Changes: Toryumon 2000 Project

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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.

Championships Promoted

Title	Period Used	Last Champion	Date won	Current Status
NWA International Light Heavyweight Championship	2002	CIMA	December 26, 2002	Inactive

Toryumon 2000 Project Graduates

Term	Name	Currently working
5th Term	Anthony W. Mori	Retired
5th Term	Raimu Mishima	Retired due to injuries.
5th Term	Naruki Doi	Dragon Gate
5th Term	Taku Iwasa	Retierd
6th Term	Milano Collection AT	Retired due to eye injury
6th Term	Kinya Oyanagi	Michinoku Pro
6th Term	Phillip J. Fukumasa	Retired
6th Term	TARUcito	Retired
6th Term	Takuya Murakami	Michinoku Pro
7th Term	Toru Owashi	Dramatic Dream Team
7th Term	Masato Yoshino	Dragon Gate
7th Term	"brother" YASSHI	Freelancer
7th Term	Takayuki Yagi/Bakery Yagi/Pescatore Yagi	Dragon Gate
8th Term	Shuji Kondo	Wrestle-1
8th Term	Jun Ogawauchi (JUN)	SECRET BASE
8th Term	Noriaki Kawabata	Retired
8th Term	Shogo Takagi	Semi-Retired
8th Term	Takuya Sugawara	Freelancer
8th Term	Hisamaru Tajima	Dradition
8th Term	Akihiko Inoue / Flash Moon / Murcielago / Inoue 110 Taiien	Freelancer

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 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.
+== Championships Promoted ==
-==Roster==
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
+! style="background: #e3e3e3;" |Title
+! style="background: #e3e3e3;" |Period Used
+! style="background: #e3e3e3;" |Last Champion
+! style="background: #e3e3e3;" |Date won
+! style="background: #e3e3e3;" |Current Status
+|-
+|[[NWA International Light Heavyweight Championship]]
+|2002
+|[[CIMA]]
+|December 26, 2002
+|Inactive
+|}
+==Toryumon 2000 Project Graduates==
-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]].
+{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
+! style="background: #e3e3e3;" |Term
-{| class="wikitable" width=100%
-!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Name
+! style="background: #e3e3e3;" |Name
-!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Term
+! style="background: #e3e3e3;" |Currently working
-!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Current Status
 |-
-|[[Anthony W. Mori]]
 |5th Term
+|[[Anthony W. Mori]]
 |Retired
 |-
-|[[Raimu Mishima]]
 |5th Term
+|[[Raimu Mishima]]
-|Retired
+|Retired due to injuries.
 |-
+|5th Term
 |[[Naruki Doi]]
+|[[Dragon Gate]]
+|-
 |5th Term
-|Active in [[Dragon Gate]]
-|-
 |[[Taku Iwasa]]
+|Retierd
-|5th Term
-|Active in [[Dragon Gate]]
 |-
+|6th Term
 |[[Milano Collection AT]]
+|Retired due to eye injury
+|-
 |6th Term
+|[[Kinya Oyanagi]]
-|Retired
+|[[Michinoku Pro Wrestling|Michinoku Pro]]
 |-
-|[[Kinya Oyanagei]]
 |6th Term
-|Active in [[SECRET BASE]] and Michinoku Pro Wrestling
-|-
 |[[Phillip J. Fukumasa]]
-|6th Term
 |Retired
 |-
+|6th Term
 |[[TARUcito]]
-|6th Term
 |Retired
 |-
-|Takuya Murakami
 |6th Term
+|[[Takuya Murakami]]
-|Active in Michinoku Pro Wrestling
+|[[Michinoku Pro Wrestling|Michinoku Pro]]
 |-
-|Toru Owashi
 |7th Term
+|[[Toru Owashi]]
-|Active in Dramatic Dream Team and Owashi Pro Wrestling
+|[[Dramatic Dream Team]]
 |-
-|[[Masato Yoshino]]
 |7th Term
-|Active in [[Dragon Gate]]
+|[[Masato Yoshino]]
+|[[Dragon Gate]]
 |-
-|"brother" YASSHI
 |7th Term
+|[["brother" YASSHI]]
-|Retired
+|Freelancer
 |-
-|Takayuki Yagi
 |7th Term
+|[[Takayuki Yagi|Takayuki Yagi/Bakery Yagi/Pescatore Yagi]]
-|Referee and General Manager of [[Dragon Gate]]
+|[[Dragon Gate]]
 |-
-|Shuji Kondo
 |8th Term
+|[[Shuji Kondo]]
-|Active in All Japan Pro Wrestling
+|[[Wrestle-1]]
 |-
-|[[Jun Ogawauchi]]
 |8th Term
+|[[Jun Ogawauchi]] (JUN)
-|Active in [[SECRET BASE]]
+|[[SECRET BASE]]
 |-
-|Shogo Takagi
 |8th Term
+|[[Noriaki Kawabata]]
+|Retired
+|-
+|8th Term
+|[[Shogo Takagi]]
 |Semi-Retired
 |-
-|Takuya Sugawara
 |8th Term
+|[[Takuya Sugawara]]
-|Active in Pro Wrestling ZERO1
+|Freelancer
 |-
-|Hisamaru Tajima
 |8th Term
+|[[Hisamaru Tajima]]
-|Active in Dradition
+|[[Dradition]]
 |-
-|Murcielago
 |8th Term
+|[[Akihiko Inoue|Akihiko Inoue / Flash Moon / Murcielago / Inoue 110 Taiien]]
 |Freelancer
 |}
+==Events==
-* While Raimu Mishima is a fifth term student, he was largely associated with Toryumon Japan during the Toryumon Japan vs. T2P feud.
+* [[Toryumon 2000 Project Events]]
+* [[T2P Strongest Merit Assessment League]]
-* 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.
-__NOTOC__
 [[Category:Promotions]]
+[[Category:Toryumon Promotions]]