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New Japan 10/24/23 Results

New Japan continued the Road To POWER STRUGGLE Tour today with Day 2 of the Super Junior Tag League.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV simulcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1020.

Match 1: Callum Newman, HENARE & Great-O-Khan beat Oskar Leube, Ren Narita & Shota Umino. Khan pinned Leube.

Match 2: Yuya Yemura, Taichi & SANADA vs. Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Match 3: NJPW WORLD TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. beat Boltin Oleg by submission to retain the title. V15(!) for Sabre.

Super Junior Tag League:
Match 4: The DKC & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Titan & BUSHI. Taguchi pinned BUSHI.
Match 5: Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles beat TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI. Fujita pinned TAKA.
Match 6: MUSASHI & Yoh beat Master Wato & El Desperado. Yoh pinned Wato aftrr Direct Drive.
Match 7: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho beat Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. Sho pinned Knight after Shock Arrow.
Main Event: Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors beat Francesco Akira & TJP. Connors pinned TJP after Full Clip.
After 2 days Moloney/Connors are 2-0, TAKA/DOUKI are 0-2, everyone else is 1-1.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan 10/21/23 Results

New Japan begin the Road to POWER STRUGGLE Tour and the 2023 Super Junior Tag League today.

Today’s event was held at Kumagaya Citizen Gym in Saitama and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1065.

Match 1: Callum Newman, HENARE & Great-O-Khan beat Yuto Nakashima, Ren Narita & Shota Umino. Khan beat Nakashima with an arm triangle.

Match 2: Yuya Uemura & SANADA beat Boltin Oleg & Oskar Leube. Uemura pinned Leube with Deadbolt Suplex. This was Uemura’s official return match after completing his overseas training excursion to Impact Wrestling.

Match 3: Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Gedo & Taiji Ishimori. Naito pinned Gedo after an assisted spike DDT.

Super Junior Tag League:
Match 4: Francesco Akira & TJP beat Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles. TJP pinned Fujita after 2/2.
Match 5: Kevin Knight & KISHIDA beat TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI. KUSHIDA beat TAKA with Hoverboard Lock.
Match 6: Master Wato & El Desperado beat The DKC & Ryusuke Taguchi. Wato pinned DKC with Tsutankaku German.
Match 7: Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors beat MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) & Yoh. Connors pinned Yoh after Full Clip.
Main Event: Titan & BUSHI beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho. Titan pinned Sho after a springbord double stomp.

The next event is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV simulcast in Japan.

New Japan 12/14/22 Results

New Japan wrapped up the Super Jr. Tag League & World Tag League today with their last major event of the year. Both tournament finals were held and likely would set up additional title matches for Tokyo Dome on 1/4.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 2031.

Match 1: El Lindaman & Alex Zayne beat Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa. Lindaman pinned Fujita with a German suplex hold.

Match 2: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. Haste pinned Knight after Tank Buster.

Match 3: Francesco Akira, TJP, Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan beat Gabriel Kidd, Alex Coughlin, Robbie Ragles & Tiger Mask. TJP pinned TM 4.

Match 4: DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki beat Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Suzuki pinned Togo after a Gotch-style piledriver. Afterwards, Suzuki with microphone for a major announcement he promised…he shocked the crowd by announcing his Suzuki-gun faction will disband at the end of the year after over a decade.

Match 5: Titan. BUSHI, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat Clark Connors, Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Naito pinned Connors after Destino.

Match 6: Gedo, Taiji Ishimori & Jay White beat Master Wato, Tama Tonfga & Kazuchika Okada. Gedo pinned Wato.

Match 7: NEVER Openweight Champion Karl Anderson beat Hikuleo to retain the title. V2 for Anderson. Next up: Tonga. That match will happen at Tokyo Dome.

Match 8: Super Jr. Tag League Finals: Lio Rush & Yoh beat Ace Austin & Chris Bey to win the tournament. Yoh pinned Austin after Direct Drive. While not definite, this probably means Rush & Yoh will face IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Francesco Akira & TJP for the titles at Tokyo Dome.

Main Event: World Tag League Finals: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Aussie Open to win the tournament. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Kyle Fletcher after Abyss. It’s the second straight tournament victory for YOSHI-HASHI & Goto and means they will probably face IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions FTR for the titles at Tokyo Dome, assuming All Elite Wresting lets them miss that day’s AEW Dynamite (not guaranteed).

The next event is Road to TOKYO DOME, the year-ending doubleheader, on 12/22 and 12/23 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming of both events on New Japan World will begin each day at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET, and even better you can watch the 12/22 event FOR FREE!

New Japan 12/10/22 Results

New Japan ran the final day of the Super Jr. Tag League today, which would see the top 2 teams in the standings advance to the Finals. 5 teams still had a chance to make it so there were a lot of possibilities.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1001.

Match 1: Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa beat Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima. Fujita pinned Nakashima. The Young Lion Fujita gets the victory in his hometown.

Match 2: Match 2: El Desperado, Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki beat Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma 7 YOSHI-HASHI. Archer beat Honma with EBD Claw.

Match 3: Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Gedo, Taiji ishimori & Bad Luck Fale. Naito pinned Gedo.

Super Jr. Tag League:
Match 4: Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA beat Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask. Knight pinned TM 4 after a high-angle DDT.
Match 5: Dick Togo & Sho beat Clark Connors & Ryusuke Taguchi. Sho pinned Taguchi after Shock Arrow.
Match 6: DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat El Lindaman & Alex Zayne. DOUKI pinned Lindaman with Suplex De La Luna. As a result, the winners of the final 2 matches, if there were winners, would advance to the Finals.
Match 7: Lio Rush & Yoh beat Titan & BUSHI. Rush pinned BUSHI after Final Hour.
Main Event: Ace Austin & Chris Bey beat Francesco Akira & TJP. Bey pinned Akira after Rock-a-bye-Bey.
As a result, Rush/Yoh and Austin/Bey advance to the Finals.

The Final is Wednesday. The next event is tomorrow at Atelier Himeji in Hyogo with the final day of the World Tag League. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

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 12/4/22 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 12/2/22 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.

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.