Furinkazan (wrestling)
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The Furinkazan is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by Pro Wrestling Zero1. It was created in 2009.
It was preceded by the Passion Cup tag Tournament in 2008, which was won by Kohei Sato
and Ryouji Sai
.
The Furinkazan is held under a points system, with two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The team finishing atop the points standings are the winners. Matches in the Fuzinkazan have a 30-minute time limit.
& Shinjiro Otani, went on to challenge and defeat Munenori Sawa & Ikuto Hidaka
for NWA Intercontinental Tag Team titles.
It was preceded by the Passion Cup tag Tournament in 2008, which was won by Kohei Sato
Kohei Sato
is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted with Pro Wrestling ZERO1. Sato is also a former mixed martial artist.-In wrestling:*Finishing moves*Briging German suplex*Cross Armbreaker*Pole Star *Signature moves...
and Ryouji Sai
Ryouji Sai
is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted to Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former two-time World Heavyweight Champion.-Career:...
.
The Furinkazan is held under a points system, with two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The team finishing atop the points standings are the winners. Matches in the Fuzinkazan have a 30-minute time limit.
2009
The 2009 Furinkazan features two blocks of five and ran from December 9 through December 19. Winner, AkebonoAkebono Taro
is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...
& Shinjiro Otani, went on to challenge and defeat Munenori Sawa & Ikuto Hidaka
Ikuto Hidaka
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Pro Wrestling Zero1. Hidaka was the regular partner of Minoru Fujita, with whom he has held the Zero1-Max International Lightweight Tag Team and Intercontinental Tag Team Titles, making them the only team to do so...
for NWA Intercontinental Tag Team titles.
| Block A | | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Akebono Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990... & Shinjiro Otani |
6 !! Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in Japan and in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States where he was a one-time world champion, having won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once... & Masaaki Mochizuki Masaaki Mochizuki is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Dragon Gate, where he is the current Open the Dream Gate Champion in his second reign and the leader of the Junction Three stable... |
6 | |
| Ikuto Hidaka Ikuto Hidaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Pro Wrestling Zero1. Hidaka was the regular partner of Minoru Fujita, with whom he has held the Zero1-Max International Lightweight Tag Team and Intercontinental Tag Team Titles, making them the only team to do so... & Munenori Sawa |
5 !! Kohei Sato Kohei Sato is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted with Pro Wrestling ZERO1. Sato is also a former mixed martial artist.-In wrestling:*Finishing moves*Briging German suplex*Cross Armbreaker*Pole Star *Signature moves... & KAMIKAZE |
5 | |
| "Mr. X" Minoru Fujita Minoru Fujita is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted to Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former AWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, having won a tournament final against Takuya Sugawara.-Career:... & "Mr. XX" Takuya Sugawara Takuya Sugawara is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and Dragon Gate.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate:He debuted in the 9th term of T2P as Henry III Sugawara, a Prince character. He joined with and eventually with Anthony W. Mori and Phillip J. Fukumasa, forming the Royal... |
4 !! Shiro Koshinaka Shiro Koshinaka is a Japanese professional wrestler who has competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Wrestle Association "R" during the 1980s and 1990s... & Hajime Ohara Hajime Ohara Hajime Ohara is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Smash. Ohara worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico for several years as part of his training mixing the Lucha Libre style of Mexico with the Japanese Puroresu style of wrestling.-Mexico:Hajime Ohara trained for... |
5 | |
| Steve Corino Steve Corino Steven Eugene "Steve" Corino is a Canadian professional wrestler, who currently works for Pro Wrestling Zero1, Ring of Honor and numerous other independent promotions. Corino is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and ECW World Heavyweight Champion.-Early years :Corino began wrestling in 1994... & Kintaro Kanemura Kouhiro Kanemura is a Zainichi-Korean professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . He is also known as W*ING Kanemura.He is best known for his death matches in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and Big Japan Pro Wrestling. He has also wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling... |
3 !! Rikiya Fudo & Shito Ueda | 2 | |
| Ryouji Sai Ryouji Sai is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted to Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former two-time World Heavyweight Champion.-Career:... & Kenta Kakinuma |
2 !! Tsutomu Oosugi & Hercules Senga | 2 | |
| Block A | Akebono Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990... Otani |
Corino Steve Corino Steven Eugene "Steve" Corino is a Canadian professional wrestler, who currently works for Pro Wrestling Zero1, Ring of Honor and numerous other independent promotions. Corino is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and ECW World Heavyweight Champion.-Early years :Corino began wrestling in 1994... Kanemura Kouhiro Kanemura is a Zainichi-Korean professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . He is also known as W*ING Kanemura.He is best known for his death matches in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and Big Japan Pro Wrestling. He has also wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling... |
