Coverage
Mitchell’s NJPW Summer Struggle Sapporo Report! (7/11/21)
The struggle wraps up in Sapporo!
Will Sapporo belong to the ungovernable?
Finally, after going back and forth for weeks, Tetsuya Naito & Sanada will challenge the Dangerous Tekkers for their IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships!
NOTE: NJPW no longer wants to feed AXS TV now that it is with Anthem and Impact Wrestling. But never fear, I will cover NJPW in the spirit of AXS in providing the most important matches of the show.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Shingo Takagi VS Master Wato; Takagi win.
- IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Dangerous Tekkers VS Tetsuya Naito & SANADA; Naito & Sanada win and become the new IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.
PLAY BY PLAY
Shingo Takagi VS Master Wato!
Kota Ibushi is recovering from a vaccination shot, but the Way of the Grandmaster is still ready to fight the Dragon! Will the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion use Wato as a tune-up for the Golden Star?
The bell rings and fans rally as Wato and Takagi circle. They approach, Wato tests the waters with a kick but Takagi stays back. Fans rally, they tie up, and Takagi brings Wato around to ropes. Wato slips away and the two reset. They approach, feel out the grapple, and knuckle lock. Wato breaks free to KICK Takagi in the chest! And KICK! Wato throws forearms, wraps on a headlock, but Takagi powers out. Wato bumps Takagi but Takagi comes back to run him over! Fans fire up as things speed up, Wato hurdles to back elbow, back hand and sobat! Takagi rebounds into a dropkick! Fans cheer and Wato fires up as he brings Takagi up.
Wato whips, Takagi reverses but Wato holds ropes. Wato boots Takagi, sends him out, then builds speed to TORNILLO! Direct hit and Takagi goes down, and fans fire up with Wato again. Wato gets Takagi up as fans rally, and Wato puts Takagi in the ring. Wato stomps Takagi, covers, TWO! Wato keeps his cool as he throws elbows and kicks. Takagi eggs him on, gets up, but the kicks keep coming! Wato KICKS Takagi off his feet, covers, ONE!! Wato fires off more kicks but Takagi just eggs him on. Wato tries forearms but Takagi leans into them! Wato tries to scoop but Takagi is a big guy. Takagi scoops and SLAMS Wato down! Then drops a BACK SENTON!
Fans cheer as Takagi watches Wato get up. Takagi runs in to clotheslines Wato out of the ring! Takagi goes out to fetch Wato, gives him some toying kicks, then brings him around to throw knees. They’re by commentary and Takagi checks in with Hiromu. Wato throws forearms and chops but Takagi ROCKS Wato with one! Takagi RAMS Wato into the apron, then brings him around to put in the ring. Takagi slingshots to STOMP Wato down! Takagi stands on Wato, Red Shoes counts, and Takagi lets go of the ropes to flex. Fans cheer, Takagi stomps Wato and brings him up. Takagi puts Wato in a corner for JABS and CHOPS! Wato grits his teeth but Takagi whips corner to corner.
Takagi runs in to clothesline, then he suplexes Wato high and hard! Cover, TWO! Wato stays in this but Takagi wraps on a chinlock. Takagi grinds Wato down, fans rally up, and Wato fights to move around. Takagi leans on Wato but Wato still gets a ropebreak. Takagi lets off clean but gives Wato more toying kicks. Wato gets up and CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Takagi eggs him on, Wato throws forearms, but Takagi puts some stank on his DOUBLE CHOPS! Fans cheer while Wato writhes, and Takagi brings Wato up into a corner. Takagi has the fans rally more as he whips corner to corner. Takagi runs in, Wato dodges and comes back but is put on the apron.
Takagi ROCKS Wato, runs, but into the SPRINGBOARD FLYING UPPERCUT! Wato fires up and fans rally as he fires off KICK after KICK! Takagi blocks the final one but Wato SLAPS then SCREW HIGH KICKS! Cover, TWO! Takagi gets up but Wato wrenches and reels him in! Takagi resists the Mouse Trap, to fireman’s carry! Wato fights off, sobats and runs, but into the elbow! JAB! YUKON LARIAT! Fans fire up while Wato is in a daze. Takagi drags Wato up and fans rally. Takagi gets Wato up, reels him in, and hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Wato is tough but Takagi keeps his cool. Takagi gets Wato up, drives in elbow after elbow, and fans fire up!
Takagi runs, but Wato ducks the sliding lariat to BUZZSAW! Both men are down and fans fire up! Wato slowly sits up, gets Takagi up, and reels him in. Takagi blocks the lift, then again. Wato almost gets Takagi but Takagi back drops Wato away! Fans rally again and Takagi smirks as he brings Wato back up. Wato breaks free to KICK and KICK, but Takagi blocks to CLUB the leg! Takagi gives toying kicks and slaps, but Wato throws forearms! Takagi eggs him on again and Wato hits harder. Takagi pie faces Wato so Wato fires off SLAPPING palm strikes! Takagi likes the fire but Wato throws more forearms. Takagi throws boxing elbows!
Fans rally as Takagi ROCKS Wato, but Wato back elbows! Takagi says that one actually hurt! But Wato catches his Yukon Lariat into a MOUSE TRAP DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Takagi survives, Wato gets him up and scoops for a TTD! Hiroyoshi Tenzan is surely proud of that one! Wato gets to a corner, climbs up, and RP- NO! Takagi moves and Wato flops on the mat! Takagi powers up as Wato stands, and Takagi runs in to PUMPING BOMBER! But Takagi says that’s not enough yet. Takagi gets Wato back up, runs again, but Wato dodges! Wato runs, but into a POP-UP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO, but Takagi gets an STF right away! And he’s bending Wato way back!!
Wato endures, fans rally, but Takagi’s brand of STF is a deep twist! Wato is fading so Takagi makes it a cover, TWO!! Wato still lives but Takagi runs, SLIDING LARIAT! Takagi keeps the fire going with “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi gets Wato back up, pump handles and torture rack, but Wato makes it a CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Wato runs but Takagi pops him up again, only for Wato to SPIKE-RANA! Cover, TWO!! ROUNDHOUSE and then a tilt-o-whirl, Wato rolls Takagi up! Takagi slips right out, runs and SLIDING FOREARMS Wato down! Takagi roars and fans fire up again as he gets Wato back up. Takagi runs, for PUMPING BOMBER!! Cover, TWO!?!
Fans cheer and Takagi roars again as Wato somehow survives! But Takagi wants us to see this, especially Ibushi! Takagi gets Wato up, pump handle and rack, LAST OF THE DRAGON!! Cover, Takagi wins!
Winner: Shingo Takagi, by pinfall
Water may put out fire, but not when it’s this much fire! Takagi shows Wato he still has a long way to go before reaching the world title scene, but will he be ready for a world title level fight from the Golden Star?
El Desperado makes his way ringside?
The Rogue Luchador is still THE IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, and perhaps he wants to support his Suzuki-Gun teammates? Oh, wait, he gets his phone out, and he is recording Hiromu on commentary. Hiromu records him back, it is a battle of vlogging smart phones! Then he goes around the way, to join commentary! Suzuki-Gun and Los Ingobernables de Japon are closing out the show in more ways than one!
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Dangerous Tekkers VS Tetsuya Naito & SANADA!
Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. have doubted the chances of Los Ingobernables de Japon’s Uncontrollable Charisma and Cold Skull working well as a duo, but here they are! Will the Sliest Wrestler in the World and the Submission Master make Naito & Sanada #JustTapOut? Or will the Heavyweight Tag Division be Tranquilo?
Wow, not only is Desperado on commentary for this, but Douki and Miho Abe are in the Tekkers’ corner. Introductions are made, Suzuki-Gun poses with the Tekkers’ towel, and LIJ takes off their elaborate entrance gear. The belts are raised, Taichi taunts Naito with the dancing pecs, but LIJ fist bumps. Naito starts and wants Taichi but ZSJ insists. The decision is made, and we see if Suzuki-Gun stays strong in Sapporo!
