Catch the Wave

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Catch the Wave (Japanese: キャッチ・ザ・ウェーブ, Hepburn: Kyatchi za U~ēbu) is an annual professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Pro Wrestling Wave promotion. It has been held since 2009 and takes place between the end of April and the beginning of August. As up until March 2013 there were no singles championships in Pro Wrestling Wave, Catch the Wave was effectively the top singles achievement in the promotion. The tournament is contested in round-robin format with the winners of each block advancing to the semifinals. From 2010 to 2012, the tournament included a "Loser Revival" battle royal, where already eliminated wrestlers battle for the fourth and final spot in the semifinals of the tournament.[1] This system allowed the tournament to be won twice by a wrestler, who was originally eliminated in the round-robin section.[1][2] From 2011 onwards, the tournament has concluded with an award ceremony.[2] The winner of the main tournament earns the title of "Nami Onna" (波女, "Wave Woman") and ¥1,000,000.[3][4] From 2014 to 2016, Wave also held a separate Catch the Wave tournament for rookie wrestlers, running concurrently with the main tournament.[5][6]

List of winners[edit]

Main tournament
Rina Yamashita (left) and Yumi Ohka (right) are record two-time Catch the Wave winners
Year Winner Total
won
Ref.
2009 Yumi Ohka 1 [3]
2010 Gami 1 [7]
2011 Kana 1 [2]
2012 Ayumi Kurihara 1 [8]
2013 Misaki Ohata 1 [9]
2014 Hikaru Shida 1 [10]
2015 Yumi Ohka 2 [11][12]
2016 Ryo Mizunami 1 [13][14]
2017 Rina Yamashita 1 [15][16]
2018 Rina Yamashita 2 [17]
2019 Takumi Iroha 1 [18][19]
2021 Miyuki Takase 1 [20]
2022 Suzu Suzuki 1 [21][22]
2023 Asuka 1 [23]
Rookie tournament
Year Winner Total
won
Ref.
2014 Kaho Kobayashi 1 [10]
2015 Meiko Tanaka 1 [24]
2016 Yuka 1 [25]
2019 Hiro'e 1 [18]
2021 Tomoka Inaba 1

2009[edit]

The 2009 Catch the Wave took place over nine shows between May 27 and August 11.[3][26] The tournament included sixteen participants split up into four blocks titled "Comical", "UK", "Visual Technical" and "Young".[26] Matches in the UK block could only be won by knockout or submission and had a ten-minute time limit as opposed to fifteen-minute time limits in the other blocks. Outside participants in the tournament included freelancers Apple Miyuki, Bullfight Sora, Kaoru and Kyoko Kimura, JWP Joshi Puroresu's Pinky Mayuka and Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's Ryo Mizunami.

Final standings
Comical UK Visual
Technical
Young
Bullfight Sora   3   Kana   5   Yumi Ohka   4   Ayumi Kurihara   4  
Cherry 3 Kyoko Kimura 4 Kaoru 3 Ryo Mizunami 4
Gami 3 Misaki Ohata 2 Toshie Uematsu 3 Moeka Haruhi 2
Ran Yu-Yu 3 Shuu Shibutani 1 Apple Miyuki 2 Pinky Mayuka 2
Comical Bullfight Sora Cherry Gami Ran Yu-Yu
Bullfight Sora X Draw (10:00)[26] Draw (15:00)[27] Draw (15:00)[28]
Cherry Draw (10:00)[26] X Draw (15:00)[29] Draw (15:00)[30]
Gami Draw (15:00)[27] Draw (15:00)[29] X Draw (15:00)[31]
Ran Yu-Yu Draw (15:00)[28] Draw (15:00)[30] Draw (15:00)[31] X
UK Kana Kyoko Kimura Misaki Ohata Shuu Shibutani
Kana X Draw (10:00)[26] Kana (9:39)[30] Kana (9:52)[27]
Kyoko Kimura Draw (10:00)[26] X Kimura (7:38)[28] Draw (10:00)[31]
Misaki Ohata Kana (9:39)[30] Kimura (7:38)[28] X Ohata (8:54)[29]
Shuu Shibutani Kana (9:52)[27] Draw (10:00)[31] Ohata (8:54)[29] X
Visual
Technical
Apple Miyuki Kaoru Toshie Uematsu Yumi Ohka
Apple Miyuki X Kaoru (11:06)[29] Uematsu (11:19)[28] Miyuki (10:19)[27]
Kaoru Kaoru (11:06)[29] X Draw (15:00)[30] Ohka (10:16)[32]
Toshie Uematsu Uematsu (11:19)[28] Draw (15:00)[30] X Ohka (11:21)[26]
Yumi Ohka Miyuki (10:19)[27] Ohka (10:16)[32] Ohka (11:21)[26] X
Young Ayumi Kurihara Moeka Haruhi Pinky Mayuka Ryo Mizunami
Ayumi Kurihara X Kurihara (12:45)[31] Draw (20:00)[29] Draw (20:00)[28]
Moeka Haruhi Kurihara (12:45)[31] X Haruhi (9:43)[26] Mizunami (10:08)[27]
Pinky Mayuka Draw (20:00)[29] Haruhi (9:43)[26] X Draw (20:00)[33]
Ryo Mizunami Draw (20:00)[28] Mizunami (10:08)[27] Draw (20:00)[33] X
Playoff matches
(August 10)
Semifinals
(August 11)
Finals
(August 11)
      
Ayumi Kurihara Pin
Ryo Mizunami 9:44[32]
Ayumi Kurihara Pin
Bullfight Sora 4:24[3]
Bullfight Sora Pin
Cherry
Gami
Ran Yu-Yu
17:41[32]
Ayumi Kurihara Pin
Yumi Ohka 17:25[3]
Yumi Ohka Pin
Kana 15:39[3]

2010[edit]

The 2010 Catch the Wave took place over ten shows between May 30 and August 11.[7][34] The tournament included fifteen participants split up into three blocks titled "Rival", "Visual Technical" and "Young".[34] Outside participants in the tournament included freelancers Asami Kawasaki, Io Shirai, Kana and Mio Shirai, JWP Joshi Puroresu's Senri Kuroki and Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's Ryo Mizunami. On July 4, Kuroki was sidelined with gastroesophageal reflux disease and was forced to forfeit the rest of her matches in the tournament.[35] This tournament introduced the concept of the "Loser Revival" battle royal, where those that finished second and third in their blocks were allowed to compete for a spot in the semifinals of the tournament.[1]

Final standings
Rival Visual
Technical
Young
Ayumi Kurihara   6   Yumi Ohka   5   Ryo Mizunami   6  
Cherry 5 Kana 5 Io Shirai 6
Asami Kawasaki 4 Gami 4 Misaki Ohata 6
Shuu Shibutani 4 Toshie Uematsu 4 Sawako Shimono 2
Moeka Haruhi 1 Mio Shirai 2 Senri Kuroki 0
Rival Asami Kawasaki Ayumi Kurihara Cherry Moeka Haruhi Shuu Shibutani
Asami Kawasaki X Kurihara (11:01)[36] Cherry (6:15)[1] Kawasaki (6:37)[37] Kawasaki (12:26)[35]
Ayumi Kurihara Kurihara (11:01)[36] X Kurihara (9:06)[38] Kurihara (11:58)[1] Shibutani (11:56)[37]
Cherry Cherry (6:15)[1] Kurihara (9:06)[38] X Draw (15:00)[39] Cherry (3:07)[40]
Moeka Haruhi Kawasaki (6:37)[37] Kurihara (11:58)[1] Draw (15:00)[39] X Shibutani (13:07)[34]
Shuu Shibutani Kawasaki (12:26)[35] Shibutani (11:56)[37] Cherry (3:07)[40] Shibutani (13:07)[34] X
Visual
Technical
Gami Kana Mio Shirai Toshie Uematsu Yumi Ohka
Gami X Draw (20:00)[37] Draw (20:00)[40] Draw (20:00)[39] Draw (20:00)[36]
Kana Draw (20:00)[37] X Kana (9:22)[35] Uematsu (14:49)[38] Kana (3:36)[34]
Mio Shirai Draw (20:00)[40] Kana (9:22)[35] X Draw (10:37)[1] Ohka (8:54)[39]
Toshie Uematsu Draw (20:00)[39] Uematsu (14:49)[38] Draw (10:37)[1] X Ohka (9:09)[37]
Yumi Ohka Draw (20:00)[36] Kana (3:36)[34] Ohka (8:54)[39] Ohka (9:09)[37] X
Young Io Shirai Misaki Ohata Ryo Mizunami Senri Kuroki Sawako Shimono
Io Shirai X Draw (10:00)[36] Draw (10:00)[37] Shirai (forfeit) Shirai (8:41)[34]
Misaki Ohata Draw (10:00)[36] X Draw (10:00)[41] Ohata (forfeit) Ohata (6:18)[37]
Ryo Mizunami Draw (10:00)[37] Draw (10:00)[41] X Mizunami (7:11)[40] Mizunami (8:53)[38]
Senri Kuroki Shirai (forfeit) Ohata (forfeit) Mizunami (7:11)[40] X Shimono (forfeit)
Sawako Shimono Shirai (8:41)[34] Ohata (6:18)[37] Mizunami (8:53)[38] Shimono (forfeit) X
Playoff matches
(August 10)
Semifinals
(August 11)
Finals
(August 11)
      
Ayumi Kurihara Pin
Ryo Mizunami 5:04[7]
Ryo Mizunami Pin
Io Shirai
Misaki Ohata
10:46[1]
Ayumi Kurihara Pin
Gami 16:29[7]
Gami Pin
Yumi Ohka 9:53[7]
Yumi Ohka Pin
Kana 8:24[1]

