NJPW Cancels First Night Of The New Japan Cup Tournament

Originally posted on Wrestling on SI | By Zack Heydorn | Last updated Mar 7, 2025 11:17 AM ET

New Japan Pro Wrestling has cancelled the first night of the annual New Japan Cup tournament due to a technical issue with the ring.

"Due to a fault with the ring, matches tonight in Korakuen Hall have been cancelled," NJPW wrote on Twitter. "We deeply apologise for the inconvenience and disappointment caused."

Due to a fault with the ring, matches tonight in Korakuen Hall have been cancelled.

We deeply apologise for the inconvenience and disappointment caused. https://t.co/lW4hpZXLLc #njpw pic.twitter.com/dLZNoOO9OP
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) March 7, 2025

The New Japan Cup tournament is annual event on the NJPW calendar. The winner of the tournament earns a shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. Yota Tsuji won the tournament in 2024.

New Japan Cup action was scheduled to begin today and will wrap up on March 20. Matches scheduled for today but cancelled because of the ring issue include Yota Tsuji vs. EVIL and Yuya Uemura vs. Sanada.

Other first round tournament matches include Gabe Kidd vs. Ren Narita, Tetsuya Naito vs. Callum Newman, El Phantasmo vs. Great-O-Khan, and more.

This article first appeared on Wrestling on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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