championship

Championships shared between W*ING and WWC W*ING/WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship W*ING/WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship

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