New Japan Pro Wrestling “NEW JAPAN CUP 2016”, 3/8/2016 [Tue] 19:00 @ Nagano Sports Park General Gymnasium


A couple changes on the card (sorry missed that update from New Japan, if there was one?). Tiger was added to the opening match with Hirai Kawato off the opening match and Cody Hall off of match #6.

(1) Tiger Mask IV vs. Teruaki Kanemitsu
◆Winner: Tiger (4:21) with a Reverse Double Armbar.
(2) Captain New Japan vs. Takumi Honjo
◆Winner: Captain (6:36) with a Boston Crab.
(3) Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Toru Yano & Gedo
◆Winner: Nakanishi (9:16) with an Argentine Backbreaker on Gedo.
(4) Ryusuke Taguchi, Jay White & David Finlay vs. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI
◆Winner: EVIL (9:40) following the EVIL on White.
(5) Katsuyori Shibata & Juice Robinson vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima
◆Winner: Kojima (10:28) following a Lariat on Robinson.
(6) Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi
◆Winner: Tonga (10:26) following the Veleno on Liger.

(7) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Michael Elgin vs. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
◆Winner: Elgin (15:20) following the Elgin Bomb on YOSHI.
~ Okada once more tried to stick his hand out to Goto. Goto did not appear to turn away as fast as has lately and Elgin appeared to have taken offence to it. As Tanahashi had to hold Elgin back from getting into a physical argument with Goto. Goto vs. Elgin will be taking place in the semi-final’s of the NJC on the 12th.