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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 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 continued the Super Jr. Tag League today with Day 5, the halfway point of the tournament.

Today’s event was held at Nagano Sports Park General Gym in Nagano and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 498.

Match 1: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima. Nicholls pinned Leube after Mikey Bomb.

Match 2: Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan & Aussie Open beat Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oiwa, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Henare pinned Oiwa after Rampage.

Match 3: El Desperado, Taichi, Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki beat Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. Taichi beat Takagi with a Taichi-type Gedo Clutch.

Super Jr. Tag League:
Match 4: Clark Connors & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. Connors pinned Knight after Trophy Kill.
Match 5: Francesco Akira & TJP beat Dick Togo & Sho. TJP pinned Togo after 2/2.
Match 6: El Lindaman & Alex Zayne beat Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask. Zayne pinned TM 4 after Cinnamon Twist.
Match 7: Titan & BUSHI beat DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Titan pinned DOUKI after Angel Immortar.
Main Event: Lio Rush & Yoh beat Chris Bey & Ace Austin. Rush pinned Bey after Final Hour.

Standings will be posted after Day 6 but 5 teams are now tied for the lead at 4-1. On the flip side. Togo/Sho and DOUKI/Kanemaru are all but eliminated at 0-5.

Day 6 is Thursday. The next event is Wednesday at Twin Messe Shizuoka North Hall in Shizuoka with Day 4 of the World Tag League. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

New Japan continued the Super Jr. Tag League today with Day 3 of the tournament, taking a break from alternating with the World Tag League to run a second straight day of the Jr. tag league.

Today’s event was held at Kiryu Municipal Gym in Gunma and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 581.

Match 1: Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oiwa & Togi Makabe beat Oskar Leube, Yuto Nakashima & Tomoaki Honma. Makabe pinned Leube after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 2: Gedo, Taiji Ishimori & Chase Owens beat Jado, Master Wato & Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Owens pinned Tenzan after C Trigger.

Match 3: Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Shingo Takagi beat El Desperado, Taichi & Minoru Suzuki by countout. Taichi counted out.

Super Jr. Tag League:
Match 4: Lio Rush & Yoh beat Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. Rush pinned Knight after Final Hour.
Match 5: El Lindaman & Alex Zayne beat Clark Connors & Ryusuke Taguchi. Zayne pinned Connors after Taco Driver.
Match 6: Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask beat DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Eagles pinned DOUKI.
Match 7: Chris Bey & Ace Austin beat Dick Togo & Sho. Austin pinned Togo after The Fold.
Main Event: Titan & BUSHI beat Francesco Akira & TJP. Titan pinned Akira after Angel Immortar.
Austin & Bey are now the leaders at 3-0, 6 pts.

Day 4 is Sunday. The next event is tomorrow at Fujisawa City Akabadai Cultural Gym in Kanagawa with Day 3 of the World Tag League. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. Note that both tournaments will run Sunday.

New Japan ran Day 2 of the Super Jr. Tag League today, the 3rd straight event day following yesterday’s World Tag League start as the tournaments alternate events.

Today’s event was held at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 849.

Match 1: Oskar Leube & Kosei Fujita beat Ryohei Oiwa & Yuto Nakashima. Fujita pinned Oiwa. First win for Leube!

Match 2: Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale beat Jado, Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma & Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Owens pinned Jado after C Trigger.

Match 3: El Desperado, Taichi & Lance Archer beat Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito by countout. Takagi counted out.

Super Jr. Tag League:
Match 4: Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA beat Dick Togo & Sho. KUSHIDA pinned Togo with a hanmerlock suplex hold.
Match 5: Titan & BUSHI beat Clark Connors & Ryusuke Taguchi. Titan pinned Taguchi after Angel Immortar.
Match 6: Lio Rush & Yoh beat Tiger Mask & Robbie Eagles. Yoh pinned TM 4 after 3K.
Match 7: Chris Bey & Ace Austin beat DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Austin pinned DOUKI after The Fold.
Main Event: Francesco Akira & TJP beat El Lindaman & Alex Zayne. TJP pinned Zayne.
After 2 days United Empire & Bullet Club are 2-0, 4 points and tied for the lead.

The next event is Friday at Kiryu Municipal Gym in Gunma for Day 3. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. The World Tag League continues Saturday.

Also, following up on rumors for yesterday, NEVER Openweight Champion Karl Anderson vs. Hikuleo for the title has been announced for 12/14. It was scheduled for 11/5 but Anderson no-showed due to re-signing with WWE and instead being at a WWE event in Saudi Arabia that day.