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(Redirected from IGF Championship) Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts company
Inoki Genome Federation
Inoki Genome Federation logo
AcronymIGF
Founded2007
Defunct2019
StyleMixed martial arts
Professional wrestling
(Shoot-style wrestling)
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Founder(s)Antonio Inoki
Owner(s)Antonio Inoki (2007–2018)
Simon Inoki (2018–2019)
ParentAssist Co., Ltd.
Split fromNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
Predecessor
  • Universal Fighting-Arts Organization
Successor
  • Lucha Wrestling Puroresu
  • ISM
  • Hagure IGF International
  • Eastern Heroes
  • Inoki Genki Factory
WebsiteOfficial Site of the Inoki Genome Federation (archived)

The Inoki Genome Federation (イノキ・ゲノム・フェデレーション, Inoki Genomu Federēshon) (IGF), also known in China as International Glory Fighting, was a Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 2007.

History

Antonio Inoki, IGF's founder and namesake, in 2012

Antonio Inoki founded the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) after selling New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), a promotion he founded in 1972. The first IGF show was held on June 29, 2007 at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The show's main event was a match between Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar, where they competed for Lesnar's IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

From 2007 to 2008, the IGF served as the Japanese territory of the National Wrestling Alliance.

On December 31, 2010, Shinichi Suzukawa was scheduled to face Bob Sapp in an IGF special Super Heavyweight bout at K-1 Dynamite!! 2010. The fight was to be held under modified MMA rules, with the fighters being barred from wearing gloves, closed-fist strikes being illegal, and palm strikes being permitted. The fight was planned to air on HDNet in North America. However, the fight was canceled due to a last-minute contract dispute with Sapp; the Japanese audience in attendance were told by the K-1 promoters involved in the dispute that Sapp “had lost his will to fight.”

In 2011, the promotion presented a gift to Kim Jong Il, the-then leader of North Korea as part of a diplomatic effort. In August 2014, IGF held two shows in Pyongyang, North Korea.

On December 29, 2014, IGF announced a deal with PPTV to bring its programming to Chinese audiences. In 2015, Durango Kid and Laberinto, two of Inoki's former students, along with karateka Alfredo Perez, established an IGF off-shoot promotion in the United States called Inoki Sports Management, also known as Lucha Wrestling Puroresu. The three men would also re-establish the Inoki Dojo in Los Angeles.

In 2017, Inoki began distancing himself from the IGF and created a new promotion called ISM. After the creation of ISM, Antonio's son-in-law Simon Inoki gained more influence within the promotion and created a new brand under the IGF banner called Next Exciting Wrestling (NEW). The IGF's inaugural NEW show was held on April 20, 2017. On March 23, 2018, Antonio Inoki sold his part of the promotion and left the IGF. In April 2018, Nosawa Rongai, along with IGF wrestlers Kendo Kashin and Kazuyuki Fujita, created an IGF off-shoot promotion known as Hagure IGF International. A new brand featuring IGF's Chinese wrestlers called Eastern Heroes (东方英雄, Toho Eiyu-den) was later founded by Simon Inoki. On June 26, Eastern Heroes wrestlers participated on night 8 of Pro Wrestling Noah's Navigation with Emerald Spirits tour. The IGF closed on January 9, 2019. After the IGF's closure, Assist Co., Ltd., the promotion's parent company, opened a chain of bakeries, leading to both Kendo Kashin and Simon Inoki to humorously state "IGF has become a bakery".

In August 2022, Antonio Inoki revived the IGF, now standing for the Inoki Genki Factory, to serve as his official management company. On October 1, at age 79, Inoki died from systemic transthyretin amyloidosis. On December 28, the Inoki Genki Factory held their first show, Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye x Ganryujima, a memorial event honoring Inoki organized in collaboration with Samurai Warriors Ganryujima and NJPW. On December 14, 2024, IGF participated in the Antonio Inoki Memorial Show organized in Shanghai, China by NJPW and various Asia-Pacific Federation of Wrestling promotions.

