Kyushu Pro-Wrestling
Japanese professional wrestling promotion
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Kyushu Pro-Wrestling (Japanese: 九州プロレス, Hepburn: Kyūshū Puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Fukuoka, the largest city on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The promotion was founded in late 2007 by Kaientai Dojo alumnus Ryota Chikuzen, and officially launched on July 6, 2008. A notable feature of the promotion is that it is the first professional wrestling promotion to operate as a nonprofit organization.[1][2] The promotion has its own dojo located in an auto repair shop, in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka.[3]
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| Founded | October 16, 2007[1] |
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| Style | Puroresu |
| Headquarters | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Founder | Ryota Chikuzen |
| Owner | Ryota Chikuzen |
| Website | www |
In addition to wrestling matches, the organization also conducts charity activities at nursing homes, facilities for the disabled, children's homes, and preschools, and offers wrestling classes at free schools.[4][2]
History
On October 16, 2007, Kyushu Pro-Wrestling was registered by Ryota Chikuzen as the world's first nonprofit professional wrestling promotion. Chikuzen then officially left Kaientai Dojo on December 15 to run the promotion in his native Kyushu.[5]
On February 5, 2008, a press conference was held at the Fukuoka City Hall to announce the establishment of the promotion.[6] On May 11, a pre-launch event entitled "I'm back!" (帰ってきたバイ!!, Ittekita-bai!!) was held in Kasuya, Fukuoka.[7] On July 6, the official launch event "Kinniku Yamakasa" (筋肉山笠) was held at the Nishitetsu Hall in Fukuoka, in front of 464 people. In the main event, the team of Ryota Chikuzen and Mentai☆Kid defeated Omega (Shiori Asahi and Yuji Hino).[8]
On July 7, 2018, the promotion celebrated its 10th anniversary at Kinniku Yamakasa '18, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center.[9]
On April 5, 2021, Kyushu Pro-Wrestling launched their newest show Monday Night Vai!, a free monthly show that airs on their YouTube channel.[10]
On January 3, 2022, the promotion held their first event outside of Kyushu at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo.[11] On October 4, Kyushu Pro-Wrestling held their first event at Korakuen Hall, the first day of the 2022 Glocal Tag Tournament.[12]
On January 3, 2023, at Jokyo 2023, Tajiri won the Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Championship,[13] and then announced that he had signed with the promotion.[14] On August 6, the promotion's 15th Anniversary event drew 4,024 people to the Fukuoka Kokusai Center,[15] and for the first time, the event was broadcast on terrestrial television by the Fukuoka Broadcasting System later that night.[16]
On July 17, 2024, the United Japan Pro-Wrestling Association held a general meeting in Tokyo, where Kyushu Pro-Wrestling was admitted into the association.[17]
Roster
| Ring name | Real name | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asosan[18] | Unknown | Main unit | |
| Batten×Burabura[19] | Keiichiro Sueoka[20] | Main unit | |
| Gabai-jichan[21] | Unknown | Main unit | |
| Genkai[22] | Daiyu Kawauchi | Genbu-kai | |
| Hitamaru Sasaki[23] | Kyosuke Sasaki[24] | Genbu-kai | |
| Jet Wei[25] | Unknown | Main unit | Signed to Puzzle |
| Kenichiro Arai[26] | Kenichiro Arai | Main unit | Signed to Dragon Gate |
| Kisshern[27] | Unknown | Genbu-kai | |
| Kodai Nozaki[28] | Kodai Nozaki | Main unit | Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Champion |
| Koyo Ume[29] | Koyo Ume | Main unit | |
| Minoru Fujita[30] | Minoru Fujita | Main unit | Freelancer |
| Naoki Sakurajima[31] | Naoki Setoguchi | Main unit | |
| One☆Kyushu[32] | Yukihiro Shigeno | Main unit | Alter ego of Shima Shigeno |
| Ryota Chikuzen[33] | Ryoji Shiiba | Main unit | President |
| Shima Shigeno[34] | Yukihiro Shigeno | Main unit | |
| Shirokuma[35] | Unknown | Main unit | |
| Tajiri[36] | Yoshihiro Tajiri | Main unit | Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Tag Team Champion |
Championships and accomplishments
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Successful defenses |
