Super J-Cup (2019)

{{Infobox sport event

|name=Super J-Cup: 7th Stage

|image=
File:エル・ファンタズモ201911.jpg

|caption=Tournament winner El Phantasmo

|alt=

|size=220px

|date_start={{Start date|2019|08|22}}

|date_end={{End date|2019|08|25}}

|competitors=

|venue=August 22:
Masonic Temple Building-Temple Theater
August 24:
San Francisco State University Student Life Events Center
August 25:
Walter Pyramid

|location=August 22:
Tacoma, Washington
August 24:
San Francisco, California
August 25:
Long Beach, California

|champion=El Phantasmo

|previous=Super J-Cup: 6th Stage

|next=Super J-Cup: 8th Stage

}}

Super J-Cup: 7th Stage was the seventh Super J-Cup professional wrestling single-elimination tournament produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It was a three-night event taking place on August 22, 2019, August 24, 2019, and August 25, 2019. The first round took place on August 22 at the Masonic Temple Building-Temple Theater in Tacoma, Washington. The second round took place on August 24 at San Francisco State University's Student Life Events Center in San Francisco, California. The semi-finals and final took place on August 25 at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLRt0FouRrs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/PLRt0FouRrs |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|title=SUPER J-CUP 2019 Coming to Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles in August!|publisher=新日本プロレスリング株式会社|website=YouTube.com|date=June 9, 2019|access-date=June 9, 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/njpw-announces-return-super-j-cup-tournament-tourney-will-be-held-us-cities-confirmed|title=NJPW Announces Return Of Super J-Cup Tournament; Tourney Will Be Held In The U.S., Cities Confirmed|first=Andrew|last=Thompson|website=Fightful|date=June 10, 2019|access-date=June 10, 2019}} This was the first Super J-Cup tournament to be held outside Japan and contested in the United States. El Phantasmo won the tournament by defeating Dragon Lee in the tournament final.{{cite web |author1=Paul Bradley |title=El Phantasmo wins NJPW Super J-Cup, challenges Liger |url=https://fansided.com/2019/08/26/el-phantasmo-wins-super-j-cup-challenges-liger/ |website=FanSided |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=August 26, 2019}}

Production

=Background=

On June 10, 2019, Jushin Liger announced at a press conference in Tokyo that the Super J-Cup would be returning after a three-year hiatus and he would be producing the event.{{cite web |title=Super J-Cup is Back! Liger to produce first tournament in the US! |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/52747 |website=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=June 10, 2019}} It was announced that the tournament would be held outside Japan for the first time as a three-night event in different venues in the United States as a global expansion of the event.{{cite web |title=Wrestling Tradition Taken to a New Stage: Super J Cup 2019 |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/52495 |website=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=June 11, 2019}} The dates announced for the event were August 22, August 24 and August 25, 2019. The venues were revealed to be Masonic Temple Building-Temple Theater in Tacoma, Washington on August 22, San Francisco State University's Student Life Events Center in San Francisco, California on August 24 and Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California on August 25.{{cite web |title=Tickets for “SUPER J-CUP 2019” will be on sale on June 24th!! |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/53769 |website=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=June 21, 2019}}

=Participants=

NJPW revealed the lineup of the 2019 Super J-Cup between July 26 and August 13,{{cite web |author1=Steve Bryant |title=First three entrants in NJPW’s 2019 Super J-Cup officially announced |url=http://socaluncensored.com/2019/07/25/first-three-entrants-in-njpw-2019-super-j-cup-officially-announced/ |website=SoCal Uncensored |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=July 25, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Taiji Ishimori, Ryusuke Taguchi, Caristico enter the Super J-Cup!【SJC19】 |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/56692 |website=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=August 1, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Amazing Red, YOH, BUSHI join SUPER J-CUP 2019!【SJC19】 |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/56890 |website=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=August 5, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Romero, Connors, Gresham, Soberano Jr. Join SUPER J-CUP 2019! 【SJC19】 |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/57204 |website=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=August 8, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Full lineup for SUPER J-CUP 2019! Brackets revealed! 【SJC19】 |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/57574 |website=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=August 13, 2019}} with the first round match between Amazing Red and Will Ospreay, billed as a "dream match" scheduled to headline the first night of Super J-Cup on August 22.{{cite web |title=Dream main event in Seattle announced as SUPER J-CUP 2019 takes form! 【SJC19】 |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/57827 |website=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=August 13, 2019}}{{cite web |author1=Ryan Satin |title=Will Ospreay Set to Wrestle Amazing Red in NJPW's Super J-Cup |url=https://www.thesportster.com/wrestling/ospreay-amazing-red-super-j-cup/ |website=The Sportster |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=August 13, 2019}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Name:

!Promotion:

!Group:

!Championship held:

Amazing Red

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |New Japan Pro-Wrestling

|–

Bushi

|New Japan Pro-Wrestling

|Los Ingobernables de Japon

|–

Carístico

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

|NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship

Clark Connors

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |New Japan Pro-Wrestling

|–

Dragon Lee

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

|CMLL World Welterweight Championship

El Phantasmo

|New Japan Pro-Wrestling

|Bullet Club

|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
RPW British Cruiserweight Championship

Jonathan Gresham

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Ring of Honor

|–

Robbie Eagles

|New Japan Pro-Wrestling

|Chaos

|–

Rocky Romero

|New Japan Pro-Wrestling

|Chaos

|–

Ryusuke Taguchi

|New Japan Pro-Wrestling

|Taguchi Japan

|NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship

Soberano Jr.

