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Andrew’s Pro Wrestling NOAH Back to Destination 2021 Results & Match Ratings: 2.12.2021

NOAH’s first show back in Budokan in nearly a decade! Huge generational match ups! Can Keiji Mutoh make history? #noah_ghc

Published

5 years ago

February 12, 2021

Andrew Balaz

After the death of Misawa, bad publicity with Yakuza implications and the poor visual of the Burning Exodus; NOAH lost a lot of momentum about a decade ago and it seems like last year helped to right the ship.

NOAH’s first show in Budokan in basically a decade, after Budokan was the home away from home for Golden Age NOAH. A few wrestlers are still around from that point, and this will be a fun combination of new school, old school and the middle generation.

Most people care about this because of the main event, Keiji Mutoh aka Great Muta vs Go Shiozaki for the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Can Mutoh make history? Only Kensuke Sasaki and Yoshihiro Takayama have held the IWGP, GHC and Triple Crown championships. Will Mutoh become number 3?

Ratings:

Akitoshi Saito vs Kinya Okada: Saito wins via Death Sickle @5:10 – **
Atsushi Kotoge, Daiki Inaba & Yasutaka Yano vs Kai Fujimura, YO-HEY & Hajime Ohara: Kotoge wins via Revolutionary Moonsault @7:52 – ** ½
Shuhei Tanijuchi & Muhammad Yone vs Masato Tanaka & Masaaki Mochizuki: Tanaka wins via Sliding D/Sliding Kick Combo @6:58 – ***
Sugiura-Gun ( Takashi Sugiura, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kazuyuki Fujita, Kendo Kashin, NOSAWA Rongai & Kazunari Murakami) vs KONGO (Masa Kitamiya, Haoh, Nioh, Tadasuke, Manabu Soya & Katsuhiko Nakajima): Sugiura wins via Olympic Slam @10:58 – *** ¼
GHC Junior Tag Team Championship: Kotaro Suzuki & Hidaka Ikuto vs Stinger (HAYATA & Yoshinari Ogawa) (c): Ogawa retains via Headscissors Takdown Cradle @13:05 – *** ¾
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: Daisuke Harada (c) vs Seiki Yoshioka: Yoshioka wins via Crash Driver @10:58 – **** ¼ – TITLE CHANGE!!!
Jun Akiyama & Naomichi Marufuji vs Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura: Kiyomiya wins via Tiger Suplex Hold @18:12 – ****
GHC National Championship: Kenoh (c) vs Masakatsu Funaki: Kenoh retains via Dragon Suplex Hold @10:10 – *** ½
GHC Heavyweight Champion: Go Shiozaki (c) vs Keiji Mutoh: Mutoh wins via Hurricanrana @29:32 – **** – TITLE CHANGE!!!

Results:

Akitoshi Saito vs Kinya Okada

The usual veteran versus Young Boy match, so we all have ideas of how this will go. Saito being an original NOAH roster member is pretty special to be kicking off this return to Budokan. Kinya starts fast with strikes, slams and power moves; but the old veteran digs his heels in and starts making things difficult.

After failing on a Scoop Slam, Saito just gets merciless. Uranage, after Uranage, after Uranage, punctuated with a Claw Hold Slam, and then barking at the youngster to get back up. Kinya crawls to his feet just to eat an elbow and then fall to Death Scythe.

Atsushi Kotoge, Daiki Inaba & Yasutaka Yano vs Kai Fujimura, YO-HEY & Hajime Ohara

The fun dynamic here is really that Kotoge is the only one returning to Budokan, and there are two fairly young wrestlers involved here. We can also look into the fact that YO-HEY and Ohara are 2 thirds of the current version of Full Throttle, a group that Kotoge helped to start.

Just a lot of good fun, most of the heavy lifting was done by the youngsters Yano and Fujimura. Yano had a nice Crossbody Dive into the pile on the outside to help keep the opponents down while Kotoge dealt with Fujimura. Fujimura almost made a comeback before Kotoge put the brakes on that, rocked the youngster and then hit the old Revolutionary Moonsault for the victory.

Shuhei Tanijuchi & Muhammad Yone vs Masato Tanaka & Masaaki Mochizuki

The first match involving two veteran teams, which only leans to the M’s Alliance members since they have a more established history of success. Yone and Taniguchi trade shots and tandem attempts pretty well for about the first 5 minutes. But as soon as Mochi and Tanaka get a little momentum, things start to fall apart for the Funky Duo.

Mochi hits Ikkakugeri on Yone, which gives Tanaka the Frog Splash opportunity, but Yone kicks out. After Tanaka drops Shuhei out of the ring following the Rolling D, Mochi calls the shot and we get a Sliding Kick/Sliding D combination that Yone can’t recover from.

Sugiura-Gun ( Takashi Sugiura, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kazuyuki Fujita, Kendo Kashin, NOSAWA Rongai & Kazunari Murakami) vs KONGO (Masa Kitamiya, Haoh, Nioh, Tadasuke, Manabu Soya & Katsuhiko Nakajima)

This was gorgeous and chaotic how everyone paired off correctly and the moves had weight even during small bursts to further storylines. Soya and Fujita went at each other’s throats like two bulls and it was great to watch each have a moment of success, while Fujita still got the last word before the stereo tag outs.

We saw the Kongo Line of elbows from everyone, except Nakajima. Nakajima was off messing with Murakami. Kendo Kashin continues his inability to be useful, when he tries to get Sugiura to hold Kitamiya, but Kitamiya moves and we have some miscommunication. That continues when Nakajima does his corner pose chokes against Murakami, while Kashin tries to kick Nakajima off by doing a similar in the ropes move, but it appears to be helping Nakajima more than hurting.

Sugiura works a lot toward the end, taking on tandem strikes from Kitamiya and Nakajima, as they establish why they are the Heavyweight tag challengers, but as soon as Nioh got tagged in, you had to assume that wasn’t gonna work well. As The Agression work over Sugiura, Sakuraba shows up to choke out Nakajima, Sugiura takes out Kitamiya and then grabs Nioh in the Olympic Slam and grabs the win for Suigura-Gun.

GHC Junior Tag Team Championship: Kotaro Suzuki & Hidaka Ikuto vs Stinger (HAYATA & Yoshinari Ogawa) (c)

Kotaro and Ogawa start off with early trades of everything. They counter, they leg trip and pop up to face off, when one disrespects, the other returns in kind. You can tell this is a feud where they know each other very well and it’s just a clash of two alphas.

