NWPC Event 1x52: 1st Super Aniversario: The Deadliest Sin

[Sky]

NWPC Season 1, Event #52
1st Super Aniversario: The Deadliest Sin
It's the grand finale. It's the culmination of 52 weeks straight of predictions. It's not an anniversary in the same way that the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania wasn't. But what it is, is a celebration. Of you, the predictor.
WELCOME TO SUPER ANIVERSARIO!

Main Event - For the NWPC Galaxyweight Prediction Championship
@Chris vs. @Roy Mustang
Chris's 1st defence of his 3rd reign

Semi-Main Event - For the NWPC Workhorseweight Prediction Championship
@Jimmy King vs. @Kairi HoHo
Jimmy King's 2nd defence

For everyone else? It's a free-for-all! The best predictor outside of any title match will challenge the Galaxyweight Prediction Champion at the next show! Additionally the best total predictor on this event, combined with the previous two events (except those in either this week or next week's title matches) will challenge the Workhorseweight Prediction Champion at the next show!

Additionally, there will be two special prizes on this show!

Copa Super Aniversario
@O-Blaze vs. @Chris vs. @Kairi HoHo vs. @Jimmy King vs. @Loochblade vs. @Roy Mustang
The best prediction this week out of the six predictors who predicted on every show this season will be awarded the Copa Super Aniversario! (Note: this is not a title match and does not disqualify you for Workhorseweight)

Clash of Confidence Trophy
For an explanation of how this works, see the WWE predictions below...

And on top of that, this is your last chance to make points on the board for any of the following.

• Predictor of the Season - top of the rankings
• Tiebreaker of the Season - most TB points in the rankings
• Outstanding Predictor - best of (prediction difference divided by number of events predicted on)

Matches to predict are in the next post.​

 

[Sky]

At this event you will be predicting from 13 matches.

WWE Night of Champions
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Location: Kingdom Arena - in beautiful, progressive [REDACTED]

This is a test of the new confidence rank-based format that will be used in Season 2.
In addition to predicting the winners, for the WWE event only, you must also rank the predictions by your level of confidence in them. With 1 being least confident and 5 being most confident.
If your prediction is correct, (under the Season 2 format) it will score a number of points equal to the number you gave.
Ties in this format will be broken by prediction rate (right minus wrong), then by TB points.
The winner of this mini-event receives the Clash of Confidence Trophy and valuable experience for what's coming up in Season 2.
Do not submit confidence ranks for the PROGRESS matches.

1	John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk	Match for the WWE Championship
2	Randy Orton vs. TBD1*	King of the Ring Tournament Final
3	Asuka vs. TBD2*	Queen of the Ring Tournament Final
4	Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa	Match for the WWE United States Championship
5	Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles	Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

*TBD1: winner of Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso on Monday's RAW.
*TBD2: winner of Roxanne Perez vs. Jade Cargill on Monday's RAW.

PROGRESS Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025
Location: O2 Ritz - Manchester, England

6	Luke Jacobs (c) vs. Cara Noir	Match for the PROGRESS World Championship
7	Sunshine Machine: Chuck Mambo/TK Cooper (c) vs. Lykos Gym: Kid Lykos/Kid Lykos II	Match for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
8	Kanji vs. Lana Austin	Women's Pick Your Poison #1
9	Nina Samuels vs. Shotzi Blackheart	Women's Pick Your Poison #2
10	Chris Ridgeway vs. Man Like DeReiss	Special Singles Match
11	Alexxis Falcon vs. Hollie Barlow	Special Singles Match
12	Jack Morris vs. Charles Crowley vs. Simon Miller vs. Ethan Allen	Four-Way Mayhem Match
13	Charlie Sterling vs. RPD	Special Singles Match

Tiebreaks
First, the Perfect Show Bonuses.
For getting all 5 WWE matches right, 8TB.
For getting all 8 PROGRESS matches right, 18TB.

Which match on WWE (1-5) will go longest?
Which will go shortest?
Which match will main event on WWE?
Which will go first?
Will outside interference of any kind lead directly to the finish in Match 1, Cena vs. Punk?
What is the fate of Seth Rollins' Money in the Bank contract? Choose: [cashes in and wins the title / cashes in but fails to win the title / tries to cash in but is stopped from doing so / does not try to cash in]

Which match (6-13) will main event the PROGRESS show?
Which will go first?

