Fire Festival
- "Fire Festival" should not be confused with the traditional Himatsuri fire festivals in Japan.
The Fire Festival is an annual professional wrestling round-robin tournament held by Pro Wrestling ZERO1 to determine the top wrestler in the promotion, typically contested in late July/early August. In addition to ZERO1 members, it has frequently included outside stars, including 2003 winner Satoshi Kojima, Kensuke Sasaki and TAKA Michinoku.
Since 2002, it has featured two blocks, each with five participants, with the two block winners facing off in the final to determine the overall champion. The 2001 Fire Festival only featured four in each block, but held the same principle. The winner of the tournament is presented with the Fire Sword, which they carry for the following year until the next Festival.
Results
List of winners
- 2001: Shinjiro Otani
- 2002: Shinjiro Otani
- 2003: Satoshi Kojima
- 2004: Kohei Sato
- 2005: Shinjiro Otani
- 2006: Masato Tanaka
- 2007: Masato Tanaka
- 2008: Masato Tanaka
- 2009: Ryouji Sai
- 2010: Shinjiro Otani[1]
- 2011: Daisuke Sekimoto
- 2012: Masato Tanaka
- 2013: James Raideen
- 2014: Ryouji Sai
2001
The 2001 Fire Festival was held from September 1 to September 15, over three weekly events on September 1, 8 and 15; four tournament matches were held at each, including the finals on 9/15.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinjiro Otani | 6 | Kohei Sato | 4 |
| Horshu | 4 | Samoa Joe | 4 |
| Sean McCully | 2 | Masato Tanaka | 3 |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | 0 | George Takano | 1 |
| Block A | Horshu | Sean McCully | Shinjiro Otani | Daisuke Sekimoto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horshu | X | Horshu (Forf) | Otani (8:32) | Horshu (4:53) |
| Sean McCully | Horshu (Forf) | X | Otani (3:08) | McCully (3:49) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (8:32) | Otani (3:08) | X | Otani (11:29) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Horshu (4:53) | McCully (3:49) | Otani (11:29) | X |
| Block B | Kohei Sato | Samoa Joe | George Takano | Masato Tanaka |
| Kohei Sato | X | Sato (8:25) | Sato (7:21) | Tanaka (8:56) |
| Samoa Joe | Sato (8:25) | X | Joe (5:24) | Joe (8:00) |
| George Takano | Sato (7:21) | Joe (5:24) | X | Draw (9:28) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (8:56) | Joe (8:00) | Draw (9:28) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Shinjiro Otani | Sub | ||
| B1 | Kohei Sato | 13:05 | ||
2002
The 2002 Fire Festival expanded the tournament to include 10 participants, and was held from July 28 to August 4 over five shows, each featuring four tournament matches.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinjiro Otani | 6 | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 6 |
| Masato Tanaka | 5 | Yuki Ishikawa | 4 |
| TAKA Michinoku | 4 | Steve Corino | 4 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 3 | Hirotaka Yokoi | 4 |
| King Joe | 2 | Kohei Sato | 2 |
| Block A | Kintaro Kanemura | King Joe | TAKA Michinoku | Shinjiro Otani | Masato Tanaka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kintaro Kanemura | X | Joe (6:09) | Kanemura (9:55) | Otani (0:03) | Draw (15:49) |
| King Joe | Joe (6:09) | X | TAKA (6:38) | Otani (7:15) | Tanaka (9:24) |
| TAKA Michinoku | Kanemura (9:55) | TAKA (6:38) | X | Otani (15:11) | TAKA (7:57) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (0:03) | Otani (7:15) | Otani (15:11) | X | Tanaka (14:06) |
