| Pro Wrestling Freedoms | |
| Acronym: | Freedoms |
| Established: | 2009 |
| Location: | Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Founder: | Takashi Sasaki |
| Predecessor: | Apache Pro-Wrestling Army |
, also known simply as Freedoms (stylized in capital letters as FREEDOMS), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Chigasaki, Kanagawa. Founded by Takashi Sasaki in 2009, the promotion's name is derived from its founding philosophy of letting wrestlers choose their own fighting style, or affording them the "freedom" of choice.[1]
Following the closure of Apache Pro-Wrestling Army (Apache Pro) on August 8, 2009, Apache Pro's promoter Takashi Sasaki announced the creation of Pro Wrestling Freedoms (Freedoms) with Gentaro, Jun Kasai, Kumai, Mammoth Sasaki and The Winger.
Over the years, Freedoms has become one of Japan's premier deathmatch companies, alongside Big Japan Pro Wrestling. They formed an alliance with the American promotion Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) that has seen both companies trade stars and co-promote events together. In 2018, GCW initiated The Collective, a series of showcases from partnering independent promotions held during WrestleMania weekend. Freedoms was scheduled to hold their first-ever event in the United States in April 2020 as part of The Collective 2020.[2] However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, Freedoms began a partnership with Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW), promoting a series of crossover shows beginning with Freedoms/2AW Versus on December 13.[3]
The promotion airs on the Independent Wrestling TV (IWTV) streaming service;[4] IWTV additionally carries events from Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, Defy Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Absolute Intense Wrestling, amongst other promotions.[5] [6] The promotion holds most of their events in various venues such as Korakuen Hall[7] and Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.[8] Some of Freedoms' current top stars include deathmatch wrestlers Jun Kasai, Masashi Takeda, Toru Sugiura, and Daisuke Masaoka.
This is a list of professional wrestlers who currently wrestle for the company.[9]
| Ring name | Real name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisuke Masaoka[10] | Unknown | ||
| Dragon Libre[11] | Unknown | ||
| Gentaro[12] | Gentaro Takahashi | ||
| Jun Kasai[13] | Jun Kasai | ||
| Kamui[14] | Kamui Sawaragi | ||
| Kenji Fukimoto[15] | Unknown | ||
| Kyu Mogami | Unknown | Signed to Active Advance Pro Wrestling | |
| Mammoth Sasaki[16] | Yoshinori Sasaki | ||
| Takahiro Katori | Takahiro Katori | ||
| Takashi Sasaki[17] | Takashi Sasaki | King of Freedom World Tag Team Champion | |
| Takayuki Ueki | Takayuki Ueki | Freelancer | |
| Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Tatsuhito Takaiwa | ||
| Tomoya Hirata[18] | Unknown | ||
| Toshiyuki Sakuda | Toshiyuki Sakuda | Freelancer | |
| Toru Sugiura[19] | Unknown | King of Freedom World Champion | |
| Violento Jack | Jack A. Romero | ||
| Yuya Susumu[20] | Unknown | Freelancer King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Champion |
As of,
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King of Freedom World Championship | Toru Sugiura | 3 | + | Yokohama, Japan | Defeated Masashi Takeda at Freedoms 15th Anniversary. | |||
| King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Championship | Yuya Susumu | 1 | + | Yokohama, Japan | Defeated Takahiro Katori at Freedoms 15th Anniversary. | |||
| King of Freedom World Tag Team Championship | Takashi Sasaki and Yamato | 1 | + | Yokohama, Japan | Defeated Kenji Fukimoto and Violento Jack at Freedoms 15th Anniversary. | |||
| Barefoot King Championship | Vacant | - | - | Tokyo, Japan | Toru Sugiura vacated the title immediately after winning it against Takayuki Ueki at Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2024 Vol. 1. | |||