List of Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling tournaments

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Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments competed for by wrestlers that were part of their roster during its existence between 1989 and 2001.

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Sporadic tournaments

Battle Resistance Open Tournament

Battle Resistance - 1st Open Tournament
Promotion Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
DateJanuary 7, 1990
City Tokyo, Japan
Venue Korakuen Hall
Attendance2,450
Event chronology
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Battle Brave in Korakuen

FMW's first tournament, a single-elimination tournament took place at the Battle Resistance - 1st Open Tournament event on January 7, 1990. Aside from the tournament, the event also featured a women's wrestling match between Miwa Sato and Kumiko Matsuda. [1] [2]

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
            
Masanobu KurisuPin
Jang Yong Wow 4:38
Masanobu KurisuCount-out
Mitsuhiro Matsunaga 4:14
Mitsuhiro Matsunaga DQ
Katsuji Ueda 3:21
Masanobu Kurisu
BYE
BYE
BYE
Masanobu KurisuReferee stoppage
Tarzan Goto 7:58
Sambo AsakoDQ
Rick Wonshu 6:29
Tarzan GotoPin
Sambo Asako 6:14
Tarzan Goto Pin
Satoshi Imaizumi 4:14
Tarzan GotoPin
Atsushi Onita 3:52
Atsushi Onita Pin
The Shooter 3:57
Atsushi OnitaPin
Beast the Barbarian 4:56
Beast the Barbarian
BYE
Non-tournament match
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Kumiko Matsuda defeated Miwa Sato Singles match 2:41

AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament

A six-man tournament was set up for the vacant AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship on September 25, 1990 after previous champion Lee Gak-soo left FMW earlier that month. Katsuji Ueda defeated Jimmy Backlund in the tournament final to win the vacant title. [1] [3]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
         
Ricky Fuji Pin
Jang Yong Wow 3:20
Ricky Fuji 6:44
Katsuji UedaPin
Katsuji Ueda Pin
The Shooter 3:39
Katsuji UedaPin
Jimmy Backlund 15:25
Jimmy Backlund Pin
Kim Hyun Hwan 2:23
Jimmy Backlund
BYE

FMW Tag Team Tournament

The FMW Tag Team Tournament was a six-team tournament held by FMW from January 6 to January 15, 1991. The opening round was a round-robin tournament in which five teams scored 3 points to qualify for the knockout format to determine the winner, while the team of Lee Gak-soo and Nam Sung Gun was the only team which failed to qualify as they lost all of their matches and scored 0 points. The knockout format took place on January 15, 1991. [1] [4]

Round-robin stage
TeamPoints
Boris Gogichashivili and Grigory Verichev 3
Ricky Fuji and Tarzan Goto 3
Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator 3
Atsushi Onita and Sambo Asako3
Jimmy Backlund and The Shooter3
Lee Gak-soo and Nam Sung Gun0
Knockout stage
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
         
Boris Gogichashivili and Grigory Verichev Pin
Jimmy Backlund and The Shooter 6:57
Boris Gogichashivili and Grigory Verichev Pin
Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator4:51
Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator
BYE
Mr. Pogo and The GladiatorPin
Atsushi Onita and Sambo Asako 9:13
Atsushi Onita and Sambo AsakoPin
Ricky Fuji and Tarzan Goto 12:47
Atsushi Onita and Sambo Asako
BYE

Barbed Wire Deathmatch Tournament

The Barbed Wire Deathmatch Tournament was a single-elimination tournament in which all matches were no rope barbed wire deathmatches. The tournament took place on August 17, 1991. [5] [6]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
         
Atsushi Onita Pin
Jimmy Backlund 3:31
Atsushi OnitaForfeit
Ricky Fuji
Ricky Fuji Pin
Mark Starr 4:58
Atsushi OnitaKO
Sambo Asako 9:51
The Gladiator Pin
Horace Boulder 4:53
The Gladiator Pin
Sambo Asako6:01
Sambo Asako
BYE

World's Strongest Tag Team Tournament

World's Strongest Tag Team Tournament was a ten-team tag team tournament conducted from November 20 to December 9, 1991 to determine the inaugural WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team Champions. The first stage was round robin and the second stage was contested in knockout format after one team topped the round robin format while two teams tied with 7 points and they had a playoff match to take on the topping team in the final round. [5] [7] [8]

