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NJPW Cancels First Night Of The New Japan Cup Tournament

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New Japan Pro Wrestling has cancelled the first night of the annual New Japan Cup tournament due to a technical issue with the ring.

"Due to a fault with the ring, matches tonight in Korakuen Hall have been cancelled," NJPW wrote on Twitter. "We deeply apologise for the inconvenience and disappointment caused."

The New Japan Cup tournament is annual event on the NJPW calendar. The winner of the tournament earns a shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. Yota Tsuji won the tournament in 2024.

New Japan Cup action was scheduled to begin today and will wrap up on March 20. Matches scheduled for today but cancelled because of the ring issue include Yota Tsuji vs. EVIL and Yuya Uemura vs. Sanada.

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Other first round tournament matches include Gabe Kidd vs. Ren Narita, Tetsuya Naito vs. Callum Newman, El Phantasmo vs. Great-O-Khan, and more.

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Zack Heydorn
ZACK HEYDORN

Zack Heydorn has been covering the pro wrestling industry for a decade and writes news, features, and interviews for The Takedown On SI. He also hosts and cohosts a variety of WWE and AEW shows on YouTube. Heydorn is a former Assistant Editor of PWTorch and Managing Editor of SEScoops. Zack is also the author of the Hybrid Shoot book Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin, which is available on Amazon. You can follow Zack on X and Bluesky.

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