Wrestle Sekigahara was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro). It took place on July 10, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Ota City General Gymnasium. The event aired live on CyberAgent's streaming service Wrestle Universe. This was the first event held by GanPro in this arena and it is regarded as being the largest event produced by the brand as of date.
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 Promotional poster featuring every participating wrestler | |||
| Promotion | CyberFight | ||
| Brand(s) | GanPro | ||
| Date | July 10, 2022 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Ota City General Gymnasium | ||
| Attendance | 804 | ||
| Tagline(s) | Get hot with pro-wrestling![a] | ||
| Wrestle Sekigahara chronology | |||
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Production
editBackground
editGanbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro) was founded in 2013 by Ken Ohka as a sub-brand of DDT Pro-Wrestling. In 2020, when DDT and Pro Wrestling Noah merged into CyberFight, GanPro and DDT's joshi sub-brand TJPW began being promoted as sister promotions under the CyberFight umbrella.[1]
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
editAs a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, audiences at pro-wrestling shows had been asked to refrain from emitting vocal noises and limit their interactions to applause. In July 2022, during a press conference, CyberFight announced that those restrictions would be lifted starting with the TJPW event Summer Sun Princess 2022 on July 9.[2]
Storylines
editThe event featured eight professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
On July 5, GanPro announced the signing of a new female talent, the identity of which will be revealed at the event.[4]
Matches
edit| No. | Results[7] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Isami Kodaka and Shuji Ishikawa defeated Keisuke Ishii and Shigehiro Irie by pinfall | Tag team match[4] | 13:42 | ||
| 2 | Kouki Iwasaki and Tyson Maeguchi defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Black Tiger V by pinfall | Tag team match[4] | 14:00 | ||
| 3 | Ganbare Tamagawa, Nobuhiro Shimatani and Harukaze defeated Onryo, Yuuri and Lingerie Muto by pinfall | Six-person tag team match[4] | 9:13 | ||
| 4 | Mizuki Watase, Moeka Haruhi and Shinichiro Tominaga defeated Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai and Hideki Okatani) by pinfall | Six-person tag team match[4] | 15:22 | ||
| 5 | Unagi Sayaka defeated Yuna Manase by pinfall | Singles match[5] | 12:59 | ||
| 6 | Minoru Suzuki defeated Shuichiro Katsumura by pinfall | Singles match[6] | 21:45 | ||
| 7 | Romance Dawn (Shota and Soma Takao) defeated Calamari Drunken Kings (Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi) by pinfall | Tag team match[4] | 23:09 | ||
| 8 | Yumehito Imanari (c) defeated Ken Ohka by pinfall | Singles match for the Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship[4] | 19:25 | ||
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (July 27, 2020). "Pro Wrestling NOAH and DDT to Merge Into New Company CyberFight". 411Mania. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Dark Angelita (July 1, 2022). "Las empresas del grupo CyberFight permitirán gritos y vítores en sus funciones" [CyberFight promotions will allow shouting and cheering at their events]. Superluchas (in Spanish). Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "[GanPuro] 7.10 Ota-ku Sōgō Taiikukan "WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA" ni te shin-nyūdan joshi senshu o happyō e" 【ガンプロ】7・10大田区総合体育館『WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA』にて新入団女子選手を発表へ [[GanPro] A new female athlete to be announced at "WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA" at Ota City General Gymnasium on July 10]. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Ganbare☆Puroresu "WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA" Tōkyō Ota-ku Sōgō Taiikukan" ガンバレ☆プロレス『WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA』東京・大田区総合体育館 [Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling "Wrestle Sekigahara" Tokyo, Ota City General Gymnasium]. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "[GanPuro] Suzuki Minoru ga ikkiuchi no Katsumura Shūichirō o isshū! "Kako no eikō ni sugatteru Katsumura-senshu ni keii o arawashite, konagona ni shite yarō ka na"" 【ガンプロ】鈴木みのるが一騎打ちの勝村周一朗を一蹴！「過去の栄光にすがってる勝村選手に敬意を表して、粉々にしてやろうかな」 [Minoru Suzuki will easily beat Shuichiro Katsumura in a one-on-one fight! "In honor of Mr. Katsumura, who is still clinging to his past glory, I'm going to smash him to pieces."]. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ Dark Angelita (July 18, 2022). "Ganbare: "Wrestle Sekigahara" Yumehito Imanari sigue reinando". superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 17, 2023.