After more than five months of action spanning the entire globe, What Culture Pro Wrestling has finally crowned a winner of their massive Pro Wrestling World Cup tournament.
KUSHIDA defeated Will Ospreay in what was described as an incredible final round match, adding to a star-studded year for the New Japan juniors ace who has already won the ROH World Television Championship, the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship and the 2017 Best of the Super Juniors. His path to the finals went through Sho Tanaka and Los Ingobernables rival Bushi in the Japanese leg of the tournament, followed by Scottish wrestler Kenny Williams, British sensation Zack Sabre Jr., and Joseph Conners before arriving at the Aerial Assassin Will Ospreay.
You can check out all of Saturday’s show in the video below. The entire tournament including all of the regional prelims are available completely free on the WCPW YouTube channel. Below are today’s results.
WCPW World Cup Finals
August 26, 2017
1. Penta El Zero M def. Mike Bailey
Match For Ligero’s Magnificent Seven Briefcase
2. El Ligero def. Rampage
WCPW Internet Championship #1 Contender’s Match
3. Zack Sabre Jr. def. Alex Gracie
WCPW World Championship Match
4. Joe Hendry (c) def. Jack Swagger
Pro Wrestling World Cup ’17 Semi-Finals
5. KUSHIDA def. Joseph Conners
Pro Wrestling World Cup ’17 Semi-Finals
6. Will Ospreay def. Ricochet
Pro Wrestling World Cup ’17 Finals
7. KUSHIDA def. Will Ospreay
England Qualifiers
Will Ospreay def. Martin Kirby
Rampage def. Nick Aldis (Magnus)
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Marty Scurll
Jimmy Havoc def. Zack Gibson
Will Ospreay def. Rampage
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Jimmy Havoc
Scotland Qualifiers
Drew Galloway def. Mark Coffey
BT Gunn def. Lewis Girvan
Joe Coffey def. Liam Thomson
Joey Hendry def. Kenny Williams
Drew Galloway def. BT Gunn
Joey Coffey def. Kenny Williams
Kenny Williams def. BT Gunn in a match to replace Drew Galloway
Mexico Qualifiers
Penta El Zero M def. Fenix
El Ligero def. Drago
Rey Mysterio def. Alberto el Patron
Juventud Guerrera def. El Hijo de Dos Caras
Penta El Zero M def. El Ligero
Rey Mysterio def. Juventud Guerrera
Canada Qualifiers
Michael Elgin def. Rene Dupree
Harry Smith def. FTM
Kyle O’Reilly def. Tyson Dux
Mike Bailey def. Brent Banks
Michael Elgin def. Harry Smith
Mike Bailey def. Kyle O’Reilly
Germany Qualifiers
Bad Bones def. Pascal Spalter
Cash Money Erkan def. Rambo Braun
Da Mack def. Cem Kaplan
Lucky Kid def. Juvenile X
Bad Bones def. Cash Money Erkan
Lucky Kid def. Da Mack
Japan Qualifiers
Kushida def. Sho Tanaka
Bushi def. Tiger Mask IV
Hiromu Takahashi def. Yohei Komatsu
Ryusuke Taguchi def. Jushin Thunder Liger
Kushida def. Bushi
Hiromu Takahashi def. Ryusuke Taguchi
USA Qualifiers
Ricochet def. Matt Sydal
Keith Lee def. James Storm
Jay Lethal def. Moose
David Starr def. Bobby Fish
Ricochet def. Keith Lee
Jay Lethal def. David Starr
Rest of the World Qualifiers
Travis Banks def. Mark Davis
Jurn Simmons def. Tom LaRuffa
Angelico def. Icarus
RJ Singh def. Flash Morgan Webster
Travis Banks def. Jurn Simmons
Angelico def. Flash Morgan Webster
Round of 16
Kushida def. Kenny Williams
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Jay Lethal
Hiromu Takahashi def. Lucky Kid
Joseph Conners def. Joe Coffey
Ricochet def. Angelico
Penta El Zero M def. Bad Bones
Will Ospreay def. Rey Mysterio
Mike Bailey def. Travis Banks
Quarterfinals
Kushida def. Zack Sabre Jr.
Joseph Conners def. Hiromu Takahashi
Ricochet def. Penta El Zero M
Will Ospreay def. Mike Bailey
Semifinals
Kushida def. Joseph Conners
Will Ospreay def. Ricochet
Finals
Kushida def. Will Ospreay
