Evil defeats Sanada: New Japan Cup July 3

Result: Evil defeats Sanada

Match

• 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.

All Matches from New Japan Cup July 3

• Full Results
  • Sanada vs. Evil
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiromu Takahashi
  • 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

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Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent