New Japan kicked off the 2022 Super Jr. Tag League today, the first half of a year-ending tournament doubleheader including the annual World Tag League, which begins tomorrow. The spotlight today was on the Jr. Heavyweights ahead of their final tournament of the year.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English. And best of all, you can watch the entire event FOR FREE! The event also was streamed on ABEMA in Japan.
Click below to watch in Japanese: https://njpwworld.com/p/s_00629_1_1
Click below to watch in English: https://njpwworld.com/p/s_00629_2_1
The announced paid attendance was 700, a legit advance sellout. Vocal cheering was allowed today and will be allowed tomorrow.
Match 1: Kosei Fujita beat Yuto Nakshima by submission.
Match 2: Great-O-Khan, Aaron Henare & Aussie Open beat Oskar Leube, Ryohei Oiwa, Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe. Kyle Fletcher pinned Leube after Corealis.
Match 3: Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito vs. El Desperado, Taichi & Minoru Suzuki went to a Double Countout. Afterwards, a KOPW 2022 Trophy match may have been made for 12/19.
Super Jr. Tag League:
Match 4: El Lindaman (GLEAT) & Alex Zayne beat Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. Zayne pinned Knight after Cinnamon Twist.
Match 5: Clark Connors & Ryusuke Taguchi beat DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Connors pinned DOUKI after Trophy Kill.
Match 6: Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask beat Dick Togo & Sho. Eagles beat Togo with Ron Miller Special.
Match 7: Chris Bey & Ace Austin beat Titan & BUSHI. Bey pinned BUSHI after 1. 2. Sweet.
Main Event: Francesco Akira & TJP beat Lio Rush & Yoh. TJP pinned Yoh.
The tournament continues Wednesday. The next event is tomorrow with the start of the World Tag League. It is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1;30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.
