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New Japan 11/29/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 8 of the World Tag League today, the halfway point of Block B.

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

The announced paid attendance was 510.

Pre-show Match: Oskar Leube beat Katsuya Murashima.

Match 1: Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Yuto Makashima, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun. Sho beat Nakashima with Snake Bite. Afterwards, Liona & Kaun apparently joined House Of Torture after doing their Mogul Embassy (AEW/ROH) call.

Match 2: Boltin Oleg, Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomiya beat Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Kiyomiya pinned Fujita after Transformed Shining Wizard.

Match 3: Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin beat Callum Newman, HENARE & Great-O-Khan. Coughlin pinned Newman after a jackhammer.

Match 4: Master Wato, Yoh, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita & Shota Umino. Wato beat TM 4 with Vendeval.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale beat Zandokan Jr. & Yota Tsuji. Bonza pinned Zandokan.
Match 6: El Phantasmo & Hikuleo beat Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata. Phantasmo pinned Suzuki after CR 2.
Match 7: Alex Zayne & Lance Archer beat Yuya Uemura & Taichi. Archer pinned Yemura after Blackout Sauce.
Main Event: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs. Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. went to a 30 minute time limit draw.

Standings (Block B):
1-Zayne/Archer, 4-0, 8 pts
2-Uenura/Taichi, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Soberano/Atlantis, 2-1-1, 5 pts
4-Hikukeo/Phantasmo, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Tsuji/Zandokan, 2-2, 4 pts
6-YOSHI-HASHI/Goto, 1-2-1, 3 pts
7-Bonza/Fale, 1-3, 2 pts
8-Suzuki/Nagata, 0-4, 0 pts (OUT)
That rare draw was big and will have eventual implications. It might end the Bishamon 3-peat bid. Zayne & Archer are in control while at the bottom Grumpy Old Men Who Can’t Get Along are out of it.

The next event is Friday at Wakayama Prefectural Gym in Wakayama. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

New Japan 11/28/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 7 of the World Tag League today, beginning the halfway point of the tournament as Block A starts their second half.

Today’s event was held at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 960.

Pre-show Match: Callum Newman beat Katsuya Murashima.

Match 1: BUSHI, Zandokan Jr., Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale. Takagi pinned Gedo after Pumping Bomber.

Match 2: Master Wato, Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata beat Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. Nagata beat Jado with Nagata Lock 2.

Match 3: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Alrx Zayne & Lance Archer. Uemura pinned Taguchi with a Kannuki Suplex Hold.

Match 4: Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Tiger Mask, Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. Yoh pinned TM 4 after Toras Kick.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun beat Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Kaun pinned Kidd.
Match 6: HENARE & Great-O-Khan beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Khan pinned Takahashi after Eliminator.
Match 7: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Yano pinned Haste.
Main Event: Ren Narita & Shota Umino beat Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomiya. Umino pinned Oiwa after Death Rider. This match went 27 1/2 minutes (30 minute time limit).

Standing (Block A):
1-Narita/Umino, 3-1, 6 pts
2-Haste/Nicholls, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Yano/Ishii, 2-2, 4 pts
4-HENARE/Khan, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Coughlin/Kidd, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Kiyomiya/Oiwa, 2-2, 4 pts
7-Liona/Kaun, 1-3, 2 pts
8-Takahashi/EVIL, 1-3, 2 pts

The next event is tomorrow at Twin Messe Shizuoka North Building in Shizuoka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

New Japan 11/26/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 6 of the World Tag League today, the third day of Block B.

Today’s event was held at Big Palette Fukushima Multipurpose Exhibition Hall A in Fukushima and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 888.

Match 1: Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin beat Yuto Nakashima, Tomoaki Honma, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun. Ishimori beat Nakashima with Bone Lock.

Match 2: Callum Newman, HENARE & Great-O-Khan beat Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. HENARE beat Togo with Ultima.

Match 3; Yoh, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Yoh pinned Fujita after Direct Drive.

Match 4: Boltin Oleg, Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomya beat Oskar Leube, Ren Narita & Shota Umino. Kiyomiya pinned Leube after Variant Shining Wizard.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Alex Zayne & Lance Archer beat Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. Zayne pinned Soberano after Taco Driver.
Match 6: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale. Goto pinned Bonza after Shoto.
Match 7: Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata. Uemura pinned Nagata with a Kannuki suplex hold.
Main Event: Zandokan Jr. & Yota Tsuji beat El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. Tsuji pinned Hikuleo after Gene Blaster.

