NJPW Announces First Round Matches For Super J-Cup (Full Schedule)

New Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced the first round matches for the upcoming Super J-Cup. The Super J-Cup is one of the most prestigious tournaments in NJPW, and hasn’t been run since 2016. This year will mark the 7th Cup since its inception in 1994, and the 4th under the NJPW banner.

The 2019 Super J-Cup will be the focal point of an upcoming tour of North America’s Pacific Coast. In a press conference on Tuesday, NJPW officials announced the first round matches for the Aug. 22nd show in Seattle, WA. All shows will be available on NJPWWorld’s video on demand.

NJPW Super J-Cup First Round
Temple Theater in Seattle, WA
Aug. 22nd, 7pm PT

• Jushin Thunder Liger & Karl Fredericks vs. Shota Umino & Ren Narita
• Super J-Cup First Round Match: Rocky Romero vs. Soberano Jr.
• Super J-Cup First Round Match: TJP vs. Clark Connors
• Super J-Cup First Round Match: Caristico vs. BUSHI
• Super J-Cup First Round Match: Jonathan Gresham vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
• Super J-Cup First Round Match: El Phantasmo vs. Robbie Eagles
• Super J-Cup First Round Match: Dragon Lee vs. YOH
• Super J-Cup First Round Match: SHO vs. Taiji Ishimori
• Super J-Cup First Round Match: Will Ospreay vs. Amazing Red

NJPW Super J-Cup Second Round
SFSU Student Life Events Center in San Francisco, CA
Aug. 24th, 7pm PT

• Super J-Cup Quarter Finals

NJPW Super J-Cup Finals
Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA
Aug. 25th, 5pm PT

• Super J-Cup Semi Finals
• Super J-Cup Finals