Ryūkon Cup

Ryūkon Cup
Ryūkon-hai calligraphy by Makiyo Shimada, Genichiro Tenryu's wife, used as a logo
PromotionsTenryu Project
NicknamesDragon Soul Cup
First eventRyūkon Cup I
Event gimmickSingle-elimination tournament

The Ryūkon Cup (Japanese: 龍魂杯, Hepburn: Ryūkon-hai, lit. "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, the first three editions were numbered instead of being referred to by year (e.g. the first edition was titled Ryūkon Cup I[a]).

Toru is the inaugural winner of the tournament.

Tournaments

Tournament Year Winner Times won Participants Ref.
Ryūkon Cup I 2021 Toru 1 16 [2]
Ryūkon Cup II 2022 Keita Yano 1 [3]
Ryūkon Cup III 2023 Kengo 1 [4]
Ryūkon Cup 2024 2024 Hideyoshi Kamitani 1 24 [5]

Results

2021

Ryūkon Cup I
PromotionTenryu Project
DateNovember 14–15, 2021
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueShin-Kiba 1st Ring
Ryūkon Cup chronology
← Previous
— 		Next →
II

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. Ryoma Tsukamoto of All Japan Pro Wrestling was originally scheduled to enter the tournament, but after he suffered an injury on November 11, he had to be replaced by Dan Tamura.[6] The tournament ran for two days; the first round played out on November 14, at Survive the Revolution Vol. 12, then the remaining matches were held the next day at Survive the Revolution Vol. 13.[7] 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[8]
Hikaru Sato Sub
Hikaru Sato 11:19[2]
Toru Pin
Toru Pin
Kohei Sato 10:47[8]
Toru Pin
Kengo 10:08[2]
Leona Pin
Dan Tamura 7:10[8]
Leona 13:13[2]
Kengo Pin
Mizuki Watase 11:03[8]
Kengo Pin
Toru Pin
Keita Yano 16:23[2]
Keita Yano Sub
Shoki Kitamura 10:14[8]
Keita Yano Pin
Shota 11:39[2]
Kenichiro Arai 10:40[8]
Shota Pin
Keita Yano Pin
Masayuki Kono 7:04[2]
Sushi 7:13[8]
Masayuki Kono Pin
Masayuki Kono Pin
Kazumasa Yoshida 8:05[2]
Kazumasa Yoshida Forfeit
Hub —[8]

2022

Ryūkon Cup II
PromotionTenryu Project
DateNovember 12–13, 2022
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueShin-Kiba 1st Ring
Ryūkon Cup chronology
← Previous
I 		Next →
III

The second Ryūkon Cup ran between November 12 and 13, and featured 16 participants.[9] Previous year 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[10]
Don Fujii 3:03[3]
Kohei Sato Pin
Kohei Sato Pin
Kazumasa Yoshida 9:33[10]
Kohei Sato 5:45[3]
Hikaru Sato Pin
Hikaru Sato Pin
Rey Paloma 14:33[10]
Hikaru Sato Sub
Kouki Iwasaki 13:13[3]
Kenshin Chikano 10:01[10]
Kouki Iwasaki Pin
Hikaru Sato 16:21[3]
Keita Yano Sub
Keita Yano Sub
Kotaro Nasu 11:28[10]
Keita Yano Sub
Naoki Tanizaki 9:52[3]
Naoki Tanizaki Pin
Oji Shiiba 11:48[10]
Keita Yano Sub
Takuro Niki 10:11[3]
Sushi 12:14[10]
Mizuki Watase Pin
Mizuki Watase 3:10[3]
Takuro Niki DQ
Masayuki Kono 5:18[10]
Takuro Niki Pin

2023

Ryūkon Cup III
PromotionTenryu Project
DateNovember 6–19, 2023
CityVarious, Japan
Final: Tokyo, Japan
VenueVarious
Final: Korakuen Hall
Ryūkon Cup chronology
← Previous
II 		Next →
2024

The third Ryūkon Cup ran between November 6 and 19, 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.[11] 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[12]
Keita Yano Sub
Keita Yano Sub
Yuya Susumu 10:53[12]
Yuya Susumu Pin
Dan Tamura 5:48[12]
Keita Yano Sub
A Block
Yusuke Kodama 14:04[12]
Yusuke Kodama Pin
Kazumasa Yoshida 7:34[12]
Yusuke Kodama Pin
Kohei Sato 7:02[12]
Kohei Sato Sub
Masayuki Kono 10:03[12]
Keita Yano 27:51[4]
Kengo Pin
Hikaru Sato Sub
Rey Paloma 13:13[13]
Hikaru Sato Pin
Kumaarashi 7:51[13]
Sushi 11:14[13]
Kumaarashi Pin
Hikaru Sato 20:14[13]
B Block
Kengo Pin
Kengo Pin
Kouki Iwasaki 11:45[13]
Kengo Pin
Naoki Tanizaki 15:12[13]
Naoki Tanizaki Pin
Takahiro Katori 10:07[13]

2024

Ryūkon Cup 2024
PromotionTenryu Project
DateNovember 15–23, 2024
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueVarious
Final: Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
Ryūkon Cup chronology
← Previous
III 		Next →
—

The fourth Ryūkon Cup ran between November 15 and 23, and featured 24 participants with 8 receiving a bye to round 2. The matches were announced on October 20. Hideyoshi Kamitani defeated Hikaru Sato in the final to win the tournament.[5]

Round 1
November 15 		Round 2
November 17 		Quarterfinals
November 23 		Semifinals
November 23 		Final
November 23
               
Yusuke Kodama Pin
Ayumu Honda 10:18[14]
Yusuke Kodama Sub
Takuro Niki 13:33[15]
Yusuke Kodama 7:15[5]
Kohei Sato Pin
Kohei Sato Sub
Daichi Hashimoto 9:45[14]
Kohei Sato Pin
Kazumasa Yoshida 6:40[15]
Kohei Sato 8:14[5]
Hideyoshi Kamitani Pin
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Mizuki Watase 8:14[14]
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Yuji Hino 8:46[15]
Shigehiro Irie 5:16[5]
Hideyoshi Kamitani Pin
"brother" Yasshi 10:15[14]
Hideyoshi Kamitani Pin
Hideyoshi Kamitani Pin
Masayuki Kono 9:31[15]
Hideyoshi Kamitani Pin
Hikaru Sato 15:34[5]
Kengo Pin
Oji Shiiba 10:21[14]
Kengo Pin
Jun Masaoka 11:40[15]
Kengo 12:30[5]
Yuya Susumu Sub
Kenichiro Arai 8:39[14]
Yuya Susumu Sub
Yuya Susumu Sub
Kouki Iwasaki 9:32[15]
Yuya Susumu 1:08[5]
Hikaru Sato Sub
Tatsuhito Takaiwa 10:15[14]
Sushi Pin
Sushi 7:09[15]
Koji Iwamoto Pin
Koji Iwamoto 7:52[5]
Hikaru Sato Sub
Hikaru Sato Sub
Rey Paloma 12:05[14]
Hikaru Sato TKO
Naoki Tanizaki 14:50[15]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 第一回龍魂杯, Daiikkai Ryūkon-hai, "Dragon Soul Cup I"

References

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