New Japan continued the Super Jr. Tag League today in Tokyo with the first event featuring both blocks in action together.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a free live broadcast on ABEMA in Japan.
The announced paid attendance was 1367.
Super Jr. Tag League:
Match 1: Block A: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho beat Capitan Suicida & Tiger Mask. Kanemaru pinned Suicida after Touch Out.
Match 2: Block B: Ninja Mack & The DKC beat Paris de Silva & Jude London.
Match 3: Block A: Dragon Dia & Ryusuke Taguchi beat BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi. Taguchi pinned BUSHI.
Match 4: Block B: Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA beat Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori. KUSHDA pinned X.
Match 5: Jado, Master Wato & Shota Umino beat TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI & SANADA. Umino pinned TAKA after Death Rider.
Super Jr. Tag League:
Match 6: Block A: Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors beat Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles. Moloney pinned Fujita after Full Clip.
Main Event: Block B: Rocky Romero & Yoh beat Francesco Akira & TJP. Yoh pinned Akira after Strong Zero.
Standings:
Block A:
1-Moloney/Connors, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Dia/Taguchi, 1-1, 2 pts
3-Kanemaru/Sho, 1-1, 2 pts
4-BUSHI/Takahashi, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Fujita/Eagles, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Suicida/TM 4, 0-2, 0 pts
Block B:
1-Yoh/Romero, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Knight/KUSHIDA, 1-1, 2 pts
3-Akira/TJP, 1-1, 2 pts
4-X/Ishimori, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Mack/DKC, 1-1, 2 pts
6-London/de Silva, 0-2, 0 pts
Only the winners of each block advance to the Finals. With just 5 matches for each team, that means the last place teams are already all but out of it.
The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.
