There are usually a bunch of upsets in the New Japan Cup so they don't blow through all the marquee matches on one tour, Ishii was a smart pick last time due to Jay White's shit stirring but he lost in round 1 to Michael Elgin of all people. Naito went out in the first round last year too, good chance it happens again.
Davey Boy Jr usually shits the bed in his singles matches, he faced Yano last year too (and lost) but his legit disdain of Yano matches made him perform even worse. Yano would actually get a better match out of Suzuki. DBS / Cabana would be an equally horrible match, DBS / Makabe would not be pretty either.
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