News On Jay White's IWGP Title Defense At Madison Square Garden
Fresh off of winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Jay White will be finding out who he will be fighting for his title inside Madison Square Garden soon. NJPW announced that the winner of the winner of this year's New Japan Cup will face the champion at the G1 Supercard show in New York.
The previous rule for the NJ Cup was the winner gets to choose the championship he would like to challenge for. Past winners include Zack Sabre Jr., Katsuyori Shibata and Shinsuke Nakamura.
The New Japan Cup starts on March 8th and ends on March 24th. So far, only 2015 winner Kota Ibushi has entered into the tournament. The G1 Supercard, where NJPW teams up with Ring of Honor, takes place on April 6th.