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  • HustlePRO
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  • hustlePRO (hustlePRO puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Koji Marujima in 2005. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Jinsei, it has gained the largest independent wrestling following in Japan and one of the largest in the world, alongside Ring of Honor and Pro Wrestling Guerrila. With attendance declining throughout 2006, Koji Marufuji with financial backers Black Panda Energy, purchased the struggling American promotion, IWXA. In March 2007, 91.5% of IWXA was sold to Black Panda Energy, C/O hustlePRO, the Osaka based company. hustlePRO announced the news of the buyout the same morning the deal officially went through. hustlePRO is now expected to use the secured fresh talent and prestige of the American IWXA titles to elevate the attendance and inter
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  • hustlePRO puroresu
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  • bought out the IWXA American promotion before merging the two promotions together to form hustlePRO inc.
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  • hPpw
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  • Strong style
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  • hustlePRO (hustlePRO puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Koji Marujima in 2005. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Jinsei, it has gained the largest independent wrestling following in Japan and one of the largest in the world, alongside Ring of Honor and Pro Wrestling Guerrila. With attendance declining throughout 2006, Koji Marufuji with financial backers Black Panda Energy, purchased the struggling American promotion, IWXA. In March 2007, 91.5% of IWXA was sold to Black Panda Energy, C/O hustlePRO, the Osaka based company. hustlePRO announced the news of the buyout the same morning the deal officially went through. hustlePRO is now expected to use the secured fresh talent and prestige of the American IWXA titles to elevate the attendance and interest back into the hustlePRO company once again. hustlePRO currently has 2 other buyout agreements with RJPW / Real Japan Pro Wrestling, and PXWU / Pro Xtreme Wrestling Underground due to take effect on Monday 19 March 2007.