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

|Mexican National Welterweight Championship

Sho

|New Japan Pro-Wrestling

|Roppongi 3K/Chaos

|–

Taiji Ishimori

|New Japan Pro-Wrestling

|Bullet Club

|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

TJP

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |New Japan Pro-Wrestling

|–

Yoh

|New Japan Pro-Wrestling

|Roppongi 3K/Chaos

|–

Will Ospreay

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |New Japan Pro-Wrestling

|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

=Non-tournament matches=

Aside from the tournament, Jushin Liger, who had planned to retire at Wrestle Kingdom 14,{{cite web |title=Jyushin Thunder Liger announces retirement! Full press conference and interview |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/45708 |website=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=March 8, 2019}} would not be entering the Super J-Cup but would be participating in non-tournament matches throughout the three-night event.{{cite web |title=Jyushin Thunder Liger will be in action at the Super J-Cup!【SJC19】 |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/55956 |website=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=July 23, 2019}}

Results

{{Pro Wrestling results table

|caption=Night 1 (August 22)

|results=

|times=

|stip1=Tag team match

|match1=Jushin Liger and Karl Fredericks defeated Ren Narita and Shota Umino

|time1=7:30

|stip2=2019 Super J-Cup first round

|match2=Soberano Jr. defeated Rocky Romero

|time2=11:04

|stip3=2019 Super J-Cup first round

|match3=TJP defeated Clark Connors

|time3=11:56

|stip4=2019 Super J-Cup first round

|match4=Carístico defeated Bushi

|time4=10:08

|stip5=2019 Super J-Cup first round

|match5=Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Jonathan Gresham

|time5=12:59

|stip6=2019 Super J-Cup first round

|match6=El Phantasmo defeated Robbie Eagles

|time6=12:17

|stip7=2019 Super J-Cup first round

|match7=Dragon Lee defeated Yoh

|time7=18:51

|stip8=2019 Super J-Cup first round

|match8=Sho defeated Taiji Ishimori

|time8=17:06

|stip9=2019 Super J-Cup first round

|match9=Will Ospreay defeated Amazing Red

|time9=28:19

}}

{{Pro Wrestling results table

|caption=Night 2 (August 24)

|results=

|times=

|stip1=Singles match

|match1=Jonathan Gresham defeated Alex Coughlin

|time1=8:14

|stip2=Singles match

|match2=Robbie Eagles defeated Clark Connors

|time2=9:12

|stip3=Singles match

|match3=Bushi defeated Shota Umino

|time3=7:06

|stip4=Tag team match

|match4=Bullet Club (Gedo and Taiji Ishimori) defeated Karl Fredericks and Ren Narita

|time4=8:39

|stip5=Tag team match

|match5=Amazing Red and Jushin Liger defeated Chaos (Rocky Romero and Yoh)

|time5=12:51

|stip6=2019 Super J-Cup quarter-final round

|match6=Carístico defeated Soberano Jr.

|time6=8:30

|stip7=2019 Super J-Cup quarter-final round

|match7=El Phantasmo defeated TJP

|time7=14:49

|stip8=2019 Super J-Cup quarter-final round

|match8=Dragon Lee defeated Ryusuke Taguchi

|time8=11:37

|stip9=2019 Super J-Cup quarter-final round

|match9=Will Ospreay defeated Sho

|time9=30:32

}}

{{Pro Wrestling results table

|caption=Night 3 (August 25)

|results=

|times=

|stip1=2019 Super J-Cup semi-final round

|match1=Dragon Lee defeated Carístico

|time1=11:10

|stip2=2019 Super J-Cup semi-final round

|match2=El Phantasmo defeated Will Ospreay

|time2=11:25

|stip3=Singles match

|match3=Alex Coughlin defeated Shota Umino

|time3=7:34

|stip4=Singles match

|match4=Jonathan Gresham defeated Clark Connors by referee's decision

|time4=10:25

|stip5=Singles match

|match5=Soberano Jr. defeated Ren Narita

|time5=6:55

|stip6=Singles match

|match6=Juice Robinson defeated Karl Fredericks

|time6=9:55

|stip7=Eight-man tag team match

|match7=Amazing Red, Jushin Liger, Ryusuke Taguchi and TJP defeated Chaos (Robbie Eagles, Rocky Romero, and Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh))

|time7=14:17

|stip8=Tag team match

|match8=Bullet Club (Jay White and Taiji Ishimori) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Tetsuya Naito)

|time8=14:09

|stip9=2019 Super J-Cup tournament final

|match9=El Phantasmo defeated Dragon Lee

|time9=25:33

}}

= Tournament brackets =

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1= 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}}

| RD2= Quarter-Finals{{cite web |author1=Jeremy Lambert |title=NJPW Super J-Cup Night Two Results (8/24): Ospreay vs. SHO, Liger Teams With Amazing Red |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/njpw-super-j-cup-night-two-results-824-ospreay-vs-sho-liger-teams-amazing-red |website=Fightful |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=August 25, 2019}}

| RD3= Semi-Finals{{cite web |author1=Joseph Currier |title=NJPW reveals full card for Super J-Cup finals |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/njpw-reveals-full-card-super-j-cup-finals-290896 |website=WON / F4W |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=August 25, 2019}}

| RD4= 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}}

| score-width= 25

| team-width= 120

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01= Will Ospreay

| RD1-score01= Pin

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02= Amazing Red

| RD1-score02= 28:19

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03= Sho

| RD1-score03= Pin

| RD1-seed04=