| British J-Cup (2018) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |||
| Promotion | Revolution Pro Wrestling | ||
| Date | Night One: September 8, 2018 Night Two: September 9, 2018 | ||
| City | Manchester,England | ||
| Venue | Bowlers Exhibition Centre | ||
| Event chronology | |||
| |||
| British J-Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The2018 British J-Cup was the secondBritish J-Cupprofessional wrestling tournament produced byRevolution Pro Wrestling (RPW). It was a two-night event, which took place onSeptember 8, 2018 andSeptember 9, 2018 at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre inManchester,England.[1][2]
It was a sixteen-man tournament where competitors competed in singles matches during the first two rounds and the tournament final was afour-way elimination match.El Phantasmo won the tournament by defeatingKushida,Rich Swann andRocky Romero in the final.[3][4]
Along with Revolution Pro Wrestling, the tournament featured participants from various promotions such asThe Crash,Impact Wrestling andNew Japan Pro-Wrestling.
Kurtis Chapman suffered an injury, forcing him to withdraw from the tournament andKip Sabian replaced him in the tournament.
The 2018 British J-Cup started with a match betweenJushin Liger andKyle Fletcher. After avoiding amoonsault by Fletcher, Liger delivered aShotei and abrainbuster to Fletcher for the win.
Next,Bandido took onEl Phantasmo. Phantasmo got a near-fall after hitting a whirlybird neckbreaker and then delivered adiving senton and aspringboard moonsault for the win.
Next,Rocky Romero took onKip Sabian. Romero countered aninverted Death Valley driver by Sabian and hit anenzuigiri and arunning shiranui.
Next,Dean Allmark took onSho. Sho delivered aShock Arrow to Allmark for the win.
After the match, a non-tournament match took place, in whichMark Davis took onThe Great-O-Kharn. Davis got a near-fall after delivering aAlpamare Waterslide to O-Kharn, after which O-Kharn grabbed the referee to protect himself and delivered alow blow to Davis. O-Kharn then applied abow and arrow hold to weaken Davis and delivered anEliminator for the win.
Following that, the first round of the British J-Cup continued as theUndisputed British Cruiserweight ChampionDavid Starr took onTiger Mask. Starr pulled off Mask's hoodie and pinned him with aroll-up for the win.
Next,Kushida took onChris Ridgeway. Kushida blocked some kicks by Ridgeway and delivered anenzuigiri, aBuzzsaw Kick and aBack to the Future to Ridgeway for the win.
In the following contest,Ryusuke Taguchi took onYoh. Taguchi landed a series of hip attacks on Yoh until Yoh delivered anatomic drop that knocked out both competitors. Yoh then landed up on his feet and was awarded the win by beating the referee's count.
It was followed by the final match in the first round betweenFlamita andRich Swann. Swann countered amuscle buster by Flamita into agutbuster and then both men deliveredhandspring cutters to each other and then Swann followed by delivering a450° splash to Flamita from the middle rope for the win.
CCK (Chris Brookes andJonathan Gresham) took onRingkampf (Timothy Thatcher andWalter) in the main event. Brookes pinned Walter with a roll-up by grabbing his tights for the win.
The semifinals and finals were contested at the second night of the British J-Cup. The semifinal started with a match between Jushin Liger and El Phantasmo. After getting a near-fall after delivering aShotei and a brainbuster to Phantasmo, Liger attempted to deliver aLiger Bomb but Phantasmo countered it with asmall package and pinned Liger with it for the win.
Next, David Starr took on Kushida. Starr tried to hit Kushida with the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship title belt but the referee snatched the title belt from Starr, allowing Kushida to hit him with a punch and follow it up with aBack to the Future for the win.
It was followed by a six-man tag team match, in which CCK teamed with Chris Ridgeway to take on Dean Allmark, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask. Ridgeway made Allmark submit to therear naked choke for the win.
After that, the semifinals of the British J-Cup continued as Rich Swann took on Yoh. Swann delivered a 450° splash to Yoh for the win.
In the next semifinal match, Rocky Romero took on Sho. Sho tried to deliver aShock Arrow to Romero but Romero countered it and pinned Sho with ajackknife for the win.
After the semifinal matches ended,Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) took onMexaBlood (Bandido and Flamita). As Flamita tried to deliver a handspring cutter, Fletcher delivered aFidget Spinner to Flamita for the win.
Next,The Latin American Exchange (Ortiz and Santana) took on Ringkampf in the penultimate match. Timothy Thatcher and Walter simultaneously applied submission holds on their opponents as Thatcher applied aFujiwara armbar on Ortiz and Walter applied aBoston crab on Santana, forcing LAX to submit to both holds. As a result, Ringkampf won the match.
