NWPC Event 2x28: Pop Culture Reference

[Sky]

NWPC Season 2, Event #28
Pop Culture Reference
Snappy subtitle related to pop culture reference

Main Event - For the NWPC Galaxyweight Prediction Championship
@Lady Redfield vs. @Roy Mustang
LadyHotRod's 4th defence of her 2nd reign

Semi-Main Event - For the NWPC Workhorseweight Prediction Championship
@Wolverine vs. @Brett
Doom's 3rd defence of his 2nd 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 7 matches.
Predict the winners of the following, and rank them by confidence, with 1 being the least confident and 7 being the most.
Each pick will be scored based on the confidence ranking you gave.

NOAH Legacy Rise
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2025
Location: Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan

1	Yoshiki Inamura (c) vs. Masa Kitamiya	Match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship
2	AMAKUSA (c) vs. Daiki Odashima	Match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
3	OZAWA vs. Tetsuya Endo	Special Singles Match
4	All Rebellion: Kaito Kiyomiya/Harutoki/Alejandro/Kai Fujimura vs. TEAM2000X: Takashi Sugiura/Alpha Wolf/Tadasuke/Jun Masaoka	Eight-Man Tag Team Match
5	KENTA vs. Ulka Sasaki	"Bound for the World" Singles Match
6	Naomichi Marufuji/Kenoh/Manabu Soya/Mohammed Yone/Eita vs. Jack Morris/Galeno del Mal/Will Kroos/Daga/Dragon Bane	NOAH Seigigun Natives vs. Gaijin Ten-Man Tag Team Match
7	TEAM NOAH: Shuhei Taniguchi/Atsushi Kotoge/Hajime Ohara/Hi69 vs. Katsumi Inabata/Yuto Koyanagi/Hiroto Tsuruya/Midori Takahashi	Dojo Boy Bullying Festival

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus will make your tiebreaks rise, if not your legacy.
For getting all 7 matches right, 19TB.

Which of the above matches (1-7) goes longest?

For 2TB: which match goes shortest?

Predict the length of match 3, OZAWA vs. Endo, to the nearest minute.
This is worth 5TB, minus 1TB for each full minute you are off by.
You must predict this one; if you miss it, you'll be marked as a time of 0 minutes, and there's no way this match goes under a minute surely?

Who will pin whom in match 4, All Rebellion vs. TEAM2000X? (1TB for each)

Will any unannounced WWE-contracted wrestlers show up?

Time to submit is 1 hour before the start of the show, which is: SUNDAY, January 11, 0400 Eastern / 0100 Pacific / 0900 UK.
Time :59 will be accepted, :00 will not.

 

[Sky]

REMEMBER TO SUBMIT EARLY
TIME IS 1 HOUR BEFORE THE SHOW
JAPAN WEEK AGAIN SO DEADLINE IS OVERNIGHT, GET THEM IN BEFORE SATURDAY
REMEMBER YOUR CONFIDENCE RANKINGS
READ ALL TIEBREAKS CAREFULLY
EARLY PREDICTIONS CAN STILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE

@O-Blaze @Brett @Chris @Deadd2009 @Wolverine @Dubb @Kairi HoHo @Jimmy King @Lady Redfield @Lethal @Mr. PrettyGood @Roy Mustang @R-Troop @Tommy MBE
@Barry Poppins @CFCrusader @Crocker @DameDollar @The Gipper @Comrade Khan @Just Juice @Loochblade @Mitch Buchannon @Rosie @Unbesiegbar
@Marty McFourth @Wiseman @Dirk Dickbutt @Matrix @John McHenry @Butters @Professor Booty @Cwalker @Gurryman @Colt Magnum @Nostradamus @SupineSnake @Tommy Bedlam @Wang Chung @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

 

[Roy Mustang]

At this event you will be predicting from 7 matches.
Predict the winners of the following, and rank them by confidence, with 1 being the least confident and 7 being the most.
Each pick will be scored based on the confidence ranking you gave.

