1989
The 1989 World Cup Tournament was held at Super Powers Clash on April 24, 1989 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The tournament featured eight wrestlers in a single-elimination format competing for the vacant IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz refereed the final match.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Big Van Vader | 5:52 | ||||||||||||
| Big Van Vader | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 14:37 | ||||||||||||
| Vladimir Berkovich | Sub | ||||||||||||
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 4:51 | ||||||||||||
| Big Van Vader | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | 9:47 | ||||||||||||
| Buzz Sawyer | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Victor Zangiev | 3:56 | ||||||||||||
| Victor Zangiev | Sub | ||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | 7:28 | ||||||||||||
| Riki Chōshū | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | 3:51 | ||||||||||||
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