The new version of Tokyo Pro Wrestling was started by former All Japan Pro Wrestling and Super World of Sports wrestler Takashi Ishikawa in 1994.
History Tokyo Pro was one of the many independents that arose following SWS's collapse in 1992. In 1996, they found a businessman by the name of Kotaro Ishizawa who was willing to bankroll the promotion using his bike messenger business, which enabled Ishikawa to bring foreigners, namely Abdullah the Butcher, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Sabu. It was their peak year, when they were able to hold feuds against WAR and UWFI, but economic problems relating to Kotaro Ishizawa's business' collapse sent Tokyo Pro Wrestling on a downward spiral.
The promotion was briefly reborn as Shin (New) Tokyo Pro Wrestling but remained in an even bigger obscure status. One of its top trainees, Shigeo Okumura, ended up spending more time competing for AJPW and eventually joined it in 2000, following the Pro Wrestling Noah split.
Alumni
Natives Takashi Ishikawa Poison Sawada Shigeo Okumura Masashi Aoyagi Daikokubō Benkei Hikaru Kawabata Yoji Anjo
Foreigners Abdullah the Butcher 2 Cold Scorpio Sabu
Championships During their period as Tokyo Pro Wrestling, their governing body was called the Tokyo Wrestling Association. The TWA never had a heavyweight championship. TWA Junior Heavyweight Championship
TWA World Tag Team Championship
See also
Professional wrestling in Japan
References
External links "The Damnedest Company", a description of the 90's Tokyo Pro Wrestling promotion, by Masanori Horie 90's Tokyo Pro Wrestling statistics