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New Japan Cup Results (3/27/22): Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

   March 27, 2022

New Japan Cup Results 3/27/22
Osaka Jo-Hall
Osaka, Japan

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Transcription by Josh Lopez

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First Match: Bushi vs. Kosei Fujita 

Chain grappling exchange. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Fujita backs Bushi into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Palm Strike Exchange. Bushi applies a side headlock. Fujita whips Bushi across the ring. Fujita kicks Bushi in the gut. Fujita drops Bushi with a shoulder tackle. Fujita with forearm shivers. Fujita repeatedly stomps on Bushi’s chest. Forearm Exchange. Bushi with a double handed chop. Bushi repeatedly stomps on Fujita’s back and chest. Bushi slams Fujita’s head on the turnbuckle pad. Bushi with three double handed chops for a two count. Following a snap mare takeover, Bushi kicks Fujita in the back for a two count. Bushi applies the single leg crab.

Fujita grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Bushi stomps on Fujita’s back. Bushi kicks Fujita in the face. Fujita with three overhand chops. Bushi drives his knee into the midsection of Fujita. Bushi with a forearm smash. Fujita dropkicks Bushi. Bushi denies The Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Fujita with combination forearms. Fujita whips Bushi across the ring. Fujita dropkicks Bushi for a two count. Fujita with a Side Belly to Belly Suplex for a two count. Fujita applies The Boston Crab. Bushi grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Fujita repeatedly stomps on Bushi’s chest. Fujita with forearm shivers. Bushi with a Hip Toss. Bushi stomps on Fujita’s back. Fujita with an inside cradle for a two count. Fujita kicks Bushi in the gut. Bushi dropkicks Fujita. Bushi with a Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Bushi makes Fujita tap out to The Boston Crab.

Winner: Bushi via Submission 

Second Match: Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Gedo, El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori vs. The Guerrillas Of Destiny, Jado, Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato In A 10-Man Tag Team Match 

A pier six brawl ensues before the bell rings. Phantasmo and Ishimori tees off on Team 6 or 9. Dosey Do Routine. Stereo Hip Attacks. Taguchi drops Phantasmo with a Hip Attack. Wato drives his elbow into the midsection of Ishimori. Wato with a backhand. Wato with a Spinning Back Kick. Taguchi kicks Phantasmo in the gut. Double Irish Whip. Double Drop Toe Hold. Double Basement Dropkick. Taguchi knocks Owens off the ring apron. Wato with The Mid-Kick. Wato repeatedly stomps on Phantasmo’s chest. Wato is choking Phantasmo with his boot. Wato with a forearm smash. Phantasmo reverses out of the irish whip from Wato. Owens kicks Wato in the back. Wato rocks Owens with a forearm smash. Phantasmo clotheslines Wato. Phantasmo blasts Taguchi off the apron. Phantasmo wraps the left shoulder of Wato around the top rope. Back Rake Party. Following a snap mare takeover, Ishimori uppercuts the back of Wato’s neck. Ishimori bodyslams Wato. Ishimori tags in Fale.

The Tongan Massage Parlor is open for business. Bullet Club is mauling Wato in the corner. Fale tags in Gedo. Gedo stomps on Wato’s chest. Following a snap mare takeover, Gedo rams his boot across Wato’s face. Gedo with The Fist Drop for a two count. Gedo tags in Owens. Owens bodyslams Wato. Owens with a Knee Drop for a two count. Owens hooks the outside leg for a two count. Owens kicks Wato in the back. Owens applies the nerve hold. Wato with elbows into the midsection of Owens. Owens punches Wato in the jaw. Wato goes for a Dropkick, but Owens holds onto the ropes. Owens taunts Tonga. Wato with a Spinning Back Kick. Wato kicks Owens in the chest. Wato SuperKicks Owens. Tonga and Phantasmo are tagged in. Tonga with a gut punch. Tonga knocks Fale off the apron. Tonga is throwing haymakers at Phantasmo. Phantasmo kicks Tonga in the gut. Tonga reverses out of the irish whip from Phantasmo. Tonga clotheslines Phantasmo. Tonga scores the elbow knockdown. Phantasmo avoids The Superman Punch. Tonga with a Back Body Drop.

