The Glocal Tag Tournament (Japanese: グローカル・タッグトーナメント, Hepburn: Gurōkaru Taggu Tōnamento) is a professional wrestling single-elimination tag team tournament created by Kyushu Pro-Wrestling. Launched in 2021, the tournament aims to showcase local independent promotions from all over Japan.[1]
| Glocal Tag Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | Kyushu Pro-Wrestling |
| First event | Glocal Tag Tournament 2021 |
| Event gimmick | Single-elimination tag team tournament |
List of winners
edit| Year | Winners (total won as an individual) |
Total won as a team |
Participating teams |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Gaina and Taro Nohashi | 1 | 8 | [2] |
| 2022 | Hub and Tigers Mask | 1 | 16 |
Results
edit2021
edit| Glocal Tag Tournament 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Promotional poster for the event | |||
| Promotion | Kyushu Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | October 4–December 6, 2021 | ||
| City | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Nishitetsu Hall | ||
| Tagline(s) | A tag team festival of regional pride, kicking off.[a] | ||
| Glocal Tag Tournament chronology | |||
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The first edition of the tournament was held between October 4 and December 6, 2021, and featured eight teams.[1]
| Entrants | Representing | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| Mentai☆Kid and Kodai Nozaki | Kyushu | Kyushu Pro-Wrestling |
| Ryo Saito and Yasushi Kanda | Kobe | Dragongate |
| Gurukun Mask and Shuri Joe | Okinawa | Ryukyu Dragon Pro-Wrestling |
| Billyken Kid and Ultimate Spider Jr. | Osaka | Osaka Pro Wrestling |
| Gaina and Taro Nohashi | Tohoku | Michinoku Pro Wrestling |
| Kengo Mashimo and Kaji Tomato[b] | Chiba | Action Advance Pro Wrestling |
| Genkai and Hitamaru Sasaki | Kyushu | Kyushu Pro-Wrestling |
| Quiet Storm and Dylan James | Overseas | — |
| First round Monday Night Vai! #7 (October 4) | Semifinals Monday Night Vai! #8 (November 1) | Final Monday Night Vai! #9 (December 6) | ||||||||||||
| Mentai☆Kid and Kodai Nozaki | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Ryo Saito and Yasushi Kanda | 12:49[3] | |||||||||||||
| Mentai☆Kid and Kodai Nozaki | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Gurukun Mask and Shuri Joe | 13:01[4] | |||||||||||||
| Gurukun Mask and Shuri Joe | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Billyken Kid and Ultimate Spider Jr. | 15:15[3] | |||||||||||||
| Mentai☆Kid and Kodai Nozaki | 21:55[2] | |||||||||||||
| Gaina and Taro Nohashi | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Gaina and Taro Nohashi | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kengo Mashimo and Kaji Tomato | 13:58[3] | |||||||||||||
| Gaina and Taro Nohashi | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Genkai and Hitamaru Sasaki | 24:23[4] | |||||||||||||
| Genkai and Hitamaru Sasaki | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Quiet Storm and Dylan James | 15:34[3] | |||||||||||||
2022
edit| Glocal Tag Tournament 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Promotional poster featuring Gurukun Mask, Ryota Chikuzen, Jinsei Shinzaki, Zeus and Toshiki Toeda | |||
| Promotion |
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| Date | October 4–December 3, 2022 | ||
| City | Various Final: Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Acros Fukuoka | ||
| Tagline(s) | National tag team tournament of regional pride begins[c] | ||
| Glocal Tag Tournament chronology | |||
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The second edition of the tournament ran from October 4 to December 3, 2022, and featured 16 teams. This edition was hosted by an executive committee of five organizations: Ryukyu Dragon Pro-Wrestling, Kyushu Pro-Wrestling, Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Osaka Pro Wrestling and Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW).[5]
| Entrants | Representing | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| Genki Horiguchi and Susumu Mochizuki | Kobe | Dragongate |
| Tamura and Raimu Imai | Kawasaki | Pro-Wrestling Heat-Up |
| Ultrasoki and Shuri Joe | Okinawa | Ryukyu Dragon Pro-Wrestling |
| Kota Sekifuda and Kazumasa Yoshida | Yokohama | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| Hub and Tigers Mask | Osaka | Osaka Pro Wrestling |
| The Great Sasuke and Ringo Yamaya | Tohoku | Michinoku Pro Wrestling |
| Tajiri and Gianni Valletta | Overseas | — |
| Genkai and Hitamaru Sasaki | Kyushu | Kyushu Pro-Wrestling |
| Mentai☆Kid and Kodai Nozaki | Kyushu | Kyushu Pro-Wrestling |
| Kengo Mashimo and Tatsuya Hanami | Chiba | Active Advance Pro Wrestling |
| Rising Hayato and Imabari Towel Mascaras | Ehime | Ehime Pro-Wrestling |
| Masato Tanaka and Ryo Hoshino | Tochigi | Tochigi Pro-Wrestling |
