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Super J-Cup
Created by	Jushin Liger
Promotions	NJPW (1994, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2020) WAR (1995) MPW (2000) OPW (2004)
Nicknames	Land of Confusion (2009)
First event	Super J-Cup: 1st Stage
Last event	Super J-Cup: 8th Stage
Event gimmick	Single elimination tournament for junior heavyweight wrestlers

The Super J-Cup is a periodically held professional wrestling tournament featuring junior heavyweight wrestlers from all over the world promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). This tournament differs from NJPW's annual Best of the Super Juniors tournament in that it is single elimination, while Best of the Super Juniors has a round robin format.

The Super J-Cup was originally conceived by Japanese wrestler Jushin Thunder Liger as a showcase for promotions from Asia and North America, including Liger's home promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (who hosted the first tournament in 1994), Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, Wrestle Association R, Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, and the Social Progress Wrestling Federation. In the following years, wrestlers representing various other NJPW partner promotions would also participate.

Since the original Super J-Cup in 1994, the tournament has taken place sporadically (1995, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2019, and 2020). The original is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestling shows of all time. Dave Meltzer, editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, called the 1994 Super J-Cup "the most incredible single night of wrestling ever".

Dates, venues and winners

Event	Host promotion	Winner	Times won	Date(s)	Runner-up	City	Venue	Main Event
Super J-Cup: 1st Stage	New Japan Pro-Wrestling	Wild Pegasus	1	April 16, 1994	The Great Sasuke	Tokyo, Japan	Ryōgoku Kokugikan	The Great Sasuke vs. Wild Pegasus in the 1994 Super J-Cup final
Super J-Cup: 2nd Stage	Wrestle Association R	Jushin Liger	1	December 13, 1995	Gedo	Tokyo, Japan	Ryōgoku Kokugikan	Jushin Liger vs. Gedo in the 1995 Super J-Cup final
Super J-Cup: 3rd Stage	Michinoku Pro Wrestling		2	April 1, 2000	Cima	Sendai, Japan	Sendai City Gymnasium	Jushin Liger vs. Tiger Mask in the 2000 Super J-Cup first round
Super J-Cup: 3rd Stage	Michinoku Pro Wrestling		2	April 9, 2000	Cima	Tokyo, Japan	Ryōgoku Kokugikan	Cima vs. Jushin Liger in the 2000 Super J-Cup final
Super J-Cup: 4th Stage	Osaka Pro Wrestling	Naomichi Marufuji	1	February 21, 2004	Takehiro Murahama	Osaka, Japan	Osaka-jō Hall	Naomichi Marufuji vs. Takehiro Murahama in the 2004 Super J-Cup final
Super J-Cup: 5th Stage	New Japan Pro-Wrestling		2	December 22, 2009	Prince Devitt	Tokyo, Japan	Korakuen Hall	Jushin Liger vs. Naomichi Marufuji in the 2009 Super J-Cup first round
Super J-Cup: 5th Stage			2	December 23, 2009	Prince Devitt			Naomichi Marufuji vs. Prince Devitt in the 2009 Super J-Cup final
Super J-Cup: 6th Stage		Kushida	1	July 20, 2016	Yoshinobu Kanemaru			Kushida vs. Taiji Ishimori in the 2016 Super J-Cup first round
Super J-Cup: 6th Stage		Kushida	1	August 21, 2016	Yoshinobu Kanemaru		Ariake Coliseum	Kushida vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru in the 2016 Super J-Cup final
Super J-Cup: 7th Stage		El Phantasmo	1	August 22, 2019	Dragon Lee	Tacoma, Washington	Masonic Temple Building-Temple Theater	Amazing Red vs. Will Ospreay in the 2019 Super J-Cup first round
				August 24, 2019		San Francisco, California	San Francisco State University Student Life Events Center	Sho vs. Will Ospreay in the 2019 Super J-Cup quarter-final round
				August 25, 2019		Long Beach, California	Walter Pyramid	Dragon Lee vs. El Phantasmo in the 2019 Super J-Cup final
Super J-Cup: 8th Stage			2	December 12, 2020	A. C. H.	Port Hueneme, California	Oceanview Pavilion	A. C. H. vs. El Phantasmo in the 2020 Super J-Cup final

Legacy

The popularity and success of Super J-Cup has led various promotions to create J-Cup tournaments showcasing junior heavyweight wrestlers. Some of their examples include Revolution Pro Wrestling's British J-Cup, Jersey Championship Wrestling's Jersey J-Cup and the J-Cup Tournament.

References

Molinaro, John F. "History of the Super J-Cup". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
"New Japan Super J Cup 4/16/94". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
Jake Meltcafe (June 29, 2002). "The Puro Review: Super J Cup 1995". 411Mania. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
Austin Skinner (January 28, 2023). "2000 Super J-Cup Tournament: A Breakdown and Review". Wrestling Recaps. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
"Osaka Pro Super J Cup 4th STAGE ~ Osaka Hurricane 2004". Cagematch. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
"NJPW Super J Cup 5th Stage ~Land Of Confusion~ - Tag 1". Cagematch. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
"NJPW Super J Cup 5th STAGE ~Land Of Confusion Final~ - Tag 2". Cagematch. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
Kevin Pantoja (July 21, 2016). "Kevin's NJPW Super J-Cup Night One Review". 411Mania. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
Dave Meltzer (August 21, 2016). "Super J-Cup 2016 finals live results: Will Ospreay vs. Matt Sydal". WON / F4W. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
Bryan Rose (August 23, 2019). "NJPW Super J-Cup night one results: Will Ospreay vs. Amazing Red". WON / F4W. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
Jason Powell (August 25, 2019). "NJPW Super J-Cup Night 2 results: The second round of the tournament". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
Bryan Rose (August 26, 2019). "NJPW Super J-Cup night three results: Semifinals and finals". WON / F4W. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
Bryan Rose (December 13, 2020). "NJPW Super J-Cup 2020 winner crowned". WON / F4W. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
Larry Csonka (April 24, 2017). "Various News: RevPro Running British J-Cup in July, Flex Rumblecrunch Retires". 411Mania. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

