Oz Academy

Oz Academy (OZアカデミー, OZ Akademī) is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion founded by Mayumi Ozaki. The promotion's full official name is Oz Academy Women's Professional Wrestling (OZアカデミー女子プロレス, OZ Akademī Joshi Puroresu).^[1] In addition to the contracted members of the roster, Oz Academy has also employed some of the top freelancers in all of joshi puroresu, including Ayumi Kurihara, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Manami Toyota and Tomoka Nakagawa. The promotion has a television deal with Gaora.^[2]

Oz Academy

Acronym	Oz
Founded	June 21, 1998[1]
Style	Joshi puroresu Hardcore wrestling
Headquarters	Shinjuku, Tokyo[1]
Founder(s)	Mayumi Ozaki[1]
Website	oz-academy.com

History

Oz Academy founder Mayumi Ozaki

While working in the Gaea Japan promotion in mid-90s, Ozaki formed the villainous Oz Academy stable with Chikayo Nagashima, Rieko Amano and Sugar Sato, eventually opening a training school under the same name.^[3] Oz Academy eventually started promoting sporadic independent events, featuring members of the stable and Ozaki's trainees, with the first event held on June 21, 1998.^[1] Following the folding of Gaea Japan in 2005, Ozaki turned Oz Academy into a full promotion with a full schedule of approximately one to two events per month, while also recruiting veteran wrestlers Aja Kong, Dynamite Kansai and Sonoko Kato to serve as the backbone of the promotion.^[1][4][5] Oz Academy remained without championships for nearly nine years, before introducing the Oz Academy Openweight Championship in March 2007 and the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship in July 2008.^[6][7]

Mayumi Ozaki has always been a focal point of Oz Academy events and storylines, with different variations of her original Oz Academy stable trying to dominate and keep themselves on top of the promotion. The stable has gone under many different names, including D-Fix,^[8] Ozaki-gun,^[9] Ozaki-gundan,^[10] and currently, Seikigun.^[11] At the end of each year, Oz Academy allows its fans to vote on different awards, including MVP of the Year, Singles Match of the Year and Tag Team Match of the Year, which are then presented to the winners at the "Best Wizard" award ceremony.^[12] Oz Academy is based in Shinjuku, Tokyo and holds most of its events in Shinjuku Face.^[1][4] The promotion itself considers the formation of the stable in 1996 as its starting point and celebrated its 20th anniversary on November 13, 2016.^[13]

Roster

Wrestlers

Ring name	Real name	Unit	Notes
Akino[14]	Mika Akino	Mission K4
Hiroyo Matsumoto[15]	Unknown	Beast Friend	Freelancer
Itsuki Aoki[16]	Aika Aoki	Unaffiliated
Jaguar Yokota	Rimi Yokota	Unaffiliated	World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Oz Academy Pioneer 3-Way Champion
Kakeru Sekiguchi[17]	Unknown	Mission K4	Freelancer
Kaori Yoneyama[18]	Kaori Yoneyama	Beast Friend	Freelancer Owner of YMZ Pro Wrestling
Maya Yukihi[19]	Unknown	Seiki-gun	Freelancer
Mayumi Ozaki[20]	Mayumi Ozaki	Seiki-gun	Owner Oz Academy Openweight Champion
Mayumi Ozaki[21]	Mayumi Ozaki	Seiki-gun	Owner Oz Academy Openweight Champion
Ram Kaicho[22]	Ram Kaicho	Unaffiliated
Rina Yamashita[23]	Unknown	Unaffiliated	Freelancer
Ryo Mizunami[24]	Ayane Mizumura	Unaffiliated	Freelancer
Saori Anou[25]	Unknown	Seiki-gun	Freelancer
Sonoko Kato[26]	Sonoko Kato	Mission K4	Oz Academy Tag Team Champion
Tsubasa Kuragaki[27]	Yasuko Kuragaki	Unaffiliated	Freelancer
Yuu[28]	Unknown	Beast Friend	Freelancer

Other on-air personnel

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Police[29]	Unknown	Seiki-gun

Referees

See also: Referee (professional wrestling)

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Sachiko Ito	Sachiko Ito[30]	Referee
Mio[31]	Unknown	Referee Affiliated with Seiki-gun

