Furinkazan (professional wrestling)
The Furinkazan is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by Pro Wrestling Zero1. It was created in 2009.
It was preceded by the Passion Cup tag Tournament in 2008, which was won by Kohei Sato and Ryouji Sai.
The Furinkazan is held under a points system, with two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The team finishing atop the points standings are the winners. Matches in the Fuzinkazan have a 30-minute time limit.
Results
List of winners
- 2009: Akebono & Shinjiro Otani
- 2010: Kamikaze & Kohei Sato
- 2011: Fujita Hayato & Masato Tanaka
- 2012: James Raideen & Zeus
- 2013: Daemon Ueda & Yusaku Obata
- 2014: Masato Tanaka & Takashi Sugiura
2009
The 2009 Furinkazan featured two blocks of five and ran from December 9 through December 19.[1] Winner, Akebono & Shinjiro Otani, went on to challenge and defeat Munenori Sawa & Ikuto Hidaka for NWA Intercontinental Tag Team titles.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Akebono & Shinjiro Otani | 6 | Masato Tanaka & Masaaki Mochizuki | 6 |
| Ikuto Hidaka & Munenori Sawa | 5 | Kohei Sato & KAMIKAZE | 5 |
| "Mr. X" Minoru Fujita & "Mr. XX" Takuya Sugawara | 4 | Shiro Koshinaka & Hajime Ohara | 5 |
| Steve Corino & Kintaro Kanemura | 3 | Rikiya Fudo & Shito Ueda | 2 |
| Ryouji Sai & Kenta Kakinuma | 2 | Tsutomu Oosugi & Hercules Senga | 2 |
| Block A | Akebono Otani |
Corino Kanemura |
Fujita Sugawara |
Hidaka Sawa |
Sai Kakinuma |
Block B | Fudo Ueda |
Koshinaka Ohara |
Oosugi Senga |
Sato KAMIKAZE |
Tanaka Mochizuki |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akebono Otani |
X | Akebono Otani (13:31) | Akebono Otani (14:59) | Hidaka Sawa (18:26) | Akebono Otani (16:45) |
Fudo Ueda |
X | Koshinaka Ohara (16:29) | Fudo Ueda (11:38) | Sato KAMIKAZE (17:29) | Tanaka Mochizuki (12:51) |
| Corino Kanemura |
Akebono Otani (13:31) | X | Corino Kanemura (13:51) | Draw (17:52) | Sai Kakinuma (19:31) |
Koshinaka Ohara |
Koshinaka Ohara (16:29) | X | Oosugi Senga (11:58) | Draw (30:00) | Koshinaki Ohara (14:44) |
| Fujita Sugawara |
Akebono Otani (14:59) | Corino Kanemura (13:51) | X | Fujita Sugawara (13:18) | Fujita Sugawara (14:43) |
Oosugi Senga |
Fudo Ueda (11:38) | Oosugi Senga (11:58) | X | Sato KAMIKAZE (13:48) | Tanaka Mochizuki (13:26) |
| Hidaka Sawa |
Hidaka Sawa (18:26) | Draw (17:52) | Fujita Sugawara (14:26) | X | Hidaka Sawa (15:07) |
Sato KAMIKAZE |
Sato KAMIKAZE (17:29) | Draw (30:00) | Sato KAMIKAZE (13:48) | X | Tanaka Mochizuki (12:44) |
| Sai Kakinuma |
Akebono Otani (16:45) | Sai Kakinuma (19:31) | Fujita Sugawara (14:43) | Hidaka Sawa (15:07) | X | Tanaka Mochizuki |
Tanaka Mochizuki (12:51) | Koshinaki Ohara (14:44) | Tanaka Mochizuki (13:26) | Tanaka Mochizuki (12:44) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Akebono & Otani | Pin | ||
| B1 | Tanaka & Mochizuki | 17:34 | ||
2010
The 2010 Furinkazan featured two blocks of five and ran from December 11 through December 21. The tournament was contested for the vacant NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship.[2]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamikaze & Kohei Sato | 8 | Daisuke Sekimoto & Masato Tanaka | 7 |
| Akebono & Shinjiro Otani | 6 | Funaki & Yutaka Yoshie | 6 |
| Phil Davis & Sean Davis | 2 | Fujita Hayato & Ikuto Hidaka | 5 |
| Hikaru Sato and Munenori Sawa | 2 | Ryouji Sai & Shinsuke Watataka | 2 |
| Kintaro Kanemura and Takuya Sugawara | 2 | Dan Gorham aka Danny Miles & Yuzuru Saito | 0 |
| Block A | Akebono Otani |
P.Davis S.Davis |
Kamikaze K.Sato |
Kanemura Sugawara |
Sawa H.Sato |
Block B | Hayato Hidaka |
Funaki Yoshie |
Gorham Saito |
Sai Wakataka |
Sekimoto Tanaka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akebono Otani |
X | Akebono Otani (14:47) | Kamikaze K.Sato (16:00) | Akebono Otani (16:10) | Akebono Otani (18:32) |
Hayato Hidaka |
X | Funaki Yoshie (16:29) | Hayato Hidaka (16:20) | Hayato Hidaka (17:10) | Draw (30:00) |
| P.Davis S.Davis |
Akebono Otani (14:47) | X | Kamikaze K. Sato (15:49) | Kanemura Sugawara (9:58) | P.Davis S.Davis (12:11) |
Funaki Yoshie |
Funaki Yoshie (16:29) | X | Funaki Yoshie (13:11) | Funaki Yoshie (13:59) | Sekimoto Tanaka (9:42) |
| Kamikaze K.Sato |
