Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling is a Major and Hardcore pro wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan.
The FMW promotion was founded on July 28, 1989 by Atsushi Onita.
Known for its hardcore wrestling style, FMW featured matches involving weapons like barbed wire and fire, with its first show held on October 6, 1989. In the late 1990s, FMW briefly collaborated with Extreme Championship Wrestling and had DVDs released in the U.S. by Tokyopop.
In 2015, FMW was revived as Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW but ceased holding events after 2018. In 2021, Onita launched Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling-Explosion (FMW-E), focusing on exploding death matches. The promotion was featured in the third season of Vice TV's docuseries Dark Side of the Ring in September 2021.
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling: Info
- Promotion Type Major, Hardcore
- Continent
Asia - Date Established July 28, 1989
- Country
Japan - Location Tokyo, Japan
- Founder Atsushi Onita
- Owners
- Real Name Atsushi Onita ( May 6, 2021 - Present)
- Real Name Yukihide Ueno, Akihito Ichihara ( April 3, 2015 - April 8, 2018)
- Real Name Shoichi Arai ( May 6, 1995 - February 15, 2002)
- Real Name Atsushi Onita ( July 28, 1989 - May 5, 1995)
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Promotion Names
- Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling-Explosion - FMW-E ( May 6, 2021 - Present)
- Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW - FMW ( April 3, 2015 - April 8, 2018)
- Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling - FMW ( July 28, 1989 - February 15, 2002)
- Logo History
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2nd Revival Logo May 6, 2021 -
1st Revival Logo April 3, 2015 April 8, 2018 - Original Logo July 28, 1989 February 15, 2002
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