2011[edit]

The 2011 Catch the Wave took place over eight shows between May 2 and July 24.[42] The tournament included fourteen participants split up into three blocks titled "Technical", "Visual" and "Young".[43] Outside participants in the tournament included freelancer Nagisa Nozaki, Kagetsu and Ryo Mizunami from Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling and Nao Komatsu from Oz Academy. This was the first tournament, where all wrestlers eliminated after the round-robin portion of the tournament were allowed to enter the "Loser Revival" battle royal.[2]

Final standings
Technical Visual Young
Misaki Ohata   5   Toshie Uematsu   8   Kagetsu   5  
Ayumi Kurihara 4 Tomoka Nakagawa 5 Sawako Shimono 4
Nagisa Nozaki 4 Cherry 3 Nao Komatsu 2
Yumi Ohka 4 Kana 3 Mika Iida 1
Mio Shirai 3 Ryo Mizunami 1
Technical Ayumi Kurihara Mio Shirai Misaki Ohata Nagisa Nozaki Yumi Ohka
Ayumi Kurihara X Kurihara (12:02)[44] Ohata (10:37)[43] Kurihara (6:53)[45] Ohka (14:22)[46]
Mio Shirai Kurihara (12:02)[44] X Draw (11:32)[46] Nozaki (5:06)[47] Shirai (11:14)[45]
Misaki Ohata Ohata (10:37)[43] Draw (11:32)[46] X Ohata (4:59)[48] Ohka (11:52)[49]
Nagisa Nozaki Kurihara (6:53)[45] Nozaki (5:06)[47] Ohata (4:59)[48] X Nozaki (5:01)[43]
Yumi Ohka Ohka (14:22)[46] Shirai (11:14)[45] Ohka (11:52)[49] Nozaki (5:01)[43] X
Visual Cherry Kana Ryo Mizunami Tomoka Nakagawa Toshie Uematsu
Cherry X Draw (15:00)[46] Cherry (9:24)[44] Nakagawa (12:21)[47] Uematsu (12:40)[45]
Kana Draw (15:00)[46] X Draw (15:00)[49] Draw (15:00)[45] Uematsu (10:35)[43]
Ryo Mizunami Cherry (9:24)[44] Draw (15:00)[49] X Nakagawa (8:56)[48] Uematsu (9:07)[47]
Tomoka Nakagawa Nakagawa (12:21)[47] Draw (15:00)[45] Nakagawa (8:56)[48] X Uematsu (5:30)[46]
Toshie Uematsu Uematsu (12:40)[45] Uematsu (10:35)[43] Uematsu (9:07)[47] Uematsu (5:30)[46] X
Young Kagetsu Mika Iida Nao Komatsu Sawako Shimono
Kagetsu X Kagetsu (6:56)[49] Kagetsu (7:01)[48] Draw (10:00)[43]
Mika Iida Kagetsu (6:56)[49] X Komatsu (8:23)[47] Draw (10:00)[45]
Nao Komatsu Kagetsu (7:01)[48] Komatsu (8:23)[47] X Shimono (8:10)[46]
Sawako Shimono Draw (10:00)[43] Draw (10:00)[45] Shimono (8:10)[46] X
Semifinals Final
      
Toshie Uematsu Pin
Misaki Ohata 13:38[2]
Misaki Ohata Pin
Kana 10:14[2]
Kana Sub
Kagetsu 9:48[2]

2012[edit]

The 2012 Catch the Wave took place over nine shows between April 30 and July 16.[50] The tournament included fifteen participants split up into three blocks titled "Black Dahlia", "Power" and "White Tails", with two of the blocks made up of members of the Black Dahlia and White Tails stables.[50] Outside participants in the tournament included Hamuko Hoshi and Tsukasa Fujimoto from Ice Ribbon and Syuri from Wrestling New Classic (WNC).[50] The tournament featured a title change, when on June 8, Mio Shirai defeated Ayumi Kurihara to win DDT Pro-Wrestling's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.[51]

Final standings
Black Dahlia Power White Tails
Yumi Ohka   5   Ryo Mizunami   6   Ayumi Kurihara   5  
Tsukasa Fujimoto 5 Ayako Hamada 5 Mio Shirai 4
Cherry 4 Sawako Shimono 5 Shuu Shibutani 4
Misaki Ohata 4 Hamuko Hoshi 4 Syuri 4
Hanako Nakamori 2 Aya Yuki 0 Kana 3
Black
Dahlia
Cherry Hanako Nakamori Misaki Ohata Tsukasa Fujimoto Yumi Ohka
Cherry X Nakamori (5:19)[52] Ohata (8:46)[53] Cherry (8:16)[51] Cherry (3:08)[54]
Hanako Nakamori Nakamori (5:19)[52] X Ohata (8:11)[55] Fujimoto (8:08)[56] Ohka (10:42)[53]
Misaki Ohata Ohata (8:46)[53] Ohata (8:11)[55] X Fujimoto (12:38)[52] Ohka (13:28)[56]
Tsukasa Fujimoto Cherry (8:16)[51] Fujimoto (8:08)[56] Fujimoto (12:38)[52] X Draw (15:00)[57]
Yumi Ohka Cherry (3:08)[54] Ohka (10:42)[53] Ohka (13:28)[56] Draw (15:00)[57] X
Power Ayako Hamada Aya Yuki Hamuko Hoshi Ryo Mizunami Sawako Shimono
Ayako Hamada X Hamada (14:48)[55] Hamada (5:35)[52] Mizunami (13:24)[57] Draw (15:00)[56]
Aya Yuki Hamada (14:48)[55] X Hoshi (6:10)[51] Mizunami (4:36)[56] Shimono (7:50)[57]
Hamuko Hoshi Hamada (5:35)[52] Hoshi (6:10)[51] X Hoshi (4:13)[54] Shimono (3:55)[58]
Ryo Mizunami Mizunami (13:24)[57] Mizunami (4:36)[56] Hoshi (4:13)[54] X Mizunami (12:33)[55]
Sawako Shimono Draw (15:00)[56] Shimono (7:50)[57] Shimono (3:55)[58] Mizunami (12:33)[55] X
White
Tails
Ayumi Kurihara Kana Mio Shirai Shuu Shibutani Syuri
Ayumi Kurihara X Kurihara (8:08)[54] Shirai (1:29)[51] Kurihara (14:32)[52] Draw (15:00)[57]
Kana Kurihara (8:08)[54] X Shirai (5:27)[57] Draw (15:00)[53] Kana (12:16)[51]
Mio Shirai Shirai (1:29)[51] Shirai (5:27)[57] X Shibutani (4:29)[58] Syuri (6:05)[53]
Shuu Shibutani Kurihara (14:32)[52] Draw (15:00)[53] Shibutani (4:29)[58] X Draw (15:00)[56]
Syuri Draw (15:00)[57] Kana (12:16)[51] Syuri (6:05)[53] Draw (15:00)[56] X
Black Dahlia block
playoff match
(July 1)
Semifinals
(July 16)
Finals
(July 16)
      
Yumi Ohka Pin
Tsukasa Fujimoto 16:58[58]
Yumi Ohka Pin
Ayumi Kurihara 15:11[8]
Ayumi Kurihara Pin
Ryo Mizunami 20:57[8]
Ryo Mizunami Pin
Misaki Ohata 14:40[8]

2013[edit]

The 2013 Catch the Wave took take place over ten shows between May 6 and July 15.[59] The tournament format, which for the first time featured only two round-robin blocks, and the participants were announced on April 26. Outside participants included Arisa Nakajima from JWP Joshi Puroresu, Hikaru Shida from Ice Ribbon, Kagetsu from Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling and Syuri from Wrestling New Classic (WNC).[60][61] The top three wrestlers from each block advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament.[59] The winners of the blocks earned spots in the semifinals, while numbers two and three were entered into the first round of the knockout tournament.[62] The two block system resulted in the elimination of the "Loser Revival" battle royal.[63] The tournament featured the first Catch the Wave match to take place outside of Pro Wrestling Wave, when Shuu Shibutani and Syuri faced each other on June 8 in Wave's sister promotion, Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling.[64][65] The winner of the tournament became the number one contender to the Wave Single Championship.[9]

