Stipulation Announced For Final NJPW KOPW Title Match of the Year

NJPW announced the stipulation for the final KOPW title match of 2024, which happens on December 22. The Great O-Khan and Taichi will have a best two-out-of-three falls match with stipulations for each fall. The first will be no rope sumo rules, the second will have Yoshinobu Kanemaru as special guest referee. The third, if necessary, will be a last man standing match. This was Taichi’s choice for a stipulation, which won 72% of the vote.

The votes are in after fans made a decision on the last KOPW 2024 rules for the year. Great-O-Khan has held the KOPW belt for the lion’s share of the year, but will face last year’s official winner in Taichi, a man who has said that win, lose or draw, this will be the last time he competes in a KOPW match.

That spurred his choice of stipulations, with the votes of 18,372 fans coming as follows

Taichi: Best of Taichi KOPW Two out of Three Falls: 13,246 votes (72.1%)

Great-O-Khan: Falls Count Anywhere Korakuen Revitialization: 5,126 votes (27.9%)

The match will now be a Best of Taichi KOPW Two out of Three Falls Match, with each stipulation being matches that Taichi has wrestled over the KOPW title for in the past. The first fall will be no rope sumo rules, the second will have Yoshinobu Kanemaru as special guest referee, and the third will be Last man Standing. Who will be left standing as KOPW Champion for 2024?