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

  1. Juice Robinson defeated Yujiro Takahashi
  2. Michael Elgin defeated Tomohiro Ishii
  3. Bad Luck Fale defeated Lance Archer
  4. Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Taichi
  5. Kota Ibushi defeated YOSHI-HASHI
  6. Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Tetsuya Naito
  7. Toru Yano defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr.
  8. SANADA defeated Chuckie T
  9. Juice Robinson defeated Michael Elgin
  10. 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

  1. Juice Robinson vs Hiroshi Tanahashi (March 16th)
  2. Ibushi/ZSJ vs. SANADA/Yano (March 18th)

Finals

  1. Semi-Final Winner A vs Semi-Final Winner B (March 21st)