Sukeban (professional wrestling)

American independent professional wrestling promotion

Sukeban

Founded| September 1, 2023; 4 months ago (2023-09-01)
Style| Professional wrestling
Joshi Puroresu
Headquarters| New York City
Owner(s)| Dream Slam Productions
Website| sukeban.com

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]

## History[edit]

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]

## Personnel[edit]

### Wrestlers[edit]

Ring name  | Real name  | Unit  | Notes

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Atomic Bamshee | Unknown | The Vandals |
Babyface | Unknown | Harajuku Stars |
Bingo | Unknown | The Vandals |
Commander Nakajima | Arisa Nakajima | Dangerous Liaisons | Sukeban World Champion
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 | Sari Fujimura | Cherry Bomb Girls
Stray Cat | Unknown | Unaffiliated |
Supersonic | Natsumi Mizushima | Cherry Bomb Girls |

### Other on-air personnel[edit]

Ring name  | Real name  | Notes

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Bull Nakano | Keiko Aoki | Commissioner[5]

## Alumni[edit]

Ring name  | Real name  | Notes

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Riko Kaiju | TBA  | Retired

## Championships[edit]

Championship  | Current champion(s)  | Reign  | Date won  | Days held[6] | Location  | Notes

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Sukeban World Championship  |  | Commander Nakajima | 1  | December 6, 2023  | 44+  | Miami, FL | Defeated Ichigo Sayaka to become the inaugural champion.[7]

### Sukeban World Championship[edit]

Professional wrestling championship

Sukeban World Championship

Details
Promotion| Sukeban
Date established| September 22, 2023
Current champion(s)| Commander Nakajima
Date won| December 6, 2023
| Statistics

First champion(s)| Commander Nakajima

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,[8][9] and the inaugural champion was crowned on December 6, 2023 when Commander Nakajima defeated Ichigo Sayaka to become the inaugural champion.[7]

Key  No.  | Overall reign number

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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.

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Date  | Event  | Location  | Reign  | Days | Defenses
1  | Commander Nakajima | December 6, 2023 | Sukeban | Miami, FL | 1  | 44+ | 0  | Defeated Ichigo Sayaka to become the inaugural champion.  | [7]

## References[edit]

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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ As of January 19, 2024.
7. ^ a b c Daly, Wayne (December 6, 2023). "Sukeban Results: Sukeban Miami – Miami, FL (12/6)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
8. ^ 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. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
9. ^ Edwards, Scott (September 22, 2023). "Sukeban World Premiere Results (9/22/23): Countess Saori vs. Ichigo Sayaka". fightful.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Official Sukeban website

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