Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup Tournament
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The Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Tournament is an annual professional wrestling
memorial event produced by Steve Corino
's Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 (WORLD-1) promotion
, typically between July and September. It is held in honor of Japanese wrestler Shinya Hashimoto
, one of the most popular stars in Japan during the 1990s, who died of a brain aneurysm in Tokyo, Japan on July 11, 2005. It is the second Hashimoto memorial show following HUSTLE's Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament
in 2006. Officially sanctioned by Pro Wrestling Zero1, is the first and only Hashimoto memorial event ever held outside Japan.
Traditionally a standard 8-man single-elimination tournament, the wrestlers in the tournament are most often junior heavyweight
wrestlers from independent promotions
in the United States and other parts of the world. The tournament has been hosted by the New Jersey-based Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 since 2008 and has held 3 Hashimoto Memorial tournaments. In 2010, the tournament was renamed the Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup and held as a Puroresu-style round-robin tournament
. No wrestler has ever won the tournament twice, however, both Steve Corino and Ryan Sawyer are the only wrestlers to have participated in the event more than once.
as a joint project between their respective promotions, ZERO-ONE Fighting Athletes and 3K Wrestling Fighting Athletes (which would later combine with B4W Pro Wrestling to form Pro Wrestling WORLD-1) respectively, as memorial event for Japanese wrestler Shinya Hashimoto
. Both Hashimoto and Nakamura, though their ZERO1 promotion, assisted many young American wrestlers, including Corino, by bringing them to compete in Japan. Proposing a U.S.-based tournament for young independent wrestlers
from throughout the world to compete in his memory, the two were granted permission to hold the event by Hashimoto's widow. She later expressed interest in their son, Daichi Hashimoto, to someday participate in the tournament.
In 2010, the tournament was renamed to the Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup to signify the addition of the "Legacy Cup" formerly used by the defunct Premier Wrestling Federation. The tournament was also divided into a two-block system commonly used in Japanese wrestling tournaments. In this format the top two scorers in each block advance to the semi-finals, which is decided by a standard wrestling match. In the scoring for the round-robin portion, a win is worth two points, a draw is worth one, and a loss zero; all matches have a 15-minute time limit.
in Limerick, Pennsylvania. Wrestlers from several promotions, including 3K Wrestling Fighting Athletes, took part in the inaugural tournament including Jerry Lynn
, Ricky Landell
, Josh Daniels, Chuck "Guillotine" LeGrande, Jake Manning and King Kaluha. C.W. Anderson
was also scheduled to be on the card but was replaced by Steve Corino
at the last minute.
Ricky Reyes
won the tournament by winning two matches at the event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Josh Daniels in the opening round and, as the result of an unexpected time-limit draw between King Kaluha and Steve Corino, wrestled both Jerry Lynn and Ricky Landell in a Three-Way Dance to win the tournament. In addition to the tournament, several other matches were held at the event. On the undercard, Alex Balboa wrestled Are$
, acompanied by Allison Danger, a match which was won by Balboa. The WORLD-1 Premier Tag Team Championship was also defended for the first time, as The Inner Circle (Tommy Thunda and Vinnie Vertigo) successfully defended the championship in a Three-Way Dance against Team MackTion (Kirby Mack
and T.J. Mack
) and The Best Around (Bruce Maxwell and TJ Cannon).
)
Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision
. Wrestlers from eight promotions, including Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1, were represented at the tournament including All Action Wrestling Australia, B4W Fighting Athletes, Free Female Wrestling, Platinum Pro Wrestling, Survivor, Warriors of Wrestling, and World Xtreme Wrestling C4.
"Ruthless" Ryan Sawyer won the tournament by winning three matches at the event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Craven in the quarter-finals, Steve Corino
in the semi-finals and WORLD-1 North American Champion Alex Anthony in the final match by referee decision. At age 18, Sawyer became the youngest winner in the tournanent's history. Sawyer's victory over Corino, one of his two original trainers, signaled a major highlight in his career. His second trainer, Ricky Reyes
, had won the inagural tournament the previous year and, at the time, it was hinted a future match between the two in the near future.
(Langan Baseball Arena)
Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision
1. Instead of Anthony receiving a bye to the finals, WORLD-1 officials ordered the semi-finals to be decided in a three-way elimination match.