Time to submit is 1 hour before the first show, which is: SATURDAY, June 28, 1200 EST / 0900 PST / 1700 UK.
Time :59 will be accepted, :00 will not.

 

[Sky]

REMEMBER TO SUBMIT EARLY
TIME IS 1 HOUR BEFORE FIRST SHOW
WHICH IS IN THE MORNING FOR YOU AMERICANS BECAUSE SAUDI
READ ALL TIEBREAKS CAREFULLY
EARLY PREDICTIONS CAN AND DO MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE

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[R-Troop]

At this event you will be predicting from 13 matches.

WWE Night of Champions
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Location: Kingdom Arena - in beautiful, progressive [REDACTED]

This is a test of the new confidence rank-based format that will be used in Season 2.
In addition to predicting the winners, for the WWE event only, you must also rank the predictions by your level of confidence in them. With 1 being least confident and 5 being most confident.
If your prediction is correct, (under the Season 2 format) it will score a number of points equal to the number you gave.
Ties in this format will be broken by prediction rate (right minus wrong), then by TB points.
The winner of this mini-event receives the Clash of Confidence Trophy and valuable experience for what's coming up in Season 2.
Do not submit confidence ranks for the PROGRESS matches.

1	5 John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk	Match for the WWE Championship
2	Randy Orton vs. TBD1* 4	King of the Ring Tournament Final
3	Asuka vs. TBD2* 3	Queen of the Ring Tournament Final
4	Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa 1	Match for the WWE United States Championship
5	2 Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles	Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

*TBD1: winner of Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso on Monday's RAW.
*TBD2: winner of Roxanne Perez vs. Jade Cargill on Monday's RAW.

PROGRESS Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025
Location: O2 Ritz - Manchester, England

6	Luke Jacobs (c) vs. Cara Noir	Match for the PROGRESS World Championship
7	Sunshine Machine: Chuck Mambo/TK Cooper (c) vs. Lykos Gym: Kid Lykos/Kid Lykos II	Match for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
8	Kanji vs. Lana Austin	Women's Pick Your Poison #1
9	Nina Samuels vs. Shotzi Blackheart	Women's Pick Your Poison #2
10	Chris Ridgeway vs. Man Like DeReiss	Special Singles Match
11	Alexxis Falcon vs. Hollie Barlow	Special Singles Match
12	Jack Morris vs. Charles Crowley vs. Simon Miller vs. Ethan Allen	Four-Way Mayhem Match
13	Charlie Sterling vs. RPD	Special Singles Match

Tiebreaks
First, the Perfect Show Bonuses.
For getting all 5 WWE matches right, 8TB.
For getting all 8 PROGRESS matches right, 18TB.

Which match on WWE (1-5) will go longest? Orton vs. TBD1
Which will go shortest? Asuka vs. TBD 2
Which match will main event on WWE? Cena vs. Punk
Which will go first? Fatu vs. Sikoa
Will outside interference of any kind lead directly to the finish in Match 1, Cena vs. Punk? No
What is the fate of Seth Rollins' Money in the Bank contract? Choose: [cashes in and wins the title / cashes in but fails to win the title / tries to cash in but is stopped from doing so / does not try to cash in]no cash-in

Which match (6-13) will main event the PROGRESS show? Luke Jacobs vs. Cara Noir
Which will go first? Chris Ridgeway vs. Man Like DeReiss

 

[Lethal]

WWE Night of Champions
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Location: Kingdom Arena - in beautiful, progressive [REDACTED]

1	John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk (5)	Match for the WWE Championship
2	Randy Orton vs. TBD1* (4)	King of the Ring Tournament Final
3	Asuka vs. TBD2* (1)	Queen of the Ring Tournament Final
4	Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa (3)	Match for the WWE United States Championship
5	Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles (2)	Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

*TBD1: winner of Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso on Monday's RAW.
*TBD2: winner of Roxanne Perez vs. Jade Cargill on Monday's RAW.