v t e Super J-Cup winners
Wild Pegasus (1994) Jushin Liger (1995, 2000) Naomichi Marufuji (2004, 2009) Kushida (2016) El Phantasmo (2019, 2020)

New Japan Pro-Wrestling

Championships

Active

Heavyweight	IWGP World Heavyweight (reigns) IWGP Global Heavyweight (reigns) IWGP Tag Team (reigns)
Junior Heavyweight	IWGP Junior Heavyweight (reigns) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team (reigns)
Openweight	NEVER Openweight (reigns) NJPW World Television (reigns) Strong Openweight (reigns) Strong Openweight Tag Team (reigns) NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team (reigns)
Women's	IWGP Women's Championship (reigns) Strong Women's Championship (reigns)

Former

Tournaments

Active	G1 Climax (winners) New Japan Cup (winners) Best of the Super Juniors (winners) World Tag League (winners) Super Junior Tag League (winners) Super J-Cup (winners) Young Lion Cup (winners)

Video games

Partnerships

Current

Former

Related companies

Owners	Amuse Inc. (5%) Bushiroad (85%) TV Asahi (10%)
Subsidiaries	World Wonder Ring Stardom

Personnel

Current	List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling personnel
Former	List of former New Japan Pro-Wrestling personnel

Miscellaneous

Category

v t e New Japan Pro-Wrestling events
Super J-Cup	1994 1995 2000 2004 2009 2016 2019 2020
Current	January 4 Tokyo Dome Show (Wrestle Kingdom) Wrestle Dynasty New Year Dash!! Fantastica Mania The New Beginning NJPW Anniversary Show (49th, 50th) New Japan Cup Sakura Genesis Windy City Riot (2022, 2024) Wrestling Dontaku Resurgence Best of the Super Juniors Dominion Forbidden Door G1 Climax Destruction Fighting Spirit Unleashed Royal Quest King of Pro-Wrestling Super Junior Tag League Power Struggle Historic X-Over (1, 2) World Tag League All Together Battle in the Valley Capital Collision
Former	All Star Junior Festival 2023 (2023) All Star Junior Festival USA 2023 (2023) Back to the Yokohama Arena (2014) Battle Autumn '22 (2022) Battle Formation (1996–1997) Battle Satellite in Tokyo Dome (1989) Burning Spirit (2022) Castle Attack (2021) CEOxNJPW: When Worlds Collide (2018) Declaration of Power (2022) Do Judge!! (2000) Final Dome (1999) G1 Climax in Dallas (2019) G1 Special in San Francisco (2018) G1 Special in USA (2017) G1 Supercard (2019) Global Wars (2014–2019) Global Wars UK (2015–2018) Honor Rising: Japan (2016–2019) Hyper Battle (2022) Independence Day (2023) Invasion Tour 2011 (2011) Jingu Climax (1999) Lion's Gate Project (2016–2018) Lonestar Shootout (2022-2023) Multiverse (2022-2023) NEVER (2010–2012) New Japan Cup USA (2020–2021) Pyongyang International Sports and Culture Festival for Peace (1995) Rumble on 44th Street (2022) Sengoku Lord (2019–2020) Showdown (2019–2022) Strong (2020–2023) Strong Style Evolution (1997) Strong Style Evolved (2018–2022) Summer Struggle in Jingu (2020) Summer Struggle in Sapporo (2021) Summer Supercard (2019) Super J-Cup (1994, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2020) The Skydiving-J (1996) Ultimate Crush (2003) Uprising (2015) War of the Worlds (2014–2019) WCW/New Japan Supershow (1991–1993) World Wrestling Peace Festival (1996) Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome (2021) Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome (2021) Wrestling Hinokuni (2015–2019) Wrestling Summit (1990) Young Lion Cup (1985–2019)

Osaka Pro Wrestling

Championships

Current	OPW Light Heavyweight Meibutsu Sekaiichi Tag Team
Former	Owarai Battle Royal Tenpohzan Grand Prix MWF World Junior Heavyweight UWF Super Welterweight Independent World Junior Heavyweight

Major events

Anniversary Show
Osaka Hurricane
Super J-Cup (2004)

Tournaments

Tennōzan
Osaka Tag Festival

Key people

Partnerships

v t e Wrestle Association R
Championships	International Junior Heavyweight (1995–2000) International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team (1996–2000) World Six-Man Tag Team (1994–2000) Tournaments
Events	Anniversary Show (1993–2000) Revolution Rumble in Ryōgoku Kokugikan (1994) Super J-Cup (1995)
Key people	Genichiro Tenryu
Partnerships	World Wrestling Federation

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Dates, venues and winners

Legacy

See also

References