Tag: World Tag League 2022

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. 

Finals set for NJPW World Tag League

Posted on by Ian Carey

The World Tag League finals are set. 

Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) will face Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) on December 14 to determine the 2022 World Tag League winners. 

On the final night of the round-robin, Tetsuya Naito & SANADA needed a win to remain in the hunt but lost to EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi in the night’s semi-main event. Then Bishamon defeated TMDK in the main event to secure their spot against Aussie Open on December 14. The winner of that match moves on to face FTR for the IWGP Tag Team Championships at Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4, 2023. 

Goto & YOSHI-HASHI won the 2021 World Tag League last year defeating House of Torture’s EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi in the finals. This is Aussie Open’s first time competing in the tournament. 

Below are the full results from Sunday’s show from Hyogo: 

– World Tag League match: Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) defeated TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste)

– World Tag League match: Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL defeated Tetsuya Naito & SANADA

– World Tag League match: Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan defeated Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi

– World Tag League match: Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki defeated Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin

– Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI & Titan defeated Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato, & Clark Connors

– DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado defeated Gedo, Ace Austin & Taiji Ishimori

– Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) defeated Oskar Leube & Ryohei Oiwa

– Bad Luck Fale defeated Kosei Fujita

NJPW World Tag League 2022 final standings —

  • Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) (14 points, 7-2)
  • Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) (14 points, 7-2)
  • TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) (12 points, 6-3)
  • Tetsuya Naito & SANADA (12 points, 6-3)
  • Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare (10 points, 5-4)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano (8 points, 4-5)
  • Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer (8 points, 4-5)
  • EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi (6 points, 3-6)
  • Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens (4 points, 2-7) (forfeited their remaining matches after Owens withdrew from the tournament due to a death in his family)
  • Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd (2 points, 1-8)

The tournament concludes on Wednesday, December 14, with a show from the Sendai Sunplaza Hall in Miyagi. 

NJPW World Tag & Super Junior Tag League finals 12/14 lineup:

  • World Tag League finals: Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) vs. Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI)
  • Super Junior Tag League finals: YOH & Lio Rush vs. Ace Austin & Chris Bey
  • NEVER Openweight Championship: Karl Anderson defends against Hikuleo
  • Master Wato, Tama Tonga & Kazuchika Okada vs. Gedo, Taiji Ishimori & Jay White

NJPW World Tag League results: Naito & SANADA vs. Suzuki & Archer

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NJPW’s World Tag League continued on Friday with a show from Kochi. 

Following the eighth night of the tournament, four teams are still in the hunt to make it to the finals. Aussie Open sit atop the group with 14 points but have no more round-robin matches scheduled. They would have faced Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens on the final night but the Bullet Club team has forfeited all remaining matches due to Owens suffering a death in the family. 

TMDK (12 points), Bishamon (12 points), Aussie Open (14 points), and Tetsuya Naito & SANADA (12 points) are the only teams still alive. 

Below are the results from night eight on Friday:  

– World Tag League match: Tetsuya Naito & SANADA defeated Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer

– World Tag League match: Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste defeated Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis

– World Tag League match: EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano

– World Tag League match: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto defeated Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin

– Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & Titan defeated DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado

– Kevin Knight, Master Wato, KUSHIDA & Tomoaki Honma defeated Gedo, Chris Bey, Ace Austin & Taiji Ishimori

– Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan defeated Oskar Leube & Ryohei Oiwa

– Bad Luck Fale defeated Yuto Nakashima

The standings heading into the final night of round-robin action are below. 

NJPW World Tag League 2022 standings —

  • Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) (14 points, 7-2)
  • TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) (12 points, 6-2)
  • Tetsuya Naito & SANADA (12 points, 6-2)
  • Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) (12 points, 6-2)
  • Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare (8 points, 4-4)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano (8 points, 4-4)
  • Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer (6 points, 3-5)
  • EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi (4 points, 2-6)
  • Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens (4 points, 2-7) (forfeited their remaining matches after Owens withdrew from the tournament due to a death in his family)
  • Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd (2 points, 1-7)

The top two teams in the group will face each other in the finals on December 14. Tie-breaking procedures begin with head-to-head records and in the case of a multi-team tie, the team (or two teams in the case of a three-way tie atop the group) with the best record against the other teams that they are tied with advances. 

Just two matches on the final night of the round-robin could factor into who makes it to the finals. Below are the four tournament matches scheduled for the show: 

– SANADA & Tetsuya Naito (12 points) vs. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi (4 points)

 – Bishamon (12 points) vs. TMDK (12 points)

– Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi (8 points) vs Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare (8 points)

– Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd (2 points) vs. Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki (6 points)

NJPW World Tag League results: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano vs. TMDK

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NJPW’s World Tag League continued with a show from Saga on Monday. 

Aussie Open seem destined to make it to the finals as they picked up a victory over the United Empire. They now have 14 points and a 7-1 record including a forfeit victory over Chase Owens and Bad Luck Fale. 

TMDK, Bishamon, and Tetsuya Naito & SANADA are all tied for second with 10 points. 

The top two seeds in the group will face each other in the finals on December 14. 

Here are the full results from today’s event:

– World Tag League match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano defeated Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste

– World Tag League match: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto defeated Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer

– World Tag League match: Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher defeated Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare

– World Tag League match: Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin defeated Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL

– Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, & Titan defeated Gedo, Chris Bey, Ace Austin, & Taiji Ishimori

– DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & El Desperado defeated Kosei Fujita, Master Wato, & Ryusuke Taguchi

– Tetsuya Naito & SANADA defeated Ryohei Oiwa & Tomoaki Honma

– Bad Luck Fale defeated Oskar Leube

The Super Junior Tag League continues on Wednesday with a show from Nagasaki. The World Tag League continues on Friday with a show from Kochi. 

As a result of Chase Owens withdrawing from the event, all of Fale & Owens’ matches for the remainder of the tournament have been forfeited. Two points and a forfeit victory have been added to the tally for Aussie Open, TMDK, Bishamon, Naito & SANADA, and Henare & O-Khan below. 

NJPW World Tag League 2022 standings —

  • Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) (14 points, 7-1)
  • TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) (10 points, 5-2)
  • Tetsuya Naito & SANADA (10 points, 5-2)
  • Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) (10 points, 5-2)
  • Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare (8 points, 4-4)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano (8 points, 4-3)
  • Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer (6 points, 3-4)
  • Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens (4 points, 2-7) (forfeited their remaining matches after Owens withdrew from the tournament due to a death in his family)
  • EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi (2 points, 1-6)
  • Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd (2 points, 1-6)

NJPW World Tag League results: Tanahashi & Yano vs. Naito & SANADA

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Los Ingobernables de Japon’s momentum continued to pick up on Saturday with another World Tag League victory.

One day after handing Aussie Open their first loss of the tournament, Tetsuya Naito & SANADA improved their World Tag League record to 5-2 with a win over Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano. Naito & SANADA are tied with TMDK in second place after today’s show, while Aussie Open are still in the lead.

Here are the full results from today’s event:

– World Tag League match: Tetsuya Naito & SANADA defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano

– World Tag League match: EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer

– World Tag League match: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare

– World Tag League match: Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) defeated Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd

– Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI & Titan defeated Tomoaki Honma, KUSHIDA, Kevin Knight & Master Wato

– El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI defeated Taiji Ishimori, Ace Austin & Gedo

– TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) defeated Kosei Fujita & Oskar Leube

– Bad Luck Fale defeated Ryohei Oiwa

The Tag League tour will be back in action on Sunday with a show featuring Super Junior Tag League matches. The next World Tag League event will take place on Monday.

Here are the updated standings for both Tag League tournaments:

NJPW World Tag League 2022 standings —

  • Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) (12 points, 6-1)
  • TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) (10 points, 5-1)
  • Tetsuya Naito & SANADA (10 points, 5-2)
  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (8 points, 4-2)
  • Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare (8 points, 4-3)
  • Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer (6 points, 3-3)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano (6 points, 3-3)
  • Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens (4 points, 2-7) (forfeited their remaining matches after Owens withdrew from the tournament due to a death in his family)
  • EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi (2 points, 1-5)
  • Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd (0 points, 0-6)

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2022 standings —

  • Ace Austin & Chris Bey (10 points, 5-1)
  • TJP & Francesco Akira (10 points, 5-1)
  • Alex Zayne & El Lindaman (10 points, 5-1)
  • BUSHI & Titan (8 points, 4-2)
  • Lio Rush & YOH (8 points, 4-2)
  • Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask (4 points, 2-4)
  • Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors (4 points, 2-4)
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI (2 points, 1-5)
  • KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight (2 points, 1-5)
  • SHO & Dick Togo (2 points, 1-5)

Chase Owens to miss rest of NJPW World Tag League tour

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Chase Owens will miss the rest of the 2022 NJPW World Tag League tour due to a death in his family. 

NJPW has announced that Owens and Bad Luck Fale have been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a death in Owens’ family. Owens and Fale will forfeit the remainder of their World Tag League matches. 

Unspecified changes will be made to future cards to make up for one less match per show. 

NJPW wrote: 

Thank you for supporting New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Chase Owens, who has been competing alongside Bad Luck Fale in the World Tag League, will be returning home for the remainder of the series following a death in the family, and will be absent from events starting tonight in Osaka.

We aplogise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Chase wrestle, and appreciate your understanding.

