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New Japan wrapped up the New Japan Cup today with the Finals.

Today’s event was held at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This event aired as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2024 on YV Asahi in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 3003.

Match 1: BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi beat Kysuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. BUSHI pinned Murashima.

Match 2: Francesco Akira, TJP & Great-O-Khan beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Tanga Loa & Tomohiro Ishii. Akira pinned Taguchi after 2/2.

Match 3: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb. Nicholls pinned Newman after Master Blaster.

Match 4: Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe & YOSHI-HASHI. Owens pinned Tenzan.

Match 5: Yujiro Takahashi, Jack Perry & Ren Narita beat El Desperado, Yuji Nagata & Shota Umino. Narita beat Nagata with a cobra twist.

Match 6: Yoh beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru.

Match 7: Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano, Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo beat TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA. Phantasmo pinned TAKA after Super Thunder Kiss 86.

Match 8: Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito vs. Dick Togo & EVIL went to a double countout. Which led to…
Match 8 (again): Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Naito pinned Togo.

Main Event: New Japan Cup Finals: Yota Tsuji beat Hirooki Goto to win the tournament. It’s the first Cup for Tsuji. As a result, Tsuji will face IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito for the title at SAKURA GENESIS on 4/6.

The next event is NJPW ACADEMY SHOWCASE 3 Saturday at the LA Dojo in Carson, CA. There will be no live broadcast, but it will be available on demand on YouTube at a later date.

The next Japan event is the Road to SAKURA GENESIS 2024 Tour starting on 3/30 at Takaoka Techno Dome in Toyama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

New Japan ran the penultimate day of the New Japan Cup today with 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 793.

Match 1: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Shoma Kato & Boltin Oleg. Sabre beat Kato with a front neck lock.

Match 2; DOUKI, Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat El Desperado, Togi Makabe & Tomohiro Ishii. Uemura beat Makabe with an armbar.

Match 3: Ryusuke Taguchi & Tanga Loa beat Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan. Loa pinned Newman after O.J.K. Afterwards, Loa made a challenge to Khan for the KOPW 2024 Championship.

Match 4; Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI. KENTA pinned Tenzan.

Match 5: Yoh, El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Shota Umino beat Yujiro Takahashi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Jack Perry & Ren Narita. Narita beat Takahashi with STF.

Match 6: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Francesco Akira, TJP & Jeff Cobb. Takahashi pinned Akira with Nameless Hiromu Roll.

New Japan Cup Semifinals:
Match 7: Yota Tsuji vs. EVIL went to a no contest in 90 seconds. House Of Torture & LIJ interference. Which led to…
Match 7 (again): Yota Tsuji beat EVIL.
Main Event: Hirooki Goto beat SANADA.
As a result, the Finals will be Tsuji vs. Goto.

The finals are Wednesday at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. This will be a TV Asahi broadcast in Japan.

New Japan ran Day 10 of the New Japan Cup today, wrapping up the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Twin Messe Shizuoka South Building in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1119.

Match 1: Katsuya Murashima & Boltin Oleg beat Shoma Kato & Ryusuke Taguchi. Oleg pinned Kato after Kamikaze.

Match 2; El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Tanga Loa beat Francesco Akira, TJP & Great-O-Khan. Loa pinned Akira after Apeshit.

Match 3; Mikey NIcholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat CAllum Newman & Jeff Cobb. Sabre beat Newman with a reverse armbar.

Match 4: Yoh, El Desperado & Shota Umino beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Jack Perry. Umino pinned Takahashi after Death Rider.

Match 5; Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens & KENTA. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Gedo after Shoto.

Match 6: Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito. Uemura pinned BUSHI with Storm Clutch.

Match 7: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: Yota Tsuji beat Ren Narita.

Main Event: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: EVIL beat Shingo Takagi.

As a result, the second Semifinals will be Tsuji vs. EVIL. I think we’re headed towards EVIL-SANADA in the Finals but we’ll see.

The Semifinals are tomorrow at Big Palette Fukushima in Fukushima. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 9 of the New Japan Cup today, beginning the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1750.

There was a last-minute change to the event as it was announced David Finlay was off shortly before the start. Illness. He was to have faced Hirooki Goto in the Quarterfinals. Goto gets a free win as a result and will advance to the Semifinals.

Before the event began, a memorial ceremony for Yutaka Yoshie, who died last week after a match in All-Japan, was held.

Match 1: Shoma Kato, Boltin Oleg & Yoh beat Katsuya Murashima,. El Desperado & Togi Makabe. Oleg pinned Murashima after Kamikaze.

Match 2: Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Tanga Loa & Tomihiro Ishii. Cobb pinned Taguchi after Tour of the Islands.

Match 3: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Callum Newman & TJP. Sabre beat Newman with a cross leg lock.

Match 4: Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Jado, El Phantasmo, HIkuleo & Totu Yano. Ishimori pinned Jado.

Match 5: Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Shota Umino & YOSHI-HASHI. Uemura pinned YOSHI-HASHI with Storm Clutch.

Match 6: BUSHI, HIromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita & EVIL. Tsuji pinned Takahashi after Gene Blaster.

Main Event: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: SANADA beat Jack Perry.

New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: Hirooki Goto beat David Finlay by forfeit.

As a result, the first Semifinals will be SANADA vs. Goto.

Day 10 is tomorrow at Twin Messe Shizuoka South Building in Shizuoka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

UPDATE: Finlay is now off tonight/tomorrow’s event. Not medically cleared. He was to have been in a 10-man tag match. Gedo is the replacement.

New Japan ran Day 8 of the New Japan Cup today, finishing up Round 2 and completing the setup for the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Kanaoka Park Gym in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1077.

Match 1: Shoma Kato vs. Katsuya Murashima went to a 10 minute time limit draw. This was a hometown match for Young Lion Kato.

Match 2: Mikey Nicholls beat Callum Newman.

Match 3: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat Boltin Oleg, El Desperado, Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe. Uemura pinned Honma with a Tannuki suplex hold.

Match 4: Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens, KENTA & David Finlay beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano, Tomoaki Honma, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Owens pinned Taguchi after a package driver.

Match 5: Jado, Yoh, Hikuleo, Tama Tonga & Shota Umino beat Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Jack Perry & EVIL. Yoh pinned Togo with 5 Star Clutch.

Match 6: Francesco Akira, TJP, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat BUSHI, Hiromu Talahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. Cobb pinned BUSHI after Tour of the Islands.

New Japan Cup Round 2:
Match 7: Yota Tsuji beat El Phantasmo.
Main Event: Ren Narita beat Zack Sabre Jr. No repeat.
As a result, the last Quarterfinals match will be Tsuji vs. Narita.

Day 9 is tomorrow at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya with the first half of the Quarterfinals. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV simulcast.

New Japan ran Day 7 of the New Japan Cup today, beginning the second half of Round 2.

Today’s event was held at Zip Arena Okayama in Okayama and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1207.

Match 1: Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Tomoaki Honma & Toru Yano. Khan beat Honma with Subaru Sheep Koller.

Match 2: Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Callum Newman, Francesco Akira & TJP. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Newman after Shoto.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Jack Perry beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Shota Umino. Perry pinned Taguchi after a running knee strike.

Match 4: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat Gedo, Chase Owens, KENTA & David Finlay. DOUKI beat Gedo with Italian Stretch 32.

Match 5: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita. Sabre pinned Takahashi after a running low kick.

Match 6: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito beat El Desperado, Togi Makabe, El Phantasmo & Tanga Loa. Tsuji pinned Makabe after Gene Blaster.

New Japan Cup Round 2:
Match 7: EVIL beat Hikuleo.
Main Event: Shingo Takagi beat Gabriel Kidd.
As a result, the third Quarterfinals match will be EVIL vs. Takagi.

Day 8 is Friday at Kanaoka Park Gym in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 6 of the New Japan Cup today in Ehime.

Today’s event was held at Uwajima City Gym in Ehime and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 838.

Match 1: Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii beat Katsuya Murashima, Boltin Oleg & Tomoaki Honma. Ishii pinned Murashima.

Match 2: Francesco Akira & TJP beat Ryusuke Taguchi & El Desperado. TJP pinned Taguchi after 2/2.

Match 3: Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb. Uemura pinned Newman with a Tannuki suplex hold.

Match 4: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat BUSHI & Yota Tsuji. Sabre beat BUSHI with STF.

Match 5: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita, Jack Perry & EVIL beat Yoh, Togi Makabe, Shota Umino, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. EVIL pinned Makabe after EVIL. The usual “Sho Switcheroo” here was not well-received in Sho’s hometown as the fans booed him mercilessly.

Match 6: Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd & KENTA beat Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. Ishimoti pinned Takahashi.

New Japan Cup Round 2:
Match 7: David Finlay beat Tanga Loa.
Main Event: Hirooki Goto beat Chase Owens.
As a result, the second Quarterfinals match will be Finlay vs. Goto.

Day 7 is tomorrow at Zip Arena Okayama in Okayama. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 4 of the New Japan Cup today, finishing up Round 1.

Today’s event was held at Baycom Gym in Hyogo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 2476.

Match 1: Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Tomoaki Honma, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. KENTA pinned Honma.

Match 2: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura & SANADA beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii. SANADA pinned Taguchi with O’Connor Bridge.

Match 3: Jado, Hikuleo & Tanga Loa beat Gedo, Gabriel Kidd & David Finlay. Loa pinned Gedo after The Sacridice.

Match 4: Boltin Oleg, Yoh, El Desperado & Shota Umino beat Yoshinobu kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Jack Perry & EVIL. Umino beat Takahashi with STF. House Of Torture again pulled the last-second “Sho switcheroo” as they continue replacing him with Perry.

Match 5: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, TJP & Great-O-Khan. Takagi pinned Newman after MADE IN JAPAN.

New Japan Cup:
Match 6: El Phantasmo beat Mikey Nicholls.
Match 7: Ren Narita beat Taichi.
Main Event: Yota Tsuji beat Jeff Cobb.
As a result, Phantasmo will face Tsuji in Round 2 and Narita will face Zack Sabre Jr.

Day 5 is tomorrow at Item Ehime in Ehime with the start of Round 2. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 3 of the New Japan Cup today, beginning the second half of Round q.

Today’s event was held at Ainesse Yamanashi in Yamanashi and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 696.

Match 1: Ryusuke Taguchi, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo, Chase Owens, KENTA & David Finlay. Goto pinned Gedo after Shoto.

Match 2: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Tomoaki Honma & El Phantasmo. Nicholls pinned Honma after Mikey Bomb.

Match 3: Yoh, El Desperado & Shota Umino beat Dick Togo, Jack Perry & EVIL. Yoh pinned Togo after Direct Drive. H.O.T. pulled what I am now calling the “Sho Switcheroo” last-second here, again replacing Sho in the match with Perry.

Match 4: DOUKI, Taichi & SANADA beat Yosjinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita. SANADA beat Takahashi with Skull End.

Match 5: Francesco Akira, TJP, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito. Cobb pinned BUSHI after Tour of the Islands.

New Japan Cup:
Match 6: Hikuleo beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 7: Gabriel Kidd beat Callum Newman.
Main Event: Shingo Takagi beat Yuya Uenura.
As a result, Hikuleo will face EVIL in Round 2 and Kidd will face Takagi.

Day 4 is tomorrow at Baycom Gym in Hyogo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.