British J-Cup (2019)

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British J-Cup (2019)
Promotion
Revolution Pro Wrestling
DateNovember 24, 2019
CityLondon, England
VenueYork Hall
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The 2019 British J-Cup was the third British J-Cup professional wrestling tournament produced by Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), which took place on November 24, 2019 at the York Hall in London, England.[1]

The tournament final was a

British Tag Team Champions The Legion (Rampage Brown and The Great-O-Kharn) defeated the SWE Tag Team Champions Moonlight Express (Mao and Mike Bailey) to unify the British Tag Team Championship and the SWE Tag Team Championship.[2]

Production

Background

On September 18, 2019, it was announced on RPW's official Twitter account that the third edition of British J-Cup would be held on November 24, 2019 at the York Hall in London, England.[3]

Storylines

Tournament line-up

The participants announced for the tournament were:[4][5][6][7]

Name: Promotion: Championship held:
Amazing Red House of Glory –
Bárbaro Cavernario Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre –
El Phantasmo Revolution Pro Wrestling Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship
Michael Oku –
Robbie Eagles New Japan Pro-Wrestling –
Rocky Romero –
Pac All Elite Wrestling –
Senza Volto Freelancer –

Non-tournament matches

At Live in Southampton 10, Brendan White defeated JJ Gale, Kenneth Halfpenny and Shaun Jackson in a

four-way match to earn the right to face Ren Narita in a match at British J-Cup.[8]

On September 19, 2019, RPW announced on its website that it would purchase Southside Wrestling Entertainment on October 28 and SWE champions would bring their titles to RevPro. Championship unification matches would take place to unify the SWE titles into RPW titles.

Undisputed British Tag Team Championship
at British J-Cup.

Event

First Round

The first round of the British J-Cup started with a match between the

low blow to Volto and pin him with a roll-up for the win. Phantasmo and Hikuleo attacked Volto after the match until Shota Umino
made the save.

Next,

Ron Miller Special
on Cavernario to win via submission.

Next,

Diablo Armbar
on Romero Oku countered it into a roll-up for the win.

After that, Amazing Red took on Pac. Red tried to deliver a top-rope Code Red to Pac but Pac was able to jump and land on his feet. Red countered a powerbomb by Pac into a Code Red but got a near-fall. Red walked the ropes to deliver an aerial move but Pac kicked the ropes and delivered a brainbuster to Red. Pac then performed a Black Arrow on Red's back and applied a Brutalizer on Red to win via submission.

Non-tournament matches

The first non-tournament match took place between Brendan White and Ren Narita. Narita applied a Narita Special #3 on White to make him submit for the win.

Next, a championship unification match took place between The Legion (

Undisputed British Tag Team Championship. Moonlight Express got a near-fall on Brown after delivering an Ultima Weapon and a moonsault combination. Moonlight Express attempted to deliver that combination again but Brown delivered a lariat to Mao. Legion delivered a death drop to Mao and then Brown delivered a piledriver to Mao for the win to unify the SWE Tag Team Championship into the British Tag Team Championship. Gideon Grey cut a promo
after the match, saying that no one could beat Legion for the titles until Kings of the North (Bonesaw and Damien Corvin) made their RPW debut and attacked Legion.

After the match, a vignette aired in which Kurtis Chapman challenged Minoru Suzuki to a match at Uprising.

It was followed by the penultimate match, in which Tessa Blanchard took on Gisele Shaw. Shaw delivered a knee strike and a DDT to Blanchard and then applied a short armbar to Blanchard to make her submit for the win.

Final

The British J-Cup tournament final was a

four-way elimination match, in which El Phantasmo took on Michael Oku, Pac and Robbie Eagles. Pac was the first competitor to be eliminated as he was disqualified for hitting Oku with a chair. Pac continued to hit Oku with more chair shots before leaving. After that, the next elimination occurred when Eagles had covered Phantasmo after a DDT but the referee was distracted, allowing Phantasmo to deliver a low blow to Eagles and pin him with a roll-up. After hitting a frog splash, Oku applied a half crab
on Phantasmo to make him submit to the hold. Oku then lifted the British J-Cup trophy and celebrated the win with his family until Pac attacked him and destroyed the trophy.

Reception

Larry Csonka of 411Mania praised the event, rating it 7.0. He considered a "good" event, stating that Amazing Red and Pac stole "the show with ease" but the tournament final was "really flat".[11]

Aftermath

The confrontation between Shota Umino and Hikuleo at British J-Cup led to a match between the two at Uprising, which Umino won.[12]

Kings of North's attack and brawl with The Legion at British J-Cup led to both teams facing each other in a match for Legion's British Tag Team Championship at Uprising, which Legion retained.[13]

Pac's attack on Michael Oku after the British J-Cup final led to Oku vowing revenge on Pac, facing him in a match at Uprising, which Oku won.[14] Oku then received his British Cruiserweight Championship opportunity on winning the British J-Cup against El Phantasmo at High Stakes.[15] Oku defeated Phantasmo to win the title.[16]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
Four-way elimination match in the 2019 British J-Cup
tournament final		28:18

Tournament brackets

First Round Finalists Final
      
El Phantasmo Pin
Senza Volto 14:47
El Phantasmo
Robbie Eagles
Bárbaro Cavernario Sub
Robbie Eagles 17:28
El Phantasmo
Robbie Eagles 		Win
Michael Oku
Pac 		28:18
Michael Oku Pin
Rocky Romero 14:38
Michael Oku
Pac
Amazing Red Sub
Pac 17:29

References

  1. ^ Steve Harris (November 24, 2019). "LIVE REPORT: Rev Pro British J Cup 2019 from York Hall". Post Wrestling. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ Luis Perez (November 25, 2019). "RevPro British J Cup 2019 11/24/19 Results". Pro Wrestling Ponderings. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Sunday November 24th the British J Cup returns to London for its 3rd Annual Instalment!". Revolution Pro Wrestling. Twitter. September 18, 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Robbie Eagles first entrant in 2019 British J Cup". Revolution Pro Wrestling. September 21, 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. ^ Joseph Currier (September 23, 2019). "Amazing Red announced for RevPro British J-Cup". WON / F4W. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Tickets for the British J Cup go on general sale at 7pm & here is the 3rd entrant: 2018 British J Cup Winner 2019 Super J Cup Winner 1/2 of the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion EL PHANTASMO". Revolution Pro Wrestling. Twitter. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. ^ Joseph Currier (October 18, 2019). "PAC announced for RevPro British J-Cup, full list of participants set". WON / F4W. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  8. ^ Carlos Toro (October 14, 2019). "RevPro Live In Southampton 10 (10/13) Results: New Undisputed British Tag Team Champions Crowned". Fightful. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  9. ^ "RevPro to take over Southside Wrestling Operations". Revolution Pro Wrestling. September 19, 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  10. ^ Steve Harris (November 3, 2019). "Live Report: Revolution Pro Live at The Cockpit 47". Post Wrestling. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  11. ^ Larry Csonka (December 23, 2019). "Csonka's 2019 RevPro British J-Cup Review". 411Mania. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  12. ^ Steve Harris (December 15, 2019). "LIVE REPORT: Rev Pro Uprising feat. PAC vs. Oku". Post Wrestling. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  13. ^ "RevPro Uprising 2019 Results From London (12/15): PAC vs. Michael Oku Headlines, LIJ vs. Suzuki-Gun". Fightful. December 16, 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. ^ Jeremy Thomas (December 16, 2019). "RevPro Uprising 2019 Results: PAC Faces Michael Oku, LIJ vs. Suzuki-Gun, More". 411Mania. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  15. ^ "LIVE REPORT: Rev Pro High Stakes 2020 feat. ZSJ vs. Will Ospreay". Post Wrestling. February 14, 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  16. ^ "MICHAEL OKU wins the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship!". Revolution Pro Wrestling. February 18, 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  17. ^ "RevPro British J Cup 2019". Cagematch. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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