Toryumon 2000 Project

Toryumon 2000 Project
Acronym	T2P
Founded	November 13, 2001
Closed	January 27, 2003
Headquarters	Japan
Founder(s)	Ultimo Dragon
Owner(s)	Ultimo Dragon
Parent	Toryumon Japan

Toryumon 2000 Project, or T2P for short, was a promotion that ran in Japan consisting of the second class graduates of the Ultimo Dragon Gym. It is the sister promotion to Toryumon Japan and acted as its rival in 2002. When the promotion folded on January 27, 2003, it was absorbed into Toryumon Japan.

History

While the first class of Ultimo Dragon Gym graduates were starting up their own promotion in Japan, a second class of students were being trained back in Mexico. What would make this group of students stand out from their predecessors would be a greater emphasis in lucha libra-style submissions, or Llave. They would make their debut as a separate promotion on November 13, 2001.

In addition to their differing wrestling style, T2P would stand out for having matches contested within a six-sided wrestling ring as opposed to the standard four-sided. T2P would be the first promotion to use a six-sided ring, a concept that would later be adopted by Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and United States promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The group would successfully develop their own following and it created a debate among fans as to which class of Ultimo Dragon Gym graduates were better.

After a series of incidents with talent from both sides crossing over, they put together a pay-per-view show on September 8, 2002 with the majority of the matches seeing Toryumon Japan talent against T2P talent. Afterward, the two classes would mix together until T2P was formally closed on January 27, 2003 with all of its talent being absorbed into Toryumon Japan.

Roster

Toryumon 2000 Project is often used to collectively identify those who made up of the second class of Ultimo Dragon Gym graduates. The second class comprised of fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth term students of the Dragon System. The vast majority of the second class graduates are no longer active in Dragon Gate.

Name	Term	Current Status
Anthony W. Mori	5th Term	Retired
Raimu Mishima	5th Term	Retired
Naruki Doi	5th Term	Active in Dragon Gate
Taku Iwasa	5th Term	Active in Dragon Gate
Milano Collection AT	6th Term	Retired
Kinya Oyanagei	6th Term	Active in SECRET BASE and Michinoku Pro Wrestling
Phillip J. Fukumasa	6th Term	Retired
TARUcito	6th Term	Retired
Takuya Murakami	6th Term	Active in Michinoku Pro Wrestling
Toru Owashi	7th Term	Inactive
Masato Yoshino	7th Term	Active in Dragon Gate
"brother" YASSHI	7th Term	Retired
Takayuki Yagi	7th Term	Dragon Gate General Manager and Referee
Shuji Kondo	8th Term	Active in All Japan Pro Wrestling
Jun Ogawauchi	8th Term	Active in SECRET BASE
Shogo Takagi	8th Term	Inactive
Takuya Sugawara	8th Term	Active in Pro Wrestling ZERO-1
Shadow Phoenix	8th Term	Active in Japan

• While Raimu Mishima is a fifth term student, he was largely associated with Toryumon Japan during the Toryumon Japan vs. T2P feud.

• While Murcielago is an eighth term student, he did not debut in time to compete in Toryumon 2000 Project and was therefore held back until Toryumon X launched.