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New Japan 12/8/22 Results

New Japan ran the penultimate day of the World Tag League today, with 5 teams still with a chance to make the Finals and one team being able to lock up a spot.

Today’s event was held at Kochi Prefectural Gym in Kochi and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 942.

Match 1: Bad Luck Fale beat Yuto Nakashima.

Match 2: Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan beat Oskar Leube & Ryohei Oiwa. Henare pinned Leube after Rampage.

Match 3: Kevin Knight, KUSHIDA, Master Wato & Tomoaki Honma beat Gedo, Chris Bey, Ace Austin & Taiji Ishimori. Knight pinned Gedo after a high angle DDT.

Match 4: Titan, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi beat DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado. Takagi beat DOUKI with STF.

World Tag League:
Match 5: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Kidd after Shoto.
Match 6: Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. EVIL pinned Tanahashi after EVIL.
Match 7: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Aussie Open. Nicholls pinned Kyle Fletcher after Tank Buster.
Main Event: SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki. Naito pinned Suzuki after Destino.

Aussie Open remains the leaders but their preliminary tournament is done as they were one of the teams to get a free win because of the Fale/Chase Owens withdrawal. The top 2 make the Finals and 4 teams still have a chance, but not all will qualify because two of the teams tied for 2nd, Haste/Nicholls and Goto/YOSHI-HASHI, meet on the final day. Naito/SANADA must beat Yujiro/EVIL to have a chance. If there is a 3-way tie, if head-to-head results determine the final then it gets very messy outside of Aussie Open needing Goto/YOSHI-HASHI to win. Best-case for them is Haste/Nicholls-Goto/YOSHI-HASHI going to a draw, if there is a winner either way it costs Aussie Open a potential tiebreaker (they lost to both).

The final day is Sunday. The next event is tomorrow at Uwajima City Overall Gym in Ehime with the final day of the Super Jr. Tag League. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET.

New Japan News: TAMASHII Debut Streaming Soon

Good news for New Japan fans outside Australia & New Zealand-the debut events of the TAMASHII sub-label, originally not televised, are coming to New Japan World next week. You’ll be able to watch both events on demand starting Wednesday at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT. The events were held on 11/10 in Christchurch, New Zealand and 11/12 in Sydney, Australia.

Until then, be sure to check out LION’S ROAR on demand on New Japan World, spotlighting the NZ Dojo and head trainer Bad Luck Fale, that helped give birth to TAMASHII. No word yet on when the label’s next events will be.

New Japan 12/7/22 Results

New Japan ran the penultimate day of the Super Jr. Tag League today, with the top spot(s) still very much up for grabs. Only 3 teams at most were out of it coming in.

Today’s event was held at Sasebo City General Ground Gym in Nagasaki and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 668.

Match 1: Oskar Leube & Kosei Fujita beat Ryohei Oiwa & Yuto Nakashima. Fujita pinned Oiwa.

Match 2: El Desperado, Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori & Bad Luck Fale. Suzuki pinned Gedo after a Gotch-style piledriver.

Match 3: Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Takagi pinned Honma after Pumping Bomber.

Super Jr. Tag League:
Match 4: Francesco Akira & TJP beat Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. TJP pinned Knight after 2/2.
Match 5: Lio Rush & Yoh beat Clark Connors & Ryusuke Taguchi. Yoh pinned Taguchi after 3K.
Match 6: DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Dick Togo & Sho. DOUKI beat Togo with Italian Stretch 32.
Match 7: Titan & BUSHI beat Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask. Titan pinned TM 4 after a swan dive missile kick.
Main Event: El Lindaman & Alex Zayne beat Chris Bey & Ace Austin. Zayne pinned Austin after SAUCE HEARTS SPECIAL.

