Hiromu Takahashi defeats Toru Yano: June 24th New Japan Cup Event

Result: Hiromu Takahashi defeats Toru Yano

Match

• Hiromu came to the ring wearing a hard hat. This is presumably to prevent Yano from shaving his head.
• As soon as the bell rang, Yano pulled out a pair of hair clippers.
• Action kept spilling to the outside where Yano had scissors stashed everywhere. Seemed dangerous to keep pulling them out.
• After taping Takahashi to Tsuji, Yano managed to cut some of Takahashi’s hair.
• With Tsuji still taped to his ankle, Takahashi taped Yano’s legs together and covered his eyes before tossing him in the elevator.
• Takahashi barely beat the referee’s 20 count to get a count out victory.

All Matches from June 24th New Japan Cup Event

• Full Results
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Yuji Nagata
  • Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii
  • Toru Yano vs. Hiromu Takahashi
  • Taiji Ishimori vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Douki, Taichi, ZSJ vs. Ryuske Taguchi, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi

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Match Ratings

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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?
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