Will Los Ingobernables de Japon be conquered?

Sanada & Tetsuya Naito have vowed to take the World Tag League, and so far, so good! But will things take a turn when they face The United Empire?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• World Tag League 2021: TAKA Michinoku & Minoru Suzuki VS Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale; Chase & Fale win.
• World Tag League 2021: Tiger Mask & Yuji Nagata VS Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL w/ Dick Togo; Yujiro & Evil win.
• World Tag League 2021: Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe VS Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI; Goto & Hashi win.
• World Tag League 2021: Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan VS The Guerrillas of Destiny; Guerillas of Destiny win.
• World Tag League 2021: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Dangerous Tekkers; Dangerous Tekkers win.
• World Tag League 2021: SANADA & Tetsuya Naito VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.

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Here are the current World Tag League Standings!

SANADA & Tetsuya Naito: 5-0, 10 points
Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi: 4-1, 8 points
Dangerous Tekkers: 4-1, 8 points
Guerrillas of Destiny: 3-2, 6 points
Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale: 3-2, 6 points
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI: 3-2, 6 points
The United Empire: 3-2, 6 points
EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi: 2-3, 4 points
Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan: 2-3, 4 points
Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask: 1-4, 2 points
Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku: 0-5, 0 points
Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe: 0-5, 0 points

World Tag League 2021: TAKA Michinoku & Minoru Suzuki VS Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale!

The Blue Playmaker and Meanest Man in the World are still without a win, while the Crown Jewel & Rogue General fell to Los Ingobernables de Japon. Will Taka & Suzuki finally score? Or will round six start Too Sweet?

Right after, “KAZE NI NARE!” Suzuki-Gun attacks Bullet Club! Suzuki throws Fale out, Taka throws Chase. Chase hits back but Suzuki chokes Fale with his towel! Chase headlock punches Taka down, Suzuki throws knees and body shots on Fale. Fale hits back with body shots while Chase sends Taka into railing. Fale and Suzuki brawl but then Chase joins in and Bullet Club mugs Suzuki. Fale puts Suzuki in and the bell rings to put this on record. Fale tags Chase in, they mug Suzuki more, then double whip him to ropes for the body shot, knee lift and LARIAT! Chase covers, TWO! Chase kicks Suzuki around, CLUBS him, then brings him up for forearms.

Suzuki kicks back, Chase throws another forearm. Suzuki gets Chase for a HANGING ARMBAR in the ropes! The ref counts, Suzuki lets Chase free at 4. Suzuki drags Chase out but Fale storms in around the way. Suzuki intercepts Fale while Taka goes after Chase. Suzuki throws knees then knees Fale against railing. Fale falls so Suzuki clubs him down. Taka stands on Chase at the railing while Suzuki gets a chair! Suzuki JAMS Fale in the ribs then SMACKS him on the back! Suzuki chokes Fale with the chair while a ring count starts. Taka stomps Chase, Suzuki gets in at 8 and Taka puts Chase in at 9. Suzuki kicks Chase around, Chase throws body shots.

Suzuki doesn’t budge so Chase gets up to throw forearms. Suzuki eggs Chase on as he throws more forearms, and Suzuki DECKS Chase with one! Tag to Taka, he stomps Chase down, and fans rally up. Taka drags Chase up to knee low, then he eggs Chase on. Chase forearms and Taka eggs him on more. Chase ROCKS Taka, so Taka pokes him in the eyes! Taka claws Chase’s face but lets off as the ref counts. Taka bumps Chase off Suzuki’s boot, then tags Suzuki in. Suzuki kicks Chase around, gives toying jabs from his knees, then harder shots to the gut. Suzuki slaps Chase, Chase chops back. Suzuki slaps Chase more, Chase throws a forearm. Chase boots, Suzuki kicks low!

Chase boots again, Suzuki runs to boot, but Chase blocks! Chase fires off fast hands but Suzuki ROCKS him! Suzuki stands Chase back up, but Chase wrenches, hammerlocks, JEWEL HEIST! Both men are down and fans rally up! Suzuki and Chase crawl, hot tag to Fale! Fale throws heavy body shots but Taka gets in to club Fale. Fale doesn’t flinch, he just throws body shots on Taka. Fale whips Taka to a corner, then whips Suzuki into Taka. Fale runs in, Suzuki dodges but Taka takes the SPLASH! Suzuki kicks Fale, runs, but Fale CLOBBERS Suzuki! And drops the elbow! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up while Fale grows frustrated.

Fale gets the choke grip, but Suzuki breaks free and kicks low. Suzuki runs in to BOOT Fale in the corner! Snapmare and PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up as Suzuki drags Fale up. Suzuki wrenches an arm, has a double wristlock, but Fale scoops! Suzuki slips out to get the SLEEPER! Fale flails, Suzuki brings him down to a knee! Fans rally as Fale endures, but Suzuki throws a knee! Suzuki runs but Fale runs him over! Both men are down and fans fire up! Fale and Suzuki crawl, hot tags to Chase and Taka! Chase knees low, fires off forearms, but Taka fiers up to kick Chase’s leg! Taka slaps Chase around and eggs him on again.

