New Japan Cup Semi-Finals Results (3/18) SANADA/Sabre, Who Advanced To The Finals?

THIRD MATCH: CHAOS (Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Suzuki-gun (Taichi & Takashi Iizuka)

Suzuki-gun attack at the start. Everyone Brawls On The Outside™.  Taichi and Ishii get in the ring, where Taichi maintains dominance. Taichi chokes Ishii and then double teams the Stone Pitbull with Iizuka. Ishii fights back and sends Iizuka to the outside.

Ishii tries to give Taichi a Brainbuster, but Taichi grabs the referee’s shirt to keep momentum. Iizuka trips Ishii, Yano trips Taichi, and Everyone Brawls On The Outside™.

Taichi and Iizuka get back in the ring, after beating down CHAOS in the crowd. Ishii beats the count at 15. Taichi chokes Ishii. Iizuka tags in. Iizuka chokes Ishii with a rope. Yano and Taichi fight, with the referee distracted, Ishii passes out in the choke. The referee finally notices and Iizuka breaks the choke.

Taichi pulls Ishii out of the ring and beats on him and rolls him into the ring. Iizuka continues choking and stomping on Ishii. Taichi tags in. Ishii fights back with chops to Taichi’s chest, but Taichi bites Ishii’s forehead. Taichi hits an Enziguri. Taichi rips off his pants. Ishii hits a Vertical Suplex.

Yano tags in, Iizuka tags in. Yano, removes the turnbuckle. Iizuka runs into the turnbuckle. Yano tries to evade but Iizuka chews on Yano’s head. Yano dodges and attack and grabs Iizuka’s beard. Yano makes the ref pull Iizuka’s beard. Iizuka chews on Yano’s hand. Iizuka hits an Atomic Drop. Taichi pulls Ishii off the apron and throws him into the barricade. Iizuka pulls out the Iron Glove, but Yano rolls up Iizuka. As the referee is about to call three, Taichi attacks the referee. The referee disqualifies Suzuki-gun.

WINNERS: CHAOS

After the match, Suzuki-gun beat up Yano and Ishii. Taichi then assaults the referee and Shota Umino.

FOURTH MATCH: Juice Robinson & Michael Elgin vs. Kota Ibushi & Chase Owens

Ibushi and Elgin start off. They lock up. Elgin gets Ibushi into the ropes, and breaks clean. They lock up. Ibushi fights out of many Elgin signatures, including flipping out of a German Suplex. Owens tags in. Juice tags in.

Chase dominates Juice with some strikes. Juice baits Owens into an Enziguri from Elgin. Juice hits a Side Suplex. Ibushi tries to help, but gets thrown to the outside. Juice and Elgin double team Owens, hitting an aided press slam/splash for two.

Chase fights back with some closed fists. Ibushi gets a blind tag and takes out Juice and Elgin with kicks. Ibushi stomps away on Juice. Chase hits a bulldog and then officially tags in. Chase taunts Juice. Ibushi tags in and hits a Moonsault/Knee Drop combo for two.

Owens tags in and hits Dusty Punches on Juice. Juice ducks the left hand and eats Dusty Punches. Owens hits an Enziguri. Owens hits a corner lariat. Owens goes for a Cannonball, but Juice hits a Lariat.

Elgin tags in and dominates Owens with stiff trikes. Elgin hits an Enziguri to the back of Owens. Elgin hits a Slingshot Bodypress. Ibushi runs in and eats a Gorilla Press Power Slam. Elgin hits a series of kicks on Owens, follwoed by a deadlift German Suplex for two.

Owens tries to fight back, and hits a Thrust Kick on Elgin. Juice tags in and clears the apron. Owens hits a back drop and hits Ibushi, who clears the apron. Ibushi counters a splash from Juice, and hits a Golden Triangle Moonsault on Elgin. Ibushi hits a Missile Dropkick on Juice for two.

Ibushi peppers Juice with strikes, and Ibushi fights back with a side kick. Owens tags in and clears the apron. Owens hits Jewel Heist on Juice for two.

Owens goes for a Package Piledriver, but Elgin hits a Thrust Kick. Elgin fights off Ibushi, but Ibushi hits a double Pele kick on Juice and Elgin. Chase and Ibushi hit their own version of Cross Slash, where Chase hits a Thrust Kick. Owens hit Juice with a Shining Wizard for two. Owens goes for the Package Piledriver, but Juice counters for two. Juice punches Owens and hits Pulp Friction for the pinfall.

WINNERS: Juice Robinson & Michael Elgin.

FIFTH MATCH: CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto) vs. Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer)

Archer and Goto start out and pummel the hell out of each other. Yoshi-Hashi comes in to help, Goto and they double team Archer. They do their signature pose, but Smith attacks. Everyone Brawls On The Outside™.

In the ring, Archer beats on Yoshi-Hashi and runs him over with a Lariat. Smith beats on Yoshi-Hashi. Smith hits a Belly To Belly Suplex. Smith hits another throw for two.

Smith works Yoshi’s injured shoulder. Yoshi-Hashi fights back but Smith drops him and hits mounted punches. Smith throws Yoshi into the turnbuckle. Archer tags in and teases a plancha, but Yoshi-Hashi pulls him off the apron. Yoshi-Hashi gets in the ring but eats a Pounce from Archer. Archer stands on Yoshi-Hashi. Archer hits a corner splash and tags in Smith. Yoshi-Hashi fights back and tags Goto. Archer comes in, but Goto beats both men soundly. Smith tries to fight back and eats a Saito Suplex. Archer hits a Full Nelson Bomb. Yoshi-Hashi hits a Thrust Kick.

Goto hits a running lariat. Yoshi-Hashi tags in. Archer tags in. Yoshi-Hashi hits Headhunter. Yoshi-Hashi hits a DDT for one.

Yoshi-Hashi hits a Western Lariat for two. Yoshi-Hashi locks in the Butterfly Lock, but Smith breaks the hold. Goto throws Smith out of the match. Yoshi and Goto hit Bunkerbuster/Neckbreaker combo. They attempt Magic Killer, but Smith breaks it up. Yoshi-Hashi blocks a Killer Bomb attempt with a rollup for two. Archer and Smith hit Hart Attack for two. They hit Killer Bomb for the pinfall.

WINNERS: Killer Elite Squad.

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