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With the recent success of 'All In', it is without a doubt that inter-promotional events have huge potential. It started when Dave Meltzer said it is unlikely for a Ring of Honor show to sell over 10,000 tickets in America. Cody Rhodes took the challenge upon himself and created 'All In'. The event sold out within 30 minutes of the tickets becoming available.
'All In' featured wrestlers from promotions all over the world. Wrestlers representing Ring Of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, CMLL, AAA Worldwide, Impact Wrestling and NWA were part of the show. It brings an obvious question to everyone's minds - What if WWE also took part in such an event?
A fusion PPV including the rosters of WWE, NXT, NJPW, and ROH is a mouth-watering prospect. This piece has a match card consisting of wrestlers from all the promotions around the world. Fantasy dream matches are aplenty, so sit back and enjoy the never-ending possibilities of Pro wrestling.
Pre-Show
Pre-Shows are a regular norm in Pro Wrestling these days. A Battle Royal is a must in these pre-shows as well. So I have booked a generic Battle Royal and something more.
Note: As we saw in All In, titles exclusive to one promotion won't be defended against wrestlers from other promotions.
Match 1: 40 Man Battle Royal. Winner faces Will Ospreay for the vacant IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship.
The IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship is currently vacated due to Hiromu Takahashi's horrific injury (may he recover swiftly). It is a wonderful opportunity for NJPW to crown a new champion at this event. The participants will include wrestlers such as Bully Ray, Colt Cabana, Billy Gunn, Tommy Dreamer and other independent wrestlers. WWE, NXT and NJPW mid-carders like Elias, Bobby Roode, Minoru Suzuki, Tomohiro Ishii and Velveteen Dream will also be in the match.
Winner - Marty Scurll of the Bullet Club.
Match 2: The Undisputed Era vs Los Ingobernables de Japan vs New Day vs The Briscoes
NXT's Hottest Team, New Japan's hottest stable, WWE's biggest team and the Independent Circuit's top names. The match should be awesome. How could it not be? The men involved are among the best wrestlers on the planet today. The match will also warm up the crowd for the rest of the show. Also as the match is a Fatal 4 Way, the members of each team who will be at ringside can get their chance of getting involved in the match as well.
Winner - Los Ingobernables de Japan via pin fall.
LIJ is the best thing in New Japan today. They are wonderfully entertaining and great in-ring workers. So I believe they deserve this victory more than the other teams in the match.
Main Card
This should be a good time to point out that the location of the event will ideally be some place like Philadelphia or, yet again, Chicago. Some place where the crowd will be filled with hardcore wrestling fans ready to blow the roof off the place. Philadelphia is my primary choice, however. *EC-Dub EC-Dub EC-Dub*
Also, there will be 10 matches on the main card in total. Perfect to fill a 4 hour show.
Match 1: Jay Lethal vs Cody Rhodes - ROH World Champion vs NWA World Champion
Jay Lethal and Cody Rhodes are two of the most popular wrestlers on the planet. Both of them are extremely marketable and are huge stars in the American Independent Circuit. With their star power on display, this will be a perfect opener to rile up any crowd in the States. The match might even end up being a winner takes all match for both titles. The match will have the stakes and the star power to go with it.
Winner - Cody Rhodes via Pinfall
Cody should get the victory. With WWE involved they will probably have a greater pull at the results and they certainly would prefer Cody winning and celebrating with his brother after the match.
Match 2: Juice Robinson sets up an Open Challenge for his IWGP US Championship
The challenge is answered by - Kevin Owens. Owens is a phenomenal worker and so is Juice. Their match should be amazing. KO's Prize Fighter gimmick and the fact that the IWGP US Title is on the line can make it more interesting. As we cannot have KO win the title, the win should go to Juice but given WWE's history with the former CJ Parker, it is really unlikely.
Winner - Juice Robinson via DQ
KO should get DQ'd after a usual referee spot in my opinion. The ref gets knocked down, KO hits the Pop-up Powerbomb and covers Juice. Juice doesn't kick out and KO attacks the red shoe referee in rage setting up their characters perfectly.
Match 3: John Cena vs Hiroshi Tanahashi in an Icon vs Icon match
Hiroshi Tanahashi is one of the greatest performers in Japan's history. John Cena is one of the greatest performers in USA's history. Both of them are two of the greatest performers in Pro Wrestling History. They have been the face of their respective promotions for the better part of the 21st century.
A match between them is inevitable on a show like this. Given Cena's recent matches with the likes of AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura, this should be an amazing match as well. Hopefully, they can work out a finish to this match which keeps both of them looking strong.
Winner - Either.
I really don't mind either of them winning so won't bother with mentioning a winner for this match. Whoever wins or loses, the fans are the real winners of this match.
Match 4: Chris Jericho vs Shinsuke Nakamura - Mid Card Champions match
Chris Jericho has reinvented himself about 3 times in the last 5 years. The man is a genius and can make any gimmick work. He even managed to get the word "It" over with the crowd. He must have a match on a card like this and Shinsuke Nakamura is my choice of opponent for him.
