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On the second night of New Japan Pro-Wrestle Wrestling’s Kingdom 15, the provisional KOPW 2021 Champion will be crowned live at the Tokyo Dome, and now we know all four competitors who will be entering the game.
Prior to night one of Wrestle Kingdom on Monday, the annual New Japan Rambo took place, with 21 wrestlers entering at timed intervals. The NJPW incarnation of the bout, unlike the WWE Royal Rumble, also allows for removals through pinfall, submission, count-out, and disqualification.
At the end of the match, Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens from the Bullet Club, BUSHI from Los Ingobernables de Japon, and Toru Yano, the KOPW 2020 Champion, won the match without ever entering the ring. On night two, they will be competing in a Fatal 4-Way match, with the winner taking the trophy home!
The KOPW 2020 was a concept developed in part by Kazuchika Okada as a way for New Japan to do certain non-traditional things during the pandemic for those unfamiliar with the concept. In gimmick matches voted on by the fans, the trophy is defended and selected by the wrestlers themselves, resulting in some ridiculous scenarios.
