{"id":184837,"date":"2026-02-01T13:28:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T19:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=184837"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:13:33","slug":"njpw-road-to-the-new-beginning-results-2-1-vetters-review-of-david-finlay-and-hiromu-takahashi-vs-jakob-austin-young-and-callum-newman-shoma-kato-vs-katsuya-murashima-in-the-young-lion-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2026\/02\/01\/njpw-road-to-the-new-beginning-results-2-1-vetters-review-of-david-finlay-and-hiromu-takahashi-vs-jakob-austin-young-and-callum-newman-shoma-kato-vs-katsuya-murashima-in-the-young-lion-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW &#8220;Road to The New Beginning&#8221; results (2\/1): Vetter&#8217;s review of David Finlay and Hiromu Takahashi vs. Jakob Austin Young and Callum Newman, Shoma Kato vs. Katsuya Murashima in the Young Lion Cup Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1297534230\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Chris Vetter<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Contributor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisvetter73\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@chrisvetter73<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>New Japan Pro Wrestling &#8220;Road to The New Beginning&#8221;<br \/>\nFebruary 1, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan, at Korakuen Hall<br \/>\nStreamed live on <a href=\"https:\/\/njpwworld.com\/\">New Japan World<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>As usual, Korakuen Hall seemed full. Chris Charlton provided English commentary. Everyone seems to step up in Korakuen Hall. Admittedly, I didn&#8217;t know a single match on the show in advance.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Katsuya Murashima vs. Shoma Kato in a Young Lion Cup finals<\/b>.\u00a0 Standing switches to open. Katsuya is the thickest (and most impressive) of the six students in this class. He knocked Shoma down with a shoulder tackle at 2:00. Shoma targeted Katsuya&#8217;s left arm and shoulder. Murashima hit a bodyslam for a nearfall at 4:00, and he applied a half-crab, but Shoma reached the ropes. Shoma hit a running headscissors takedown. He hit a dropkick at 6:30 and a bodyslam for a nearfall.<\/p>\n<p>Murashima hit a flying shoulder tackle at 8:00. He applied a Boston Crab and sat down on Shoma&#8217;s lower back, but Shoma again got to the ropes. Shoma applied a Fujiwara Armbar, but Murashima eventually reached the ropes at 10:30. This crowd was HOT! Kato hit some lebow strikes on the damaged shoulder. Murashima hit a belly-to-belly suplex for a nearfall, then a running Bulldog Powerslam. He reapplied the Boston Crab, dragged Kato to the center of the ring, jumped up and down, and Shoma tapped out. That was pretty good.<\/p>\n<p><i>Katsuya Murashima defeated Shoma Kato at 12:14 to win the Young Lion Cup.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<b>Hiroshi Tanahashi<\/b>, sporting his new shorter hairstyle, got in the ring and presented Murashima with a three-foot-tall trophy.<\/p>\n<p><b>2. &#8220;The Unbound Company&#8221; Gedo, Oskar, and Yuto-Ice vs. Shota Umino, Tiger Mask, and Yuya Uemura<\/b>. I&#8217;m still getting used to the new faction name for the former Bullet Club and LIJ. Oskar and Shota opened. Shoma and Yuya hit stereo dropkicks on Oskar at 2:00. Tiger Mask and Gedo locked up. Yuto-Ice entered at 4:30 and hit his series of roundhouse kicks to Yuya&#8217;s chest in the corner, then his running double knees.<\/p>\n<p>Yuya fired back with an armdrag and a dropkick at 6:00. Shota hit a shotgun dropkick, and he clotheslined Oskar over the top rope to the floor. Yuya hit a crossbody block from the corner on Yuto-Ice at 7:30, and they were both down. Tiger Mask and Gedo tagged back in. Yuto and Oskar hit their spin kick-and-piledriver combo on Tiger Mask, and Yuto-Ice made the cover for the pin. Decent action.<\/p>\n<p><i>Gedo, Oskar, and Yuto-Ice vs. Shota Umino, Tiger Mask, and Yuya Uemura at 9:03.<\/i><\/p><div id=\"prowr-2683366302\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>3. &#8220;The Mighty Don&#8217;t Kneel&#8221; Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa, Hartley Jackson, and Kosei Fujita vs. Yoshi-Hashi, Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi, and Boltin Oleg. <\/b>Taguchi and Kosei opened and traded standing switches and tied up each other&#8217;s left arms. They did some juvenile &#8216;butt-stuff&#8217; comedy I won&#8217;t even bother explaining. TMDK kept Taguchi in their corner, with Sabre hitting some European Uppercuts. Goto flipped Yoshi-Hashi onto Sabre. Zack and Yoshi-Hashi traded chops at 4:30, and Sabre hit a Pele Kick on the shoulder and his neck-snap between his ankles. Hartley entered and hit a massive senton on Yoshi-Hashi for a nearfall.<\/p>\n<p>Yoshi-Hashi fired back with a basement dropkick on Hartley&#8217;s knee. Oleg entered for the first time; he was only able to flip Hartley once in his arms. They traded shoulder blocks, then chops. Hartley hit a running crossbody block, but Oleg hit a shotgun dropkick at 7:00. They hit stereo clotheslines and were both down. Goto and Oiwa entered, and they immediately traded forearm strikes. Oiwa hit a double shoulder tackle. Sabre dropped Yoshi-Hashi with a running European Uppercut. Goto hit a neckbreaker over his knee on Oiwa at 9:00, and they were both down. Taguchi tagged back in and hit a running buttbump on Oiwa for a nearfall. Oiwa put him in a standing half-crab move, and Taguchi tapped out. Fun for the most part.<\/p>\n<p><i>Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa, Hartley Jackson, &amp; Kosei Fujita defeated Yoshi-Hashi, Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi, and Boltin Oleg at 9:41.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>4. &#8220;United Empire&#8221; Great-O-Khan, Henare, and Zane Jay vs. <\/b><b>&#8220;The Unbound Company&#8221; Robbie X, Drilla Moloney, and Daiki Nagai<\/b>. Zane, a really talented Young Lion, just joined the UE a couple of weeks ago. He opened against Nagai. Daiki hit a crossbody block. Zane has some green stripes in his black trunks, so perhaps he is now considered &#8216;graduated.&#8217; He stomped on Nagai and kept him grounded. Henare entered and hit a senton on Nagai at 3:00. He made a cocky, one-footed cover. Robbie X entered, and he hit a moonsault to the floor on Zane at 5:30. He hit a top-rope missile dropkick on Henare for a nearfall.<\/p>\n<p>Robbie X hit a Pele Kick on O-Khan. Drilla tagged in at 7:00 and immediately traded forearm strikes with O-Khan. Drilla hit a dropkick and was fired up. He hit a spear into the corner and a suplex on O-Khan for a nearfall. Robbie stood on Drilla&#8217;s shoulders and splashed onto O-Khan. Drilla then hit a top-rope elbow drop. Nagai hit a top-rope diving headbutt. Drilla and Henare traded chops at 9:30. Robbie hit a Lethal Injection. Zane hit an impressive dropkick on Robbie that sent him to the floor. Nagai and Henare traded forearm strikes. Henare hit a sit-out powerbomb for the pin on Nagai.<\/p>\n<p><i>Great-O-Khan, Henare, and Zane Jay defeated Robbie X, Drilla Moloney, and Daiki Nagai at 11:27.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>5. &#8220;House of Torture&#8221; Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo, Ren Narita, and Douki vs. Toru Yano, Master Wato, Yoh, and Aaron Wolf. <\/b>This is the first televised NJPW show in the post-EVIL era. The HoT attacked, and they all fought to the floor. In the ring, Yoh hit a series of dropkicks. Togo crotched Yoh around the ring post at 2:00. The HoT rolled Yoh into the ring and worked him over. Togo hit a senton at 4:00. Wolf entered and hit some Judo Throws. He hit a clothesline on Narita, then a snap suplex at 6:00 and an elbow drop for a nearfall.<\/p>\n<p>Narita grapevined Wolf&#8217;s leg and kept him grounded. Wato tagged in at 8:00 and hit a flying forearm on Douki. Each member of the HoT took turns hitting a blow in the corner on Yoh, and Togo hit his knife-edge chop to the groin. Togo got his wire and choked Wato with it. Wato got a walking staff and struck Douki in the head with it! Wato hit a German Suplex with a high bridge and pinned Douki!<\/p>\n<p><i>Toru Yano, Master Wato, Yoh, and Aaron Wolf defeated Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo, Ren Narita, and Douki at 10:28.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>6. &#8220;United Empire&#8221; Callum Newman and Jakob Austin Young vs. <\/b><b>&#8220;The Unbound Company&#8221; Hiromu Takahashi and David Finlay. <\/b>The UE came out first. Finlay emerged through the curtain and immediately attacked Newman, and we&#8217;re underway! They brawled up the longer seating area and to the landing halfway up (and we can see it is indeed a sellout). They brawled back to ringside. They got in the ring and\u00a0<i>we had a bell at 1:51 to officially begin<\/i>! Finlay and Newman traded punches in the ring. Finlay hit a senton at 3:30.<\/p><div id=\"prowr-1751626589\" class=\"prowr-content-5 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_3 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Finlay and Hiromu began working over Jakob. David hit some European Uppercuts at 5:30. Callum whipped Hiromu into the guardrails at ringside; Jacob got a nearfall on Hiromu at 7:00. The UE kept Hiromu grounded. Finlay got a hot tag at 10:30 and hit a shoulder tackle that sent Callum flying. David tossed Callum across the ring and some European Uppercuts. Callum hit a running knee for a nearfall at 12:30. Finlay hit the Northern Irish Curse backbreaker over his knee, and they were both down.