Now that the first round of the New Japan Cup has concluded, the second round has been filled out. 16 wrestlers join the tournament for the first time. 15 of them were chosen for first round byes, while Great-O-Khan was granted a forfeit victory over the injured Kota Ibushi.
The second round will run from March 9th to March 13th.
READ MORE: New Japan Cup First Round (Night 1) (Night 2 & 3)
Here’s the full schedule of tournament matches for round 2.
3/9
New Japan Cup: Night 4
4:30am ET on NJPWWorld.com
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: Master Wato* vs. Kazuchika Okada
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: Dick Togo* vs. Hirooki Goto
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: CIMA vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru*
- Undercard & Match Order TBA
3/10
New Japan Cup: Night 5
4:30am ET on NJPWWorld.com
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: Bad Luck Fale* vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: Gedo* vs. Tetsuya Naito
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: Satoshi Kojima* vs. Jeff Cobb
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: Kosei Fujita* vs. YOSHI-HASHI
- Undercard & Match Order TBA
3/12
New Japan Cup: Night 6
3am ET on NJPWWorld.com
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: Taiji Ishimori* vs. Great-O-Khan*
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: DOUKI* vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: SANADA* vs. Aaron Henare
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: El Phantasmo* vs. Will Ospreay
- Undercard & Match Order TBA
3/13
New Japan Cup: Night 7
8am ET on NJPWWorld.com
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: Tanga Loa* vs. Shingo Takagi
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: Tiger Mask* vs. Chase Owens
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: Tama Tonga* vs. EVIL
- New Japan Cup Second Round Match: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki*
- Undercard & Match Order TBA
*denotes first round bye
After a huge night in Ota, the New Japan Cup continues WEDNESDAY from Korakuen!
Kazuchika Okada vs Master Wato!
Hirooki Goto vs Dick Togo!
CIMA vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
And more, LIVE in English on @njpwworld!https://t.co/cEFFsYsBAi#njpw #njcup pic.twitter.com/nAr3bE51En
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) March 7, 2022