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Before the Young Lion Cup, New Japan held an event called the Karl Gotch Cup, which young lions fought in. The first was won by a man who would go on to become a legend, Tatsumi Fujinami, who defeated the future Killer Khan, Masashi Ozawa. Although the tournament only lasted a few years and was a prelude to the longer standing Young Lion Cup, it featured various future superstars.

1974 (10/25/74 to 12/8/74)

1. Masashi Ozawa [7]
2. Tatsumi Fujinami [7]
3. Kengo Kimura [6]
4. Yoshiaki Fujiwara [5]
5. Don Arakawa [3.5]
6. Masanobu Kurisu [3.5]
7. Little Hamada [3]
8. Donald Takeshi [1]
9. Daigoro Oshiro [0]

Final: Tatsumi Fujinami beat Masashi Ozawa (10:37) with a backslide.

1975 (10/27/75 to 12/7/75)

1. Yoshiaki Fujiwara [4.5]
2. Kengo Kimura [4.5]
3. Masashi Ozawa [3.5]
4. Daigoro Oshiro [3.5]
5. Don Arakawa [3]
6. Kuniaki Kobayashi [1]
7. Masanobu Kurisu [1]

Final: Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Kengo Kimura (14:05) by pinfall.

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