The is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by Pro-Wrestling Basara since 2016 (except in 2024). It was first held as a round-robin tournament for the first two editions, and then as a single-elimination tournament. In its current format, first round matches are held with a 10-minute time limit and two count pinfalls; the remaining matches are fought under regular rules. The winner of the tournament receives a cash prize of ¥500,000.
The number of participants in the has varied over the years, from a lowest of 10 in 2016 to a highest of 16 since the adoption of the single-elimination format in 2018. Hiroshi Fukuda is the inaugural winner of the tournament; Ryota Nakatsu is the only three-time winner.
A similar tournament was previously held under the name in Dove Pro Wrestling. This name was used in 2020 when the tournament was co-promoted between Basara and Dove.
History On October 7, 2015, DDT Pro-Wrestling announced the formation of its new Pro-Wrestling Basara brand, led by Isami Kodaka, as a replacement for Union Pro Wrestling (UPW), which had officially folded three days earlier. On April 14, 2016, DDT announced the round-robin tournament for the Basara brand, to be held between May 1 and June 24. Matches were fought to one fall with a 30-minute time limit and the winner of each block was determined by a points system; two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
In 2018, the tournament format was changed to a 16-man single-elimination tournament, and matches were now fought with no time limit. On January 1, 2020, Basara became independent from DDT. The 2020 edition was co-promoted in partnership with Dove Pro Wrestling, both as Basara's and Dove's .
Tournament finals Event Date City Venue Final 1Basara14: TokyoShinjuku FaceIsami Kodaka vs. Hiroshi Fukuda2Basara39: Trans-Am★Ryuichi vs. Fuma3Basara73: Fuma vs. Ryota Nakatsu4Basara100: Ryogoku KFC HallIsami Kodaka vs. Minoru Fujita5Clash! Dove × Basara 2020OsakaAzalea Taisho HallNaoki Tanizaki vs. Ryota Nakatsu6Basara163: TokyoShinjuku FaceSagat vs. Minoru Fujita7Basara203: Shin-Kiba 1st RingFuminori Abe vs. Yasu Urano8Basara223: Sagat vs. Ryota Nakatsu9Basara279: Keisuke Ishii vs. Ryota Nakatsu
Tournaments Year Winner Participants 2016 Hiroshi Fukuda 1 10 2017 Trans-Am★Ryuichi 1 12 2018 Ryota Nakatsu 1 16 2019 Isami Kodaka 1 2020 Ryota Nakatsu 2 2021 Minoru Fujita 1 2022 Fuminori Abe 1 2023 Sagat 1 2025 Ryota Nakatsu 3
Results 2016 The 2016 ran from May 1 to June 24. It featured ten participants divided into two blocks of five. After defeating Isami Kodaka in the final, Hiroshi Fukuda announced that he was changing his ring name to Trans-Am★Hiroshi, a name he still uses as of . +Final standings Block A Block B Isami Kodaka 6 Hiroshi Fukuda 6 Ryota Nakatsu 4 Fuma 5 Ryuichi Sekine 4 Takumi Tsukamoto 5 Yusuke Kubo 4 Daichi Kazato 4 Sagat 2 Gouma Ryu 0 Block A Kodaka Sekine Kubo Sagat Nakatsu Kodaka Sekine(20:03) Kodaka(14:37) Kodaka(15:40) Kodaka(16:51) Sekine Sekine(20:03) Kubo(13:34) Sekine(8:46) Nakatsu(17:20) Kubo Kodaka(14:37) Kubo(13:34) Sagat(11:17) Kubo(15:18) Sagat Kodaka(15:40) Sekine(8:46) Sagat(11:17) Nakatsu(11:58) Nakatsu Kodaka(16:51) Nakatsu(17:20) Kubo(15:18) Nakatsu(11:58) Block B Fuma Tsukamoto Kazato Fukuda Ryu Fuma Double DQ(9:24) Fuma(20:25) Fukuda(17:19) Fuma(7:04) Tsukamoto Double DQ(9:24) Kazato(10:24) Tsukamoto(18:26) Tsukamoto(8:05) Kazato Fuma(20:25) Kazato(10:24) Fukuda(10:26) Kazato(9:26) Fukuda Fukuda(17:19) Tsukamoto(18:26) Fukuda(10:26) Fukuda(7:08) Ryu Fuma(7:04) Tsukamoto(8:05) Kazato(9:26) Fukuda(7:08)
