Catch the Wave
Catch the Wave is an annual professional wrestling tournament promoted by the Pro Wrestling Wave promotion. It has been held since [|2009] and takes place between the end of April and the beginning of August. As up until March 2013 there were no singles championships in Pro Wrestling Wave, Catch the Wave was effectively the top singles achievement in the promotion. The tournament is contested in round-robin format with the winners of each block advancing to the semifinals. From [|2010] to [|2012], the tournament included a "Loser Revival" battle royal, where already eliminated wrestlers battle for the fourth and final spot in the semifinals of the tournament. This system allowed the tournament to be won twice by a wrestler, who was originally eliminated in the round-robin section. From [|2011] onwards, the tournament has concluded with an award ceremony. The winner of the main tournament earns the title of "Nami Onna" and ¥1,000,000. Since [|2014], the tournament occasionally held a separate competition for rookie wrestlers, running concurrently with the main blocks.
List of winners
;Main tournament| Year | Winner | Total won | Ref. |
| 2009 | Yumi Ohka | 1 | |
| 2010 | Gami | 1 | |
| 2011 | Kana | 1 | |
| 2012 | Ayumi Kurihara | 1 | |
| [|2013] | Misaki Ohata | 1 | |
| 2014 | Hikaru Shida | 1 | |
| 2015 | Yumi Ohka | 2 | |
| 2016 | Ryo Mizunami | 1 | |
| 2017 | Rina Yamashita | 1 | |
| 2018 | Rina Yamashita | 2 | |
| 2019 | Takumi Iroha | 1 | |
| 2021 | Miyuki Takase | 1 | |
| 2022 | Suzu Suzuki | 1 | |
| 2023 | Asuka | 1 | |
| 2024 | Saya Kamitani | 1 | |
| 2025 | Kohaku | 1 |
;Rookie tournament
| Year | Winner | Total won | Ref. |
| 2014 | Kaho Kobayashi | 1 | |
| 2015 | Meiko Tanaka | 1 | |
| 2016 | Yuka | 1 | |
| 2019 | Hiro'e | 1 | |
| 2021 | Tomoka Inaba | 1 | |
| 2024 | Honoka | 1 |
2009
The 2009 Catch the Wave took place over nine shows between May 27 and August 11. The tournament included sixteen participants split up into four blocks titled "Comical", "UK", "Visual Technical" and "Young". Matches in the UK block could only be won by knockout or submission and had a ten-minute time limit as opposed to fifteen-minute time limits in the other blocks. Outside participants in the tournament included freelancers Apple Miyuki, Bullfight Sora, Kaoru and Kyoko Kimura, JWP Joshi Puroresu's Pinky Mayuka and Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's Ryo Mizunami.| Comical | Bullfight Sora | Cherry | Gami | Ran Yu-Yu |
| Bullfight Sora | X | Draw | Draw | Draw |
| Cherry | Draw | X | Draw | Draw |
| Gami | Draw | Draw | X | Draw |
| Ran Yu-Yu | Draw | Draw | Draw | X |
| UK | Kana | Kyoko Kimura | Misaki Ohata | Shuu Shibutani |
| Kana | X | Draw | Kana | Kana |
| Kyoko Kimura | Draw | X | Kimura | Draw |
| Misaki Ohata | Kana | Kimura | X | Ohata |
| Shuu Shibutani | Kana | Draw | Ohata | X |
| Visual Technical | Apple Miyuki | Kaoru | Toshie Uematsu | Yumi Ohka |
| Apple Miyuki | X | Kaoru | Uematsu | Miyuki |
| Kaoru | Kaoru | X | Draw | Ohka |
| Toshie Uematsu | Uematsu | Draw | X | Ohka |
| Yumi Ohka | Miyuki | Ohka | Ohka | X |
| Young | Ayumi Kurihara | Moeka Haruhi | Pinky Mayuka | Ryo Mizunami |
| Ayumi Kurihara | X | Kurihara | Draw | Draw |
| Moeka Haruhi | Kurihara | X | Haruhi | Mizunami |
| Pinky Mayuka | Draw | Haruhi | X | Draw |
| Ryo Mizunami | Draw | Mizunami | Draw | X |
2010
