New Japan Cup Predictions
With the field now down to just Tanahashi, Robinson, Zack Sabre Jr., SANADA, Toru Yano & Kota Ibushi, it’s looking more and more likely that we’ll get a Tanahashi/Ibushi matchup in the finals. Their rivalry from 2017 was the best thing that year that didn’t involve Kazuchika Okada, and this could be Kota’s chance to finally get a non-G1 win over the Ace of New Japan.
Will Ibushi’s reunion with Kenny Omega be able to survive, should Kota challenge Okada at Sakura Genesis?
Prediction: Ibushi wins the New Japan Cup.
Kojima Update
Satoshi Kojima went to his hairdresser where he “should not eat bread.”
NJPW Featured At Sportstel Asia Conference
New Japan Pro Wrestling joined their parent companies, TV Asahi and Bushiroad, at the Sportstel Asia Media & Marketing Conference. The conference runs from 3/13-3/15 in Singapore.
NJPW is proud to announce that we are joining TV Asahi and @bushi_PR Group's @kb_knockout at our SPORTEL ASIA booth! We look forward to meeting with media officials and partners from around the world to bring the excitement of NJPW to the world! https://t.co/jqZQPUZWG0 pic.twitter.com/zl7L40sZlP
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) March 13, 2018
New Japan Need To Watch Ratings For New Japan Cup & NJPW 46th
WrestleZone recently started running spoiler-free reviews of each New Japan show, with a Need To Watch rating attached to each match. Here are the average ratings for each show from March.
- 3/6 New Japan 46th Anniversary Show: 7.057
- 3/9 New Japan Cup Night 1: 5.18
- 3/10 New Japan Cup Night 2: 5
- 3/11 New Japan Cup Night 3: 5.85
- 3/12 New Japan Cup Night 4: 4.35
- 3/14 New Japan Cup Night 5: 4.31
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