MAIN EVENT: New Japan Cup First Round: Kazuchika Okada vs. Michael Elgin
They lock up. Elgin shoves Okada to the mat. They lock up. Elgin gets Okada on the ropes. They break. Okada gets Elgin on the ropes. They break. Elgin hits Okada with an elbow strike. They trade blows. They trade shoulder tackles. After a series of reversals, Elgin hits a back elbow. Elgin hits a suplex. Elgin covers for two.
Elgin maintains dominance. Okada hits a back elbow. Elgin hits a second rope dropkick. Okada slides out of the ring. Okada dodges a baseball slide. Elgin Russian Leg Sweeps Okada into the ring apron. Elgin rolls Okada back in the ring.
Elgin attacks the shoulder. Elgin slams Okada into the corner. Elgin hits a neckbreaker. Elgin bodyslams Okada. Elgin misses a slingshot splash. Okada rolls up Elgin for two.
Okada hits a sliding dropkick. Okada hits a neckbreaker. Okada covers for two.
Okada slams Elgin into the turnbuckle. Okada batters Elgin. Elgin fights back. They trade chops. Okada hits an uppercut. Okada slams Elgin. Okada hits a Slingshot Senton. Okada covers for two.
Okada stretches Elgin. Elgin fights back and slams Okada. Okada hits a big boot. Elgin drops Okada. Elgin hits a series of back elbows. Elgin hits a Belly To Belly Suplex. Elgin hits a Northern Lights Suplex. Elgin covers for two.
Elgin hits a series of corner lariats. Okada counters a brainbuster. Elgin counters Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker. Okada sits down on a Sunset Flip for two.
Okada hits a corner back elbow. Okada hits a DDT. Okada covers for two.
Okada bodyslams Elgin. Okada climbs to the top rope. Elgin counters an elbow drop with a Crossface. Okada fights to the ropes.
Okada counters a powerbomb. Elgin hits a series of lariats. Okada hits a Flapjack. Okada and Elgin trade blows. Elgin drops Okada with a knife edge chop. Okada counters a Powerbomb. Okada counters a Tiger Driver. Okada hits an Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker. Okada covers for two.
Okada bodyslams Elgin. Okada climbs to the top rope. Okada hits an elbow drop. Elgin counters Rainmaker. Elgin hits an enziguiri. Elgin hits a series of German Suplexes. Elgin hits a Dragon Suplex. Elgin hits a Tiger Driver. Elgin covers for two.
Okada fights out of Elgin Bomb. Okada hits an uppercut. Elgin hits an enziguiri. Elgin hits a pump kick. Elgin hits a superkick. Elgin gets Okada onto the top rope. Okada counters a Superplex. Okada hits a dropkick to the back. Okada hits a Buckle Bomb. Okada hits a Liger Bomb. Okada covers for two.
Elgin counters Rainmaker with a lariat. Elgin maintains wrist control. Okada counters Burning Hammer. Okada counters a Crossface. Okada gets a series of nearfall. Okada hits a dropkick. Elgin counters Rainmaker with a Pop Up Powerbomb. Elgin covers for two. Elgin locks in a Crossface. Okada gets to the ropes.
Elgin hits a Buckle Bomb. Okada counters Elgin Bomb. Elgin counters a tombstone. Okada counters Rainmaker. Elgin counters Rainmaker. Elgin hits a huge forearm blow. Elgin takes off his elbow pad. Okada counters with a Tombstone. Okada hits Rainmaker for the pinfall in 24:06.
WINNER: Kazuchika Okada
