Pro Wrestling Fujiwara-Gumi was formed in early 1991, after the fall of the second UWF. The company was started by Yoshiaki Fujiwara and had the financial backing of Hachiro Tanaka of Megumi Super Optical (who was also funding Super World Sports). Also joining the promotion were former UWF wrestlers Minoru Suzuki, Masakatsu Funaki, Yusuke Fuke, Wayne (Ken) Shamrock, and Bart Vale.
In December 1992, Suzuki, Funaki, and Fuke quit the promotion over Fujiwara’s sending his wrestlers to appear on shows promoted by SWS, W*ING, and the lucha UWF. The trio would go on to form Pancrase in mid-1993. Shamrock also quit to join the others in the forming of Pancrase.
The first couple of years saw all matches being worked shoot style; even when traditional pro wrestlers were brought in. However, in later years pro wrestling style matches would become more frequent.
The company folded in November 1995, but was revived briefly for a couple of shows in the summer of 1996. All of the remaining PWFG wrestlers except for Fujiwara went on to form Battlarts.
Start Up: The First
March 4, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 2,306
1. Wellington Wilkins, Jr. beat Yasuhiro Fuke (12:00) via submission.
2. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Johnny Barrett (Jumbo Barretta) (7:12) via submission.
3. Minoru Suzuki drew Wayne (Ken) Shamrock (30:00).
4. Masakatsu Funaki beat Bart Vale (17:36) via submission.
Note: This was the first PWFG show.
Start Up: The Second
May 16, 1991 in Toyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 2,250
1. Minoru Suzuki beat Kazuo Takahashi via submission.
2. Bart Vale KO Yusuke Fuke.
3. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Wellington Wilkins, Jr. via submission.
4. Naoki Sano beat Wayne Shamrock (26:15) via submission.
5. Masakatsu Funaki beat Johnny Barrett (9:40) via submission.
Start Up: The Third
“One For All and All For One”
July 26, 1991 in Toyo, Japan
NK Hall drawing 6,000
1. MacDuff Roesch beat Kazuo Takahashi via submission.
2. Bart Vale beat Lato Kirawarik.
3. Wayne Shamrock beat Duane Koslowski via submission.
4. Yusuke Fuke beat Lawi Nabataya (5th) in a “wrestler vs. kickboxer” match.
5. Minoru Suzuki drew Naoki Sano (30:00).
6. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Masakatsu Funaki (12:44) via submission.
Start Up: The Fourth
August 23, 1991 in Sapporo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 5,240
1. Duane Koslowski vs. Kazuo Takahashi.
2. Bart Vale beat Jerry Flynn.
3. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Lato Kirawarik.
4. Minoru Suzuki beat Lawi Nabataya (2nd) via submission.
5. Wayne Shamrock KO Masakatsu Funaki (21:03).
Fujiwara Gumi
September 28, 1991 in Fukuoka, Japan
Hakata Star Lanes drawing 2,020
1. Kazuo Takahashi beat Lato Kirawarik.
2. Wellington Wilkins, Jr. vs. Yusuke Fuke.
3. Naoki Sano beat Bart Vale.
4. Masakatsu Funaki beat MacDuff Roesch.
5. Wayne Shamrock KO Minoru Suzuki (16:34).
Fujiwara Gumi II
October 17, 1991 in Toyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 2,250
1. Jerry Flynn drew Yusuke Fuke (30:00).
2. Wayne Shamrock beat Wellington Wilkins, Jr. via submission.
3. Masakatsu Funaki beat Kazuo Takahashi (6:24) via submission.
4. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat MacDuff Roesch (16:19) via submission.
5. Minoru Suzuki beat Bart Vale (13:45) via submission.
Fujiwara Gumi III
November 3, 1991 in Hamamatsu, Japan
1. Jerry Flynn TKO Wellington Wilkins, Jr.
2. Bart Vale beat Yusuke Fuke via submission.
3. Wayne Shamrock beat Kazuo Takahashi.
4. Masakatsu Funaki KO Duane Koslowski.
5. Yoshiaki Fujiwara drew Wayne Shamrock (30:00).
Fujiwara Gumi: Part I
January 15, 1992 in Yokohama, Japan
Bunka Gym drawing 4,120
1. Kazuo Takahashi beat Wellington Wilkins, Jr.
2. Naoki Sano beat Jerry Flynn via submission.
3. Minoru Suzuki beat Yusuke Fuke via submission.
4. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Bart Vale via submission.
