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NJPW World Tag League 2024 finals set

Posted on by Joseph Currier

An unexpected three-way tie had to be sorted out on the last day of B Block action, but the 2024 World Tag League finals are now set.

Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi are heading to the Tag League finals as the B Block representatives. It will be Naito & Hiromu vs. Gabe Kidd & SANADA this Sunday (December 8) to determine the tournament winners.

An injury to HENARE shook up NJPW’s plans for the last day of B Block matches, forcing Great-O-Khan & HENARE to withdraw from the tournament. They were scheduled to face Naito & Hiromu in a match that likely would have decided which team advanced to the finals. Instead, Naito & Hiromu won by forfeit and worked a non-tournament match today. Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin and EVIL & Ren Narita both won their matches later in the show, leading to a tie at the top of the block with three teams having 5-2 records and 10 points.

There was no clear tiebreaker advantage for any of the teams, so an immediate play-in match took place. Naito & Hiromu defeated Yano & Boltin and EVIL & Narita to advance.

The Tag League winners are set to be in line for an IWGP Tag Team title shot, but the status of those belts is in question right now. Great-O-Khan said today that he and HENARE will likely have to vacate the titles due to HENARE’s knee injury, and their scheduled defense against The Young Bucks at Wrestle Dynasty also likely will not happen.

NJPW World Tag League night 12 results, updated standings

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Three teams are still alive in the B Block of NJPW World Tag League 2024.

Following the second-to-last night of block action, Great-O-Khan & HENARE, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi, and Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin still have a shot to make the finals. The main event of today’s show saw Naito & Hiromu eliminate EVIL & Ren Narita from contention. Here are the quick results:

– B Block match: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi defeated EVIL & Ren Narita

– B Block match: Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado

– B Block match: Great-O-Khan & HENARE defeated Tome Filip & Stevie Filip

– B Block match: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls defeated Taichi & TAKA Michinoku

– Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita defeated Jeff Cobb, Callum Newman & Jakob Austin Young

– Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji & BUSHI defeated Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask

– Gabe Kidd, SANADA & Gedo defeated Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Shoma Kato

– KENTA & Chase Owens defeated Alex Zayne & Katsuya Murashima

The final B Block show takes place this Friday. The winner of Great-O-Khan & Henare vs. Naito & Hiromu will likely advance to the finals, though Yano & Boltin could still force a three-way tie. They need to win their match against Haste & Nicholls and have Naito & Hiromu defeat Great-O-Khan & Henare.

A Block will be decided with its last night taking place this Thursday. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji, and Gabe Kidd & SANADA are still in contention to win the block.

The tournament finals are being held on Sunday (December 8).

NJPW World Tag League 2024 standings:

A Block —

  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (4-2): 8 points
  • Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji (4-2): 8 points
  • Gabe Kidd & SANADA (4-2): 8 points
  • Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman (3-3): 6 points
  • KENTA & Chase Owens (3-3): 6 points
  • Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma (2-4): 4 points
  • Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa (2-4): 4 points
  • Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi (2-4): 4 points

B Block —

  • Great-O-Khan & HENARE (5-1): 10 points
  • Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi (4-2): 8 points
  • Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin (4-2): 8 points
  • EVIL & Ren Narita (4-2): 8 points
  • Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls (3-3): 6 points
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado (2-4): 4 points
  • Tome Filip & Stevie Filip (1-5): 2 points
  • Taichi & TAKA Michinoku (1-5): 2 points

NJPW World Tag League night eleven results, updated standings

Posted on by Ian Carey

The 2024 NJPW World Tag League continued on Monday with a show in Kochi.

Three teams are tied atop A Block with just one night left in round-robin action. Of the tied teams, only Bishamon control their own destiny. They advance to the tournament finals if they defeat the War Dogs in their final round-robin on Thursday. If the War Dogs win that match, they need Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi to lose to Shota Umino and Tomoaki Honma. If the War Dogs and Takagi & Tsuji win their final matches, Takagi & Tsuji advance. 

Umino was back in action on the show after missing a non-tournament match on Sunday due to an ankle injury. However, KENTA and Owens attacked him and Honma during their ring entrance. Owens then hit Umino in the ankle with a chairshot. After that, Homma got little help from his partner and was double-teamed by Owens and KENTA before Owens eventually pinned him with a package piledriver. So, Umino returned, but he didn’t do much. 

Gabe Kidd & SANADA beat Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi in today’s second tournament match, mathematically eliminating the Funky Sauce team from advancing.

Bishamon picked up a big win in the semi-main event on their quest to win a fourth consecutive tournament. They defeated Jeff Cobb and Callum Newman, dropping their record to 3-3 and mathematically eliminating them from competition.

By the time the main event hit the ring, Zack Sabre Jr. and Ryohei Oiwa had been mathematically eliminated. Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji needed a win to stay in the hunt and that’s exactly what they got when Tsuji pinned Oiwa after a Pumping Blaster.

A Block action concludes on Thursday.

NJPW World Tag League 2024 night eleven tournament results:

  • A Block: Los Ingobernables De Japon (Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji) (4–2) defeated TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa) (2–4)
  • A Block: Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) (4–2) defeated United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman) (3–3)
  • A Block: War Dogs (Gabe Kidd & SANADA) (4–2) defeated Funky Sauce (Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi) (2–4)
  • A Block: BULLET CLUB (Chase Owens & KENTA) (3–3) defeated Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino (2–4)

Here are the updated standings:

A Block —

  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (4-2): 8 points
  • Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji (4-2): 8 points
  • Gabe Kidd & SANADA (4-2): 8 points
  • Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman (3-3): 6 points
  • KENTA & Chase Owens (3-3): 6 points
  • Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma (2-4): 4 points
  • Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa (2-4): 4 points
  • Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi (2-4): 4 points

B Block —

  • Great-O-Khan & HENARE (4-1): 8 points
  • EVIL & Ren Narita (4-1): 8 points
  • Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi (3-2): 6 points
  • Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin (3-2): 6 points
  • Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls (2-2): 4 points
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado (2-3): 4 points
  • Tome Filip & Stevie Filip (1-4): 2 points
  • Taichi & TAKA Michinoku (1-4): 2 points

The tournament continues on Wednesday with a show in Karatsu featuring the penultimate round in B Block. 

NJPW World Tag League 2024 night twelve on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, tournament lineup:

  • B Block: Los Ingobernables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi) (3–2) vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL & Ren Narita) (4–1)
  • B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado (2–3) vs Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg (3–2)
  • B Block: United Empire (Great-O-Khan & HENARE) (4–1) vs Natural Classics (Tome Filip & Stevie Filip) (1–4)
  • B Block: TAKATaichi (TAKA Michinoku & Taichi) (1–4) vs TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) (2–3)

The final night of A Block action takes place on Thursday in Nobeoka.

NJPW World Tag League 2024 night seven results, updated standings

Posted on by Ian Carey

The NJPW World Tag League 2024 continued on Wednesday with a show in Miyagi featuring A Block matches.

Gabe Kidd and SANADA handed Jeff Cobb and Callum Newman their first tournament loss on the show. The story with Kidd and SANADA is that Kidd wants to bring “the killer instinct” back out of SANADA, who left the ring area quickly after the match, leaving Kidd alone in the ring.

KENTA and Chase Owens also picked up their first tournament win on Wednesday. Owens gave Shingo Takagi a low blow followed by a piledriver to get the Bullet Club team on the board.

The main event saw Bishamon defeat IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. and his TMDK stablemate, Ryohei Oiwa. The win moves Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI into a tie for first place with Cobb & Newman at six points as they continue their attempt at winning a record fourth straight tournmaent.

NJPW World Tag League 2024 night seven tournament results:

  • A Block: Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) (3–1) defeated Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa (2–2)
  • A Block: KENTA & Chase Owens (1–3) defeated Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji (2–2)
  • A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA (2-2) defeated Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman (3–1)
  • A Block: Funky Sauce (Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi) (1–3) defeated Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma (2–2)

Here are the current standings:

A Block —

  • Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman (3-1): 6 points
  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (3-1): 6 points
  • Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa (2-2): 4 points
  • Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji (2-2): 4 points
  • Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma (2-2): 4 points
  • Gabe Kidd & Sanada (2-2): 4 points
  • Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi (1-3): 2 points
  • KENTA & Chase Owens (1-3): 2 points

B Block —

  • Great-O-Khan & HENARE (2-1): 4 points
  • EVIL & Ren Narita (2-1): 4 points
  • Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin (2-1): 4 points
  • Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls (2-1): 4 points
  • Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi (2-1): 4 points
  • Taichi & TAKA Michinoku (1-2): 2 points
  • Tome Filip & Stevie Filip (1-2): 2 points
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado (0-3): 0 points

The tournament continues on Thursday with a show in Ibaraki featuring B Block matches.

NJPW World Tag League 2024 night eight tournament lineup:

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado (0–3) vs TAKATaichi (TAKA Michinoku & Taichi) (1–2)
  • TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste)(2–1) vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL & Ren Narita) (2–1)
  • Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano (2–1) vs United Empire (HENARE & Great-O-Khan) (2–1)
  • Los Ingobernables De Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) (2–1) vs Natural Classics (Tome & Stevie Filip) (1–2)

NJPW World Tag League 2024 night three results, updated standings

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The A Block was back in action as night three of NJPW World Tag League 2024 took place on Friday.

Only two teams in A Block — Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI and Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman — still have perfect records after their first two matches. Goto & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji in today’s main event, while Cobb & Newman picked up a win over Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi earlier in the night.

