Rev Pro/NJPW British J Cup Day 1 Results from Wrestling MediaCon

Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) started their British J Cup tournament this evening. Wrestling MediaCon in Manchester will host the 2 day event, the Convention is available on FITE.tv for $29.99.

This will be the second iteration of the tournament, the debut field in 2017 included Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger, Kushida, Will Ospreay, Marty Scurll, Kyle O’Reilly, Josh Bodom, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask IV. This year’s tournament will be taking place from the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, England on September 8th and 9th.

Liger won the inaugural tournament and he will now defend his title against the following stars: Rocky Romero, Chris Ridgeway, El Phantasmo, Rich Swann, Tiger Mack IV, Bandido, Dean Allmark, Flamita,  KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi, David Starr, Kurtis Chapman, Sho, Yoh and Kyle Fletcher.

Here’s the results from Day 1:

Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger b. Kyle Fletcher – Liger took the win with a Shotei Palm Strike followed by a Brainbuster

El Phantasmo b. Bandido – Phantasmo took the win with a Senton followed by a Moonsault from the opposite corner

Rocky Romero b. Kip Sabian – Romero took the win with a standing Sliced Bread

SHO b. Dean Allmark – SHO took the win with a Package Piledriver to advance in the Cup

The Great-O-Kharn b. Mark Davis – O-Kharn took the win after hitting a Claw Slam in a non-tournament bout

David Starr b. Tiger Mask – Starr took the win via roll up after removing Tiger’s Mask

KUSHIDA b. Chris Ridgeway – KUSHIDA took the win via the Back to The Future

YOH b. Taguchi – YOH took the win via count out, this was an odd bout to say the least 

Rich Swann b. Flamita – Swann took the win after hitting a 450 from the second rope

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