New Japan Cup night one live results: The tournament begins

The 2025 New Japan Cup kicks off today with two opening round matches in the single-elimination tournament. In the main event, EVIL will face Yota Tsuji in a Bullet Club House of Torture vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon battle. The winner will advance to a matchup against David Finlay on the March 11 event. Yuya Uemura faces SANADA in the semi-main in the night’s only other tournament bout. The winner will move on to face YOSHI-HASHI in the second round on March 11. Finlay, YOSHI-HASHI, Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi, Shingo Takagi, TJP, Jeff Cobb, and Shota Umino were all awarded first round byes in this year’s 24-man tournament. The eventual New Japan Cup winner will challenge the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion at Sakura Genesis on April 5 in the main event of that show. Hirooki Goto currently holds the IWGP World title, but must defend it on March 15 against Yuji Nagata. Five tag team matches fill out today’s undercard. The show streams live from Korakuen Hall beginning at 4:30 AM Eastern time. ********** Source