(2001) and Christopher Daniels
(2002). Wrestlers from six promotions, including Pro Wrestling WORLD-1, were represented at the tournament including ACE Pro Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling
, Pro Wrestling Zero1, Ring of Honor
and Tri-State Wrestling Alliance.
Unlike the traditional 8-man single elimination tournament, the 2010 event was held as a Puroresu-style round-robin tournament with a points system similar to Champion Carnival or the Real World Tag League. The eight participants were split into two groups, A-Block and B-Block, with the winners of each meeting in a final match to determine the winner. Points were awarded under the following conditions:
The participants were separated into two separate blocks; Adam Cole
(CZW), Bobby Dempsey (ROH), Original Monster C (ZERO1) and Kid America (TWA) were in "Block A" and Ryan Sawyer (WORLD-1), Damian Dragon (WORLD-1), Sam Shields (ACE) and Super Sweet (WORLD-1) were in "Block B". The winners of each block, Adam Cole and Ryan Sawyer, faced each other in the tournament finals at the Knights of Columbus in Jackson, New Jersey on December 5, 2010. Cole, who was also then reigning WORLD-1 North American Champion, defeated Sawyer to win the tournament.
Professional wrestling
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memorial event produced by 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...
's Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 (WORLD-1) promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
, typically between July and September. It is held in honor of Japanese wrestler Shinya Hashimoto
Shinya Hashimoto
, was a Japanese professional wrestler. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the "Three Musketeers" that began competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the mid 1980s and dominated the promotion in the 1990s....
, one of the most popular stars in Japan during the 1990s, who died of a brain aneurysm in Tokyo, Japan on July 11, 2005. It is the second Hashimoto memorial show following HUSTLE's Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament
Hustle King Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament
The Hustle King Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament was a professional wrestling memorial event produced by the HUSTLE promotion, which took place from July 9 to July 11, 2006 at the Pacifico Yokohama Kokuritsu Hall in Kanagawa and Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan...
in 2006. Officially sanctioned by Pro Wrestling Zero1, is the first and only Hashimoto memorial event ever held outside Japan.
Traditionally a standard 8-man single-elimination tournament, the wrestlers in the tournament are most often junior heavyweight
Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a cruiserweight is a wrestler weighing 220 lb and less, sometimes 215. The older term junior heavyweight, which was used to describe the division, is more favored in Japan, where many titles for lighter-weight competitors are called junior heavyweight titles...
wrestlers from independent promotions
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
in the United States and other parts of the world. The tournament has been hosted by the New Jersey-based Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 since 2008 and has held 3 Hashimoto Memorial tournaments. In 2010, the tournament was renamed the Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup and held as a Puroresu-style round-robin tournament
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
. No wrestler has ever won the tournament twice, however, both Steve Corino and Ryan Sawyer are the only wrestlers to have participated in the event more than once.
History and format
The tournament was conceived in early-2008 by Japanese promoter Yoshiyuki Nakamura and American wrestler Steve CorinoSteve 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...
as a joint project between their respective promotions, ZERO-ONE Fighting Athletes and 3K Wrestling Fighting Athletes (which would later combine with B4W Pro Wrestling to form Pro Wrestling WORLD-1) respectively, as memorial event for Japanese wrestler Shinya Hashimoto
Shinya Hashimoto
, was a Japanese professional wrestler. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the "Three Musketeers" that began competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the mid 1980s and dominated the promotion in the 1990s....
. Both Hashimoto and Nakamura, though their ZERO1 promotion, assisted many young American wrestlers, including Corino, by bringing them to compete in Japan. Proposing a U.S.-based tournament for young independent wrestlers
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
from throughout the world to compete in his memory, the two were granted permission to hold the event by Hashimoto's widow. She later expressed interest in their son, Daichi Hashimoto, to someday participate in the tournament.
In 2010, the tournament was renamed to the Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup to signify the addition of the "Legacy Cup" formerly used by the defunct Premier Wrestling Federation. The tournament was also divided into a two-block system commonly used in Japanese wrestling tournaments. In this format the top two scorers in each block advance to the semi-finals, which is decided by a standard wrestling match. In the scoring for the round-robin portion, a win is worth two points, a draw is worth one, and a loss zero; all matches have a 15-minute time limit.
