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New Japan Cup 2018 First Round Match
Day 1 / 09.03.2018
Day 1 / 09.03.2018
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00:00Et tous les deux joueurs sur le main de la Coupe de New Japan, le premier tournoi,
00:03à la première fois, le premier tournoi, le premier tournoi,
00:08Michael Elgan vs. Issei Tomohiro !
00:16Le premier tournoi, le premier tournoi, le premier tournoi,
00:21le premier tournoi, le premier tournoi, le premier tournoi,
00:26J'ai parlé de la fête,
00:30related to the NJPW Fan Club, and Kota Ibushi was their favorite.
00:35But our pals at thevoicesofwrestling.com got a similar pull.
00:42And Tomohiro Ishii was the favorite in that one.
00:46Tomohiro Ishii is that underdog that so many fans in the U.S. and around the world have gotten behind.
00:54A lot of the readers of the voiceofwrestling.com website are pulling for Ishii.
01:00This year, last year, the huge upset over Kenny Omega in the first round.
01:09I've tagged with Ishii in six-man tags, eight-man tags, on multiple occasions.
01:15And standing on the apron watching this guy work, I don't think he's much of an underdog to me.
01:19This guy's as tough as it gets, and he hits harder than about anybody I've ever seen.
01:27He has worked his way up from outside the company, the longest road to get to New Japan Pro Wrestling.
01:36Wasn't the favorite son of the New Japan Dojo.
01:41Was an indie guy, fought his way into this company.
01:44A Choshu Devotee, who now looks to cement his legacy.
01:56And you've got to wonder, if he wins the New Japan Cup, will he break protocol and challenge Okada for
02:06the IWGP Heavyweight Championship?
02:12And we just saw Ospreay Challenge.
02:14And if Okada's throwing out title shots, all the chaos, let me slide in there.
02:18Get on up there and get you some.
02:22Comes Big Mike.
02:25Made the semifinals in his first New Japan Cup in 2016, with wins over Tenzan and Fale.
02:31And Fale, before falling to the finalist, Goto.
02:36Last year, Fale got the win back in the first round.
02:39So Big Mike looks to get things going on the right track.
02:48Talked to Elgin earlier today.
02:50He said, absolutely.
02:52If I win, I'm challenging Okada.
02:54No doubt in my mind.
02:56So Elgin and Ishii stare each other down.
03:00Second, first round matchup here tonight.
03:12Two men were both part of the single elimination tournament for the U.S. Championship.
03:18Last July in Long Beach.
03:22Ishii made it to the finals.
03:27But it was Omega who was victorious.
03:30So it's Elgin versus Ishii.
03:33Red Shoes, who knows our referee.
03:35The bell sounds, and here we go.
03:36Ishii!
03:37Ishii!
03:40Ishii!
03:41Ishii!
03:42Ishii!
03:43Ishii!
03:43Ishii!
03:44Ishii!
03:45Ishii!
03:46Ishii!
03:47Ishii!
03:48Ishii!
03:49Ishii!
03:50Ishii!
03:51Ishii!
03:53Ishii!
03:53Yeah, very similar styles on these two.
03:57Rugged, hard hitters.
03:59Stronger than their size would have you to believe.
04:04See if we have a clean break.
04:06A bit of respect there from Michael Elgin.
04:09Ishii kept his hands in.
04:12just in case.
04:14Another strong lockup to the side headlock.
04:23Off the ropes.
04:26Nothing happening on that tackle attempt.
04:30Ishii is going to try it again there, Jeffy.
04:33Elgin is so strong.
04:34One of these.
04:37Built like a...
04:38I don't know, I mean, you know.
04:42Built like you know.
04:44I don't know, can we curse on this thing?
04:45No!
04:46Okay, yes.
04:46I mean, we could, but we shouldn't.
04:49We're better than that.
04:51We are better than that.
04:54Ooh.
04:55Both these guys built like brick houses.
04:57There you go.
05:16Dusting it off.
05:18Dusting it off.