Final standings
Glamorous Slender
Yuu Yamagata   8   Syuri   8  
Tomoka Nakagawa 7 Arisa Nakajima 7
Misaki Ohata 6 Shuu Shibutani 6
Kagetsu 6 Cherry 6
Ryo Mizunami 6 Hikaru Shida 6
Ayako Hamada 5 Mio Shirai 6
Gami 4 Moeka Haruhi 3
Glamorous Ayako
Hamada
Gami Kagetsu Misaki
Ohata
Ryo
Mizunami
Tomoka
Nakagawa
Yuu
Yamagata
Ayako
Hamada
X Gami
(14:21)[66]
Draw
(15:00)[67]
Hamada
(7:23)[68]
Hamada
(9:30)[69]
Nakagawa
(12:09)[70]
Yamagata
(10:57)[71]
Gami Gami
(14:21)[66]
X Kagetsu
(5:41)[69]
Ohata
(7:26)[72]
Gami
(4:51)[68]
Nakagawa
(12:28)[71]
Yamagata
(12:45)[67]
Kagetsu Draw
(15:00)[67]
Kagetsu
(5:41)[69]
X Draw
(15:00)[73]
Draw
(15:00)[70]
Nakagawa
(8:03)[72]
Draw
(15:00)[68]
Misaki
Ohata
Hamada
(7:23)[68]
Ohata
(7:26)[72]
Draw
(15:00)[73]
X Mizunami
(3:08)[66]
Ohata
(5:07)[67]
Draw
(15:00)[69]
Ryo
Mizunami
Hamada
(9:30)[69]
Gami
(4:51)[68]
Draw
(15:00)[70]
Mizunami
(3:08)[66]
X Draw
(15:00)[73]
Mizunami
(13:22)[72]
Tomoka
Nakagawa
Nakagawa
(12:09)[70]
Nakagawa
(12:28)[71]
Nakagawa
(8:03)[72]
Ohata
(5:07)[67]
Draw
(15:00)[73]
X Yamagata
(3:36)[66]
Yuu
Yamagata
Yamagata
(10:57)[71]
Yamagata
(12:45)[67]
Draw
(15:00)[68]
Draw
(15:00)[69]
Mizunami
(13:22)[72]
Yamagata
(3:36)[66]
X
Slender Arisa
Nakajima
Cherry Hikaru
Shida
Mio
Shirai
Moeka
Haruhi
Shuu
Shibutani
Syuri
Arisa
Nakajima
X Nakajima
(8:09)[73]
Draw
(15:00)[72]
Shirai
(3:23)[67]
Draw
(15:00)[70]
Nakajima
(8:33)[74]
Draw
(15:00)[68]
Cherry Nakajima
(8:09)[73]
X Shida
(5:54)[74]
Cherry
(5:14)[69]
Cherry
(7:35)[72]
Cherry
(7:13)[66]
Syuri
(8:15)[70]
Hikaru
Shida
Draw
(15:00)[72]
Shida
(5:54)[74]
X Shirai
(6:28)[68]
Shida
(8:28)[71]
Shibutani
(7:18)[69]
Draw
(15:00)[67]
Mio
Shirai
Shirai
(3:23)[67]
Cherry
(5:14)[69]
Shirai
(6:28)[68]
X Haruhi
(6:25)[66]
Shibutani
(4:21)[70]
Shirai
(5:40)[74]
Moeka
Haruhi
Draw
(15:00)[70]
Cherry
(7:35)[72]
Shida
(8:28)[71]
Haruhi
(6:25)[66]
X Shibutani
(5:24)[67]
Syuri
(6:54)[69]
Shuu
Shibutani
Nakajima
(8:33)[74]
Cherry
(7:13)[66]
Shibutani
(7:18)[69]
Shibutani
(4:21)[70]
Shibutani
(5:24)[67]
X Syuri
(9:53)[65]
Syuri Draw
(15:00)[68]
Syuri
(8:15)[70]
Draw
(15:00)[67]
Shirai
(5:40)[74]
Syuri
(6:54)[69]
Syuri
(9:53)[65]
X
First round
(July 15)
Semifinals
(July 15)
Finals
(July 15)
      
Yuu Yamagata Pin
Misaki Ohata 4:17[9]
Misaki Ohata Pin
Tomoka Nakagawa 6:06[9]
Misaki Ohata Pin
Arisa Nakajima 13:06[9]
Shuu Shibutani Pin
Arisa Nakajima 6:43[9]
Arisa Nakajima Pin
Syuri 11:02[9]

2014[edit]

The 2014 Catch the Wave took place between May 5 and July 27.[5] The tournament once again featured two round-robin blocks of seven wrestlers, divided by their age. Block "Adeyaka" ("Elegant") featured wrestlers in their thirties and block "Tsuyayaka" ("Glossy") wrestlers in their twenties. Outside participants included Tsukasa Fujimoto from Ice Ribbon and freelancers Hikaru Shida, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Kyoko Kimura and Kyusei Sakura Hirota.[5]

Final standings
Adeyaka Tsuyayaka
Yumi Ohka   8   Hikaru Shida   10  
Tsukasa Fujimoto 7 Hiroyo Matsumoto 9
Tomoka Nakagawa 7 Misaki Ohata 8
Kyoko Kimura 7 Mika Iida 6
Kyusei Sakura Hirota 6 Mio Shirai 5
Shuu Shibutani 5 Moeka Haruhi 3
Yuu Yamagata 2 Sawako Shimono 1
Adeyaka Kyoko Kimura Kyusei Sakura Hirota Shuu Shibutani Tomoka Nakagawa Tsukasa Fujimoto Yumi Ohka Yuu Yamagata
Kyoko Kimura X Hirota
(7:45)[75]
Kimura
(11:00)[76]
Kimura
(11:38)[77]
Fujimoto
(8:53)[78]
Draw
(15:00)[79]
Kimura
(9:28)[80]
Kyusei Sakura Hirota Hirota
(7:45)[75]
X Hirota
(9:18)[81]
Nakagawa
(6:15)[82]
Fujimoto
(9:39)[77]
Ohka
(6:22)[83]
Hirota
(5:48)[79]
Shuu Shibutani Kimura
(11:00)[76]
Hirota
(9:18)[81]
X Draw
(15:00)[75]
Shibutani
(8:50)[79]
Ohka
(10:27)[84]
Shibutani
(9:34)[85]
Tomoka Nakagawa Kimura
(11:38)[77]
Nakagawa
(6:15)[82]
Draw
(15:00)[75]
X Draw
(15:00)[85]
Draw
(15:00)[80]
Nakagawa
(12:41)[86]
Tsukasa Fujimoto Fujimoto
(8:53)[78]
Fujimoto
(9:39)[77]
Shibutani
(8:50)[79]
Draw
(15:00)[85]
X Fujimoto
(14:37)[87]
Yamagata
(11:11)[84]
Yumi Ohka Draw
(15:00)[79]
Ohka
(6:22)[83]
Ohka
(10:27)[84]
Draw
(15:00)[80]
Fujimoto
(14:37)[87]
X Ohka
(10:00)[82]
Yuu Yamagata Kimura
(9:28)[80]
Hirota
(5:48)[79]
Shibutani
(9:34)[85]
Nakagawa
(12:41)[86]
Yamagata
(11:11)[84]
Ohka
(10:00)[82]
X
Tsuyayaka Hikaru Shida Hiroyo Matsumoto Mika Iida Mio Shirai Misaki Ohata Moeka Haruhi Sawako Shimono
Hikaru Shida X Shida
(11:18)[75]
Draw
(15:00)[80]
Shida
(7:13)[79]
Draw
(15:00)[87]
Shida
(10:15)[83]
Shida
(9:18)[81]
Hiroyo Matsumoto Shida
(11:18)[75]
X Matsumoto
(14:27)[77]
Matsumoto
(6:58)[80]
Draw
(15:00)[76]
Matsumoto
(3:01)[79]
Matsumoto
(11:13)[83]
Mika Iida Draw
(15:00)[80]
Matsumoto
(14:27)[77]
X Draw
(15:00)[84]
Iida
(13:34)[78]
Haruhi
(9:43)[86]
Iida
(5:11)[79]
Mio Shirai Shida
(7:13)[79]
Matsumoto
(6:58)[80]
Draw
(15:00)[84]
X Ohata
(10:00)[77]
Shirai
(5:27)[81]
Shirai
(4:33)[85]
Misaki Ohata Draw
(15:00)[87]
Draw
(15:00)[76]
Iida
(13:34)[78]
Ohata
(10:00)[77]
X Ohata
(9:20)[84]
Ohata
(9:04)[82]
Moeka Haruhi Shida
(10:15)[83]
Matsumoto
(3:01)[79]
Haruhi
(9:43)[86]
Shirai
(5:27)[81]
Ohata
(9:20)[84]
X Draw
(15:00)[80]
Sawako Shimono Shida
(9:18)[81]
Matsumoto
(11:13)[83]
Iida
(5:11)[79]
Shirai
(4:33)[85]
Ohata
(9:04)[82]
Draw
(15:00)[80]
X
First round
(July 27)
Semifinals
(July 27)
Finals
(July 27)
      
Yumi Ohka Pin
Misaki Ohata 3:48[10]
Tsukasa Fujimoto Pin
Misaki Ohata 5:44[10]
Misaki Ohata Pin
Hikaru Shida 12:23[10]
Tomoka Nakagawa Pin
Hiroyo Matsumoto 5:10[10]
Tomoka Nakagawa Pin
Hikaru Shida 6:26[10]
  • July 27:
    • Third place four-way match:
      Tomoka Nakagawa defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto, Tsukasa Fujimoto and Yumi Ohka (6:17).[10]
  • Post-tournament awards:[10]
    • Best Bout Award: Kyoko Kimura vs. Kyusei Sakura Hirota, May 13
    • Best Performance Award: Tsukasa Fujimoto led Ice Ribbon
    • Fighting Spirit Award: Kyusei Sakura Hirota
    • Outstanding Performance Award: Mika Iida
    • Technique Award: Kyusei Sakura Hirota

Catch the Young Wave[edit]

Concurrently to the 2014 Catch the Wave tournament, Pro Wrestling Wave also held the first Catch the Young Wave tournament, where six rookie wrestlers competed for a ¥500,000 main prize. Outside participants in the tournament included Risa Sera and Shiori Akiba from Ice Ribbon and Kaho Kobayashi from Wrestling New Classic (WNC)/Reina Joshi Puroresu.[5] Akiba was forced to pull out of the tournament and forfeit her final two matches, after being sidelined as a result of headaches and memory impairment on June 18.[89] The block ended in a four-way tie on June 27, leading to Wave announcing a single-elimination tournament between the four to determine the winner.[78]

Final standings
Young
Fairy Nipponbashi   6  
Kaho Kobayashi 6
Sumire Natsu 6
Risa Sera 6
Rina Yamashita 5
Shiori Akiba 1
Young Fairy Nipponbashi Kaho Kobayashi Rina Yamashita Risa Sera Shiori Akiba Sumire Natsu
Fairy Nipponbashi X Kobayashi
(7:38)[83]
Nipponbashi
(5:52)[75]
Nipponbashi
(5:24)[79]
Nipponbashi
(forfeit)[87]
Natsu
(7:44)[81]
Kaho Kobayashi Kobayashi
(7:38)[83]
X Yamashita
(6:52)[82]
Draw
(10:00)[78]
Draw
(10:00)[76]
Kobayashi
(5:45)[75]
Rina Yamashita Nipponbashi
(5:52)[75]
Yamashita
(6:52)[82]
X Draw
(10:00)[76]
Yamashita
(5:13)[84]
Natsu
(9:12)[87]
Risa Sera Nipponbashi
(5:24)[79]
Draw
(10:00)[78]
Draw
(10:00)[76]
X Sera
(4:50)[86]
Sera
(5:00)[84]
Shiori Akiba Nipponbashi
(forfeit)[87]
Draw
(10:00)[76]
Yamashita
(5:13)[84]
Sera
(4:50)[86]
X Natsu
(forfeit)
Sumire Natsu Natsu
(7:44)[81]
Kobayashi
(5:45)[75]
Natsu
(9:12)[87]
Sera
(5:00)[84]
Natsu
(forfeit)
X
Semifinals
(July 13)
Finals
(July 27)
      
Kaho Kobayashi Pin
Risa Sera 6:53[88]
Kaho Kobayashi Pin
Sumire Natsu 8:30[10]
Fairy Nipponbashi Pin
Sumire Natsu 3:38[88]

2015[edit]

The 2015 Catch the Wave took place between May 3 and July 20.[90] The tournament featured a single round-robin block with ten wrestlers.[90] The four previous still active winners; Yumi Ohka, Kana, Misaki Ohata and Hikaru Shida as well as the reigning Catch the Young Wave winner Kaho Kobayashi, earned automatic spots in the tournament. Gami picked one wrestler to enter the tournament, while the remaining four were decided in qualifying matches on April 4.[90][91] Cherry, Kyusei Sakura Hirota, Mika Iida and Ryo Mizunami ended up earning their spots in the tournament in a nine-woman battle royal, while Rina Yamashita was chosen by Gami as the final entrant.[92] In the tournament, instead of points, rankings were based on winning percentages or simply the number of wins.[93] Two matches in the tournament took place at an Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling event.[94]

Final standings
Wrestler Wins Draws Losses
Kana   5     3     1  
Hikaru Shida 5 2 2
Mika Iida 5 1 3
Yumi Ohka 5 1 3
Cherry 4 1 4
Ryo Mizunami 4 1 4
Misaki Ohata 4 0 5
Kaho Kobayashi 3 0 6
Kyusei Sakura Hirota 3 0 6
Rina Yamashita 2 1 6
Results Cherry Shida Kobayashi Kana Hirota Iida Ohata Yamashita Mizunami Ohka
Cherry X Shida
(8:06)[95]
Cherry
(6:36)[96]
Draw
(5:53)[93]
Cherry
(6:55)[97]
Iida
(5:00)[98]
Ohata
(4:20)[99]
Cherry
(5:36)[100]
Mizunami
(5:38)[101]
Cherry
(4:26)[102]
Shida Shida
(8:06)[95]
X Shida
(8:58)[98]
Draw
(15:00)[101]
Hirota
(5:22)[93]
Draw
(15:00)[97]
Ohata
(13:28)[100]
Shida
(10:01)[99]
Shida
(14:49)[102]
Shida
(13:37)[103]
Kobayashi Cherry
(6:36)[96]
Shida
(8:58)[98]
X Kana
(10:20)[103]
Kobayashi
(10:04)[94]
Kobayashi
(8:03)[93]
Ohata
(11:21)[102]
Kobayashi
(9:22)[97]
Mizunami
(5:48)[100]
Ohka
(7:51)[99]
Kana Draw
(5:53)[93]
Draw
(15:00)[101]
Kana
(10:20)[103]
X Hirota
(6:53)[95]
Kana
(10:23)[102]
Kana
(8:27)[96]
Kana
(9:42)[94]
Kana
(9:37)[98]
Draw
(15:00)[97]
Hirota Cherry
(6:55)[97]
Hirota
(5:22)[93]
Kobayashi
(10:04)[94]
Hirota
(6:53)[95]
X Iida
(8:39)[100]
Hirota
(10:03)[101]
Yamashita
(6:23)[96]
Mizunami
(13:12)[103]
Ohka
(5:50)[98]
Iida Iida
(5:00)[98]
Draw
(15:00)[97]
Kobayashi
(8:03)[93]
Kana
(10:23)[102]
Iida
(8:39)[100]
X Iida
(9:27)[104]
Iida
(7:16)[103]
Iida
(10:43)[99]
Ohka
(6:53)[101]
Ohata Ohata
(4:20)[99]
Ohata
(13:28)[100]
Ohata
(11:21)[102]
Kana
(8:27)[96]
Hirota
(10:03)[101]
Iida
(9:27)[104]
X Ohata
(7:15)[98]
Mizunami
(9:51)[93]
Ohka
(14:44)[95]
Yamashita Cherry
(5:36)[100]
Shida
(10:01)[99]
Kobayashi
(9:22)[97]
Kana
(9:42)[94]
Yamashita
(6:23)[96]
Iida
(7:16)[103]
Ohata
(7:15)[98]
X Draw
(15:00)[104]
Yamashita
(5:11)[93]
Mizunami Mizunami
(5:38)[101]
Shida
(14:49)[102]
Mizunami
(5:48)[100]
Kana
(9:37)[98]
Mizunami
(13:12)[103]
Iida
(10:43)[99]
Mizunami
(9:51)[93]
Draw
(15:00)[104]
X Ohka
(12:16)[96]
Ohka Cherry
(4:26)[102]
Shida
(13:37)[103]
Ohka
(7:51)[99]
Draw
(15:00)[97]
Ohka
(5:50)[98]
Ohka
(6:53)[101]
Ohka
(14:44)[95]
Yamashita
(5:11)[93]
Ohka
(12:16)[96]
X
Semifinals
(July 20)
Finals
(July 20)
      
Hikaru Shida Pin
Mika Iida 16:23[12]
Mika Iida Pin
Yumi Ohka 20:02[12]
Kana Pin
Yumi Ohka 9:52[12]
  • Post-tournament awards:[12][105]
    • Best Bout Award: Ryo Mizunami vs. Yumi Ohka, June 10
    • Best Performance Award: Wonderful World Fairy Family (Ayako Hamada, Chikayo Nagashima, Fairy Nipponbashi, Tsukasa Fujimoto, Yumi Ohka and Yuu Yamagata)
    • Fighting Spirit Award: Ryo Mizunami
    • Outstanding Performance Award: Mika Iida
    • Technique Award: Mika Iida
    • Raspberry Award: Kaho Kobayashi vs. Kyusei Sakura Hirota, June 14

Young Block Oh! Oh! 2015[edit]

The rookie version of Catch the Wave started on May 29 with six participants, including five outsiders; Konami from Office Kana/Reina Joshi Puroresu, Maya Yukihi and Yuka from Ice Ribbon, Meiko Tanaka from World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana and Yako Fujigasaki from JWP Joshi Puroresu. The tournament took place in a single-elimination format with Konami and Yuka earning automatic spots to in the semifinals. Matches had a ten-minute time limit in the tournament. In case of a time limit draw, the match would enter a five-minute overtime, where the match can be won with only a two-count. If the match again ended in a time limit draw, it would be restarted with no time limit in a match that can be won with only a one-count. The winner of the tournament would receive ¥500,000 and a shot at the JWP Junior and Princess of Pro-Wrestling Championships.[6] Both of the tournament's finalists were injured before the final match with Meiko Tanaka dislocating her right elbow and Yuka suffering a cervical spinal cord contusion and subarachnoid hemorrhage. As Yuka was injured first, Wave originally awarded Tanaka the final with a bye, declaring her the winner of the tournament.[106] However, on the final day of the tournament, Gami instead announced that they were postponing the final match until both wrestlers were able to return to the ring.[12] The final eventually took place on October 30.[24]

First round
(May 29)
Semifinals
(June 26)
Finals
      
Hiroe Nagahama Pin
Maya Yukihi 7:22[6]
Hiroe Nagahama Pin
Yuka [a][107]
Yuka Pin
Meiko Tanaka 10:19[24]
Konami Pin
Meiko Tanaka 7:38[107]
Meiko Tanaka Pin
Yako Fujigasaki 4:34[6]

2016[edit]

The 2016 Catch the Wave took place between April 10 and June 5. The tournament featured 32 wrestlers in eight blocks of four, making it the largest Catch the Wave tournament in history.[25][108] In the tournament a win was worth two points and a loss none. In case of a draw, the wrestler who debuted at a later date would be awarded one point.[109] The winners from each block would advance to a single-elimination tournament.[110] If a block ended in a tie, a playoff match would determine the advancer.[110]

