The opening round of the 2023 New Japan Cup concluded on Friday. 

Aaron Henare advanced in the tournament after defeating Shingo Takagi in the main event of NJPW's show from Yamanashi. The United Empire member countered Last of the Dragon and delivered a headbutt followed by Streets of Rage for the win. He'll now face Tama Tonga in the second round on Sunday, March 12. 

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The semi-main event of the evening saw Aussie Open's Kyle Fletcher and Bishamon's YOSHI-HASHI square off. Fletcher finished off his opponent with a running knee followed by Grimstone for the win. He'll now move on to face the other member of Bishamon, Hirooki Goto, in the second round of the tournament on Sunday, March 12. 

The 2023 New Japan Cup continues Saturday with a show from Aichi. Tetsuya Naito vs. Chase Owens and KENTA vs. SANADA are the tournament matches scheduled for the show. 

Full results from the 3/10 New Japan Cup event from Yamanashi:

SHO & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr.Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taichi defeated Dick Togo & EVILDavid Finlay, KENTA, Chase Owens & El Phantasmo defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita, El Desperado & Minoru SuzukiJeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan, Mark Davis & Will Ospreay defeated Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki GotoShota Umino, Lio Rush, YOH & Tama Tonga defeated BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya NaitoNew Japan Cup 2023 First Round: Kyle Fletcher defeated YOSHINew Japan Cup 2023 First Round: Aaron Henare defeated Shingo Takagi

New Japan Cup 2023 Second Round matches:

SANADA vs. KENTA (March 11)Tetsuya Naito vs. Chase Owens (March 11)Kyle Fletcher vs. Hirooki Goto (March 12)Aaron Henare vs. Tama Tonga (March 12)EVIL vs. Jeff Cobb (March 13)Mark Davis vs. Will Ospreay (March 13)David Finlay vs. Great-O-Khan (March 15)Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (March 15)