The current standings have a 5-way tie for the lead now: Yoh/Rush, Zayne/Lindaman, Akira/TJP, Titan/BUSHI, Austin/Bey. It sounds like the top 2 teams make the Finals next week, so here are the Finals scenarios:
The BUSHI/Titan-Yoh/Rush and TJP/Akira-Austin/Bey winners, assuming there are winners, are in. Zayne/Lindaman are in if they beat Kanemaru/DOUKI. Time limit draws or no contests could complicate things as well as tiebreakers but barring an upset, the most likely scenario seems to be a 3-way tiebreaker unless Kanemaru/DOUKI win. Then it’s simple.

The final day is Saturday. The next event is Friday at Kochi Prefectural Gym in Kochi with World Tag League Day 8. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

New Japan 12/5/22 Results (Updated)

New Japan ran Day 7 of the World Tag League today, making their first visit to the Karatsu region of Japan in 25 years.

Today’s event was held at Karatsu City Cultural Gym in Saga and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1091.

Match : Bad Luck Fale beat Oskar Leube.

Match 2: SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat Ryohei Oiwa & Tomoaki Honma. SANADA pinned Oiwa.

Match 3: DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado beat Kosei Fujita, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi. DOUKI beat Fujita with Italian Stretch 32.

Match 4: Titan. BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi beat Gedo, Chris Bey, Ace Austin & Taiji Ishimori. Takagi pinned Gedo after Pumping Bomber.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Coughlin pinned Takahashi with Blockbuster Hold.
Match 6: Aussie Open beat Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare. Mark Davis pinned Henare after Corealis.
Match 7: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki. Goto pinned Suzuki after Shoto.
Main Event: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Tanahashi pinned Nicholls after High Fly Flow. Afterwards, Tanahashi did an epic air guitar and much more to send the crowd home happy.

Standings:
1-Aussie Open, 7-1, 14 pts
2-YOSHI-HASHI/Goto, 5-2, 10 pts
3-Haate/Nicholls, 5-2, 10 pts
4-SANADA/Naito, 5-2, 10 pts
5-Yano/Tanahashi, 4-3, 8 pts
6-Khan/Henare, 4-3, 8 pts
7-Archer/Suzuki, 3-4, 6 pts
8-Chase Owens/Fale, 2-7, 4 pts (OUT-WITHDRAWN)
9-Kidd/Coughlin, 1-6, 2 pts (OUT)
10-Takahashi/EVIL, 1-6, 2 pts (OUT)
At this point it’s Aussie Open’s to lose. At worst it would be tiebreakers. Their final match is Haste/Nicholls.

Day 8 is Friday. The next event is Wednesday at Sasebo City General Ground Gym in Nagasaki with the Super Jr. Tag League. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: The attendance was later updated to note it was a legit sellout.

New Japan 12/4/22 Results

New Japan ran Day 7 of the Super Jr. Tag League today, beginning the final stretch of the tournament.

Today’s event was held at KDDI Ishin Hall in Yamaguchi and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 931.

Match 1: Oskar Leube & Ryohei Oiwa beat Kosei Fujita & Yuto Nakashima. Oiwa pinned Fujita.

Match 2: Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma & YOSHI-HASHI beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori & Bad Luck Fale. YOSHI-HASHI beat Gedo with Butterfly Lock.

Match 3: Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat El Desperado, Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki. Naito pinned Suzuki after a Takagi Pumping Bomber.

Super Jr. Tag League:
Match 4: Chris Bey & Ace Austin beat Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. Bey pinned Knight.
Match 5: Clark Connors & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask. Taguchi pinned TM 4.
Match 6: Titan & BUSHI beat Dick Togo & Sho. BUSHI pinned Togo after Angel Immortar.
Match 7: Lio Rush & Yoh beat El Lindaman & Alex Zayne. Yoh beat Zayne with 5 Star Clutch.
Main Event: DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Francesco Akira & TJP. DOUKI pinned Akira with Suplex De La Luna.

