# Osaka Hurricane

Osaka Hurricane was the annual flagship professional wrestling event produced by Osaka Pro Wrestling between 2003 and 2012. The event was held during the month of February. The event was considered the biggest event of Osaka Pro. It was introduced first in 2003. Two editions of the event were held in 2004. The first edition of 2004 was the fourth Super J-Cup tournament held in Osaka while the second edition of 2004 was held in Tokyo during the month of April and was the only version of the event to be held in April and outside Osaka. The final event was held in July 2012 and then Osaka Hurricane was discontinued.

## Dates and venues

| Event | Date | City | Venue | Attendance | Main event |
| Osaka Hurricane (2003) | February 1, 2003 | Osaka, Japan | Osaka-jō Hall | 7,868 | Super Delfin (c) vs. Big Boss MA-G-MA for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship |
| Osaka Hurricane (2004): Super J-Cup 4th Stage | February 21, 2004 | Osaka, Japan | Osaka-jō Hall | 6,800 | Naomichi Marufuji vs. Takehiro Murahama in the Super J-Cup tournament final |
| Osaka Hurricane in Tokyo | April 2, 2004 | Tokyo, Japan | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | 2,000 | Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto and Wataru Inoue vs. Big Boss MA-G-MA, Daio QUALLT and Goa |
| Osaka Hurricane (2005) | February 13, 2005 | Osaka, Japan | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | 4,096 | Big Boss MA-G-MA (c) vs. Super Dolphin for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship |
| Osaka Hurricane (2006) "Starting Point Revolution" | February 26, 2006 | Kadoma, Osaka, Japan | Namiyaha Dome Sub-Arena | 1,882 | Super Dolphin (c) vs. Super Delfin for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship |
| Osaka Hurricane (2007) | February 12, 2007 | Osaka, Japan | Grand Cube Osaka | 2,862 | Billy Ken Kid (c) vs. Tigers Mask for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship |
| Osaka Hurricane (2008) | February 11, 2008 | Osaka, Japan | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | 6,816 | Tigers Mask (c) vs. Black Buffalo in a mask vs. mask match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship |
| Osaka Hurricane (2009) | February 15, 2009 | Osaka, Japan | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | 5,082 | Hideyoshi (c) vs. Billy Ken Kid for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship |
| Osaka Hurricane (2010) "Pink Ribbon Charity" | February 11, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | 5,083 | Dick Togo (c) vs. Billy Ken Kid in a No Disqualification match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship |
| Osaka Hurricane (2011) | August 14, 2011 | Osaka, Japan | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | 4,583 | Tigers Mask (c) vs. Billy Ken Kid for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship |
| Osaka Hurricane (2012) | July 22, 2012 | Osaka, Japan | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | 4,516 | Black Buffalo (c) vs. Daisuke Harada for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship |

## Results
### 2003

The first Osaka Hurricane event took place on February 1, 2003 at the Osaka-jō Hall. The event was headlined by an Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship match billed as "Symbol of Osaka vs. Tennozan" in which Delfin defeated the defending champion Big Boss MA-G-MA to capture the title.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Azteca defeated Black Tigers | Singles match | 7:42 |
| 2 | Monster King Mandora and Policewoman defeated Night Master and Tortuga | Tag team match | 11:05 |
| 3 | Kintaro Kanemura defeated Daio Quallt | Singles match | 11:51 |
| 4 | Billy Ken Kid, Miracle Man and Tigers Mask defeated Kengo Takai, Super Demekin and Yutaka Fukuda | Six-man tag team match | 12:49 |
| 5 | Ebessan defeated Kuishinbo Kamen (c) (2:1) | Character Deprivation Two out of three falls match for the Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship | 11:05 |
| 6 | Taka Michinoku defeated Gamma | Singles match | 14:26 |
| 7 | Jushin Thunder Liger and Takehiro Murahama defeated Infinity (Black Buffalo and Tsubasa) (c) | Tag team match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship | 17:01 |
| 8 | Super Delfin (c) defeated Big Boss MA-G-MA | Singles match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship | 14:13 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### 2004
#### Super J-Cup

