The event was a massive critical and commercial success, with many calling it one of the greatest nights in pro wrestling history, and a number of the tournament’s participants saw their stocks raised considerably because of it. This showed everyone that the nWo Sting was an imposter. * NJPW Super J-Cup Round One: ACH vs TJP * NJPW Super J-Cup Round One: Rey Horus vs Blake Christian * NJPW Super J-Cup Round One: Lio Rush vs El Phantasmo * NJPW Super J-Cup Semi-Final * NJPW Super J-Cup Semi-Final * NJPW Super J-Cup Final. When the company resumed operations in June, they ran a revised 32-man New Japan Cup in an empty arena setting. Unfortunately for Farmer, this usually led to the real Sting attacking him and getting laid out with the Scorpion Death Drop. As far as New Japan tournaments go, he’s had more success in the Super Jr. Tag League (making the finals two years in a row) than Best of the Super Juniors (averaging six points), but he could change all of that in one night by winning the Super J-Cup. A picture of Farmer as nWo Sting is featured on the back cover of the set. While in the promotion, they wrestled as "Lightning & Thunder". Rocky Romero & Fred Rosser vs. JR Kratos & Danny Limelight. How long? The 8 th Stage of the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) Super J Cup is available Saturday night, and we’ll find out if “Ultimate Finesser” Chris Bey wins the IMPACTWrestling (IMPACT) World Championship and the Cup. IMPACT Wrestling's Chris Bey Set to Compete in NJPW Super J-Cup Posted By: Caylon Knox on Nov 02, 2020. They then would go back and forth and trade victories for a few months before the feud ended. Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match. Since then, the SJC has been held sporadically over the years, and while other promotions like WAR (1995), Michinoku Pro (2000), and Osaka Pro (2004) have hosted it, the past three iterations of the tournament have all been hosted by New Japan (2009, 2016, 2019). Last year’s winner El Phantasmo received a shot at the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship at King of Pro-Wrestling 2019, but that was likely due to pinning the champion Will Ospreay in the semifinals. Farmer returned to WCW in July 1995 as Cobra to feud with Craig Pittman. On occasion, nWo Sting would try to appease the real Sting when both were in the ring. Will the winner of the Cup go on to Wrestle Kingdom in January at the Tokyo Dome? In March 1997, Farmer joined nWo Japan in New Japan Pro Wrestling and began to split his time between Japan and America. Bey pulling a Rick Rude, appearing on both shows, and winning both the SJC and the Impact World Championship on the same night would be quite the feather in his cap. It was a one-night single-elimination tournament featuring 14 top juniors from various promotions around the world including NJPW, FMW, WAR, CMLL, and M-Pro. After Karl Fredericks graduated from young lion status, Clark Connors made it his mission to not be the final man left behind in the L.A. Dojo. Joel and Damon are back to preview Power Struggle show on November 7th. Please give me sites or something. He has more in-ring experience than four other wrestlers in the tournament combined. They also review New Japan Road To shows at Korakuen, Super J-Cup and BOSJ announcements, tag-team of the year discussion, Instagram knowing what we like, and we answer a ton of listener questions. Can Connors redeem last year’s early bow out, or will the young lion shock the world once again? NJPW Super J-Cup First Round Match ACH vs. TJP. It’s clear that the former NXT Cruiserweight Champion has a lot of talent and isn’t afraid to bet on himself. The television announcers would refer to him as imposter, fake, or bogus Sting. Wrestling: The Hardest Working Women In Professional Wrestling - Super J is a member of the G.L.O.R.Y. Lio Rush is a busy man these days. The eight-man, single elimination tournament will air live … He grew out his mane and cranked up the intensity in the ring, fighting like hell to get wins and respect. This week Joel and Damon preview the King of Pro Wrestling , review the most recent Korakuen … Here on the Super J Cast Joel and Damon provide a solid 2 hour, entertaining weekly show on everything happening within New Japan Pro Wrestling. The months-long company shutdown in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the original New Japan Cup and Best of the Super Juniors tournaments. The two factions would fight for the next seven months before the feud culminated at the Wrestling World 2000 event. As for stakes, it has not been said what the winner of the Super J-Cup will receive beyond the standard trophy and shiny gold jacket. Luger told Sting rather bluntly that he did not believe him. Girls Wrestling roster...home to the most-talented and hardest-working women in professional wrestling. He was a semi-regular in New Japan from 2016 to 2018, mainly competing in tournaments. The two groups feuded until September 2002 when Team 2000 was absorbed into the New Japan Army as well.