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NJPW crowns Super Junior Tag League 2024 winners

Posted on by Bryan Rose

This year’s Super Jr. Tag Team tournament winners have been crowned.

TMDK members Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita won this year’s tournament, defeating TJP and Francesco Akira to win for the first time. After a hot series of back-and-forth action, Eagles cradled TJP to score the win for his team. 

After the match, TMDK cut a promo with Fujita saying they had proven themselves with this tournament win. They then called out the current IWGP Junior Tag Team champions, Kevin Knight and KUSHIDA, saying they had the right to challenge for Wrestle Kingdom 19. Knight and KUSHIDA accepted TMDK’s challenge but also wanted TJP and Akira in the title match.

A three-way was seemingly set for January 4 at the Tokyo Dome when Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney came out and took everyone out with steel chairs. They said they have dominated the division and expressed their own interest in the title match for Wrestle Kingdom.

Eagles and Fujita advanced to the finals after winning the A Block. Akira and TJP advanced to the finals over KUSHIDA and Knight in the B Block after securing the tiebreaker win by defeating the champions during the tournament.

Finals set for NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2024

Posted on by Joseph Currier

For the second straight year, TJP & Francesco Akira are headed to the NJPW Super Junior Tag League finals.

The tournament finals will be A Block winners Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita vs. B Block winners TJP & Akira. That was confirmed today with TJP & Akira advancing out of their block. The finals are being held at NJPW Power Struggle this Monday.

Going into the last day of B Block action on Saturday, there was a logjam in the standings with all six teams tied at four points. TJP & Akira defeated The DKC & Ninja Mack and are advancing to the finals due to holding tiebreakers over the other two teams that finished with six points. They own victories over both KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight and Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X from earlier in the tournament.

Here are the final B Block standings:

  • TJP & Francesco Akira (3-2): 6 points
  • KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight (3-2): 6 points
  • Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X (3-2): 6 points
  • YOH & Rocky Romero (2-3): 4 points
  • The DKC & Ninja Mack (2-3): 4 points
  • Paris De Silva & Jude London (2-3): 4 points

TJP & Akira won last year’s Super Junior Tag League and went on to become IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions at Wrestle Kingdom 18. The belts are currently held by KUSHIDA & Knight — and either Eagles & Fujita or TJP & Akira will be in line to challenge them at the Tokyo Dome.

The updated card for Power Struggle is listed below:

NJPW Power Struggle 2024 (Monday, November 4) —

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defends against Shingo Takagi
  • Super Junior Tag League 2024 finals: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita vs. TJP & Francesco Akira
  • SANADA vs. Shota Umino
  • IWGP Global Champion David Finlay defends against Taichi
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI defends against Master Wato
  • IWGP Tag Team Champions TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) defend against Great-O-Khan & Henare
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Oleg Boltin vs. EVIL & Ren Narita
  • Kenny Omega will make a special guest appearance

First team advances to NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2024 finals

Posted on by Joseph Currier

TMDK are the first team to secure their spot in the finals of NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2024.

Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita will represent A Block in the finals after ending block action in sole possession of first place. With a victory over SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru on Friday, Eagles & Fujita finished with a 4-1 record and eight points.

Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney still had a chance to advance to the finals despite TMDK’s win, but they lost to Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI in today’s main event.

Here are the final A Block standings:

  • Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita (4-1): 8 points
  • Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney (3-2): 6 points
  • SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (3-2): 6 points
  • Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia (2-3): 4 points
  • Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI (2-3): 4 points
  • Tiger Mask & Capitan Suicida (1-4): 2 points

Eagles & Fujita will face the B Block winners in the tournament finals at Power Struggle on Monday, November 4. There is currently a six-way tie in that block heading into the final day of B Block action this Saturday.

The team that wins the tournament will earn an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team title shot against KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight. After their victory today, Eagles & Fujita vowed to add more gold to TMDK:

NJPW Super Junior Tag League night six results, updated standings

Posted on by Joseph Currier

As Super Junior Tag League 2024 enters its final stages, there’s a logjam in the B Block standings.

The second-to-last night of B Block action was held in Toyama on Thursday. Following the show, all six teams in the block are tied with a 2-2 record and four points.