Final standings
African
Violet
Chrome
Yellow
Italian
Red
Mandarin
Orange
Rina Yamashita   4   Ryo Mizunami   4   Sareee   4   Dash Chisako   5  
Hikaru Shida 3 Chikayo Nagashima 4 Hiroe Nagahama 3 Asuka 2
Kaho Kobayashi 2 Aoi Kizuki 2 Yumi Ohka 2 Hibiscus Mii 2
Kaori Yoneyama 2 Meiko Tanaka 1 Mayumi Ozaki 0 Yuki Miyazaki 2
Orion
Blue
Pompadour
Pink
Regatta
Blue
Silver
Gray
Hanako Nakamori   4   Tsukasa Fujimoto   6   Mika Iida   4   Yoshiko   5  
Misaki Ohata 3 Rabbit Miu 3 Melanie Cruise 4 Ayako Hamada 4
Makoto 2 Cherry 2 Tsukushi 4 Kagetsu 2
Yuka 1 Moeka Haruhi 0 Leon 0 Sawako Shimono 0
African Violet Hikaru Shida Kaho Kobayashi Kaori Yoneyama Rina Yamashita
Hikaru Shida X Shida
(10:39)[111]
Draw
(15:00)[112]
Yamashita
(11:18)[113]
Kaho Kobayashi Shida
(10:39)[111]
X Kobayashi
(9:45)[114]
Yamashita
(11:14)[115]
Kaori Yoneyama Draw
(15:00)[112]
Kobayashi
(9:45)[114]
X Yoneyama
(4:25)[116]
Rina Yamashita Yamashita
(11:18)[113]
Yamashita
(11:14)[115]
Yoneyama
(4:25)[116]
X
Chrome Yellow Aoi Kizuki Chikayo Nagashima Meiko Tanaka Ryo Mizunami
Aoi Kizuki X Nagashima
(8:40)[111]
Draw
(15:00)[117]
Kizuki
(2:59)[116]
Chikayo Nagashima Nagashima
(8:40)[111]
X Nagashima
(7:43)[112]
Mizunami
(8:57)[113]
Meiko Tanaka Draw
(15:00)[117]
Nagashima
(7:43)[112]
X Mizunami
(9:44)[118]
Ryo Mizunami Kizuki
(2:59)[116]
Mizunami
(8:57)[113]
Mizunami
(9:44)[118]
X
Italian Red Hiroe Nagahama Mayumi Ozaki Sareee Yumi Ohka
Hiroe Nagahama X Nagahama
(11:43)[119]
Sareee
(9:56)[117]
Draw
(15:00)[120]
Mayumi Ozaki Nagahama
(11:43)[119]
X Sareee
(7:14)[118]
NC[113]
Sareee Sareee
(9:56)[117]
Sareee
(7:14)[118]
X Ohka
(8:38)[116]
Yumi Ohka Draw
(15:00)[120]
NC[113] Ohka
(8:38)[116]
X
Mandarin Orange Asuka Dash Chisako Hibiscus Mii Yuki Miyazaki
Asuka X Chisako
(10:32)[121]
Asuka
(11:00)[114]
Miyazaki
(10:21)[119]
Dash Chisako Chisako
(10:32)[121]
X Chisako
(8:50)[112]
Draw
(15:00)[116]
Hibiscus Mii Asuka
(11:00)[114]
Chisako
(8:50)[112]
X Mii
(7:31)[113]
Yuki Miyazaki Miyazaki
(10:21)[119]
Draw
(15:00)[116]
Mii
(7:31)[113]
X
Orion Blue Hanako Nakamori Makoto Misaki Ohata Yuka
Hanako Nakamori X Makoto
(4:49)[113]
Nakamori
(7:56)[116]
Nakamori
(4:50)[118]
Makoto Makoto
(4:49)[113]
X Draw
(15:00)[118]
Draw
(15:00)[112]
Misaki Ohata Nakamori
(7:56)[116]
Draw
(15:00)[118]
X Ohata
(8:04)[117]
Yuka Nakamori
(4:50)[118]
Draw
(15:00)[112]
Ohata
(8:04)[117]
X
Pompadour Pink Cherry Moeka Haruhi Rabbit Miu Tsukasa Fujimoto
Cherry X Cherry
(7:02)[122]
Draw
(8:01)[112]
Fujimoto
(3:56)[116]
Moeka Haruhi Cherry
(7:02)[122]
X Miu
(6:49)[117]
Fujimoto
(5:23)[113]
Rabbit Miu Draw
(8:01)[112]
Miu
(6:49)[117]
X Fujimoto
(10:11)[118]
Tsukasa Fujimoto Fujimoto
(3:56)[116]
Fujimoto
(5:23)[113]
Fujimoto
(10:11)[118]
X
Regatta Blue Leon Melanie Cruise Mika Iida Tsukushi
Leon X Cruise
(forfeit)[117]
Iida
(5:43)[116]
Tsukushi
(forfeit)[113]
Melanie Cruise Cruise
(forfeit)[117]
X Iida
(8:47)[120]
Cruise
(8:01)[117]
Mika Iida Iida
(5:43)[116]
Iida
(8:47)[120]
X Tsukushi
(4:22)[113]
Tsukushi Tsukushi
(forfeit)[113]
Cruise
(8:01)[117]
Tsukushi
(4:22)[113]
X
Silver Gray Ayako Hamada Kagetsu Sawako Shimono Yoshiko
Ayako Hamada X Hamada
(12:48)[118]
Hamada
(11:23)[111]
Draw
(9:58)[113]
Kagetsu Hamada
(12:48)[118]
X Kagetsu
(11:19)[114]
Yoshiko
(8:50)[116]
Sawako Shimono Hamada
(11:23)[111]
Kagetsu
(11:19)[114]
X Yoshiko
(14:22)[115]
Yoshiko Draw
(9:58)[113]
Yoshiko
(8:50)[116]
Yoshiko
(14:22)[115]
X
Playoff matches
First round
(June 2)
Semifinals
(June 5)
Finals
(June 5)
         
Dash Chisako Pin
Ryo Mizunami 16:12[123]
Ryo Mizunami Pin
Yoshiko 13:44[124]
Hanako Nakamori Pin
Yoshiko 12:12[123]
Ryo Mizunami Pin
Tsukasa Fujimoto 16:03[124]
Mika Iida Pin
Rina Yamashita 17:55[123]
Rina Yamashita Pin
Tsukasa Fujimoto 11:00[124]
Sareee Pin
Tsukasa Fujimoto 8:44[123]
  • Post-tournament awards:[124]
    • Best Bout Award: Mika Iida vs. Tsukushi, May 3
    • Best Performance Award: Referee Ishiguro and Mayumi Ozaki
    • Fighting Spirit Award: Rabbit Miu
    • Outstanding Performance Award: Hiroe Nagahama

Young Block Oh! Oh! 2016[edit]

The 2016 rookie version of Catch the Wave took place between February 6 and March 13 with eight participants in two blocks. Outside participants included Akane Fujita, Maruko Nagasaki and Yuka from Ice Ribbon, Konami from Reina Joshi Puroresu, Mari An from Sportiva and Yako Fujigasaki from JWP Joshi Puroresu. For the first time, the tournament ran before the main tournament.[125] The winner of the tournament earned a spot in the 2016 Catch the Wave tournament.[126] In the tournament, wins were worth two points and losses zero. In case of a time limit draw, the wrestler who debuted at a later date would be awarded one point.[126] One of the matches in the tournament took place at an event held by Wave's sister promotion Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling.[127]

Final standings
A B
Hiroe Nagahama   6   Yuka   4  
Akane Fujita 2 Konami 3
Sumire Natsu 2 Yako Fujigasaki 2
Mari An 2 Maruko Nagasaki 1
A Akane Fujita Hiroe Nagahama Mari An Sumire Natsu
Akane Fujita X Nagahama
(5:50)[128]
Fujita
(6:23)[126]
Natsu
(8:34)[129]
Hiroe Nagahama Nagahama
(5:50)[128]
X Nagahama
(5:58)[130]
Nagahama
(4:34)[126]
Mari An Fujita
(6:23)[126]
Nagahama
(5:58)[130]
X An
(6:16)[127]
Sumire Natsu Natsu
(8:34)[129]
Nagahama
(4:34)[126]
An
(6:16)[127]
X
B Konami Maruko Nagasaki Yako Fujigasaki Yuka
Konami X Konami
(6:17)[131]
Draw
(10:00)[128]
Yuka
(7:26)[25]
Maruko Nagasaki Konami
(6:17)[131]
X Draw
(10:00)[25]
Yuka
(8:31)[128]
Yako Fujigasaki Draw
(10:00)[128]
Draw
(10:00)[25]
X Fujigasaki
(7:46)[131]
Yuka Yuka
(7:26)[25]
Yuka
(8:31)[128]
Fujigasaki
(7:46)[131]
X
Final
   
A1 Hiroe Nagahama Pin
B1 Yuka 10:04[25]

2017[edit]

The 2017 Catch the Wave took place between April 19 and June 4. The tournament featured eight wrestlers in two blocks of four, making it the smallest Catch the Wave tournament in history. The participants wrestled in a single block, but in point standings were divided into two blocks by their affiliation. Wrestlers signed to Pro Wrestling Wave, wrestled in the "Zabun" block, while outsiders wrestled in the "Other Than" block, which included Ice Ribbon representative Mochi Miyagi, Marvelous representative Rin Kadokura, Seadlinnng representative Sareee and freelancer Saki. In the tournament a win was worth two points, a draw one point and a loss none. The top two wrestlers from each block advanced to the semifinals.[132]