Broadcast team

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Dynamite Kansai[32]	Chieko Suzuki	Ring announcer
Hiroyuki Nakamura[33]	Unknown	Ring announcer

Notable alumni

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Alex Lee	Irena Janjic
Aoi Kizuki	Aoi Kizuki
Ayumi Kurihara	Ayumi Kurihara[34]	Retired on August 4, 2013
Carlos Amano	Rieko Amano[35]	Retired on August 17, 2014
Cherry	Unknown
Chikayo Nagashima	Chikayo Nagashima[36]	Resigned on August 23, 2015
Devil Masami	Masami Yoshida[37]	Retired on December 30, 2008
Dynamite Kansai	Chieko Suzuki[38]	Retired on December 11, 2016[39]
Kurumi	Hiragi Kurumi
Hiren	Yurie Kaneko[40]	Retired on November 8, 2011
Kaori Nakayama	Kaori Nakayama[41]	Retired on October 23, 2002
Kaoru	Kaoru Maeda[42]
Kaoru Ito	Kaoru Ito
Manami Toyota	Manami Toyota[43]	Retired on November 3, 2017.[44][45]
Mika Nishio	Mika Nishio[46]	Retired from wrestling in April 2006, continued working as a manager until March 20, 2016, when she retired due to pregnancy[47][48]
Nao Komatsu	Nao Komatsu[49]	Injured on December 9, 2012
Ran Yu-Yu	Tomoko Miyaguchi[50]	Retired on December 9, 2012
Rie	Rie Nakamura
Sakura Hirota	Sakura Hirota
Sugar Sato	Toshie Sato[51]	Retired on June 26, 2005
Takako Inoue	Takako Inoue[52]
Tomoka Nakagawa	Tomoka Nakagawa[53]	Retired on December 4, 2014

Notable guests

• Akane Fujita
• Aoi Kizuki
• Chihiro Hashimoto
• Kazumi Shimouma
• Kohaku
• Hikari Shimizu
• Hiroe Nagahama
• Mika Iwata
• Miku Aono
• Misa Matsui
• Miyuki Takase
• Mochi Miyagi
• Momoka Hanazono
• Rabbit Miu
• Ram Kaicho
• Riko Kaiju
• Rina Yamashita
• Rydeen Hagane
• Ryo Mizunami
• Sae
• Sawako Shimono
• Tae Honma
• Tequila Saya
• Tomoko Watanabe
• Totoro Satsuki
• Yako Fujigasaki
• Ibuki Hoshi

Championships

Championship	Current champion(s)		Reign	Date won	Days held	Location	Notes
Oz Academy Openweight Championship		Mayumi Ozaki	4	April 28, 2024	169+	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Mio Momono at OZ Academy Battle Big Bonus 2024 in a match also contested for Ozaki's AAAW Single Championship.
Oz Academy Tag Team Championship		Ryo Mizunami and Sonoko Kato	2 (2, 7)	May 12, 2024	155+	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Age 115 (Jaguar Yokota and Mayumi Ozaki) at OZ Academy Paradise Lost.
Oz Academy Pioneer 3-Way Championship		Jaguar Yokota	1	September 8, 2024	36+	Fukuoka, Japan	Defeated Masked Hanahana and Unagi Sayaka at OZ Academy Battle Big Bonus 2024 Fukuoka.

References

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2. "Ozアカデミー 女子プロレス". Gaora (in Japanese). Retrieved June 7, 2015.
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11. "2011/09/23(金) 12:00～「Stand By My Woman」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
12. "2011年ファンが選んだ Best Wizard". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
13. "ＯＺ結成20周年記念興行 特別ゲストは久本雅美". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
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43. 豊田真奈美. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
44. さらば“飛翔天女”豊田真奈美５０人掛け引退試合完走！「どこも痛くない体に戻りたい」. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
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46. 西尾美香. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
47. 西尾美香 マイバッハ谷口との結婚公表. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
48. 【Ozアカデミー後楽園】西尾美香 引退セレモニーで夫マイバッハにまさかの毒霧. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
49. 小松奈央. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
50. 輝優優. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
51. シュガー佐藤. Gaea Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
52. 井上貴子. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
53. 中川ともか. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.

External links

• Japan portal

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official blog (in Japanese)