David Finlay and Hirooki Goto have moved on to round three of the New Japan Cup Tournament.
Finlay defeated Tanga Loa in a match that started as a brawl outside the ring. Loa waited for Finlay at the entranceway. Loa charged Finlay labeling him with punches as he came through the curtain. Loa tossed Finlay into a metal partician. At ringside, Finlay would smash Loa’s head against the ring apron. Loa battled back whipping Finlay into the ringside barricade. Finlay kicked down a barricade but it was Loa whipping Finlay through an entire row of chairs. Loa sat down on one of the chairs that wasn’t knocked over mocking Finlay before bashing his head into an empty chair.
Loa beat Finlay some more in the crowd. He then brought him back to the ring smashing him with shoulder tackles in a corner. Loa ripped Finlay’s shirt off chopping him from one corner of the ring to the next.
Finlay finally gets some offence in clotheslining Loa over the top rope to the floor.
“You want to get the jump on me! F–k you!” shouted Finlay.
Finlay positioned Loa against one of the barricades spearing him. He threw Loa through the same chairs Loa tossed him through minutes earlier. Finlay forearm smashed Loa to the floor, went back into the ring and demanded the official make the count on Loa.
Later on, the action would once again return to the floor with Loa bouncing Finlay off the ringside barricades. A flying crossbody scored Loa a two count on Finlay.
Finlay would block Loa’s Sacrifice knee strike, powerbomb him and pin him with Overkill.
Hirooki Goto would out away Chase Owens with Goto Revolution to secure his place in round three.
The rest of the round two matches yet to take place are:
- Evil versus Hikuleo
- Shingo Takagi versus Gabe Kidd
- Yota Tsuji versus El Phantasmo
- Zack Sabre Jr. versus Ren Narita
The round three matches so far are:
- Sanada versus Jack Perry
- David Finlay versus Hirooki Goto
The winner of the tournament gets to face champion Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
New Japan Cup Night Six Results
Katsuya Murashima, Boltin Oleg and Tomoaki Honma vs CHAOS (Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI and Tomohiro Ishii)
Ishii makes Murashima submit to the Boston Crab.
Winners: CHAOS (Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI and Tomohiro Ishii)
Ryusuke Taguchi and El Desperado vs Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP)
TJP, who is bucking to be the leader of United Empire, pins Taguchi with Akira’s assistance. They do their double-team running knee strike deal to put Taguchi away.
Winners: Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP)
Just Five Guys (Yuya Uemura, Taichi and SANADA) vs United Empire (Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb)
Uemura gets the pin with his Deadbolt Suplex.
Winners: Just Five Guys (Yuya Uemura, Taichi and SANADA)
Los Ingobernables De Japon (BUSHI and Yota Tsuji) vs TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Zack Sabre Jr.)
Bushi eats another loss on this tour. He submits to Sabre.
Winners: TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Zack Sabre Jr.)
Hikuleo, El Phantasmo, Shota Umino, Togi Makabe and YOH vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL, Ren Narita, Jack Perry, Yujiro Takahashi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
Togo uses Makabe’s own chain against him. Courtesy: NJPW World.
Dick Togo chokes out Makabe with his own chain. Makabe fights his way out and gains possession of the chain. The official takes the chain away. Narita aids Evil in double-teaming Makabe. Makabe clotheslines them both off the ropes. Makabe is about to head to the top rope for the King Kong Elbow drop. Yujiro Takahashi climbs on the apron to distract the official. Kanemaru spits whiskey in Makabe’s eyes. Evil pins Makabe with Everything is Evil.
Winners: HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL, Ren Narita, Jack Perry, Yujiro Takahashi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and Hiromu Takahashi) vs BULLET CLUB (KENTA, Gabe Kidd and Taiji Ishimori)
With the official distracted Ishimori punches Takahashi in the “lower abdomen” and pins him with a roll-up.
Winners: BULLET CLUB (KENTA, Gabe Kidd & Taiji Ishimori)
Tanga Loa vs David Finlay – New Japan Cup 2nd Round
Winner: David Finlay
Chase Owens vs Hirooki Goto – New Japan Cup 2nd Round
Winner: Hirooki Goto