Fans cheer and rally as Naito makes sure ZSJ knows it’s “L I J!” that the fans like. ZSJ doesn’t care and he tags out to Taichi. Naito gets who he wants after all, but Taichi says he wants Sanada. Fans cheer, and Sanada reaches out. Naito tags, but then ZSJ tags back in! The Tekkers are playing games but Sanada circles with ZSJ all the same. They tie up, ZSJ gets a hammerlock, Sanada spins but ZSJ spins with him. Sanada reaches back to headlock but ZSJ drop toeholds to a leg lock. ZSJ laces the legs, floats to a headlock but Sanada slips out to hammerlock. ZSJ fights up, headlocks back, then cravats. Sanada powers through to wrench and trip to toehold! ZSJ gets away and fans cheer!
Sanada and ZSJ reset and circle. They approach, knuckle lock but ZSJ uses that to get a straitjacket! Sanada turns the straitjacket onto ZSJ and ZSJ drops down. ZSJ rolls back to put the jacket back on Sanada, but Sanada again turns it around. ZSJ gets up, Sanada trips him and twists the foot! ZSJ flips over, reels Sanada in and has the cravat back. Sanada endures, rolls and throws ZSJ off, and fans cheer the exchange. Sanada and ZSJ circle again, tie up, but ZSJ wrenches and trips Sanada for a toehold of his own. ZSJ uses his head for leverage as he wrenches the foot. Sanada fights, flips, reels ZSJ in but ZSJ uses that to Bow ‘n’ Arrow!
Sanada pops right out, covers, ONE, and Sanada arm-drags ZSJ down, but ZSJ headscissors to bring Sanada into an armbar! Sanada kips free and the fans cheer as the two stand off! Taichi tells ZSJ to stay cool, and Naito says ZSJ is bad news. Sanada and ZSJ tie up with knuckle locks again but ZSJ puts Sanada’s hands on the mat to stand on! ZSJ wrenches one arm around to a wristlock then again to wrangle Sanada. Sanada kips up, WRINGS ZSJ, then holds the wristlock. Sanada wrenches again, tags in Naito, but ZSJ gets away to tag Taichi. Fans rally up and Naito settles for the guy he wanted anyway. Taichi and Naito slowly circle, then tie up.
Naito powers Taichi to ropes but Taichi calls for the break. Taichi then turns it around and Naito calls for the break. Red Shoes counts, Taichi pats Naito on the shoulder and backs off. Naito sucker punches ZSJ! Taichi throws hands on Naito and whips him to ropes. Naito holds ropes, boots Taichi, then dropkicks ZSJ off the apron! Naito kicks Taichi in the leg, throws him out to join ZSJ, then builds speed! The Tekkers scramble away but Naito rolls, Tranquilo~! Naito grins as he waits for a Tekker to return but ZSJ throws a tantrum. Taichi calms ZSJ down and takes his own time returning.
Taichi stares Naito down but ZSJ wants in after all of Naito’s taunting. Taichi tags ZSJ in, and fans cheer, but Naito tags right out to Sanada! Now ZSJ is annoyed and he kicks at Naito. Naito gets away and Sanada turns ZSJ around! ZSJ headbutts low and headlocks but Sanada powers out. ZSJ dodges Sanada, Naito trips him up! Sanada adds a basement dropkick! Sanada dares Taichi to do something, Taichi gets in to get a drop toehold! Naito adds a basement dropkick there! Sanada stands on ZSJ while Naito throws Taichi into railing! Naito intimidates Miho-chan, Sanada CLUBS ZSJ. Naito returns to the LIJ corner to bring ZSJ through ropes so Sanada can CLUB him!
Tag to Naito, he stomps a mudhole into ZSJ then drags ZSJ up. Naito snapmares and ties ZSJ up in the leg hook full nelson! ZSJ endures as Naito puts on the pressure. ZSJ pushes back but can’t get free. ZSJ tries to use his leg but Naito just grabs that to make ZSJ a pretzel. Sanada tags in, he stomps ZSJ and Naito lets the hold go. Sanada cravats to wrench ZSJ’s neck and ZSJ endures. ZSJ gets a leg, Sanada wrenches the neck more, and fans rally up. Sanada snapmares ZSJ, drops an elbow, covers, ONE! ZSJ gets away but Sanada chases after. Sanada facelocks ZSJ, brings him over, and Naito tags in. LIJ mugs ZSJ, and Naito mockingly asks if ZSJ wants more.
Naito CLUBS ZSJ, cravats, and cranks the neck wrench. ZSJ endures, Red Shoes has to keep Taichi in the corner, and ZSJ fights up with body shots. ZSJ snapmares but Naito holds on to the cravat! ZSJ grabs at Naito’s face but Red Shoes reprimands. ZSJ and Naito get up, ZSJ spins through the cravat to PELE the arm! Fans cheer, Taichi gets in and KICKS the bad arm! Red Shoes reprimands but Taichi tags in and goes after Naito. Taichi whips, Naito reverses but Taichi reverses back to HOOK KICK! Taichi DECKS Sanada, and fans fire up as Taichi kicks Naito out of the ring. Taichi whips Naito hard into railing! Naito falls in a heap but Taichi brings him up to whip into the other railing!
Naito is stuck on the railing, Taichi brings him back to ringside, and ZSJ is after Sanada on the other side. Taichi RAMS Naito into railing right at commentary and Hiromu almost falls out of his seat! Red Shoes and Hiromu reprimand but Taichi stomps Naito down. Taichi stands on Naito’s head but lets off as the ring count starts. Taichi gets Naito up and into the ring at 8 of 20. Miho-chan apologizes on Taichi’s behalf while Taichi stomps Naito’s arm. Taichi brings Naito up with a hammerlock and RAMS him into a corner. ZSJ pulls the arm through ropes while Taichi keeps Red Shoes distracted. ZSJ lets go and Taichi comes back to choke Naito!
Red Shoes reprimands, counts, and Taichi lets off to tag ZSJ. ZSJ stands on Naito now as fans rally up. ZSJ wrenches the bad arm and twists the wrist. ZSJ bends the fingers, wrangles Naito, and shouts, “TRANQUILO!” as he STOMPS the arm! Tag to Taichi and Taichi stands on the bad arm. Cover, but Red Shoes sees it’s a choke! Taichi lets off, tries the choke cover again, but Red Shoes reprimands. Taichi chokes with both hands, then gets Sanada as he runs in for a two hand choke, too! Taichi lets off, drags Naito up and hammerlocks the arm. Taichi chokes Naito while trapping the bad arm in the corner. ZSJ digs a boot in, Red Shoes reprimands and counts, but ZSJ lets off.
ZSJ tags in, Taichi still chokes Naito, but Taichi lets off. ZSJ slaps Naito around, fans rally up, and ZSJ wrenches the bad arm over and over. Naito throws body shots, ZSJ wrenches again but Naito ROCKS ZSJ with forearms! Naito whips, ZSJ reverses, but Naito BOOTS from the corner! ZSJ stays up but gets BOOTS again! Naito runs but into a half nelson! Naito arm-drags then atomic drops to a NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up as both men are down! Naito and ZSJ stir, crawl for corners, hot tag to Sanada! Taichi runs in anyway to intercept, but Sanada hurdles, hurdles and dropkicks Taichi back out! ZSJ snapmares but Sanada handsprings through to dropkick the leg out!
Fans fire up with Sanada as ZSJ bails out. Sanada aims, slingshots but ZSJ dodges! Sanada lands on the apron, forearms ZSJ away but ZSJ boots! Sanada blocks the boot to put the leg through ropes, DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! ZSJ writhes but Sanada climbs a corner. ZSJ gets up and hobbles as Sanada CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! ZSJ survives but Sanada keeps his cool. Fans rally up for “L I J!” as Sanada gets ZSJ up. Sanada trips ZSJ, ZSJ kicks out of the leg lock, but Sanada cartwheels around the monkey flip. Sanada lets the headscissors slip off but ZSJ backslides! Sanada pops that right to a sunset, TWO! ZSJ sits on a prawn hold, TWO!