| Masato Tanaka | Draw (15:49) | Tanaka (9:24) | TAKA (7:57) | Tanaka (14:06) | X |
| Block B | Steve Corino | Yuki Ishikawa | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Kohei Sato | Hirotaka Yokoi |
| Steve Corino | X | Ishikawa (9:02) | Kuroda (9:46) | Corino (9:56) | Corino (7:17) |
| Yuki Ishikawa | Ishikawa (9:02) | X | Kuroda (11:52) | Sato (6:53) | Ishikawa (8:43) |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Kuroda (9:46) | Kuroda (11:52) | X | Kuroda (7:42) | Yokoi (8:45) |
| Kohei Sato | Corino (9:56) | Sato (6:53) | Kuroda (7:42) | X | Yokoi (7:02) |
| Hirotaka Yokoi | Corino (7:17) | Ishikawa (8:43) | Yokoi (8:45) | Yokoi (7:02) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Shinjiro Otani | Pin | ||
| B1 | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 17:53 | ||
2003
The 2003 Fire Festival was held from July 25 to August 1, with four matches on July 27 being contested in All Japan Pro Wrestling. The winner, Satoshi Kojima, is to date the only "outsider" to win the Fire Festival, representing AJPW.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinjiro Otani | 5 | Satoshi Kojima | 6 |
| Arashi | 4 | Masato Tanaka | 5 |
| Hirotaka Yokoi | 4 | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 4 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 4 | Alexander Otsuka | 3 |
| Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 3 | Kohei Sato | 2 |
| Block A | Arashi | Yoshiaki Fujiwara | Kintaro Kanemura | Shinjiro Otani | Hirotaka Yokoi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arashi | X | Fujiwara (5:01) | Kanemura (4:50) | Arashi (14:53) | Arashi (9:24) |
| Yoshiaki Fujiwara | Fujiwara (5:01) | X | Kanemura (7:54) | Draw (11:24) | Yokoi (6:51) |
| Kintaro Kanemura | Kanemura (4:50) | Kanemura (7:54) | X | Otani (10:38) | Yokoi (7:21) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Arashi (14:53) | Draw (11:24) | Otani (10:38) | X | Otani (6:48) |
| Hirotaka Yokoi | Arashi (9:24) | Yokoi (6:51) | Yokoi (7:21) | Otani (6:48) | X |
| Block B | Satoshi Kojima | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Alexander Otsuka | Kohei Sato | Masato Tanaka |
| Satoshi Kojima | X | Kojima (12:52) | Otsuka (12:46) | Kojima (12:34) | Kojima (26:05) |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Kojima (12:52) | X | Kuroda (9:03) | Kuroda (10:36) | Tanaka (8:07) |
| Alexander Otsuka | Otsuka (12:46) | Kuroda (9:03) | X | Sato (7:51) | Draw (9:18) |
| Kohei Sato | Kojima (12:34) | Kuroda (10:36) | Sato (7:51) | X | Tanaka (11:57) |
| Masato Tanaka | Kojima (26:05) | Tanaka (8:07) | Draw (9:18) | Tanaka (11:57) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Shinjiro Otani | Pin | ||
| B1 | Satoshi Kojima | 20:19 | ||
2004
The 2004 Fire Festival was held from July 27 to August 1, over five shows.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Takao Ōmori | 5 | Kohei Sato | 6 |
| Satoshi Kojima | 5 | Shiro Koshinaka | 5 |
| Wataru Sakata | 4 | Shinjiro Otani | 4 |
| Hirotaka Yokoi | 3 | Kintaro Kanemura | 3 |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 3 | Masato Tanaka | 2 |
| Block A | Satoshi Kojima | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Takao Ōmori | Wataru Sakata | Hirotaka Yokoi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satoshi Kojima | X | Draw (13:02) | Ōmori (19:06) | Kojima (14:52) | Kojima (14:35) |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Draw (13:02) | X | Kuroda (11:16) | Sakata (15:10) | Yokoi (11:10) |
