All-Japan ran the penultimate day of the World’s Strongest Tag League preliminary round today in Tottori.
Today’s event was held at Yonago Convention Center Big Ship in Tottori and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 465.
Match 1: Rising Hayato, Yuma Anzai & Mike D. Vecchio beat Kento Miayahra, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Ryo Inoue. Anzai pinned Inoue after Gimlet.
Match 2: MUSASHI & Lowther beat Seiki Yoshioka & ALL Mighty Inoue. MUSASHI pinned Inoue after Estrella Futuro.
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Match 3: Block B: Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe beat Hikaru Sato & Yuko Miyamoto. Ayabe pinned Sato after Des Roulette.
Match 4: Block B: Yuma Aoyagi & Fuminori Abe beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Abe pinned Tachibana.
Match 5: Block A: Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Mashimo beat Shotaro Ashino & Dan Tamura. Sekimoto pinned Tamura after Big Bang Catastrophe.
Match 6: Block B: Suwama & Hideki Suzuki beat Cyrus & Hartley Jackson by ref stoppage (technical submission). Suwama beat Jackson with a vise sleeper.
Main Event: Block A: Jun & Rei Saito beat Hokuto Omori & Kumaarashi. Rei Saito pinned Omori after BBQ Bomb.
Standings:
Block A:
1-Saitos, 6-0, 12 pts (Advanced)
2-Sekimoto/Mashimo, 3-1-1, 7 pts
3-Omori/Kumaarashi, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Hayato/Anzai, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Oishi/Vecchio, 1-4, 2 pts (OUT)
6-Ashino/Tamura, 1-4, 2 pts (OUT)
7-MUSASHI/Yoshioka, 0-4-1, 1 pt (OUT)
Block B:
1-Miyahara/Smith, 4-1, 8 pts
2-Honda/Ayabe, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Suwama/Suzuki, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Cyrus/Jackson, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Aoyagi/Abe, 3-3, 6 pts (OUT)
6-Sato/Miyamoto, 1-4, 2 pts (OUT)
7-Kuroshio/Tachibana, 1-5, 2 pts (OUT)
The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals. Only the Saitos have done so, going a perfect 6-0. They are finished going to the final day. In Block A, If Sekimoto/Mashimo win their final match (Hayato/Anzai), they will advance. If Hayato/Anzai win, they advance only if Omori/Kumaarashi lose (Oishi/Vecchio). If Omori/Kuamarashi win, they need Hayato/Anzai to win to advance on tiebreakers. In Block B, Miyahara/Smith advance with a win or draw (Cyrus/Jackson). Suwama/Suzuki will advance with a win (Sato/Miyamoto) because of tiebreakers (they beat Honda/Ayabe & Cyrus/Jackson). Cyrus/Jackson must win and Suwama/Suzuki must lose or draw to advance.Honda/Ayabe advance is Suwama/Suzuki and Cyrus Jackson both lose or draw. They have the tiebreaker over Miyahara/Smith. A 4-way tie if it happens will be complicated.
The next event is Thursday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1;30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.