Sanada sunset, ONE! ZSJ prawn, TWO! Sanada sunset, TWO! ZSJ prawn, TWO!! Sanada narrowly escapes, fans cheer, and Sanada blocks ZSJ’s kick. ZSJ breaks free but misses the Pele to the arm! Sanada STANDING MOONSAULTS, but into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Sanada is caught as ZSJ squeezes tight! Fans rally up as Sanada endures, and Sanada fights up to dead lift! ZSJ shifts around to facelock, then he WRINGS Sanada’s arm into the mat! Sanada clutches his shoulder and fans rally up again! ZSJ crawls, tag to Taichi! Taichi drags Sanada up for Kowata Kicks, but Sanada just glares at him.
Taichi kicks low, gives more Kowata Kicks, then shoves Sanada into a corner. Taichi corner clotheslines, snapmares and KICKS Sanada in the back! But Sanada gets up and stares Taichi down! Sanada throws a forearm, Taichi throws a kick. Sanada throws another forearm, Taichi throws another kick. Forearm, kick, forearm, kick, back and forth! Fans rally, Sanada gets the edge with his forearms, but Taichi comes back to BOOT! Sanada stays up, Taichi eggs him on so Sanada BOOTS! Taichi stays up and fans cheer. Taichi rebounds, Sanada blocks the boot to EuroUpper! Taichi KICKS, Sanada ROLLING ELBOWS, Taichi ENZIGURIS! Both men are down and fans fire up!
Taichi slowly rises as fans rally. ZSJ goes after Naito on the outside and drags him down to a double wristlock on the floor! Taichi fires up, Sanada rises, but Sanada ducks the buzzsaw! Fireman’s carry and toss to the dragon sleeper! But Taichi slips out and Alabama lifts! Sanada fights off but runs into a ROUNDHOUSE! Taichi gets Sanada up and reels him in, but Sanada turns powerbomb into RANA! Sanada fireman’s carries for a TKO! Both men are down again and fans fire back up! Fans rally, Naito has taken care of ZSJ and is back on the corner. Sanada crawls over, and makes the tag! Naito gets Taichi up to fire off strikes, then whip him to a corner.
Naito runs in, rocket kicks and leg sweeps, COMBINACION CABRON! Fans fire up as Naito poses, and Naito gets Taichi up again. Naito hoists Taichi up top and climbs up, but Taichi fights the super steiner! Taichi makes it an Alabama position! Naito fights for his life, clubs away on Taichi’s back, and adjusts to get the SUPER STEINER! Cover, TWO!! Taichi survives but Naito gets him back up. Fans rally, “L I J!” “NA-I-TO!” Taichi fights off Gloria but Naito throws back elbows. Taichi again fights, ZSJ gets in and EuroUppers Naito in the corner! But ZSJ turns around into Sanada’s dropkick to the legs! Taichi kicks Sanada low, but Naito knocks Taichi down!
Naito basement dropkicks Taichi, turns ZSJ around, but ZSJ snapmares him down first and NECK TWISTS! Sanada runs in, ZSJ trips him, but Sanada blocks the Penalty Kick! Sanada DRAGON SCREWS ZSJ down, but Taichi kicks and whips Sanada to a corner. Sanada elbows Taichi away, Quebradas but Taichi gets under. Taichi DECKS Sanada with a forearm! Taichi dodges Naito and GAMANGIRIS him in the corner! All four men are down and the fans are thunderous! Taichi slowly rises and Naito follows. Both men are in opposite corners, Taichi fires himself up, and he dares Naito to bring it! They rush each other, Taichi boots but Naito fires forearms!
Taichi runs but into Naito’s kick and TORNADO DDT! But Taichi’s right back up!? He gets around Naito for a DANGEROUS SAIDO! But he can’t make the cover!! Desperado and Hiromu get fired up on commentary as both Taichi and Naito are down. The fans rally as hard as ever and Naito starts to stir. Taichi gets himself to ropes and then tags in ZSJ! Miho-chan checks on Taichi while ZSJ stomps Naito. ZSJ gets Naito up to ROCK him with a EuroUpper! Naito leans on ropes but ZSJ brings him around for another EuroUpper! Naito staggers about again, ZSJ gives him a third EuroUpper! Naito kicks the bad leg, but ZSJ drop toeholds, floats and NECK TWISTS!
Naito gets back to a corner, ZSJ hobbles to the opposite end. ZSJ runs in but Naito dodges, Sanada back elbows! Naito back elbows, Sanada dropkicks, Naito enziguris! Sanada back suplexes, Naito runs in to jackknife bridge, Taichi breaks it in time! Sanada throws Taichi out and PLANCHAS! Direct hit and now Naito gets ZSJ up. Naito hops up top, reels ZSJ in, ROLLING STUNNER! Cover, TWO! ZSJ survives but fans fire up for Naito as he takes aim from the corner! Naito runs in, tilt-o-whirls but ZSJ dumps him down to put on the IRON OCTOPUS! ZSJ uses his arms for extra leverage, and Taichi gets Sanada for SEITEIJYUJIRYOU!
The Dangerous Tekkers have LIJ in double submissions but LIJ endures! ZSJ cranks back harder on Naito’s arm and Taichi drags Sanada down to the mat! The fans are thunderous as Naito fights to waddle for ropes! ZSJ pulls WAY back and drags Naito down to the mat! Red Shoes checks but Naito hasn’t given up! And what about Sanada and Taichi? Are they just going to stay in? Naito scrambles and kicks, and gets a ROPEBREAK with his foot! ZSJ lets Naito go in frustration, as does Taichi as he lets go of Sanada. All four men are down again and fans stay thunderous! Sanada flops out, Miho almost cries for Taichi, but ZSJ sits Naito up just to kick him down.
ZSJ sits Naito up, knocks him back over, again and again. ZSJ is toying with Naito and starts taunting him, “C’mon then!” ZSJ gets up and KICKS Naito! Naito sits back up and eggs ZSJ on. ZSJ eggs Naito on and gives him more toying kicks. The kicks get a little harder, but Naito blocks the Penalty Kick! Naito waistlocks, ZSJ elbows him so Naito shoves ZSJ to give him an elbow back! ZSJ swings on Naito but into a backslide hook, that Naito just uses to spin ZSJ for another back elbow! ZSJ falls over but Naito drags him up. Naito throws more of those solid back elbows, then whips. ZSJ reverses but Naito hits FLYING FOREARMS!
Fans fire up as Naito gets ZSJ up for the scoop. ZSJ fights out, scoops, but Naito fights! Naito scoops, ZSJ slips out, DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, Sanada breaks it! Taichi chokes Sanada to a corner! Sanada breaks free to fire off forearms. Rolling- CHOKE SLAM!! Naito gets up, Taichi gives him an AX BOMBER!! Taichi fires up and the fans are thunderous as Taichi calls on ZSJ. Taichi drags Naito up, Alabama lifts, but Naito fights! Naito BOOTS ZSJ, CLUBS away on Taichi, then swings on ZSJ. ZSJ gets Naito in a cobra twist! ZSJ then feeds Naito to Taichi for the LAST RIDE! Taichi sits Naito up for a PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO!?! Naito survives and no one can believe it!
Fans rally up as the Tekkers regroup. Taichi takes off the pants! ZSJ gets Naito up as Taichi takes aim. But Sanada gets Taichi for a dragon sleeper! DESTINO!! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ survives but Sanada lets Taichi go to give ZSJ a ROUNDING BODY PRESS!! Sanada blocks the Tensho Jujihou and spins Taichi for a SLICED BREAD to SKULL END!! Naito fires up and he gets ZSJ up, to wrench and tilt-o-whirl, DESTINO!!! Cover, LIJ WINS!!!
Winners: Tetsuya Naito & SANADA, by pinfall (NEW IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)
Desperado is shocked and Hiromu is pumped! Somehow, some way, Naito and Sanada were able to pull off a walk-off homer and take these titles from the Tekkers! Naito is a two-time and Sanada is a THREE-time heavyweight tag team champion, and did it their first try together! Miho-chan really does cry now as the “team of destiny” falls. Naito & Sanada are given the belts and Naito sets his down in the center of the ring for a moment as the rest of LIJ arrives. Naito does applaud as Taichi and Miho sulk away from ringside while ZSJ is helped to the back.
Naito gets the mic to say, “Buenos noches, Sapporooo~!” It’s the first time for NJPW in Hokkaido since last September, but they and LIJ are back, cabron! LIJ won out the night, and Naito thanks everyone for coming to the Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena tonight and last night, even in these uncertain times. Naito wants everyone to know that this is his first tag title since 2010. As such, it is his time to thank the man that even suggested he get back in the hunt, and taught him how fun being in this division can really be, and that man is Sanada.