| Takao Ōmori | Ōmori (19:06) | Kuroda (11:16) | X | Ōmori (7:17) | Draw (30:00) |
| Wataru Sakata | Kojima (14:52) | Sakata (15:10) | Ōmori (7:17) | X | Sakata (9:50) |
| Hirotaka Yokoi | Kojima (14:35) | Yokoi (11:10) | Draw (30:00) | Sakata (9:50) | X |
| Block B | Kintaro Kanemura | Shiro Koshinaka | Shinjiro Otani | Kohei Sato | Masato Tanaka |
| Kintaro Kanemura | X | Draw (5:34) | Kanemura (1:18) | Sato (9:14) | Tanaka (11:07) |
| Shiro Koshinaka | Draw (5:34) | X | Otani (10:56) | Koshinaka (8:32) | Koshinaka (Forf) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Kanemura (1:18) | Otani (10:56) | X | Sato (17:32) | Otani (Forf) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato (9:14) | Koshinaka (8:32) | Sato (17:32) | X | Sato (Forf) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (11:07) | Koshinaka (Forf) | Otani (Forf) | Sato (Forf) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Takao Ōmori | Pin | ||
| B1 | Kohei Sato | 22:04 | ||
2005
The 2005 Fire Festival was held from July 29 to August 7, over five shows.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinjiro Otani | 5 | Kensuke Sasaki | 6 |
| Tadao Yasuda | 4 | Hirotaka Yokoi | 4 |
| Masato Tanaka | 4 | Takao Ōmori | 4 |
| Daisuke Ikeda | 4 | Chris the Bambikiller | 4 |
| Kohei Sato | 3 | Ryouji Sai | 3 |
| Block A | Daisuke Ikeda | Shinjiro Otani | Kohei Sato | Masato Tanaka | Tadao Yasuda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisuke Ikeda | X | Draw (30:00) | Draw (6:50) | Tanaka (9:03) | Ikeda (5:57) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Draw (30:00) | X | Otani (13:39) | Tanaka (17:11) | Otani (10:49) |
| Kohei Sato | Draw (6:50) | Otani (13:39) | X | Sato (12:47) | Yasuda (7:18) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (9:03) | Tanaka (17:11) | Sato (12:47) | X | Yasuda (7:46) |
| Tadao Yasuda | Ikeda (5:57) | Otani (10:49) | Yasuda (7:18) | Yasuda (7:46) | X |
| Block B | Chris the Bambikiller | Takao Ōmori | Ryouji Sai | Kensuke Sasaki | Hirotaka Yokoi |
| Chris the Bambikiller |
X | Ōmori (8:03) | Chris (14:13) | Chris (7:46) | Yokoi (10:46) |
| Takao Ōmori | Ōmori (8:03) | X | Ōmori (20:03) | Sasaki (22:51) | Yokoi (6:15) |
| Ryouji Sai | Chris (14:13) | Ōmori (20:03) | X | Sasaki (12:06) | Sai (11:41) |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Chris (7:46) | Sasaki (22:51) | Sasaki (12:06) | X | Sasaki (10:44) |
| Hirotaka Yokoi | Yokoi (10:46) | Yokoi (6:15) | Sai (11:41) | Sasaki (10:44) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Shinjiro Otani | Pin | ||
| B1 | Kensuke Sasaki | 20:00 | ||
2006
The 2006 Fire Festival was held from July 20 to July 29, over six shows. Due to a tie for first place in Block A, a four-way elimination match was made on the night of the finals to determine the winner of the block, with that man facing Block B winner Ryouji Sai later in the night. This would end up being Masato Tanaka, who also went on to defeat Sai and win the tournament. The top 4 in Block A are ranked below by order of elimination, with the first eliminated, Kazunari Murakami, ranked lowest.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Masato Tanaka | 5 | Ryouji Sai | 6 |
| Yutaka Yoshie | 5 | Takao Ōmori | 5 |
| Shinjiro Otani | 5 | Tatsutoshi Goto | 4 |
| Kazunari Murakami | 5 | Kohei Sato | 3 |
| Tomoaki Honma | 0 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 2 |
| Block A | Tomoaki Honma | Kazunari Murakami | Shinjiro Otani | Masato Tanaka | Yutaka Yoshie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomoaki Honma | X | Murakami (5:58) | Otani (11:57) | Tanaka (11:08) | Yoshie (10:41) |
