[1], In 2014, WWE released a retrospective DVD collection titled "The Best of Sting". It’s clear that the former NXT Cruiserweight Champion has a lot of talent and isn’t afraid to bet on himself. He regularly teamed with nWo Japan leader Masahiro Chono. As far as New Japan tournaments go, he’s had more success in the Super Jr. Tag League (making the finals two years in a row) than Best of the Super Juniors (averaging six points), but he could change all of that in one night by winning the Super J-Cup. We dive deep with analysis, highlights, best performances, and a catch you up with this year's split tour. The imposter Sting picked up the victory in the match for team nWo when he forced Luger to submit with the Scorpion death lock.[1]. Everything Elite 102: AEW Dynamite (12/9), ELITE OR DELETE, Sting, AEW/Impact, Ratings and More! John Cena once told WWE.com that Big E's 575-pound raw … Farmer left WCW in the spring of 1994. Sgt. Per the brackets, the matches for the tournament are as follows: NJPW Super J-Cup First Round Match Clark Connors vs. Chris Bey. 79 individual wrestlers have taken part in the Super J-Cup, but only five of them have ever won it. Highlights are below. The two factions would fight for the next seven months before the feud culminated at the Wrestling World 2000 event. In February 1995, he and fellow former WCW wrestler Jim Steele wrestled a dark match for the World Wrestling Federation. While in Japan, nWo Sting began to rise in popularity and became a prominent member of the group. It will take place on Saturday, December 12 (the day after the BOSJ/WTL finals) in the Oceanville Pavilion in Port Hueneme, CA, the same empty arena setting as the company’s U.S.-based weekly show New Japan Strong. As for stakes, it has not been said what the winner of the Super J-Cup will receive beyond the standard trophy and shiny gold jacket. Girls Wrestling roster...home to the most-talented and hardest-working women in professional wrestling. The nWo had been battling Sting, one of WCW’s most loyal supporters, since its inception in July 1996. The team made a couple of appearances in WCW before its closure in early 2001. Matches will likely be taped at the same […] Czy KENTA pojawi się na Winter is Coming?, Lio Rush promuje swój występ w NJPW podczas Super J-Cup, Kto pretendentem do Impact World Title? Horus may be the Frank Beard of his trio, but getting selected to represent the company over other ROH talent with more New Japan experience like Jonathan Gresham or Flip Gordon is quite notable. That’s a lot of tournaments to hold over the course of about six months. Preview (via NJPW) - Making his first appearance in the Super J-Cup, 13 year veteran Rey Horus got his 2020 off to a positive start when he, Bandido and Flamita captured the Ring of … Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and "Mean" Gene Okerlund explained Cobra's kayfabe back story of having served in the Gulf War. In 2004, Farmer went back to the nWo Sting gimmick on the independent circuit in the Carolinas until he started wrestling exclusively for Ultimate Championship Wrestling on January 8, 2005 when he won the title. 2). After a three-year break, NJPW announced on June 10, 2019, that the Super J-Cup would return on August 22. Thunder & Lightning's next match saw their first defeat, as they fell to Yoshi Kwan (Chris Champion) and Bobby Eaton at a house show in Kennesaw, GA on September 28th. The field is peppered with talented veterans, including TJP to whom Connors lost in the first round in last year’s tournament. In addition to writing for VOW, Andrew is also one of the co-hosts of the wrestling music podcast Music of the Mat. The program aims to identify how "people's genetic background influences their response to physical activity. Christian made it to the semifinals of the Lion’s Break Crown tournament, so let’s see if the 23-year-old (the youngest man in the field, by the way) can go even further and hoist the Super J-Cup trophy high. Here in the United States, the company hosted a New Japan Cup USA tournament and a Lion’s Break Crown tournament, both of which were empty arena. On the December 11th, 1993 edition of WCW Saturday Night the team called out WCW World Tag Team Champions The Nasty Boys, as well as several other teams. Has she stopped or is she under a different name? New Japan Pro Wrestling sent out the following: SUPER J-CUP 2020 coming on December 12! [1] Cobra made his WCW debut on September 9, 1995 edition of WCW Worldwide, defeating Bobby Starr with his Cobra clutch slam finisher. Bey pulling a Rick Rude, appearing on both shows, and winning both the SJC and the Impact World Championship on the same night would be quite the feather in his cap. VOW Book Review: J-Crowned – An Illustrated Guide to the Champions of Japanese Wrestling Vol. Super J-Cast : 77 - King of Pro Wrestling Preview . It was a one-night single-elimination tournament featuring 14 top juniors from various promotions around the world including NJPW, FMW, WAR, CMLL, and M-Pro. In July 1994, Farmer wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance territories in Tennessee and the Carolinas. During a recent interview with NJPW’s English-language website, Lio Rush commented on being one of the eight participants in this year’s Super J-Cup, and more. The second annual Super J Crown took place on February 3, 2006 in Barrie, Ontario. The two groups feuded until September 2002 when Team 2000 was absorbed into the New Japan Army as well.