“There is no doubt whatsoever that in this unit and in this world of professional wrestling, Shingo Takagi is shining brighter than anyone. So it is incumbent upon us and Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi to take that personally, and to fight for competition. The fight to be the face of our faction.” So for everyone here in Sapporo wondering if LIJ will be spearheading NJPW next time they’re here, the answer is tranquilo, assenayo! But that said, Naito hopes everyone here is ready to close this out with the LIJ role call. Shout out loud at home and in your hearts! “Bushi! Sanada! Hiromu! Takagi! Y Naito! NOSOTROS, Los! Ingoberrrrrrnables~! DE! JA! PON!!”
Hiromu finally hops off commentary to celebrate with the rest of LIJ, and they pose together, the tag titles front and center. Will it only be a matter of time before LIJ is back at 100% power and dripping in gold?
My Thoughts:
Another good night, on par with last night’s Sapporo event. Good for Kota Ibushi taking the vaccine for the sake of his health and other’s, but a shame he was feeling those side effects. Takagi VS Wato was still a solid singles match with Wato looking really good even in losing. I said it last night that I didn’t see Naito & Sanada winning, but that makes it a great surprise that they did. I can’t be sure what the plan is from here then, unless NJPW is hoping Japan will easy up soon and more teams signed under NJPW can return. English commentary even said that there aren’t many teams running around in Japan right now, the Tekkers might get a rematch before anyone else steps up.
My Score: 8.5/10
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Will the Death Riders’ reign of terror continue?
This year’s Full Gear may be the most important one of all! Can Orange Cassidy become the Freshy Squeezed AEW World Champion against Maniac Jon Moxley?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo; Anna wins.
- Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews; wins.
- Zero Hour – Big Boom AJ w/ Big Justice VS QT Marshall; wins.
- Jay White VS Hangman Page; wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Bobby Lashley w/ MVP; wins.
- MJF VS Roderick Strong; wins.
- Will Ospreay VS Kyle Fletcher; wins.
- AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Ricochet; wins and
- AEW TNT Championship: Jack Perry VS Daniel Garcia; wins and
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone w/ Kamille VS Kris Statlander; wins and
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: Private Party VS The Outrunners VS The Kings of the Black Throne VS The Acclaimed; win(s) and
- AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Orange Cassidy; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett and special guest, Paul Walter Hauser, in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action set for this monumental night!
Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo w/ Taya Valkyrie!
The Queenslayer was offered help against Mariah May by The Vendetta but she declined, so this is the payback. Will the Virtuosa handle business? Or will Anna still become the Star of the Show?
The bell rings but Taya distracts Anna. Anna takes a swipe but Deonna kicks low. Deonna headlocks,. Anna powers out, but Deonna RAMS her! Anna stays up, slips around, and waistlocks. Deonna switches, they go to ropes, and Anna bucks the O’Conner! Anna runs Deonna over, keeps moving, then whips. Anna blows past Deonna, sunset flips, TWO! Deonna is up fast but Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! Anna whips Deonna to a corner, runs up and LEG LARIATS! The fans rally as Anna snapmares and ROLLING NECKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays on Deonna with another whip, but Deonna reverses.
Anna slips to the apron, then ROCKS Deonna! Deonna comes back but into a HEEL KICK! Anna goes up a corner but Taya anchors her! Deonna distracts the ref, then she BOOTS Anna! The fans boo but Taya just takes a bow. Deonna “kicks dirt” at Anna, then drags her up. Deonna short arm LARIATS, then she stands on Anna’s face! The ref counts, Deonna steps off, and Deonna storms back up on Anna. Deonna drags Anna up, throat chops her, and Anna goes to a corner. Deonna LARIATS in the corner, LARIATS again, then short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays in this but Deonna stays focused.
Deonna paces around, drops a knee on Anna, then clamps on a straitjacket stretch. Anna endures, even as Deonna KNEES her in the back! Deonna bends Anna back but Anna still endures. Anna fights up, snapmares free, but Deonna BOOTS her back! Then BOOTS again! Anna SUPERKICKS! But Deonna hits a FLATLINER, into a KOJI KLUTCH! Anna stacks Deonna, TWO! Anna is free to SUPERKICK Deonna down! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Anna and Deonna slowly rise while Taya pounds the apron. The fans rally up and Anna crawls over to Deonna. Deonna grabs at Anna first, and she fires a forearm!
Anna fires a forearm back, but Deonna hits Anna again! The shots go back and forth, the fans dueling, and Anna gets the edge! Anna backs Deonna down, whips, but Deonna reverses, only for Anna to FLYING FOREARM! And FLYING FOREARM again! Anna keeps moving to SHOTGUN Deonna! The fans are torn as Anna runs up on the hometown girl. Forearm SMASH, and Anna puts Deonna up top! DANGEROUS JAY KICK, and then the ICONOCLASM! Cover, TWO! Deonna survives but Anna drags her up. Anna clamps on the QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER! Deonna endures, pries free, and arm-drags Anna!
Deonna kicks low, runs, and KNEE LIFTS into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Roll and FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Anna endures, flails and moves around, and kicks her way to a ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Deonna holds until 4, and Taya coaches Deonna. Deonna slashes her throat, reels Anna in, but Anna fights the Gotch lift! Anna slips around, Deonna wrenches and wrangles, but Anna rolls free! Anna BOOTS from the corner, goes to the apron, and she puts Deonna in ropes! HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! But Taya takes a swing! Anna dodges, but Taya SPEARS Anna!! The ref saw that and he EJECTS Taya!
Deonna is upset, but better than being disqualified! Taya tells fans to shut up as they sing “Hey hey hey! Goodbye~!” Deonna drags Anna up, but Anna SLAPS Deonna! Deonna is pissed, and she grabs that arm! FUJIWARA!! Deonna pushes on that arm, but Anna uses it to roll Deonna up! ANNA WINS!
Winner: Anna Jay, by pinfall
Deonna is furious, but maybe she should’ve let the ref throw this out. In the end, Anna gets a real win over Deonna, will this help her get back towards some title scene?
Backstage interview with Billie Starkz.
Lexy Nair is with her ROH Minion buddy, and notes that Billie is the first ROH woman entered in the first ever WrestleDynasty International Women’s Cup! Billie, what an opportunity, how are you feeling? She is excited! This is the second chance she’s been waiting for, and- Red Velvet steps in to say more like NO chance. Because see, Velvet is also in that match, and well, she already beat Billie. So her odds are looking really good. But then in steps Leyla Hirsch. And she says lucky for them both, because Leyla’s in this! Leyla beat Velvet once, and just looking at Billie, Leyla knows she can beat her.
Oh but then in steps the ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena! The Minion Overlord defends her bestie and Billie, and says it is finally time for the Athena World Tour! She is the fourth participant, even though, why does she have to qualify for HER show? Athena has beaten Velvet, she’s beaten “Small fry” Leyla, and well… Billie Goat, we all know Athena dog walked her! Velvet says Athena shouldn’t talk to Billie like that. Billie says “Cupcake” doesn’t need to defend her. Things are getting tense already, who wins their way into WrestleDynasty’s massive crossover match?
Backstage interview with QT Marshall.
Lexy is now with QT and says later int he Zero Hour, it is QT VS Big Boom AJ. QT took AJ out last night after the weigh-in, will it be the same here tonight? QT wants Lexy to remember, pronounce it “Mar-shall.” And yes, in QT’s home state of New Jersey, the best part will be QT remembering why he left. It’s a dump! Especially Newark! But AJ is also from New Jersey, and he properly represents this dump. Whether AJ is on the Tonight Show, on TikTok, or here in AEW, he is the epitome of someone from The Garden State: an embarrassment! He’s worse than Bruce Springsteen himself!
And tonight, in a sold out crowd that QT drew all himself, it will be like going to his high school reunion and showing how he is more successful than everyone else. And he’ll do that by walking to the ring, staring down AJ, and bringing the doom! Will QT Marshall make himself the boss of the Zero Hour? Or will it be a BOOM for all of New Jersey when QT loses?
