Welcome to the Road to New Japan Pro Wrestling’s biggest event of the year, WRESTLE KINGDOM 11. The Annual January 4th show has been a staple of the Japanese wrestling calendar for over 25 years, and this year’s show looks set to be action packed. Today, we give our predictions on how the show will go down. Dan (Our man on Japan) takes on Daryl and Graeme, who mostly follow NJPW through Dan’s reports on the show. How will this go? Who knows? Also we should note, Daryl said got his girlfriend to give some of the answers, sorry podcast groupies. Though that may be a cover to explain the answer to the title match prediction. IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP KAZUCHIKA OKADA © vs KENNY OMEGA Dan- Kenny Omega, time to crown a new top villain. Graeme – TYSON SMITH Daryl - Kenny Omega. Because he sounds like an American director. I think he directed High School musical. Actually he was the choreographer. Wait, Google it first. Yeah I was right. Kenny Ortega. IWGP INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP TETSUYA NAITO © VS HIROSHI TANAHASHI Dan- Tanahashi, Naito can take the loss. Graeme – Naito Daryl - Tanahashi because his name sounds like someone who wrestled earlier. (editors note, Daryl gave the answers in reverse order) NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP KATSUYORI SHIBATA © VS HIROOKI GOTO Dan- Goto, something’s got to go right for him eventually right? Graeme – Shit batter Daryl - Katsuyori Shibata because it's got cat in it. IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP KUSHIDA© VS HIROMU TAKAHASHI Dan- Takahashi, to cement the creepy bastard as the new top guy at Jr. Graeme – Takahashi Daryl - KUSHIDA (all caps) IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP GUERILLAS OF DESTINY (TAMA TONGA & TANGA ROA) © VS CHAOS (TOMOHIRO ISHII & TORU YANO) VS GREAT BASH HEEL (TOGI MAKABE & TOMOAKI HONMA) Dan- Chaos. Ishii headbutt followed by Yano roll up. Graeme – GREAT BASH HEEL Daryl - Guerillas of Destiny. Dedicating their victory for Harambe. Never forget. ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP KYLE O’REILLY © VS ADAM COLE Dan- Kyle O’Reilly Graeme – Rilo Kiley Daryl - Kyle O'Reilly because its like Kylo Ren. SPECIAL SINGLES MATCH “THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE” CODY VS JUICE ROBINSON Dan- Cody, though ill be rooting for Juice. Graeme – Cody because he's a super Indy guy now omg Daryl - Juice Robinson because it reminds me of Sunny D, Ribena and other popular juice products. NEVER OPENWEIGHT 6-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP GAUNTLET DAVID FINLAY, RICOCHET, & SATOSHI KOJIMA © VS BULLET CLUB (BAD LUCK FALE, HANGMAN PAGE, AND YUJIRO TAKAHASHI) VS CHAOS (JADO, WILL OSPREAY, AND YOSHI-HASHI) VS LOS INGOBERNABLES DE JAPON (EVIL, BUSHI, AND SANADA) Dan- Los Ingobernables, because they have to win and the title must change hands as much as possible. Graeme – Chaos for OUR BOY Will Ospreay Daryl - Bullet Club because Bad Luck Fale is the greatest wrestler in the world. IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP THE YOUNG BUCKS (MATT & NICK JACKSON) © VS ROPPONGI VICE (BERETTA & ROCKY ROMERO) Dan- Young Bucks, leading to Roppongi Vice finally breaking up. Graeme – Young Bucks because fuck WWE Superstars/Main Event Daryl - Roppongi Vice because they have a funny name. TIGER MASK W VS TIGER THE DARK Dan- Tiger Mask W, for the kids. Graeme – Tiger mask w because w is for win Daryl – No Answer Given THE NEW JAPAN RUMBLE (FEAT HIROYOSHI TENZAN, JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER, MANABU NAKANISHI, RYUSUKE TAGUCHI, TIGER MASK, YUGI NAGATA, AND MORE) Dan- A Surprise entrant, not a clue who Graeme – No Answer given Daryl - Some little Japanese fella. (Editors note, Ill take this as the winner will be shorter than 5 foot 8 Inches) Join us on twitter tomorrow from 8am as we live tweet the show.
Then on Sundays jam packed show, we review Wrestlekingdom, World of Sport, and anything else we missed over the christmas period! You can watch Wrestlekingdom live on January 4th at 8am over on NJPWWORLD (sign up guide here), you can also see 25 previous January 4th shows, as well as all last years NJPW title matches FOR FREE on NJPWWORLD right now. Our twitter, facebook and links to subscribe to the podcast are all avaliable on the right had side of the screen.
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