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.