2017 The 2017 ran from May 4 to July 5. It featured twelve participants divided into two blocks of six. In Block B, a tiebreaker had to be held between Trans-Am★Hiroshi and Fuma, who were tied at 7 points as their head-to-head match ended in a double knockout. Fuma won the match, but lost to Trans-Am★Ryuichi in the final. +Final standings Block A Block B Trans-Am★Ryuichi 10 Trans-Am★Hiroshi 7 Ryuichi Sekine 8 Fuma 7 Yusuke Kubo 6 Isami Kodaka 6 Takumi Tsukamoto 4 Ryota Nakatsu 6 Best Stretchman V3 2 Sagat 4 Takato Nakano 0 Gouma Ryu 0 Block A Ryuichi Tsukamoto Sekine Kubo Stretchman Nakano Ryuichi Ryuichi(12:52) Ryuichi(11:04) Ryuichi(10:17) Ryuichi(11:28) Ryuichi(6:05) Tsukamoto Ryuichi(12:52) Sekine(11:27) Kubo(12:00) Tsukamoto(7:04) Tsukamoto(7:18) Sekine Ryuichi(11:04) Sekine(11:27) Sekine(11:17) Sekine(8:04) Sekine(5:37) Kubo Ryuichi(10:17) Kubo(12:00) Sekine(11:17) Kubo(7:32) Kubo(9:23) Stretchman Ryuichi(11:28) Tsukamoto(7:04) Sekine(8:04) Kubo(7:32) Stretchman(6:05) Nakano Ryuichi(6:05) Tsukamoto(7:18) Sekine(5:37) Kubo(9:23) Stretchman(6:05) Block B Hiroshi Kodaka Fuma Nakatsu Sagat Ryu Hiroshi Hiroshi(12:53) Double KO(12:00) Nakatsu(13:37) Hiroshi(13:25) Hiroshi(5:13) Kodaka Hiroshi(12:53) Kodaka(8:36) Kodaka(13:43) Sagat(12:39) Kodaka(9:37) Fuma Double KO(12:00) Kodaka(8:36) Fuma(12:59) Fuma(10:27) Fuma(8:59) Nakatsu Nakatsu(13:37) Kodaka(13:43) Fuma(12:59) Nakatsu(13:13) Nakatsu(5:24) Sagat Hiroshi(13:25) Sagat(12:39) Fuma(10:27) Nakatsu(13:13) Sagat(7:47) Ryu Hiroshi(5:13) Kodaka(9:37) Fuma(8:59) Nakatsu(5:24) Sagat(7:47)
2018 The 2018 was a 16-man single-elimination tournament, held between May 23 and July 12, with a third place playoff held in Osaka on July 22.
2019 The 2019 was held between May 29 and July 7. Among the participants, Tsutomu Oosugi was listed as being accompanied by Banana Senga as his second.
2020 The 2020 took place between July 19 and 26. It was the first to be held after Pro-Wrestling Basara split from DDT Pro-Wrestling, and was co-produced with the Hiroshima-based Dove Pro Wrestling promotion. Dove had held two editions of the tournament in 2013–14 and 2016, so the 2020 edition served as both Basara's fifth tournament and Dove's third tournament. The first two rounds were held in two separate events on July 19, one in the early afternoon and one in the evening, with round one taking up the entire card of the afternoon event. All round one matches pitted a Basara wrestler against a Dove wrestler. Matches up to the semifinals were also limited to twenty minutes, and the finals were limited to sixty minutes.
2021 The 2021 took place between May 18 and July 7. Basara invited non-Basara wrestlers to participate, including Takuya Nomura from Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) and Akiyori Takizawa from TTT Pro-Wrestling. However, Takizawa had to withdraw due to injury and he was replaced by Kosuke Sato from BJW. The first round matches were fought with a 10-minute time limit, and with two count pinfalls instead of the regular three count. In the first round, Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura fought to a time limit draw, eliminating both of them from the tournament and giving Yasu Urano a bye into the semifinals.
2022 The 2022 took place between October 11 and November 8.
2023 The 2023 took place between May 23 and June 27. This year's edition saw a return to regular rules for all matches, with a 30-minute time limit. The first round between Trans-Am★Hiroshi and Leo Isaka ended in a double countout draw, eliminating both from the tournament and giving Sagat a bye into the semifinals.
2025 After a hiatus in 2024, the 2025 took place between April 30 and May 23. First round matches were once again contested to a 10-minute time limit and with two-count pinfalls. A draw would no longer result in a double elimination, but rather a one-count pinfall sudden death. Guest participants included Keisuke Ishii from Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling, Ayumu Honda from Active Advance Pro Wrestling, and Tomoki Hatano from Pro-Wrestling Heat-Up. Kubito was originally scheduled to participate in the tournament, but had to withdraw due to health issues; he was replaced by Minoru Fujita.
See also Pro-Wrestling Basara DDT Pro-Wrestling Annual elimination tournaments in Japan: New Japan Cup Ōdō Tournament King of DDT Tournament Ryūkon Cup
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