Wrestle-1 Grand Prix was a professional wrestling tournament run by the Wrestle-1 promotion in Japan. It was inaugurated in 2015.

The tournament takes its name from a similar tournament done by the Wrestle-1 joint venture cards in 2005; however that tournament never finished, as the promotion broke up in October 2 of that year, before the semifinals could take place.

Results

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List of winners

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2015

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The 2015 Wrestle-1 Grand Prix, was held from held from August 2 to August 30. The tournament featured 21-man single-elimination tournament The first two rounds were held on individual nights, with round one and The winner of the tournament get a shot for The Wrestle-1 Championship.[1]

First round
(August 2)
Second round
(August 2)
Quarter-finals
(August 8)
Semi-finals
(August 30)
Final
(August 30)
Kazma SakamotoBye
Kazma SakamotoPin
Kazma SakamotoPin
Jay Freddie6:26
Kaz Hayashi10:15
Hiroshi YamatoPin
AkiraPinKaz Hayashi14:20
Kazma SakamotoPin
Kaz Hayashi8:13
Shuji Kondo10:44
MazadaPin
MazadaPinShuji Kondo13:05
Shuji KondoPin
Hiroki Murase8:43
Minoru Tanaka23:34
Minoru TanakaBye
Minoru TanakaSub
Shuji KondoPin
Andy Wu9:00
Manabu Soya20:42
KaiPin
Yasufumi NakanouePinJiro Kuroshio16:43
Jiro KuroshioPin
Jiro Kuroshio13:51
Tajiri16:13
TajiriPin
Masayuki KonoPinKoji Doi8:22
Jiro KuroshioPin
Koji Doi6:05
Manabu Soya13:22
Manabu SoyaPin
KumagoroPinRyota Hama5:30
Manabu SoyaSub
Ryota Hama1:38
Shotaro Ashino11:08
Shotaro AshinoBye
Shotaro AshinoPin
Nosawa Rongai7:52

2016

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The 2016 Wrestle-1 Grand Prix is scheduled to take place between June 15 and July 1.[2][3]

First round
(June 15)
Second round
(June 18, 26)
Semifinals
(July 1)
Final
(July 1)
        
Manabu Soya Pin
Kazma Sakamoto 23:10
Manabu Soya Pin
Daiki Inaba 12:31
Hiroki Murase Sub
Daiki Inaba 6:49
Manabu Soya TKO
Shotaro Ashino 0:27
Shotaro Ashino Sub
Jiro Kuroshio 11:56
Shotaro Ashino Sub
Akira 10:09
Koji Doi Pin
Akira 9:41
Manabu Soya Pin
Yuji Hino 15:00
Yuji Hino Pin
Ryota Hama 10:49
Yuji Hino Pin
Yasufumi Nakanoue 9:14
Yasufumi Nakanoue Pin
Kumagoro 5:20
Yuji Hino Pin
Kaz Hayashi 5:16
Kaz Hayashi Pin
Minoru Tanaka 3:05
Kaz Hayashi Pin
Masayuki Kono 8:09
Masayuki Kono Pin
Seiki Yoshioka 8:02

2017

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The 2017 Wrestle-1 Grand Prix took place on July 12.[4][5]

First round Semifinals Final
         
Masayuki Kono Pin
Daiki Inaba 3:44
Masayuki Kono Sub
Takanori Ito 4:49
Shuji Kondo Pin
Takanori Ito 6:05
Masayuki Kono Pin
Jiro Kuroshio 15:30
Manabu Soya Pin
Kumagoro 6:15
Manabu Soya Pin
Jiro Kuroshio 7:41
Jiro Kuroshio Pin
Koji Doi 6:01

2018

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The 2018 Wrestle-1 Grand Prix took place on July 1 and July 18.[6]

First round Semifinals Final
         
Kuma Arashi Pin
Takanori Ito 11:07
Kuma Arashi Sub
Koji Doi 7:03
Shuji Kondo Pin
Koji Doi 11:07
Koji Doi Pin
Shotaro Ashino 21:30
Shotaro Ashino Pin
Kaz Hayashi 11:57
Shotaro Ashino Pin
Jiro Kuroshio 14:04
Jiro Kuroshio Pin
Masayuki Kono 13:24

2019

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The 2019 Wrestle-1 Grand Prix took place on June 2 and July 2.[7]

First round Semifinals Final
         
Kuma Arashi Pin
Pegaso Illuminar 8:05
Kuma Arashi Sub
Daiki Inaba 11:39
Masayuki Kono Sub
Daiki Inaba 9:32
Daiki Inaba Sub
Shotaro Ashino 22:05
Shotaro Ashino Sub
Seigo Tachibana 15:35
Shotaro Ashino Sub
Koji Doi 14:37
Koji Doi Pin
Manabu Soya 16:07

See also

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References

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[8][9] [10] [11][12] [13][14] [15][16][17][18]

  1. ^ Dark Angel (August 31, 2015). "W-1: Results "Flashing Summer 2015" - 30/08/2015 - Manabu Soya wins the "Wrestle-1 Grand Prix"". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "WRESTLE-1 GRAND PRIX 2016" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  3. ^ Dark Angel (June 27, 2016). "W-1: Results "Wrestle-1 Tour 2016 Outbreak - Grand Prix 2016" - 26/06/2016 - Semifinals list". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2017 SYMBOL" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  5. ^ Dark Angel (July 6, 2017). "W-1: Complete poster for "W-1 Grand Prix 2017"". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Dark Angel (July 9, 2018). "W-1: "Wrestle-1 Tour 2018" Starts the W-1 Grand Prix". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Sarpracione, Mathew (July 5, 2019). "#AndNew: Daiki Inaba Wins Wrestle-1 Grand Prix 2019!". prowrestlingpost.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "W-1 Official Website". W-1.co.jp. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
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  14. ^ "W-1 Official Website". W-1.co.jp. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  15. ^ "Wrestle-1 has announced its Tournament The "WRESTLE-1 GRAND PRIX 2015" | Indian Pro Wrestling base". Wrestling.org.in. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  16. ^ "W-1: Cartel completo para "Flashing Summer – Wrestle-1 Grand Prix" – 02/08/2015". Superluchas. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  17. ^ "W-1: Keiji Mutoh presenta el "Wrestle-1 Grand Prix 2015"". Superluchas. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  18. ^ "Puroresu Spirit ~ Keeping the Spirit Alive : [WRESTLE-1 News] Keiji Mutoh held a press". Keepingthespiritalive.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
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