The New Japan Cup returns!
The annual single-elimination tournament returns starting on NJPW’s 49th Anniversary show on March 4 and concludes on March 21. This year’s competition features several former IWGP Heavyweight Champions such as Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and EVIL, with the latter two receiving a first-round bye.
Check out the full list of names and set matches below:
FIRST ROUND BYE: EVIL
March 4
Satoshi Kojima vs Jeff Cobb
Great-O-Khan vs Tetsuya Naito
March 5
Bad Luck Fale vs Toru Yano
Hirooki Goto vs Taichi
March 6
Kazuchika Okada vs Shingo Takagi
Tomoaki Honma vs Minoru Suzuki
Juice Robinson vs KENTA
March 7
Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs Will Ospreay
Gabriel Kidd vs Zack Sabre Jr.
March 9
Yota Tsuji vs Yuji Nagata
Tomohiro Ishii vs SANADA
March 10
David Finlay vs Chase Owens
YOSHI-HASHI vs Yujiro Takahashi
Toa Henare vs Jay White
FIRST ROUND BYE: Hiroshi Tanahashi (12th entry, 7th consecutive, 2005, 2008 winner, NEVER Openweight Champion)
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