The fun part was how the partners complimented them. Hayata’s style is higher risk and a little flashier, but it’s not ridiculous, whereas Hidaka prefers a few cute tricks like his Rewind Waterwheel Kick he calls I’ll Be Back. Hayata made numerous saves during the match as Suzuki went through his laundry list of finishing moves. Funnel Blaster, Blue Destiny, Tiger Driver and Javelin were all hit, but Hayata found ways to get away from Hidaka to interrupt the pinfall.

Hayata runs out Hidaka, manages to distract Kotaro enough for Ogawa to regain his sense and go for a Headscissors Takedown that he turns into a cradle, and picks up the pinfall!

GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: Daisuke Harada (c) vs Seiki Yoshioka

Lightning fast start, counters, attack ducks, rope runs, absorbing a few strikes and just coming back at others. Harada leads Yoshioka into the ropes, hits a Release German Suplex, hits the Release Belly to Belly into the corner, Henkei Knee Upper and even the Turn Over Knee, but only for a 2 count. After the legs started to slow on both, the haymakers flew. A match that went from jumping over leg sweeps and counter wrestling, turned into a war of attrition.

Yoshioka rocks Harada with a Thrust Kick and lands a Pumphandle Side Driver, but only for 2. Styles Clash set up, but instead of the Clash, he jumps and drives the opponent down onto their shoulders, CRASH DRIVER! We have a new Junior champion!

This was blistering pace of fun and excitement mixed with logical wrestling moves and felt important and not spotty. Damn good match.

Jun Akiyama & Naomichi Marufuji vs Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura

Akiyama started off for a while, since he wanted to size up both of these new generation members. NOAH was built around Akiyama, as a protégé of the Four Pillars and the unofficial fifth Heavenly King he is the remaining measuring stick to test the new generation out in the Giant Baba AJPW dojo style. And did he ever put them through their paces. Akiyama’s Sternness gimmick was back in full force as he challenged Inamura’s power and Kiyomiya’s spirit.

Inamura got the first feather in his cap when he was able to win the power struggle with Akiyama, but Kiyomiya wasn’t so lucky. Akiyama dismantled his arms and put him through the paces. Akiyama hinted towards the Exploder a few times, even hitting the normal version, never his signature Wristclutch variation. Marufuji on the other hand felt like he was the guiding hand to see what Akiyama felt. Marufuji’s moves were crisp, and he punished the younger wrestlers at time, but the tension and crowd got audibly excited when Akiyama mixed it up with any of them.

Kiyomiya managed to eat a True Tiger King, Hook Kick and even get out of the Perfect Key Lock before finding his second wind. Coming off the ropes, he connects with a Headbutt to Marufuji and NOAH’s Genius stayed rocked. A German Suplex set the stage and a Tiger Suplex Hold won the match.

After the match Akiyama had some words with both younger wrestlers, almost as if giving them his/Misawa’s/NOAH’s blessing to bring the ark back into a bright future. Really great match with a poignant moment afterwards.

GHC National Championship: Kenoh (c) vs Masakatsu Funaki

Kenoh is usually egotistical and dismisses his opponents but this was the first person he seemed to show respect to. Funaki showed off his wrestling prowess and the reason why he’s a former King of Pancrase. Single leg takedowns, shooting doubles, grabbing for limps and even going into Full Mount and slapping Kenoh around just to prove he has the superior ground game.

Funaki outwrestled Kenoh in every way possible. The match was nearly over when Funaki hits the Hybrid Blaster and sinks in a Rear Naked Choke, but it was too close to the ropes so Kenoh managed to grab out for dear life. Eventually standing back up, Funaki tried to strike the weakened champion into a position that he could take advantage of, but Kenoh got a small surge and unleashes a flurry of strikes and a Roundhouse Kick that landed with a hard thud. Funaki is groggy, tries to swing, Kenoh slips around the back and snaps off a Dragon Suplex Hold for the surprising victory!

GHC Heavyweight Champion: Go Shiozaki (c) vs Keiji Mutoh

The best champion of 2020, who finally had a title reign worthy of an Ace; versus the historic relic chasing history. Mutoh wants to be the third man to hold the IWGP, Triple Crown and GHC Heavyweight championships in his career, whereas Go; he wants to continue to prove himself as the spirit of NOAH in the spiritual home of NOAH.

There were great callbacks from both men in this match. Ironic callbacks when Shiozaki charges Mutoh on the ramp to land a move is cute. Mutoh went after Go’s legs to build off his victory from earlier this month. Shining Wizard stunned Shiizaki in the ropes, and then a Dragon Screw while he was hung up was clever. Mutoh lands an Emerald Flowsion for only two. The previous victories of a Figure Four from Mutoh and Moonsault from Shiozaki weren’t enough to win this match but build well.

Awesome sequence between Mutoh and Go!https://t.co/Y9q5Nv2qJC #noah_ghc #ノア日本武道館 pic.twitter.com/xenlSdzhZH

— Ciaràn (@CiaranRH) February 12, 2021

Toward the end of the match things did get dicey, but it’s hard to call them botches. Mutoh failed on the first attempt to Emerald Flowsion, but he failed on the initial scoop, so he dropped him and sold exhausted. Shiozaki had a scary Avalanche Brainbuster, but aside from looking dangerous was completely fine. Also we can look at the moment Mutoh half his the backbreaker and looked like he was going to Moonsault, but didn’t pull the trigger. Again, hard to tell if that was him not feeling like he could pull it off, so he audibled, or if it was supposed to get the crowd excited to see a Mutoh Moonsault post knee surgery.

As Shiozaki looked to end things, connecting with a Lariat and then winding up for a Gowan Lariat, Mutoh jumped, Hurricanrana and flash pinfall! Shiozaki’s reign ends to a flash pin from a legend and Shiozaki is beside himself.

Overall Score: 8.75/10

This was a beautiful blend of new generation versus the old, and a fairly balanced mixture on who was victorious in the pivotal battles as well. Kenoh getting a surprise win when he was losing 90% of the fight was great, Kiyomiya and Inamura getting the nod from Akiyama, all the way up to Mutoh making history with a flash pin.

With Kaito Kiyomiya coming out after Mutoh’s victory, that makes complete sense. Mutoh’s victory over Kiyomiya last year is what gave him the idea to make a run at the GHC championship. Speaking of ideas, if Kiyomiya is the first challenger, and fails…it’s definitely possible to see Akiyama challenge Mutoh. Akiyama didn’t eat the pinfall in the special tag, looked great and I could see an angle for him to want to return the belt to real NOAH wrestlers and not a legend padding his resume.

