NJPW New Japan Cup Night 4 Results – March 11, 2024
Location: Ehime Japan
Venue: Item Ehime
Tag Team Match
TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr & Mikey Nicholls) vs. Shoma Kato & Boltin Oleg
Zack Sabre Jr starts this match with tying Shoma Kato in a knot on the mat.
Boltin Oleg tags in and he flips ZSJ over his head then hits a gutwrench suplex on Nicholls.
Nicholls hits a clothesline on Kato for a near fall then hits a 2nd clothesline for the win.
Winners: TMDK (6:13)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
Just 5 Guys (Yuya Uemura, Douki & Taichi) vs Tomohiro Ishii, El Desperado & Tomoaki Honma
Taichi & El Desperado starts this and they traded kicks to the thighs.
Douki hits a springboard back elbow on Ishii before Yuya Uemura enters and hits a arm drag on Tomoaki Honma.
Honma misses Kokeshi but he hits a flying headbutt for a near fall before Uemura locks in a cross armbreaker and Honma taps out.
Winners By Submission: Just 5 Guys (9:41)
Rate: 6
Non Title Match
IWGP Tag Team Champions Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Kenta) vs. Hirooki Goto & Togi Makabe
Kenta & Hirooki Goto starts this match before Goto & Togi Makabe hits a double team shoulder tackle before Chase Owens whips Goto into the guardrail.
In the ring Bullet Club grounded Goto before Goto hit a clothesline on Owens.
Kenta & Makabe tag in before Goto suplexed Owens then Goto & Makabe hits a double team suplex on Kenta.
Owens hits Makabe in the head with the IWGP Tag Team Title then Kenta pins him for the win.
Winners: IWGP Tag Team Champions Bullet Club (7:24)
Rate: 5
6 Man Tag Team Match
Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd & Gedo) vs. Guerrillas Of Density (Tanga Loa & Jado) & Shota Umino
Match starts off with both teams brawling then Tanga Loa & David Finlay brawled over near a wall far from the ring. In the ring Jado & Gedo traded blows.
In the ring Finlay hits a backbreaker over his knee on Jado and Bullet Club War Dogs works him over. Kidd bites Jado on top of his head. Loa made the hot tag and he battled Kidd.
Finlay hits a series of clotheslines in the corner on Loa before Shota Umino tags in but Finlay hit a backbreaker over his knee on Umino before Gedo tags in.
Umino hits a shotgun dropkick on Kidd before Umino hits Death Rider on Gedo for the win.
Winners: Guerrillas Of Density & Shota Umino (8:15)
Rate: 5
8 Man Tag Team Match
Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Guerrillas Of Density (El Phantasmo & Hikuleo), Ryusuke Taguchi & Yoh vs. House Of Torture (NEVER Openweight Champion Evil, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita)
Both teams brawled on the floor before El Phantasmo & Yujiro Takahashi starts this match.
House Of Torture beat up Yoh in their corner. Yoh hit a swinging neckbreaker on Evil and he tags in Hikuleo. Hikuleo hits Snake Eyes on Ren Narita then a Mafia Kick.
Evil hits Hikuleo in the back of the leg with a chair before House Of Torture began hitting kicks in the corner on Hikuleo. Hikuleo hit a suplex but sold the pain in his leg.
Ryusuke Taguchi enters and hits a flying butt bump on Narita.
Narita hits Taguchi with his push up bar then hits Double Cross for the win.
Winners: House Of Torture (9:07)
Rate: 4
10 Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji & Bushi) vs. United Empire (KOPW 2024 Champion Great O Khan, Francesco Akira, Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb & TJP)
Yota Tsuji & Jeff Cobb starts this match before Francesco Akira & Hiromu Takahashi enters and traded faster reversals. Tetsuya Naito enters and traded forearm strikes with Akira.
TJP enters and he ties up Naito’s legs on the mat then he hit a facewash then Shingo Takagi made the hot tag and he clears the ring.