After 3 days in Block B it’s Uemura/Taichi and Zayne/Archer tied for the lead at 3-0, 6 points. Suzuki/Nagata unsurprisingly can’t get alone and it has them almost out now at 0-3, 0 points and headed to a grumpy old men post-tournament showdown.

The next event is Tuesday at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya with Day 4 of Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan 11/25/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 5 of the World Tag League today, with Day 3 of Block A action.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1342.

Pre-show Match; Yuto Nakashima beat Katsuya Murashima.

Match 1: Boltin Oleg, Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. beat Oskar Leube, Alex Zayne & Lance Archer. Soberano pinned Leube after a diving guillotine drop.

Match 2: Ryusuke Taguchi, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale. Yoh pinned Gedo after Toras Kick.

Match 3: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma, Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata. Taichi pinned Honma after Holy Emperor’s Cross Mausoleum.

Match 4: BUSHI, Zandokan Jr. & Yota Tsuji beat Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. Tsuji pinned Jado after Vamos Amigo.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Ren Narita & Shota Umino beat Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun. Umino pinned Kaun after Death Rider.
Match 6: Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii. Kidd pinned Yano after a piledriver.
Match 7: Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomiya beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Kiyomiya pinned Takahashi after a Frankensteiner.
Main Event: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat HENARE & Great-O-Khan. Haste pinned Khan after Tank Buster.

After 3 days Haste/Nicholls are the block leaders at 3-0, 6 points. Liona/Kaun are about out of it at 0-3, 0 points.

The next event is tomorrow at Big Palette Fukushima Multipurpose Exhibition Hall A in Fukushima. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. If I stay up long enough to watch the sumo finals there may be live results.

New Japan 11/24/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 4 of the World Tag League today, the second day of Block B action.

Today’s event was held at Aimesse Yamanashi in Yamanashi and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. It was supposed to be at a later date with no live broadcast but plans may have changed (this was per their Japanese website).

The announced paid attendance was 610.

Pre-show Match: Oskar Leube beat Katsuya Murashima.

Match 1: Master Wato, Ren Narita & Shota Umino beat Yuto Nakahsima, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun. Narita beat Nakashima with a cobra twist.

Match 2: Ryusuke Taguchi, Yoh, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Taguchi pinned Gedo after, according to translation in Edge browser, Sliding Ass. Don’t believe me? Look below!

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi. Kanemaru pinned BUSHI with a Samson clutch.

Match 4: Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Callum Newman, HENARE & Great-O-Khan. Haste pinned Newman after Dynamic Bomb.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. beat Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale. Atlantis pinned Bonza after a diving body press.
Match 6: Zandokan Jr. & Yota Tsuji beat Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata. Tsuji pinned Nagata after Vamos Amigo.
Match 7: Alex Zayne & Lance Archer beat YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Archer pinned Goto after Blackout.
Main Event: Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. Taichi pinned Phantasmo after Black Mephisto.

The next event is tomorrow at Akibadai Cultural Gym in Kanagawa. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan 11/23/23 Results

New Japan continued the World Tag League today with Day 2 of Block A.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1256.

Pre-show Match: Yuto Nakashima beat Katsuya Murashima.

Match 1: Taiji Ishimori, Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale beat Tiger Mask, Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. Ishimori pinned TM 4.

Match 2: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Zandokan Jr. & Yota Tsuji beat Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma, Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata. Tsuji pinned Honma after Vamos Amigo.

Match 3: Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI & HIrooki Goto beat Oskar Leube, Alex Zayne & Lance Archer. Goto pinned Leube after Shoto.

Match 4: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. Taichi pinned Jado.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun. Yano pinned Liona.
Match 6: HENARE & Great-O-Khan beat Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomiya (Pro Wrestling NOAH). Khan pinned Oiwa after a pop-up Eliminator.
Match 7: Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin beat Ren Narita & Shota Umino. Kidd pinned Umino after a leg trap piledriver.
Main Event: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Nicholls pinned Takahashi after Tank Buster.

The next event is tomorrow at Aimesse Yamanashi in Yamanashi. There will be no live broadcast, but it will be available on demand on New Japan World at a later date.

New Japan 11/21/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 2 of the World Tag League today, kicking off Block B action. A pre-show match featured a second new Young Lion beginning his journey to superstardom.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1109.

Pre-show Match: Katsuya Murashima Debut Match: Yuto Nakashima beat Katsuya Murashima by submission.

Match 1: Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun beat Oskar Leube & Tomoaki Honma. Kaun pinned Leube after Heaven’s Gates.

Match 2: Boltin Oleg, Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomiya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) bear Callum Newman, HENARE & Great-O-Khan. Kiyomiya pinned Newman after Transformed Shining Wizard.

