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| Founded | September 1, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Style | Professional wrestling Joshi Puroresu |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Owner(s) | Dream Slam Productions |
| Website | sukeban |
Sukeban is an American independent women's professional wrestling promotion. In Japanese culture, Sukeban is an ode to the girl gangs in the 60's and 70's, which the promotion is influenced by as the roster is consisted by different units. [1] [2]
On September 1, 2023, Sukeban released a press announcing their establishment. [3] Sukeban, referring to girl gangs, combining live action contact of professional wrestling with anime and manga, illustrated by Sakana Koji. [2] [4] On September 21, Sukeban held their first event at New York City which aired live on their TikTok account. [5] During the event, Bull Nakano was revealed to be the commissioner of Sukeban, while unveiling the Sukeban Championship. [5]
| Ring name | Real name | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atomic Banshee | Unknown | The Vandals | |
| Babyface | Unknown | Harajuku Stars | |
| Bingo | Unknown | The Vandals | |
| Commander Nakajima | Arisa Nakajima | Dangerous Liaisons | |
| Countess Saori | Unknown | Dangerous Liaisons | |
| Crush Yuu | Unknown | Cherry Bomb Girls | |
| Ichigo Sayaka | Himawari Unagi | Harajuku Stars | |
| Lady Antoinette | Risa Okuda | Dangerous Liaisons | |
| Maya Mamushi | Unknown | Harajuku Stars | |
| Midnight Player | Unknown | The Vandals | |
| Otaku-chan | Kaori Yoneyama | The Vandals | |
| Queen of Hearts | Unknown | Dangerous Liaisons | |
| Saki Bimi | Saki Watanabe | Harajuku Stars | |
| Sareee Bomb | Sari Fujimura | Cherry Bomb Girls | Sukeban World Champion |
| Stray Cat | Unknown | Unaffiliated | |
| Supersonic | Natsumi Mizushima | Cherry Bomb Girls | |
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bull Nakano | Keiko Aoki | Commissioner [5] |
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Riko Kaiju | Riko Shirai | Retired [6] |
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held [7] | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sukeban World Championship |  | Sareee Bomb | 1 | October 10, 2024 | 48+ | London, England | Defeated Commander Nakajima at Sukeban London. [8] |
| Sukeban World Championship | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||
| Promotion | Sukeban | ||||
| Date established | September 22, 2023 | ||||
| Current champion(s) | Sareee Bomb | ||||
| Date won | October 10, 2024 | ||||
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The Sukeban World Championship is a women's world 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 . Special hats for the wrestlers were created by British milliner Stephen Jones. [12]
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Commander Nakajima | December 6, 2023 | Sukeban Miami | Miami, FL | 1 | 309 | 1 | Defeated Ichigo Sayaka to become the inaugural champion. | [11] |
| 2 | Sareee Bomb | October 10, 2024 | Sukeban London | London, England | 1 | 48+ | 0 | [8] | |
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