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Once upon a time, 32 men entered this tournament. Now after seven nights of action, only four remain. The former…

The up-close shots presented a more athletic and intimate view of the action for those viewing on New Japan World — differing from the more cinematic approaches other major promotions have adopted and expanded on in recent months.

For the entire New Japan Cup tour, we have heard about the coming debut of The Grandmaster. Everyone knew this…

The semi-finals of the New Japan Cup are finally here, and only 8 men remain in a field which once…

In a match that had the intrigue worthy of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s (NJPW) return to prime time television, on…

Interestingly, Evil did not help Sanada to his feet nor check on him after the match — instead storming to the back to presumably give his post-match comments.

Sanada will face LIJ teammate Evil later on this morning, in his second overall appearance in the final four.

The victory means Evil will be in his second New Japan Cup semi-finals.

The victory makes Hiromu the first wrestler competing in the junior heavyweight division to make it to the New Japan Cup finals since Kendo Kashin did so in 2005.

With the victory, Taichi moved on to face Sanada on July 2nd in the quarter-final round.