Sukeban (professional wrestling)

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Sukeban
FoundedSeptember 1, 2023;23 months ago (2023-09-01)
Style Joshi puroresu
Headquarters New York City
Owner(s)Dream Slam Productions
Website sukeban.com

Sukeban is an American independent women's professional wrestling promotion. The promotion's name is an ode to the girl gangs present in Japan in the 1960s and 70s, referred to in Japanese culture as "Sukeban". The promotion is heavily influenced by real-life Sukeban and divides its roster of wrestlers into different units or gangs. [1] [2]

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History

On September 1, 2023, Sukeban put out a press release announcing their establishment. [3] Sukeban, in addition to being a professional wrestling promotion, is a multimedia project, combining live performances with anime and manga illustrated by Sakana Koji. [2] [4] On September 21, Sukeban held their first event in New York City, which aired live on their TikTok account. [5] During the event, Bull Nakano, who was revealed to be the Sukeban commissioner, unveiled the Sukeban World Championship. [5]

Personnel

Wrestlers

Ring nameReal nameUnitNotes
Atomic Banshee UnknownThe Vandals
Babyface Anna FujikiHarajuku Stars
BingoUnknownThe Vandals
Countess Saori Saori AnouDangerous Liaisons
Crush Yuu YuuCherry Bomb Girls
Ichigo Sayaka Sayaka UnagiHarajuku Stars
Lady Antoinette Risa OkudaDangerous Liaisons
Maya Mamushi Maya YukihiHarajuku Stars
Midnight Player AoiThe Vandals
Otaku-chan Kaori YoneyamaThe Vandals
Queen of Hearts Miyuki TakaseDangerous Liaisons
Saki Bimi Saki WatanabeHarajuku Stars
Sareee Bomb Sari FujimuraCherry Bomb GirlsSukeban World Champion
Stray Cat Tomoka InabaUnaffiliated
Supersonic Natsumi MizushimaCherry Bomb Girls
Countess Rea Seto Seto ReaDangerous Liaisons

Other personnel

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Bull Nakano Keiko AokiCommissioner [5]

Alumni

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Commander Nakajima Arisa NakajimaRetired
Riko Kaiju Riko ShiraiRetired [6]

Championships

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays held [7] LocationNotes
Sukeban World Championship 20230516sareee.jpg Sareee Bomb 1October 10, 2024304+ London, England Defeated Commander Nakajima at Sukeban London. [8]

Sukeban World Championship

Sukeban World Championship
Details
PromotionSukeban
Date establishedSeptember 22, 2023
Current champion Sareee Bomb
Date wonOctober 10, 2024
Statistics
First champion Commander Nakajima

The Sukeban World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the Sukeban promotion. The title, which is situated at the top of Sukeban's championship hierarchy, was introduced on September 22, 2023, [9] [10] and the inaugural champion was crowned on December 6, 2023 when Commander Nakajima defeated Ichigo Sayaka to become the inaugural champion. [11]

The championship belt was designed by the Australian designer Marc Newson, who worked in collaboration with the Japanese illustrator Ayako Ishiguro  [ ja ]. Special hats for the wrestlers were created by British milliner Stephen Jones. [12]

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
1 Commander Nakajima December 6, 2023 Sukeban Miami Miami, FL 13091Defeated Ichigo Sayaka to become the inaugural champion. [11]
2 Sareee Bomb October 10, 2024 Sukeban London London, England 1304+0 [8]

References

  1. ↑ Ross, Jamie (September 1, 2023). "Sukeban, New NYC-Based Joshi Promotion Set to Hold First Event on September 21st, Full Roster Revealed". WrestlePurists. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Clark, Anne Victoria (September 5, 2023). "Sukeban Is Coming to Make You a Wrestling Fan". Vulture . Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ Russell, Skylar (September 1, 2023). "American Based Joshi Wrestling Promotion 'Sukeban' to Hold First Event in New York City on 9/21". Fightful. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ Barrasso, Justin (September 1, 2023). "Japanese Female Wrestling League Coming to New York". Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Peterson, Karen (September 21, 2023). "SUKEBAN Report: Debut show includes Bull Nakano as commissioner". Post Wrestling . Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ 海樹リコ引退申し出に伴い、SEAdLINNNGタッグ王座返上. twitter.com (in Japanese). Weekly Pro Wrestling. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ As of August10, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Lambert, Jeremy (October 10, 2024). "Sareee Wins Sukeban World Championship". fightful.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  9. ↑ Lowson, Thomas (September 22, 2023). "Sukeban Results (9/21): Commissioner Bull Nakano, World Title Revealed. Sukeban hosted its first event in New York City". sescoops.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ Edwards, Scott (September 22, 2023). "Sukeban World Premiere Results (9/22/23): Countess Saori vs. Ichigo Sayaka". Fightful. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Daly, Wayne (December 6, 2023). "Sukeban Results: Sukeban Miami – Miami, FL (12/6)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  12. ↑ Sobrino, Maria (December 5, 2023). "Best Body Slammers: Japanese female wrestling meets design". Wallpaper . Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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