All-Japan finished up the preliminary round of the World’s Strongest Tag League today in Tokyo.
Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube
The announced paid attendance was 339, a legit advance sellout.
Match 1: Jun & Rei Saito beat Seigo Tachibana & Taishin Nagao by ref stoppage. Rei Saito beat Nagao with a bearhug.
Match 2: Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe beat Yuma Aoyagi & Ryo Inoue. Honda pinned Inoue after Final Vent.
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Match 3: Block A: MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat Dhotaro Ashino & Dan Tamura. MUSASHI pinned Tamura after Top Of The Second Class.
Match 4: Block B: Hikru Sato & Yuko Miyamoto beat Suwama & Hideki Suzuki by countout. Suwama counted out.
Match 5: Block A: Makoto Oishi & Mike D. Vecchip beat Hokuto Onori & Kumaarashi. Oishi pinned Onori.
Match 6: Block A: Rising Hayato & Yuma Anzai beat Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Mashimo. Anzai pinned Mashimo after Gimlet.
Main Event: Block B: Kento Miyahara & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Cyrus & Hartley Jackson. Smith pinned Jackson after Bulldog Bomb.
As a result, the Saitos win Block A and Hayato/Anzai finish 2nd, Smith/Miyahara win Block B and Honda/Ayabe finish 2nd. Those 4 teams advance to the Semifinals.
Final Standings:
Block A:
1-Saitos, 6-0, 12 pts
2-Hayato/Anzai, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Sekimoto/Mashimo, 3-2-1, 7 pts
4-Omori/Kunaarashi, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Omori/D’Vecchio, 2-4, 4 pts
6-MUsashi/Yoshioka, 1-4-1, 2 pts
7-Ashino/Tamura, 1-5, 2 pts
Block B:
1-Miyahara/Smith, 5-1, 10 pts
2-Honda/Ayabe, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Suwama/Suzuki, 3-3, 6 pts
4-Aoyagi/Abe, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Cyrus/Jackson, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Sato/Miyamoto, 2-4, 4 pts
7-Kuroshio TOKYO Japan/Tachibana, 1-5, 2 pts
The Semifinals and Finals are Sunday at Korakuen Ball in Tokyo. The event is a legit advance sellout with only standing room tickets available. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Saturday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. This will also be a GAORA TV broadcast in Japan.
