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1 - Katsuya Murashima, YOSHI-HASHI, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Hirooki Goto vs. Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata
Nagata uses the Nagata Lock II to tap out Murashima.
Yuji Nagata gets a win and momentum heading into his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match against Hirooki Goto tomorrow on March 15.
2 - Jado, El Phantasmo and Shota Umino vs. Jakob Austin Young, Callum Newman and Great O-Khan
ELP pins Young after a UFO spinning neckbreaker.
ELP and Jado try to shake Umino's hand, but Umino leaves the ring and returns to the locker.
3 - Gabe Kidd, SANADA, Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi and Ren Narita
Kidd attacks House of Torture on the way to the ring. They all brawl into the crowd. Dick Togo and EVIL come to the ring and chokes out Kidd with a wire.
House of Torture is disqualified.
Finlay and Gedo run to the ring to attack EVIL and Togo.
4 - Gedo and David Finlay vs. Dick Togo and EVIL
Gabe Kidd takes the mic and makes this match a 5 on 5 tag match, House of Torture vs. War Dogs.
EVIL and Togo hits a Magic Killer on Gedo.
EVIL pins Gedo.
This war is far from over.
5 - TAKA Michinoku, Yuya Uemura and Taichi vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa and Hartley Jackson
Taichi has not won a match in 2025, and his victory against Gabe Kidd in the New Japan Cup was indirectly cause by House of Torture. They have been selling the idea on English commentary that Taichi is frustrated and lacks confidence by not getting a win on his own.
Oiwa pins TAKA after hitting The Grip.
After the match, Zack and Taichi kneel and have a quiet conversation as they will meet in the New Japan Cup quarterfinals tomorrow.
That match will be awesome.
New Japan Cup 2025 Round 2:
6 - TJP vs. Drilla Moloney
Both men used their quickness with strikes and flying moves. Moloney hits a Gore. Two count. TJP applies the Octopus submission. Moloney gets to the ropes. TJP with a flying forearm and a facewash boot. TJP hits a double stomp and a running basement dropkick. Moloney hits a brainbuster and another Gore. Two count. TJP hit a double stomp and a suplex slam. Two count. TJP hits a Mamba Splash. Two count. TJP applies the Pinoy Stretch. Moloney escapes. TJP goes for another Octopus Lock but Moloney escapes. TJP hits a Detonation Kick. TJP goes for a move, but Moloney reverses into a Drilla Killa.
Moloney pins TJP.
Drilla Moloney moves into the next Round to face either Shingo Takagi or Boltin Oleg.
Ring Officials and young lions ran in the ring to check on TJP who was slow to get up. He was able to walk to the locker under his own power.
The camera catches Moloney celebrating with young children after the match. Very cool.
7 - Shingo Takagi vs. Boltin Oleg
This was a power match, with both men using their strength and power moves. Oleg is so strong that he was throwing Takagi around the ring. Oleg hit a Samoan Drop and a Landslide. Oleg goes for a Kamikaze but Takagi escapes. he hits a release german and a sliding bomber. Takagi hits a Made in Japan. Two count. They trade strikes. Oleg hits a Kamikaze. Two count. Oleg goes for a Kamikaze, but Takagi reverses into a DDT. More strikes. Takagi with another sliding bomber. Two count. Takagi hits a Pumping Bomber. Oleg kicks out at two. Takagi lifts Oleg for Last of the Dragon, but Oleg is too big so Takagi hits a modified Death Valley Driver.
Takagi pins Oleg.
Shingo Takagi moves on to face Drilla Moloney in the next Round.
8 - Jeff Cobb vs. Tetsuya Naito
Cobb focuses on Naito's back with his power moves. They fight to the top rope. Cobb goes for a superplex then a powerbomb, but Naito is able to escape and takes him to the mat with a Frankensteiner. Naito hits an Esperanza. Naito goes for a Destino, but Cobb reverses and hits a Tombstone Piledriver. While still holding Naito, Cobb stands up and hits a Spin Cycle. Cobb hits a clubbing forearm. Two count. Cobb with a moonsault. Two count. Cobb goes for a Tour of the Islands, but Naito reverses into a Destino. Naito goes for two Destino style cradles. Two count. Cobb hits a modified Tour of the Islands but is too exhausted to make the cover. Cobb hits a big lariat and another Spin Cycle. Cobb hits a Tour of the Islands.
Cobb pins Naito.
Jeff Cobb advances to face Shota Umino in the next Round.
Cobb's win also puts him in line for a shot for the IWGP Tag Team Championship for United Empire.
Cobb gets the mic and tells the young lions to get Naito out of the ring. He warns Shota Umino of their match tomorrow. Cobb does his version of the Los Ingobernales de Japon Roll Call by naming off all the members of United Empire.
Tomorrow, the New Japan Cup continues with the following:
Shota Umino vs. Jeff Cobb
Shingo Takagi vs. Drilla Moloney
Yuya Uemura vs. David Finlay
Taichi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Yuji Nagata.
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