Natsu Onna Kettei Tournament
The Natsu Onna Kettei Tournament (夏女決定トーナメント, Natsu Onna Kettei Tōnamento) was an annual professional wrestling tournament promoted by the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion between 2009 and 2012. The name of the tournament was Japanese for "Summer Woman Determination Tournament" and as the name suggests, it was held during the summer. The tournament was contested in a single-elimination format, however, uniquely, every other tournament was for singles wrestlers and every other for tag teams of two wrestlers. Throughout the years, the tournament featured several outside participants, most notably from the Ice Ribbon promotion, with which JWP co-produced the 2012 "JRibbon" tournament. Kaori Yoneyama is the only wrestler to have won the tournament twice; once as a singles wrestler and once teaming with Command Bolshoi.
List of winners
| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kaori Yoneyama | [1] |
| 2010 | Command Bolshoi and Kaori Yoneyama | [2] |
| 2011 | Tsubasa Kuragaki | [3] |
| 2012 | Hanako Nakamori and Maki Narumiya | [4] |
2009
The first ever Natsu Onna Kettei Tournament took place during two shows on August 2, 2009.[1][5] The tournament featured fourteen singles wrestlers, including six outside participants; Ayako Sato from Ito Dojo, freelancers Chihiro Oikawa, Megumi Yabushita and Toshie Uematsu, Makoto from Ice Ribbon and Yumi Ohka from Pro Wrestling Wave. Oikawa and Makoto were granted automatic spots in the second round of the tournament. The eventual tournament winner, Kaori Yoneyama, went on to unsuccessfully challenge Kayoko Haruyama for the JWP Openweight Championship on October 4.[6]
| First Round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Makoto | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kaori Yoneyama | 06:48[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kaori Yoneyama | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuki | 06:09[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kaori Yoneyama | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tsubasa Kuragaki | 00:40[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Command Bolshoi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tsubasa Kuragaki | 14:50[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tsubasa Kuragaki | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toujyuki Leon | 01:12[1] [Note 1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Megumi Yabushita | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toujyuki Leon | 10:37[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kaori Yoneyama | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yumi Ohka | 09:55[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ayako Sato | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Azumi Hyuga | 08:52[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Azumi Hyuga | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toshie Uematsu | 06:11[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keito | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toshie Uematsu | 06:03[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yumi Ohka | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toshie Uematsu | 04:22[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sachie Abe | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yumi Ohka | 06:31[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yumi Ohka | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chihiro Oikawa | 08:11[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
- ^ The match originally ended in a fifteen-minute time limit draw, but was restarted immediately afterwards in order to determine a winner.
2010
The second and first tag team Natsu Onna Kettei Tournament took place over three shows between July 24 and August 15, 2010.[2][7][8] The tournament featured sixteen wrestlers comprising eight teams, including eight outside participants; Aja Kong and Dynamite Kansai from Oz Academy, freelancers Asami Kawasaki and Toshie Uematsu, Ayako Sato and Hanako Kobayashi from Ito Dojo, Kagetsu from Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling and Tanny Mouse from NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling.
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Aja Kong Sachie Abe | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kazuki Toshie Uematsu | 09:53[8] | |||||||||||||
| Aja Kong Sachie Abe | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kagetsu Leon | 13:10[2] | |||||||||||||
| Asami Kawasaki Keito | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kagetsu Leon | 14:59[7] | |||||||||||||
| Kagetsu Leon | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Command Bolshoi Kaori Yoneyama | 13:26[2] | |||||||||||||
| Ayako Sato Hanako Kobayashi | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Dynamite Kansai Tsubasa Kuragaki | 13:17[8] | |||||||||||||
| Dynamite Kansai Tsubasa Kuragaki | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Command Bolshoi Kaori Yoneyama | 12:13[2] | |||||||||||||
| Command Bolshoi Kaori Yoneyama | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kayoko Haruyama Tanny Mouse | 12:50[7] | |||||||||||||
2011
The third Natsu Onna Kettei Tournament, the second to feature singles wrestlers, took place on August 14, 2011.[3][9] The tournament featured eight wrestlers, including one outside participant; Hikari Minami from Ice Ribbon. The eventual tournament winner, Tsubasa Kuragaki, went on to unsuccessfully challenge Hailey Hatred for the IMW Hybrid Fighting, JWP Openweight and TLW World Women's Championships on September 23.[10]
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Hanako Nakamori | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Tomoko Morii | 05:28[3] | |||||||||||||
| Hanako Nakamori | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Hikari Minami | 05:25[3] | |||||||||||||
| Hikari Minami | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Manami Katsu | 08:20[3] | |||||||||||||
| Hanako Nakamori | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Tsubasa Kuragaki | 08:29[3] | |||||||||||||
| Kazuki | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Leon | 00:05[3] | |||||||||||||
| Leon | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Tsubasa Kuragaki | 02:18[3] [Note 1] | |||||||||||||
| Misaki Ohata | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Tsubasa Kuragaki | 07:54[3] | |||||||||||||
- ^ The match originally ended in a ten-minute time limit draw, but was restarted immediately afterwards in order to determine a winner.
2012
The fourth and to date final Natsu Onna Kettei Tournament, dubbed the "JRibbon Natsu Onna Kettei Tournament", was the second to feature tag teams and took place during two shows on July 28, 2012; an afternoon show promoted by Ice Ribbon and an evening show promoted by JWP.[4][11][12][13] Eight teams entered the tournament, with each team including one wrestler from Ice Ribbon and one from JWP. The tournament led to a match for the JWP Junior and Princess of Pro-Wrestling Championships between one half of the eventual winners, Ice Ribbon's Maki Narumiya, and JWP's Rabbit Miu, whom she had pinned in her team's semifinal match.[14] Miu eventually defeated Narumiya to retain her title.[15]
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Arisa Nakajima Hikaru Shida | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Hamuko Hoshi Kayoko Haruyama | 10:33[11] | |||||||||||||
| Arisa Nakajima Hikaru Shida | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Command Bolshoi Hikari Minami | 01:55[4] [Note 1] | |||||||||||||
| Command Bolshoi Hikari Minami | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kazuki Miyako Matsumoto | 07:55[11] | |||||||||||||
| Arisa Nakajima Hikaru Shida | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Hanako Nakamori Maki Narumiya | 12:04[4] | |||||||||||||
| Hanako Nakamori Maki Narumiya | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Leon Neko Nitta | 13:35[11] | |||||||||||||
| Hanako Nakamori Maki Narumiya | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Rabbit Miu Tsukasa Fujimoto | 07:48[4] | |||||||||||||
| Meari Naito Sachie Abe | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Rabbit Miu Tsukasa Fujimoto | 13:58[11] | |||||||||||||
- ^ The match originally ended in a fifteen-minute time limit draw, but was restarted immediately afterwards in order to determine a winner.
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e (結果)8月15日（日）大阪・アゼリア大正. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. August 15, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i (結果)８月１４日（日）東京キネマ倶楽部. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. August 15, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e (結果)７月２８日（土）横浜ラジアントホール. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. July 28, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g (結果)8月2日（日）東京キネマ倶楽部 13:00. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. August 3, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ (結果)10月4日（日）後楽園ホール. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. October 4, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c (結果)7月24日（土）東京・板橋グリーンホール大会. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. July 25, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c (結果)8月7日（土）八王子学園都市センター・イベントホール. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. August 8, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ 【結果】ＪＷＰ８・14キネマ. Ringstars (in Japanese). Ameba. August 15, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "(結果)東京･新宿Face". JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. September 24, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e . Ice Ribbon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "毎年恒例のJWP夏女決定トーナメントだが、今年は7・28関内で昼のアイスリボン＆夜のJWPの2大会にまたがる合同開催トーナメント！". Battle News (in Japanese). July 12, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ 中森華子がタッグＴ制し「夏女」／ＪＷＰ. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). July 28, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ 2012.7.28 ラジアントホール 試合. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. July 29, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ (結果)８月１９日(日) 後楽園ホール. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. August 19, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
External links
- JWP Joshi Puroresu's official website (in Japanese)
- Ice Ribbon's official website (in Japanese)