Quarterfinals set for New Japan Cup 2025

New Japan Cup 2025 is down to its final eight competitors. The tournament continued on Friday with a show in Osaka at Kanaoka Park Gymnasium. In the main event, Jeff Cobb advanced to the quarterfinals with a victory over Tetsuya Naito. There were also wins for Shingo Takagi and Drilla Moloney that eliminated Oleg Boltin and TJP from contention. All four quarterfinal matchups will take place in Aichi tomorrow (Saturday, March 15). They are: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Taichi David Finlay vs. Yuya Uemura Shingo Takagi vs. Drilla Moloney Jeff Cobb vs. Shota Umino The tournament runs through March 20 with the winner set to receive an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship shot at Sakura Genesis on April 5. Though Cobb is still in contention for that title shot, there are rumors that he could be headed to WWE soon. Cobb played on those rumors before today’s show in a tweet promoting his match: Hirooki Goto, the current IWGP World Champion, has a title defense against Yuji Nagata at tomorrow’s New Japan Cup show. Source