| Kazunari Murakami | Murakami (5:58) | X | Murakami (9:15) | Tanaka (8:23) | Draw (11:18) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (11:57) | Murakami (9:15) | X | Draw (30:00) | Otani (10:18) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (11:08) | Tanaka (8:23) | Draw (30:00) | X | Yoshie (11:27) |
| Yutaka Yoshie | Yoshie (10:41) | Draw (11:18) | Otani (10:18) | Yoshie (11:27) | X |
| Block B | Tatsutoshi Goto | Takao Ōmori | Ryouji Sai | Kohei Sato | Daisuke Sekimoto |
| Tatsutoshi Goto | X | Ōmori (7:29) | Goto (7:44) | Sato (6:42) | Goto (9:40) |
| Takao Ōmori | Ōmori (7:29) | X | Sai (14:20) | Draw (30:00) | Ōmori (11:50) |
| Ryouji Sai | Goto (7:44) | Sai (14:20) | X | Sai (12:18) | Sai (14:14) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato (6:42) | Draw (30:00) | Sai (12:18) | X | Sekimoto (14:06) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Goto (9:40) | Ōmori (11:50) | Sai (14:14) | Sekimoto (14:06) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Masato Tanaka | Pin | ||
| B1 | Ryouji Sai | 23:00 | ||
2007
The 2007 Fire Festival was held from July 16 to August 2, over nine shows. Four of the ten participants were determined by each winning a qualifying match on May 27. Four more were determined by fan voting, and the final two were outsiders handpicked by ZERO1-MAX. On July 20, it was announced that Ikuto Hidaka would be replacing Kazunari Murakami, who was forced out of action after just one match due to a head injury, due to finishing in fifth place in the fan vote. In a similar situation to the 2006 tournament, Block A ended in a full tie with four points, leading to a five-way match on August 2 to determine the finalist. The participants and schedule are as follows:
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryouji Sai | 4 | Masato Tanaka | 7 |
| Ikuto Hidaka | 4 | Kohei Sato | 6 |
| Shinjiro Otani | 4 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 3 |
| Yutaka Yoshie | 4 | Yoshihito Sasaki | 2 |
| Akitoshi Saito | 4 | Takao Ōmori | 2 |
| Block A | Ikuto Hidaka | Shinjiro Otani | Ryouji Sai | Akitoshi Saito | Yutaka Yoshie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikuto Hidaka | X | Draw (14:22)1 | Sai (13:34) | Draw (12:08) | Hidaka (12:25) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Draw (14:22)1 | X | Sai (14:22) | Otani (11:55) | Draw (30:00) |
| Ryouji Sai | Sai (13:34) | Sai (14:22) | X | Saito (14:16) | Yoshie (14:29) |
| Akitoshi Saito | Draw (12:08) | Otani (11:55) | Saito (14:16) | X | Draw (30:00) |
| Yutaka Yoshie | Hidaka (12:25) | Draw (30:00) | Yoshie (14:29) | Draw (30:00) | X |
| Block A | Takao Ōmori | Yoshihito Sasaki | Kohei Sato | Daisuke Sekimoto | Masato Tanaka |
| Takao Ōmori | X | Sasaki (8:40) | Sato (15:21) | Ōmori (16:11) | Tanaka (14:57) |
| Yoshihito Sasaki | Sasaki (8:40) | X | Sato (12:11) | Sekimoto (15:25) | Tanaka (14:39) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato (15:21) | Sato (12:11) | X | Sato (12:30) | Tanaka (12:05) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Ōmori (16:11) | Sekimoto (15:25) | Sato (12:30) | X | Draw (30:00) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (14:57) | Tanaka (14:39) | Tanaka (12:05) | Draw (30:00) | X |
| Finals | ||||
| A1 | Ryouji Sai | Pin | ||
| B1 | Masato Tanaka | 23:52 | ||
1Kazunari Murakami wrestled this match; Hidaka was awarded the point upon replacing Murakami.