Roster

Roster at time of closing

Notable alumni

Guests
Supervisor

Championships

IWGP Heavyweight Championship

Main article: IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF)

IGF Championship

IGF Championship
Details
PromotionInoki Genome Federation
Date establishedAugust 22, 2011
Date retiredJanuary 9, 2019
Statistics
First champion(s)Jérôme Le Banner
Final champion(s)Oli Thompson
Most reignsAll title holders (1)
Longest reignOli Thompson (1105 days)
Shortest reignMirko Cro Cop (153 days)
Oldest championKazuyuki Fujita (41 years, 272 days)
Youngest championSatoshi Ishii (27 years, 12 days)

In February 2011, IGF started a tournament to determine the first ever IGF Champion, which eventually led to a final match between Jérôme Le Banner and Josh Barnett. However, just days prior to the final match taking place, IGF announced on August 19 that Barnett would not be able to attend the event. On August 22, IGF declared Le Banner the first champion. The title was founded as a professional wrestling championship, but has since December 31, 2013, been contested in legitimate mixed martial arts fights.

Title history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Jérôme Le Banner August 22, 2011 – – 1 327 6 Declared first champion, after Josh Barnett pulls out of a tournament final match.
2 Kazuyuki Fujita July 14, 2012 Genome21 Osaka, Japan 1 535 4
3 Satoshi Ishii December 31, 2013 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013 Tokyo, Japan 1 235 0 With this match the title began to be contested in legitimate mixed martial arts fights. Won by unanimous decision.
4 Mirko Cro Cop August 23, 2014 Inoki Genome Fight 2 Tokyo, Japan 1 153 1 Second round doctor stoppage.
  1. def. Satoshi Ishii at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 on December 31, 2014
— Vacated January 23, 2015 — — — — — Cro Cop was stripped of the title when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
5 Oli Thompson December 31, 2015 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2015 Tokyo, Japan 1 1,105 0 Defeated Fernando Rodrigues Jr. by TKO to win the IGF World GP and the vacant title.
— Deactivated January 9, 2019 — — — — — Retired when promotion closed.

Tournaments

IGF Championship Tournament

First round
(Genome14, Genome15, and Genome16) 		Semifinals
(Genome15 and Genome16) 		Final
N/A
         
Josh Barnett Win
Montanha Silva
Josh Barnett Win
Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley Win
Keith Hanson
Jerome Le Banner Forfeit
Josh Barnett
Shinichi Suzukawa Win
Bob Sapp
Jerome Le Banner Win
Erik Hammer*
Jerome Le Banner Win
Shinichi Suzukawa
  • Erik Hammer replaced Shinichi Suzukawa in the tournament after defeating Ray Sefo.

World Bantamweight Grand Prix

 Quarterfinals
(DREAM 17)		Semifinals
(Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011)		Final
(Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011)
           
  
 
 Japan Masakazu ImanariW
  
 United States Abel Cullum SUB
 Japan Masakazu Imanari DEC
  
 United States Antonio BanuelosW
 Japan Hideo Tokoro DEC
  
 United States Antonio BanuelosW
 United States Antonio BanuelosTKO
  
 Brazil Bibiano Fernandes W
 Brazil Bibiano Fernandes W
  
 Japan Takafumi Otsuka SUB
 Brazil Bibiano Fernandes W
  
 Brazil Rodolfo MarquesDEC
 Russia Yusup Saadulaev DEC
 
 Brazil Rodolfo Marques W
 

Inoki Genome Tournament 2012

  • Ths tournament took place entirely on the Genome20 event.
Semifinals Final
      
Shinichi Suzukawa Win
Yusuke Kawaguchi
Atsushi Sawada Win
Shinichi Suzukawa
Atsushi Sawada Win
Hideki Suzuki

Inoki Genome Tournament 2013

  • This tournament took place entirely on the Genome26 event.
QuarterfinalsSemifinalFinal
Hideki SuzukiWin
Hideki Suzuki*Win
Akira Jo
Atsushi SawadaDouble CountoutAtsushi Sawada*
Shinichi Suzukawa*
Atsushi SawadaWin
Shogun Okamoto
  • Shinichi Suzukawa received a bye to the semi-finals. Hideki Suzuki received a bye to the final after defeating Crusher Kawaguchi in a match. Atsushi Sawada advanced to the final despite his match against Shinichi Suzukawa ending in a double countout.

