2010.3.20 New Japan Cup Results

Round Two of the New Japan Cup has arrived, and as the first night, this night didn't fail to entertain at an extraordinary level. Here are the results from round two, and as you'll see, one of my two picks, Hiroshi Tanahashi, is out, but Masato Tanaka is still holding on.

■ Match One ■
○ Jushin Liger, El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto VS × Mikami Yasushi, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask

Jushin Liger pins Mikami Yasushi at 5 min 19 sec


■ Match Two ■
○ Manabu Nakanishi, Tomoaki Honma and Riki Choshu VS × Gedo, Ishii Tomohiro and Iizuka Takashi

Nakanishi pins Gedo at 8 mins 33 secs

■ Match Three ■
○ "The Machine Gun" Karl Anderson and Giant Bernard VS × Hirasawa Mitsuhide and Yugi Nagata

Karl Anderson pins Mitsuhide at 12 mins 05 secs

■ Match Four ■
NEW JAPAN CUP ROUND TWO
Masato Tanaka Pins Wataru Inoue at 13 mins 05 secs to advance to the semifinals to face last year's winner, Hirooki Goto.

■ Match Five ■
NEW JAPAN CUP ROUND TWO
Togi Makabe Pins Toru Yano at 14 mins 26 secs to advance to the semifinals to face Naitou Tetsuya.

■ Match Six ■
Shinsuke Nakamura Pins Sutoronguman at 9 min 09 sec.

■ Match Seven■
NEW JAPAN CUP ROUND TWO
Last year's winner, Hirooki Goto, pins Yutaka takahashi at 15 min 04 sec to advance to the semifinals to face Masato Tanaka

■ Match Eight ■
NEW JAPAN CUP ROUND TWO
Naitou Tetsuya Pins Hiroshi Tanahashi at 23 mins 17 secs to advance to the semifinals to face Togi Makabe