List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling tournaments
New Japan Pro-Wrestling had held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments competed for by wrestlers that are a part of their roster.
Sporadic tournaments
Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; DDQ-Double Disqualification Ref-Referee's decision; NC-No Contest
1974 Karl Gotch Cup
The 1974 Karl Gotch Cup was a round-robin tournament held from October 25 until December 8.
Masashi Ozawa | 7 |
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Tatsumi Fujinami | 7 |
Takashi Kimura | 6 |
Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 5 |
Makoto Arakawa | 3.5 |
Masanobu Kurisu | 3.5 |
Little Hamada | 3 |
Donald Takeshi | 1 |
Daigoro Oshiro | 0 |
Final | ||||
1 | Masashi Ozawa | 10:37 | ||
2 | Tatsumi Fujinami | Pin |
Vacant IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament
A tournament for the vacant IWGP Heavyweight Championship was held on April 24, 1989.
Kyushu Cup
The Kyushu Cup was a four-man tournament, which took place on June 12, 1990.[2]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | |||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | |||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | |||||||||
Keiji Mutoh | |||||||||
Keiji Mutoh
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Masahiro Chono |
Japan/US All Star Tournament
The Japan/US All Star Tournament was an interpromotional single-elimination tournament pitting NJPW wrestlers against World Championship Wrestling wrestlers. The tournament took place during the 1996 G1 Climax.[3]
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | |||||||||||||||
Marcus Alexander Bagwell | |||||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | |||||||||||||||
Lord Steven Regal | |||||||||||||||
Satoshi Kojima | |||||||||||||||
Lord Steven Regal | |||||||||||||||
Shinya Hashimoto | |||||||||||||||
Shiro Koshinaka | |||||||||||||||
Shiro Koshinaka | |||||||||||||||
Hugh Morrus | |||||||||||||||
Shiro Koshinaka | |||||||||||||||
Sting | |||||||||||||||
Masahiro Chono | |||||||||||||||
Sting | |||||||||||||||
Shiro Koshinaka | |||||||||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | |||||||||||||||
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | |||||||||||||||
Arn Anderson | |||||||||||||||
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | |||||||||||||||
Scott Norton | |||||||||||||||
Riki Choshu | |||||||||||||||
Scott Norton | |||||||||||||||
Scott Norton | |||||||||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | |||||||||||||||
Ric Flair | |||||||||||||||
Tatsumi Fujinami | |||||||||||||||
Ric Flair | |||||||||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | |||||||||||||||
Kensuke Sasaki | |||||||||||||||
Lex Luger |
G2 U-30 Climax Tournament 2003
The G2 U-30 Climax Tournament 2003 was a tournament.[4]
Yuko Six Man Tag Team Tournament
The Yuko Six Man Tag Team Tournament was a tournament.[5]
President Hoshino 10 Million Yen Offer Tag Tournament
The President Hoshino 10 Million Yen Offer Tag Tournament was a tournament.[6]
Samurai! TV Openweight Tag Team Tournament
The Samurai! TV Openweight Tag Team Tournament was a tournament.[7]
Yuke's Cup PREMIUM One Night Tag Tournament
The Yuke's Cup PREMIUM One Night Tag Tournament was a tournament.[8]
J Sports Crown Openweight Six Man Tag Team Tournament 2010
The J Sports Crown Openweight Six Man Tag Team Tournament 2010 was a tournament.[9]
J Sports Crown Openweight Six Man Tag Team Tournament 2011
The J Sports Crown Openweight Six Man Tag Team Tournament 2011 was a tournament.[10]
IWGP Intercontinental Championship Tournament
On April 8, 2011, NJPW announced the participants in the tournament to crown the first IWGP Intercontinental Champion. The list of participants included former
- Tournament bracket
Round One (May 13) | Semifinals (May 14) | Final (May 15) | ||||||||||||
MVP | Sub | |||||||||||||
Kazuchika Okada | 12:45[14] | |||||||||||||
MVP | Sub | |||||||||||||
Tetsuya Naito | 10:57[15] | |||||||||||||
Josh Daniels | Pin | |||||||||||||
Tetsuya Naito | 12:28[14] | |||||||||||||
MVP | Sub | |||||||||||||
Toru Yano | 09:27[13] | |||||||||||||
Dan Maff | Pin | |||||||||||||
Toru Yano | 10:38[14] | |||||||||||||
Toru Yano | Pin | |||||||||||||
Yujiro Takahashi | 07:47[15] | |||||||||||||
Hideo Saito | Pin | |||||||||||||
Yujiro Takahashi | 08:28[14] |
NEVER Openweight Championship Tournament
On October 5, 2012, over two years after the founding of
First round (November 15) | Second round (November 19) | Semifinals (November 19) | Final (November 19) | ||||||||||||
Karl Anderson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Yujiro Takahashi | 11:12[23] | ||||||||||||||
Karl Anderson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Shiori Asahi | 03:59[25] | ||||||||||||||
Hiromu Takahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Shiori Asahi | 06:14[23] | ||||||||||||||
Karl Anderson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kengo Mashimo | 06:14[25] | ||||||||||||||
Ryusuke Taguchi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Hiro Tonai | 08:19[23] | ||||||||||||||
Ryusuke Taguchi | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Kengo Mashimo | 07:54[25] | ||||||||||||||
Bushi
| Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kengo Mashimo | 08:02[23] | ||||||||||||||
Karl Anderson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Masato Tanaka | 15:12[25] | ||||||||||||||
Kushida
| Pin | ||||||||||||||
Masato Tanaka | 13:02[23] | ||||||||||||||
Masato Tanaka | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Taishi Takizawa | 04:28[25] | ||||||||||||||
Captain New Japan
| Pin | ||||||||||||||
Taishi Takizawa | 07:22[23] | ||||||||||||||
