List of Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling tournaments

Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments competed for by wrestlers that were part of their roster during its existence between 1989 and 2001.

Sporadic tournaments

Battle Resistance Open Tournament

Battle Resistance - 1st Open Tournament
Promotion	Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
Date	January 7, 1990
City	Tokyo, Japan
Venue	Korakuen Hall
Attendance	2,450
Event chronology
← Previous Battle Creation Next → Battle Brave in Korakuen

FMW's first tournament, a single-elimination tournament took place at the Battle Resistance - 1st Open Tournament event on January 7, 1990. Aside from the tournament, the event also featured a women's wrestling match between Miwa Sato and Kumiko Matsuda.

First Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Masanobu Kurisu

Pin

Jang Yong Wow

4:38

Masanobu Kurisu

Count-out

Mitsuhiro Matsunaga

4:14

Mitsuhiro Matsunaga

DQ

Katsuji Ueda

3:21

Masanobu Kurisu

BYE

BYE

BYE

Masanobu Kurisu

Referee stoppage

Tarzan Goto

7:58

Sambo Asako

DQ

Rick Wonshu

6:29

Tarzan Goto

Pin

Sambo Asako

6:14

Tarzan Goto

Pin

Satoshi Imaizumi

4:14

Tarzan Goto

Pin

Atsushi Onita

3:52

Atsushi Onita

Pin

The Shooter

3:57

Atsushi Onita

Pin

Beast the Barbarian

4:56

Beast the Barbarian

BYE

Non-tournament match

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Kumiko Matsuda defeated Miwa Sato	Singles match	2:41

AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament

A six-man tournament was set up for the vacant AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship on September 25, 1990 after previous champion Lee Gak-soo left FMW earlier that month. Katsuji Ueda defeated Jimmy Backlund in the tournament final to win the vacant title.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Ricky Fuji

Pin

Jang Yong Wow

3:20

Ricky Fuji

6:44

Katsuji Ueda

Pin

Katsuji Ueda

Pin

The Shooter

3:39

Katsuji Ueda

Pin

Jimmy Backlund

15:25

Jimmy Backlund

Pin

Kim Hyun Hwan

2:23

Jimmy Backlund

BYE

FMW Tag Team Tournament

The FMW Tag Team Tournament was a six-team tournament held by FMW from January 6 to January 15, 1991. The opening round was a round-robin tournament in which five teams scored 3 points to qualify for the knockout format to determine the winner, while the team of Lee Gak-soo and Nam Sung Gun was the only team which failed to qualify as they lost all of their matches and scored 0 points. The knockout format took place on January 15, 1991.

Round-robin stage

Team	Points
Boris Gogichashivili and Grigory Verichev	3
Ricky Fuji and Tarzan Goto	3
Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator	3
Atsushi Onita and Sambo Asako	3
Jimmy Backlund and The Shooter	3
Lee Gak-soo and Nam Sung Gun	0

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Boris Gogichashivili and Grigory Verichev

Pin

Jimmy Backlund and The Shooter

6:57

Boris Gogichashivili and Grigory Verichev

Pin

Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator

4:51

Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator

BYE

Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator

Pin

Atsushi Onita and Sambo Asako

9:13

Atsushi Onita and Sambo Asako

Pin

Ricky Fuji and Tarzan Goto

12:47

Atsushi Onita and Sambo Asako

BYE

Barbed Wire Deathmatch Tournament

The Barbed Wire Deathmatch Tournament was a single-elimination tournament in which all matches were no rope barbed wire deathmatches. The tournament took place on August 17, 1991.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Atsushi Onita

Pin

Jimmy Backlund

3:31

Atsushi Onita

Forfeit

Ricky Fuji

Ricky Fuji

Pin

Mark Starr

4:58

Atsushi Onita

KO

Sambo Asako

9:51

The Gladiator

Pin

Horace Boulder

4:53

The Gladiator

Pin

Sambo Asako

6:01

Sambo Asako

BYE

World's Strongest Tag Team Tournament

World's Strongest Tag Team Tournament was a ten-team tag team tournament conducted from November 20 to December 9, 1991 to determine the inaugural WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team Champions. The first stage was round robin and the second stage was contested in knockout format after one team topped the round robin format while two teams tied with 7 points and they had a playoff match to take on the topping team in the final round.

Round-robin stage

Team	Points
Grigory Verichev and Koba Krutanize	9
Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto	7
Ricky Fuji and Sambo Asako	7
The Gladiator and Big Titan	6
Leon Spinks and Rufus Blackborn	6
Sabu and The Sheik	5
Horace Boulder and Mark Starr	3
Calypso Jim and Katsuji Ueda	3
Los Mercenarios Americanos (Mercenario I and Mercenario II)	1
Chong Summusu and Kim Shunki	0

Knockout stage

	Play-off
	December 9
	Ricky Fuji and Sambo Asako	Pin
	Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto	9:09
	Final
	December 9
	Grigory Verichev and Koba Krutanize	Pin
	Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto	11:34

FMW Women's Tag Team Tournament

The FMW Women's Tag Team Tournament was a round-robin tag team tournament between female wrestlers of the promotion that took place between June 16 and June 28, 1992.

Team	Points
Eriko Tsuchiya and Yoshika Maedomari	4
Megumi Kudo and Rie Nakamura	2
Combat Toyoda and Keiko Iwami	2
Miwa Sato and Yukie Nabeno	1
Yuki Morimatsu and Kumiko Matsuda	1

	Final
	Eriko Tsuchiya and Yoshika Maedomari		Pin
	Megumi Kudo and Rie Nakamura		14:40

Street Fight Tag Team Tournament

The Street Fight Tag Team Tournament was a tag team tournament which took place between November 20 and December 7, 1992. Every match in the tournament was a street fight. The first stage was a round-robin stage in which the three top scoring teams qualified for the knockout stage while the team of Atsushi Onita and Grigory Verichev defeated Dr. Luther and Dr. Hannibal in a playoff to qualify for the knockout as both teams were tied at 4 points.

Round-robin stage

Team	Points
Tarzan Goto and Big Titan	8
Tiger Jeet Singh, Sr. and Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr.	6
Horace Boulder and The Gladiator	5
Atsushi Onita and Grigory Verichev	4
Dr. Luther and Dr. Hannibal	4
Haystacks Calhoun Jr. and Sambo Asako	3
Sabu and Kareem Sudan	3
The Alligators (Alligator Man #1 and Alligator Man #2)	2
The Psychos (Psycho #1 and Psycho #2)	1

Knockout stage

Playoff

Semifinals

Final

Atsushi Onita and Grigory Verichev

Pin

Dr. Luther and Dr. Hannibal

5:27

Atsushi Onita and Grigory Verichev

Pin

Tiger Jeet Singh, Sr. and Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr.

8:18

Atsushi Onita and Grigory Verichev

Pin

Tarzan Goto and Big Titan

10:48

Tarzan Goto and Big Titan

Pin

The Gladiator and Horace Boulder

6:50

FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament

The Independent Junior Heavyweight Tournament was a round-robin tournament to crown the first FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion. The tournament was held between September 17 and September 27, 1993. The Great Sasuke was given a bye in the tournament and the winner of the tournament would face him for the title on October 28.

First Round

Semi-Final

Final

Title Match

Block A September 17

Koji Nakagawa

Pin

Block A September 25

Eiji Ezaki

10:12

Eiji Ezaki1

Pin

Block A September 22

Battle Ranger Z

9:57

Battle Ranger Z

Pin

September 27

The American

9:42

Battle Ranger Z

Pin

Block B September 18

Damian

18:24

Atsushi Onita, Jr.

Pin

Block B September 26

Ricky Fuji

10:31

Atsushi Onita, Jr.

Pin

Block B September 23

Damian

8:11

Damian

Pin

October 28

Bull Rider

7:58

Battle Ranger Z2

Pin

The Great Sasuke

The Great Sasuke

BYE

The Great Sasuke

BYE

BYE

BYE

The Great Sasuke

BYE

BYE

BYE

BYE

BYE

BYE

BYE

^1 Nakagawa suffered an arm injury, so Ezaki advanced to the semi-final.

^2 Damian was unable to compete and was replaced by Battle Ranger Z to face Sasuke for the title.

WWA World Women's Championship #1 Contender's Tournament

A tournament was held in October 1993 to determine the #1 contender to the WWA World Women's Championship held by Combat Toyoda. The four-woman tournament was first conducted in a round robin format and the top two females competed in the final round on October 28, 1993. Crusher Maedomari won the tournament and defeated Toyoda to win the title on October 31.