Either way, this show was great action from top to bottom and historical on multiple levels. NOAH’s return to Budokan and Mutoh becoming the third man to hold the major Heavyweight titles in Japan.

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B Block, Round 6!

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11 hours ago

December 7, 2025

Steven Mitchell

Elements clash in the main event!

World Tag League wraps round six as B Block is in Ehime! But will Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura still prove themselves worthy of leading the future?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Six Man Tag: El Desperado, Shuji Ishikawa & Shoma Kato VS Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Yujiro, Chase & Kanemaru win.
Six Man Tag: Taichi, Satoshi Kojima & Masatora Yasuda VS Gabe Kidd, Yota Tsuji & Gedo; Taichi, Kojima & Yasuda win.
8 Man Tag: Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg, Katsuya Murashima & Zane Jay VS EVIL, Don Fale, SHO & Dick Togo; Evil, Fale, Sho & Dick win.
Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Tatsuma Matsumoto VS Shingo Takagi, “Drilla” Dan Moloney & Daiki Nagai; Takagi, Drilla & Daiki win.
2025 World Tag League B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo VS Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman; Khan & Callum win.
2025 World Tag League B Block: OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Lance Archer & Alex Zayne; Archer & Zayne win.
2025 World Tag League B Block: David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa; ZSJ & Oiwa win.
2025 World Tag League B Block: Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura VS SANADA & Ren Narita; Shota & Yuya win.

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Here are the current B Block standings!

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

2025 World Tag League B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo VS Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman!

Even after climbing back up the last couple of rounds, The Ace & The Headbanga are still on the bubble! But can #ACELP stay alive for just one more round? Or will they get popped by The Dominator & Prince of Pace?

Tanahashi takes off the jacket, and the fans cheer the abs like always. ELP lifts his shirt, and the fans also cheer those abs. ELP calls to Ehime, and they cheer. ELP tries again, and they cheer a bit more. ELP tries a third time, and the fans cheer even louder! Then he gets ELP to start a “GO ACE!” chant. The fans applaud, the teams sort out, and while Khan waits, it is decided that The Ace shall start! The chant continues, “GO ACE!” then shifts to, “TA-NA-H’SHI! TA-NA-H’SHI!” Tanahashi and Khan circle, feel things out, then tie up collar ‘n’ elbow. But Khan kicks Tanahashi’s leg! And IRON CLAWS Tanahashi to the corner!

The ref counts, Khan ROCKS Tanahashi, ROCKS him again, then ROCKS him again! The ref reprimands, no closed fists! Khan pulls Tanahashi’s hair, but Tanahashi blocks the Mongolian Chops! Tanahashi Mongolian Chops in return! And Mongolian Chops! Tanahashi whips, Khan reverses, then he runs in, but Tanahashi ELBOWS him away! Tanahashi goes up, and CROSSBODIES! Tanahashi air guitars, ELP wants him to pass it, so Tanahashi throws it. ELP catches it, strums once, then Tanahashi bring Khan up. Khan shoves Tanahashi away and goes to the corner. Callum tags in, so Tanahashi tags ELP.

The fans rally as the two circle and tie up. ELP wrenches an arm to a wristlock but Callum waistlocks. ELP wrenches free to keep on the wristlock, but Callum rolls, kips, kips, kips, and just shows off really, then WRINGS ELP out! ELP trips Callum, flips him over, and ties up the legs! BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Callum pops free to cover, ONE! ELP sweeps the cover, ONE! ELP handsprings up and the fans cheer. The two reset, and the fans join in with “E L P! E L P!” But Callum kicks low! Callum whips, ELP reverses, but Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for ELP to dodge and RANA! The fans fir eup as ELP then DROPKICKS Callum, and handsprings up again!

ELP brings Callum around, suplexes and covers, TWO! Callum goes up, does the Tanahashi pose, then AX HANDLES! ELP brings out his own air guitar and jams out. The fans cheer, and ELP tosses it back to Tanahashi so he can strum a few notes. ELP tunes up the band, takes aim, but Khan anchors ELP! Callum BOOTS ELP, BLASTS Tanahashi, and things spill to the outside! Khan goes after Tanahashi while Callum whips ELP into railing! The fans are torn but Khan & Callum stop as the ref reprimands. Callum brings ELP up, SMACKS him off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO!

Callum keeps between ELP and his corner, but ELP fires body shots! ELP reaches out, but Callum THROWS ELP by his hair! ELP tumbles, and Callum BLASTS Tanahashi off the apron again! Callum goes back to ELP, he and Khan both dig their boots in, but the ref reprimands. The Empire steps off, and Callum tags Khan. Khan drags ELP up, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref reprimands, Khan lets go, but he pushes the ref aside so he can CHOKE ELP more! The ref reprimands, Khan pushes him aside again, and he digs his boot in. Tag to Callum, Khan BOOTS Tanahashi down, and Callum digs his knee into ELP.

ELP fires shots but Callum stomps a mudhole in. The ref reprimands, Callum steps on ELP and keeps him from Tanahashi. Callum CLUBS ELP, tags Khan, and again BLASTS Tanahashi! Khan clamps on the IRON CLAW! And ELIMI- NO! ELP lands out, then goes up and over! Callum catches ELP, but ELP fights the lift! Callum still holds onto a leg, but ELP ENZIGIRIS free! The fans fire up, but Khan anchors a leg now! And he ducks the enzigiri! But ELP BOOTS Khan into Callum! Hot tag to Tanahashi! The fans fire up as Tanahashi DROPKICKS Khan’s legs! And DROPKICKS Callum’s legs! Then he DRAGON SCREWS Khan! And DRAGON SCREWS Callum!

The fans rally for Tanahashi as he scoops and SLAMS Khan! Tanahashi goes up the corner, SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! The fans rally again while Tanahashi waits on Khan. Khan rises, Tanahashi runs, but Khan ducks the slingblade to pull hair! Tanahashi pulls hair in return! The ref reprimands them both, but only Tanahashi lets go! Khan then pulls hair with both hands! Khan kicks away on Tanahashi’s bad leg, all the way until Tanahashi kneels! Khan then runs, to IRON- NO, Tanahashi dodges the Iron Slingblade, only for Khan to BOOT him down! Khan tags Callum and Callum storms up on Tanahashi in a corner.