Road to Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye Challenge Tournament

Semifinals Final
      
Yusuke Masuda W
Takaaki "C-Boy" Oban DEC
Yusuke Masuda W
Ryo Sakai DEC
Ryo Sakai W
Tsuyoshi Kurihara DEC

IGF World GP

  • Quarterfinals took place on April 11, 2015 at Inoki Genome Fight 3.
  • Semi-finals took place on August 29, 2015 at Inoki Genome Fight 4.
  • The final took place on December 31, 2015 at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2015.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Sweden Yosef Ali Mohammad TKO
Netherlands Dion Staring Rd 1
Sweden Yosef Ali Mohammad TKO
Brazil Fernando Rodrigues Jr. Rd 1
Brazil Fernando Rodrigues Jr. TKO
France Antony Rea Rd 1
Brazil Fernando Rodrigues Jr. TKO
England Oli Thompson Rd 1
United States Chris Barnett TKO
Bulgaria Emil Zahariev Rd 2
United States Chris Barnett DEC
England Oli Thompson Rd 2
England Oli Thompson DEC
Japan Ikuhisa Minowa Rd 2

Genome-1: Osaka

  • This tournament took place entirely on the Genome33 event.
Semifinals Final
      
Naoya Ogawa Win
Minowaman
Atsushi Sawada Win
Minowaman
Atsushi Sawada Win
Montanha Silva

Genome-1: Nagoya

  • This tournament took place entirely on the Genome34 event.
Semifinals Final
      
Hideki Suzuki Win
Wang Bin
Hideki Suzuki Win
Daichi Hashimoto
Daichi Hashimoto Win
Raj Singh

Lucha Libre World Cup 2017

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
MexicoTeam Mexico AAA
(Pagano and Psycho Clown) 		Pin
United StatesTeam USA Noah
(Cody Hall and Quiet Storm)
MexicoTeam Mexico AAA
(Pagano and Psycho Clown) 		Pin
JapanTeam Japan IGF
(Kendo Kashin and Nosawa)
JapanTeam Japan IGF
(Kendo Kashin and Nosawa) 		DQ
Team Rest of the World
(Mil Muertes and Vampiro)
MexicoTeam Mexico AAA
(Pagano and Psycho Clown) 		Pin
JapanTeam Noah Japan
(Hi69 and Taiji Ishimori)
JapanTeam Noah Japan
(Hi69 and Taiji Ishimori) 		Pin
United StatesTeam USA Lucha Underground
(Marty Martinez and Son of Havoc)
JapanTeam Noah Japan
(Hi69 and Taiji Ishimori) 		Pin
United StatesTeam USA Impact
(Andrew Everett and DJZ)
United StatesTeam USA Impact
(Andrew Everett and DJZ) 		Pin
MexicoTeam Mexico Lucha Underground
(Aero Star and Drago)

