Great-O-Khan, Tanga Loa choose KOPW stipulations for Road to Sakura Genesis

Great-O-Khan and Tanga Loa have chosen stipulations for their upcoming KOPW match. 

Khan is scheduled to defend his interim KOPW title against Loa in Hamamatsu on Sunday. As per the championship rules, both competitors have submitted their proposed match stipulations for fans to vote on in a social media poll. 

Loa was represented by Jado at a press conference on March 25. His camp has proposed a “King of Kaiju” match. 

NJPW1972.com described the match type as:

Much like a classical Texas Deathmatch, the bout will see competitors look to score a pinfall, after which a ten count will be applied, the last standing being the winner 

Khan reportedly commented, “That’s something an ape would think up” upon hearing the proposed stipulation. 

Khan then stated he wants to bring “renewed interest in NJPW events in local areas of Japan” before proposing a “Rural Revitalization Match in Hamamatsu.” The match type follows best-two-of-three falls rules, with the second fall promoting Hamamatsu’s local cuisine. 

NJPW1972.com describes the match type as:

The match will be a ‘two out of three falls’ bout, but with very different interpretations of falls.

Round one will be under ten minute time limit most covers rules. Every pinfall attempt will count as one point in the scenario.

Round two will be an eating contest, with the local specialty of eel being the focus for five minutes.

Round three will see the two connected via a strap with the winner having to touch all four corners consecutively to win. 

Voting will begin at 10 a.m. Japan Standard Time on March 31. 

Sunday’s show is not scheduled to air live on New Japan World. However, it will likely be available on-demand at a later date.