WRESTLE-1 Suspending Activities Indefinitely On April 1, Keiji Mutoh Comments
WRESTLE-1 will be coming to a close on April 1.
The promotion announced that it will “suspend its activities indefinitely” following the event at Korakuen Hall on Wednesday, Apr. 1. No reason was given as to why activities are suspended. WRESTLE-1 began in 2013 and is based out of Japan. Former WRESTLE-1 Champions include Masayuki Kono, Keiji Muto, T-Hawk, and Katsuhiko Nakajima.
【活動休止のお知らせ】
「WRESTLE-1」は、2020年4月1日(水)の東京・後楽園ホール大会を最後に、無期限の活動休止とさせていただきます。
ファンの皆様、また団体、選手を支えていただいた方々、各関係者各位、突然のご報告となり誠に申し訳ございません。
詳細https://t.co/O8jYAszsUK#w_1 pic.twitter.com/p4dMGXoJHX— WRESTLE-1（W-1公式） (@W_1_official) February 29, 2020
The promotion put out the following statement:
We would like to report that the professional wrestling organization “WRESTLE-1” will suspend its activities indefinitely at the end of the Korakuen Hall Games in Tokyo on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.
Thank you to all the fans who supported us, the people who supported the organization and the players, and all the concerned parties. Sorry for the sudden report.
Due to the suspension of activities, all Wrestle One players will be retired on March 31, 2020 (Tuesday).
Both players and staff are willing to run with all their strength until the end.
Thank you for your continued support.
During a press conference, Chairman Keiji Mutoh said he was unable to “get out of the red” since the promotion opening in 2013 and admitted he may have been out of his depth in running a wrestling company.
