- Yuji Nagata & Jushin Liger defeated David Finlay & Tiger Mask when Nagata submitted Tiger Mask with the seated armbar.

- Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa defeated Hirai Kawato, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan when Loa pinned Kawato with a sit-out piledriver.

- EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & Michael Elgin when EVIL pinned Taguchi with the STO.

Toru Yano, Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada, Jado & Gedo defeated Desperado, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taka Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka when Yano pinned Desperado following a low blow and a roll-up.

New Japan Cup Opening Round Results --
Juice Robinson defeated Yujiro Takahashi

SANADA defeated YOSHI-HASHI

Katsuyori Shibata defeated Minoru Suzuki

Tomohiro Ishii defeated Kenny Omega

interesting that Suzuki and Omega are out so early. I'm also highly disappointed we're not getting Omega vs SANADA, that was the one match I really really wanted