New Japan continued the World Tag League today in Akita with the halfway point of Block B.
Today’s event was held at Akita Terrsa in Akita and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 1312.
Match 1: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi beat Katsuya Murashima, Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano. Takahashi pinned Murashima after Pimp Juice.
Match 2: Sho, Don Fale & EVIL beat Katsuya Murashima, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Sho pinned Murashima.
Match 3: Gedo, Gabriel Kidd & Yota Tsuji beat Shoma Kato, Shuji Ishikawa & El Desperado. Tsuji pinned Kato after 7 Tie Cross.
Match 4: Daiki Nagai, Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi beat Zane Jay, Masatora Yasuda & Taichi. Moloney pinned Jay.
World Tag League Block B:
Match 5: Yuya Uemura & Shota Umino beat Alex Zayne & Lance Archer. Uemura pinned Zayne with a Kannuki suplex hold.
Match 6: OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan. OSKAR pinned Khan after KOB.
Match 7: SANADA & Ren Narita beat Hiromu Takahashi & David Finlay. Narita pinned Takahashi after Head Of Hell.
Main Event: El Phantasmo & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. Tanahashi pinned Oiwa after High Fly Flow.
Standings (Block B):
1-SANADA/Narita, 3-1, 6 pts
2-Uemura/Umino, 2-2, 4 pts
3-OSKAR/Ice, 2-2, 4 pts
4-Zayne/Archer, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Newman/Khan, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Gedo/Takahashi, 2-2, 4 pts
7-Oiwa/Sabre, 2-2, 4 pts
8-Phantasmo/Tanahashi, 1-3, 2 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. Today just ended the leaders’ unbeaten hopes and kept Phantasmo/Tanahashi alive, everyone else is tied for 2nd.
The next event is Tuesday at Aimesse Yamanashi in Yamanashi with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.