New Japan Cup
| New Japan Cup | |
|---|---|
 New Japan Cup | |
| Promotions | NJPW |
| First event | New Japan Cup (2005) |
| Event gimmick | Single-elimination tournament for a championship match |
The New Japan Cup (NJC) is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) since 2005. It is considered the second most prominent heavyweight tournament in NJPW, after the G1 Climax which follows a round-robin format.
Since the 2006 edition, the winner of the tournament, like with the G1 Climax, would receive a championship match, originally, for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. However, unlike with the G1 Climax, the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion could not participate in the tournament (in the case of the champion winning the G1 Climax, he would get to pick the next challenger for his title). In 2014–2018, the winner could choose to challenge for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship instead, while in 2015–2018, the NEVER Openweight Championship was also an option; only the 2014 winner Shinsuke Nakamura chose not to compete for the Heavyweight Championship, challenging for the Intercontinental Championship instead. In 2020, due to Tetsuya Naito being both the Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion, the winner received a match for both titles, and in 2021, after the Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships were unified into a new championship, the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, the latter became the title the winner of the New Japan Cup would automatically challenge for; like previously with the Heavyweight title, the World Heavyweight Champion cannot compete. However, in 2022, it was once again an openweight tournament and featured all the champions from both the heavyweight and junior heavyweight divisions including the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. The first night of the 2022 tournament saw the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion take on the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion in the first round, a match that usually happens at NJPW's anniversary event.
The number of participants in the New Japan Cup has varied over the years, from a lowest of 14 in 2007 and 2009 to a highest of 48 in 2022; the 2021 tournament features 30 entrants. It is considered a heavyweight tournament, although the 2005, 2008–09, 2020, and 2022 editions were openweight tournaments instead, also featuring junior heavyweights; in 2020, NJPW premiered the New Japan Cup USA, a version of the tournament taking place in the United States to determine a contender for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.
Hiroshi Tanahashi is both the inaugural winner of the New Japan Cup, and the first wrestler to have won it twice; Hirooki Goto, Yuji Nagata, Kazuchika Okada, and Zack Sabre Jr. have since also become two-time winners. Goto is both the only three-time winner and the only person to have won the tournament two years in a row.
Tournament Finals
[edit]| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Attendance | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Japan Cup (2005): New Japan Openweight Tournament | April 24, 2005 | Osaka | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | 5,800 | Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Manabu Nakanishi |
| 2 | New Japan Cup 2006 | April 30, 2006 | Amagasaki | Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium | 5,200 | Yuji Nagata vs. Giant Bernard |
| 3 | 35th Anniversary Tour~ Circuit 2007 New Japan Evolution ~ New Japan Cup 2007 | March 21, 2007 | Tokyo | Korakuen Hall | 1,450 | Yuji Nagata vs. Togi Makabe |
| 4 | Circuit 2008 New Japan Cup ~Who Is The Highest~ | March 23, 2008 | Amagasaki | Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium | 5,200 | Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Giant Bernard |
| 5 | Circuit 2009 New Japan Cup ~Soul On The Ring~ | March 22, 2009 | Amagasaki | Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium | 5,300 | Hirooki Goto vs. Giant Bernard |
| 6 | Circuit 2010 New Japan Cup ~ The Perfect Generalist ~ | March 22, 2010 | Amagasaki | Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium | 5,500 | Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto |
| 7 | 39th Anniversary Tour ~ New Japan Cup 2011 ~ | March 20, 2011 | Amagasaki | Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium | 5,500 | Yuji Nagata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura |
| 8 | 40th Anniversary Tour ~ New Japan Cup 2012 | April 8, 2012 | Tokyo | Korakuen Hall | 2,040 | Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto |
| 9 | New Japan Cup 2013 | March 23, 2013 | Tokyo | Korakuen Hall | 2,015 | Hirooki Goto vs. Kazuchika Okada |
| 10 | New Japan Cup 2014 | March 23, 2014 | Amagasaki | Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium | 5,800 | Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bad Luck Fale |
| 11 | New Japan Cup 2015 | March 15, 2015 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Sun Plaza | 5,120 | Hirooki Goto vs. Kota Ibushi |
| 12 | New Japan Cup 2016 | March 12, 2016 | Aomori | Maeda Arena | 2,919 | Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito |
| 13 | New Japan Cup 2017 | March 20, 2017 | Nagaoka | City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka | 4,079 | Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bad Luck Fale |
| 14 | New Japan Cup 2018 | March 21, 2018 | Nagaoka | City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka | 3,996 | Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. |
| 15 | New Japan Cup 2019 | March 24, 2019 | Nagaoka | City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka | 3,991 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Sanada |
| 16 | New Japan Cup 2020 | July 11, 2020 | Osaka | Osaka-jō Hall | 3,318 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Evil |
| 17 | New Japan Cup 2021 | March 21, 2021 | Sendai | Xebio Arena Sendai | 2,299 | Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay |
| 18 | New Japan Cup 2022 | March 27, 2022 | Osaka | Osaka-jō Hall | 2,987 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr. |
| 19 | New Japan Cup 2023 | March 21, 2023 | Nagaoka | City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka | 3,384 | Sanada vs. David Finlay |
| 20 | New Japan Cup 2024 | March 20, 2024 | Nagaoka | City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka | 3,003 | Hirooki Goto vs. Yota Tsuji |
Tournaments
[edit]Results
[edit]2005
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2005 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 19–24, 2005 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Osaka, Osaka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2005 New Japan Cup was held from April 19 to April 24. The first two rounds were held on individual nights, with round one taking up the entire card on April 19.[5]
| Round 1 April 19 | Round 2 April 21 | Semifinals April 24 | Final April 24 | ||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | DQ | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 24:12[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Koji Kanemoto | 17:38[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Koji Kanemoto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Ryushi Yanagisawa | 8:19[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 19:45[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Minoru | CO | ||||||||||||||