Round-robin stage
TeamPoints
Grigory Verichev and Koba Krutanize9
Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto 7
Ricky Fuji and Sambo Asako7
The Gladiator and Big Titan 6
Leon Spinks and Rufus Blackborn6
Sabu and The Sheik 5
Horace Boulder and Mark Starr 3
Calypso Jim and Katsuji Ueda 3
Los Mercenarios Americanos (Mercenario I and Mercenario II)1
Chong Summusu and Kim Shunki0
Knockout stage
 
Play-off
 
  
 
December 9
 
 
 Ricky Fuji and Sambo AsakoPin
 
 
 Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto 9:09
 
 
 
 
 
Final
 
 
December 9
 
 
 Grigory Verichev and Koba KrutanizePin
 
 
Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto11:34
 

FMW Women's Tag Team Tournament

The FMW Women's Tag Team Tournament was a round-robin tag team tournament between female wrestlers of the promotion that took place between June 16 and June 28, 1992. [9] [10]

TeamPoints
Eriko Tsuchiya and Yoshika Maedomari4
Megumi Kudo and Rie Nakamura 2
Combat Toyoda and Keiko Iwami2
Miwa Sato and Yukie Nabeno1
Yuki Morimatsu and Kumiko Matsuda1
Final
   
Eriko Tsuchiya and Yoshika MaedomariPin
Megumi Kudo and Rie Nakamura 14:40

Street Fight Tag Team Tournament

The Street Fight Tag Team Tournament was a tag team tournament which took place between November 20 and December 7, 1992. Every match in the tournament was a street fight. The first stage was a round-robin stage in which the three top scoring teams qualified for the knockout stage while the team of Atsushi Onita and Grigory Verichev defeated Dr. Luther and Dr. Hannibal in a playoff to qualify for the knockout as both teams were tied at 4 points. [9] [11]

Round-robin stage
TeamPoints
Tarzan Goto and Big Titan 8
Tiger Jeet Singh, Sr. and Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr. 6
Horace Boulder and The Gladiator 5
Atsushi Onita and Grigory Verichev 4
Dr. Luther and Dr. Hannibal4
Haystacks Calhoun Jr. and Sambo Asako3
Sabu and Kareem Sudan3
The Alligators (Alligator Man #1 and Alligator Man #2)2
The Psychos (Psycho #1 and Psycho #2)1
Knockout stage
PlayoffSemifinalsFinal
         
Atsushi Onita and Grigory Verichev Pin
Dr. Luther and Dr. Hannibal 5:27
Atsushi Onita and Grigory VerichevPin
Tiger Jeet Singh, Sr. and Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr. 8:18
Atsushi Onita and Grigory VerichevPin
Tarzan Goto and Big Titan 10:48
Tarzan Goto and Big Titan Pin
The Gladiator and Horace Boulder 6:50

FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament

The Independent Junior Heavyweight Tournament was a round-robin tournament to crown the first FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion. The tournament was held between September 17 and September 27, 1993. [12] [13] The Great Sasuke was given a bye in the tournament and the winner of the tournament would face him for the title on October 28. [14]

 
First RoundSemi-FinalFinalTitle Match
 
              
 
Block A
September 17
 
 
 Koji Nakagawa Pin
 
Block A
September 25
 
 Eiji Ezaki 10:12
 
Eiji Ezaki 1 Pin
 
Block A
September 22
 
Battle Ranger Z9:57
 
Battle Ranger ZPin
 
September 27
 
The American9:42
 
Battle Ranger ZPin
 
Block B
September 18
 
Damian18:24
 
Atsushi Onita, Jr.Pin
 
Block B
September 26
 
 Ricky Fuji 10:31
 
Atsushi Onita, Jr.Pin
 
Block B
September 23
 
Damian8:11
 
 Damian Pin
 
October 28
 
 Bull Rider 7:58
 
Battle Ranger Z 2 Pin
 
 
 
The Great Sasuke
 
 The Great Sasuke
 
 
 
BYE
 
The Great Sasuke
 
 
 
BYE
 
BYE
 
 
 
BYE
 
The Great Sasuke
 
 
 
BYE
 
BYE
 
 
 
BYE
 
BYE
 
 
 
BYE
 
BYE
 
 
BYE
 

^1 Nakagawa suffered an arm injury, so Ezaki advanced to the semi-final. [15]

^2 Damian was unable to compete and was replaced by Battle Ranger Z to face Sasuke for the title.

