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A Beginners Guide to Pro Wrestling BASARA

Pro Wrestling BASARA came about in the aftermath of Union Max’s closure in 2015. Led by Isami Kodaka, BASARA formed to rebel against the new, flashy style of wrestling, and to this day they still regularly hold legitimate hardcore matches. BASARA would be a branch of DDT Pro Wrestling but not a part of the main company. The original roster consisted of former Union wrestlers Isami Kodaka, Hiroshi Fukuda (now Trans Am ☆ Hiroshi), Gouma Ryu, Daichi Kazato, SAGAT, and fresh out of the DDT dojo FUMA. Ironically, when Union Max dissolved, current BASARA wrestler Yusuke Kubo chose to leave wrestling and join DDT’s video staff.

On June 11, 2019 it was announced that BASARA would be leaving the DDT umbrella of brands and become its own completely independent company. They have established their own website, fan club and merchandise store in the months since the announcement was made. BASARA is going the route of companies like TripleSix, 2AW, and their rival Dove Pro Wrestling and will be having their shows filmed by Nico Pro and aired at a later date with commentary provided by one or two members of the BASARA roster.

BASARA’s inherited Union Max Championship from the defunct Union Max. The title has changed hands 8 times since the creation of BASARA. Isami Kodaka was the first Union Max Champion under the BASARA regime, and has held the title twice. The timeline for the title is as follows:

  1. Isami Kodaka: 12/25/16-01/06/17… defeated Trans Am Hiroshi to reactivate the title
  2. FUMA: 01/06/17-03/23/17
  3. Trans Am ☆  Ryuichi: 03/23/17-10/01/17… was the first freelancer to hold the title
  4. Isami Kodaka: 10/1/017-05/03/18… was his second reign with BASARA and 4th time overall holding the Union Max Championship
  5. Naoki Tanizaki: 05/03/18-09/21/18
  6. Ryota Nakatsu: 09/21/18-05/06/19
  7. Ryuichi Sekine: 05/06/19-11/03/19
  8. Masahiro Takanashi: 11/03/2019- current title holder

BASARA recently has shifted it’s focus to establishing their tag team division. Initially, BASARA had the Iron Fist Tag Team Tournament every year to crown the best tag team in their company. The tournament was created by FUMA as a way to prove himself and Yusuke Kubo were the best tag team in BASARA. In 2019 BASARA announced that the tournament winner’s this year would be BASARA’s inaugural Iron Fist Tag Team Champions. The tournament came down to Sento Minzoku (Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura) and Iron Priest (FUMA & Yusuke Kubo). It took Iron Priest three tries to win the tournament they created but Iron Priest became BASARA’s inaugural Iron Fist Tag Team Champions.

BASARA has also played host to a few different sets of trios titles. Big Japan Pro Wrestling’s Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championships were held by Metal Family (SAGAT, Yusuke Kubo, & FUMA) and Sento Minzoku ( Isami Kodaka, Minoru Fujita, Ryuichi Sekine) in 2019. Currently the UWA 6-Man Championships are calling BASARA home. First they were held by Sento Minzoku (Ryuichi Sekine, Isami Kodaka, & Daiki Shimomura), then the team of Takato Nakano, Takumi Tsukamoto, and Yasu Urano, and currently SPARKY (Naoki Tanizaki, Ryota Nakatsu, & Akiyori Takizawa).

BASARA is kind of unique in the fact it has a set roster but also regularly brings in freelance talents. When most companies try to do this it tends to overshadow their full time employees but for BASARA it actually works really well. BASARA also has good working relationships with many other companies that allows them to talent share. These companies include Big Japan Pro Wrestling, TripleSix, Dove Pro Wrestling, 2AW, and All Japan Pro Wrestling. Dove Pro is their rival company, and every summer they a showdown between the two roster. Some notable talents BASARA brings in are…

  • Ikuto Hidaka (Pro Wrestling Zero1)
  • GUNSO (Dove Pro Wrestling)
  • Minoru Fujita (freelancer)
  • HAYATA (NOAH)
  • Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW)
  • Rey Paloma (Dove Pro Wrestling)
  • Madoka (freelancer)
  • Yuko Miyamoto (TripleSix)
  • Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH)
  • Kenshin Chikano (Dove Pro Wrestling)
  • Masashi Takeda (freelancer)
  • Yuji Hino (freelancer)
  • HI69 (NOAH)
  • Koji Iwamoto (AJPW)
  • Kabuki Kid (Dove Pro Wrestling)
  • Atsushi Maruyama (AJPW)
  • Jun Kasai (FREEDOMS)
  • Shoichi Uchida (Dove Pro Wrestling)
  • Jaki Numazawa (BJW)
  • Jun Masaoka (freelancer)

While times they are a changing in BASARA, it is still a very fun little company with a bright future in the up-coming days.

News Round-Up: May 14, 2022

Full results from today’s event at the Takashimadaira Ward Community Center:

  1. Banana Senga def. Lil’ Kraken
  2. Yasu Urano def. Daichi Kazato
  3. Tsutomu Oosugi def. Takato Nakano
  4. Sento Minzoku (Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura) def. SPARKY (SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa)
  5. Takumi Tsukamoto & Fuminori Abe & Masato Kamino def.  Asian Kung-Fu Revolution (FUMA & Trans-Am ☆ Hiroshi) & Antonio Honda

News Round-Up: May 13, 2022

Last-minute rundown for tomorrow’s show at Takashimadaira Ward Community Center. Masks will be required to be worn at all times during the event. Temperatures will be taken upon entry, and persons with temperatures above 37.5°C (99.5°F) will be turned away without question. If you are or recently have been ill, please do not attend. Alcohol gel sanitizer will be available at the entrance. In the event of potential exposure, BASARA will contact ticket holders via the email they reserved their tickets from. Photography and videography are both permitted by BASARA but there are rules. Videos cannot be longer than 60 seconds and BASARA would prefer you do not record music (entrance songs). Photography is heartily welcomed and encouraged by BASARA, they just ask you to be aware of your surroundings and don’t obstruct other’s line of vision. BASARA encourages fans to share their pictures and videos on social media and to use the hashtag #basara_pw. Fan club priority entrance for the show will be from 11:45-11:55 JST and the doors will open for general admission at 12:00 JST. The show will start at 12:00 JST and card for the show is as follows:

  1. Lil’ Kraken vs Banana Senga
  2. Daichi Kazato vs Yasu Urano
  3. Takato Nakano vs Tsutomu Oosugi
  4. Sento Minzoku (Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura) vs SPARKY (SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa)
  5. Takumi Tsukamoto & Fuminori Abe & Masato Kamino vs Asian Kung-Fu Revolution (FUMA & Trans-Am ☆ Hiroshi) & Antonio Honda

April 28, 2022: Shin-Kiba 1ST RING

Takato Nakano def. Lil’ Kraken

(photo credit to Twitter user @itokei_)

Speed of Sounds (Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga) def. SPARKY (SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa)

(photo credit to Twitter user @itokei_)

Masato Kamino def. Isami Kodaka

(photo credit to Twitter user @seekyourturn)

Asian Kung-Fu Revolution (FUMA, Trans-Am ☆ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato) def. Takumi Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Yasu Urano

(photo credit to Twitter user @itokei_)

The match initially ended in a draw due to both teams cheating, but I rematch immediately happened. Initially Gouma Ryu accompanied Tsukamoto, Abe and Urano to the ring, but he switched sides during the rematch and is the newest member of Asian Kung-Fu Revolution.

GRACE GROUP presents- Union MAX Championship Match: Ryota Nakatsu def. Daiki Shimomura

(photo credit to Twitter user @itokei_)

News Round-Up: April 28, 2022

(photo credit to Twitter user @nAomsso)

Full results from today’s event at Shin-Kiba 1ST RING:

  1. Takato Nakano def. Lil Kraken
  2. Speed of Sounds (Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga) def. SPARKY (SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa)
  3. Masato Kamino def. Isami Kodaka
  4. Asian Kung-Fu Revolution (FUMA, Trans-Am ☆ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato) def. Takumi Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Yasu Urano
    • The match initially ended in a draw due to both teams cheating, but I rematch immediately happened. Initially Gouma Ryu accompanied Tsukamoto, Abe and Urano to the ring, but he switched sides during the rematch and is the newest member of Asian Kung-Fu Revolution.
  5. GRACE GROUP presents- Union MAX Championship Match: Ryota Nakatsu def. Daiki Shimomura

April 12, 2022: Shin-Kiba 1ST RING

Asian Kung-Fu Revolution (FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato) def. Takumi Tsukamoto, Lil Kraken & Yasu Urano

(photo credit to Twitter user @itokei_)

Jacket Match: Fuminori Abe def. Gouma Ryu

(photo credit to Twitter user @Hassy0924)

Sento Minzoku (Daiki Shimomura & Minoru Fujita) def. SPARKY (Ryota Nakatsu & Akiyori Takizawa)

(photo credit to Twitter user @nicoprowres)

Shigehiro Irie def. SAGAT

(photo credit to Twitter user @itokei_)

Iron Fist Tag Team Championship Match: Speed of Sounds (Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga) def. Aijin Tag (Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino)

(photo credit to Twitter user @itokei_)

News Round-Up: April 12, 2022

(photo credit to Twitter user @nicoprowres)
  1. Asian Kung-Fu Revolution (FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato) def. Takumi Tsukamoto, Lil Kraken & Yasu Urano
  2. Jacket Match: Fuminori Abe def. Gouma Ryu
  3. Sento Minzoku (Daiki Shimomura & Minoru Fujita) def. SPARKY (Ryota Nakatsu & Akiyori Takizawa)
  4. Shigehiro Irie def. SAGAT
  5. Iron Fist Tag Team Championship Match: Speed of Sounds (Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga) def. Aijin Tag (Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino)
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