| Osamu Nishimura | 16:47[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Osamu Nishimura† | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 20:47[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Jushin Thunder Liger | 15:54[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | 19:21[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Kendo Kashin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 8:55[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Kendo Kashin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yutaka Yoshie | 15:48[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Yutaka Yoshie | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Scott Norton | 9:07[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Kendo Kashin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | 10:20[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Tiger Mask | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | 10:29[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | 14:16[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | 7:34[5] | ||||||||||||||
† Minoru was forced to pull out before his Round 2 match, due to suffering severe dizziness, and was replaced by Osamu Nishimura, who he beat in Round 1.[5]
2006
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 16–30, 2006 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Memorial Park Gymnasium | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2006 New Japan Cup was held from April 16 to April 30.[6] Giant Bernard, the winner of the tournament, went on to fail in his challenge against IWGP Champion Brock Lesnar on May 3.[7]
| Round 1 April 16, 20, 21, 22 | Round 2 April 23,25,26 | Semifinals April 28,29 | Final April 30 | ||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 8:19[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Riki Choshu | 9:11[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Black Strong Machine | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Riki Choshu | 6:46[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | 16:43[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Takashi Iizuka | 11:31[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Ryoji Sai | 14:56[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Ryoji Sai | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Naofumi Yamamoto | 13:59[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 19:40[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | 25:12[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 14:27[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Scott Norton | 12:30[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 18:49[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tatsutoshi Goto | 1:24[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 10:50[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 9:57[6] | ||||||||||||||
2007
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 3–21, 2007 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Korakuen Hall | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2007 New Japan Cup was a 14-man tournament held from March 3 to March 21.[8] Giant Bernard and Hiroyoshi Tenzan received byes to the second round, due to their victories in the 2006 New Japan Cup and G1 Climax respectively. Shinsuke Nakamura was injured in a non-tournament match on March 13, giving Tenzan an additional pass to the semifinals. The winner, Yuji Nagata, went on to defeat Hiroshi Tanahashi for the championship on April 13, beginning his second reign with the title.[9] He also became the first person to reach the NJC final twice, and the first to win both the New Japan Cup and G1 Climax.
| Round 1 March 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 | Round 2 March 13, 15 | Semifinals March 18 | Final March 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Travis Tomko | 9:29[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Takashi Iizuka | 11:32[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomoaki Honma | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
| Takashi Iizuka | 14:06[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | DQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 12:27[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 10:16[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | Forfeit[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 20:05[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 12:12[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | 17:25[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Masahiro Chono | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Riki Choshu | 8:44[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | 18:22[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shiro Koshinaka | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | 10:03[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | 13:05[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
2008
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 9–23, 2008 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2008 New Japan Cup was a 16-man tournament held from March 9 to March 23.[10] The winner, Hiroshi Tanahashi, became the first two-time winner of the NJC and went on to fail in his challenge against IWGP Champion Shinsuke Nakamura on March 30.[11]
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 13:03[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin1 | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | 18:07[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Takashi Iizuka | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | 10:27[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 12:11[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 20:32[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Ryusuke Taguchi | 13:42[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Jushin Thunder Liger | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Ryusuke Taguchi | 11:33[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | 18:24[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Koji Kanemoto | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Anderson | 9:05[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Koji Kanemoto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | 9:45[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tomoaki Honma | 10:43[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 10:44[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Milano Collection A.T. | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 11:25[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Rhino | 11:21[10] | ||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Rhino | 10:17[10] | ||||||||||||||
1This match originally ended in a double countout at 2:35, but it was restarted with Makabe winning via pinfall in 14:49.[10]
2009
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 8–22, 2009 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2009 New Japan Cup was a 14-man tournament held from March 8 to March 22.[12] Giant Bernard and Yuji Nagata, the winners of the Cups of 2006 and 2007, received byes in the first round of the tournament. The eventual winner of the tournament, Hirooki Goto, went on to lose the IWGP Heavyweight Championship match to Hiroshi Tanahashi on May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2009.[13]
| Round 1 March 8 | Round 2 March 15 | Semifinals March 22 | Final March 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karl Anderson | 11:10[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 19:00[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | 15:32[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 14:51[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | DQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Takashi Iizuka | 14:49[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Takashi Iizuka | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomoaki Honma | 10:53[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | 18:18[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Milano Collection A.T. | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 09:50[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Milano Collection A.T. | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | 9:13[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yutaka Yoshie | 08:56[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yutaka Yoshie | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | 20:29[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yutaka Yoshie | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 13:38[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | CO1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wataru Inoue | 12:33[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
1This match originally ended in a double countout at 3:18, but it was restarted with Ishii winning via countout in 9:15.[12]
2010
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 14–22, 2010 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2010 New Japan Cup was a 15-man tournament held from March 14 to March 22.[14] As the previous winner of the Cup, Hirooki Goto received a bye in the first round of the tournament. With his victory, Goto became the second two-time winner of the tournament and the first to win it back-to-back. Goto went on to challenge the IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinsuke Nakamura on April 4, but would once again fail in his attempt to win the title.[15]
| Round 1 March 14 | Round 2 March 20 | Semifinals March 22 | Final March 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 15:04[16] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 13:41[14] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Masato Tanaka | 11:15[17] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wataru Inoue | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | 7:39[14] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wataru Inoue | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Masato Tanaka | 13:05[16] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Masato Tanaka | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | 18:01[14] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | 21:42[17] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 11:46[14] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 14:26[16] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomoaki Honma | 10:34[14] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 15:52[17] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strong Man | 8:37[14] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 23:17[16] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karl Anderson | 9:52[14] | ||||||||||||||||||
2011
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 6–20, 2011 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2011 New Japan Cup was a 16-man tournament held from March 6 to March 20. The winner, Yuji Nagata, went on to unsuccessfully challenge Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on April 3.[18]
| Round 1 March 6 March 13 | Round 2 March 19 | Semifinals March 20 | Final March 20 | ||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 9:50[19] | ||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 8:49[21] | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 13:45[19] | ||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | 9:55[22] | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Anderson | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| MVP | 12:20[19] | ||||||||||||||
| MVP | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | 10:41[21] | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | 16:01[19] | ||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 14:44[22] | ||||||||||||||
| Wataru Inoue | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 10:17[20] | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 11:09[21] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Takashi Iizuka | 12:50[20] | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 7:27[22] | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Masato Tanaka | 13:03[20] | ||||||||||||||
| Masato Tanaka | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 16:33[21] | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Giant Bernard | 11:32[20] | ||||||||||||||
2012
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 1–8, 2012 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Korakuen Hall | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2012 New Japan Cup was a 16-man tournament held from April 1 to April 8.[23] With his win, Hirooki Goto, became the first three-time winner of the tournament.
| Round 1 April 1 | Round 2 April 5 | Semifinals April 8 | Final April 8 | ||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 17:25[24] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 18:21[25] | ||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 17:53[24] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Anderson | 12:36[26] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Anderson | 8:00[24] | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Anderson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 15:22[25] | ||||||||||||||
| MVP | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 9:45[24] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 25:25[26] | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Lance Archer | 8:47[24] | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | 13:34[25] | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | 15:31[24] | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 9:22[26] | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 9:55[24] | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| La Sombra | 9:51[25] | ||||||||||||||
| La Sombra | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | 9:41[24] | ||||||||||||||
2013
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 11–23, 2013 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Korakuen Hall | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2013 New Japan Cup was a 16-man tournament held from March 11 to March 23.[27] The winner of the tournament, Kazuchika Okada, went on to defeat Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Invasion Attack on April 7.
