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Fightful Staff Predictions For NJPW/ROH Honor Rising, UFC On Fox 28 & WWE Elimination Chamber

There’s are a lot of big MMA/wrestling events this weekend in the form of NJPW Honor Rising Day 1 & 2, UFC On Fox 28 and WWE Elimination Chamber, the staff here at Fightful has made their predictions for those shows.

NJPW Honor Rising 2018 Day 1

IWGP NEVER Openweight Title Match: Hirooki Goto (c) vs. The Beer City Bruiser

Picking Goto: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Picking Bruiser:

Final Tally: Goto (8) – Bruiser (0)

Special 6 Man Tag Team Match: Chase Owens & The Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) vs. Bullet Club (Cody, Marty Scurll & Hangman Page)

Picking Owens/Golden Lovers: Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Picking Bullet Club: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Mike Straw & Kyler James

Final Tally: Owens/Golden Lovers (4) – Bullet Club (4)

Special 6 Man Tag Team Match: Dalton Castle, Jay Lethal & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Chaos (Jay White, Beretta & Chuckie T)

Picking Castle/Lethal/Taguchi: Jeremy Lambert & Sean Ross Sapp

Picking Chaos: David Tees, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw, Kyler James & Pat Fannin

Final Tally: Castle/Lethal/Taguchi (2) – Chaos (6)

Special 3 Way Match: Kushida vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Flip Gordon

Picking Kushida: Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Picking Takahashi: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch & Mike Straw

Picking Gordon:

Final Tally: Kushida (3) – Takahashi (5) – Gordon (0)

David Finlay & Juice Robinson vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)

Picking Finlay/Robinson:

Picking Young Bucks: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Final Tally: Finlay Robinson (0) – Young Bucks (8)

Cheeseburger, Delirious & Jushin “Thunder” Liger vs. Bullet Club (Hikuleo, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa)

Picking Cheeseburger/Delirious/Liger: Jeremy Lambert & Pat Fannin

Picking Bullet Club: David Tees, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw, Kyler James & Sean Ross Sapp

Final Tally: Cheeseburger/Delirious/Liger (2) – Bullet Club (6)

Katsuya Kitamura & Toa Henare vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale)

Picking Kitamura/Henare: Ryan Cook & James Lynch

Picking Bullet Club: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Mike Straw, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Final Tally: Kitamura/Henare (2) – Bullet Club (6)

NJPW Honor Rising 2018 Day 2

ROH World Title Match: Dalton Castle (c) vs. Beretta

Picking Castle: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Picking Beretta:

Final Tally: Castle (8) – Beretta (0)

IWGP NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Title Match: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) (c) vs. Jushin “Thunder” Liger, Delirious & Cheeseburger

Picking Bullet Club: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Picking Liger/Delirious/Cheeseburger:

Final Tally: Bullet Club (8) – Liger/Delirious/Cheeseburger (0)

Special Tag Match: Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) vs. Bullet Club (Cody & Marty Scurll)

Picking Golden Lovers: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Mike Straw, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Picking Bullet Club: Ryan Cook & James Lynch

Final Tally: Golden Lovers (6) – Bullet Club (2)

Special 6 Man Tag Team Match: Chaos (Jay White, Chuckie T & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. Bullet Club (Hangman Page, Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson)

Picking Chaos: Jeremy Lambert, Kyler James & Pat Fannin

Picking Bullet Club: David Tees, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw & Sean Ross Sapp

Final Tally: Chaos (3) – Bullet Club (5)

Ryusuke Taguchi & Flip Gordon vs. Los Ingobernables (Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi)

Picking Taguchi/Gordon: Kyler James

Picking Los Ingobernables: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Final Tally: Taguchi/Gordon (1) – Los Ingobernables (7)

David Finlay, Juice Robinson & Jay Lethal vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi, Hikuleo & Chase Owens)

Picking Finlay/Robinson/Lethal: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch & Kyler James

Picking Bullet Club: Mike Straw, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Final Tally: Finlay/Robinson/Lethal (5) – Bullet Club (3)

Toa Henare vs. The Beer City Bruiser

(Note: Mike Straw didn’t make a pick for this match.)

Picking Henare: Sean Ross Sapp

Picking Bruiser: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Kyler James & Pat Fannin

Final Tally: Henare (1) – Bruiser (6)

UFC On Fox 28

Josh Emmett vs. Jeremy Stephens

Picking Emmett: Ryan Cook & Sean Ross Sapp

Picking Stephens: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, James Lynch, Mike Straw, Kyler James & Pat Fannin

Final Tally: Emmett (2) – Stephens (6)

Jessica Andrade vs. Tecia Torres

Picking Andrade: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw & Kyler James

Picking Torres: Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Final Tally: Andrade (6) – Torres (2)

Ovince St. Preux vs. Ilir Latifi

Picking St. Preux: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Picking Latifi: Mike Straw

Final Tally: St. Preux (7) – Latifi (1)

Mike Perry vs. Max Griffin

Picking Perry: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Picking Griffin:

Final Tally: Perry (8) – Griffin (0)

WWE Elimination Chamber

WWE Raw Women’s Title Match – Elimination Chamber Match: Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Mickie James vs. Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville vs. Bayley vs. Sasha Banks

Picking Bliss: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Kyler James, Sean Ross Sapp & Pat Fannin

Picking James:

Picking Rose:

Picking Deville:

Picking Bayley:

Picking Banks: Mike Straw

Final Tally: Bliss (7) – James (0) – Rose (0) – Deville (0) – Bayley (0) – Banks (1)

Elimination Chamber Match: Finn Balor vs. John Cena vs. Roman Reigns vs. The Miz vs. Elias vs. Braun Strowman vs. Seth Rollins

Picking Balor:

Picking Cena:

Picking Reigns: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw, Kyler James & Sean Ross Sapp

Picking Miz:

Picking Elias:

Picking Strowman: Pat Fannin

Picking Rollins:

Final Tally: Balor (0) – Cena (0) – Reigns (7) – Miz (0) – Elias (0) – Strowman (1) – Rollins (0)

If Nia Jax Wins, She Gets In Raw Women’s Title Match At WWE Wrestlemania 34: Nia Jax vs. Asuka

Picking Jax: David Tees & Pat Fannin

Picking Asuka: Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw, Kyler James & Sean Ross Sapp

Final Tally: Jax (2) – Asuka (6)

WWE Raw Tag Team Title Match: The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) (c) vs. Titus Worldwide (Titus O'Neil & Apollo)

Picking The Bar: David Tees, Jeremy Lambert, Mike Straw & Sean Ross Sapp

Picking Titus Worldwide: Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Kyler James & Pat Fannin

Final Tally: The Bar (4) – Titus Worldwide (4)

Matt Hardy vs. Bray Wyatt

Picking Hardy: Jeremy Lambert, Ryan Cook, James Lynch, Mike Straw, Kyler James & Sean Ross Sapp

Picking Wyatt: David Tees & Pat Fannin

Final Tally: Hardy (6) – Wyatt (2)

Do you agree or disagree with what the Fightful staff picks for the event, then share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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