The 2004 Super J-Cup tournament kicked off with Naomichi Marufuji taking on Jun Kasai in the first match of the tournament. After a back and forth action, Marufuji executed a Shiranui on Kasai to win the match. In the next match, Garuda defeated Goa by performing a Hurricanrana to advance to the semi-final. The third match of the quarter-final saw Wataru Inoue defeating Kazuya Yuasa by forcing him to submit to an octopus hold. In the last match of the quarter-final round, OPW's own wrestler Takehiro Murakama took on Taichi Ishikari. After a back and forth action, Murakama executed a Brainbuster for the victory.[2][3]
In the first semi-final match of the tournament, Naomichi Marufuji defeated Garuda by pinning him with a La Magistral. The next semi-final took place between Takehiro Murakama and Wataru Inoue. The two exchanged momentum until Murakama hit a Brainbuster on Inoue to win the match.[2][3]
In the final round of the 2004 Super J-Cup, Naomichi Marufuji took on Takehiro Murakama. After a back and forth action, Marufuji executed a Shiranuifrom the top rope on Murakama to win the 2004 Super J-Cup tournament.[2][3]