Super World of Sports

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Super World of Sports
FoundedApril 1990
DefunctSWS 1992
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan

Super World of Sports, more commonly known as SWS, was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1990 to 1992. Its motto was "STRAIGHT AND STRONG".




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 Formation


    • 1.2 Working relationship with the WWF



  • 2 Wrestlers

    • 2.1 Main roster

      • 2.1.1 Revolution


      • 2.1.2 Geki Dojo


      • 2.1.3 Palaestra



    • 2.2 Visiting wrestlers

      • 2.2.1 World Wrestling Federation


      • 2.2.2 Foreign freelancers

        • 2.2.2.1 United States


        • 2.2.2.2 Canada


        • 2.2.2.3 Mexico


        • 2.2.2.4 Other



      • 2.2.3 Guests from other Japanese promotions

        • 2.2.3.1 Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi


        • 2.2.3.2 Universal Lucha Libre/Federación Universal de Lucha Libre





  • 3 SWS championships

    • 3.1 SWS Junior Heavyweight Championship


    • 3.2 SWS Tag Team Championship



  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




History



Formation


In April 1990, Genichiro Tenryu, one of the top stars of All Japan Pro Wrestling, left the company to become a spokesmodel for Megane Super, at the time one of the best-known makers of eyeglasses in Japan. But the company instead used him as the launching pad for a new pro-wrestling circuit, which Megane Super executive Hachiro Tanaka named Super World of Sports.


With his backing, Megane Super began throwing money offers around to build up their roster. Yoshiaki Yatsu, Ashura Hara, Shunji Takano, The Great Kabuki, Hiromichi Fuyuki, Tatsumi "Koki" Kitahara, Masao Orihara, Isao Takagi (the future Arashi), and referee Hiroyuki Umino joined in from All-Japan. But SWS would attract New Japan Pro Wrestling talent as well, including George Takano (the former Cobra), Naoki Sano, Hisakatsu Oya, Akira Katayama, former superstar yokozuna (grand champion in sumo wrestling) Koji Kitao, and Stampede Wrestling powerhouse Dino Ventura (605 lb bench press) who had extraordinary MMA and technical wrestling skills. Because of this, fans, wrestlers, and administrators of other Japanese promotions criticized SWS as being a "money puroresu" (Megane Super being the money mark) because of the way wrestlers flocked to it. The feeling was compounded when in October, SWS signed a working relationship contract with Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation, for interpromotional purposes.



Working relationship with the WWF


The SWS/WWF co-promotion produced several cards, including three shows at the Tokyo Dome. The events took place on March 30, 1991, and December 12, 1991[1] (The March show saw a near-shoot between former sumos Kitao and Earthquake; Kitao was fired for subsequently cutting a shoot promo exposing the business afterwards). SWS also had a small agreement with two smaller Japanese federations, Gran Hamada's Universal Lucha Libre and Yoshiaki Fujiwara's Fujiwara Gumi (shoot-style wrestling), which provided alternative matches and opponents to the cards.


SWS's peak coincided with the general Japanese economic downturn of the early 1990s. As Megane Super began withdrawing its support, the company began running fewer cards, and in May 1992 Yatsu withdrew. On June 19 1992, SWS held its final card at Nagasaki International Gym. The promotion's talent split into the following federations: Yatsu's SPWF; Tenryu's new promotion, WAR, including Hara, Fuyuki, Kitahara; NOW, including Kendo Nagasaki, and PWC, including the Takano brothers and Takagi.



Wrestlers



Main roster


Unlike many wrestling promotions, SWS had a wrestling roster that was divided into three stables, reminiscent of the sumo heya system. Revolution was mostly AJPW alumni, Palaestra was mostly NJPW alumni, and Geki Dojo were neutrals led by a heel manager, KY Wakamatsu.










Visiting wrestlers










SWS championships


SWS never had a Heavyweight Championship.



SWS Junior Heavyweight Championship
















Wrestler:
Times:
Date:
Location:
Notes:

Naoki Sano
1
December 12, 1991

Tokyo, Japan
Won a tournament to become the SWS/Japanese representative and then defeated WWF representative Rick Martel to become the first champion.
Title retired
June 19, 1992

Title retired when SWS closed.


SWS Tag Team Championship




























Wrestlers:
Times:
Date:
Location:
Notes:

King Haku and Yoshiaki Yatsu
1
February 14, 1992

Kyoto, Japan
Defeated Ashura Hara and Genichiro Tenryu in a tournament final to become the first champions.

George and Shunji Takano
1
April 16, 1992
Minamiashigara, Japan

The Natural Disasters
(Earthquake and Typhoon)
1
April 17, 1992

Yokohama, Japan
King Haku and Yoshiaki Yatsu
2
April 18, 1992

Tokyo, Japan
Title retired
June 19, 1992

Title retired when SWS closed.


See also



  • Professional wrestling in Japan

  • List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan


References




  1. ^ Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em




External links


  • Wrestling-Titles.com: Super World Sports






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