New Japan Cup USA

New Japan Cup USA
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Promotion	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date	August 7 to August 21, 2020
City	Port Hueneme, California
Venue	Oceanview Pavillion
Attendance	None[1][lower-alpha 1]
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New Japan Cup USA was a professional wrestling tournament produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It commenced on August 7, 2020 and concluded on August 21, 2020. The tournament was a spin-off of NJPW's annual New Japan Cup and the inaugural New Japan Cup USA held. The tournament was promoted under NJPW's North American branch, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America.

New Japan Cup USA was an eight-man, single-elimination tournament, with the winner receiving a match for the IWGP United States Championship. Matches are contested through NJPW's weekly television show, Strong.

History

The New Japan Cup was first held in April 2005, with the winner receiving a match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.[2] The event then became an annual tradition for NJPW and was held every year around mid-March to mid-April. After the 2020 edition of the New Japan Cup was delayed until June due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[3][4][5] it was announced during a press conference on July 31 that the New Japan Cup USA would take place from August 7 to August 21 of that year, with the winner receiving a shot at the IWGP United States Championship. It was also reported that the matches would be televised on NJPW's new television show, Strong.[6] The next day, the eight-man bracket was announced.[7]

Results

Round 1 (*Strong*, August 7)
No.	Results[8]	Stipulations	Times
1	Kenta defeated Karl Fredericks	Singles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA round 1	9:59
2	Jeff Cobb defeated Tanga Loa	Singles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA round 1	8:45
3	David Finlay defeated Chase Owens	Singles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA round 1	9:46
4	Tama Tonga defeated Brody King	Singles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA round 1	7:14

Semi-finals (*Strong*, August 14)
No.	Results[9]	Stipulations	Times
1	Barrett Brown and Logan Riegel defeated Clark Connors and Jordan Clearwater	Tag team match	7:03
2	Blake Christian, Misterioso and PJ Black defeated ACH, Alex Zayne and TJP	Six-man tag team match	7:55
3	David Finlay defeated Tama Tonga	Singles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA semifinal	7:10
4	Kenta defeated Jeff Cobb	Singles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA semifinal	14:38

Finals (*Strong*, August 21)
No.	Results[10]	Stipulations	Times
1	Rocky Romero and Adrian Quest defeated Danny Limelight and The DKC	Tag team match	9:57
2	Villain Enterprises (Flip Gordon and Brody King) defeated Bullet Club (Chase Owens and Jay White)	Tag team match	8:44
3	Kenta defeated David Finlay	Singles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA final	13:35

Bracket

Round 1
August 7[8]

Semi-finals
August 14[9]

Final
August 21[10]

Karl Fredericks