Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling

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Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling
Founded
  • February 2012 (Thailand)
  • May 2012 (Japan)[1]
Style Joshi puroresu
Headquarters
Founder(s)
Formerly Bangkok Girls Pro Wrestling (BGPW)
Website gatohmove.com

Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling (Japanese: プロレスリング我闘雲舞（ガトームーブ） Hepburn: Puroresuringu Gatōmūbu?, Thai: กาโตห์ มูฟ), often referred to simply as Gatoh Move is a Japanese Joshi puroresu (women's professional wrestling) promotion established in 2012, by Emi Sakura.[1] The promotion is most known for hosting shows in Tokyo at Ichigaya Chocolate Square, where there is no wrestling ring, only a small performing space in a shape of a square instead.[2]

The name Gatōmūbu (我闘雲舞?, "I, War, Cloud, Dance"), written as a yojijukugo, is derived from the expression "We want to dance above the clouds" (私たちは雲よりも高く舞いたい Watashitachi wa kumo yori mo takaku maitai?), while also evoking the words "gâteau" (French for "cake") and "move".[3]

History

While in Thailand, Emi Sakura met Prachapoom “Pumi” Boonyatud, a long-time wrestling fan. By meeting Boonyatud, Sakura learned that there are many fans of professional wrestling in Thailand, which led to the two creating Gatoh Move in February 2012.[1] Originally, the promotion was named Bangkok Girls Pro Wrestling (BBK Pro), but was re-branded as Gatoh Move on May.[1]

On September 22, 2017, Gatoh Move crowned their first Super Asia Champion, when Riho defeated "Kotori" in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champion.[4][5] The championship was vacated on June 4, 2019, and remained vacant until 2021.[1] On March 24, 2016, Gatoh Move crowned their first Asia Dream Tag Team Champions, Mizuki and Saki.[1] There have been nine champions, with Best Bros (Baliyan Akki and Mei Suruga) being the current titleholders.[6] The inaugural Super Asia Champion left Gatoh Move in July 2019.[7] In November 2019, Gatoh Move held its final show in Thailand, while still remaining active in Japan.[1]

Choco Pro (2020–present)

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns in Japan Gatoh Move began airing a YouTube exclusive show, Choco Pro, on March 29 2020, with Minoru Suzuki wrestling in the main event against Baliyan Akki.[8][9]

In February 2021, Emi Sakura and Mei Suruga competed at the AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), however, neither managed to win the tournament.[10][11]

The Super Asia Championship was revived on the 99th episode of Choco Pro on March 22, 2021, where a singles match between Minoru Fujita and Baliyan Akki was announced for the day 2 of the 100th Anniversary of Choco Pro on March 28[12] where Fujita defeated Akki to win the title.[13]

Roster

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Mei Suruga

Current wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
Baliyan Akki[14] Ankur Baliyan Super Asia Champion
Chie Koishikawa[15] Unknown
Choun Shiryu Unknown Freelancer
Emi Sakura[16] Emi Motokawa Founder of Gatoh Move
Lulu Pencil[17] Syuka Yamada
Mei Suruga[18] Unknown
Minoru Fujita Unknown
Sayaka[19] Unknown
Sayaka Obihiro[20] Unknown
Sayuri[21] Unknown
Tokiko Kirihara[22] Unknown
Yuna Mizumori[23] Unknown

Alumni

Ring name Real name Notes
Aoi Kizuki Unknown
Hanako Nakamori Hanako Kobayashi
Mitsuru Konno Unknown Graduated from the promotion on Jan 29, 2021[24]
Kotori Unknown
Mizuki Unknown
Riho Unknown Left Gatoh Move on July 2019[7]
Rin Rin Unknown Left Gatoh Move on July 20, 2021[25]
Saki Saki Watanabe
Waka Tsukiyama Unknown
Yako Fujigasaki Yako Fujigasaki

Championships

Gatoh Move currently has two tites: the Super Asia Championship and the Asia Dream Tag Team Championship.

Current

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Defenses Location Notes
Super Asia Championship Baliyan Akki 1 February 13, 2022 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.+ 6 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Minoru Fujita in a Last Man Standing match to unify the interim title with the lineal title at ChocoPro 200.
Asia Dream Tag Team Championship Calamari Drunken Kings
(Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi)		 1
(1, 1)		 February 26, 2022 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.+ 6 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Best Bros (Baliyan Akki and Mei Suruga) at ChocoPro 204.

Retired

Championship Last champion(s) Reign Date retired Notes
IWA Triple Crown Championship Emi Sakura 4 August 5, 2017 Deactivated when International Wrestling Association of Japan folded.

Tournaments

Tournament Last winner Last held Type Notes
One Of A Kind Tag League Saki and Yuna Mizumori July 17, 2021 Tag Team Defeated Melt Brain Dancing (Chango and Psycho in the finals.[26]

References

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External links

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