[1]. This will no doubt be a spectacular matchup between two young and very self confident athletes. Super J left Team 2000 in March 2002, and joined rival group, the New Japan Army. The Overrun (December 10): New Scuzzy Puro Indie, AJPW News & Notes & Joe’s Mystery Match! In August 1993, the team toured All Japan Pro Wrestling, facing teams such as Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas, Jun Akiyama & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, and Mighty Inoue & Takao Omori. "[7][9], Farmer is the brother of Dr. Paul Farmer. Has she stopped or is she under a different name? However, the real Sting showed up as the last man for Team WCW. Here in the United States, the company hosted a New Japan Cup USA tournament and a Lion’s Break Crown tournament, both of which were empty arena. There are representatives from New Japan, Ring of Honor, Impact Wrestling, Game Changer Wrestling, and free agents who are not associated with any one company. As a result, Farmer would spend more time in Japan. Farmer started wrestling in 1991 as Lightning in the tag team of "Thunder and Lightning" in the IWF promotion in Florida. And that’s only in Japan. Jonathan Gresham defeated Alex Coughlin (8:14) Robbie Eagles … The team made a couple of appearances in WCW before its closure in early 2001. Craig Pittman, a legit Marine sergeant, abandoned Cobra in the Jungle, then reported him AWOL back at camp. For the yacht class, see, World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Return to the independent circuit (2001–2005), Remnick, David: The Wanderer This lady gives it everything she's got when she steps-up to perform in the world of pro wrestling. On the May 25, 1998 edition of Monday Nitro, the team of nWo Sting & Giant lost to Lex Luger and Sting, which after the match saw the real Sting join the nWo as a part of the Wolfpac faction. After a three-year break, NJPW announced on June 10, 2019, that the Super J-Cup would return on August 22. Amazing Red (28:19) Karta NJPW "SUPER J-CUP 2019", 24.08.2019, San Francisco State University Student Life Events Center, Kalifornien, USA Super J-Cup - Round 2: Soberano Jr. vs. Caristico [7] The rest of the nWo would completely ignore him whenever the real Sting was around when they were trying to recruit him. When he’s not wrestling on the independents, he’s embarking on a rap career, appearing on the hit MTV competition show The Challenge, and writing/producing/directing his own wrestling hype vignettes, including one for the Super J-Cup. Watch all the action of Super J-Cup on NJPW World! A former collegiate wrestler at the University of Michigan, Scott Steiner's strength was simply superhuman. If you’re nervous about any skullduggery in the Super J-Cup (a natural reaction given how many Bullet Club matches have gone this year), then Phantasmo would be your main source of consternation. NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 27 & World Tag League 2020 Finals (December 11) Results and Review. New Japan Pro Wrestling have confirmed the brackets for the Super J-Cup event, a one-night tournament scheduled to take place on December 12th. Wrestler Super J (Jeffrey T. Farmer) Super J. Jeffrey T. Farmer. VOW Book Review: J-Crowned – An Illustrated Guide to the Champions of Japanese Wrestling Vol. International junior heavyweights collide as the historic tournament returns. His mix of veteran guile, spitfire energy, and flawless technique makes him a must-watch competitor. The program aims to identify how "people's genetic background influences their response to physical activity. Let’s get into this preview. ELP going back-to-back with SJC victories isn’t unheard of given it’s already happened twice in tournament history with Liger and Marufuji. After Karl Fredericks graduated from young lion status, 2019 Super J-Cup winner, former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, former RevPro British Cruiserweight Champion, and all-around asshole, Ren Narita & Kevin Knight vs. KENTA & Hikuleo, AAA TripleMania XXVIII (December 12) Preview, Pro Wrestling NOAH The Best Final Chronicle 2020 Results & Review, Dragon Gate – Glorious Gate (March 2) Review, NJPW World Tag League 