First quarterfinal matchup set for New Japan Cup 2022
The first quarterfinal matchup is set for this year’s New Japan Cup.
Kazuchika Okada will take on CIMA in a New Japan Cup quarterfinal match on Sunday, March 20. Both wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament with victories at Monday’s show in Kagawa.
Here are full results from the event:
– New Japan Cup third-round match: Kazuchika Okada defeated Taichi
– New Japan Cup third-round match: CIMA defeated Hirooki Goto
– Hiroshi Tanahashi & Master Wato defeated Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI
– Will Ospreay & Jeff Cobb defeated YOSHI-HASHI & YOH
– The Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare defeated Zack Sabre Jr. & DOUKI
– Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & SANADA defeated EVIL, Chase Owens & Dick Togo
– Bad Luck Fale, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo defeated Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Jado
– Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask defeated Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku
The third round of the New Japan Cup will continue in Okayama on Tuesday. Here’s the remaining schedule of tournament matches for the round:
Tuesday, March 15 —
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
- Jeff Cobb vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Thursday, March 17 —
- SANADA vs. Will Ospreay
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. The Great-O-Khan
Friday, March 18 —
- Hiromu Takahashi vs. EVIL
- Shingo Takagi vs. Chase Owens