The Young Lion Cup is an annual round robin style tournament put on by New Japan Pro Wrestling as a means of showcasing the younger talent on their roster. The tournament is the successor to the Karl Gotch Cup.

History

1985

Shunji Kosugi def. Keiichi Yamada by pinfall (21:00)

1986

Keiichi Yamada def. Tatsutoshi Goto by pinfall (12:49)

1987

Masahiro Chono def. Shinya Hashimoto by pinfall (14:11)

1993

Hiroyoshi Yamamoto def. Osamu Nishimura by pinfall (14:11)

1994

Satoshi Kojima def. Manabu Nakanishi by submission (16:20)

1995

Manabu Nakanishi def. Yuji Nagata

1996

Tokimitsu Ishizawa def. Yuji Nagata by pinfall (12:27)

2000

Kenzo Suzuki def. Shinya Makabe by pinfall (15:08)

2002

Kenzo Suzuki beat Hiroshi Tanahashi by pinfall (12:41)

2004

Ryusuke Taguchi def. Kazuya Yuasa by pinfall (11:20)

2005

Hirooki Goto def. Hiroyuki Ito by pinfall (9:55)

References

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