Chase ROCKS Taka with forearm after forearm, thenr uns, but Taka goes the other way to BOOT! Taka whips, Chase reverses but Taka reverses back to wrench and drag Chase down! JUST FACELOCK! Chase scrambles but Taka keeps him from ropes! Suzuki intercepts Fale for a CROSSFACE CHICKEN WING, then an IRON OCTOPUS! Taka pulls back on a BULLY CHOKE! Chase endures, fans rally, Chase gets the ROPEBREAK! Taka is frustrated, but he and Suzuki mug Chase. Fale storms over but they kick and whip him first. Fale runs them both over with big shoulders! Fans rally back up, Chase runs at Taka in the corner for a forearm smash! Fale hits a SPLASH!

Fale fireman’s carries and Chase climbs, FLYING STOMP DEATH VALLEY, to a SHINING WIZARD! Fans fire up with Chase as he gets Taka back up. Chase waistlocks, but Suzuki trips Fale to a HEEL HOOK! Taka fights free, Chase forearms but Taka CALF KICKS! La Magistrol, TWO!! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Chase survives and Taka can’t believe it! Fans are thunderous as Taka scoops but Chase slips out! SHI TRIGGER! Chase tucks Taka in, PACKAGE PILEDRIVER! Cover, Bullet Club wins!!

Winners: Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Suzuki-Gun earns 0)

Still no victory for Suzuki & Taka! Perhaps they were overzealous with that opening attack. And again, Young Lions suffer for it. Will they ever get it right as a tag team? As for Chase & Fale, is there still time for them to take the top spot?

World Tag League 2021: Tiger Mask & Yuji Nagata VS Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL w/ Dick Togo!

Togane was the perfect place for Team Blue Justice to get their first win! But will they be able to keep going in Korakuen? Or will the House of Torture ruin all the fun?

Bullet Club Low Sweets, then teams sort out. The King of Darkness starts against Tiger Mask and fans rally up with the bell. Tiger and Evil circle, but then Tokyo Pimp gets in! Tiger intercepts him with a kick, then kicks Evil. Tiger sweeps the leg on Yujiro then he spinning back kicks Evil down! Nagata gets in, he and Tiger double whip Evil to run him over! They KICK and KICK and KICK Evil back and forth, then into the corner! Yujiro gets back in but Nagata kicks him right back out. Tiger throws forearms on Evil in the corner but Dick gets on the apron. Evil uses that distraction to throw Tiger out, then Evil distracts the ref so that Dick can DECK Tiger!

Evil then drags Tiger up to RAM him into the timekeeper’s area! Down goes Abe-san again! Yujiro bumps Nagata off the apron and Evil puts Tiger in the ring while Young Lions help Abe-san. Evil brings Tiger up to snapmare and then go after the mask! How dare he! The ref counts, Evil stops at 4 and tags in Yujiro. Yujiro gets the legs to stomp Tiger Mask in the stomach again and again! Yujiro drags Tiger up to then punch him back down. Cover, TWO! Fans rally up but Yujiro drags Tiger up and snapmares. Yujiro runs to basement boot! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up more, Yujiro tags Evil, Evil points to Nagata before he chokes Tiger with the T-shirt! Evil gets away with it, covers, TWO!

Fans rally up, Evil brings Tiger up but Tiger KICKS a leg! And again! Evil blocks the chest kick to rake Tiger’s eyes! Evil runs, into a sobat! Fans rally, Tiger struggles to find the corner, but he still gets the hot tag to Nagata! Nagata BOOTS Yujiro down, then he gives Evil KICKS in the chest! Evil ends up in a corner, Nagata fires up and whips him corner to corner to BOOT! Evil fights the exploder but Nagata ROCKS him! Nagata underhooks to BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Fans rally but Evil blocks the standard suplex. Nagata knees low, whips but Evil reverses. Nagata rolls to dodge, fakes Evil out and dropkicks the leg! Nagata runs but Dick trips him up!

Evil tags Yujiro, and Yujiro drags Nagata up to knee low. Yujiro throws more low knees, then Yujiro runs in to BOOT Nagata against ropes. Yujiro runs, but Nagata knees low! Hot tag to Tiger Mask! Tiger sobats, then sobats again! Yujiro falls and flounders, Tiger ROUNDHOUSES him in the corner! Tiger hoists Yujiro up top, climbs up after him, and fans rally as he underhooks the arms. Yuijro fights free to throw forearms back. Tiger stays up but Yujiro throws more forearms. Tiger SLAPS Yujiro, and drags him up for a SUPER ARM-DRAG! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Tiger drags Yujiro up to underhook, but Yujiro fights free.

Yujiro swings but Tiger catches and spins him, TIGER DRIVER! Cover, Evil breaks it! Nagata kicks Evil, he and Tiger whip Evil for DOUBLE KICKS! Yujiro is in a corner, Nagata BOOTS and EXPLODERS! Tiger gets Yujiro up for the DOUBLE GIRI! Cover, TWO!! Yujiro survives but Tiger clamps on the CROSSFACE CHICKEN WING! Nagata intercepts Evil for NAGATA LOCK II! Yujiro fights up, but Tiger wrangles him back down! Fans rally as Bullet Club endures dual submissions, but Dick gets in to choke Nagata! Evil is free, and he stomps Tiger Mask! Yujiro is free, and Dick drags Nagata out of the ring to continue choking! But Tiger sobats Evil down!