| Round 1 March 11 | Round 2 March 17 | Semifinals March 23 | Final March 23 | ||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 10:45[28] | ||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 11:43[29] | ||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 13:06[28] | ||||||||||||||
| Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 8:14[30] | ||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 13:37[28] | ||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 18:46[29] | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tama Tonga | 9:37[28] | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | 23:52[30] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Anderson | 8:42[28] | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Anderson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | 15:27[29] | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Lance Archer | 10:14[28] | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 10:42[30] | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | 10:24[28] | ||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 10:14[29] | ||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 6:18[28] | ||||||||||||||
2014
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 15–23, 2014 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2014 New Japan Cup took place between March 15 and 23.[31] The winner of the tournament got to choose whether to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight or the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.[32]
| Round 1 March 15 | Round 2 March 22 | Semifinals March 23 | Final March 23 | ||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | 9:36[33] | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 11:29[34] | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 12:55[33] | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Shelton X Benjamin | 4:13[35] | ||||||||||||||
| Katsuyori Shibata | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Anderson | 9:14[33] | ||||||||||||||
| Katsuyori Shibata | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Shelton X Benjamin | 10:06[34] | ||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Shelton X Benjamin | 6:21[33] | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 15:20[35] | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Doc Gallows | 6:59[33] | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | 12:27[34] | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | 8:01[33] | ||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 13:12[35] | ||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 14:59[33] | ||||||||||||||
| Shinsuke Nakamura | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Prince Devitt | 10:23[34] | ||||||||||||||
| Prince Devitt | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Lance Archer | 7:57[33] | ||||||||||||||
2015
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 5–15, 2015 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Hiroshima Sun Plaza | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2015 New Japan Cup took place between March 5 and 15.[36] The winner of the tournament got to choose whether to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight, IWGP Intercontinental or the NEVER Openweight Championship at Invasion Attack 2015 on April 5.[37]
| Round 1 March 5 | Round 2 March 8 | Semifinals March 15 | Final March 15 | ||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 2:47[38] | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Kota Ibushi | 2:44[39] | ||||||||||||||
| Kota Ibushi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Doc Gallows | 8:49[38] | ||||||||||||||
| Kota Ibushi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 14:14[40] | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Anderson | 12:10[38] | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | 12:51[39] | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | 16:34[38] | ||||||||||||||
| Kota Ibushi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 17:31[40] | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tomoaki Honma | 10:10[38] | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 10:13[39] | ||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 8:02[38] | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 8:11[40] | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 11:24[38] | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Katsuyori Shibata | 17:18[39] | ||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Katsuyori Shibata | 8:53[38] | ||||||||||||||
2016
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 3–12, 2016 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Aomori, Aomori, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: New Aomori Prefecture Sports Park Maeda Arena | ||
| Event chronology | |||
| |||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2016 New Japan Cup took place between March 3 and 12.[41] The winner of the tournament would once again get to choose whether to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight, IWGP Intercontinental or NEVER Openweight Championship at Invasion Attack 2016 on April 10.[42]
| Round 1 March 3 | Round 2 March 4 | Semifinals March 12 | Final March 12 | ||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | 13:55[43] | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Elgin | 10:10[44] | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Elgin | 8:22[43] | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 9:28[45] | ||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tama Tonga | 7:40[43] | ||||||||||||||
| Tama Tonga | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 9:24[44] | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 11:28[43] | ||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 20:15[45] | ||||||||||||||
| Tomoaki Honma | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | 11:50[43] | ||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 5:41[44] | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | CO | ||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 1:13[43] | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 2:32[45] | ||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Evil | 15:20[43] | ||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 16:21[44] | ||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 13:42[43] | ||||||||||||||
2017
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 11–20, 2017 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Aore Nagaoka | ||
| Event chronology | |||
| |||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2017 New Japan Cup took place between March 11 and 20.[46] Unlike previous years, this tournament was held across eight events in 10 days.[47] Tomoaki Honma was originally announced for the tournament, but was pulled out and replaced with Yuji Nagata after suffering a spinal cord injury.[48]
| Round 1 March 11, 12 | Round 2 March 13, 14, 15, 17 | Semifinals March 19 | Final March 20 | ||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Evil | 22:55[49] | ||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 13:33[51] | ||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tanga Loa | 11:45[49] | ||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | 12:20[55] | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | 10:32[49] | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 8:33[52] | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tama Tonga | 3:46[49] | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Katsuyori Shibata | 18:48[56] | ||||||||||||||
| Katsuyori Shibata | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | 19:44[50] | ||||||||||||||
| Katsuyori Shibata | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Juice Robinson | 11:23[53] | ||||||||||||||
| Juice Robinson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 10:21[50] | ||||||||||||||
| Katsuyori Shibata | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 22:32[55] | ||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Kenny Omega | 29:45[50] | ||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Sanada | 14:02[54] | ||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Sanada | 13:57[50] | ||||||||||||||
2018
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 9–21, 2018 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Aore Nagaoka | ||
| Event chronology | |||
| |||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2018 New Japan Cup took place between March 9 and 21.[57] The winner of the tournament, Zack Sabre Jr., challenged Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Sabre also became the second non-Japanese wrestler, after Giant Bernard, to win the New Japan Cup.
| Round 1 March 9, 10, 11, 12 | Round 2 March 14, 15 | Semifinals March 16, 18 | Final March 21 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 29:02 | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Juice Robinson | 17:04 | ||||||||||||||
| Juice Robinson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 16:08 | ||||||||||||||
| Juice Robinson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 29:53 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Taichi | 23:53 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | CO | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | 14:36 | ||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Lance Archer | 11:02 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | 34:02 | ||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Kota Ibushi | 22:23 | ||||||||||||||
| Kota Ibushi | Stop | ||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | 21:02 | ||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | 22:43 | ||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Sanada | 26:36 | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 12:52 | ||||||||||||||
| Davey Boy Smith Jr. | CO | ||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Sub | ||||||||||||||
| Sanada | 4:51 | ||||||||||||||
| Chuckie T. | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Sanada | 21:31 | ||||||||||||||
2019
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 8–24, 2019 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Aore Nagaoka | ||
| Event chronology | |||
| |||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2019 New Japan Cup took place between March 8 and 24.[58] Unlike the previous year, the tournament featured 32 wrestlers instead of 16 and marks the New Japan Cup debut of 7 wrestlers. After David Finlay was pulled out of the tournament due to an injury, Ryusuke Taguchi was announced as his replacement.[59]
| Round 1 March 8, 9, 10, 11 | Round 2 March 13, 14, 16, 17 | Quarterfinals March 20, 21 | Semifinals March 23 | Final March 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 21:34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taichi | 22:55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomoaki Honma | 17:54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taichi | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | 20:25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manabu Nakanishi | 12:26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Owens | 14:10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juice Robinson | 24:36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Owens | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 21:10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Elgin | 24:06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mikey Nicholls | 17:25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mikey Nicholls | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hikuleo | 08:55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | 20:10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | 11:30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lance Archer | 18:08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toa Henare | 11:11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lance Archer | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | 33:07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shota Umino | 16:48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryusuke Taguchi | 17:18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 12:08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryusuke Taguchi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | 21:11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kota Ibushi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 20:38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kota Ibushi | 16:07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | 15:33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 24:11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | 07:26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colt Cabana | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colt Cabana | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 7:47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 05:30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colt Cabana | 14:56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | 13:43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | 28:45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 20:47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2020
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | June 16 – July 11, 2020 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Osaka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Osaka-jō Hall | ||
| Event chronology | |||
| |||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2020 New Japan Cup took place between June 16 and July 11. It was originally going to take place from March 4 until March 21, but was postponed when New Japan Pro-Wrestling suspended all of its activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[60][61]
On June 9, New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that it would resume its activities, beginning with the 2020 edition of the New Japan Cup, which would now be an Openweight tournament and take place from June 16 until July 11, with the final being held at Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka.[62][3]
Due to both the Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles being held by Tetsuya Naito, the winner of the tournament would earn a match against him for both titles at Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall, instead of choosing one title to challenge for.[63]
| Round 1 June 16, 17, 22, 23 | Round 2 June 24, July 1 | Quarterfinals July 2 | Semifinals July 3 | Final July 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yota Tsuji | 08:41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | 13:28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Desperado | 20:17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 19:12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiromu Takahashi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jado | 09:07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 09:17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiromu Takahashi | CO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomoaki Honma | 18:45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiromu Takahashi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiromu Takahashi | 27:00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Stop | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gedo | 15:30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 20:14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | 20:35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taiji Ishimori | 16:52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuya Uemura | 09:32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 09:18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taiji Ishimori | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabriel Kidd | 08:53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taiji Ishimori | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | 31:50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 21:51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taichi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taichi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kota Ibushi | 18:08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kota Ibushi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | 15:15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taichi | 22:50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryusuke Taguchi | 15:47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sho | 14:43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sho | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | 17:06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | 20:13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 17:35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Sub | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bushi | 10:22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoh | 15:42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bushi | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | 2:00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | Stop | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | 20:08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 18:25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 16:40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Original card
[edit]The original card for the New Japan Cup, when it was scheduled to take place from March 4 to March 21, had to be completely re-worked for the eventual final card, as several wrestlers who originally planned to participate could not go to Japan when NJPW resumed its activities due to travel restrictions amid the pandemic.
Of the 32 wrestlers included in the original card, 14 were not a part of the eventual tournament in June–July: Alex Coughlin, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Colt Cabana, David Finlay, Karl Fredericks, Jay White, Kenta, Jeff Cobb, Juice Robinson, Mikey Nicholls, Tanga Loa, Toa Henare, and Will Ospreay.[64]
- Cancelled Round 1 card
| Day 1 (March 4) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Togi Makabe vs Jeff Cobb | Tomohiro Ishii vs Toa Henare | Toru Yano vs. Chase Owens | Colt Cabana vs. Bad Luck Fale |
| Day 2 (March 7) | |||
| Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White | Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki | Juice Robinson vs. Alex Coughlin | David Finlay vs. Tanga Loa |
| Day 3 (March 8) | |||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi | Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. | Mikey Nicholls vs. Sanada | Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi |
| Day 4 (March 9) | |||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yoshi-Hashi | Karl Fredericks vs. Kenta | Satoshi Kojima vs. Evil | Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro Takahashi |
2021
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Promotional poster for the March 14 show of the tournament, featuring various NJPW wrestlers. | |||
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 4–21, 2021 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Xebio Arena Sendai | ||
| Event chronology | |||
| |||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2021 edition's schedule was announced on January 13.[65] The tournament ran from March 4, on NJPW's anniversary event, to March 21. The final night was NJPW's first show held at Xebio Arena Sendai.[65] Evil and Hiroshi Tanahashi received byes on account of being the previous edition's winner and the reigning NEVER Openweight Champion respectively.
At the semifinals on March 20, the match between Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi and Bullet Club's Jay White, Kenta and Yujiro Takahashi was stopped due to a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred in the Miyagi prefecture. While Bullet Club went backstage; Okada, Tanahashi, and Ibushi stayed in the ring area to calm the crowd and pose for pictures while New Japan employees were performing safety checks throughout the arena, which took about half an hour. After the safety checks were made, the match was able to continue with ring announcer Makoto Abe informing attendees shortly beforehand the rest of the event would be canceled if they were any additional aftershocks.[66]
| Round 1 March 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 | Round 2 March 11, 13, 14, 15 | Quarterfinals March 16, 18 | Semifinals March 20 | Final March 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Cobb | 23:08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | 11:50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Cobb | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 7:54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 20:20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great-O-Khan | Stop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great-O-Khan | 13:02 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | CO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | 5:50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | 22:43 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taichi | 22:43 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 23:51 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | 23:58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kenta | 23:47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomoaki Honma | 14:54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | 16:50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kenta | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Juice Robinson | 17:17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kenta | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | 30:06 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 13:37 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | 21:23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gabriel Kidd | 17:21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | 18:56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yota Tsuji | 13:42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 18:18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 25:18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Finlay | 21:04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Finlay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Owens | 11:20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Finlay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | 13:12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 15:50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Finlay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jay White | 19:24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toa Henare | 24:46 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jay White | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jay White | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 19:54 | ||||||||||||||||||
2022
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 2–27, 2022 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Osaka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: Osaka-jo Hall | ||
| Event chronology | |||
| |||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2022 edition's schedule was announced on December 28, 2021, and the tournament ran from March 2 until March 27.[67] The 2022 edition featured 48 participants which included wrestlers from both heavyweight and junior heavyweight divisions including the champions.
| Round 1 March 2, 6, 7 | Round 2 March 9, 10, 12, 13 | Round 3 March 14, 15, 17, 18 | Quarterfinals March 20, 21 | Semifinals March 26 | Final March 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Desperado | 26:21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master Wato | 18:34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taichi | 24:17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 6:25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taichi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taichi | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Forfeit[b] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cima | 20:52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuji Nagata | 12:37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Togo | 9:50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 17:20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cima | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cima | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taka Michinoku | 9:48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cima | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 14:46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazuchika Okada | 27:42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoh | 16:50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bad Luck Fale | 15:01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 18:41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 18:11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gedo | 14:18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Cobb | 19:04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Togi Makabe | 8:10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Cobb | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Cobb | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Satoshi Kojima | 15:36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Cobb | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | 17:22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomoaki Honma | 9:45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kosei Fujita | 9:20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 24:43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kota Ibushi | Forfeit[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great-O-Khan | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great-O-Khan | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taiji Ishimori | 16:43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great-O-Khan | 20:03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryohei Oiwa | 10:35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Douki | 15:03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | 23:04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuto Nakashima | 8:40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Henare | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Henare | 25:07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | 16:56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Stop | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bushi | 12:48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Phantasmo | 17:31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | Stop | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | 19:24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 23:32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanga Loa | 12:31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Owens | 16:41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Owens | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jado | 7:13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Owens | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiger Mask | 10:33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiromu Takahashi | 23:43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryusuke Taguchi | 7:26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tama Tonga | 14:21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | 15:52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiromu Takahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiromu Takahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sho | 15:45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiromu Takahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minoru Suzuki | 19:27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2023
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 5–21, 2023 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Nagaoka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2023 edition's schedule was announced on January 7, 2023, and the tournament ran from March 5 until March 21.[69]
| Round 1 March 5, 6, 8, 10 | Round 2 March 11, 12, 13, 15 | Quarterfinals March 17, 18 | Semifinals March 19 | Final March 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Kenta | 29:12[74] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Pin | Sanada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| Taichi | 24:27[70] | Sanada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | 24:41[78] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Owens | 18:07[74] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tetsuya Naito | Pin | Tetsuya Naito | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| El Phantasmo | 17:32[70] | Sanada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis | 13:20[81] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Cobb | 17:42[75] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ren Narita | 18:44[71] | Evil | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | Evil | 15:30[78] | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis[c] | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Will Ospreay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 12:33 | Mark Davis | 20:01[75] | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Davis | Pin[71] | Sanada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| David Finlay | 19:56[82] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | 20:06[72] | Kyle Fletcher | 20:43[76] | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyle Fletcher | Pin | Hirooki Goto | 16:38[80] | ||||||||||||||||
| Tama Tonga | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tama Tonga | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | 20:46[72] | Aaron Henare | 16:34[76] | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Henare | Pin | Tama Tonga | 18:27[81] | ||||||||||||||||
| David Finlay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great-O-Khan | 13:07[77] | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Finlay | Pin | David Finlay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 18:40[73] | David Finlay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| Shota Umino | 17:50[80] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | 26:12[77] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shota Umino | Pin | Shota Umino | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 9:47[73] | ||||||||||||||||||
2024
[edit]| New Japan Cup 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 6–20, 2024 | ||
| City | Various, Japan Final: Nagaoka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Various Final: City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka | ||
| New Japan Cup chronology | |||
| |||
The 2024 edition's schedule was announced on December 27, 2023, and the tournament will run from March 6 until March 20.[83]
| Round 1 March 6, 7, 8, 10 | Round 2 March 11, 12, 13, 15 | Quarterfinals March 16, 17 | Semifinals March 18 | Final March 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | 23:51[88] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshi-Hashi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kenta | 10:55[84] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Perry | 16:02[92] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shota Umino | 12:20[84] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Perry | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Perry | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | 8:28[88] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Toru Yano | Countout | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yujiro Takahashi | 2:56[84] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sanada | 19:05[95] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| TJP | 16:17[85] | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Finlay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Finlay | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tanga Loa | 16:42[89] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tanga Loa | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great-O-Khan | 15:50[85] | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Finlay | [d] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Forfeit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomohiro Ishii | 16:20[85] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Owens | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Owens | 21:36[89] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hirooki Goto | 23:01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yota Tsuji | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hikuleo | 14:32[90] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hikuleo | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oleg Boltin | 9:21[86] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | 17:33[94] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuya Uemura | 23:22[86] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Takagi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gabe Kidd | 18:20[90] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Callum Newman | 14:10[86] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gabe Kidd | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evil | 16:50[95] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yota Tsuji | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yota Tsuji | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Cobb | 21:41[87] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yota Tsuji | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| El Phantasmo | 21:56[91] | ||||||||||||||||||
