New Japan Cup
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The New Japan Cup is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that typically grants its winner a future championship opportunity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Japan Cup canonical | 7 |
| 2014 New Japan Cup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13212483 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Japan Cup Context triple: [New Japan Pro-Wrestling, majorTournament, New Japan Cup]
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A.
Wrestle Kingdom (NJPW)
Wrestle Kingdom (NJPW) is New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s biggest annual professional wrestling event, widely regarded as Japan’s equivalent to WrestleMania.
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B.
World Victory Road
World Victory Road was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion best known for organizing the Sengoku Raiden Championship events in the late 2000s.
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C.
Joshi festival
Joshi festival is a springtime celebration of fertility, renewal, and communal joy observed by the Kalash people of Pakistan’s Chitral region.
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D.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a major Japanese professional wrestling promotion renowned for its hard-hitting in-ring style, influential stars, and global impact on the sport.
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E.
Victory Road
Victory Road is a recurring professional wrestling pay-per-view and special event produced by Impact Wrestling (formerly TNA), featuring high-profile matches and storylines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Japan Cup Target entity description: The New Japan Cup is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that typically grants its winner a future championship opportunity.
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A.
Wrestle Kingdom (NJPW)
Wrestle Kingdom (NJPW) is New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s biggest annual professional wrestling event, widely regarded as Japan’s equivalent to WrestleMania.
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B.
World Victory Road
World Victory Road was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion best known for organizing the Sengoku Raiden Championship events in the late 2000s.
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C.
Joshi festival
Joshi festival is a springtime celebration of fertility, renewal, and communal joy observed by the Kalash people of Pakistan’s Chitral region.
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D.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a major Japanese professional wrestling promotion renowned for its hard-hitting in-ring style, influential stars, and global impact on the sport.
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E.
Victory Road
Victory Road is a recurring professional wrestling pay-per-view and special event produced by Impact Wrestling (formerly TNA), featuring high-profile matches and storylines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sporting event
ⓘ
professional wrestling tournament ⓘ single-elimination tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NJC ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
NJPW World
ⓘ
TV Asahi ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 2005 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | New Japan Pro-Wrestling ⓘ |
| hasAudienceType | live arena audience ⓘ |
| hasEditionType | single-block knockout ⓘ |
| hasGenderDivision | men's tournament ⓘ |
| hasMatchType | singles matches ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
pay-per-view
ⓘ
streaming event ⓘ |
| hasParticipantType |
NJPW contracted wrestlers
ⓘ
guest wrestlers from partner promotions ⓘ |
| hasRule |
single-elimination bracket
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time-limit matches ⓘ winner advances to next round ⓘ |
| hasTheme | determining a top title challenger ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| isMajorEventOf | New Japan Pro-Wrestling ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| location | Japan ⓘ |
| organizer | New Japan Pro-Wrestling ⓘ |
| partOf | New Japan Pro-Wrestling annual schedule ⓘ |
| promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Best of the Super Juniors
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G1 Climax ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | Bushiroad ⓘ |
| sport | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | single-elimination ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | March ⓘ |
| typicalPrize |
IWGP Heavyweight Championship match
ⓘ
linked to:
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match ⓘ
linked to:
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
|
| winnerReceives |
future championship opportunity
ⓘ
title match in New Japan Pro-Wrestling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Japan Cup Description of subject: The New Japan Cup is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that typically grants its winner a future championship opportunity.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: New Japan Cup