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.”
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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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