LLPW Ladies Legend Pro Wrestling
Opened: 1992 Debut Show: August 29th, 1992
Opening President: Rumi Kazama taken over as President by Shinobu Kandori in 2002.
Major Wrestlers Past & Present: Rumi Kazama, Miki Handa, Shinobu Kandori, Noriyo Tateno, Harley Saito, Takako Inoue, Sayuri Okino, Aiger, Obatchi Iizuka, Mizuki Endo, Francoise, Uchina.
LLPW Overview
Debuting in 1992 with former shoot boxer and ex JWP's first Jnr champion Rumi Kazama as their president. Ladies Legend Pro Wrestling (LLPW) promotion debuted in 1992 with Shinobu Kandori (ex Judo champion), and Noriyo Tateno (ex Jumping Bomb Angels AJW/ WWE wrestler) being their other noticeable drawcards. In 1993 with the women's wrestling in Japan having now a number of established female wrestling companies AJW started to hold 'DREAMCARDS' featuring women from different promotions against each other. 'ALL STAR DEAMSLAM' in April 1993 drew a crowd of 16,500 people. LLPW featured well on the card with the semi main event having AJW legend Akira Hokuto battling LLPW's Shinobu Kandori in a grueling 30minute match before Akira secured the pin. Shinobu Kandori however got her revenge a week later at 'ALL STAR DREAM SLAM 2' in tag action. The match was Shinobu Kandori & Eagle Sawai agianst Akira Hokuto & Aja Kong in the semi main and ended when Kandori forced Hokuto to submit.
Rumi Kazama, Miki Handa, Eagle Sawai & Harley Saito also represented LLPW on both 'ALL STAR DREAM SLAMS' on the first one Rumi Kazama & Miki Handa beat AJW's Suzuka Minami & Etsuko Mita (22:27) when Kazama pinned Mita. Bull Nakano & Aja Kong beat Eagle Sawai & Harley Saito (14:08) when Nakano pinned Saito. One the second 'DREAMSLAM' JWP's Bat Yoshinaga & Terri Power beat Rumi Kazama & Miki Handa when Yoshinaga pinned Handa. AJW's Suzuka Minami pinned Harley Saito. By the time of LLPW's first Anniversary show in November, 1993 LLPW were drawing a credible 4,500 fans on their own. Their main event at this time was the popular hair vs. hair match with Akira Hokuto beating Rumi Kazama.
The loaning of wrestlers from different promotions continued and as AJW started to struggle financially more wrestler freelanced, started promotions to rival AJW and AJW continued to do combined shows. In 1999 a combined LLPW / AJW show featured that drew a crowd of 4,300 fans.
Debut Show
Aug 29th, 1992 in Japan
1) Leo Kitamura -vs- Mizuki Endo, 2) Midori Saito & Rumi Yasuda -vs- Mikiko Futagami & Yukari Osawa, 3) Eagle Sawai -vs- Michiko Nagashima, 4) Noriyo Tateno & Harley Saito -vs- Miki Handa & Utako Hozumi, 5) Shinobu Kandori -vs- Rumi Kazama.
1st Anniversary Show
November 9, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan, Kumazama Gym drawing 4,500
1) Leo Kitimura & Michiko Nagashima beat Chaparita Asari & Sake Hasegawa, 2) Manami Toyota beat Carol Midori, 3) Kyoko Inoue beat Mikiko Futagami, 4) Toshiyo Yamada beat Shara, 5) Aja Kong beat Miki Handa, 6) Mitsuko Endo, Yasha Kurenai, Noriyo Tateno, Harley Saito, & Eagle Sawai beat Numatchi, Mimi Shimoda, Etsuko Mita, Suzuka Minami, & Yumiko Hotta in an elimination match, 7) Otaku Hozumi & Shinobu Kandori beat Bull Nakano & Takako Inoue, 8) Akira Hokuto beat Rumi Kazama in a "hair vs. hair" match.
AJW VS LLPW
March 10th, 1999.
1. Miho Watabe beat Zap Isozaki (10:59), 2. Carol Midori & Sayuri Okino beat Nanae Takahashi & Miyuki Fuji (14:08) when Midori pinned Fuji, 3. AJW Japanese Tag Champs Miho Wakizawa & Kayo Noumi (Team AJW) beat Megumi Sato & Keiko Aono (Team LLPW) (18:51) when Wakizawa beat Sato, 4. Kaoru Ito (AJW) beat Junko Yagi (LLPW) (8:01) in a "judo jacket" match, 5. Eagle Sawai (LLPW) beat Zap T (AJW) (18:59), 6. Rumi Kazama, Noriyo Tateno, Harley Saito, & Yasha Kurenai (Team LLPW) beat Manami Toyota, Takako Inoue, Kumiko Maekawa, & Momoe Nakanishi (Team AJW) (18:37) when Kazama beat Makeawa, 7. Yumiko Hotta (AJW) beat Shinobu Kandori (LLPW) (18:03) via countout to win the WWWA Title.
20th Anniversary Show: Kandori, saito, sawai
Feb 12th, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan
1) Bambi pinned Francoise, 2) Sarubobo & Bolshoi Kid beat Obacchi Iizuka & Bachiko, 3) Meiko Satomura beat Mayumi Ozaki, 4) Shinobu Kandori beat dump Matsumoto / DQ, 5) Aiger, Sayuri Okino, & Amazing Kong beat Noriyo Tateno, Yumiko Hotta, & Lee Heulun, 6) Kyoko & Takako Inoue beat Dynamite Kansai & Kaoru Ito, 7) Genichiro Tenryu & Harley Saito beat Koki Kitahara & Eagle Sawai, 8) Shinobu Kandori pinned Meiko Satomura (11:37) to win the All Star Women Tournament.
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