Fans fire up with Tiger as he roars! Tiger drags Yujiro up, but Evil distracts the ref so Yujiro can LOW BLOW Tiger! Yujiro drags Tiger back up, for BIG JUICE!! Cover, House of Torture wins!

Winners: Yujiro Takahashi & Evil, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Nagata & Tiger Mask earns 0)

Another underhanded play gives Tokyo Pimp & The King of Darkness the victory! Will Darkness Fall on all of the World Tag League?

World Tag League 2021: Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe VS Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI!

The Great Bash Heels aren’t happy being at the bottom, but they have a long climb ahead of them! Meanwhile, Chaos’ Fierce Warrior & Head Hunter are fighting to stay afloat! Which team will #GetBackUp and #TurnItAllAround in round six?

The teams sort out and Honma steps up to Goto. The fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Goto headlocks. Honma powers up but Goto holds out as Honma tries to power out. Goto grinds the hold, Honma throws body shots and powers out this time. They ram shoulders and Honma flexes. Goto runs, Honma dodges the clothesline and runs Goto over! Fans cheer as Honma stomps Goto, CLUBS him, then brings him up for forearms. Honma whips, Hashi tags in, Goto reverses and Goto-Hashi run Homa over! They combine for Hip Toss Senton! Makabe gets in but Goto-Hashi hammer him down! Fans cheer and Goto stomps Honma down while Hashi goes back to the corner.

Goto drags Honma up to CLUB him down, then brings him around to bump off buckles. Tag to Hashi, they stomp Honma in the corner but Honma does his best to fight back. The ref counts, Goto lets off and stares Makabe down. Hashi throws haymakers and CHOPS, and Goto makes Honma stay up for another CHOP! Hashi brings Honma around to put on the ropes and Goto holds him in place. Hashi runs and dropkicks Honma down! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up, Hashi tags Goto and Goto stomps Honma. Goto drags Honma up to snapmare and clamp on a chinlock. Honma endures the knee in his back, Goto elbows him in the head! Fans rally again, Goto DECKS Makabe.

Goto stomps Honma more, but Honma sits up and eggs him on. Goto KICKS Honma in the chest, and again! Honma gets up, fans rally, and Honma blocks a kick to CLUB the leg. Honma runs but into a kick! Goto brings Honma around to suplex, but Honma fights it! Fans rally and Honma suplexes Goto! Honma crawls over, hot tag to Makabe! Makabe rallies on Goto, DECKS Hashi, then runs at Goto in the corner for a clothesline! Makabe whips Goto corner to corner, runs in and hits another clothesline! Makabe climbs up to rain down fists! Fans rally, Makabe gets 10, then brings Goto in, only for Goto to elbow the suplex away. Goto runs, but Makabe LARIATS! Cover, TWO!

Fans rally up, Makabe hauls Goto up but Goto elbows free of the waistlock. Makabe kicks low, runs, but Goto follows to LARIAT! Both men are down and fans rally up again. Goto crawls over, hot tag to Hashi! Hashi brings Makabe up to throw forearm after forearm. Hashi whips corner to corner, and CHOPS Makabe! Hashi then runs, ducks one lariat but not the LEFT! Hot tag to Honma! Honma runs Hashi over and roars! Honma CHOPS Hashi to a corner, CHOPS him more, then whips Hashi corner to corner. Honma runs in to back elbow then BULLDOG! Honma fires up and runs, KOKESHI FLOPS! Goto tags in, he and Hashi get Honma up but Honma throws forearms on them both!

Hashi mule kicks Honma, he and Goto whip, and DOUBLE CHOP! Makabe runs in but Goto-Hashi kicks him first, to then double whip. Makabe breaks through the chops to DOUBLE LARIAT! Fans fire up as Great Bash Heels coordinate now! CLOTHESLINE SANDWICH! Makabe CLUBS Hashi, Honma LARIATS Hashi down! Cover, TWO!! Hashi survives but Honma drags him back up. Honma scoops but Hashi slips out to waistlock. Honma elbows free, Hashi elbows back! Honma CHOPS, runs, but FLYING KOKESHI! BASEMENT HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO!! Hashi escapes and fans fire up again! Honma hurries to get Hashi back up, scoop and SLAM! Honma goes up top!

But Goto gets in to hit him first! Goto fireman’s carries Honma, but he slips off! Goto backs Honma int oa corner, Hashi runs in to corner LARIAT! Feed to Goto’s kick, then the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP BLOCKBUSTER! Hashi intercepts Makabe, feeds him to the fireman’s carry, SUPERKICK to USHIGOROSHI! Fans fire up as Goto-Hashi get Honma up in the dragon sleeper and leg lift. But Honma fights free! Goto still suplexes but Honma slips out! Honma spins Goto around, catches Hashi, COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! Honma goes up, leaps at Hashi, DIVING KOKESHI!! Cover, TWO!! Hashi survives again and fans fire up!

Honma drags Hashi back up, Hashi fires off fast strikes! Honma headbutts! Honma runs, into the fireman’s carry! But Honma slips off, only for Hashi to SUPERKICK! Hashi runs to METEORA! Cover, TWO!! Honma survives and fans are thunderous! Goto-Hashi get him in the dragon sleeper and leg lift, SHOUKOU!! Cover, Goto-Hashi wins!!

Winners: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Great Bash Heels earn 0)

The Great Bash Heels will still have to wait for that first win! Will they ever get on the board? As for Chaos, can they still reach the top and take the trophies?

World Tag League 2021: Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan VS The Guerrillas of Destiny!

TenCozy celebrated their 30th years in NJPW, are they invigorated to commemorate it with a World Tag League victory? Or will the Good Bad Guy & Silverback rain on their parade?

The Bullet Club Low Sweets, but it’s TenCozy who attacks first! The bell rings, Kojima throws Tama out while Tenzan headbutts Loa down. They go outside, Kojima keeps on Tama and Tenzan stomps Loa. Kojima bumps Tama off apron, fires off haymakers then facelocks. Tama turns things around to RAM Kojima into railing! Tama throws hands, Loa RAMS Tenzan into the apron! Loa RAMS Tenzan into railing, Tama POSTS Kojima! The ring count starts, climbs, but Tama chokes Kojima! Loa puts Tenzan in at 12 and Tama puts Kojima in 14. The Guerrillas keep after TenCozy in the ring, Tama keeps on Kojima and Loa keeps on Tenzna.

The Guerrillas coordinate, whip TenCozy at each other but that gets turned around! The Guerrillas dosido only for TenCozy to DECK them! TenCozy stomps Loa, then stomp Tama. TenCozy gets Loa up to double suplex him! Tama staggers into forearms and Mongolian Chops! Kojima then hits the Mongolian Chops! TenCozy double whip Tama, double kick and then they throw Tama down by his hair. Elbow drop and falling headbutt! Cover, ONE! Fans rally up as Tenzan stomps Tama, drags him up and headbutts him. Tama throws body shots and forearms, then headlocks. Loa tags in as Tenzan powers out, and Loa attacks from behind! Tama trips Kojima up, then Loa stomps Tenzan.

Loa shoves Tenzan out of the ring, distracts the ref, but Tenzan sees Jado coming. So Tama CLOBBERS Tenzan from behind! And RAMS him into railing! Tama throws body shots on Tenzan then CLUBS him down. The ref sees that and reprimands, but Loa goes after Kojima now. Tama puts Tenzan in, Loa returns, Tama CLUBS away on Tenzan. Loa drags Tenzan up, Tenzan throws body shots back! Fans rally up, Tenzan throws forearms but Loa forearms back. Loa whips, kicks and knees to then ENZIGURI! Tenzan staggers, Loa scoops Tenzan to SLAM him down! Loa then sets up for the STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up but Loa DECKS Kojima.

Loa drags Tenzan up, throws forearms, and Tama pulls Tenzan’s hair to hold him back. Loa body shots, snapmares, then Tama tags in to slingshot senton! Fans fire up, Tama DECKS Kojima again. Tama rains down hands on Tenzan, the ref reprimands the closed fists, but Tama lets off. Tama DECKS Kojima a third time! Fans still rally up for “TEN-CO-ZY!” Tenzan headbutts low then throws forearms. Tama eggs him on, Tenzan throws more forearms but Tama kicks low and CLUBS Tenzan. Tama runs at Kojima but Kojima counter punches! Tama staggers into the MOUNTAIN BOMB! Both Tenzan and Tama are down but the fans fire up. Tenzan crawls over, hot tags to Kojima!

Kojima rallies on the Guerrillas! Kojima kicks, CLUBS and whips Tama, but Tama reverses, only for Kojima to CLOBBER him! Tama ends up in a corner, Kojima fires off MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Kojima whips Tama corner to corner, runs in and forearm smashes! Tama falls, Kojima goes up! But Tama intercepts with a haymaker, then TOSSES Kojima off the top! Fans fire up and rally as Kojima stirs. Tama CLUBS Kojima with ax handles, but Kojima gets up. Tama throws off the vest, he’s serious now! Tama reels Kojima in, suplexes, but Kojima blocks! Kojima throws body shots, suplexes but Tama slips out to waistlock. Kojima elbows free to DDT!

Tama springs up and flounders back, Kojima covers, TWO! Fans fire up for “TEN-CO-ZY!” as Kojima drags Tama up. Kojima cravats but no cutter! Tama tries but no Gun Stun! Kojima runs into a fireman’s carry, ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Both men are down, hot tag to Loa! Loa runs corner to corner to clothesline! Loa whips Kojima back into the corner to clothesline again! Kojima staggers, Loa powers up, but Kojima swats the lariat to COZY CUTTER! Fans are thunderous as Kojima crawls, hot tag to Tenzan! Tenzan rallies on Loa, Mongolian Chops after Mongolian Chops! Tenzan headbutts Loa, Loa staggers to the corner and Tenzan stomps him.

Tenzan whips Loa corner to corner, runs in to SPLASH! Fans fire up as Tenzan calls his shot, TENZAN BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up, Tenzan stomps Loa, then drags him up to headbutt. Tenzan whips, Loa reverses, Tama gets in to body shot! Loa uppercuts, Tama NECKBREAKERS! Cover, Kojima breaks it! Tama throws Kojima out, he and Loa coordinate. Loa gets Tenzan up, NIGHTFALL! Cover off the back suplex neckbreaker, TWO! Tenzan is still in this, Tama argues the count! Loa drags Tenzan up, brings him around, but Kojima gets in to fire off on the Guerrillas! Kojima fires off forearms and a ROLLING ELBOW on Loa!

