Young Lion Cup

The Young Lion Cup is an in-frequent professional wrestling tournament promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a means of showcasing the younger talent on their roster. The tournament is the successor to the Karl Gotch Cup that NJPW promoted in the 1970s. The Young Lion Cup is a round-robin tournament in the same style as NJPW's annual G1 Climax tournament. NJPW has held the tournament twelve times since 1985, with the most recent tournament held in 2005. Wrestlers traditionally earn 2 points for a victory, 1 point for any sort of draw and 0 points for a loss. The two wrestlers with the most points at the end of the round-robin tournament will then face off in a singles match for the Young Lion Cup trophy. The winners of the Young Lion Cup would also be rewarded with an learning excursion overseas.

Shunji Kosugi defeated Keiichi Yamada by pinfall (21:00)

Keiichi Yamada defeated Tatsutoshi Goto by pinfall (12:49)

Masahiro Chono defeated Shinya Hashimoto by pinfall (14:11)

Naoki Sano defeated Hiro Saito by pinfall (10:43)

The 1991 Young Lion Cup featured a league with at least four wrestlers, although more may have participated. The four confirmed participants were Michiyoshi Ohara, Koji Kanemoto, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, and Osamu Nishimura.

Hiroyoshi Yamamoto defeated Osamu Nishimura by pinfall (14:11)

The 1994 Young Lion Cup featured a league with at least four wrestlers, although more may have participated. The four confirmed participants were Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi, Nobukazu Hirai from WAR, and Tatsuhito Takaiwa. The league scores remain unclear but Kojima and Nakanishi qualified for the finals where Kojima defeated Nakanishi by submission.

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