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NJPW World Tag League 2025 finals set

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The finals of NJPW World Tag League 2025 are now set with Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd advancing over the IWGP Tag Team Champions.

It will be Tsuji & Kidd vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa this Sunday (December 14) to determine the winners of World Tag League 2025. That was confirmed this morning with Tsuji & Kidd defeating OSKAR & Yuto-Ice to earn their spot in the finals.

There has been dissension between Tsuji & Kidd throughout the tournament due to them being a makeshift team of singles wrestlers, but they vowed to get onto the same page heading into the finals. After Tsuji took out Yuto-Ice, they used their double-team War Blaster finisher on OSKAR to get the win after a 20-minute match.

A face-to-face between Tsuji & Kidd and Sabre & Oiwa then took place at the end of today’s show, with Kidd telling Sabre that he’s surpassed him as the best English wrestler in NJPW. The confrontation broke up without any physicality. Tsuji & Kidd then cut a promo to close the night.

Both Tsuji & Kidd and Sabre & Oiwa finished in second place of their respective block but managed to defeat the other block’s champion in the semifinals. No matter which team prevails on Sunday, it will be their first time winning Tag League. Kidd was in the 2024 finals — but he and SANADA lost to Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi.

The winning team will earn bragging rights, the World Tag League 2025 trophy, and the right to challenge OSKAR & Yuto-Ice for the IWGP Tag Team titles.

First team advances to NJPW World Tag League 2025 finals

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa are heading to the finals of NJPW World Tag League 2025.

The tournament semifinals began today with TMDK defeating Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) to earn their spot in Sunday’s finals. They’ll be facing either OSKAR & Yuto Ice or Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd to determine the Tag League champions.

Sabre & Oiwa finished second in B Block but were able to defeat the A Block champions in the semifinals. At the end of a 24-minute match, Oiwa connected with a Chaos Theory suplex on Goto. Sabre then followed up with a pin on Goto for the win.

Backstage after their victory, Oiwa spoke about wanting to claim his first trophy in NJPW. Sabre said they’re ready to defeat whichever team they face in the finals.

OSKAR & Yuto-Ice and Tsuji & Kidd had a confrontation on today’s show ahead of their semifinal match taking place this Friday. Tsuji & Kidd, who have had dissension despite a successful run in the tournament, agreed to stop bickering and get on the same page.

The Tag League finals are happening in Kumamoto on December 14. Along with bragging rights, the match will determine challengers for the IWGP Tag Team titles (if champions OSKAR & Yuto-Ice do not win).

NJPW World Tag League 2025 semifinals set

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Four teams are remaining in NJPW World Tag League 2025.

The semifinals for the tournament were locked in this morning with OSKAR & Yuto Ice and Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa advancing out of B Block with eight points. The Block finished in a four-way tie at the top of the standings, but these two teams came out on top based on tiebreakers. They join A Block representatives Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI and Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd in the semifinals.

Here are the quick results from today:

  • B Block: OSKAR & Yuto-Ice defeated Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura
  • B Block: David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman
  • B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa defeated Lance Archer & Alex Zayne
  • B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo defeated SANADA & Ren Narita
  • Yota Tsuji, Gabe Kidd & Gedo defeated Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Tatsuya Matsumoto
  • EVIL, Don Fale & Dick Togo II (SHO) defeated Toru Yano, Oleg Boltin & Katsuya Murashima
  • Shingo Takagi, Drilla Moloney & Daiki Nagai defeated El Desperado, Shuji Ishikawa & Shoma Kato
  • Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens & Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Taichi, Satoshi Kojima & Masatora Yasuda

It will be Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Sabre & Oiwa in the semifinals this Wednesday, then OSKAR & Yuto-Ice vs. Tsuji & Kidd on Friday. The winning teams move on to Sunday’s finals to determine the World Tag League 2025 winners.

OSKAR & Yuto Ice are the current IWGP Tag Team Champions. If they don’t win this tournament, the winning team will earn a shot at their titles.

NJPW World Tag League 2025 standings —

A Block:

  • First place — Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (5-2): 10 points
  • Second place — Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd (5-2): 10 points
  • Shingo Takagi & Drilla Moloney (4-3): 8 points
  • El Desperado & Shuji Ishikawa (4-3): 8 points
  • Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin (4-3): 8 points
  • EVIL & Don Fale (4-3): 8 points
  • Taichi & Satoshi Kojima (1-6): 2 points
  • Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens (1-6): 2 points

B Block:

  • First place — OSKAR & Yuto-Ice (4-3): 8 points
  • Second place — Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa (4-3): 8 points
  • Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman (4-3): 8 points
  • Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura (4-3): 8 points
  • Lance Archer & Alex Zayne (3-4): 6 points
  • David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi (3-4): 6 points
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo (3-4): 6 points
  • SANADA & Ren Narita (3-4): 6 points

First two teams advance to NJPW World Tag League 2025 semifinals

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The A Block representatives in the World Tag League 2025 semifinals were determined on Monday with Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHi and Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd advancing out of block action.

Entering the last night of A Block matches, there was a logjam at the top of the standings with four teams tied with eight points. Goto & YOSHI-HASHI and Tsuji & Kidd emerged as the only teams to reach the 10-point mark. Because they defeated Tsuji & Kidd earlier in the tournament, Goto & YOSHI-HASHI earned first place in the block while Tsuji & Kidd are the second-place finishers.

