Tenryu Project

Tenryu Project (Japanese: 天龍プロジェクト, Hepburn: Tenryū Purojekuto)^[1] is an independent Japanese professional wrestling promotion. The promotion was founded by and is owned by puroresu legend Genichiro Tenryu, who has owned and operated it since its creation in 2010.^[2] The Tenryu project is the successor to Tenryu's WAR promotion that ran from 1992 until 2000 as well as Tenryu's Super World of Sports (SWS) that existed from 1990 until 1992. The Tenryu Project have very few wrestlers under full-time contract and acts as a booking office for those under contract. For their shows they work with other Japanese wrestling promotions or hire freelance wrestlers to compete. After Tenryu's in-ring retirement match, Tenryu Project stopped running shows. After 5 years since Tenryu's retirement, a special Anniversary show was held in 2020 titled "Kakumei Densho".^[3]

Tenryu Project

Founded	2010 (re-established) November 15, 2020
Style	Puroresu
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Founder(s)	Genichiro Tenryu
Owner(s)	Genichiro Tenryu
Predecessor	Wrestle Association R
Website	https://tenryuproject2010.com

Tenryu Project was re-established with a tour in 2021 titled "Survive the Revolution".^[4]

Roster

Regular roster

Ring name[5]	Real name	Notes
Keita Yano[6]	Keita Yano	Signed to Professional Wrestling Wallabee
Kengo [ja][7]	Kengo Nishimura	Freelancer
Kenichiro Arai[8]	Kenichiro Arai	Signed to Dragon Gate
Kohei Sato[9]	Kohei Sato	Freelancer
Masayuki Kono[10]	Masayuki Kono	Freelancer

Sporadic appearances

Ring name[5]	Real name	Notes
Daichi Hashimoto	Daichi Hashimoto	Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team Champion Signed to BJW
Fujita[11]	Minoru Fujita	Freelancer
Hideyoshi Kamitani[12]	Hideyoshi Kamitani	Signed to BJW
Hikaru Sato[13]	Hiroaki Sato	International Junior Heavyweight Champion Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team Champion Signed to Pancrase Mission
Hub[14]	Yuto Kigawa	Freelancer
Jun Saito[15]	Jun Saito	Signed to AJPW
Kamikaze[16]	Shoichi Maruyama	Freelancer
Kazuki Hashimoto[17]	Kazuki Hashimoto	Signed to BJW
Kazumasa Yoshida[18]	Kazumasa Yoshida	Signed to BJW
Kikutaro[19]	Mitsunobu Kikuzawa	Freelancer
Kengo Mashimo[20]	Kengo Mashimo	Signed to 2AW
Mammoth Sasaki[21]	Yoshinori Sasaki	Signed to Pro Wrestling Freedoms
Mazada[22]	Kazuhiro Masada	Freelancer
Minoru Suzuki[23]	Minoru Suzuki	Signed to Pancrase Mission
Mizuki Watase[24]	Mizuki Watase	Signed to CyberFight (Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling)
Leona [ja][25]	Reona Fujinami	Signed to Dradition
Rei Saito[26]	Rei Saito	Signed to AJPW
Rey Paloma [ja][27]	Jiro Kumagae	Signed to Dove Pro-Wrestling
Ricky Fuji[28]	Masanori Morimura	Signed to 2AW
Ryuki Honda[29]	Ryuki Honda	Signed to AJPW
Shigehiro Irie[30]	Shigehiro Irie	Freelancer
Shota[31]	Shota Suzuki	Signed to CyberFight (Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling)
Sushi[32]	Akira Kawabata	Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team Champion Freelancer
Takuro Niki[33]	Unknown	International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Signed to 2AW
Tatsuhito Takaiwa[34]	Tatsuhito Takaiwa	Freelancer
Tatsuya Hanami [ja][35]	Unknown	Signed to 2AW
Toru[36]	Toru Matsunaga	Signed to Total Triumph Team Pro-Wrestling
Towa Iwasaki[37]	Towa Iwasaki	Signed to Pro-Wrestling Burst
Yuya Susumu[38]	Yuya Susumu	Signed to Pro Wrestling Freedoms

Notable guests/alumni

• Genichiro Tenryu
• Kuuga
• Mitsunobu Kikuzawa
• Nosawa Rongai
• Ryuichi Kawakami
• Taru

Championships and accomplishments

Current championships

As of May 17, 2025, Tenryu Project has four recognized championships, the first three revived from WAR.^[39]

Championship	Current champion(s)		Reign	Date won	Days held	Location	Notes	Ref.
International Junior Heavyweight Championship		Yusuke Kodama	1	August 22, 2024	268	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Yuya Susumu at Light My Fire Vol. 5.	[40][41]
International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship		Yuya Susumu and Kengo	1 (2, 1)	October 15, 2024	214	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Naoki Tanizaki and Yusuke Kodama at Light My Fire Vol. 7.	[42][43]
WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship		Daichi Hashimoto, Hikaru Sato and Sushi	1 (2, 1, 1)	February 20, 2025	86	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Shigehiro Irie, Koji Iwamoto and Kouki Iwasaki at Light My Fire Vol. 10.	[44]
United National Heavyweight Tag Team Championship		Kohei Sato and Masayuki Kono	1	October 15, 2024	214	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Hideki Suzuki and Hikaru Sato at Light My Fire Vol. 7.	[45][43]

Tournaments

Accomplishment	Last winner(s)	Date won	Location	Notes
Ryūkon Cup	Kengo	November 19, 2023	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Keita Yano in the tournament final.