2008
The 2008 Fire Festival was held from July 27 to August 3 over six shows. It featured ten participants in two blocks, including outside participation from Big Japan Pro Wrestling's Daisuke Sekimoto, New Japan Pro Wrestling's Manabu Nakanishi and Togi Makabe and Dragon Gate's Masaaki Mochizuki. As a result of a tie for the lead in Block B, a three-way match between Nakanishi, Takao Ōmori and Masato Tanaka would be held on the final day to decide the finalist; Tanaka won the match by pinning Ōmori, and would defeat Makabe in the final.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Togi Makabe | 6 | Masato Tanaka | 5 |
| Masaaki Mochizuki | 4 | Manabu Nakanishi | 5 |
| Shinjiro Otani | 4 | Takao Ōmori | 5 |
| Kohei Sato | 4 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 3 |
| Kamikaze | 2 | Ryouji Sai | 2 |
| Block A | Kamikaze | Togi Makabe | Masaaki Mochizuki | Shinjiro Otani | Kohei Sato |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamikaze | X | Makabe (12:36) | Mochizuki (11:17) | Otani (12:55) | Kamikaze (11:55) |
| Togi Makabe | Makabe (12:36) | X | Makabe (9:06) | Makabe (12:29) | Sato (7:18) |
| Masaaki Mochizuki | Mochizuki (11:17) | Makabe (9:06) | X | Otani (15:36) | Mochizuki (7:42) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (12:55) | Makabe (12:29) | Otani (15:36) | X | Sato (14:02) |
| Kohei Sato | Kamikaze (11:55) | Sato (7:18) | Mochizuki (7:42) | Sato (14:02) | |
| Block B | Manabu Nakanishi | Takao Ōmori | Ryouji Sai | Daisuke Sekimoto | Masato Tanaka |
| Manabu Nakanishi | X | Ōmori (17:24) | Nakanishi (14:53) | Nakanishi (16:55) | Draw (30:00) |
| Takao Ōmori | Ōmori (17:24) | X | Sai (13:27) | Draw (30:00) | Ōmori (19:05) |
| Ryouji Sai | Nakanishi (14:53) | Sai (13:27) | X | Sekimoto (16:40) | Tanaka (21:25) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Nakanishi (16:55) | Draw (30:00) | Sekimoto (16:40) | X | Tanaka (18:44) |
| Masato Tanaka | Draw (30:00) | Ōmori (19:05) | Tanaka (21:25) | Tanaka (18:44) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Togi Makabe | Pin | ||
| B1 | Masato Tanaka | 19:37 | ||
2009
The 2009 Fire Festival was held from July 25 to August 8 over seven shows. It featured ten participants in two blocks, including outside participation from Big Japan Pro Wrestling's Daisuke Sekimoto and Apache Army's Tetsuhiro Kuroda. Both blocks ended in a tie for first place after the group stage; a four-way tie in Block A between Kohei Sato, Akebono, Ikuto Hidaka and Shinjiro Otani, and a three-way tie in Block B between Ryouji Sai, Masato Tanaka and Daisuke Sekimoto. This marked the fourth year in a row that such a tie has occurred. Both ties would be decided in a three- or four-way match on the night of the tournament. Sato and Sai won their respective matches, and Sai would go on to win the final.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohei Sato | 5 | Ryouji Sai | 5 |
| Akebono | 5 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 5 |
| Ikuto Hidaka | 5 | Masato Tanaka | 5 |
| Shinjiro Otani | 5 | Magnitude Kishiwada | 3 |
| Shito Ueda | 0 | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 2 |
| Block A | Akebono | Ikuto Hidaka | Shinjiro Otani | Kohei Sato | Shito Ueda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akebono | X | Draw (7:29) | Otani (16:20) | Akebono (6:55) | Akebono (3:16) |
| Ikuto Hidaka | Draw (7:29) | X | Hidaka (17:26) | Sato (15:12) | Hidaka (7:49) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (16:20) | Hidaka (17:26) | X | Draw (30:00) | Otani (9:19) |
| Kohei Sato | Akebono (6:55) | Sato (15:12) | Draw (30:00) | X | Sato (9:55) |
