Giant Bernard wins New Japan Cup 2006

Giant Bernard won the second ever New Japan Cup tournament, beating Yuji Nagata in the finals last night. Bernard now goes on to face Brock Lesner for the IWGP title on 5/06/06 at Fukuoka.

Full tournament show results:

NJPW New Japan Cup 4/30/06 (Samurai! TV)
Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium
5,200 Fans - No Vacancy
1. Yujiro beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa (7:36) with a kakaekomi crab hold.
2. Togi Makabe beat Takashi Uwano (10:01) with a lariat.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger & Jado beat Sangre Azteca & Prince Devitt (11:16) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Devitt.
4. Tiger Mask beat Gedo (11:02) with a flying cross armbreaker.
5. Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Black Strong Machine beat Riki Choshu, Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto (10:40) when Chono used a Shining Yakuza kick on Iizuka.
6. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi (19:35) when Kanemoto used a moonsault press on Samurai.
7. Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Scott Norton & Toru Yano (11:06) when Nakanishi used the Mana Bauer on Yano.
8. New Japan Cup - Final: Giant Bernard beat Yuji Nagata (19:40) with the Bernardriver.

NJPW New Japan Cup 4/29/06 (SXW)
Tottori Industrial Gymnasium
1,500 Fans
1. Tatsutoshi Goto beat Takashi Uwano (5:50) with a backdrop suplex.
2. Takashi Iizuka beat Yujiro (9:21) with a crab hold.
3. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Tiger Mask & Prince Devitt (14:24) when Inoue used the Triangle Lancer on Devitt.
4. Scott Norton & Togi Makabe beat Giant Bernard & Toru Yano (10:12) when Makabe used a lariat on Yano.
5. Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Black Strong Machine beat Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi & Naofumi Yamamoto (12:08) when Machine used a lariat on Yamamoto.
6. Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado & Gedo beat El Samurai, Ryusuke Taguchi & Sangre Azteca (13:09) when Liger used a brainbuster on Azteca.
7. New Japan Cup - Semi Final: Yuji Nagata beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (18:49) with a wrist-clutch Exploder.

NJPW New Japan Cup 4/28/06
Yonago Convention Center BIG SHIP
1,300 Fans
1. Yujiro beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa (5:23) with a camel clutch.
2. Wataru Inoue beat Sangre Azteca (7:45) with the Triangle Lancer.
3. Naofumi Yamamoto beat Toru Yano (8:32) by DQ.
4. Black Strong Machine, Tatsutoshi Goto & Togi Makabe beat Riki Choshu, Takashi Iizuka & Takashi Uwano (8:39) when Makabe used a lariat on Uwano.
5. Tiger Mask beat Prince Devitt (8:04) with a German suplex hold.
6. Koji Kanemoto, El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado, Gedo (17:22) when Samurai used a chickenwing armlock on Liger.
7. New Japan Cup Special Tag: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Scott Norton beat Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi (14:39) when Tenzan used the TTD on Tanahashi.
8. New Japan Cup - Semi Final: Giant Bernard beat Manabu Nakanishi (16:43) with a piledriver.

NJPW New Japan Cup 4/26/06
Kagoshima Arena
1,200 Fans
1. Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Yujiro (5:51) with a cross armbreaker.
2. Tatsutoshi Goto beat Takashi Uwano (5:06) with a backdrop suplex.
3. El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Sangre Azteca & Prince Devitt (13:06) when Taguchi used a German suplex hold on Devitt.
4. Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado & Gedo beat Tiger Mask, Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue (14:26) when Gedo pinned Inoue after Jado used a chair attack.
5. New Japan Cup Special Singles: Black Strong Machine beat Takashi Iizuka (10:16) with a lariat.
6. New Japan Cup Special Singles: Toru Yano beat Togi Makabe (2:54) with the Oni Koroshi.
7. New Japan Cup - Round 2: Manabu Nakanishi beat Ryouji Sai (14:56) with the Mana Bauer.
8. New Japan Cup Special Six Man Tag: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Scott Norton & Giant Bernard beat Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naofumi Yamamoto (18:46) when Tenzan used the TTD on Yamamoto.

NJPW New Japan Cup 4/25/06
Omuta Citizen Gymnasium
1,200 Fans
1. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Prince Devitt (8:12) with a cross armbreaker.
2. Naofumi Yamamoto beat Yujiro (8:51) with a backdrop suplex.
3. Togi Makabe beat Takashi Uwano (9:41) with a lariat.
4. Tiger Mask, Koji Kanemoto, El Samurai & Wataru Inoue beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado, Gedo & Sangre Azteca (16:06) when Samurai used a chickenwing armlock on Azteca.
5. New Japan Cup Special Tag: Giant Bernard & Toru Yano beat Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka (15:48) when Bernard used a corner press on Iizuka.
6. New Japan Cup Special Tag: Riki Choshu & Yuji Nagata beat Scott Norton & Black Strong Machine (9:23) when Nagata used the Thunder Death Driver on Machine.
7. New Japan Cup - Round 2: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (14:27) with a Dragon suplex hold.