New Year’s Day is a NEW ERA for AEW!
Starting Wednesday, January 1st, 2025, AEW Dynamite will be SIMULCAST on Max! And even bigger, it is the return of Fight for the Fallen! All proceeds go to helping victims of Hurricane Helene in Ashville, North Carolina.
Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews!
Now this is going to be a fast ‘n’ furious match! Angel Dorado, the menacing minotaur, the Commander of Space and the Aussie Juggernaut are all fighting for opportunity, who makes that greater impact?
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Will B Block stay tranquilo?
After a win over The Might, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi now take on Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg! Will Los Ingobernables de Japon end up behind BARS?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Shoma Kato VS Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask; Shota, Honma & Tiger Mask win.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: The United Empire VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; LIJ wins.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers; Shane & Mikey win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita; Evil & Narita win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare; Khan & Henare win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg; Yano & Oleg win.
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Here are the current B Block standings!
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-0, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-0, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-0, 2 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 1-0, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 0-1, 0 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 0-1, 0 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 0-1, 0 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers!
The former IWGP Tag Team Champions aren’t feeling as mighty as they should be after losing to Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi in the opening round. But can they rise back up mightier than ever? Or will Tome the Taiga & Stevie the Phoenix become apex predators in this tournament?
The teams sort out and after the Filip Brothers Too Sweet, Tome starts against Hysterical Haste. The fans rally up and the bell rings. Shane and Tome circle, tie up, and Shane waistlocks. Tome switches but Shane wrenches for a headlock takeover. Tome fights around, rolls Shane to a cover, TWO! Shane holds on but Tome fights up. Tome powers Shane down, pops out the back then wrenches to a wristlock. Tome keeps Shane from ropes, but Shane rolls, kips up, snapmares and basement DROPKICKS! The fans cheer as Shane poses, and then Shane brings Tome up. Shane wrenches Tome, tags Mad Mikey, and Mikey wrenches.
TMDK DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Tome down, then they split the wishbone! Mikey BLASTS Stevie for good measure, then he CHOPS Tome. Mikey CHOPS Tome in a corner, brings Tome around, and then snapmares. Mikey clamps on a neck wrench and pushes on it hard. Tome endures, Mikey sneaks a BITE, then pushes Tome down. Tag to Shane, TMDK double whip Tome to a corner. Shane sends Mikey in but Tome DUMPS Mikey to the floor! Shane runs up but Tome dodges, then Stevie joins in! Tome FOREARM, Stevie DROPKICK, and Tome GERMAN SUPLEX! Then Tome hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Shane stays in this but he also bails to the apron. Tome stomps Shane, then tags Stevie. Shane goes to the floor but Stevie pursues. Stevie RAMS Shane into railing, right in front of commentary. Stevie stands Shane up to CHOP, and Shane hurries into the ring. Stevie stalks after and stomps Shane. Stevie snapmares, then he KICKS Shane in the back! Cover, ONE!! Shane shows some grit but Stevie tags Tome. The fans rally but the Filip Brothers mug Shane. Shane CHOPS Stevie but Tome CHOPS Shane! Tome stomps away on Shane in the corner, digs his boot in, but the ref counts. Tome steps off, but for only a moment before he digs his boots in again!
Mikey gets mad but the ref keeps him from storming in. That just lets Stevie CHOKE Shane! Mikey protests more but Stevie gets away with that. Tome tags Stevie in, and Stevie BLASTS Mikey! Tome whips Shane and BOOTS him down for Stevie’s HANDSPRING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Shane stays in this and the fans rally up. Stevie KNEES Shane in the back, has the chinlock, then KNEES Shane again for the motorcycle stretch. Shane endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Shane UPPERCUTS, but Stevie holds him back! Stevie kicks and whips Shane, but Shane BLASTS Tome! Shane dodges Stevie and Stevie hits buckles!
Shane crawls but Stevie hurries after him. Stevie grabs Shane’s leg, but Shane swings an elbow. Stevie dodges, but Shane CALF KICKS him down! The fans rally as Shane crawls, hot tag to Mikey! Mikey runs in at Stevie to LARIAT in the corner! Mikey whips Stevie into the corner to LARIAT again! And then short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up and Mikey brings Stevie around. Mikey fireman’s carries but Stevie fights free. Stevie waistlocks, ducks an elbow, but the DDT hits! Mikey powers up, throws off his elbow pad, and SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Stevie stays in this but Mikey stays on him.
Mikey stands Stevie up, but Stevie fights the back suplex! Stevie throws down elbows, but Mikey CHOPS him! Mikey swings, but Stevie catches him for a FINAL CUT! Both men crawl, Stevie tags in Tome! Tome storms up on Mikey, but Mikey fires forearms! Mikey CHOPS Tome, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Mikey whips but Tome reverses. Tome runs in but blocks boots. Tome puts Mikey in the ropes to KICK and WOE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Mikey toughs it out and the fans rally up. Tome brushes himself off and brings Mikey up. Tome fires boxing elbows and an UPPERCUT! But Mikey dodges the lariat, to SPINEBUSTER!
The fans fire up and Mikey hot tags Shane! Shane drags Tome up for UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! Shane fires up to fire off more UPPERCUTS! The fans rally with every shot, and then Shane whips. Tome reverses, but Shane comes back to DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Shane BLASTS Stevie for good measure. Tome kicks and whips but Shane reverses to kick, BOOT, and INVERTED EXPLODER! The fans rally behind Shane as he aims from the corner. Shane runs in but Stevie intercepts, SPANISH FLY! But Mikey fireman’s carries to DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Tome hits Mikey with a SPINEBUSTER! Shane SHORYUKENS Tome!
Stevie SUPERKICKS Shane! Mikey LARIATS Stevie! Tome BOOTS Mikey! Shane BOOTS Tome! Tome just laughs that off! DOUBLE BOOTS hit, but neither man falls! Shane kicks, Tome blocks, and Tome trips Shane to tie up the legs! FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK! Shane flails, reaches out, keeps his shoulders up, but Tome pushes on the hold! Mikey SLIDING LARIATS Tome! Shane is free and Mikey coaches him up, but Stevie LARIATS Mikey and himself up and out of the ring! The fans rally as all four men are down all around ringside! Shane and Tome stir and head for each other. Shane throws a forearm, but Tome gives it back.
Shane fires another forearm, so Tome fires back. The forearms keep going as both men rise up, and now they pick up speed! The fans rally as the shots keep going, and then Shane UPPERCUTS! ROLLING- NO, Tome ROCKS, ELBOWS, UPPERCUTS, and DISCUS LARIATS! But Shane nis right up! Shane swings, misses, and Tome SNAP GERMANS! The fans fire up and Stevie returns! Tome fireman’s carries, Stevie runs up, BOOT O’ DOOM! Both brothers cover, but Mikey breaks it up! The fans fire up but Tome TOSSES Mikey! Stevie staggers over to Shane, Tome calls for the finish! Stevie feeds Shane to Tome!
Tome underhooks, but Shane wrenches free! Shane sends Tome into Stevie, then Mikey LARIATS Stevie! Shane suplexes Tome, FALCON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Tome survives and the fans fire up! TMDK regroups, and they haul Tome up. Shane aims, but Stevie makes the save! Stevie shoves Mikey at Shane but Shane dodges! Shane clinches Stevie, Mikey joins in, ELECTRIC BLUE! Stevie flounders away from that power-bottom, but Tome is back! Shane fights the waistlock, then switches, POINT-BLANK HIGH LOW! TMDK then hoist Tome up, ELECTRIC BLUE again!! Cover, TMDK wins!
Winners: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The Filip Brothers earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, and that’s why they’re able to rise up again! Will Shane & Mikey make it back to the top? Will Tome & Stevie still find their own way to the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita!
The Holy Emperor & Blue Playmaker opened this tournament with the biggest win possible when they beat the current IWGP Tag Team Champions, Great-O-Khan & Henare. Will they build upon that momentum in round 2? Or will they be cheated by the King of Darkness & Souled Out Son of Strong Style?
