The New Japan Cup tournament officially begins!
The 32-man single elimination tournament is officially underway and the first day saw the in-ring returns of IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi, former NEVER Openweight Champion Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, and Togi Makabe.
As previously mentioned, the tournament will not be restricted to just heavyweight competitors as the likes of Hiromu Takahashi (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion) and Shingo Takagi (NEVER Openweight Champion) will get a chance to fight Tetsuya Naito at Dominion on July 12.
Check out the quick results and some video from Day One of the 2020 New Japan Cup tournament:
Hiromu Takahashi def. Tomoaki Homna
Toru Yano def. Jado
Tomohiro Ishii def. El Deparado
Togi Makabe def. Yota Tsuji