Wrestle-1 Grand Prix

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Wrestle-1 Grand Prix was a professional wrestling tournament run by the Wrestle-1 promotion in Japan. It was inaugurated in 2015.

Contents

The tournament takes its name from a similar tournament done by the Wrestle-1 joint venture cards in 2005; however that tournament never finished, as the promotion broke up in October 2 of that year, before the semifinals could take place.

Results

List of winners

2015

The 2015 Wrestle-1 Grand Prix, was held from held from August 2 to August 30. The tournament featured 21-man single-elimination tournament The first two rounds were held on individual nights, with round one and The winner of the tournament get a shot for The Wrestle-1 Championship. [1]

First round
(August 2)		Second round
(August 2)		Quarter-finals
(August 8)		Semi-finals
(August 30)		Final
(August 30)
Kazma SakamotoBye
Kazma Sakamoto Pin
Kazma SakamotoPin
Jay Freddie 6:26
Kaz Hayashi10:15
Hiroshi Yamato Pin
Akira PinKaz Hayashi14:20
Kazma SakamotoPin
Kaz Hayashi 8:13
Shuji Kondo10:44
MazadaPin
Mazada Pin Shuji Kondo 13:05
Shuji KondoPin
Hiroki Murase8:43
Minoru Tanaka23:34
Minoru TanakaBye
Minoru Tanaka Sub
Shuji KondoPin
Andy Wu 9:00
Manabu Soya20:42
Kai Pin
Yasufumi Nakanoue PinJiro Kuroshio16:43
Jiro KuroshioPin
Jiro Kuroshio 13:51
Tajiri16:13
Tajiri Pin
Masayuki Kono PinKoji Doi8:22
Jiro KuroshioPin
Koji Doi 6:05
Manabu Soya13:22
Manabu Soya Pin
Kumagoro PinRyota Hama5:30
Manabu SoyaSub
Ryota Hama 1:38
Shotaro Ashino11:08
Shotaro AshinoBye
Shotaro Ashino Pin
Nosawa Rongai 7:52

2016

The 2016 Wrestle-1 Grand Prix is scheduled to take place between June 15 and July 1. [2] [3]

First round
(June 15) 		Second round
(June 18, 26) 		Semifinals
(July 1) 		Final
(July 1)
        
Manabu Soya Pin
Kazma Sakamoto 23:10
Manabu SoyaPin
Daiki Inaba 12:31
Hiroki Murase Sub
Daiki Inaba 6:49
Manabu SoyaTKO
Shotaro Ashino 0:27
Shotaro Ashino Sub
Jiro Kuroshio 11:56
Shotaro AshinoSub
Akira 10:09
Koji Doi Pin
Akira 9:41
Manabu SoyaPin
Yuji Hino 15:00
Yuji Hino Pin
Ryota Hama 10:49
Yuji HinoPin
Yasufumi Nakanoue 9:14
Yasufumi Nakanoue Pin
Kumagoro 5:20
Yuji HinoPin
Kaz Hayashi 5:16
Kaz Hayashi Pin
Minoru Tanaka 3:05
Kaz HayashiPin
Masayuki Kono 8:09
Masayuki Kono Pin
Seiki Yoshioka 8:02

2017

The 2017 Wrestle-1 Grand Prix took place on July 12. [4] [5]

First round Semifinals Final
         
Masayuki Kono Pin
Daiki Inaba 3:44
Masayuki KonoSub
Takanori Ito 4:49
Shuji Kondo Pin
Takanori Ito 6:05
Masayuki Kono Pin
Jiro Kuroshio15:30
Manabu Soya Pin
Kumagoro 6:15
Manabu Soya Pin
Jiro Kuroshio7:41
Jiro Kuroshio Pin
Koji Doi 6:01

2018

The 2018 Wrestle-1 Grand Prix took place on July 1 and July 18. [6]

First round Semifinals Final
         
Kuma Arashi Pin
Takanori Ito 11:07
Kuma Arashi Sub
Koji Doi7:03
Shuji Kondo Pin
Koji Doi 11:07
Koji Doi Pin
Shotaro Ashino21:30
Shotaro Ashino Pin
Kaz Hayashi 11:57
Shotaro AshinoPin
Jiro Kuroshio 14:04
Jiro Kuroshio Pin
Masayuki Kono 13:24

2019

The 2019 Wrestle-1 Grand Prix took place on June 2 and July 2. [7]

First round Semifinals Final
         
Kuma Arashi Pin
Pegaso Illuminar 8:05
Kuma Arashi Sub
Daiki Inaba11:39
Masayuki Kono Sub
Daiki Inaba 9:32
Daiki InabaSub
Shotaro Ashino 22:05
Shotaro Ashino Sub
Seigo Tachibana 15:35
Shotaro AshinoSub
Koji Doi 14:37
Koji Doi Pin
Manabu Soya 16:07

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