Final standings
Zabun Other Than
Misaki Ohata   9   Sareee   9  
Rina Yamashita 8 Rin Kadokura 7
Hiroe Nagahama 7 Mochi Miyagi 6
Moeka Haruhi 5 Saki 5
Results Nagahama Ohata Miyagi Haruhi Kadokura Yamashita Saki Sareee
Nagahama X Nagahama
(8:33)[133]
Miyagi
(9:43)[134]
Nagahama
(9:22)[135]
Draw
(15:00)[136]
Yamashita
(9:42)[137]
Nagahama
(7:53)[138]
Sareee
(8:35)[139]
Ohata Nagahama
(8:33)[133]
X Miyagi
(13:53)[136]
Ohata
(12:20)[138]
Draw
(15:00)[140]
Ohata
(10:43)[139]
Ohata
(5:42)[137]
Ohata
(10:11)[141]
Miyagi Miyagi
(9:43)[134]
Miyagi
(13:53)[136]
X Haruhi
(11:32)[139]
Draw
(15:00)[138]
Yamashita
(5:46)[142]
Saki
(8:37)[135]
Draw
(15:00)[140]
Haruhi Nagahama
(9:22)[135]
Ohata
(12:20)[138]
Haruhi
(11:32)[139]
X Draw
(15:00)[133]
Yamashita
(9:54)[140]
Haruhi
(7:03)[143]
Sareee
(3:51)[136]
Kadokura Draw
(15:00)[136]
Draw
(15:00)[140]
Draw
(15:00)[138]
Draw
(15:00)[133]
X Draw
(15:00)[134]
Draw
(15:00)[144]
Draw
(15:00)[135]
Yamashita Yamashita
(9:42)[137]
Ohata
(10:43)[139]
Yamashita
(5:46)[142]
Yamashita
(9:54)[140]
Draw
(15:00)[134]
X Saki
(4:06)[136]
Draw
(15:00)[138]
Saki Nagahama
(7:53)[138]
Ohata
(5:42)[137]
Saki
(8:37)[135]
Haruhi
(7:03)[143]
Draw
(15:00)[144]
Saki
(4:06)[136]
X Sareee
(11:20)[142]
Sareee Sareee
(8:35)[139]
Ohata
(10:11)[141]
Draw
(15:00)[140]
Sareee
(3:51)[136]
Draw
(15:00)[135]
Draw
(15:00)[138]
Sareee
(11:20)[142]
X
Semifinals Final
      
Z1 Misaki Ohata Pin
OT1 Sareee 3:31[145]
Misaki Ohata Pin
Rina Yamashita 14:24[145]
Z2 Rina Yamashita Pin
OT2 Rin Kadokura 15:19[145]
  • Post-tournament awards:[145]
    • Best Bout Award: Hiroe Nagahama vs. Misaki Ohata, May 23
    • Fighting Spirit Award: Rin Kadokura
    • Outstanding Performance Award: Hiroe Nagahama
    • Technique Award: Mochi Miyagi

2018[edit]

The 2018 Catch the Wave took place between March 11 and May 4. The tournament featured twelve wrestlers in two blocks of six, the Crazy Block and the Violence Block. In the tournament a win was worth two points, a draw one point and a loss none. On April 7, Hikaru Shida announced she would be dropping out to receive surgery on a distal tibia fracture,[146] forfeiting the rest of her matches. The top wrestler from each block was to advance to the finals, however both blocks ended in ties. Because Violence Block ended in a three-way tie, the tiebreaker was determined to be a gauntlet match where the first woman to win two consecutive falls would advance.[147]

Final standings
Crazy Block Violence Block
Rina Yamashita   9   Ayako Hamada   7  
Nagisa Nozaki 9 Arisa Nakajima 7
Ryo Mizunami 4 Misaki Ohata 7
Yumi Ohka 4 Hiroe Nagahama 5
Asuka 3 Mio Momono 2
Miyuki Takase 1 Hikaru Shida 2
Crazy Block Asuka Takase Nozaki Yamashita Mizunami Ohka
Asuka X Draw
(15:00)[148]
Nozaki
(7:03)[149]
Yamashita
(9:32)[150]
Asuka
(3:15)[151]
Ohka
(12:14)[152]
Takase Draw
(15:00)[148]
X Nozaki
(8:03)[151]
Yamashita
(11:04)[152]
Mizunami
(8:58)[153]
Ohka
(7:43)[150]
Nozaki Nozaki
(7:03)[149]
Nozaki
(8:03)[151]
X Draw
(15:00)[148]
Nozaki
(9:23)[150]
Nozaki
(13:07)[154]
Yamashita Yamashita
(9:32)[150]
Yamashita
(11:04)[152]
Draw
(15:00)[148]
X Yamashita
(13:18)[154]
Yamashita
(12:19)[151]
Mizunami Asuka
(3:15)[151]
Mizunami
(8:58)[153]
Nozaki
(9:23)[150]
Yamashita
(13:18)[154]
X Mizunami
(12:40)[149]
Ohka Ohka
(12:14)[152]
Ohka
(7:43)[150]
Nozaki
(13:07)[154]
Yamashita
(12:19)[151]
Mizunami
(12:40)[149]
X
Violence Block Nakajima Hamada Shida Nagahima Momono Ohata
Nakajima X Hamada
(12:52)[150]
Nakajima
(forfeit)
Nakajima
(12:24)[148]
Nakajima
(forfeit)
Draw
(15:00)[154]
Hamada Hamada
(12:52)[150]
X Hamada
(forfeit)
Draw
(15:00)[152]
Hamada
(12:26)[149]
Ohata
(11:57)[148]
Shida Nakajima
(forfeit)
Hamada
(forfeit)
X Shida
(9:35)[151]
Momono
(7:00)[150]
Ohata
(9:13)[152]
Nagahima Nakajima
(12:24)[148]
Draw
(15:00)[152]
Shida
(9:35)[151]
X Nagahima
(10:15)[154]
Nagahima
(12:54)[150]
Momono Nakajima
(forfeit)
Hamada
(12:26)[149]
Momono
(7:00)[150]
Nagahima
(10:15)[154]
X Ohata
(11:13)[151]
Ohata Draw
(15:00)[154]
Ohata
(11:57)[148]
Ohata
(9:13)[152]
Nagahima
(12:54)[150]
Ohata
(11:13)[151]
X
Tiebreakers Final
      
C1 Nagisa Nozaki Pin
C2 Rina Yamashita 17:49[147]
Rina Yamashita Pin
Ayako Hamada 20:48[17]
V1 V2 Arisa Nakajima

Misaki Ohata

Falls (1-1-3)
V3 Ayako Hamada 15:19[147]
  • Post-tournament awards:[17]
    • Best Bout Award: Misaki Ohata vs. Hikaru Shida, March 23
    • Fighting Spirit Award: Mio Momono & Miyuki Takase (Reason: Teamed with the competitors during multi-person tag matches.)
    • Outstanding Performance Award: Yuki Miyazaki & Sakura Hirota (Reason: Did their best in a tough block without getting injured.)
    • Technique Award: Asuka (Reason: Worked through a broken ankle for the entire tournament.)
    • Special Prize: Hiroe Nagahama (Reason: Defeated the Regina di WAVE Champion Misaki Ohata in a surprise upset.)

2019[edit]

The 2019 Catch the Wave took place between May 5 and July 15. The tournament featured sixteen wrestlers in four blocks of four, the Power Block, the Technical Block, the Visual Block and the Young Block. With the Wave Single Championship being vacated due to the last champion Misaki Ohata's retirement from professional wrestling, the winner of the tournament would win the vacant title as well.[155] The Young Block competed independently of the main tournament.[155] Mika Iwata was injured on June, therefore, was out of the tournament.[156]

Final standings
Power Block Technical Block Visual Block Young Block
Ryo Mizunami 4 Takumi Iroha 2 Nagisa Nozaki 5 Hiro'e 6
Miyuki Takase 2 Mika Iwata 2 Hikaru Shida 3 Haruka Umesaki 2
Yuu 2 Rin Kadokura 2 Yumi Ohka 3 Ibuki Hoshi 2
Yuki Miyazaki 0 Sakura Hirota 2 Himeka Arita 1 Maria 2
Power Block Takase Mizunami Miyazaki Yuu
Takase X Mizunami
(12:05)[155]
Draw
(15:00)[157]
Takase
(5:33)[158]
Mizunami Mizunami
(12:05)[155]
X Miyazaki
(11:08)[157]
Mizunami
(12:33)[159]
Miyazaki Takase
(5:33)[158]
Miyazaki
(11:08)[157]
X Yuu
(5:14)[155]
Yuu Takase
(5:33)[158]
Mizunami
(12:33)[159]
Yuu
(5:14)[155]
X
Technical Block Iroha Iwata Kadokura Hirota
Iroha X Iroha
(13:50)[155]
Hirota
(14:16)[159]
Iwata X Iwata
(4:49)[155]
Kadokura Iroha
(13:50)[155]
X Kadokura
(13:28)[160]
Hirota Hirota
(14:16)[159]
Iwata
(4:49)[155]
Kadokura
(13:28)[160]
X
Visual Block Nozaki Shida Ohka Arita
Nozaki X Draw
(15:00)[161]
Nozaki
(12:40)[155]
Nozaki
(7:53)[162]
Shida Draw
(15:00)[161]
X Ohka
(12:05)[158]
Shida
(7:25)[155]
Ohka Nozaki
(12:40)[155]
Ohka
(12:05)[158]
X Draw
(15:00)[163]
Arita Nozaki
(7:53)[162]
Shida
(7:25)[155]
Draw
(15:00)[163]
X
Young Block Hiro'e Umesaki Hoshi Maria
Hiro'e X Hiro'e
(9:58)[159]
Hiro'e
(7:44)[155]
Hiro'e
(N/A)[163]
Umesaki Hiro'e
(9:58)[159]
X Hoshi
(8:52)[160]
Umesaki
(5:54)[159]
Hoshi Hiro'e
(7:44)[155]
Hoshi
(8:52)[160]
X Maria
(8:53)[159]
Maria Hiro'e
(N/A)[163]
Umesaki
(5:54)[159]
Maria
(8:53)[159]
X

In the finals, Takumi Iroha defeated Nagisa Nozaki and Ryo Mizunami in a three-way match to win the tournament and the title.[18]

2021[edit]

