The opening night of New Japan Cup 2022 took place on March 2, 2022, at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, marking the start of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)’s annual heavyweight single-elimination tournament and featured eight first-round matches.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Kazuchika OkadaKazuchika Okada | Kazuchika Okada |
 Kyosuke MikamiEl Desperado | El Desperado |
 Yujiro TakahashiYujiro Takahashi | Yujiro Takahashi |
 Tetsuya NaitoTetsuya Naito | Tetsuya Naito |
 Hiroshi TanahashiHiroshi Tanahashi | Hiroshi Tanahashi |
 Yōhei KomatsuYOH | YOH |
 Toru YanoToru Yano | Toru Yano |
 Taichiro MakiTaichi | Taichi |
 Togi MakabeTogi Makabe | Togi Makabe |
 Jeffrey CobbJeff Cobb | Jeff Cobb |
 Yuji NagataYuji Nagata | Yuji Nagata |
 Hirooki GotoHirooki Goto | Hirooki Goto |
 Tomoaki HonmaTomoaki Honma | Tomoaki Honma |
 Nobuo YoshihashiYOSHI-HASHI | YOSHI-HASHI |
 Takao YoshidaTAKA Michinoku | TAKA Michinoku |
 Nobuhiko ŌshimaCIMA | CIMA |
 Yuga HayashiEl Lindaman | El Lindaman |
| IIssei OnitsukaIssei Onitsuka | Issei Onitsuka |
| TTakuya OnoderaT-Hawk | T-Hawk |