| Shito Ueda | Akebono (3:16) | Hidaka (7:49) | Otani (9:19) | Sato (9:55) | X |
| Block B | Magnitude Kishiwada | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Ryouji Sai | Daisuke Sekimoto | Masato Tanaka |
| Magnitude Kishiwada | X | Kishiwada (16:42) | Sai (16:49) | Draw (30:00) | Tanaka (20:46) |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Kishiwada (16:42) | X | Sai (18:31) | Kuroda (16:32) | Tanaka (16:12) |
| Ryouji Sai | Sai (16:49) | Sai (18:31) | X | Sekimoto (20:33) | Draw (29:52) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Draw (30:00) | Kuroda (16:32) | Sekimoto (20:33) | X | Sekimoto (21:43) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (20:46) | Tanaka (16:12) | Draw (29:52) | Sekimoto (21:43) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Kohei Sato | Pin | ||
| B1 | Ryouji Sai | 24:14 | ||
2010
The 2010 Fire Festival was held from July 24 to August 4 over seven shows. It featured ten participants in two blocks.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinjiro Otani | 5 | Masato Tanaka | 5 |
| The Predator | 4 | Joe Legend | 4 |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | 4 | Kohei Sato | 4 |
| Yutaka Yoshie | 4 | Ikuto Hidaka | 4 |
| Takuya Sugawara | 3 | Ryouji Sai | 3 |
| Block A | Shinjiro Otani | The Predator | Daisuke Sekimoto | Takuya Sugawara | Yutaka Yoshie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinjiro Otani | X | Otani (13:56) | Draw (30:00) | Otani (15:12) | Yoshie (16:46) |
| The Predator | Otani (13:56) | X | The Predator (15:00) | Sugawara (7:42) | The Predator (14:11) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Draw (30:00) | The Predator (15:00) | X | Draw (15:08) | Sekimoto (14:32) |
| Takuya Sugawara | Otani (15:12) | Sugawara (7:42) | Draw (15:08) | X | Yoshie (11:11) |
| Yutaka Yoshie | Yoshie (16:46) | The Predator (14:11) | Sekimoto (14:32) | Yoshie (11:11) | X |
| Block B | Ikuto Hidaka | Joe Legend | Ryouji Sai | Kohei Sato | Masato Tanaka |
| Ikuto Hidaka | X | Legend (23:11) | Hidaka (13:36) | Sato (16:13) | Hidaka (21:43) |
| Joe Legend | Legend (23:11) | X | Sai (12:36) | Legend (13:05) | Tanaka (13:52) |
| Ryouji Sai | Hidaka (13:36) | Sai (12:36) | X | Draw (21:16) | Tanaka (17:45) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato (16:13) | Legend (13:05) | Draw (21:16) | X | Draw (30:00) |
| Masato Tanaka | Hidaka (21:43) | Tanaka (13:52) | Tanaka (17:45) | Draw (30:00) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Shinjiro Otani | Pin | ||
| B1 | Masato Tanaka | 22:38 | ||
2011
The 2011 Fire Festival was held from July 24 to August 7 over eight shows. It featured ten participants in two blocks.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohei Sato | 7 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 6 |
| Akebono | 6 | Masato Tanaka | 5 |
| Shinjiro Otani | 4 | Ryouji Sai | 4 |
| Zeus | 3 | Atsushi Sawada | 3 |
| Kenta Kakinuma | 0 | Fujita Hayato | 2 |
| Block A | Akebono | Kenta Kakinuma | Shinjiro Otani | Kohei Sato | Zeus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akebono | X | Akebono (6:12) | Akebono (16:31) | Sato (6:48) | Akebono (5:52) |
| Kenta Kakinuma | Akebono (6:12) | X | Otani | Sato (12:34) | Zeus (8:57) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Akebono (16:31) | Otani | X | Sato (13:00) | Otani (15:59) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato (6:48) | Sato (12:34) | Sato (13:00) | X | Draw (12:52) |
| Zeus | Akebono (5:52) | Zeus (8:57) | Otani (15:59) | Draw (12:52) | X |
| Block B | Fujita Hayato | Ryouji Sai | Atsushi Sawada | Daisuke Sekimoto | Masato Tanaka |
| Fujita Hayato | X | Sai (14:42) | Sawada (9:56) | Sekimoto (13:46) | Hayato (12:41) |
| Ryouji Sai | Sai (14:42) | X | Sai (13:35) | Sekimoto (18:41) | Tanaka (16:19) |
| Atsushi Sawada | Sawada (9:56) | Sai (13:35) | X | Draw (9:50) | Tanaka (8:23) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Sekimoto (13:46) | Sekimoto (18:41) | Draw (9:50) | X | Draw (30:00) |
| Masato Tanaka | Hayato (12:41) | Tanaka (16:19) | Tanaka (8:23) | Draw (30:00) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Kohei Sato | Pin | ||
| B1 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 16:09 | ||
2012
The 2012 Fire Festival was held from July 20 to August 5 over eleven shows. It featured ten participants in two blocks.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Shiozaki | 7 | Masato Tanaka | 7 |
| Shinjiro Otani | 6 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 5 |
| Ryouji Sai | 4 | Kohei Sato | 3 |
| Tomoaki Honma | 3 | Muhammad Yone | 3 |
| Daichi Hashimoto | 0 | KAMIKAZE | 2 |
| Block A | Daichi Hashimoto | Tomoaki Honma | Shinjiro Otani | Ryouji Sai | Go Shiozaki |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daichi Hashimoto | X | Honma (15:52) | Otani (21:48) | Sai (13:15) | Shiozaki (14:02) |
| Tomoaki Honma | Honma (15:52) | X | Otani (21:23) | Sai (12:16) | Draw (30:00) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (21:48) | Otani (21:23) | X | Otani (16:01) | Shiozaki (17:23) |
| Ryouji Sai | Sai (13:15) | Sai (12:16) | Otani (16:01) | X | Shiozaki (20:59) |
| Go Shiozaki | Shiozaki (14:02) | Draw (30:00) | Shiozaki (17:23) | Shiozaki (20:59) | X |
| Block B | KAMIKAZE | Kohei Sato | Daisuke Sekimoto | Masato Tanaka | Muhammad Yone |
| KAMIKAZE | X | KAMIKAZE (12:28) | Sekimoto (13:53) | Tanaka (18:18) | Yone (11:46) |
| Kohei Sato | KAMIKAZE (12:28) | X | Sekimoto (16:06) | Draw (30:00) | Sato (11:49) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Sekimoto (13:53) | Sekimoto (16:06) | X | Tanaka (26:42) | Draw (30:00) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka (18:18) | Draw (30:00) | Tanaka (26:42) | X | Tanaka (15:07) |
| Muhammad Yone | Yone (11:46) | Sato (11:49) | Draw (30:00) | Tanaka (15:07) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Go Shiozaki | Pin | ||
| B1 | Masato Tanaka | 20:48 | ||
2013
The 2013 Fire Festival was held from July 17 to August 4 over ten shows. It featured twelve participants in two blocks and was contested for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. New Zealander James Raideen became the first foreigner to win the tournament. At 22 years old, he also became both the youngest winner of the tournament and the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in history.[2]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Masato Tanaka | 8 | James Raideen | 7 |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | 7 | Shinjiro Otani | 6 |
| Kohei Sato | 5 | Yuji Okabayashi | 5 |
| Kazma Sakamoto | 5 | Yutaka Yoshie | 5 |
| Yusaku Obata | 3 | Ryouji Sai | 4 |
| Maybach β | 2 | Daemon Ueda | 3 |
| Block A | Maybach β | Yusaku Obata | Kazma Sakamoto | Kohei Sato | Daisuke Sekimoto | Masato Tanaka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybach β | X | Obata (12:02) | Sakamoto (12:41) | Maybach (14:29) | Sekimoto (10:41) | Tanaka |
| Yusaku Obata | Obata (12:02) | X | Sakamoto (14:12) | Draw (30:00) | Sekimoto (17:08) | Tanaka (6:51) |
| Kazma Sakamoto | Sakamoto (12:41) | Sakamoto (14:12) | X | Sato | Draw (30:00) | Tanaka (15:18) |
| Kohei Sato | Maybach (14:29) | Draw (30:00) | Sato | X | Sato (13:20) | Tanaka (16:26) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Sekimoto (10:41) | Sekimoto (17:08) | Draw (30:00) | Sato (13:20) | X | Sekimoto (23:52) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka | Tanaka (6:51) | Tanaka (15:18) | Tanaka (16:26) | Sekimoto (23:52) | X |
| Block B | Yuji Okabayashi | Shinjiro Otani | James Raideen | Ryouji Sai | Daemon Ueda | Yutaka Yoshie |
| Yuji Okabayashi | X | Otani (17:52) | Raideen (13:36) | Okabayashi (13:43) | Okabayashi (12:39) | Draw (30:00) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani (17:52) | X | Otani (17:58) | Sai (16:53) | Otani | Yoshie (14:24) |
| James Raideen | Raideen (13:36) | Otani (17:58) | X | Raideen (10:19) | Draw (30:00) | Raideen |
| Ryouji Sai | Okabayashi (13:43) | Sai (16:53) | Raideen (10:19) | X | Ueda (10:54) | Sai (13:42) |
| Daemon Ueda | Okabayashi (12:39) | Otani | Draw (30:00) | Ueda (10:54) | X | Yoshie (9:47) |
| Yutaka Yoshie | Draw (30:00) | Yoshie (14:24) | Raideen | Sai (13:42) | Yoshie (9:47) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Masato Tanaka | Pin | ||
| B1 | James Raideen | 17:05 | ||
2014
The 2014 Fire Festival took place from July 13 to August 3 over nine shows. It featured twelve participants in two blocks, including outside participation from Big Japan Pro Wrestling's Daisuke Sekimoto and Kazuki Hashimoto, freelancer Hideki Suzuki and Wrestle-1's Kai. One of the matches in the tournament took place at an event held by Wrestle-1. 2014 marked the first time the tournament featured semifinal matches.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kai | 7 | Kohei Sato | 7 |
| Ryouji Sai | 6 | Daemon Ueda | 6 |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | 5 | Masato Tanaka | 6 |
| Hideki Suzuki | 4 | Shinjiro Otani | 4 |
| Tama Williams | 4 | Kazuki Hashimoto | 3 |
| Yusaku Obata | 4 | Yoshikazu Yokoyama | 2 |
| Block A | Kai | Yusaku Obata | Ryouji Sai | Daisuke Sekimoto | Hideki Suzuki | Tama Williams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai | X | Kai (10:31) | Kai (16:37) | Draw (30:00) | Suzuki (12:21) | Kai (9:34) |
| Yusaku Obata | Kai (10:31) | X | Obata (15:57) | Sekimoto | Suzuki (8:54) | Obata (13:41) |
| Ryouji Sai | Kai (16:37) | Obata (15:57) | X | Sai | Sai (11:39) | Sai (10:01) |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | Draw (30:00) | Sekimoto | Sai | X | Sekimoto (17:02) | Williams (12:43) |
| Hideki Suzuki | Suzuki (12:21) | Suzuki (8:54) | Sai (11:39) | Sekimoto (17:02) | X | Williams |
| Tama Williams | Kai (9:34) | Obata (13:41) | Sai (10:01) | Williams (12:43) | Williams | X |
| Block B | Kazuki Hashimoto | Kohei Sato | Shinjiro Otani | Masato Tanaka | Daemon Ueda | Yoshikazu Yokoyama |
| Kazuki Hashimoto | X | Sato | Otani | Tanaka | Hashimoto | Draw (9:23) |
| Kohei Sato | Sato | X | Sato | Sato | Ueda (8:52) | Draw (9:21) |
| Shinjiro Otani | Otani | Sato | X | Tanaka (21:53) | Ueda (14:12) | Otani (14:02) |
| Masato Tanaka | Tanaka | Sato | Tanaka (21:53) | X | Ueda (15:02) | Tanaka (12:32) |
| Daemon Ueda | Hashimoto | Ueda (8:52) | Ueda (14:12) | Ueda (15:02) | X | Yokoyama (12:54) |
| Yoshikazu Yokoyama | Draw (9:23) | Draw (9:21) | Otani (14:02) | Tanaka (12:32) | Yokoyama (12:54) | X |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Kai | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Daemon Ueda | ||||||||
| Kai | Pin | ||||||||
| Ryouji Sai | |||||||||
| B1 | Kohei Sato | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Ryouji Sai | ||||||||
References
External links
- ZERO1 USA English language website
- ZERO1 Japanese language website
- MAXIMUM Zero
- Shining Road
- ZEROONEUSA.com
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