Here are the quick results:

– A Block match: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji

– A Block match: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma defeated Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa

– A Block match: Gabe Kidd & SANADA defeated KENTA & Chase Owens

– A Block match: Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman defeated Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi

– Great-O-Khan, HENARE & Jakob Austin Young defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jado & Katsuya Murashima

– Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin defeated Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI

– Taichi, TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI defeated EVIL, Ren Narita & Dick Togo

– Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Kosei Fujita defeated Tome Filip, Stevie Filip & Taiji Ishimori

– Shoma Kato defeated Daiki Nagai

Tag League continues this weekend with a B Block show on Saturday and another A Block event on Sunday. The tournament runs through December 8 and will likely determine IWGP Tag Team title challengers for Wrestle Kingdom 19. The belts are currently held by Great-O-Khan & HENARE.

Here are the current standings:

A Block —

  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (2-0): 4 points
  • Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman (2-0): 4 points
  • Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma (1-1): 2 points
  • Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa (1-1): 2 points
  • Gabe Kidd & Sanada (1-1): 2 points
  • Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji (1-1): 2 points
  • KENTA & Chase Owens (0-2): 0 points
  • Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi (0-2): 0 points

B Block —

  • Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi (1-0): 2 points
  • EVIL & Ren Narita (1-0): 2 points
  • Taichi & TAKA Michinoku (1-0): 2 points
  • Tome Filip & Stevie Filip (1-0): 2 points
  • Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls (0-1): 0 points
  • Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin (0-1): 0 points
  • Great-O-Khan & HENARE (0-1): 0 points
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado (0-1): 0 points

NJPW World Tag League 2024 night two results: First B Block matches

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The second night of World Tag League 2024 took place on Thursday with the first B Block matches of the tournament.

Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi were one of the teams that started their Tag League campaign with a victory, defeating Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls in the main event. Here are the quick results:

– B Block match: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls

– B Block match: EVIL & Ren Narita defeated Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin

– B Block match: Taichi & TAKA Michinoku defeated Great-O-Khan & HENARE

– B Block match: Tome Filip & Stevie Filip defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado

– Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita defeated Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask

– Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji & BUSHI defeated Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Shoma Kato

– KENTA, Chase Owens & Taiji Ishimori defeated Gabe Kidd, SANADA & Gedo

– Jeff Cobb, Callum Newman & Jakob Austin Young defeated Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima

– Masatora Yasuda and Daiki Nagai went to a 10-minute time limit draw

Victorious in their first tournament match, Tome & Stevie Filip are an Australian tag team known as The Natural Classics. The brothers are part of Bad Luck Fale’s Bullet Club Rogue Army and have competed on the NJPW Tamashii brand in the Oceania region.

World Tag League runs through December 8 with the next show — an A Block event — set for this Friday. The tournament will likely determine IWGP Tag Team title challengers for Wrestle Kingdom 19. Those belts are held by Great-O-Khan & HENARE.

Here are the initial standings through the first two nights of tournament action:

A Block —

  • Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa (1-0): 2 points
  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (1-0): 2 points
  • Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji (1-0): 2 points
  • Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman (1-0): 2 points
  • Gabe Kidd & Sanada (0-1): 0 points
  • KENTA & Chase Owens (0-1): 0 points
  • Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi (0-1): 0 points
  • Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma (0-1): 0 points

B Block —

  • Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi (1-0): 2 points
  • EVIL & Ren Narita (1-0): 2 points
  • Taichi & TAKA Michinoku (1-0): 2 points
  • Tome Filip & Stevie Filip (1-0): 2 points
  • Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls (0-1): 0 points
  • Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin (0-1): 0 points
  • Great-O-Khan & HENARE (0-1): 0 points
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado (0-1): 0 points

NJPW announces full slate of teams for World Tag League 2024

Posted on by Joseph Currier

With Super Junior Tag League over, NJPW now shifts focus to its heavyweight tag team tournament.

World Tag League 2024 begins on Tuesday, November 19 and will run through Sunday, December 8. The tournament consists of 15 events that will all air live on New Japan World.

The full 16-team field was unveiled today:

A Block —

  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI
  • KENTA & Chase Owens
  • Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma
  • Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman
  • Alex Zayne & a mystery partner
  • Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji
  • Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa
  • Gabe Kidd & Sanada

B Block —

  • Great-O-Khan & HENARE
  • Taichi & TAKA Michinoku
  • Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls
  • Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado
  • Tome Filip & Stevie Filip
  • Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin
  • EVIL & Ren Narita

Known as the Natural Classics, brothers Tome Filip & Stevie Filip are an Australian tag team making their official NJPW debut in the tournament. They have been part of NJPW’s Tamashii brand in the Oceania region.

World Tag League will likely set up Wrestle Kingdom 19 challengers for IWGP Tag Team Champions Great-O-Khan & HENARE, who just won the belts from Haste & Nicholls at Power Struggle.

Power Struggle saw Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita crowned as the winners of Super Junior Tag League 2024. It will be a four-way match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles at Wrestle Kingdom 19 with KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight defending against Eagles & Fujita, TJP & Francesco Akira, and Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney.