Only eight contenders remain in the New Japan Cup. With today’s action in the books the quarterfinals are locked in and the upcoming match-ups look like they could bring down any house.
The quarterfinals will be:
- Kazuchika Okada versus Cima
- Tetsuya Naito versus Jeff Cobb
- Zack Sabre Jr. versus Will Ospreay
- Shingo Takagi versus Hiromu Takahashi
The Guerrillas of Destiny gained some allies in their feud with Bullet Club on night 11 as well. Master Wato and Ryusuke Taguchi, the IWGP Junior Tag Team Champions, came to the Guerrillas aid as Bullet Club attacked them at the end of their match. Taguchi and Wato extended their hands in friendship and respect which were accepted by the Guerrillas. The two teams left the ring together arm-in-arm as new allies.
New Japan Cup Results Night 11
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato versus Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma and YOH
Tanahashi makes Honma tap to the cloverleaf.
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato
Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and DOUKI) versus The House of Torture (SHO and Yujiro Takahashi)
Yujiro pins Douki with Pimp Juice. Desperado and Sho share unpleasant words after the match.
Winners: The House of Torture (SHO and Yujiro Takahashi)
The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Jado) versus Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo)
Gedo interjects himself into the match. The Guerrillas wrangle him for Jado removing the brass knuckles from his pocket. They hand them to Jado. Jado is about to pay Gedo back but El Phantasmo punches him in the “lower abdomen” pinning him with Sudden Death.
Winners: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo)
Chaos (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI and Tomohiro Ishii) versus Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and TAKA Michinoku)
Taka is pinned with Goto and Hashi’s Shoto again.
Winners: Chaos (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI and Tomohiro Ishii)
Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI) versus The United Empire (Jeff Cobb and Will Ospreay)
Bushi eats another pin. Ospreay puts away Bushi with the Hidden Blade. Cobb mocks Naito copying his tranquillo pose in the middle of the ring.
Winners: The United Empire (Jeff Cobb and Will Ospreay)
Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.) versus Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Toru Yano)
Taichi puts Yano away with his reverse elbow smash.
Winners: Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.)
Chase Owens versus Shingo Takagi – New Japan Cup Match
Takagi doesn’t pin Owens in less than five minutes but a Last of the Dragon moves him into the next round.
Winner: Shingo Takagi
Hiromu Takahashi defeated EVIL – New Japan Cup Match
Even Dick Togo’s constant interference cannot stop Hiromu. He shoves Evil into Togo and pins him with Everything Is Evil.
Winner: Hiromu Takahashi