2019 Night 11 (November 29) Result & Review, WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 (September 16) Preview & Predictions, NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2017 Night 2 (May 18) Results and Review, Music of the Mat #30: WrestleMania (Vol. They made their first PPV appearance at SuperBrawl IV where they lost to Harlem Heat. Farmer left WCW in the spring of 1994. As a fan favorite, nWo Sting teamed up with Brian Adams to challenge for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, and also teamed up with Tenzan again to compete in the 1998 Super Grade Tag League. Posted by Andrew Rich | Dec 10, 2020 | NJPW, Previews. It will take place on Saturday, December 12 (the day after the BOSJ/WTL finals) in the Oceanville Pavilion in Port Hueneme, CA, the same empty arena setting as the company’s U.S.-based weekly show New Japan Strong. Andrew Rich has written for Voices of Wrestling since early 2015. Independent wrestling star Lio Rush recently spoke with the NJPW press to hype his participation in this year’s Super J-Cup, where the former NXT cruiserweight champion discusses what he hopes to achieve in the tournament, and reveals that NJPW was always his main goal. [1], In 2014, WWE released a retrospective DVD collection titled "The Best of Sting". Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Farmer would comically mimic Sting’s classic mannerisms, while dressed as the dark Sting. If you’re someone who loves tournaments in wrestling, then 2020 New Japan has been the place for you! If anyone has a claim to being the best wrestler in the field, it’s ACH. [1], Super J was well received by the NJPW audience, and was also a prominent member of Team 2000, teaming with Chono through 2001. It's been announced that IMPACT Wrestling star Chris Bey will be competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling's Super J-Cup tournament, which begins on December 12th. Farmer now referred to as the nWo Sting, became more of a comedy act in WCW. When the New Japan Strong shows began, ACH was welcomed back into the fold with open arms. Super J teamed up with Scott Norton to compete in the 2001 G1 Tag League, scoring 7 victories. The first round of the event was held on April 1, 2000 at Sendai City Gymnasium in Sendai, Japan and the … After it was revealed that Sting had sided with WCW, Eric Bischoff promised an interview with Sting. The nWo Sting became much more popular than the real Sting in Japan. ELP is a talented guy, but he’s also the most blatant heel in the tournament with a history of low blows, ref bumps, and title belt shots to help him win matches. He instead brought out nWo Sting and held a mock interview that berated the real Sting and praised Hollywood Hogan. John Cena once told WWE.com that Big E's 575-pound raw … He’s been firmly established as a solid veteran hand in New Japan’s junior division, his most prominent role seeing him team with Clark Connors in the 2019 Super Jr. Tag League. The tournament is essentially a make-good for the lack of foreign wrestlers in this year’s Super Juniors (sans Robbie Eagles), but that doesn’t mean it should be seen as an afterthought. Clark Connors vs Chris Bey. Cobra lost all rank and respect, learned to wrestle, and came to WCW seeking revenge on Pittman. It wasn’t exactly the 2004 Ted Petty Invitational, but for a young lion to win a non-young lion tournament is a rather big deal and a sign that the Washington native has a bright future in New Japan. I can’t speak for the man’s social media habits or basketball takes, but make no mistake that the 22-year pro is VERY good at wrestling. Super J-Cup 2020 will be the tenth and final tournament of New Japan’s calendar year. What he hopes to achieve competing in this year’s Super J-Cup tournament: This led Luger, his longtime ally, friend and tag team partner, to publicly question Sting’s loyalty. The lineup looks excellent on paper, and although it is empty arena, the J-Cup name does carry a certain level of prestige. It’s a single elimination tournament and the matches are one fall with No Time Limit. This was the first time that the tournament was held in the United States. Their first actual television appearance came on August 29th, 1993 on WCW's The Main Event, where they upset Chris Benoit and Bobby Eaton. Joel and Damon catch you up with multiple night's of BOSJ and World Tag reviews. The full card has been announced for NJPW Super J-Cup 2020. (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match. The inaugural edition of the Super J Crown took place on July 1, 2005 in Wasaga Beach, Ontario. Everything Elite 