New Japan 11/28/22 Results

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 11/27/22 Results

New Japan continued the World Tag League and Super Jr. Tag League today with both tournaments running at today’s event. The matches alternated between tournaments so everybody was in action.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1911. Vocal cheering was allowed so capacity was reduced to probably in the 2500-3000 range.

Super Jr. Tag League:
Titan & BUSHI beat Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. Titan pinned Knight after Angel Immortar.
El Lindaman & Alex Zayne beat Dick Togo & Sho. Lindaman pinned Togo with a German suplex hold.
Chris Bey & Ace Austin beat Clark Connors & Ryusuke Taguchi. Bey pinned Taguchi.
Lio Rush & Yoh beat DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Rush pinned DOUKI after Final Hour.
Francesco Akira & TJP beat Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask. Akira pinned TM 4 after 2/2.

World Tag League:
Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan beat Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Henare pinned Kidd after Streets Of Rage.
Aussie Open beat Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki. Kyle Fletcher pinned Suzuki after Corealis.
Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale. Tanahashi pinned Fale.
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Nicholls pinned EVIL after Thunder Valley.
YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat SANADA & Tetsuya Naito. Goto pinned SANADA after Shoto.

Standings:
Super Jr. Tag League:
1-Bey/Austin, 4-0, 8 pts
2-Rush/Yoh, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Lindaman/Zayne, 3-1, 6 pts
4-BUSHI/Titan, 3-1, 6 pts
5-Akira/TJP, 3-1, 6 pts
6-Eagles/TM 4, 2-2, 4 pts
7-KUSHIDA/Knight, 1-3, 2 pts
8-Taguchi/Connors, 1-3, 2 pts
9-DOUKI/Kanemaru, 0-4, 0 pts
10-Togo/Sho, 0-4, 0 pts

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

The next event is tomorrow at Nagano Athletic Park Gym in Nagano with Day 5 of the Super Jr. Tag League. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

New Japan 11/25/22 Results

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 11/23/22 Results

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.