Round-robin stage

Team	Points
Shark Tsuchiya	5
Crusher Maedomari	4
Miwa Sato	2
Yukie Nabeno	2

Knockout stage

	Final
	Shark Tsuchiya		Pin
	Crusher Maedomari		9:28

FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship Tournament (1994)

A double-elimination tournament was held to crown the new FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champions after the WWA version of the title was retired in 1992. The tournament was held between January 7, 1994 and January 18, 1994. The losing teams competed in Block B and the winners of Block B faced the winners of Block A in the tournament final on January 18. All the matches in the tournament were either street fights or deathmatches.

Block A

	Quarter-Final				Semi-Final				Final
	Big Titan and The Gladiator	Pin
	Hideki Hosaka and Hisakatsu Oya	13:24
					Big Titan and The Gladiator	Pin
					Jinsei Shinzaki and Masaru Toi	15:13
	Jinsei Shinzaki and Masaru Toi	Pin
	Ricky Fuji and Terry Simms	16:46
									Big Titan and The Gladiator	Pin
									Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan Goto	12:46
	Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan Goto	KO
	Sabu and Damian	14:39
					Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan Goto	Pin
					Mr. Pogo and Goro Tsurumi	15:57
	Mr. Pogo and Goro Tsurumi	Pin
	Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niiyama	16:15

Loser's Block B

	First Round				Second Round				Semi-Final
	Hideki Hosaka and Hisakatsu Oya	Pin
	Ricky Fuji and Terry Simms	13:42
					Hideki Hosaka and Hisakatsu Oya	Pin
					Mr. Pogo and Goro Tsurumi	5:11
	Loser of Block A Second Semifinal
	BYE
									Mr. Pogo and Goro Tsurumi	Pin
									Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niiyama	13:00
	Sabu and Damian	Pin
	Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niiyama	13:45
					Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niiyama	Pin
					Jinsei Shinzaki and Masaru Toi	8:19			Final
	Loser of Block A First Semifinal
	BYE
									Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niiyama	Pin
									Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan Goto	13:17

	Tournament Final
	Big Titan and The Gladiator		Pin
	Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niiyama		13:20

FMW Independent Women's / WWA World Women's Championship Tournament

A tournament was held for the vacant FMW Independent Women's / WWA World Women's Championship after champion Crusher Maedomari vacated the title to participate in the tournament. The tournament was held between February 11 and February 25, 1994.

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Final

Tournament Final

Block A February 11

Megumi Kudo

Pin

Block A February 16

Malia Hosaka

8:33

Megumi Kudo

Pin

Block A

Crusher Maedomari

15:39

Crusher Maedomari

Block A February 19

BYE

Megumi Kudo

Pin

Block A February 12

Lola González

15:30

Lola González

Pin

Block A

Miwa Sato

10:59

Lola González

BYE

BYE

February 25

BYE

Megumi Kudo

Pin

Block A February 13

Leilani Kai

13:50

Bambi

Pin

Block B February 17

Yukie Nabeno

9:09

Bambi

Pin

Crusher Maedomari

12:33

BYE

Block B February 21

BYE

Shark Tsuchiya*

Pin

Block B February 15

Leilani Kai

8:09

Combat Toyoda

Pin

Block B February 18

Neftali

8:11

Combat Toyoda

Pin

Block B

Leilani Kai

8:06

Leilani Kai

BYE

• Shark Tsuchiya replaced Crusher Maedomari in the Block B final.

Six Man Tag Team Tournament

The Six Man Tag Team Tournament was a tournament held on March 13, 1994 in which all matches were six-man tag team matches.

	Semi-Final				Final
	Damian, Sabu and The Sheik	Pin
	Mr. Pogo, Goro Tsurumi and Hideki Hosaka	7:19
					Mr. Pogo, Goro Tsurumi and Hideki Hosaka	Pin
					Atsushi Onita, Sambo Asako and Tarzan Goto	12:02
	Atsushi Onita, Sambo Asako and Tarzan Goto	Pin
	Big Titan, Ricky Fuji and The Gladiator	13:20

Young Spirit Tournament

The Young Spirit Tournament was a tournament consisting of young and rising stars of FMW who were representing the company's New Generation after Atsushi Onita retired from wrestling and left the company. The tournament was held to choose a rising star who could lead the company into the next generation. The tournament took place between July 18 and July 30, 1995. The finalists of the tournament were entered into the Grand Slam Tournament for the vacant FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship.

Round-robin stage

Team	Points
W*ING Kanemura	8
Masato Tanaka	7
Hideki Hosaka	6
Hido	4
Koji Nakagawa	4
Tetsuhiro Kuroda	1

Knockout stage

	Final
	July 30
	W*ING Kanemura	Pin
	Masato Tanaka	12:47

Grand Slam Tournament

Grand Slam Tournament
Location	Japan
Start date	August 22, 1995 (1995-08-22)
End date	September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26)
Competitors	Hayabusa Hisakatsu Oya Katsutoshi Niiyama Masato Tanaka Mitsuhiro Matsunaga Super Leather The Gladiator W*ING Kanemura
Champion
The Gladiator

The Grand Slam Tournament was a round-robin tournament held to crown a new FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion after the previous champion Hayabusa vacated the title due to injury. The tournament was held between August 22 and September 26, 1995.

Round-robin stage

Team	Points
The Gladiator	12
Hayabusa	11
Super Leather	10
Hisakatsu Oya	9
Mitsuhiro Matsunaga	8
Katsutoshi Niiyama	4
W*ING Kanemura	2
Masato Tanaka	0

Knockout stage

	Final
	September 26
	The Gladiator	Pin
	Hayabusa	23:38

FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship Tournament

Main article: Summer Spectacular (1996) § Tournament brackets

The FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship Tournament was a tournament for the newly created FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship. The tournament took place between May 26 and August 1, 1996.

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Final

Masato Tanaka

Pin

Mr. Pogo

20:42

Masato Tanaka

Pin

Hisakatsu Oya

20:31

Super Leather

Pin

Hido

19:18

W*ING Kanemura

Pin

Masato Tanaka

14:51

Hisakatsu Oya

Referee Stoppage

Horace Boulder

13:21

W*ING Kanemura*

Pin

Super Leather

15:59

W*ING Kanemura

Pin

Koji Nakagawa

15:51

• This match was a Caribbean Barbed Wire Deathmatch.

FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament

The FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament which took place on August 5, 1997 for the vacant FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship after the title was vacated by Fuyuki-Gun (Kodo Fuyuki, Jado and Gedo).

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Final

The Great Kabuki, Keisuke Yamada and Daikokubo Benkei

Pin

Fuyuki-Gun (Kodo Fuyuki, Jado and Gedo)

16:19

Fuyuki-Gun

Pin

Lioness Asuka, Shark Tsuchiya and Eagle Sawai

9:22

Lioness Asuka, Shark Tsuchiya and Eagle Sawai

BYE

Fuyuki-Gun

Pin

The Gladiator, Hisakatsu Oya and Mr. Gannosuke

20:28

Hayabusa, Ricky Fuji and Koji Nakagawa

Pin

The Gladiator, Hisakatsu Oya and Mr. Gannosuke

14:59

The Gladiator, Hisakatsu Oya and Mr. Gannosuke

BYE

FMW Double Championship #1 Contender's Tournament

Main article: FMW 9th Anniversary Show § Background

The FMW Double Championship #1 Contender's Tournament was a tournament to determine the #1 contender for Mr. Gannosuke's FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship and FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship at FMW's first pay-per-view Entertainment Wrestling Live. The tournament was held between March 7 and March 17, 1998.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

FMW TV

Hayabusa

Pin

3/13

Masato Tanaka

23:17

FMW TV

Hayabusa

Pin

3/16

Jado

17:15

Live event

Tetsuhiro Kuroda

Pin

3/7

Jado

13:27

FMW TV

Hayabusa

Pin

3/17

The Gladiator

14:09

Live event

Koji Nakagawa

Pin

3/7

Yukihiro Kanemura

8:17

FMW TV

Yukihiro Kanemura

Pin

3/16

The Gladiator

3:12

Live event

The Gladiator

Pin

3/8

Hisakatsu Oya

16:30

Over the Top Tournament

Main article: ECW/FMW Supershow § Tournament brackets

The Over the Top Tournament was a tournament to determine the #1 contender for Kodo Fuyuki's FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship and FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship on the March 19, 1999 pay-per-view. The event took place between December 9, 1998 and January 5, 1999. Fuyuki himself participated in the tournament to get a title shot in case he lost the title before the pay-per-view.

First Round

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

December 9, 1998

Hayabusa

Pin

ECW/FMW Supershow II

Gedo

15:40

Hayabusa

Pin

December 9, 1998

Hisakatsu Oya

13:28

Kodo Fuyuki

Pin

ECW/FMW Supershow II

Hisakatsu Oya

10:58

Hisakatsu Oya

Pin

December 9, 1998

Tetsuhiro Kuroda

13:42

Muhammad Yone

Pin

ECW/FMW Supershow II

Gosaku Goshogawara

9:36

Muhammad Yone

Pin

December 9, 1998

Tetsuhiro Kuroda

8:10

Tetsuhiro Kuroda

Pin

January 5, 1999

Super Leather

14:49

Hisakatsu Oya

Pin

ECW/FMW Supershow I

Mr. Gannosuke

24:55

Hido

Pin

ECW/FMW Supershow II

Takeshi Ono

5:46

Hido

Pin

ECW/FMW Supershow I

Masao Orihara

5:33

Masao Orihara

Pin

ECW/FMW Supershow II

Ricky Fuji

6:00

Hido

Pin

ECW/FMW Supershow I

Mr. Gannosuke

2:22

Yukihiro Kanemura

Pin

ECW/FMW Supershow II

Hideki Hosaka

8:53

Yukihiro Kanemura

Pin

ECW/FMW Supershow I

Mr. Gannosuke

10:53

Mr. Gannosuke

Pin

Koji Nakagawa

13:08

FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship Tournament (1999)

The FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship Tournament was held for the FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship after previous champions Hayabusa and Daisuke Ikeda vacated the titles due to Ikeda's health problems. This was an eight-team round-robin tournament taking place between March 20 and May 3, 1999.

Round-robin stage

Team	Points
Hayabusa and Kodo Fuyuki	13
Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda	10
Koji Nakagawa and Gedo	10
Daisuke Ikeda and Muhammad Yone	9
Mr. Gannosuke and Hisakatsu Oya	8
Hideki Hosaka and Super Leather	2
Armageddon (#1 and #2)	2
Yukihiro Kanemura and Hido	0

Knockout stage

	Play-off
	May 3
	Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda	Pin
	Koji Nakagawa and Gedo	2:04
	Final
	May 3
	Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda	Pin
	Hayabusa and Kodo Fuyuki	24:54

WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament

Main article: Goodbye Hayabusa § Tournament brackets

A tournament was set up for the newly created WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship, which replaced FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship in 1999. A four-team round-robin tournament took place between July 18 and July 31, 1999 during the Goodbye Hayabusa tour.

Round-robin stage

Team	Points
Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa and Gedo	5
Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura and Jado	3
Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda	2
Super Leather and Armageddon (#1 and #2)	2

Knockout stage

Decision

Semi-Finals

Final

Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda

Pin

Super Leather, Armageddon #1 and Armageddon #2

4:03

Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda

Pin

Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura and Jado

20:55

Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura and Jado

BYE

Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda

Pin

Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa and Gedo

10:20

Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa and Gedo

BYE

Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa and Gedo

BYE

WEW Tag Team Championship Tournament

The WEW Tag Team Championship Tournament was held for the WEW Tag Team Championship on December 21, 2001 after previous champions Hayabusa and Tetsuhiro Kuroda were forced to vacate the title due to Hayabusa's injury.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Mr. Gannosuke

Pin

GOEMON and Onryo

10:26

Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Mr. Gannosuke

Pin

Sabu and Yoshihito Sasaki

8:03

Biomonster DNA and Leatherface

Pin

Sabu and Yoshihito Sasaki

10:58

Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Mr. Gannosuke

Pin

Kintaro Kanemura and Mammoth Sasaki

16:38

Super Crazy and Crazy Boy

Pin

Mitsunobu Kikuzawa and NOSAWA

17:14

Super Crazy and Crazy Boy

Pin

Kintaro Kanemura and Mammoth Sasaki

11:32

Kintaro Kanemura and Mammoth Sasaki

Pin

Balls Mahoney and Horace Boulder

14:25