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The Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup was an annual professional wrestling memorial show produced by Full Impact Pro (FIP) promotion, typically between October and December. The event was established to honor the memory of independent wrestler "All American" Jeff Peterson who died at age 21 after a two-year battle with leukemia. A rising star in the National Wrestling Alliance at the time of his death, his home promotion NWA Florida held a memorial tournament, co-hosted by IPW Hardcore, presented by his friends and fellow Florida wrestlers. The first show was held on May 16–17, 2003, at the Florida WrestlePlex in St. Petersburg, Florida. It is the longest-running tournament in the Southeastern United States followed by CWF Mid-Atlantic's Johnny Weaver Memorial Tournament. It was a standard 16-man single-elimination tournament intended to showcase the top junior heavyweight wrestlers from independent promotions throughout the United States〔 and Japan. Many top "indy" wrestlers have participated in the event with former winners including Reckless Youth (2003), Justice(2004), Chris Sabin (2005), Milano Collection AT (2006), and Chris Hero (2007), Erick Stevens (2008), Davey Richards (2009), and Sami Callihan (2010). The tournament was originally held by NWA Florida from 2003 to 2005,〔〔"Night 2 of the JPC 2005 has been moved to the Brandon All Stars!." ''DeclarationofIndependents.net.'' Ed. Sean McCaffrey. N.p., Sept. 2004. Web. October 5, 2011. The event has also featured other wrestling personalities. The 2007 and 2008 editions were hosted by Lenny Leonard and Scott Hudson, former commentators for Ring of Honor and World Championship Wrestling respectively.〔〔"Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup 2007 – 2 Nights of Action – Friday July 13th in Orlando and Saturday July 14th in Port Richey, Florida." ''DeclarationofIndependents.net.'' Ed. Sean McCaffrey. N.p., Oct. 2004. Web. October 5, 2011. Since its beginning in 2003, the Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup has been specifically used to raise money for various charities in the state of Florida.〔〔〔〔 The recipient for the 2008 edition, for example, was a two-year-old child diagnosed with a rare form of cancer〔 while proceeds from the 2009 edition went to St. Petersburg's All Children's Hospital.〔 The most recent tournament saw Naphtali, a close friend of Peterson, offer to shave his head and give his hair to Locks of Love or a similar charity if donations reached the $1,000 mark by October 28. ==Tournament winners== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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