NJPW New Japan Cup – Quarter Finals, Night 1
Date: March 16, 2021
Venue: Korakuen Hall
Time: 6:00pm JST
New Japan Cup Bracket Update
Undercard Matches
First Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata vs. Gabriel Kidd, Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura
Second Match: David Finlay, Juice Robinson, Toa Henare vs. Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Jay White
Third Match: BUSHI & SANADA vs. Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay
New Japan Cup 2021 Quarter Final
EVIL vs. Toru Yano
Sport of Pro Wrestling New Japan Cup Bracket Challenge
- Just 42.6 % of entrants to the Sport of Pro Wrestling New Japan Cup Bracket Challenge correctly predicted this matchup for the quarter finals.
- 99.07% of predictors have picked EVIL to advance to the Semi-Finals over Toru Yano.
New Japan Cup History
Toru Yano
- 16th New Japan Cup Appearance, 16th consecutive
- 2020: Eliminated by Hiromu Takahashi in the second round. 2019: Eliminated by Colt Cabana in the second round. 2018: Eliminated by SANADA in the second round. 2017: Eliminated by Bad Luck Fale in the second round. 2016: Eliminated by Tetsuya Naito in the semi-finals. 2015: Eliminated by Kota Ibushi in the second round. 2014: Eliminated by Minoru Suzuki in the first round. 2013: Eliminated by Kazuchika Okada in the semi-final. 2012: Eliminated by Hiroshi Tanahashi in the first round. 2011: Eliminated by Yuji Nagata in the semi-final. 2010: Eliminated by Togi Makabe in the second round. 2009: Eliminated by Milano Collection AT in the first round. 2008: Eliminated by Giant Bernard in the semi-final. 2007: Eliminated by Shinsuke Nakamura in the first round. 2006: Eliminated by Giant Bernard in the first round.
EVIL
- Fifth New Japan Cup appearance, third consecutive
- 2020: Defeated Kazuchika Okada to win the tournament, 2019: Eliminated by Zack Sabre Jr in the first round. 2017: Eliminated by Bad Luck Fale in the Semi-Final. 2016: Eliminated by Tomohiro Ishii in the first round
- Toru Yano has the shortest average match length among wrestlers with over 5 New Japan Cup Matches.
- Yano has averaged 1.93 matches per tournament through his first 15 New Japan Cup appearances. He has already outperformed his typical New Japan Cup performance.
- Yano’s 31 New Japan Cup Matches are second most all-time, only Hirooki Goto, with 33, has participated in more NJC matches.
- EVIL is currently on a six match winning streak in the New Japan Cup.
Recent History – Singles (Last 365 Days)
- Toru Yano’s last singles loss came during the 2020 G1 Climax. He is currently riding a 7 match winning streak. Yano’s only traditional one-on-one matches during that stretch have been his New Japan Cup matches.
- Before his second round win, EVIL’s last singles win came during the 2020 G1 Climax. His New Japan Cup victory over Jeff Cobb was his first singles victory since October 14th, 2020 when he defeated Hirooki Goto in the G1 Climax tournament.
- EVIL’s 7 hours, 44 minutes, and 14 seconds of total match length over the last 365 days is the highest in NJPW. His average match length is fourth highest, only behind Tetsuya Naito, Kota Ibushi and Hiromu Takahashi.
- Toru Yano’s 9 minute and 9 second average match length over the last 365 days is the lowest among NJPW wrestlers with at least 10 singles matches.
Head To Head History
- EVIL and Toru Yano have wrestled three times in singles matches, all during G1 Climax tournaments. EVIL leads the all time series 2-1, but Yano does hold the most recent victory.
- EVIL and Toru Yano’s singles matches have averaged just 3 minutes and 1 second each. That is the shortest among any two active competitors in NJPW
History in Korakuen Hall
- EVIL has wrestled in 15 singles matches in Korakuen Hall. He is 9-6 all time in the venue. EVIL’s only New Japan Cup matches at Korakuen Hall occurred during the 2020 tournament where he went 4-0.
- The last singles match EVIL wrestled in at Korakuen Hall was against Toru Yano, when Yano defeated EVIL in 4 minutes and 33 seconds during the G1 Climax tournament.
- Toru Yano has wrestled in 69 singles matches in Korakuen Hall, ten of which have been New Japan Cup matches. He is 4-6 in his New Japan Cup matches in Korakuen Hall.
New Japan Cup 2021 Quarter Final
Shingo Takagi vs. KENTA
Sport of Pro Wrestling New Japan Cup Bracket Challenge
- Just 39.1% of entrants to the Sport of Pro Wrestling New Japan Cup Bracket Challenge correctly predicted this matchup for the quarter finals.
- 83.83% of predictors have picked Shingo Takagi to advance to the semi-finals
- 18.18% of entrants to the Sport of Pro Wrestling New Japan Cup Bracket Challenge have picked Shingo Takagi to win the whole tournament.
- 0.8% of entrants to the Sport of Pro Wrestling New Japan Cup Bracket Challenge have picked KENTA to win the whole tournament.
New Japan Cup History
KENTA
- First New Japan Cup appearance
Shingo Takagi
- Second New Japan Cup appearance, second consecutive
- 2020: Eliminated by SHO in the first round.
Recent History – Singles (Last 365 Days)
- Only Tetsuya Naito, Jay White, and Will Ospreay have been tougher outs than Shingo Takagi in singles matches over the last 365 days. Takagi’s 21 minute and 8 second average losing match length is fourth highest in that timeframe.
- Only EVIL, Kazuchika Okada and SANADA have wrestled in more singles matches than KENTA in the last 365 days.
- Only Kazuchika Okada has more NJPW singles victories than KENTA over the last 365 days.
Head To Head History
- This will be the first singles meeting between KENTA and Shingo Takagi
History In Korakuen Hall
- As a member of the New Japan Pro Wrestling roster, KENTA is 3-0 in singles matches at Korakuen Hall. He has defeated Lance Archer, EVIL and Zack Sabre Jr in his NJPW Korakuen Hall singles matches.
- KENTA has wrestled in a total of 35 singles matches at Korakuen Hall in his career, mostly with Pro Wrestling NOAH.
- Shingo Takagi has wrestled in nine singles matches at Korakuen hall as a member of the NJPW roster. He is 7-2, but on a 2 match losing streak including his 2020 New Japan Cup first round loss to SHO and his G1 Climax 30 loss to Tomohiro Ishii.
- Shingo has wrestled in a total of 48 singles matches at Korakuen Hall in his career, mostly with Dragongate.