Evil wins after a buff guy in a Bushi disguise shows up and starts literally murdering Naito with a cord, then distracts the referee and allows Evil to smash some testicles and get the win.

Eventually, they were drug apart due to a rope break at which point Barrett Brown took control of the match forcing Clark back into the opposing teams corner laying into him for a few moments before tagging in Logan Regal of the Regal twins.

Who on earth could not be invested in Hiromu vs. In the end, EVIL shoved Goto into the referee (evil move) and landed a clothesline. I haven’t had a chance yet to comment on Sanada’s beard, so let me state I’m glad he cleaned that up in lockdown. Before we get into the matches and developments from New Japan Pro Wrestling‘s 2020 New Japan Cup Final and Dominion shows, let’s take a moment to think back to another time. As of July 11, the fans are back, and like the guys on the rollercoaster in that viral video from a reopened Japanese amusement park,  they’re not allowed to cheer. NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 – Day 7 – 2 July 2020 – 7/2/2020 Full Show Online. Before NJPW went on pause,  Tenzan helped to end Manabu Nakanishi’s career with plenty of tag team victories with the Yajin; that retirement behind him, and with the time to rest up any nagging injuries, can he string together success as a singles wrestler once more? The 2020 edition of the New Japan Cup took place from June 16th to July 11th. Cold Skull SANADA meanwhile, has to come into this year’s New Japan Cup as a favourite. The second match of the night is a six-man affair featuring five established NJPW talents and one debut as PJ Black, Misterioso, and Blake Christian took on TJP, Alex Zayne, and marking his return to a New Japan Pro Wrestling ring for the first time in 2 years, ACH. He was part of the best 6-man title run since the last time L.I.J. DOUKI abruptly attacked Wato during his debut to show that the spotlight is never truly your own. As Okada went to follow up, Gedo came out and distracted the referee, then Yujiro Takahashi attacked Okada while the referee wasn’t looking. English Commentary. Shingo Takagi (New Japan Cup debut) vs SHO (New Japan Cup debut) Singles record: 1-0 Takagi (watch on NJPW World!) We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like.

Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi) def. Okada tried to capitalize, but EVIL pushed him into the referee and delivered a low blow to Okada. NJPW Report | New Japan Cup 2020 Comic Book Bob recaps the last week of action in New Japan Pro Wrestling! Of course, part of what makes this ending so shocking isn’t just that Evil wins, but that Fake Bushi turns out to be Dick Togo – like, actual Dick Togo of Kae En Tai and every indie under the sun and some New Japan appearances over the years and a recent hot streak in Pro Wrestling NOAH because he’s one of those wrestlers who can still go super hard at 50. @tanahashi1_100 'Dragon Screw'Sign up Now & Stay tuned to https://t.co/CcdQ1XrpWA#njpw #njpwworld #njcup pic.twitter.com/6fIStJfmW9. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.

His new look, entrance cape/shoulder pads included, is gladiator meets late-seventies metal as portrayed by This Is Spinal Tap. This angle is already fun just from the promos, it gives Despy his first singles angle since before he broke his jaw, and it continues the NEVER Openweight Championship actually being a functionally openweight belt (just as a junior challenges for the IWGP Heavyweight title.)

New Japan Cup 2020 Final: EVIL def. He soaked in the crowd’s applause like no one else, then ten minutes later he was having his knees twisted, pummeled, pulverized, and punished by everyone in Suzuki-gun. Expect a hard-hitting battle to warm up the crowd.

Make sure to watch NJPW on NJPW World. Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) def. It’s not only Bullet Club – Chaos is aesthetically nothing, having lost both its initial Shinsuke Nakamura-led vibe and its 2017-18 Golden God Okada-led vibe, and the Suzukigun situation is questionable now that Taichi and Zack are more relevant heel threats than Suzuki – but this creative staleness stands out the most with BC. A loss in Sapporo to Tomohiro Ishii was a bitter blow, but since twice defending the NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Championships won in the Tokyo Dome, some of the old EVIL confidence had been surging back before all momentum stoipped in New Japan. The match is mostly about Evil being… evil, completing his transformation into the worst of the worst people in the company by torturing Naito’s knee and ATTACKING MILANO, who was still stanning him after the heel turn! Your email address will not be published. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi (12:43)Hiroshi Tanahashi experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in this match. On Twitter, Chris Charlton said: “Taichi had some... very special motivation from Miho Abe.” I can only guess what that means. EVIL’s game plan, at first, was to work Okada’s arm to weaken both the Rainmaker, which Okada has yet to actually win a match with in the tournament, and the cobra clutch, which he has been finishing all his matches with.

TenCozy defeats Goto and Gabriel Kidd, and Kidd for some reason decides to start going oi, oi! I’m still not sure about Wato. For the first time ever, 13 of the 32 entrants in the New Japan Cup will be junior heavyweights, all still competing with the ultimate goal of facing Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships at Dominion in Osaka Jo Hall July 12.

