Japanese women's wrestling promotion
Actwres girl'Z , is a Japanese independent women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2015. The meaning of the "Actwres girl'Z" name is a combination of the words "wrestler" and "actress".[2]
History [ edit ]
Actwres girl'Z was founded in 2015 under a similar concept to JDStar's "Athress" . The promotion's roster is currently made up mostly of Japanese idols and former Stardom wrestlers as well as other members of the entertainment industry. The promotion's first show was held on May 31, 2015, at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring .[1] On August 7, 2016, former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling star Yumiko Hotta was appointed as an advisor.[3] In 2018, the promotion worked together with Hello Kitty and ran a show at the Japanese Hello Kitty themed amusement park, Sanrio Puroland .[4] 2018 continued to be a landmark year for the promotion as they had their first ever show at Korakuen Hall .[5] The promotion initially only ran a few events per year, but grew to having multiple events per month with a record of 32 events in 2018. The group while initially only running in Tokyo, Japan has since held events in Osaka , Nagoya and Saitama .[1]
In 2019, the company officially split into two brands, Beginning and Color's. Beginning was a more traditional wrestling brand with more experienced wrestlers, while Color's featured more rookie wrestlers. This signified a shift and acted as a bit of a soft reboot for Actwres girl'Z.
As of May 2020, Actwres girl’Z have launched their own VOD service available on tablet, smartphone, or computer.[6]
In 2020, Actwres girl'Z launched Action Ring Girl'Z, a "pro wrestling action fantasy".[7] The project is more entertainment focused, and features factions of space pirates, samurai, and magical girls in search of three sacred treasures.[8]
In November 2021, Actwres girl'Z announced the dissolution of their Color's and Beginning brands, in favor of a more entertainment-based product. On February 13, 2022, the company ran their first ACTwrestling show under their new format.[9]
Performers [ edit ]
Mari
Rensan
Ring name
Real name
Unit[10]
Notes
ACT [11]
Yuka Yasukawa
Beastz Rebellion
Also performs as Wild Bunny[12]
Asako Mia [13]
Unknown
Update Plus
Also performs as The Great Asako[14]
Ayano Irie [15]
Unknown
Beastz Rebellion
Bulldozer Todoroki [16]
Unknown
Jadoshu
Chii Aoba [17]
Unknown
Unaffiliated
Haruka Ishikawa [18]
Unknown
Unaffiliated
Kanamic [19]
Unknown
Update Plus
Kira☆An [20]
Unknown
Jadoshu
Kyoka Iwai [21]
Unknown
Jadoshu
Mana Yamashita[22]
Unknown
Unaffiliated
Mari [23]
Unknown
Unaffiliated
Marino Saihara [24]
Unknown
Unaffiliated
MARU [25]
Miwa Maruyama
Jadoshu
Mii [26]
Unknown
Update Plus
Nagisa Shiotsuki [27]
Unknown
Update Plus
Naho Yamada [28]
Unknown
Teppen☆
Nanami Togi[29]
Unknown
Unaffiliated
Naru [30]
Unknown
Unaffiliated
Natsuki [31]
Unknown
The Royal
Nene Arahata [32]
Unknown
Beastz Rebellion
Rensan [33]
Unknown
Unaffiliated
Also performs as Ren[34]
Rico Fukunaga [35]
Unknown
Unaffiliated
Sakura Mizushima [36]
Unknown
Update Plus
Senya Hinata[37]
Unknown
Unaffiliated
Yufa [38]
Unknown
Unaffiliated
Yui Tenshoku[39]
Unknown
Unaffiliated
Tag Team Name
Tag Member 1
Tag Member 2
Notes
155
Marino Saihara
Naru
Amaretsu
ACT
Mari
Officially Formed on 3rd Of May 2024
BGTEOTC
Bulldozer Todoroki
The Great Asako
IES
Kyoka Iwai
Ren
Midsummer Sea Breeze
Nagisa Shiotsuki
Natsuki
Twin Stars
Ayano Irie
Mii
Ring name
Real name
Notes
Ami Miura [43]
Unknown
Joined Stardom as Ami Sohrei on March 29, 2022.
Arisa Hoshiki
Arisa Hoshiki
Briefly competed in AgZ, was the leader of now defunct faction Red Fragment.[44]
Asahi
Unknown
Passed away on February 1, 2024.
Ayumi Hayashi [45]
Unknown
Retired after the disollusion of the Color's brand.
Cherry
Unknown
Competed in AgZ Color's as Sakuran Bonita.
Hikari Shimizu [46]
Unknown
Member of GPU COLOR'S.
Kakeru Sekiguchi [47]
Unknown
Freelancing as of January 1, 2022.
Mai Sakurai
Mai Sakurai
Debuted in Stardom on August 13, 2021.[48]
Maika Ozaki
Unknown
Founding member of AgZ, currently a freelancer.
Maya Fukuda[49]
Maya Fukuda
Left AgZ on June 27, 2022. Now competes in UWF rules matches for Gleat .
Michiko Miyagi
Tomoko Miyagi
Currently a member of GLEAT.
Miyuki Takase [50]
Unknown
Freelancing as of January 1, 2022.
Momo Kohgo
Unknown
Debuted in Stardom on January 23, 2022.
Momo Tani
Unknown
Joined Pure-J on January 1, 2022.
Nao Kakuta
Nao Kakuta
Founding member of AgZ, joined Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling on November 14, 2020.
Natsumi Maki
Unknown
Founding member of AgZ, joined Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling on January 4, 2019.
Noa Igarashi [51]
Unknown
Retired August 13, 2021.
Reika Saiki
Unknown
Participated as a member of Wrestle-1 and won the AgZ championship.
Riko Kawahata [52]
Unknown
Member of T-Hearts with Yumiko Hotta.
Rina Amikura [53]
Unknown
Member of GPU COLOR'S.
Saki [54]
Saki Watanabe
Founder of GPU COLOR'S.
Tam Nakano
Yuria Tauchi
Joined Stardom in November 2017.
Saori Anou
Unknown
Founding member of AgZ, currently a freelancer.
Tae Honma [55]
Unknown
Founding member of AgZ, freelancing as of January 1, 2022.
Waka Tsukiyama
Unknown
Debuted in Stardom on September 4, 2021.[56]
Yoshiko Hasegawa [57]
Unknown
Left AgZ on December 31, 2021. Currently a member of Ganbare Pro.
Yuko Sakurai [58]
Unknown
Member of GPU COLOR'S.
Yuna Manase
Yuna Suzuki
Made her last appearance as a roster member at AgZ Act 14 on December 27, 2016.
Yumiko Hotta
Yumiko Hotta
Former advisor to AgZ, left the promotion in July 2020.[59]
Cat Mask calico [60]
Unknown
Chiaki [61]
Chiaki Kanahama
Joined Marigold on April 30,2024.
Chika Goto [62]
Unknown
Joined Marigold on April 30,2024.
Kouki [63]
Unknown
Joined Marigold as Kouki Amarei on April 30,2024.
Miku Aono [64]
Unknown
Joined Marigold on April 30,2024.
Misa Matsui [65]
Unknown
Joined Marigold on April 30,2024.
Natsumi Sumikawa [66]
Natsumi Tokoda
Joined Marigold as Natsumi Showzuki on April 30,2024.
Championships [ edit ]
As of May 26, 2024
Championship
Current champion(s)
Reign
Date won
Days held
Location
Notes
AWG Single Championship
Vacant
N/A
TBD
N/A
TBD
Vacated After Natsumi Sumikawa left the promotion on April 15th 2024
Defunct [ edit ]
AWG Tag Team Championship [ edit ]
AWG Tag Team Championship Promotion Actwres girl'Z Date established February 11, 2021 Date retired December 30, 2021
The AWG Tag Team Championship (Japanese : AWGタッグ王座 , Hepburn : AWG Taggu Ōza ) was a tag team championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Actwres girl'Z. There have been a total of two reigns shared between two different teams consisting of four distinctive champions. The championship is set to be revived in the near future with a tag team tournament, however this has been delayed due to members leaving the group on April 15th 2024.
Key
No.
Overall reign number
Reign
Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days
Number of days held
Defenses
Number of successful defenses
<1
Reign lasted less than a day
+
Current reign is changing daily
References [ edit ]
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^ Saalbach, Axel. "Actress Girl'Z Events" . wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved July 10, 2021 .
^ "堀田祐美子がアクトレスガールズのプレイングマネージャーに就任!REINA退団の茉莉が入団!" . Battle-News (in Japanese). Battle-News. March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019 .
^ "女子プロレスとハローキティのコラボ第二弾は、子どもたちから「カッコいい」と言われる大成功!" . Yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). Yahoo.co.jp. October 20, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Actwres girl'Z: "AgZ Actwres girl'Z In Korakuen" La coronación de Saori Anou" . Super Luchas (in Spanish). Super Lcuhas. November 20, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019 .
^ Richards, Alex (May 15, 2020). "Actwres girl'Z (AgZ) Launches Streaming Service" . lastwordonsports.com . Retrieved July 10, 2021 .
