New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that The Great-O-Khan and Taichi will face off in a Best of Taichi KOPW Two out of Three Falls match for the KOPW Championship on December 22.
Taichi's stipulation won the fan vote with 72% of the vote.
The first fall will be no rope sumo rules, the second will have Yoshinobu Kanemaru as special guest referee, and the third will be Last man Standing.
The winner of the match will be the 2024 King of Pro Wrestling.
The votes are in after fans made a decision on the last KOPW 2024 rules for the year. Great-O-Khan has held the KOPW belt for the lion’s share of the year, but will face last year’s official winner in Taichi, a man who has said that win, lose or draw, this will be the last time he competes in a KOPW match.
That spurred his choice of stipulations, with the votes of 18,372 fans coming as follows
Taichi: Best of Taichi KOPW Two out of Three Falls: 13,246 votes (72.1%)
Great-O-Khan: Falls Count Anywhere Korakuen Revitialization: 5,126 votes (27.9%)
The match will now be a Best of Taichi KOPW Two out of Three Falls Match, with each stipulation being matches that Taichi has wrestled over the KOPW title for in the past. The first fall will be no rope sumo rules, the second will have Yoshinobu Kanemaru as special guest referee, and the third will be Last man Standing. Who will be left standing as KOPW Champion for 2024?
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