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The Tennōzan[a] is a single elimination professional wrestling tournament held in late autumn by the Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW) promotion. It has been held annually since 2000 except in 2014, 2016–2017, and 2019–2021. It is considered the most prominent tournament in OPW.

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The number of participants in the Tennōzan has varied over the years, from a lowest of 12 in 2001 to a highest of 24 in 2011. Naohiro Hoshikawa is the inaugural winner; "Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma holds the record for most tournaments wins with three, while Billyken Kid, Daisuke Harada, Tigers Mask and Zeus have won two each. Ma-G-Ma is also the only wrestler to have won three consecutive tournaments.

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2000

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The 2000 Tennōzan was held from September 16 to October 15.[20][21][22]

Round 1
September 16, 17, 23, 24 		Round 2
September 30, October 1 		Semifinals
October 7, 8 		Final
October 15
        
Black Buffalo Pin
Masato Yakushiji 14:49[23]
Black Buffalo Stop
Daio Quällt 20:06[23]
Ebessan 10:12[23]
Daio Quällt Sub
Black Buffalo 17:38[1]
Super Delfin Sub
Super Demekin 9:16[23]
Yoshihito Sugamoto Sub
Yoshihito Sugamoto 14:18[23]
Super Delfin Sub
Super Delfin Sub
Kuishinbo Kamen 19:25[23]
Super Delfin 23:02[1]
Naohiro Hoshikawa Pin
Tsubasa Pin
The Monkey Magic 8:24[23]
Tsubasa Pin
Takehiro Murahama 13:02[1]
Policeme～n 7:54
Takehiro Murahama Sub
Tsubasa 19:07[1]
Naohiro Hoshikawa Pin
Kaiju Zeta Mandora 14:34[23]
Naohiro Hoshikawa Pin
Naohiro Hoshikawa Pin
Dick Togo 17:27[1]
Dick Togo Sub
Takashi Tachibana 6:31[23]

2001

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The 2001 Tennōzan was held from September 15 to October 30.[24][25][26]

Round 1
September 15, 22 		Round 2
September 29, October 6 		Semifinals
October 13, 20 		Final
October 30
        
Gamma Pin
Ebessan 8:49[2]
Ebessan Pin
Kaiju King Mandora 9:08[27]
Gamma 13:08[2]
Takehiro Murahama Pin
Tsubasa 23:45[27]
Azteca Pin
Azteca 13:38[27]
Takehiro Murahama Sub
Takehiro Murahama 21:25[2]
Super Delfin Pin
Kuishinbo Kamen 11:07[2]
Black Buffalo Sub
Super Demekin 24:00[27]
Black Buffalo Pin
Black Buffalo 20:25[2]
Super Delfin Stop
Kaiju Zeta Mandora 17:29[27]
Super Delfin Pin
Super Delfin Sub
Miracleman 11:47[27]

2002

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The 2002 Tennōzan was held from October 20 to November 9.[28][29][30]

Round 1
October 20, 26 		Round 2
November 2 		Semifinals
November 9 		Final
November 9
        
Super Delfin 27:25[31]
Tsubasa Pin
Tsubasa 15:47[3]
"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma Sub
Kaiju King Mandora 8:14[31]
"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma Pin
"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma Pin
Gamma 11:13[3]
Tigers Mask Pin
Kuishinbo Kamen 9:39[31]
Tigers Mask 6:28[3]
Gamma Pin
Gamma Pin
Azteca 13:00[31]
"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma Pin
Takehiro Murahama 11:43[3]
Takehiro Murahama Sub
Miracleman 13:39[31]
Takehiro Murahama Sub
Daio Quällt 16:46[3]
Ebessan 8:53[31]
Daio Quällt Pin
Takehiro Murahama Sub
El Samurai 11:57[3]
Kengo Takai 4:10[31]
Black Buffalo Sub
Black Buffalo 16:51[3]
El Samurai Pin
Billyken Kid 14:01[31]
El Samurai Sub