Kojima blocks Tama’s Gun Stun again and takes off the armband. Kojima runs, Tama ducks the lariat, to GUN STUN! Tenzan WHEEL KICKS Tama down! Fans fire up as Tenzan gets up and runs at Loa. DOUBLE LARIATS, but neither falls! They DOUBLE LARIAT again but still no one falls! DOUBLE LARIATS again, Loa flexes! But Tenzan catches him in a clinch! Loa elbows free, Tenzan HEADBUTTS! Loa drops to a knee, Tenzan Mongolian Chops! And again! And again! Fans fire up for Tenzan as he runs, ducks and dodges, but Loa SPEARS him down! Cover, TWO! Loa gets Tenzan in the OG KILLER!! Tenzan endures the crossface, but he taps! Guerrillas win!

Winners: Guerrillas of Destiny, by pinfall (gains 2 points; TenCozy earns 0)

The Silverback makes Inari no Mougu submit! Will the Guerrillas of Destiny find a way to take over World Tag League?

World Tag League 2021: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Dangerous Tekkers!

The Joker & The Ace are neck and neck with the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, but something’s gotta give! Will Yano & Tanahashi score their biggest win yet? Or will the Holy Emperor & the Submission Master make them #JustTapOut?

Yano & Tanahashi school thug squat the whole time the Tekkers make their entrance. Taichi kicks at them so he can have “center stage” in the ring to finish “singing.” Yano claims they’re copying him and Tanahashi? Well, ZSJ has the “short jacket” and Taichi’s cloak is a little like the long jacket. Tanahashi shows off his muscles, Taichi shows off the dancing pecs. Tanahashi can do that, too. The teams sort out, Yano goes through the selection process, and fans cheer that Yano should start. In that case, Yano will start! Fans rally for “Y T R! Y T R!” but then the Tekkers both bail out? They’re going to make Yano wait for who starts.

Taichi gets up on the apron, steps inside, but then Yano and ZSJ talk some trash. Now ZSJ starts against Yano! Fans rally up as Yano squats. ZSJ tells Yano to knock that off, but Yano eggs him on. ZSJ talks things over with Taichi and tells Yano to shut up. ZSJ then runs to sunset flip, TWO! Roll-up, TWO! Low headbutt then a whip to the corner, but Yano reverses that, to untie a buckle pad! Yano rushes ZSJ, dodges then throws the pad at him. The ref grabs at the pad but Yano rolls ZSJ up! TWO!! Yano swings, ZSJ dodges and EuroUppers! Yano trips over the buckle pad and ZSJ jackknifes! Tanahashi breaks that, but Taichi goes after Tanahashi!

The Tekkers get Tanahashi up, but Tanahashi fights free and sends Taichi into ZSJ! Yano rolls ZSJ up, TWO!! ZSJ escapes, Taichi regroups with him and things slow down for a second. Fans rally up but the ref wants the teams to sort out again. Yano & Tanahashi just squat! The Tekkers kick them down! Taichi throws Tanahashi out, ZSJ kicks Yano out. Taichi chokes Tanahashi against railing, ZSJ pulls Yano’s ears! ZSJ whips but Yano reverses to send ZSJ into railing! Yano drags ZSJ up, Tanahashi has Taichi. Yano throws ZSJ backstage, and Tanahashi brings Taichi along! Things are going on backstage, Yano and Tanahashi return with a partition!

Yano & Tanahashi put that up in front of the gateway, then Yano adds a table. The ring count climbs as The Joker & The Ace get in the ring. The Tekkers return, they have to clear the way. ZSJ trips over the partition! Taichi helps ZSJ up, they get in the ring at 18! They attack Yano & Tanahashi from behind! Taichi kicks and CLUBS Tanahashi while ZSJ fish hooks and claws Yano’s face! Yano breaks free but ZSJ blocks the kick! Taichi gets Yano’s arms, ZSJ DRAGON SCREWS the leg! Tanahashi rushes in, but he gets caught, DRAGON SCREW to his leg! Fans rally up as the Tekkers stand tall. ZSJ drags Yano by his leg, has the standing toehold, and Yano apologizes.

ZSJ still twists the ankle and uses his head for leverage! Taichi gets the other leg and they split the wishbone! ZSJ stands on the legs, tags Taichi in, and Taichi gets the leg to stomp it. Fans rally up, Taichi has the standing toehold, and makes Yano’s legs spread as far as they can! Yano gets the ropebreak! Taichi lets go then tags ZSJ back in. ZSJ drags Yano around, he steps through to have the butterfly deathlock! Yano endures, fans rally up, but ZSJ digs his boot and even an elbow into the legs. Yano reaches out, Tanahashi gets in and he stomps ZSJ. The ref reprimands but ZSJ lets Yano go to stomp away on the leg. KNEE JAMMER!

Tag to Taichi, he drags Yano up and snapmares to KICK him in the back! Cover but it’s really a choke! The ref reprimands, Taichi lets off, but chokes again. The ref again reprimands, so Taichi lets off to choke with both hands! Taichi stops to bring Yano up as fans rally. Taichi whips Yano into the bare corner! Taichi runs in but Yano dodges and Taichi hits buckles! Yano takes Taichi’s pants off for him! Then Yano throws Taichi down by his hair! Hot tag to Tanahashi! Tanahashi wants Taichi to stand, and then he runs to FLYING FOREARM! Tanahashi CLOBBERS ZSJ for good measure, then elbows Taichi to CROSSBODY!

