Will Ospreay Suffers Shoulder Injury & Pulled from Rest of New Japan Cup 2023
New Japan Pro Wrestling announced on Tuesday that due to Will Ospreay suffering a right shoulder injury during his match against Mark Davis on Night 7 of New Japan Cup 2023, they have pulled him off the card of tonight’s event. It was also announced that Jeff Cobb will be replacing Ospreay for his scheduled 6-Man Tag Team match while the opening match will now be a singles match of Yuto Nakashima vs. Aaron Henare.
Prior to the start of tonight’s Night 8 show, NJPW provided an update stating that they have pulled Ospreay from the remainder of their New Japan Cup 2023 tournament due to the severity of his shoulder injury. It was also announced that Mark Davis will be replacing Ospreay for his scheduled New Japan Cup 2023 tournament Quarterfinals match against EVIL this Friday.
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023 Night 8 Results
March 15, 2023
Okayama, Japan – ZIP Arena Okayama
English Commentary: Kevin Kelly and Kyle Fletcher
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023 Night 8 Quick Match Results:
- Aaron Henare defeated Yuto Nakashima via Ultima (submission 9:05)
- United Empire (Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) & Jeff Cobb) defeated Ryohei Oiwa, YOSHI-HASHI, & Hirooki Goto via Waterslide (pinfall 9:18)
- Just Four Guys (TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Taichi) defeated Dick Togo, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi, & EVIL via Seitei Jujiro (Dragon Sleeper) (submission 7:59)
- El Phantasmo, Chase Owens, & KENTA defeated Jado, Ren Narita, & Tama Tonga via Game Over (submission 9:10)
- Lio Rush, YOH, Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano, & Tomohiro Ishii defeated BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA, Shingo Takagi, & Tetsuya Naito via Direct Drive (pinfall 10:23)
- New Japan Cup 2023 tournament Second Round match – David Finlay defeated Great-O-Khan via Trash Panda (pinfall 13:07)
- New Japan Cup 2023 tournament Second Round match – Shota Umino defeated Zack Sabre Jr. via Death Rider (pinfall 26:12)
Partial Card for NJPW New Japan Cup 2023 Night 9
Here is the partial card for Night 9 of NJPW’s New Japan Cup 2023 tournament, which takes place on Friday, March 17th at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. New Japan Cup 2023 Night 9 will air live on New Japan World starting at 5:30AM EST.
- New Japan Cup 2023 tournament Quarterfinals match – SANADA vs. Tetsuya Naito
- New Japan Cup 2023 tournament Quarterfinals match – EVIL vs. Mark Davis