PROGRESS Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025
Location: O2 Ritz - Manchester, England

6	Luke Jacobs (c) vs. Cara Noir	Match for the PROGRESS World Championship
7	Sunshine Machine: Chuck Mambo/TK Cooper (c) vs. Lykos Gym: Kid Lykos/Kid Lykos II	Match for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
8	Kanji vs. Lana Austin	Women's Pick Your Poison #1
9	Nina Samuels vs. Shotzi Blackheart	Women's Pick Your Poison #2
10	Chris Ridgeway vs. Man Like DeReiss	Special Singles Match
11	Alexxis Falcon vs. Hollie Barlow	Special Singles Match
12	Jack Morris vs. Charles Crowley vs. Simon Miller vs. Ethan Allen	Four-Way Mayhem Match
13	Charlie Sterling vs. RPD	Special Singles Match

Tiebreaks
First, the Perfect Show Bonuses.
For getting all 5 WWE matches right, 8TB.
For getting all 8 PROGRESS matches right, 18TB.

Which match on WWE (1-5) will go longest? Cena vs Punk
Which will go shortest? Dom vs AJ
Which match will main event on WWE? Cena vs Punk
Which will go first? Cody vs Randy
Will outside interference of any kind lead directly to the finish in Match 1, Cena vs. Punk? Yes
What is the fate of Seth Rollins' Money in the Bank contract? Choose: [cashes in and wins the title / cashes in but fails to win the title / tries to cash in but is stopped from doing so / does not try to cash in] Nothing

Which match (6-13) will main event the PROGRESS show? Jacobs vs Noir
Which will go first? Samuels vs Shotzi

 

[Roy Mustang]

At this event you will be predicting from 13 matches.

WWE Night of Champions
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Location: Kingdom Arena - in beautiful, progressive [REDACTED]

This is a test of the new confidence rank-based format that will be used in Season 2.
In addition to predicting the winners, for the WWE event only, you must also rank the predictions by your level of confidence in them. With 1 being least confident and 5 being most confident.
If your prediction is correct, (under the Season 2 format) it will score a number of points equal to the number you gave.
Ties in this format will be broken by prediction rate (right minus wrong), then by TB points.
The winner of this mini-event receives the Clash of Confidence Trophy and valuable experience for what's coming up in Season 2.
Do not submit confidence ranks for the PROGRESS matches.

1	John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk 3	Match for the WWE Championship
2	Randy Orton vs. TBD1* 4	King of the Ring Tournament Final
3	Asuka vs. TBD2* 1	Queen of the Ring Tournament Final
4	Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa 5	Match for the WWE United States Championship
5	Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles 2	Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

*TBD1: winner of Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso on Monday's RAW.
*TBD2: winner of Roxanne Perez vs. Jade Cargill on Monday's RAW.

PROGRESS Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025
Location: O2 Ritz - Manchester, England

6	Luke Jacobs (c) vs. Cara Noir	Match for the PROGRESS World Championship
7	Sunshine Machine: Chuck Mambo/TK Cooper (c) vs. Lykos Gym: Kid Lykos/Kid Lykos II	Match for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
8	Kanji vs. Lana Austin	Women's Pick Your Poison #1
9	Nina Samuels vs. Shotzi Blackheart	Women's Pick Your Poison #2
10	Chris Ridgeway vs. Man Like DeReiss	Special Singles Match
11	Alexxis Falcon vs. Hollie Barlow	Special Singles Match
12	Jack Morris vs. Charles Crowley vs. Simon Miller vs. Ethan Allen	Four-Way Mayhem Match
13	Charlie Sterling vs. RPD	Special Singles Match

Tiebreaks
First, the Perfect Show Bonuses.
For getting all 5 WWE matches right, 8TB.
For getting all 8 PROGRESS matches right, 18TB.

Which match on WWE (1-5) will go longest? Cena vs Punk
Which will go shortest? Fatu vs Solo
Which match will main event on WWE? Cena vs Punk
Which will go first? King of the Ring final
Will outside interference of any kind lead directly to the finish in Match 1, Cena vs. Punk? Yes
What is the fate of Seth Rollins' Money in the Bank contract? Choose: [cashes in and wins the title / cashes in but fails to win the title / tries to cash in but is stopped from doing so / does not try to cash in]

Which match (6-13) will main event the PROGRESS show? 6
Which will go first? 9

 

[Kairi HoHo]

1	John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk(5)	Match for the WWE Championship
2	Randy Orton vs. TBD1*(3)	King of the Ring Tournament Final
3	Asuka vs. TBD2*(1)	Queen of the Ring Tournament Final
4	Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa(2)	Match for the WWE United States Championship
5	Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles(4)	Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

PROGRESS Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025
Location: O2 Ritz - Manchester, England

