[HERO][PREVIEW] AJPW star and Japanese legend Atsushi Onita Appearing at the 4/27/24 Tokyo Event!

HERO was launched in February 2010, and at the time they were known as “DEAF JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING HERO”, due to the fact that their goal was to create events that would serve as a bridge between the hearing impaired and people who are not hearing impaired. In August 2016, the promotion’s name was changed to “HERO: Barrier-Free Pro-Wrestling”, with their target audience becoming not only the hearing impaired but also the visually impaired, people who use wheelchairs, and pro-wrestling fans in general.

HERO’s roster includes hearing-impaired wrestlers who compete in matches with the other wrestlers, which shows that HERO’s, “barrier-free” attitude even extends to the ring. HERO events also feature familiar faces, which will happen again on Saturday, April 27 at Shinkiba 1stRING (1-6-24 Shinkiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo), with the event starting at 6:45 PM (doors will open at 6:15 PM). This HERO event will feature a legend of the ring, as Atsushi Onita will be one of the competitors! He is currently a co-holder of the All Asia Tag Team Championship in AJPW.

Atsushi Onita rose to fame in the pro-wrestling industry as a result of his many successes, which included winning the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship (a record three times), the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship, the FMW Double Championship (a record seven times), and the FMW Six Man Street Fight Tag Team Championship. Onita is also credited with helping the hardcore / deathmatch style become popular in Japan.

And when Atsushi Onita comes to Shinkiba 1stRING on April 27, he will be teaming with Tomoryu (as seen in FMW) and two mystery partners to go against Wild Bear (as seen in ZERO1 and FMW), Wild ZERO, Guts Ishijima (as seen in Michinoku Pro, DDT, Ice Ribbon and WAVE), and Takuya Kaiwa in a, "Barbed Wire Board Street Fight Death" match!

In other action, former ZERO1 International Junior Heavyweight and NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Mineo Fujita will face former BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion Kaji Tomato.

PLUS

- Shota Nakagawa (as seen in AJPW, DDT, BJW, and WAVE)

- Kuma Arashi (as seen in AJPW, BJW, ZERO1, and FMW)

- Andy Wu (as seen in AJPW, DDT, BJW, ZERO1, and FMW)

- Black Avalon

- Makoto (former ICExInfinity Champion)

- Shigeo Kato (as seen in Michinoku Pro, DDT, and BJW)

- Tomonori Chiba (as seen in FMW)

and others

More matches will be officially announced in the coming weeks as HERO 40 draws closer. HERO events are operated by GPS Promotion, and tickets for HERO 40 can purchased at the GPS Web Shop here.