WWA World Women's Championship #1 Contender's Tournament

A tournament was held in October 1993 to determine the #1 contender to the WWA World Women's Championship held by Combat Toyoda. The four-woman tournament was first conducted in a round robin format and the top two females competed in the final round on October 28, 1993. [12] [16] Crusher Maedomari won the tournament and defeated Toyoda to win the title on October 31. [17]

Round-robin stage
TeamPoints
Shark Tsuchiya 5
Crusher Maedomari4
Miwa Sato 2
Yukie Nabeno2
Knockout stage
Final
   
Shark Tsuchiya Pin
Crusher Maedomari9:28

FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship Tournament (1994)

A double-elimination tournament was held to crown the new FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champions after the WWA version of the title was retired in 1992. The tournament was held between January 7, 1994 and January 18, 1994. The losing teams competed in Block B and the winners of Block B faced the winners of Block A in the tournament final on January 18. All the matches in the tournament were either street fights or deathmatches. [12] [18]

Block A
 
Quarter-FinalSemi-FinalFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Big Titan and The Gladiator Pin
 
 
 
 Hideki Hosaka and Hisakatsu Oya 13:24
 
Big Titan and The GladiatorPin
 
 
 
Jinsei Shinzaki and Masaru Toi15:13
 
 Jinsei Shinzaki and Masaru ToiPin
 
 
 
 Ricky Fuji and Terry Simms16:46
 
Big Titan and The GladiatorPin
 
 
 
Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan Goto12:46
 
 Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan Goto KO
 
 
 
 Sabu and Damian 14:39
 
Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan GotoPin
 
 
 
Mr. Pogo and Goro Tsurumi15:57
 
 Mr. Pogo and Goro TsurumiPin
 
 
 Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niiyama16:15
 
Loser's Block B
 
First RoundSecond RoundSemi-Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
Hideki Hosaka and Hisakatsu OyaPin
 
 
 
Ricky Fuji and Terry Simms13:42
 
Hideki Hosaka and Hisakatsu OyaPin
 
 
 
Mr. Pogo and Goro Tsurumi5:11
 
Loser of Block A Second Semifinal
 
 
 
BYE
 
Mr. Pogo and Goro TsurumiPin
 
 
 
Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niiyama13:00
 
Sabu and DamianPin
 
 
 
Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niiyama13:45
 
Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi NiiyamaPin
 
 
 
Jinsei Shinzaki and Masaru Toi8:19 Final
 
Loser of Block A First Semifinal
 
 
 
BYE
 
Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi NiiyamaPin
 
 
Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan Goto13:17
 
Tournament Final
   
Big Titan and The GladiatorPin
Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niiyama 13:20

FMW Independent Women's / WWA World Women's Championship Tournament

A tournament was held for the vacant FMW Independent Women's / WWA World Women's Championship after champion Crusher Maedomari vacated the title to participate in the tournament. The tournament was held between February 11 and February 25, 1994. [12] [19]

 
Quarter-FinalSemi-FinalFinalTournament Final
 
              
 
Block A
February 11
 
 
 Megumi Kudo Pin
 
Block A
February 16
 
 Malia Hosaka 8:33
 
Megumi KudoPin
 
Block A
 
Crusher Maedomari15:39
 
Crusher Maedomari
 
Block A
February 19
 
BYE
 
Megumi KudoPin
 
Block A
February 12
 
Lola González15:30
 
 Lola González Pin
 
Block A
 
 Miwa Sato 10:59
 
Lola González
 
 
 
BYE
 
BYE
 
February 25
 
BYE
 
Megumi KudoPin
 
Block A
February 13
 
Leilani Kai13:50
 
 Bambi Pin
 
Block B
February 17
 
Yukie Nabeno9:09
 
BambiPin
 
 
 
Crusher Maedomari12:33
 
BYE
 
Block B
February 21
 
BYE
 
 Shark Tsuchiya*Pin
 
Block B
February 15
 
Leilani Kai8:09
 
 Combat Toyoda Pin
 
Block B
February 18
 
 Neftali 8:11
 
Combat ToyodaPin
 
Block B
 
Leilani Kai8:06
 
 Leilani Kai
 
 
BYE
 

Six Man Tag Team Tournament

The Six Man Tag Team Tournament was a tournament held on March 13, 1994 in which all matches were six-man tag team matches. [12] [21]

 
Semi-FinalFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Damian, Sabu and The Sheik Pin
 
 
 
 Mr. Pogo, Goro Tsurumi and Hideki Hosaka 7:19
 
Mr. Pogo, Goro Tsurumi and Hideki HosakaPin
 
 
 
Atsushi Onita, Sambo Asako and Tarzan Goto12:02
 
 Atsushi Onita, Sambo Asako and Tarzan Goto Pin
 
 
 Big Titan, Ricky Fuji and The Gladiator 13:20
 

Young Spirit Tournament

The Young Spirit Tournament was a tournament consisting of young and rising stars of FMW who were representing the company's New Generation after Atsushi Onita retired from wrestling and left the company. The tournament was held to choose a rising star who could lead the company into the next generation. The tournament took place between July 18 and July 30, 1995. The finalists of the tournament were entered into the Grand Slam Tournament for the vacant FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship. [22] [23]

Round-robin stage
TeamPoints
W*ING Kanemura 8
Masato Tanaka 7
Hideki Hosaka 6
Hido 4
Koji Nakagawa 4
Tetsuhiro Kuroda 1
Knockout stage
 
Final
 
  
 
July 30
 
 
 W*ING Kanemura Pin
 
 
 Masato Tanaka 12:47
 

Grand Slam Tournament

Grand Slam Tournament
Location Japan
Start dateAugust 22, 1995 (1995-08-22)
End dateSeptember 26, 1995 (1995-09-26)
Competitors
Champion
The Gladiator

The Grand Slam Tournament was a round-robin tournament held to crown a new FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion after the previous champion Hayabusa vacated the title due to injury. [24] The tournament was held between August 22 and September 26, 1995. [22] [25] [26]

Round-robin stage
TeamPoints
The Gladiator 12
Hayabusa 11
Super Leather 10
Hisakatsu Oya 9
Mitsuhiro Matsunaga 8
Katsutoshi Niiyama4
W*ING Kanemura 2
Masato Tanaka 0
Knockout stage
 
Final
 
  
 
September 26
 
 
 The Gladiator Pin
 
 
 Hayabusa 23:38
 

FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship Tournament

The FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship Tournament was a tournament for the newly created FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship. The tournament took place between May 26 and August 1, 1996. [27] [28] [29]

Quarter-FinalSemi-FinalFinal
         
Masato Tanaka Pin
Mr. Pogo 20:42
Masato TanakaPin
Hisakatsu Oya 20:31
Super Leather Pin
Hido 19:18
W*ING KanemuraPin
Masato Tanaka 14:51
Hisakatsu Oya Referee Stoppage
Horace Boulder 13:21
W*ING Kanemura* Pin
Super Leather 15:59
W*ING Kanemura Pin
Koji Nakagawa 15:51

FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament

The FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament which took place on August 5, 1997 for the vacant FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship after the title was vacated by Fuyuki-Gun (Kodo Fuyuki, Jado and Gedo). [31] [32]

Quarter-FinalSemi-FinalFinal
         
The Great Kabuki, Keisuke Yamada and Daikokubo Benkei Pin
Fuyuki-Gun (Kodo Fuyuki, Jado and Gedo)16:19
Fuyuki-GunPin
Lioness Asuka, Shark Tsuchiya and Eagle Sawai 9:22
Lioness Asuka, Shark Tsuchiya and Eagle Sawai
BYE
Fuyuki-Gun Pin
The Gladiator, Hisakatsu Oya and Mr. Gannosuke20:28
Hayabusa, Ricky Fuji and Koji Nakagawa Pin
The Gladiator, Hisakatsu Oya and Mr. Gannosuke 14:59
The Gladiator, Hisakatsu Oya and Mr. Gannosuke
BYE

