NWPC Event 2x35: Only the Strong Survive

[Sky]

NWPC Season 2, Event #35
Only the Strong Survive
And appropriately enough we've got two very strong matchups!

Main Event - For the NWPC Galaxyweight Prediction Championship
@Roy Mustang vs. @Chris
Roy Mustang's 1st defence of his 5th reign

Semi-Main Event - For the NWPC Workhorseweight Prediction Championship
@OBE vs. @Kairi HoHo
Tommy Shelby's 1st defence of his 4th reign

For everyone else? It's a free-for-all! The best predictor outside of any title match will challenge the Galaxyweight Prediction Champion at the next show! Additionally the best total predictor on this event, combined with the previous two events (except those in either this week or next week's title matches) will challenge the Workhorseweight Prediction Champion at the next show!

Matches to predict are in the next post.​

 

[Sky]

At this event you will be predicting from 8 matches.
Predict the winners of the following, and rank them by confidence, with 1 being the least confident and 8 being the most.
Each pick will be scored based on the confidence ranking you gave.

NJPW The New Beginning
Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Location: CURE Insurance Arena - Trenton, New Jersey, USA

1	Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade "El Idolo"	Match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
2	Syuri (c) vs. Athena	Match for the IWGP Women's Championship
3	Knock Out Brothers: Yuto-Ice/OSKAR (c) vs. Gates of Agony: Bishop Kaun/Toa Liona	Match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship
4	El Phantasmo (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita	Match for the NJPW WORLD Television Championship You may predict a draw for this match only due to its 15 min. time limit
5	El Desperado/KUSHIDA vs. Alec Price/Jordan Oliver	Special Tag Team Match
6	Ricochet (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori	Match for the AEW National Championship
7	Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Oleg Boltin	Match for the STRONG Openweight Championship
8	David Finlay vs. Fred Rosser	Special Singles Match

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus is looking pretty pretty.
For getting all 8 matches right, 23TB.

Which of the above matches (1-8) goes longest?

For 2TB: which goes shortest?

Who will pin whom in match 3, IWGP Tag Titles? (1TB for each)

Who will pin whom in match 5, Despy/KUSHIDA vs. Price/Oliver? (1TB for each)

Time to submit is 1 hour before the start of the show, which is: FRIDAY, February 27, 1900 Eastern / 1600 Pacific / 2400 UK.
Time :59 will be accepted, :00 will not.

 

[Sky]

REMEMBER TO SUBMIT EARLY
TIME IS 1 HOUR BEFORE THE SHOW
DEADLINE IS FRIDAY
REMEMBER YOUR CONFIDENCE RANKINGS
READ ALL TIEBREAKS CAREFULLY
EARLY PREDICTIONS CAN STILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE

@Blaze @Brett @Chris @DameDollar @Deadd2009 @Wolverine @Dubb @Kairi HoHo @Jimmy King @Jill Valentine @Lethal @Loochquake @Mr. PrettyGood @Roy Mustang @R-Troop @OBE
@Barry Poppins @CFCrusader @Crocker @The Gipper @Big Jean Studd @Just Juice @Mitch Buchannon @Rosie @Phenomenal787
@Marty McFourth @Wiseman @Dirk Dickbutt @Matrix @John McHenry @Butters @Professor Booty @Cwalker @Gurryman @Colt Magnum @Nostradamus @SupineSnake @Tommy Bedlam @X-Wang @Hoss @Stellar @DamageCTRL @Sully @Keith @Jam @Sass @Looking Glass @BattleTank @Tremendez @Jacob Fox @Finishline @RopeBreakKing @Charlemm1 @thebigbangmay6 @BigVanDonnie @Raider Nation @TFC @Stojy @BSE @GARBAGE @ScareValue @L3G4CY15 @Jazz Wolf @WelshyBOI @Sha-J Lee @WCEF @jman @Hester @BlindManV3 @Pelorojo @edgehdstingrfan @BuddaFist @Qui-Gon Bren @Matrix @Dom's cellmate @Crash @Swerve @Jobber Doink @Lackin @Tommy Thunder @Skyefire @Order @RDK @OwenEdwards @Kyro @Dat Girl @AguileraSZN @El Hijo Del Ami @Attitudester @Dmac @PhantomStar @Stellar @Alexis2282AE