NOAH Legacy Rise
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2025
Location: Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan

1	Yoshiki Inamura (c) vs. Masa Kitamiya 2	Match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship
2	AMAKUSA (c) vs. Daiki Odashima 1	Match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
3	OZAWA vs. Tetsuya Endo 6	Special Singles Match
4	All Rebellion: Kaito Kiyomiya/Harutoki/Alejandro/Kai Fujimura vs. TEAM2000X: Takashi Sugiura/Alpha Wolf/Tadasuke/Jun Masaoka 7	Eight-Man Tag Team Match
5	KENTA vs. Ulka Sasaki 5	"Bound for the World" Singles Match
6	Naomichi Marufuji/Kenoh/Manabu Soya/Mohammed Yone/Eita vs. Jack Morris/Galeno del Mal/Will Kroos/Daga/Dragon Bane 3	NOAH Seigigun Natives vs. Gaijin Ten-Man Tag Team Match
7	TEAM NOAH: Shuhei Taniguchi/Atsushi Kotoge/Hajime Ohara/Hi69 vs. Katsumi Inabata/Yuto Koyanagi/Hiroto Tsuruya/Midori Takahashi 4	Dojo Boy Bullying Festival

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus will make your tiebreaks rise, if not your legacy.
For getting all 7 matches right, 19TB.

Which of the above matches (1-7) goes longest? GHC heavyweight championship

For 2TB: which match goes shortest? Bound for the world

Predict the length of match 3, OZAWA vs. Endo, to the nearest minute.
This is worth 5TB, minus 1TB for each full minute you are off by. 19 minutes
You must predict this one; if you miss it, you'll be marked as a time of 0 minutes, and there's no way this match goes under a minute surely?

Who will pin whom in match 4, All Rebellion vs. TEAM2000X? (1TB for each) Alpha Wolf pins Harutoki

Will any unannounced WWE-contracted wrestlers show up? Yes: OMOS or Santos Escobar or Tommaso CIampa

 

[Jimmy King]

NOAH Legacy Rise
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2025
Location: Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan

1	Yoshiki Inamura (c) vs. Masa Kitamiya (2)	Match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship
2	AMAKUSA (c) vs. Daiki Odashima (3)	Match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
3	OZAWA vs. Tetsuya Endo (4)	Special Singles Match
4	All Rebellion: Kaito Kiyomiya/Harutoki/Alejandro/Kai Fujimura vs. TEAM2000X: Takashi Sugiura/Alpha Wolf/Tadasuke/Jun Masaoka (1)	Eight-Man Tag Team Match
5	KENTA vs. Ulka Sasaki (5)	"Bound for the World" Singles Match
6	Naomichi Marufuji/Kenoh/Manabu Soya/Mohammed Yone/Eita vs. Jack Morris/Galeno del Mal/Will Kroos/Daga/Dragon Bane (6)	NOAH Seigigun Natives vs. Gaijin Ten-Man Tag Team Match
7	TEAM NOAH: Shuhei Taniguchi/Atsushi Kotoge/Hajime Ohara/Hi69 vs. Katsumi Inabata/Yuto Koyanagi/Hiroto Tsuruya/Midori Takahashi (7)	Dojo Boy Bullying Festival

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus will make your tiebreaks rise, if not your legacy.
For getting all 7 matches right, 19TB.

Which of the above matches (1-7) goes longest? Match 1

For 2TB: which match goes shortest? Match 5

Predict the length of match 3, OZAWA vs. Endo, to the nearest minute. 20 minutes

Who will pin whom in match 4, All Rebellion vs. TEAM2000X? (1TB for each) Alpha Wolf pin Fujimura

Will any unannounced WWE-contracted wrestlers show up? Yes, OMOS

 

[Chris]

1. Inamura (6)
2. Amakusa (3)
3. Ozawa (2)
4. Team 2000x (1)
5. Kenta (7)
6. Team Jack Morris (5)
7. Team NOAH (4)

Which of the above matches (1-7) goes longest? Match 1
For 2TB: which match goes shortest? Match 7
Predict the length of match 3, OZAWA vs. Endo, to the nearest minute. 17 mins
Who will pin whom in match 4, All Rebellion vs. TEAM2000X? (1TB for each) Alpha wolf over Alejandro
Will any unannounced WWE-contracted wrestlers show up? Yes

