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Kingdom, was a professional wrestling company in Japan from 1997 to 1998. It was essentially a continuation of UWF International, having most of its former roster: Nobuhiko Takada, Yoji Anjo, Kazushi Sakuraba, Daijiro Matsui, Naoki Sano, Masahito Kakihara, Yoshihiro Takayama, Kenichi Yamamoto and Hiromitsu Kanehara. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Union of Wrestling Forces International, better known as UWF International or simply UWFi, was a stiff-style|shoot-style professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1991 to 1996. ... Nobuhiko Takada (Japanese:é«™ç”°å»¶å½¦, born April 12, 1962) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestling legend. ... Kazushi Sakuraba (Japanese: æ¡œåºå’Œå¿—, Sakuraba Kazushi, born July 14, 1968 in Akita Prefecture) is a Japanese professional mixed martial arts fighter and former professional wrestler. ... Daijiro Matsui is a professional Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. ... Naoki Sano(ä½é‡Žç›´å–œ) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... Yoshihiro Takayama is a Japanese professional wrestler and a mixed martial arts fighter, who is currently wrestling in the Professional Wrestling Independent circuit in Japan. ...

Kingdom did not draw the huge crowds UWF International did in its heyday, and most of its major cards were at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, which could seat 2,000 fans on average. Kingdom attempted to rectify this by inviting talent from other promotions, including Battlarts, but it did not have much effect. In the eyes of the Japanese fans the era of shoot-style wrestling was dead. In professional wrestling, the card is the lineup of the matches that will be staged at a given venue for a given perfomance. ... KÅrakuen Hall (å¾Œæ¥½åœ’ãƒ›ãƒ¼ãƒ«), famous arena in Tokyo, Japan, which has featured many boxing, professional wrestling and mixed martial arts matches. ... , literally Eastern capital) is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ... Shootfighting Shoot wrestling is a general term that describes a range of hybrid fighting systems originating in Japan in the late 1970s, in close association with Japanese professional wrestling. ...

Kingdom folded in March 1998. Takada (who had given up on the concept in mid-1997 and began competing for the PRIDE martial arts circuit), Sano, Matsui, and Sakuraba formed Takada Dojo, a stable associated with PRIDE; Yamamoto and Kanehara jumped to RINGS; Kakihara and Takayama joined All Japan Pro Wrestling as free agents; and Anjo dabbled in the K-1 kickboxing circuit, slipping into obscurity due to his bad record (he would later reappear with Dream Stage Entertainment's HUSTLE pro wrestling organization as "Commander ANJOE".) To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... The Takada Dojo is a mixed martial arts academy in Tokyo, Japan. ... A ring is usually anything resembling a circle, or a noise that cycles rapidly. ... All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (å…¨æ—¥æœ¬ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... K. 1 is a designation given to two works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the original Köchel Verzeichnis. ... Kickboxer redirects here. ...

A former trainee of the Kingdom dojo, Hidetada Irie, who debuted in 1999, formed a promotion called Kingdom Ehrgeiz, with himself as the top star. The promotion, however, is very obscure and rarely draws above 100 fans in the few cards it periodically holds. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

