NJPW New Japan Cup Night 3 Results – March 10, 2024
Location: Hyogo Japan
Venue: Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium
6 Man Tag Team Match
Bullet Club (IWGP Tag Team Champions Chase Owens & Kenta & Taiji Ishimori) vs. Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi) & Tomoaki Honma
Taiji Ishimori & Hirooki Goto starts this match but Chase Owens attacks Goto from behind and Bullet Club works Goto over early. Yoshi Hashi made the hot tag and clears the ring.
Tomoaki Honma tags in and hit some chops on Kenta before Yoshi Hashi hits Headhunter on Kenta & Honma hits Kokeshi on Kenta for a near fall.
Kenta got a roll up with his feet on the ropes for leverage for the win.
Winners: Bullet Club (8:58)
Rate: 5
6 Man Tag Team Match
Just 5 Guys (Yuya Uemura, Sanada & Douki) vs. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) & Ryusuke Taguchi
Douki & Ryusuke Taguchi starts this match before Toru Yano enters and he pulls Douki by his hair down to the mat before Tomohiro Ishii & Douki traded forearm strikes.
Yuya Uemura tags in and hits some deep arm drags and a dropkick on Ishii.
Ishii fired back with a Saito Suplex before Uemura hits a swinging uranage and they were both down. Taguchi tags in to face Sanada.
Taguchi hits butt bumps on all Just 5 Guys before Taguchi & Sanada traded rollups with Sanada gets the win.
Winners: Just 5 Guys (8:27)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
Guerrillas Of Density (Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion Hikuleo, Tanga Loa & Jado) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd & Gedo)
Both teams brawled at the bell then in the ring Hikuleo hits a shoulder tackle that drops Gabe Kidd and he hits a double clothesline before Bullet Club War Dogs began working over Jado.
David Finlay hits a backbreaker over his knee for a near fall before Tanga Loa finally got the hot tag and he hits knife edge jabs to the stomach and throat on Finlay.
Hikuleo hits a Stinger Splash on Finlay then Loa hits a top rope missile dropkick on Finlay for a near fall.
Loa hits a double spear on Finlay & Kidd then a brainbuster on Gedo before hitting The Sacrifice for the win.
Winners: Guerrillas Of Density (8:48)
Rate: 5
8 Man Tag Team Match
House Of Torture (NEVER Openweight Champion Evil, Jack Perry, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. El Desperado, Boltin Oleg, Shota Umino & Yoh
Both teams brawled before Jack Perry & Shota Umino brawled into the crowd.
In the ring Evil was tying up Boltin Oleg before El Desperado & Evil traded some offense.
Perry enters and hits a kick to Desperado’s spine before Yoh got the hot tag and he hits a flying forearm on Yoshinobu Kanemaru then hits a Vader Bomb-style elbow drop for a near fall.
Perry & Umino got back in for their teams and Umino hits a fisherman’s suplex for a near fall. Yujiro Takahashi hits a fisherman’s suplex on Umino for a near fall.
Umino hits a dropkick before Dick Togo distracted the ref as Kanemaru took a swig of whiskey but Yoh blocks it then Oleg hits a splash on Evil for a near fall.
Umino hits a tornado DDT on Takahashi then a side slam for a near fall.
Umino hits a pop up knee strike and a running neckbreaker for a near fall then locks in Snare Trap and Takahashi taps out.
Winners By Submission: El Desperado, Boltin Oleg, Shota Umino & Yoh (9:59)
Rate: 4
8 Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Bushi) vs. United Empire (KOPW 2024 Champion Great O Khan, Francesco Akira, Callum Newman & TJP)
United Empire attacks LIJ to start the match and they all brawled before TJP hits facewash kicks on Bushi as we see Callum Newman ties Hiromu Takahashi up on the mat.
Great O Khan enters and hits Mongolian Chops on Takahashi before Takahashi hits a dragon screw then Tetsuya Naito enters and hits a dropkick to O Khan’s back.
Naito hit an enzuigiri then O Khan hits a release suplex and they were both down.
Shingo Takagi & Newman entered with Newman hitting a dropkick then they traded forearm strikes and chops. Newman hits a running Penalty Kick for a near fall.
Naito hits a swinging neckbreaker on Newman then Bushi dove through the ropes onto TJP.
Takagi hits Pumping Bomber on Newman for a near fall then Made In Japan for the win.
Winners: Los Ingobernables De Japon (9:35)
Rate: 6
1st Round Match Of The 2024 New Japan Cup
Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion El Phantasmo vs. Mikey Nicholls
Match starts off with a lock up and Mikey Nicholls shoved him to the mat.