The second Osaka Hurricane was held on February 21, 2004 featured the 2004 Super J-Cup tournament, featuring the best junior heavyweights in Japan and the event was aired on pay-per-view. The tournament was won by Naomichi Marufuji from Pro Wrestling Noah. The event also featured a six-man tag team match, in which Cima, Heat and Kenta defeated the veteran team of Jushin Thunder Liger, Jinsei Shinzaki and Super Delfin.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Naomichi Marufuji defeated Jun Kasai | 2004 Super J-Cup tournament quarter-final | 8:16 |
| 2 | Garuda defeated Goa | 2004 Super J-Cup tournament quarter-final | 7:01 |
| 3 | Wataru Inoue defeated Kazuya Yuasa via submission | 2004 Super J-Cup tournament quarter-final | 9:25 |
| 4 | Takehiro Murahama defeated Taichi Ishikari | 2004 Super J-Cup tournament quarter-final | 5:03 |
| 5 | Ofune defeated Apple Miyuki | Singles match | 6:52 |
| 6 | Men's Teioh, MIKAMI and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Azteca, Kintaro Kanemura and MA-G-MA | Six-man tag team match | 10:35 |
| 7 | Kuishinbo Kamen defeated Ebessan (c) | Singles match for the Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship | 8:04 |
| 8 | Naomichi Marufuji defeated Garuda | 2004 Super J-Cup tournament semi-final | 10:22 |
| 9 | Takehiro Murahama defeated Wataru Inoue | 2004 Super J-Cup tournament semi-final | 9:30 |
| 10 | Billyken Kid and Tigers Mask (c) defeated Shiryu and Taka Michinoku | Tag team match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship | 12:55 |
| 11 | Cima, Heat and Kenta defeated Jinsei Shinzaki, Jushin Thunder Liger and Super Delfin | Six-man tag team match | 16:53 |
| 12 | Naomichi Marufuji defeated Takehiro Murahama | 2004 Super J-Cup tournament final | 14:05 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

##### Tournament brackets

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Naomichi Marufuji | Naomichi Marufuji | Pin | | | | | | |
| Jun Kasai | Jun Kasai | | | | | | | |
| Jun Kasai | Jun Kasai | | Naomichi Marufuji | Naomichi Marufuji | Pin | | | |
| | | | Garuda | Garuda | | | | |
| Garuda | Garuda | Pin | Garuda | Garuda | | | | |
| Goa | Goa | | | | | | | |
| Goa | Goa | | | | | Naomichi Marufuji | Naomichi Marufuji | Pin |
| | | | | | | Takehiro Murahama | Takehiro Murahama | |
| Wataru Inoue | Wataru Inoue | Sub | | | | | | | Takehiro Murahama | Takehiro Murahama |
| Kazuya Yuasa | Kazuya Yuasa | | | | | | | |
| Kazuya Yuasa | Kazuya Yuasa | | Wataru Inoue | Wataru Inoue | | | | |
| | | | Takehiro Murahama | Takehiro Murahama | Pin | | | |
| Takehiro Murahama | Takehiro Murahama | Pin | Takehiro Murahama | Takehiro Murahama | Pin | | | |
| Taichi Ishikari | Taichi Ishikari | | | | | | | |

#### Osaka Hurricane in Tokyo

The third Osaka Hurricane event was held at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo and was the first and only Osaka Hurricane event to be held in Tokyo and was dubbed Osaka Hurricane in Tokyo. The event took place on April 2, 2004 and marked the only time that Osaka Hurricane was held twice in a year. The event was headlined by a six-man tag team match in which Big Boss MA-G-MA, Daio QUALLT and GOA billed as Kishiwada Gurentai took on the team of New Japan Pro-Wrestling representatives Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto and Wataru Inoue. Kaz Hayashi defended the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship against Tsubasa in the penultimate match.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Gamma defeated Masato Motoba | Singles match | 5:17 |
| 2 | Black Buffalo defeated Onryo | Singles match | 12:55 |
| 3 | Billy Ken Kid and Tigers Mask defeated Perro and Yutaka | Tag team match | 10:45 |
| 4 | Ai Fujita, Kuishinbo Kamen and Super Delfin defeated Ebessan, Miracle Man and Policewoman | Six-man tag team match | 18:54 |
| 5 | Heat vs. Takehiro Murahama ended in a time limit draw | Singles match | 30:00 |
| 6 | Kaz Hayashi (c) defeated Tsubasa | Singles match for the World Junior Heavyweight Championship | 13:47 |
| 7 | Team New Japan (Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto and Wataru Inoue) defeated Kishiwada Gurentai (Big Boss MA-G-MA, Daio QUALLT and Goa) | Six-man tag team match | 19:25 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### 2005

The fourth Osaka Hurricane was held on February 13, 2005 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. The event was aired live on pay-per-view via "Perfect Choice" pay-per-view service. In the main event, Big Boss MA-G-MA defended the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship against Super Dolphin, who defeated MA-G-MA to win the title. The event also featured the return of Tsubasa to action as he teamed with Jushin Thunder Liger to take on Super Delfin and The Tiger in a tag team match, which Liger and Tsubasa won.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Yutaka defeated La Uchida | Singles match | 6:51 |
| 2 | Takaku Fuke and Viewtiful Joe defeated Azteca and Densen Man | Tag team match | 10:36 |
| 3 | Tigers Mask defeated Histeria and Kendo Kobayashi | Two out of three falls Handicap match | 8:59 |
| 4 | Kabuto Beetle defeated El Oriental (c) | Singles match for the MWF World Junior Heavyweight Championship | 17:18 |
| 5 | Kuishinbo Kamen (c) defeated Ebessan | Singles match for the Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship | 11:23 |
| 6 | Jushin Thunder Liger and Takehiro Murahama defeated Super Delfin and The Tiger | Tag team match | 14:32 |
| 7 | Billy Ken Kid and Perro defeated Black Buffalo and Daio QUALLT (c) | Tag team match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship | 17:24 |
| 8 | Super Dolphin defeated Big Boss MA-G-MA (c) | Singles match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship | 16:47 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### 2006