 

[Chris]

1. Tsuji (5)
2. Syuri (6)
3. Ko Bros (7)
4. ELP (1)
5. Price/Oliver (3)
6. Ricochet (8)
7. Boltin (4)
8. Rosser (2)

Which of the above matches (1-8) goes longest? Andrade/Tsuji
For 2TB: which goes shortest? Boltin/ishii
Who will pin whom in match 3, IWGP Tag Titles? (1TB for each) Yuto over kaun
Who will pin whom in match 5, Despy/KUSHIDA vs. Price/Oliver? (1TB for each) Oliver over kushida

 

[Jimmy King]

1	Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade "El Idolo" (5)	Match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
2	Syuri (c) vs. Athena (6)	Match for the IWGP Women's Championship
3	Knock Out Brothers: Yuto-Ice/OSKAR (c) vs. Gates of Agony: Bishop Kaun/Toa Liona (7)	Match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship
4	El Phantasmo (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita (1)	Match for the NJPW WORLD Television Championship You may predict a draw for this match only due to its 15 min. time limit
5	El Desperado/KUSHIDA vs. Alec Price/Jordan Oliver (3)	Special Tag Team Match
6	Ricochet (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori (8)	Match for the AEW National Championship
7	Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Oleg Boltin (4)	Match for the STRONG Openweight Championship
8	David Finlay vs. Fred Rosser (2)	Special Singles Match

Which of the above matches (1-8) goes longest? Andrade vs Tsuji

For 2TB: which goes shortest? Ishii vs Boltin

Who will pin whom in match 3, IWGP Tag Titles? (1TB for each) Yuto over Liona

Who will pin whom in match 5, Despy/KUSHIDA vs. Price/Oliver? (1TB for each) Oliver over Desperado

 

[Kairi HoHo]

NJPW The New Beginning
Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Location: CURE Insurance Arena - Trenton, New Jersey, USA

1	Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade "El Idolo"(6)	Match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
2	Syuri (c) vs. Athena(7)	Match for the IWGP Women's Championship
3	Knock Out Brothers: Yuto-Ice/OSKAR (c) vs. Gates of Agony: Bishop Kaun/Toa Liona(8)	Match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship
4	El Phantasmo (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita(2)	Match for the NJPW WORLD Television Championship You may predict a draw for this match only due to its 15 min. time limit
5	El Desperado/KUSHIDA vs. Alec Price/Jordan Oliver(5)	Special Tag Team Match
6	Ricochet (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori(4)	Match for the AEW National Championship
7	Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Oleg Boltin(1)	Match for the STRONG Openweight Championship
8	David Finlay vs. Fred Rosser(3)	Special Singles Match

Which of the above matches (1-8) goes longest?
Match 1

For 2TB: which goes shortest?
Match 7

Who will pin whom in match 3, IWGP Tag Titles? (1TB for each)
Yuto over Kaun

Who will pin whom in match 5, Despy/KUSHIDA vs. Price/Oliver? (1TB for each)
Despy over Oliver

 

[Roy Mustang]

NJPW The New Beginning
Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Location: CURE Insurance Arena - Trenton, New Jersey, USA

1	Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade "El Idolo" 2	Match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
2	Syuri (c) vs. Athena 8	Match for the IWGP Women's Championship
3	Knock Out Brothers: Yuto-Ice/OSKAR (c) vs. Gates of Agony: Bishop Kaun/Toa Liona 7	Match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship
4	El Phantasmo (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita DRAW 1	Match for the NJPW WORLD Television Championship You may predict a draw for this match only due to its 15 min. time limit
5	El Desperado/KUSHIDA vs. Alec Price/Jordan Oliver 3	Special Tag Team Match
6	Ricochet (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori 6	Match for the AEW National Championship
7	Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Oleg Boltin 5	Match for the STRONG Openweight Championship
8	David Finlay vs. Fred Rosser 4	Special Singles Match

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus is looking pretty pretty.
For getting all 8 matches right, 23TB.

Which of the above matches (1-8) goes longest? Yota vs Andrade

For 2TB: which goes shortest? Finlay vs Rosser

Who will pin whom in match 3, IWGP Tag Titles? (1TB for each) OSKAR pins Bishop

Who will pin whom in match 5, Despy/KUSHIDA vs. Price/Oliver? (1TB for each) Depsy pins Oliver

 

[Alexis2282AE]

1. Tsuji (8)
2. Syuri (7)
3. Ko Bros (6)
4. ELP (1)
5. Despy/KUSHIDA (4)
6. Ricochet (5)
7. Boltin (3)
8. Rosser (2)

Which of the above matches (1-8) goes longest? Andrade/Tsuji
For 2TB: which goes shortest? Boltin/Ishii
Who will pin whom in match 3, IWGP Tag Titles? (1TB for each) Yuto-Ice over Kaun
Who will pin whom in match 5, Despy/KUSHIDA vs. Price/Oliver? (1TB for each) Desperado over Oliver

 

[Jill Valentine]

NJPW The New Beginning
Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Location: CURE Insurance Arena - Trenton, New Jersey, USA

1	Andrade "El Idolo" - 1	Match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
2	Syuri - 8	Match for the IWGP Women's Championship
3	Knock Out Brothers: Yuto-Ice/OSKAR - 5	Match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship
4	Konosuke Takeshita - 6	Match for the NJPW WORLD Television Championship You may predict a draw for this match only due to its 15 min. time limit
5	El Desperado/KUSHIDA - 4	Special Tag Team Match
6	Ricochet - 7	Match for the AEW National Championship
7	Tomohiro Ishii - 3	Match for the STRONG Openweight Championship
8	David Finlay - 2	Special Singles Match

Which of the above matches (1-8) goes longest?
MATCH 1

For 2TB: which goes shortest?
MATCH 2

Who will pin whom in match 3, IWGP Tag Titles? (1TB for each)
OSKAR PINS LIONA

Who will pin whom in match 5, Despy/KUSHIDA vs. Price/Oliver? (1TB for each)
KUSHIDA PINS OLIVER

 

[Tommy Shelby]

1) Tsuji 8
2) Syuri 7
3) Knockout Bros 4
4) ELP 1
5) Despy/KUSHIDA 5
6) Ricochet 6
7) Oleg Bolton 3
8) David Finlay 2

Bonus Points

9) Match 1
10) Match 5
11) OSKAR over Liona
12) KUSHIDA over Price

 

[Looji Nagata]

NJPW The New Beginning
Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Location: CURE Insurance Arena - Trenton, New Jersey, USA

1	Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade "El Idolo"	2	Match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
2	Syuri (c) vs. Athena	7	Match for the IWGP Women's Championship
3	Knock Out Brothers: Yuto-Ice/OSKAR (c) vs. Gates of Agony: Bishop Kaun/Toa Liona	3	Match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship
4	El Phantasmo (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita	1	Match for the NJPW WORLD Television Championship You may predict a draw for this match only due to its 15 min. time limit
5	El Desperado/KUSHIDA vs. Alec Price/Jordan Oliver	5	Special Tag Team Match
6	Ricochet (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori	8	Match for the AEW National Championship
7	Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Oleg Boltin	6	Match for the STRONG Openweight Championship
8	David Finlay vs. Fred Rosser	4	Special Singles Match

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus is looking pretty pretty.
For getting all 8 matches right, 23TB.

Which of the above matches (1-8) goes longest? 2

For 2TB: which goes shortest? 8

Who will pin whom in match 3, IWGP Tag Titles? (1TB for each) Kaun over Yuto

Who will pin whom in match 5, Despy/KUSHIDA vs. Price/Oliver? KUSHIDA over Oliver

 

[Dubb]

At this event you will be predicting from 8 matches.
Predict the winners of the following, and rank them by confidence, with 1 being the least confident and 8 being the most.
Each pick will be scored based on the confidence ranking you gave.