Ishimori kicks Tonga in the gut. Tonga reverses out of the irish whip from Ishimori. Tonga with Two Stinger Splashes. Tonga with a Running Bulldog/Clothesline Combination. Owens drives his knee into the midsection of Tonga. Owens with clubbing blows to Tonga’s back. Loa Spears Owens. Phantasmo denies The GunStun. Phantasmo tags in Gedo. Gedo unloads a flurry of right jabs. Tonga answers with a straight right hand. Tonga tags in Jado. Jado talks smack to Gedo. Gedo decks Jado with a JawBreaker. Jado blocks The SuperKick. Jado with three clotheslines. Jado plays to the crowd. Jado goes for The Green Killer, but Fale gets in the way. GOD denies The Double Chokeslam. Tonga dropkicks Fale. Loa clotheslines Fale over the top rope. Tonga whips Gedo across the ring. Tonga with a gut punch. Jado with a knee lift. Loa follows that with a Belly to Back Suplex. Jado hooks the outside leg for a two count. Bullet Club tosses GOD out of the ring. Wato with a SpringBoard European Uppercut. Taguchi with a SpringBoard Hip Attack. Stereo Slingshot Pescado’s. Gedo grabs the brass knuckles. Jado applies The OJK. Owens nails Jado with The V-Trigger. Owens puts Gedo on top of Jado to pickup the victory.

Winner: Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Gedo, El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori via Pinfall 

Third Match: Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and YOH vs. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru In A 6-Man Tag Team Match 

Taichi attacks Yano before the bell rings. Taichi kicks Yano in the gut. Taichi whips Yano into the steel barricade. Taichi sends Yano face first into the steel ring post. Taichi rolls Yano back into the ring. Forearm Exchange. Suzuki with a knee lift. Suzuki whips Ishii into the barricade. Following a snap mare takeover, Taichi kicks Yano in the back. Taichi applies the greco roman throat hold. Taichi tags in Kanemaru. Kanemaru is choking Yano with his boot. Suzuki Gun is mauling Yano in the corner. Following a sap mare takeover, Kanemaru with a running dropkick for a two count. Yoh clears the ring. Kanemaru rakes the eyes of Yoh. Kanemaru dumps Yoh out of the ring. Kanemaru stomps on Yano’s chest. Kanemaru hammers down on the back of Yano’s neck. Kanemaru slams Yano’s head on the left boot of Suzuki. Kanemaru tags in Suzuki.

Suzuki with two toe kicks. Second Forearm Exchange. Yano with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Yano tags in Ishii. Ishii dodges The Big Boot. Misfired Clotheslines. Suzuki applies The Sleeper Hold. Ishii transitions into a full nelson lock. Suzuki ducks a clothesline from Ishii. Suzuki sends Ishii into the ropes. Suzuki with a knee lift. Big Boot Exchange. Ishii drops Suzuki with a shoulder tackle. Ishii slaps Suzuki in the face. Third Forearm Exchange. Suzuki applies The Sleeper Hold. Ishii with a Vertical Suplex. Yoh and Kanemaru are tagged in. Yoh scores two forearm knockdowns. Kanemaru reverses out of the irish whip from Yoh. Yoh with a Corkscrew Elbow. Yoh pops back on his feet. Kanemaru kicks Yoh in the face. Yoh denies The Satellite DDT. Yoh dropkicks Kanemaru. Yoh with The Bridging Half Hatch Suplex for a two count. Yoh applies a waist lock. Kanemaru tugs on the referee’s t-shirt.

Yoh kicks Kanemaru in the gut. Kanemaru kicks Yoh in the face. Kanemaru with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Kanemaru drops Yoh with The DDT. Kanemaru tags in Taichi. Taichi knocks Yano off the ring apron. Taichi with a corner clothesline. Yano trips Taichi from the outside. Yoh with a low dropkick. Double Irish Whip. Yoh with a leaping back elbow smash. Yano with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Yoh follows that with a Running Boot. Taichi denies The Direct Drive. Yoh hits The Falcon Arrow for a two count. Suzuki and Ishii starts brawling on the outside. Taichi blocks The SuperKick. Taichi delivers The Axe Bomber for a two count. Yoh avoids The Buzzsaw Kick. Yoh rolls Taichi over for a two count. Taichi ducks a clothesline from Yoh. Taichi with The Dangerous Back Drop Driver. Taichi with a sumo style takedown to Yano. Taichi rips off his pants. Taichi connects with The Yokozuna Elbow to pickup the victory. After the match, Yano brings the whiskey bottle into the ring. Taichi clocks Yano with The Yokozuna Elbow. Suzuki and Ishii continues to brawl all over Osaka Jo-Hall.

