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Super J-Cup: 8th Stage | |
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Venue | Oceanview Pavilion |
Location | Port Hueneme, California |
Date | December 12, 2020 |
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El Phantasmo | |
Super J-Cup 2020 was the eighth Super J-Cup professional wrestling single-elimination tournament produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It was a one-night event, taking place on December 12, 2020. The tournament featured inter-promotional matches between junior heavyweight wrestlers from various wrestling promotions.
During the Road to Power Struggle show on November 2, 2020, NJPW announced that the Super J-Cup would return on December 12, and will take place entirely in the United States. [1] Including 2019's Super J-Cup, this was the first time that the tournament is held in back-to-back years since 1994 and 1995.
Karl Fredericks was originally scheduled to team with Ren Narita to face Hikuleo and Kenta of Bullet Club, but it was announced on December 12 that Fredericks sustained an unknown injury. Kevin Knight was announced as his replacement. [2]
The tournament featured 8 junior heavyweight wrestlers from various wrestling promotions.
No. | Results [3] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Chris Bey defeated Clark Connors | 2020 Super J-Cup tournament first round | 9:36 |
2 | A. C. H. defeated TJP | 2020 Super J-Cup tournament first round | 9:52 |
3 | Blake Christian defeated Rey Horus | 2020 Super J-Cup tournament first round | 12:00 |
4 | El Phantasmo defeated Lio Rush | 2020 Super J-Cup tournament first round | 15:36 |
5 | Team Filthy (Danny Limelight and J. R. Kratos) defeated Fred Rosser and Rocky Romero | Tag team match | 12:49 |
6 | A. C. H. defeated Chris Bey | 2020 Super J-Cup tournament semi-final | 8:26 |
7 | El Phantasmo defeated Blake Christian | 2020 Super J-Cup tournament semi-final | 7:24 |
8 | Bullet Club (Hikuleo and Kenta) defeated Ren Narita and Kevin Knight | Tag team match | 10:02 |
9 | El Phantasmo defeated A. C. H. | 2020 Super J-Cup tournament final | 16:11 |
Round 1 | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Clark Connors | 9:36 | |||||||||||||
Chris Bey | Pin | |||||||||||||
Chris Bey | 8:26 | |||||||||||||
ACH | Pin | |||||||||||||
A. C. H. | Pin | |||||||||||||
TJP | 9:52 | |||||||||||||
ACH | 16:11 | |||||||||||||
El Phantasmo | Pin | |||||||||||||
Rey Horus | 12:00 | |||||||||||||
Blake Christian | Pin | |||||||||||||
Blake Christian | 7:24 | |||||||||||||
El Phantasmo | Pin | |||||||||||||
El Phantasmo | Pin | |||||||||||||
Lio Rush | 15:36 |
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