New Japan began Round 2 of the New Japan Cup today with Day 5 in Ehime.
Today’s event was held at Item Ehime in Ehime and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 668.
Match 1: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Shoma Kato & Boltin Oleg. Nicholls pinned Kato after a lariat.
Match 2: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat El Desperado, Tomoaki Honma & Tomohiro Ishii. Uemura beat Honma with an armbar.
Match 3; Chase Owens & KENTA beat Togi Makabe & Hirooki Goto. KENTA pinned Makabe.
Match 4: Jado, Shota Umino & Tanga Loa beat Gedo, Gabriel Kidd & David Finlay. Umino pinned Gedo after Death Rider.
Match 5: Yujiro Takahashi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Ren Narita & EVIL beat Yoh, Ryusuke Taguchi, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. Narita pinned Taguchi after Double Cross.
Match 6: Callum Newman, Franecsco Akira, TJP, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. Khan beat BUSHI with Subaru Sheep Killer.
New Japan Cup:
Match 7: Jack Perry beat Toru Yano.
Main Event: SANADA beat YOSHI-HASHI.
As a result, the first Quarterfinals match will be Perry vs. SANADA.
Day 6 is tomorrow at Uwajima City General Gym in Ehime. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.