The 2021 Catch the Wave took place between June 1 and July 1. The tournament featured sixteen wrestlers in four blocks of four, the Compliance Block, the Gatling Block, the Jealousy Block and the Potential Block.[164] The winner will be given an opportunity to challenge for the Wave Single Championship.[164]

Final standings
Compliance Block Gatling Block Jealousy Block Potential Block
Rin Kadokura 5 Nagisa Nozaki 5 Kaori Yoneyama 4 Miyuki Takase 2
Yuki Miyazaki 3 Saki 3 Tomoko Watanabe 3 Mio Momono 2
Haruka Umesaki 2 Itsuki Aoki 2 Yumi Ohka 3 Sakura Hirota 2
Hibiscus Mii 2 Yuu 2 Yako 2 Tomoka Inaba 2
Compliance Block Kadokura Mii Miyazaki Umesaki
Kadokura X Kadokura
(8:57)[165]
Draw
(15:00)[166]
Kadokura
(4:21)[164]
Mii Kadokura
(8:57)[165]
X Miyazaki
(10:21)[164]
Mii
(9:54)[167]
Miyazaki Draw
(15:00)[166]
Miyazaki
(10:21)[164]
X Umesaki
(10:23)[168]
Umesaki Kadokura
(4:21)[164]
Mii
(9:54)[167]
Umesaki
(10:23)[168]
X
Gatling Block Nozaki Aoki Saki Yuu
Nozaki X Draw
(15:00)[167]
Nozaki
(10:23)[164]
Nozaki
(10:05)[166]
Aoki Draw
(15:00)[167]
X Draw
(15:00)[165]
Yuu
(4:16)[164]
Saki Nozaki
(10:23)[164]
Draw
(15:00)[165]
X Saki
(6:49)[168]
Yuu Nozaki
(10:05)[166]
Yuu
(4:16)[164]
Saki
(6:49)[168]
X
Jealousy Block Ohka Watanabe Yako Yoneyama
Ohka X Ohka
(8:24)[164]
Yako
(6:54)[165]
Draw
(15:00)[166]
Watanabe Ohka
(8:24)[164]
X Watanabe
(11:06)[167]
Draw
(15:00)[168]
Yako Yako
(6:54)[165]
Watanabe
(11:06)[167]
X Yoneyama
(4:01)[164]
Yoneyama Draw
(15:00)[166]
Draw
(15:00)[168]
Yoneyama
(4:01)[164]
X
Potential Block Hirota Inaba Momono Takase
Hirota X Inaba
(2:22)[164]
Hirota
(11:58)[167]
Takase
(14:52)[168]
Inaba Inaba
(2:22)[164]
X
Momono Hirota
(11:58)[167]
X Momono
(14:54)[164]
Takase Takase
(14:52)[168]
X Momono
(14:54)[164]
X
Semifinals Final
      
P1 Miyuki Takase Pin
G1 Nagisa Nozaki 14:58[20]
Miyuki Takase Pin
Rin Kadokura 13:26[20]
C1 Rin Kadokura Pin
J1 Kaori Yoneyama 2:45[20]
  • Post-tournament awards:[20]
    • Best Bout Award: Tomoko Watanabe vs. Yako, June 8
    • Distinguished Service Award: Mio Momono
    • Fighting Spirit Award: Mio Momono
    • Outstanding Performance Award: Hibiscus Mii

Young Block Oh! Oh! 2021[edit]

The 2021 Young Block tournament took place beginning with May 18 and culminated on May 28.[169]

Final standings
Block A Block B
Tomoka Inaba 5 Chie Ozora 4
Ami Miura 5 Sumika Yanagawa 3
Momo Kohgo 2 Waka Tsukiyama 3
Shizuku Tsukata 1 Yappy 3
Final
   
A1 Tomoka Inaba Pin
B1 Chie Ozora 11:24

2022[edit]

The 2022 edition of the tournament took place between May 5 and July 17, 2022.[170]

Qualifier Blocks[edit]

Final standings
Kick Block Hardcore Block Comic Block Future Block Strong Arm Block
Nagisa Nozaki 4 Yuki Miyazaki 5 Kaori Yoneyama 3 Suzu Suzuki 6 Itsuki Aoki 4
Hanako Nakamori 4 Risa Sera 5 Miyako Matsumoto 3 Haruka Umesaki 4 Miyuki Takase 3
Hikari Shimizu 3 Saki 2 Hibiscus Mii 3 Kohaku 4 Yuu 3
Sae 1 Yumi Ohka 0 Sakura Hirota 2 Riko Kawahata 4 Ayame Sasamura 2
Chie Ozora 2
Kick Block Nozaki Nakamori Shimizu Sae
Nozaki Nakamori
(9:09)[171]
Nozaki
(9:03)[172]
Nozaki
(13:34)[173]
Nakamori Nakamori
(9:09)[171]
Draw
(15:00)[174]
Draw
(15:00)[175]
Shimizu Nozaki
(9:03)[172]
Draw
(15:00)[174]
Shimizu
(9:48)[176]
Sae Nozaki
(13:34)[173]
Draw
(15:00)[175]
Shimizu
(9:48)[176]
Hardcore Block Miyazaki Sera Saki Ohka
Miyazaki Draw
(15:00)[176]
Miyazaki
(12:33)[177]
Sera Draw
(15:00)[176]
Sera
(13:20)[175]
Saki Miyazaki
(12:33)[177]
Sera
(13:20)[175]
Saki
(12:12)[172]
Ohka Saki
(12:12)[172]
Comic Block Yoneyama Matsumoto Mii Hirota
Yoneyama Draw
(7:49)[171]
Draw
(8:52)[177]
Matsumoto Draw
(7:49)[171]
Draw
(13:40)[176]
Draw
(15:00)[173]
Mii Draw
(8:52)[177]
Draw
(13:40)[176]
Draw
(15:00)[178]
Hirota Draw
(15:00)[173]
Draw
(15:00)[178]
Future Block Umesaki Suzuki Kawahata Kohaku Ozora
Umesaki Draw
(15:00)[179]
Draw
(15:00)[171]
Kohaku
(8:54)[173]
Umesaki
(8:47)[174]
Suzuki Draw
(15:00)[179]
Suzuki
(13:08)[175]
Draw
(10:00)[172]
Suzuki
(9:14)[171]
Kawahata Draw
(15:00)[171]
Suzuki
(13:08)[175]
Draw
(15:00)[174]
Kawahata
(9:39)[172]
Kohaku Kohaku
(8:54)[173]
Draw
(10:00)[172]
Draw
(15:00)[174]
Ozora
(11:07)[176]
Ozora Umesaki
(8:47)[174]
Suzuki
(9:14)[171]
Kawahata
(9:39)[172]
Ozora
(11:07)[176]
Strong Arm Block Aoki Takase Yuu Sasamura
Aoki Aoki
(7:09)[172]
Aoki
(8:41)[177]
Sasamura
(12:59)[175]
Takase Aoki
(7:09)[172]
Draw
(15:00)[179]
Takase
(10:17)[178]
Yuu Aoki
(8:41)[177]
Draw
(15:00)[179]
Yuu
(6:31)[171]
Sasamura Sasamura
(12:59)[175]
Takase
(10:17)[178]
Yuu
(6:31)[171]

Due to certain point ties from the qualifier blocks, there have been a couple of decision matches which took place on June 22 to determine the wrestlers who have further qualified in the final blocks.

No.Results[180][178]StipulationsTimes
1Nagisa Nozaki defeated Hanako NakamoriSingles match for the first place of the Kick Block12:02
2Kaori Yoneyama defeated Hibiscus Mii, Miyako Matsumoto and Sakura HirotaFour-way match for the first place of the Comic Block2:41
3Haruka Umesaki, Hikari Shimizu and Saki won by last eliminating Ayame Sasamura14-woman second chance battle royal[b]

Winner Blocks[edit]

Due to Nagisa Nozaki being one of the finalists of the tournament, the final match was also disputed for her Wave Single Championship and will take place on July 17.

Final standings
Winner Block A Winner Block B
Nagisa Nozaki 4 Suzu Suzuki 4
Risa Sera 2 Haruka Umesaki 2
Saki 2 Hikari Shimizu 2
Kaori Yoneyama 2 Itsuki Aoki 2
Winner Block A Saki Yoneyama Nozaki Sera
Saki Saki
(5:19)[181]
Nozaki
(13:00)[182]
Draw
(15:00)[183]
Yoneyama Saki
(5:19)[181]
Nozaki
(8:20)[183]
Yoneyama
(2:09)[182]
Nozaki Nozaki
(13:00)[182]
Nozaki
(8:20)[183]
Sera
(12:49)[181]
Sera Draw
(15:00)[183]
Yoneyama
(2:09)[182]
Sera
(12:49)[181]
Winner Block B Umesaki Suzuki Aoki Shimizu
Umesaki Umesaki
(10:48)[181]
Draw
(15:00)[182]
Shimizu
(9:57)[183]
Suzuki Umesaki
(10:48)[181]
Suzuki
(13:20)[183]
Suzuki
(13:10)[182]
Aoki Draw
(15:00)[182]
Suzuki
(13:20)[183]
Aoki
(12:00)[181]
Shimizu Shimizu
(9:57)[183]
Suzuki
(13:10)[182]
Aoki
(12:00)[181]
Finals
(July 17)[184]
   
A1 Miyuki Takase[c][185] 18:15
B1 Suzu Suzuki Pin

2023[edit]

The 2023 edition of the tournament took place between May 4 and July 17, 2023.[186]