05:24Who's going to be the first band to blink here?
05:26Buesli.
05:27Buesli.
05:28Buesli.
05:31Buesli.
05:32Buesli.
05:33That one caught him.
05:34Elgin with the first big shot of the match.
05:37Buesli back on his heels.
05:40Back on his heels.
05:41Elgin with a head of steam.
05:45Buesli.
05:46Buesli.
05:48Buesli.
05:49Buesli.
05:50Buesli.
05:51Buesli.
05:52Look at that.
05:54This match is going exactly the way I thought it would.
05:58Neither man backing down.
06:06Oh, Ishii's wobbled.
06:08Ishii's wobbled.
06:09Moving forward, and down goes Helgen.
06:19Uh-oh.
06:21Look at the strength.
06:22Into a power slam.
06:27Probably not too many times in Ishii's career that that has happened to him.
06:31To the lateral press.
06:38So Juice Robinson advanced earlier on.
06:42The winner of this will face Juice in the quarterfinals.
06:50Elgin's got to avoid Ishii if he throws chops.
06:54He loves to chop into the throat.
06:57Elgin generally keeps it more in the chest.
07:12Yeah, Elgin clubbing on the back.
07:14Hit him in the chest.
07:15Trying to keep Ishii from getting his win back.
07:17A lot of running on those shoulder tackles there.
07:32Ishii tells him to bring it.
07:39Pulling the elbow pad down.
07:43And the exposed elbow.
07:46The difference is Ishii falls like a tree back towards the corner.
07:55That might be one of the smartest moves I've ever seen.
07:57And coming from Big Mike, that's not what I expected.
08:00He took the elbow pad down, but not off.
08:02You'll see a lot of guys take it off and throw it away.
08:05Then you don't have an elbow pad anymore.
08:08He was able to club him with the elbow, and now he can still have the pad.
08:12That's very smart.
08:13So Elgin.
08:20See how Ishii's chops really come up towards the throat.
08:26Using his entire arm from the elbow down there to hit him.
08:30That one might have hit him in the face.
08:33And he's caught him.
08:36And he's caught him in the face.
08:42Wrestlers grow up in Japan, and they will hit themselves in the windpipe, actually.
08:47With usually like a steel rod to toughen up their windpipe area.
08:52But it's not something that's done in North America.
08:57Not part of the wrestling training, at least.
09:00And again, the elbow pad slid down, covering the hand, exposing the elbow.
09:09Ishii's able to absorb shots to the throat, and knows that that is a weakness, and will attack.
09:16Nice show of power getting Elgin over with a power slam there.
09:21Ishii's ninth New Japan Cup, but had only made it to the semifinals for the first time last year.
09:46Four met with a slap.
09:48Slap met with a slap.
09:55Ishii wobbled again.
10:03Peppering him with those nasty slaps.
10:06And Elgin goes down.
10:08The first time that Ishii has put Elgin down in a strike exchange.
10:21Ishii really taking his time here.
10:25Looking to wear down Big Mike.
10:29Now looking to suplexing Big Mike putting on the brakes.
10:39Wild swing and a miss there from Elgin.
10:42Now Ishii, head of Steve.
10:44Larry to attempt.
10:46Block two.
10:52Elgin didn't use it a ton, but he is incredibly agile for a guy his size.
10:58As you see right there.
11:01See, you got a future in this, kid.
11:03Seen to me a couple matches of Michael Elgin.
11:06Knocks him down with a back elbow.
11:08Make it a pair.
11:10Elgin looking to quicken the pace.
11:17Now we'll see him slingshot his way back in.
11:23Look at the height.
11:24Yeah, cleared that rope easily.
11:27Elgin now starting to get in his comfort zone.
11:35One of the best big match performers in wrestling.
11:39Michael Elgin.
11:41Northern Lights throw just tossed him.
11:44Yeah.
11:48Elgin had remembrances of his G1 match last summer.
11:54where he nearly defeated Kazuchika Okada.