102: AEW Dynamite (12/9), ELITE OR DELETE, Sting, AEW/Impact, Ratings and More! Chono, the leader of nWo Japan suffered a neck injury which led to Keiji Mutoh taking charge and changing the groups philosophy. How about that. Bill Clinton’s quest to save the world, reclaim his legacy-and elect his wife., The New Yorker, September 18, 2006, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/iwf-5271993-best-of-iwf.html, https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=733&page=4&s=500, https://www.cagematch.net/en/?id=1&nr=56354, Former Pro-Wrestler "nWo Sting" Now Manages Research Program at University of Miami School of Medicine, http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/513401-possible-error-on-the-best-of-sting-dvd-released-today, Medical Student Meets His Match, and the Dean, in the Gym, http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/09/18/060918fa_fact1?currentPage=all, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Farmer_(wrestler)&oldid=960974610, Professional wrestlers from New York (state), The New World Order (professional wrestling) members, Expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, PWI ranked him No. Farmer started wrestling in 1991 as Lightning in the tag team of "Thunder and Lightning" in the IWF promotion in Florida. While in Japan, nWo Sting began to rise in popularity and became a prominent member of the group. Thunder & Lightning's next match saw their first defeat, as they fell to Yoshi Kwan (Chris Champion) and Bobby Eaton at a house show in Kennesaw, GA on September 28th. He signed with WWE in 2019, but left later that year under tumultuous circumstances. It seemed like his career was over when he abruptly announced his retirement, but that would thankfully turn out to be a brief decision because he came back to wrestling soon after. New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced its full lineup for the upcoming Super J-Cup, with some incredible wrestlers being confirmed. He would later join the Global Wrestling Federation in Dallas, Texas near the end of July. 130 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1999, IWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Thunder, This page was last edited on 5 June 2020, at 23:23. [1] Cobra made his WCW debut on September 9, 1995 edition of WCW Worldwide, defeating Bobby Starr with his Cobra clutch slam finisher. The first Super J-Cup was held in 1994 and was the brainchild of legendary junior heavyweight wrestler Jushin Thunder Liger. Super J-Cast : 103 - Even More SJC Classic Watch-Along Super J Cup 94 Show Details 1hr 43min The first Super J-Cup was held in 1994 and was the brainchild of legendary junior heavyweight wrestler Jushin Thunder Liger. At Fall Brawl, as Team WCW was being interviewed, Sting came in and told his teammates that he had nothing to do with the attack. They made their first appearance at a WCW Worldwide taping in Orlando, FL on July 10, 1993 (in an episode that would not air until November 13th of that year), defeating Billy Brooks and Rhett Blair. Super J-Cast 135: WTL-BOSJ Review. Ring of Honor’s Rey Horus, previously known as Dragon Azteca Jr. in Lucha Underground, is one-third of the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions with his Mexa Squad stablemates Bandido and Flamita. He’s not one of the favorites to win, but his match with ACH could steal the whole show. The last match of the first round is a dream encounter indeed, Lio Rush wrestling in the cerulean blue for the very first time against the winner of last year’s Super J-Cup El Phantasmo. The team would score three victories during the league.[1]. The one-night tournament is … There’s been some fan speculation that the SJC winner will wrestle the BOSJ winner on night one of Wrestle Kingdom 15, then the winner of that match will face IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori for the belt on night two, but that’s getting way ahead of ourselves with mere scuttlebutt. nWo Sting returned to Japan, where he had a run as a fan favorite. With the World Tag League and Best of Super Juniors ending earlier today, it’s now time for a historic tournament in NJPW known as the Super J-Cup.It will be based in America and feature 8 of the best junior heavyweight wrestlers. NJPW Super J-Cup 2019 - Night 2 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on August 24, 2019 in San Francisco, California at the SFSU Student Life Events Center. [3], In 1993, Thunder and Lightning were signed by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The tournaments in 1994 and 1995 are among the most popular shows