Evil & Narita taunt Taichi & Taka from outside of the ring, keeping their attention as they go around towards commentary. But this is all so Dick Togo can come running in from the ramp! Dick CLOBBERS Taichi, then he TOSSES Taka! The fans boo but what did they expect from The House of Torture? Evil whips Taka into railing, and then brings him out into No Man’s Land! Evil has fans move aside so he can BOWL Taka into chairs! Not even close to a strike, but Evil just CHOKES Taka with a chair! Narita SMACKS Taichi off chairs in the timekeeper’s area, and the ref reprimands The House!
Evil lets off of Taka and drags him up. Now Narita brings Taichi into the crowd in some other section. Evil puts Taka in the ring while Narita SMACKS Taichi off chairs. The bell rings to get this on record, but Evil stands on Taka’s face! Narita BOWLS Taichi into chairs, only doing a little better than Evil. Evil CLUBS Taka and taunts him while Narita CHOKES Taichi! The ref reprimands from afar but does his best to watch Evil. Evil stomps Taka to a corner, then drags him out. Evil stomps away on a leg, drops an elbow on the knee, then covers. TWO, so Evil covers again! TWO, and Evil covers again! TWO, and Evil tries a full mounted cover! TWO!!
The fans cheer but Evil wants a prawn hold cover! TWO!! Taka escapes five consecutive pins and Evil is frustrated. Taka crawls for his corner but Taichi’s still in the crowd. Wait, he storms back to ringside, with a chair! The ref stops Taichi from going after Narita, and Evil holds Taka’s hand out mockingly. The ref has to stop Taichi from storming into the ring now, and that lets Evil CLAW Taka’s eyes! Evil drags Taka up, tags in Narita, and Narita CLUBS Taka’s arm. Narita wrenches the arm, YANKS it, YANKS it again, and then taunts Taichi before he YANKS the arm again. Narita wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER!
Narita bumps Taka off buckles then tags Evil. Evil swings around the House of Torture shirt, and he CHOKES Taka with it! The ref again keeps Taichi back, meaning Taka suffers for it! Evil then throws the shirt at Taichi! Taichi catches the shirt and he storms in to throw it back! The ref stops Taichi but Taichi shoves him down! Taichi attacks Evil but Evil & Narita mug Taichi! They toss Taichi out then go back to the ref. Evil tells the ref to do better, then Evil tags Narita. Narita has Taka under the ropes, for the ROPE GUILLOTINE! Taka sputters, the ref reprimands, but Narita just drags Taka back up.
Narita scrapes Taka’s face along the ropes! The ref reprimands, Narita pushes Taka down, and then Narita argues with the ref. Narita whips Taka to ropes, ELBOWS him down, then covers, TWO! Narita clamps onto Taka’s arm and drags him up. Narita brings Taka over, Evil tags in, and Evil CLUBS Taka on the back. Evil sends Taka out, then distracts the ref. Dick RAMS Taka into railing, then FLAPJACKS him off the apron! Dick shoves Taka in, Evil covers, TWO! Taka stays in this and Evil gets annoyed. Evil stands on Taka’s face, but steps off as the ref reprimands. The fans rally for Taka but Evil taunts them.
Evil stalks Taka to a corner, but Taka fires elbows! Evil CLAWS Taka’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Evil whips corner to corner. Evil runs in but Taka dodges, to then SHINING WIZARD! The fans fire up as Taka crawls, but Narita runs up to stomp him! Narita CLUBS Taka, runs, but Taka goes the other way! Taka BOOTS Narita down! The fans fire up as Taka hurries, hot tag to Taichi! Taichi storms up on Evil to fire Kawada Kicks! Evil staggers to a corner but Taichi runs up to BOOT! Taichi keeps moving but Evil ducks the Ax Bomber! Evil waistlocks, Taichi fights the lift, and he ENZIGIRIS! Taichi then DECKS Dick off the apron!
The fans fire up but Narita attacks! Narita whips Taichi but Taichi BOOTS him down! The fans fire up with Taichi while Evil flounders around. Evil wants mercy, but Taichi says no! Evil ducks the buzzsaw to CLAW eyes! Evil blocks a kick, hands it to the ref, and he mule kicks Taichi down! The fans boo but Evil runs up to LARIAT in the corner! Evil then hooks a leg, FISHERMAN- NO, Taichi fights free, and he wrenches to HOOK KICK! Evil falls and the fans fire up! Taichi roars and rises, and OFF COME THE PANTS! The fans fire up as Taichi goes to the corner. Taichi aims for- NO, Evil dodges the superkick and he shoves Taichi into Taka!
Taka falls off the apron, Taichi runs up, but into EVERY- NO, Taichi slips free to DANGER- NO, Evil fights the saido to wrench and whip! TADA, bare buckles! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but The House soaks it all up. Evil tags Narita, and Narita runs to BOOT Taichi down! Cover, TWO! Taichi stays in this but Narita kicks him around. Narita taunts Taichi, pie faces him, but Taichi rises. Narita taunts Taichi more, fires forearms, but Taichi just leans into those! Taichi then SOBATS and Narita sputters. Taichi runs, Narita dodges the Ax Bomber to CHOKE Taichi! The ref reprimands, Narita stops, but then just CHOKES Tacihi more!
Narita whips corner to corner, but Taichi comes back to AX BOMBER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taichi and Narita stir, and Taichi crawls his way over. Hot tag to Taka! Taka stomps away on Narita, then whips. Narita reverses, Taka reverses and wrangles Narita to JUST FACELOCK! Narita scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taka drags Narita up, scoops, but Narita slips free! Narita CHOKES Taka, Taka breaks free, but Narita hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Evil BLASTS Taichi, and he KICKS Taka’s hands! Narita has the full ARMBAR! Taka kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! Dick even tries to swat that foot away!
The ref still counts the break, and he reprimands. Narita holds on but the ref starts to count, so Narita lets go at 4. Narita stomps Taka around then runs. Taka BOOTS Narita down again! And he WRECKS Dick for good measure! Evil has a chair! The ref stops Evil but Narita has his pushup bar! Taka dodges, but Narita jams him up on the return! Taichi runs in, MIC STAND SHOT! The fans fire up but now Evil shoves the ref aside. Evil rushes Taichi but Taichi JAMS Evil with the mic stand! Taka runs to sunset flip Narita! TWO! Narita stands, into a PALM STRIKE! Roll up, high stack, TWO!!
Narita kicks Taka, DOUBLE- NO, Taka sits Narita down! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! But into JUST FACELOCK!! Evil stomps away on Taka! Taichi CLUBS Evil! Taichi drags Evil into SEITEIJUJIHO!! Taka CLUBS away on Narita to put him in JUST FACELOCK!!! The bell rings, but that was DICK!!! That damn Spoiler!!! The House SHOVES Taka & Taichi into the ref!! The fans boo as now Evil CHOKES Taka and Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER on Taichi! The House stops that so they can set Taka up for the PUSHUP BAR ATTACK! The fans boo more but The House just soaks it up.
Evil & Narita then drag Taka over and set him up for Dick! PUSHUP BAR DICK CHOP!!! Narita slashes his throat, and hits the DOUBLECROSSER!! Dick fetches the ref to count, and The House wins!
Winner: Evil & Ren Narita, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Taichi & Taka earn 0)
The House of Torture cheats another team, and Taichi is pissed! Taichi grabs that chair again, and he wants after The House! The House runs off in all directions! Evil has Taichi’s mic stand so Taichi goes after him! The Young Lions try to stop this but Taichi chases Evil around the arena. Taichi almost gets Evil, but then Dick uses his SPOILER CHOKER on Taichi!! The fans boo while Evil taunts Taichi. Narita kicks the Young Lions away while Dick chokes Taichi out! The House of Torture are of course the worst, but will they still be first in the block? Or will justice be served soon enough?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare!
Two teams that stumbled out of the starting gate now meet in the second round. Can The Ace & Master Heater make up for falling to the Filip Brothers? Or will THE IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions finally look like champions?
The fans cheer as Tanahashi shows off the abs, but they also rally behind “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” The teams sort out but Jado gets fans to cheer him on first. Then Jado gets the fans to cheer on “TA-NA-HASHI! TA-NA-HASHI!” Tanahashi starts against Khan and the fans rally with the bell. The fans duel, “TA-NA-HASHI!” “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” Khan laughs at how his side is stronger, then he circles with Tanahashi. They feel things out as they go around, but each man avoids a takedown. Khan is the aggressor, though, and he manages a waistlock. Tanahashi switches but Khan wrenches out and trips Tanahashi up.