FMW Double Championship #1 Contender's Tournament

The FMW Double Championship #1 Contender's Tournament was a tournament to determine the #1 contender for Mr. Gannosuke's FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship and FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship at FMW's first pay-per-view Entertainment Wrestling Live. The tournament was held between March 7 and March 17, 1998. [31] [33]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
FMW TV Hayabusa Pin
3/13 Masato Tanaka 23:17
FMW TVHayabusaPin
3/16 Jado 17:15
Live event Tetsuhiro Kuroda Pin
3/7 Jado 13:27
FMW TVHayabusaPin
3/17 The Gladiator 14:09
Live event Koji Nakagawa Pin
3/7 Yukihiro Kanemura 8:17
FMW TVYukihiro Kanemura Pin
3/16 The Gladiator3:12
Live event The Gladiator Pin
3/8 Hisakatsu Oya 16:30

Over the Top Tournament

The Over the Top Tournament was a tournament to determine the #1 contender for Kodo Fuyuki's FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship and FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship on the March 19, 1999 pay-per-view. The event took place between December 9, 1998 and January 5, 1999. [34] [35] Fuyuki himself participated in the tournament to get a title shot in case he lost the title before the pay-per-view. [36]

 
First RoundQuarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
 
              
 
December 9, 1998
 
 
 Hayabusa Pin
 
 ECW/FMW Supershow II
 
 Gedo 15:40
 
HayabusaPin
 
December 9, 1998
 
Hisakatsu Oya13:28
 
 Kodo Fuyuki Pin
 
ECW/FMW Supershow II
 
 Hisakatsu Oya 10:58
 
Hisakatsu OyaPin
 
December 9, 1998
 
Tetsuhiro Kuroda13:42
 
 Muhammad Yone Pin
 
ECW/FMW Supershow II
 
Gosaku Goshogawara9:36
 
Muhammad YonePin
 
December 9, 1998
 
Tetsuhiro Kuroda8:10
 
 Tetsuhiro Kuroda Pin
 
January 5, 1999
 
 Super Leather 14:49
 
Hisakatsu OyaPin
 
 ECW/FMW Supershow I
 
Mr. Gannosuke24:55
 
 Hido Pin
 
ECW/FMW Supershow II
 
Takeshi Ono5:46
 
HidoPin
 
ECW/FMW Supershow I
 
Masao Orihara5:33
 
 Masao Orihara Pin
 
ECW/FMW Supershow II
 
 Ricky Fuji 6:00
 
HidoPin
 
ECW/FMW Supershow I
 
Mr. Gannosuke2:22
 
 Yukihiro Kanemura Pin
 
ECW/FMW Supershow II
 
 Hideki Hosaka 8:53
 
Yukihiro KanemuraPin
 
ECW/FMW Supershow I
 
Mr. Gannosuke10:53
 
 Mr. Gannosuke Pin
 
 
 Koji Nakagawa 13:08
 

FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship Tournament (1999)

The FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship Tournament was held for the FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship after previous champions Hayabusa and Daisuke Ikeda vacated the titles due to Ikeda's health problems. This was an eight-team round-robin tournament taking place between March 20 and May 3, 1999. [34] [37] [38]

Round-robin stage
TeamPoints
Hayabusa and Kodo Fuyuki 13
Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda 10
Koji Nakagawa and Gedo 10
Daisuke Ikeda and Muhammad Yone 9
Mr. Gannosuke and Hisakatsu Oya 8
Hideki Hosaka and Super Leather 2
Armageddon (#1 and #2)2
Yukihiro Kanemura and Hido 0
Knockout stage
 
Play-off
 
  
 
May 3
 
 
 Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda Pin
 
 
 Koji Nakagawa and Gedo 2:04
 
 
 
 
 
Final
 
 
May 3
 
 
Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro KurodaPin
 
 
 Hayabusa and Kodo Fuyuki 24:54
 

WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament

A tournament was set up for the newly created WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship, which replaced FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship in 1999. A four-team round-robin tournament took place between July 18 and July 31, 1999 during the Goodbye Hayabusa tour. [39]