NJPW New Japan Cup 4/23/06 (Samurai! TV)
Miyazaki Budokan
1,100 Fans
1. Prince Devitt beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa (5:59) with a cross armbreaker.
2. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Sangre Azteca & Yujiro (13:38) when Inoue used the Triangle Lancer on Yujiro.
3. Tiger Mask, El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado & Gedo (14:01) when Samurai used a chickenwing armlock on Gedo.
4. Scott Norton & Toru Yano beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Takashi Uwano (11:11) when Norton used a powerbomb on Uwano.
5. New Japan Cup - Round 2: Giant Bernard beat Riki Choshu (9:11) with a Jackhammer.
6. New Japan Cup - Round 2: Yuji Nagata beat Togi Makabe (10:50) with a backdrop hold.
7. New Japan Cup Special Six Man Tag: Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Black Strong Machine beat Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto (16:07) when Machine used a diving senton on Iizuka.

NJPW New Japan Cup 4/22/06
Buzen Citizen Gymnasium
1,500 Fans - No Vacancy
1. Yujiro beat Takashi Uwano (9:18) with a cross armbreaker.
2. Jado & Gedo beat Tiger Mask & El Samurai (13:44) when Jado pinned Samurai after a super powerbomb.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger, Sangre Azteca & Prince Devitt beat Koji Kanemoto, Wataru Inoue & Ryusuke Taguchi (16:56) when Azteca used an Azteca-style crab hold on Inoue.
4. New Japan Cup Special Singles: Togi Makabe beat Takashi Iizuka (12:51) with a piledriver.
5. New Japan Cup Special Tag: Yuji Nagata & Naofumi Yamamoto beat Giant Bernard & Toru Yano (11:24) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Yano.
6. New Japan Cup - Round 1: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Scott Norton (12:30) with the TTD.
7. New Japan Cup Special Six Man Tag: Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Masahiro Chono, Black Strong Machine & Tatsutoshi Goto (9:39) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Machine.

NJPW New Japan Cup 4/21/06
Yanai City Gymnasium
1,300 Fans
1. Yujiro beat Mitsuhide Hirasawa (6:35) with a camel clutch.
2. El Samurai beat Gedo (10:23) by DQ when Jado interfered.
3. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Sangre Azteca & Prince Devitt (15:17) when Inoue used the Triangle Lancer on Devitt.
4. Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Jado (13:53) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Jado.
5. Scott Norton & Toru Yano beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Takashi Uwano (12:48) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Uwano.
6. New Japan Cup - Round 1: Togi Makabe beat Tatsutoshi Goto (1:24) with a horizontal cradle.
7. New Japan Cup - Round 1: Manabu Nakanishi beat Takashi Iizuka (11:31) with the Mana Bauer.
8. Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Giant Bernard beat Riki Choshu, Yuji Nagata & Naofumi Yamamoto (15:26) when Bernard used the Bernard bomb on Yamamoto.

NJPW New Japan Cup 4/20/06
Fukuchiyama Park Gymnasium
1,200 Fans
1. Yujiro beat Prince Devitt (6:52) with a kakaekomi crab hold.
2. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Takashi Uwano (10:31) with a la magistral.
3. Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Sangre Azteca (12:31) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Azteca.
4. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Tiger Mask & El Samurai (13:24) when Kanemoto used an ankle hold on Samurai.
5. New Japan Cup Special Tag: Tatsutoshi Goto & Togi Makabe beat Yuji Nagata & Takashi Iizuka (12:03) when Makabe used a piledriver on Iizuka.
6. New Japan Cup - Round 1: Giant Bernard beat Toru Yano (8:19) with the Bernard bomb.
7. New Japan Cup - Round 1: Riki Choshu beat Black Strong Machine (6:46) with a lariat.
8. New Japan Cup Special Six Man Tag: Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Scott Norton beat Manabu Nakanishi, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naofumi Yamamoto (19:01) when Tenzan used the TTD on Yamamoto.

NJPW New Japan Cup 4/16/06 (SXW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,860 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Takashi Uwano beat Yujiro (8:34) with a German suplex hold.
2. El Samurai beat Prince Devitt (8:09) with a chickenwing armlock.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger & Sangre Azteca beat Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi (13:29) when Azteca used a cradle on Taguchi.
4. Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka beat Black Strong Machine, Tatsutoshi Goto & Togi Makabe (9:20) when Nakanishi used the Hercules Cutter on Goto.
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title #1 Contender Match: Jado & Gedo beat Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue (20:31) when Jado pinned Inoue after the Crossface of JADO.
6. Scott Norton & Toru Yano beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Giant Bernard (12:08) when Norton used a powerbomb on Tenzan.
7. New Japan Cup - Round 1: Ryouji Sai beat Naofumi Yamamoto (13:59) with a diving footstomp.
8. New Japan Cup - Round 1: Yuji Nagata beat Tomohiro Ishii (9:57) with a backdrop hold.
9. New Japan Cup - Round 1: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Masahiro Chono (25:12) with the Sling Blade