of all-time and were heavily circulated at the height of tape trading. This year’s tournament features eight wrestlers, five of whom are entering the Super J-Cup for the first time. The second annual Super J Crown took place on February 3, 2006 in Barrie, Ontario. In matches, nWo Sting would lose to opponents, or need help from the entire nWo to win a match. The Super J-Cup is a professional wrestling tournament featuring junior heavyweight wrestlers from all over the world. and left the ring. Horus hasn’t wrestled since February, and with almost every other entrant logging in matches through the COVID-19 era, it might be a tough road to hoe for the luchador on December 12. [5], Thunder and Lightning entered 1994 continuing to come out victorious on television against preliminary level competition, but suffered their first loss when they were defeated on February 20, 1994 by Pretty Wonderful on The Main Event. On the December 11th, 1993 edition of WCW Saturday Night the team called out WCW World Tag Team Champions The Nasty Boys, as well as several other teams. We dive deep with analysis, highlights, best performances, and a catch you up with this year's split tour. Super J-Cup - Round 1: Will Ospreay def. Following that, the company ran a tournament to crown new NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions, the inaugural KOPW Trophy tournament, and then another tournament to fill the vacated IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) as The nWo Sting, an impostor version of the original Sting aligned to the New World Order stable. It was later revealed that the picture of nWo Sting was actually a mistake on WWE's part. nWo Sting’s last appearances in WCW came in May 1998, when he joined nWo Hollywood and began teaming with The Giant. In November 1997, he teamed up with Hiroyoshi Tenzan to compete in the 1997 Super Grade Tag League. It was announced three nights for the tournament, with the first round being held on August 22, the second round and semifinals being held on August 24 and the finals would be held on August 25. While in the promotion, they wrestled as "Lightning & Thunder". [1] [2]In August 1993, the team toured All Japan Pro Wrestling, facing teams such as Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas, Jun Akiyama & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, and Mighty Inoue & Takao Omori. Then we had the 30th annual G1 Climax and shortly thereafter a dual tour of both Best of the Super Juniors and World Tag League happening at the same time. ET. She was amazing, but now I can find no new info on her or any of her events. This will be the first year to not have any native Japanese wrestlers competing, and while that is a little disappointing, it’s understandable given the state of the world and travel restrictions. Their losing streak on television continued into April as they suffered defeats to Bad Attitude (Steve Keirn & Bobby Eaton) and Pretty Wonderful. He regularly teamed with nWo Japan leader Masahiro Chono. Super J of G.L.O.R.Y. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and "Mean" Gene Okerlund explained Cobra's kayfabe back story of having served in the Gulf War. Super J-Cast : 77 - King of Pro Wrestling Preview . 2020 has been a rough go to say the least, but Bey has made the most of it, winning the X-Division Championship from Willie Mack at Slammiversary back in July. He was trained by Rey Misterio Sr. and is a triple crown champion in The Crash Lucha Libre, so he has the credentials, but his biggest handicap going into the tournament will be ring rust. New Japan Pro Wrestling will hold this year's Super J Cup tournament on December 12th. The tournament was a single-elimination tournament of four rounds and was a two-night event featuring junior heavyweights from various Japanese promotions. It was later announced that both NJPW sold out both first and second nights of the tournament. Preview (via NJPW) - Making his first appearance in the Super J-Cup, 13 year veteran Rey Horus got his 2020 off to a positive start when he, Bandido and Flamita captured the Ring of … The field is peppered with talented veterans, including TJP to whom Connors lost in the first round in last year’s tournament. Christian’s go-for-broke style is always on display in GCW to the delight of the fans, but I find his work on New Japan Strong to be where he excels the most. They will wrestle for the title at Final Resolution, which takes place… *check’s notes* the same night as the Super J-Cup. The tournament, put on by the New Japan of America, will be taking place in the United States and has been