Fighting TV Samurai
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| Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Japan |
| Headquarters | Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Programming | |
| Language | Japanese |
| Picture format | 1080p HD |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation |
| History | |
| Launched | December 1, 1996 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Fighting TV Samurai (FIGHTING TV サムライ) also referred to as Samurai TV is a professional wrestling and combat sports channel owned by the SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation.
History
[edit]Following test broadcasts in September 1996, the Fighting TV Samurai channel officially launched on December 1, 1996.[1] From 2007 to 2023, Fighting TV Samurai broadcast the Japan Indie Awards, an annual professional wrestling awards show in which fans could vote on which wrestler, stable, or tag team to be the winners of each category. Past winners included Choun Shiryu, Mr. Pogo, Kazuki Hirata, Kota Ibushi, The Great Sasuke, Masashi Takeda, Masashi Takeda, Drew Parker, and Hideki Suzuki.[2][3][4] On July 1, 2015, Fighting TV Samurai On Demand launched on the SKY PerfecTV! On Demand service. On October 15, 2020, Fighting TV Samurai aired the first Gleat event titled GLEAT Ver. 0.[5]
Current programming
[edit]Professional wrestling
[edit]Former Programming
[edit]Professional wrestling
[edit]- Apache Pro-Wrestling Army
- Arison/Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ (2000-2004)[7][8]
- Battlarts (1997-2011)[9][10]
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (1997-2000; Fantastica Mania shows have been aired as a co-production with New Japan Pro-Wrestling since 2011)[11][12]
- DDT Pro-Wrestling (2000-2023; Moved to Wrestle Universe and Abema TV)[13][14]
- Diamond Ring (2007-2014)
- Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (1996-2002, 2024)[15][16][17][18]
- GLEAT (2020)[5]
- HUSTLE (2004-2010)[19][20]
- IWA Japan[21][22][23]
- JWP Joshi Puroresu (1998-2017)
- Michinoku Pro Wrestling (2001-2025)[24]
- NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling (1998-2011)[25][26]
- Onita Pro Wrestling[27]
- Pro Wrestling NOAH (2000-2020; Moved to Wrestle Universe and Abema TV)[28][29]
- Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2001-2024, 2026)[30][31]
- Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (2020-2021)[32][33]
- Wrestle-1[34][35][36]
Combat sports
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "電子書籍特集『1996年の週刊プロレス』" (in Japanese). 週刊プロレスmobile.
- ↑ 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ↑ 今年もやります「輝く！日本インディー大賞2013」！. Samurai TV (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 20, 2013.
- ↑ 新しい興行様式の中でインパクトを残したのは誰だ。「輝く！日本インディー大賞2020」. Samurai TV (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- 1 2 "GLEAT Ver. 0". Cagematch. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ↑ Mancuso, Ryan (December 1, 2006). "Complete Playbook: AJPW Classics on Samurai TV December 8, 1996". 411Mania.
- ↑ "Battlarts/ARSION King & Queen Tournament". Cagematch.
- ↑ "AtoZ Rie Tamada's Retirement Show". Cagematch.
- ↑ "Battlarts Once Upon A Time Battlarts ~Remember That Time~". Cagematch.
- ↑ "Battlarts Project B-Earth ~Conquest Operation~". Cagematch.
- ↑ "CMLL Lucha Fiesta '97 - Tag 4". Cagematch.
- ↑ "CMLL Japan". Cagematch.
- ↑ FIGHTING TV サムライ【番組情報：DDT】 [Fighting TV Samurai [Program Information: DDT]] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2008.
- ↑ Mancuso, Ryan (October 1, 2006). "Complete Playbook: DDT on Samurai TV May 3, 2002". 411Mania.
- ↑ "FMW Flashover 1996 - Tag 8". Cagematch.
- ↑ Mancuso, Ryan (July 19, 2006). "Complete Playbook: FMW on Samurai TV February 6, 1998". 411Mania.
- ↑ "FMW New Year Generation 2002 - Tag 1". Cagematch.
- ↑ "FMW-E Terry Funk Memorial & Atsushi Onita 50th Anniversary ~ Kawasaki Legend 2024". Cagematch.
- ↑ "HUSTLE House Vol. 1". Cagematch.
- ↑ "HUSTLE Sakata HUSTLE Wataru ~Chapter II~". Cagematch.
- ↑ "IWA Japan Danger & Please Tour '96 - Tag 5: ECW IWA True FMW Total War". Cagematch.
- ↑ "IWA Japan Danger & Please Tour '96 - Tag 6: ECW IWA True FMW Total War". Cagematch.
- ↑ "IWA Japan 15th Anniversary". Cagematch.
- ↑ Mancuso, Ryan (August 1, 2006). "Complete Playbook: Michinoku Pro on Samurai TV August 19, 2001". 411Mania.
- ↑ "Neo Ladies Be Happy 1st Special". Cagematch.
- ↑ "Neo Stage Door". Cagematch.
- ↑ Mancuso, Ryan (October 9, 2006). "Complete Playbook: Onita FMW on Samurai TV May 4, 2002". 411Mania.
- ↑ "NOAH Departure". Cagematch.
- ↑ "NOAH Departure #2". Cagematch.
- ↑ "ZERO１ アーカイブス". www.samurai-tv.com (in Japanese).
- ↑ "ZERO1". www.samurai-tv.com (in Japanese).
- ↑ "TJPW Brand New Wrestling 4 ~ Ubau Nakare, Atae Tamae ~". Cagematch.
- ↑ "TJPW Positive Chain". Cagematch.
- ↑ "W-1 Raising An Army Tour - Tag 4". Cagematch.
- ↑ "W-1 Ryota Hama 5th Anniversary". Cagematch.
- ↑ "W-1 WRESTLE-1 Sunrise Tour 2014 - Tag 5". Cagematch.