| Gaina and Taro Nohashi | Tohoku | Michinoku Pro Wrestling |
| Itabashi Fudoppy and Itabashi Insatsuman | Tokyo | Itabashi Pro-Wrestling |
| Kengo Takai and Michio Kageyama | Nagoya | Pro-Wrestling Team Dera |
| Shima Shigeno and Big The Ryokan | Niigata | Niigata Pro-Wrestling |
| First round (October 4) | Second round (November 12) | Semifinals (December 3) | Final (December 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Genki Horiguchi and Susumu Mochizuki | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tamura and Raimu Imai | 6:41[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genki Horiguchi and Susumu Mochizuki | 10:33[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ultrasoki and Shuri Joe | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ultrasoki and Shuri Joe | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kota Sekifuda and Kazumasa Yoshida | 6:10[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ultrasoki and Shuri Joe | 9:41 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub and Tigers Mask | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub and Tigers Mask | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Great Sasuke and Ringo Yamaya | 4:01[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub and Tigers Mask | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genkai and Hitamaru Sasaki | 19:59[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tajiri and Gianni Valletta | 8:08[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genkai and Hitamaru Sasaki | DQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub and Tigers Mask | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mentai☆Kid and Kodai Nozaki | 14:03 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mentai☆Kid and Kodai Nozaki | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kengo Mashimo and Tatsuya Hanami | 19:02[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mentai☆Kid and Kodai Nozaki | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Masato Tanaka and Ryo Hoshino | 12:01[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rising Hayato and Imabari Towel Mascaras | 6:22[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Masato Tanaka and Ryo Hoshino | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mentai☆Kid and Kodai Nozaki | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gaina and Taro Nohashi | 7:22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gaina and Taro Nohashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Itabashi Fudoppy and Itabashi Insatsuman | 10:45[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gaina and Taro Nohashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kengo Takai and Michio Kageyama | 13:30[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kengo Takai and Michio Kageyama | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shima Shigeno and Big The Ryokan | 6:16[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Japanese: 地域の誇りを賭けたタッグの祭典、開幕。, Hepburn: Rōkaru no hokori o kaketa taggu no saiten, kaimaku.
- ^ Tatsuya Hanami was originally scheduled to be Mashimo's partner, but he had to withdraw due to suffering from a fever.
- ^ Japanese: 地域の誇りを懸けたタッグの全国大会 開幕, Hepburn: Chiiki no hokori o kaketa taggu no zenkokutaikai kaimaku.
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b 【九州プロレス】”タッグ全国大会”「グローカル・タッグトーナメント2021」組合せ決定！ [[Kyushu Pro-Wrestling] Teams announced for "Glocal Tag Tournament 2021" Tag Team National Tournament!]. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). September 24, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ a b 【九州プロレス】マンデーナイトバイ #9 グローカル・タッグトーナメント2021決勝戦を東北代表・GAINA＆のはしが制し涙. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). December 7, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c d 【試合詳細】10･4 九州プロレス西鉄ホール大会 玄海＆佐々木日田丸vsクワイエット・ストーム＆ディラン・ジェイムス GAINA＆のはしたろうvs真霜拳號＆梶トマト グルクンマスク＆首里ジョーvsビリーケン・キッド＆アルティメット・スパイダー めんたい☆キッド＆野崎広大vs斎藤了＆神田裕之. battle-news.com (in Japanese). October 5, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ a b 【九州プロレス】「グローカル・タッグトーナメント2021」〈準決勝〉11.1福岡・西鉄ホール大会・試合結果. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ Yamaguchi, Yoshinori (September 12, 2022). 【筑前りょう太インタビュー】『全国プロレス選手権大会 グローカル・タッグトーナメント2022』10.4開幕！テーマは「地方創生、プロレス業界の発展」 [[Interview with Ryota Chikuzen] "National Pro-Wrestling Championship Event Glocal Tag Team Tournament 2022" starts on October 4! The theme is "local development and the development of the pro-wrestling industry".]. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 【試合詳細】10･4 全国プロレス選手権大会 グローカル・タッグトーナメント後楽園ホール大会 めんたい☆キッド＆野崎広大vs真霜拳號＆花見達也 のはしたろう＆GAINAvsいたばし印刷マン＆いたばし不動ッピー ウルトラ・ソーキ＆首里ジョーvs関札皓太＆吉田和正. battle-news.com (in Japanese). October 5, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c d 【グローカル・タッグトーナメント2022】全国の地方団体ベスト4が決定！準決勝・決勝戦は12/3福岡！. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2022.