He hits an exploder suplex on Cobb before Callum Newman hits a running boot on Takagi and they were both down. Great O Khan enters and hits Mongolian Chops on Takagi.
Bushi hits a top rope missile dropkick on O Khan before Cobb clotheslined Tsuji.
Takahashi hits a shotgun dropkick on Cobb before TJP hits a spin kick on Naito.
O Khan drops Bushi with a punch then locks in Sheep Killer and Bushi taps out.
Winners By Submission: United Empire (10:02)
Rate: 6
2nd Round Match Of The 2024 New Japan Cup
Jack Perry vs. Toru Yano
Jack Perry attacks Toru Yano during the ring introductions before Yano sprayed a canister in Perry’s eyes and got a rollup for a near fall. On the floor Yujiro Takahashi shoved Yano into a guardrail.
Back in the ring Perry hits some shoulder blocks to the ribs in the corner and was in charge. He locks Yano in Snare Trap on the mat but Yano reached the ropes.
On the floor Yano whips Perry into the guardrails before Yano handcuffs Takahashi to the guardrail. In the ring Yano hits a belly 2 belly suplex on Perry.
Yano flips Perry into the top turnbuckle and he got a roll up for a near fall.
Yoshinobu Kanemaru came to ringside as the ref got bumped so Perry & Kanemaru beat up Yano. Yano hits a low blow and got a near fall but Takahashi pulls the ref to the floor.
Perry hits own low blow and a running knee to Yano’s head for the win.
Winner: Jack Perry (8:28)
Rate: 3
2nd Round Match Of The 2024 New Japan Cup
Sanada vs. Yoshi Hashi
Match starts off with Sanada & Yoshi Hashi do some standing switches and a feeling out process.
Sanada ties him in the Paradise Lock then hits a dropkick to his butt and he tied up Yoshi Hashi on the mat. Yoshi Hashi hits some chops.
Sanada hits a side Russian Leg sweep before Sanada hits a dropkick then a plancha to the floor. Yoshi Hashi hits Headhunter and they were both down.
He hits a running powerbomb for a near fall and he ties up Sanada’s arms.
Sanada went for Skull End but Yoshi Hashi rolls through it then Sanada locks in Skull End and drops to the mat.
Sanada went for a moonsault but Yoshi Hashi got his knees up then a roll up for a near fall and they were both down.
They traded forearm strikes while on their knees then while standing and Sanada places Yoshi Hashi’s feet on the top rope and hit a swinging neckbreaker.
He hits a Shining Wizard to the jaw and he set up for Deadfall but Yoshi Hashi blocks it.
Sanada hits a 2nd Shining Wizard then hits a top rope moonsault for a near fall.
He again couldn’t hit Deadfall and Yoshi-Hashi hit a Dragon Suplex and a clothesline and they were both down.
Sanada hits an enzuigiri and he got a roll up for a near fall before he missed a Shining Wizard and Yoshi Hashi hits a Buzzsaw Kick then a running double knees for a near fall.
He hits a clothesline and he was fired up before he hits a brainbuster for a near fall then he hits a superkick follow by Deadfall to score the win.
Winner: Sanada (23:51) (He will face Perry in the Quarter Finals)
Rate: 7
Remanding 2nd Round Matches
March 12th
David Finlay vs. Tanga Loa
IWGP Tag Team Champion Chase Owens vs. Hirooki Goto
March 13th
NEVER Openweight Champion Evil vs. Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion Hikuleo
Shingo Takagi vs. Callum Newman
March 15th
Yota Tsuji vs. Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion El Phantasmo
Ren Nartia vs. Zack Sabre Jr
Quarter Finals
March 16th
Sanada vs. Jack Perry
David Finlay or Tanga Loa vs. IWGP Tag Team Champion Chase Owens or Hirooki Goto
March 17th
NEVER Openweight Champion Evil or Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion Hikuleo vs. Shingo Takagi vs. Callum Newman
Yota Tsuji or Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion El Phantasmo vs. Ren Nartia or Zack Sabre Jr
