{"id":12474,"date":"2016-03-03T11:30:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T17:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=12474"},"modified":"2016-03-03T11:31:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T17:31:14","slug":"new-japan-news-elgins-deal-official-shibata-super-j-cup-returning-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/03\/new-japan-news-elgins-deal-official-shibata-super-j-cup-returning-more\/","title":{"rendered":"New Japan News &#8211; Elgin&#8217;s deal official, Shibata, Super J-Cup returning, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2520297252\" 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>New Japan made several announcements on Thursday before\u00a0the start of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/03\/njpw-results-for-march-3-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Japan Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New Japan officially announced the signing of ROH wrestler Michael Elgin to a two-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Shibata, the NEVER Openweight champion, has also signed a one-year deal with New Japan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Super J-Cup tournament is returning on August 21. 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