 

[Mr. PrettyGood]

7	Yoshiki Inamura (c)	Match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship
6	AMAKUSA (c)	Match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
5	Tetsuya Endo	Special Singles Match
4	All Rebellion: Kaito Kiyomiya/Harutoki/Alejandro/Kai Fujimura	Eight-Man Tag Team Match
1	Ulka Sasaki	"Bound for the World" Singles Match
2	Naomichi Marufuji/Kenoh/Manabu Soya/Mohammed Yone/Eita	NOAH Seigigun Natives vs. Gaijin Ten-Man Tag Team Match
3	TEAM NOAH: Shuhei Taniguchi/Atsushi Kotoge/Hajime Ohara/Hi69	Dojo Boy Bullying Festival

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus will make your tiebreaks rise, if not your legacy.
For getting all 7 matches right, 19TB.

Which of the above matches (1-7) goes longest? KENTA vs. Sasaki

For 2TB: which match goes shortest? All Rebellion vs. Team 2000x

Predict the length of match 3, OZAWA vs. Endo, to the nearest minute.
This is worth 5TB, minus 1TB for each full minute you are off by.
You must predict this one; if you miss it, you'll be marked as a time of 0 minutes, and there's no way this match goes under a minute surely?
16 minutes

Who will pin whom in match 4, All Rebellion vs. TEAM2000X? (1TB for each) Fujiwara pins Alpha Wolf

Will any unannounced WWE-contracted wrestlers show up? No

 

[Kairi HoHo]

NOAH Legacy Rise
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2025
Location: Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan

1	Yoshiki Inamura (c) vs. Masa Kitamiya(3)	Match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship
2	AMAKUSA (c) vs. Daiki Odashima(5)	Match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
3	OZAWA vs. Tetsuya Endo(2)	Special Singles Match
4	All Rebellion: Kaito Kiyomiya/Harutoki/Alejandro/Kai Fujimura vs. TEAM2000X: Takashi Sugiura/Alpha Wolf/Tadasuke/Jun Masaoka(1)	Eight-Man Tag Team Match
5	KENTA vs. Ulka Sasaki(6)	"Bound for the World" Singles Match
6	Naomichi Marufuji/Kenoh/Manabu Soya/Mohammed Yone/Eita vs. Jack Morris/Galeno del Mal/Will Kroos/Daga/Dragon Bane(4)	NOAH Seigigun Natives vs. Gaijin Ten-Man Tag Team Match
7	TEAM NOAH: Shuhei Taniguchi/Atsushi Kotoge/Hajime Ohara/Hi69 vs. Katsumi Inabata/Yuto Koyanagi/Hiroto Tsuruya/Midori Takahashi(7)	Dojo Boy Bullying Festival

Which of the above matches (1-7) goes longest?
Match 1

For 2TB: which match goes shortest?
Match 5

Predict the length of match 3, OZAWA vs. Endo, to the nearest minute.
This is worth 5TB, minus 1TB for each full minute you are off by.
You must predict this one; if you miss it, you'll be marked as a time of 0 minutes, and there's no way this match goes under a minute surely?
24 Minutes

Who will pin whom in match 4, All Rebellion vs. TEAM2000X? (1TB for each)
Kaito over Tadasuke

Will any unannounced WWE-contracted wrestlers show up? Yes

 

[Lady Redfield]

NOAH Legacy Rise
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2025
Location: Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan

1	Yoshiki Inamura - 7	Match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship
2	AMAKUSA - 6	Match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
3	Tetsuya Endo - 5	Special Singles Match
4	All Rebellion: Kaito Kiyomiya/Harutoki/Alejandro/Kai Fujimura - 1	Eight-Man Tag Team Match
5	KENTA - 4	"Bound for the World" Singles Match
6	Naomichi Marufuji/Kenoh/Manabu Soya/Mohammed Yone/Eita - 2	NOAH Seigigun Natives vs. Gaijin Ten-Man Tag Team Match
7	TEAM NOAH: Shuhei Taniguchi/Atsushi Kotoge/Hajime Ohara/Hi69 - 3	Dojo Boy Bullying Festival

Which of the above matches (1-7) goes longest?
MATCH 1

For 2TB: which match goes shortest?
MATCH 5

Predict the length of match 3, OZAWA vs. Endo, to the nearest minute.
19 MINUTES

Who will pin whom in match 4, All Rebellion vs. TEAM2000X? (1TB for each)
KIYOMIYA PINS MASAOKA

Will any unannounced WWE-contracted wrestlers show up?
NO

 

[Deadd2009]

Inamura 7
Odashima 1
Endo 2
Team All Rebellion 6
Kenta 5
Team Marufuji 4
Team NOAH 3

Which of the above matches (1-7) goes longest?
-Match 1

For 2TB: which match goes shortest?
-Match 4

Predict the length of match 3, OZAWA vs. Endo, to the nearest minute.
This is worth 5TB, minus 1TB for each full minute you are off by.
You must predict this one; if you miss it, you'll be marked as a time of 0 minutes, and there's no way this match goes under a minute surely?
-25 minutes

Who will pin whom in match 4, All Rebellion vs. TEAM2000X? (1TB for each)
-Kaito pins Alpha Wolf

Will any unannounced WWE-contracted wrestlers show up?
-No

 

[DameDollar]

NOAH Legacy Rise
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2025
Location: Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan

1	Yoshiki Inamura (c) vs. Masa Kitamiya(6)	Match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship
2	AMAKUSA (c) vs. Daiki Odashima(7)	Match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
3	OZAWA vs. Tetsuya Endo(4)	Special Singles Match
4	All Rebellion: Kaito Kiyomiya/Harutoki/Alejandro/Kai Fujimura vs. TEAM2000X: Takashi Sugiura/Alpha Wolf/Tadasuke/Jun Masaoka(5)	Eight-Man Tag Team Match
5	KENTA vs. Ulka Sasaki(2)	"Bound for the World" Singles Match
6	Naomichi Marufuji/Kenoh/Manabu Soya/Mohammed Yone/Eita vs. Jack Morris/Galeno del Mal/Will Kroos/Daga/Dragon Bane(3)	NOAH Seigigun Natives vs. Gaijin Ten-Man Tag Team Match
7	TEAM NOAH: Shuhei Taniguchi/Atsushi Kotoge/Hajime Ohara/Hi69 vs. Katsumi Inabata/Yuto Koyanagi/Hiroto Tsuruya/Midori Takahashi(1)	Dojo Boy Bullying Festival

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus will make your tiebreaks rise, if not your legacy.
For getting all 7 matches right, 19TB.

Which of the above matches (1-7) goes longest? Match 2

For 2TB: which match goes shortest?
Match 5

Predict the length of match 3, OZAWA vs. Endo, to the nearest minute.
This is worth 5TB, minus 1TB for each full minute you are off by.
18 min

Who will pin whom in match 4, All Rebellion vs. TEAM2000X? Wolf pins Fujimura

Will any unannounced WWE-contracted wrestlers show up? No

 

[Dubb]

NOAH Legacy Rise
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2025
Location: Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan

1	Yoshiki Inamura (c) vs. Masa Kitamiya 7	Match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship
2	AMAKUSA (c) vs. Daiki Odashima 6	Match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
3	OZAWA vs. Tetsuya Endo 5	Special Singles Match
4	All Rebellion: Kaito Kiyomiya/Harutoki/Alejandro/Kai Fujimura vs. TEAM2000X: Takashi Sugiura/Alpha Wolf/Tadasuke/Jun Masaoka 4	Eight-Man Tag Team Match
5	KENTA vs. Ulka Sasaki 3	"Bound for the World" Singles Match
6	Naomichi Marufuji/Kenoh/Manabu Soya/Mohammed Yone/Eita vs. Jack Morris/Galeno del Mal/Will Kroos/Daga/Dragon Bane 2	NOAH Seigigun Natives vs. Gaijin Ten-Man Tag Team Match
7	TEAM NOAH: Shuhei Taniguchi/Atsushi Kotoge/Hajime Ohara/Hi69 vs. Katsumi Inabata/Yuto Koyanagi/Hiroto Tsuruya/Midori Takahashi 1	Dojo Boy Bullying Festival

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus will make your tiebreaks rise, if not your legacy.
For getting all 7 matches right, 19TB.