Final standings
Young Block Elizabeth Block Block A Block B Block C
Chie Ozora 7 Yuki Miyazaki 8 Asuka 8 Saki[187] 6 Haruka Umesaki[187] 5
Yura Suzuki 5 Mizuki Endo 4 Hiragi Kurumi 5 Risa Sera 6 Hikari Shimizu 5
Himiko 4 Kaori Yoneyama 4 Kohaku 3 Miyuki Takase 4 Itsuki Aoki 5
Honoka 3 Cherry 4 Manami 3 Kakeru Sekiguchi 2 Ayame Sasamura 4
Kizuna Tanaka 1 Sakura Hirota 2 Rina Amikura 1 Riko Kawahata 2 Yuko Sakurai 1
Young Block Tanaka Ozora Suzuki Himiko Honoka
Tanaka Draw
(10:00)[188]
Suzuki
(6:27)[189]
Himiko
(8:02)[190]
Honoka
(7:39)[191]
Ozora Draw
(10:00)[188]
Ozora
(8:17)[192]
Ozora
(8:04)[193]
Ozora
(N/A)[194]
Suzuki Suzuki
(6:27)[189]
Ozora
(8:17)[192]
Suzuki
(8:21)[188]
Draw
(10:00)[190]
Himiko Himiko
(8:02)[190]
Ozora
(8:04)[193]
Suzuki
(8:21)[188]
Himiko
(6:46)[195]
Honoka Honoka
(7:39)[191]
Ozora
(N/A)[194]
Draw
(10:00)[190]
Himiko
(6:46)[195]
Elizabeth Block Cherry Miyazaki Hirota Endo Yoneyama
Cherry Miyazaki
(12:46)[192]
Cherry
(12:43)[196]
Endo
(5:55)[188]
Yoneyama
(10:07)[193]
Miyazaki Miyazaki
(12:46)[192]
Miyazaki
(12:06)[190]
Miyazaki
(10:31)[196]
Miyazaki
(3:22)[195]
Hirota Cherry
(12:43)[196]
Miyazaki
(12:06)[190]
Endo
(12:47)[189]
Hirota
(7:53)[197]
Endo Endo
(5:55)[188]
Miyazaki
(10:31)[196]
Endo
(12:47)[189]
Yoneyama
(4:04)[190]
Yoneyama Yoneyama
(10:07)[193]
Miyazaki
(3:22)[195]
Hirota
(7:53)[197]
Yoneyama
(4:04)[190]
Block A Asuka Amikura Kohaku Manami Kurumi
Asuka Asuka
(8:58)[191]
Asuka
(14:12)[188]
Asuka
(6:04)[198]
Asuka
(6:26)[190]
Amikura Asuka
(8:58)[191]
Draw
(15:00)[192]
Manami
(6:24)[188]
Kurumi
(8:46)[199]
Kohaku Asuka
(14:12)[188]
Draw
(15:00)[192]
Draw
(15:00)[199]
Draw
(15:00)[198]
Manami Asuka
(6:04)[198]
Manami
(6:24)[188]
Draw
(15:00)[199]
Kurumi
(8:16)[187]
Kurumi Asuka
(6:26)[190]
Kurumi
(8:46)[199]
Draw
(15:00)[198]
Kurumi
(8:16)[187]
Block B Saki Sekiguchi Takase Kawahata Sera
Saki Saki
(9:24)[191]
Saki
(12:48)[188]
Saki
(13:07)[192]
Sera
(10:39)[190]
Sekiguchi Saki
(9:24)[191]
Sekiguchi
(10:31)[197]
Kawahata
(11:32)[196]
Sera
(7:31)[188]
Takase Saki
(12:48)[188]
Sekiguchi
(10:31)[197]
Takase
(9:57)[191]
Takase
(7:16)[199]
Kawahata Saki
(13:07)[192]
Kawahata
(11:32)[196]
Takase
(9:57)[191]
Sera
(5:48)[198]
Sera Sera
(10:39)[190]
Sera
(7:31)[188]
Takase
(7:16)[199]
Sera
(5:48)[198]
Block C Umesaki Shimizu Sasamura Aoki Sakurai
Umesaki Umesaki
(9:53)[198]
Sasamura
(10:09)[197]
Draw
(15:00)[195]
Umesaki
(9:09)[194]
Shimizu Umesaki
(9:53)[198]
Draw
(15:00)[199]
Shimizu
(2:57)[190]
Shimizu
(8:20)[192]
Sasamura Sasamura
(10:09)[197]
Draw
(15:00)[199]
Aoki
(9:51)[188]
Draw
(9:32)[195]
Aoki Draw
(15:00)[195]
Shimizu
(2:57)[190]
Aoki
(9:51)[188]
Aoki
(12:59)[199]
Sakurai Umesaki
(9:09)[194]
Shimizu
(8:20)[192]
Draw
(9:32)[195]
Aoki
(12:59)[199]

Winner tournament[edit]

First round
(July 3)
Semifinals
Finals
(July 17)
         
Itsuki Aoki[d] Pin
Chie Ozora 7:31[200]
Itsuki Aoki Pin
Saki 16:46[201]
Saki Pin
Kizuna Tanaka 11:46[187]
Saki Pin
Asuka 11:36[201]
Yuki Miyazaki Pin
Kohaku 6:49[187]
Yuki Miyazaki Pin
Asuka 8:57[201]
Asuka Pin
Haruka Umesaki 8:55[187]

Catch the Wave Awards[edit]

Since 2011, in addition of winning the tournament, the participants receives awards in different categories based on their performance during the tournament.[2]

Best Bout Award (ベストバウト賞, Besutobauto-shō)[edit]

Year Date Match Location
2011[2] May 29 Ayumi Kurihara vs. Yumi Ohka Tokyo, Japan
2012[8] June 24 Ayumi Kurihara vs. Syuri Osaka, Japan
2013[9] May 26 Ayako Hamada vs. Ryo Mizunami
2014[10] May 13 Kyoko Kimura vs. Sakura Hirota Tokyo, Japan
2015[12] June 10 Ryo Mizunami vs. Yumi Ohka
2016[14] May 3 Mika Iida vs. Tsukushi
2017[16] May 23 Hiroe Nagahama vs. Misaki Ohata Saitama, Japan
2018[17] March 23 Hikaru Shida vs. Misaki Ohata Tokyo, Japan
2019[19] July 1 Himeka Arita vs. Nagisa Nozaki
2021[20] June 8 Tomoko Watanabe vs. Yako Saitama, Japan
2022[22] May 29 Hanako Nakamori vs. Hikari Shimizu Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
2023[23] June 1 Ayame Sasamura vs. Itsuki Aoki Tokyo, Japan

Best Performance Award (ベストパフォーマンス賞, Besutopafōmansu-shō)[edit]

Year Wrestler
2012[8] Hamuko Hoshi
2013[9] Shuu Shibutani
2014[10] Tsukasa Fujimoto
2015[12] Wonderful World Fairy Family
(Ayako Hamada, Chikayo Nagashima, Fairy Nihonbashi, Tsukasa Fujimoto (2), Yuu Yamagata and Yumi Ohka)
2016[14] Atsushi Ishiguro and Mayumi Ozaki
2018[17] Sakura Hirota and Yuki Miyazaki
2022[22] Haruka Umesaki
2023[23] Risa Sera

Fighting Spirit Award (敢闘賞, Kantō-shō)[edit]

Year Wrestler
2011[2] Mika Iida
2012[8] Hamuko Hoshi
2013[9] Kagetsu
2014[10] Sakura Hirota
2015[12] Ryo Mizunami
2016[14] Rabbit Miu
2017[16] Rin Kadokura
2018[17] Miyuki Takase
2019[19] Hamuko Hoshi, Haruka Umesaki and Maria
2021[20] Mio Momono
2022[22] Itsuki Aoki
2023[23] Yuko Sakurai

Outstanding Performance Award (殊勲賞, Shukunshō)[edit]

Year Wrestler
2011[2] Mio Shirai
2012[2] Sawako Shimono
2013[9] Mio Shirai (2)
2014[10] Mika Iida
2015[12]
2016[14] Hiroe Nagahama
2017[16]
2018[17]
2019[19] Yuu
2021[20] Mio Momono
2022[22] Haruka Umesaki
2023[23] Itsuki Aoki

Special Award (特別賞, Tokubetsu-shō)[edit]

Year Wrestler
2018[17] Misaki Ohata
2019[19] Hikaru Shida

Technique Award (技能賞, Ginō-shō)[edit]

Year Wrestler
2011[2] Tomoka Nakagawa
2012[8] Tsukasa Fujimoto
2013[9] Yuu Yamagata
2014[10] Sakura Hirota
2015[12] Mika Iida
2016[14]
2017[16] Mochi Miyagi
2018[17] Asuka
2019[19] Yuki Miyazaki
2021[20] Hibiscus Mii
2022[22] Kaori Yoneyama
2023[23] Yuki Miyazaki

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ This match originally ended in a ten-minute time limit draw, leading to a five-minute overtime, which could be won with a two-count.
  2. ^ Only three of the partcicipants would be resurrected in the tournament. The other participants were Chie Ozora, Hanako Nakamori, Hibiscus Mii, Kohaku, Miyako Matsumoto, Miyuki Takase, Riko Kawahata, Sae, Sakura Hirota, Yuu.
  3. ^ Nagisa Nozaki was initially scheduled to face Suzuki but pulled out due to injury. She vacated the Wave Singles Championship in the process.
  4. ^ Itsuki Aoki, Kizuna Tanaka and Kohaku won a "second chance" battle royal to get ressurected in the tournament despite occupying non-finalist positions in their respective blocks.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ "栗原あゆみが第4代「波女」/Wave". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). July 16, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d "Catch The Wave Championship 2014". Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
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