11:58That's why he says if he wins the New Japan Cup, he wants to get even.
12:03He wants to face Okada for the title.
12:13Elgin decided to try to hold the shoulders down with his arms instead of hooking the legs there
12:18to pull him into the ball.
12:21Might have been a mistake on his part.
12:23Well, Ishii was able to kick out.
12:26And we know Ishii's history of just being able to absorb inhuman amounts of punishment.
12:34But we will see if Elgin is able to gain victory here.
12:37He has momentum on his side right now.
12:45Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:47Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:47Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:47Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:50Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:51Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:52Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:52Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:53Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:54Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:54Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:55Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:55Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:57Ishii crumbles into a heap.
12:58Ishii crumbles into a heap.
13:00Ishii crumbles into a heap.
13:02Ishii crumbles into a heap.
13:05Ishii crumbles into a heap.
13:11Ishii crumbles into a heap.
13:12Ishii crumbles into a heap.
13:15Ishii crumbles into a heap.
13:17par Ishii. Il doit être unnerving pour Elgin, aussi.
13:22Ishii looks like he was waiting for a bus.
13:24He wasn't even looking at Elgin.
13:27Oh, here we go.
13:29And now Elgin
13:30with the response.
13:44Violence party here by Michael Elgin
13:46coming up with chops and forearms.
13:50Same from Ishii.
13:54Ishii got the better of it.
13:57Elgin goes down.
14:03See Elgin squinting.
14:05One of those might have caught him
14:06on the jaw there.
14:11Ishii winced as well
14:13before beginning to move forward here.
14:15reversed.
14:16Gets caught.
14:18Belly-to-back suplex.
14:20Great burst of speed by Ishii.
14:24Ishii!
14:30Ishii!
14:32Ishii!
14:33Ishii!
14:34Ishii!
14:34Ishii!
14:35Ishii!
14:35Ishii!
14:36Ishii!
14:38Ishii!
14:39Ishii!
14:44Ishii!
14:45Ishii!
14:46Ishii!
14:47Ishii!
14:49Ishii!
14:50Elgin putting on the brakes.
14:51Look at the strength of Michael Elgin.
14:54Just horses him up deadlift
15:24and Ishii gets back up.
15:26to the other.
15:30They have had the answer coming back the other way.
15:34Ishii!
15:36Ishii!
15:37Ishii!
15:38Ishii!
15:38Ishii!
15:47Ishii!
15:48Ishii!
15:52Ishii!
15:52Ishii!
15:55Ishii!
15:55Caught!
15:59Stopped him in his tracks, piqued him up over his head.
16:03Back first into that turnbuckle.
16:05Whatever Ishii had planned coming forward, Elgin completely stopped the momentum cold.
16:17Reversal!
16:18Underneath!
16:23Neither man knocked down.
16:27Ishii leaned into it.
16:30Elgin on his heels now.
16:36Oh!
16:38A thunderous lariat puts Ishii down.
16:46Ishii! Ishii! Ishii! Ishii! Ishii! Ishii! Ishii! Ishii! Ishii! Ishii!
16:49Ishii trying to roll under the bottom rope. He might be more hurt than he's been in this match. Now
16:54he's trying to find the corner.
17:03Ishii. Ishii' just back up to his feet. And Elgin is there to greet him with a clothesline.
17:11Ishii! Ishii! Ishii!
17:15Ishii! No!
17:25Oh, Thunderbomb.
17:27Traps the leg.
17:28Two.
17:28Ishii just barely gets out.
17:31It looked like Ishii might have been trying to look for a rope break there.
17:34He lifted up that right leg.
17:36Kicked out at the last second when he realized he wasn't as close to the ropes as he thought.
17:43So the toll has been taken on both men as both Ishii and Elgin
17:51have absorbed a great deal of punishment,
17:53but Elgin seems to be fresher at this point in time.
17:58It's terrific cardiovascular conditioning.
18:13On toy with Ishii.
18:27Ishii moving forward with the strikes, not backward.
18:31Almost driving his head into Elgin's forearm.