IGF events

Event title Date Venue Location Main event
Toukon Bom-Ba-Ye June 29, 2007 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Kurt Angle for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Genome 1 September 8, 2007 NGK Insulators Hall Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Josh Barnett vs. Don Frye
Genome 2 〜 Inoki Fighting Xmas December 20, 2007 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan Naoya Ogawa vs. Tadao Yasuda
Genome3 〜 Inoki Memorial 65 February 16, 2008 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan Naoya Ogawa vs. Josh Barnett
Genome4 April 12, 2008 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium Osaka, Japan Naoya Ogawa vs. Tomko
Genome5 〜 Hokkaido Genki Summit June 23, 2008 Tsukisamu Dome Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Montanha Silva vs. Naoya Ogawa
Inoki Genki Festival in Hakodate 〜 Hakodate Tomodachi Bom-Ba-Ye June 25, 2008 Hakodate Arena Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan Naoya Ogawa and Atsushi Sawada vs. Necro Butcher and The Predator
Genome6 August 15, 2008 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Josh Barnett vs. Tank Abbott
Genome7 November 24, 2008 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Josh Barnett vs. Jon Andersen
Genome8 March 15, 2009 Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hiroshima, Japan Naoya Ogawa and The Predator vs. Yoshihiro Takayama and Montanha Silva
Genome9 August 9, 2009 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan Naoya Ogawa and Josh Barnett vs. Yoshihiro Takayama and Bob Sapp
Genome10 November 3, 2009 JCB Hall Tokyo, Japan Naoya Ogawa vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
Genome11 February 22, 2010 JCB Hall Tokyo, Japan Kensuke Sasaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Naoya Ogawa and Atsushi Sawada
Genome12 May 9, 2010 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium Osaka, Japan Minoru Suzuki and Naomichi Marufuji vs. Naoya Ogawa and Atsushi Sawada
Genome13 September 25, 2010 JCB Hall Tokyo, Japan Josh Barnett vs. Tim Sylvia
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2010 December 3, 2010 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Montanha Silva
Genome14 February 5, 2011 Fukuoka Kokusai Center Fukuoka, Japan Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Bob Sapp
Genome15 April 28, 2011 Tokyo Dome City Hall Tokyo, Japan Jérôme Le Banner vs. Shinichi Suzukawa
Genome16 July 10, 2011 Tokyo Dome City Hall Tokyo, Japan Jérôme Le Banner vs. Erik Hammer
Inoki Genome 〜 Super Stars Festival 2011 August 27, 2011 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Jérôme Le Banner (c) vs. Kazuyuki Fujita for the IGF Championship
Genome17 September 3, 2011 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Jérôme Le Banner (c) vs. Montanha Silva for the IGF Championship
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2011 December 2, 2011 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Jérôme Le Banner (c) vs. Josh Barnett for the IGF Championship
Fighting Spirit Festival in Iwaki December 4, 2011 Iwaki Meisei University Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan Atsushi Sawada and Hideki Suzuki vs. Shinichi Suzukawa and Montanha Silva
Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 December 31, 2011 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii
Genome18 February 17, 2012 Tokyo Dome City Hall Tokyo, Japan Jérôme Le Banner (c) vs. Peter Aerts for the IGF Championship
Genome19 March 20, 2012 Fukuoka Kokusai Center Fukuoka, Japan Peter Aerts and Minowaman vs. Shinichi Suzukawa and Atsushi Sawada
Genome20 May 26, 2012 Tokyo Dome City Hall Tokyo, Japan Jérôme Le Banner (c) vs. Alexander Kozlov for the IGF Championship
KF-1 World Martial Arts Tournament July 10, 2012 Shanghai Oriental Sports Center Shanghai, China Jérôme Le Banner (c) vs. Alexander Kozlov for the IGF Championship
Genome21 July 14, 2012 Bodymaker Colosseum Osaka, Japan Jérôme Le Banner (c) vs. Kazuyuki Fujita for the IGF Championship
