All-Japan ran the penultimate day of the Real World Tag league today and also wrapped up the Jr. Battle Of Glory prelims.
Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.
The announced paid attendance was 914.
Real World Tag League:
Match 1: Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai beat Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani. Honda pinned Okatani after Final Vent.
Match 2: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana beat Cyrus & Ryan Davidson (I’ve been unknowingly calling him Danielson all along. Curse my bad eyesight). Kuroshio pinned Davidson.
Match 3: Hikaru Sato, The Bodyguard & Aran Sano (Osaka Pro) beat Rising Hayato, Izanagi & Black Menso-re. Bodyguard pinned Menso-re after Rising Dragon. Sano was a late replacement here for the absent Tatsuya Matsufasa (flu).
Real World Tag League:
Match 4: Hayato Tamura & Galeno Del Mal beat Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hokuto Omori. Del Mal pinned Omori after Galeno Special.
Jr. Battle Of Glory:
Match 5: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Fuminori Abe.
Match 6: Dan Tamura beat Ryo Inoue.
Match 7: Naruki Doi beat Koji Iwamoto.
As a result, the Finals (top 2 in standings) will be Tamura vs. Doi. Both finish 3-2-2, 8 points. Abe had the lead going into the final day at 7 points but misses out.
Real World Tag League:
Match 8: Jun & Rei Saito beat Shuji Ishikawa & Ren Ayabe by ref stoppage. Jun Saito beat Ayabe with Psycho Dream.
Main Event: Suwama & Hideki Suzuki beat Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi. Suwama pinned Aoyagi after Last Ride.
With one day left and the top 2 advancing to the Finals, 7 teams still have a chance. Nakajima/Omori, Suwama/Suzuki & The Saitos are now tied at 5-3, 10 points, but Nakajima/Omori have lost 3 straight. We may need tiebreakers.
The next event is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with the final Tag League matches, the Finals, the Jr. Battle Of Glory Finals and a GAORA TV Championship match. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.
