Tag: Super Junior Tag League 2022

Finals set for NJPW Super Junior Tag League

Posted on by Ian Carey

The finals are set for the 2023 Super Junior Tag League. 

The round-robin portion of the tournament concluded with a three-way tie atop the group after Thursday’s show in Osaka. Catch 2/2, El Desperado & Master Wato, and SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru all finished with 12 points. 

Catch 2/2 advance to Saturday’s finals on tie-breakers as they defeated both SHO & Kanemaru and Wato & Desperado in the round-robin.

Kanemaru & SHO also advanced as they defeated Wato & Desperado in the main event of Thursday’s show. 

Despite going into Thursday as the only team that controlled their own destiny, Master Wato & El Desperado are eliminated on tie-breakers despite a 6-3 record. 

Super Junior Tag League 2023 night nine results: 

  • Super Junior Tag League 2023 match: SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (6-3, 12pts) defeated Master Wato & El Desperado (6-3, 12pts)
  • Super Junior Tag League 2023 match: Francesco Akira & TJP (6-3, 12pts) defeated KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight (5-4, 10pts) 
  • Super Junior Tag League 2023 match: Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles (4-5, 8pts) defeated Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney (5-4, 10pts) 
  • Super Junior Tag League 2023 match: YOH & MUSASHI (4-5, 8pts) vs. TITAN & BUSHI (5-4, 10pts)
  • Super Junior Tag League 2023 match: DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku (2-7, 4pts) defeated The DKC & Ryusuke Taguchi (2-7, 4pts)

Super Junior Tag League standings —

  • TJP & Francesco Akira: 12 points (6-3)
  • SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 12 points (6-3)
  • El Desperado & Master Wato: 12 points (6-3)
  • Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney: 10 points (5-4)
  • KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight: 10 points (5-4)
  • BUSHI & Titan: 10 points (5-4)
  • Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita: 8 points (4-5)
  • YOH & MUSASHI: 8 points (4-5)
  • DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku: 4 points (2-7)
  • Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC: 4 points (2-7)

Catch 2/2 vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SHO will meet in the finals on Saturday at Power Struggle. 

NJPW Power Struggle November 4 lineup:

  • IWGP United Kingdom/United States Champion Will Ospreay defends against Shota Umino
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi defends against Taiji Ishimori
  • NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii defend against Zack Sabre Jr., Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls
  • Jon Moxley vs. Great-O-Khan
  • Super Junior Tag League finals: TJP & Francesco Akira vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SHO
  • SANADA & Yuya Uemura vs. Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji
  • David Finlay vs. Tanga Loa
  • Frontier Zone match: Mochizuki Jr., Yoshiki Kato & Strong Machine J vs. three NJPW wrestlers (pre-show)

NJPW World Tag League & Super Junior Tag League winners crowned

Posted on by Ian Carey

NJPW crowned the winners of the 2022 World Tag & Super Junior Tag League tournaments on Wednesday in Sendai. 

Lio Rush & YOH defeated Bullet Club’s Ace Austin & Chris Bey in the finals to win the 2022 Super Junior Tag League. This was YOH’s third Super Junior Tag League victory. His Roppongi 3K team with Sho won the tournament in 2018 and 2019 as well. Roppongi 3K also won the Super Junior Tag Tournament (single-elimination) in 2016. 

Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) defeated Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) in the finals to win the World Tag League for a second year in a row. Goto has now won the tournament four times (two-times w/ YOSHI-HASHI, one-time with Katsuyori Shibata, and one-time with Karl Anderson). He currently sits one back of both Keiji Mutoh and Antonio Inoki, who have each won the tournament five times with different partners. 

Lio Rush & YOH will now face TJP & Francesco Akira for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships at Wrestle Kingdom 17. Bishamon advance to challenge FTR for the IWGP Tag Team Championships on the show as well. 

NJPW World & Super Junior Tag League night six results

Posted on by Ian Carey

Both the World Tag and Super Junior Tag League tournaments were featured on NJPW’s show from Aichi on Sunday. 

The November 27 event was the sixth show on the tour. It was the fourth night to feature the Super Junior Tag League and the third to feature the World Tag League. 

