Four first-round matches, zero mercy, infinite head drops. Japanese wrestling at its most unhinged.
The second night of New Japan Cup 2017 took place on March 12, 2017, at Amagasaki Baycom Gymnasium in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, and featured four first-round matches.
Stunts
Ishii and Suzuki trying to murder each other with forearms.
Acting
Kenny Omega's escalating melodrama as tournament favorite.
Tomohiro Ishii
Tomohiro Ishii
Tyson Smith
Kenny Omega
Katsuyori Shibata
Katsuyori Shibata
Minoru Suzuki
Minoru Suzuki
Seiya Sanada
SANADA
Nobuo Yoshihashi
YOSHI-HASHI
Yujiro Takahashi
Yujiro Takahashi
Joseph Robinson
Juice Robinson
Keiji Takayama
Gedo
Hirooki Goto
Hirooki Goto
Shoji Akiyoshi
Jado
Kazuchika Okada
Kazuchika Okada
Toru Yano
Toru Yano
Kyosuke Mikami
El Desperado
Maki Taichiro
Taichi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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