Arsion
Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion
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::summary Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Arsion |
| established | 1997 |
| folded | 2003 |
| style | Joshi Puroresu |
| location | Japan |
| founder | Aja Kong |
| split | All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling |
| successor | AtoZ |
| :: |
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Arsion (full official name Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion; frequently styled as ARSION) was a joshi puroresu (women's professional wrestling) promotion established in Japan in 1997 by Aja Kong. The first event took place on February 18, 1998 and was called "Virgin".
History
In its initial conception, the major key figures in the company were founder Aja Kong, president, ex-AJW businessman Hiroshi "Rossy" Ogawa, manager Sakie Hasegawa and trainer Mariko Yoshida. Arsion's first event, entitled Virgin, took place in front of a sell-out crowd in Tokyo on February 18, 1998.
Arsion's wrestlers were trained at the promotion's dojo daily and attended Pancrase and Battlarts dojo events weekly, learning the styles of professional wrestling, lucha libre and shoot wrestling. The following year, in an attempt to boost audience numbers, Arsion put wrestlers Ai Fujita, AKINO, Ayako Hamada and Candy Okutsu together to form a pop group called Cazai. The act was an attempt to recreate the success of previous teams such as the Beauty Pair and Crush Gals, but in the end failed, leading to Arsion splitting the members up. Arsion then made another attempt to atttract audience by pushing former Cazai member Hamada to the top of the promotion with her defeating Aja Kong for the Queen of Arsion Championship in late 2000.
In 2001, Aja Kong left Arsion following a disagreement with management over the promotion's direction and subsequently sued president Ogawa for falsely advertising her for upcoming events. Kong's departure was followed by Ogawa signing Lioness Asuka as the promotion's new booker. Asuka proceeded to push herself, Etsuko Mita, Mima Shimoda and Gami into major storylines. In 2002, Ayako Hamada quit Arsion over internal politics within the promotion, feeling that she had been blamed for Arsion's recent problems and pushed down the card since Asuka took over the booking. Hamada joined Aja Kong at the Gaea Japan promotion. Arsion finally folded during the summer of 2003, after which Yumiko Hotta took over the promotion and renamed it AtoZ.
Championships
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| Championship: | Final champion(s): | Date won: |
|---|---|---|
| Queen of Arsion Championship | Mariko Yoshida | August 24, 2003 |
| Sky High of Arsion Championship | Mika Akino | February 17, 2003 |
| Twin Star of Arsion Championship | Rie Tamada and Takako Inoue | December 17, 2002 |
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Tournaments
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| Tournament: | Final champion(s): | Date won: |
|---|---|---|
| ARS | Lioness Asuka | April 29, 2002 |
| Sky High Tournament | Fabi Apache | October 27, 2001 |
| Twin Stars of Arsion League | Gami and Rie Tamada | December 8, 2001 |
| ZION Tournament | Mariko Yoshida | October 7, 2002 |
| :: |
Alumni
- Ai Fujita
- Aja Kong
- Mika Akino
- Alda Moreno
- Azumi Hyuga
- April Hunter
- Ayako Hamada
- Candy Okutsu
- Chaparita Asari
- Debbie Malenko
- Etsuko Mita
- Faby Apache
- Hiromi Yagi
- Jessie Bennett
- Kaori Yoneyama
- Lady Metal
- Linda Starr
- Mari Apache
- Mariko Yoshida
- Melissa
- Michiko Omukai
- Mima Shimoda
- Mikiko Futagami
- Natsumi Nakazawa
- Piko
- Princesa Sujei
- Reggie Bennett
- Rie Tamada
- Sakie Hasegawa
- Yumi Fukawa
References
References
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