2003

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The 2003 Tennōzan was held from October 18 to November 9.[32][33][34]

Round 1
October 18, 25 		Round 2
November 1 		Semifinals
November 9 		Final
November 9
        
"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma KO
Black Buffalo 27:38[35]
"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma Pin
Goa 15:23[4]
Goa Pin
Azteca 13:02[35]
"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma Pin
Tsubasa 17:21[4]
Tsubasa Sub
Kuishinbo Kamen 13:39[35]
Tsubasa Pin
Miracleman 18:13[4]
Miracleman TKO
Gran Hamada 5:58[35]
"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma Pin
Billyken Kid 19:30[4]
Takehiro Murahama Pin
Ebessan 15:09[35]
Takehiro Murahama 11:08[4]
Tigers Mask Pin
Perro 16:48[35]
Tigers Mask Pin
Tigers Mask 13:45[4]
Billyken Kid Pin
Billyken Kid Pin
Daio Quällt 21:36[35]
Billyken Kid Pin
Gentaro 17:43[4]
Yutaka Fukuda 10:21[35]
Gentaro Pin

2004

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The 2004 Tennōzan was held from October 16 to November 3.[36][37][38]

Round 1
October 16, 23 		Round 2
October 29 		Semifinals
November 3 		Final
November 3
        
Billyken Kid Pin
Masato Matoba 2:17[39]
Billyken Kid Pin
Daio Quällt 16:45[39]
Black Buffalo 15:36[39]
Daio Quällt Pin
Billyken Kid Pin
Tigers Mask 15:31[5]
Gamma 11:51[39]
Tigers Mask Pin
Tigers Mask Pin
Takaku Fuke 16:10[39]
Kuishinbo Kamen 9:41[39]
Takaku Fuke Sub
Billyken Kid 18:04[5]
"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma Pin
"Kabuto" Beetle 13:56[39]
Perro Pin
Perro Pin
Takehiro Murahama 10:31[39]
Yutaka 9:26[39]
Takehiro Murahama Pin
Perro 9:17[5]
"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma Pin
Goa Pin
Ebessan 12:11[39]
Goa 16:36[39]
"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma Pin
Katsuhiko Nakajima 12:26[39]
"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma Pin

2005

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The 2005 Tennōzan was held from November 5 to December 3.[40][41][42]

Round 1
November 5, 12 		Round 2
November 19 		Semifinals
November 26 		Final
December 3
        
Black Buffalo Sub
Masamune 19:22[6]
Black Buffalo Sub
Takaku Fuke 14:15[43]
Ebessan II 13:01[6]
Takaku Fuke Sub
Black Buffalo 18:01[44]
Super Dolphin Pin
Kuishinbo Kamen 11:58[6]
Hideyoshi Pin
Hideyoshi 21:17[43]
Super Dolphin Pin
Tsubasa 26:44[6]
Super Dolphin Pin
Super Dolphin Pin
Toru Owashi 18:48[6]
Miracleman Pin
La Uchida 12:55[6]
Miracleman 13:44[43]
Toru Owashi Pin
Tigers Mask 19:23[6]
Toru Owashi Pin
Toru Owashi Pin
Billyken Kid 19:03[44]
Atsushi Kotoge 10:18[6] Third place
Hisakatsu Oya Pin
Hisakatsu Oya 14:57[43] Black Buffalo 19:47[6]
Billyken Kid Pin Billyken Kid Pin
Billyken Kid Pin
El Pantera 15:41[6]

2006

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The 2006 Tennōzan was held from October 9 to November 5.[45][46][47]

Round 1
October 9, 21 		Round 2
October 28 		Semifinals
November 5 		Final
November 5
        