Callum fires knee after knee, then LARIATS! Khan runs in and LARIATS, then SAYANAGI! Callum adds the PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up as Tanahashi survives! Callum looms over Tanahashi while the fans chant, “GO ACE! GO ACE!” Callum suplexes, Tanahashi fights it, and TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Both men are down, and Tanahashi crawls for the corner! Hot tag to ELP! The fans fire up as ELP goes up the ropes, and SWANTON BOMBS! Then LIONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! ELP hurries to straitjacket and torture rack! SPINNING NECKBREAKER DROP! Cover, TWO! Callum survives and the fans fire up again!

ELP tunes up the band again and the fans rally behind him. SUDDEN- NO, Callum blocks! Khan gets ELP, Callum runs, but ELP ducks! The CHOP hits Khan! ELP DECKS Callum! Khan BOOTS ELP! Tanahashi gets in, he blocks Khan’s kick, and DRAGON SCREWS! Then he blocks Callum’s kick, but Callum HEADBUTTS! ELP kicks, Callum blocks and FLIPS ELP, to then JUMP KNEE! Callum springboards, OSCU- NO, ELP catches Callum, shoves him away, but Callum rebounds! ELP ducks the heel kick! DRAGON PALM! SUDDEN DEATH! SLINGBLADE! Jackknife bridge, but Khan breaks it!

The fans fire up, Tanahashi TOSSES Khan, then he PLANCHAS! Down goes Khan and the fans fire up! ELP has Callum, but Callum trips him! Jackknife bridge, TWO! ELP sunset flips, TWO! Callum cradles, TWO! ELP ghost pins, TWO!! Both men stand, ELP reels Callum in and turns him, but Callum turns the hooks around to backslide! TWO!! ELP cradles, TWO!! Callum rolls ELP up, with tights!! EMPIRE WINS!

Winners: Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Tanahashi & ELP earn 0)

ELP is incredulous! The Empire just cheated them to take the win! Will they conquer the World Tag League by any means necessary? As for Tanahashi & ELP, they could not make it to the playoffs, and ELP apologizes for that. Tanahashi waves to the fans, his last match in Ehime a bittersweet experience. Will the Final Road now be able to focus on the Rainmaker?

2025 World Tag League B Block: OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Lance Archer & Alex Zayne!

The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions have climbed up from the bottom to stay in the hunt, but that could all change in an instant! Will the Knock Out Brothers knock out another team to stay alive? Or will they get burned by the Monster Sauce?

Archer & Zayne flip the script and they go after the Knock Out Brothers first! The fans fire up as these four brawl on the ramp! Zayne CLUBS away on Yuto, Oskar CLUBS away on Archer, but then Archer CLUBS Oskar back! The fans fire up, but also have to move aside as the brawl gets a bit wilder. Yuto and Zayne throw hands off in some other area while Archer sends Oskar into the wall! Yuto BOWS Zayne into chairs! STRIKE! Oskar ROCKS Archer, then sends him into the wall! Oskar clamps on with a chinlock while Yuto SMACKS Zayne off the apron! Oskar HEADBUTTS Archer down, but Archer gets up to ROCK Oskar!

The fans rally, Archer SMACKS Oskar of a chair, and Yuto BOWLS Zayne into more chairs! Another strike! The ref reprimands, but this isn’t even a match yet. Yuto drags Zayne up and to ringside, but Archer does the same with Oskar. Oskar fights back, waistlocks, but Archer fights the lift. Archer elbows free, but now Yuto attacks Archer! The Knock Out Brothers mug Archer, then clear out another section of the crowd! They BOWL Archer together, STRIKE! Yuto has himself a turkey, but he and Oskar go after Zayne now. But Zayne FLIES over the corner! Down go the Knock Out Brothers and the fans fire up!

Zayne throws his belt off, free souvenir for someone? Zayne puts Yuto in the ring, and we finally have a match! Cover, TWO! Zayne snarls but he drags Yuto back up. Zayne whips Yuto, Yuto reverses, but Zayne DROPKICKS the legs out! And then STANDING MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO! Yuto is tougher than that, but Zayne brings him up for boxing elbows. Zayne mule kicks, then runs the ropes, but Yuto BOOTS him down! The fans fire up and Yuto tags Oskar. The fans rally, Oskar scoops Zayne and SLAMS him! Zayne writhes, Oskar and Archer talk trash, then Oskar stomps Zayne. Oskar stands Zayne up, CHOPS him, then he tags Yuto.

The Knock Out Brothers mug Zayne, and Oskar says that was for Archer. Zayne fires back on Yuto, but Yuto KICKS him to the corner! And then KICKS away in the corner! The ref counts, Yuto stops, but then he mule kicks Zayne down! Yuto gets gangsta, “BOMBACLAT!” DOUBLE KNEES! Yuto shoves Zayne to a cover, TWO! Zayne toughs it out and the fans rally up while Yuto snarls. Yuto drags Zayne up, reels him in, but Zayne rolls him up! TWO and Zayne hurries to his feet. Zayne ducks a lariat to ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up again while both men are down! Zayne and Yuto crawl for their corners, hot tags to Archer and Oskar!

The fans fire up as these giants both step over the top rope! Oskar and Archer circle, talk some smack, and they’re truly eye to eye! Archer shoves, then they DOUBLE LARIAT again and again and again, switching arms each time! The fans fire up as they go left, right, and repeat! Archer shoves Oskar, Oskar roars, and they both run! They RAM each other, but neither giant falls! Archer shouts, “C’MON~!” Oskar CHOPS! Oskar shouts, “C’MON~!” Archer CHOPS! The CHOPS go back and forth now, and the fans fire up as the shots come faster and faster! Oskar ROCKS Archer, runs, but Archer ROCKS Oskar!

The fans cheer as Archer knuckle locks and goes up the corner. Archer CLUBS Oskar, then tightrope walks. Archer goes OLD SCHOOL for the ax handle! Yuto is back, Archer CROSSBODIES him! Zayne steps in, Archer scoop SLAMS him on Yuto! Archer scoops Zayne again, but Zayne slips free? Zayne changes the recipe and he scoops Archer! And SLAMS him on Oskar! The fans fire up for that supersized senton! Oskar flounders to the corner, Archer sends Zayne in, IUPPERCUT! Archer runs in and ELBOWS! Zayne LEAPFROGS Archer, but Oskar SWATS him! Oskar dodges Archer to ELBOW him in the corner! And a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO!