Winner: Minoru Suzuki, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: El Desperado & Taka Michinoku vs. SHO & Yujiro Takahashi 

SHO throws a hissy fit before the bell rings because he wants his shot at the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title. Sho attacks Suzuki Gun on the stage with the wrench. Sho repeatedly stomps on Michinoku’s chest. Takahashi nails Michinoku with the pimp stick. Sho rolls Michinoku back into the ring. Takahashi connects with The Big Juice.

Sho tells the referee to ring the bell. Sho kicks the referee out of the ring. The bell finally rings. Takahashi stomps on the midsection of Desperado. Takahashi makes Desperado watch the proceedings in the ring. Sho makes Michinoku tap out to The Snake Bite. After the match, Sho rips off Desperado’s mask. Sho plants Desperado with The Cross-Armed PileDriver.

Winner: SHO & Yujiro Takahashi via Submission 

– There was a cleaning/disinfecting intermission during this broadcast.

Fifth Match: Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, The Great O-Khan and Aaron Henare vs. Hirooki Goto, Yoshi Hashi, Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma In A 8-Man Tag Team Match 

United Empire attacks Chaos before the bell rings. Ospreay tees off on Makabe. Khan wraps a steel chain around Goto’s neck. Khan stomps on Goto’s chest. Honma with clubbing blows to Henare’s back. Double Irish Whip. Double Shoulder Tackle. Makabe with a corner clothesline. Ospreay avoids the corner mount. Ospreay with a knife edge chop. Makabe answers with a forearm smash. Makabe whips Ospreay across the ring. Ospreay with a Handspring Roundhouse Kick. Ospreay with a Baseball Slide Dropkick to Honma. All hell is breaking loose in Osaka. Ospreay is choking Makabe with his boot. Ospreay hammers down on the back of Makabe’s neck. Ospreay talks smack to Makabe. Ospreay tags in Henare. Henare with heavy bodyshots in the corner. Haymaker Exchange. Henare with a corner clothesline. Henare transitions into a corner mount. Henare with clubbing blows to Makabe’s back. Henare delivers another gut punch for a two count. Henare applies The Heel Hook. Makabe grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Henare tags in Cobb. Surf’s Up. Khan clears the ring. Cobb drives Makabe back first into the blue turnbuckle pad. Cobb tags in Khan.

Khan unloads Two Mongolian Chops. Khan taunts Goto. Khan wants Makabe to kiss his boot. Makabe with forearm shivers. Khan drives his knee into the midsection of Makabe. Khan whips Makabe across the ring. Makabe clotheslines Khan. Makabe tags in Hashi. Hashi with a chop/forearm combination. Hashi sends Khan to the corner. Hashi unloads two knife edge chops. Hashi thrust kicks the midsection of Khan. Hashi with a Hangman’s NeckBreaker. Ospreay drives his knee into the midsection of Hashi. Goto runs into the ring. Double Shoulder Tackle. Assisted Hip Toss. Goto kicks Henare in the gut. Goto with a Snap Vertical Suplex into Ospreay. Double Toe Kick to Cobb. War Drums. Cobb kicks Hashi in the gut. Cobb with a forearm smash. Hashi sweeps out the legs of Cobb. Hashi drives Cobb back first into the barricade. Goto with a corner clothesline. Hashi with a running chop. Goto kicks Khan in the gut. Head Hunter/Side Russian Leg Sweep Combination for a two count. Khan denies The Kumagoroshi. Khan tugs on Hashi’s hair. Hashi with a chop/forearm combination. Hashi whips Khan across the ring. Khan nails Hashi with The Pump Kick. Khan tags in Cobb. Cobb knocks Goto off the apron. Cobb with a chop/forearm combination. Cobb whips Hashi across the ring. Hashi dropkicks the left knee of Cobb. Hashi tags in Honma.

