Actwres girl'Z

Actwres girl'Z
AcronymAWG
Founded2015 [1]
StyleTheatre Action
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Owner(s)Super Project Co. Ltd
Websitewww.actwresgirlz.com

Actwres girl'Z, is a Japanese independent sports entertainment organization and former 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

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 of no longer being pro wrestling but a theatrical performance based of pro wrestling.[9]

On July 3, 2023, a business partnership with Best Body Japan Pro Wrestling was announced. This ceased in March 2024.[10][11]

On December 15, 2023, a business partnership with All Japan Pro Wrestling was announced where "Actwres Time" would be held usually as the pre-show featuring a dance opening along with a showcase match performance.[12]

In April 2024 a mass exodus happened as 6 major talent left the promotion along with the at the time advisor Fuka, due to this Actwres Girl'z was almost shut down in the process however it was decided to continue on in a new direction. On June 14, 2024 a new chapter was written as a video aired explaining the new storyline "In April 2024, Actress World appears to have been destroyed by an alien extraction bomb. However, the people of Actress World are not dead. What remains of Actress World is changing into a world ruled by violence" Along with the narration, the players who had left were shown to be have been abducted by UFO's and a new Heel group was formed in the "Actwres Killer'z" led by MARU along with ACT, Mari, Yufa, Great Asako and more to display this violent style. A face group "Hero Army" was formed to fight them off led by Marino Saihara and featuring Naru, Sakura Mizushima, Kanamic and more.[13]

In July 2024, Princess Tenko was named as an ambassador of Actwres Girl'z with her debut appearance set for August 14th at Korakuen Hall.[14]

On October 1, 2024, Princess Tenko's white lion king was named as commissioner of Actwres Girl'z and a new title was announced "King of Ring Entertainment Championship".[15]

Roster

Performers

ACT
Mari
Ring name Real name Unit[16] Notes
ACT[17] Yuka Yasukawa Actwres Killer'z Also performs as Wild Bunny,[18] with beacon.lab entertainment[19]
Alice Aono[20] Unknown TBD
ANRI[21] Anri Yamada TBD
Asako Mia[22] Unknown Superhuman Asako Army Also performs as The Great Asako as member of Actwres Killer'z[23]
Ayano Irie[24] Unknown Actwres Killer'z
Chii Aoba[25] Unknown Superhuman Asako Army with coelacanth factory[26]
Erisa Nagai[27] Unknown Superhuman Asako Army
Haruka Ishikawa[28] Unknown Actwres Killer'z
KYANREN[29] Kyan Ren Actwres Killer'z Also performs as Ren and Rensan[30][31]
Kyoka Iwai[32] Unknown Actwres Killer'z With Mizuiro Kakumei[33]
Mana Yamashita[34] Unknown TBD
Mari[35] Mari Sakamoto Actwres Killer'z With AST Action[36]
Marino Saihara[37] Unknown Actwres 5
MARU[38] Miwa Maruyama Actwres Killer'z With Mizuiro Kakumei[33]
Miho Ishizuka[39] Unknown TBD
Mii[40] Unknown TBD
Nagisa Shiotsuki[41] Unknown TBD
Nanami Togi[42] Unknown TBD With Mizuiro Kakumei[33]
Naru[43] Unknown Actwres 5
Natsuki[44] Unknown TBD
Nene Arahata[45] Unknown Actwres Killer'z
Rico Fukunaga[46] Unknown Actwres 5 Also performs as Rico LEE
Sakura Mizushima[47] Unknown Actwres 5 with coelacanth factory[26]
Senya Hinata[48] Unknown Actwres Killer'z with Lady Happiness[49]
Toiro Hina[50] Unknown TBD
Yufa[51] Unknown Actwres Killer'z
Yui Tensho[52] Yui Yoshino Actwres 5
Yukina Uehara[39] Unknown TBD Set to Debut In December 2024

Tag Teams

Tag Team Name[53] Tag Member 1 Tag Member 2 Notes
155 Marino Saihara Naru
Amaretsu ACT Mari Officially Formed on 3rd Of May 2024
IES Kyoka Iwai Ren
Midsummer Sea Breeze Nagisa Shiotsuki Natsuki
Twin Stars Ayano Irie Mii

