Pro-Wrestling Basara

Pro-Wrestling Basara (Japanese: プロレスリングBASARA, Hepburn: Puroresuringu Basara) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.^[1][2] The promotion was founded in 2015 as a sub-brand of DDT Pro-Wrestling and was essentially a relaunch of Union Pro Wrestling, acquired by DDT in 2005.^[3] On January 1, 2020, Basara became an independent promotion.^[4]

Pro-Wrestling Basara

Founded	2015 (brand) 2019 (company)
Style	Puroresu Comedy wrestling
Headquarters	Room 101 Yotsuya Bit House, 1-3-35 Wakaba, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Founder(s)	Isami Kodaka
Owner(s)	Isami Kodaka
Split from	DDT Pro-Wrestling
Predecessor	Union Pro Wrestling
Website	www.basarapw.com

History

Basara in DDT (2015–2019)

Having been active between 1993 and 1995, Union Pro Wrestling (UPW) was revived by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) in 2005, with shows headlined by Poison Sawada, Shuji Ishikawa and Isami Kodaka.^[5] On October 4, 2015, UPW held its last show, celebrating its 10th anniversary.^[2] On October 7, Kodaka announced the formation of a new promotion that would replace UPW, named Pro-Wrestling Basara.^[3] The name "Basara" reads either as "eccentricity" (婆娑羅) or "Vajra" (伐折羅) and, according to Kodaka, relates back to the kabukimono which were gangs of samurai who dressed in flamboyant clothing and donned uncommon hairstyles. Basara was founded to "do something rebellious against the new, flashy style of wrestling".^[3][6] The Union Max Championship, formerly the top prize in Union Pro, was kept to be contested as the only singles championship in Basara.^[7]

Independence (2020–present)

On June 11, 2019, it was announced Basara would be splitting up from DDT and become an independent company starting January 1, 2020.^[8][4] On August 7, 2019, Pro-Wrestling Basara LLC (合同会社プロレスリングBASARA, Gōdō gaisha Puroresuringu Basara) was officially registered.^[9] In October, the third edition of the annual "Iron Fist Tag Tournament" led to the creation of Basara's first tag team championship, the Iron Fist Tag Team Championship.^[10] Since its independence, Basara has had partnerships with other Japanese promotions such as Dove Pro Wrestling^[11] or Wrestling of Darkness 666,^[12] and has used the UWA World Trios Championship as its trios title along with Big Japan Pro Wrestling.

On June 9, 2025, Kodaka stepped down from his position as president of the company due to the promotion's struggles in attracting audiences. Ryota Nakatsu subsequently became president, while Kodaka remained the company's representative. Alongside Nakatsu's appointment, Takumi Tsukamoto was named Head of Sales, and Takato Nakano was appointed Wrestlers' Representative.^[13]

Roster

Ryota Nakatsu

Isami Kodaka

There are two central units in Basara:

• Main Unit^[a]
• Asian Kung Fu Revolution^[b]

Ring name	Real name	Unit [14]	Notes
Banana Senga[15]	Tatsuhito Senga	N/A	Freelancer
Daichi Kazato [ja][16]	Daichi Kazato	Asian Kung Fu Revolution
Daiki Shimomura[17]	Unknown	Main Unit
Fuma[18]	Hiroo Tsumaki	Asian Kung Fu Revolution	Iron Fist Tag Team Champion
Gouma Ryu [ja][19]	Ken'ichirō Kawabe	Main Unit
Isami Kodaka[20]	Unknown	Main Unit
Kubito[21]	Yusuke Kubo	Asian Kung Fu Revolution
Lil Kraken[22]	Tetsuo Usui	Main Unit
Masato Kamino[23]	Unknown	Main Unit
Minoru Fujita[24]	Minoru Fujita	N/A	Freelancer
Ryota Nakatsu[25]	Unknown	Main Unit	Union Max Champion
Ryuichi Sekine[26]	Undisclosed	Main Unit	Iron Fist Tag Team Champion
Sagat[27]	Hiroshi Sagawa	Main Unit
Takato Nakano[28]	Unknown	Main Unit
Takeru Inoue[29]	Unknown	Main Unit
Takumi Tsukamoto[30]	Takumi Tsukamoto	Main Unit
Trans-Am★Hiroshi[31]	Hiroshi Fukuda	Asian Kung Fu Revolution
Tsutomu Oosugi[32]	Tsutomu Oosugi	N/A	Freelancer
Yasu Urano[33]	Unknown	N/A	Freelancer

Alumni/guests

• Kaji Tomato
• Kohei Kinoshita
• Leo Isaka
• Ryuichi Kawakami
• Tank Nagai

Championships

Championship	Current champion(s)		Reign	Date won	Days held	Location	Notes	Ref.
Union Max Championship		Ryota Nakatsu	3	March 2, 2025	156+	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Masato Kamino at Basara 272: Oji no Kitsune 27.	[7]
Iron Fist Tag Team Championship		Hyakushou Ikki (Fuma and Ryuichi Sekine)	1 (2, 1)	February 21, 2025	165+	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) at Basara 271: Utage.	[34]
UWA World Trios Championship		Aagan Iisou (Toru Owashi, Shuji Kondo and Takuya Sugawara)	1 (6, 3, 4)	October 24, 2021	1,381+	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Sento Minzoku (Isami Kodaka, Minoru Fujita and Daiki Shimomura) at Basara 173. The title is also recognized by Big Japan Pro Wrestling.	[35]

Tournaments

Accomplishment	Last winner(s)	Date won	Location	Notes
Itadaki	Ryota Nakatsu	May 23, 2025	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Keisuke Ishii in the tournament final.
Iron Fist Tag Tournament	Harimau (Ryota Nakatsu and Kazusada Higuchi)	November 7, 2023	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Takumi Tsukamoto and Sagat in the tournament final.

Broadcaster

• Niconico (2020–present)

See also

• Japan portal

• Professional wrestling in Japan
• List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan