Chikara Young Lions Cup

Young Lions Cup
The Young Lions Cup awarded to the winner of the Young Lions Cup VI tournament
Details
Current champion(s)	Tadasuke
Date won	August 27, 2011
Promotion	Chikara
Statistics First champion(s) Hallowicked Longest reign Hallowicked (602 days) Shortest reign Fire Ant (28 days) Oldest champion Tadasuke (25 years, &10000000000000226000000226 days) Youngest champion Helios (19 years) Heaviest champion Tadasuke (223 lb (101 kg)) Lightest champion Frightmare and Player Dos (156 lb (71 kg))

The Young Lions Cup is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the American professional wrestling promotion Chikara.

History

A tournament is held every year to determine the champion. Originally, experience level was the primary basis for eligibility in the tournament, as the first tournament was only open to those who have wrestled under 50 professional matches. The primary basis for eligibility was later changed to age, making the tournament open only to wrestlers who are 25 years old or younger. The winner of the Young Lions Cup can defend the cup as an actual title until the following tournament, and Young Lions Cup tournament winners are not allowed to compete in the tournament again once they win it.

The original rules also once stated that previous holders of the cup are not allowed to compete for the title once they are no longer champion, but this rule was 'changed' in 2008. Fire Ant was granted a rematch after losing the cup to Vin Gerard, and Director of Fun Leonard F. Chikarason claimed that the rules were now amended, stating that previous holders of the cup could challenge for the cup again any time they wanted until the next Young Lions Cup tournament. However, on February 1, 2010, new Director of Fun Dieter VonSteigerwalt reverted the rule change and announced that former champions could no longer challenge for the cup or enter the annual tournaments.^[1]

Current holder

The cup is currently held by Tadasuke. He defeated Green Ant on August 27, 2011, in the finals of Young Lions Cup IX tournament.^[2]

Title history

Wrestler:	Cup:	Date:	Days held:	Location:	Successful defenses	Notes:
Hallowicked !Hallowicked	01 !I	02002-11-16 November 16, 2002	&10000000000000602000000602	Allentown !Allentown, Pennsylvania	4 !4	Defeated Mister ZERO in the finals of the Young Lions Cup tournament.[2]
Sweeney !Larry Sweeney	02 !II	02004-07-31 July 31, 2004	&10000000000000111000000111	Emmaus !Emmaus, Pennsylvania	0 !0	Defeated Jigsaw in the finals of the Young Lions Cup II tournament.[2]
Jigsaw !Jigsaw	02.5 !II	02004-11-19 November 19, 2004	&10000000000000245000000245	Reading !Reading, Pennsylvania	4 !4	Defeated Larry Sweeney at Fear of Music.[2]
Storm !Shane Storm	03 !III	02005-07-24 July 24, 2005	&10000000000000334000000334	Pittston !Pittston, Pennsylvania	2 !2	Defeated Icarus in the finals of the Young Lions Cup III tournament.[2]
Cannon !Arik Cannon	04 !IV	02006-06-25 June 25, 2006	&10000000000000125000000125	Philadelphia !Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	3 !3	Defeated Cheech in the finals of the Young Lions Cup IV tournament.[2]
Boyer !Maxime Boyer	04.5 !IV	02006-10-28 October 28, 2006	&10000000000000237000000237	Philadelphia !Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	5 !5	Defeated Arik Cannon at Cibernetico Forever.[2]
Taylor !Chuck Taylor	05 !V	02007-06-24 June 24, 2007	&10000000000000125000000125	Hellertown !Hellertown, Pennsylvania	2 !2	Defeated Ricochet in the finals of the Young Lions Cup V tournament.[2]
Helios !Helios	05.5 !V	02007-10-27 October 27, 2007	&10000000000000230000000230	Barnesville !Barnesville, Pennsylvania	3 !3	Defeated Chuck Taylor at New Star Navigation.[2]
Fire Ant !Fire Ant	06 !VI	02008-06-15 June 15, 2008	&1000000000000002800000028	Hellertown !Hellertown, Pennsylvania	0 !0	Defeated Vin Gerard in the finals of the Young Lions Cup VI tournament.[2]
Gerard !Vin Gerard	06.5 !VI	02008-07-13 July 13, 2008	&10000000000000154000000154	Philadelphia !Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	3 !3	Defeated Fire Ant at Tragedy and Triumph.[2]
Vacated	06.6 !VI	02008-12-14 December 14, 2008	&1000000000000004200000042 !—	Philadelphia !Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	N/A	Gerard was stripped of the cup and it was declared vacant following a double disqualification between Gerard and Jimmy Olsen at Duel and Duality.[2]
Olsen !Jimmy Olsen / Equinox (II)	06.7 !VI	02009-01-25 January 25, 2009	&10000000000000201000000201	Philadelphia !Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2 !2	Defeated Vin Gerard in a ladder match for the vacant cup at Revelation X.[2]
Player Dos !Player Dos	07 !VII	02009-08-16 August 16, 2009	&10000000000000168000000168	Philadelphia !Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	3 !3	Defeated Colin Delaney in the finals of the Young Lions Cup VII tournament.[2]
Donst !Tim Donst	07.5 !VII	02010-01-31 January 31, 2010	&10000000000000208000000208	Philadelphia !Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	4 !4	Defeated Player Dos at A Touch of Class.[2]
Frightmare !Frightmare	08 !VIII	02010-08-29 August 29, 2010	&10000000000000363000000363	Reading !Reading, Pennsylvania	7 !7	Defeated Lince Dorado in the finals of the Young Lions Cup VIII tournament.[2]
Tadasuke !Tadasuke	09 !IX	02011-08-27 August 27, 2011	&1000000000000007200000072+	Easton !Easton, Pennsylvania	0 !0	Defeated Green Ant in the finals of the Young Lions Cup IX tournament.[2]

See also

• Chikara (professional wrestling)
• Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas
• Chikara Grand Championship

References

1. ^ "Blog #88 - Dieter VonSteigerwalt". Chikara. 2010-02-01. http://www.chikarapro.com/blog88.shtml. Retrieved 2010-02-01. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q} "Chikara: Young Lions Cup". Chikara. http://www.chikarapro.com/titlesYLC.shtml. Retrieved 2011-03-13. 

• Title history at ChikaraPro.com
• Title history at Wrestling-Titles.com