New Japan Pro Wrestling have confirmed that the 2022 New Japan Cup will feature 48 participants, with the brackets for the tournament below.

The names confirmed for the tournament are: Kazuchika Okada, El Desperado, Master Wato, Toru Yano, Taichi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto, Dick Togo, CIMA, TAKA Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Hiroshi Tanahashi, YOH, Bad Luck Fale, Tetsuya Naito, Yujiro Takahashi, Gedo, Togi Makabe, Jeff Cobb, Satoshi Kojima, Tomoaki Honma, YOSHI-HASHI, Kosei Fujita, Kota Ibushi, The Great-O-Khan, Taiji Ishimori, Ryohei Oiwa, Zack Sabre Jr, DOUKI, Yuto Nakashima, Aaron Henare, SANADA, BUSHI, Will Ospreay, El Phantasmo, Tomohiro Ishii, Shingo Takagi, Tanga Loa, Chase Owens, Jado, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi, EVIL, Tama Tonga, Hiromu Takahashi, SHO and Minoru Suzuki.