
NJPW New Japan Cup Night 1 Results – March 8, 2025
Location: Tokyo Japan
Venue: Korakuen Hall
Note: Friday’s Show (OG Night 1) got cancel due to the ring post broke.
Katsuya Murashima defeated Daiki Nagai by submission via Boston Crab (8:03) (Pre Show)
8 Man Tag Team Match
TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima), Tiger Mask IV & Yuji Nagata defeated IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hirooki Goto, Be Bop Tag Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano) & Tomoaki Honma via Backdrop Hold on Honma (7:56)
6 Man Tag Team Match
Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado, Television Champion El Phantasmo & Jado defeated United Empire (Jakob Austin Young, Great O Khan & Jeff Cobb) (10:13)
Tag Team Match
United Empire (Callum Newman & Francesco Akira) defeated Los Ingobernables De Japon (IWGP Tag Team Champion Tetsuya Naito & Bushi) via Inside Cradle on Bushi (8:43)
1st Round Match Of The 2025 New Japan Cup
Yuya Uemura defeated Sanada via Superman Pin (15:48) (He will face Yoshi Hashi in the 2nd Round)
Non Title 1st Round Match Of The 2025 New Japan Cup
Evil defeated Global Champion Yota Tsuji via Everything Is Evil (4:53) (He will face David Finlay in the 2nd Round)
1st Round Match Of The 2025 New Japan Cup
Ryohei Oiwa defeated Chase Owens via Arc Clutch (9:40) (He will face Zack Sabre Jr in the 2nd Round)
Champion vs. Champion 1st Round Match Of The 2025 New Japan Cup
Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd defeated NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Ren Narita via Drill A Hole Piledriver (22:16) (He will face Taichi in the 2nd Round)