9 HUGE NJPW Power Struggle Predictions You Need To Know

5. Suzuki-gun (Kanemaru & El Desperado) Vs LIJ (Bushi & Shingo Takagi) Vs Roppongi 3K

Power Struggle
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A three-way climax to the Super Junior Tag League has been the latest unexpected innovation from a New Japan Pro Wrestling booking team looking to make the most of their expanded audience in 2018, and the match appears on paper to be the potential show-stealer if all the talent perform at their typical best.

Fortune will favour the brave in the match itself, but said booking should steer towards Bushi and Shingo Takagi in the match itself. Shingo's electric introduction to LIJ last month has yet to be cemented by a mammoth victory, but the duo can get their first significant win here without opponents Roppongi 3K and the Suzuki-gun pairing of Kanemaru and El Desperado particularly suffering as a result of the loss.

Winner: Los Ingobernables de Japon

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