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The term "puroresu" is an abbreviation of "purofesshonaru resuringu (professional wrestling in Japanese tongue)" and was made famous by Hisaharu Tanabe to the English-speaking audience around 1990 in order to distinguish between the Japanese style and its American counterpart. Because of Internet and newsletters, there has been more access to puroresu in recent years, thus generating a bigger following in other countries.

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Links:

International Invasion International news at 1wrestling.com with a focus on Japanese scene. www.1wrestling.com/columns/puroresu

LK2000's Wrestling History of Super J Cup tournaments, list of the moves by wrestlers, match/tape review, biographies. www.angelfire.com/wrestling2/lkwrestling

Pride Official site of fighting events produced by a legendary pro-wrestler Antonio Inoki. Features many pro-wrestlers. www.pridefc.com

Puroresu Dojo Resource site since 1995. News, history of the sport from the mythological era to present, championship histories, event schedule, articles, interviews, message forum, list of organizations, photo gallery, and market place. www.puroresu.com

Quebrada News, puroresu dictionary, title histories, wrestler information, and multimedia files. www.quebrada.net

Tiger Mask: The Animated Series A puroresu anime site including episode list, character profiles, message board, and printed comic information. www4.airnet.ne.jp/pancra/tigre

View from the Rising Sun A collection of articles by Masanori Horie including his experiences with pro-wrestlers in Japan. www.geocities.com/masanorihorie2000

Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments Results of the tournaments and major cards from 1950s to the present. Also includes the results from mixed martial arts events. www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/jpindex.html

Wrestling Viewpoint Video tape reviews, list of favorite matches, and biographies of wrestlers. www.puroresufan.com

New Japan Pro Wrestling (Puroresu) NJPW Official site with news, photo gallery, and fighter profiles. www.njpw.com

The Air Raid Crash Home of CRUN-CH and the Militant Elitist Review. Wrestling tape reviews with an emphasis on puroresu and Joshi puroresu, the Spider Twist Message Board, and the AJW Match Ratings Database. www.airraidcrash.com

Picksi's Puroresu News News, photo gallery, title history, and links. www.picksi.com