The fifth Osaka Hurricane was held on February 26, 2006 at Namiyaha Dome Sub-Arena in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. The main event featured a match between teacher and student in which Super Dolphin defended the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship against his trainer and mentor Super Delfin, who defeated Dolphin to capture the title.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | La Uchida defeated Atsushi Kotoge | Singles match | 9:11 |
| 2 | Miracle Man defeated Monster King Mandora | Singles match | 5:55 |
| 3 | Hisakatsu Oya and Takaku Fuke defeated Sengoku (Hideyoshi and Masamune) | Tag team match | 12:02 |
| 4 | Mr. Okita defeated Policeman (c), Azteca, Ebessan, Ice Penguin, Kuishinbo Kamen, Monkey Magic III and Takoyakida | Eight-way elimination match for the Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship | 9:15 |
| 5 | Billy Ken Kid and Black Buffalo defeated Flash Moon and Tigers Mask | Tag team match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship | 23:07 |
| 6 | Super Delfin defeated Super Dolphin (c) | Singles match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship | 26:11 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### 2007

The sixth Osaka Hurricane event was held on February 12, 2007 at the Grand Cube Osaka in Osaka, Japan. In the main event, Billy Ken Kid defended the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship against Tigers Mask, with Mask beating Kid for the title. The event also featured a special dream tag team match featuring four of the biggest junior heavyweights of Japan, pitting Super Delfin and The Great Sasuke against Gran Hamada and Último Dragón.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Daisuke Harada defeated Robert Tanaka | Singles match | 7:50 |
| 2 | Condor and Kazushi defeated Atsushi Kotoge and La Uchida | Tag team match | 11:58 |
| 3 | Super Dolphin defeated Asian Cougar | Singles match | 14:11 |
| 4 | Gunsou Suuchi defeated Dingo, Don Arakawa, Ebessan, Ice Penguin, Kuishinbo Kamen, Miracle Man, Peckey, Takaku Fuke and YUKA | 10-man Battle Royal for the vacant Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship | 11:34 |
| 5 | Sengoku (Hideyoshi and Masamune) defeated GAINA and Zeus (c) and Flash Moon and Tsubasa | Three-way elimination match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship | 13:59 |
| 6 | Super Delfin and The Great Sasuke defeated Gran Hamada and Último Dragón | Tag team match | 17:56 |
| 7 | Tigers Mask defeated Billy Ken Kid (c) | Singles match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship | 36:55 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### 2008

The seventh Osaka Hurricane was held on February 11, 2008 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. The main event was a mask vs. mask match, in which Black Buffalo defended the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship against Tigers Mask. Billy Ken Kid made his return to action at the event by competing against Naomichi Marufuji.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Daisuke Harada and Takoyakida defeated Robert Tanaka and Tadasuke | Tag team match | 8:55 |
| 2 | Atsushi Kotoge, Flying Kid Ichihara, Takaku Fuke and Último Dragón defeated Kamui, Condor and Sengoku (Hideyoshi and Masamune) | Eight-man tag team match | 11:57 |
| 3 | Zeus defeated Jinsei Shinzaki | Singles match | 15:08 |
| 4 | Akebono, Kuishinbo Kamen and Super Delfin defeated Ebessan, Kanjyuro Matsuyama and Miracle Man | Six-man tag team match | 10:40 |
| 5 | Naomichi Marufuji defeated Billy Ken Kid | Singles match | 13:15 |
| 6 | GAINA and Zero (c) defeated Asian Cougar and Tsubasa | Tag team match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship | 19:59 |
| 7 | Tigers Mask (c) defeated Black Buffalo | Mask vs. mask match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship | 20:38 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### 2009

