NJPW has announced the cards for the New Japan Cup 2023 first round shows that start on March 5.
The second round begins on March 11. The quarterfinals are set for March 17, and March 18, with the semifinals being held on March 19 before the tournament final on March 21.
The winner will earn a shot at Kazuchika Okada’s IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Sakura Genesis on April 8.
New Japan Cup – Sunday, March 5
- New Japan Cup first round: SANADA vs. Taichi
- New Japan Cup first round: Tetsuya Naito vs. El Phantasmo
- Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomoaki Honma vs. Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii
- Toru Yano, YOH & Lio Rush vs. Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
- Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Yuto Nakashima vs. KENTA, Chase Owens & Gedo
- Shota Umino, Ren Narita, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO & Dick Togo
- Tama Tonga & Ryohei Oiwa vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita
NJPW 51st anniversary show – March 6
- IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi
- New Japan Cup first round: David Finlay vs. Tomohiro Ishii
- New Japan Cup first round: Shota Umino vs. Yujiro Takahashi
- Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. Lio Rush & YOH
- Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & SANADA vs. Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare
- Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Ren Narita vs. EVIL, SHO & Dick Togo
- Tama Tonga, Toru Yano & Satoshi Kojima vs. Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis
- Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita vs. KENTA & El Phantasmo
New Japan Cup – March 8
- New Japan Cup first round: Ren Narita vs. EVIL
- New Japan Cup first round: Toru Yano vs. Mark Davis
- Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH vs. Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher & Jeff Cobb
- Tama Tonga, David Finlay & Lio Rush vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & Hiromu Takahashi
- Shingo Takagi & BUSHI vs. Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare
- Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku vs. KENTA, Chase Owens, El Phantasmo & Gedo
- Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita vs. Shota Umino & Yuto Nakashima
New Japan Cup – March 10
- New Japan Cup first round: Shingo Takagi vs. Aaron Henare
- New Japan Cup first round: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Kyle Fletcher
- Tama Tonga, Shota Umino, YOH & Lio Rush vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
- Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Tomoaki Honma vs. Will Ospreay, Mark Davis, Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan
- Minoru Suzuki, Ren Narita, El Desperado & David Finlay vs. KENTA, Chase Owens, El Phantasmo & Gedo
- Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. EVIL & Dick Togo
- Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita vs. Yujiro Takahashi & SHO
New Japan Cup – March 11
- Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Ren Narita & Shota Umino
- New Japan Cup second round: SANADA/Taichi winner vs. KENTA
- New Japan Cup second round: Tetsuya Naito/El Phantasmo winner vs. Chase Owens
New Japan Cup – March 12
- New Japan Cup second round: YOSHI-HASHI/Kyle Fletcher winner vs. Hirooki Goto
- New Japan Cup second round: Shingo Takagi/Aaron Henare winner vs. Tama Tonga
New Japan Cup – March 13
- New Japan Cup second round: Toru Yano/Mark Davis winner vs. Will Ospreay
- New Japan Cup second round: Ren Narita/EVIL winner vs. Jeff Cobb
New Japan Cup – March 15
- New Japan Cup second round: David Finlay/Tomohiro Ishii winner vs. Great-O-Khan
- New Japan Cup second round: Shota Umino/Yujiro Takahashi winner vs. Zack Sabre Jr.