NJPW The New Beginning
Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Location: CURE Insurance Arena - Trenton, New Jersey, USA

1	Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade "El Idolo" 7	Match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
2	Syuri (c) vs. Athena 1	Match for the IWGP Women's Championship
3	Knock Out Brothers: Yuto-Ice/OSKAR (c) vs. Gates of Agony: Bishop Kaun/Toa Liona 2	Match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship
4	El Phantasmo (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita DRAW 4	Match for the NJPW WORLD Television Championship You may predict a draw for this match only due to its 15 min. time limit
5	El Desperado/KUSHIDA vs. Alec Price/Jordan Oliver 3	Special Tag Team Match
6	Ricochet (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori 8	Match for the AEW National Championship
7	Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Oleg Boltin 6	Match for the STRONG Openweight Championship
8	David Finlay vs. Fred Rosser 5	Special Singles Match

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus is looking pretty pretty.
For getting all 8 matches right, 23TB.

Which of the above matches (1-8) goes longest? Match 1

For 2TB: which goes shortest? Match 7

Who will pin whom in match 3, IWGP Tag Titles? (1TB for each) Yuto over Kaun

Who will pin whom in match 5, Despy/KUSHIDA vs. Price/Oliver? (1TB for each) KUSHIDA over Price

 

[Mr. PrettyGood]

8	Yota Tsuji (c)	Match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
5	Athena	Match for the IWGP Women's Championship
7	Knock Out Brothers: Yuto-Ice/OSKAR (c)	Match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship
3	Konosuke Takeshita	Match for the NJPW WORLD Television Championship You may predict a draw for this match only due to its 15 min. time limit
2	El Desperado/KUSHIDA	Special Tag Team Match
6	Ricochet (c)	Match for the AEW National Championship
1	Oleg Boltin	Match for the STRONG Openweight Championship
4	David Finlay	Special Singles Match

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus is looking pretty pretty.
For getting all 8 matches right, 23TB.

Which of the above matches (1-8) goes longest? #1

For 2TB: which goes shortest? #2

Who will pin whom in match 3, IWGP Tag Titles? (1TB for each) OSKAR pins Liona

Who will pin whom in match 5, Despy/KUSHIDA vs. Price/Oliver? (1TB for each) KUSHIDA pins Price

 

[R-Troop]

NJPW The New Beginning
Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Location: CURE Insurance Arena - Trenton, New Jersey, USA

1	Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade "El Idolo"	3	Match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
2	Syuri (c) vs. Athena	7	Match for the IWGP Women's Championship
3	Knock Out Brothers: Yuto-Ice/OSKAR (c) vs. Gates of Agony: Bishop Kaun/Toa Liona	6	Match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship
4	El Phantasmo (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita	5	Match for the NJPW WORLD Television Championship You may predict a draw for this match only due to its 15 min. time limit
5	El Desperado/KUSHIDA vs. Alec Price/Jordan Oliver	4	Special Tag Team Match
6	Ricochet (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori	8	Match for the AEW National Championship
7	Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Oleg Boltin	1	Match for the STRONG Openweight Championship
8	David Finlay vs. Fred Rosser	2	Special Singles Match

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus is looking pretty pretty.
For getting all 8 matches right, 23TB.

Which of the above matches (1-8) goes longest? Match 1

For 2TB: which goes shortest? Match 7

Who will pin whom in match 3, IWGP Tag Titles? (1TB for each)OSKAR over Liona

Who will pin whom in match 5, Despy/KUSHIDA vs. Price/Oliver? (1TB for each) Price over KUSHIDA

 

[Blazehausen]

Yota Tsuji-8
Syuri- 4
Gates of Agony- 2
Draw- 1
Alec Price/Jordan Oliver- 6
Ricochet- 7
Tomohiro Ishii- 3
David Finlay- 5

Which of the above matches (1-8) goes longest? Match 2

For 2TB: which goes shortest? Match 5

Who will pin whom in match 3, IWGP Tag Titles? (1TB for each)Bishop Kaun > Yuto-Ice

Who will pin whom in match 5, Despy/KUSHIDA vs. Price/Oliver? (1TB for each) Price > Despy