Super J-Cup#2020

{{Infobox wrestling PPV series

|name = Super J-Cup

|image =

|image_size =

|caption = The official logo of the 2020 edition

|alt =

|nicknames = Land of Confusion (2009)

|createdby = Jushin Liger

|promotions = NJPW (1994, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2020)
WAR (1995)
MPW (2000)
OPW (2004)

|brands =

|firstevent = Super J-Cup: 1st Stage

|lastevent = Super J-Cup: 8th Stage

|record_attendance =

|gimmick = Single elimination tournament for junior heavyweight wrestlers

}}

The Super J-Cup is a periodically held professional wrestling tournament featuring junior heavyweight wrestlers from all over the world promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). This tournament differs from NJPW's annual Best of the Super Juniors tournament in that it is single elimination, while Best of the Super Juniors has a round robin format.

The Super J-Cup was originally conceived by Japanese wrestler Jushin Thunder Liger as a showcase for promotions from Asia and North America, including Liger's home promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (who hosted the first tournament in 1994), Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, Wrestle Association R, Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, and the Social Progress Wrestling Federation. In the following years, wrestlers representing various other NJPW partner promotions would also participate.

Since the original Super J-Cup in 1994, the tournament has taken place sporadically (1995, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2019, and 2020). The original is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestling shows of all time. Dave Meltzer, editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, called the 1994 Super J-Cup "the most incredible single night of wrestling ever".{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingInternational/superjcup.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309211213/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingInternational/superjcup.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 9, 2016|title=History of the Super J-Cup|last=Molinaro|first=John F.|access-date=2014-02-02|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}}