The fans fire up again, Oskar roars, and Oskar waits on Archer. Oskar clamps on with both hands, but Archer breaks free to ROCK Oskar! Oskar roars again, BOOTS Archer, then scoops?! Yuto jumps in, but Zayne anchors him! Archer flips things around on Oskar, Zayne sends Yuto into the railing, and then we get a SAUCY K O B!! Cover, TWO!! Oskar survives his own finisher, but Archer guzels Zayne! CHOKE SAULT! Cover, Yuto breaks it! The fans rally up, Zayne fires off on Yuto, then he runs, only for Yuto to LARIAT him up and out! But Archer KNEES Yuto low and TOSSES him out! Archer drags Oskar up as the fans rally again.

Archer brings Oskar around, puts him up top, and he SMACKS Oskar. “Everybody dies!” The fans fire up as Archer lifts Oskar! But Yuto tags in! And makes the save! Yuto dodges Archer to fire off forearms! Then he dodges again, to ROCK Archer! Archer powers Yuto to the corner! But Yuto BOOTS him, ENZIGIRIS, then jumps up! FLYING LARIAT! Archer stays up, Yuto runs, ICE- NO! Archer stops the kick! But Yuto fires palm strike after palm strike! Then AMBITION RIGHT!! The fans fire up with Ice and he sits Archer up. ICE HIGH!! Cover, TWO!! Archer survives and the fans fire up again! Yuto calls to Oskar while Archer stirs.

Yuto winds up, runs up, but into a guzel! Yuto CLUBS away on the arm, then kicks away on a leg! But Archer DECKS Yuto with his own right hand! Archer hauls Yuto up, CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Yuto survives and the fans fire up again! Zayne goes up the corner, Archer coordinates, “ITADAKIMAAASU~!” BLACKOUT SAUCE!! Cover, OSKAR BREAKS IT! The fans fire up again, and Oskar guzels Zayne! Oskar SHOVES Zayne up and out! Then he guzels Archer! But Archer RAMS Oskar into the corner, then CHOKE SLAMS him on the corner! Oskar slumps down, but Archer hoists him up top! Archer again lifts Oskar, but Oskar fights it!

Oskar CLUBS away on Archer, shoves him away, but Zayne is back! DRAGON RA- NO! Oskar stops the rana and DUMPS Zayne out! But Archer STEP-UP KNEES Oskar! Archer makes sure Yuto is in place, he SMACKS Oskar, and then he lifts Oskar! KNOCK OUT SAUCE!! Cover, MONSTER SAUCE WINS!!

Winners: Lance Archer & Alex Zayne, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Oskar & Yuto earn 0)

The Murderhawk Monster did the literal heavy lifting on this match, but he and the Sauce just scored a win over the tag team champions! Then Archer grabs the mic to tell the Knock Out Brothers, “You live up to your name. You are strong. You are tough. But everybody dies to Monster Sauce. You are the IWGP Tag Team Champions. But we beat the IWGP Tag Team Champions. We need to win one more, Alex, then we can go to the semis. Then we can go to the finals. Then we can win the World Tag League. And then? We win the I, W, G, P, Tag, Team, Championships!” The fans cheer that and Monster Sauce fist bumps. Will nothing stop these two from devouring the entire division?

2025 World Tag League B Block: David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa!

With the champs down and #ACELP out of the running, the doorway is open for another team to step up! But will The Rebel & Timebomb be able to use dysfunction to their advantage? Or will they see that The Mighty Don’t Kneel?

The teams sort out, and Savage King starts against The Mullet. The fans rally as the two circle, and they tie up collar ‘n’ elbow. They’re in a deadlock, but Finlay finds a point of leverage to push Oiwa to the ropes. The ref counts, Finlay lets go slowly, and he pats Oiwa on the shoulder. But then takes a swing! Oiwa dodges, arm-drags, but Finlay headscissors! Oiwa kips free, but Finlay ROCKS him! Finlay runs, but into an arm-drag! Oiwa has the armlock, Finlay headscissors, but Oiwa shrugs it off. The fans cheer, Finlay arm-drags, but Oiwa drags him back down! Finlay fights up, pulls hair, and whips, but Oiwa reverses!

Finlay avoids the arm-drag this time, and he Oklahoma Rolls Oiwa! TWO, Finlay ELBOWS Oiwa down and SENTONS! The fans cheer, Finlay covers, TWO! Finlay stomps Oiwa, tags Hiromu, and they drag Oiwa up to double whip to the corner. Hiromu whips Finlay, Finlay reverses to send Hiromu in, and Hiromu LARIATS! Feed to Finlay’s SHOULDER TACKLE! But then Hiromu kicks Finlay low, reels him in, but Finlay lifts! But Hiromu fights the gourd buster to snap suplex Finlay, onto knees! Oiwa saves himself, but perhaps double-edged! The fans rally, Hiromu hurries after Oiwa, but Oiwa trips Hiromu!

Oiwa drops an ELBOW on Hiromu’s leg! Then drops another ELBOW on the leg! Then he drags Hiromu over, tags ZSJ, and ZSJ isolates Hiromu’s arm to STOMP it! Hiromu scrambles to a corner but ZSJ twists the wrist. ZSJ brings Hiromu out to wrench, wrench, and wrangle! ZSJ kneels on the leg, bends fingers, and then twists the arm! ZSJ drags Hiromu up to wrench again, and he tags Oiwa. Hiromu fires hands but Oiwa CLUBS Hiromu’s fingers! Oiwa then clamps on with a chicken wing and he grinds Hiromu down. Hiromu fights up, Oiwa keeps him from Finlay, but Finlay whips free. Hiromu drops down, but Oiwa arm-drags!

The fans cheer as Oiwa has the armlock, and he KNEES the arm, KNEES it again, then drops an ELBOW! Tag to ZSJ, ZSJ leg picks, and then floats into a stepover toehold. ZSJ has an arm, as well, but then floats to focus on both arms! Hiromu endures this inverted Rings of Saturn, Finlay storms in and stomps ZSJ, but then plays cat ‘n’ mouse with Oiwa. Finlay stomps ZSJ again, but Oiwa CLUBS Finlay and TOSSES him! ZSJ drags Hiromu over, tags Oiwa, and Hiromu kicks at ZSJ. Hiromu scrambles, but Oiwa has Hiromu’s leg! Oiwa drags Hiromu back and clamps on with an armlock. The fans rally while Hiromu endures.