Genome22 September 29, 2012 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita (c) vs. Bobby Lashley for the IGF Championship
Genome23 October 16, 2012 Tokyo Dome City Hall Tokyo, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Atsushi Sawada
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye World Series in Pakistan December 2, 2012 Lahore National Hockey Stadium Lahore, Pakistan Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Hideki Suzuki
December 5, 2012 Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar, Pakistan Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Shogun Okamoto
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012 December 31, 2012 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Naoya Ogawa
Genome24 February 23, 2013 Tokyo Dome City Hall Tokyo, Japan Naoya Ogawa vs. Atsushi Sawada
Genome25 March 20, 2013 Fukuoka Kokusai Center Fukuoka, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita (c) vs. Erik Hammer for the IGF Championship
Genome26 May 26, 2013 Tokyo Dome City Hall Tokyo, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita and Bobby Lashley vs. Naoya Ogawa and Shinichi Suzukawa
Genome27 July 20, 2013 Bodymaker Colosseum Osaka, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita, Bobby Lashley, Shinichi Suzukawa, Bob Sapp, and Atsushi Sawada vs. Shogun Okamoto, Hiromi Amada, Peter Aerts, Naoya Ogawa, and Hideki Suzuki
Shangai Dojo Opening Anniversary Special Event July 24, 2013 Shanghai Dojo Shanghai, China Peter Aerts vs. Hideki Suzuki
Fields New Model Exhibition September 11, 2013 Prince Park Tower Tokyo, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Shogun Okamoto
Genome28 September 28, 2013 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita (c) vs. Atsushi Sawada for the IGF Championship
Genome29 October 26, 2013 Tokyo Dome City Hall Tokyo, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita (c) vs. Hideki Suzuki for the IGF Championship
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013 December 31, 2013 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita (c) vs. Satoshi Ishii for the IGF Championship
Pakistan–Japan Friendship Festival April 27, 2014 Ueno Park Tokyo, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Shogun Okamoto
Inoki Genome Fight 1 May 5, 2014 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Satoshi Ishii (c) vs. Philip De Fries for the IGF Championship
Genome30 July 13, 2014 Fukuoka Kokusai Center Fukuoka, Japan Naoya Ogawa and Minowaman vs. Hiromi Amada and Jérôme Le Banner
Tohoku Earthquake Restoration Charity Event – Genki Festival 2014 July 20, 2014 Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
July 21, 2014 Sōma, Fukushima, Japan
July 22, 2014 Iwanuma, Miyagi, Japan
July 23, 2014 Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
July 24, 2014 Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan
July 25, 2014 Ōfunato, Iwate, Japan
July 26, 2014 Miyako, Iwate, Japan
July 27, 2014 Aomori, Japan
Inoki Genome Fight 2 August 23, 2014 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Satoshi Ishii (c) vs. Mirko Cro Cop for the IGF Championship
International Pro-Wrestling Festival in Pyongyang August 30, 2014 Pyongyang Arena Pyongyang, North Korea Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Erik Hammer
August 31, 2014
Genome31 October 13, 2014 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Jérôme Le Banner and Naoya Ogawa vs. Erik Hammer and Kazuyuki Fujita
Road to Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 Fan Festival December 1, 2014 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan Daichi Hashimoto vs. Shinya Aoki
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 December 31, 2014 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Mirko Cro Cop (c) vs. Satoshi Ishii for the IGF Championship
Genome32 February 20, 2015 Tokyo Dome City Hall Tokyo, Japan Naoya Ogawa and Wang Bin vs. Minowaman and Atsushi Sawada
Inoki Genome Fight 3 April 11, 2015 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Oli Thompson vs. Minowaman
Genome33 May 5, 2015 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium Osaka, Japan Atsushi Sawada vs. Minowaman
