New Japan finished up the preliminary portion of the New Japan Cup today with the second half of the Semifinals.
Today’s event was held at Big Palette Fukushima in Fukushima and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 722.
Match 1: Yuji Nagata & Satoshi Kojima beat Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Kojima pinned Murashima after a lariat.
Match 2: Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb, TJP & Great-O-Khan beat Daiki Nagai, Jado, Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano & Tl Phantasmo. TJP pinned Nagai.
Match 3: Hartley Jackson (Independent/Freelancer), Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Tomoaki Honma, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii. Oiwa pinned Honma after The Grip.
Match 4: Drilla Moloney, SANADA & David Finlay beat TAK AMichinoku, Yuya Uemura & Taichi. SANADA beat TAKA with Skull End.
Match 5: Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale & Gabriel Kidd vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho & Ren Narita went to a double countout.
Match 6: Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat BUSHI, Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji. EVIL pinned BUSHI after Magic Killer.
Main Event: New Japan Cup Semifinals: Shota Umino beat Shingo Takagi. As a result, the Final will be Umino vs. David Finlay.
The Final is Thursday at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. This will also be a live ABEMA broadcast in Japan.