Tournament winners
| Tournament | Year | Winner | Total won | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ricky Reyes Ricky Reyes Ricky Reyes is a Cuban professional wrestler. Known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and various other independent promotions, he is currently primarily working for the World Wrestling Council.... |
1 | ||
| 2009 | Ryan Sawyer | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Adam Cole Adam Cole Austin Jenkins is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Adam Cole. He competes for several independent promotions, including Combat Zone Wrestling, Maryland Championship Wrestling, Northeast Wrestling and Ring of Honor.... |
1 |
2008
The 2008 Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Tournament was an 8-man single elimination tournament held on July 11, 2008, at Gold's GymGold's Gym
Gold's Gym International, Inc. is an international chain of co-ed fitness centers originally started in California by Joe Gold. Each gym features a wide array of exercise equipment, group exercise classes and personal trainers to assist clients...
in Limerick, Pennsylvania. Wrestlers from several promotions, including 3K Wrestling Fighting Athletes, took part in the inaugural tournament including Jerry Lynn
Jerry Lynn
Jeremy "Jerry" Lynn is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
, Ricky Landell
Ricky Landell
Ricky Landell is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for competing in various independent promotions, the most notable being Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX / Pro Wrestling Zero1 and AWA Superstars of Wrestling / Wrestling Superstars Live.-Debut :After training under...
, Josh Daniels, Chuck "Guillotine" LeGrande, Jake Manning and King Kaluha. C.W. Anderson
C.W. Anderson
Chris Wright is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name, C.W. Anderson. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling.-Early life:...
was also scheduled to be on the card but was replaced by 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...
at the last minute.
Ricky Reyes
Ricky Reyes
Ricky Reyes is a Cuban professional wrestler. Known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and various other independent promotions, he is currently primarily working for the World Wrestling Council....
won the tournament by winning two matches at the event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Josh Daniels in the opening round and, as the result of an unexpected time-limit draw between King Kaluha and Steve Corino, wrestled both Jerry Lynn and Ricky Landell in a Three-Way Dance to win the tournament. In addition to the tournament, several other matches were held at the event. On the undercard, Alex Balboa wrestled Are$
Marco Jaggi
Marco Jaggi is a Swiss professional wrestler and wrestling trainer, known by his ring name Ares , who primarily competes in European and American independent promotions. For much of his career, Jaggi teamed with Claudio Castagnoli and Marc Roudin as part of Swiss Money Holding...
, acompanied by Allison Danger, a match which was won by Balboa. The WORLD-1 Premier Tag Team Championship was also defended for the first time, as The Inner Circle (Tommy Thunda and Vinnie Vertigo) successfully defended the championship in a Three-Way Dance against Team MackTion (Kirby Mack
Kirby Mack
Kirby Mack is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles on the independent circuit. He has also wrestled for mainstream promotions such as World Wrestling Entertainment, Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
and T.J. Mack
T.J. Mack
T.J. Mack , is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for Wrestling Superstars Live and various other independent promotions. He has also wrestled for mainstream promotions such as World Wrestling Entertainment, Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
) and The Best Around (Bruce Maxwell and TJ Cannon).
Results
July 11, 2008 in Limerick, Pennsylvania (Gold's GymGold's Gym
Gold's Gym International, Inc. is an international chain of co-ed fitness centers originally started in California by Joe Gold. Each gym features a wide array of exercise equipment, group exercise classes and personal trainers to assist clients...
