Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling was a Japanese hardcore wrestling promotion founded by Atsushi Onita in 1989. The event held its first card on October 6, 1989, and the first supercard was titled Battle Creation which took place on December 10, 1989. The event held many supercards and the most prestigious show was the FMW Anniversary Show. The company conducted many supercards until 1997 and then produced its first pay-per-view event Entertainment Wrestling Live on April 30, 1998, and continued to broadcast shows via pay-per-view until the promotion closed in 2002.
Supercards 1989 Date Name Venue City Main event October 6, 1989 The Grudge in Nagoya Nagoya Sports Center Nagoya, Aichi, Japan October 10, 1989 The Grudge in Tokyo Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan December 10, 1989 Battle Creation Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
1990 Date Name Venue City Main event January 7, 1990 Battle Resistance - 1st Open Tournament Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan February 12, 1990 Battle Brave in Korakuen Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan April 1, 1990 Texas Street Fight Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan August 4, 1990 Summer Spectacular in Shiodome Shiodome Tokyo, Japan August 25, 1990 Battle Rebellion Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan November 5, 1990 1st Anniversary Show Komazawa Gymnasium Tokyo, Japan
1991 Date Name Venue City Main event September 23, 1991 2nd Anniversary Show: Fall Spectacular Kawasaki Stadium Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
1992 Date Name Venue City Main event May 16, 1992 FMW/WWA in Los Angeles California State Gymnasium Los Angeles, California, United States September 19, 1992 3rd Anniversary Show: Fall Spectacular Yokohama Stadium Yokohama, Japan
1993 Date Name Venue City Main event May 5, 1993 4th Anniversary Show: Origin Kawasaki Stadium Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan August 22, 1993 Summer Spectacular Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan December 8, 1993 Year End Spectacular Harumi Dome Tokyo, Japan December 26, 1993 FMW/MPW Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
1994 Date Name Venue City Main event May 5, 1994 5th Anniversary Show Kawasaki Stadium Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan July 14, 1994 FMW/LLPW/AJW Tokyo Coliseum Tokyo, Japan August 28, 1994 Summer Spectacular Osaka-jō Hall Osaka, Japan
1995 Date Name Venue City Main event May 5, 1995 6th Anniversary Show Kawasaki Stadium Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan December 21, 1995 Year End Spectacular Bunka Gym Yokohama, Japan December 22, 1995 Yamato Nadeshiko II Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
1996 Date Name Venue City Main event April 4, 1996 Yamato Nadeshiko III Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium Osaka, Japan May 5, 1996 7th Anniversary Show Kawasaki Stadium Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan August 1, 1996 Summer Spectacular: Shiodome Legend Shiodome Tokyo, Japan December 11, 1996 Year End Spectacular Komazawa Gymnasium Tokyo, Japan
1997 Date Name Venue City Main event April 29, 1997 8th Anniversary Show Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan May 8, 1997 Japanese Survival Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan August 2, 1997 Shiodome Legend Shiodome Tokyo, Japan September 28, 1997 Fall Spectacular: Kawasaki Legend Kawasaki Stadium Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
1998 Date Name Venue City Main event August 11, 1998 Atsushi Onita Presents Liar, Liar Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
1999 Date Name Venue City Main event August 20, 1999 Goodbye Hayabusa II: Haunted House Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
2001 Date Name Venue City Main event July 24, 2001 Rolling Thunder Riverside Death Match Series In Edogawa Kyotei River Boat Race Field Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan November 3, 2001 Iizuka Car Race Special I Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan November 4, 2001 Iizuka Car Race Special II Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan
Pay-per-views 1998 Date Name Venue City Main event April 30, 1998 9th Anniversary Show: Entertainment Wrestling Live Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Yokohama, Japan May 19, 1998 Neo 1998: Day 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan June 19, 1998 King of Fight 1998: Day 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan July 10, 1998 King of Fight II 1998: Day 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan August 22, 1998 Welcome to the Darkside DirecTV Studios Tokyo, Japan September 8, 1998 Super Dynamism 1998: Day 11 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan October 6, 1998 Flashover 1998: Day 10 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan November 20, 1998 Scramble Survivor 1998: Day 6 Bunka Gym Yokohama, Japan December 12, 1998 ECW/FMW Supershow I Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan December 13, 1998 ECW/FMW Supershow II Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
1999 Date Name Venue City Main event January 5, 1999 New Year Generation 1999: Day 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan February 27, 1999 Over the Top Super Fighting Spirit Part Two: Day 7 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan March 29, 1999 Round Robin Tag League: Day 8 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan April 20, 1999 Strongest Tag League: Day 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan May 5, 1999 Strongest Tag League: Day 7 Bunka Gym Yokohama, Japan June 15, 1999 Making of a New Legend: Day 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan July 31, 1999 Goodbye Hayabusa: Day 7 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan August 23, 1999 Goodbye Hayabusa II: Hayabusa Graduation Ceremony Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan August 25, 1999 Goodbye Hayabusa II: Last Match Nakajima Sports Center Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan September 24, 1999 Making of a New Legend III: Day 6 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan October 29, 1999 Making of a New Legend IV: Day 7 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan November 23, 1999 10th Anniversary Show: Entertainment Wrestling Special Live Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan December 12, 1999 Making of a New Legend VI: Day 5 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
2000 Date Name Venue City Main event January 5, 2000 New Year Generation 2000: Day 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan February 25, 2000 Cluster Battle 2000: Day 5 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan March 27, 2000 Winning Road 2000: Day 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan April 11, 2000 Winning Road 2000: Day 11 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan May 5, 2000 11th Anniversary Show: Backdraft Komazawa Gymnasium Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2000 Neo 2000: Day 14 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan July 28, 2000 King of Fight 2000 II: Day 9 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan August 28, 2000 Super Dynamism 2000: Day 4 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan September 26, 2000 Flashover 2000: Day 8 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan October 29, 2000 Power Splash 2000: Day 11 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan November 12, 2000 Deep Throat Bunka Gym Yokohama, Japan November 28, 2000 Scramble Survivor 2000: Day 8 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan December 10, 2000 Year End Sensation 2000: Day 4 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan December 20, 2000 Year End Sensation 2000: Day 6 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
2001 Date Name Venue City Main event January 7, 2001 New Year Generation 2001: Day 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan January 16, 2001 New Year Generation 2001: Day 6 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan February 6, 2001 New Year Generation 2001: Day 6 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan February 23, 2001 Cluster Battle 2001: Day 10 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan March 5, 2001 Winning Road 2001: Tag 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan March 13, 2001 Winning Road 2001: Tag 7 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2001 Fighting Creation 2001: Tag 2 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan April 15, 2001 Fighting Creation 2001: Tag 3 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan May 5, 2001 12th Anniversary Show: Kawasaki Legend Kawasaki Stadium Kawasaki, Nakagawa, Japan May 11, 2001 Neo 2001: Day 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan June 8, 2001 King of Fight 2001: Day 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan July 20, 2001 King of Fight II 2001: Day 9 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan August 3, 2001 Super Dynamism 2001: Day 4 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan August 11, 2001 Super Dynamism 2001: Day 6 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan September 9, 2001 Super Dynamism 2001: Day 14 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan October 9, 2001 Power Splash 2001: Day 4 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2001 Power Splash 2001: Day 13 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan November 5, 2001 Scramble Survivor 2001: Day 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan November 23, 2001 Scramble Survivor 2001: Day 1 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan December 9, 2001 FMW PPV Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan December 21, 2001 Year End Sensation 2001 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
2002 Date Name Venue City Main event January 6, 2002 Power is All Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan February 4, 2002 Cluster Battle 2002 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
Tours 1995 Name Date Notes Grand Slam August 20, 1995–September 26, 1995
1996 Name Date Notes King of Fight June 17, 1996–June 28, 1996 King of Fight II July 21, 1996–August 1, 1996 Super Dynamism August 21, 1996–September 1, 1996 Flashover September 15, 1996–September 24, 1996 Power Splash October 12, 1996–October 26, 1996 Scramble Survivor November 6, 1996–November 11, 1996 Year End Sensation November 26, 1996–December 11, 1996
1997 Name Date Notes New Year Generation January 5, 1997–January 12, 1997 Cluster Battle February 9, 1997–February 19, 1997 Winning Road March 12, 1997–March 28, 1997 Fighting Creation April 15, 1997–April 28, 1997 Neo FMW May 13, 1997–May 25, 1997 King of Fight June 13, 1997–June 22, 1997 King of Fight II July 19, 1997–July 27, 1997 Super Dynamism August 21, 1997–August 31, 1997 Flashover September 15, 1997–September 26, 1997 Power Splash October 12, 1997–October 21, 1997 Scramble Survivor November 15, 1997–November 28, 1997 Year End Sensation December 5, 1997–December 13, 1997 Super Extreme Wrestling War December 19, 1997–December 22, 1997
1998 Name Date Notes New Year Generation January 6, 1998–January 16, 1998 Cluster Battle February 4, 1998–February 13, 1998 Winning Road March 7, 1998–March 29, 1998 Fighting Creation April 21, 1998–April 30, 1998 Neo FMW May 19, 1998–June 1, 1998 King of Fight June 13, 1998–June 28, 1998 King of Fight II July 9, 1998–July 27, 1998 Heaven August 9, 1998–August 10, 1998 Super Dynamism August 21, 1998–September 8, 1998 Flashover September 18, 1998–October 6, 1998 Power Splash October 15, 1998–October 24, 1998 Scramble Survivor November 1, 1998–November 20, 1998 Year End Sensation December 5, 1998–December 13, 1998
1999 Name Date Notes New Year Generation January 5, 1999–January 13, 1999 Over the Top Super Fighting Spirit Part Two February 11, 1999–February 27, 1999 Round Robin Tag League March 20, 1999–March 28, 1999 Strongest Tag League April 20, 1999–May 5, 1999 Making of a New Legend June 13, 1999–June 21, 1999 Goodbye Hayabusa July 18, 1999–July 31, 1999 Goodbye Hayabusa II August 20, 1999–August 25, 1999 Making of a New Legend II August 27, 1999–September 3, 1999 Making of a New Legend III September 16, 1999–September 24, 1999 Making of a New Legend IV October 18, 1999–October 29, 1999 Making of a New Legend V November 4, 1999–November 10, 1999 Making of a New Legend VI December 1, 1999–December 12, 1999
2000 Name Date Notes New Year Generation January 5, 2000–January 16, 2000 Cluster Battle February 14, 2000–February 25, 2000 Winning Road March 27, 2000–April 11, 2000 Golden Series April 28, 2000–May 5, 2000 Neo FMW May 27, 2000–June 16, 2000 King of Fight June 21, 2000–June 26, 2000 King of Fight II July 13, 2000–July 30, 2000 Super Dynamism August 18, 2000–August 28, 2000 Flashover September 7, 2000–September 26, 2000 Power Splash October 7, 2000–October 29, 2000 Scramble Survivor November 11, 2000–November 25, 2000 Year End Sensation December 2, 2000–December 20, 2000
2001 Name Date Notes New Year Generation January 7, 2001–January 16, 2001 Cluster Battle February 6, 2001–February 23, 2001 Winning Road March 4, 2001–March 13, 2001 Fighting Creation March 31, 2001–April 15, 2001 Golden Series April 29, 2001–May 3, 2001 Neo FMW May 11, 2001–June 1, 2001 King of Fight June 8, 2001–June 30, 2001 King of Fight II July 2, 2001–July 20, 2001 Super Dynamism July 30, 2001–September 29, 2001 Power Splash October 5, 2001–October 22, 2001 Scramble Survivor November 5, 2001–November 25, 2001
Number of events by year Supercards 1989 – 3 1990 – 6 1991 – 1 1992 – 2 1993 – 4 1994 – 3 1995 – 3 1996 – 4 1997 – 4 1998 – 1 1999 – 1 2000 – 8 2001 – 3
Pay-per-view events 1998 – 10 1999 – 13 2000 – 14 2001 – 21 2002 – 2
Tours 1995 – 1