| Ryūkon Cup | |
| Nicknames: | Dragon Soul Cup |
| Promotions: | Tenryu Project |
| Firstevent: | Ryūkon Cup I |
| Gimmick: | Single-elimination tournament |
The is an annual single elimination professional wrestling tournament held by Tenryu Project since 2021.
The first edition, announced at Survive the Revolution Vol. 11 on October 26, 2021, was meant to feature wrestlers who had a connection to Tenryu Project founder Genichiro Tenryu.[1] Though it is held every year in November, each edition is numbered instead of being referred to by its year (e.g. the first edition was titled).
Toru is the inaugural winner of the tournament.
| Winner | Times won | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 1 |
| Ryūkon Cup I | |
| Promotion: | Tenryu Project |
| Date: | November 14 - 15, 2021 |
| Future: | no |
| City: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue: | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring |
| Liveevent: | Y |
| Nextevent2: | II |
| Event: | Ryūkon Cup |
The first edition of the Ryūkon Cup featured 11 wrestlers each representing their respective home promotion as well as five freelancers for a total of 16 participants. All Japan Pro Wrestling's Ryoma Tsukamoto was originally scheduled to enter the tournament but had to be replaced by Dan Tamura after he suffered an injury on November 11.[2] The tournament ran for two days; the first round played out on November 14, 2021, at Survive the Revolution Vol. 12, then the remaining matches were held the next day at Survive the Revolution Vol. 13.[3] Representing Total Triumph Team Pro-Wrestling (TTT), Toru defeated Professional Wrestling Wallabee's Keita Yano in the finals of the tournament to become the first Ryūkon Cup winner.
| Ryūkon Cup II | |
| Promotion: | Tenryu Project |
| Date: | November 12 - 13, 2022 |
| Future: | no |
| City: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue: | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring |
| Liveevent: | Y |
| Lastevent2: | I |
| Nextevent2: | III |
| Event: | Ryūkon Cup |
The second Ryūkon Cup ran between November 12 and 13, 2022 and featured 16 participants.[4] Previous year finalist Keita Yano defeated Hikaru Sato in the finals to become the winner of the second Ryūkon Cup.
| Ryūkon Cup III | |
| Promotion: | Tenryu Project |
| Date: | November 6 - 19, 2023 |
| Future: | no |
| City: | Various, Japan Final: Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue: | Various Final: Korakuen Hall |
| Liveevent: | Y |
| Lastevent2: | II |
| Event: | Ryūkon Cup |
The third Ryūkon Cup ran between November 6 and 19, 2023 and featured 16 participants. The two halves of the bracket were designated as A Block and B Block. The entire A Block played out on November 6 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, B Block played out on November 11 at Azalea Taisho in Osaka, and the final was held on November 19 in Korakuen Hall.[5] Kengo defeated Keita Yano in the final to become the winner of the third Ryūkon Cup.