Apache Pro-Wrestling Army

Apache Pro-Wrestling Army
Founded 2004 [1]
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan [1]
Founder(s) Go Ito, Kintaro Kanemura[1]
Owner(s) Kintaro Kanemura (2010 - current)[1][2]
Takashi Sasaki (2008 - 2009)
Go Ito and Kintaro Kanemura (2004 - 2008)

Apache Pro-Wrestling Army (アパッチプロレス軍 Apatchi Puroresu-gun) was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion operating from 2004 to 2009 and from 2010 to 2013. Since its closure the name has been brought back for special reunion cards.[1]

History

Following the closure of Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling in 2002, Hiromichi Fuyuki formed his own promotion, which ran under the names Fuyuki-Gun Promotion (originally used by Fuyuki for an FMW-aligned venture following his withdrawal from WAR) and World Entertainment Wrestling, and which administered the WEW titles originally created in FMW in 1999. FMW alumni such as Kintaro Kanemura, Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Go Ito maintained the promotion even after Fuyuki's death in March 2003, but stopped in May 2004.

Apache was founded by Ito and Kanemura in 2004 as a replacement of the old WEW. Their first event was on August 30, the main event was a six-man tag team match which had Ichiro Yaguchi, Riki Choshu and Tomohiro Ishii defeating BADBOY Hido, Dick Togo and Kintaro Kanemura.

The first WEW Heavyweight Champion under Apache was Togi Makabe. On August 1, 2006 Apache would hold a tournament to see which tag team would become the first WEW Tag Team Champions. In the final BADBOY Hido and Takashi Sasaki defeated Jun Kasai and Tetsuhiro Kuroda. The Winger would win Apache's first and only Death Match Tournament. Takashi Sasaki and The Winger would win WEW Provisional Tag Team Title Tournament

Apache Pro closed in June 26, 2009, after which Sasaki founded Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS.[3][4] On December 27, 2010, Kanemura and Kuroda started the promotion started again, this time basing it around Osaka; lasting until March 30, 2013, when they closed it once again. Kanemura moved to Wrestling New Classic, where he defended the WEW title once before abandoning it; Kuroda moved on to Secret Base. Most of the remaining roster formed Dotonbori Pro Wrestling.

Roster
  • Demolition – (Tomohiko Hashimoto)

Staff

  • HASEGAWA (General Manager)
  • Takafumi Fujioka (Announcer)

Alumni

Championships

Current

Championship Current champion(s) Date won
WEW Heavyweight Championship Koji Kanemoto February 21, 2016
WEW Tag Team Championship Mikami and Rion Mizuki January 31, 2016

Defunct

Championship: Final champion(s): Date won:
Apache Opendivision Championship Tsuyoshi Kikuchi April 28, 2011

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Philip Kreikenbohm. "Apache Pro-Wrestling (Apache)".
  2. ↑ "Apache Pro-Wrestling (Apache)".
  3. ↑ "A Brief History of Japanese Professional Wrestling". nippon.com.
  4. ↑ BushidoRX. "freedoms - Puroresu Spirit".
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Philip Kreikenbohm. "Roster « Apache Pro-Wrestling (Apache) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  6. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm. "Rikimaru".
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