Khan goes for a cover, ONE, and the two back off. The fans cheer as they reset. Khan and Tanahashi circle, feel things out again, and knuckle lock. They clinch, fight for control, and Tanahashi grabs an arm. Khan slips around to hook an arm, but Tanahashi wrenches free. Tanahashi hammerlocks, headlocks, but Khan slips out to headlock in return. Tanahashi endures, and he pulls hair! The ref reprimands, but Khan pulls hair! The ref reprimands them both, and both men let go at the same time. But then Khan pulls hair again! The ref counts, Khan KNEES and ROCKS Tanahashi in a corner. Khan UPPERCUTS Tanahashi, then gest space.
Khan runs in but Tanahashi ELBOWS him! Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! Direct hit and fans cheer on the air guitar. Tanahashi tags Jado and he drags Khan up. Jado & Tanahashi double whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Henare runs up but gets DOUBLE ELBOWS! Tanahashi has Henare, Jado has Khan, and they give them a meeting of the minds! Then they kick low and TOSS the Empire out! The fans cheer as we get the air guitar duet! Tanahashi steps out and Jado waits on Khan. Fans rally up and Khan grows annoyed. Khan storms in but Jado kicks! Khan blocks the kick to body shot!
But then Jado blocks the Mongolian Chops to RAM Khan! Jado has Khan in the ropes but Henare KICKS him down! Henare BLASTS Tanahashi, then goes out to stomp away on President Ace! Khan drags Jado up and brings him around to CLUB him! Jado leans on railing, but Khan puts Jado back in the ring. Khan pushes Jado around, and he clamps on for an ANKLE LOCK! Khan then laces the legs in a modified DEATHLOCK! Jado endures, and he CLAWS at Khan’s face! Khan stomps Jado for that! The fans rally as Khan drags Jado up. Khan bumps Jado off buckles, tags Henare, and Henare fires body shots!
The ref counts, Henare lets off, but then he stands Jado up. Jado fires body shots in return! Henare winds up to CHOP Jado down! The fans cheer and Henare BLASTS Tanahashi again! Henare hoots, the fans join in, and Henare SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Jado shows that toughness but Henare drags him back up. Henare bumps Jado off buckles, tags Khan in, and Khan taunts Tanahashi. Khan gives Jado Mongolian Chops! And more Mongolian Chops! And then feints to kick a leg out! Khan says he’s too smart, and now he puts Jado in the corner. Khan hops up and the fans fire up as he sits on his throne!
Jado endures and the ref reprimands, but Khan pulls Jado’s arms! Khan hops down at 4, then clamps on a SLEEPER! Henare BLASTS Tanahashi yet again! Khan sits Jado down but Jado wags his finger. Jado fights, the fans rally up, but Khan clamps on body scissors! Jado is fading so Khan lets him go for a cover, TWO! Jado stays in this but Khan wants the ref to check him. Tanahashi gets fans to cheer “JA-DO-OH! JA-DO-OH!” Khan scuffs Jado, but that fires Jado up! Jado rises but Khan fires a forearm! Jado growls, nods, and he feeds off that energy! Khan throws more forearms but Jado eggs him on.
Khan fires forearm after forearm! Jado just powers up! Khan kicks low, runs, but Jado DOUBLE CHOPS! Jado roars, runs, and he CLOBBERS Khan! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Jado crawls, hot tag to Tanahashi! The fans fire up as Tanahashi runs at Khan, FLYING FOREARM! Tanahashi BLASTS Henare, payback for all those times! Then Tanahashi dropkicks Khan’s leg! Then he DRAGON SCREWS it! Henare is back but Tanahashi catches his leg! Henare asks please don’t, but Tanahashi says, “Bye-bye.” DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Henare falls down and fans fire up as Tanahashi goes back to Khan.
Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Khan, then he goes up a corner. SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi stays focused and the fans rally up. Khan slowly rises and Tanahashi runs, to SLING- NO, Khan slips around and waistlocks! Gator roll to a bridge, TWO! Khan tackles Tanahashi, jackknife bridges, TWO! Khan snap suplexes for PANCAKE HOLD! TWO!! Tanahashi escapes again and the fans fire up! Khan rises, but Tanahashi blocks the Mongolian Chops! Tanahashi fires Mongolian QUICK Chops! Tanahashi runs but into a SAYANAGI! Both men are down and the fans rally! Khan crawls, hot tag to Henare!
Henare storms up on Tanahashi and KICKS him in the chest! And then KICKS him in the back! Then SENTON FLOPS as Tanahashi moves! Tanahashi rises, blocks a kick, but Henare JABS! Henare winds up, but Tanahashi ducks to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans rally up while both men are down, and Tanahashi crawls to his corner. Hot tag to Jado! Jado runs up on Henare to fire body shots! Tanahashi joins in, they double whip Henare to ropes, then BODY BLOW! KICK! And then whip into a LARIAT! Jado covers, TWO! Henare stays in this but Jado rallies the fans. Jado drags Henare up, but Henare KICKS Jado’s leg!
Henare KICKS Jado’s leg again and again! Henare runs but Jado DUMPS him out! Henare hurries back up but Jado kicks him! Jado has Henare in the ropes for the DRAPING DDT! Cover, Khan breaks it! Tanahashi CLUBS Khan, then TOSSES him out! Tanahashi leaves it to Jado, and Jado pounds the mat. The fans rally behind him and Henare stands. Jado runs up, blocks Henare’s haymaker, but Henare fights the takedown! BODY BLOW! Jado drops, but Henare clamps on with a half nelson! Full nelson! ULTIMA- NO, Jado powers up and ELBOWS free! Jado runs, but Khan gets a cheap shot in! Heanre fireman’s carries!
Khan runs but Tanahashi hits a SLINGBLADE! Jado hits a takedown, CROSSFACE!! Tanahashi has Khan in a CROSSFACE, too!! The Empire endures, Henare fights around, and Henare reaches out for the ROPEBREAK! The Empire is saved but Tanahashi kicks Khan out. The fans rally with Jado again, and Jado runs at Henare. DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! And again! Henare HEADBUTTS Jado! Jado staggers to a corner, and the NATIVE KNEE hits! Henare powers up and clamps on again! Half, full, ULTIMA NELSON!! Jado endures, Khan stops Tanahashi from getting in!
Khan clamps onto Tanahashi with HITSUJIGOROSHI! Jado taps, The Empire wins!
Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Tanahashi & Jado earn 0)
Khan mockingly plays Tanahashi like a guitar before pushing him down. The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions are finally on the winning track, will they go all the way to the trophies? Can Tanahashi keep his WTL dream from turning into a nightmare?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg!
The Uncontrollable Charisma & Ticking Timebomb took down The Mighty to start this tournament while The Joker & The Rook were cheated by the King of Darkness. Will Naito & Hiromu just add on with another win? Or can Yano & Oleg put the ungovernable behind BARS?
To keep calm during LIJ’s antics, Yano sits at the center of the ring, cross legged, as if to meditate. But it doesn’t really work as Hiromu walks back up the ramp to stand with Naito. Yano loses his cool, shouts at Naito & Hiromu to hurry up, but LIJ take little steps down the ramp. They make it seem like they’re going fast, and Hiromu even does little circles to take longer. Yano is beside himself and this isn’t even a match yet. Red Shoes also insists, so LIJ finally walk normally again. But even then, they take their time getting into the ring. Naito taps the bell, and the introductions finally happen.
Naito continues to troll Yano even as he goes up the ring steps. And then down the steps as Yano gets closer. Red Shoes has Yano back off, and Hiromu insists Yano give Naito space. Yano’s impatience continues to get the better of him, but finally he stays back long enough for Naito to step inside. Then there’s still the matter of his entrance attire… Yano tells Naito to hurry up already but Naito does as Naito does. Hiromu even reclines back while he waits. Yano is just further annoyed, but his complaints do nothing but entertain the fans. Naito finally puts the pants aside, and Yano says okay, let’s get going!
Yano starts, LIJ fist bumps, and Naito pretends to be unsure who Yano wants. Hiromu and Naito each insist, Yano says it doesn’t matter, just hurry! Naito starts, the bell rings, and then Naito tags out to Hiromu. The fans cheer, Yano is further annoyed, so Yano tags Oleg! The fans cheer and Hiromu says hold on, and he tags in Naito. Naito wants Yano, and Hiromu even gets fans to cheer, but Yano says no. Naito and Oleg circle, but Naito SPITS at Yano! Yano is upset again but he stays put. Naito and Oleg approach, but then Naito dodges Oleg to BLAST Yano off the apron! The fans cheer, Yano is upset, and now he wants in!
Oleg tags Yano, but Naito tags out to Hiromu! The fans cheer as the trolling continues, and Hiromu says he is Yano’s opponent now. They approach, Yano dodges, but Naito avoids Yano’s attack! Hiromu CLUBS Yano, then BLASTS Oleg! The fans cheer and Hiromu stomps Yano. Naito joins in to double whip Yano, but Yano grabs ropes. Oleg runs in to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE LIJ! The fans fire up and Yano says good job! Oleg stomps Naito out of the ring, and Yano unties a buckle pad! Red Shoes reprimands but Yano takes a swing on Hiromu! Hiromu dodges, Red Shoes grabs the pad, but Yano SHOVES Red Shoes down!
Hiromu drop toeholds Yano down! Then he basement dropkicks! The fans rally up and Hiromu paces around Yano. Hiromu stomps Yano, then slides out to go after Oleg! Hiromu kicks Oleg, SHOVES him into railing, then hurries into the ring. Hiromu has the buckle pad and he beats Yano with it! The fans cheer but Red Shoes is confused as to how this happened! Hiromu says no, it’s okay, it’s just a pad. Tag to Naito and Hiromu “apologizes” to Red Shoes, but now Naito beats Yano down with the pad! Red Shoes reprimands but Hiromu & Naito double whip Yano, to DOUBLE PAD LINE! Hiromu then puts the pad aside while Naito kicks Yano.
Naito goes to the corner, hops up, and he has the buckle pad. Hiromu distracts Red Shoes from the DIVING PAD ATTACK! Cover, but Red Shoes has to put the pad aside. Hiromu counts, TWO! Red Shoes says that wouldn’t count anyway! Naito puts on a CAMEL CLUTCH! Yano endures but Hiromu runs and runs and builds up speed, to BLAST Oleg! Naito grinds Yano down but Yano scoots back to the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Naito lets go and tags Hiromu. Naito brings Yano up and LIJ double whips Yano to ropes. They DOUBLE LARIAT, then DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Hiromu looms over Yano and taunts him. The fans rally, Hiromu drags Yano up, but Yano pulls hair! Red Shoes reprimands, but then Hiromu pulls hair! So Yano uses both hands! Hiromu uses both hands! Red shoes counts, both men let go at 4! Hiromu kicks and whips, but Yano reverses to THROW Hiromu down! The fans rally, Yano crawls, hot tag to Oleg! Oleg CLOBBERS Hiromu! Naito gets away but Oleg goes back to Hiromu! Oleg deadlifts Hiromu, but Naito runs in and CLUBS Oleg on the back! LIJ double whips Oleg, but Oleg breaks the line! Hiromu shoves Naito aside, dodges Oleg, then he sends Naito into Oleg!
Hiromu picks Naito up to make him RA- NO, Oleg stops the assisted rana, to Shake, Rattle and- NO, Hiromu dropkicks a leg! Oleg lets Naito go as he hobbles, and Hiromu runs to CROSSBODY! But Oleg catches Hiromu! Shake, Rattle, and THROW! And a kip up, too! The fans fire up with Oleg, and Oleg runs corner to corner at Hiromu for a SPLASH! Those bare buckles hurt, but then so does the scoop SLAM! Oleg runs to SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, Oleg fireman’s carries Hiromu, but Hiromu fights free! Oleg elbows Hiromu away, CHOPS him to a corner, and then scoops Hiromu to SLAM him!
Hiromu is in the drop zone, Oleg goes up and up to VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Oleg rolling deadlifts Hiromu! Fireman’s carry and- NO, Hiromu rolls with the crucifix takedown! Ghost pin, TWO! Both men stagger up and Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Oleg roars, Hiromu dodges and CROSSBODIES! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Oleg and Hiromu crawl, hot tag to Yano! Yano runs to BLAST Naito! Yano goes to Hiromu and brings him up. Hiromu CHOPS! But then Yano dodges to clinch and BELLY2BELLY! Yano then drags Hiromu around, and CATAPULTS him to Oleg! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Yano covers, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Hiromu survives! Yano huffs ‘n’ puffs and he drags Hiromu up. Yano pops Hiromu up, but Hiromu fights to hit a DDT! Naito sends Oleg into railing! Hiromu hot tags Naito in! The fans rally up as Naito stands Yano up for those heavy elbows! Naito elbows Yano again and again, then puts him in a corner. Naito climbs up, reels Yano in, and hits ESPERANZA! A rough roll but Naito is back up. Yano staggers, but he dodges Naito to push him down! M U! TWO!! Yano hits a fireman’s carry takeover, into M U 3! TWO!! Yano shoves Red Shoes, but Naito atomic drops and ENZIGIRIS!
Hiromu SUPERKICKS Yano, BLASTS Oleg, then helps Naito with the TORNADO DDT!! Hiromu goes to the apron and CROSSBODIES, but Oleg catches him! Oleg SLAMS Hiromu down while Naito brings Yano up. Naito wrenches, but Oleg runs in and SHOTGUNS Naito down! Oleg hauls Naito up, fireman’s carries, but Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Hiromu runs, but into a POP-UP fireman’s carry! Naito runs at Oleg but Oleg THROWS Hiromu at him! LIJ topples over, Yano gets in there to cover them both! Oleg adds on, too! OLEG & YANO WIN!!
Winners: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Naito & Hiromu earn 0)
It was a rather wild ending, but the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions come out on top! Hiromu tries to understand how that happened, but Naito brushes it off. Will LIJ just have to be ready for anything if they wanna win WTL?
As for Yano & Oleg, Yano gets the mic to say, “Hey, everyone, my apologies. Sorry to Naito and Hiromu, and to all the fans here because I knew you were supporting Naito. So again, I’m sorry, I didn’t read the room.” The fans applaud, they aren’t really upset. Yano says it’s rare, though, isn’t it? That he’d win in the main event? But Yano vows that whether on accident or on purpose, Yano & Oleg will win the whole tournament! No more need to read the room! This Toru Yano, and this Boltin Oleg, or perhaps “Yano Boltin” for short. They will win the championships!
Yano says they’ll test this out. He’ll have Oleg say more than just “Hai” and we’ll chant “Yano Boltin.” Is everyone ready? The fans applaud, and Yano asks Boltin for a few words. Oleg takes the mic and thanks everyone for being here tonight. He feels they can definitely win the World Tag League, so thank you very much! The fans cheer, and join in on “YANO BOL-TIN!” Shrug! The Joker & The Rook are looking good now that they’re on the board, but will they make a run at the top?
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
Evil & Ren Narita: 2-0, 4 points
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-1, 2 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 1-1, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-1, 2 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 1-1, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 1-1, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-1, 2 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great second round for B Block, and that is already quite the traffic jam at 1-1. Great rebound win for TMDK over The Filip Brothers, and of course The House of Torture cheats to stay spotless at 2-0. Great rebound win for Henare & Khan, and I think there’s even a chance we see Tanahashi and Khan feud down the line, maybe putting on a KOPW Championship match while Khan still has it. That’s a small window, though, with 2024 almost over and then it’ll be reset for 2025. And what a great match and great shocker in the main event. Hilarious comedy elements with Yano being so impatient, and yet his team comes out on top.
The eventual Yano & Oleg VS Tanahashi & Jado match is going to be a really important one, because with just seven rounds, another loss could pop the bubble on The Ace’s chances. At the same time, Yano & Oleg are his friends and fellow NEVER Openweight Six Man Champions, there’s some drama in that they could really play up.
My Score: 8.9/10
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