Oz Academy
Oz Academy (OZアカデミー, OZ Akademī) is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion founded by Mayumi Ozaki. The promotion's full official name is Oz Academy Women's Professional Wrestling (OZアカデミー女子プロレス, OZ Akademī Joshi Puroresu).[1] In addition to the contracted members of the roster, Oz Academy has also employed some of the top freelancers in all of joshi puroresu, including Ayumi Kurihara, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Manami Toyota and Tomoka Nakagawa. The promotion has a television deal with Gaora.[2]
| Acronym | Oz |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 21, 1998[1] |
| Style | Joshi puroresu Hardcore wrestling |
| Headquarters | Shinjuku, Tokyo[1] |
| Founder(s) | Mayumi Ozaki[1] |
| Website | oz-academy |
History
While working in the Gaea Japan promotion in mid-90s, Ozaki formed the villainous Oz Academy stable with Chikayo Nagashima, Rieko Amano and Sugar Sato, eventually opening a training school under the same name.[3] Oz Academy eventually started promoting sporadic independent events, featuring members of the stable and Ozaki's trainees, with the first event held on June 21, 1998.[1] Following the folding of Gaea Japan in 2005, Ozaki turned Oz Academy into a full promotion with a full schedule of approximately one to two events per month, while also recruiting veteran wrestlers Aja Kong, Dynamite Kansai and Sonoko Kato to serve as the backbone of the promotion.[1][4][5] Oz Academy remained without championships for nearly nine years, before introducing the Oz Academy Openweight Championship in March 2007 and the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship in July 2008.[6][7]
Mayumi Ozaki has always been a focal point of Oz Academy events and storylines, with different variations of her original Oz Academy stable trying to dominate and keep themselves on top of the promotion. The stable has gone under many different names, including D-Fix,[8] Ozaki-gun,[9] Ozaki-gundan,[10] and currently, Seikigun.[11] At the end of each year, Oz Academy allows its fans to vote on different awards, including MVP of the Year, Singles Match of the Year and Tag Team Match of the Year, which are then presented to the winners at the "Best Wizard" award ceremony.[12] Oz Academy is based in Shinjuku, Tokyo and holds most of its events in Shinjuku Face.[1][4] The promotion itself considers the formation of the stable in 1996 as its starting point and celebrated its 20th anniversary on November 13, 2016.[13]
Roster
Wrestlers
| Ring name | Real name | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aja Kong[14] | Erika Shishido | Beast Friend | |
| Akino[15] | Mika Akino | Mission K4 | Oz Academy Openweight Champion |
| Hiroyo Matsumoto[16] | Unknown | Beast Friend | Freelancer Oz Academy Tag Team Champion |
| Itsuki Aoki[17] | Aika Aoki | Unaffiliated | |
| Kakeru Sekiguchi[18] | Unknown | Mission K4 | Actwres girl'Z |
| Kaori Yoneyama[19] | Kaori Yoneyama | Beast Friend | Freelancer Owner of YMZ Pro Wrestling |
| Kaho Kobayashi[20] | Kaho Kobayashi | Mission K4 | Freelancer |
| Maya Yukihi[21] | Unknown | Seiki-gun | Freelancer |
| Mayumi Ozaki[22] | Mayumi Ozaki | Seiki-gun | Owner |
| Ram Kaicho | Ram Kaicho | Unaffiliated | |
| Rina Yamashita[23] | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Freelancer Oz Academy Tag Team Champion |
| Sakura Hirota[24] | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Pro Wrestling Wave |
| Saori Anou[25] | Unknown | Seiki-gun | Freelancer |
| Sonoko Kato[26] | Sonoko Kato | Mission K4 | |
| Tsubasa Kuragaki[27] | Yasuko Kuragaki | Unaffiliated | Freelancer |
| Yumi Ohka[28] | Yumiko Abe | Seiki-gun | Pro Wrestling Wave |
| Yuu[29] | Unknown | Beast Friend | Freelancer |
Non-wrestlers
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mio | Unknown[30] | Referee |
| Police | Unknown[31] | Manager of Seikigun |
| Ring Ana Nakamura | Hiroyuki Nakamura[32] | Ring announcer |