Fujita "Jr." Hayato Sub
Kuishinbo Kamen 8:23[48]
Fujita "Jr." Hayato Stop
Miracleman 11:57[48]
Miracleman Pin
Asian Condor 10:02[48]
Fujita "Jr." Hayato' 11:11[7]
Tigers Mask Stop
Tigers Mask Pin
Gran Naniwa 16:05[48]
Tigers Mask Pin
Hideyoshi 21:44[48]
Masamune 21:31[48]
Hideyoshi Pin
Tigers Mask 16:39[7]
Gaina Pin
Gaina Pin
Takaku Fuke 8:23[48]
Gaina Pin
Atsushi Kotoge 9:17[48]
Flash Moon 9:34[48]
Atsushi Kotoge Pin
Gaina Pin
Billyken Kid 9:40[7]
Súper Astro 16:52[48]
Billyken Kid Pin
Billyken Kid Pin
Asian Cougar 18:16[48]
Mineo Fujita 13:48[48]
Asian Cougar Sub

2007

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The 2007 Tennōzan was held from November 10 to December 2.[49][50][51]

Round 1
November 10, 17 		Round 2
November 24 		Semifinals
December 2 		Final
December 2
        
Black Buffalo Pin
Flash Moon 12:55[52]
Black Buffalo 7:23[53]
Tigers Mask Pin
Takaku Fuke 18:42[53]
Tigers Mask Pin
Tigers Mask Pin
Gaina 17:03[8]
Kuishinbo Kamen 10:57[52]
Gaina Pin
Gaina Pin
Zero 26:08[53]
Zero Pin
Atsushi Kotoge 15:24[53]
Tigers Mask Pin
Zeus 14:22[8]
Asian Cougar Pin
Hideyoshi 15:36[52]
Asian Cougar Pin
Masamune 17:55[53]
Masamune Sub
Condor 9:12[53]
Asian Cougar 12:20[8]
Zeus Pin
Super Delfin 6:22[52]
Zeus Pin
Zeus Pin
Daisuke Harada 11:00[53]
Daisuke Harada Pin
Miracleman 10:25[53]

2008

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The 2008 Tennōzan was held from November 23 to December 7.[54][55][56]

Round 1
November 23, 24, 29 		Round 2
November 30 		Semifinals
December 7 		Final
December 7
        
Hideyoshi Sub
Takaku Fuke 12:15[57]
Hideyoshi Sub
Miracleman 16:15[58]
Miracleman Pin
Kuishinbo Kamen 12:58[59]
Hideyoshi 8:41[9]
Black Buffalo Pin
Masanori Ishikura Stop
Tadasuke 14:05[59]
Masanori Ishikura 12:47[58]
Black Buffalo Pin
Black Buffalo Pin
Tsubasa 14:50[59]
Black Buffalo 18:48[9]
Billyken Kid Pin
Billyken Kid Pin
Masamune 18:31[9]
Billyken Kid Pin[b]
Orochi 2:59[58]
Zeus 8:04[57]
Orochi CO
Billyken Kid TKO
Asian Cougar 1:59[9]
Asian Cougar Pin
Tigers Mask 14:28[9]
Asian Cougar Pin
Daisuke Harada 15:58[58]
Daisuke Harada Pin
Atsushi Kotoge 20:01[57]

2009

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The 2009 Tennōzan was held from November 14 to December 6.[60][61][62]

Round 1
November 14, 21, 22, 23 		Round 2
November 28 		Semifinals
November 29 		Final
December 6
        
Magnitude Kishiwada Pin
Daisuke Harada 17:24[10]
Magnitude Kishiwada TKO
Black Buffalo 23:24[10]
Black Buffalo Pin
Tadasuke 8:20[10]
Magnitude Kishiwada 12:55[10]
Atsushi Kotoge TKO
Masamune Sub
Kuishinbo Kamen 17:38[10]
Masamune 13:16[10]
Atsushi Kotoge Pin
Atsushi Kotoge Pin
Kazuaki Mihara 18:17[10]
Magnitude Kishiwada 30:19[10]
Billyken Kid Pin
Tigers Mask Sub
Miracleman 21:07[10]
Tigers Mask Sub
Hideyoshi 26:33[10]
The Bodyguard 15:38[10]
Hideyoshi Sub
Tigers Mask 39:42[10]
Billyken Kid Pin
Asian Cougar Sub
Orochi 15:07[10]
Asian Cougar 12:07[10]
Billyken Kid Pin
Billyken Kid Pin
Yoshihito Sasaki 15:15[10]