Oiwa shifts position, but Hiromu fights up to his feet. Oiwa grinds Hiromu back down, and he stomps Hiromu’s arm! Tag to ZSJ, ZSJ has Hiromu’s hand, and Hiromu claims the wrist is dislocated! The ref checks, but Hiromu CHOPS! And CHOPS! But ZSJ wrenches to UPPERCUT the arm! And then he UPPERCUTS Hiromu! And UPPERCUTS again! And again! Hiromu staggers around, but into more UPPERCUTS! ZSJ wrenches but Hiromu CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! ZSJ UPPERCUTS, runs, but into a DORPKICK to the legs! Hiromu runs and RAN- NO! ZSJ stops the rana to ANKLE LOCK!

Hiromu rolls, then he DROPKICKS ZSJ’s legs again! The fans fire up while both men crawl! Hot tag to Finlay! The fans fire up as Finlay runs in and UPPERCUTS ZSJ! Then he goes corner to corner to UPPERCUT again! ZSJ sits down, Finlay drags Hiromu in, and he whips Hiromu at ZSJ to CANNONBALL! Oiwa runs in, but Finlay dodges to UPPERCUT! Finlay LARIATS Oiwa up and out! The fans fire up, and Finlay hauls Hiromu up! Canadian Rack, CANADIAN HAMMER SPLASH on ZSJ! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, Hiromu sputters, but Finlay drags ZSJ up. ZSJ fights the clinch to snapmare and NECK TWIST!

The fans rally while Finlay clutches his neck and shoulder. ZSJ rests against ropes, then stands as the fans rally up again. ZSJ runs to PENALTY- NO! Finlay blocks the kick! Finlay ROCKS ZSJ, ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Finlay UPPERCUTS, but ZSJ comes back to UPPERCUT! The fans rally and Finlay UPPERCUTS again! ZSJ wobbles but he smirks, and he UPPERCUTS back! Finlay UPPERCUTS, ZSJ UPPERCUTS, repeat! The fans fire up for these fast ‘n’ furious UPPERCUTS! Finlay eggs ZSJ on, then UPPERCUTS! ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Finlay rebounds, but ZSJ KICKS the lariat! Scoop and- NO, Finlay slips free!

Finlay suplexes, but ZSJ fights it, wrenches, and PELES the arm! ZSJ jumps on, but Finlay turns guillotine INTO OBLIVION! The fans fire up while both men are down! They crawl for their corners, hot tags to Oiwa and Hiromu! The fans fire up again as Hiromu dodges to CHOP! And dodges to CHOP! Then CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Oiwa winds up to CHOP back! Hiromu nods, and he CHOPS again! And again! And again! Oiwa comes back to CHOP! Gedo coaches Hiromu, and Hiromu CHOPS! CHOPS! And CHOPS! Oiwa’s chest is so red already, but he shakes it all off to CHOP again! Hiromu staggers, then drops to a knee!

The fans rally, Gedo coaches Hiromu, and Hiromu CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! But Oiwa blocks! And wrenches! Oiwa YANKS the arm, UPPERCUTS it, then runs, but into a CHOP! Oiwa just keeps going, and he CLOBBERS Hiromu! The fans fire up while Hiromu crawls to a corner. Oiwa runs corner to corner and SPLASHES! Then he whips to YANK the arm, and he wrangles Hiromu into the ARC CLUTCH! Hiromu scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Oiwa backs off, but then Oiwa drags Hiromu up to wrench and wrench. ZSJ is in and he BOOTS the arm! ZSJ wrenches, hands off for Oiwa to WRING the arm, and ZSJ TWISTS the arm!

Oiwa clamps back on, ARC CLUTCH!! ZSJ intercepts Finlay and wrangles him with a guillotine! Finlay fights and scrambles around, but ZSJ drags him out with a leg! Hiromu endures while Finlay kicks free! ZSJ hurries to anchor Finlay! The fans rally as hard as they can as Finlay endures an ANKLE LOCK! Finlay rolls, but ZSJ holds on! ZSJ turns Finlay away from Hiromu! But Finlay BOOTS ZSJ into Oiwa! Finlay frees Hiromu and the fans fire up! Oiwa & ZSJ regroup to drag Finlay up, they pinball him with strikes, then LARIAT ENZIGIRI COMBO! TMDK then focuses on Hiromu, and Oiwa climbs up!

ZSJ NECK TWISTS, Oiwa DIVING BODY PRESSES! Cover, TWO!! Hiromu survives and the fans fire up again! Oiwa drags Hiromu back up, brings him around, and runs for THE- NO, Hiromu ducks The Grip, ducks an elbow, and spins Oiwa to RAN- NO! Oiwa brings Hiromu back up, but Hiromu fights free! SUPERKICK! Hiromu runs, but into a DROPKICK! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Hot tag to ZSJ! PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Hiromu survives but ZSJ is right on him! Scoop and- NO, Hiromu slips free to roll ZSJ! ARMBAR, but Hiromu high stacks! TWO, and ZSJ steps through the takedown to cover, but Finlay CLOBBERS ZSJ!

Hiromu has the rollup again, TWO!! Finlay goes after Oiwa, ZSJ ducks a kick to UPPERCUT! But Hiromu scoops to ZACK DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ survives, Hiromu runs, HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER! And then the fireman’s carry! TIMEBOMB- NO, ZSJ slips free, Oiwa CLOBBERS Hiromu! Finlay ROLLING ELBOWS Oiwa, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS Finlay! Hiromu sends ZSJ into Finlay’s UPPERCUT! CODE BREAKER and RUNNING UPPERCUT! Oiwa runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! Finlay LARIATS! The fans are thunderous as these two work together! Then Finlay kicks Hiromu so he can lift him up!

Finlay aims, but ZSJ dodges, BUCKLE BOMB on Hiromu! ZSJ BOOTS Finlay while Oiwa reels Hiromu in! Backslide and jackknife combo!! TMDK WINS!!

Winners: Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Finlay & Hiromu earn 0)

Finlay & Hiromu were so close, but they just had to “weaponize” their dysfunction. The Mighty are unified, but will they still be able to make the playoffs?

2025 World Tag League B Block: Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura VS SANADA & Ren Narita!

This main event just got a lot more important. Not only does the winner step up to the front of the block, but it settles a grudge between the two sides. But will the Roughneck & Heat Storm burn up the Cold-Blooded, Souled Out Snakes? Or will the House of Torture cheat their way back to the top?

The teams sort out and Sanada starts against Yuya. The fans rally behind “YU~YA!” as he circles with Sanada. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Sanada slips around to waistlock. Yuya wrenches out to wristlock, but Sanada rolls, wrenches, and fireman’s carries for the takeover. Yuya headscissors and puts on the pressure, but Sanada moves around. Sanada pops free, floats to the headlock, and he fights off the headscissors. Yuya fights up, wrenches the hold open, and he powers it onto Sanada! Yuya wrenches to wristlock again, but Sanada rolls, only for Yuya to roll with him! Sanada stands, rolls, then wrenches to hammerlock, headlock, hammerlock, headlock, and takeover!