The final of the British J-Cup was a four-way elimination match between El Phantasmo, Kushida, Rich Swann and Rocky Romero. Kushida shoved off Romero as Romero tried to deliver a running shiranui to Kushida. Kushida then applied aHoverboard Lock on Romero until David Starr interfered in the match and hit Kushida with the British Cruiserweight Championship belt, allowing Romero to eliminate Kushida by pinning him with a roll-up. Phantasmo immediately hit Romero with asuperkick to eliminate him, leaving him and Swann as the final two competitors. Swann got a near-fall by delivering a 450° splash to Phantasmo. Phantasmo then delivered a superkick, a senton bomb, a moonsault and multiplediving splashes to pin Swann to win the 2018 British J-Cup.
Phantasmo received a British Cruiserweight Championship match against David Starr atLive at the Cockpit 35 but failed to win the title.[5] Phantasmo then received another opportunity against Starr in aladder match atEpic Encounter, which Phantasmo won to become the new champion.[6]
| No. | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jushin Liger defeatedKyle Fletcher | 2018British J-Cup tournament first round match |
| 2 | El Phantasmo defeatedBandido | 2018British J-Cup tournament first round match |
| 3 | Rocky Romero defeatedKip Sabian | 2018British J-Cup tournament first round match |
| 4 | Sho defeatedDean Allmark | 2018British J-Cup tournament first round match |
| 5 | The Great-O-Kharn (with Gideon Grey) defeatedMark Davis | Singles match |
| 6 | David Starr defeatedTiger Mask | 2018British J-Cup tournament first round match |
| 7 | Kushida defeatedChris Ridgeway | 2018British J-Cup tournament first round match |
| 8 | Yoh defeatedRyusuke Taguchi by count-out | 2018British J-Cup tournament first round match |
| 9 | Rich Swann defeatedFlamita | 2018British J-Cup tournament first round match |
| 10 | CCK (Chris Brookes andJonathan Gresham) defeatedRingkampf (Timothy Thatcher andWalter) | Tag team match |
| No. | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Phantasmo defeatedJushin Liger | 2018British J-Cup tournament semi-final round match |
| 2 | Kushida defeatedDavid Starr | 2018British J-Cup tournament semi-final round match |
| 3 | CCK (Chris Brookes andJonathan Gresham) andChris Ridgeway defeatedDean Allmark,Ryusuke Taguchi andTiger Mask | Six-man tag team match |
| 4 | Rich Swann defeatedYoh | 2018British J-Cup tournament semi-final round match |
| 5 | Rocky Romero defeatedSho | 2018British J-Cup tournament semi-final round match |
| 6 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher andMark Davis) defeatedMexaBlood (Bandido andFlamita) | Tag team match |
| 7 | Ringkampf (Timothy Thatcher andWalter) defeatedThe Latin American Exchange (Ortiz and Santana) | Tag team match |
| 8 | El Phantasmo defeatedKushida,Rich Swann andRocky Romero | Four-way elimination match in the 2018British J-Cup tournament final |
The tournament brackets were as following:[7][8]
| First Round | Semifinals | Finalists | Final | ||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | |||||||||||||||
| Kyle Fletcher | |||||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | |||||||||||||||
| El Phantasmo | |||||||||||||||
| Bandido | |||||||||||||||
| El Phantasmo | |||||||||||||||
| El Phantasmo | |||||||||||||||
| Rocky Romero | |||||||||||||||
| Kip Sabian | |||||||||||||||
| Rocky Romero | |||||||||||||||
| Rocky Romero | |||||||||||||||
| Sho | |||||||||||||||
| Dean Allmark | |||||||||||||||
| Sho | |||||||||||||||
| El Phantasmo Rocky Romero | |||||||||||||||
| Kushida Rich Swann | |||||||||||||||
| David Starr | |||||||||||||||
| Tiger Mask | |||||||||||||||
| David Starr | |||||||||||||||
| Kushida | |||||||||||||||
| Chris Ridgeway | |||||||||||||||
| Kushida | |||||||||||||||
| Kushida | |||||||||||||||
| Rich Swann | |||||||||||||||
| Ryusuke Taguchi | |||||||||||||||
| Yoh | |||||||||||||||
| Yoh | |||||||||||||||
| Rich Swann | |||||||||||||||
| Flamita | |||||||||||||||
| Rich Swann | |||||||||||||||