Location | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Championship | Kodai Nozaki | 4 | June 27, 2026 | 56+ | 0 | Fukuoka, Japan | Defeated Genkai at Kyushu Super Genki Matsuri: Kyushu Pro 18th Anniversary. | [37] |
| Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Tag Team Championship | Yuji Nagata and Tajiri | 1 (1, 2) |
February 14, 2026 | 189+ | 2 | Kurume, Japan | Defeated JeTank1997 (Kodai Nozaki and Jet Wei) at Kurume Genki Matsuri 2026. | [38] |
Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Championship
| Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Championship | |||||||||||||||
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![](#/media/File:Nico_Pro_presents_Hikaru_Sato's_independent_performance_"Fight-Song_of_Fighting_Perverts"IMG_1403.jpg) Kodai Nozaki with the current design of the belt | |||||||||||||||
| Details | |||||||||||||||
| Promotion | Kyushu Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | March 20, 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion | Kodai Nozaki | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | June 27, 2026 | ||||||||||||||
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The Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Championship (Japanese: 九州プロレス王座, Hepburn: Kyūshū Puroresu Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Kyushu Pro-Wrestling. It is the top title of the company and has been held by a total of 12 champions in 20 different recognized reigns. The current champion is Kodai Nozaki who is in his fourth reign.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Ryota Chikuzen | March 20, 2012 | Saikyo Kyushudanji Tournament | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 313 | 1 | Defeated Hideyoshi in the final of a 16-man tournament to become the inaugural champion. | [39][40] |
| 2 | Asosan | January 27, 2013 | Kitakyushu ba Genki ni Suru bai! '13 | Kitakyushu, Japan | 1 | 169 | 1 | [41][42] | |
| 3 | Genkai | July 15, 2013 | Kyushu Pro 5th Anniversary: Kinniku Yamakasa '13 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 755 | 6 | [43][44] | |
| 4 | Mentai☆Kid | August 9, 2015 | Kyushu Pro 7th Anniversary: Kinniku Yamakasa '15 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 889 | 8 | [45][46] | |
| 5 | Kazuaki Mihara | January 14, 2018 | Kitakyushu ba Genki ni Suru bai! '18 | Kitakyushu, Japan | 1 | 56 | 1 | [47][48] | |
| 6 | Genkai | March 11, 2018 | Kinniku Tobiume '18 | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 | 364 | 1 | [49][50] | |
| 7 | Yuji Hino | March 10, 2019 | Kinniku Tobiume '19 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 508 | 2 | [51][52] | |
| 8 | Genkai | July 30, 2020 | Kyushu Pro 12th Anniversary: Kinniku Yamakasa '20 | Kumamoto, Japan | 3 | 340 | 2 | [53][54] | |
| 9 | Kengo Mashimo | July 5, 2021 | Monday Night Vai! #4 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 182 | 1 | This was a three-way match also involving Gaina. | [55][56] |
| 10 | Genkai | January 3, 2022 | Monday Night Vai! #10: Jōkyō | Tokyo, Japan | 4 | 220 | 1 | This was a three-way match also involving Gaina. | [57][58] |
| 11 | Kodai Nozaki | August 11, 2022 | Kyushu Pro 14th Anniversary | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 145 | 0 | [59] | |
| 12 | Tajiri | January 3, 2023 | Jōkyō 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 33 | 0 | [60][61] | |
| 13 | Mentai☆Kid | February 5, 2023 | Kitakyushu Genki Matsuri 2023 | Kitakyushu, Japan | 2 | 182 | 1 | [62][63] | |
| 14 | Kodai Nozaki | August 6, 2023 | Kyushu Pro 15th Anniversary | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 | 189 | 4 | This was a three-way match also involving Genkai. | [64][65] |
| 15 | Daisuke Sekimoto | February 11, 2024 | Kitakyushu Genki Matsuri 2024 | Kitakyushu, Japan | 1 | 175 | 3 | [66][67] | |
| 16 | Kodai Nozaki | August 4, 2024 | Kyushu Super Genki Matsuri: Kyushu Pro 16th Anniversary | Fukuoka, Japan | 3 | 204 | 3 | [68] | |
| 17 | Shuji Ishikawa | February 24, 2025 | Kurume Genki Matsuri | Kurume, Japan | 1 | 181 | 1 | [69] | |
| 18 | Hitamaru Sasaki | August 24, 2025 | Kumamoto ba Genki ni Suru bai! | Kumamoto, Japan | 1 | 196 | 3 | [70] | |
| 19 | Genkai | March 8, 2026 | Kitakyushu Genki Matsuri 2026 | Kitakyushu, Japan | 5 | 111 | 0 | [71] | |
| 20 | Kodai Nozaki | June 27, 2026 | Kyushu Super Genki Matsuri: Kyushu Pro 18th Anniversary | Fukuoka, Japan | 4 | 56+ | 0 | [72] | |
Combined reigns
As of August 22, 2026.