Here are the quick results from today:

– B Block match: TJP & Francesco Akira defeated Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X

– B Block match: Paris De Silva & Jude London defeated KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight

– B Block match: The DKC & Ninja Mack defeated YOH & Rocky Romero

– SANADA, DOUKI & Taichi defeated Shota Umino, Master Wato & Jado

– Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito defeated Clark Connors, Drilla Moloney & Gedo

– Robbie Eagles, Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa defeated SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi

– Tiger Mask, Capitan Suicida & Toru Yano defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Dragon Dia & Tomoaki Honma

– Katsuya Murashima & Daiki Nagai defeated Shoma Kato & Masatora Yasuda

The last night of A Block matches takes place this Friday (November 1) with the final B Block matches then happening on Saturday (November 2). The tournament finals will be held at Power Struggle on Monday, November 4.

NJPW commentator Chris Charlton broke down the remaining scenarios in B Block:

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2024 standings:

A Block —

  • Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney (3-1): 6 points
  • SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (3-1): 6 points
  • Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita (3-1): 6 points
  • Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia (2-2): 4 points
  • Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI (1-3): 2 points
  • Tiger Mask & Capitan Suicida (0-4): 0 points

B Block —

  • Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X (2-2): 4 points
  • YOH & Rocky Romero (2-2): 4 points
  • KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight (2-2): 4 points
  • The DKC & Ninja Mack (2-2): 4 points
  • Paris De Silva & Jude London (2-2): 4 points
  • TJP & Francesco Akira (2-2): 4 points

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2024 night one results

Posted on by Joseph Currier

NJPW’s annual junior heavyweight tag team tournament got underway on Thursday with a slate of A Block matches.

Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita, Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney, and Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI kickstarted their Super Junior Tag League campaigns with victories. Here are quick results from the show:

– A Block match: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita defeated Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia

– A Block match: Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney defeated SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru

– A Block match: Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI defeated Tiger Mask & Capitan Suicida

– Shota Umino, Master Wato & Jado defeated SANADA, DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku

– KUSHIDA, Kevin Knight & Tomoaki Honma defeated TJP, Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young\

– Taiji Ishimori, Robbie X & Gedo defeated The DKC, Ninja Mack & Shoma Kato

– Paris De Silva & Jude London defeated YOH & Katsuya Murashima

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

The first day of B Block action will take place this Saturday (October 26). Including that event, there are seven more shows left on the Super Junior Tag League tour. The finals will be held at Power Struggle on Monday, November 4 with the winning team likely putting themselves in position for an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team title shot.

KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight — who are also competing in the tournament — are the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.

Here are the initial standings after night one:

A Block —

  • Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita (1-0): 2 points
  • Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney (1-0): 2 points
  • Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI (1-0): 2 points
  • Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia (0-1): 0 points
  • SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (0-1): 0 points
  • Tiger Mask & Capitan Suicida (0-1): 0 points

B Block —

  • KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight
  • TJP & Francesco Akira
  • YOH & Rocky Romero
  • The DKC & Ninja Mack
  • Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X
  • Paris De Silva & Jude London

NJPW reveals teams for Super Junior Tag League 2024

Posted on by Joseph Currier

With the tournament set to begin next week, NJPW has revealed the teams for Super Junior Tag League 2024.

Super Junior Tag League action will take place across eight shows from October 24 through November 2. The finals will then be held at NJPW Power Struggle on Monday, November 4. The tournament field consists of 12 teams with six in A Block and six in B Block:

A Block —

  • Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney
  • SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita
  • Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
  • Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia
  • Tiger Mask & Capitan Suicida

B Block —

  • KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight
  • TJP & Francesco Akira
  • YOH & Rocky Romero
  • The DKC & Ninja Mack
  • Taiji Ishimori and a mystery partner (will be revealed at NJPW Royal Quest this Sunday)
  • Paris De Silva & Jude London

KUSHIDA & Knight are now the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champions after dethroning Connors & Moloney at King of Pro Wrestling. If KUSHIDA & Knight don’t win Super Junior Tag League, the winning team should receive a shot at their titles.

The Australian team of De Silva & London — known as The Velocities — are making their official NJPW debut in this tournament after having previously competed on the NJPW Tamashii in Oceania.

TJP & Akira were last year’s Super Junior Tag League winners.