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Major promotions Men: New Japan Pro Wrestling \| All Japan Pro Wrestling \| Pro Wrestling NOAH Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance (defunct) \| International Pro Wrestling (defunct) \| Super World of Sports (defunct) Women: All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (defunct) \| GAEA Japan (defunct) New Japan Pro Wrestling is one of the most popular professional wrestling promotions in the World. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... The logo of the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance The Global Professional Wrestling Alliance (GPWA) are a group of professional wrestling promotions and wrestlers from around the world who have come together to cooperate. ... New Japan Pro Wrestling (æ–°æ—¥æœ¬ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (å…¨æ—¥æœ¬ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... Pro Wrestling NOAH is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000. ... Nihon Puroresu KyÅkai (æ—¥æœ¬ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹å”ä¼š, Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance or Japan[ese] Wrestling Association) was the first professional wrestling promotion to be based in Japan. ... International Pro-Wrestling (å›½éš›ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹èˆˆè¡Œ;, Kokusai Puroresu Kogyo, International Wrestling Enterprise) was a professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1967 to 1981. ... Super World of Sports, more commonly known as SWS, was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1990 to 1992. ... All Japan Womens Pro-Wrestling (å…¨æ—¥æœ¬å¥³åãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹, Zennihon Joshi Puroresu), nicknamed Zenjo (å…¨å¥³: å…¨ meaning All, å¥³ meaning Woman) is a joshi puroresu (womens professional wrestling) promotion established in 1968 by Takashi Matsunaga and his brothers. ... GAEA Japan is a Japenese Professional Wrestling Promotion for women. ...
Independent promotions Men: Tokyo Pro Wrestling \| UWF \| Pioneer Senshi \| FMW \| UWFI \| Fujiwara Gumi \| RINGS \| WAR \| SPWF \| Big Japan Pro Wrestling \| Universal Lucha Libre \| Michinoku Pro Wrestling \| HUSTLE \| Osaka Pro Wrestling \| WING \| IWA Japan \| Kingdom* \| UFO \| Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX \| World Japan \| Dragon Gate \| DDT \| Kaientai Dojo \| El Dorado Wrestling \| Big Mouth Loud \| Kensuke Office Women: Japan Women's Pro Wrestling \| JWP Project \| LLPW \| ARSION \| AtoZ \| NEO \| JDStar \| The original Tokyo Pro Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1966 to 1967. ... The original Japanese-based Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1984 to 1986, formed by wrestlers who had left New Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Pioneer Senshi was the first-ever independent promotion in Japanese wrestling history. ... Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, better known by its initials FMW, was a revolutionary Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 1989 by Atsushi ÅŒnita (often spelled Ohnita). ... Union of Wrestling Forces International, better known as UWF International or simply UWFi, was a stiff-style\|shoot-style professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1991 to 1996. ... Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Group (Purofesshonaru-resuringu Fujiwara-Gumi, ãƒ—ãƒãƒ•ã‚§ãƒƒã‚·ãƒ§ãƒŠãƒ«ãƒ¬ã‚¹ãƒªãƒ³ã‚°è—¤åŽŸçµ„) was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Japan, operating from 1991 to 1995. ... RINGS was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1991 to 2002. ... Wrestling And Romance, and later Wrestle Association R, was a professional wrestling promotion founded and ran by Genichiro Tenryu as the successor to Super World of Sports, and which lasted from 1992 to 2000. ... Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1995. ... Universal Lucha Libre (Universal Pro-Wrestling until 1991; FederaciÃ³n Universal de Lucha Libre afterwards) was a professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1990 to 1995. ... Michinoku Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded by Masanori Murakawa (The Great Sasuke) in 1993. ... Hustle is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion managed by Nobuhiko Takada and produced by Dream Stage Entertainment. ... International Wrestling Association of Japan, more commonly known as IWA Japan, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion operating since 1994. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX, formerly known as Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2001. ... Fighting World of Japan Pro-Wrestling, frequently shortened to World Japan or WJ, and also known as Riki Pro, is a professional wrestling promotion formed in Japan in 2003. ... Dragon Gate is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion formerly known as Toryumon Japan. ... Dramatic Dream Team, better known by its initials DDT or its logo reading D2T, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 1997 by Sanshiro Takagi. ... Kaientai Dojo (or K-DOJO for short) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility owned and promoted by Taka Michinoku. ... El Dorado is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion that is seen as the evolution of dragondoor. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

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	Kingdom did not draw the huge crowds UWF International did in its heyday, and most of its major cards were at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, which could seat 2,000 fans on average.
	Kingdom attempted to rectify this by inviting talent from other promotions, including Battlarts, but it did not have much effect.

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