New Japan ran Day 11 of the World Tag League today, the penultimate day of Block A.
Today’s event was held at Arcrea Himeji in Hyogo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 984.
Pre-show Match: Callum Newman beat Shoma Kato.
Match 1: Taiji Ishimori, Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale beat DOUKI, Yuya Uemura & Taichi. Bonza pinned DOUKI after Napalm Thunder Driver.
Match 2: Tigewr Mask, Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. beat Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. Soberano pinned Jado after a moonsault press.
Match 3: Master Wato, Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata beat Tomoaki Honma, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Suzuki pinned Honma after a Gotch-style piledriver.
Match 4: BUSHI, Zandokan Jr., Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi beat Oskar Leube, Ryusuke Taguchi, Alex Zayne & Lance Archer. Takagi pinned Leube after Pumping Bomber.
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Match 5: HENARE & Great-O-Khan beat Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun. Khan pinned Kaun after a wrist clutch Eliminator.
Match 6: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomoya. Ishii pinned Oiwa after a vertical drop brainbuster.
Match 7: Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Kidd pinned Takahashi after a hijack piledriver.
Main Event: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Ren Narita & Shota Umino. Haste pinned Umino after Tank Buster.
Standings (Block A):
1-Haste/Nicholls, 5-2, 10 pts
2-Coughlin/Kidd, 4-3, 8 pts
3-Yano/Ishii, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Narita/Umino, 3-4, 6 pts (OUT)
5-HENARE/Khan, 3-4, 6 pts (OUT)
6-Oiwa/Kiyomiya, 2-4, 4 pts (OUT)
7-Takahashi/EVIL, 2-4, 4 pts (OUT)
8-Liona/Kaun, 1-5, 2 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. With tiebreakers it’s down to 3. And it’s actually simple: The Haste/Nicholls-Coughlin/Kidd winner on the final day advances. If it’s a time limit draw, Haste/Nicholls advance. Yano/Ishii must win their last match (HENARE/Khan) unless Haste/Nicholls win, then a draw gets them through. If Coughlin/Kidd draw and earn 1 point, they must have Yano/Ishii lose or draw. If there are ties, here is what happens: If it’s a 3-way, Haste/Nicholls are OUT. If Yano/Ishii & Coughlin/Kidd tie for 2nd, Yano/Ishii are OUT. If 2 teams tie for 1st, if it’s Haste/Nicholls and Ishii/Yano it goes to Ishii/Yano. If it’s Haste/Nicholls and Coughlin/Kidd it will go to Coughlin/Kidd with the last day win.
The next event is tomorrow at Kochi Prefectural Gym in Kochi with the penultimate day of Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.
