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01:00Am I correct Kev?
01:01Absolutely.
01:03Especially when you talk about New Japan Cup.
01:05He's got the most tournament wins and a three-time tournament winner.
01:10Last time, Goto was in the final back in 2016, looking to get back there again this year.
01:25The winner of this year's New Japan Cup will face Switchblade Jay White, main event of G1 Supercard, Madison Square
01:34Garden.
01:35That's the road that Okada has to take, Don. He has to win the New Japan Cup.
01:41Well, Okada's had bounce in front of him before, and I have zero doubt that Okada, in my opinion, if
01:47I had to say, I know we don't like to make predictions, but to me that's the next IWGP Heavyweight
01:54Champion, and it gives me no pleasure to say that.
02:06Okada has never been further away from the title than he is right now.
02:21Okada has never been further away from the title than he is right now.
02:27And he's going to have to go through the field at 32 to win the New Japan Cup.
02:34But if any man is equipped to do it, it's Okada, a former New Japan Cup winner.
02:48But Hiroshi Tanahashi, Colt, he's in the New Japan Cup as well.
02:53And the former champ just recently losing the title to Jay White and Osaka in February.
03:00His road back, I know, I'm sure, personal redemption as well.
03:05Yeah, I mean, so many people are in this New Japan Cup and have so many reasons to want to
03:10win.
03:10You know, I think of myself and how much I have on it, but I almost, it's not as much
03:17invested for me as it is for this man.
03:21And the ace, Tanahashi.
03:23I'm sure a bitter taste in his mouth, Donny.
03:25He won the title in Wrestle Kingdom 13, but did not have a defense in his eighth range.
03:31No, no, it was very, very quick.
03:33I mean, sort of predictable.
03:35I think he left it all on the table, so to speak, at Wrestle Kingdom.
03:39His injuries have been well documented.
03:41He's probably the toughest guy in the business.
03:43turned to work through injuries, but sometimes you hit the irresistible force, and I think you did with Jay White.
03:50The ace of New Japan Pro Wrestling will begin his journey in the New Japan Cup.
04:00What a super team has been assembled here.
04:04Hiroki Goto, Kazuchiko Kata, and Hiroshi Tanahashi.
04:08I'm just thinking about all the wrestlers I've got to beat.
04:11Yeah, man.
04:16You believe in me, Don?
04:18You're my pick, kid.
04:19Thank you.
04:21You might hear me say that to several other people tonight, just for my own personal sake.
04:25I'll pretend I won't.
04:36The opponents will now make their way to the ring.
04:39Hiroki Goto, we talked about all of his success in the New Japan Cup.
04:46His first round opponent is that man right there, Sonata.
04:52And that will be one hell of a test for the man in his third New Japan Cup appearance.
04:58Quarter final this first year, semi-finals last year.
05:02Can Sonata go all the way this year?
05:04Or, Don, is it the year of Evil?
05:08Well, we've been saying the year of Sonata for a couple of years now,
05:12and it never really seems to get over the top.
05:15Evil, to me, is just rock solid.
05:17He's dependable.
05:18He's a guy that you know what you're gonna get every night.
05:21Sonata, sometimes hit and miss.
05:24Evil's first round opponent will be Zack Sabre Jr.
05:27Tough draw.
05:28Yep, tough draw.
05:30But, maybe to benefit Evil is the fact that he just recently captured a victory over ZSJ in Sapporo,
05:38a man he had previously been unable to defeat.
05:41So, Evil will begin his journey through the field of 32 against last year's New Japan Cup winner.
05:5432, just saying it, Kevin, 32 competitors.
06:01But, in the pickups, everybody's filling out their brackets for the New Japan Cup.
06:08Probably one name that has been circled almost more than anybody.
06:12Colt Cabana.
06:13Is Tetsu to Naito.
06:19And Naito is his path to victory with his one IWGP Heavyweight Championship reign.
06:25And for the first time in five years, the Intercontinental Champion gets to be in the field of the New
06:31Japan Cup.
06:32And Naito's dream of being a double champion in New Japan is alive as well.
06:38But, not it's gonna be a hell of a mountain to climb.
06:40It is, but he's climbed that mountain before.
06:43He's won the G1 in the past.
06:44And he's a guy who really the sky's the limit when you talk about Naito.
06:52Oh, one obstacle in Naito's path could be coming out of the gates against Kota Ibushi.
07:00By the way, Ibushi is down at ringside with our Japanese broadcast partners.
07:06King of darkness is big!
07:23Naito's eyes on Ibushi.
07:26IWGP Intercontinental Champion.
07:39The three tournament favorites are all out here now.
07:44Okada on one side of the ring.
07:46Naito on the other.
07:47And Kota Ibushi sitting at ringside.
07:50And Kavana behind the desk.
07:52Yes, yes.
07:52Batting clean up, Cole Kavana.
07:57But for fans who dreamed of a quarter-final matchup between Naito and Ibushi.
08:04Or a semi-final.
08:05Or maybe even the finals.
08:07Nope.
08:07You're gonna get it right away.
08:10And that will be on March the 10th.
08:14So, what a special six-man tag.
08:16This will be Hiroki Goto, Kazuchika Okada, and Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Evil, Sonata, and Tetsuya Naito of Los Ingobernables de
08:27Japón.
08:31Colt, any thought of any hangover from the recent tag team title loss suffered by Evil and Sonata?
08:37Well, of course.
08:38You know, that's definitely on their mind.
08:41But, you know, it's interesting to see if that will push them tonight.
08:44Especially against Goto, Okada, and Tanahashi.
08:47And look at Okada making the call for his own team.
08:51Okada, he just wants to give Short Pants the pop it deserves.
08:56Don, is it still, it's still weird to me that Okada and Tanahashi are on the same side.
09:02Yeah, it's weird to me that Okada apparently is deciding who's gonna start.
09:06Usually, Japanese wrestling culture would be deferred to the veteran.
09:10Didn't do that.
09:11We know the history between those two guys.
09:13Some things never die.
09:14Is that Japanese wrestling culture or just wrestling culture in general?
09:18Well, the way I was brought up in the business, I would say you would let the veteran have his
09:22option.
09:23It's a different business team.
09:25Well, the bell sounds, and Naito and Okada will begin.
09:32Could this be a preview of the New Japan Cup Final?
09:58A slow circle from Tetsuya Naito, Oweri Okada awaits in the center ring.
10:10It's an aggressive lockup by the Intercontinental Champion.
10:16The only thing on the line tonight for this match is bragging rights.
10:21But big time bragging rights.
10:23This is a big time match.
10:26Will we have a clean break for the Rainmaker?
10:36The bit of 92 comes forward, gets caught though.
10:46Drop down from Okada, LeapFrog.
10:49Oh, le pace quickens. Naito avec l'answer.
10:57Le arc drags to the headscissors.
11:00Et Naito peut être un de la plus forte wrestlers que j'ai jamais vu.
11:04Mais le 6'4", Okada, c'est avec lui.
11:08Naito's la plus grande défense de l'intercontinental championship.
11:12C'était rough pour Naito.
11:16Taichi did everything in his power to take the crown away.
11:21The new beginning in Sapporo.
11:25Naito stood tall and put it out there in the universe
11:29that he wants to be the first double champion in New Japan history.
11:33I think kind of set the wheels in motion for him being in this New Japan cup field.
11:37But now the biggest field ever at 32.
11:45Connected with the boot.
11:47Look at the way Okada fouls right up.
11:51A very Naito-esque move there.
11:54If you are a follower of the career, you've seen that drop kick many times.
12:01And here rookie Goto allowing Naito to tag himself out.
12:10And Goto wants to get a peek at what his first round New Japan cup opponent will have in store.
12:27Paradise Lock.
12:29Right away?
12:30Why not?
12:32If you can get it in, the hold is indefensible.
12:36Getting there takes some work though.
12:41Goto.
12:41Goto reversed the Irish whip.
12:42Sonata hard into the buckle.
12:44Elbow up.
12:44He'll springboard for the second.
12:48One of the greatest athletes we've ever seen, Dodd.
12:51Yeah, 51 inch vertical lead.
12:53Would put him at the top of the NFL combine if he chose to go in it.
12:58Goto had a physical answer though and was able to put Sonata down.
13:02And now, the Super Trio, we'll see how well they function together.
13:09Elbow smash from Tadahashi.
13:13Oh wait a minute now, they've been working on this.
13:15Have they got their team pose together?
13:26Seems to be the most upset that they weren't at the same page.
13:30Well again, you know for years, the chaos and hauntai sides were a little cool to each other.
13:39And that's saying it nicely.
13:47That abdominal stretch.
13:48I don't know, I think Sonata may be too quick to...
13:53The ultimate reversal.
13:56Got to switch this up into a gut branch, no?
13:59He's gonna do it on his own.
14:00Oh, that's Keiay.
14:00Puts the cobra twist on of his own.
14:02What a counter.
14:04Oh, look at Naito.
14:06That drop kick placed perfectly on that chronically injured right knee of Hiroshi Tanahashi.
14:11And I doubt Tanahashi has much cartilage left in either one of those knees, Kevin.
14:22He's gonna make it through 32 guys in the cup.
14:26Wow.
14:27That's pretty tough.
14:31Gotta question the rationale of Tanahashi.
14:34Although I questioned it when he won the G1 last year and look what happened, so.
14:38The fighting spirit lives.
14:41Oh, yeah.
14:41It does.
14:43Especially here on the 47th annual card.
14:50And the history, of course, soft in this venue.
14:55On this date, it's woven into the fabric of New Japan Pro Wrestling and Tanahashi 20 years.
15:06And on top for a lot of it.
15:09But Evil and Naito now doing damage.
15:23Tanahashi might have to submit.
15:28Goto realizing that.
15:31He's trying to break it up, but does.
15:35Tanahashi will stop Goto.
15:37Oh, boy.
15:39Beautiful counter.
15:41He's able to adjust his body mid-flight, Don.
15:44Goodness.
15:47I've never seen an athlete like Tanahashi.
15:49No doubt about it.
15:54Naito slowly walking.
15:56Tanahashi back to the corner.
15:58Tagging and Evil.
15:59They have a game plan.
16:01L.I.J. has a game plan.
16:03And it's probably the smart one.
16:13Not a lot on that forearm.
16:15More on that one.
16:20And that's the issue for Tanahashi.
16:22All it takes is one strike to that knee to slow him down.
16:26Evil with the full arm drag and twist.
16:30There is no give in Tanahashi.
16:34And Tanahashi wobbled in the corner there.
16:37Oh, no.
16:41He sends Evil away.
16:46Well, what do we do here now?
16:48Oh, no!
16:51Inside drag and screw leg whipped by Tanahashi.
16:54But he needs a tag in the worst way.
16:55Maybe if Evil would have asked Red Shoes nicely.
17:00I'm going to drop his leg first, but instead Tana scores, and a tag to Okada.
17:15Okada looks better physically than we've seen him in a long, long time.
17:21I think in some ways not having the title was actually good for him.
17:25I think Okada would agree with you, Don.
17:27Let his body have a break, let his mind have a break.
17:31DDT, and a DDT for Evil.
17:35Naito's coming in, will he get one as well?
17:38Yup.
17:40Spike.
17:41Handing out DDT's to all the members of Los Ingobernables de Japones, Kazuchika Okada.
17:47Yeah, but if Okada gets that break, the only thing that will end up for the best is he's got
17:53to get that title back.
17:54Yeah, heel up your body to break it down again as champion in what would be his fifth reign, the
17:59flapjack gonna kick out at two.
18:01But if he can't get that title back, it's all for nothing.
18:06It's the name of the game.
18:09That's what I'm going for.
18:11That's what every competitor in the New Japan Cup wants.
18:15And the elbow coming.
18:17Yup, he'll walk to the top.
18:19Evil though, getting back up to his feet.
18:24Oh God, caught in the corner, Fisherman, Buster, yes.
18:29Quick float over, Red Juice is there for count two only, and Okada kicks out.
18:35Oh God, it's up.
18:37Go guys.
18:39Go guys.
18:41Go guys.
18:41Go guys.
18:41Go guys.
18:44So Evil will face Zack Sabre Jr. in the first round of the New Japan Cup while Tetsuya Naito will
18:52tangle with Kota Nbushit.
18:54Hit that.
19:02Hit that.
23:12et hier est Rokigoto
23:14J'ai tué
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23:28Les Jepins sont inquiets d'être un peu plus de 3.
23:29Évil me demandait si c'était un 3.
23:32Il definitivait.
23:33Je l'ai dit que vous m'avez dit que vous m'avez dit.
23:36Je suis en train de penser que vous m'avez par un commentaire.
23:37Je vous remercie pas.
23:38Non plus.
23:42Le nouveau Jepin Cup va être un très très intéressant
23:46et vous pouvez voir ça ici.
23:49sur NJPWOIRLDS.com
24:03New Japan Cup !
24:07Je vous remercie !
24:11Je vais gagner le New Japan Cup !
24:18Je vais gagner le NJPWOIRLDS !
24:20Hey, hey, wait a minute !
24:23Je vais gagner le NJPWOIRLDS !
24:35Je vais gagner le NJPWOIRLDS !
24:39Je vais gagner !
24:41Je vais gagner le NJPWOIRLDS !
25:02Okada-Kazuchika, comme tout le monde se prévient, il va y gagner.
25:07Il va falloir à Tanahashi à Senpai.
25:09Aujourd'hui, c'est le final de la semi-final de Gotoh-Hiroki, Okada-Kazuchika et Tanahashi-Hiroshibumi.
25:32Il va falloir à Tanahashi-Hiroshi, je pense qu'il va y gagner.
25:36Le field of 32, le competition va être comme quelque chose que j'ai jamais vu dans le New Japan
25:43Cup.
25:45Et le road à Madison Square Garden et le IWGP Heavyweight Championship match
25:51contre Switchblade Jay White est ce qu'il est en place.
25:54Et, oh, par le fait, 1st-round opponents, maintenant,
25:57qui ont déjà fait l'œil, c'est Ibushi vs. Naito, on March 10.
26:27On.
26:36Will the New Japan Cup Tournament winner come from that first-round matchup,
26:41Ibushi vs. Naito?
26:42A lot of people are thinking that could very well be the case.
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