often abbreviated simply as Diana is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It was founded by Kyoko Inoue in 2010.
History On July 29, 2010, Kyoko Inoue, who had left NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling, established World Women's Pro-Wrestling Diana Co., Ltd. with the aim of launching a professional wrestling organization. Kaoru Ito, who at the time was a junior at All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, organized the first event of the promotion, the "Diana Debut Show" on April 14, 2011. Furthermore, Ayako Sato joined the company for the first event. In the process Diana accepted two new trainees and they also recruited athletes from abroad, even contracting American wrestlers. In the beginning, their business was going well but athletes and trainees who belonged to other promotions left one after another. Their training base, "Komazawa World" arena was closed down and they had to reconsider their tour style and relocating. In April 2018, they moved their dojo (a martial arts gym and a training base) to Kawasaki city, Kanagawa Prefecture.
In 2012, it was announced that the dojo would be relocated. In the background, the Komazawa World Arena was jointly owned by Inoue and Kagoo, the director who resigned in June (the top page of the Komazawa World Arena official website specified "Kagoo and Inoue" as contact information). The opening of the new dojo was announced at the end of September, but the scheduled date has passed without any new information. After that, instead of the canceled "Arena Match", the Kitazawa Town Hall was used as the main venue, and the performance was held once a month from December. Even after Diana withdrew, Komazawa World Arena remained and there was talk of holding a performance, but it was closed without being realized. Affiliated players who lost their dojo were practicing at Pro Wrestling Zero1's dojo, the "Takeshiba Colosseum" and shoot boxing gyms.
Over the years, the promotion has established partnerships with various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. They started a professional relationship with World Wonder Ring Stardom at the beginning of 2022, sending various wrestlers from the roster to compete in rookie-based pay-per-views promoted by the latter promotion under the brand of "New Blood". Diana was first represented by Nanami and Haruka Umesaki at Stardom New Blood 1 on March 11, 2022.
Roster This is a list of professional wrestlers who currently wrestle for the company. Alumni and notable guest superstars are also included.
Active Ring nameReal nameNotesWorld Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Queen Elizabeth ChampionSigned to Active Advance Pro WrestlingCherry FreelancerFreelancerFreelancerSigned to Pure-JWorld Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana World ChampionWorld Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Tag Team ChampionFreelancerFreelancerFounderFreelancerWorld Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Crystal ChampionFreelancerFreelancerFreelancerSigned to Ladies Legend Pro Wrestling-XFreelancerWorld Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Tag Team ChampionSigned to Pro Wrestling Wave
Alumni/guests
Aja Kong Akari Asuka Ayame Sasamura Banny Oikawa Chie Ozora Chikayo Nagashima Dash Chisako Hanako Nakamori Kakeru Sekiguchi Kaoru Kaoru Ito Keiko Aono Kohaku Kyoko Kimura Manami Manami Toyota Megumi Yabushita Mima Shimoda Nagisa Nozaki Rin Kadokura Rina Amikura Rina Shingaki Sae Sakura Hirota Sareee Sendai Sachiko Takako Inoue Tomoko Watanabe Yappy Yuki Miyazaki Yumi Ohka Yumiko Hotta
Championships As of , . {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:#fcfdff; font-size:85%;" !Championship || colspan=2|Current champion(s) || Reign || Date won || Days held || Location || Notes |- |Diana World Championship | |Haruka Umesaki |3 | |+ |Tokyo, Japan |align=left|Defeated Debbie Keitel at Diana Season 2 - 2nd Leg 15th Anniversary No. 2. |- |Diana Queen Elizabeth Championship | |Yumi Ohka |2 | |+ |Tokyo, Japan |align=left|Defeated Ayako Sato and Mochi Natsumi in a three-way match at WAVE Nami 1. |- |Diana Tag Team Championship | |Ayaka |3 | |+ |Kawasaki, Japan |align=left|Defeated Chobuki (Haruka Umesaki and Unagi Sayaka) at Diana Season 3 - 1st Leg 15th Anniversary NO. 3. |- |Diana Crystal Championship | |Vacant
|Kawasaki, Japan |align=left|Miran was forced to reliquish the title after completing her third defense at Diana Season 3 - 1st Leg 15th Anniversary NO. 3.
World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Crystal Championship
The World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Crystal Championship is the tertiary singles women's professional wrestling championship promoted by World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana. The inaugural champion was crowned on January 6, 2024, when Nanami defeated Miran in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament. In order for a wrestler to challenge for the title, they must be under twenty-five years old or have less than three years of experience in professional wrestling. The title holder can only defend it three-times before relinquishing it. There have been a total of four reigns shared between four different champions and one vacancy. Nanami has the longest reign at 456 days, while Mizuki Kato has the shortest at 50 days. Mizuki Kato is the oldest at 27, while Miran is the youngest at 16. The title is currently vacant as of July 5, 2026.
Accomplishments In World Women Pro-Wrestling Diana (WWWD), the Triple Crown consists of three titles promoted by the company. They are the WWWD World Championship, the WWWD Queen Elizabeth Championship, and the WWWD Tag Team Championship. On August 24, 2019, during the Summer Attack event, Kyoko Inoue became the first Triple Crown Champion in WWWD’s history
Text Dates in bold The date the wrestler completed the Triple Crown
ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipDivisional championship WWWD World ChampionshipWWWD Tag Team ChampionshipWWWD Queen Elizabeth ChampionshipKyoko InoueApril 29, 2013December 15, 2013August 24, 2019Ayako SatoJanuary 4, 2020July 22, 2018January 24, 2026
See also Professional wrestling in Japan List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan
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