Honma punches Cobb in the back. Double Irish Whip. Cobb shrugs off the double shoulder tackle. Double Vertical Suplex. Honma kicks Khan in the gut. Henare runs interference. Makabe with a Back Body Drop to Ospreay. Quadruple Corner Mount. Goto rocks Cobb with a forearm smash. GBH with a Double Lariat. Hashi SuperKicks Cobb. Assisted Kokeshi HeadButt for a two count. Another brawl breaks out on the floor. Honma gets distracted by Ospreay. Cobb catches Honma in mid-air. Cobb drives Honma back first into the turnbuckle pad. Khan with a corner clothesline. Rising Knee Strike/Apron Enzuigiri Combination. Cobb delivers The Spin Cycle for a two count. Ospreay with The Slingshot Pescaod. Cobb whips Honma across the ring. Honma holds onto the ropes. Honma kicks Cobb in the face. Honma delivers his combination offense. Honma connects with The Rocket Kokeshi for a two count. Cobb goes for a Bodyslam, but Honma lands back on his feet. Honma HeadButts Cobb. Cobb with a chop/forearm combination. Cobb SuperKicks Honma. Honma refuses to go down. Cobb dropkicks Honma. Cobb plants Honma with Tour Of The Islands to pickup the victory.

Winner: Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, The Great O-Khan and Aaron Henare via Pinfall 

Sixth Match: Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi vs. EVIL & Dick Togo 

Hiromu Takahashi attacks EVIL before the bell rings. Takagi whips Togo into the steel barricade. Takahashi rolls EVIL back into the ring. Takahashi repeatedly stomps on EVIL’s back and chest. Takahashi talks smack to EVIL. Takahashi with a knife edge chop. Takahashi sends EVIL to the corner. Takahashi with a corner clothesline. Following a snap mare takeover, Takahashi with a basement dropkick. EVIL pulls Takahashi off the ring apron. EVIL drives Takahashi back first into the barricade. The ring announcer goes down in the process. EVIL wraps the microphone cord around Takahashi’s neck. EVIL tosses Takahashi back inside the ring. EVIL applies the greco roman throat hold. Takahashi with three overhand chops. Togo removed the blue turnbuckle pad. EVIL whips Takahashi into the exposed steel. EVIL tags in Togo.

Togo stomps on Takahashi’s chest. Togo is choking Takahashi with his boot. Togo with a Hair Biel Throw. Togo applies the greco roman throat hold. Togo with a straight right hand. Togo sends Takahashi to the corner. Takahashi side steps Togo into the turnbuckle pad. Togo tugs on Takahashi’s hair. Togo kicks Takahashi in the gut. Takahashi dropkicks the left knee of Togo. Takahashi tags in Takagi. Takagi with a running shoulder tackle. Takagi bodyslams Togo. Takagi ducks a clothesline from EVIL. EVIL throws the right leg of Takagi into the referee’s hand. Takagi uses the right leg of EVIL as a weapon. Takagi with a double clothesline. Takagi with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Takagi with clubbing elbow smashes. Togo avoids The Sliding Lariat. Togo fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Togo with the greco roman eye poke. Togo punches Takagi. Togo tags in EVIL.

EVIL applies a wrist lock. EVIL whips Takagi into the exposed steel. Takagi decks EVIL with a back elbow smash. Takagi scores a right jab. Takagi drops EVIL with The Fake Out DDT. Takagi tags in Takahashi. Short-Arm Reversal by Takahashi. Takahashi with a forearm smash. Takahashi kick the middle rope into EVIL’s face. Takahashi with a Running Dropkick for a two count. EVIL with a back elbow smash. Togo trips Takahashi from the outside. EVIL tags in Togo. Double Irish Whip. Togo with a running elbow smash. EVIL with a corner clothesline. EVIL follows that with The Fisherman’s Buster. Togo hooks the outside leg for a two count. EVIL dumps Takagi out of the ring. Togo grabs the garrote. The referee stops Togo in his tracks. Takagi goes for Last Of The Dragon, but EVIL counters with the low blow. House Of Torture gangs up on Takahashi. Takahashi denies The Magic Killer. EVIL kicks Takahashi in the gut. Takahashi with a reverse hammer throw into the exposed steel. Takahashi connects with Everything Is HIROMU to pickup the victory. After the match, Takahashi SuperKicks EVIL.

Winner: Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi via Pinfall 

Seventh Match: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima and Tiger Mask vs. Tastsumi Fujinami & The Strong Hearts In A 8-Man Tag Team Match 

Kazuchika Okada and Tatsumi Fujinami will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Okada backs Fujinami into the ropes. Fujinami turns Okada over. The referee calls for a clean break. Fujinami obliges. Test Of Strength. Fujinami applies a side headlock. Fujinami with a side headlock takeover. Fujinami with a bottom wrist lock takeover. Fujinami applies the headscissors neck lock. Okada gets back to a vertical base. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Fujinami applies a tight knuckle lock. Cima and Tiger are tagged in. Tiger repeatedly kicks the left knee of Cima. Cima blocks a boot from Tiger. Cima hammers down on the left knee of Tiger. Cima grabs a side headlock. Tiger whips Cima across the ring. Cima drops Tiger with a shoulder tackle. Tiger drops down on the canvas. Tiger leapfrogs over Cima. Tiger with a flying forearm smash. Cima avoids the elbow drop. Cima goes for The Dominator, but Tiger counters with a deep arm-drag. Leg Sweep Exchange. Double Dropkick. Kojima and Hawk are tagged in.

