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Pro Wrestling Freedoms
Acronym	Freedoms
Founded	2009
Style	Puroresu; Deathmatch wrestling;
Headquarters	Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Founder(s)	Takashi Sasaki
Predecessor	Apache Pro-Wrestling Army
Website	Official website

Pro Wrestling Freedoms (プロレスリングFREEDOMS, Puroresuringu Furīdamuzu), also known simply as Freedoms (stylized in capital letters as FREEDOMS), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Chigasaki, Kanagawa. Founded by Takashi Sasaki in 2009, the promotion's name is derived from its founding philosophy of letting wrestlers choose their own fighting style, or affording them the "freedom" of choice.^[1]

History

Following the closure of Apache Pro-Wrestling Army (Apache Pro) on August 8, 2009, Apache Pro's promoter Takashi Sasaki announced the creation of Pro Wrestling Freedoms (Freedoms) with Gentaro, Jun Kasai, Kumai, Mammoth Sasaki and The Winger.

Over the years, Freedoms has become one of Japan's premier deathmatch companies, alongside Big Japan Pro Wrestling. They formed an alliance with the American promotion Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) that has seen both companies trade stars and co-promote events together. In 2018, GCW initiated The Collective, a series of showcases from partnering independent promotions held during WrestleMania weekend. Freedoms was scheduled to hold their first-ever event in the United States in April 2020 as part of The Collective 2020.^[2] However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, Freedoms began a partnership with Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW), promoting a series of crossover shows beginning with Freedoms/2AW Versus on December 13.^[3]

The promotion airs on the Independent Wrestling TV (IWTV) streaming service;^[4] IWTV additionally carries events from Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, Defy Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Absolute Intense Wrestling, amongst other promotions.^[5]^[6] The promotion holds most of their events in various venues such as Korakuen Hall^[7] and Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.^[8] Some of Freedoms' current top stars include deathmatch wrestlers Jun Kasai, Masashi Takeda, Toru Sugiura, and Daisuke Masaoka.

Roster

Active roster

This is a list of professional wrestlers who currently wrestle for the company.^[9]

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Daisuke Masaoka^[10]	Unknown
Dragon Libre^[11]	Unknown
Gentaro^[12]	Gentaro Takahashi
Jun Kasai^[13]	Jun Kasai
Kamui^[14]	Kamui Sawaragi
Kenji Fukimoto^[15]	Unknown
Kyu Mogami	Unknown	Signed to Active Advance Pro Wrestling
Mammoth Sasaki^[16]	Yoshinori Sasaki
Takahiro Katori	Takahiro Katori
Takashi Sasaki^[17]	Takashi Sasaki	King of Freedom World Tag Team Champion
Takayuki Ueki	Takayuki Ueki	Freelancer
Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Tatsuhito Takaiwa
Tomoya Hirata^[18]	Unknown
Toshiyuki Sakuda	Toshiyuki Sakuda	Freelancer
Toru Sugiura^[19]	Unknown	King of Freedom World Champion
Violento Jack	Jack A. Romero
Yuya Susumu^[20]	Unknown	Freelancer King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Champion

Alumni/notable guests

Championships

As of November 28, 2024

Championship		Reign	Date won	Days held	Location	Notes
King of Freedom World Championship	Toru Sugiura	3	September 15, 2024	74+	Yokohama, Japan	Defeated Masashi Takeda at Freedoms 15th Anniversary.
King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Championship	Yuya Susumu	1	September 15, 2024	74+	Yokohama, Japan	Defeated Takahiro Katori at Freedoms 15th Anniversary.
King of Freedom World Tag Team Championship	Takashi Sasaki and Yamato	1 (3, 1)	September 15, 2024	74+	Yokohama, Japan	Defeated Kenji Fukimoto and Violento Jack at Freedoms 15th Anniversary.
Barefoot King Championship	Vacant	—	July 11, 2024	—	Tokyo, Japan	Toru Sugiura vacated the title immediately after winning it against Takayuki Ueki at Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2024 Vol. 1.

References

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^ Daly, Wayne (December 13, 2020). "FREEDOMS/2AW Results: Versus – Chiba, Japan (12/13)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
^ Independent Wrestling TV. "ALL PROMOTIONS/FREEDOMS". independentwrestling.tv. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^ Greer, Jamie (May 15, 2020). "IWTV Adds Japanese Deathmatch Company FREEDOMS to Line-Up". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
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