Seadlinnng

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Seadlinnng
AcronymSead
FoundedJune 12, 2015
Style Joshi puroresu
Headquarters Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Founder(s) Nanae Takahashi
Split from World Wonder Ring Stardom
Website seadlinnng.com

Seadlinnng (stylised as SEAdLINNNG) is a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2015 by former Stardom wrestler and founder Nanae Takahashi. Their roster is predominantly made up of outside talent from other promotions such as Ice Ribbon, Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling and World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana, as well as veterans and freelancers.

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History

Seadlinnng founder Nanae Takahashi (seen here in 2020) 20201223nanae.jpg
Seadlinnng founder Nanae Takahashi (seen here in 2020)

After 5 years with World Wonder Ring Stardom, founder Nanae Takahashi left the promotion in the wake of the in-ring incident between Yoshiko and Act Yasukawa. A few months after leaving, Takahashi, along with retired wrestler Natsuki☆Taiyo, announced the formation of her own promotion, to be known as Seadlinnng (stylised as SEAdLINNNG) on June 12, 2015. [1] [2] The reasoning for the name was a combination between seedling, symbolising the new promotion, and "to cross the sea". The promotion's debut show, Let's Get Started, took place on August 26, 2015, in Korakuen Hall. [3] [4] [2] In February 2016, Yoshiko Hirano, a trainee of both Takahashi and Taiyo who retired from pro wrestling in 2015 following a legitimate in-ring incident with fellow wrestler Act Yasukawa, announced she would be coming out of retirement to compete for Seadlinnng. [5] In September of the same year, Seadlinnng announced a partnership with American promotion Ring Of Honor's women's division, Women of Honor. This partnership lead to American wrestlers such as ODB and Veda Scott competing in Sead. [6] In January 2017, the promotion gained another signed wrestler in Arisa Nakajima, who had resigned from JWP the previous month. [7] One month later, World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana mainstay Sareee announced she too would sign with the promotion, however, she left and returned to Diana in September of the same year. [8]

On December 14, 2021, it was revealed that Takahashi would leave the promotion as a wrestler and as the president of the company after the Korakuen Hall show on December 29. [9]

Roster

Wrestlers

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Ayame Sasamura Ayame Sasamura
Sareee [10] Sari Fujimura Beyond the Sea Champion
Asuka UnknownFreelancer
Amazon [11] [ circular reference ]Ayesha Raymond
Makoto UnknownFreelancer
Misa Kagura UnknownFreelancer
Yoshiko [12] Yoshiko Hirano
Arisa Nakajima Unknown

Staff

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Natsuki☆Taiyo [13] Natsumi MizushimaPresident
Referee
Managing Director

Alumni

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Himeka Arita Himeka Arita
Honori HanaHonori Hana
Nanae Takahashi [14] Nanae TakahashiFounder
Former president
Left on December 29, 2021 [9]
ODB Jessica Nora Kresa
Rin Kadokura Kazumi Sugiura
Sae Sae Nomura
Sakura Hirota Sakura Hirota
Sareee Sari FujimuraLeft Seadlinnng in September 2017. [15]
Returned in 2020 and left in 2021 to work for WWE. [16]
Veda Scott Veda Scott
Riko Kaiju Riko ShiraiRetired in 2023.

Notable guests

Championships

As of March16, 2024

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays heldLocationNotes
Beyond the Sea Single Championship 20230516sareee.jpg Sareee 1 August 25, 2023204+ Tokyo, Japan Defeated Arisa Nakajima at Seadlinnng 8th Anniversary.
Beyond the Sea Tag Team Championship 20230726makoto2.jpg
20210622nozaki.jpg
Makoto and Nagisa Nozaki 1
(3, 1)
March 15, 20241+ Tokyo, Japan Defeated Veny and Maya Yukihi to win the vacant titles at Shin-Kiba Series 2024 Vol. 2.

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