New Japan Cup Live results: Goto vs. Nagata IWGP title match

Yuji Nagata gets another shot of fame in the main event of today's New Japan Cup event.

The 56-year-old Hall of Famer Yuji Nagata, a two-time former IWGP heavyweight champion, who last had the top top top NJPW title in 2007, now challenges Hirooki Goto for the world-heavy weight title in the main event.

All four quarter -final fights in the 2025 New Japan Cup tournament are also set for today's show.

In half of the brackets, Yuya Uemura stands on David Finlay and Zack Saber Jr. competes against Taichi. The winners of these fights meet in the semi -finals on Sunday.

On the other side of the bracket, Shota Umino Jeff Cobb appears and Shingo Takagi competes Drilla Moloney. The winner of these games will launch the show on Monday in the semifinals.

Four day team games fill out today's sub -card from the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya. The show stream in NJPW World from 4 a.m. Eastern Time.

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