5. Masakatsu Funaki drew Wayne Shamrock (30:00).
Fujiwara Gumi: Part II
February 24, 1992 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 2,300
1. Lato Kirawarik beat Wellington Wilkins, Jr.
2. Bart Vale beat Kazuo Takahashi.
3. Yoshiaki Fujiwara TKO Yusuke Fuke (15:58).
4. Minoru Suzuki beat Jerry Flynn (8:46) via submission.
5. Masakatsu Funaki beat Wayne Shamrock (40:00) via submission.
The Toughest of Tough Men
March 20, 1992 in Miami, FL
James L. Knight Center drawing 2,800
1. Amateur match.
2. Amateur match.
3. Jerry Flynn TKO Kazuo Takahashi (11:02).
4. Yusuke Fuke beat Dieusel Berto (7:43) via submission.
5. Masakatsu Funaki beat MacDuff Roesch via submission.
6. Wayne Shamrock beat Minoru Suzuki (21:06) via submission.
7. Bart Vale beat Yoshiaki Fujiwara (12:13) via countout to become the first PWFG Champ.
Shishio Legend: Part 1
April 19, 1992 in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Coliseum drawing 9,600
1. Kazuo Takahashi beat Yuki Ishikawa.
2. Yusuke Fuke beat Ryushi Yanagisawa.
3. Bart Vale beat Lato Kirawarik.
4. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Jerry Flynn.
5. Minoru Suzuki beat Wayne Shamrock via submission.
6. Masakatsu Funaki beat Roberto Duran via submission in a “wrestler vs. boxer” match.
Shishio Legend: Part 2
May 15, 1992 in Osaka, Japan
Furitsu Gym drawing 4,520
1. Yuki Ishikawa drew Dieusel Berto (30:00).
2. Jerry Flynn vs. Ryushi Yanagisawa.
3. Minoru Suzuki beat Kazuo Takahashi via submission.
4. Masakatsu Funaki beat Yusuke Fuke.
5. Bart Vale KO Wayne Shamrock (16:33).
6. Don Nakaya Nielson KO Yoshiaki Fujiwara (1st – 1:07).
Turn Over: Act 1
“Masami Soronaka Memorial 1992”
June 25, 1992 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 2,200
1. Jerry Flynn beat Ryushi Yanagisawa.
2. Minoru Suzuki beat Yuki Ishikawa via submission.
3. Masakatsu Funaki beat Kazuo Takahashi.
4. PWFG Champ Bart Vale KO Yoshiaki Fujiwara (18:54).
Turn Over: Act 2
July 27, 1992 in Fukuoka, Japan
Hakata Star Lanes drawing 2,520
1. Ryushi Yanagisawa KO Dieusel Berto (1:30).
2. Kazuo Takahashi beat Yuki Ishikawa via submission.
3. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Johnny Barrett (4:00) via submission.
4. Wayne Shamrock beat Jerry Flynn via submission.
5. Minoru Suzuki beat Duane Koslowski via submission.
6. Masakatsu Funaki beat Bart Vale (30:00) via submission.
Shishio Legend: Gaiden
August 15, 1992 in Tokushima, Japan
Shiritsu Gym drawing 2,360
1. Jerry Flynn beat Yuki Ishikawa.
2. Georgi Geldaba beat Johnny Barrett via submission.
2. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat MacDuff Roesch.
3. Wayne Shamrock beat Kazuo Takahashi.
4. Masakatsu Funaki beat Ryushi Yanagisawa.
5. Minoru Suzuki beat Joe Sorcoff (Malenko) (3rd) via submission.
Turn Over: Act 3
September 4, 1992 in Sapporo, Japan
??? drawing 3,750
1. Yuki Ishikawa beat Dieusel Berto.
2. Duane Koslowski beat Ryushi Yanagisawa.
3. Oleg Naniev beat Jerry Flynn.
4. Bart Vale beat Kazuo Takahashi.
5. Masakatsu Funaki beat Alexsei Medvedev.
6. Minoru Suzuki drew Wayne Shamrock (30:00).
Stack of Arms
October 4, 1992 in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Dome drawing 25,000 ($1,500,000)
1. Ryushi Yanagisawa drew Yuki Ishikawa (30:00).
2. Joe Sorcoff beat Georgi Geldaba (8:02) via submission.
3. Naoki Sano beat Jerry Flynn (11:18) via submission.
4. Bart Vale KO Alexsei Medvedev (10:26).
5. Oleg Naniev beat Duane Koslowski (8:59) via submission.
6. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Chabadze Zaour (6:10) via submission.