| † | Indicates the current champions |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genkai | 5 | 10 | 1,790 |
| 2 | Mentai☆Kid | 2 | 9 | 1,071 |
| 3 | Kodai Nozaki † | 4 | 7 | 594+ |
| 4 | Yuji Hino | 1 | 2 | 508 |
| 5 | Ryota Chikuzen | 1 | 1 | 313 |
| 6 | Hitamaru Sasaki | 1 | 3 | 196 |
| 7 | Kengo Mashimo | 1 | 1 | 182 |
| 8 | Shuji Ishikawa | 1 | 1 | 181 |
| 9 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 1 | 3 | 175 |
| 10 | Asosan | 1 | 1 | 169 |
| 11 | Kazuaki Mihara | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| 12 | Tajiri | 1 | 0 | 33 |
Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Tag Team Championship
| Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | Kyushu Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | December 4, 2016 | ||||||||||
| Current champions | Yuji Nagata and Tajiri | ||||||||||
| Date won | February 14, 2026 | ||||||||||
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The Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Tag Team Championship (Japanese: 九州プロレスタッグ王座, Hepburn: Kyūshū Puroresu Taggu Ōza) is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by Kyushu Pro-Wrestling. The title has been held by a total of 17 teams composed of 28 distinctive champions in 18 different recognized reigns. The current champions are Yuji Nagata and Tajiri who are in their first reign.[73]
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Umihebi (Genkai and Hub) |
December 4, 2016 | Hakata Hanamidori Cup 1 Day Tag Team Tournament: Kinniku Seimon Barai '16 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 364 | 4 | Defeated Asosan and Seiki Yoshioka in the final of the Hakata Hanamidori Cup 1 Day Tag Team Tournament to become the inaugural champions. | [74][75] |
| 2 | Yamamizuki (Hitamaru Sasaki and Asosan) |
December 3, 2017 | Hakata Hanamidori Cup 1 Day Tag Team Tournament: Kinniku Seimon Barai '17 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 42 | 0 | This was the final of the Hakata Hanamidori Cup 1 Day Tag Team Tournament. | [76][77] |
| 3 | Ryota Chikuzen and Yuji Hino | January 14, 2018 | Kitakyushu ba Genki ni Suru bai! '18 | Kitakyushu, Japan | 1 | 174 | 1 | [78][48] | |
| 4 | Naoki Sakurajima and Kazuaki Mihara | July 7, 2018 | Kyushu Pro 10th Anniversary: Kinniku Yamakasa '18 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 101 | 0 | [79][80] | |
| — | Vacated | October 16, 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | Vacated due to Kazuaki Mihara suffering a knee injury. | [81][82] |
| 5 | Kaizoku Musō (Genkai and Minoru Fujita) |
December 2, 2018 | Hakata Hanamidori Cup 1 Day Tag Team Tournament: Kinniku Seimon Barai '18 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) |
126 | 0 | Defeated #StrongHearts (Cima and El Lindaman) in the final of the Hakata Hanamidori Cup 1 Day Tag Team Tournament to win the vacant title. | [83][84] |
| 6 | Tsubabilly (Tsubasa and Billyken Kid) |
April 7, 2019 | Kitakyushu ba Genki ni Suru bai! '19 | Kitakyushu, Japan | 1 | 294 | 4 | [85][86] | |
| 7 | Naoki Sakurajima and Kazuaki Mihara | January 26, 2020 | Kitakyushu ba Genki ni Suru bai! '20 | Kitakyushu, Japan | 2 | 186 | 0 | [87][88] | |
| 8 | Tōryūmon Generations (Genki Horiguchi and Susumu Yokosuka) |
July 30, 2020 | Kyushu Pro 12th Anniversary: Kinniku Yamakasa '20 | Kumamoto, Japan | 1 | 340 | 3 | This was a three-way tag team match also involving the team of Minoru Fujita and Kenichiro Arai. In December 2020, Horiguchi and Yokosuka reformed the Natural Vibes stable and started defending the title under that name. | [89][90] |
| 9 | Mujūryoku Heroes (Mentai☆Kid and Alejandro) |
July 5, 2021 | Monday Night Vai! #4 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 43 | 0 | [55][91] | |
| — | Vacated | August 17, 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Vacated due to Alejandro joining Pro Wrestling Noah full time. | [81][92] |
| 10 | Gaina and Taro Nohashi | December 6, 2021 | Monday Night Vai! #9: Glocal Tag Tournament 2021 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 237 | 1 | Defeated Mentai☆Kid and Kodai Nozaki in the final of the Glocal Tag Tournament 2021 to win the vacant title. | [93][94] |
| 11 | Barikara High Tension (Mentai☆Kid and Kaji Tomato) |
July 31, 2022 | Kitakyushu Genki Matsuri 2022 | Kitakyushu, Japan | 1 (2, 1) |
156 | 0 | [95][96] | |
| 12 | Sugi and Raicho | January 3, 2023 | Jōkyō 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 124 | 0 | [97][98] | |
| 13 | Kusuo (Hitamaru Sasaki and Kota Umeda) |
May 7, 2023 | Kasuga ba Genki ni Suru bai! | Kasuga, Japan | 1 (2, 1) |
357 | 4 | [99][100] | |
| 14 | Doikuma (Koji Doi and Kumaarashi) |
April 28, 2024 | Kumamoto ba Genki ni Suru bai! | Kumamoto, Japan | 1 | 161 | 2 | [101][102] | |
| 15 | Asosan and Naoki Sakurajima | October 6, 2024 | Chikugo ba Genki ni Suru bai! | Chikugo, Japan | 1 (2, 3) |
203 | 2 | [103] | |
| 16 | Tajiri and Shiho | April 27, 2025 | Kyushu Super Genki Matsuri: Kyushu Pro 17th Anniversary | Kitakyushu, Japan | 1 | 147 | 2 | [104] | |
| 17 | JeTank1997 (Kodai Nozaki and Jet Wei) |
September 21, 2025 | Ōmuta ba Genki ni Suru bai! | Ōmuta, Japan | 1 | 146 | 0 | [105] | |
| 18 | Yuji Nagata and Tajiri | February 14, 2026 | Kurume Genki Matsuri 2026 | Kurume, Japan | 1 (1, 2) |
189+ | 2 | [106] | |
Combined reigns
As of August 22, 2026.