Fujita Minoru Fujita is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted to Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former AWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, having won a tournament final against Takuya Sugawara.-Career:... Sugawara Takuya Sugawara is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and Dragon Gate.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate:He debuted in the 9th term of T2P as Henry III Sugawara, a Prince character. He joined with and eventually with Anthony W. Mori and Phillip J. Fukumasa, forming the Royal... |
Hidaka Ikuto Hidaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Pro Wrestling Zero1. Hidaka was the regular partner of Minoru Fujita, with whom he has held the Zero1-Max International Lightweight Tag Team and Intercontinental Tag Team Titles, making them the only team to do so... Sawa |
Sai Ryouji Sai is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted to Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former two-time World Heavyweight Champion.-Career:... Kakinuma |
Block B | Fudo Ueda |
Koshinaka Shiro Koshinaka is a Japanese professional wrestler who has competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Wrestle Association "R" during the 1980s and 1990s... Ohara Hajime Ohara Hajime Ohara is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Smash. Ohara worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico for several years as part of his training mixing the Lucha Libre style of Mexico with the Japanese Puroresu style of wrestling.-Mexico:Hajime Ohara trained for... |
Oosugi Senga |
Sato Kohei Sato is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted with Pro Wrestling ZERO1. Sato is also a former mixed martial artist.-In wrestling:*Finishing moves*Briging German suplex*Cross Armbreaker*Pole Star *Signature moves... KAMIKAZE |
Tanaka Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in Japan and in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States where he was a one-time world champion, having won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once... Mochizuki Masaaki Mochizuki is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Dragon Gate, where he is the current Open the Dream Gate Champion in his second reign and the leader of the Junction Three stable... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akebono Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990... Otani |
X | Akebono Otani (13:31) |
Akebono Otani (14:59) |
Hidaka Sawa (18:26) |
Akebono Otani (16:45) |
Fudo Ueda |
X | Koshinaka Ohara (16:29) |
Fudo Ueda (11:38) |
Sato KAMIKAZE (17:29) |
Tanaka Mochizuki (12:51) |
| Corino Steve Corino Steven Eugene "Steve" Corino is a Canadian professional wrestler, who currently works for Pro Wrestling Zero1, Ring of Honor and numerous other independent promotions. Corino is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and ECW World Heavyweight Champion.-Early years :Corino began wrestling in 1994... Kanemura Kouhiro Kanemura is a Zainichi-Korean professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . He is also known as W*ING Kanemura.He is best known for his death matches in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and Big Japan Pro Wrestling. He has also wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling... |
Akebono Otani (13:31) |
X | Corino Kanemura (13:51) |
Draw (17:52) |
Sai Kakinuma (19:31) |
Koshinaka Shiro Koshinaka is a Japanese professional wrestler who has competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Wrestle Association "R" during the 1980s and 1990s... Ohara |
Koshinaka Ohara (16:29) |
X | Oosugi Senga (11:58) |
Draw (30:00) |
Koshinaki Ohara (14:44) |
| Fujita Minoru Fujita is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted to Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former AWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, having won a tournament final against Takuya Sugawara.-Career:... Sugawara Takuya Sugawara is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and Dragon Gate.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate:He debuted in the 9th term of T2P as Henry III Sugawara, a Prince character. He joined with and eventually with Anthony W. Mori and Phillip J. Fukumasa, forming the Royal... |
Akebono Otani (14:59) |
Corino Kanemura (13:51) |
X | Fujita Sugawara (13:18) |
Fujita Sugawara (14:43) |
Oosugi Senga |
Fudo Ueda (11:38) |
Oosugi Senga (11:58) |
X | Sato KAMIKAZE (13:48) |
Tanaka Mochizuki (13:26) |
| Hidaka Ikuto Hidaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Pro Wrestling Zero1. Hidaka was the regular partner of Minoru Fujita, with whom he has held the Zero1-Max International Lightweight Tag Team and Intercontinental Tag Team Titles, making them the only team to do so... Sawa |
Hidaka Sawa (18:26) |
Draw (17:52) |
Fujita Sugawara (14:26) |
X | Hidaka Sawa (15:07) |
Sato Kohei Sato is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted with Pro Wrestling ZERO1. Sato is also a former mixed martial artist.-In wrestling:*Finishing moves*Briging German suplex*Cross Armbreaker*Pole Star *Signature moves... KAMIKAZE |
Sato KAMIKAZE (17:29) |
Draw (30:00) |
Sato KAMIKAZE (13:48) |
X | Tanaka Mochizuki (12:44) |
| Sai Ryouji Sai is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted to Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former two-time World Heavyweight Champion.-Career:... Kakinuma |
Akebono Otani (16:45) |
Sai Kakinuma (19:31) |
Fujita Sugawara (14:43) |
Hidaka Sawa (15:07) |
X | Tanaka Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in Japan and in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States where he was a one-time world champion, having won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once... Mochizuki Masaaki Mochizuki is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Dragon Gate, where he is the current Open the Dream Gate Champion in his second reign and the leader of the Junction Three stable... |
Tanaka Mochizuki (12:51) |
Koshinaki Ohara (14:44) |
Tanaka Mochizuki (13:26) |
Tanaka Mochizuki (12:44) |
X |
See also
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- Pro Wrestling ZERO1
- Professional wrestling in JapanProfessional wrestling in JapanPuroresu is the popular term for the predominant style or genre of professional wrestling that has developed in Japan. The term comes from the Japanese pronunciation of "professional wrestling" , which is shortened to puroresu . The term became popular among English-speaking fans due to Hisaharu...