This article is about the two promotions that have administered the International Wrestling Alliance titles in Japan. For an earlier Japanese promotion in the 1950s called International Pro Wrestling Force, see Masahiko Kimura. For the IWA Japan promotion established in 1994, see International Wrestling Association of Japan.
Professional wrestling promotion active from 1966 until 1981
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International Wrestling Enterprise
Acronym
IWE
Founded
October 1966
Defunct
September 30, 1981
Headquarters
Harada Building, 2-14-2, Takadanobaba, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Founder(s)
Isao Yoshihara
Parent
Tokyo Broadcasting System
Split from
Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance
Successor
IWA Kakutō Shijuku/International Wrestling Promotion (unofficial)
International Wrestling Enterprise (国際プロレス, Kokusai Puroresu)[a] was a professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1966 to 1981.[1] Founded by Isao Yoshihara, it was affiliated with the American Wrestling Association in the United States and also had tie-ins with promotions in Canada[2] and Europe. In 1972, it became the first Japanese promotion to bring European wrestler André the Giant to the country.[3] The promotion cooperated with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and later, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW);[4] the three promotions later came together for an interpromotional event, organized by Tokyo Sports, held at Budokan Hall on August 26, 1979.[5]
When IWE closed its doors in 1981,[6] Inoue, Hara, Tsurumi, and Fuyuki joined AJPW, while Kimura, Hamaguchi and Teranishi joined NJPW as a stable that formed the first "invasion" angle in history, later copied by the Japanese UWF, Japan Pro-Wrestling, and the nWo in WCW in America. The promotion is also credited for making Rusher Kimura a major star in Japanese Puroresu and holding Japan's first steel cage match.[3] Isao Yoshihara eventually became a booker in New Japan, until his death in 1985.
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^International Wrestling Enterprise history at Puroresu.com
^Laflamme, Steve (2004). "Int'l Wrestling - Montreal #10 Page #2". KayfabeMemories.com. Regional Territories: Int'l Wrestling - Montreal. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ abSchramm, Chris (2007). "SLAM! Wrestling: "Master of the Steel Cage" Rusher Kimura dead at the age of 68". SLAM! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"New Japan Pro Wrestling". Promotions. OnlineWorldofWrestling.com. 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^Horie, Masanori (May 15, 2000). "Nippon Budokan". View From the Rising Sun. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^History of Puroresu - 1981 at Puroresu.com
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