7. Kazuo Takahashi beat Superman Sattasaba (2:37) via submission.
8. Wayne Shamrock beat Don Nakaya Nielson (0:45) via submission.
9. Minoru Suzuki beat David Gobejishvili (5:17).
10. Masakatsu Funaki drew Maurice Smith (5th).
Try Again: Volume 1
December 5, 1992 in Niigata, Japan
1. Yuki Ishikawa beat Mark Ashford-Smith (Starr).
2. Bart Vale beat Ryushi Yanagisawa via submission.
3. Kazuo Takahashi drew Alexsei Medvedev (30:00).
4. Minoru Suzuki beat Jerry Flynn.
5. Wayne Shamrock KO Yoshiaki Fujiwara.
6. Masakatsu Funaki beat David Gobejishvili via submission.
Try Again: Volume 2
January 16, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 1,969
1. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Wayne Shamrock.
2. Mark Ashford-Smith beat Dieusel Berto.
3. Georgi Geldaba beat MacDuff Roesch.
4. Bart Vale beat Jerry Flynn.
5. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Yuki Ishikawa.
February 19, 1993 in Miami, FL
??? drawing 2,700
1. Yuki Ishikawa beat Carl Greco.
2. Jerry Flynn beat Charlie Anderson.
3. Wayne Shamrock beat Mark Ashford-Smith.
4. Bart Vale beat MacDuff Roesch.
Cancelled: March 29, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan at Budokan Hall
Class of Hell Submission
“Masami Soronaka Memorial 1993”
June 1, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 2,300
1. Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Shinobu Kandori (10:00) in a “sparring” match.
2. Jerry Flynn beat Dieusel Berto via submission.
3. Yuki Ishikawa beat Carl Greco.
4. Bart Vale TKO Mark Ashford-Smith.
5. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Joe Sorcoff (21:32).
June 19, 1993 in Miami, FL
??? drawing 1,000
1. Carl Greco drew Charlie Anderson.
2. Duane Koslowski beat Yuki Ishikawa.
3. Jerry Flynn beat Rico Frederico.
4. Bart Vale beat Mark Ashford-Smith.
Fujiwara vs. NJPW Young Lions
July 21, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 1,250
1. Charlie Anderson beat Carl Greco.
2. Jerry Flynn TKO Mark Ashford-Smith.
3. Bart Vale beat Yuki Ishikawa.
4. Yoshiaki Fujiwara drew Toshimitsu Ishizawa (30:00).
Fight It Out
August 29, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 1,830
1. Mark Ashford-Smith beat Carl Greco.
2. Charlie Anderson beat Jerry Flynn via submission.
3. Joe Sorcoff beat Bart Vale.
4. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Toshimitsu Ishizawa (5:20) via submission.
5. Duane Koslowski beat Yuki Ishikawa.
Gotchism: Chapter 1
October 29, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 1,920
1. Carl Greco drew Katsumi Usuda.
2. Charlie Anderson beat Dieusel Berto.
3. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Masashi Aoyagi.
4. Joe Sorcoff beat Yuki Ishikawa.
Gotchism: Chapter 2
December 5, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 1,904
1. Carl Greco beat Shoichi Funaki.
2. Don Arakawa beat Daisuke Ikeda.
3. Dieusel Berto beat Katsumi Usuda.
4. Yuki Ishikawa beat Charlie Anderson.
5. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Glen Jacobs (Kane).
6. Antonio Inoki vs. Yuki Ishikawa in a “sparring” match.
Gotchism: Chapter 3
January 24, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 1,400
1. Katsumi Usuda beat Shoichi Funaki via submission.
2. Mark Ashford-Smith beat Minoru Tanaka via submission.
3. Jack Buthrider beat Daisuke Ikeda.
4. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Dieusel Berto via submission.
5. Glen Jacobs beat Yuki Ishikawa.
Rising
February 28, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 1,500
1. Shoichi Funaki beat Minoru Tanaka.
2. Otaku Hozumi & Shinobu Kandori beat Harley Saito & Mikiko Futagami.
3. Dieusel Berto beat Shupo Toto.
4. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Katsumi Usuda.
5. Glen Jacobs beat Yuki Ishikawa.
6. Yuki Ishikawa won a “battle royal.”
April 12, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 1,400
1. Shoichi Funaki beat Daisuke Ikeda.
2. Katsumi Usuda beat Minoru Tanaka.
3. Shoichi Funaki beat Katsumi Usuda.
4. Yoshiaki Fujiwara drew Yuki Ishikawa.
Future Star
June 4, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Theater drawing 1,200
1. Shoichi Funaki beat Minoru Tanaka.
2. Katsumi Usuda beat Joe DiFuria.
3. Bart Vale beat Daisuke Ikeda.
4. Wellington Wilkins, Jr. & Yuki Ishikawa beat Naohiro Hoshikawa & Hanzo Nakajima.
5. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Mark Ashford-Smith.
