British J-Cup (2018)

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British J-Cup (2018)
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The 2018 tournament winner El Phantasmo
Promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling
DateNight One:
September 8, 2018
Night Two:
September 9, 2018
City Manchester, England
VenueBowlers Exhibition Centre
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The 2018 British J-Cup was the second British J-Cup professional wrestling tournament produced by Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW). It was a two-night event, which took place on September 8, 2018 and September 9, 2018 at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, England. [1] [2]

Contents

It was a sixteen-man tournament where competitors competed in singles matches during the first two rounds and the tournament final was a four-way elimination match. El Phantasmo won the tournament by defeating Kushida, Rich Swann and Rocky Romero in the final. [3] [4]

Participants

Original lineup

Along with Revolution Pro Wrestling, the tournament featured participants from various promotions such as The Crash, Impact Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Name:Promotion:Championship held:
Bandido The Crash Crash Cruiserweight Championship
Crash Tag Team Championship
Progress Tag Team Championship
Chris Ridgeway Revolution Pro Wrestling –
David Starr Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship
Dean Allmark Preston City Wrestling –
El Phantasmo Revolution Pro Wrestling –
Flamita The Crash Crash Tag Team Championship
Progress Tag Team Championship
Jushin Liger New Japan Pro-Wrestling –
Kurtis Chapman Revolution Pro Wrestling –
Kyle Fletcher –
Mark Davis –
Rich Swann Impact Wrestling –
Rocky Romero New Japan Pro-Wrestling –
Ryusuke Taguchi –
Sho –
Tiger Mask –
Yoh –

Replacement

Kurtis Chapman suffered an injury, forcing him to withdraw from the tournament and Kip Sabian replaced him in the tournament.

Event

Night 1

The 2018 British J-Cup started with a match between Jushin Liger and Kyle Fletcher. After avoiding a moonsault by Fletcher, Liger delivered a Shotei and a brainbuster to Fletcher for the win.

Next, Bandido took on El Phantasmo. Phantasmo got a near-fall after hitting a whirlybird neckbreaker and then delivered a diving senton and a springboard moonsault for the win.

Next, Rocky Romero took on Kip Sabian. Romero countered an inverted Death Valley driver by Sabian and hit an enzuigiri and a running shiranui.

Next, Dean Allmark took on Sho. Sho delivered a Shock Arrow to Allmark for the win.

After the match, a non-tournament match took place, in which Mark Davis took on The Great-O-Kharn. Davis got a near-fall after delivering a Alpamare Waterslide to O-Kharn, after which O-Kharn grabbed the referee to protect himself and delivered a low blow to Davis. O-Kharn then applied a bow and arrow hold to weaken Davis and delivered an Eliminator for the win.

Following that, the first round of the British J-Cup continued as the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion David Starr took on Tiger Mask. Starr pulled off Mask's hoodie and pinned him with a roll-up for the win.

Next, Kushida took on Chris Ridgeway. Kushida blocked some kicks by Ridgeway and delivered an enzuigiri, a Buzzsaw Kick and a Back to the Future to Ridgeway for the win.

In the following contest, Ryusuke Taguchi took on Yoh. Taguchi landed a series of hip attacks on Yoh until Yoh delivered an atomic drop that knocked out both competitors. Yoh then landed up on his feet and was awarded the win by beating the referee's count.

It was followed by the final match in the first round between Flamita and Rich Swann. Swann countered a muscle buster by Flamita into a gutbuster and then both men delivered handspring cutters to each other and then Swann followed by delivering a 450° splash to Flamita from the middle rope for the win.

CCK (Chris Brookes and Jonathan Gresham) took on Ringkampf (Timothy Thatcher and Walter) in the main event. Brookes pinned Walter with a roll-up by grabbing his tights for the win.

Night 2

Semifinals

The semifinals and finals were contested at the second night of the British J-Cup. The semifinal started with a match between Jushin Liger and El Phantasmo. After getting a near-fall after delivering a Shotei and a brainbuster to Phantasmo, Liger attempted to deliver a Liger Bomb but Phantasmo countered it with a small package and pinned Liger with it for the win.

Next, David Starr took on Kushida. Starr tried to hit Kushida with the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship title belt but the referee snatched the title belt from Starr, allowing Kushida to hit him with a punch and follow it up with a Back to the Future for the win.

It was followed by a six-man tag team match, in which CCK teamed with Chris Ridgeway to take on Dean Allmark, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask. Ridgeway made Allmark submit to the rear naked choke for the win.

