NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1

2h 35m

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The opening night of New Japan Cup 2026 took place on March 4, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, marking the start of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)’s annual heavyweight single-elimination tournament and featured two first-round matches.

Cast

Tomoyuki Oka

Great-O-Khan

Yuya Uemura

Yuya Uemura

Fale Simitaitoko

Don Fale

Aaron Phillip Wolf

Aaron Wolf

Hartley Jackson

Hartley Jackson

Kosei Fujita

Kosei Fujita

James McMath

Robbie Eagles

Ryohei Oiwa

Ryohei Oiwa

Luke James Uggles Eatwell

Zack Sabre Jr.

Keiji Takayama

Gedo

Robert Bell

Robbie X

Taiji Ishimori

Taiji Ishimori

Yota Tsuji

Yota Tsuji

Yuto Nakashima

Yuto-Ice

Hirai Kawato

Master Wato

Maki Taichiro

Taichi

Tomoaki Honma

Tomoaki Honma

Shigeki Sato

Dick Togo

Tatsuya Hayama

DOUKI

Ren Narita

Ren Narita

Callum Newman

Callum Newman

Aaron Henry

HENARE

Lee Jae-kyung

Jake Lee

Zane Jacobson

Zane Jay

Daiki Nagai

Daiki Nagai

Daniel Moloney

Drilla Moloney

Oskar Münchow

OSKAR

Shin Takagi

Shingo Takagi

Riley Vigier

El Phantasmo

Shoji Akiyoshi

Jado

Oleg Igorevich Boltin

Oleg Boltin

Toru Yano

Toru Yano

Masatora Yasuda

Masatora Yasuda

Shota Umino

Shota Umino

Steven Owens

Chase Owens

Yujiro Takahashi

Yujiro Takahashi

Taisei Nakahara

Taisei Nakahara

Tatsuya Matsumoto

Tatsuya Matsumoto

Chris Charlton

Chris Charlton - English Commentary

Crew