2010

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The 2010 Tennōzan was held from December 5 to December 26.[63][64][65]

Round 1
December 5, 12 		Round 2
December 19 		Semifinals
December 23 		Final
December 26
        
Kuuga Pin
Masamune 19:19[66]
Kuuga Pin
Tsubasa 9:01[67]
Atsushi Kotoge 25:35[66]
Tsubasa Sub
Kuuga Pin
Hideyoshi 22:00[68]
Kanjyuro Matsuyama Pin
Ultimate Spider Jr. 12:10[66]
Kanjyuro Matsuyama 7:14[67]
Hideyoshi Stop
Billyken Kid 26:49[66]
Hideyoshi Sub
Kuuga Pin
Daisuke Harada 24:48[11]
Daisuke Harada Pin
Black Buffalo 22:52[69]
Daisuke Harada Pin
The Bodyguard 8:08[67]
The Bodyguard Pin
Zeus 9:36[69]
Daisuke Harada Pin
Tigers Mask 28:25[68]
Tigers Mask Stop
Miracleman 17:19[69]
Tigers Mask Pin
Tadasuke 15:48[67]
Orochi 22:07[69]
Tadasuke Pin

2011

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The 2011 Tennōzan was held from November 27 to December 18.[70][71][12]

Round 1
November 27, December 3 		Round 2
December 4, 10 		Round 3
December 11 		Semifinals
December 18 		Final
December 18
          
Black Buffalo 9:24[72]
Jigsaw Pin
Jigsaw Sub
The Bodyguard 6:45[12]
Jigsaw Pin
Orochi 18:58[12]
Tsubasa 15:35[72]
Orochi Pin
Orochi Pin
Kazuaki Mihara 13:11[12]
Jigsaw 8:05[12]
Kuuga Pin
Ultimate Spider Jr. 17:45[12]
Keizo Matsuda Pin
Keizo Matsuda 14:49[12]
Zeus Pin
Zeus 12:15[12]
Kuuga Sub
Kuuga Pin
Tadasuke 14:03[12]
Kuuga Pin
Ebessan III 5:17[12]
Kuuga 17:40[12]
Daisuke Harada Pin
Atsushi Kotoge 23:19[72]
Daisuke Harada Pin
Daisuke Harada Pin
Masamune 11:16[12]
Daisuke Harada Pin
Hayata 16:04[12]
Kanjyuro Matsuyama 14:42[12]
Kuishinbo Kamen Pin
Kuishinbo Kamen 13:36[12]
Hayata Sub
Daisuke Harada Pin
Hideyoshi 19:34[12]
Takoyakida 7:48[72]
Cosmo☆Soldier Sub
Cosmo☆Soldier 17:30[12]
Hideyoshi Sub
Hideyoshi Bye
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Billyken Kid Pin
Naoki Setoguchi 3:28[12]
Billyken Kid DKO
Tigers Mask 24:34[12]

2012

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The 2012 Tennōzan was held from November 25 to December 16.[73][74][75]

Round 1
November 25, December 1 		Round 2
December 2, 8 		Semifinals
December 9 		Final
December 16
        