18:37He's got Elgin backed into the corner, and Elgin's the one hitting him.
18:41Oh, you see the sweat fly.
18:50And now Elgin stepping in to Ishii's forearm attempts.
19:00See the way Ishii's head moved.
19:06Elgin.
19:09We've seen Elgin do a moonsault before.
19:12Now he got caught out of the corner.
19:13Great strength by Ishii.
19:15Power bomb.
19:17Stacked him up.
19:18Two.
19:18And Elgin kicks out.
19:24Deep stack on that folding press after the power bomb.
19:27Ishii unable to hold him down.
19:31Slide glariot.
19:32No.
19:33Caught.
19:34Caught him.
19:35Muscled him over.
19:41Oh.
19:43DVD in the corner.
19:44The Blu-ray.
19:47And Ishii's head jammed underneath him as he landed.
19:55Elgin looking to go back to the top rope here.
20:10Whoa.
20:13Splash from the top two, and Ishii kicks out.
20:19260 pounds coming off the top rope into the splash.
20:38Now Elgin has Ishii laying on the edge of the ring.
20:43This is usually the time where he'll look for a deadlift superplex.
20:53It's a thick boy to try to get up for that superplex.
20:59Ishii trying to fight it.
21:01Unbelievable.
21:02Unable to fight.
21:04Falcadero.
21:05Falcadero.
21:06Falcadero.
21:12Falcadero.
21:14Ishii holding one of his ribs.
21:16He might have come down a little sideways on that top rope falcadero.
21:19He might have broken a rib.
21:24Definitely taking short breaths.
21:31Buckle bob.
21:33Going to look to end it.
21:37Ishii fighting for all he's got.
21:44Wide base on a low center of gravity to begin with.
21:47A tough ass for Elgin here in this one.
21:50Look at the squat.
21:52Got him up.
22:05Elgin rolls through the germ.
22:07It's a super kick.
22:08That might have been a tooth.
22:11Oh.
22:12Ishii leg layer at his own.
22:17Fast spinning heel kick.
22:19Knocks Elgin down.
22:28What a war this has been here in our main event.
22:32Ishii and Elgin pulling out all the stops.
22:42Single elimination tournament.
22:44Win and move on.
22:49Ishii looking to charge Elgin in the corner.
22:54Caught him.
22:56Taking out the garbage there.
23:03Ishii.
23:05Ishii.
23:06Ishii.
23:07Ishii.
23:07Ishii.
23:08Ishii.
23:09Ishii.
23:11Ishii.
23:13Ishii.
23:13Got him on the bottom rope there.
23:15Elgin going to the outside.
23:17I don't know what he's got in mind here.
23:22He's looking to powerbomb him up the top.
23:24Oh, come on now.
23:24Wow.
23:3615 minute call there.
23:43Oh.
23:44Man, what a headbutt.
23:45Might have caught him on the chin.
23:47Elgin fading, spearing him with his skull.
23:52Diving into the jawline of Elgin is Ishii.
23:55Elgin trying to shake the cobwebs out.
23:59Ishii going up top with him.
24:02This is dangerous.
24:06Oh.
24:10The highest of high risk.
24:13Oh, what a superplex.
24:17Quickly into the cover.
24:18One, two, and naked.
24:21Elgin kicks out.
24:30So Elgin practically wake up at two and a half
24:33and look back to try to find where the ref was.
24:36Barely got the shoulder up.
24:38Elgin is hurt.
24:41Elgin put himself in that position.
24:45Swank.
24:45Miss.
24:46Underneath.
24:51Ishii countered it.
24:52Turned it around.
24:53Ishii larriot.
24:56The larriot.
24:57Elgin kicks out.
24:59Oh.
25:01Another head of Steve.
25:03Another larriot.
25:05Cover.
25:06Two.
25:07You can see how close that one was.
25:09No kicking out at one that time.
25:17Ishii.
25:18Ishii in firm control now.
25:20Thinking brain buster here.
