New Japan Cup USA Begins On 4/9 NJPW Strong
New Japan Cup USA will get underway on Friday, April 9 with four first-round matches.
In the main event, Brody King will battle Chris Dickinson. The co-main event will see Fred Rosser again Hikuleo.
Ren Narita vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and Lio Rush vs. Clark Connors will round out the card.
The winner of King vs. Dickinson will face the winner of Rush vs. Connors in the semifinals while the winner of Rosser vs. Hikuleo will battle the winner of Narita vs. Lawlor on the opposite side of the bracket.
The winner of New Japan Cup USA will receive the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship.
Strong Openweight Championship revealed; New Japan Cup USA winner to become first championhttps://t.co/cwRA0mbMai#njpwSTRONG #njcupusa pic.twitter.com/jAV6JCwQDS
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) April 3, 2021
NJPW Strong airs at 10 p.m. ET on Friday, April 9 on NJPW World.
Fightful will have full results from night one of New Japan Cup USA following the conclusion of the event.