Nakamura with his maniacal heel character will be perfectly contrasting with Jericho's style. Moreover, Jericho will be treated as a babyface and that should make this an amazing contest.
Winner - Nakamura via Pinfall
A simple case of the veteran putting over the younger talent. Nakamura is a veteran in his own right but his WWE career desperately needs a boost. A win over Y2J should do the job as Jericho is bound to lose his title sooner or later.
Match 5: Team USA vs Team Rest of the World, 10 Women Tag Match
Charlotte Flair, Tessa Blanchard, Ronda Rousey, Shayna Baszler and Alexa Bliss vs Io Shirai, Kairi Sane, Toni Storm, Asuka and Becky Lynch. It is really hard to book just one women's match when there are several amazing female wrestlers in the world.
This match can bring the top women in WWE and the Indies in the same single match. Charlotte and Ronda Rousey can be the star power needed to draw attention while Tessa Blanchard, Io Shirai and Toni Storm can bring more in ring skill to the match.
Winners - Team USA via Submission
I would have a finishing sequence where Rousey and Charlotte both have their submission moves locked in on their opponents and they both tap out at the same time.
Match 6: AJ Styles vs Kenny Omega - The Ultimate Champion vs Champion Match with special guest referee Finn Balor
The actual Main Event for the show. The main attraction of this entire event. AJ Styles and Kenny Omega are the two best wrestlers in the world. They even got placed #1 and #2 on the PWI 500 for 2018. Omega is the biggest draw in the world while AJ is the most popular guy on the WWE roster.
Their match has the potential to shatter records. To put the cherry on top, Finn Balor can make this match more legendary just by being there. The very first leader of the Bullet Club refereeing the match between Bullet Club history's two biggest leaders. Moreover, this can be a turned into a great angle as Kenny Omega was the one who kicked AJ Styles out of the Bullet Club in 2016.
Winner - Kenny Omega via Pinfall
One Winged Angel. 1. 2. 3. This match will probably be the best of the night. Scratch that. This match will probably be the match of the year.
Match 7: Rey Mysterio, Pentagon Jr, Fenix and Ricochet vs Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe, Rusev and Bobby Lashley - Elimination Tag Team match
Indie shows have been doing this for ages and so will I. The team of Rey Mysterio, Pentagon and Fenix have faced several opponents over the years in tag matches. They will be teaming up again, but this time they will have another member in Ricochet.
Together they make a team of amazing high fliers and Luchadors. Who better to face them than the biggest opponents we can find. Braun is by far the most over wrestler on the planet. Joe and Rusev are amazing wrestlers. While Lashley is a bit out of place, I couldn't think of anyone else.
Winner - Braun Strowman as the sole survivor.
The high fliers eliminate Lashley straight off the bat. However, Samoa Joe and Braun manage to eliminate Pentagon, Fenix and Ricochet. Down 1 against 3, Rey Mysterio mounts a comeback and eliminates Joe and Rusev. But he comes up short against the Monster and loses the match despite a valiant effort.
Match 8: Kazuchika Okada vs Daniel Bryan
No explanation. No reasoning. This match is just there and happening. Two of the greatest performers of all time. Two living legends. One Ring. They will create magic. No matter what happens, this match will be incredible. People will pay to watch this match any place, any time. The AJ Styles - Kenny Omega match will have stiff competition for Match of the night if Bryan and Okada pull it off.
Winner -Daniel Bryan via Pinfall.
Somehow I believe Okada can take a loss in this one. Given how his gimmick has been evolving, Okada can afford a big match loss while Daniel Bryan needs a win after losing to The Miz at Summerslam.
Match 9: Will Ospreay vs Marty Scurll for the Vacant IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship
This match perhaps the only match on the list we have actually seen quite recently. While I did it solely because I think Scurll deserves a Championship for the great work he has been doing lately, the match deserves its place nonetheless. Their last meeting at Sakura Genesis got a 5 star rating from Dave Meltzer and this probably will too. This will also crown a new Champion for NJPW to use in the future.
Winner - Marty Scurll via pinfall.
Scurll perhaps has the most amazing character work in the world. His role as The Villain has become iconic. He needs a title around his waist to further his career ASAP.
Match 10 The Main Event: The Golden Elite vs The Shield
Kota Ibushi, Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson vs Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. The perfect dream match for the main event. The Young Bucks have been main eventing Indie shows in 6 man tags for years. They are usually partnered with Bullet Club stablemates Kenny Omega or Cody Rhodes.
But recently Kota Ibushi has been teaming with them and the trio are calling themselves the Golden Elite. Their opponent? The Hounds of Justice. This match should be a perfect end to a historic night.
Winner - The Shield via pinfall.
The Shield is just way too big and important to lose at this point. The Elite will continue their main event level run in the Indies no matter what the result is. However, The Shield should barely edge victory over the Bucks and Ibushi and not simply squash them.
