TPWW Survivor JAPAN 3! BONER SOLDIER Tags OUT (Not Tugs, Please Be Civil)

[Ultra Mantis]

That goddamn Knife Pervert just had to go and win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, meaning the game is not over yet!

Unfortunately for Sixx, in a dramatic twist, The BONER Soldier has chosen our only other Survivor, Jushin Liger, to be the next challenger for his Jr Heavyweight Championship and that match will likely take place at the Anniversary Show on 6th March. Does Gedo have any more tricks up his sleeve, or is Knife Pervert simply waiting to be crowned our new champion?

Updates will be made as soon as they are available.

[Ultra Mantis]

Cards for the rest of the month are out, here's what to watch out for.

21st NEW JAPAN ROAD

Uemura / Liger vs Bullet Club (BONER SOLDIER / Robbie Eagles)
Roppongi 3k vs Suzuki-Gun (Despy / Kanemaru)
CRAZY BALDY RETIREMENT MATCH Suzuki-Gun (Iizuka / Suzuki / Taichi) vs TOTAL CHAOS (Tenzan / Yano / Okada)


22nd HONOR RISING: JAPAN

Liger / Jonathan Gresham vs Bullet Club (BONER SOLDIER / Robbie Eagles)
NEVER Openweight title Will Ospreay vs Dalton Castle
ROH TV Title Jeff Cobb vs Hirooki Goto

23rd HONOR RISING: JAPAN

LIJ (Shingo / Naito) vs The Kingdom (Vinny Marscapone / Shitty Matt Taven)
Heavyweight Tag Titles Spooky Cool Hunks (EVIL / SANADA) vs GOD (Tama Tonga / Tanga Loa)


No Knife Pervert for a while, it's all up to Liger now. Televised March shows will take place on:

6th - Anniversary Show
8th - New Japan Cup
9th - New Japan Cup
10th - New Japan Cup
11th - New Japan Cup
13th - New Japan Cup
14th - New Japan Cup
16th - New Japan Cup
17th - New Japan Cup
20th - New Japan Cup
21th - New Japan Cup
23th - New Japan Cup
24th - New Japan Cup

No cards yet. If White doesn't show up on any of these shows he would be eliminated on the 25th, however Liger will probably be having his match with BONER SOLDIER on the 6th so it could be all over by then. Really good chance Shingo and El Desperado survive as NPCs.

[Ultra Mantis]

Liger / BONER is confirmed for the Anniversary Show. 6th March could be the seasons end, meaning the next season would start mid New Japan Cup, probably the 13th for what is likely the beginning of round 2. Of course Gedo could be reading this and laughing because he will be putting the belt on Liger just to fuck with us.

Or Liger could lose before then (but that's unlikely).

[Ultra Mantis]

In preparation for the inevitable end I've rebalanced the blocks in light of all the recent departures. Going to post them right here for preview purposes and for adamle (or that slim sliver of hope for Sixx) to start strategizing I guess.

(RED) Block

Bad Luck Fale
BUSHI
El Desperado
EVIL
Hirooki Goto
Hiromu Takahashi [Injured]
Hiroshi Tanahashi
***Jay White [If Adamle wins, ineligible]
Juice Robinson
Kazuchika Okada
Kota Ibushi
"Mr POS" Michael Elgin
Minoru Suzuki
Ryusuke Taguchi
SANADA
Shingo Takagi
SHO
Taichi
Tama Tonga
Tanga Loa
Tetsuya Naito
Togi Makabe
Tomohiro Ishii
Toru Yano
YOH
YOSHI-HASHI
Will Ospreay
Zack Sabre Jr


(YELLOW) Block

Ayato Yoshida
Chase Owens
Chris Jericho
Chris Sabin [Injured]
[NEW!] Colt Cabana
PowerBoy Smith Jr.
David Finlay
Dragon Lee
Gedo
Hikuleo
Jado
[NEW!] Jay Briscoe
Jeff Cobb
***Jushin Thunder Liger [If Sixx wins, ineligible]
Lance Archer
Manabu Nakanishi
[NEW!] Mark Briscoe
Marty Scurll
[NEW!] Mikey Nicholls (aka Nick Miller from New Girl / NXT)
Ren Narita
Robbie Eagles
Rocky Romero
Satoshi Kojima
Shota Umino
TAKA Michinoku
Teruaki Kanemitsu
Tiger Mask
Toa Henare
Tomoaki Honma
Yota Tsuji
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Yujiro Takahashi
Yuya Uemura


REMOVED:
ACH (WWE)
Beretta (AEW)
Chuck Taylor (AEW)
Cody (AEW)
Hangman Page (AEW)
Katsuya Kitamura (Resigned; Destination unknown)
Kenny Omega (AEW)
Matt Jackson (AEW)
Nick Jackson (AEW)

[Ultra Mantis]

New Japan Cup participants have been announced, 32 entrants this year. First round matches are as follows

8/3
Manabu Nakanishi vs "Loose Explosion" YOSHI-HASHI
Tamoaki Honma vs Taichi
Juice Robinson vs "WWE Crown Jewel" Chase Owens
TOUGH BOYS MATCH Yuji Nagata vs Tomohiro Ishii

9/3
Mikey Nicholls (aka Nick Miller from New Girl / NXT) vs Hikuleo
Toa Henare vs Lance Archer
Will Ospreay vs Bad Luck Fale
Kazuchika Okada vs "Mr. POS" Michael Elgin

10/3
Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs David Finlay Ryusuke Taguchi
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Shota Umino
EVIL vs Zack Sabre Jr
HOLY FUCKING SHIT Kota Ibushi vs Tetsuya Naito

11/3
Togi Makabe vs Colt Cabana
HILARIOUS RIB ON DAVEY BOY JR WHO HATES YANO MATCHES (aka this is gonna suck) Toru Yano vs PowerBoy Smith Jr
BADASS DAD GRUDGE MATCH Satoshi Kojima vs Minoru Suzuki
MOST LIKELY TO LOSE IN THE FINAL SANADA vs Hirooki Goto

Remember, if (when) Liger loses we will only be jumping in at Round 2 on 13/3 for next season, so some of these guys might be safe for a while if they go out in the first round. Loser of Naito / Ibushi is going to be a contender.

[Ultra Mantis]

New Japan Cup brackets, translation by @jojo_runs pic.twitter.com/Eqtw4Udwcx

— Super J-Cast (@thesuperjcast) February 25, 2019

Bracket for reference

[RP]

I'll take Jushin Thunder Liger please.

[Ultra Mantis]

Full disclosure, I have PM'd mike adamle about claiming his prize in the event Liger loses to Ishimori tomorrow. If he responds we could have a new season up after the show tomorrow, if not the two day window from now would put us this time on Thursday. He will probably respond though. I BELIEVE.

[Ultra Mantis]

Going to laugh hysterically when Liger beats BONER SOLDIER tomorrow though.

[Ultra Mantis]

To everyones surprise, BONER beats Liger.

KNIFE PERVERT WINS! KNIFE PERVERT WINS!

[SixxT9]

[Ultra Mantis]

Liger would still be in this if he hadn't tried to be a hero

[SixxT9]

Suprisingly, I had a good run anyway.