)
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Reyes Ricky Reyes Ricky Reyes is a Cuban professional wrestler. Known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and various other independent promotions, he is currently primarily working for the World Wrestling Council.... defeated Josh Daniels |
First Round Tournament match | 12:41 |
| 2 | Ricky Landell Ricky Landell Ricky Landell is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for competing in various independent promotions, the most notable being Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX / Pro Wrestling Zero1 and AWA Superstars of Wrestling / Wrestling Superstars Live.-Debut :After training under... defeated Chuck LeGrande by TKO |
6:27 | |
| 3 | Jerry Lynn Jerry Lynn Jeremy "Jerry" Lynn is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .... defeated Jake Manning |
7:43 | |
| 4 | King Kaluha and 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... wrestled to a time-limit draw |
15:00 | |
| 5 | The Inner Circle (Tommy Thunda and Vinnie Vertigo) (c) defeated Team MackTion (Kirby Mack Kirby Mack Kirby Mack is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles on the independent circuit. He has also wrestled for mainstream promotions such as World Wrestling Entertainment, Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.... and T.J. Mack T.J. Mack T.J. Mack , is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for Wrestling Superstars Live and various other independent promotions. He has also wrestled for mainstream promotions such as World Wrestling Entertainment, Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... ) and The Best Around (Bruce Maxwell and TJ Cannon) |
Three-Way Tag Team match for the WORLD-1 Premier Tag Team Championship | 15:29 |
| 6 | Alex Balboa defeated Are$ Marco Jaggi Marco Jaggi is a Swiss professional wrestler and wrestling trainer, known by his ring name Ares , who primarily competes in European and American independent promotions. For much of his career, Jaggi teamed with Claudio Castagnoli and Marc Roudin as part of Swiss Money Holding... (with Allison Danger) |
Singles match | 7:23 |
| 7 | Kevin Payne, Kid America and Ryan Sawyer defeated The Axis Of Evil (Chemical Khan, Greg Spitz and The Monster C) | Six-Man Tag Team match | 10:08 |
| 8 | Ricky Reyes defeated Jerry Lynn and Ricky Landell | Finals match | 10:31 |
Tournament brackets
The tournament took place on July 11, 2008. The tournament brackets were:Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision
Finals
1. Instead of Lynn receiving a bye to the finals, WORLD-1 officials ordered the tournament to be decided among the three remaining participants in a final three-way elimination match. Lynn eliminated Ricky Landell (7:44) and Ricky Reyes eliminated Lynn.2009
The 2009 Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Tournament was an 8-man single elimination tournament held on August 28, 2009, at the Langan Baseball Arena in Morganville, New JerseyMorganville, New Jersey
Morganville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Marlboro Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 5,040.Morganville has its own post office, with a ZIP code of 07751....
. Wrestlers from eight promotions, including Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1, were represented at the tournament including All Action Wrestling Australia, B4W Fighting Athletes, Free Female Wrestling, Platinum Pro Wrestling, Survivor, Warriors of Wrestling, and World Xtreme Wrestling C4.
"Ruthless" Ryan Sawyer won the tournament by winning three matches at the event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Craven in the quarter-finals, 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...
in the semi-finals and WORLD-1 North American Champion Alex Anthony in the final match by referee decision. At age 18, Sawyer became the youngest winner in the tournanent's history. Sawyer's victory over Corino, one of his two original trainers, signaled a major highlight in his career. His second trainer, Ricky Reyes
Ricky Reyes
Ricky Reyes is a Cuban professional wrestler. Known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and various other independent promotions, he is currently primarily working for the World Wrestling Council....
, had won the inagural tournament the previous year and, at the time, it was hinted a future match between the two in the near future.
Results
August 28, 2009 in Morganville, New JerseyMorganville, New Jersey
Morganville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Marlboro Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 5,040.Morganville has its own post office, with a ZIP code of 07751....
(Langan Baseball Arena)
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Anthony (B4W) defeated Havoc (WXW C4) | Quarter-Final Tournament match | 8:57 |
| 2 | Erico (PPW) and Sean Haze (FREE) wrestled to a time-limit draw | 15:00 | |
| 3 | 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... (Survivor) defeated Damian Dragon (WOW) |
10:02 | |
| 4 | Ryan Sawyer (3KWrestling) defeated Craven (AAW Australia) | 7:45 | |
| 5 | Foxxy Foxx and Reiko DMF defeated Roxie Cotton and Super Sweet | Mixed tag team match | 8:12 |
| 6 | Alex Anthony defeated Erico and Sean Haze | Semi-Final Tournament match | 12:39 |
| 7 | Ryan Sawyer defeated Steve Corino by disqualification | 6:22 | |
| 8 | Chris Rockwell and Tommy Thunda (c) defeated GPS and The Beast | Tag Team match for the WORLD-1 Tag Team Championship | 11:11 |
| 9 | Ryan Sawyer defeated Alex Anthony by referee decision | Tournament Finals match | 8:51 |
Tournament brackets
The tournament took place on August 28, 2009. The tournament brackets were:Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision
1. Instead of Anthony receiving a bye to the finals, WORLD-1 officials ordered the semi-finals to be decided in a three-way elimination match.
2010
The 2010 Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup was a two-block, 8-man tournament held between September 12 and December 5, 2010, at the Knights of Columbus in Jackson, New Jersey. The name change was to reflect the revival of the Premier Wrestling Federation "Legacy Cup" previously won by Johnny KashmereJohnny Kashmere
Johnny Kashmere is an American professional wrestler, best known as one half of The Backseat Boyz, along with the late Trent Acid...
(2001) and Christopher Daniels
Christopher Daniels
Daniel Christopher Covell is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He is also known for performing under the ring name Curry Man. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , while also...
(2002). Wrestlers from six promotions, including Pro Wrestling WORLD-1, were represented at the tournament including ACE Pro Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling
Combat Zone Wrestling
Combat Zone Wrestling is a independent wrestling promotion. In 1999, John Zandig and four of his students, Ric Blade, Lobo, Nick Gage and Justice Pain began to run backyard wrestling shows in New Jersey and Delaware, showcasing a brand of hardcore wrestling dubbed as "ultraviolence"...
, Pro Wrestling Zero1, Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
and Tri-State Wrestling Alliance.
Unlike the traditional 8-man single elimination tournament, the 2010 event was held as a Puroresu-style round-robin tournament with a points system similar to Champion Carnival or the Real World Tag League. The eight participants were split into two groups, A-Block and B-Block, with the winners of each meeting in a final match to determine the winner. Points were awarded under the following conditions:
- Two points were awarded for each win by pinfall or submission.
- One point were awarded for a draw, double-countout, or double-disqualification.
- Zero points for a loss.
The participants were separated into two separate blocks; Adam Cole
Adam Cole
Austin Jenkins is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Adam Cole. He competes for several independent promotions, including Combat Zone Wrestling, Maryland Championship Wrestling, Northeast Wrestling and Ring of Honor....
(CZW), Bobby Dempsey (ROH), Original Monster C (ZERO1) and Kid America (TWA) were in "Block A" and Ryan Sawyer (WORLD-1), Damian Dragon (WORLD-1), Sam Shields (ACE) and Super Sweet (WORLD-1) were in "Block B". The winners of each block, Adam Cole and Ryan Sawyer, faced each other in the tournament finals at the Knights of Columbus in Jackson, New Jersey on December 5, 2010. Cole, who was also then reigning WORLD-1 North American Champion, defeated Sawyer to win the tournament.
Results (Day 1)
September 12, 2010 in Jackson, New Jersey (Knights of Columbus)| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Funky Fresh Boyz (K-Fresh and K-Funk) defeated Bobby Shields and Rapid Fire Maldonado (with Big Sal and Rob Dimension) | Tag Team match | 12:12 |
| 2 | Original Monster C (ZERO1) [2] defeated Adam Cole Adam Cole Austin Jenkins is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Adam Cole. He competes for several independent promotions, including Combat Zone Wrestling, Maryland Championship Wrestling, Northeast Wrestling and Ring of Honor.... (CZW) [0] |
Hashimoto Legacy Cup 2010 Block A Match | 10:59 |
| 3 | Bobby Dempsey (ROH) [2] defeated Kid America (TWA) [0] | 9:34 | |
| 4 | Damian Dragon [2] (WORLD-1) defeated Sam Shields (ACE) [0] | Hashimoto Legacy Cup 2010 Block B Match | 14:39 |
| 5 | Ryan Sawyer (WORLD-1) [2] defeated Super Sweet (WORLD-1) [0] | 6:14 | |
| 6 | Colby Corino and 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... (c) defeated Chris Rockwell and Sam Shields (with Denver Street and Richard Guille) |
Tag Team match for the WORLD-1 Tag Team Championship | 20:10 |
Results (Day 2)
October 24, 2010 in Jackson, New Jersey (Knights of Columbus)| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roxie Cotton defeated 15 other participants by last eliminating Chris Rockwell | 15-man battle royal; As per the pre-match stipulations, the winner became the number one contender for the WORLD-1 Heavyweight Championship | n/a |
| 2 | Damian Dragon (WORLD-1) [4] defeated Super Sweet (WORLD-1) [0] | Hashimoto Legacy Cup 2010 Block B Match with special guest referee Reiko DMF | n/a |
| 3 | Bobby Dempsey (ROH) [3] and Original Monster C (ZERO1) [3] wrestled to a double-countout | Hashimoto Legacy Cup 2010 Block A Match with special guest referee Tommy Thunda | n/a |
| 4 | Ryan Sawyer (WORLD-1) [4] defeated Sam Shields (ACE) [0] | Hashimoto Legacy Cup 2010 Block B Match with special guest referee Reiko DMF | n/a |
| 5 | Adam Cole (c) (CZW) [2] defeated Kid America (TWA) [0] | Hashimoto Legacy Cup 2010 Block A Match; As per the pre-match stipulations, the WORLD-1 North American Championship was also on the line. | n/a |
| 6 | GPS defeated Denver Street | Singles match with special guest referee Reiko DMF | n/a |
| 7 | Chris Rockwell (c) defeated Roxie Cotton | Singles match for the WORLD-1 Heavyweight Championship with special guest referee Tommy Thunda | n/a |
Results (Day 3)
December 5, 2010 in Jackson, New Jersey (Knights of Columbus)| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Shields and Kid America defeated Colby Corino and Steve Corino (c) | Tag Team match for the WORLD-1 Tag Team Championship | 13:13 |
| 2 | Adam Cole (c) and Sam Shields wrestled to a time-limit draw | Singles match for the WORLD-1 North American Championship | 20:00 |
| 3 | Kid America (TWA) [2] defeated Original Monster C (ZERO1) [3] (with Rob Dimension) | Hashimoto Legacy Cup 2010 Block A Match | 6:35 |
| 4 | Sam Shields (ACE) [2] defeated Super Sweet (WORLD-1) [0] | Hashimoto Legacy Cup 2010 Block B Match | 6:53 |
| 5 | Adam Cole (CZW) [4] defeated Bobby Dempsey (ROH) [3] | Hashimoto Legacy Cup 2010 Block A Match | 8:04 |
| 6 | Ryan Sawyer (WORLD-1) [6] defeated Damian Dragon (WORLD-1) [4] | Hashimoto Legacy Cup 2010 Block B match | n/a |
| 7 | GPS (c), Colby Corino, and Roxie Cotton defeated Reiko DMF, Richard Guille and Sumie Sakai (with Denver Street (c)) | Mixed Six-Man Tag Team match; As per the pre-match stipulations, the losing team captain (Denver Street) had to leave WORLD-1 for one year. | 12:41 |
| 8 | Chris Rockwell (c) defeated Steve Corino | Singles match for the WORLD-1 Heavyweight Championship | 17:01 |
| 9 | Adam Cole defeated Ryan Sawyer | Hashimoto Legacy Cup 2010 Final match | 12:59 |
Tournament brackets
The Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup was a round-robin tournament consisting of two six-man blocks, and running from September 12 to December 5, 2010.| Block A | | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Cole | 8 !! Ryan Sawyer | 6 | |
| Bobby Dempsey | 3 !! Damian Dragon | 4 | |
| Original Monster C | 3 !! Sam Shields | 2 | |
| Kid America | 2 !! Super Sweet | 0 | |
| Block A | Adam Cole | Original Monster C | Kid America | Bobby Dempsey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Cole | X | Original Monster C (10:59) | Adam Cole (n/a) | Adam Cole (8:04) | |
| Original Monster C | Original Monster C (10:59) | X | Kid America (6:35) | DCO (n/a) | |
| Kid America | Adam Cole (n/a) | Kid America (6:35) | X | Bobby Dempsey (9:34) | |
| Bobby Dempsey | Adam Cole (8:04) | DCO (n/a) | Bobby Dempsey (9:34) | X | |
| Block B | Damian Dragon | Sam Shields | Super Sweet | Ryan Sawyer | |
| Damian Dragon | X | Damian Dragon (14:39) | Damian Dragon (n/a) | Ryan Sawyer (n/a) | |
| Sam Shields | Damian Dragon (14:39) | X | Sam Shields (6:53) | Ryan Sawyer (n/a) | |
| Super Sweet | Damian Dragon (n/a) | Sam Shields (6:53) | X | Ryan Sawyer (6:14) | |
| Ryan Sawyer | Ryan Sawyer (n/a) | Ryan Sawyer (n/a) | Ryan Sawyer (6:14) | X |
External links
- 2009 Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1 Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Tournament at B4Wpro.com
- 2010 Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1 Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Tournament (Day 1) at B4Wpro.com
- 2010 Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1 Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Tournament (Day 2) at B4Wpro.com
- 2010 Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1 Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Tournament (Day 3) at B4Wpro.com