RINGS

RINGS was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1991 to 2002. It was founded by Akira Maeda on May 11, 1991, following the dissolution of the Newborn UWF.

At that time, Maeda and Mitsuya Nagai were the only two people to transfer from UWF International, which had been inaugurated just the day before. However, soon afterwards wrestlers such as Kiyoshi Tamura, Hiromitsu Kanehara, and Kenichi Yamamoto transferred from UWF International.

Maeda retired from active duty in 1998, and in 2002 the promotion ceased activity.