25:23Yep.
25:24Vertical drop brain buster time.
25:25It's down.
25:28Elgin still with some life.
25:33Oh, to the back of the neck.
25:36Bicycle kick.
25:37No.
25:39Headbutt.
25:40Skull meets skull there.
25:42Elgin connects that time.
25:44And Teguri.
25:45Down goes Ishii.
26:00These two men have battered each other since the opening bell.
26:08Both men down, both men staring at the mat, gasping for air.
26:12Elgin up to his feet first.
26:33Ishii's out on his feet.
26:34How much more can Tomohiro Ishii withstand?
26:39Corner the only thing holding him up right now.
26:47Back and forth, rights and lefts.
26:50Elgin's peppering him.
26:55Ishii with the answer.
27:06Rolling forearm crumples him.
27:08He might be out.
27:09Red shoes right there.
27:11If Ishii is out, if Red shoes determines, Elgin not going to give him a chance.
27:19Looking for the German.
27:21Deadlift.
27:22German.
27:23Bridge.
27:25One.
27:25Two.
27:27Ishii kicks out.
27:28Elgin holds on to the waist lock.
27:35Oh, release.
27:37All impact.
27:39Ishii still down.
27:40Elgin.
27:43Thinking Lariat here.
27:47Ishii staggering slowly to his feet.
27:54The lariat puts Ishii down.
27:56Oh, Ishii kicks out at one.
27:59There is life left in the stone pit bull.
28:09No cover.
28:11Just going to work.
28:15Turns him all the way around.
28:18Two and almost three.
28:41And she's back with Omega last year.
28:44Went north of 30.
28:47Ended up being the longest match of the New Japan Cup.
28:51Just heard the 25-minute call here.
29:00Elgin putting him up on the top rope.
29:02Oh, maybe thinking.
29:04Splash Mountain here.
29:06Avalanche.
29:09Looking to hook him up.
29:13Elgin looked like his shoulder was maybe getting in trouble there.
29:15Couldn't reach back.
29:16Oh, he's got it now.
29:18He's got it.
29:19Oh, my God.
29:19Jesus.
29:20Oh, no.
29:23Oh, no.
29:24One, two.
29:26And Ishii kicks out.
29:28How did he kick out?
29:29How did he survive?
29:43Disgusting top rope power bomb by Michael Elgin.
29:49He's looking for another one.
29:52Buckle bomb.
29:56And now after the buckle bomb.
29:58What?
30:01Where did he get it from?
30:03Oh.
30:03Jesus Christ.
30:08After Splash Mountain, even Elgin checked on Ishii.
30:12But somehow Tomohiro Ishii comes back.
30:19Frankenstein right into the hands of Geary.
30:22Ishii won't quit.
30:51Not enough behind the clotheslines to knock him down.
30:54Elgin throwing him back with him.
31:00He's got a chance.
31:05He's got a chance.
31:07Sliding Lariat.
31:08Sliding Lariat.
31:10Two.
31:10No.
31:11He kicked out.
31:12One.
31:12Two.
31:14One.
31:15One.
31:16One.
31:17One.
31:18Two.
31:18One.
31:18Here we go.
31:19Vertical drop brain buster.
31:22No.
31:22Counter.
31:23One of his own.
31:26One.
31:26One.
31:27One.
31:27One.
31:28One.
31:28One.
31:28One.
31:30One.
31:31One.
31:33One.
31:36One.
31:36What's it going to take?
31:38Back fist.
31:42Back fist.
31:43Oh.
31:45Ishii tried the Frankensteiner again.
31:47Buckle bomb.
31:49Buckle bomb.
31:50Buckle bomb.
31:50Inside out of Valerian.
31:52My God.
31:52How did he do that?
31:56Ishii.
31:59Ishii.
32:00Ishii.
32:01Ishii.
32:02Ishii.
32:03Ishii.
32:04Ishii.
32:05Ishii.
32:08Pop!
32:09Power bomb!
32:11Center of the ring.
32:12Two.
