Seadlinnng (stylised as SEAdLINNNG) is a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2015 by former Stardom wrestler and founder Nanae Takahashi. Their roster is predominantly made up of outside talent from other promotions such as Ice Ribbon, Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling and World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana, as well as veterans and freelancers.
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| Acronym | Sead |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 12, 2015 |
| Style | Joshi puroresu |
| Headquarters | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Founder(s) | Nanae Takahashi |
| Split from | World Wonder Ring Stardom |
| Website | seadlinnng.com |
History
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After 5 years with World Wonder Ring Stardom, founder Nanae Takahashi left the promotion in the wake of the in-ring incident between Yoshiko and Act Yasukawa. A few months after leaving, Takahashi, along with retired wrestler Natsuki☆Taiyo, announced the formation of her own promotion, to be known as Seadlinnng (stylised as SEAdLINNNG) on June 12, 2015.[1][2] The reasoning for the name was a combination between seedling, symbolising the new promotion, and "to cross the sea". The promotion's debut show, Let's Get Started, took place on August 26, 2015, in Korakuen Hall.[3][4][2] In February 2016, Yoshiko Hirano, a trainee of both Takahashi and Taiyo who retired from pro wrestling in 2015 following a legitimate in-ring incident with fellow wrestler Act Yasukawa, announced she would be coming out of retirement to compete for Seadlinnng.[5] In September of the same year, Seadlinnng announced a partnership with American promotion Ring Of Honor's women's division, Women of Honor. This partnership lead to American wrestlers such as ODB and Veda Scott competing in Sead.[6] In January 2017, the promotion gained another signed wrestler in Arisa Nakajima, who had resigned from JWP the previous month.[7] One month later, World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana mainstay Sareee announced she too would sign with the promotion, however, she left and returned to Diana in September of the same year.[8]
On December 14, 2021, it was revealed that Takahashi would leave the promotion as a wrestler and as the president of the company after the Korakuen Hall show on December 29.[9]
Roster
editWrestlers
edit| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ayame Sasamura | Ayame Sasamura | Beyond the Sea Tag Team Champion |
| Itsuki Aoki | Aika Aoki | Freelancer Beyond the Sea Tag Team Champion |
| Sareee[10] | Sari Fujimura | Beyond the Sea Champion |
| Asuka | Unknown | Freelancer |
| Amazon[11][circular reference] | Ayesha Raymond | |
| Makoto | Unknown | Freelancer |
| Misa Kagura | Unknown | Freelancer |
| Nagisa Nozaki | Nagisa Nozaki | Freelancer |
| Yoshiko[12] | Yoshiko Hirano | |
| Arisa Nakajima | Unknown |
Staff
edit| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Natsuki☆Taiyo[13] | Natsumi Mizushima | President Referee Managing Director |
Alumni
edit| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Himeka Arita | Himeka Arita | |
| Honori Hana | Honori Hana | |
| Nanae Takahashi[14] | Nanae Takahashi | Founder Former president Left on December 29, 2021[9] |
| ODB | Jessica Nora Kresa | |
| Rin Kadokura | Kazumi Sugiura | |
| Sae | Sae Nomura | |
| Sakura Hirota | Sakura Hirota | |
| Sareee | Sari Fujimura | Left Seadlinnng in September 2017.[15] Returned in 2020 and left in 2021 to work for WWE.[16] |
| Veda Scott | Veda Scott | |
| Riko Kaiju | Riko Shirai | Retired in 2023. |
Notable alumni/guests
edit- Akane Fujita
- Akari
- Aoi Kizuki
- Chie Ozora
- Crea
- Hanako Nakamori
- Hikari Shimizu
- Hiroyo Matsumoto
- Hiroe Nagahama
- Kaoru Ito
- Kyuri
- Manami
- Mika Iida
- Mika Iwata
- Misa Matsui
- Miyuki Takase
- Mochi Miyagi
- Riko Kawahata
- Rydeen Hagane
- Ryo Mizunami
- Suzu Suzuki
- Thekla
- Totoro Satsuki
- Yuki Mashiro
- Yurika Oka
- Yuu Yamagata
Championships
editAs of November 5, 2024
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond the Sea Single Championship | 
|
Sareee | 1 | August 25, 2023 | 438+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Arisa Nakajima at Seadlinnng 8th Anniversary. |
| Beyond the Sea Tag Team Championship |  
|
Ayame Sasamura and Itsuki Aoki | 1 (3, 1) |
August 23, 2024 | 74+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Makoto and Nagisa Nozaki at Seadlinnng 9th Anniversary: Arisa Nakajima Retirement. |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "SEAdLINNNG News". July 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "女子プロレスの熱い試合が観戦できる！│SEAdLINNNG". October 29, 2015.
- ^ "SEAdLINNNG Let's Get Started « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "女子プロレスの熱い試合が観戦できる！│SEAdLINNNG". December 2, 2015.
- ^ "世志琥（よしこ）". February 22, 2016.
- ^ "『アメリカ・ＷＯＨとの提携が決定／シードリング会見』". 女子プロレスマガジン－Joshi Puroresu magazine－.
- ^ "SEAdLINNNGに中島安里紗が入団決定！「1秒でも早く高橋奈七永を越え、新しい時代の扉をこじ開ける」と決意を語る". バトル・ニュース.
- ^ "【ディアナ】Ｓａｒｅｅｅが退団発表 ２・２６後楽園でラストマッチ – 東京スポーツ新聞社". 東スポＷeb – 東京スポーツ新聞社.
- ^ a b Defelice, Robert (December 17, 2021). "King Woods Doesn't Mess With Panda Plushies, Nanae Takahashi Update, SmackDown Preview". Fightful. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "中島安里紗（なかじま・ありさ） ARISA NAKAJIMA 選手". Seadlinnng (in Japanese).
- ^ "Amazon Ayesha". Seadlinnng.
- ^ "世志琥（よしこ） YOSHIKO 選手". Seadlinnng (in Japanese).
- ^ "南月たいよう（なつき・たいよう） TAIYO NATSUKI 取締役専務・レフェリー・選手コーチ". Seadlinnng (in Japanese).
- ^ "高橋奈七永（たかはし・ななえ） NANAE TAKAHASHI 代表取締役・選手". Seadlinnng (in Japanese).
- ^ プロレス-METAL (15 September 2017). "【SEAdLINNNG】Sareee選手、SEAdLINNNG退団。9.18に高橋奈七永 vs Sareeeシングルマッチ追加". Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Gibbons, Aidan (January 18, 2021). "WWE's Sareee Moving To United States After Final Bookings In Japan". Cultaholic. Retrieved February 4, 2021.