There’s one huge pro wrestling event coming to us this Thursday morning in the form of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12.
The NJPW Wrestle Kingdom card is going to be headlined by an IWGP Heavyweight Title bout as Kazuchika Okada defends against Tetsuya Naito.
Here are the staff predictions for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12:
(Note: Kyler James didn’t make a pick for this match.)
IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Kazuchika Okada (C) vs. Tetsuya Naito
Picking Okada: Ryan Cook
Picking Naito: David Tees, Brandon Howard, Jeremy Lambert, Sean Ross Sapp, Pat Fannin & Carlos Toro
Final Tally: Okada (1)/Naito (6)
IWGP United States Title Match - No DQ Match: Kenny Omega (C) vs. Chris Jericho
Picking Omega: Ryan Cook, Brandon Howard, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp, Pat Fannin & Carlos Toro
Picking Jericho: David Tees & Jeremy Lambert
Final Tally: Omega (6)/Jericho (2)
IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Hiroshi Tanashashi (C) vs. Jay White
Picking Tanahashi: Kyler James & Pat Fannin
Picking White: David Tees, Ryan Cook, Brandon Howard, Jeremy Lambert, Sean Ross Sapp & Carlos Toro
Final Tally: Tanahashi (2)/White (6)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match - Fatal 4 Way Match: Marty Scurll (C) vs. Kushida vs. Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Picking Scurll: Kyler James & Pat Fannin
Picking Kushida: David Tees
Picking Ospreay:
Picking Takahashi: Ryan Cook, Brandon Howard, Jeremy Lambert, Sean Ross Sapp & Carlos Toro
Final Tally: Scurll (2)/Kushida (1)/Ospreay (0)/Takahashi (5)
IWGP NEVER Openweight Title Match - Hair vs. Hair Match - Suzuki-Gun & Chaos Barred From Ringside: Minoru Suzuki (C) vs. Hirooki Goto
Picking Suzuki: Ryan Cook, Kyler James & Pat Fannin
Picking Goto: David Tees, Brandon Howard, Jeremy Lambert, Sean Ross Sapp & Carlos Toro
Final Tally: Suzuki (3)/Goto (5)
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) (C) vs. Los Ingobernables (Evil & Sanada)
Picking Killer Elite Squad: Pat Fannin
Picking Los Ingobernables: David Tees, Ryan Cook, Brandon Howard, Kyler James, Jeremy Lambert, Sean Ross Sapp & Carlos Toro
Final Tally: Killer Elite Squad (1)/Los Ingobernables (7)
IWGP NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Match - Gauntlet Match: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) (C) vs. Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe) vs. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Berretta) vs. Michael Elgin & War Machine (Raymond Rowe & Hanson) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Taichi, Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.)
Picking Bullet Club: David Tees, Brandon Howard, Kyler James, Jeremy Lambert, Sean Ross Sapp, Pat Fannin & Carlos Toro
Picking Taguchi Japan: Ryan Cook
Picking Chaos:
Picking Michael Elgin & War Machine:
Picking Suzuki-Gun:
Final Tally: Bullet Club (7)/Taguchi Japan (1)/Chaos (0)/Michael Elgin & War Machine (0)/Suzuki-Gun (0)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh) (C) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
Picking Roppongi 3K: Ryan Cook, Brandon Howard & Carlos Toro
Picking The Young Bucks: David Tees, Kyler James, Jeremy Lambert, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin
Final Tally: Roppongi 3K (3)/The Young Bucks (5)
Special Single Match: Kota Ibushi vs. Cody
Picking Ibushi: David Tees, Ryan Cook, Jeremy Lambert, Sean Ross Sapp, Pat Fannin & Carlos Toro
Picking Cody: Brandon Howard & Kyler James
Final Tally: Ibushi (6)/Cody (2)
Do you agree or disagree with what the Fightful staff picks for the events, then share your thoughts in the comments section below.