Genome34 June 27, 2015 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Hideki Suzuki vs. Daichi Hashimoto
Inoki Genome Fight 4 August 29, 2015 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Oli Thompson vs. Chris Barnett
Ja Matsuri 2015 October 31, 2015 Minamisōma, Fukushima, Japan
November 1, 2015
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2015 December 31, 2015 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan Oli Thompson vs. Fernando Rodrigues Jr. for the vacant IGF Championship
Genome35 February 26, 2016 Tokyo Dome City Hall Tokyo, Japan Naoya Ogawa vs. Shinya Aoki
Genome36 May 29, 2016 EDION Arena Osaka Osaka, Japan Shinichi Suzukawa and Shinya Aoki vs. Ryoji Sai and Rikiya Fudo
Shanghai Dojo Opening Commemoration Convention August 8, 2016 Shanghai Dojo Shanghai, China Kenso and Minoru Tanaka vs. Alexander Otsuka and Keisuke Okuda
Inoki–Ali 40th Anniversary September 3, 2016 Tokyo, Japan Masakatsu Funaki and Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Shinya Aoki and Alexander Otsuka
NEW Opening Series April 5, 2017 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan Josh Barnett vs. Shinichi Suzukawa
Shanghai Launching Business Convention April 8, 2017 Shanghai, China Kenso and Lin Dong Xuan vs. Alexander Otsuka and Chang Jian Feng
NEW Opening Series April 20, 2017 Shinjuku FACE Tokyo, Japan Shinichi Suzukawa and Masakatsu Funaki vs. Alexander Otsuka and Ryuji Hijikata
April 30, 2017 Fuerai Cube Kasukabe Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan Shinichi Suzukawa and Masakatsu Funaki vs. Alexander Otsuka and Ryuji Hijikata
May 12, 2017 Tochigi Prefectural Cultural Center Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Super Tiger
May 21, 2017 Chiba, Japan Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Super Tiger
NEW Opening Series: Nasu Festival 2017 May 27, 2017 Nasu Highland Park Nasu, Tochigi, Japan Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Super Tiger
NEW 2nd Series June 2, 2017 Tokyo, Japan Kazunari Murakami and Kohei Sato vs. Shinichi Suzukawa and Keisuke Okuda
June 8, 2017 Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan Shinichi Suzukawa and Keisuke Okuda vs. Kohei Sato and Black Tiger
June 17, 2017 Osaka, Japan Shiro Fukumen #1 and Shiro Fukumen #2 vs. Shinichi Suzukawa and Keisuke Okuda
June 18, 2017 Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan Shinichi Suzukawa and Keisuke Okuda vs. Shiro Fukumen #1 and Shiro Fukumen #3
July 7, 2017 Tokyo, Japan Kazunari Murakami and Kohei Sato vs. Keisuke Okuda and Akira Jo
July 15, 2017 Okazaki, Aichi, Japan Kazunari Murakami and Shiro Fukumen #4 vs. Keisuke Okuda and Akira Jo
July 16, 2017 Tsu, Mie, Japan Kazunari Murakami and Shiro Fukumen #4 vs. Keisuke Okuda and Akira Jo
August 25, 2017 Tokyo, Japan
Lucha Libre World Cup 2017 October 9, 2017 Shin-Kiba 1st Ring Tokyo, Japan Mil Muertes vs. Vampiro
October 10, 2017 Korakuen Hall Pagano and Psycho Clown vs. Hi69 and Taiji Ishimori
Japan & China Diplomatic Relations 45th Anniversary November 16, 2017 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita and Kendo Kashin vs. Masakatsu Funaki and Wang Fei
New Pro-Wrestling Toho Eiyu-den December 17, 2017 Shenzhen, China
December 18, 2017
December 21, 2017 Zhuhai, China
Toho Eiyu-den Tokyo Conference March 20, 2018 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan Chang Jian Feng and Xuan Lin Dong vs. Akira Jo and Keisuke Okuda
New Pro-Wrestling Toho Eiyu-den Beijing Conference April 21, 2018 Beijing, China
Dotonbori Pro x Toho Eiyu-den May 27, 2018 EDION Arena Osaka Osaka, Japan Toru (c) vs. Rapid for the WDW Championship
New Pro-Wrestling Toho Eiyu-den Shanghai Conference August 8, 2018 Shanghai, China
August 9, 2018
Dotonbori Pro x Toho Eiyu-den 2 〜 Naniwa Eiyuden October 28, 2018 EDION Arena Osaka Osaka, Japan Billy Ken Kid, Jiang Ma Zhu, and Hasegawa vs. Kuuga, Chang Jian Feng, and Lin Dong Xuan
Toho Eiyu-den Tianjin Conference December 2, 2018 Tianjin, China

See also

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