Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { <http://wikidata.dbpedia.org/resource/Q266614> ?p ?o }
Showing triples 1 to 36 of
36
with 100 triples per page.
- Q266614 subject Q7156763.
- Q266614 subject Q8187150.
- Q266614 abstract "Fighting World of Japan Pro-Wrestling, frequently shortened to World Japan or WJ, and also known as "Riki Pro", was a professional wrestling promotion formed in Japan in 2003.Riki Choshu, one of New Japan Pro Wrestling's top stars who had come out of semi-retirement in 2000 left the New Japan promotion for the second time in the fall of 2002. With Kensuke Sasaki, Shiro Koshinaka, and referee Masao "Tiger" Hattori not renewing their contracts with New Japan in January 2003 as well, the four of them decided to develop their own promotion, World Japan. Yoshiaki Yatsu (who had been Choshu's ally in New Japan, Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance, and All Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1980s), was also brought in along with some of the talent of his small-time SPWF promotion. Other independent wrestlers and freelancers such as Genichiro Tenryu, Takao Omori, and Tomohiro Ishii came along as well. American Gaijin talent included established stars such as Vader, The Road Warriors, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Big Vito, as well as new stars such as Lex Lovett, Steve Madison, The Maximos, and The Shane Twins.After an August 2003 "training accident" while training with Kenzo Suzuki at World Japan's dojo, Giant Ochiai suffered an acute subdural hematoma and died on August 8, 2003. Giant Ochiai's August 13 wake was attended by World Japan Management Director Katsuji Nagashima.World Japan was ultimately viewed by Japanese fans as just another independent promotion in the saturated world of pro wrestling, so it wasn't able to make a dent in the major promotions' fanbases. Despite having tournaments to crown WMG (World Magma Greatest) champions in both the singles heavyweight and tag team divisions, these events didn't draw much interest. Eventually, the major talent (Sasaki, Tenryu, Koshinaka, Omori), went back to the major leagues, while World Japan continued operating on a part-time basis as Riki Choshu's exclusive show. In December 2004, however, Choshu himself appeared again on a New Japan card, indicating that his days of promoting World Japan had come to an end.The failure of World Japan has put a strain on some relationships, especially the one with Kensuke Sasaki and Riki Choshu. So much to the point when Choshu returned to NJPW, Sasaki abruptly left, refusing to work with Choshu at all, because of the problems the two developed over financial issues.".
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q1150494.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q1260473.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q131359.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q1359107.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q1364352.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q14123638.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q1490.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q16215391.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q17.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q1739023.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q1761866.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q1933513.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q2342896.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q26848.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q3025012.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q3041872.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q3144926.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q35765.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q3807267.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q384497.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q5558394.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q610157.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q6388985.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q6434508.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q7156763.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q721067.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q7613227.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q7677234.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q8187150.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q9206494.
- Q266614 wikiPageWikiLink Q940170.
- Q266614 comment "Fighting World of Japan Pro-Wrestling, frequently shortened to World Japan or WJ, and also known as "Riki Pro", was a professional wrestling promotion formed in Japan in 2003.Riki Choshu, one of New Japan Pro Wrestling's top stars who had come out of semi-retirement in 2000 left the New Japan promotion for the second time in the fall of 2002.".
- Q266614 label "Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling".