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
- Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Event Type Special EventTournament
- Event Date December 7, 1988
- Year 1988
- Country Japan
- Location Osaka, Japan
- Arena Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
- Attendance 5,740
- Network TV Asahi
- Main Event Antonio 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