Dates and locations set for the New Japan Cup tour.
The annual New Japan Cup tournament is kicking off on March 5th of this year. The tournament is running through March 21st.
New Japan unveiled the venues that’ll be hosting New Japan Cup events and those are listed as followed:
- March 5 (Sunday) at Korakuen Hall
- March 8 (Wed) Big Palette Fukushima
- March 10 (Fri.) Ai-Messe Yamanashi
- March 11 (Sat) Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
- March 13 (Mon) Item Ehime
- March 18 (Sat) Act City Hamamatsu
- March 21 (Tue., holiday) Aole Nagaoka
The madness of March is nearly here!
New Japan Cup this year kicks off March 5 in Korakuen and runs to March 21!
Plus, March 6, it's the 51st anniversary of NJPW right where it all began in Ota!
Stay tuned for more details!#njcup #njpw51st pic.twitter.com/Un99St84Bo
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) January 7, 2023
March 6th is the 51st Anniversary show which regularly features a singles match between the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion and the Junior Heavyweight Champion. Kazuchika Okada and Hiromu Takahashi are in possession of those belts respectively.