7.5. What about the Japanese Women's groups?
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This article is from the Pro-Wrestling FAQ, by macika@emunix.emich.edu (Dominic Macika) with numerous contributions by others.
7.5. What about the Japanese Women's groups?
The first women's shows were held in Japan in 1948. The women's
groups caught fire in 1954, when Sankei Shinbun Newspaper
promoted a show with Mildred Burke, billed as the first WWWA
world champion, and six other American wrestlers and four
Japanese wrestlers. They ran three consecutive sellouts at the
old Sumo Hall.
There are currently a number of Japanese Women's groups,
including All-Japan Women, LLPW, JWP and Gaea Japan.
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