Here are the full results: 

– Super Junior Tag League match: Titan & BUSHI defeated KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight

– World Tag League match: Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan defeated Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin

– Super Junior Tag League match: EL LINDAMAN & Alex Zayne defeated Dick Togo & SHO

– World Tag League match: Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) defeated Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki

– Super Junior Tag League match: Ace Austin & Chris Bey defeated Clark Connors & Ryusuke Taguchi

– World Tag League match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano defeated Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens

– Super Junior Tag League match: Lio Rush & YOH defeated DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru

– World Tag League match: TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) defeated Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL

– Super Junior Tag League match: TJP & Francesco Akira defeated Tiger Mask & Robbie Eagles

– World Tag League match: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI defeated SANADA & Tetsuya Naito

The Super Junior Tag League continues Monday on a show from Nagano. The next night in the World Tag League will take place Wednesday from Shizuoka. 

Super Junior Tag League standings —

  • Ace Austin & Chris Bey (8 points, 4-0)
  • TJP & Francesco Akira (6 points, 3-1)
  • Alex Zayne & El Lindaman (6 points, 3-1)
  • YOH & Lio Rush (6 points, 3-1)
  • BUSHI & Titan (6 points, 3-1)
  • Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask (4 points, 2-2)
  • Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors (2 points, 1-3)
  • KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight (2 points, 1-3)
  • SHO & Dick Togo (0 points, 0-4)
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI (0 points, 0-4)

NJPW World Tag League 2022 standings —

  • Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) (6 points, 3-0)
  • Tetsuya Naito & SANADA (4 points, 2-1)
  • Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer (4 points, 2-1)
  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (4 points, 2-1)
  • Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare (4 points, 2-1)
  • TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) (4 points, 2-1)
  • Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens (2 points, 1-2)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano (2 points, 1-2)
  • EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi (0 points, 0-3)
  • Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd (0 points, 0-3)

NJPW Super Junior Tag League night three results

Posted on by Ian Carey

NJPW’s Super Junior Tag League tournament continued on Friday with a show from the Kiryu Gas Sports Center in Gunma.

The main event saw the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions TJP & Francesco Akira defeated by Titan & BUSHI. Here are the full results:

– Super Junior Tag League match: Titan & BUSHI defeated TJP & Francesco Akira

– Super Junior Tag League match: Ace Austin & Chris Bey defeated Dick Togo & SHO

– Super Junior Tag League match: Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI

– Super Junior Tag League match: Alex Zayne & EL LINDAMAN defeated Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors

– Super Junior Tag League match: Lio Rushi & YOH defeated Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA

– Shingo Takagi, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi defeated El Desperado, Taichi, & Minoru Suzuki

– Chase Owens, Taiji Ishimori, & Gedo defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Master Wato, & Jado

– Togi Makabe, Ryohei Oiwa, & Kosei Fujita defeated Oskar Leube, Yuto Nakashima, & Tomoaki Honma

Up next on the tour, the second night of the World Tag League will take place on Saturday from Kanagawa. On Sunday, both the Super Junior and World Tag Leagues will be featured on a show from Aichi. Crowd cheering will be permitted on Sunday as well. 

Super Junior Tag League standings —

  • Ace Austin & Chris Bey (6 points, 3-0)
  • TJP & Francesco Akira (4 points, 2-1)
  • Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask (4 points, 2-1)
  • Alex Zayne & El Lindaman (4 points, 2-1)
  • YOH & Lio Rush (4 points, 2-1)
  • BUSHI & Titan (4 points, 2-1)
  • Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors (2 points, 1-2)
  • KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight (2 points, 1-2)
  • SHO & Dick Togo (0 points, 0-3)
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI (0 points, 0-3)

NJPW Super Junior Tag League night two results

Posted on by Ian Carey

NJPW’s Super Junior Tag League tournament continued on Wednesday with a show from Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tokyo.

The main event saw TJP & Francesco Akira defeat Alex Zayne & El Lindaman. Here are the full results:

– Super Junior Tag League match: TJP & Francesco Akira defeated Alex Zayne & El Lindaman

– Super Junior Tag League match:  defeated Ace Austin & Chris Bey defeated DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru

– Super Junior Tag League match: YOH & Lio Rush defeated Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask

– Super Junior Tag League match: BUSHI & Titan defeated Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors

– Super Junior Tag League match: KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight defeated Dock Togo & SHO

– Taichi, El Desperado, & Lance Archer defeated Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, & Tetsuya Naito

– Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale, Taiji Ishimori, & Gedo defeated Jado, Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma, & Hiroyoshi Tenzan

– Kosei Fujita & Oskar Leube defeated Ryohei Oiwa & Yuto Nakashima

The NJPW Super Junior Tag League continues with night three on Friday from Gunma. The second night of the World Tag League will take place on Saturday from Kanagawa.

