NJPW New Japan Cup Results (3/16)
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s annual New Japan Cup tournament is underway.
The winner of this year’s single-elimination tournament will earn the chance to face “Switchblade” Jay White for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. This matchup is scheduled to take place at their upcoming show, co-promoted with Ring Of Honor (ROH), G1 Supercard. The event takes place on April 6th and emanates from the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York.
This event took place on 3/16 from Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
New Japan Cup Results (3/16)
- Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Yota Tsuji, Ren Narita, Shota Umino, and Tomoaki Honma via submission.
- Mikey Nicholls, Michael Elgin, and Juice Robinson defeated HIKULEO, Chase Owens, and Bad Luck Fale via pinfall.
- Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer defeated Toa Henare and Togi Makabe via pinfall.
- Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito defeated YOH and Hirooki Goto via pinfall.
- BUSHI, EVIL, and SANADA defeated TAKA Michinoku, Taichi, and Minoru Suzuki via pinfall.
- Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, and Will Ospreay defeated Colt Cabana, YOSHI-HASHI, and Kazuchika Okada via pinfall.
Tournament Results
- Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Ryusuke Taguchi via pinfall.
- Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Kota Ibushi via submission.