[1]. This led Luger, his longtime ally, friend and tag team partner, to publicly question Sting’s loyalty. Their losing streak on television continued into April as they suffered defeats to Bad Attitude (Steve Keirn & Bobby Eaton) and Pretty Wonderful. New Japan Pro Wrestling tournament season is almost over. How about that. During NJPW Power Struggle, NJPW not only announced the bracket for the upcoming Super J-Cup, but it was also revealed that the event will air on FITE TV for $12.99. Ring of Honor’s Rey Horus, previously known as Dragon Azteca Jr. in Lucha Underground, is one-third of the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions with his Mexa Squad stablemates Bandido and Flamita. Following that, the company ran a tournament to crown new NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions, the inaugural KOPW Trophy tournament, and then another tournament to fill the vacated IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. The tournament was a single-elimination tournament of four rounds and was a two-night event featuring junior heavyweights from various Japanese promotions. Independent wrestling star Lio Rush recently spoke with the NJPW press to hype his participation in this year’s Super J-Cup, where the former NXT cruiserweight champion discusses what he hopes to achieve in the tournament, and reveals that NJPW was always his main goal. The full card has been announced for NJPW Super J-Cup 2020. Here on the Super J Cast Joel and Damon provide a solid 2 hour, entertaining weekly show on everything happening within New Japan Pro Wrestling. What happened to Super J, the female wrestler? The controlled environment reigns in his more overindulgent tendencies, but still gives him a platform to show off his bonkers high-flying antics like his trademark springboard 630 senton to the outside. ET. The Giant had previously won the WCW World Tag Team Championship with the real Sting, but the team imploded when Giant joined nWo Hollywood, and began feuding over control of the tag team titles they held together. After it was revealed that Sting had sided with WCW, Eric Bischoff promised an interview with Sting. [10], For the professional wrestler named "The Cobra", see, "Super J" redirects here. The list of tournament winners is similarly short. They then would go back and forth and trade victories for a few months before the feud ended. The 8 th Stage of the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) Super J Cup is available Saturday night, and we’ll find out if “Ultimate Finesser” Chris Bey wins the IMPACTWrestling (IMPACT) World Championship and the Cup. Amazing Red (28:19) Karta NJPW "SUPER J-CUP 2019", 24.08.2019, San Francisco State University Student Life Events Center, Kalifornien, USA Super J-Cup - Round 2: Soberano Jr. vs. Caristico She was amazing, but now I can find no new info on her or any of her events. Andrew Rich has written for Voices of Wrestling since early 2015. The first Super J-Cup was held in 1994 and was the brainchild of legendary junior heavyweight wrestler Jushin Thunder Liger. In August 1993, the team toured All Japan Pro Wrestling, facing teams such as Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas, Jun Akiyama & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, and Mighty Inoue & Takao Omori. He’ll be making his NJPW debut here, and he has said in a recent interview that he wants to be a mainstay in New Japan in 2021, which would be a massive coup for the company’s junior division. In March 1997, Farmer joined nWo Japan in New Japan Pro Wrestling and began to split his time between Japan and America. This showed everyone that the nWo Sting was an imposter. nWo Sting returned to Japan, where he had a run as a fan favorite. The one-night tournament is … That said, he is also someone who’s been mostly absent from the ring during the pandemic, only wrestling once since March for a promotion called Real Canadian Wrestling. Craig Pittman, a legit Marine sergeant, abandoned Cobra in the Jungle, then reported him AWOL back at camp. This week Joel and Damon preview the King of Pro Wrestling , review the most recent Korakuen … ELP is a talented guy, but he’s also the most blatant heel in the tournament with a history of low blows, ref bumps, and title belt shots to help him win matches. Lio Rush is a busy man these days. In matches, nWo Sting would lose to opponents, or need help from the entire nWo to win a match. 2. This will no doubt be a spectacular matchup between two young and very self confident athletes. 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