Global Professional Wrestling Alliance
The Global Professional Wrestling Alliance (GPWA) was a cooperative group of professional wrestling promotions and wrestlers from around the world.
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Formed in 2006, the group was founded by the professional wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa, the founder of Pro Wrestling Noah. It was led by president Yoshiyuki Nakamura, co-owner of Pro Wrestling Zero1. The organization folded in 2009.
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| Acronym | GPWA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Defunct | 2009 |
| Style | Puroresu |
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Founder(s) |
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| Owner(s) | Yoshiyuki Nakamura |
| Website | Official website |
Aims
The group was established in 2006 as a means to aid the many competing wrestling promotions in Japan. Members would share resources including training facilities and their wrestlers themselves. They would also coordinate the arrangements of their shows in order to avoid clashes. In addition to this "super shows" would be run with wrestlers from the member promotions competing on the same shows, the first of which occurred on November 14, 2006.
Members
Promotions
| Promotion | Representative | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Big Mouth Loud | Kazunari Murakami |  Japan |
| DDT Pro-Wrestling | Sanshiro Takagi | Japan |
| European Wrestling Association | Chris Raaber |  Austria |
| International Wrestling Association of Japan | Tatsukuni Asano | Japan |
| Kaientai Dojo | Taka Michinoku | Japan |
| Kensuke Office | Hisako Sasaki | Japan |
| Pro-Wrestling Eldorado | Noriaki Kawabata | Japan |
| Pro Wrestling Noah | Akira Taue | Japan |
| Pro Wrestling World-1 | Steve Corino |  United States |
| Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max | Shinjiro Otani | Japan |
| Ring of Honor | Cary Silkin | United States |
| World League Wrestling | Harley Race | United States |
Freelance wrestlers
See also
References
External links
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