After that, the semifinals of the British J-Cup continued as Rich Swann took on Yoh. Swann delivered a 450° splash to Yoh for the win.

In the next semifinal match, Rocky Romero took on Sho. Sho tried to deliver a Shock Arrow to Romero but Romero countered it and pinned Sho with a jackknife for the win.

Non-tournament matches

After the semifinal matches ended, Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) took on MexaBlood (Bandido and Flamita). As Flamita tried to deliver a handspring cutter, Fletcher delivered a Fidget Spinner to Flamita for the win.

Next, The Latin American Exchange (Ortiz and Santana) took on Ringkampf in the penultimate match. Timothy Thatcher and Walter simultaneously applied submission holds on their opponents as Thatcher applied a Fujiwara armbar on Ortiz and Walter applied a Boston crab on Santana, forcing LAX to submit to both holds. As a result, Ringkampf won the match.

Final

The final of the British J-Cup was a four-way elimination match between El Phantasmo, Kushida, Rich Swann and Rocky Romero. Kushida shoved off Romero as Romero tried to deliver a running shiranui to Kushida. Kushida then applied a Hoverboard Lock on Romero until David Starr interfered in the match and hit Kushida with the British Cruiserweight Championship belt, allowing Romero to eliminate Kushida by pinning him with a roll-up. Phantasmo immediately hit Romero with a superkick to eliminate him, leaving him and Swann as the final two competitors. Swann got a near-fall by delivering a 450° splash to Phantasmo. Phantasmo then delivered a superkick, a senton bomb, a moonsault and multiple diving splashes to pin Swann to win the 2018 British J-Cup.

Aftermath

Phantasmo received a British Cruiserweight Championship match against David Starr at Live at the Cockpit 35 but failed to win the title. [5] Phantasmo then received another opportunity against Starr in a ladder match at Epic Encounter, which Phantasmo won to become the new champion. [6]

Results

Night 1 (September 8)
No.ResultsStipulations
1 Jushin Liger defeated Kyle Fletcher 2018 British J-Cup tournament first round match
2 El Phantasmo defeated Bandido 2018 British J-Cup tournament first round match
3 Rocky Romero defeated Kip Sabian 2018 British J-Cup tournament first round match
4 Sho defeated Dean Allmark 2018 British J-Cup tournament first round match
5 The Great-O-Kharn (with Gideon Grey) defeated Mark Davis Singles match
6 David Starr defeated Tiger Mask 2018 British J-Cup tournament first round match
7 Kushida defeated Chris Ridgeway 2018 British J-Cup tournament first round match
8 Yoh defeated Ryusuke Taguchi by count-out2018 British J-Cup tournament first round match
9 Rich Swann defeated Flamita 2018 British J-Cup tournament first round match
10CCK (Chris Brookes and Jonathan Gresham) defeated Ringkampf (Timothy Thatcher and Walter) Tag team match
Night 2 (September 9)
No.ResultsStipulations
1 El Phantasmo defeated Jushin Liger 2018 British J-Cup tournament semi-final round match
2 Kushida defeated David Starr 2018 British J-Cup tournament semi-final round match
3CCK (Chris Brookes and Jonathan Gresham) and Chris Ridgeway defeated Dean Allmark, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask Six-man tag team match
4 Rich Swann defeated Yoh 2018 British J-Cup tournament semi-final round match
5 Rocky Romero defeated Sho 2018 British J-Cup tournament semi-final round match
6 Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) defeated MexaBlood (Bandido and Flamita) Tag team match
7 Ringkampf (Timothy Thatcher and Walter) defeated The Latin American Exchange (Ortiz and Santana) Tag team match
8 El Phantasmo defeated Kushida, Rich Swann and Rocky Romero Four-way elimination match in the 2018 British J-Cup tournament final

Tournament brackets

The tournament brackets were as following: [7] [8]

First Round Semifinals Finalists Final
        
Jushin Liger
Kyle Fletcher
Jushin Liger
El Phantasmo
Bandido
El Phantasmo
El Phantasmo
Rocky Romero
Kip Sabian
Rocky Romero
Rocky Romero
Sho
Dean Allmark
Sho
El Phantasmo
Rocky Romero
Kushida
Rich Swann
David Starr
Tiger Mask
David Starr
Kushida
Chris Ridgeway
Kushida
Kushida
Rich Swann
Ryusuke Taguchi
Yoh
Yoh
Rich Swann
Flamita
Rich Swann

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