**There was a tie between Shingo Takagi and Hiromu Takahashi. after a coinflip, Shingo Takagi joins the dream New Japan Cup**
2005 – Masahiro Chono
2006 – Riki Chosu
2007 – Manabu Nakanishi
2008 – Jushin Thunder Liger
2009 – Milano Collection A.T
2010 – Yuji Nagata
2011 – Shinsuke Nakamura
2012 – Hiroshi Tanahashi
2013 – Kazuchika Okada
2014 – Katsuyori Shibata
2015 – Kota Ibushi
2016 – Tetsuya Naito
2017 – Kenny Omega
2018 – Zack Sabre Jr.
2019 – Tomohiro Ishii
Pre-COVID 2020 – Hirooki Goto
2020 – Shingo Takagi
[2021 lineup](https://preview.redd.it/z9v8r7fyanxc1.png?width=128&format=png&auto=webp&s=9d5399b29edc3d06dcf6d67afa6647cb97e0c74b)
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