Chikara Young Lions Cup

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Young Lions Cup
Chikara's Young Lions Cup.jpg
The Young Lions Cup awarded to the winner of the Young Lions Cup VI tournament
Details
Promotion Chikara
WiF!
Date establishedNovember 16, 2002 [1]
Date retiredJune 24, 2020
Statistics
First champion(s) Hallowicked
Final champion(s)Ricky South
Longest reign Hallowicked
(602 days)
Shortest reign Sylverhawk
(14 days)
Oldest champion Tadasuke
(25 years, 226 days)
Youngest champion Helios
(19 years)
Heaviest champion Tadasuke
(227 lb (103 kg))
Lightest champion Heidi Lovelace
(132 lb (60 kg))

The Young Lions Cup was a professional wrestling championship contested for in the American professional wrestling promotion Chikara. [2]

Contents

History

Action from the first qualifying match of the 2012 Young Lions Cup tournament Young Lions cup action in Strathroy.jpg
Action from the first qualifying match of the 2012 Young Lions Cup tournament

A tournament is held every year to determine the champion. Originally, experience level was the primary basis for eligibility in the tournament, as the first tournament was only open to those who have wrestled under 50 professional matches. The primary basis for eligibility was later changed to age, making the tournament open only to wrestlers who are 25 years old or younger. The winner of the Young Lions Cup can defend the cup as an actual title until the following tournament, and Young Lions Cup tournament winners are not allowed to compete in the tournament again once they win it.

The original rules also once stated that previous holders of the cup are not allowed to compete for the title once they are no longer champion, but this rule was 'changed' in 2008. Fire Ant was granted a rematch after losing the cup to Vin Gerard, and Director of Fun Leonard F. Chikarason claimed that the rules were now amended, stating that previous holders of the cup could challenge for the cup again any time they wanted until the next Young Lions Cup tournament. However, on February 1, 2010, new Director of Fun Dieter VonSteigerwalt reverted the rule change and announced that former champions could no longer challenge for the cup or enter the annual tournaments. [3]

Though Chikara's one-year hiatus ended in May 2014, the title was never mentioned for a prolonged period. On September 18, it was announced that an eleventh tournament would be done and hosted by Chikara's sister promotion, Wrestling is Fun! (WiF!), from October 11 to November 1. [4] The finals of the tournament took place on December 6 at Tomorrow Never Dies and saw Heidi Lovelace become the first female holder of the title. [5]

The title has been deactivated following the closure of Chikara in June, 2020. [6] There have been a total of 28 cup winners over a total of 16 cups, some of them winning the same cup on more than one occasion and three vacancies. The first holder was Hallowicked and the last one was Ricky South until the closure of the promotion.

Title history

No.Wrestler:Cup:Date:Days held:Location:Successful defensesNotes:Ref.
1 Hallowicked INovember 16, 2002602 Allentown, PA 4Defeated Mister Zero in the finals of the Young Lions Cup tournament. [7] [8]
Vacated July 10, 2004
2 Larry Sweeney IIJuly 31, 2004111 Emmaus, PA 0Defeated Jigsaw in the finals of the Young Lions Cup II tournament. [9]
3 Jigsaw IINovember 19, 2004245 Reading, PA 4Defeated Larry Sweeney at Fear of Music. [10]
Vacated July 22, 2005
4 Shane Storm IIIJuly 24, 2005334 Pittston, PA 2Defeated Icarus in the finals of the Young Lions Cup III tournament. [11]
Vacated June 23, 2006
5 Arik Cannon IVJune 25, 2006125 Philadelphia, PA 3Defeated Cheech in the finals of the Young Lions Cup IV tournament. [12]
6 Max Boyer IVOctober 28, 2006237 Philadelphia, PA 5Defeated Arik Cannon at Cibernetico Forever. [13]
Vacated June 22, 2007
7 Chuck Taylor VJune 24, 2007125 Hellertown, PA 2Defeated Ricochet in the finals of the Young Lions Cup V tournament. [14]
8 Helios VOctober 27, 2007230 Barnesville, PA 3Defeated Chuck Taylor at New Star Navigation. [15]
Vacated June 13, 2008
9 Fire Ant VIJune 15, 200828 Hellertown, PA 0Defeated Vin Gerard in the finals of the Young Lions Cup VI tournament. [16]
10 Vin Gerard VIJuly 13, 2008154 Philadelphia, PA 4Defeated Fire Ant at Tragedy and Triumph. [17]
Vacated VIDecember 14, 2008N/AN/A Gerard was stripped of the cup and it was declared vacant following a double disqualification between him and Jimmy Olsen at Duel and Duality. [7]
11 Equinox (II) VIJanuary 25, 2009201 Philadelphia, PA 2Defeated Vin Gerard in a ladder match for the vacant cup at Revelation X. [18]
Vacated August 14, 2009
12 Player Dos VIIAugust 16, 2009168 Philadelphia, PA 3Defeated Colin Delaney in the finals of the Young Lions Cup VII tournament. [19]
13 Tim Donst VIIJanuary 31, 2010208 Philadelphia, PA 4Defeated Player Dos at A Touch of Class. [20]
Vacated August 27, 2010
14 Frightmare VIIIAugust 29, 2010363 Reading, PA 7Defeated Lince Dorado in the finals of the Young Lions Cup VIII tournament. [21]
Vacated August 27, 2011
15 Tadasuke IXAugust 27, 2011301 Easton, PA 2Defeated Green Ant of The Colony in the finals of the Young Lions Cup IX tournament. [22]
Vacated June 23, 2012
16 Mark Angelosetti XAugust 18, 2012288 Indianapolis, IN 6Defeated A. C. H. in the finals of the Young Lions Cup X tournament. [23]
Vacated June 2, 2013
17 Heidi Lovelace XIDecember 6, 2014427 Philadelphia, PA 2Defeated Missile Assault Ant in the finals of the Young Lions Cup XI tournament. [5]
Vacated February 6, 2016
18The Estonian ThunderFrog/ Super ThunderFrogXIIFebruary 6, 2016364 Reading, PA 4Defeated Wani in the finals of the Young Lions Cup XII tournament.