Fans fire up as Tanahashi catches ZSJ in the ropes! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! ZSJ falls, Tanahashi fires up! Tanahashi drags Taichi up, scoops and SLAMS, then he goes to the corner. Tanahashi goes to the second rope, SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Tanahashi waits on Taichi again, and Tanahashi runs, but Taichi denies the Slingblade! Tanahashi denies the saido but Taichi BOOTS him! Taichi runs, Tanahashi blocks the boot for fast hands! Taichi sobats, Tanahashi SHOTEIS, Taichi wrenches to DANGEROUS HOOK KICK! Both men are down and fans fire up! Taichi crawls, tag to ZSJ! ZSJ drags Tanahashi up to EuroUpper, then EuroUpper again.

Tanahashi turns EuroUpper into hooks, but ZSJ fights the backslide to hook Tanahashi. Tanahashi fights to hook ZSJ, then he spins ZSJ for TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Fans fire up as both men are down! Tanahashi crawls, hot tag to Yano! Yano gets ZSJ up, whips him towards the bare corner but ZSJ reverses. Yano stops himself, baits ZSJ in but ZSJ stops himself. So Yano rolls him up! ZSJ rolls through, and catches Yano to a cobra twist! Yano endures, Taichi DECKS Tanahashi! ZSJ lets Yano go so that the Tekkers can whip him to the corner. ZSJ runs in to EuroUpper, Taichi clotheslines! Snapmare and NECK TWIST! Fans rally up but the Tekkers coordinate.

Taichi aims from the corner while ZSJ drags Yano up. But Tanahashi drags Taichi out and Yano hits M U! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ headbutts low, whips to ropes, but Yano holds ropes to taunt. Yano then dumps ZSJ out! Yano hurries to get something from under the ring. He brings out wrist tape! But ZSJ get a SLEEPER! Yano mule kicks ZSJ low! Yano drags ZSJ up, brings him over to the gateway then to the entryway! Yano throws ZSJ at the girders, and Tanahashi brings Taichi over! Yano tapes the Tekkers together, through the girder! Tanahashi gets in the ring, the Tekkers are trapped! The ring count starts, Taichi and ZSJ try to figure out how to get free!

Yoshinobu Kanemaru jumps off commentary to help his Suzuki-Gun allies! The count is 11, and Kanemaru returns with scissors! They cut the tape, the count is 15! ZSJ and Taichi shake out their bad arms, but Yano & Tanahashi storm over. Yano shouts at Kanemaru, but they get caught in DOUBLE COBRA TWISTS! Kanemaru tapes Yano’s and Tanahashi’s legs together! The Tekkers let them go and hurry to the ring as the count starts again. Taichi puts ZSJ in the ring, Yano & Tanahashi get up at 9! They’re in a one team three legged race! The count is already 15! They’re hurrying as fast as they can but they fall at 19!! They get counted out, the Tekkers win!

Winners: Dangerous Tekkers, by count-out (gain 2 points; Yano & Tanahashi earn 0)

Taichi & ZSJ rub it in by squatting in the ring! Will they be able to skirt by again next round? As for Yano & Tanahashi, will they have better luck next time?

World Tag League 2021: SANADA & Tetsuya Naito VS The United Empire!

The Cold Skull & Uncontrollable Charisma are still undefeated in this tournament, and look to win it all. Will they stay tranquilo against the Dominator & Ultimate Weapon? Or will the Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare bring Los Ingobernables de Japon to their knees?

Naito mocks Khan just standing there in the ring with his arms behind his back. They stare down while Red Shoes does his check. Fans rally up, Khan is the first to step back. Naito says he won the staring contest, and then he takes off his suit, still in no real hurry. The United Empire steps out while LIJ fist bump. Naito starts, fans rally up, and Naito again has his arms behind his back. Khan steps in and the bell rings. Naito and Khan circle, Naito approaching but then backing away. Naito goes to kick but Khan avoids it and they stand back to back. Naito pulls Khan’s hair! Red Shoes reprimands but Khan trips and rolls Naito to Mongolian Chop! And again!

Mongolian Palm Strike! Khan stands on Naito’s neck, then lets off to run. But Sanada trips him! Naito hurries to pull Khan’s hair for a modified surfboard! Red Shoes counts, they’re also in the ropes. Naito lets off, pulls again, but then lets off to tag in Sanada. LIJ hand off the hair to wrench it. Sanada wrenches the hair more, then WRINGS the hair out! Khan writhes and clutches his head, but Sanada brings him up to wrench again. Tag to Naito, Naito climbs up to drop ax handles on the hair! Khan falls, Naito sits him up and chokes him with his own ponytail! Khan sputters, Red Shoes counts, Naito lets off but then goes right back to choking Khan!