The 2010 Catch the Wave took place over ten shows between May 30 and August 11. The tournament included fifteen participants split up into three blocks titled "Rival", "Visual Technical" and "Young". Outside participants in the tournament included freelancers Asami Kawasaki, Io Shirai, Kana and Mio Shirai, JWP Joshi Puroresu's Senri Kuroki and Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's Ryo Mizunami. On July 4, Kuroki was sidelined with gastroesophageal reflux disease and was forced to forfeit the rest of her matches in the tournament. This tournament introduced the concept of the "Loser Revival" battle royal, where those that finished second and third in their blocks were allowed to compete for a spot in the semifinals of the tournament.| Rival | Asami Kawasaki | Ayumi Kurihara | Cherry | Moeka Haruhi | Shuu Shibutani |
| Asami Kawasaki | X | Kurihara | Cherry | Kawasaki | Kawasaki |
| Ayumi Kurihara | Kurihara | X | Kurihara | Kurihara | Shibutani |
| Cherry | Cherry | Kurihara | X | Draw | Cherry |
| Moeka Haruhi | Kawasaki | Kurihara | Draw | X | Shibutani |
| Shuu Shibutani | Kawasaki | Shibutani | Cherry | Shibutani | X |
| Visual Technical | Gami | Kana | Mio Shirai | Toshie Uematsu | Yumi Ohka |
| Gami | X | Draw | Draw | Draw | Draw |
| Kana | Draw | X | Kana | Uematsu | Kana |
| Mio Shirai | Draw | Kana | X | Draw | Ohka |
| Toshie Uematsu | Draw | Uematsu | Draw | X | Ohka |
| Yumi Ohka | Draw | Kana | Ohka | Ohka | X |
| Young | Io Shirai | Misaki Ohata | Ryo Mizunami | Senri Kuroki | Sawako Shimono |
| Io Shirai | X | Draw | Draw | Shirai | Shirai |
| Misaki Ohata | Draw | X | Draw | Ohata | Ohata |
| Ryo Mizunami | Draw | Draw | X | Mizunami | Mizunami |
| Senri Kuroki | Shirai | Ohata | Mizunami | X | Shimono |
| Sawako Shimono | Shirai | Ohata | Mizunami | Shimono | X |
- August 10:
- *Visual Technical block third place playoff match: Gami defeated Toshie Uematsu.
- *Loser Revival battle royal: Gami defeated Asami Kawasaki, Cherry, Io Shirai, Kana and Misaki Ohata.
2011
| Technical | Ayumi Kurihara | Mio Shirai | Misaki Ohata | Nagisa Nozaki | Yumi Ohka |
| Ayumi Kurihara | X | Kurihara | Ohata | Kurihara | Ohka |
| Mio Shirai | Kurihara | X | Draw | Nozaki | Shirai |
| Misaki Ohata | Ohata | Draw | X | Ohata | Ohka |
| Nagisa Nozaki | Kurihara | Nozaki | Ohata | X | Nozaki |
| Yumi Ohka | Ohka | Shirai | Ohka | Nozaki | X |
| Visual | Cherry | Kana | Ryo Mizunami | Tomoka Nakagawa | Toshie Uematsu |
| Cherry | X | Draw | Cherry | Nakagawa | Uematsu |
| Kana | Draw | X | Draw | Draw | Uematsu |
| Ryo Mizunami | Cherry | Draw | X | Nakagawa | Uematsu |
| Tomoka Nakagawa | Nakagawa | Draw | Nakagawa | X | Uematsu |
| Toshie Uematsu | Uematsu | Uematsu | Uematsu | Uematsu | X |
| Young | Kagetsu | Mika Iida | Nao Komatsu | Sawako Shimono | - |
| Kagetsu | X | Kagetsu | Kagetsu | Draw | - |
| Mika Iida | Kagetsu | X | Komatsu | Draw | - |
| Nao Komatsu | Kagetsu | Komatsu | X | Shimono | - |
| Sawako Shimono | Draw | Draw | Shimono | X | - |
- July 24:
- *Loser Revival battle royal: Kana defeated Ayumi Kurihara, Mika Iida, Mio Shirai, Nagisa Nozaki, Nao Komatsu, Ryo Mizunami, Sawako Shimono, Tomoka Nakagawa and Yumi Ohka.
- Post-tournament awards:
- *Best Bout Award: Ayumi Kurihara vs. Yumi Ohka, May 29
- *Best Performance Award: Nao Komatsu cheering squad
- *Fighting Spirit Award: Mika Iida
- *Outstanding Performance Award: Mio Shirai
- *Technique Award: Tomoka Nakagawa