| † | Indicates the current champions |
- By team
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umihebi (Genkai and Hub) | 1 | 4 | 364 |
| 2 | Kusuo (Hitamaru Sasaki and Kota Umeda) | 1 | 4 | 357 |
| 3 | Tōryūmon Generations (Genki Horiguchi and Susumu Yokosuka) | 1 | 3 | 340 |
| 4 | Tsubabilly (Tsubasa and Billyken Kid) | 1 | 4 | 294 |
| 5 | Naoki Sakurajima and Kazuaki Mihara | 2 | 0 | 287 |
| 6 | Gaina and Taro Nohashi | 1 | 1 | 237 |
| 7 | Asosan and Naoki Sakurajima | 1 | 2 | 203 |
| 8 | Ryota Chikuzen and Yuji Hino | 1 | 1 | 174 |
| 9 | Doikuma (Koji Doi and Kumaarashi) | 1 | 2 | 161 |
| 10 | Barikara High Tension (Mentai☆Kid and Kaji Tomato) | 1 | 0 | 156 |
| 11 | Tajiri and Shiho | 1 | 2 | 147 |
| 12 | JeTank1997 (Kodai Nozaki and Jet Wei) | 1 | 0 | 146 |
| 13 | Yuji Nagata and Tajiri | 1 | 2 | 189+ |
| 14 | Kaizoku Musō (Genkai and Minoru Fujita) | 1 | 0 | 126 |
| 15 | Sugi and Raicho | 1 | 0 | 124 |
| 16 | Mujūryoku Heroes (Mentai☆Kid and Alejandro) | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| 17 | Yamamizuki (Hitamaru Sasaki and Asosan) | 1 | 0 | 42 |
- By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoki Sakurajima | 3 | 2 | 490 |
| Genkai | 2 | 4 | 490 | |
| 3 | Hitamaru Sasaki | 2 | 4 | 399 |
| 4 | Hub | 1 | 4 | 364 |
| 5 | Kota Umeda | 1 | 4 | 357 |
| 6 | Genki Horiguchi | 1 | 3 | 340 |
| Susumu Yokosuka | 1 | 3 | 340 | |
| 8 | Billyken Kid | 1 | 4 | 294 |
| Tsubasa | 1 | 4 | 294 | |
| 10 | Kazuaki Mihara | 2 | 0 | 287 |
| 11 | Tajiri † | 2 | 4 | 336+ |
| 12 | Asosan | 2 | 2 | 245 |
| 13 | Gaina | 1 | 1 | 237 |
| Taro Nohashi | 1 | 1 | 237 | |
| 15 | Mentai☆Kid | 2 | 0 | 199 |
| 16 | Ryota Chikuzen | 1 | 1 | 174 |
| Yuji Hino | 1 | 1 | 174 | |
| 18 | Koji Doi | 1 | 2 | 161 |
| Kumaarashi | 1 | 2 | 161 | |
| 20 | Kaji Tomato | 1 | 0 | 156 |
| 21 | Shiho | 1 | 2 | 147 |
| 22 | Kodai Nozaki | 1 | 0 | 146 |
| Jet Wei | 1 | 0 | 146 | |
| 24 | Yuji Nagata † | 1 | 2 | 189+ |
| 25 | Minoru Fujita | 1 | 0 | 126 |
| 26 | Raicho | 1 | 0 | 124 |
| Sugi | 1 | 0 | 124 | |
| 28 | Alejandro | 1 | 0 | 43 |
Tournaments
| Accomplishment | Last winner(s) | Date won | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glocal Tag Tournament | Hub and Tigers Mask | December 3, 2022 | Fukuoka, Japan | Defeated Mentai☆Kid and Kodai Nozaki in the tournament final. |