| Sayuri Kokushō | Sayuri Koda | Occasional manager of Seikigun |
| Sachiko Ito | Sachiko Ito[33] | Referee |
Notable alumni
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Lee | Irena Janjic | |
| Aoi Kizuki | Aoi Kizuki | |
| Ayumi Kurihara | Ayumi Kurihara[34] | Retired on August 4, 2013 |
| Carlos Amano | Rieko Amano[35] | Retired on August 17, 2014 |
| Cherry | Unknown | |
| Chikayo Nagashima | Chikayo Nagashima[36] | Resigned on August 23, 2015 |
| Devil Masami | Masami Yoshida[37] | Retired on December 30, 2008 |
| Dynamite Kansai | Chieko Suzuki[38] | Retired on December 11, 2016[39] |
| Kurumi | Hiragi Kurumi | |
| Hiren | Yurie Kaneko[40] | Retired on November 8, 2011 |
| Kaori Nakayama | Kaori Nakayama[41] | Retired on October 23, 2002 |
| Kaoru | Kaoru Maeda[42] | |
| Kaoru Ito | Kaoru Ito | |
| Manami Toyota | Manami Toyota[43] | Retired on November 3, 2017.[44][45] |
| Mika Nishio | Mika Nishio[46] | Retired from wrestling in April 2006, continued working as a manager until March 20, 2016, when she retired due to pregnancy[47][48] |
| Nao Komatsu | Nao Komatsu[49] | Injured on December 9, 2012 |
| Ran Yu-Yu | Tomoko Miyaguchi[50] | Retired on December 9, 2012 |
| Rie | Rie Nakamura | |
| Sakura Hirota | Sakura Hirota | |
| Sugar Sato | Toshie Sato[51] | Retired on June 26, 2005 |
| Takako Inoue | Takako Inoue[52] | |
| Tomoka Nakagawa | Tomoka Nakagawa[53] | Retired on December 4, 2014 |
Notable guests
Championships
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oz Academy Openweight Championship | Akino | 3 | April 3, 2022 | 283+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Maya Yukihi at OZ Academy Battle Big Bonus In Korakuen. | |
| Oz Academy Tag Team Championship | | Team 200 kg (Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuu) | 1 (1, 2) | December 30, 2022 | 12+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto and Rina Yamashita at OZ Academy The Anthem For 2022 At Korakuen Hall |
| Oz Academy Pioneer Championship | Momoka Hanazono | 1 | October 16, 2022 | 87+ | Naha, Japan | Defeated Kaori Yoneyama and Mask Do Hanahana at Battle Big Bonus In Okinawa | |
Oz Academy Pioneer Championship
| Oz Academy Pioneer Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | Oz Academy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | April 3, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Momoka Hanazono | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | October 16, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Oz Academy Pioneer Championship (OZアカデミー認定パイオニア王座, Ozu Akademī Paionia Ōza) is a is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Oz Academy. The main characteristic of the title is that it can only be contested in three-way matches. There have been a total of four reigns shared between four different champions. The current champion is Momoka Hanazono who is in her first reign.[54]
Title history
| 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 | Mask Do Hanahana | April 3, 2022 | Battle Big Bonus In Korakuen | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 119 | 0 | Hanahana defeated Kaori Yoneyama and Yumi Ohka in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion. | [55] |
| 2 | Akino | July 31, 2022 | Battle Big Bonus In Nagoya | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 49 | 0 | This was a three-way match also involving Momoka Hanazono. | [56] |
| 3 | Kaori Yoneyama | September 18, 2022 | Bad Moon Rising At Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 28 | 0 | This was a three-way match also involving Tsubasa Kuragaki. | [57] |
| 4 | Momoka Hanazono | October 16, 2022 | Battle Big Bonus In Okinawa | Naha, Japan | 1 | 87+ | 2 | This was a three-way match also involving Mask Do Hanahana. | [58] |
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External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official blog (in Japanese)