Staff

Ring name Real name Notes
Mizuka Arai[54] Unknown Ring announcer, member of Actwres Killer'z
Yumi Agawa[55] Yumi Agawa Ring announcer, also performs as Jackie Agawa

Alumni

Ring name Real name Notes
Ami Miura[56] 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.[57]
Asahi Unknown Passed away on February 1, 2024.
Ayumi Hayashi[58] Unknown Retired after the disollusion of the Color's brand.
Cherry Unknown Competed in AgZ Color's as Sakuran Bonita.
Hikari Shimizu[59] Unknown Member of GPU COLOR'S.
Kakeru Sekiguchi[60] Unknown Freelancing as of January 1, 2022.
Mai Sakurai Mai Sakurai Debuted in Stardom on August 13, 2021.[61]
Maika Ozaki Unknown Founding member of AgZ, currently a freelancer.
Maya Fukuda[62] 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[63] 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[64] Unknown Retired August 13, 2021.
Reika Saiki Unknown Participated as a member of Wrestle-1 and won the AgZ championship.
Riko Kawahata[65] Unknown Member of T-Hearts with Yumiko Hotta.
Rina Amikura[66] Unknown Member of GPU COLOR'S.
Saki[67] 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[68] Unknown Founding member of AgZ, freelancing as of January 1, 2022.
Waka Tsukiyama Unknown Debuted in Stardom on September 4, 2021.[69]
Yoshiko Hasegawa[70] Unknown Left AgZ on December 31, 2021. Currently a member of Ganbare Pro.
Yuko Sakurai[71] 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.[72]
Cat Mask calico[73] Unknown Joined Marigold as Hummingbird on October 24，2024.
Chiaki[74] Chiaki Kanahama Joined Marigold on April 30，2024.
Chika Goto[75] Unknown Joined Marigold on April 30，2024.
Kouki[76] Unknown Joined Marigold as Kouki Amarei on April 30，2024.
Miku Aono[77] Unknown Joined Marigold on April 30，2024.
Misa Matsui[78] Unknown Joined Marigold on April 30，2024.
Natsumi Sumikawa[79] Natsumi Tokoda Joined Marigold as Natsumi Showzuki on April 30，2024.

Championships

As of January 14, 2025

Active

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Notes
AWG Single Championship Natsuki 1 October 14, 2024 92+ Korakuen Hall Defeated ACT
KING OF RING Entertainment Championship Mari 1 October 14, 2024 92+ Korakuen Hall Defeated Sakura Mizushima to become inaugural champion[39]

Defunct

Championship Fin champion(s) Date won Location Notes
AWG Tag Team Championship Kakeru Sekiguchi and Miku Aono August 13, 2021 Tokyo, Japan Defeated SPiCEAP (Maika Ozaki and Tae Honma) at AWG Act in Korakuen Hall.
CMLL-Reina International Junior Championship Kaho Kobayashi September 15, 2017 Tokyo, Japan Defeated La Jarochita at Gran Fiesta 2017 Numero 3 to win the vacant title.[80]


AWG Tag Team Championship

AWG Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionActwres girl'Z
Date establishedFebruary 11, 2021
Date retiredDecember 30, 2021
Statistics
First champion(s)Maika Ozaki and Tae Honma
Final champion(s)Kakeru Sekiguchi and Miku Aono
Most reignsAll titleholders
(1 reign)
Longest reignMaika Ozaki and Tae Honma
(183 days)
Oldest championTae Honma
(34 years, 297 days)
Youngest championKakeru Sekiguchi
(26 years, 320 days)

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 15, 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
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 SPiCEAP
(Maika Ozaki and Tae Honma) 		February 11, 2021 AWG Act 51 Tokyo, Japan 1 183 1 Defeated Kakeru Sekiguchi and Miku Aono in the finals of an 14-teams tournament to become the inaugural champions. [81]
2 Kakeru Sekiguchi and Miku Aono August 13, 2021 AWG Act in Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 139 3 [82]
— Deactivated December 30, 2021 — — — — — Title was deactivated over Actwres girl'Z closure.

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