Wrestling New Classic
Acronym | WNC |
---|---|
Founded | April 5, 2012 |
Defunct | June 26, 2014 |
Style | Puroresu Professional wrestling |
Headquarters | Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo[1] |
Founder(s) | Tajiri Akira Kana |
Sister | Reina Joshi Puroresu |
Website | WNC-Pro.com |
Wrestling New Classic (WNC) (レスリング・ニュー・クラシック, Resuringu Nyū Kurashikku) was a Japanese puroresu or professional wrestling promotion, founded in April 2012 by Yoshihiro Tajiri. WNC was the follow-up promotion to Smash, which folded in March 2012.[2][3]
Contents
1 History
2 Final roster
2.1 Wrestlers
2.2 Staff
3 Alumni
3.1 Notable guests
4 Championships
5 Annual tournaments
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History
On April 5, 2012, Tajiri held a press conference to announce the forming of Wrestling New Classic, which would hold its first two events on April 26 at Shinjuku Face and on May 24 at Korakuen Hall.[4][5] The promotion's new financial backer at the time was Tsutomu Takashima, the executive director of real estate company Avance Avant Corporation.[6] WNC continued Smash's working relationship with Finnish professional wrestling promotion Fight Club Finland.[7] Unlike Smash, which held, on average, one event per month, WNC had a more regular schedule, producing three events in its official opening month, May 2012.[8] The promotion is named after a comment made by final Smash Champion Dave Finlay, who, at the promotion's penultimate event, told Tajiri to "keep wrestling classic" with his new promotion.[9] Several WNC wrestlers also booked and promoted their own events in collaboration with the promotion, including Kana's Kana Pro,[10]Makoto's Mako Pro,[11]Syuri's Stimulus,[12] and Takuya Kito's Kuzu Pro.[13]
In late 2013, WNC also established a working relationship with joshi puroresu promotion Reina Joshi Puroresu,[14] as part of which all of WNC's female wrestlers became officially affiliated with both promotions in January 2014.[15] On June 18, 2014, Tajiri held a press conference with Keiji Mutoh, where he announced that WNC would be going inactive following June 26. Afterwards, all female WNC wrestlers remained affiliated with WNC-Reina, while six male wrestlers, Tajiri and Akira included, transferred over to Mutoh's Wrestle-1 promotion.[16] WNC held its final event on June 26, 2014, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Face.[17]
Final roster
Wrestlers
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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Akira | Akira Nogami | |
Haruka Kato | Haruka Kato | WNC-Reina |
Jiro Kuroshio | Soujiro Higuchi | |
Koji Doi | Koji Doi | |
Makoto | Unknown | WNC-Reina |
Rionne Fujiwara | Rionne McAvoy | |
Tajiri | Yoshihiro Tajiri | |
Yusuke Kodama | Yusuke Kodama | |
Masaya Takahashi | Masaya Takahashi | |
Syuri | Syuri Kondo | WNC-Reina |
Takuya Kito | Yuji Kito |
Staff
Name | Notes |
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Chiho Tomiyama | Ring announcer |
High Step Shota | Referee |
Katsumi Tamagawa | Referee |
Serena Higa | Ring announcer |
Soft Imai (Daisuke Imai) | Referee |
Yula | Ring announcer |
Alumni
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
---|---|---|
Hajime Ohara | Hajime Ohara | Resigned January 31, 2013 |
Haruka Yoshimura | Haruka Yoshimura | Retired February 28, 2014 |
Hiroki Murase | Hiroki Murase | Resigned January 11, 2014 |
Horizon | Yoshihiro Horaguchi | Signed with Kaientai Dojo on September 14, 2014 |
Josh O'Brien | Josh O'Brien | Resigned January 31, 2013 |
Kaho Kobayashi | Kaho Kobayashi | Resigned on September 16, 2014, to sign with Asuka Project and Pro Wrestling Wave |
Kana | Kanako Urai | Resigned November 28, 2012 |
Koharu Hinata | Koharu Hinata | Resigned June 18, 2014 |
Lin Byron | Unknown | Resigned June 26, 2014 |
Mitoshichi Shinose | Akira Shinose | Resigned January 30, 2014 |
Nagisa Nozaki | Nagisa Nozaki | Went inactive on January 25, 2013 |
Notable guests
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Championships
Championship | Final champion(s) | Date won | Defeated |
WNC Championship | Yuji Kito | March 24, 2018 | Retired[18] |
WNC Women's Championship | Syuri | September 18, 2013 | Serena |
Annual tournaments
Tournament | Last winner | Last held |
Dave Finlay Cup | Hiro Tonai | January 4, 2014 |
See also
- Professional wrestling in Japan
References
^ 会社概要. Wrestling New Classic (in Japanese). Retrieved December 27, 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "【※重要】「Smash」第1章活動休止のお知らせ". Smash (in Japanese). February 10, 2012. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
^ Caldwell, James (February 10, 2012). "Japanese promotion shutting down". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
^ プレ旗揚げ戦決定!. Wrestling New Classic (in Japanese). April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
^ "Tajiri新団体発表「若手を海外に」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 6, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
^ "WNC高島代表が就任挨拶!". Wrestling New Classic (in Japanese). May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
^ "7・15Wrestling New Classic後楽園大会(後楽園ホール) 開場11:00 開始12:00". Wrestling New Classic (in Japanese). June 22, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
^ 5月旗揚げシリーズ全カード決定!. Wrestling New Classic (in Japanese). May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
^ "TajiriとAkira、最後の闘いで謎解きへ!!=Smash フィンレーが残した"Keep wrestling classic"とは?". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. March 8, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
^ 6・17 ぷちカナプロ 試合結果. Wrestling New Classic (in Japanese). June 18, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
^ 7・8 まこプロ 開催延期 および ぷちクズプロ開催のお知らせ. Wrestling New Classic (in Japanese). June 27, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
^ "WNC朱里自主興行「Stimulus」新宿Face大会". Wrestling New Classic (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
^ 7・8『ぷちクズプロ』全試合結果. Wrestling New Classic (in Japanese). July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
^ "WNCとReina女子プロレスが業務提携". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
^ "旗揚げ前から波乱のReina!!1・30WNC新宿で4Wayマッチが決定!!". Wrestling New Classic (in Japanese). January 9, 2014. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ "Tajiri、Akiraら6選手W-1へ移籍のお知らせ". Wrestling New Classic (in Japanese). June 19, 2014. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
^ WNC超満員のラスト興行. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). June 27, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
^ http://puroresuspirit.net/2018/03/asuka-project-results-for-march-24-2018/
External links
- Official website
Wrestling New Classic on YouTube
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