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New Japan ran the final day of the World Tag League today, with 5 teams still having a chance to make the Finals. Aussie Open was in the lead but not in league action today so they needed help to make it for sure because of tiebreakers.

Today’s event was held at Atelier Himeji in Hyogo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 971, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Bad Luck Fale beat Kosei Fujita.

Match 2: Aussie Open beat Oskar Leube & Ryohei Oiwa. Kyle Fletcher pinned Leube after Grimstone.

Match 3: DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado beat Gedo, Ace Austin & Taiji Ishimori. DOUKI beat Gedo with Italian Stretch 32.

Match 4: Titan, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi beat Clark Connors, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tomoaki Honma. Takagi pinned Honma after Pumping Bomber.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki beat Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Archer pinned Coughlin after Blackout.
Match 6: Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan beat Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Henare pinned Yano after Imperial Drop.
Match 7: Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat SANADA & Tetsuya Naito. Takahashi pinned SANADA after Big Juice. As a result, Aussie Open advances to the Finals (they would have lost tiebreaker to SANADA/Naito).
Main Event: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI beat Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Goto pinned Nicholls after Shoto. As a result, Goto & YOSHI-HASHI advance to the Finals.

The Final and the tour-ender is Wednesday at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

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 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 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.

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.

New Japan resumed the 2022 World Tag League today after focusing on the Super Jr. Tag League during the week’s prior events.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1083.

Match 1: Oskar Leube, Kosei Fujita & Togi Makabe beat Ryohei Oiwa, Yuto Nakashima & Tomoaki Honma. Makabe pinned Nakashima with a German suplex hold.

Match 2: Jado, Clark Connors, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Chris Bey & Ace Austin. Wato beat Gedo with Vendeval.

Match 3: Titan, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi vs. DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & Taichi went to a double countout in 84 seconds. Which led to…
Titan, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi beat DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & Taichi. Takagi beat Taichi with a ground cobra twist. (This is all building to a final KOPW 2022 Trophy match between Takagi & Taichi to happen at a TakaTaichi special PPV in mid-December)

World Tag League:
Match 4: SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Naito pinned Coughlin after Destino.
Match 5; Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan beat Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Khan pinned Nicholls after Imperial Drop.
Match 6: Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Fale pinned Takahashi after Grenade.
Match 7: Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki beat Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Archer pinned Yano after Blackout.
Main Event: Aussie Open beat YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Kyle Fletcher pinned YOSHI-HASHI after Corealis.

The next event is tomorrow at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya with Day 3 of the tournament and Day 4 of the Super Jr. Tag League. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

New Japan kicked off the 2022 World Tag League today, the promotion’s traditional year-end tag team tournament. This event is for Heavyweight Tag Teams and likely will award a title shot at Tokyo Dome to the winners, assuming they can get All Elite Wrestling to allow FTR to go to Japan that day.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 700, a legit advance sellout. Vocal cheering was allowed again.

Match 1: Ryohei Oiwa beat Yuto Nakashima.

Match 2: Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe beat Oskar Leube & Kosei Fujita. Makabe pinned Leube after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 3: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi vs. DOUKI, El Desperado & Taichi went to a double countout.

World Tag League:
Match 4: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Nicholls pinned Kidd after Thunder Valley.
Match 5: Lance Archer (All Elite Wrestling) & Minoru Suzuki beat Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale. Archer pinned Owens after Blackout.
Match 6: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Goto pinned Takahashi.
Match 7: Aussie Open beat Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Kyle Fletcher pinned Yano after Corealis.
Main Event: SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan. Naito pinned Henare after Destino.

Day 2 is Friday. The next event is Super Jr. Tag League Day 2 tomorrow at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.