With it's ninth pick,
Team Kayfabe is going to play a little loose with the rules (because if you're not cheating, you're not trying), in the
Pay Per View category, one of the best cards of all time,
The inaugural Super J Cup tournament. Just check out the amazing roster!
Super J Cup 1994 was a
professional wrestling tournament hosted by
New Japan Pro Wrestling on April 16, 1994 in
Tokyo,
Japan.
[1][2] The tournament utilized wrestlers from various
promotions to compete in it, in an invitational style. This was critical for promoting young, new wrestlers, as well as getting less-prominent promotions recognized by the public more. The promotions involved were: New Japan,
Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling,
Wrestle Association R,
Michinoku Pro,
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, and Social Progress Wrestling Federation.
This was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds.
Wild Pegasus and Great Sasuke had byes to the quarterfinals.
[1]
Notes
Dave Meltzer named this the best major wrestling event in 1994, due to its meaning to the industry, the rise of young stars, and its match quality. Meltzer rated the finals a five-star match. He also gave Liger vs. Sasuke a four-and-three-quarter star rating.
Pegasus, Liger, Samurai, Malenko, Otani, and Black Tiger were New Japan representatives. Delfin, Michinoku, and Sasuke represented Michinoku Pro. Fuji and Hayabusa were for FMW. Gedo and Motegi solely represented
Wrestle Association R and SPWF, respectively.
Delfin was the
NWA World Welterweight Champion in the tournament, and Motegi was the
WWC Junior Heavyweight Champion.
