{"id":114272,"date":"2021-03-01T09:13:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T15:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=114272"},"modified":"2021-03-01T09:13:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T15:13:56","slug":"2021-new-japan-cup-bracket-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/03\/01\/2021-new-japan-cup-bracket-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 New Japan Cup bracket announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3820876339\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The 2021 New Japan Cup bracket was revealed on Monday morning and features some enticing match-ups with key New Japan talent. First round byes were handed out to the 2020 tournament winner, Evil, and the Never Openweight Champion, Hiroshi Tanahashi.<\/p>\n<p>Great-O-Khan vs. Tetsuya Naito, Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi, Juice Robinson vs. Kenta, and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Sanada are the standout first-round highlights.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With first round byes for NEVER Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi and 2020 winner EVIL, this is your official New Japan Cup bracket!<\/p>\n<p>Who do you have? The action kicks off LIVE and in English Thursday on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwworld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@njpwworld<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2AmxlTn0ES\">https:\/\/t.co\/2AmxlTn0ES<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njpw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njpw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njcup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njcup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2t4CXnhLTK\">pic.twitter.com\/2t4CXnhLTK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwglobal\/status\/1366270890778877954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The New Japan Cup has been a staple tournament on the New Japan calendar since 2005. Unlike the G1 Climax tournament in the summer, the New Japan Cup is a single elimination tournament with the winner earning an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match. The 2021 tournament kicks off on Thursday March 4.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/02\/28\/2-27-njpw-castle-attack-night-2-results-radicans-results-and-analysis-of-bushi-vs-elp-vs-desperado-for-vacant-jr-hvt-championship-ic-champion-ibushi-vs-naito-main-event\/\">2\/28 NJPW CASTLE ATTACK: NIGHT 2 RESULTS: Radican\u2019s Results and analysis of Bushi vs. ELP vs. Desperado for vacant Jr. Hvt. 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