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1 - Hiroshi Tanahashi and Katsuya Murashima vs. Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata
Kojima pins Murashima after a lariat.
2 - El Phantasmo, Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg, Daiki Nagai and Jado vs. Great O-Khan, TJP, Jeff Cobb, Callum Newman and Jakob Austin Young
TJP forces Nagai to submit to an Octopus Lock.
ELP and TJP continue to exchange words over the NJPW TV Title.
3 - Tomohiro Iishi, YOSHI-HASHI and Tomoaki Honma vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa and Hartley Jackson
Oiwa pins Honma after hitting The Grip.
ZSJ and Ishii continue to brawl after the match. Oiwa gets involved and TMDK fights with Ishii back to the locker room.
ELP joins English commentary.
4 - Taichi, Yuya Uemura and TAKA Michinoku vs. David Finlay, SANADA and Drilla Moloney
SANADA low blows TAKA and traps him in Skull End.
TAKA taps out.
After the match, Uemura attacks SANADA, but SANADA hits a low blow on him.
5 - Gabe Kidd, Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens vs. Ren Narita, SHO and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Another wild brawl as Kidd charges the ring to attack. Kidd got a pop from the Fukushima crowd.
Kidd hit a moonsault off the ring post on House of Torture. They all fight again to a double count out. House of Torture escapes.
Kidd screamed his frustration about House of Torture continuously running away.
I think a cage match is coming between House of Torture and War Dogs.
6 - Yota Tsuji, Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo and EVIL
EVIL pins BUSHI after hitting a Magic Killer.
After the match, EVIL tries to attack Tsuji, but Tsuji hits EVIL with a low blow. Yujiro gets a low blow from Tsuji as well.
New Japan Cup 2025 Semifinals Match:
7 - Shota Umino vs. Shingo Takagi
Good wrestling to start the match. Takagi mocked Umino saying that he looks like Jinsei Shinzaki (the former Hakushi), which got a laugh from the crowd. They began picking up the pace and throwing hard strikes. Lots of stiff shots. Takagi hits Made in Japan. Umino kicks out. Takagi hits a Takagi Driver '98. Two count. Takagi hits a Pumping Bomber. Umino kicks out. Umino fights out of Last of the Dragon. Umino hits a dropkick. Takagi picks up Umino on his shoulder and hits a sit down piledriver (Tanga Loa's Apeshit). Two count. Umino hits a lariat. Takagi kicks out at one. Umino hits another lariat. Umino with a running knee strike. Umino hits the Second Chapter.
Umino pins Takagi.
Shota Umino moves into the Finals to face David Finlay.
Umino does not take the mic and bows to the camera and walks to the locker.
Gedo and David Finlay come to the ring. Gedo asks where Umino is going. He tells Umino that he will lose to the Savage King David Finlay. Gedo dares Umino to say something.
Umino walks back to the ring. Umino picks up the mic and says "I will beat you."
El Phantasmo pointed this out on English Commentary, that the final four men in the New Japan Cup all had byes and had to wrestle one less match in the tournament. That has been a trend in recent years, which is problem when New Japan gives no reason for the byes.
The Finals of the New Japan Cup between Shota Umino and David Finlay will be on March 20 on New Japan World.
Thank you for reading.
James Kurokawa
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