New Japan Pro Wrestling revealed the bracket for the upcoming New Japan Cup. The 32-man tournament begins on March 4 and runs through March 21. The winner of the cup will be in the main event at Sakura Genesis, where they will fꦉace Tetsuya Naito for the Double IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Chamionships
You ✱can check out the full bracketꦇ in the photo above.
Here is a look at the first round matchups:
March 4, Korakuen: Colt Cabana vs Bad Luck Fale
March 4, Korakuen: Toru Yano vs Chase Owens
March 4, Korakuen: Togi Makabe vs Jeff Cobb
March 4, Korakuen: Tomohiro Ishii vs Toa Henare
March 7, Aichi: Juice Robinson vs Alex Coughlin
March 7, Aichi: David Finlay vs Tanga Loa
March 7, Aichi: Kazuchika Okada vs Jay White
March 7, Aichi: Yuji Nagata vs Minoru Suzuki
March 8, Amagasaki: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Taichi
March 8, Amag༺asaki: Kota Ibushi vs Zack Sabre Junior
March 8, Amagasaki: Mikey Nicholls vs SANADA
March 8, Amagasaki: Will Ospreay vs Shingo Takagi
March 9, Kochi: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs YOSHI-HASHI
March 9, Kochi: Karl Fredericks vs KENTA
March 9, Kochi: Satoshi Kojima vs EVIL
March 9, Kochi: Hirooki Goto vs Yujiro Takahashi
Fightful will have results from each night of the🐽 New Japan Cup.