Red Shoes counts, Naito lets off on the choke, but he drags Khan over by his hair. Tag to Sanada, Sanada takes the hair and ties it around the ropes to pull! Red Shoes reprimands, Sanada lets go at 4. Tag back to Naito, he brings Khan around by his hair to then pull. Khan resists the hair whip, and reels Naito into the IRON CLAW SLEEPER! Henare gets in to DECK Sanada, then mugs Naito! Mongolian Chop to BUZZSAW to SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up while the Empire argues the count. Naito goes to the apron but Khan pulls Naito’s hair now. Naito gets off the apron but Khan boots him into railing. Khan drags Naito up, and uses his ponytail to choke Naito in return!

Khan has Naito down on the ground but lets go before the ring count starts. Khan puts Naito in at 5 of 20, tags Henare, and Khan stands on Naito’s head so Henare can stomp Naito down. Henare eggs Naito down while doing some rope-a-dope. Naito gets up but Henare fires off body shots and a KICK! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up for “L I J!” but Henare throws knees, then snapmares to KICK Naito in the back. Cover, TWO! Henare drags Naito up to facelock, then he tags in Khan. Khan Mongolian Chops Naito in the corner, then bumps him off buckles. Khan turns Naito around to CLUB him on the back. Khan hops up to sit on Naito’s head!

Khan taunts Naito with his hair, slaps him on the head, then pulls on the arms! Red Shoes counts, Khan hops down to then rush Sanada. Sanada gets away, Henare tags in. Henare knees Naito in the back, throws a headbutt, then slaps Naito around. Naito fires back with forearms! Naito backs Henare down but Henare rocks him with a body shot! Henare trips Naito to rain down more fists, then he gets the leg for a DOUBLE HEEL HOOK! Naito endures, fans rally up, and Naito crawls. Henare puts as much pressure as he can, but Naito still drags himself and Henare over to the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Henare lets go at 4.

Fans rally up for “NA-I-TO!” “L I J!” but Henare drags Naito up. Henare suplexes, Naito fights but Henare won’t let him down. Naito keeps fighting, knees free but Henare kicks low. Henare whips, Naito reverses, spins Henare and hits a NECKBREAKER! Fans rally, Henare and Naito crawl, hot tag to Sanada! Sanada rallies on Henare, arm-drags and atomic drops! Sanada trips Henare and ties him up in Paradise! Fans fire up and Sanada encourages them to get louder. Red Shoes keeps Khan back as Sanada runs in to dropkick Henare out of Paradise! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Sanada drags Henare up and he fireman’s carries. Henare fights free, waistlocks, but Sanada elbows free.

Sanada runs, ducks and dodges but leaps into Henare’s arms! Henare pops Sanada up to a fireman’s carry but Sanada slips off to waistlock. Henare elbows him away, whips him to a corner, but Sanada reverses. Henare staggers into a dropkick, but comes back with a SCREW HIGH KICK! Both men are down and fans rally up! Hot tag to Khan! Khan drags Sanada up and hooks him up for a cobra twist, with the IRON CLAW! Sanada endures, fans rally up, and Sanada fights his way over towards ropes. Khan puts more pressure on the stretch, then reels Sanada into am INVERTED EXPLODER! But Sanada lands on his feet to dropkick Khan’s legs out!

Fans fire up as both men are down again! Sanada crawls over, hot tag to Naito! Naito runs at Khan in the corner to dropkick the leg! Khan hobbles, Naito kicks the leg more, then he blocks Khan’s kick to run and dropkick the leg again! Khan is down, Naito gets the legs tied up in a modified FIGURE FOUR! Khan endures, Naito puts pressure on, but Khan scrambles around. Naito rolls Khan away from ropes, but Khan drags himself back. Khan endures, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! Naito has Red Shoes untie the hold and fans rally up. Naito mocks Khan’s pose again, then brings Khan up by his ponytail. Khan fights the shin breaker, so Naito kicks the leg.

Naito tries again, but Khan pushes Naito away. Naito comes back, into a LIFTING COMPLETE SHOT! Fans fire up while both men are down! Khan gets his bad leg moving and he crawls over to Naito. Khan drags Naito up to throw a forearm. Naito forearms back, Khan throws another forearm. Naito forearms, mocks Khan’s pose, but Khan forearms again! Naito steadies himself to forearm back. Khan forearms, Naito rebounds to forearm. Fans rally up as they build up speed, going back and forth! Khan gets the edge, but Naito step-up ENZIGURIS! Khan HELL STABS! Khan runs, into an atomic drop! Feed to Sanada’s BOOT, Naito’s elbow, Sanada back suplexes!

Rolling jackknife, TWO!! Sanada goes after Henare on the outside while fans fire up again! Naito aims from a corner as Khan slowly rises. Naito runs in, CORRIENDO- NO! Khans hoves him off, ducks the enziguri and BOOTS Naito down! Fans fire up while both men are down again! Naito and Khan stir, crawl for their corners, hot tag to Sanada! Sanada DECKS Henare to deny the tag! Sanada gets Khan up, Khan CHOPS him! Khan whips Sanada to a corner, Sanada tumbles up and out to springboard missile dropkick! Sanada gets Khan up, fireman’s carries, TKO! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for “SA-NA-DA!” “L I J!” as Sanada dragon sleepers. Khan goes after Sanada with the IRON CLAW!

