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1 - Aaron Wolf and Masatora Yasuda vs. Yuto-Ice and OSKAR
Yuto pins Yasuda after a punt kick to the chest.
After the match, Wolf and Yuto stared each other down. Wolf threw the first punch, but Yuto knocked him to the floor with several stiff strikes.
2 - Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI and Tatsuya Matsumoto vs. Jake Lee, HENARE, Great O-Khan, Francesco Akira and Jakob Austin Young
Young pins Matsumoto after hitting a Hammerlock DDT.
3 - Hartley Jackson and Kosei Fujita vs. Callum Newman and Zane Jay
Jackson pins Jay after hitting a Jagged Edge.
4 - Satoshi Kojima, Shota Umino and Tomoaki Honma vs. Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens
Owens hits Honma with his branding iron and connects with C-Trigger. Owens pins Honma.
.5 - Yota Tsuji and Daiki Nagai vs. Ryohei Oiwa and Zack Sabre Jr
Oiwa pins Nagai with a roll up into a deadlift German with a bridge.
NEW JAPAN CUP 2026 Matches (Round Two):
6 - Shingo Takagi vs. Don Fale
Dick Togo and Yoshinobu Kanemaru interfere. Gedo on Japanese commentary tries to even the odds. Takagi spits Kanemaru's whiskey into Don Fale's eyes. Takagi hits a Pumping Bomber.
Takagi pins Fale.
Shingo Takagi advances into the next Round.
7 - Yuya Uemura vs. Drilla Moloney
Good wrestling match. Moloney hits a kneelift to the face. Uemura escapes a Drilla Killa. Uemura hits a German suplex with a bridge. Two count. Uemura goes for a cross arm breaker. Moloney tries to block it. Uemura with a Triangle submission. Moloney powers him up into a Drilla Killa, but Uemura escapes and jumps off the ropes into a Superman Cradle. Two count. Moloney with a Pop Up Powerbomb. Uemura escapes another Drilla Killa and goes for a Deadbolt. Moloney escapes and they trade strikes. Uemura with a Dragon Suplex. Two count. Uemura goes for a Flying Body Press, but Moloney drop kicks up in the gut. Moloney hits a Drilla Killa. Moloney goes to cradle Uemura in a Victory Roll position, but Uemura rolls him into a cradle and gets the pin.
Yuya Uemura advances to the next round to face Shingo Takagi.
The ending sequence was problematic. On commentary, they have been selling the Drilla Killa as a devastating move that knocks everyone out. Moloney has won several matches this year with that move. Uemura was able to escape three Drilla Killas and got caught with one, but was immediately able to pin Moloney anyway. This hurts the impact of the finisher and Moloney at the same time. Uemura should have won, but it would have made more sense for him to get the win by avoiding the finisher altogether and using wrestling to win. Uemura continued to lay on his back, selling the Drilla Killa, even after Moloney made his way back to the locker room. Uemura needed assistance to get back to the locker room, which makes no sense how he got the pin.
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