New Japan continued the World Tag League today in Osaka with the penultimate day of Block A.
Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.
The announced paid attendance was 1002, a legit advance sellout.
Match 1: Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Katsuya Murashima, El Phantasmo & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Khan beat Murashima with Subaru Sheep Killer.
Match 2: Daiki Nagai, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Zane Jay, Alex Zayne & Lance Archer. Ice pinned Jay after Ice High.
Match 3: Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Gedo, Hiromu Takahashi & David Finlay. Jackson pinned Gedo after Death Valley Bomb.
Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, SANADA & Ren Narita beat Shoma Kato, Yuya Uemura & Shota Umino. Kanemaru beat Kato with a figure 4.
World Tag League Block A:
Match 5: Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi beat Satoshi Kojima & Taichi. Takahashi pinned Kojima after Pimp Juice.
Match 6: Don Fale & EVIL beat Shuji Ishikawa & El Desperado. EVIL pinned Desperado after EVIL.
Match 7: Dtilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi beat Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano. Moloney pinned Yano after War Dragons.
Main Event: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI beat Gabriel Kidd & Yota Tsuji. Goto pinned Kidd after Shoto.
Standings (Block A):
1-YOSHI-HASHI/Goto, 4-2, 8 pts
2-Kidd/Tsuji, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Moloney/Takagi, 4-2, 8 pts
4-Fale/EVIL, 4-2, 8 pts
5-Ishikawa/Desperado, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Yano/Oleg, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Owens/Takahashi, 1-5, 2 pts (OUT)
8-Kojima/Taichi, 1-5, 2 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. It’s chaos but one scenario is very simple-the Bishamon-Takagi/Moloney winner Monday, if there is one, advances. At least if it’s Bishamon…Takagi/Moloney could still be out if they win should both Kidd/Tsuji and Fale/EVIL win as they beat the former but lost to the latter. All but the bottom 2 still have a chance due to tiebrrakers.
The next event is Sunday at Onikita General Park Gym in Ehime with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin Saturday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.