| El Phantasmo | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mikey Nicholls | 13:21[87] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yota Tsuji | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ren Narita | 18:08[94] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taichi | 18:54[87] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ren Narita | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ren Narita | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Sabre Jr. | 23:08[91] | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]See also
[edit]- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- New Japan Cup USA
- King of DDT Tournament
- Ōdō Tournament
- Ryūkon Cup
- Tennōzan
- Wrestle-1 Grand Prix
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- ^ "`Nyū Japan Cup 2014' kaimaku-sen! ! 3 Tsuki 15-nichi (tsuchi) Kōrakuen hōru taikai no chiketto gaiyō ga kettei!" 「New Japan Cup 2014」開幕戦!! 3月15日（土）後楽園ホール大会のチケット概要が決定!! ["New Japan Cup 2014" opening match!! Ticket details for the March 15th (Saturday) Korakuen Hall tournament have been decided!!]. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2014-01-15. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- ^ "'Nyū Japan Cup 2014' shutsujō senshu, 1-kaisen kādo kettei! ! Yūshō-sha wa, IWGP moshikuwa intākonchi e no" chōsen sentaku-ken" o kakutoku! !" 「New Japan Cup 2014」出場選手、1回戦カード決定!! 優勝者は、IWGPもしくはインターコンチへの"挑戦選択権"を獲得!! ["New Japan Cup 2014" contestants, first round card decided!! The winner will get the "choice to challenge" to IWGP or Intercontinental!!]. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2014-02-21. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
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- ^ "" Haru no saikyō kettei tōnamento" "nyū Japan Cup" nittei ga kettei! ! Kaimaku wa 3. 5 Ōta-ku sōgō taiikukan! Saishū-sen wa 3. 15 Hiroshima sanpurazahōru!" "春の最強決定トーナメント" 『New Japan Cup』日程が決定!! 開幕は3.5大田区総合体育館! 最終戦は3.15広島サンプラザホール! ["Spring's strongest tournament" "New Japan Cup" schedule has been decided!! Opening will be at Ota Ward General Gymnasium on 3.5! Final match will be at Hiroshima Sunplaza Hall on 3.15!]. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2015-01-06. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ^ ""Nyū Japan Cup" kumiawase ga kettei! Yūshō-sha wa 4. 5 Ryōkoku de IWGP ka intākonchi ka nebā ōza e no chōsen-ken kakutoku!" 『New Japan Cup』組み合わせが決定! 優勝者は4.5両国でIWGPかインターコンチかNEVER王座への挑戦権獲得! [The "New Japan Cup" pairings have been decided! The winner will get the right to challenge for the IWGP, Intercontinental or NEVER Championship in 4.5 Ryogoku!]. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2015-02-17. Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
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- ^ "来年の『New Japan Cup 2016』日程が決定！開幕は大田区総合体育館！ 最終戦は"東北初の優勝決定戦" 新青森県総合運動公園マエダアリーナ！". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ^ "『New Japan Cup』1回戦、3.3大田区全カード決定！棚橋vsファレ、石井vsEvil、内藤vsYoshi、永田vs後藤！小島vs本間！". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
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- ^ "『New Japan Cup 2017』3.11愛知、3.12尼崎、3.14米原、3.15松本大会のチケット概要が決定！". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-12-05. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ^ 【新日本】ＮＪＣ決勝は３・２０長岡大会. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ^ "『New Japan Cup 2017』本間朋晃の代打で永田裕志が緊急エントリー!! 3月11日（土）愛知でタンガ・ロアと対戦!!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
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- ^ ""春の最強決定トーナメント"『New Japan Cup 2018』の全日程が決定！開幕は3月9日(金)後楽園！3月21日(水・祝)アオーレ長岡＜優勝決定戦＞のチケット概要が決定！". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ "『NEW JAPAN CUP 2019』開幕戦は3月8日(金)後楽園！3月13日(水)岡山、14日(木)は奈良！3月23日(土)、24日(日)は新潟・アオーレ長岡2連戦!!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). November 29, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "David Finlay to miss New Japan Cup due to shoulder injury". 27 February 2019.
- ^ "[Owabi to oshirase] 3 tsuki 1-nichi (Ni~Tsu)~ 3 tsuki 15-nichi (Ni~Tsu) made no 11 taikai o kaisai chūshi to sa sete itadakimasu" 【お詫びとお知らせ】3月1日（日）～3月15日（日）までの11大会を開催中止とさせて頂きます [[Apology and Notice] 11 tournaments from March 1st (Sunday) to March 15th (Sunday) will be canceled.]. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "NJPW events cancelled until Saturday March 21". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ "New Japan Cup 2020 an NJPW World Special this June!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "[ "Nyū japankappu" 1-kaisen no kādo ga kettei! ] 3 Tsuki 7-nichi (tsuchi) Aichi de Okada vs Jei! 3 Tsuki 8-nichi (Ni~Tsu) Hyōgo de Tanahashi vs Taichi! Takagi vs osupurei! 3 Tsuki 9-nichi (tsuki) Kōchi de Kojima vsEVIL!" 【『NEW JAPAN CUP』1回戦のカードが決定！】3月7日（土）愛知でオカダvsジェイ！ 3月8日（日）兵庫で棚橋vsタイチ！ 鷹木vsオスプレイ！ 3月9日（月）高知で小島vsEVIL！ [[The cards for the first round of “NEW JAPAN CUP” have been decided! ] March 7th (Sat) Okada vs Jay in Aichi! March 8th (Sunday) Tanahashi vs Taichi in Hyogo! Takagi vs Ospreay! Kojima vs EVIL on Monday, March 9th in Kochi!]. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 25, 2020. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "New Japan Cup 2020 Brackets Revealed". February 26, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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- ^ a b "Kota Ibushi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan off NJPW Cup tournament due to injury". February 28, 2022.
- ^ ""Hataage kinenbi"& haru no saikyō senshi kettei-sen "nyū japankappu 2023" no kaisai sukejūru ga kettei!" 『旗揚げ記念日』＆春の最強戦士決定戦『NEW JAPAN CUP 2023』の開催スケジュールが決定！ [The schedule for “Flag-raising Day” & Spring Strongest Warrior Tournament “NEW JAPAN CUP 2023” has been decided!]. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved January 7, 2023.
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- ^ ""Haru no saikyō senshi kettei-sen" "nyū japankappu 2024" kaisai sukejūru ga kettei! Kesshōsen wa, 3 tsuki 20-nichi (mizu iwai) aōre Nagaoka taikai! !" “春の最強戦士決定戦”『NEW JAPAN CUP 2024』開催スケジュールが決定！決勝戦は、3月20日(水・祝)アオーレ長岡大会!! [“Spring’s Strongest Warrior Battle” “NEW JAPAN CUP 2024” schedule has been decided! The finals will be held on March 20th (Wednesday/holiday) at Aole Nagaoka!!]. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 27, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
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- ^ a b c "NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Tag 3". Cagematch. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ a b c "NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Tag 4". Cagematch. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ a b "NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Tag 5". Cagematch. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ a b "NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Tag 6". Cagematch. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ a b "NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Tag 7". Cagematch. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
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- ^ a b "NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Tag 11". Cagematch. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
External links
[edit]- New Japan Cup at NJPW.co.jp (in Japanese)
winners
