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 will 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 3/20 from Shizuoka, Japan.

New Japan Cup Results (3/20)

Yuya Uemura, Manabu Nakanishi, and Yuji Nagata defeated Yota Tsuji, Satoshi Kojima, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan via submission.

Nagata’s Nagata Lock II onto Tsuju secured the tap out victory.

Ryusuke Taguchi, Mikey Nicholls, and Juice Robinson defeated Hikuleo, Chase Owens, and Bad Luck Fale via pinfall.

Mikey Nicholls manages to execute the Mikey Bomb on the hulking Hikuleo for the win.

Davey Boy Smith Jr., Lance Archer, Taichi, and Minoru Suzuki defeated Tomoaki Honma, Michael Elgin, Toru Yano, and Togi Makabe via pinfall.

Taichi would manage to see Suzuki-Gun to victory with a Gedo clutch pinning combination.

Shingo Takagi, BUSHI, and Tetsuya Naito defeated Ren Narita, Hirooki Goto, and Kota Ibushi via pinfall.

Narita would get blasted by Takagi’s Pumping Bomber lariat, allowing LIJ the win.

EVIL and SANADA defeated Toa Henare and Colt Cabana via pinfall.

Henare eats another loss following a Magic Killer finisher.

TAKA Michinoku and Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Shota Umino and Hiroshi Tanahashi via submission.

Zabre Jr. does what he does best and stretches Umino into submission.

Tournament Results

Tomohiro Ishii defeated YOSHI-HASHI via pinfall.

A good showing for YOSHI-HASHI, but the “Stone Pitbull” would progress within the tournament after a Vertical Drop Brainbuster put his CHAOS stablemate away.

Kazuchika Okada defeated Will Ospreay via pinfall.

A close match with Okada once again showcasing that no one has a better 2.9 kick out than he does. He would emerge victorious over Ospreay following a Rainmaker.

This quarterfinal night was filled with CHAOS teammates battling one another. This trend will continue at the semi-finals when Ishii and Okada will meet.

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 3/17 from Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

New Japan Cup Results (3/17)

Yuji Nagata, Yota Tsuji, and Manabu Nakanishi defeated Yuya Uemura, Satoshi Kojima, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan via submission.

A painful-looking Nagata Lock II helped Nagata get the win on the Young Lion, Uemura.

HIKULEO, Chase Owens, and Bad Luck Fale defeated Ren Narita, Mikey Nicholls, and Juice Robinson via pinfall

Another Young Lion eats the pin as Owens puts Narita away via his Package Piledriver.

Taichi, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Lance Archer defeated Toa Henare, Michael Elgin, and Togi Makabe via submission.

Henare would tap out to Taichi, giving the win to Suzuki-Gun.

Shingo Takagi, BUSHI, EVIL, and Tetsuya Naito defeated SHO, YOH, Shota Umino, and Kota Ibushi via pinfall.

EVIL would hit his finisher on Umino, securing LIJ the victory.

Tomoaki Honma and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated TAKA Michinoku and Zack Sabre Jr. via submission.

Tanahashi convinced TAKA to “just tap out” via a Texas Clover Hold.

Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, and Will Ospreay defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, YOSHI-HASHI, and Kazuchika Okada via pinfall.

This match saw CHAOS teammates face off against one another. The match would end, however, after Goto managed to hit GTR onto Taguchi, ensuring the pinfall.

Tournament Results

Colt Cabana defeated Toru Yano via pinfall.

Perhaps stealing the title of ‘Master Thief’ in the process, Cabana managed to defeat Yano in a short, comedic affair. He would eventually manage to nail his Superman pinning combination for the win.

SANADA defeated Minoru Suzuki via pinfall.

As hard-hitting as you could expect it to be, SANADA would come away victorious after a Cold Skull/Moonsault combination.

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.

Tenzan would force Young Lion, Tsuji, to tap out to the Anaconda Vice.

Mikey Nicholls, Michael Elgin, and Juice Robinson defeated HIKULEO, Chase Owens, and Bad Luck Fale via pinfall.

A Mikey Bomb to the huge HIKULEO helped Nicholls pick up the win for his team.

Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer defeated Toa Henare and Togi Makabe via pinfall.

Killer Elite Squad would secure the victory after a Killer Bomb to Henare.

Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito defeated YOH and Hirooki Goto via pinfall.

LIJ started their night strong with a victory over CHAOS, courtesy of Takagi’s Last Of The Dragon finisher.

BUSHI, EVIL, and SANADA defeated TAKA Michinoku, Taichi, and Minoru Suzuki via pinfall.

BUSHI made sure LIJ continued their good night, pinning TAKA with the BUSHI roll.

Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, and Will Ospreay defeated Colt Cabana, YOSHI-HASHI, and Kazuchika Okada via pinfall.

Yano would prove yet again why he is the ‘Master Thief,’ stealing a victory with a schoolboy roll up to Cabana for the win.

Tournament Results

Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Ryusuke Taguchi via pinfall.

Tanahashi presses forward in the New Japan Cup tournament, picking up the win after a Dragon Suplex to Taguchi.

Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Kota Ibushi via submission.

Sabre Jr. is determined to win the tournament for the second year in a row. Eliminating tournament favorite, Ibushi, is a great way to solidify his intent, shocking the crowd whilst doing so.

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.

We are now in the second round of the tournament. This event took place on 3/14 from Nara, Japan.

New Japan Cup Results (3/14)

Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi defeated Michael Elgin and Yota Tsuji via submission.

Nagata would lock in the Nagata Lock II submission hold to Tsuji, who tapped out.

Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale, HIKULEO, and Taiji Ishimori defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima, and Ren Narita

Chase Owens continues to hone his Package Piledriver, finishing the match after hitting it on Ren Narita.

Tetsuya Naito and Shingo Takagi defeated Hirooki Goto and Shota Umino

Another Young Lion eats the loss as Takagi nails Umino with the Pumping Bomber, picking up the win for LIJ.

Minoru Suzuki, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Taichi defeated BUSHI, EVIL, and SANADA

Taichi would pick up the win for Suzuki-Gun. He tapped out BUSHI with his Emperor’s Cross submission hold.

Kota Ibushi and Tomoaki Honma defeated Zack Sabre Jr. and TAKA Michinoku

TAKA can’t catch a break, losing once again after being slammed by Ibushi’s Kamigoye.

Juice Robinson, Colt Cabana, Tomohiro Ishii, and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Toa Henare, and YOSHI-HASHI

Juice Robinson secured the win after pulling off his finisher, Pulp Friction, on Henare.

Tournament Matches

Will Ospreay defeated Lance Archer via pinfall.

The “Sky King” would manage to best Archer after a match that saw him take some heavy strikes from the big man. A massive Stormbreaker, however, would end their bout.

This matchup once again showcases Ospreay’s ability to hang with New Japan’s heavyweights going forward when he officially leaves the Jr. division.

Kazuchika Okada defeated Mikey Nicholls via pinfall.

No one believed Mikey Nicholls would best Okada to continue his tournament run, but that didn’t mean he was a walkover for Okada. The matchup would end with a Rainmaker clothesline and the one, two, three for Okada.

This victory means that “The Rainmaker” will be facing off against CHAOS stablemate, and current NEVER Openweight Champion, Will Ospreay in a highly anticipated quarterfinal match for the New Japan Cup.

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.

We are now in the second round of the tournament. This event took place on 3/13 from Okayama, Japan.

New Japan Cup Results (3/13)

Taiji Ishimori, HIKULEO, and Bad Luck Fale defeated Yuya Uemura, Tomoaki Honma, and Juice Robinson via submission.

Ishimori secures Bullet Club another victory with a submission win over the Young Lion.

Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, and Togi Makabe defeated Toa Henare, Manabu Nakanishi, and Yuji Nagata via pinfall.

Makabe picked up the win for his team after a King Kong Knee Drop to Nakanishi.

Shingo Takagi, BUSHI, and Tetsuya Naito defeated Ren Narita, Shota Umino, and Michael Elgin via pinfall.

Young Lion, Narita, would eat the fall after an impressive outing. Takagi finished him off.

EVIL and SANADA defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Minoru Suzuki via pinfall.

The duo continued LIJ’s winning streak, finishing off the Suzuki-Gun team with SANADA pinning Smith Jr. via an O’Connor Bridge.

Hirooki Goto, Will Ospreay, and Kota Ibushi defeated TAKA Michinoku, Lance Archer, and Zack Sabre Jr. via pinfall.

Goto would get the win over TAKA once he was able to hit his GTA maneuver.

Colt Cabana, Mikey Nicholls, and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Toru Yano, Kazuchika Okada, and Hiroshi Tanahashi via pinfall.

Yano would end up taking the loss here, courtesy of Nicholls’ Mikey Bomb finisher.

Tournament Matches

YOSHI-HASHI defeated Chase Owens via pinfall.

Chase’s dreams were dashed here as YOSHI-HASHI put an end to his tournament hopes via Karma.

Tomohiro Ishii defeated Taichi via pinfall.

Ishii secures his place in the New Japan Cup tournament after putting Taichi away with a Vertical Brainbuster.