Round-robin stage
TeamPoints
Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa and Gedo 5
Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura and Jado 3
Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda 2
Super Leather and Armageddon (#1 and #2)2
Knockout stage
DecisionSemi-FinalsFinal
         
Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda Pin
Super Leather, Armageddon #1 and Armageddon #2 4:03
Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro KurodaPin
Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura and Jado 20:55
Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura and Jado
BYE
Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda Pin
Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa and Gedo10:20
Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa and Gedo
BYE
Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa and Gedo
BYE

WEW Tag Team Championship Tournament

The WEW Tag Team Championship Tournament was held for the WEW Tag Team Championship on December 21, 2001 after previous champions Hayabusa and Tetsuhiro Kuroda were forced to vacate the title due to Hayabusa's injury. [40]

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
         
Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Mr. Gannosuke Pin
GOEMON and Onryo 10:26
Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Mr. GannosukePin
Sabu and Yoshihito Sasaki 8:03
Biomonster DNA and Leatherface Pin
Sabu and Yoshihito Sasaki10:58
Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Mr. GannosukePin
Kintaro Kanemura and Mammoth Sasaki 16:38
Super Crazy and Crazy Boy Pin
Mitsunobu Kikuzawa and NOSAWA 17:14
Super Crazy and Crazy Boy Pin
Kintaro Kanemura and Mammoth Sasaki11:32
Kintaro Kanemura and Mammoth Sasaki Pin
Balls Mahoney and Horace Boulder 14:25

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">FMW 6th Anniversary Show</span>

FMW 6th Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling event produced by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW), taking place on May 5, 1995 at the Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. This was the sixth edition of the company's flagship event Anniversary Show, commemorating the sixth anniversary of the company and the third consecutive and fourth overall edition of Anniversary Show at Kawasaki Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ZEN (professional wrestling)</span> Professional wrestling stable

ZEN was a professional wrestling stable in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW). The group was led by former FMW owner and the company's founder Atsushi Onita from late 1997 to mid 1998 and the group was based on World Championship Wrestling's New World Order (nWo). The group produced its own shows in collaboration with FMW like nWo promoted its own pay-per-view nWo Souled Out.

Team No Respect was a professional wrestling faction in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW), which existed in the company between 1998 and 2000. The ideology of the group was that they disrespected all the wrestlers in FMW as well as the company's management and President Shoichi Arai. TNR was formed after Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura and Hido turned on their ZEN leader Atsushi Onita out of jealousy with Onita due to his high ego and selfishness and formed a major alliance with Fuyuki-Gun. TNR was the most popular, successful and influential stable in the history of FMW and were involved in FMW's major storylines and rivalries during its two and a half year existence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hido</span> Japanese professional wrestler (1969–2021)

Hideo Takayama was a Japanese professional wrestler, better known under the ring name BADBOY Hido or simply Hido. He is best known for his time with hardcore wrestling federations Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA-MS), Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) and Wrestling International New Generations (W*ING).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Goodbye Hayabusa</span> Professional wrestling events in Japan

Goodbye Hayabusa was the name of two professional wrestling series of events produced by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) in 1999. The backstory of the series was that on-screen FMW Commissioner Kodo Fuyuki decided to end Eiji Ezaki's "Hayabusa" character after August 25, 1999 and the tour consisted of farewell matches of Ezaki's Hayabusa character and the end of it. The first part of the event took place between July 18 and July 31, 1999 and the second part of the event took place between August 20 and August 25, 1999. The series also introduced the WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship, a substitute for the FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, which had been retired and awarded to the departing Atsushi Onita by FMW President Shoichi Arai on November 20, 1998 for establishing FMW and taking it to a huge level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Summer Spectacular (1994)</span>

Summer Spectacular (1994) was the third Summer Spectacular professional wrestling event produced by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW). The event took place on August 28, 1994 at the Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fall Spectacular (1997)</span>

Fall Spectacular: Kawasaki Legend was a Fall Spectacular professional wrestling event produced by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW). The event took place on September 28, 1997 at the Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The show aired via tape delay on Samurai TV! on October 12.

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