Tournament Matches For NJPW World TV Title Revealed
Brackets set for the NJPW World Television Title Tournament
Oct 11, 2022
Following the unveiling of a new championship at Declaration of Power on Monday, New Japan Pro-Wrestling have revealed the brackets for the upcoming tournament to crown the inaugural NJPW World Television Champion.
The tournament will begin on October 14 with first-round matches set to last until October 26. The second round will then run from October 27 until October 30 before the semifinals on November 4 at Battle Autumn. The final will be held at Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4.
Matches will have a 15-minute time limit and NJPW noted they will be fast-paced. If a match reaches the 15-minute time limit, the winner will be determined by a coin toss.
Check out the first-round matches below:
- David Finlay vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru - October 14
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Alex Zayne - October 14
- Jeff Cobb vs. YOSHI-HASHI - October 15
- EVIL vs. Aaron Henare - October 15
- Taichi vs. SANADA - October 16
- KENTA vs. Hirooki Goto - October 16
- Tomohiro Ishii vs. Ren Narita - October 26
- Great-O-Khan vs. Toru Yano - October 26
