Super J-Cup (2020)

Wrestling tournament

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Super J-Cup: 8th Stage

Tournament winner El Phantasmo

Venue| Oceanview Pavilion
Location| Port Hueneme, California
Date| December 12, 2020 (2020-12-12)
Champion
El Phantasmo

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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.

## Background

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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]

## Participants

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The tournament featured 8 junior heavyweight wrestlers from various wrestling promotions.

Name  | Promotion  | Group

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El Phantasmo | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | Bullet Club
Clark Connors | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | LA Dojo
TJP | Impact Wrestling
A. C. H. | Major League Wrestling
Blake Christian | Game Changer Wrestling
Chris Bey | Impact Wrestling
United Wrestling Network
Rey Horus | Ring of Honor
Lio Rush | Major League Wrestling

## Results

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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

### Tournament brackets

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| Round 1 | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| Clark Connors | 9:36 | | |
| Chris Bey | Pin |
| | Chris Bey | 8:26 |
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| | | ACH | Pin |
| A. C. H. | Pin |

| TJP | 9:52 |
| | ACH | 16:11 |
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| | | El Phantasmo | Pin |
| Rey Horus | 12:00 | |

| Blake Christian | Pin |
| | Blake Christian | 7:24 |
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| | | El Phantasmo | Pin |
| El Phantasmo | Pin |

| Lio Rush | 15:36 |

## References

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1. ^ NJPW. "SUPER J-CUP 2020 coming on December 12! 【NJoA】 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
2. ^ NJPW. "Karl Fredericks injured; to miss Super J-Cup 2020 【NJoA】 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
3. ^ NJPW. "2020.12.12 SUPER J-CUP 2020 (11/7発表) | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2020-11-07.

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