Bracket for the NJPW World TV Championship tournament.
At NJPW’s Declaration of Power show, the NJPW World Television Championship was revealed.
The tournament kicks off this Friday as a part of the ‘Battle Autumn’ tour. The semifinals are scheduled for November 5th and the first-ever champion will be crowned at Wrestle Kingdom 17.
New Japan revealed the bracket for the tourney and the first-round matches and dates are listed as followed:
- David Finlay vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru (10/14)
- Alex Zayne vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (10/14)
- YOSHI-HASHI vs. Jeff Cobb (10/15)
- Aaron Henare vs. EVIL (10/15)
- SANADA vs. Taichi (10/16)
- Hirooki Goto vs. KENTA (10/16)
- Ren Narita vs. Tomohiro Ishii (10/26)
- Toru Yano vs. Great-O-Khan (10/26)
Here's the bracket for the @njpwworld TV Championship Tournament!
15 minutes to win it! Time limit draws will be decided via coin toss!
It all kicks off LIVE, ENGLISH and FREE! Friday October 14 in Korakuen Hall!https://t.co/mw3TewWvdw#njpw #njautumn pic.twitter.com/ldoyaP6ClS
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) October 11, 2022
The Battle Autumn tour concludes on November 5th. It is at that event that NEVER Openweight Champion Karl Anderson will defend against Hikuleo. Anderson along with Doc Gallows returned to WWE on 10/10. The NJPW World account retweeted posts about Anderson and Gallows going back to WWE.
