Exploring the history of the All-Japan Women's Professional Wrestling
Exploring the History of All-Japan Women's Professional Wrestling Wrestling has long been one of the most popular sports in Japan, and the All-Japan Women's Professional Wrestling (AJW) is one of the major organizations in the country. It was founded in 1952 as the pre-dominant female wrestling promotion in Japan as an alternative to the male-dominated Japanese Professional Wrestling Alliance (JWA). But what does AJW look like today? How has it changed since its inception? What is the significance of its history? AJW has been around for nearly 70 years now and has grown from a small promotion in the 1950s to a hugely successful organization that has produced some of the greatest female wrestlers of all time. The promotion has grown in popularity thanks to its hard-hitting style and exciting matches, with some of the biggest stars in professional wrestling, such as Bull Nakano, Manami Toyota, and Ayako Hamada, making their name in the AJW. The mission of the AJW has always be...