Super J Cup
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[edit] 1994
Super J Cup 1994 was a professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro Wrestling on April 16, 1994 at Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2][3] The tournament utilized wrestlers from various promotions to compete in it, in an invitational style. This was critical for promoting young, new wrestlers (Chris Benoit, Great Sasuke, and Eddie Guerrero), as well as getting less-prominent promotions recognized by the public more. The promotions involved were: New Japan, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, Wrestle Association R, Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, and Social Progress Wrestling Federation.[1]
This was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Wild Pegasus and Great Sasuke had byes to the quarterfinals.[2]
[edit] Results
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Wild Pegasus | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Black Tiger | ||||||||||||||||||
| Black Tiger | ||||||||||||||||||
| TAKA Michinoku | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Wild Pegasus | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Gedo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gedo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dean Malenko | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Gedo | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Super Delfin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shinjiro Otani | ||||||||||||||||||
| Super Delfin | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Wild Pegasus | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| The Great Sasuke | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Fuji | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Negro Casas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Fuji | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Hayabusa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Great Sasuke | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Masayoshi Motegi | ||||||||||||||||||
| El Samurai | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| El Samurai | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Great Sasuke | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] Notes
- Dave Meltzer named this the best major wrestling event in 1994, due to its meaning to the industry, the rise of young stars, and its match quality. Meltzer rated the finals a five-star match. He also gave Liger vs. Sasuke a four-and-three-quarter star rating.[citation needed]
- Pegasus, Liger, Samurai, Malenko, Otani, and Black Tiger were NJPW representatives. Delfin, Michinoku, and Sasuke represented Michinoku Pro. Fuji and Hayabusa were for FMW. Gedo and Motegi solely represented WAR and SPWF, respectively.
- Liger was the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion in the tournament, Sasuke was the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Delfin was the NWA World Welterweight Champion, and Motegi was the W*ING/WWC World Junior Heavyweight Champion.
[edit] 1995
Super J Cup 1995 was the following year's tournament to determine the top junior heavyweight of the world for that year. It was held on December 13, 1995 at Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan and was hosted by Wrestle Association R.[4][5][6] Like the first year, it brought in wrestlers from all over the world from promotions New Japan Pro Wrestling, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, Social Progressive Wrestling Federation, Wrestle Association R, and Extreme Championship Wrestling. This did not do as much for many wrestlers as the prior years tournament, but it established Jushin "Thunder" Liger's dominance in Japan, as he and 1994 winner Wild Pegasus received byes to the quarter finals.
Rey Mysterio vs. Psicosis was also featured on the card as a special attraction match, occurring prior to the finals of the tournament.[4] Mysterio picked up the victory following a huracanrana.
[edit] Results
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Gran Naniwa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Damien 666 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gran Naniwa | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Último Dragón | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shinjiro Otani | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Masaaki Mochizuki | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shinjiro Otani | ||||||||||||||||||
| Último Dragón | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Shoichi Funaki | ||||||||||||||||||
| Último Dragón | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger[5] | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Gedo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gedo | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Masayoshi Motegi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gedo | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Dos Caras | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dos Caras | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| El Samurai | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gedo | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Wild Pegasus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lionheart | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Hanzo Nakajima | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lionheart | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wild Pegasus | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] 2000
Super J Cup 2000 was a two-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by Michinoku Pro Wrestling on April 1 and April 9, 2000 at Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.[7][8] The tournament utilized wrestlers primarily from Michinoku Pro, and featured 1994 quarter-finalist Ricky Fuji, 1994 finalist The Great Sasuke and 1995 winner Jushin Liger. This was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds; the first round occurred on April 1, with the remaining rounds and the 10-man tag team match occurring on April 9.
A bonus 10-man tag team match occurred between Tiger Mask IV/Minoru Tanaka/Masaaki Mochizuki/Shinya Makabe/Ricky Marvin and Kendo Kashin/El Samurai/Judo Suwa/Super Boy and Chabinger prior to the final of the tournament.[7]
The commercial release features highlights from two other matches which took place on the tournament's second night. Abismo Negro defeated El Oriental, and Chapparita Asari successfully defended her WWWA Super Lightweight Title against Hiromi Yagi.
[edit] Results
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Cima | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Marvin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cima | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Onryo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Curry Man | ||||||||||||||||||
| Onryo | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Cima | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Naoki Sano | ||||||||||||||||||
| Naoki Sano | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Judo Suwa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Naoki Sano | K.O. | |||||||||||||||||
| Great Sasuke | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Great Sasuke | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Kaz Hayashi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Cima | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Tiger Mask IV | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Men's Teioh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Katsumi Usuda | ||||||||||||||||||
| Men's Teioh | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Gran Hamada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gran Hamada | Sub. | |||||||||||||||||
| Shinya Makabe | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gran Hamada | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Fuji | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sasuke the Great | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Fuji | DQ | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] 2004
The 2004 Super J Cup was held on February 21, 2004 at the 16,000 seat Osaka Castle Hall, hosted by Osaka Pro Wrestling.[9] It was a single elimination tournament with three rounds.
[edit] Results
| Round 1 | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Naomichi Marufuji | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Jun Kasai | |||||||||||||
| Naomichi Marufuji | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Garuda | |||||||||||||
| Garuda | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Naomichi Marufuji | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Takehiro Murahama | |||||||||||||
| Wataru Inoue | Sub | ||||||||||||
| Kazuya Yuasa | |||||||||||||
| Wataru Inoue | |||||||||||||
| Takehiro Murahama | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Takehiro Murahama | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Taichi Ishikari | |||||||||||||
[edit] 2009
Jushin Liger announced on November 1, 2009 that the originator of the world famous Super J Cup, New Japan Pro Wrestling, will revive the concept at Christmas! New Japan presents "Super J-Cup 5th Stage" at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo over two nights on December 22 and 23. The tournament winner would challenge Tiger Mask IV for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome on January 4.
[edit] Results
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Atsushi Aoki | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prince Devitt | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Prince Devitt | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Danshoku Dino | ||||||||||||||||||
| Danshoku Dino | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Jado | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prince Devitt | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| YAMATO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gedo | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Kota Ibushi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gedo | ||||||||||||||||||
| YAMATO | Stp | |||||||||||||||||
| AKIRA | ||||||||||||||||||
| YAMATO | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Prince Devitt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Naomichi Marufuji | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| GENTARO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ryusuke Taguchi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryusuke Taguchi | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Koji Kanemoto | ||||||||||||||||||
| Koji Kanemoto | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Fujita Hayato | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ryusuke Taguchi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Naomichi Marufuji | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Taichi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tigers Mask | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Tigers Mask | ||||||||||||||||||
| Naomichi Marufuji | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | ||||||||||||||||||
| Naomichi Marufuji | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] See also
- Pro Wrestling
- Puroresu
- Single Elimination Tournament
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Wrestle Association R
- Michinoku Pro Wrestling
- Cruiserweight
[edit] References
- ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Japan; New Japan Super Junior Heavyweight (Super J) Cup Tournament Champions". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 375. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b "Super J Cup Tournament 1994". Pro Wrestling History. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/miscjr.html. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ "Sumo Hall 4/94". Pro Wrestling History. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/sumo95.html#0494. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ a b "Sumo Hall 12/95". Pro Wrestling History. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/war/warsumo.html#1295. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Japan; WAR Super Junior Heavyweight (Super J) Cup Tournament Champions". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 386. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Super J Cup 2nd Stage". Pro Wrestling History. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/war/wartny.html#jcup. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ a b "Sumo Hall 2000". Pro Wrestling History. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/lucha/mich/michcard.html#0400. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ "Super J Cup 2000". Pro Wrestling History. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/lucha/mich/michtny.html#superj2000. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ "Super J Cup 2004". Pro Wrestling History. Archived from the original on 2008-03-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20080304210648/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/lucha/osaka.html#jcup. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
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