Ryūkon Cup | |
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Promotions | Tenryu Project |
Nicknames | Dragon Soul Cup |
First event | Ryūkon Cup I |
Event gimmick | Single-elimination tournament |
The Ryūkon Cup (Japanese: 龍魂杯, Hepburn: Ryūkon-hai, "Dragon Soul Cup") is an annual single elimination professional wrestling tournament held by Tenryu Project since 2021.
The first edition, announced at Survive the Revolution Vol. 11 on October 26, 2021, was meant to feature wrestlers who had a connection to Tenryu Project founder Genichiro Tenryu.[1] Though it is held every year in November, each edition is numbered instead of being referred to by its year (e.g. the first edition was titled Ryūkon Cup I (第一回龍魂杯, Dai Ikkai Ryūkon-hai, "Dragon Soul Cup I")).
Toru is the inaugural winner of the tournament.
Tournaments
# | Winner | Times won | Ref. |
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I | Toru | 1 | [2] |
II | Keita Yano | 1 | [3] |
III | Kengo | 1 | [4] |
Results
Ryūkon Cup I
Ryūkon Cup I | |||
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Promotion | Tenryu Project | ||
Date | November 14–15, 2021 | ||
City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Venue | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | ||
Ryūkon Cup chronology | |||
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The first edition of the Ryūkon Cup featured 11 wrestlers each representing their respective home promotion as well as five freelancers for a total of 16 participants. All Japan Pro Wrestling's Ryoma Tsukamoto was originally scheduled to enter the tournament but had to be replaced by Dan Tamura after he suffered an injury on November 11.[5] The tournament ran for two days; the first round played out on November 14, 2021, at Survive the Revolution Vol. 12, then the remaining matches were held the next day at Survive the Revolution Vol. 13.[6] Representing Total Triumph Team Pro-Wrestling (TTT), Toru defeated Professional Wrestling Wallabee's Keita Yano in the finals of the tournament to become the first Ryūkon Cup winner.[2]
Round 1 November 14, 2021 | Round 2 November 15, 2021 | Semifinals November 15, 2021 | Final November 15, 2021 | ||||||||||||
Rey Paloma | 13:46[7] | ||||||||||||||
Hikaru Sato | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Hikaru Sato | 11:19[2] | ||||||||||||||
Toru | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Toru | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kohei Sato | 10:47[7] | ||||||||||||||
Toru | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kengo | 10:08[2] | ||||||||||||||
Leona | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Dan Tamura | 7:10[7] | ||||||||||||||
Leona | 13:13[2] | ||||||||||||||
Kengo | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Mizuki Watase | 11:03[7] | ||||||||||||||
Kengo | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Toru | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Keita Yano | 16:23[2] | ||||||||||||||
Keita Yano | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Shoki Kitamura | 10:14[7] | ||||||||||||||
Keita Yano | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Shota | 11:39[2] | ||||||||||||||
Kenichiro Arai | 10:40[7] | ||||||||||||||
Shota | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Keita Yano | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Masayuki Kono | 7:04[2] | ||||||||||||||
Sushi | 7:13[7] | ||||||||||||||
Masayuki Kono | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Masayuki Kono | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kazumasa Yoshida | 8:05[2] | ||||||||||||||
Kazumasa Yoshida | Forfeit | ||||||||||||||
Hub | —[7] |
Ryūkon Cup II
Ryūkon Cup II | |||
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Promotion | Tenryu Project | ||
Date | November 12–13, 2022 | ||
City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Venue | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | ||
Ryūkon Cup chronology | |||
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The second Ryūkon Cup ran between November 12 and 13, 2022 and featured 16 participants.[8] Previous finalist Keita Yano defeated Hikaru Sato in the finals to become the winner of the second Ryūkon Cup.[3]
Round 1 November 12, 2022 | Round 2 November 13, 2022 | Semifinals November 13, 2022 | Final November 13, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Don Fujii | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Kenichiro Arai | 9:44[9] | ||||||||||||||
Don Fujii | 3:03[3] | ||||||||||||||
Kohei Sato | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kohei Sato | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kazumasa Yoshida | 9:33[9] | ||||||||||||||
Kohei Sato | 5:45[3] | ||||||||||||||
Hikaru Sato | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Hikaru Sato | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Rey Paloma | 14:33[9] | ||||||||||||||
