Martial Arts Mania VIII

Martial Arts Mania VIII will be the Eigth annual Martial Arts Mania martial arts pay-per-view (PPV) event as well as being the 4th PPV of the 2019 year and the 5th of the 6th WMAZ season. It will take place on April 7, 2019 at the Hanoji Academy Arena in Hanoji Japan.

Background
The night after WMAZ's Code: Veronica event, Gabe Newell announced his intention to hold a 6 Man Ladder Match for the Impact-Continental Championship at Martial Arts Mania that year with Mikey and Sensui immediately inserted. Contendership matches were held the following few weeks on Raw. Simon Belmont would defeat Evan earning a spot. Yusuke and Kuwabara would defeat Gon and Killua earning their spots.

At the 2019 Battle Royale, Satsuki outlasted 30 other women to win the Womens Battle Royale that year which gave her #1 contendership for the WMAZ Womens championship. That same night, her comrade, Nonon Jakuzure won the Womens Championship off of Caulifla. The PPV afterwards, Nonon lost the title in a 6 Women Elimination Chamber match with Ryuko Matoi taking the title off of her. Afterwards, Satsuki and her elite 4 would begin to target Matoi until her rematch with Jakuzure at Code: Veronica. She'd retain the title at said PPV. With Satsuki's #1 contendership still in act, she challenged Ryuko to a fight at Martial Arts Mania VIII which became official later that night on Raw.