2004 Osaka Pro Wrestling event
Super J-Cup: 4th Stage: Osaka Hurricane 2004 was the second Osaka Hurricane and the fourth Super J-Cup professional wrestling pay-per-view event, it was produced by Osaka Pro Wrestling on February 21, 2004, at Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan.[1] The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view via SKY PerfecTV! direct broadcast satellite service.[2] It was the fourth edition of the famous interpromotional junior heavyweight tournament Super J-Cup, featuring the best junior heavyweight wrestlers from Japan and marked the tenth anniversary of the inaugural Super J-Cup event held in 1994. It was a three-round single elimination tournament featuring eight wrestlers, marking the fewest participants in a Super J-Cup tournament ever.
The event featured twelve professional wrestling matches. The main focus was the namesake Super J-Cup tournament as OPW's own Takehiro Murakama faced Pro Wrestling Noah's Naomichi Marufuji in the final round of the 2004 Super J-Cup, which Marufuji won. On the undercard, Kuishinbo Kamen defeated defending champion Ebessan to capture the promotion's Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship and the team of Billyken Kid and Tigers Mask successfully defended the Tag Team Championship against Taka Michinoku and Shiryu. The event also featured the Super J-Cup creator and two-time winner Jushin Thunder Liger, OPW's owner Super Delfin, Pro Wrestling Noah's Kenta and Jinsei Shinzaki in highly acclaimed non-tournament matches.[2][3]