Notable shows

First Show

The first show ever held under the "Tenryu Project" banner took place on April 19, 2010 in the Shinjuku Face arena in Tokyo, Japan.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Mitsuo Momota defeated Masao Orihara	Singles match	09:15
2	Bear Fukuda defeated Chango	Singles match	08:54
3	Kyoko Inoue and Munenori Sawa defeated Keita Yano and Manami Toyota	Tag team match	14:33
4	Masaaki Mochizuki defeated Naoki Tanizaki and Susumu Yokosuka	Three-way match for the vacant WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship	22:13
5	Genichiro Tenryu and Sanshiro Takagi defeated Arashi and Dick Togo	Tag team match	20:03

Genichiro Tenryu Retirement: Revolution Final Tour

Genichiro Tenryu started his retirement tour with a show at the Shin-Kiba 1st Ring arena on March 6, 2015.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Shota defeated Mitsunobu Kikuzawa	Singles match	09:20
2	Buki defeated Dragon Joker	Singles match	07:40
3	Kazuki Hashimoto defeated Ryuji Hijikata	Singles match	10:18
4	Great Kojika and Ryuichi Kawakami defeated Nosawa Rongai and Ricky Fuji	Tag team match	12:22
5	Kengo (c) defeated Choden Senshi Battle Ranger	Singles match for the UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship	12:11
6	Arashi and Genichiro Tenryu defeated Kotaro Nasu and Toru Sugiura	Tag team match	10:11
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

Genichiro Tenryu Retirement: Revolution Final Tour in Shinjuku

This event took place on April 3, 2015.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Ricky Fuji defeated Mitsunobu Kikuzawa	Singles match	08:11
2	Kazuki Hashimoto and Ryuji Hijikata defeated Gamelas and Nosawa Rongai	Tag team match	12:40
3	Kengo (c) defeated Kaze	Singles match for the UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship	11:33
4	Arashi and Great Kojika defeated the Great Kabuki and Masao Inoue	Tag team match	11:51
5	Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Dragon Joker	Singles match	16:15
6	Buki, Heddi French and Ryuichi Kawakami (c) defeated Kotaro Nasu, Shota and Toru Sugiura	Six-man tag team match for the Tenryu Project World Six Man Tag Team Championship	17:14
7	Genichiro Tenryu and Shiro Koshinaka defeated Konosuke Takeshita and Sanshiro Takagi	Tag team match	08:35
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

Genichiro Tenryu Retirement: Revolution Final Tour in Korakuen

This event took place at the Korakuen Hall on September 2, 2015.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Ricky Fuji and Great Kabuki defeated Great Kojika and Kikutaro	Tag team match	09:02
2	Kotaru Nasu defeated Dragon Joker	Singles match for the vacant UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship	10:08
3	Kendo Kashin and Kenichiro Arai defeated Nosawa Rongai and Yoshinari Ogawa	Tag team match	10:52
4	Arashi, Kazunari Murakami and Koki Kitahara defeated Buki, Hikaru Sato and Manabu Soya	Six-man tag team match	16:49
5	Kuuga and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Minoru Fujita and Yuji Hino	Tag team match	16:55
6	Genichiro Tenryu and Katsuyori Shibata defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka)	Tag team match	20:26

Genichiro Tenryu Retirement: Revolution Final

November 15, 2015 at Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo. Last card of the promotion before the 2020 revival.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Ricky Fuji and Sanshiro Takagi defeated Kikutaro and The Winger	Tag team match	08:41
2	Dash Chisako and Sendai Sachiko defeated Cassandra Miyagi and Meiko Satomura	Tag team match	09:29
3	Fujita, Kuuga, Onryo, Taru and Yasu Kubota defeated Dragon Joker, Gurukun Mask, Jyushin Thunder Liger, Ryota Chikuzen and Shigeno Shima	Ten-man tag team match	11:16
4	Buki, Great Kabuki and Kai defeated Great Kojika, Jun Kasai and Toru Sugiura	Six-man tag team match	08:57
5	Kendo Kashin and Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Kenichiro Arai and Nosawa Rongai	Tag team match	12:47
6	Hikaru Sato, Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kazuki Hashimoto defeated Koki Kitahara, Kotaro Nasu and Ryuji Hijikata	Six-man tag team match	13:08
7	Arashi and Shiro Koshinaka defeated Taiyo Kea and Yuto Aijima	Tag team match	09:54
8	Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Yoshihiro Takayama defeated Minoru Suzuki and Kazunari Murakami	Tag team match	13:10
9	Riki Choshu and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Akitoshi Saito and Ryuichi Kawakami	Tag team match	13:46
10	Suwama and Yuji Okabayashi defeated Kazuyuki Fujita and Daisuke Sekimoto	Tag team match	18:54
11	Kazuchika Okada defeated Genichiro Tenryu	Singles match (Tenryu's retirement match)	17:27

Revolutionary Tradition: Genichiro Tenryu Retirement 5th Anniversary

Held on November 15, 2020 at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

No.	Results[46]	Stipulations	Times[46]
1	Great Kojika and Masao Inoue defeated Ricky Fuji and Shota by submission	Tag team match	11:08
2	Onryo defeated Kenichiro Arai by pinfall	Singles match	8:50
3	Ryuji Hijikata and Chihiro Hashimoto defeated Hideyoshi Kamitani and Dash Chisako by technical knockout	Tag team match	12:50
4	Hideki Suzuki and Yuya Susumu defeated Masayuki Kono and Kotaro Nasu by pinfall	Tag team match	11:19
5	Hikaru Sato, Yuji Hino and Ryuichi Kawakami defeated Minoru Suzuki, Kengo Mashimo and Kengo by submission	Six-man tag team match	23:57
6	Genichiro Tenryu vs. Kazuchika Okada ended in a draw	Talk battle	34:43

See also

• WAR
• Super World of Sports