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AJPW Junior League, the Glossary

The Junior League is an annual professional wrestling round-robin tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling, to decide the promotion's top junior heavyweight wrestler, as well as the #1 contender to the World Junior Heavyweight Championship.^[1]

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Active Advance Pro Wrestling

Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility originally owned and promoted by Taka Michinoku.

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Akira Nogami

is a Japanese professional wrestler and actor, currently working as Akira (occasionally stylised in all-capitals).

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Akira Raijin

(born July 17, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working under the ring name.

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All Japan Pro Wrestling

(AJPW/AJP) or simply All Japan is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established on October 21, 1972, when Giant Baba split away from the Japanese Wrestling Association and created his own promotion.

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Andy Wu

is a Japanese professional wrestler who worked for Wrestle-1 until its closure in 2020.

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Antonio Thomas (wrestler)

Thomas Matera (born December 13, 1978) is an American professional wrestler and personal trainer, better known by his ring name Antonio Thomas.

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Atsuki Aoyagi

is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling.

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Atsushi Aoki

was a Japanese professional wrestler who worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) as a wrestler, president of talent relations and head trainer at their dojo.

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Atsushi Maruyama

is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).

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Último Dragón

, better known by his ring name, is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragon Gate, where he acts as an in-ring talent, trainer and senior advisor.

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Brahman Brothers

and (both born on 5 July 1977) are identical twins and professional wrestlers better known by the ring names and and the team name.

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Bushi (wrestler)

, better known by the ring name Bushi (stylized in all caps as BUSHI), is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of ''Los Ingobernables de Japón''.

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Carl Malenko

Carl Ognibene (born January 25, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist who is best known as Carl Malenko who competed in Battlarts, Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi, All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pride Fighting Championships.

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Chavo Guerrero Sr.

Salvador Guerrero Llanes (January 7, 1949 – February 11, 2017), better known as Chavo Guerrero or Chavo Guerrero Sr., and also known during the 21st century as "Chavo Classic", was an American professional wrestler.

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Chris Sabin

Joshua Harter (born February 4, 1982), better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

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Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

italic Co., Ltd. (CMLL;, "World Wrestling Council") is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City.

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COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

The COVID-19 pandemic in Japan has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths, along with 33,728,878 recoveries.

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Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, Cruiserweight is a weight class but also a term for a fast-paced, aerial-based style of performer.

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Dan Tamura

is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling where he is a former All Asia Tag Team Champions alongside Hikaru Sato.

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Dick Togo

, better known by his ring name, is a Japanese professional wrestler.

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El Lindaman

, better known by his ring name, is a Japanese professional wrestler.

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El Samurai

(born April 19, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler who is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and is better known by his stage name El Samurai.

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Francesco Akira

Francesco Akira Begnini (born November 12, 1999), better known by his ring name Francesco Akira, is an Italian professional wrestler working for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).

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Fuminori Abe

is a Japanese professional wrestler and qualified Buddhist priest, currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions Pro Wrestling Basara (Basara) and Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).

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Glossary of professional wrestling terms

Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence.

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Gran Hamada

, better known by his ring name, is a Japanese professional wrestler, the first to adopt the high-flying Mexican lucha libre style.

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Gran Naniwa

(February 15, 1977 – October 6, 2010) was a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name.

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Hikaru Sato

is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, better known by the ring name.

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Hiroshi Yamato

, better known by his ring name, is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works as a freelancer.

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Hokuto Omori

is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist currently signed to the Japanese promotions All Japan Pro Wrestling where he is a former All Asia Tag Team Champion.

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Jimmy Yang

James Carson Yun (born May 13, 1981) is an American professional wrestler and actor.

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Kai (wrestler)

is a Japanese professional wrestler better known under the ring name Kai (stylized in all capital letters).

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Katsuhiko Nakajima

is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer.

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Kaz Hayashi

, best known by the ring name, is a Japanese business executive and retired professional wrestler who last competed in Gleat and serves as the company's chief technical officer (CTO).

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Kazuhiko Masada

(born May 23, 1975) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mostly known for his ring name Mazada (written in all capitals).

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Kazuhiro Tamura

is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling Heat Up where he is the owner of the company and the current Heat Up Universal Champion.

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Kazuki Hashimoto

is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), competing in the Strong J division, where he is a former BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion.

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Keisuke Ishii

is a Japanese professional wrestler trained by and signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).

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Kendo Kashin

Tokimitsu Ishizawa (Ishizawa Tokimitsu, born August 5, 1968), better known by his ring name Kendo Kashin (ケンドー・カシン, Kendō Kashin), is a Japanese professional wrestler.

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Kenny Omega

Tyson Smith (born October 16, 1983), better known by the ring name Kenny Omega, is a Canadian-born professional wrestler.

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Kentaro Shiga

is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer.

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Koji Iwamoto

is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling.

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Koji Kanemoto

is a Japanese professional wrestler of Zainichi Korean descent.

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Kotaro Suzuki

, better known by the ring name, is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer.

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Masaaki Mochizuki

is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Dragon Gate and Pro Wrestling Noah.

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Masashi Takeda

is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, primarily working for Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Deathmatch division.

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Menso-re Oyaji

, is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working under the name for All Japan Pro Wrestling where he is a former four-time Gaora TV Champion.

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Mike Davis (wrestler)

Michael Davis (November 2, 1955– December 25, 2001) was an American professional wrestler best known as one half of the tag team Rock 'n' Roll RPMs with Tommy Lane which lasted several years.

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Mineo Fujita

Mineo Fujita (born November 28, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler.

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Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)

, also known by the ring names and the mononymous, is a Japanese professional wrestler, shoot wrestler and mixed martial artist.

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Mitsuharu Misawa

was a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter.

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Naruki Doi

is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing for Dragon Gate, DDT Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro-Wrestling as a freelancer.

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Nosawa Rongai

, better known by his ring names Nosawa and, (born December 17, 1976) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling and various independent promotions.

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NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship

The NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship started in 1979.

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Petey Williams

Peter Williams III (born August 26, 1981) is a Canadian professional wrestler.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often referred to as pro wrestling, or simply, wrestling) is a form of athletic theater that combines mock combat with drama, under the premise (known colloquially as kayfabe), that the performers are competitive wrestlers.

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Professional wrestling tournament

On various occasions in professional wrestling, a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a champion for a vacant or newly-created championship, to determine the number-one contender for a championship, or is held with no championship or #1 championship contendorship attached to winning such as most editions of the King of the Ring tournament.

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Rising Hayato

, better known by his ring name is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling.

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Round-robin tournament

A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.

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Ryuji Hijikata

(born May 17, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler also known under the ring name.

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Satoru Asako

is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah.

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Seiki Yoshioka

, previously known as Seiki (stylized in all capital letters), is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, and a member of the Stinger stable, led by Yoshinari Ogawa.

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Shiro Koshinaka

is a Japanese professional wrestler who has competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Wrestle Association "R" (WAR) during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Shuji Kondo

is a Japanese professional wrestler.

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Silver King (wrestler)

César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón (9 January 1968 – 11 May 2019) was a Mexican luchador enmascarado (masked wrestler).

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Soma Takao

is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).

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Super Crazy

Francisco Islas Rueda (born December 3, 1973), better known by his ring name Super Crazy, is a Mexican luchador (or professional wrestler).

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Taka Michinoku

(born October 26, 1973), better known by his ring name (stylized as TAKA Michinoku), is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist.

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Takeshi Minamino

, (born December 24, 1985) better known by the ring name, is a Japanese professional wrestler.

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Takuya Sugi

is a Japanese professional wrestler from Shizuoka.

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Tatsuhito Takaiwa

is a Zainichi-Korean professional wrestler.

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Tomato Kaji

is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions Kaientai Dojo, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling and many others.

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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA Wrestling or simply TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

(born November 21, 1964) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler.

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Ultraseven

is a Japanese tokusatsu science fiction television series created by Eiji Tsuburaya.

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World Junior Heavyweight Championship (AJPW)

The Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF) is a professional wrestling world title in Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling, contested exclusively among junior heavyweight (The original World Junior Heavyweight Championship belt had a similar design to the title it replaced, the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship, which had been around since 1982 and only replacing the word "International" with "World".

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World's Strongest Tag Determination League

The, more commonly known in the West as the Real World Tag League, is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling since 1977, usually, run on the first weeks of December. AJPW Junior League and World's Strongest Tag Determination League are all Japan Pro Wrestling tournaments.

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Yasushi Tsujimoto

, better known by his ringname "brother" Yasshi (stylised as "brother" YASSHI), is a Japanese professional wrestler, known for his appearances in El Dorado Wrestling, Dragon Gate, and All Japan Pro Wrestling.

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Yo-Hey

, better known by his ring name Yo-Hey (stylised in all capital letters), is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), where he is a member of the Good Looking Guys stable.

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Yoshihiro Tajiri

is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter primarily known under the ring name Tajiri (sometimes stylized as "TAJIRI"), he has also competed under his real name as well as under the names Aquarius and Kikkoman and briefly worked as the masked character Tigre Blanco.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJPW_Junior_League

Also known as AJPW Junior Hyper League, Jr. Battle of Glory, Junior Battle of Glory, Junior Hyper League.

, Mitsuharu Misawa, Naruki Doi, Nosawa Rongai, NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship, Petey Williams, Professional wrestling, Professional wrestling tournament, Rising Hayato, Round-robin tournament, Ryuji Hijikata, Satoru Asako, Seiki Yoshioka, Shiro Koshinaka, Shuji Kondo, Silver King (wrestler), Soma Takao, Super Crazy, Taka Michinoku, Takeshi Minamino, Takuya Sugi, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Tomato Kaji, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Ultraseven, World Junior Heavyweight Championship (AJPW), World's Strongest Tag Determination League, Yasushi Tsujimoto, Yo-Hey, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Yoshinari Ogawa, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yuma Aoyagi, Yusuke Kodama, Yusuke Okada (wrestler).

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All Japan Pro Wrestling tournaments

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