Full card announced for 2025 New Japan Cup Finals

  • Ian Carey
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New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the full lineup for the 2025 New Japan Cup finals, set for Thursday in Nagaoka.

Already confirmed for the event is the tournament final between David Finlay and Shota Umino, along with a match on Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement tour as he faces Satoshi Kojima.

Several multi-person tag matches have been added, including a six-man bout between rival Bullet Club factions, House of Torture and the War Dogs. Also set for the show is the return of NJPW World TV Champion El Phantasmo’s open challenge.

New Japan Cup Finals full lineup (Wednesday, March 20) —

  • 2025 New Japan Cup Final: Shota Umino vs David Finlay
  • El Desperado, Boltin Oleg & Hirooki Goto vs TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.)
  • Los Ingobernables De Japon (Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji) vs House of Torture (EVIL & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
  • War Dogs (Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney & Taiji Ishimori) vs House of Torture (Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO)
  • Los Ingobernables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI) vs United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Callum Newman & Jakob Austin Young)
  • Just Four Guys (Yuya Uemura, Taichi & TAKA Michinoku) vs Bullet Club (SANADA, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale) 
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Road: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima
  • NJPW World TV Champion El Phantasmo open challenge
  • Kickoff Match: YOSHI-HASHI & Katsuya Murashima vs Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii