New Japan ran Day 2 of the Super Junior Tag League today in Tokyo.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was also a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.
The announced paid attendance was 1058.
There were last-minute changes to the event due to Taiji Ishimori being pulled off the card. The always-vague poor health. Everything except the main event was changed in some form. Ishimori’s league match was a forfeit win for KUSHIDA & Yuki Yoshioka as a result.
Match 1: KUSHIDA beat Zane Jay.
Match 2: Robbie X, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji beat Shoma Kato, Yuki Yoshioka (Dragon Gate) & Hiroshi Tanahashi. X pinned Kato after X Express.
Super Junior Tag League:
Match 3: Block B: Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles beat Dick Togo & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Fujita pinned Togo after Neshin Special.
Match 4: Block A: Master Wato & Yoh beat Daiki Nagai & Clark Connors. Yoh pinned Nagai after a falcon blow.
Match 5: Block B: KUUKAI & El Desperado beat YAMATO (Dragon Gate) & Tiger Mask. Desperado pinned TM 4 after El Es Clero.
Match 6: Block A: Jacob Austin Young & Templario beat Gedo & Hiromu Takahashi. Young pinned Gedo after Jacobs Ladder.
Main Event: Block A: Sho & DOUKI beat Dragon Dia (Dragon Gate & Ryusuke Taguchi. DOUKI pinned Taguchi.
Block B: KUSHIDA & Yuki Yoshioka beat Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori by forfeit.
The next event is tomorrow at Kumagaya City Civic Gym in Saitama with only Block A matches. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. This will also be another live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.