NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 Round 1: Live stream, start time, match card and more
The 2017 New Japan Cup begins Round 1 on Saturday from Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi, Japan. Here’s all the info you need to watch.
One of the things that New Japan Pro Wrestling does so incredibly well that we don’t see enough of in WWE is their tournaments. Obviously they have the more famous ones like the G1 Climax. However, the New Japan Cup is up there in terms of importance and entertainment. On Saturday from Aichi Prefectural Gymanisum in Aichi, Japan, Round 1 of the 2017 New Japan Cup will get underway.
Because NJPW likes to spread out the 16-man tournament that is the New Japan Cup, there will only be four tournament matches on Saturday night. That’s fine, though, as the talent on display should be more than good enough to make for a fantastic show in Aichi.
Yuji Nagata will face Tanga Roa in the first tournament match of the night on Saturday, a clash that should be hard-hitting. Next up will be the always entertaining Toru Yano taking on Tama Tonga, followed by Michael Elgin and Bad Luck Fale going to war in a hoss fight. The final New Japan Cup match of the night will pit Hiroshi Tanahashi going up against EVIL.
That’s only a taste of the card to start Round 1, however. Here’s a look at the full match card from the first night of the New Japan Cup:
– Hirai Kawato, Ryusuke Taguchi vs. TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado
– Jushin Thunder Liger, Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tiger Mast, Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata
– YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Kenny Omega
– David Finlay, KUSHIDA, Juice Robinson, Katsuyori Shibata vs. BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA, Tetsuya Naito
– Jado, Gedo, Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada vs. Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Takashi Iizuka, Minoru Suzuki
– New Japan Cup Round 1: Yuji Nagata vs. Tanga Roa
– New Japan Cup Round 1: Toru Yano vs. Tama Tonga
– New Japan Cup Round 1: Michael Elgin vs. Bad Luck Fale
– New Japan Cup Round 1: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
That’s quite the card to kick things off for the tournament, even if we don’t get Kenny Omega until Sunday. But that leads to the question of how you can watch it. Luckily, you can stream the 2017 New Japan Cup online using NJPW World, which requires a paid subscription to log in and watch.
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Details for Saturday’s show are below:
Date: Saturday, March 11
Start Time: 4:00 a.m. ET
Location: Aichi, Japan
Venue: Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
Live Stream: NJPW World
Wrestling fans surely won’t want to miss the action to kick off the tournament. It’s going to be fast, fun and help continue storylines throughout the year. So wake up early, get your coffee and enjoy.