Hikaru Sato | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Kouki Iwasaki | 13:13[3] | ||||||||||||||
Kenshin Chikano | 10:01[9] | ||||||||||||||
Kouki Iwasaki | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Hikaru Sato | 16:21[3] | ||||||||||||||
Keita Yano | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Keita Yano | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Kotaro Nasu | 11:28[9] | ||||||||||||||
Keita Yano | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Naoki Tanizaki | 9:52[3] | ||||||||||||||
Naoki Tanizaki | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Oji Shiiba | 11:48[9] | ||||||||||||||
Keita Yano | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Takuro Niki | 10:11[3] | ||||||||||||||
Sushi | 12:14[9] | ||||||||||||||
Mizuki Watase | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Mizuki Watase | 3:10[3] | ||||||||||||||
Takuro Niki | DQ | ||||||||||||||
Masayuki Kono | 5:18[9] | ||||||||||||||
Takuro Niki | Pin |
Ryūkon Cup III
Ryūkon Cup III | |||
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Promotion | Tenryu Project | ||
Date | November 6–19, 2023 | ||
City | Various, Japan Final: Tokyo, Japan | ||
Venue | Various Final: Korakuen Hall | ||
Ryūkon Cup chronology | |||
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The third Ryūkon Cup ran between November 6 and 19, 2023 and featured 16 participants. The two halves of the bracket were designated as A Block and B Block. The entire A Block played out on November 6 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, B Block played out on November 11 at Azalea Taisho in Osaka, and the final was held on November 19 in Korakuen Hall.[10] Kengo defeated Keita Yano in the final to become the winner of the third Ryūkon Cup.[4]
Round 1 November 6–11, 2023 | Round 2 November 6–11, 2023 | Semifinals November 6–11, 2023 | Final November 19, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Kenichiro Arai | 9:13[11] | ||||||||||||||
Keita Yano | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Keita Yano | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Yuya Susumu | 10:53[11] | ||||||||||||||
Yuya Susumu | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Dan Tamura | 5:48[11] | ||||||||||||||
Keita Yano | Sub | ||||||||||||||
A Block | |||||||||||||||
Yusuke Kodama | 14:04[11] | ||||||||||||||
Yusuke Kodama | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kazumasa Yoshida | 7:34[11] | ||||||||||||||
Yusuke Kodama | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kohei Sato | 7:02[11] | ||||||||||||||
Kohei Sato | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Masayuki Kono | 10:03[11] | ||||||||||||||
Keita Yano | 27:51[4] | ||||||||||||||
Kengo | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Hikaru Sato | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Rey Paloma | 13:13[12] | ||||||||||||||
Hikaru Sato | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kumaarashi | 7:51[12] | ||||||||||||||
Sushi | 11:14[12] | ||||||||||||||
Kumaarashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Hikaru Sato | 20:14[12] | ||||||||||||||
B Block | |||||||||||||||
Kengo | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kengo | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kouki Iwasaki | 11:45[12] | ||||||||||||||
Kengo | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Naoki Tanizaki | 15:12[12] | ||||||||||||||
Naoki Tanizaki | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Takahiro Katori | 10:07[12] |
See also
- Tenryu Project
- Annual elimination tournaments in Japan:
References
- ↑ 【天龍プロジェクト】11.14&15新木場大会『第一回 龍魂杯』一部参加選手決定. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). October 27, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 天龍プロジェクト『SURVIVE THE REVOLUTION VOL.13』. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2022年11月13日 新木場大会. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- 1 2 3 拳剛 龍魂杯優勝 1年3カ月ぶり来場の天龍源一郎氏と祝う「天龍さんから教わったプロレスで盛り上げる」. Daily Sports (in Japanese). November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ↑ 11/11【全日本】塚本が練習中に右ヒザ負傷で欠場 最強タッグ開幕戦11・13後楽園カード変更. Professional Wrestling Martial Arts DX (in Japanese). November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ↑ 11月14日15日龍魂杯出場選手決定!. tenryuproject.jp (in Japanese). October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SURVIVE THE REVOLUTION Vol.12. wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ↑ 11/2【天龍プロジェクト】第2回『龍魂杯』11・12&13新木場2連戦で開催 全16選手出場. Professional Wrestling Martial Arts DX (in Japanese). November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2022年11月12日 新木場大会. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ↑ 【天龍プロジェクト】11.19後楽園『龍魂杯』決勝に天龍源一郎さんが退院後初の来場. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). October 3, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 『第3回 龍魂杯』Aブロック. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 『第3回 龍魂杯』 Bブロック. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.