6	Luke Jacobs (c) vs. Cara Noir	Match for the PROGRESS World Championship
7	Sunshine Machine: Chuck Mambo/TK Cooper (c) vs. Lykos Gym: Kid Lykos/Kid Lykos II	Match for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
8	Kanji vs. Lana Austin	Women's Pick Your Poison #1
9	Nina Samuels vs. Shotzi Blackheart	Women's Pick Your Poison #2
10	Chris Ridgeway vs. Man Like DeReiss	Special Singles Match
11	Alexxis Falcon vs. Hollie Barlow	Special Singles Match
12	Jack Morris vs. Charles Crowley vs. Simon Miller vs. Ethan Allen	Four-Way Mayhem Match
13	Charlie Sterling vs. RPD	Special Singles Match

Which match on WWE (1-5) will go longest? Cena vs Punk
Which will go shortest? Match 3
Which match will main event on WWE? Cena vs Punk
Which will go first? Styles vs Dom
Will outside interference of any kind lead directly to the finish in Match 1, Cena vs. Punk? No
What is the fate of Seth Rollins' Money in the Bank contract? Choose: [cashes in and wins the title / cashes in but fails to win the title / tries to cash in but is stopped from doing so / does not try to cash in]

Which match (6-13) will main event the PROGRESS show? Match 6
Which will go first? Match 9

 

[Lady Redfield]

WWE Night of Champions
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Location: Kingdom Arena - in beautiful, progressive [REDACTED]

1	John Cena (5)	Match for the WWE Championship
2	Randy Orton (2)	King of the Ring Tournament Final
3	Asuka (3)	Queen of the Ring Tournament Final
4	Solo Sikoa (1)	Match for the WWE United States Championship
5	AJ Styles (4)	Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

*TBD1: winner of Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso on Monday's RAW.
*TBD2: winner of Roxanne Perez vs. Jade Cargill on Monday's RAW.

PROGRESS Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025
Location: O2 Ritz - Manchester, England

6	Luke Jacobs	Match for the PROGRESS World Championship
7	Lykos Gym: Kid Lykos/Kid Lykos II	Match for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
8	Kanji	Women's Pick Your Poison #1
9	Shotzi Blackheart	Women's Pick Your Poison #2
10	Chris Ridgeway	Special Singles Match
11	Hollie Barlow	Special Singles Match
12	Ethan Allen	Four-Way Mayhem Match
13	Charlie Sterling	Special Singles Match

Which match on WWE (1-5) will go longest?
MATCH 1

Which will go shortest?
MATCH 4

Which match will main event on WWE?
MATCH 1

Which will go first?
MATCH 5

Will outside interference of any kind lead directly to the finish in Match 1, Cena vs. Punk?
YES

What is the fate of Seth Rollins' Money in the Bank contract? Choose: [cashes in and wins the title / cashes in but fails to win the title / tries to cash in but is stopped from doing so / does not try to cash in]
DOES NOT TRY TO CASH IN

Which match (6-13) will main event the PROGRESS show?
MATCH 6

Which will go first?
MATCH 12

 

[Chris]

1. John Cena (5)
2. TBD1 (1)
3. TBD2 (2)
4. Fatu (3)
5. Dominick (4)
6. Noir
7. Sunshine machine
8. Kanji
9. Shotzi
10. Ridgeway
11. Falcon
12. Morris
13. Sterling

Which match on WWE (1-5) will go longest? Cena/Punk
Which will go shortest? Fatu/Solo
Which match will main event on WWE? Cena/Punk
Which will go first? Men's KOTR finals
Will outside interference of any kind lead directly to the finish in Match 1, Cena vs. Punk? Yes
What is the fate of Seth Rollins' Money in the Bank contract? Choose: [cashes in and wins the title / cashes in but fails to win the title / tries to cash in but is stopped from doing so / does not try to cash in] does not try to cash in

Which match (6-13) will main event the PROGRESS show? Jacobs/Noir
Which will go first? 4 way mayhem

 

[Jimmy King]

Do not submit confidence ranks for the PROGRESS matches.

1	John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk 5	Match for the WWE Championship
2	Randy Orton vs. TBD1* 1	King of the Ring Tournament Final
3	Asuka vs. TBD2* 2	Queen of the Ring Tournament Final
4	Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa	Match for the WWE United States Championship
5	Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles 5	Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

*TBD1: winner of Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso on Monday's RAW.
*TBD2: winner of Roxanne Perez vs. Jade Cargill on Monday's RAW.