Nicholls hits some chops and he was in charge then hits a delayed vertical suplex for a near fall. El Phantasmo hit a dropkick and they were both down.
ELP hits a springboard crossbody and a Lionsault for a near fall.
ELP hits a tornado DDT and they were both down before ELP hits an Asai Moonsault to the floor.
In the ring Nicholls hits a German suplex and a clothesline for a near fall.
Nicholls hit a DDT then hits a 2nd rope superplex and a sliding clothesline for a near fall.
Nicholls missed a top rope moonsault so ELP hits Burning Hammer follow by Sudden Death for a near fall then they traded roll up attempts and ELP got the win.
Winner: Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion El Phantasmo (13:21)
Rate: 6
1st Round Match Of The 2024 New Japan Cup
Taichi vs. Ren Narita
Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita attacks Taichi as the bell hasn’t rang yet before Boltin Oleg was at ringside and he carried Kanemaru to the back.
Narita whips Taichi into the guardrail and they brawled into the crowd.
Back in the ring Narita kept Taichi grounded and he did a slingshot sending Taichi’s throat into the bottom rope then locks in a leglock around Taichi’s neck.
They got up and traded forearm strikes before hey went back to the floor and Taichi whips Narita into the guardrail then in the ring Taichi hits a Buzzsaw Kick to the head and he ripped off his tearaway pants.
Narita hits a suplex and went to a rear naked choke then locks in a Cobra Twist before Narita hits a German suplex with a bridge for a near fall.
Taichi hits a low blow kick then locks in a Stretch Plum but Dick Togo hopped on the ring apron and distracted the ref.
Narita taps out but the ref didn’t see it so the ref got bumped and more of House Of Torture came to the ring.
Togo hits knife edge chop to Taichi’s groin before Just 5 Guys hit the ring to even the odds.
Taichi hits a Saito Suplex on Narita as everyone on the floor brawled to the back.
Taichi hits an enzuigiri to the ear then hits Dangerous Backdrop with a bridge then the cover but Jack Perry pulls the ref to the floor. Taichi hits a clothesline on Perry.
Narita went to hit Taichi with the push up bar but Taichi kicks it away but that hurt Taichi’s leg.
Kanemaru sprayed alcohol in Taichi’s eyes then Narita connects with Double Cross for the win.
Winner: Ren Narita (18:54) (He will face Zack Sabre Jr in the 2nd Round)
Rate: 3
1st Round Match Of The 2024 New Japan Cup
Yota Tsuji vs. Jeff Cobb
Match starts off with a lock up then they switched to overhand chops and forearm strikes.
Jeff Cobb drops Yota Tsuji with a shoulder tackle then Tsuji dove through the ropes but Cobb caught him and slams Tsuji on the ring apron.
They brawled at ringside with Cobb in charge then in the ring he hits a bodyslam and made a cocky one hand cover for a near fall.
Cobb sets Tsuji on the top turnbuckle and hits a dropkick then he hits a 2nd rope gutwrench suplex and they were both down.
Tsuji fired back with a headscissors takedown sending Cobb to the floor.
Tsuji then dove through the ropes and barreled into Cobb then in the ring Tsuji hits a splash for a near fall then a suplex for a near fall. They got up and traded more forearm strikes.
Tsuji hits a backbreaker over his knee then a stomp on the head then a flatliner and they were both down. Cobb hits a diving forearm but he missed a standing moonsault.
Tsuji missed a Curb Stomp and this time Cobb hit the standing moonsault for a near fall.
Cobb hits a superkick then Tsuji hits own superkick and they traded more forearm strikes.
Cobb went for Tour Of The Islands but Tsuji escaped then he went for Gene Blaster but Cobb caught him & lifts him up and hit a Razor’s Edge, and they were both down.
Cobb hits Spin Cycle for a near fall then puts Tsuji on his shoulders and spun him to the mat for a near fall.
Cobb again set up for Tour Of The Islands but Tsuji hits a Mafia Kick to avoid it.
Cobb cuts Tsuji in half with a spear for a near fall and they were both down.
Tsuji hits a jumping knee to the chin then a headbutt then hits a running Curb Stomp on Cobb’s head.
Tsuji hits a top rope missile dropkick then he swung Cobb to the mat for a near fall before he hits Gene Blaster for the win.
Winner: Yota Tsuji (21:41) (He will face Phantasmo in the 2nd Round)
Rate: 7
2nd Round
March 11th
Sanada vs. Yoshi Hashi
Jack Perry vs. Toru Yano
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