Match 3: Tiger Mask, Master Wato, Shota Umino & Ren Narita beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Wato beat Gedo with Vendeval.

Match 4: Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. EVIL pinned Fujita after EVIL.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. beat Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata. Soberano pinned Suzuki after Table Pack. UPSET ALERT!!
Match 6: Alex Zayne & Lance Archer beat Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale. Zayne pinned Bonza after Cinnamon Twist.
Match 7: Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Zandokan Je. & Yota Tsuji. Taichi pinned Zandokan after Black Mephisto.
Main Event: El Phantasmo & Hikuleo beat YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Hikuleo pinned YOSHI-HASHI after Super Thunder Kiss 86. The STRONG Tag Team Champs take potential Round 1 from the IWGP Tag Team Champs.

The next event is Thursday at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan 11/20/23 Results

New Japan kicked off the 2023 World Tag League today, their annual year-end tag team tournament, with Block A action. A new Young Lion also debuted today, beginning what hopefully will be a path to becoming a New Japan superstar.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World FOR FREE! No paid subscription or account required! This was an ABEMA simulcast in Japan.

Click below to watch (available in Japanese and English):
https://watch.njpwworld.com/details/38461?playlist_id=203

The announced paid attendance was 1133.

Pre-show Match: Shoma Kato Debut Match: Oskar Leube beat Shoma Kato.

Match 1: Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. beat TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI. Atlantis pinned TAKA after Atlantida.

Match 2: Alex Zayne, Lance Archer, Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale. Nagata beat Gedo with Nagata Lock 2.

Match 3: Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat BUSHI, Zandokan Jr. & Yota Tsuji. Uemura pinned BUSHI with a kannuki suplex hold.

Match 4: Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo beat Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Phantasmo pinned Yoh after CR2.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Shane Haste & Mikey Bicholls beat Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun. Haste pinned Laun after Tank Buster.
Match 6: Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii. EVIL pinned Yano after EVIL.
Match 7: Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomiya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin by countout. Kidd counted out.
Main Event: Ren Narita & Shota Umino beat HENARE & Great-O-Khan. Umino pinned Khan after Death Rider.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

In other news, Stardom announced today that STRONG Women’s Champion Giulia will next defend the title on 12/2 in the promotion vs. AZM. 6th defense for Giulia. I would expect the winner to defend at the next US event on 1/13/24.

New Japan News: World Tag League Field Set, More (Updated)

New Japan announced the field for the 2023 World Tag League today. The annual year-end Heavyweight tag team tournament will have 16 teams split into 2 blocks for the round-robin format event with the top 2 teams in each block advancing to the Semifinals.

The full field:
Block A: Shota Umino & Ren Narita, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano, Great-O-Khan & HENARE, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls, Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL, Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona

Block B: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto (2-time defending winners), Hikuleo & El Phantasmo, Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Yuya Uemura, Yota Tsuji & TBA, Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr., Lance Archer & Alex Zayne, Bad Luck Fale & Jack Bonza

TBA for Tsuji’s partner, “a friend he met on excursion who isn’t an X but a Z”, will be revealed at Sunday’s non-televised event. The tournament begins on 11/20 and will end on 12/8.

In other news, 2 more title matches have been added to Tokyo Dome on 1/4: NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi vs. Tama Tonga for the title is now official following Lonestar Shootout, as is NJPW WORLD TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the title.

The World Tag League will also see the debuts of 2 new Young Lions (rookies making their in-ring debuts in NJPW): Shoka Kato & Katsuya Murashima. Kato, 20, from Osaka is 5’8″, about 180 pounds, He has backgrounds in basketball, MMA and grappling and gained attention through “The Spirit”, a reality show produced by Kazuchika Okada that followed trainees in the New Japan Dojo. He will face Oskar Leube in his debut match on 11/20. Murashima, 23, is from Ibaraki and has been an amateur wrestler for 9 years with 2 regional college championships at 86 kg & 92 kg. He will face Yuto Nakashima in his debut match on 11/21.

(Pictured on right: Shoka Kato)
(Pictures on right: Katsuya Murashima)

UPDATE: In a sometimes-rumored move, lead New Japan World English commentator Kevin Kelly has left the promotion. Kelly hinted at such a move earlier this year but still planned to do some events, the plan was to do Tokyo Dome on 1/4 but now can’t make it due to personal reasons. Kelly joined All Elite Wrestling this year as the lead commentator on AEW Collision when the NJPW schedule was announced. Walker Stephens, who debuted recently on live events in the US, is the likely replacement.

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!

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