Standings:
1-Austin/Bey, 6-1, 12 points
2-Akira/TJP, 5-2, 10 pts
3-BUSHI/Titan, 5-2, 10 pts
4-Lindaman/Zayne, 5-2, 10 pts
5-Rush/Yoh, 5-2, 10 pts
6-Taguchi/Connors, 3-4, 6 pts (OUT)
7-DOUKI/Kanemaru, 2-5, 4 pts (OUT)
8-Eagles/TM 4, 2-5, 4 pts (OUT)
9-Knight/KUSHIDA, 1-6, 2 pts (OUT)
10-Togo/Sho, 1-6, 2 pts (OUT)

Day 8 is Saturday. The next event is tomorrow at Karatsu City Cultural Gym in Saga with Day 6 of the World Tag League. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. The World Tag League runs over the next 3 events.

New Japan 12/3/22 Results

New Japan continued the World Tag League today with Day 6 of the tournament, preparing to enter the home stretch as the field of contenders further narrows down.

Today’s event was held at Kakogawa City Gym in Hyogo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 933. Vocal cheering was allowed today so 50% capacity limit.

Match 1: Bad Luck Fale beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Match 2: Shane Haste & Mikey Nhicolls beat Oskar Leube & Kosei Fujita. Haste pinned Fujita after Dynamic Bomb.

Match 3: DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado beat Gedo, Ace Austin & Taiji Ishimori. Kanemaru pinned Gedo after a moonsault press.

Match 4: Titan, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi beat Kevin Knight, Master Wato, KUSHIDA & Tomoaki Honma. Takagi pinned Honma after Pumping Bomber.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Aussie Open beat Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Mark Davis pinned Kidd after Corealis.
Match 6: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan. Goto pinned Henare after Shoto.
Match 7: Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki. Takahashi pinned Suzuki.
Main Event: SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Naito pinned Yano after Destino.

Standings:
1-Aussie Open, 6-1, 12 pts
2-SANADA/Naito, 5-2, 10 pts
3-Haste/Nicholls, 5-2. 10 pts
4-YOSHI-HASHI/Goto, 4-2, 8 pts
5-Khan/Henare, 4-3, 8 pts
6-Suzuki/Archer, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Yano/Tanahashi, 3-3, 6 pts
8-Fale/Chase Owens, 2-7, 4 pts (OUT/WITHDRAWN)
9-Takahashi/EVIL, 1-5, 2 pts (OUT)
10-Kidd/Coughlin, 0-6, 0 pts (OUT)

Day 7 is Monday. The next event is tomorrow at KDDI Ishin Hall in Yamaguchi with the Super Jr. Tag League. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 3 AM ET/midnight PT.

BREAKING: KOPW 2022 12/19 Stip Revealed

New Japan just announced the results of fan voting on Twitter for the stip for the next KOPW 2022 Trophy Match on 12/19 at the TakaTaichi PPV…and it was close. In the end, champion Shingo Takagi’s stip won so it will be a Takagi-style Last Man Standing Lumberjack Death Match. The only way to win is pinfall followed immediately by the downed opponent being unable to answer a followup 10 count. Taichi’s proposal of a 30 minute high score match actually won the English Twitter vote, but Takagi has a big enough margin on the Japanese Twitter vote to win.

The final combined total was 14,830 votes for Takagi to 13,694 votes for Taichi.

The 12/19 event will be at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo and will be a standalone PPV on New Japan World.

New Japan 12/2/22 Results

New Japan continued the Super Jr. Tag League & World Tag League today with both tournaments running together. There was a change to the World Tag League as Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale have withdrawn from the tournament because Owens had to return home to the USA due to a death in his family. Their remaining opponents get forfeit wins as a result.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Central Gym Sub Arena in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 945.

The matches today alternated between both tournaments so the results are grouped together instead of in match order.