Which of the above matches (1-7) goes longest? Match 1

For 2TB: which match goes shortest? Match 7

Predict the length of match 3, OZAWA vs. Endo, to the nearest minute.
This is worth 5TB, minus 1TB for each full minute you are off by. 12
You must predict this one; if you miss it, you'll be marked as a time of 0 minutes, and there's no way this match goes under a minute surely?

Who will pin whom in match 4, All Rebellion vs. TEAM2000X? (1TB for each) Kaito over Tadasuke

Will any unannounced WWE-contracted wrestlers show up? No
[/QUOTE]

 

[Tommy MBE]

1) Inamura 6
2) AMAKUSA 5
3) Endo 4
4) Team 2000X 1
5) KENTA 7
6) Team Marafuji2
7) Team NOAH 3

Bonus Points

8) Match 1
9) Match 5
10) 15
11) Kiyomiya over Wolf
12) Yes

 

[Lethal]

NOAH Legacy Rise
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2025
Location: Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan

1	Yoshiki Inamura (c) vs. Masa Kitamiya	5	Match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship
2	AMAKUSA (c) vs. Daiki Odashima	6	Match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
3	OZAWA vs. Tetsuya Endo	4	Special Singles Match
4	All Rebellion: Kaito Kiyomiya/Harutoki/Alejandro/Kai Fujimura vs. TEAM2000X: Takashi Sugiura/Alpha Wolf/Tadasuke/Jun Masaoka	3	Eight-Man Tag Team Match
5	KENTA vs. Ulka Sasaki	7	"Bound for the World" Singles Match
6	Naomichi Marufuji/Kenoh/Manabu Soya/Mohammed Yone/Eita vs. Jack Morris/Galeno del Mal/Will Kroos/Daga/Dragon Bane	2	NOAH Seigigun Natives vs. Gaijin Ten-Man Tag Team Match
7	TEAM NOAH: Shuhei Taniguchi/Atsushi Kotoge/Hajime Ohara/Hi69 vs. Katsumi Inabata/Yuto Koyanagi/Hiroto Tsuruya/Midori Takahashi	1	Dojo Boy Bullying Festival

Tiebreaks
The Perfect Show Bonus will make your tiebreaks rise, if not your legacy.
For getting all 7 matches right, 19TB.

Which of the above matches (1-7) goes longest? Match 5

For 2TB: which match goes shortest? Match 7

Predict the length of match 3, OZAWA vs. Endo, to the nearest minute. 19 minutes
This is worth 5TB, minus 1TB for each full minute you are off by.
You must predict this one; if you miss it, you'll be marked as a time of 0 minutes, and there's no way this match goes under a minute surely?

Who will pin whom in match 4, All Rebellion vs. TEAM2000X? (1TB for each) Alpha Wolf pins Alejandro

Will any unannounced WWE-contracted wrestlers show up? The Great Khali

 

[Wolverine]

(1) Yoshiki Inamura (7)
(2) AMAKUSA (6)
(3) Tetsuya Endo (3)
(4) TEAM2000X: Takashi Sugiura/Alpha Wolf/Tadasuke/Jun Masaoka (2)
(5) KENTA (5)
(6) Naomichi Marufuji/Kenoh/Manabu Soya/Mohammed Yone/Eita (4)
(7) TEAM NOAH: Shuhei Taniguchi/Atsushi Kotoge/Hajime Ohara/Hi69 (1)

(8) Match 4
(9) Match 5
(10) 17 Minutes
(11) Takashi Sugiura pins Harutoki/Alejandro
(12) No