Shoichi Arai (荒井 昌一 Arai Shōichi) (December 19, 1965 – May 16, 2002) was a Japanese professional wrestling promoter. Arai ran Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling...

announcer, Shoichi Arai. The Shoichi Arai era of FMW would end up issuing changes to the promotion and gave the promotion a new look and feel. Arai would slowly...

Notable people with the name include: Shoichi Aoki (青木 正一, born 1955), Japanese photographer and editor Shoichi Arai (荒井 昌一, 1965–2002), Japanese professional...

particularly for a Japanese independent promotion. Onita sold FMW to Shoichi Arai and retired from wrestling in 1995 to pursue an acting career, which...

politician Shota Arai (disambiguation), multiple people Shoichi Arai (荒井 昌一, 1965–2002), Japanese professional wrestler promoter Takahiro Arai (新井 貴浩, born...

bought FMW from Shoichi Arai in storyline and gave the wrestlers option to either side with Arai or Fuyuki. Hayabusa sided with Arai by revealing that...

the wrestlers in FMW as well as the company's management and President Shoichi Arai. TNR was formed after Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura and Hido turned...

wrestling to risk the end of his career. Eiji Ezaki met FMW President Shoichi Arai to end the "Hayabusa" character and the Goodbye Hayabusa tour was built...

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a choice to side either with him or Shoichi Arai. Gannosuke opted to side with Fuyuki while Kuroda sided with Arai and turned face, leading to the breakup...

allegedly as a result of animosity between him and the owner of FMW, Shoichi Arai, mostly over Kodo Fuyuki's role as booker. Before departing FMW, Tanaka...

in-ring debut of Giant Steele, who debuted at Haunted House to assist Shoichi Arai in defeating Ricky Fuji. Eiji Ezaki was forced by FMW Commissioner Kodo...

On July 10, Sasaki and Pogo #2 were present with FMW President Shoichi Arai when Arai made the decision to move FMW to sports entertainment. Team No Respect...

UWFi, AJPW, ECW May 18, 1963 January 7, 2000 Heart attack in match 36 Shoichi Arai FMW promoter December 19, 1965 May 16, 2002 Suicide by hanging 36 Harry...

FMW President Shoichi Arai after Arai turned on FMW to join Team No Respect, leading to a match between the two at Haunted House, which Arai won after Giant...

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Nakagawa grew upset with his position in the company as FMW President Shoichi Arai had promised him of a push but he was restricted to wrestle in the undercard...

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retired and awarded to the departing Atsushi Onita by FMW President Shoichi Arai on November 20, 1998 for establishing FMW and taking it to a huge level...

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Tournaments Key people Atsushi Onita Tarzan Goto Hayabusa Kodo Fuyuki Shoichi Arai Ricky Fuji Megumi Kudo Partnerships All Japan Pro Wrestling All Japan...

Tournaments Key people Atsushi Onita Tarzan Goto Hayabusa Kodo Fuyuki Shoichi Arai Ricky Fuji Megumi Kudo Partnerships All Japan Pro Wrestling All Japan...

announcer Shoichi Arai. Under Arai, the company underwent changes that would phase out the deathmatch style that popularized FMW in the early 90s. Arai enlisted...

Onita, Shoichi Arai, Mr. Pogo and Yoshinori Sasaki defeated Go Ito, Kodo Fuyuki, Yukihiro Kanemura and Koji Nakagawa in a match to restore Arai's presidency...

Kanemura and Senmu Yoshida vs. Hayabusa, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Azusa Kudo and Shoichi Arai in an eight-man tag team match July 22 WWF Invasion Cleveland, Ohio The...

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Pogo, Shoichi Arai and Yoshinori Sasaki defeated Go Ito and Team No Respect (Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa and Yukihiro Kanemura) in a Shoichi Arai Presidency...

name from FMW to World Entertainment Wrestling (WEW) but FMW President Shoichi Arai rejected the request and allowed him to change the name of the FMW titles...

initially active from May 1996 until May 1999. The title was abandoned by Shoichi Arai on November 20, 1998 and presented to the departing Atsushi Onita as...

Presents Liar, Liar Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan Atsushi Onita, Mr. Pogo, Shoichi Arai and Yoshinori Sasaki vs. Go Ito and Team No Respect (Kodo Fuyuki, Koji...