I'm assuming left side is building toward Evil vs. Okada after they've been feuding in tag matches for the past month. Ibushi just finished a big feud with Ingorables de Japon, so Naito and Takagi pushing for the cup doesn't make much sense. The one thing in the entire bracket I'm really not sure about is the Naito/O-Khan/Yano section. Yano could go all the way up to Evil. O-Khan could upset Naito so he gets a break. In fact, I kinda want to go back and make Yano win cuz I don't think Naito vs. Evil is gonna happen again so soon.
Right sides just a mess where it's hard to see anyone but Ospreay, Ishii, Jay White, and Tanahashi climbing through. Like, are they really going to push Chase Owens through multiple rounds here? Yeesh. Regardless of whether Ospreay, Ishii, or on the random chance ZSJ makes it through, Tanahashi would be the better opponent, so I pick him over Jay White.
That would lead to a finals of either Evil vs. Tanahashi or Okada vs. Ospreay, if we're keeping to face vs. heel. Okada+Ospreay make much more sense winning their respective semifinals and a much better match overall. Ospreay wins the Cup. It's too early for Okada vs. Ibushi.