Super Junior Tag League standings —

  • TJP & Francesco Akira (4 points, 2-0)
  • Ace Austin & Chris Bey (4 points, 2-0)
  • Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask (2 points, 1-1)
  • Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors (2 points, 1-1)
  • Alex Zayne & El Lindaman (2 points, 1-1)
  • YOH & Lio Rush (2 points, 1-1)
  • BUSHI & Titan (2 points, 1-1)
  • KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight (2 points, 1-1)
  • SHO & Dick Togo (0 points, 0-2)
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI (0 points, 0-2)

NJPW Super Junior Tag League night one results

Posted on by F4W Staff

NJPW’s Super Junior Tag League tournament began on Monday with a show at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

The main event of the show saw TJP & Francesco Akira defeat YOH & Lio Rush. Here are the full results:

– Super Junior Tag League match: TJP & Francesco Akira defeated YOH & Lio Rush

– Super Junior Tag League match: Ace Austin & Chris Bey defeated BUSHI & Titan

– Super Junior Tag League match: Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask defeated SHO & Dick Togo

– Super Junior Tag League match: Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI

– Super Junior Tag League match: Alex Zayne & El Lindaman defeated KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight

– Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taichi, Minoru Suzuki & El Desperado ended in a double countout

– Mark Davis, Kyle Fletcher, Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare defeated Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Ryohei Oiwa & Oskar Leube

– Kosei Fujita defeated Yuto Nakashima

NJPW is running its Super Junior Tag League and World Tag League tournaments simultaneously this year. World Tag League will kick off at Korakuen Hall on Tuesday. The winning teams will likely earn tag team title shots at Wrestle Kingdom 17.

TJP & Akira are the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. FTR are the heavyweight IWGP Tag Team Champions.

Super Junior Tag League standings —

  • TJP & Francesco Akira (2 points, 1-0)
  • Ace Austin & Chris Bey (2 points, 1-0)
  • Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask (2 points, 1-0)
  • Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors (2 points, 1-0)
  • Alex Zayne & El Lindaman (2 points, 1-0)
  • YOH & Lio Rush (0 points, 0-1)
  • BUSHI & Titan (0 points, 0-1)
  • SHO & Dick Togo (0 points, 0-1)
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI (0 points, 0-1)
  • KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight (0 points, 0-1)

NJPW announces teams for World & Super Junior Tag league

Posted on by Ian Carey

New Japan Pro Wrestling has revealed the teams for both the World Tag league and the Super Junior Tag league. 

The tournaments will run concurrently beginning on Monday, November 21, and concluding with the finals on Wednesday, December 14. 

Announced for the World Tag League are the following:

  • Be-Bop Tag Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano)
  • Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI)
  • Los Ingobernables De Japon  (Tetsuya Naito & SANADA)
  • United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare)
  • Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher)
  • TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste)
  • Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer)
  • Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens)
  • House of Torture (EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi)

Announced for the Super Junior Tag League are the following:

  • Wild Hips (Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors)
  • KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight
  • Flying Tiger (Tiger Mask & Robbie Eagles)
  • CHAOS (YOH & Lio Rush)
  • Alex Zayne & El Lindaman
  • Los Ingobernables De Japon (BUSHI & Titan)
  • Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira)
  • Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Douki)
  • Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey)
  • House of Torture (Sho & Dick Togo)

The winners of each tournament will challenge the champions of their respective divisions in the Tokyo Dome at Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4, 2023. 

NJPW to hold World Tag League & Super Junior Tag League at same time

Posted on by Joseph Currier

NJPW is set to hold its World Tag League and Super Junior Tag League tournaments at the same time this year.

NJPW has announced that a combined World Tag League and Super Junior Tag League tour will begin at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Monday, November 21. The tour will conclude at Sendai Sun Plaza Hall in Miyagi on Wednesday, December 14.

The tour will consist of 17 shows in total.

World Tag League will feature heavyweight tag teams, while Super Junior Tag League will feature junior heavyweight teams. NJPW has yet to confirm the participants for either tournament.

Both tournaments will likely determine title challengers for Wrestle Kingdom 17, which will be a one-night event taking place on January 4, 2023. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) are the current IWGP Tag Team Champions. United Empire’s TJP & Francesco Akira currently hold the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles.

Last year’s World Tag League tournament was held in conjunction with the Best of the Super Juniors. Super Junior Tag League 2021 took place in the summer.