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 stage, including the last first round matches of the New Japan Cup, took place on 3/11 from Kagawa, Japan.

New Japan Cup Results (3/11)

Taiji Ishimori, HIKULEO, Bad Luck Fale, and Chase Owens defeated Yuya Uemura, Michael Elgin, Juice Robinson, and YOSHI-HASHI via submission.

Bullet Club would start the night strong with a tap out victory, courtesy of Ishimori.

Shingo Takagi, BUSHI, EVIL, and Tetsuya Naito defeated Ren Narita, Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan via submission.

BUSHI would force the Young Lion, Narita, to tap out to the Boston Crab, giving LIJ the win.

Tomoaki Honma and Kota Ibushi defeated TAKA Michinoku and Zack Sabre Jr. via pinfall.

TAKA goes back to his pin-eating ways after a Kamigoye from Ibushi.

Will Ospreay and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Lance Archer and Taichi via pinfall.

With Ishii’s help, Ospreay turned a bad situation into a crucifix pinning combination, surprising Archer for the win.

Toa Henare, Mikey Nicholls, and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Shota Umino, Kazuchika Okada, and Hiroshi Tanahashi via pinfall.

Another Young Lion takes the loss as Mikey Nicholls pins Umino following a Mikey Bomb.

Tournament Matches

Toru Yano defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. via pinfall.

The “Master Thief” Yano steals another victory over an impressive Smith Jr.

Colt Cabana defeated Togi Makabe via pinfall.

Cabana would secure his Superman pinning combination over Makabe, setting up a match with Yano.

Minoru Suzuki defeated Satoshi Kojima via pinfall.

A hard Gotch Style Pile Driver to Kojima saw Suzuki progress in the tournament.

SANADA defeated Hirooki Goto via pinfall.

The longest match of this night’s New Japan Cup matches, SANADA managed to get the win after a Cold Skull/Moonsault combination.

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 stage of the New Japan Cup took place on 3/10 from the Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium, Japan.

New Japan Cup Results (3/10)

TAKA Michinoku and Minoru Suzuki defeated Yota Tsuji and Satoshi Kojima via submission.

TAKA finally comes out on top, securing a submission win over the Young Lion.

Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, Juice Robinson, and YOSHI-HASHI defeated Taiji Ishimori, HIKULEO, Bad Luck Fale, and Chase Owens via pinfall.

Bullet Club was unsuccessful in putting away this random team of NJPW talent. And Juice Robinson. Robinson would manage to hit Pulp Friction on the giant HIKULEO for the pinfall.

Shingo Takagi, BUSHI, and SANADA defeated Ren Narita, Tomoaki Honma, and Hirooki Goto via pinfall.

Los Ingobernables de Japon picked up the victory thanks to Takagi’s Pumping Bomber.

Taichi, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Lance Archer defeated Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, and Will Ospreay via pinfall.

Smith Jr. avenges some losses to Yano by nailing him with the Bulldog Bomb. He has new momentum heading towards their elimination match up.

Michael Elgin, Colt Cabana, and Mikey Nicholls defeated Toa Henare, Togi Makabe, and Kazuchika Okada via pinfall.

Mikey Nicholls manages to pull off the Mikey Bomb onto Henare for the win.

Tournament Results

Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan via submission.

Jr. Heavyweight, Taguchi, pulled out a victory over Tenzan with the Kido Clutch.

Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Shota Umino via submission.

Though an unsurprising result, Umino continues to impress as he managed to hold his own with ‘The Ace’ for over 16 minutes.

Zack Sabre Jr. defeated EVIL via submission.

A great back and forth from two competitors who have recent history in NJPW. ZSJ, however, was able to advance in the tournament after submitting EVIL.

Kota Ibushi defeated Tetsuya Naito via pinfall.

Probably the best first round match of the tournament so far. These two brought it to each other, wrestling as though it were already the finals. A fantastic sequence would culminate with Ibushi executing the Kamigoya, eliminating Naito for the tournament.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) has begun their annual New Japan Cup tournament. 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 stage of the New Japan Cup took place on 3/9 from the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Aichi, Japan.

New Japan Cup Results 3/9

Chase Owens and Taiji Ishimori defeated Tomoaki Honma and YOSHI-HASHI via pinfall.

Chase Owens continues to put people away with his Package Piledriver. He would pick up the win after nailing it on Honma.

Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, and Satoshi Kojima defeated Taichi, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Minoru Suzuki via pinfall.

Toru Yano would reverse a powerbomb attempt, ending up in a pinfall situation with Davey Boy Smith Jr. A three count later, and CHAOS walks away victorious.

Shingo Takagi and EVIL defeated TAKA Michinoku and Zack Sabre Jr. via pinfall.

