NJPW reveals bracket for New Japan Cup 2025

The full field has been revealed for New Japan Cup 2025, a tournament where the winner receives an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship shot. In total, the tournament consists of 24 entrants. Sixteen of those wrestlers have to compete in first-round matchups, while the other eight participants have randomly been selected to receive a first-round bye. David Finlay, YOSHI-HASHI, Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi, Shota Umino, Jeff Cobb, TJP, and Shingo Takagi are the wrestlers getting byes. Here is the full bracket: Left side — Yota Tsuji vs. EVIL (winner faces David Finlay in next round) Yuya Uemura vs. SANADA (winner faces YOSHI-HASHI in next round) Ryohei Oiwa vs. Chase Owens (winner faces Zack Sabre Jr. in next round) Gabe Kidd vs. Ren Narita (winner faces Taichi in next round) Right side — El Phantasmo vs. Great-O-Khan (winner faces Shota Umino in next round) Tetsuya Naito vs. Callum Newman (winner faces Jeff Cobb in next round) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Drilla Moloney (winner faces TJP in next round) Oleg Boltin vs. Bad Lu