New Japan Pro Wrestling have confirmed the 16 participants for this year’s New Japan Cup which starts on March 15th at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The winner of the New Japan Cup will receive an IWGP World Championship match at the NJPW Invasion Attack internet pay-per-view event in April.

The participants are below:

– Yujiro Takahashi

– Shelton Benjamin

– Katsuyori Shibata

– Karl Anderson

– Minoru Suzuki

– Toru Yano

– Hirooki Goto

– Doc Gallows

– Lance Archer

– Prince Devitt

– Togi Makabe

– Bad Luck Fale

– Tetsuya Naito

– Shinsuke Nakamura

– Davey Boy Smith Jr

– Tomohiro Ishii