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The Differ Cup is a biennial, cross-promotional professional wrestling tournament in Japan, contested among several teams of junior heavyweight tag teams, each typically representing a particular promotion. It was first held in 2003, and has since been held in 2005 and 2007. Since the founding of the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance in 2006, the Differ Cup has been considered a production of the GPWA, with several member promotions participating.
The tournament, featuring 8 teams, is held over two nights at the Tokyo Differ Ariake, which the name derives from. The quarterfinals and semifinals are held on the first night, with the finals and third place matches, as well as several non-tournament bouts, contested on the second.
Contents
Results
List of winners
- 2003: Último Dragón and Yossino (Toryumon Japan)
- 2005: Kenta and Naomichi Marufuji (Noah)
- 2007: Madoka and Kengo Mashimo (K-Dojo)
2003
The 2003 Differ Cup was held on February 8 and February 9. It involved the following teams:
- KUDO and MIKAMI (DDT)
- Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Chocoball Mukai (WEW)
- Yoshihito Sasaki and Tatsuhito Takaiwa (Zero1-Max)
- Masao Orihara and Ikuto Hidaka (Michinoku Pro)
- Kenta and Kotaro Suzuki (Pro Wrestling Noah)
- The Great Takeru and Kappa Kozou (IWA Japan)
- Último Dragón and Yossino (Toryumon Japan)
- Jun Kasai and Gran Naniwa (freelance)
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final KUDO and MIKAMI Pin Kuroda and Mukai 18:11 KUDO and MIKAMI Pin Sasaki and Takaiwa 15:21 Hidaka and Orihara Pin Sasaki and Takaiwa 16:31 Sasaki and Takaiwa Sub Dragon and Yossino 20:27 Kenta and Suzuki Pin Kozou and Takeru 20:44 Kenta and Suzuki Sub Third place Dragon and Yossino 11:49 Kasai and Naniwa Sub KUDO and MIKAMI Pin Dragón and Yossino 15:47 Kenta and Suzuki 24:52 2005
The 2005 Differ Cup was held on May 7 and May 8. The winners, Kenta and Naomichi Marufuji, were also the GHC Junior Heavyweight Champions; their opponents in the finals, Minoru Fujita and Ikuto Hidaka, were the ZERO1-MAX International Lightweight Tag Team Champions. The following teams were involved:
- Tiger Emperor and Super Shisa (freelance)
- Takehiro Murahama and Katsuhiko Nakajima (freelance)
- Minoru Fujita and Ikuto Hidaka (Zero1-Max)
- Taka Michinoku and PSYCHO (K-DOJO)
- Kenta and Naomichi Marufuji (Noah)
- Ibushi Kota and KUDO (DDT)
- Kaz Hayashi and Leonardo Spanky (freelance)
- GENTARO and Takashi Sasaki (freelance)
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Emperor and Shisa Pin Murahama and Nakajima 16:54 Emperor and Shisa Pin Fujita and Hidaka 11:29 Fujita and Hidaka Pin TAKA and PSYCHO 11:52 Fujita and Hidaka Pin Kenta and Marufuji 35:24 Kenta and Marufuji Pin Ibushi and KUDO 15:44 Kenta and Marufuji Pin Third place Hayashi and Spanky 19:12 Hayashi and Spanky Pin Emperor and Shisa Pin GENTARO and Takashi Sasaki 15:26 Hayashi and Spanky 18:44 2007
The third incarnation of the Differ Cup was held on May 5 and May 6. The event featured the following teams:
- Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Ippei Ota (NOAH)
- Madoka and Kengo Mashimo (K-DOJO)
- HARASHIMA and Ibushi Kota (DDT)
- Manabu Hara and Katsumi Usuda (BML)
- Kagetora and Banana Senga (El Dorado)
- Ikuto Hidaka and Osamu Namiguchi (Zero1-Max)
- Keizo Matsuda and Kappa Kozou (IWA Japan)
- Black Emperor and Pentagon Viper (GPWA)
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Kanemaru and Ota Pin Hidaka and Namiguchi 18:48 Hidaka and Namiguchi Pin Madoka and Mashimo 17:59 Madoka and Mashimo Pin Emperor and Viper 16:21 Madoka and Mashimo Pin HARASHIMA and Ibushi 26:16 HARASHIMA and Ibushi 16:46 Hara and Usuda Stop HARASHIMA and Ibushi Pin Third place KAGETORA and Senga 12:13 Kagetora and Senga Pin Hidaka and Namiguchi Pin Matsuda and Kozou 9:00 KAGETORA and Senga 13:28 External links
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