Tonight’s scheduled bout between Fale and Owens and Bishamon will be cancelled. For the remainder of the tour, Chase and Fale’s World Tag League matches will be forfeited, and two points awarded to their scheduled opponents. Forthcoming World and Super Junior Tag League dates will also see card changes; check https://www.njpw1972.com/schedule/ for full information.

NJPW joins fans in wishing our condolences to Chase’s family. 

The current World Tag League standings: 

NJPW World Tag League 2022 standings —

  • Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) (8 points, 4-0)
  • Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer (6 points, 3-1)
  • TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) (6 points, 3-1)
  • Tetsuya Naito & SANADA (4 points, 2-2)
  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (4 points, 2-2)
  • Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare (4 points, 2-2)
  • Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens (4 points, 2-2)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano (4 points, 2-2)
  • EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi (0 points, 0-4)
  • Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd (0 points, 0-4)

NJPW World Tag League results: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano vs. Bishamon

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The World Tag League continued on Wednesday with a show from Shizuoka.

Aussie Open remain undefeated after another win today and sit alone atop the group after four nights. TMDK and the Suzuki-Gun team of Lance Archer and Minoru Suzuki are two points back in second place. Five teams are tied for third with four points while House of Torture and Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin both remain winless. 

Here are the full results from Wednesday’s show:

– World Tag League match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano defeated Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI

– World Tag League match: TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) defeated Tetsuya Naito & SANADA

– World Tag League match: Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) defeated EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi

– World Tag League match: Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki defeated Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan

– World Tag League match: Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale defeated Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd

– Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, Titan, & BUSHI defeated Chris Bey, Ace Austin, Gedo, Taiji Ishimori

– El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & DOUKI defeated Kosei Fujita, Clark Connors, & Master Wato

– Yuto Nakashima & Oskar Leube defeated Tomoaki Honma & Ryohei Oiwa

The tournament continues on Friday with a show from Osaka that will feature both the World Tag League and Junior Tag League. 

NJPW World Tag League 2022 standings —

  • Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) (8 points, 4-0)
  • Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer (6 points, 3-1)
  • TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) (6 points, 3-1)
  • Tetsuya Naito & SANADA (4 points, 2-2)
  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (4 points, 2-2)
  • Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare (4 points, 2-2)
  • Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens (4 points, 2-2)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano (4 points, 2-2)
  • EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi (0 points, 0-4)
  • Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd (0 points, 0-4)

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 World Tag League results: Aussie Open vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI

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Aussie Open improved their record to 2-0 as the second night of World Tag League 2022 took place on Saturday.

In the main event of Saturday’s show from Kanagawa, Aussie Open defeated the team of Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI. Here are the full results from the event:

– World Tag League match: Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) defeated Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI

– World Tag League match: Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano

– World Tag League match: Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens defeated EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi

– World Tag League match: Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare defeated TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste)

– World Tag League match: Tetsuya Naito & SANADA defeated Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd

– Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI & Titan defeated Taichi, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI

This match originally ended in a double countout before Takagi demanded a rematch from Taichi.

– Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato, Clark Connors & Jado defeated Taiji Ishimori, Ace Austin, Chris Bey & Jado

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

Tag League action will continue on Sunday with a show featuring both World Tag League and Super Junior Tag League tournament matches.

The Tag League tournaments are running through December 14. The winners of the respective tournaments will receive tag team title shots at Wrestle Kingdom 17. FTR are the current IWGP Tag Team Champions, while TJP & Francesco Akira hold the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles.

NJPW World Tag League 2022 standings —

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

NJPW World Tag League 2022 night one results

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NJPW was back at Korakuen Hall on Tuesday for the first show of World Tag League 2022.

The show was headlined by a tournament match pitting Tetsuya Naito & SANADA against Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare. Here are the full results:

– World Tag League match: Tetsuya Naito & SANADA defeated Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare

– World Tag League match: Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano

– World Tag League match: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI defeated EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi

– World Tag League match: Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer defeated Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens

– World Tag League match: TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) defeated Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd

– Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. Taichi, El Desperado & DOUKI ended in a double countout

– Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma defeated Kosei Fujita & Oskar Leube

– Ryohei Oiwa defeated Yuto Nakashima

The team that wins World Tag League will get an IWGP Tag Team title shot against FTR at Wrestle Kingdom 17.

NJPW is running its World Tag League and Super Junior Tag League tournaments simultaneously this year. Night two of Super Junior Tag League will take place this Wednesday.

NJPW World Tag League 2022 standings —

  • Tetsuya Naito & SANADA (2 points, 1-0)
  • Aussie Open (2 points, 1-0)
  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (2 points, 1-0)
  • Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer (2 points, 1-0)
  • TMDK (2 points, 1-0)
  • Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare (0 points, 0-1)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano (0 points, 0-1)
  • EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi (0 points, 0-1)
  • Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens (0 points, 0-1)
  • Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd (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.