confirmed to happen on December 12. That said, he is also someone who’s been mostly absent from the ring during the pandemic, only wrestling once since March for a promotion called Real Canadian Wrestling. Matches will likely be taped at the same […] While technically a free agent, Blake Christian made his name on the indie scene in Game Changer Wrestling, so that is for all intents and purposes his “home” promotion. Per the brackets, the matches for the tournament are as follows: NJPW Super J-Cup First Round Match Clark Connors vs. Chris Bey. Jeffrey Farmer (born August 14, 1962)[1] is an American retired professional wrestler. Sgt. In 2004, Farmer went back to the nWo Sting gimmick on the independent circuit in the Carolinas until he started wrestling exclusively for Ultimate Championship Wrestling on January 8, 2005 when he won the title. [8], After leaving nWo Japan, Farmer changed his ring name to Super J, and along with Chono, and Michael Wallstreet formed Team 2000 to feud with nWo Japan. In July 1994, Farmer wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance territories in Tennessee and the Carolinas. He’ll be making his NJPW debut here, and he has said in a recent interview that he wants to be a mainstay in New Japan in 2021, which would be a massive coup for the company’s junior division. That’s a lot of tournaments to hold over the course of about six months. During a recent interview with NJPW’s English-language website, Lio Rush commented on being one of the eight participants in this year’s Super J-Cup, and more. Or buy the event separately on FITE! The Super J-Cup was founded in 1994 with NJPW hosting the tournament with talent a variety of companies converging for the one-night event. If he’s not 100% prepared, it might be a quick night for him. After the War Games match, the real Sting began to evolve into a much darker character with Farmer’s Imposter Sting character serving as the catalyst that started the transformation of the character from “Surfer” Sting to the much darker, Crow-like Sting. New Japan Pro Wrestling sent out the following: SUPER J-CUP 2020 coming on December 12! VOW Flagship: Shiozaki vs. Sugiura, War Games, Kenny Omega/Impact & more! Impact Wrestling’s Chris Bey signed with the company earlier in the year. Highlights are below. The list of tournament winners is similarly short. The imposter Sting picked up the victory in the match for team nWo when he forced Luger to submit with the Scorpion death lock.[1]. Wzrost: 1.8 m Waga: 120 kg Miasto: New York City, New York Winning the Super J-Cup, though, will be another matter entirely. The Giant had previously won the WCW World Tag Team Championship with the real Sting, but the team imploded when Giant joined nWo Hollywood, and began feuding over control of the tag team titles they held together. NJPW fans will be getting a look at IMPACT Wrestling’s young sensation Chris Bey for the first time in Super J-Cup 2020, and his mettle will be tested by an NJPW grown Young Lion in Clark Connors. 2 grudnia 2020 Mateusz Polak Newsy » NJPW Star KENTA (dawniej Hideo Itami) jest podekscytowany zbliżającym się pojedynkiem o … Similar to ACH, Lio’s tremendous in-ring skills were almost put away when he contemplated retirement following his release from WWE earlier in the year, but so far he’s kept wrestling. Christian made it to the semifinals of the Lion’s Break Crown tournament, so let’s see if the 23-year-old (the youngest man in the field, by the way) can go even further and hoist the Super J-Cup trophy high. Let’s take a closer look at the participant and opening-round matches! The nWo had been battling Sting, one of WCW’s most loyal supporters, since its inception in July 1996. Though he dropped the title a month later to Rohit Raju, Bey has bounced back into a feud with the Impact World Champion Rich Swann. The feud was short-lived, with Pittman defeating Cobra by submission in a very short match, although in a rematch the following week, Cobra won. [1] He retired later that year. "Ravishing" Rick Rude was a champion arm wrestler thanks to his legendary grip strength. During this feud, nWo Sting left the group and sided with Chono. Smoother than Marcus Cor Von’s entrance theme (and that’s pretty damn smooth), TJP knows what it’s like to win junior heavyweight tournaments, having won the WWE Cruiserweight Classic back in 2016. Farmer appeared in the video game WCW vs. nWo: World Tour as nWo Sting, labeled in the game as "Sting". 79 individual wrestlers have taken part in the Super J-Cup, but only five of them have ever won it. 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