All-Japan ran the penultimate day of the World’s Strongest/Real World Tag League preliminary round today.
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 938.
Match 1: Ren Ayabe, Talos, Yuma Anzai & Shota Kofuji beat Hokuto Omori, Kuamarashi, Ryo Inoue & Seigo Tachibana. Anzai pinned Inoue after Gimlet.
Tag League:
Match 2: Block B: Ryuki Honda & Naoya Nomura beat Takashi & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan. Honda pinned Takashi after a plane throw.
Match 3: Block A: Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato beat MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka. Tamura pinned MUSASHI after a powerbomb.
Match 4: Xyon & Odyssey beat Jun Saito & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer). Xyon pinned Doi after a diving headbutt.
Tag League:
Match 5: Block B: Kento Miyahara & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato. Smith pinned Hayato after Bulldog Bomb.
Main Event: Block A: Hideki Suzuki & Kengo Mashimo beat Shotaro Ashino & Go Shiozaki. Suzuki pinned Ashino with a double arm suplex.
Standings:
Block A:
1-Suzuki/Mashimo, 3-1, 6 pts
2-Ayabe/Talos, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Ashino, Shiozaki, 2-1, 6 pts
4-Omori/Kumaarashi, 1-3, 2 pts (OUT)
5-MUSASHI/Yoshioka, 1-3, 2 pts (OUT)
6-Tamura/Sato, 1-3, 2 pts (OUT)
Block B:
1-Xyon/Odyssey, 4-0, 8 pts
2-Miyahara/Smith, 4-1, 8 pts
3-Honda/Nomura, 3-1, 6 pts
4-Atsuki Aoyagi/Hayato, 2-3, 4 pts (OUT)
5-Takashi/Kuroshio, 1-4, 2 pts (OUT)
6-Yuma Aoyagi/Anzai, 0-5, 0 pts (OUT)
Only the winners of each block advance to the Finals. Block A will depend on two of the three remaining matches, specifically Ayabe/Talos-Ashino/Shiozaki. If Ayabe/Talos win, they advance even if Suzuki/Mashimo win because of the tiebreaker. If Ashino/Shiozaki win, they advance if Suzuki/Mashimo lose but if Suzuki/Mashimo win, they are in on tiebreaker and Ashino/Shiozaki are out. If one match ends in a draw, the non-draw team advances with a win. If both matches are draws, we’ll need a 3-way for a tiebreaker. Block B is a bit simpler. If Xyon/Odyssey win or draw against Honda/Nomura, they advance. But if Honda/Nomura win there will probably be a 3-way because nobody will have both tiebreakers.
The next event is tomorrow at Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 2 in Nagoya. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.