The New Japan Cup 2017 starts this weekend. For those unfamiliar, the New Japan Cup is a 16-man single elimination tournament featuring the company’s top heavyweights. The winner of the tournament receives a title shot against the champion of his choosing. For that reason, none of the main singles champions are entered into the tournament.
The battle continues this weekend! The first round #njcup takes place on 11 & 12 March! Don't miss out! https://t.co/b2vNIHoCLk pic.twitter.com/578yEX0TsB
— njpw_global (@njpwglobal) March 7, 2017
New Japan Cup Night 1- March 11th- Aichi, Japan
1. Hirai Kawato and Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taka Michinoku and El Desperado (Suzuki-Gun)
2. Jushin Liger, Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tiger Mask, Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata (this could change since Nagata’s now in the tournament)
3. Yoshi-Hashi and Tomohiro Ishii (CHAOS) vs. Yujiro Takahashi and Kenny Omega (Bullet Club)
4. David Finlay, Kushida, Juice Robinson, and Shibata vs. Sanada, Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi and Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables)
5. Jado, Gedo, Hirooki Goto and Kazuchika Okada (CHAOS) vs. Daichi, Kanemaru, Iizuka and Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-Gun)
6. New Japan Cup Opening Round
Yuji Nagata (replacing Honma) vs. Tanga Roa (Bullet Club)
7. New Japan Cup Opening Round
Toru Yano (CHAOS) vs. Tama Tonga (Bullet Club)
8. New Japan Cup Opening Round
Michael Elgin vs. Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club)
9. New Japan Cup Opening Round
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL (Los Ingobernables)
New Japan Cup Night 2 March 12th 2017 –Â Hyogo, Japan
1. David Finlay vs. Tomoyuki Oka
2. Jushin Liger and Yuji Nagata vs. Tiger Mask and Manabu Nakanishi
3. Kawato, Kojima and Tenzan vs. Tanga Roa, Tama Tonga and Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club)
4. Taguchi, Kushida, Elgin and Tanahashi vs. Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi, Evil, and Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables)
5. Jado, Gedo, Yano, Goto and Kazuchika Okada (CHAOS) vs. Taka Michinoku, El Desperado, Taichi, Kanemaru and Takashi Iizuka (Suzuki-Gun)
6. New Japan Cup Opening Round
Juice Robinson vs. Yujiro Takahashi (Bullet Club)
7. New Japan Cup Opening Round
Yoshi-Hashi (CHAOS) vs. Sanada (Los Ingobernables)
8. New Japan Cup Opening Round
Katsuyori Shibata vs. Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-Gun)
9. New Japan Cup Opening Round
Tomohiro Ishii (CHAOS) vs. Kenny Omega (Bullet Club)
