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6-507: Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling ( ガンバレ☆プロレス , Ganbare☆Puroresu , GanPro ) , is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2013 as a sister promotion of DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The promotion ran as a brand under the DDT umbrella, until DDT became CyberFight in 2020. It was then considered a sister promotion to DDT, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah , until 2024 when GanPro became independent. Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro)
12-562: A prize for the winner of the tournament. On December 15, 2023, GanPro was announced as one of the founding members of the United Japan Pro-Wrestling alliance, a joint effort to further develop professional wrestling in Japan through promotion and organization, with Seiji Sakaguchi being named as the chairman of the project. On January 31, 2024, a press conference was held to announce GanPro would become independent from CyberFight at
18-545: A role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event. Within the convention of the show , the company is a sports governing body which sanctions wrestling matches and gives authority to the championships and is responsible for maintaining the divisions and their rankings. In truth, the company serves as a touring theatre troupe , as well as event promotion body for its own events. Most promotions are self-contained, organized around one or more championships and do not acknowledge or recognize
24-559: The end of March, with the final GanPro event under the CyberFight umbrella to be held on March 28. The split was made official on March 31, with Shota , Yoshiko Hasegawa and Riara leaving the promotion to become freelancers. Professional wrestling promotion 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling . "Promotion" also describes
30-555: The legitimacy of other promotions' titles unless they share a working agreement. Governing bodies, such as the CyberFight , United Wrestling Network , WWNLive , Allied Independent Wrestling Federations , Union of European Wrestling Alliances, Pro Wrestling International and, previously, the National Wrestling Alliance , act as an umbrella organization which governs titles that are shared among multiple promotions. During
36-529: Was created in 2013 by Ken Ohka as a brand of DDT Pro-Wrestling . The brand was created to capture the spirit of small independent promotions in Japan and, to do so, regularly brought in wrestlers from outside the promotion. In July 2020, DDT and Pro Wrestling Noah merged to form CyberFight . In September 2021, GanPro revived the Ganbare☆Climax and created the Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship as
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