Dates, venues and winners

class="wikitable sortable" !Event !Host promotion !Winner !Times won !Date(s) !Runner-up !City !Venue !Main Event !Ref.
Super J-Cup: 1st Stage \|New Japan Pro-Wrestling \|Wild Pegasus \|1 \|April 16, 1994 \|The Great Sasuke \|rowspan="2"\|Tokyo, Japan \|rowspan="2"\|Ryōgoku Kokugikan \|The Great Sasuke vs. Wild Pegasus in the 1994 Super J-Cup final \|{{cite web \|title=New Japan Super J Cup 4/16/94 \|url=http://puroresucentral.com/NJReview-SuperJCup94.html \|website=Puroresu Central \|access-date=18 July 2023}}
Super J-Cup: 2nd Stage	Wrestle Association R	rowspan="3"\|Jushin Liger	1	December 13, 1995	Gedo	Jushin Liger vs. Gedo in the 1995 Super J-Cup final	{{cite web \|author1=Jake Meltcafe \|title=The Puro Review: Super J Cup 1995 \|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/the-puro-review-super-j-cup-1995/ \|website=411Mania \|access-date=18 July 2023 \|date=June 29, 2002}}
rowspan="2"\|Super J-Cup: 3rd Stage	rowspan="2"\|Michinoku Pro Wrestling	rowspan="2"\|2	April 1, 2000	rowspan="2"\|Cima	Sendai, Japan	Sendai City Gymnasium	Jushin Liger vs. Tiger Mask in the 2000 Super J-Cup first round	rowspan="2"\|{{cite web \|author1=Austin Skinner \|title=2000 Super J-Cup Tournament: A Breakdown and Review \|url=https://wrestlingrecaps.com/2023/01/28/2000-super-j-cup-tournament-a-breakdown-and-review/ \|website=Wrestling Recaps \|access-date=18 July 2023 \|date=January 28, 2023}}
April 9, 2000	Tokyo, Japan	Ryōgoku Kokugikan	Cima vs. Jushin Liger in the 2000 Super J-Cup final
Super J-Cup: 4th Stage	Osaka Pro Wrestling	rowspan="3"\|Naomichi Marufuji	1	February 21, 2004	Takehiro Murahama	Osaka, Japan	Osaka-jō Hall	Naomichi Marufuji vs. Takehiro Murahama in the 2004 Super J-Cup final	{{cite web \|title=Osaka Pro Super J Cup 4th STAGE ~ Osaka Hurricane 2004 \|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=8529 \|website=Cagematch \|access-date=18 July 2023}}
rowspan="2"\|Super J-Cup: 5th Stage	rowspan="10"\|New Japan Pro-Wrestling	rowspan="2"\|2	December 22, 2009	rowspan="2"\|Prince Devitt	rowspan="4"\|Tokyo, Japan	rowspan="3"\|Korakuen Hall	Jushin Liger vs. Naomichi Marufuji in the 2009 Super J-Cup first round	{{cite web \|title=NJPW Super J Cup 5th Stage ~Land Of Confusion~ - Tag 1 \|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=46323 \|website=Cagematch \|access-date=26 July 2023}}
December 23, 2009	Naomichi Marufuji vs. Prince Devitt in the 2009 Super J-Cup final	{{cite web \|title=NJPW Super J Cup 5th STAGE ~Land Of Confusion Final~ - Tag 2 \|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=46434 \|website=Cagematch \|access-date=26 July 2023}}
rowspan="2"\|Super J-Cup: 6th Stage	rowspan="2"\|Kushida	rowspan="2"\|1	July 20, 2016	rowspan="2"\|Yoshinobu Kanemaru	Kushida vs. Taiji Ishimori in the 2016 Super J-Cup first round	{{cite web \|author1=Kevin Pantoja \|title=Kevin’s NJPW Super J-Cup Night One Review \|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/kevins-njpw-super-j-cup-night-one-review/ \|website=411Mania \|access-date=26 July 2023 \|date=July 21, 2016}}
August 21, 2016	Ariake Coliseum	Kushida vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru in the 2016 Super J-Cup final	{{cite web \|author1=Dave Meltzer \|title=Super J-Cup 2016 finals live results: Will Ospreay vs. Matt Sydal \|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/japan/super-j-cup-2016-finals-live-results-will-ospreay-vs-matt-sydal-218911 \|website=WON / F4W \|access-date=26 July 2023 \|date=August 21, 2016}}
rowspan="3"\|Super J-Cup: 7th Stage	rowspan="4" \|El Phantasmo	rowspan="3"\|1	August 22, 2019	rowspan="3"\|Dragon Lee	Tacoma, Washington	Masonic Temple Building-Temple Theater	Amazing Red vs. Will Ospreay in the 2019 Super J-Cup first round	{{cite web \|author1=Bryan Rose \|title=NJPW Super J-Cup night one results: Will Ospreay vs. Amazing Red \|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/results/njpw-super-j-cup-night-one-results-will-ospreay-vs-amazing-red-290751 \|website=WON / F4W \|access-date=12 July 2023 \|date=August 23, 2019}}
August 24, 2019	San Francisco, California	San Francisco State University Student Life Events Center	Sho vs. Will Ospreay in the 2019 Super J-Cup quarter-final round	{{cite web \|author1=Jason Powell \|title=NJPW Super J-Cup Night 2 results: The second round of the tournament \|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2019/08/25/njpw-super-j-cup-night-2-results-the-second-round-of-the-tournament/ \|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net \|access-date=26 July 2023 \|date=August 25, 2019}}
August 25, 2019	Long Beach, California	Walter Pyramid	Dragon Lee vs. El Phantasmo in the 2019 Super J-Cup final	{{cite web \|author1=Bryan Rose \|title=NJPW Super J-Cup night three results: Semifinals and finals \|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/results/njpw-super-j-cup-night-three-results-semifinals-and-finals-290926 \|website=WON / F4W \|access-date=12 July 2023 \|date=August 26, 2019}}
Super J-Cup: 8th Stage	2	December 12, 2020	A. C. H.	Port Hueneme, California	Oceanview Pavilion	A. C. H. vs. El Phantasmo in the 2020 Super J-Cup final	{{cite web \|author1=Bryan Rose \|title=NJPW Super J-Cup 2020 winner crowned \|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/njpw-super-j-cup-2020-winner-crowned-327511 \|website=WON / F4W \|access-date=26 July 2023 \|date=December 13, 2020}}

Legacy

The popularity and success of Super J-Cup has led various promotions to create J-Cup tournaments showcasing junior heavyweight wrestlers. Some of their examples include Revolution Pro Wrestling's British J-Cup,{{cite web |author1=Larry Csonka |title=Various News: RevPro Running British J-Cup in July, Flex Rumblecrunch Retires |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/various-news-revpro-running-british-j-cup-in-july-flex-rumblecrunch-retires/ |website=411Mania |access-date=21 July 2023 |date=April 24, 2017}} Jersey Championship Wrestling's Jersey J-Cup and the J-Cup Tournament.

References

Category:New Japan Pro-Wrestling tournaments

Category:New Japan Pro-Wrestling shows

Category:International sports competitions hosted by Japan

Category:WAR (wrestling promotion) shows

Super J-Cup#2020

Dates, venues and winners

Legacy

See also

References