NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 Night 8 Results, Night 9 Card

NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 Night 8 Results

March 15, 2024
Osaka, Japan – Kaneoka Park Gymnasium
English Commentary: Walker Stewart and Gino Gambino

Quick Match Results

1. Shoma Kato vs. Katsuya Murashima went to a Time Limit Draw (10:00)
2. Mikey Nicholls defeated Callum Newman via Master Blaster (pinfall 6:11)
3. Just Five Guys (DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi, & SANADA) defeated Boltin Oleg, El Desperado, Tomoaki Honma, & Togi Makabe via Deadbolt Suplex (pinfall 10:06)
   • Uemura pinned Honma after hitting a top rope crossbody splash and followed it with a Deadbolt Suplex to give the victory to Just Five Guys.
4. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori, Gabe Kidd, Chase Owens, KENTA, & David Finlay) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, & Hirooki Goto via Package Piledriver (pinfall 7:24)
   • Owens pinned Taguchi after dodging Taguchi’s Bumaye and countered with a C Trigger and Package Piledriver for Bullet Club’s victory.
   • Following the match, Kidd attacked a Young Lion at ringside while Finlay and Goto had a confrontation in the ring ahead of their upcoming New Japan Cup tournament match.
5. Jado, YOH, Hikuleo, Tanga Loa, & Shota Umino defeated House of Torture (Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Jack Perry, & EVIL) via 5 Star Clutch (pinfall 8:51)
   • YOH pinned Togo after hitting a 5 Star Clutch roll-up for his team’s victory.
   • Following the match, Kanemaru grabbed YOH’s IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, which he stole from SHO, and taunted YOH with it before running to the back with YOH right on his trail.
6. United Empire (Francesco Akira, TJP, Great-O-Khan, & Jeff Cobb) BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, & Tetsuya Naito via Tour of the Islands (pinfall 9:42)
   • Cobb pinned BUSHI after hitting a Tour of the Islands to hand the victory to United Empire.
7. New Japan Cup 2024 Tournament Second Round match – Yota Tsuji defeated El Phantasmo via Curb Stomp (pinfall 21:56)
8. New Japan Cup 2024 Tournament Second Round match – Ren Narita defeated Zack Sabre Jr. via Double Cross (pinfall 23:08)
   • Near the end of the match, House of Torture came out to do their usual HoT cheating antics leading to Mikey Nicholls and Sabre Jr. doing their best to fend off HoT. EVIL and Dick Togo were the last HoT guys to come out and attempted a Magic Killer to Sabre Jr. that was blocked by Sabre Jr. This led to Narita striking Sabre Jr. with a pushup bar once Sabre Jr. turned around and while the referee was still distracted and then hit the Double Cross for the victory.

Partial Card for NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 Night 9

Here is the partial card for Night 9 of NJPW’s New Japan Cup 2024 tournament, which takes place on Saturday, March 16th at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan. New Japan Cup 2024 Night 9 will air live on New Japan World starting at 4:00 AM EST.

• New Japan Cup 2024 Tournament Quarterfinal Round match – SANADA vs. Jack Perry
• New Japan Cup 2024 Tournament Quarterfinal Round match – Hirooki Goto vs. David Finlay