>>18714335Nah, you'd book it more like a G1. Don't need on-air authorities, wrestlers could come from the main countries or pretend they're from other countries.
You'd tell stories in the context of the tournament, just like the G1 does. You are correct that you'd probably only have eight (maybe twelve) nations.
People enjoy the G1. No, it's not like what you see in Western wrestling but the format works. Hulk Hogan established himself when he won the predecessor of the G1 - the IWGP League.
https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/NJPW_IWGP_League_1983 