Well, folks, we got another big announcement today - it appears that the CRUISERWORLD! event will have a USA vs. Japan theme with the rosters being announced.
Team USA
AJ Knight David Troy LYNX MEZA Orville Newton World Cruiserweight Champion Pollo Dorado II Sangre de Pollo Ultimo Pollo IV
Team Japan
Earth Warrior Jin Hirai Katsuhiko Himura METAL HERO Shigeru Toyama Takashi Shinobu Thunder Mask ZENKI
As we can see, two of the members of team Japan are signed to Pollo Road and several of the others are former MAX-J superstars. The non-Pollo Road Japanese-born fighters are all being referred to officially as "MAX-J brand ambassadors" by official outlets. It is also true that two of the Team USA members – Sangre de Pollo and MEZA – were born in Mexico. However, reps from both men have confirmed that they do hold at least dual citizenship and, regardless, they would represent the USA to the best of their ability since they make their living in the Great Lakes region and will gladly fight for those fans on a routine basis.
We are told in the coming days that we will have an official announcement regarding the schedule, the teams in the tournament, and other details.