32:13Out the back door.
32:16Ishii!
32:18Ishii.
32:19Ishii.
32:21Ishii.
32:22Ishii.
32:22Ishii.
32:24Ishii.
32:24Ishii.
32:25Ishii.
32:27Ishii.
32:32Ishii.
32:35Will it end here?
32:37Yes, it will.
32:41Tamahori, she gave it everything he had.
32:45Unreal.
32:56So Elgin advances.
33:03He'll face Juice Robinson in the quarterfinals on March 14th.
33:18So what do you think, Dustin, sitting here?
33:20Pretty good gig, right?
33:22Yeah, this is, I'd much rather do this than what they just did in that ring.
33:26Jesus Christ.
33:27I said that to Karina.
33:31I tell everybody, it's the place to be.
33:34Man, what a match.
33:56And Tomo Hiroishi unable to follow up on the first round upset of last year.
34:05Elgin victorious this year in the first round.
34:25What a main event here tonight.
34:27This is just the start, fans.
34:30We saw Juice Robinson in a war with Yujiro Takahashi in our semifinal.
34:36And Elgin and Ishii, you just saw it here.
34:39If that's any indication of what the New Japan Cup is going to be like this year,
34:44the most physical and intense tournament in New Japan Cup history.
34:49is going to be like this year.
34:50It's going to be like this year.
34:51It's going to be like this year.
34:54It's going to be like this year.
34:58It's going to be like this year.
35:01It's going to be like this year.
35:02It's going to be like this year.
35:05It's going to be like this year.
35:07It's going to be like this year.
35:08It's going to be like this year.
35:09It's going to be like this year.
35:09It's going to be like this year.
35:09It's going to be like this year.
35:09It's going to be like this year.
35:10It's going to be like this year.
35:11It's going to be like this year.
35:11It's going to be like this year.
35:13It's going to be like this year.
35:27Issy trying to get back up.
35:42Issy refuses.
35:43Elgin trying to do the sportsman-like thing.
35:52Issy would rather crawl on his own.
35:54He doesn't want anybody touching him.
35:56He doesn't want any help.
36:06Yeah, no better than to even try.
36:08I know he wouldn't let me.
36:30He'll walk out under his own power.
36:32Tomohiro Ishii will walk out under his own power.
36:49I want to be a professional wrestler because I craved competition.
37:02That man, Ishii, that I just wrestled, he is the best competition a man like me could ask for.
37:22But in competition, the goal is to win.
37:28Tonight, I got myself back on track with win one.
37:37You're looking at Big Mike, the 2018 New Japan Cup winner.
37:49One down, three more to go for both he and Juice Robinson.
37:54The journey for the other 14.
37:58Folks, we're just getting started with this New Japan Cup.
38:03Our new pal, Chuckie T, is going to have Sonata in the final first-round matchups on the 12th.
38:12You've got some time to think about it, young man.
38:15Just questioning every decision I've ever made that's led me to this point right here.
38:19Right?
38:21University educated man like yourself, and look at the situation you're in now.
38:25All right, hey, this was a lot of fun here tonight.
38:28Of course, you'll be able to see every minute of all the matches, all the coverage of the cards of
38:33the New Japan Cup.
38:34If you want to know the lineups and when the matchups will happen, you can go to njpw1972.com.
38:39You'll see it there.
38:40For Chuckie T, I'm Kevin Kelly.
38:42Join us tomorrow night at thanks for joining us on njpwworld.com.
39:01Tonight, I redeemed the loss.
39:04I suffered in the G1 2015.
39:08Ishii, man, you're tough.
39:13You're tough, but tonight, tonight I was tougher.
39:16For tonight, tonight I dedicated to my son Jax, and I proved to him that he is the only thing
39:24that matters, and he is what I fight for.
39:28I can't be stopped.
39:46I was too late, beetje to my son Jax, and I wanted to know the beat.
39:55He was tough.
39:58He was very tough.
40:04C'est parti !
40:30C'est parti !