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Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Taichi
An intriguing first round indeed, NJPW’s Ace collides with it’s ‘Black Saint’ on night three
of the tournament. These two have only met in singles competition once, in a match
that just so happened to be the first round of the New Japan Cup in 2018. Then, Tanahashi
defeated the freshly turned heavyweight Taichi, but after the self proclaimed emperor
had a revelatory 2019, he’ll be a different man when he takes on Tanahashi.
Then there’s the added intrigue of what happened after the main event back in Korakuen Hall
February 21. Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi, Golden☆Ace defeated GoD to lift the IWGP Tag Team
Championships for the first time, but laying in wait were Dangerous Tekkers. Taichi and ZSJ
both assaulted the new champions, putting both Tanahashi and Ibushi in the mood for revenge.
For taichi and ZSJ meanwhile, a chance to strengthen their case for
a future title opportunity now that NJPW is back in business.
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Kota Ibushi vs Zack Sabre Junior
Ibushi and ZSJ have proven themselves to be perfectly matched opponents
for a long time now, although Ibushi is slightly drawing ahead in the record books.
That’s something ZSJ will be looking to amend, while reminding the Golden
Star that both his victories over Ibushi have come in the New Japan Cup.
Both Ibushi and ZSJ share the distinction of having won their debut NJCs,
but the focus is on the here and now, both men looking to claim their second
trophies while also strengthening their aforementioned tag team cases.
Ryusuke Taguchi vs SANADA
Ibushi and ZSJ have proven themselves to be perfectly matched opponents for
a long time now, although Ibushi is slightly drawing ahead in the record books.
That’s something ZSJ will be looking to amend, while reminding the Golden Star
that both his victories over Ibushi have come in the New Japan Cup. Both Ibushi and ZSJ
share the distinction of having won their debut NJCs, but the focus is on the here and now
both men looking to claim their second trophies while also strengthening
their aforementioned tag team cases.
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Shingo Takagi vs SHO
Ryusuke Taguchi found himself inserted into last year’s New Japan Cup and surpassed
a lot of expectations. 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.
For all of Ryusuke Taguchi’s…unorthodox nature, he is one of the most orthodox and
technically capable wrestlers in NJPW; for him to fall to a classical move like
a Dragon Suplex will have grated hard. That’s an emotion he’ll carry with him into
another match with an orthodox master in the form of SANADA.
Cold Skull SANADA meanwhile, has to come into this year’s New Japan Cup as a favourite.
Making a hard fought final last year against Kazuchika Okada, SANADA only
has to take one more step to finally gain a major singles cap in NJPW. Last year,
after defeating Okada in a nail biter of a G1 Climax match in EDION Arena,
SANADA admitted that after a rocky relationship, he loved Osaka after all.
He’ll love it even more if it’s the site of him overthrowing
his own Los Ingobernables De Japon leader for double championship gold.
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Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs YOSHI-HASHI
In the original New Japan Cup lineup, Shingo Takagi was set for a hotly anticipated
Best of the Super Jr. 26 rematch against Will Ospreay. For the time being at least,
travel restrictions will put paid to that match, but it’s safe to say
this BoSJ rematch will be a tremendous substitute.
SHO and Shingo have been tied together ever since Takagi debuted in
NJPW back in October of 2018. Then positioning himself as an ‘openweight
Takagi took SHO’d position as the most powerful junior heavyweight in
NJPW, something SHO deeply resented. The result was an intense roller coaster
ride of an opening night BoSJ 26 matchup that Shingo ultimately came out on top of.
In the wake of Best of the Super Jr., Takagi would enter the G1 Climax,
and in the wake of the G1, he officially became heavyweight. There was every indication
that his issues with SHO were bubbling under the water however; when
Shingo defeated Hirooki Goto in Sapporo in February to win the NEVER Openweight
Championship, SHO was right at the commentary desk to stare him down.
Here then is a match with everything to win as far as SHO is concerned
a victory will not only be the biggest singles win of SHO’s career,
it would see him through to the second round and all
but guarantee a future chance at NEVER gold.
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YOH vs BUSHI
Last year’s New japan Cup saw YOSHI-HASHI turn a corner of sorts,
and plenty of heads in a battle with Tomohiro Ishii. His 2020 campaign
starts with a tough first round matchup against a Tenzan with fire in
his belly and much to prove. 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?
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Satoshi Kojima vs EVIL
YOH and BUSHI often wrestle as two sides of the same coin.
Both men are praised as the thinkers of their respective regular tag teams,
with YOH being the strategist of Roppongi 3K, and BUSHI providing the
analytical arm of his teams with Hiromu Takahashi and Shingo Takagi.
In singles, they also seem equally matched; discounting a string of defeats
to BUSHI while still a Young Lion, YOH is 1-1 with BUSHI in a pair of Best
of the Super Junior outings. Coolness under pressure may well be the key
to this match, and they key to a second round; without a crowd in play,
perhaps tactical smarts and clear thought will prove to be even
stronger than normal who will be the master of human chess on the night?
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