Stipulation Announced For Toru Yano Vs. EVIL KOPW Match
A unique take on a classic gimmick match
Following a survey of fans, NJPW will implement Toru Yano's proposal for a gimmick match over that of EVIL's for their upcoming match at Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni on Wednesday, April 28, for Yano's provisional KOPW 2021.
The match will be a Creation of Darkness match, which fans selected by a margin of 51.58 percent to 48.42 percent.
In such a match, blindfold hoods will placed on each ring post. The objective is to first blindfold your opponent before pinning or submitting them.
The full card for Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni, taking place Wednesday, April 28 and Thursday, April 29 at Nishihara Shokai Arena in Kagoshima, Japan, is as follows:
NIGHT ONE
* IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team: SHO and YOH (c) vs. El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* KOPW 2021/Creation of Darkness: Toru Yano (c) vs. EVIL
* Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, SANADA and BUSHI vs. Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb and Aaron Henare
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori and Gedo
* Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. and DOUKI vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Jado
* Tiger Mask and Gabriel Kidd vs. Yota Tsuji and Yuya Uemura
NIGHT TWO
* Kota Ibushi and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare
* Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito vs. Will Ospreay and Great-O-Khan
* Toru Yano, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori and Dick Togo
* Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. and DOUKI vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Jado
* SHO, YOH and Tiger Mask vs. Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* SANADA and BUSHI vs. Yota Tsuji and Yuya Uemura
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
