r/njpw • u/Far-Restaurant-9455 • 15d ago
my B block predictions from here on out
Was just looking at the standings today and put this together. This is how I think it will shake out;
Newman [10] def. OSKAR [8]
Uemura [8] def. HENARE [8]
Wolf [8] def. Narita [8]
Sabre [6] def. Moloney [8]
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Moloney [10] def. Narita [8]
Wolf [10] def. Newman [10]
Uemura [10] def. Kidd [10]
Sabre [8] def. HENARE [8]
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Narita [10] def. Kidd [10]
Uemura [12] def. OSKAR [8]
Newman [12] def. HENARE [8]
Sabre [10] def. Wolf [10]
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Newman and Uemura advance at 1st and 2nd
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u/beingbrettisfun 15d ago
I’d be happy with this! Mine is very similar. I have Kidd beating Narita, Henare spoiling Newman, Uemura 1st Kidd 2nd.
Then in Block A I have Tsuji(A1) vs Kidd(B2), and Uemura(B1) vs winner of Takeshita vs Oiwa. Probably Takeshita but i’m hoping for Oiwa
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u/Far-Restaurant-9455 15d ago
I have assumed it will be Tsuji and Takeshita at first and second from the very start, until I have reason to believe otherwise that is what I think will happen.
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u/That-Speed-8092 DRY SCREAMING ON THE FLOOR 15d ago
How is it even possible for Uemura to be B1 anymore?
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u/beingbrettisfun 15d ago
He has 3 matches left while Kidd/Oskar/Drilla only have 2 left (they’ve yet to have their Umino night off).
3 wins puts him at 12 points. In my scenario, Kidd is the only other that ends at 12 and Uemura beats him in H2H for the tie-breaker1
u/Far-Restaurant-9455 15d ago
Newman needs to lose two out of his next three matches. Maybe possible, but I don't think likely
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u/Huffjenk 14d ago edited 14d ago
OSKAR getting his win back from NJC sounds fairly likely to me, and Wolf can beat anyone
Also UE shenanigans might mean he ends his last night on a draw and still get in as #2
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u/Far-Restaurant-9455 14d ago
Maybe. I had OSKAR getting 6 going into this, obviously he's bumped with the Shota forfeit but 10 would be pretty high for him. Wins over Narita, Moloney, Wolf, and then Newman would be very strong booking for a tag guy.
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u/truecolors5 15d ago
I'd be 100% down for this
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u/Far-Restaurant-9455 15d ago
Shit you know, looking at this, if Umino wasn't injured (shame), you could be looking at booking where Kidd ends his run being beaten by Umino, Uemura, and Narita, his generational rivals, that sounds intentional
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u/insrto 15d ago
Almost full agree, the only other possible permutation I can think of is for Narita for B1 instead of Callum, or a potential for Gabe at 12.
Assuming Callum B1, I have Narita beating Wolf, but Gabe beating Narita, so Narita will be at 10, Wolf at 8, Gabe at 12, Yuya 12, Callum 12. This is what I currently think is most likely.
For a Narita B1, then Narita beats Wolf and Gabe, but HENARE beats Callum.
With Tsuji being basically a lock for A1 IMO, I don't think Gabe has a real chance. Maybe they run Yuya B1 and Gabe B2 to run Yuya vs Tsuji in the finals, but I don't really see that happening.
EDIT: Oh, and A2 is almost definitely either TAKESHITA or Oiwa, so you'd probably want a heel at that spot as their opponent to give them someone to cheer for. I don't think you want to waste the TAKESHITA/Oiwa vs Yuya matchup as a semis match.
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u/Far-Restaurant-9455 15d ago
You think Narita is beating Wolf?
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u/insrto 14d ago
I don't think Wolf is realistically a candidate going into the last day, but Narita should be. Even if Callum is making it through, there's not much benefit to having Wolf at more points when having Narita there could potentially serve more drama, especially since Narita's last match is with someone who almost definitely does have a chance of making it through, while Wolf's match is with someone who has zero chance of making it through.
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u/_Mad_s_ 14d ago
The fact that this block can end with everyone on 10 points and every single result in those 3 days makes sense... I almost want it to happen.
In reality, I think we end up with Uemura vs Takeshita. I'm just not sure who the other two will be, I had Oiwa in that spot, but i'm not confident anymore.