Sanada breaks free, but Khan gets around, atomic FACEBUSTER! Henare DECKS Naito and then drags Sanada around to rain down forearms. Red Shoes reprimands, Henare drags Sanada up. Henare whips Sanada to a corner, runs in and SHINING WIZARDS! Khan runs in to clothesline, then the Empire coordinates, ROUNDHOUSE BOOT COMBO! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up while Henare goes after Naito on the outside. Khan clamps the Iron Claw onto Sanada and drags him up. ELIMIN- NO! Sanada slips out, Naito gets in and elbows Khan down. Henare gets in to RAMPAGE SPEAR Naito down! Sanada dropkicks Henare, but Khan gets up.

Sanada gets the fireman’s carry, throws to the dragon sleeper, but Khan breaks free! Sanada forearms but spins into a SAYANAGI! Fans fire up as all four men are down! Khan pounds the mat as he fires himself up, and he roars as he looms over Sanada. Khan drags Sanada by an arm, gets him up, HITSUJIGOROSHI! Sanada endures, but Henare adds the DOUBLE HEEL HOOK! KITSUNEGOROSHI!! Cover, Naito breaks it! Naito kicks Henare, CLUBS away on him, throws back elbow after back elbow, but Henare dodges. Khan gets Naito up, ATOMIC POWERBOMB!! The Empire kicks Naito out and they fire up as they focus on Sanada.

Henare fireman’s carries, Khan runs, but Sanada slips out! Khan stops, but Henare switches. Khan runs in now, but Sanada ducks and Khan BOOTS Henare down! Sanada O’Conner Rolls, BRIDGES, but Khan blocks that and has the IRON CLAW! ELIMINATOR!! High stack cover, the EMPIRE WINS!!

Winner: The United Empire, by pinfall (gains 2 points; LIJ earns 0)

LIJ has fallen! Their first loss is a big one, could this be the one that keeps them from taking the trophies? To add insult to injury, Henare makes Naito watch as Khan puts Sanada in Paradise! And kiss his boot! Henare even throws Naito over the railing to commentary, where Shingo Takagi is watching from! But they’re still not done! Henare gets Sanada up in a fireman’s carry, Khan runs, and they hit the IMPERIUL DROP FLAPJACK CUTTER! Takagi’s getting off commentary as Khan stands on Sanada while mocking Naito’s pose. Khan dares Takagi to do something by holding the ropes open, but it seems that Naito is having Takagi stand down.

The Empire drags Sanada up and dumps him out, then Khan tells Takagi to help those two out of here. Henare adds, “Ospreay says hi.” Takagi leaves with Sanada & Naito, will LIJ get even with the Empire soon enough? As for the United Empire, Khan gets the mic. “Bow down, peasants of Korakuen! All of it, all garbage. These juniors jealous that theyr’e not heavyweights. This facing some independents in NOAH. This nonsense about three belts. These two concurrent series serving as Tokyo Dome set-ups. This talk about foreigners coming, not coming. ALL GARBAGE!”

Khan says NJPW is for combat! “This isn’t the place to cry to the world about your petty problems! Stop disgracing yourselves! If you’re a TRUE NJPW wrestler, then stand tall and speak like this. We prove our worth in the ring, and we lead New Japan!” But why do the peasants applaud? Are they masochists? For those that show loyalty, heaven awaits. For the fools, only hell! They have the power to make that happen. “Yes! Aaron Henare. Great-O-Khan. This is the power of the UNITED EMPIRE!” Will NJPW, and then the entire wrestling world, soon belong to them?

Here are the NEW World Tag League Standings!

SANADA & Tetsuya Naito: 5-1, 10 points
Dangerous Tekkers: 5-1, 10 points
Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi: 4-2, 8 points
Guerrillas of Destiny: 4-2, 8 points
Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale: 4-2, 8 points
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI: 4-2, 8 points
The United Empire: 4-2, 8 points
EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi: 3-3, 6 points
Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan: 2-4, 4 points
Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask: 1-5, 2 points
Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku: 0-6, 0 points
Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe: 0-6, 0 points

My Thoughts:

A great round for World Tag League, with a few surprises. Suzuki & Taka still being without wins is shocking, but seeing that Great Bash Heels are also winless, I feel like Suzuki-Gun could get a win over them. The House of Torture of course cheat to win, they, Goto-Hashi and Guerrillas all stay viable at this point. That 4-2 spot is very strong right now. Yano & Tanahsahi VS Tekkers was a great match, and Tekkers turning the tricks on Yano & Tanahashi was great stuff.

The main event had a bit of a slow, or maybe just an awkward start, because I think them trying to follow up the comedy of Yano-Tanahashi VS Tekkers with their own comedy was just odd. Things got going eventually, and the Empire beating LIJ was a big surprise. I suppose LIJ couldn’t stay undefeated the entire time, and I feel like the math requires that they are on the bubble to add some drama to that last round on December 12.

Khan’s promo was good to sort of take shots at the various stories going on right now. Him calling NOAH an “indie” is hot stuff, and then him referencing the “three (world title) belts” is also great stuff. Ospreay of course has the argument that as he never truly lost the title, he has a claim to be IWGP World Heavyweight Champion again, Okada has made his Right to Challenge into a belt, Takagi is the official champion, I kinda hope they use the first two days of WrestleKingdom to give us Takagi VS Okada, winner faces Ospreay to have an undisputed IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.

My Score: 8.9/10