The crowd roared (with applause) when SANADA applied the Paradise Lock on Taiji Ishimori, and BUSHI was over as well. In... WWE NXT Results (9/30): Shawn Michaels Appears, Champions In Action, AEW Dynamite Results (9/30): Jon Moxley Defends AEW Title, FTR vs. SCU, Miro Recalls WWE Pitching Him Erectile Dysfunction Storyline, Roman Reigns Reveals Cinematic Inspiration Behind His New Character, Kenny Omega Provides AEW Video Game Update, AEW Dynamite & NXT Viewership Both Up This Week, Roman Reigns Tribal Chief Crowning Ceremony Announced for SmackDown, Arn Anderson Files To Trademark “The Four Horsemen”, Stephanie McMahon Named #2 Most Influential Chief Marketing Officer, Alexa Bliss Comments On Her First Boyfriend & Childhood Crushes, Billy Corgan Provides Update On NWA Powerrr Return, The Rock Reveals When The XFL Will Re-Launch, Brian Cage To Defend FTW Title Against Will Hobbs Next Week, Mick Foley Believes Vader Is A ‘Glaring’ Omission From WWE’s Hall Of Fame, Bianca Belair On Being A Multi-Faceted Talent, Creating Her Own Ring Gear. But after Bushi managed to escape a suplex attempt and get a roll-up, Yoshi-Hashi recovered to hit Karma for the three count to make it to the quarterfinals of the NJPW New Japan Cup 2020. After Dominion, looking back at the 2020 New Japan Cup final feels like looking into another dimension. Podcasts. It is a 32-man single elimination tournament. NJPW New Japan Cup 2020: Yoshi-Hashi vs. Bushi Bushi came out in an airbrushed skeleton suit with a tie, a cross necklace and wearing a helmet, with a red glowing light on one eye. Hirooki Goto & Gabriel Kidd (9:57)The euphoria of the return of the audience was still affecting me during this match, and it must have been affecting Gabriel Kidd too because he was a house of fire in this match.

If you ever want to be a real heel, just beat up Kota Ibushi and you’ll get easy heat. Bushi came out in an airbrushed skeleton suit with a tie, a cross necklace and wearing a helmet, with a red glowing light on one eye. The record books strongly favour Goto here; although this is the first time in five years the two meet one on one, Yujiro is looking for only his second win in his 16th match with Goto, the last victory for him coming on Christmas Eve 2011. These two fought a very aggressive match on day 6 of NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 which got off to an exciting start but did drag a bit in the middle. Putting away the veteran heavyweight Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Taguchi pushed Hiroshi Tanahashi hard in the second round, only to succumb to a Dragon Suplex in Korakuen Hall. Master Wato def. . When it looks like Okada could beat Evil the same way he beat Hiromu, Bullet Club gets involved.

Los Ingobernables stable mates SANADA and Bushi team up to battle Bullet Club’s Yujiro Takahashi and Taiji Ishimori. @njpwShowT 'Spear'Sign up Now & Stay tuned to https://t.co/CcdQ1XrpWA#njpw #njpwworld #njcup pic.twitter.com/MmKdOC1a7t. Every Bullet Club member in Japan showed up to applaud him, and he left with then.

Tanahashi clearly relishes the return of the crowd, Ibushi gets to be a statuesque torture victim and a kick murderer, and while Taichi is definitely the star of the winning team, Zack looks great in his supporting role and actually gets to break out the Zack Driver. I went into this match totally convinced that Shingo was going to retain, but ended up getting completely worked by some of the nearfalls, and that’s one of best feelings a person can have as a cynical adult watching wrestling.

The post-match attack by Kanemaru and save by Tenzan points to the role Master Wato will play at least for the rest of the month, as one of the good guys in a Hontai vs. Suzukigun feud and the protégé of Tenzan, who is completely on board with all things Wato. Ibushi and Zack Sabre Jr. exchanged incredibly quick blows and transitions, Nagata threw some lovely suplexes, and Taguchi’s shtick is much more enjoyable with a crowd, even if all they do is clap. Logan stalked Clark across the ring until he was able to scamper back into his corner and bring in his current LA Dojo classmate, the Debuting Jordan Clearwater. WWE News. Organic fan response is a crucial part of pro wrestling, defining some of its biggest moments and determining the success or failure of new angles, characters, or moves. This likely would have been a great place for Karl Fredericks to break out but due to travel restrictions, New Japan’s roster is limited to who is still in Japan. The winners of these matches will go on to face off on next week’s very special episode of Strong in order to crown the very first winner of the New Japan Cup USA and the newly crowned holder of the currently vacant IWGP United States Championship. Today, NJPW will hold the ninth and final day of the 2020 New Japan Cup. The first singles meeting since 2017 makes a chance for two men to make their story in 2020. The finals will be a momentous night for not only viewers of NJPW World but paying visitors at Osaka Jo Hall.

Dailymotion HD Part 1 Part 2 Part 3. His time away from the mainland has given him a new focus on the NJPW junior division and he looks to show what he’s learned by battling DOUKI. Next up, it’s SHO (who I guess is Gedo’s favorite Roppongi 3K member).

Okada hit a flapjack and a short-range dropkick to slow EVIL’s roll and applied the cobra clutch, but EVIL made it to the ropes to break the hold. Would it be expected to be uploaded to NJPW World after the show? Former podcaster/podcast network owner, passionate for Japanese wrestling. Okada caught EVIL in the cobra clutch yet again, but EVIL broke it with a mule kick and then stomped the laying Okada right in the groin. The following is a recap of Miro's discussion with Tony Schiavone... WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns has opened up about his new attitude since his return at SummerSlam in August.

Your privacy is safe with us. That’s an emotion he’ll carry with him into another match with an orthodox master in the form of SANADA.

They won’t be able to bask in the glow too long as in just 24 hours, they return for Dominion. The National Wrestling Alliance is currently promoting joint PPVs along with David Marquez's United Wrestling Network.