From left to right, Ryota Chikuzen, chairman of the Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Board, wrestler Jet Wei and Chen Ming-Chun, director of the Fukuoka branch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka, pose for a photo during Jet’s courtesy visit to Fukuoka.
17:01 JST, June 29, 2024
FUKUOKA – Jet Wei, a 27-year-old Taiwanese professional wrestler, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Fukuoka branch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka, where he met with the equivalent of Taiwan’s consul general.
Many Taiwanese see professional wrestling as a violent sport. Jet came to Japan last September with the aim of learning the refined Japanese professional wrestling and bringing it back to Taiwan.
In April, he officially joined the Kyushu Pro-Wrestling organization and quickly became a fan favorite.
Jet said: ‘The cheering of the fans encouraged me. I want to give them courage in return.”
Jet is from Keelung in northern Taiwan. He has watched broadcasts of Japanese professional wrestling since he was a child. He took up the sport himself at the age of 18 and made his debut as a professional wrestler in 2018.
In Japan, Jet is praised for his personality and wrestling style, which clearly demonstrate a fighting spirit.
On June 4, Jet and Ryota Chikuzen, chairman of Kyushu Pro-Wrestling, paid a courtesy call on Chen Ming-Chun, director of the Fukuoka Branch office.
Chen encouraged Jet: “Taiwan and Kyushu have a close relationship. I want you to show the pride of Kyushu to those wrestlers in Tokyo.”
Jet responded: “I will continue to work hard to bring professional wrestling in Taiwan to the same level as in Japan in the future.”
Kyushu Pro-Wrestling has organized several free match events, aiming to generate excitement among people in the Kyushu region.
In August, Kyushu Pro-Wrestling will hold an event with a capacity of 4,000 spectators in Fukuoka.
