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                    July 3rd New Japan Cup

                    July 3rd New Japan Cup

                    July 3rd New Japan Cup

                    July 3rd New Japan Cup Results

                    Results for the July 3rd New Japan Cup will be posted during the show (6AM Eastern on 7/3).

                    Match Announcements

                    • El Desperado, Taichi, Zack Sabre, and Minor Suzuki vs. Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Gabriel Kidd, and Kota Ibushi
                    • Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, and Bushi vs. Sho, Tomohiro Ishii, and Hirooki Goto

                    Desperado, Taichi, ZSJ, Suzuki defeat Nagata, Tanahashi, Kidd, Ibushi – 12:14

                    • This tag match continues the storyline setting up a tag team title match between the teams of Taichi and Sabre and Tanahashi and Ibushi. It also looks back at the Nagata-Suzuki match from round one of the New Japan Cup.
                    • In a complete break of tradition, Suzuki Gun did not attack before the bell.
                    • Desperado got the pinfall victory over Gabriel Kidd after using Pinche Loco

                    Chaos defeats LIJ – 13:17

                    • Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, and Bushi Represent Los Ingobernables de Japon
                    • Sho, Tomohiro Ishii, and Hirooki Goto Represent Chaos
                    • This match continues the program between Sho and Shingo Takagi. Sho defeated Shingo in the opening round of the New Japan Cup, so he should get a future NEVER Championship match.
                    • Sho used a package pile driver to get the pinfall victory over El Desperado
                    • Shingo Takagi and Sho got into an altercation after the match where Sho officially challenged Shingo to a NEVER championship match.

                    Grand Master Video Package

                    • He is revealed to be Master Wato.
                    • Master Wato comes to the ring, poses, and cuts a short promo.
                    • Douki attacks him from behind with his stick.

                    Evil defeats Sanada – 20:13

                    • They shook hands at the beginning of the match, but the pleasantries only lasted about half a second.
                    • There was a scary spot 15 minutes in where Sanada attempted to run up the ropes and flip over. Sanada landed right on the top of his head.
                    • You wouldn’t know that these two guys are tag team partners. When the referee went down, Evil hit Sanada with a low blow. Evil then wrapped a chair around Sanada’s head just to swing at him with another chair. Evil followed up with another low blow.
                    • Evil finished the match off with Everything is Evil for the pinfall victory.
                    • This victory puts Evil in the finals to face the winner of the Hiromu Takahashi and Kazuchika Okada match.

                    Kazuchika Okada defeats Hiromu Takahashi – 26:56

                    • At 22 minutes, Takahashi hit the rainmaker clothesline on Okada and the Timebomb for a 2 count so close that Red Shoes’ hand actually touched the mat.
                    • At 25.5 minutes, Okada hit a rainmaker clothesline and cinched in the cravat. He then hit two more rainmaker clotheslines and put the cravat back on.
                    • Red Shoes called for the bell.
                    • Okada will now face Evil in the finals of the New Japan Cup.

                     

                    July 3rd Preview

                    The July 3rd show includes 2 semi final matches plus two special unannounced matches.

                    All matches are listed below the video with the 2020 win-loss record for each individual.

                    The wins and losses that make up those record are listed and linked.

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                    Sanada (3-2) vs. Evil (3-1)

                    • Sanada
                      • Singles Wins:
                      • Singles Losses:
                        • Zack Sabre Jr on 1/5.
                        • Jay White on 2/9.
                    • Evil
                      • Singles Wins:
                      • Singles Losses:
                        • Tomohiro Ishii on 2/1.

                    Hiromu Takahashi (5-0) vs. Kazuchika Okada (5-1)

                    • Hiromu Takahashi:
                      • Single Wins
                        • Ryu Lee on 2/9.
                        • Will Ospreay on 1/4.
                        • Tomoaki Honma on 6/16.
                        • Toru Yano on 6/24.
                        • Tomohiro Ishii on 7/2
                      • Singles Losses: None
                    • Kazuchika Okada
                      • Singles Wins:
                        • Taichi on 2/2.
                        • Kota Ibushi on 1/4.
                        • Gedo on 6/22.
                        • Yuji Nagata on 6/24.
                        • Taiji Ishimori on 7/2.
                      • Singles Losses:

                    Plus 2 Special Unannounced Matches

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