MAIN EVENT: New Japan Cup Quarter Final Match: Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Sabre and Ibushi go for a test of strength, but Sabre immediately grounds him. Sabre transitions to a pin attempt, but Ibushi breaks out.
They lock up. Clean-ish break from Sabre. They lock up. Ibushi breaks, Sabre ducks a roundhouse kick.
Sabre grounds Ibushi. Sabre locks in a headscissors. Ibushi fights to the ropes.
They tie up again. Sabre locks in a brutal wristlock. Sabre transitions to a tricep lock, into a double wristlock. Ibushi counters out with a double wristlock of his own. Sabre kicks out. Ibushi drops Sabre with a forearm.
Ibushi sweeps Sabre’s legs with swift kicks. Sabre catches a kick and locks in a kneebar and armbar combination but Ibushi gets to the ropes. Zack twists Ibushi’s ankle around.
Sabre keeps Ibushi grounded. Sabre locks in a toehold. Sabre pretzels Ibushi’s legs but Ibushi fighst out.
Ibushi grounds Sabre and kicks the spit out of him. Sabre stomps Ibushi’s face and then twist Ibushi’s arm. Ibushi gets to the ropes, but Sabre locks in an armbreaker anyway for a four count.
Sabre continues manipulating Ibushi’s wrists and elbows. Sabre hits running european uppercuts. Ibushi kicks away at Sabre, stopping the assault. Ibushi peppers Sabre with chops and hits a standing moonsault for two.
Sabre locks in an Octopus Hold. Ibushi gets to the ropes. The two exchange strikes. Ibushi hits a Half and Half Suplex for two.
Sabre locks in an Ankle Clutch Prawn Hold for two, Sabre locks in a straight-jacket STF. Ibushi fights to the ropes.
Ibushi hits a Pele Kick. Ibushi goes for the Golden Star Powerbomb, but Sabre locks in a Triangle Choke, but Ibushi hits a Powerbomb for two.
Sabre counters the Kamigoye with a series of nearfall exchanges that ends in Sabre rolling up Ibushi for 2.999999.
The two men get in a seated slapfight. Sabre stomps on Ibushi’s neck. Strikes are exchanged. Sabre hits a Pele Kick. Ibushi hits a Lariat. Sabre blocks a roundhouse kick and hits a Penalty Kick. Ibushi blocks a second Penalty Kick. Kota drops Sabre with a chest slap. Kota hits a Powerslam. Ibushi goes for a Moonsault but gets caught in a Triangle Choke. Kota goes for the Powerbomb, but Sabre locks in an Octopus Hold. Kota goes for Lawn Dart but Sabre counters. Kota counters a backslide with a Kamigoye attempt, but Sabre goes for a rollup, but Ibushi hits a German Suplex for two.
Sabre locks in the Octopus Hold. Sabre traps both arms. Sabre drives his foot into the back of Ibushi’s head. Sabre locks in deeper and the referee stops the match.
WINNER: Zack Sabre Jr.