The eighth Osaka Hurricane was held on February 15, 2009 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. The main event pitted Hideyoshi defending the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship against Billy Ken Kid. Kid won the title. The Bodyguard competed in his first professional wrestling match at the event, making his in-ring debut against Zeus. The two would go on to form a tag team in future called The Big Guns, winning the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship multiple times and also achieving success in All Japan Pro Wrestling. The event featured comic tag team matches featuring wrestlers mimicking Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami and Riki Choshu.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Kazuaki Mihara defeated Naoki Setoguchi | Singles match | 7:11 |
| 2 | Tsubasa and Último Dragón defeated Masamune and Orochi | Tag team match | 9:17 |
| 3 | Dump Matsumoto, Ebessan, Kuishinbo Kamen and Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru defeated Kanjyuro Matsuyama, Miracle Man, Stalker Ichikawa and Takaku Fuke | Eight-man tag team match | 12:13 |
| 4 | Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada and Tadasuke defeated Kazma, Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi | Six-man tag team match | 10:57 |
| 5 | Honey Shinya and Small Antonio Inoki defeated Love Sexy Otowaya and Love Sexy Rose | Tag team match | 6:58 |
| 6 | Riki Kansyu and Tatsumi Ebenami defeated Honey Shinya and Small Antonio Inoki | Tag team match | 3:43 |
| 7 | Zeus defeated The Bodyguard | Singles match | 8:03 |
| 8 | Asian Cougar and The Great Sasuke defeated Black Buffalo and Tigers Mask (c) | Tag team match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship | 16:51 |
| 9 | Billy Ken Kid defeated Hideyoshi (c) | Singles match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship | 27:50 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### 2010

The ninth Osaka Hurricane event was held on February 11, 2010 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. In the main event, Billy Ken Kid defeated the defending champion Dick Togo in a No Disqualification match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Kazuaki Mihara and Shigehiro Irie defeated Perro and Takoyakida | Tag team match | 9:31 |
| 2 | GAMI and Yumi Ohka defeated Apple Miyuki and Kana | Tag team match | 10:43 |
| 3 | Kikutaro, Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru and Shiro Koshinaka defeated Ebessan, Kanjyuro Matsuyama and Kuishinbo Kamen | Six-man tag team match | 13:05 |
| 4 | Black Buffalo and Tigers Mask defeated Gamma and Super Shisa by disqualification | Tag team match | 12:47 |
| 5 | Abdullah the Butcher, Asian Cougar, Miracle Man and Takaku Fuke defeated Fujita, Orochi, Tadasuke and The Bodyguard | Eight-man tag team match | 8:42 |
| 6 | Momo no Seishun Tag (Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada) defeated Sengoku (Hideyoshi and Masamune) (c) | Tag team match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship | 20:53 |
| 7 | Billy Ken Kid defeated Dick Togo (c) | No Disqualification match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship | 33:33 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### 2011

The tenth Osaka Hurricane event was held on August 14, 2011 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. In the main event, Billy Ken Kid defeated Tigers Mask to capture the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Kazuaki Mihara and Naoki Setoguchi defeated Shigehiro Irie and Yusuke Kodama | Tag team match | 6:28 |
| 2 | Apple Miyuki, Takoyakida and Ultimate Spider Jr. defeated Honey Jiro, Kikutaro and Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru | Six-person tag team match | 9:50 |
| 3 | Black Buffalo, Kana, Tsubasa and Yutaka defeated Hayata, Hideyoshi, Masamune and Mio Shirai | Eight-person mixed tag team match | 9:38 |
| 4 | Kanjyuro Matsuyama and Miracle Man defeated Ebessan and Kuishinbo Kamen | Tag team match | 9:40 |
| 5 | Masahiro Chono, Tajiri and Zeus defeated Kuuga, Orochi and Tadasuke | Six-man tag team match | 14:19 |
| 6 | Momo no Seishun Tag (Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada) (c) defeated Ricky Marvin and Taiji Ishimori | Tag team match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship | 22:45 |
| 7 | Billy Ken Kid defeated Tigers Mask (c) | Singles match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship | 38:20 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### 2012

The eleventh and final Osaka Hurricane was held on July 22, 2012 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. The main event was a singles match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship, in which Daisuke Harada defeated the defending champion Black Buffalo to capture the title.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Shoichi Uchida and Yutaka defeated Kazuaki Mihara and Naoki Setoguchi | Tag team match | 8:31 |
| 2 | Kana and Sawako Shimono defeated Apple Miyuki and Syuri | Tag team match | 8:50 |
| 3 | Kaijin Habu Otoko and Shisao defeated Billy Ken Kid and Tsubasa | Tag team match | 12:02 |
| 4 | Hayata and Tadasuke defeated The Big Guns (The Bodyguard and Zeus) and Sengoku (Hideyoshi and Masamune) | Three-way match for the vacant Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship | 13:02 |
| 5 | Ebessan, The Great Kabuki, Kuishinbo Kamen and Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru defeated Kanjyuro Matsuyama, Kikutaro, Miracle Man and Takoyakida | Eight-man tag team match | 13:24 |
| 6 | First Tiger Mask, Tiger Shark and Tigers Mask defeated JOKER (Kuuga, Orochi and Spider J) | Six-man tag team match | 12:13 |
| 7 | Daisuke Harada defeated Black Buffalo (c) | Singles match for the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship | 29:52 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||