Today/last night in the New Japan Cup, the first two quarter-final matches took place. We’ve printed the results from the tournament thus far and the upcoming schedule below.
In the first tournament match of night 4, Juice Robinson pulled off a mild upset by defeating Michael Elgin via pinning combination. The second match featured Hiroshi Tanahashi defeating Bad Luck Fale via count-out.
New Japan Cup 1st Round Results
- Juice Robinson defeated Yujiro Takahashi
- Michael Elgin defeated Tomohiro Ishii
- Bad Luck Fale defeated Lance Archer
- Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Taichi
- Kota Ibushi defeated YOSHI-HASHI
- Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Tetsuya Naito
- Toru Yano defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr.
- SANADA defeated Chuckie T
- Juice Robinson defeated Michael Elgin
- Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Bad Luck Fale via count-out
Upcoming New Japan Cup Matches
(Quarter-Finals)
- Kota Ibushi vs Zack Sabre Jr (March 15th)
- SANADA vs Toru Yano (March 15th)
Semi-Finals
- Juice Robinson vs Hiroshi Tanahashi (March 16th)
- Ibushi/ZSJ vs. SANADA/Yano (March 18th)
Finals
- Semi-Final Winner A vs Semi-Final Winner B (March 21st)