The main event of night two of the New Japan Cup tournament continued to throw gasoline on the feud between The United Empire and The Bullet Club War Dogs. TJP faced David Finlay in a brawl, fight not really a wrestling match.

TJP doesn’t wait for the bell to ring. He jumps Finlay before he enters the ring. He smashes Finlay against a steel post. Back in the ring he paintbrushes Finlay in a corner finally hitting him with a running kick twice. Finlay makes a comeback picking up TJP and throwing him into a steel post. TJP comes back with a running body press that takes him and Finlay over the top rope and to the arena floor.

Gedo hands Finlay his shillelagh. TJP spits red mist in Finlay’s face. TJP hits a running knee to the back of the head for a two count. TJP drop kicks Gedo off the apron. Finlay kicks out of Mamba Splash. He also escapes the Pinoy Stretch by grabbing the bottom rope. Finlay though pins TJP with a Bitter Pill.

The two bulls Tanga Loa and The Great-O-Khan clashed in their first round match. The fight soon hits the floor where Khan takes an empty chair and chokes out Loa with it. He then closes the barricade door on Loa’s throat and slams it over and over on his back. Loa barely makes it back into the ring on time. Loa arm drags his way out of an Eliminator. Spears and knee strikes Khan for the win to move on in the tournament. “Suck that!” Loa shouts to Khan slamming his fist on the mat.

Ishii tries to ruin Owen’s birthday. Courtesy: New Japan World.

As Chase Owens comes out “Mr Juicy” Gino Gambino announces that it is Chase Owens’ birthday and he should get the win over Ishii. Before the bell rings, Ishii attacks Owens sending him to the floor. We are informed that Owens was recently involved in a serious car accident before he flew to the Japan. Ishii throws Owens into ringside barricades. Owens grabs a Young Lion so that Ishii cannot suplex him on the floor. He shoves the Young Lion into Ishii. Ishii almost doesn’t make it back into the ring before the 20 count.

It is then Owens’ turn to hurl Ishii into barricades.

Owens to the official admonishing him: “It is MY birthday. Relax!”.

Owens breaks out of Ishii’s brainbuster, gives him a pop-up knee trigger to the face and a Package Piledriver for the win.

“Walker, you are taking me to the expensive steak meal tonight,” says Owens to Walker Stewart.

“I said I would,” answers Stewart.

Owens invited Gino to dinner too.

Confirmed matches for Round Two so far are:

  • Sanada versus Yoshi-Hashi
  • Jack Perry versus Toru Yano
  • David Finlay versus Tanga Loa
  • Chase Owens versus Hirooki Goto

New Japan Cup 2024 Night Two Results

Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs Guerrillas of Destiny (Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo)

Hashi and Goto pin Jado with Shoto.

Winners: Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto

Toru Yano & Togi Makabe vs TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr.)

Nicholls pins Makabe with a sliding lariat.

Winners: TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr.)

United Empire (Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb & Francesco Akira) vs BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori, Gabe Kidd & KENTA)

Cobb pins Ishimori with a Spin Cycle and a Tour of the Islands. Kidd pulls Newman onto the floor after the match and they start brawling. Young Lions and Cobb step in but they continue taking shots at one another.

Winners: United Empire (Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb & Francesco Akira

YOH, Tomoaki Honma, El Desperado & Shota Umino vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Ren Narita & EVIL)

As the official is distracted Evil pulls up the mat on the floor with Dick Togo. Togo and Kanemaru screw up when they suplex Desperado though. They are the one who hit the floor and Desperado lands on a mat. The crowd is behind Honma. As Togo distracts the official Narita clobbers Honma with his push-up bar and pins him with his Double Cross, sitout facebuster. After the match, House of Torture and Jack Perry stomp Umino into the mat.

Winners: HOUSE OF TORTURE (SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Ren Narita & EVIL)

Los Ingobernables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI) vs Just Five Guys (SANADA, Taichi, Yuya Uemura, DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku)

Tsuji pins Taka with his spear.

Winners: Los Ingobernables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI)

Chase Owens vs Tomohiro Ishii – New Japan Cup 1st Round

Winner: Chase Owens

Tanga Loa vs Great-O-Khan – New Japan Cup 1st Round

Winner: Tanga Loa

TJP vs David Finlay – New Japan Cup 1st Round

Winner: David Finlay