Mar. 19th #NJPW #njcup Presss Conference (with Subtitles) | 『NEW JAPAN CUP 2024』前日記者会見

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NEW JAPAN CUP 2024 press conference.

『NEW JAPAN CUP 2024』前日記者会見

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We’re now ready to begin our main attraction. For the NEW JAPAN CUP 2024 in Nagaoka event, This segment concerns tomorrow’s NEW JAPAN CUP finale. There will be 9 matches in total, beginning at 5PM in Nagaoka. Let’s move on. First, from LIJ, Yota Tsuji!

Next, with his last NEW JAPAN CUP win coming in 2012, from CHAOS, Hirooki Goto! Here you have your NEW JAPAN CUP 2024 final. We’ll get straight to it. First, we’d like Yota Tsuji’s initial thoughts on the final. I’ve been thinking of where this changing of the guard thing ends.

Where that finish line is. I think the changing of the guard ends when we stop talking about it. That happens when I’m at the top of New Japan. Once that becomes the new normal, that’s when the changing of the guard ends.

Tomorrow at the NEW JAPAN CUP final is when the new era begins. Thank you, Tsuji. Next, comments from the man looking for his fourth NEW JAPAN CUP win, Hirooki Goto. I came here thanks to some luck, and certainly not on my power alone.

I’ve had the support of the people, and I think I’ve had the blessing of my late father as well. Tomorrow, I make the most of that blessing and win the Cup for the fourth time. Thank you, Goto. We’ll now take questions from the press. From NJPW’s official site…

This question is for both of you. Going into tomorrow’s match, what do you think of your opponent? Beginning with Tsuji, please. Goto has obviously won the Cup three times before. He has legendary toughness, a lot of originality in the moves he does as well.

I can’t afford to let my guard down, but I plan to wrestle my pace and take him out. Let’s see… Out of everyone in this new generation people are talking about, Tsuji’s the one with the most momentum, and I think he’s the most capable.

But then, I don’t really care about this talk of the new generation and the new era. I still want to forge the Goto Era. Thank you. Another one… Goto, you’re 8 years removed from your last Cup final. You talked yesterday about proving you made the right choice by joining CHAOS.

Can you expand on that a little? In 2016, I was in the final against Tetsuya Naito. If I win the NEW JAPAN CUP this year, I get to challenge the man who beat me that night. So, in that respect, coming full circle would be proof I made the right decisions.

If I win, if I beat Naito, if I get the title… Then it all worked out. Thank you. Next, for Tsuji… Tsuji, how do you feel about your tournament up to now? First, I had Jeff Cobb, and like I said backstage, that was a real power fight.

ELP, a lot of high-flying, and I won that too. After that, Narita and EVIL, the kind of messed up match HOUSE OF TORTURE creates. And yeah, I had the help of Hiromu, BUSHI, and Takagi, but at the end of the day, I was able to win in their style of fight.

I’ve wrestled four matches, and Goto, with two byes, only two. You might think that may put me at a disadvantage, but I don’t think so. In a clash of wills, I promise that mine will come out stronger. Another question for Tsuji… You talked about the change of the guard in your opening comment.

Your opponent tomorrow has won more Cups than anyone. And if he were to win tomorrow, would be the oldest Cup winner in history. Is that something you’re mindful of? There’s no better opponent in this situation. It just goes to show what a heck of a business pro-wrestling is. For you, Goto.

Do you feel you want to deliver a message to Tsuji tomorrow, given his comments today? I’m 45 this year. 21 years in the business. He might have the edge on me physically… But he doesn’t know the depths that I’ve been to, that I can withstand.

He’ll know tomorrow the kind of strength I have. Thank you. One last one for Tsuji. The winner challenges Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight title April 6 in Ryogoku Sumo Hall. How significant is that to you? I’ve said it since I came back from excursion…

I’m here to change the hierarchy in Los Ingobernables De Japón. That’s what I plan to do by winning the Cup and coming for Naito’s head. It’s the perfect story. With that, we’ll conclude the questions here. We’ll conclude with a photo session. If we can please have both men stand with the trophy.

We’ll now conclude the photo session. We’d like to thank Goto and Tsuji for their time. Thank you to everyone here and everyone tuning in online. There you have your NEW JAPAN CUP 2024 final in Nagaoka. The first match begins at 5PM. That’s the NEW JAPAN CUP 2024 final in Nagaoka.

Tickets are available at the box office. Day of tickets will be available at 3PM at the venue tomorrow. Thank you all for your attention. This concludes your NEW JAPAN CUP 2024 final press conference. Thank you all for today.