Kamikaze K.Sato (16:00) | Kamikaze K. Sato (15:49) | X | Kamikaze K. Sato (15:42) | Kamikaze K.Sato (20:59) |
Gorham Saito |
Hayato Hidaka (16:20) | Funaki Yoshie (13:11) | X | Sai Wakataka (9:41) | Sekimoto Tanaka (15:28) |
| Kanemura Sugawara |
Akebono Otani (16:10) | Kanemura Sugawara (9:58) | Kamikaze K. Sato (15:42) | X | Sawa H.Sato (14:12) |
Sai Wakataka |
Hayato Hidaka (17:10) | Funaki Yoshie (13:59) | Sai Wakataka (9:41) | X | Sekimoto Tanaka (14:35) |
| Sawa H.Sato |
Akebono Otani (18:32) | P.Davis S.Davis (12:11) | Kamikaze K.Sato (20:59) | Sawa H.Sato (14:12) | X | Sekimoto Tanaka |
Draw (30:00) | Sekimoto Tanaka (9:42) | Sekimoto Tanaka (15:28) | Sekimoto Tanaka (14:35) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Kamikaze & K.Sato | Pin | ||
| B1 | Sekimoto & Tanaka | 18:52 | ||
2011
The 2011 Furinkazan featured two blocks of five and ran from December 8 through December 18.[3]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinjiro Otani & Yoshikazu Yokoyama | 6 | Fujita Hayato & Masato Tanaka | 7 |
| Raideen & Ryouji Sai | 5 | Kamikaze & Kohei Sato | 5 |
| Ikuto Hidaka & Takafumi Ito | 4 | Akebono & Daichi Hashimoto | 4 |
| Takuya Sugawara & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi | 3 | Schwarz & Weiss | 2 |
| Brother & Buffa | 2 | Mineo Fujita and Shito Ueda | 2 |
| Block A | Brother Buffa |
Hidaka Ito |
Raideen Sai |
Otani Yokoyama |
Sugawara Kikuchi |
Block B | Akebono Hashimoto |
Hayato Tanaka |
Kamikaze Sato |
Fujita Ueda |
Schwarz Weiss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brother Buffa |
X | Hidaka Ito (13:41) | Raideen Sai (13:38) | Otani Yokoyama (12:13) | Brother Buffa (8:16) |
Akebono Hashimoto |
X | Hayato Tanaka (8:03) | Akebono Hashimoto (18:41) | Fujita Ueda (11:12) | Akebono Hashimoto (15:15) |
| Hidaka Ito |
Hidaka Ito (13:41) | X | Raideen Sai (15:42) | Hidaka Ito (26:10) | Sugawara Kikuchi (16:49) |
Hayato Tanaka |
Hayato Tanaka (8:03) | X | Draw (30:00) | Hayato Tanaka (14:25) | Hayato Tanaka (16:48) |
| Raideen Sai |
Raideen Sai (13:38) | Raideen Sai (15:42) | X | Otani Yokoyama (16:29) | Draw (30:00) |
Kamikaze Sato |
Akebono Hashimoto (18:41) | Draw (30:00) | X | Kamikaze Sato (17:10) | Kamikaze Sato (13:21) |
| Otani Yokoyama |
Otani Yokoyama (12:13) | Hidaka Ito (26:10) | Otani Yokoyama (16:29) | X | Otani Yokoyama (16:18) |
Fujita Ueda |
Fujita Ueda (11:12) | Hayato Tanaka (14:25) | Kamikaze Sato (17:10) | X | Schwarz Weiss (13:30) |
| Sugawara Kikuchi |
Brother Buffa (8:16) | Sugawara Kikuchi (16:49) | Draw (30:00) | Otani Yokoyama (16:18) | X | Schwarz Weiss |
Akebono Hashimoto (15:15) | Hayato Tanaka (16:48) | Kamikaze Sato (13:21) | Schwarz Weiss (13:30) | X |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Otani & Yokoyama | Pin | ||
| B1 | Hayato & Tanaka | 23:21 | ||
2012
The 2012 Furinkazan was held from December 13 through December 15. For the first time, the tournament was held in a single-elimination format. James Raideen and Zeus won the tournament, defeating Shito Ueda and Yusaku Obata in the finals.[4]
2013
The 2013 Furinkazan was held from December 1 through December 17. For the second year in a row, the tournament was held in a single-elimination format. Daemon Ueda and Yusaku Obata defeated James Raideen and Tama Williams in the finals to win the tournament.
2014
The 2014 Furinkazan was held from December 11 through December 24. For the third year in a row, the tournament was held in a single-elimination format. Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura defeated Shinjiro Otani and Yoshikazu Yokoyama in the finals to win the tournament.
See also
- World's Strongest Tag Determination League
- G1 Tag League
- Professional wrestling in Japan
References
- ↑ "Furinkazan 2009". Pro Wrestling ZERO1. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ↑ "Furinkazan 2010". Pro Wrestling ZERO1. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ↑ "Pro-Wrestling Zero1 - "Furinkazan 2011"" (in German). Purolove. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ↑ "Pro-Wrestling Zero1 - "Furinkazan 2012"" (in German). Purolove. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
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