Won the championship as The Estonian ThunderFrog but defended it as Super ThunderFrog at F1RST Wrestling Wrestlepalooza VIII against Space Monkey and Wildcat.

[24]
Vacated February 4, 2017
19Space MonkeyXIIIFebruary 4, 201756 Philadelphia, PA 0Defeated The Whisper in the finals of the Young Lions Cup XIII tournament. [25]
20WaniXIIIApril 1, 201764 Fern Park, FL 0Defeated Space Monkey at Bad Wolf. [26]
21 Sylverhawk XIIIJune 4, 201714 Philadelphia, PA 1Defeated Wani at Hour of Power - S.18.4. [27]
22Hermit CrabXIIIJune 18, 201735 Philadelphia, PA 1Defeated Sylverhawk at The Johnny Kidd Invitational. [28]
23RazerhawkXIIIJuly 23, 201784 Philadelphia, PA 1Defeated Hermit Crab at Hour of Power - S.18.5. [29]
24Ophidian (II) / The WhisperXIIIOctober 15, 2017153 Philadelphia, PA 2Defeated Razerhawk at Hour of Power - S.18.7.

Won the championship as Ophidian but defended it as The Whisper against Tony Deppen at CHIKARA National Pro Wrestling Day 2018.

[30]
Vacated March 17, 2018
25Cam ZagamiXIVMarch 31, 2018105 Philadelphia, PA 1Defeated Omari in the finals of the Young Lions Cup XIV tournament. [31]
26DanjerhawkXIVJuly 14, 2018245 Philadelphia, PA 3Defeated Cam Zagami at Clan Feuds. [32] [33]
Vacated XIVMarch 16, 2019N/AN/AThe cup was declared vacant on March 16, 2019.
27 Still Life with Apricots and Pears XVMarch 16, 2019308 Philadelphia, PA 10Defeated Boomer Hatfield in the finals of the Young Lions Cup XV tournament. [34]
Vacated XIVJanuary 18, 2020N/AN/AThe cup was declared vacant on January 18, 2020.
28Ricky SouthXVIJanuary 18, 2020158 Philadelphia, PA 0Defeated Green Ant in the finals of the Young Lions Cup XVI tournament. [35]
DeactivatedXVIJune 24, 2020N/AN/ADeactivated when Chikara closed down.

Cup reigns

Max Boyer with the cup in 2006 Max Boyer Young Lion.jpg
Max Boyer with the cup in 2006
Fire Ant with the cup in 2008 Fire Ant with Young Lions Cup.jpg
Fire Ant with the cup in 2008
Frightmare with the cup in 2010 Frightmare YLC.jpg
Frightmare with the cup in 2010
RankWrestlerNo. of
cup
Combined
defenses
Combined days
1 Hallowicked I4602
2 Heidi Lovelace XI2429
3The Estonian ThunderFrogXII4364
4 Frightmare VIII7363
5 Shane Storm III2334
6 Still Life with Apricots and Pears XV10308
7 Tadasuke IX2301
8 Mark Angelosetti X6288
9DanjerhawkXIV3245
Jigsaw II4245
11 Max Boyer IV5237
12 Helios V3230
13 Tim Donst VII4208
14 Equinox II VI2201
15 Player Dos VII3168
16Ophidian II/The WhisperXIII2167
17Ricky SouthXVI0158
18 Vin Gerard VI4154
19 Arik Cannon IV3125
Chuck Taylor V2125
21 Larry Sweeney II0111
22Cam ZagamiXIV3105
23RazerhawkXIII184
24WaniXIII064
25Space MonkeyXIII056
26Hermit CrabXIII135
27 Fire Ant VI028
28 Sylverhawk XIII114

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