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Oz Academy

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is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion founded by Mayumi Ozaki. [1]

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Aja Kong

(born September 25, 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler of African-American descent, better known by her stage name.

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Artist of Stardom Championship

The is a professional wrestling six-woman tag team championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion.

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Ayumi Kurihara

is a retired '' joshi puroresu '' wrestler who grew up around pro wrestling.

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Carlos Amano

is a Japanese retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name.

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Chikayo Nagashima

is a Japanese professional wrestler.

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Dynamite Kansai

is a retired Japanese female professional wrestler, better known by the ring name.

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FC2 (portal)

FC2 (founded July 20, 1999) is a popular Japanese blogging host, the third most popular video hosting service in Japan (after YouTube and Niconico), and a web hosting company headquartered in the Netherlands.

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Freelancer

A freelancer or freelance worker is a term commonly used for a person who is self-employed and is not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term.

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Gaea Japan

Gaea Japan (trademarked as GAEA Japan) was a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion.

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Hardcore wrestling

Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling where disqualifications, count-outs, and all other different rules do not apply.

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Heel (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a rudo in lucha libre) is a wrestler who portrays a villain or a "bad guy" and acts as an antagonist.

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Hikaru Shida

is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress, currently signed to the Makai company, while also making appearances for the Oz Academy and Pro Wrestling Wave promotions.

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Hiroyo Matsumoto

(born November 6, 1985) is Japanese professional wrestler.

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Ice Ribbon

is a joshi puroresu (women's professional wrestling) promotion established in 2006 by Emi Sakura, after her split with Gatokunyan.

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Independent circuit

In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indie circuit is the collective name of independent professional wrestling promotions which are smaller than major televised promotions.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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JWP Joshi Puroresu

, also known as or simply JWP, was a Japanese joshi puroresu (women's professional wrestling) promotion, founded in 1992 as a splinter promotion of Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling.

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Kobe Shimbun

is a daily newspaper based in Kobe, Japan, and the company publishing that newspapers is also called.

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List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan

This is a list of professional wrestling promotions in Japan which includes both national and independent puroresu and joshi companies from the post-World War II period up to the present day.

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Manami Toyota

is a retired professional wrestler, best known for her work with the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion.

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Mayumi Ozaki

(born October 28, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler.

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Mika Akino

, better known as AKINO, (born October 24, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan) is a female Japanese ''joshi wrestler'', signed to Oz Academy.

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Nikkan Sports

is the first-launched Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1946.

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Oz Academy Openweight Championship

The Oz Academy Openweight Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Oz Academy promotion. The reigning champion is referred to as the "Wizard of Oz". The championship, which is situated at the top of Oz Academy's championship hierarchy, was introduced on March 10, 2007, when Aja Kong defeated Chikayo Nagashima in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champion. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. There have been twenty-two reigns shared among fifteen different wrestlers. Hikaru Shida is the current champion in her first reign.

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Oz Academy Tag Team Championship

The Oz Academy Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the Oz Academy promotion. The championship was introduced on July 13, 2008, when Carlos Amano and Dynamite Kansai defeated Chikayo Nagashima and Sonoko Kato in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champions. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. There have been twenty-seven reigns shared among twenty-four different wrestlers and nineteen teams. Seikigun (Maya Yukihi and Mayumi Ozaki) are the current champions in their first reign as a team. Individually, this is the first reign for Yukihi and the sixth for Ozaki.

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Pancrase

Pancrase Inc. is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki.

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Pro Wrestling Wave

, is a women's professional wrestling, or Joshi Puroresu, promotion created in 2007 after the dissolution and closure of JDStar.

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Professional wrestling championship

A championship or title in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.

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Professional wrestling promotion

A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling.

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Puroresu

is the popular term for the predominant style or genre of professional wrestling that has developed in Japan.

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Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling

, often called, is a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion.

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Sherdog

Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA).

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Shinjuku

is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan.

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Shinjuku Face

is an event hall located on the 7th floor of the Humax Pavilion Shinjuku complex, 1-20-1 Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.

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Sonoko Kato

is a Japanese professional wrestler.

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Tokyo Sports

is a Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1960.

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Tomoka Nakagawa

is a Japanese retired professional wrestler.

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Women's professional wrestling

Professional wrestling is a dramatic enactment of wrestling as a spectator sport.

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Yoshiko (wrestler)

is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oz_Academy

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