PROGRESS Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025
Location: O2 Ritz - Manchester, England

6	Luke Jacobs (c) vs. Cara Noir	Match for the PROGRESS World Championship
7	Sunshine Machine: Chuck Mambo/TK Cooper (c) vs. Lykos Gym: Kid Lykos/Kid Lykos II	Match for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
8	Kanji vs. Lana Austin	Women's Pick Your Poison #1
9	Nina Samuels vs. Shotzi Blackheart	Women's Pick Your Poison #2
10	Chris Ridgeway vs. Man Like DeReiss	Special Singles Match
11	Alexxis Falcon vs. Hollie Barlow	Special Singles Match
12	Jack Morris vs. Charles Crowley vs. Simon Miller vs. Ethan Allen	Four-Way Mayhem Match
13	Charlie Sterling vs. RPD	Special Singles Match

Tiebreaks
First, the Perfect Show Bonuses.
For getting all 5 WWE matches right, 8TB.
For getting all 8 PROGRESS matches right, 18TB.

Which match on WWE (1-5) will go longest? Cena vs Punk
Which will go shortest? Solo vs Fatu
Which match will main event on WWE? Cena vs Punk
Which will go first? Women’s QOTR Finals
Will outside interference of any kind lead directly to the finish in Match 1, Cena vs. Punk?
What is the fate of Seth Rollins' Money in the Bank contract? Choose: [cashes in and wins the title / cashes in but fails to win the title / tries to cash in but is stopped from doing so / does not try to cash in] tries to cash in but is stopped

Which match (6-13) will main event the PROGRESS show? Jacobs vs Noir
Which will go first? Four way mayhem

 

[Loochblade]

WWE Night of Champions
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Location: Kingdom Arena - in beautiful, progressive [REDACTED]

This is a test of the new confidence rank-based format that will be used in Season 2.
In addition to predicting the winners, for the WWE event only, you must also rank the predictions by your level of confidence in them. With 1 being least confident and 5 being most confident.
If your prediction is correct, (under the Season 2 format) it will score a number of points equal to the number you gave.
Ties in this format will be broken by prediction rate (right minus wrong), then by TB points.
The winner of this mini-event receives the Clash of Confidence Trophy and valuable experience for what's coming up in Season 2.
Do not submit confidence ranks for the PROGRESS matches.

1	John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk [5]	Match for the WWE Championship
2	Randy Orton vs. TBD1* [2]	King of the Ring Tournament Final
3	Asuka vs. TBD2* [1]	Queen of the Ring Tournament Final
4	Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa [3]	Match for the WWE United States Championship
5	Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles [4]	Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

*TBD1: winner of Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso on Monday's RAW.
*TBD2: winner of Roxanne Perez vs. Jade Cargill on Monday's RAW.

PROGRESS Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025
Location: O2 Ritz - Manchester, England

6	Luke Jacobs (c) vs. Cara Noir	Match for the PROGRESS World Championship
7	Sunshine Machine: Chuck Mambo/TK Cooper (c) vs. Lykos Gym: Kid Lykos/Kid Lykos II	Match for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
8	Kanji vs. Lana Austin	Women's Pick Your Poison #1
9	Nina Samuels vs. Shotzi Blackheart	Women's Pick Your Poison #2
10	Chris Ridgeway vs. Man Like DeReiss	Special Singles Match
11	Alexxis Falcon vs. Hollie Barlow	Special Singles Match
12	Jack Morris vs. Charles Crowley vs. Simon Miller vs. Ethan Allen	Four-Way Mayhem Match
13	Charlie Sterling vs. RPD	Special Singles Match

Which match on WWE (1-5) will go longest? Cena v Punk
Which will go shortest? Asuka v TBD2
Which match will main event on WWE? Cena v Punk
Which will go first? Dom v AJ
Will outside interference of any kind lead directly to the finish in Match 1, Cena vs. Punk? Yes
What is the fate of Seth Rollins' Money in the Bank contract? Choose: [cashes in and wins the title / cashes in but fails to win the title / tries to cash in but is stopped from doing so / does not try to cash in]

Which match (6-13) will main event the PROGRESS show? Jacobs v Noir
Which will go first? Ridgeway v DeReiss