Masato Tanaka | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Tomohiro Ishii | 10:47[25] | ||||||||||||||
Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Daisuke Sasaki | 08:39[23] | ||||||||||||||
Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Yoshi-Hashi | 06:57[25] | ||||||||||||||
Yoshi-Hashi
| Pin | ||||||||||||||
Ryuichi Sekine | 07:14[23] |
Vacant NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship
On August 1, 2020, NJPW announced a tournament to crown new NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions.[29]
1st Round (August 6, 7) | Semifinals (August 8) | Final (August 9) | ||||||||||||
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, & Sho) | Sub | |||||||||||||
Bullet Club (Gedo, Jado, & Yujiro Takahashi) | 12:03 | |||||||||||||
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, & Sho) | Pin | |||||||||||||
Los Ingobernables de Japón (Shingo Takagi, Bushi, & Sanada) | 13:07 | |||||||||||||
) | Pin | |||||||||||||
Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, & Douki) | 13:37 | |||||||||||||
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, & Sho) | 24:18 | |||||||||||||
Chaos (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi) | Pin | |||||||||||||
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, & Master Wato | Pin | |||||||||||||
Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) | 16:53 | |||||||||||||
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, & Master Wato | 17:11 | |||||||||||||
Chaos (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi) | Pin | |||||||||||||
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, & Ryusuke Taguchi | 11:53 | |||||||||||||
Chaos (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi) | Sub |
Inaugural KOPW Championship
NJPW announced a tournament to Crown the inaugural
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | handicap match | 15:26 |
Vacant IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
On August 31, 2020, NJPW announced a league tournament to crown new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions on the New Japan Road tour.[30]
El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 4 |
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Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi | 4 |
Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato | 2 |
Taiji Ishimori and Gedo | 2 |
Results | Taguchi and Wato | Bushi and Takahashi | Desperado and Kanemaru | Ishimori and Gedo |
---|---|---|---|---|
Taguchi and Wato | – | Takahashi and Bushi (18:02)[31] |
Taguchi and Wato (13:26)[32] |
Ishimori and Gedo (14:34)[33] |
Bushi and Takahashi | Bushi and Takahashi (18:02)[31] |
– | Desperado and Kanemaru (17:15)[33] |
Bushi and Takahashi (20:54)[32] |
Desperado and Kanemaru | Taguchi and Wato (13:26)[32] |
Desperado and Kanemaru (17:15)[33] |
– | Desperado and Kanemaru (16:48)[31] |
Ishimori and Gedo | Ishimori and Gedo (14:34)[33] |
Bushi and Takahashi (20:54)[32] |
Desperado and Kanemaru (16:48)[31] |
– |
Final | ||||
1 | Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) | Pin | ||
2 | Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi )
| 17:12[34] |
Lion's Break Crown
Lion's Break Crown was a tournament that took place between September 25, 2020 and October 9, 2020 on NJPW Strong.
Round 1 (September 25) | Semifinals (October 2) | Final (October 9) | ||||||||||||
Logan Riegel | Pin | |||||||||||||
The DKC | 6:31 | |||||||||||||
Logan Riegel | 7:51 | |||||||||||||
Clark Connors | Sub | |||||||||||||
Clark Connors | Sub | |||||||||||||
Jordan Clearwater | 6:11 | |||||||||||||
Clark Connors | Sub | |||||||||||||
Danny Limelight | 12:36 | |||||||||||||
Danny Limelight | Pin | |||||||||||||
Barrett Brown | 9:31 | |||||||||||||
Danny Limelight | Pin | |||||||||||||
Blake Christian | 7:54 | |||||||||||||
Adrian Quest | 6:49 | |||||||||||||
Blake Christian | Pin |
Annually held tournaments
Tournament | Last winner(s) | Last held | Type | Created | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1 Climax | Tetsuya Naito | August 13, 2023 | Heavyweight | 1974 | NJPW's biggest annual tournament, primarily for heavyweights but there is no official weight limit. Mostly in a round-robin format[Note 1] |
World Tag League | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) |
December 10, 2023 | Tag team | 1980 | NJPW's annual tag team round-robin tournament.[Note 2] |
New Japan Cup | Yotu Tsuji | March 20, 2024 | Openweight | 2005 | Single-elimination tournament |
Best of the Super Juniors | Master Wato | May 28, 2023 | Junior heavyweight | 1988 | Annual round-robin tournament featuring top junior heavyweights from all over the world. |
Super J-Cup | El Phantasmo | December 12, 2020 | Junior heavyweight | 1994 | Sporadic single-elimination tournament featuring top junior heavyweights from all over the world. The tournament has been hosted by other promotions than NJPW as well. |
Super Jr. Tag League
|
Catch 22 (Francesco Akira and TJP) |
November 4, 2023 | Junior heavyweight tag team | 1994 | Sporadic tournament featuring junior heavyweight tag teams from all over the world.[Note 3] |
Footnotes
- ^ Before the G1 Climax, NJPW had had an annual single tournament since 1974 under various names: the World League (1974–77), the Madison Square Garden (MSG) League (1978–82), the International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) League (1983–88) and the World Cup Tournament (1989).
- ^ Before the World Tag League, NJPW had had an annual tag tournament since 1980 under various names; the Madison Square Garden (MSG) Tag League (1980–85), the Japan Cup Tag League (1986–87), the Super Grade Tag League (1991–98) and the G1 Tag League (1999–2011).
- and Gedo.
See also
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