Super Jr. Tag League:
DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. Kanemaru pinned Knight after Touch Out.
Dick Togo & Sho beat Lio Rush & Yoh. Sho pinned Yoh after Shock Arrow. This lasted just 18 seconds.
Chris Bey & Ace Austin beat Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask. Austin pinned TM 4 after The Fold.
El Lindaman & Alex Zayne beat Titan & BUSHI. Zayne pinned BUSHI after Taco Driver.
Francesco Akira & TJP beat Clark Connors & Ryusuke Taguchi. TJP pinned Connors after 2/2.

World Tag League:
Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Tanahashi pinned Kidd after High Fly Flow.
Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Henare pinned Takahashi after Streets Of Rage.
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki. Nicholls pinned Suzuki. This lasted just 100 seconds.
SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat Aussie Open. Naito pinned Kyle Fletcher after Destino.
YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale by forfeit (withdrawal).

The Super Jr. Tag League now has 3 tied for the lead at 5-1, 10 pts: Akira/TJP, Austin/Bey. Zayne/Lindaman. The World Tag League has 2 tied for the lead at 5-1, 10 pts: Aussie Open and Haste/Nicholls (both had not faced Owens/Fale yet so they get the free win). Yujiro/EVIL and Kidd/Connors are now OUT assuming the leader at the end wins.

The next event is tomorrow at Kakogawa City Gym in Hyogo with the World Tag League. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

BREAKING: World Tag League Team Out (Updated)

Breaking development ahead of tomorrow’s New Japan event: The World Tag League has seen a shakeup…New Japan just announced on their Japanese website that Chase Owens and Bad Luck Fale are now OUT of the tournament. Owens had to return to the US due to a family emergency and will be out the rest of the tournament. Owens & Fale were 2-2 with 4 points so far and still were in contention, but now must forfeit their remaining matches.

Upcoming cards will be changed. Each team that had not faced Owens & Fale in the tournament get a free win and 2 points in the standings.

UPDATE: On their official English Twitter, New Japan just announced Owens is out due to a death in his family. I join in sending my deepest condolences to Owens and his family.

New Japan 11/30/22 Results

New Japan continued the World Tag League today with Day 4 of the heavyweight tag team tournament.

Today’s event was held at Twin Messe Shizuoka North Hall in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 498.

Match 1: Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima beat Ryohei Oiwa & Tomoaki Honma. Nakashima pinned Oiwa.

Match 2: DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado beat Kosei Fujita, Clark Connors & Master Wato. Kanemaru beat Fujita with a figure 4.

Match 3: Titan, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi beat Gedo, Chris Bey, Ace Austin & Taiji Ishimori. Takagi pinned Gedo after Pumping Bomber.

World Tag League:
Match 4: Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale beat Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Owens pinned Coughlin after a package piledriver.
Match 5: Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki beat Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan. Archer pinned Henare after Blackout.
Match 6: Aussie Open beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Kyle Fletcher pinned Takahashi after Corealis.
Match 7: Shane Haste & Mikey Nocholls beat SANADA & Tetsuya Naito. Nicholls pinned SANADA after Tank Buster.
Main Event: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Tanahashi pinned YOSHI-HASHI after High Fly Flow. Afterwards, Tanahashi & Yano did an air guitar duet to send the crowd home happy.

Standings:
1-Aussie Open, 4-0, 8 pts
2-Archer/Suzuki, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Haste/Nicholls, 3-1, 6 pts
5-Yano/Tanahashi, 2-2, 4 pts
5-YOSHI-HASHI/Goto, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Naito/SANADA, 2-2, 4 pts
7-Khan/Henare, 2-2, 4 pts
8-Fale/Owens, 1-3, 2 pts
9-Coughlin/Kidd, 0-4, 0 pts
10-Takahashi/EVIL, 0-4, 0 pts

The next event is Friday at Osaka Municipal Gym Sub Arena in Osaka with Day 5 of the World Tag League and Day 6 of the Super Jr. Tag League. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.