Two wrestlers advance to New Japan Cup quarterfinals

  • Ian Carey
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The New Japan Cup continued on Monday from Ehime. 

Two wrestlers qualified for the quarterfinals on the show. 

In the night’s semi-main event, EVIL defeated Jeff Cobb after some significant interference from his House of Torture teammates. Will Ospreay then pinned his United Empire stablemate Mark Davis after a Stormbreaker and Hidden Blade in the main event. 

EVIL and Ospreay will now face each other in the quarterfinals on Friday, March 17, 2023, from Korakuen Hall. 

The final night of the quarterfinals takes place Wednesday, March 15, 2023, from Okayama. Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shota Umino and David Finlay vs. Great-O-Khan are the tournament matches on the show.  

NJPW New Japan Cup on Monday, March 13 from Ehime: 

  • Chase Owens & KENTA defeated Oskar Leube & Ren Narita
  • Tama Tonga & Shota Umino defeated Kosei Fujita
  • Yujiro Takahashi & SHO defeated TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
  • Great-O-Khan, Aaron Henare & Kyle Fletcher defeated Gedo, El Phantasmo & David Finlay
  • Shingo Takagi, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito defeated YOH, LIo Rush, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto
  • New Japan Cup Second Round: EVIL defeated Jeff Cobb
  • New Japan Cup Second Round: Will Ospreay defeated Mark Davis

Upcoming New Japan Cup 2023 matches:

  • David Finlay vs. Great-O-Khan (March 15) (Second Round)
  • Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (March 15) (Second Round)
  • Tetsuya Naito vs. SANADA (March 17) (Quarterfinals)
  • EVIL vs. Will Ospreay (March 17) (Quarterfinals)
  • Hirooki Goto vs. Tama Tonga (March 18) (Quarterfinals)
  • Finlay/Great-O-Khan winner vs. ZSJ/Umino winner (March 18) (Quarterfinals)