{"id":155694,"date":"2023-03-21T14:06:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T19:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=155694"},"modified":"2023-03-21T14:06:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T19:06:49","slug":"new-japan-cup-2023-winner-crowned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/03\/21\/new-japan-cup-2023-winner-crowned\/","title":{"rendered":"New Japan Cup 2023 winner crowned"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-353751529\" 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>Sanada is the winner of the 2023 New Japan Cup tournament. Sanada defeated David Finlay in the finals of the annual tournament and now will receive a shot at Kazuchika Okada and the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SANADA is the New Japan Cup 2023 winner- and will be facing Kazuchika Okada April 8 at Sakura Genesis!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njcup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njcup<\/a> report:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rBHDJAdzBC\">https:\/\/t.co\/rBHDJAdzBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch the replay now!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UKr3zSrWoo\">https:\/\/t.co\/UKr3zSrWoo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YSzBBApSUM\">pic.twitter.com\/YSzBBApSUM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwglobal\/status\/1638201298549108737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sanada&#8217;s title match against Okada will take place at the New Japan Pro Wrestling Sakura Genesis show on April 8. 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