The Los Ingobernables de Japon members made short work of TAKA and ZSJ. TAKA would eat the pinfall after Takagi’s Pumping Bomber lariat.

Juice Robinson, Hiooki Goto, and Kota Ibushi defeated BUSHI, SANADA, and Tetsuya Naito via pinfall.

This random team were able to best LIJ after Juice nailed BUSHI with his Pulp Friction finisher.

Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, and Hiroshi Tanhashi defeated Manabu Nakanishi, Ryusuke Taguchi, Colt Cabana, and Shota Umino via pinfall.

The Young Lion, Umino, wouldn’t be the one staring the lights this time. Makabe would manage to land his King Kong Knee Drop to Nakanishi, giving his team the win.

New Japan Cup Tournament Results

Lance Archer defeated Toa Henare

Archer would pick up the victory after only 11 minutes after pulling off Black Out for the pinfall.

Mikey Nicholls defeated HIKULEO

The former member of WWE’s TM61, Nicholls picks up the win over the gigantic HIKULEO after a Mikey Bomb.

Will Ospreay defeated Bad Luck Fale via pinfall

Ospreay continues to prove he can hang with NJPW’s heavyweights. Reversing an attempted Bad Luck Falls into a Hurricanrana, Ospreay would advance to the second round.

Kazuchika Okada defeated Michael Elgin via pinfall.

A lengthy, hard-hitting main event that saw Okada come from behind, nailing the Rainmaker in order to stay in the New Japan Cup.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) has begun their annual New Japan Cup tournament.

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.

The first stage of the New Japan Cup took place on 3/8 from Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

New Japan Cup 3/8

Taiji Ishimori, HIKULEO, and Bad Luck Fale defeated Rocky Romero, Mikey Nicholls, and Will Ospreay via pinfall.

Ishimori would manage to execute the Bloody Cross onto Rocky Romero for the pinfall victory.

Davey Boy Smith Jr., Lance Archer, and Minoru Suzuki defeated Toru Yano, Toa Henare, and Satoshi Kojima via pinfall.

An impactful Bulldog Bomb saw the Suzuki-Gun walk away the winners of this encounter.

BUSHI and EVIL defeated TAKA Michinoku and Zack Sabre Jr. via pinfall.

In a short match last just over 5 minutes, BUSHI would hit TAKA with his MX finisher and take the pinfall.

Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Kazuchika Okada, and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Colt Cabana, Michael Elgin, and Shota Umino.

Unsurprisingly, it was the Young Lion who would eat the pin. This came after Okada nailed Umino with a Rainmaker.

YOSHI-HASHI defeated Manabu Nakanishi via submission

The very first round of the 2019 New Japan Cup saw YOSHI-HASHI submit Nakanishi via the Butterfly Lock.

Taichi defeated Tomoaki Honma via submission

In a surprisingly hard-fought affair, a valiant Honma just couldn’t away Taichi. After finally locking in the Holy Emperor’s Crucifix Tomb, Taichi would advance.

Chase Owens defeated Juice Robinson via pinfall

In an upset, Chase Owens would pick up the win after a Package Piledriver. This is particularly notable as Owens not only advances but now has a clean win over the IWGP US Heavyweight Champion.

Tomohiro Ishii defeated Yuji Nagata via pinfall

Hard-hitting throughout, Ishii would manage to best Nagata, ending the match with his Vertical Brain Buster.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) has released full card information on their upcoming New Japan Cup tournament.

For those who don’t know, the New Japan Cup is a single-elimination tournament. The winner of this tournament will go on to face the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Jay White, at the G1 Supercard. This event is a co-promoted show with Ring Of Honor (ROH) and takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York, on April 6th.

The tournament will host a number of New Japan talent, as well as ROH and members of NJPW’s L.A. Dojo and begins on March 8th.

3/8

Manabu Nakanishi vs YOSHI-HASHI

Tomoaki Honma vs Taichi

Juice Robinson vs Chase Owens

Yuji Nagata vs Tomohiro Ishii

3/9

Mikey Nicholls vs HIKULEO

Kazuchika Okada vs Michael Elgin

Will Ospreay vs Bad Luck Fale

Toa Henare vs Lance Archer

3/10

Kota Ibushi vs Tetsuya Naito

“King Of Darkness” EVIL vs Zack Sabre Jr.

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Shota Umino

Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs David Finlay

3/11

Togi Makabe vs Colt Cabana

Hirooki Goto vs SANADA

Satoshi Kojima vs Minoru Suzuki

Toru Yano vs Davey Boy Smith Jr.

With so many amazing matches already lined up for these first rounds, it’ll be interesting to see how the tournament plays out.