<\/p>\n<p>Jakob and Hiromu got back in, and Hiromu hit a huracanrana and a basement dropkick for a nearfall at 14:00. Jakob hit a suplex for a nearfall, then a running knee for a nearfall, but Finlay made the save. Hiromu hit a Falcon Arrow for a nearfall. He hit a clothesline, and they were both down. Finlay got a hot tag at 17:00, and he threw Hiromu onto Young in a corner. Hiromu threw Finlay into a rolling cannonball on Young. Finlay slammed Hiromu onto Young for a nearfall. (I enjoy watching them use their unwilling partner as a weapon.)<\/p>\n<p>Finlay clotheslined Callum to the floor. Finlay powerbombed Hiromu over the top rope onto the UE on the floor at 19:00. Finlay hit a top-rope dive onto all three. In the ring, David hit the Dominator swinging faceplant for a neafall on Young, but Newman made the save. Hiromu hit a DDT on Callum. Finlay dropped Young with a knee strike, then he hit the Overkill (pop-up knee strike to the sternum) for the pin. That was really good. Hiromu and David continued to argue after the bell; Hiromu doesn&#8217;t like being used as a weapon!<\/p>\n<p><i>Hiromu Takahashi and David Finlay defeated Callum Newman and Jakob Austin Young at 20:42\/official time of 18:51.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>7. &#8220;The Unbound Company&#8221; Yota Tsuji and Taichi Ishimori vs. &#8220;United Empire&#8221; Jake Lee and Franesco Akira<\/b>. A reminder that Shingo Takagi has a rib injury and is out of action. Jake and Yota opened, and Yota hit a running knee at 1:30. Ishimori and Akira entered, and they brawled to the floor, where Ishimori whipped him into the guardrails at 3:00. Lee and Yota also brawled into the crowd; those two also went up to the landing halfway up the seating area. In the ring, Akira hit a neckbreaker on Ishimori. He removed a corner pad, then he whipped Ishimori into the corner at 6:00.<\/p>\n<p>Ishimori hit a basement dropkick on Lee&#8217;s knee. Tsuji tagged back in at 7:30 and continued to work over Jake&#8217;s left knee. Jake choked Tsuji in the ropes. Akira hit a superkick at 10:00, and he also choked Yota. Lee stomped on Tsuji and kept him grounded. Yota hit a backbreaker over his knee on Akira at 12:30. Ishimori hit a neck-snap between his ankles on Akira and got a nearfall. Ishimori hit a decapitating clothesline at 14:30 and double knees to the chest for a nearfall. Akira hit a double stomp to the chest. Ishimori hit a handspring-back-enzuigiri on Lee at 16:00.<\/p>\n<p>Ishimori whipped Akira shoulder-first into the corner, then he hit a shoulder-breaker over his knee. Akira hit a German Suplex on Ishimori for a nearfall, but Yota made the save. Yota hit a German Suplex on Lee! He hit a running knee on Lee in the corner, but he couldn&#8217;t hit the Marlowe Crash. Lee missed a Helluva Kick and fell to the floor. Tsuji immediately dove through the ropes onto him. In the ring, Ishimori spun Akira to the mat and applied a crossface at 18:00, but Akira escaped. Ishimori hit a moonsault double knee drop to the ribs for a nearfall. They traded rollups. Akira hit a Fireball (flying double knees to the back of the head), and a swinging sideslam for the pin! A big win for Akira.<\/p>\n<p><i>Francesco Akira and Jake Lee defeated Yota Tsuji and Taiji Ishimori at 19:29<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Final Thoughts:<\/b> First, the good news &#8212; that was a pretty good main event, and it was the best match of the show. The Finlay\/Hiromu tag was good for second, and the TMDK eight-man tag was third. However, the NJPW roster has never felt thinner; the cupboard is bare. Like EVIL or not, he was in their top-tier. Sanada is on leave, and it&#8217;s unclear if he&#8217;ll be back. Shingo Takagi is out with an injury. We saw Gabe Kidd and Clark Connors were at AEW instead of here. It&#8217;s left them with Jake Lee in the title picture, and he&#8217;s just not all that interesting to watch. El Desperado, Taichi, and Tomohiro Ishii were sorely missing tonight.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t seen Aaron Wolf yet&#8230; I cannot put into words how out of shape this Olympiad looks. It&#8217;s shocking. Wolf is like the dud quarterback taken second overall in the NFL draft. The team feels compelled to stick with him, even though he clearly isn&#8217;t as good as they hoped&#8230;. but what other options do they have? They invested time in him and tried to convince their fans they had landed a star. 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