NJPW Japan Cup Series 1988 was a Special Event and Tournament produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on December 7, 1988 , at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.
The event had an attendance of 5,740 fans. The main event of the show was Antonio Inoki, Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, Masahiro Chono & Shinya Hashimoto.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW Japan Cup Series 1988, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW Japan Cup Series 1988
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling - Event TypeSpecial Event, Tournament
- Country
Japan - LocationOsaka, Japan
- Event DateDecember 7, 1988
- Year1988
- ArenaOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium
- NetworkTV Asahi
- Attendance 5,740
- Main EventAntonio Inoki, Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, Masahiro Chono & Shinya Hashimoto
NJPW Japan Cup Series 1988 Results
- Kensuke Sasaki defeats Minoru Suzuki
- Hiro Saito defeats Akira Nogami
- Manny Fernandez defeats George Takano
- The Grappler defeats Super Strong Machine
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Japan Cup Elimination Tag League - Playoff Elimination Match
Scott Hall, Bob Orton & Dick Murdoch defeat Masa Saito, Seiji Sakaguchi & Tatsutoshi Goto
Survivor: Murdoch - Kengo Kimura & Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeat The Southern Boys (Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers)
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Japan Cup Elimination Tag League - Playoff Elimination Match
Antonio Inoki, Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino defeat Scott Hall, Bob Orton & Dick Murdoch
Survivors: Inoki & Chosu - The Von Erichs (Kerry & Kevin von Erich) defeat Kuniaki Kobayashi & Shiro Koshinaka
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Japan Cup Elimination Tag League - Final Elimination Match
Antonio Inoki, Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino defeat Tatsumi Fujinami, Masahiro Chono & Shinya Hashimoto
Survivor: Inoki