Here are the quick results from today:

  • A Block: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Shingo Takagi & Drilla Moloney
  • A Block: Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin defeated EVIL & Don Fale
  • A Block: Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd defeated Taichi & Satoshi Kojima
  • A Block: El Desperado & Shuji Ishikawa defeated Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens
  • OSKAR, Yuto-Ice & Daiki Nagai defeated Shota Umino, Yuya Uemura & Shoma Kato
  • Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman & Jakob Austin Young defeated David Finlay, Hiromu Takahashi & Gedo
  • Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson defeated Lance Archer, Alex Zayne & Zane Jay
  • Ren Narita, SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, El Phantasmo & Katsuya Murashima

After B Block has its final night tomorrow, the semifinals will take place this Wednesday (December 10) and Friday (December 12). The finals will then be held on Sunday (December 14). Goto & YOSHI-HASHI will face the second-place team from B Block, and Tsuji & Kidd will meet the B Block winners.

The winning team will be in line to challenge for the IWGP Tag Team titles, which are currently held by OSKAR & Yuto-Ice.

NJPW World Tag League 2025 standings —

A Block:

  • First place — Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (5-2): 10 points
  • Second place — Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd (5-2): 10 points
  • Shingo Takagi & Drilla Moloney (4-3): 8 points
  • El Desperado & Shuji Ishikawa (4-3): 8 points
  • Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin (4-3): 8 points
  • EVIL & Don Fale (4-3): 8 points
  • Taichi & Satoshi Kojima (1-6): 2 points
  • Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens (1-6): 2 points

B Block:

  • Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman (4-2): 8 points
  • Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura (4-2): 8 points
  • SANADA & Ren Narita (3-3): 6 points
  • OSKAR & Yuto-Ice (3-3): 6 points
  • Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa (3-3): 6 points
  • Lance Archer & Alex Zayne (3-3): 6 points
  • David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi (2-4): 4 points
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo (2-4): 4 points

NJPW World Tag League 2025 night 11 results, updated standings

Posted on by F4W Staff

As World Tag League 2025 winds down, there isn’t a ton of clarity at the top of the A Block standings.

Four teams are tied for the A Block lead after Friday’s show in Osaka. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI, Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd, Shingo Takagi & Drilla Moloney, and EVIL & Don Fale all have eight points. Behind them, two more teams are still technically alive in the tournament with six points but would need tiebreakers to shake out in their favor.

Here are the quick results from today:

  • A Block match: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd
  • A Block match: Shingo Takagi & Drilla Moloney defeated Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin
  • A Block match: EVIL & Don Fale defeated El Desperado & Shuji Ishikawa
  • A Block match: Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens defeated Taichi & Satoshi Kojima
  • Ren Narita, SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Shota Umino, Yuya Uemura & Shoma Kato
  • Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson defeated David Finlay, Hiromu Takahashi & Gedo
  • OSKAR, Yuto-Ice & Daiki Nagai defeated Lance Archer, Alex Zayne & Zane Jay
  • Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman & Jakob Austin Young defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, El Phantasmo & Katsuya Murashima

The final night of A Block action is set for December 8 and will decide which teams from this block earn places in the semifinals. There are two more B Block shows left on December 7 and December 9.

After that, the semifinals will be held from December 10-12 to determine who advances to the December 14 finals. The winning team will be in line for an IWGP Tag Team Championship shot, if champions OSKAR & Yuto-Ice do not win the tournament themselves.

Here are the updated standings:

NJPW World Tag League 2025 standings:

A Block:

  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (4-2): 8 points
  • Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd (4-2): 8 points
  • Shingo Takagi & Drilla Moloney (4-2): 8 points
  • EVIL & Don Fale (4-2): 8 points
  • El Desperado & Shuji Ishikawa (3-3): 6 points
  • Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin (3-3): 6 points
  • Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens (1-5): 2 points
  • Taichi & Satoshi Kojima (1-5): 2 points

B Block:

  • SANADA & Ren Narita (3-2): 6 points
  • Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman (3-2): 6 points
  • Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura (3-2): 6 points
  • OSKAR & Yuto-Ice (3-2): 6 points
  • Lance Archer & Alex Zayne (2-3): 4 points
  • David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi (2-3): 4 points
  • Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa (2-3): 4 points
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo (2-3): 4 points

NJPW World Tag League 2025 night one results

Posted on by F4W Staff

The road to Wrestle Kingdom continued on Thursday with the start of a new tournament.

NJPW World Tag League 2025 kicked off at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall with the A Block in action. Here are the quick results:

  • A Block match: Shingo Takagi & Drilla Moloney defeated Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd
  • A Block match: Taichi & Satoshi Kojima defeated Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI
  • A Block match: EVIL & Don Fale defeated Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens
  • A Block match: Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin defeated El Desperado & Shuji Ishikawa
  • David Finlay, Hiromu Takahashi & Gedo defeated OSKAR, Yuto-Ice & Daiki Nagai
  • Shota Umino, Yuya Uemura & Shoma Kato defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, El Phantasmo & Katsuya Murashima
  • Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson defeated Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman & Jakob Austin Young
  • Ren Narita, SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Lance Archer, Alex Zayne & Zane Jay

The next show on the tour is happening this Saturday, with the card featuring the first B Block matches of World Tag League. The tournament will continue until December 14 when the winners are crowned. At stake is the World Tag League 2025 trophy and an IWGP Tag Team title shot against OSKAR & Yuto-Ice (assuming the champions do not win the tournament).

NJPW World Tag League 2025 standings —

A Block:

  • Shingo Takagi & Drilla Moloney (1-0): 2 points
  • Taichi & Satoshi Kojima (1-0): 2 points
  • EVIL & Don Fale (1-0): 2 points
  • Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin (1-0): 2 points
  • El Desperado & Shuji Ishikawa (0-1): 0 points
  • Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens (0-1): 0 points
  • Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (0-1): 0 points
  • Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd (0-1): 0 points

B Block:

  • OSKAR & Yuto-Ice
  • David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo
  • Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura
  • Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa
  • Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman
  • Lance Archer & Alex Zayne
  • SANADA & Ren Narita