The one thing joshi fans tell me all the time is they really wish GAMI would retire already. Especially since her attempts as a promoter have been dismal failures. THE WOMAN was terrible and GAMI LIBRE never really took off. So maybe now would be a good time for her to retire. Yeah, right. She claims that she was ready to retire when she was approached by businessman Tatsuya Takeishi to start a new company called Pro Wrestling WAVE. That's the whole problem with the joshi business. One zombie fed closes and two open to replace it. Also, it doesn't look like GAMI has learned anything from her failure as a promoter. WAVE looks to be even sillier than THE WOMAN.
A press conference was held on July 17. In attendance were Tatsuya Takeishi, GAMI and Yumi Ohka. Ohka will join WAVE. They announced that the debut show will be Aug. 26 at Shin-kiba 1st Ring. Yumi Ohka & Michiko Ohmukai vs Toshie Uematsu & Ran YuYu is the first announced match. It looks like they're planning to run 3-4 shows per month. GAMI will produce the shows and as she was in THE WOMAN, she will be assisted by Toshie Uematsu and Uematsu will be in charge of training recruits.
The problem with WAVE is it would probably be better if anyone but GAMI was in charge. She's hung up on comedy matches. The failure of THE WOMAN proves that doesn't work. She even plans to label the matches as "serious" or "comedy" beforehand. Is she going to label any matches "crap"? This is ridiculous. She also plans to have matches themed by technique. I'm looking forward to the "Greco Roman eye poke" match.
WAVE is somewhat of a new beginning for Yumi Ohka. She's been out for almost two years with a serious knee injury. She says she is completely recovered and is looking forward to wrestling again on a regular basis. GAMI said she seriously considered retirement but decided to take one last shot when this opportunity came up. She knows that having Uematsu in charge of training means the basics will be properly taught. I don't disagree with that. But the basic problem with Pro Wrestling WAVE is that GAMI is in charge and she has already proven to be a poor promoter. I guess we may find out what kind of deep pockets Takeishi has.
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