^ "11.15,Sun. / ACTRING Team「花月夜」episode 0 / PROLOGUE QUEST" . Actwres girl'Z OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-23 .
^ "【インタビュー】元オリンピック選手監修のアクション舞台に魔法少女や怪盗が参戦!?毎公演満員の『アクトリング』を脚本家と女優が語る" . バトル・ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-23 .
^ "Actwres girl'Z: Redesigned, Reinvigorated & Better Than Ever" . Voices of Wrestling . 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-06-23 .
^ Brown, Jeff (May 24, 2023). "Your Guide to Actwres girl'Z" . Monthly Puroresu . Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023 .
^ "惡斗" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "ワイルド・バニー" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "みあ 朝子" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "グレート朝子が全日本プロレス参戦前にパパを探しに降臨!「Where Is My PAPA?アイ・アム・長女!」" . バトル・ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-03 .
^ "入江 彩乃" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "ブルドーザー轟" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "青葉ちい" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "石川 はるか" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "かなみっく" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "キラ☆アン" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "岩井 杏加" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "山下真奈" . Actwres girl'Z OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2024-05-03 .
^ "茉莉" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "才原 茉莉乃" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "Maru" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "未依" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "汐月 なぎさ" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "山田 奈保" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "研 菜々美" . Actwres girl'Z OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2024-05-03 .
^ "なる" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "夏葵" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "荒幡 寧々" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "蓮燦" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "朝陽が青野未来から勝利し王座挑戦決定!ベストボディ・ジャパンのプロレスラー山中絵里奈が後楽園ホール参戦!?澄川菜摘と惡斗が同期タッグ結成へ!連敗の朝子が「KAIRIじゃだめだー!" . バトル・ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-03 .
^ "福永 莉子" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "水嶋 さくら" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "OLを辞めてアクトレスガールズ一本で勝負!初めて人前に出た千夜ヒナタが覚悟のデビュー!" . バトル・ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-03 .
^ "ゆふぁ" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "天職ゆい" . Actwres girl'Z OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2024-05-03 .
^ https://twitter.com/Niwajyo/status/1786381293204492716
^ "新井 みずか" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "阿川 祐未" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "Miura Ami" . actwresgirlz.com (in Japanese).
^ "【アクトリング公演中止のお知らせとお詫び】" . Actwres girl'Z OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-23 .
^ "Hayashi Ayumi" . actwresgirlz.com .
^ "Shimizu Hikari" . actwresgirlz.com (in Japanese).
^ "Sekiguch Kakeru" . actwresgirlz.com (in Japanese).
^ Richards, Alex (August 13, 2021). "Stardom News: Mai Sakurai Joins Cosmic Angels" . lastwordonsports.com . Retrieved October 1, 2021 .
^ "FUKUDA MAYA" . Actwres girl'Z OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-23 .
^ "Takase Miyuki" . actwresgirlz.com (in Japanese).
^ "Tani Momo" . actwresgirlz.com (in Japanese).
^ "Member / Color's" . actwresgirlz.com (in Japanese).
^ "Amikura Rina" . actwresgirlz.com (in Japanese).
^ "Saki" . actwresgirlz.com (in Japanese).
^ "Honma Tae" . actwresgirlz.com (in Japanese).
^ Purolove (September 4, 2021). "Stardom "5 ★ STAR GP 2021", 09/04/2021 Belle Salle Shinjuku Grand" . purolove.com . Retrieved September 4, 2021 .
^ "Hasegawa Yoshiko" . actwresgirlz.com (in Japanese).
^ "Sakurai Yuko" . actwresgirlz.com (in Japanese).
^ "『堀田祐美子がアクトレスガールズのプレイングマネジャーを辞任』" . 女子プロレスマガジン-Joshi Puroresu magazine- (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-27 .
^ "Cat Mask calico" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "Chiaki" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "後藤 智香" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "皇希" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "青野 未来" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "松井 珠紗" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "澄川 菜摘" . Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023 .
^ "【試合結果】9・15 Reina新木場大会 【CMLL-Reinaインターナショナルジュニア】ハロチータvs小林香萌 アルコン・スリアーノJr.&ミステル・カカオ&スペルチノvsコロナ・デ・アルコン ストゥキータ&EL920&ブライアン" . Battle News (in Japanese). September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017 .
^ Daly, Wayne (February 11, 2021). "AWG Results: Act 51 – Tokyo, Japan (2/11)" . wrestling-news.net . Retrieved July 10, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 13, 2021). "AWG Act In Korakuen Hall" . cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved August 13, 2021 .
External links [ edit ]
Championships Roster
Partnerships
Defunct promotions
Major promotions
Independent promotions
Governing bodies and interpromotional alliances