Yuya headscissors, Sanada kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff. Sanada applauds, that was good. But then he tags out to Ren. The two circle, feel things out, but then Sanada CLOBBERS Yuya! Ren BLASTS Shota, he and Sanada stomp away on Yuya, and the fans boo. The House CHOKE Yuya, then double whip him to the corner. Ren runs in, but Yuya dodges! Yuya CLOBBERS Sanada, but Ren kicks Yuya! Ren whips but Yuya goes up to CROSSBODY! The fans cheer as Yuya roars! The fans cheer “YU~YA! YU~YA!” Tag to Shota, and they drag Ren up. They double whip, DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE, then Shota stomps Ren.

Shota stomps Ren more, then drags Ren up to cravat for the neck wrench. Ren endures, but Shota snapmares him and runs, basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ren is still in this but Shota brings him up to cravat again. Tag to Yuya and they mug Ren. Yuya wrenches Ren to wristlock, and he YANKS the arm! And YANKS the arm again! Yuya wrenches again, then whips, but Ren reverses and TADA! The blue buckle pad is gone! Yuya hits bare buckles! Ren attacks Shota, then whips him into the bare buckles! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but the damage is done. Sanada drags Yuya out to whip into railing!

Ren TOSSES Shota out, then whips him into railing! Sanada BOWLS Yuya into chairs! STRIKE! Ren drags Shota out into the crowd, fans hurry out of the way, and Ren SMACKS Shota off a chair! Ren grabs a chair and JAMS Shota up! Sanada BOWLS Yuya into chairs! STRIKE! The fans rally for Yuya and Shota while the ref tries to help Yuya out of the chair pile. Sanada & Ren go back to ringside and they want the count. The ref reprimands them for all the shenanigans in the first place, but the count does start. Yuya stirs while the fans rally up, and he sits up at 9 of 20. Yuya hobbles at 11, crawls, and stands at 15!

Yuya hurries back to ringside, and he rolls in at 17! The fans cheer, but Ren is right on Yuya for a cover! TWO, and Sanada protests the count. But this is so Ren can CLOBBER Yuya with the bell hammer! When did he snatch that?! Ren then SMACKS Yuya off buckles! Ren tags Sanada, Sanada walks over to Yuya, and Sanada brings Yuya up. Sanada whips Yuya back into bare buckles! The ref reprimands again but Sanada drags Yuya around to tie him up in Paradise! Then Ren passes the pad to Sanada, and Ren distracts the ref! SMACK out of Paradise! Yuya flounders to the ropes but Sanada drags him up. Sanada whips Yuya back into bare buckles!

Tag to Ren, Ren BLASTS Shota, then Ren drags Yuya up. Yuya fires forearms on Ren and Sanada! The fans rally, but Ren CHOKES Yuya! Sanada CLAWS Yuya’s eyes, the ref reprimands and counts! They both stop at 4, and then Ren whips Yuya to the ropes. Ren ELBOWS Yuya down, covers, TWO! Ren suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Ren clamps on with a SLEEPER! The fans rally for Yuya and Yuya rises up. Yuya fires body shots, frees himself, then ROCKS Ren! And CHOPS! And ROCKS him again! But Ren CHOKES Yuya! The ref counts, Ren stops at 4, and Ren runs, but into an ELBOW! Yuya runs and CLOBBERS Ren!

The fans fire up while both men are down! Ren and Yuya crawl, reach out, and hot tag to Shota! The fans fire up as Shota rallies on Ren with LARIAT and SHOULDER and whip! Ren reverses, but Shota CLOBBERS Ren! Sanada runs in, but Shota shoves him away to then DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Shota and he has Ren in a corner. Shota ROCKS and CHOPS Ren on repeat, but Ren CHOKES Shota! The ref reprimands but Shota breaks free to ROCK and CHOP even faster! Then he ROCKS, ROCKS, ROCKS, and CHOPS! Shota whips Ren corner to corner, runs up, and UPPERCUTS! Shota reels Ren in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!

Not quite perfect but the fans still cheer Shota on. Shota drags Ren up, reels him in, but Ren fights the lift! Ren wrenches out, but Shota breaks free! Ren CLAWS eyes, Shota stops that, but Ren slips around to SLEEPER! Shota endures, arm-drags free, and KNEES low! Shota runs, but Sanada KICKS him! Ren hits the BLIZZARD PLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Sanada distracts the ref so Ren can get the pushup bar! The fans boo, but Ren runs up, only for Shota to dodge! Shota ROCKS Ren with a forearm, then reels him in! POWER- NO, Ren tries to fight it! Shota tries again, Ren fights free! Ren CHOKES Shota!

The ref reprimands and counts, Ren stops at 4, and Ren whips. Shota reverses to TORNADO DDT! Both men are down and the fans rally up again! Ren and Shota crawl, reach out, hot tags to Sanada and Yuya! The fans fire up, but Sanada DROPKICKS Yuya’s leg! Sanada whips Yuya corner to corner, but Yuya goes up and over to then arm-drag! And DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down again! The fans rally behind Yuya again, and he runs to SPLASH and BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! But KIMURA! Sanada scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Yuya lets go in frustration but the fans continue to rally.

Yuya drags Sanada up, reels him in, but Sanada fights the lift with elbows! But Yuya YANKS Sanada’s arm, then ARM BREAKER! And ARM TWEAK! Then an arm-drag! KIMURA!! Shota BLASTS Ren, goes out after him, and Yuya puts on the pressure! Sanada endures, but Yuya puts on MORE pressure! Ren slips back in and stomps Yuya down! But Shota fires off on Ren! Ren ducks the Rolling Elbow to SLEEPER! Shota slips out the back to half nelson! But Ren switches to GERMAN SUPLEX! Shota staggers up, and he LARIATS! The fans fire up while Shota and Ren tumble out of the ring, and Yuya roars!

Yuya drags Sanada up, but Sanada fights the cording hold to waistlock! Yuya ELBOWS Sanada, runs, but Sanada BOOTS him! Yuya ROCKS Sanada, but the FALLING LOW BLOW hits! The fans boo but Sanada runs, tilt-o-whirls, and dragon sleeper! Yuya fights, Sanada keeps him from ropes, and Yuya is fading! The ref checks, the arm drops once! The arm drops twice! Sanada drops Yuya to go up, ROUNDING BODY- NO, Sanada rolls through as Yuya dodges! Yuya RANAS, and KIMURAS!! Sanada endures as Yuya puts on the pressure! Sanada scrambles around, reaches out, but Yuya rolls him away from the ropes!