Masamune 11:42[76]
Kengo Takai Pin
Kengo Takai 19:17[77]
Daisuke Harada Pin
Billyken Kid 24:35[78]
Daisuke Harada Pin
Daisuke Harada Pin
Hayata 20:22[79]
Tsubasa 11:46[76]
Hayata Pin
Hayata Pin
Zeus 10:23[80]
Zeus Pin
Orochi 14:17[78]
Daisuke Harada Pin
Hub 22:30[13]
Black Buffalo 12:13[76]
Kuuga Pin
Kuuga Pin
Takoyakida 12:15[77]
Tigers Mask 11:02[78]
Takoyakida Pin
Kuuga 16:03[79]
Hub Pin
Hub Pin Third place
Hideyoshi 25:12[76]
Hub Pin Hayata 12:22[13]
Tadasuke 19:03[80] Kuuga Pin
Tadasuke Pin
Quiet Storm 14:25[78]

2013

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The 2013 Tennōzan was held from December 8 to December 23.[81][82]

Round 1
December 8, 14 		Round 2
December 15, 21 		Semifinals
December 23 		Final
December 23
        
Churaumi Saver 13:50[14]
Kazuaki Mihara Pin
Kazuaki Mihara Pin
Billyken Kid 19:30[14]
Ultimate Spider Jr. 14:55[14]
Billyken Kid Pin
Kazuaki Mihara 7:10[14]
The Bodyguard Pin
The Bodyguard Pin
Takoyakida 14:53[14]
The Bodyguard Pin
Black Buffalo 20:21[14]
Bull Armor Takuya 9:44[14]
Black Buffalo Pin
The Bodyguard 20:32[14]
Zeus Pin
Tadasuke 13:12[14]
Alexander Otsuka Stop
Alexander Otsuka Sub
Tigers Mask 8:18[14]
Tigers Mask Sub
Naoki Setoguchi 21:25[14]
Alexander Otsuka 12:21[14]
Zeus Pin
Tsubasa Pin
Quiet Storm 15:13[14]
Tsubasa 18:43[14]
Zeus Pin
Zeus Pin
Mikey Broderick 11:40[14]

2015

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The 2015 Tennōzan was held from September 21, 2015 to January 31, 2016. The winner of the tournament, Tadasuke, also won the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship left vacant after OPW went on a hiatus in 2014.[83][84]

Round 1
September 21 		Round 2
November 21 		Semifinals
January 31 		Final
January 31
        
Magnitude Kishiwada Pin
Hiroaki Moriya 10:59[85]
Robbie Wolf 8:31[86]
Hiroaki Moriya Sub
Magnitude Kishiwada 12:52[15]
Block A
Tadasuke Pin
Ebessan 14:14[86]
Kushikatsu Oyaji Pin
Kushikatsu Oyaji 13:59[85]
Tadasuke Sub
Gamma 11:12[86]
Tadasuke Pin
Tadasuke Pin
Kaiju New World 15:14[15]
Tsubasa Pin
Ultimate Spider Jr. 13:28[85]
Kuishinbo Kamen 9:29[86]
Ultimate Spider Jr. Pin
Tsubasa 10:59[15]
Block B
Kaiju New World Pin
Caramel Boy 6:21[86]
Golden Dragon Pin
Golden Dragon 8:47[85]
Kaiju New World Pin
Kaiju New World Pin
Night Scooper Hiroshi 7:40[86]

2018

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The 2018 Tennōzan was held from August 18 to November 24, 2018.[87][88]

Round 1
August 18 		Round 2
October 14 		Semifinals
November 24 		Final
November 24
        
Golden Dragon 10:29[89]
Ultimate Spider Jr. Pin
Kushikatsu Oyaji 8:57[90]
Ultimate Spider Jr. Pin
Ultimate Spider Jr. Forfeit
Hub —[91]
Kanjyuro Matsuyama 8:59[90]
Mondai Ryu CO
Mondai Ryu 1:56[89]
Hub Pin
Kazuhiro Tamura 9:57[90]
Hub Pin
Ultimate Spider Jr. 14:24[16]
Tsubasa Sub
Tsubasa Sub
Takoyakida 12:19[90]
Tsubasa Pin
Gamma 17:13[89]
Gamma Pin
Magnitude Kishiwada 9:57[90]
Tsubasa Pin
Caramel Boy 6:18[16]
Shirokuma 8:59[90]
Takashi Yoshida Pin
Takashi Yoshida 12:08[89]
Caramel Boy Pin

2022

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The 2022 Tennōzan was held from September 25 to October 10, 2022.[92][93]

Round 1
September 25, October 1 		Round 2
October 9 		Semifinals
October 10 		Final
October 10
        
Kazuaki Mihara Pin
Joichiro Osaka 11:26[94]
Kazuaki Mihara Pin
Hub 22:20[95]
Takoyakida 13:00[96]
Hub Pin
Kazuaki Mihara 12:09[17]
Tigers Mask Stop
Black Buffalo 17:02[96]
Tigers Mask Stop
Tigers Mask Sub
Kuishinbo Kamen 4:32[95]
Ebessan III 5:04[94]
Kuishinbo Kamen Pin
Tigers Mask Pin
Toru 22:28[17]
Quiet Storm Pin
The Bodyguard 5:27[96]
Quiet Storm Pin
Ultimate Spider Jr. 5:56[95]
Ultimate Spider Jr. Pin
Tsubasa 8:24[94]
Quiet Storm 11:53[17]
Toru Pin
Ares 25:33[94]
Yuto Kikuchi Pin
Yuto Kikuchi 15:19[95]
Toru Sub
Toru Pin
Ryuya Matsufusa 12:00[96]

2023

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The 2023 Tennōzan was held from October 15 to October 29, 2023.[97]

Round 1
October 15, 21 		Round 2
October 22 		Semifinals
October 29 		Final
October 29
        
Zeus Pin
Quiet Storm 16:28[98]
Zeus Pin
Goliath 14:42[99]
Goliath Pin
Ultimate Spider Jr. 9:26[100]
Zeus Pin
Shu Asakawa 10:55[18]
Shu Asakawa Pin
Joichiro Osaka 9:36[100]
Shu Asakawa Pin
Billyken Kid 10:48[99]
Billyken Kid Pin
Kazuaki Mihara 15:10[100]
Zeus Pin
Toru 21:23[18]
Black Buffalo 9:06[98]
The Bodyguard Pin
The Bodyguard 10:37[99]
Toru Pin
Takoyakida 12:53[100]
Toru Pin
Toru Pin
Ryuya Matsufusa 12:06[18]
Ryuya Matsufusa Pin
Tsubasa 18:16[98]
Ryuya Matsufusa Pin
Aran Sano 10:01[99]
Aran Sano Forfeit
Tigers Mask —[98]

2024

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The 2024 Tennōzan was held from September 8 to September 23, 2024.[101]

Round 1
September 8, 15 		Round 2
September 22 		Semifinals
September 23 		Final
September 23
        
Shigehiro Irie Pin
Goliath 16:26[102]
Shigehiro Irie Stop
Shu Asakawa 12:55[103]
Tsubasa 14:01[102]
Shu Asakawa Pin
Shigehiro Irie Sub
Tigers Mask 11:04[19]
Aran Sano Pin
Quiet Storm 9:37[104]
Aran Sano 12:25[103]
Tigers Mask Sub
Tigers Mask CO
Yuto Kikuchi 21:23[104]
Shigehiro Irie 23:59[19]
Toru Pin
Toru Pin
Hub 16:13[104]
Toru Pin
Zeus 26:20[103]
Joichiro Osaka 6:11[104]
Zeus Pin
Toru Pin
Yasutaka Oosera 7:50[19]
Yasutaka Oosera Sub
Billyken Kid 12:34[102]
Yasutaka Oosera Pin
Ryuya Matsufusa 13:13[103]
Takoyakida 13:25[102]
Ryuya Matsufusa Pin
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Notes

  1. Japanese: 天王山; sometimes transcribed as Ten-No-Zan, Ten-Nou-Zan or Tenno-zan
  2. This match originally ended in a double countout at 14:01, and was restarted with Billyken Kid winning by pinfall in 2:59.

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