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held by

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since 2021. The first edition, announced at Survive the Revolution Vol. 11 on October 26, 2021, was meant to feature wrestlers who had a connection to Tenryu Project founder

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. Though it is held every year in November, the first three editions were numbered instead of being referred to by year (e.g. the first edition was titled ).

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is the inaugural winner of the tournament.

Tournaments

Results

2021

The first edition of the Ryūkon Cup featured 11 wrestlers each representing their respective home promotion as well as five freelancers for a total of 16 participants. Ryoma Tsukamoto of

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was originally scheduled to enter the tournament, but after he suffered an injury on November 11, he had to be replaced by

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. The tournament ran for two days; the first round played out on November 14, at Survive the Revolution Vol. 12, then the remaining matches were held the next day at Survive the Revolution Vol. 13. Representing Total Triumph Team Pro-Wrestling (TTT),

defeated Professional Wrestling Wallabee's

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in the finals of the tournament to become the first Ryūkon Cup winner.

2022

The second Ryūkon Cup ran between November 12 and 13, and featured 16 participants. Previous year finalist

defeated

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in the finals to become the winner of the second Ryūkon Cup.

2023

The third Ryūkon Cup ran between November 6 and 19, and featured 16 participants. The two halves of the bracket were designated as A Block and B Block. The entire A Block played out on November 6 at

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, B Block played out on November 11 at Azalea Taisho in

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, and the final was held on November 19 in

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. Kengo defeated

in the final to become the winner of the third Ryūkon Cup.

2024

The fourth Ryūkon Cup ran between November 15 and 23, and featured 24 participants with 8 receiving a bye to round 2. The matches were announced on October 20.

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defeated

in the final to win the tournament.

Notes

References

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