KIMURA!! Yuya puts on all the pressure he can, but SHO is here to YANK the ref into the post! The fans boo as Sho then TORTURE TOOL SHOTS Yuya!! Shota runs in and ROUGHNECK BOMBERS Sho! He even blocks Ren’s pushup bar to ELBOW and ENZIGIRI! Shota runs, but Ren BOOTS the lariat to DOUBLE CROSSER! The fans boo but Ren drags Yuya up. Sanada grabs his guitar! Sanada winds up, but Yuya ducks! SMASH HIT on Ren!! The fans fire up and Sanada is stunned! Yuya gets around Sanada, O’Conner Roll BRIDGE! TWO!!! Sanada escapes, but he runs up, BLINDSIDE SHINING WIZARD!

Sanada aims again as the fans rally up! Yuya rises, into the SHINING- NO, Yuya ducks it! And then STEP-UP ELBOW DROPS?!? The fans fire up for the “Shining Elbow,” and now Yuya clamps onto the arms! DEADBOLT PLEX!! Bridging cover, YUYA & SHOTA WIN!

Winners: Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Sanada & Narita earn 0)

The House of Torture tried to rob another team of a win, but it all backfired! Will Sanada & Narita actually try to do things fair and square in the final round? Or is it too late for that?

As for Shota & Yuya, they get the mic, and Yuya calls out the House of Torture! “Ren Narita, Sanada… Shining bright, huh?” The fans cheer “The Sun,” and he says he’ll keep shining his light on them. They’ll take the House on any time! “And Sho… Welcome home.” The fans cheer as Yuya confirms, he’s also from Ehime. “I’m so happy to have all of you here in my home prefecture, and to see me win!” The fans cheer that, too! They cheer on “YUYA! YUYA!” and he continues by saying, “Everyone, do you love pro-wrestling?” The fans cheer because they do! “Do you love NJPW?” Yes, they do! “Do you love Yuya Uemura?” Yes, they do! “I was worried about that one. What a relief.”

Yuya says he absolutely loves all of you who love pro-wrestling! Please come out to the matches in Ehime again, thank you very much! The fans cheer again, and Yuya says, “I couldn’t have done this on my own. Umino-san, please, a few words to the people!” The fans cheer that as Yuya holds out the mic. Shota smiles and stands up to accept. “Good evening!” The fans welcome him back, and he says that was a hard act to follow. “Thanks for coming and showing support. Thank you for your passionate cheering. And thanks to all of you watching on NJPW World at home. This has been the first-ever NJPW event in this area.” The fans cheer that!

Shota asks if they can come back year after year, and the fans cheer yes! Then can they give you some of this same action? Yes! “If we do, it’ll be as World Tag League winners AND IWGP Tag Team Champions!” The fans cheer that, too! Shota says, “Uemura, finish us up.” He hands the mic back, and the fans cheer Yuya again. Yuya nods, and says, “From here on out, I’ll keep burning hot toward all my goals! Let’s all burn hot together! The one who’ll set your hearts ablaze is the Heat Storm!” Ehime is ready for it, but will #YuSho show the world that they’re taking over World Tag League?

Here are the NEW B Block standings!

Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman: 4-2, 8 points
Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura: 4-2, 8 points
Sanada & Ren Narita: 3-3, 6 points
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 3-3, 6 points
Lance Archer & Alex Zayne: 3-3, 6 points
Oskar & Yuto-Ice: 3-3, 6 points
David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]

My Thoughts:

Another great round for B Block, and it made sense that we’d finally eliminate a couple teams here. All these teams have done so well, it must’ve been really tough to choose, but Tanahashi & ELP was certainly one of the logical choices. As I’ve said, Tanahashi VS Okada is already set for WrestleKingdom, so Tanahashi wasn’t going to go for the tag titles at the same time. Finlay & Hiromu being out was probably also process of elimination. There’s word that Finlay’s contract is up on January 6th or so, maybe they don’t want to crown him champion if they don’t even know if he’ll stay. At the same time, there’s also the overall War Dogs & Unaffiliated story. If the alliance falls apart, Finlay would have that story as his priority, not the tag titles.

Monster Sauce beating the Knock Out Brothers might’ve been the real shocker of the night, I didn’t think the tag champs would lose three matches. But that is great stuff for Archer & Zayne, that team has always been solid and it’d be great for them to move into the playoffs. Shota & Yuya VS Sanada & Narita was a great main event choice, too, especially considering Yuya is a hometown boy. Great win for Shota & Yuya to humble House of Torture while positioning Shota & Yuya as a top seed. However, Khan & Callum have that win from before so they’re the #1. Although, the final round has Shota & Yuya VS Oskar & Yuto, Shota & Yuya are in danger of being kicked right back out…

My Score: 9/10

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Mitchell’s AEW Continental Classic Standings! (12/7/25)

Week 2 Update!

Published

12 hours ago

December 7, 2025

Steven Mitchell

Who stayed hot to start December?

The Continental Classic is getting complicated with the staggered schedule. But did winners keep on winning? Did losers keep on losing?

Here are the current Gold League standings!

Kyle Fletcher: 2-0, 6 points
Kazuchika Okada: 1-1, 3 points
PAC: 1-1, 3 points
Kevin Knight: 1-1, 3 points
“Speedball” Mike Bailey: 0-1, 0 points
Darby Allin: 0-1, 0 points [INJURED] Subbing: “Jungle” Jack Perry

Here are the current Blue League standings!

Claudio Castaganoli: 2-1, 6 points
Konosuke Takeshita: 2-0, 6 points
Jon Moxley: 1-2, 3 points
Orange Cassidy: 1-1, 3 points
Mascara Dorada: 1-1, 3 points
Roderick Strong: 0-2, 0 points

A real shame about Darby Allin, but that’s assuming this is real and not kayfabe for the story. Jack Perry is a good choice for subbing him in since he’s feuding with the Don Callis Family alongside the newly reunited Elite. And great upset win for Dorada over Claudio this week, too. Claudio and Moxley have already had three of their five matches, they might be given a week off so Jack Perry and Mike Bailey can get their matches in, and I would also hope the Death Riders start considering their options given Moxley keeps losing more than he’s winning.