I'm so sad and disappointed. I know it'll still be fun, and I'll watch, but it's almost the IDENTICAL lineup to last year minus Cobb [great matches] and Naito [oof] and Jake Lee.
STILL NO HIROMU! Come on man, this is crazy. And THREE [3!!] SHITHOUSE OF TORTUROUS-TO-WATCH GUYS. Are you fucking kidding me?
We were SO spoiled by the spontaneity, newbies, and unexpected Gaijin entrants of 2019-2023ish and I keep [foolishly, apparently] hoping we'll get another year like that [BUT WITH ONLY 2 BLOCKS FFS].
That said, I do very much like the unpredictability of the brand new playoff format where THIRD place guys could theoretically sneak through, although with my luck it'll be EVIL 😂
by JanSmitowicz