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| Acronym | FMW (1989–2002, 2015–2018) FMW-E (2021–present) |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 28, 1989 (original promotion) |
| Defunct | February 15, 2002 (original promotion) |
| Style | Hardcore wrestling Sports entertainment |
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Founder(s) | Atsushi Onita (original promotion) Akihito Ichihara and Yukihide Ueno (2nd promotion) Atsushi Onita and Hidetaka Kajiki (3rd promotion) |
| Owner(s) | Atsushi Onita (1989–1995) Shoichi Arai (1995–2002) Akihito Ichihara and Yukihide Ueno (2015–2018) Hidetaka Kajiki (2021–present) |
| Formerly | Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW |
| Successor | Initial: World Entertainment Wrestling Wrestlings Marvelous Future Later: Fuyuki-Gun Promotion Apache Pro-Wrestling Army Xtreme Wrestling Force Pro Wrestling Freedoms Pro-Wrestling A-Team |
| Website | Official website |
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling-Explosion (FMW-E) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded on July 28, 1989, by Atsushi Onita as Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (フロンティア・マーシャルアーツ・レスリング,Furontia Māsharuātsu Resuringu) (FMW). The promotion specializes in hardcore wrestling involving weapons such as barbed wire and fire. They held their first show on October 6, 1989. In the late 1990s, FMW had a brief working agreement with Extreme Championship Wrestling, and as well had 14 DVDs released in the U.S. by Tokyopop. On March 4, 2015, FMW was resurrected under the name Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW (超戦闘プロレスFMW, Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW). With the resurrected FMW not holding any events since 2018, Onita announced in 2021 that he would be starting Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling-Explosion (FMW-E) in which the promotion would specialize in exploding death matches.[1][2]
The promotion was highlighted in the third season of the Vice TV's pro wrestling docuseries Dark Side of the Ring in September 2021.
- ^ Lee, Joseph (May 6, 2021). "411Mania". 411Mania. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Renner, Ethan (6 May 2021). "ATSUSHI ONITA TO LAUNCH FMWE EXPLODING DEATH MATCH PROMOTION". f4wonline. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 1 June 2021.