August 2, 1994 in Odawara, Japan
1. Naohiro Hoshikawa beat Minoru Tanaka.
2. Katsumi Usuda beat Carl Greco.
3. Miki Handa & Eagle Sawai beat Mizuki Endo & Shinobu Kandori.
4. Mark Ashford-Smith beat Daisuke Ikeda.
5. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Shoichi Funaki.
6. Yuki Ishikawa beat Yuji Nagata.
Future Star II
August 13, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 1,400
1. Tokimitsu Ishikawa beat Naohiro Hoshikawa.
2. Carl Greco beat Shoichi Funaki.
3. Harley Saito & Carol Midori beat Mikiko Futagami & Noriyo Tateno.
4. Glen Jacobs beat Daisuke Ikeda.
5. Katsumi Usuda beat Yuki Ishikawa.
6. Joe Sorcoff & Shinobu Kandori beat Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Thunder Crack when Sorcoff forced Fujiwara to submit.
September 18, 1994 in Fukuoka, Japan
Hakata Star Lanes drawing 1,000
1. Don Arakawa beat Hiroyoshi Kotsubo.
2. Daisuke Ikeda beat Shoichi Funaki.
3. Katsumi Usuda beat Okuda.
4. Toshinori Nishi drew Minoru Tanaka.
5. Yuji Nagata beat Yuki Ishikawa.
6. Joe Sorcoff beat Yoshiaki Fujiwara.
September 25, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 750
1. Carl Greco beat Minoru Tanaka.
2. Don Arakawa beat Hiroyoshi Kotsubo.
3. Katsumi Usuda beat Daisuke Ikeda.
4. Yuji Nagata beat Shoichi Funaki.
5. Yuki Ishikawa beat Tokimitsu Ishizawa.
6. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Joe Sorcoff.
October 31, 1994 in Niigata, Japan
1. Minoru Tanaka beat Takeshi Ono.
2. Don Arakawa beat Hiroyoshi Kotsubo via submission.
3. Katsumi Usuda beat Shoichi Funaki.
4. Taka Michinoku beat Naohiro Hoshikawa.
5. Yuji Nagata beat Daisuke Ikeda.
6. Yuki Ishikawa beat James Anderson.
7. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Joe DiFuria.
Fujiwara Gumi vs. Michinoku Special Battle
January 22, 1995 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 2,010
1. Wellington Wilkins, Jr. & Don Arakawa beat Tsubo & Yone Genjin.
2. Takeshi Ono vs. Minoru Tanaka.
3. Shinjiro Ohtani beat Shoichi Funaki.
4. Naohiro Hoshikawa & Yuki Ishikawa beat Daisuke Ikeda & Hanzo Nakajima.
5. The Great Sasuke & Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Taka Michinoku & El Samurai.
Note: This was a combined show with Michinoku Pro.
May 7, 1995 in Funahiki, Japan
1. Don Arakawa DCO Tsubo Genjin.
2. Shiryu beat Masato Yakushiji.
3. Naohiro Hoshikawa beat Takeshi Ono.
4. Hanzo Nakajima & Yuki Ishikawa beat Taka Michinoku & Minoru Tanaka.
5. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Shoichi Funaki.
Fujiwara Festival
May 19, 1995 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 1,200
1. Tsubo Genjin beat Monkey Magic.
2. Michiko Ohmukai beat Thunder Crack via DQ.
3. Takeshi Ono beat Naohiro Hoshikawa via submission.
4. Taka Michinoku beat Minoru Tanaka.
5. Daisuke Ikeda & Katsumi Usuda beat Shoichi Funaki & Yuki Ishikawa when Ikeda forced Ishikawa to submit.
6. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Akitoshi Saito & Shiro Koshinaka.
June 18, 1995 in Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Hall drawing 1,650
1. Don Arakawa beat Tsubo Genjin.
2. Carl Greco beat Takeshi Ono.
3. Minoru Tanaka beat Yasunori Okuda via submission.
4. Michiyoshi Ohara vs. Shoichi Funaki.
5. Daisuke Ikeda beat Takanori Tateno.
6. Ryuji Murakami beat Katsumi Usuda (2nd) in a “karate vs. wrestling” match.
7. Yuki Ishikawa beat Akitoshi Saito via submission.
8. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Bart Vale.
Fujiwara Family in Tokyo
August 12, 1995 in Tokyo, Japan