Hawk runs into Kojima. Shoulder Block Exchange. Hawk side steps Kojima into the turnbuckle pad. Hawk blocks a boot from Kojima. Chop Exchange. Kojima kicks Hawk in the gut. Machine Gun Chops Exchange. Kojima sends Hawk to the corner. Kojima with a flying forearm smash. Kojima plays to the crowd. Lindaman attacks Kojima from behind. Lindaman mocks Kojima. Lindaman with clubbing axe handle strikes. Double Irish Whip. Kojima shoves Hawk into Lindaman. Kojima kicks Hawk in the gut. Kojima drops Hawk with The DDT. Hawk with a Counter Vertical Suplex. Strong Hearts clears the ring. Hawk tags in Fujinami. Fujinami with a single leg takedown. Fujinami drops his weight on the left leg of Kojima. Fujinami tags in Cima. Wish Bone Attack. Cima stomps on the left hamstring of Kojima. Cima applies the single leg crab. Kojima grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Cima stomps on the left knee of Kojima. Cima tags in Lindaman.

Wish Bone Party. Kojima with heavy bodyshots. Lindaman kicks Kojima in the gut. Lindaman hammers down on the left knee of Kojima. Lindaman applies a front face lock. Hawk tags himself in. Hawk punches Kojima in the back. Second Chop Exchange. Double Irish Whip. Double Toe Kick. Triple Basement Dropkick. Cima clears the ring. Hawk tags in Lindaman. Kojima hammers down on the back of Lindaman’s neck. Lindaman with a Belly to Back Suplex. Kojima reverses out of the irish whip from Lindaman. Lindaman kicks Kojima in the chest. Kojima with a toe kick. Kojima hits The Koji Cutter. Kojima tags in Tanahashi. Tanahashi with a flying forearm smash. Tanahashi scores the elbow knockdown. Tanahashi with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Tanahashi stares at Fujinami. Tanahashi delivers his combination offense. Tanahashi bodyslams Lindaman. Tanahashi with The SomerSault Senton for a two count. Lindaman dropkicks Tanahashi. Lindaman tags in Fujinami. Palm Strike Exchange. Fujinami avoids The SlingBlade. Fujinami applies The Sleeper Hold. Fujinami transitions into The Dragon Sleeper.

Tanahashi kicks Fujinami in the face. Tanahashi drops Fujinami with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Tanahashi tags in Okada. Fujinami slaps Okada in the face. Fujinami applies The Full Nelson Lock. Okada decks Fujinami with a back elbow smash. Okada dropkicks Fujinami. Fujinami avoids The Rain Maker. Fujinami with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Fujinami tags in Hawk. Okada hits The Reverse NeckBreaker. Tiger clears the ring. Hawk denies The Tombstone PileDriver. Standing Switch Exchange. Hawk with a back elbow smash. Hawk with a knife edge chop. Okada ducks a clothesline from Hawk. Hawk with a Pop-Up Knee Lift. Hawk with combo palm strikes. Hawk connects with The Night Ride for a two count. Kojima runs interference. Hawk with a blistering chop. Kojima drills Hawk with The BrainBuster. Lindaman with The Missile Dropkick. Tanahashi with The Inverted Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Cima kicks Tanahashi in the gut. Cima reverses out of the irish whip from Tanahashi. Cima with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Cima avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Tiger with a Flipping Mule Kick. Tiger dropkicks Fujinami off the apron. Tiger lands The Suicide Dive. Hawk with two chops. Okada dropkicks Hawk. Okada nails Hawk with The Landslide. Okada plants Hawk with The Rain Maker to pickup the victory.

Winner: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima and Tiger Mask via Pinfall 

Eight Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr In The Finals Of The 2022 New Japan Cup 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Sabre backs Naito into the ropes. Red Shoes calls for a clean break. Naito runs Sabre into the ropes. Naito pats Sabre on the chest. Wrist Lock Exchange. Sabre with a drop toe hold. Chain grappling exchange. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Test Of Strength. Second Wrist Lock Exchange. Naito with a single leg takedown. Sabre applies the headscissors neck lock. Naito rolls Sabre over for a two count. Sabre applies a side headlock. Naito whips Sabre across the ring. Naito drops down on the canvas. Arm-Drag Exchange. Naito kicks Sabre in the gut. Naito hammers down on the right knee of Sabre. Naito with a Running Headscissors Takeover. Naito poses for the crowd. Following a snap mare takeover, Naito applies a rear chin lock. Naito with an elbow smash. Naito is choking Sabre with his knee. Naito hammers down on the back of Sabre’s neck. Sabre denies The NeckBreaker. Sabre with a double leg takedown. Sabre stomps on the back of Naito’s knees. Naito regroups on the outside. Sabre stomps on the left knee of Naito. Sabre applies a toe and ankle hold. Sabre drops his weight on the left leg of Naito. Naito gets back in the ring at the count of fifteen.

Sabre bends the right ankle of Naito. Sabre applies two leg locks. Naito grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Sabre continues to stomp on the left knee of Naito. Naito with forearm shivers. Sabre kicks the left knee of Naito. Sabre goes for The Knee Crusher, but Naito lands back on his feet. Sabre applies a Modified Orienteering With Napalm Death. Naito grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Sabre repeatedly pump kicks the left knee of Naito. Naito blocks a boot from Sabre. Sabre decks Naito with a back elbow smash. Naito with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Naito with a NeckBreaker. Naito with a forearm smash. Naito kicks Sabre in the gut. Naito punches Sabre in the back. Naito whips Sabre across the ring. Naito scores the elbow knockdown. Naito dropkicks the back of Sabre’s head. Naito sends Sabre to the corner. Naito with a Corner Dropkick. Naito sweeps out the legs of Sabre. Combination Cabron for a two count. Sabre uppercuts Naito. Naito with a NeckBreaker onto the knee. Naito applies the cravate. Sabre puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break.

Sabre denies Gloria. Sabre ducks a clothesline from Naito. Sabre headbutts the midsection of Naito. Naito ducks a clothesline from Sabre. Sabre denies The Satellite DDT. Sabre kicks out the legs of Naito. Sabre cranks on Naito’s neck. Following a snap mare takeover, Sabre with a high angle dropkick that sends Naito to the floor. Sabre rolls Naito back into the ring. Sabre ducks a clothesline from Naito. Sabre applies The Octopus Stretch in the ropes. Sabre with a Running European Uppercut. Sabre with a Running Boot. Naito denies The Dragon Suplex. Naito with clubbing elbow smashes. Naito puts Sabre on the top turnbuckle. Naito goes for The Top Rope FrankenSteiner, but Sabre counters with The Triangle Choke. Naito rolls Sabre over for a two count. Sabre uppercuts Naito. Sabre with an Overhead Wrist Kick. Short-Arm Reversal by Naito. Naito drops Sabre with The Satellite DDT. Naito with clubbing elbow smashes in the corner. Naito with The Esperanza. Naito prepares for The Destino. Rollup Exchange. Naito with a Step Up Enzuigiri.

Sabre reverses out of the irish whip from Naito. Naito goes for the flying forearm smash, but Sabre counters with The European Clutch for a two count. Sabre applies The Rear Naked Choke. Naito grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Sabre goes for The Zack Driver, but Naito counters with The Valentia. Sabre kicks the left knee of Naito. Sabre goes for The Zack Driver, but Naito counters with The Destino. Naito goes for The Destino, but Sabre counters with The Zack Driver for a two count. Forearm/Uppercut Exchange. Naito kicks Sabre in the gut. Naito hammers down on the back of Sabre’s neck. Sabre with three uppercuts. Naito answers with a toe kick. Naito continues to dish out clubbing elbow smashes. Sabre kicks the left knee of Naito. Following a snap mare takeover, Sabre cranks on Naito’s neck. Sabre goes for The PK, but Naito rolls him over for a two count. Naito connects with The Polvo de Estrella for a two count. Sabre blasts Naito with Two PK’s for a two count. Sabre with The Tornado DDT. Sabre plants Naito with The Zack Driver to pickup the victory.

The Winner Of The 2022 New Japan Cup: Zack Sabre Jr via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez