Is LIJ better than Guerrillas?

Things are getting crowded at the front of World Tag League! Will Sanada & Naito keep it tranquilo? Or will Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa make it Too Sweet?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

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

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current World Tag League Standings!

Dangerous Tekkers: 6-2, 12 points
SANADA & Tetsuya Naito: 6-2, 12 points
Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale: 6-2, 12 points
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI: 6-2, 12 points
The United Empire: 6-2, 12 points
EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi: 5-3, 10 points
Guerrillas of Destiny: 5-3, 10 points
Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi: 4-4, 8 points
Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan: 2-6, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask: 1-7, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe: 1-7, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku: 0-8, 0 points [ELIMINATED]

World Tag League 2021: Tiger Mask & Yuji Nagata VS Dangerous Tekkers!

Team Blue Justice has no chance of taking the trophies, but they’ll have a chance to ruin the run of the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions! Will Tiger Mask & Nagata get their own title shot outside of the tournament?

Taichi shows off the dancing pecs and fans cheer. The teams sort out and fans rally up as Nagata starts against Zack Sabre Jr. The two circle, feel out the grapple, then tie up. Nagata waistlocks, ZSJ switches, Nagata wrenches but ZSJ rolls to get free. They circle again, feel out the grapple, and knuckle lock for a test of strength. Nagata wrenches the wrists to bring ZSJ down to his knees. ZSJ rolls, breaks free, trips Nagata and gets the wristlock! Nagata gets up, rolls, wrenches, but ZSJ rolls to wrench and wristlock again. ZSJ wrangles Nagata down but Nagata gets back up to wrenches and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Fans cheer as the two stand off. ZSJ gets Nagata credit, and fans rally back up.

Nagata and ZSJ go to their corners, tag to Tiger Mask and Taichi. They circle, Tiger kicks a leg but Taichi eggs him on. Tiger kicks the leg again but Taichi still eggs Tiger on. Taichi kicks, Tiger KICKS and Taichi falls over! Tiger fires off kicks and Taichi gets to ropes. Tiger dares Taichi to get up now. Tiger drags Taichi up but Taichi choke grips! Tiger choke grips back! The ref reprimands the choking, only Tiger lets off! Taichi chokes with both hands, then lets off to wrench and HOOK KICK! ZSJ gets in to BLAST Nagata off the apron! ZSJ goes out to hammerlock but Nagata throws elbows. Taichi bumps Tiger off buckle to then stomp away.

Taichi digs his boot in, the ref counts but Taichi uses both boots now! The ref counts more, Taichi lets off at 4. Taichi and ZSJ both dig boots in now, then Taichi tags ZSJ in. ZSJ stomps Tiger, drags him from the corner and traps the leg in a toehold. Tiger endures as ZSJ pulls back on the leg, and ZSJ shifts around to keep Tiger from ropes. Tiger throws forearms but ZSJ stomps the leg! Tag to Taichi, he taunts Nagata then brings Tiger up to snapmare and KICK! Taichi chokes for the cover but the ref reprimands. Taichi lets off, chokes again, but again the ref counts. So Taichi chokes with both hands! The ref counts, Taichi lets off at 4, and fans cheer.

Taichi puts Tiger back in the corner, tags ZSJ, and ZSJ knuckle locks to wrench the arm. ZSJ wrenches, Tiger throws forearms! ZSJ wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! ZSJ runs, into a tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Fans fire up while both men are down. Tiger gets up, hot tag to Nagata! Nagata BOOTS ZSJ, BOOTS Taichi, then fires off KICKS on ZSJ! ZSJ ends up in a corner, Nagata whips him corner to corner and BOOTS! ZSJ fights the Exploder but Nagata ROCKS him with a forearm! BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Nagata gets ZSJ up to suplex, ZSJ slips out to full nelson! Nagata breaks, switches, but ZSJ switches back. Nagata switches, ZSJ wrenches and PELES the arm!

ZSJ wrenches again to a wristlock but Nagata throws a body shot, wrenches back, but ZSJ breaks free to cravat. ZSJ snapmares and headlocks but Nagata slips out to NAGATA LOCK II! Fans fire up as ZSJ endures but Taichi steps in and that gets Nagata to let ZSJ go. Nagata brings ZSJ up but ZSJ escapes the Exploder for a takedown, and he traps the arm to TWIST it! Fans rally up but ZSJ tags in Taichi. Taichi gives toying kicks as he taunts Nagata, then he stomps Nagata. Taichi slaps Nagata, kicks then fires off Kowata Kicks! Taichi reels Nagata in but Nagata fights the Dangerous Saido! Nagata turns it around, Taichi fights off his saido, then sobats!

Taichi runs, Nagata kitchen sink knees him down! Nagata rolls to tag in Tiger Mask! Tiger goes up top to CROSSBODY! But ZSJ gets in to waistlock! Tiger Mask boots Taichi away, and kangaroo kicks ZSJ down! Crucifix takedown on Taichi, cover, TWO! Tiger keeps on the arm, CHICKEN WING CROSSFACE! But ZSJ gets in to pull Tiger’s mask! ZSJ wrangles Tiger down with a top wristlock and STOMPS the arm! ZSJ BOOTS Nagata, kicks Tiger, and then whips Tiger to a corner. ZSJ runs in but Tiger dodges! Nagata BOOTS ZSJ, Tiger sobats Taichi! Nagata gives Taichi an EXPLODER! DOUBLE GIRI SANDWICH!

Tiger gets the double underhooks, TIGER DRIVER! Cover, ZSJ breaks it in time! Nagata stomps ZSJ, throws him out, then keeps on him on the outside. Fans rally up as Tiger Mask sees Taichi go to a corner. Tiger runs in but Taichi dodges to GAMANGIRI! Both men in the ring are down, someone hits railing on the outside, and fans rally up. Taichi rises, runs, but Tiger ducks Ax Bomber to chicken wing! Taichi RAMS Tiger into a corner, ZSJ EuroUppers! AX BOMBER! Cover, TWO! Taichi fires up, OFF COME THE PANTS! ZSJ gets Tiger up, Taichi aims, but Tiger slips out. ZSJ switches, Taichi choke grips, CHOKE SLAM BACK SUPLEX! Cover, Nagata breaks it!

ZSJ gets Nagata for forearms in the corner. Nagata gets ZSJ in a clinch but ZSJ fights out to a cobra twist! Taichi fires up, stands Tiger up, Alabama and BLACK- NO! Tiger slips out to backslide! TWO!! Taichi narrowly escapes, and he gets Tiger for SEITEIJYUJIRYOU!! Tiger endures, ZSJ has Nagata down in an ARMBAR! Fans rally, Tiger grabs at the ref but Taichi CRANKS the stretch plum! Tiger quits, the Tekkers win!

Winners: Dangerous Tekkers, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Tiger & Nagata earn 0)

A valiant effort from Team Blue Justice but Dangerous T & Zacky Big Tekkers take them down! Will the IWGP Tag Team Champions be untouchable going into the finals?

World Tag League 2021: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS TAKA Michinoku & Minoru Suzuki!

The Joker & The Ace are on the bubble, and Suzuki-Gun definitely want to pop it! Will Yano & Tanahashi have something to thwart the Blue Playmaker & Meanest Man in the World? Or are we about to see a spoiler?

Suzuki-Gun grows impatient but the ref has them stay back. Tanahashi shoves off the muscles, Yano shouts, “SUGOI~!” Then Yano & Tanahashi squat! Suzuki & Taka approach, start to crouch, but then they attack! They kick Yano & Tanahashi out, Suzuki goes after Yano and Taka is after Tanahashi! The bell rings to get this on record as Suzuki stomps away on Yano. Taka has Tanahashi in the ring and stomps him, then clamps on a facelock. Suzuki uses Yano’s shirt to choke Yano, then has a cobra clutch. Tanahashi fights up, but Taka avoids the shotei to poke him in the eye! Roll up, TWO! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Backslide, TWO!!

Tanahashi barely escapes and Taka argues with the ref. Taka brings Tanahashi up but Tanahashi fires off strikes! Tanahashi runs, into Suzuki’s FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Suzuki sees Yano coming and tackles him to a HEEL HOOK! Taka whips Tanahashi, drags him down and has a FUJIWARA! Fans rally up but Taka gets the other arm for a RINGS OF SATURN! Tanahashi gets the ROPEBREAK! Taka lets go at 4, to stomp Tanahashi out of the ring. Suzuki whips Yano into railing on the other side while Taka wraps Tanahashi’s arm around the railing. Taka pulls on the arm, the ref reprimands, and Taka lets off to instead stomp Tanahashi down.

Suzuki whips Yano into more railing, then has an arm and leg for a HALF CRAB! A ring count starts, Taka hammerlocks and POSTS Tanahashi’s arm! The count is 10 of 20 but Suzuki-Gun still tortures Yano & Tanahashi. They leave Tanahashi and Yano behind at 15, but Tanahashi gets in at 19! Taka stomps Tanahashi, drags him up and bumps him off Suzuki’s boot. Tag to Suzuki, Suzuki stomps a mudhole into Tanahashi. Taka and Suzuki each dig boots into Tanahashi, then Suzuki snapmares Tanahashi for a motorcycle stretch. Suzuki then steps over to trap one arm so he can torture the other! Suzuki twists the wrist, bends the fingers, then has the ref keep Yano back.

Suzuki tortures Tanahashi’s arm more but Tanahashi’s foot gets the ropebreak! Tag to Taka, he stomps Tanahashi down. Taka drags Tanahashi up, wrenches, and ELBOW BREAKERS! Taka gets the arm again for another wrench and another ELBOW BREAKER! Taka stomps Tanahashi but fans rally up. Taka wrenches to a third ELBOW BREAKER! Tanahashi falls, Suzuki tags in. Suzuki BOOTS Yano down, Taka digs his boots into Tanahashi, then Suzuki brings Tanahashi up. The fans rally, Suzuki pushes Tanahashi around but Tanahashi fires forearms back! Suzuki forearms back, they go back and forth, and fans rally up as they pick up speed! Suzuki ROCKS Tanahashi!

Tanahashi drops to a knee, Suzuki smirks, but Tanahashi blocks the Penalty Kick to DRAGON SCREW! Fans rally up, Tanahashi tags in Yano! Yano goes to the corner to untie the buckle pad! Suzuki runs in, Yano moves, but Suzuki stops himself from hitting buckles. Yano doesn’t realize that until he turns around and Suzuki kicks low. Suzuki whips, but Yano grabs ropes. Yano dodges Suzuki and SLAPS him on the head! Fans fire up but Suzuki scowls! Yano sees that scary face and Suzuki kicks him to whip him into a corner. Suzuki BOOTS, snapmares and PENALTY KICKS! Suzuki sits Yano up so he can rain down forearms, and then fists!

The ref stops the closed fists, Suzuki shoves the ref away. Suzuki kicks Yano, runs, but Yano hits an atomic drop! Hot tag to Tanahashi! Fans rally as Tanahashi hits FLYING FOREARMS on Suzuki! Tanahashi DECKS Taka for good measure before he drags Suzuki up for a strike fest! Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Suzuki to a drop zone, hops up the corner and SUNSET SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up with “Let’s Go, Ace!” as Tanahashi runs. Suzuki follows, dodges, and gets a SLEEPER HOLD! Tag to Taka, Suzuki-Gun double whip Tanahashi into the bare corner! Clothesline and BOOT! Suzuki brings Tanahashi around to ROCK with a forearm, then he runs, BOOK SUPERKICK COMBO!

Taka covers, TWO! Taka drags Tanahashi up, scoops but Tanahashi slips out to SHOTEI! CALF KICK from Taka! La Magistrol! TWO! Taka traps Tanahashi in a headscissors hold! FIGURE FOUR NECKLOCK! Tanahashi endures as Taka also gets the arm! Yano gets in to stomp Taka, then he intercepts Suzuki. Suzuki whips Yano into the bare buckles! Taka gets Tanahashi up, knees and whips into Suzuki’s BOOT! SLEEPER! Suzuki spins Tanahashi for the Gotch, but Tanahashi resists. Suzuki KNEES Tanahashi, shoves him to Taka’s waistlock, but Tanahashi switches and shoves Taka into Suzuki! Suzuki storms in but Tanahashi grabs the ref. Yano slips in to DOUBLE LOW BLOW!

Tanahashi runs to SLINGBLADE Taka down! Fans fire up and Tanahashi gets Taka’s legs. Tanahashi ties the legs up for the TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Taka endures, Yano keeps Suzuki out! Taka taps, Yano & Tanahashi win!

Winners: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Suzuki-Gun earns 0)

Another sneaky play from the Joker & the Ace, and they’re still alive! But will this dark horse duo make it to the end? Or are they still just one loss away from being out completely? As for Suzuki-Gun, will they ever get points on the board?

World Tag League 2021: Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe VS Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL w/ Dick Togo!

Speaking of spoilers, the Great Bash Heels want to play spoiler to the House of Torture, but they will have to watch out for Dick Togo’s Spoiler Choker! Will Honma & Makabe make the Tokyo Pimp & King of Darkness choke this late in the tournament? Or will Darkness Fall as Yujiro & Evil rise?

Bullet Club Low Sweets, and then they attack! Evil goes after Makabe while Yujiro is after Honma! The bell rings to get this on record, Evil sends Makabe out and CHOPS him, while Yujiro has Honma in the corner for CHOPS. Makabe forearms Evil back! Then POSTS him! Then smacks him off the apron! Fans fire up while Yujiro knees Honma low. Yujiro runs, rams shoulders, but Honma stays up! Honma roars, Yujiro kicks him low. Yujiro runs, Honma dodges to run Yujiro over! Honma stomps Yujiro, drags him up and CLUBS him, to then scoop and SLAM! Honma fires up, fans rally but Dick is in the way!

The ref reprimands, Honma drags Yujiro up but Yujiro BITES Honma’s hand! The ref reprimands but Yujiro CLUBS the arm, then whips Honma into the bare buckles! The Bullet Club special is back again! Makabe runs in but Yujiro kicks him first. Yujiro whips Makabe into the bare buckles now! Honma and Makabe both fall out of the ring, and Evil gets Makabe up. Evil hammerlocks Makabe’s arm, then he RAMS Makabe into railing at the commentary table! Milano Collection AT and Jushin Thunder Liger brace themselves! Evil gets the House of Torture shirt and uses it to choke Makabe! Yujiro keeps Honma down on the other side, then puts him in the ring cover. TWO and fans rally up.

Yujiro drags Honma up to scoop and SLAM, then he rains down right hands! The ref reprimands, so Yujiro rakes Honma’s eyes instead! The ref reprimands again and Yujiro stops to tag in Evil. Fans rally for “G B H!” but Evil throws Honma out. Evil has the ref pay attention to Makabe so Dick can ROCK Honma and put him back in. Cover, TWO! Evil argues the count but he drags Honma back up to wrench the arm. Tag to Yujiro, House of Torture mugs Honma then Yujiro DECKS Makabe. Yujiro whips Honma into the bare buckles! Yujiro drags Honma up to snapmare and run for a basement BOOT! Cover, TWO! Tag to Evil, he kicks Honma around.

Fans rally up, Evil scoops and SLAMS to cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Deep leg hook, TWO! Evil is frustrated but the ref says those were all fair. Fans rally up harder for Honma and he chops Evil. Evil doesn’t flinch and gives toying kicks. Honma chops more but Evil rakes eyes! The ref reprimands, Evil brings Honma around to suplex. Honma fights that off and he suplexes Evil up and over! Fans fire up while both men are down! Hot tag to Makabe! The Rampaging King Kong rallies on House of Torture, and even DECKS Dick! Makabe runs at Evil to corner clothesline! Makabe climbs up to rain down fists! Fans rally, he gets all 10 and laughs.

Makabe reels Evil in but Evil fights the suplex and CLUBS Makabe to run, into a LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Makabe drags Evil up as fans rally, and he ROCKS Evil with big haymakers! Makabe runs, but Evil grabs the ref and Dick trips Makabe up! Tag to Yujiro, he drags Makabe up to knee low and put against the ropes. Yujiro backs up to BOOT Makabe! Yujiro brings Makabe up but Makabe fights the fisherman. Yujiro fights the suplex, wrenches out, ducks one lariat but not the LEFT! Hot tag to Honma! Honma runs to run Yujiro over! Honma CHOPS Yujiro into the corner, CHOPS more, then whips corner to corner. Honma runs in to back elbow, then BULLDOG!

Fans fire up and Honma runs, KOKESHI FLOPS! Yujiro avoids it in time, and he brings Honma back up. Honma kicks but Yujiro blocks it to throw him down for a basement boot! Yujiro gets Honma back up for FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, Makabe breaks it! Evil attacks Makabe, House of Torture double whip but he breaks the clothesline to DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE! Fans fire up and GBH targets Yujiro. LARIAT SANDWICH! Makabe ax handle chops Yujiro, Honma runs Yujiro over! Honma fires up and runs, KOKESHI! Cover, TWO! Yujiro survives, but fans rally up. Honma drags Yujiro up, scoops, but Yujiro slips out to mule kick! And SUPERKICK!

Yujiro reels Honma in but no Pimp Juice! Honma spins Yujiro around, Evil gets in but gets caught! COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! Dick gets on the apron, Honma DECKS him! Honma sits Yujirio up, BASEMENT KOKESHI! Cover, TWO!! Yujiro survives but Honma drags him up. Scoop and SLAM, then Honma goes to the corner. Fans fire up as Honma climbs, Makabe DECKS Evil! FALLING KOKESHI FLOPS!! Yujiro grabs his pimp cane, but that’s to distract from Dick and the SPOILER CHOKER!! Dick shoves Honma into the ref! Then more SPOILER CHOKER! But Makabe uses his chain! KING KONG CHOKER! Evil saves Dick as he LOW BLOWS Makabe!

Evil drags Honma up, sets him up, Yujiro gets Honma the CANE SHOT! The ref comes to, Yujiro drags Honma up, BIG JUICE! Cover, House of Torture wins!

Winners: Yujiro Takahashi & Evil, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Great Bash Heels earn 0)

Another day, just another way to cheat a win! Will the House of Torture prove Everything is Evil and take the trophies?

World Tag League 2021: Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan VS The United Empire!

TenCozy is familiar with The Dominator & Ultimate Weapon. Will Kojima & Tenzan avenge the loss in the battle of Mongolian Chops?

The teams sort out and Khan calls out Tenzan. Tenzan accepts and the fans rally with the bell. Khan and Tenzan circle, tie up, and Tenzan powers Khan to ropes. The ref calls for the break, Tenzan lets off, but Khan avoids the Mongolian Chops. They reset, tie up again, and now Khan powers Tenzan back. But Tenzan powers Khan back to ropes again, only for Khan to turn it around on him. Khan lets off, but Tenzan avoids the Mongolian Chops! Tenzan and Khan go again, Khan kicks low and headlocks! Khan grinds the hold, Tenzan powers out, they ram shoulders and neither falls. Tenzan runs, they RAM shoulders, but Khan stays up!

Khan fakes Tenzan out to kick low then run, only for Tenzan to CLOBBER him! Tenzan Mongolian Chops Khan again and again into the corner. Tenzan stomps Khan, headbutts him down, then brings Khan up to throw haymakers. Fans rally, Tenzan whips corner to corner and runs in to clothesline! Tenzan calls his shot, TENZAN BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Tag to Kojima, he DECKS Henare, then they pinball Khan between forearms and Mongolian Chops, until Kojima uses the Mongolian Chops! Kojima stomps Khan around, brings him up, then scoops and SLAMS! TenCozy coordinates, ELBOW HEADBUTT DROP COMBO!

Kojima DECKS Henare again, stomps Khan some more, and fans rally up. Kojima brings Khan up, turns him, and hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Kojima has Khan by his beard, then drops an elbow! Khan scrambles to ropes so Kojima stomps him down. Tag to Tenzan, he stomps Khan now. Tenzan headbutts Khan, CLUBS him down, then stomps him more. Tenzan runs but Henare gets a cheap shot in! Henare then hotshots Tenzan, BLASTS Kojima, then runs Tenzan over with a shoulder! Khan gets up to tag Henare in, and Henare fires off body shots on Tenzan. Henare KICKS Tenzan then suplexes! Cover, TWO!

Fans rally up, Henare drags Tenzan up and throws haymakers. Tenzan staggers, Henare throws more haymakers and has him in the corner. Tenzan kicks back, Henare headbutts! And again! Tag to Khan, Khan Mongolian Chops! And again! Tenzan drops, Khan fires up and fans fire up with him. Khan talks trash to Tenzan, stomps on his hand and then makes him bow! Tenzan fights up to Mongolian Chop! Khan Mongolian Chops! Tenzan give sit back so Khan gives another. It’s a Mongolian Chop fight! Tenzan drops to a knee again, but he HEADBUTTS, and Mongolian Chops! Khan drops to a knee now, Tenzan runs, but into a BOOT! He’s right back up, but Khan Mongolian Chops!

Khan runs, into the WHEEL KICK! Fans fire up while both men are down. Hot tags to Kojima and Henare! They ram shoulders, and again, and then they start throwing forearms! Fans fire up as they pick up speed. Henare gets the edge and ROCKS Kojima, to then whip him corner to corner. Kojima dodges to fire off MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Fans fire up as Kojima tops it off with a whip corner to corner and forearm smash! Kojima shoves Henare down, climbs up top, MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Kojima fires off forearms on Henare but Henare throws heavy body shots! Henare gets Kojima up for a SAMOAN DROP! Fans fire up while both men are down!

Henare gets up and goes to a corner. He aims at Kojima, runs in, but Kojima BOOTS him! Kojima fires off forearms, Henare ROCKS him with a body shot! HEEL KICK! Cover, Tenzan breaks it! Tenzan DECKS Khan, stomps Henare, then coordinates with Kojima. They double whip, TENCOZY CUTTER! Cover, Khan breaks it! Khan CLUBS Kojima, Tenzan CLUBS Khan! Tenzan throws Khan out, Kojima gets Henare up for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! The armband comes off and fans fire up! Kojima waits for Henare to rise, but runs into RAMPAGE! Both men are down again and fans fire back up. Khan gets in, he knees Kojima then Mongolian Chops!

Khan CHOPS Kojima in the corner, stomps and KNEES, then whips him corner to corner. Khan runs in to clothesline, then Henare adds the SHINING WIZARD! ROUNDHOUSE BOOT COMBO! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up as Kojima survives but Khan drags Kojima back up. HITSUJIGOROSHI! Henare gets the HEEL HOOKS! FUBUKI STYLE! But Tenzan CLUBS Henare and Khan! Tenzan fires forearms back and forth on the United Empire, and DECKS Henare! But Khan Mongolian Chops again! DOUBLE MOANOGLIAN CHOPS! And again! And again! Both men wobble, Khan roars but Henare ROUNDHOUSES Tenzan!

Khan kicks Tenzan, HITSUJIGOROSHI! Henare gets the legs, MARINE!! The Empire kicks Tenzan out, and they drag Kojima back up. Fireman’s carry, Khan runs, but Kojima slips off to shove Henare into Khan! DDT for Henare! Kojima swats the Mongolian Chop away to DDT Khan! Fans fire up as Kojima fires off on Henare! ROLLING ELBOW! COZY CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Henare survives but Kojima fires up! Kojima powers up the arm, runs, but Khan catches him with an IRON CLAW SLEEPER! Feed to the SCREW HIGH KICK! Fireman’s carry, Khan BOOTS Tenzan down then comes back, IMPERIAL DROP!! Cover, The United Empire wins!

Winners: The United Empire, by pinfall (gains 2 points; TenCozy earns 0)

And with that, they’re tied with the Tekkers at the top of this block! Khan vows he and Henare will use their power as to win, will they conquer the Heavyweight Tag Division for the glory of The United Empire?

World Tag League 2021: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI VS Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale!

Two teams still in the running, but only one can be near the front of the pack! Will the Fierce Warrior & Head Hunter or the Crown Jewel & Rogue General kick the other out of the way to the top?

The teams sort out, fans rally up, and Chase starts against Hashi. They circle, tie up, and Chase waistlocks. Hashi wrenches out to a hammerlock, but Chase headlocks and hits the takeover. Hashi headscissors but Chase kips free, and fans cheer this opening exchange. They reset, Hashi calls for knuckle locks, but then suckers Chase in to wrench the arm. Chase throws Hashi down by his hair to stomp him down! Chase slaps Hashi around, brings him up and forearms. Chase whips, Hashi reverses and Goto tags in, they run Chase over! Then hip toss senton! Fale gets in, they kick and hammer him down, only for Fale to to explode out!

Goto-Hashi kick and double whip but Fale runs them both over! Fans cheer that showing of strength as Fale chases Goto. Fale and Chase mug Goto at the railing, Chase DECKS Goto while Fale stomps Hashi. Chase scoops and SLAMS Goto on the floor! Chase leaves Goto behind and the ring count starts. Fale whips Hashi into railing! We’re already at 10 of 20 and Chase is showing off by doing jumping jacks. Goto stirs at 13, crawls over at 15, and gets up at 17 to hop in at 18! Chase stomps Goto, drags him up and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Fale, Bullet Club mugs Goto with big body shot and big hammering forearms! The ref reprimands and Fale lets off to argue with him.

Fale digs a boot into Goto’s neck, lets off, and then Chase chokes Goto while the ref is busy with Fale! Chase gets away with that before Fale comes back to tag Chase in. Chase drags Goto up, Bullet Club double whips do body shot, knee lift and LARIAT! Chase has a cocky cover a la Jericho, TWO! Chase drags Goto up, CLUBS him on the neck, but Goto kicks back. Chase throws a forearm, snapmares and dropkicks Goto down! Cover, TWO! Another, TWO! Deep leg hook, TWO! Another deep leg hook, TWO!! Chase puts Goto at the ropes, tags in Fale, and they stand on Goto’s back! They salute before they hop off, but Fale keeps on Goto’s back while Chase slowly exits.

Fale steps off to drag Goto up. Fans rally up, Goto CHOPS and CHOPS, but Fale throat chops! Fale then scoops and SLAMS, to drop the big elbow! But Goto moves and Fale only hits the mat! Fans rally, hot tag to Hashi! Hashi DECKS Chase, then fires forearms on Fale! Hashi tries to whip but Fale blocks that to whip Hashi to a corner. Hashi dodges, then comes back to clothesline! Hashi whips, Fale reverses but Hashi dropkicks the leg out! Hashi runs again to BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Hashi brings Fale up and fires fast hands and a CHOP! Fale choke grips, but Hashi escapes the Grenade! Hashi runs, but Fale runs him over!

Fale rolls to his corner, tag to Chase. Chase runs at Hashi in the corner to forearm smash then short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Chase is annoyed but he drags Hashi up to half nelson. Hashi arm-drags out of the suplex to spinning mule kick! Hashi crawls, hot tag to Goto! Fans fire up as Goto runs in and clotheslines Chase, then whips him corner to corner, MURAMASA! And BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Goto drags Chase up, Chase fires a forearm! Goto forearms back, Chase comes back to forearm again. Fans rally as they go back and forth, faster and faster! Goto gets the edge, ROCKS Chase, and then fires up as Chase flounders!

Chase gets up and staggers, but he fires off a strike fest! Chase runs, but into Goto’s fireman’s carry! Chase slips off, Goto elbows him away. Goto runs in at the corner but Chase catches him for a BUCKLE SHOT! Fale gets in to whip Chase to the corner. Forearm smash, then a SPLASH! Chase climbs, Fale fireman’s carries, FLYING STOMP DEATH VALLEY! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Goto is still in this but Bullet Club call for the end! They drag Goto up but Hashi LARIATS Fale! Chase runs in but Hashi dodges, Chase hits Fale! Goto-Hashi run in, Chase dodges but they DOUBLE CLOHTESLINE Fale!

Goto-Hashi double whip, Chase shoves them into each other then throws Hashi out! But Goto dragon sleepers! Chase victory rolls, TWO!! Fans fire up, Chase knees low but Goto runs after, only to run into a PELE! Chase waistlocks, Goto backs him into a corner! Hashi runs in to CHOP Chase! Fans fire up as Hashi feeds Chase to Goto, SHI TRIGGER! Chase BOOTS then half nelsons, spins Hashi for a NECKBREAKER! Chase fires up, fans are fired up, too! Chase gets Goto up, reels him in, tucks the arms, PACKAGE- NO, Goto fights! Chase gets Goto back up but Goto fights again! Fireman’s carry, Hashi returns, Chase slips off, Hashi SUPERKICKS him after all!

Fireman’s carry, SUPERKICK to USHIGOROSHI! Goto-Hashi call their shot, they get Chase up in the dragon sleeper and leg lift, SHOTO!! Cover, Goto-Hashi win!!

Winners: Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Bullet Club earns 0)

Chaos stays strong and is now alongside the Tekkers and the Empire! Will Goto & Hashi continue this rise and take the trophies?

World Tag League 2021: SANADA & Tetsuya Naito VS The Guerrillas of Destiny!

Both teams won last round, but the Cold Skull & Uncontrollable Charisma are ahead of the Good Bad Guy & Silverback in the running. Will Los Ingobernables de Japon stay towards the front of the World Tag League? Or will Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa make the World Tag League Too Sweet?

Naito puts away his entrance gear, GoD Low Sweets, and LIJ fist bumps. Tama mocks Naito by taking his time with taking off his vest. The teams sort out, Loa calls out Naito so Naito accepts. Fans rally up, the two circle and Loa dares Naito to bring it. They tie up, Loa powers Naito to ropes but lets off cleanly. Fans cheer and the two reset. Naito and Loa tie up again, Loa again powers Naito to ropes, but Naito turns things around. Red Shoes calls for the break, Naito lets off cleanly, but then he kicks low as Loa rushes in! Naito whips, Lo reverses but Naito slides out. Loa slides out, Naito slides in then decks Loa! Naito builds speed, but he fakes Loa out to tranquilo!

Loa gets in, Naito kicks low and CLUBS him. Naito whips, Loa reverses but Naito holds ropes. Naito boots Loa, tags Sanada, then they isolate a leg to kick it. LIJ double whip to double clothesline and split the wishbone to then double basement dropkick! Fans fire up, Sanada brings Loa up and CLUBS him on the neck. Sanada brings Loa up to CLUB him again, then whips him to ropes. Loa reverses and SPEARS Sanada down! Loa drags Sanada over, tags Tama, and Tama stomps away on Sanada. Tama finally lets off, brings Sanada up and throws heavy hands. Tama whips Sanada corner to corner then runs in to clothesline!

Tama barks, fans rally up with it, and Tama runs in to STINGER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Tama drags Sanada up while keeping his eyes on Naito. Tama CLUBS away on Sanada’s chest, barks at Naito, then CLUBS Sanada more. Tama then sucker punches Naito off the apron! Red Shoes reprimands but Tama tags Loa in. Tama snap suplexes Sanada and Loa slingshot sentons in! Cover, TWO! Loa hears fans rallying for “SA-NA-DA!” but Loa brings Sanada up to RAM him into the corner! Loa hoists Sanada back up, to RAM him in again! Loa digs his shoulder in, Red Shoes counts but Loa lets off. Fans rally up but Tama tags in.

Tama paces, mocks Naito’s eye pose, then “takes out the eye” to stomp it! Tama drags Sanada up but Sanada dropkicks the leg out! Tama stomps Sanada back but he hobbles on the bad leg. Tama fires off body shots, whips Sanada corner to corner, but runs into another dropkick to the legs! Fans fire up as Sanada crawls, but Tama grabs a leg! Sanada kicks him away and hot tags Naito! Naito fires off on Tama, whips him to ropes, then elbows him down for a basement dropkick! Naito kicks Loa, runs and RANAS him back out! Naito kicks Tama and turns him for a NECKBREAKER! Naito mocks the barking, and fans fire up as he stalks Tama to a corner.

Naito elbows Tama, barks, throws more elbows, etc. and he makes Tama sit down. Red Shoes counts, Naito lets off but Tama flips Naito off. Naito stomps Tama, fans rally up, and Naito whips corner to corner. Naito runs corner to corner but Loa gets in to RAM Naito to the corner! Tama STINGER SPLASHES Naito while Loa DECKS Sanada! Tama walks off the pain in his leg while Loa keeps on Sanada, then Tama throws Naito out. Naito leans against railing, Tama throws haymakers right in front of commentary! And CLAWS Naito’s back, too! Tama rakes Naito’s eyes! Red Shoes reprimands, Tama lets off in frustration. Tama says no tranquilo here.

The ring count starts while Tama paces around. Tama gets in at 6 of 20, fans rally up, and the count goes to 15! Loa gets Naito up and puts him in at 17, Tama stands on Naito for a cocky cover. Red Shoes wont’ allow that and Tama gets in his face. Tama cools off to CLUB Naito down. Tama tags in Loa as he stands on Naito’s chest! Red Shoes counts, Tama lets off and Loa drags Naito up. Loa suplexes and holds Naito up, and fans cheer the showing of strength as Loa holds Naito for 20 before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! OJK CROSSFACE! Naito endures, moves around, reaches out, and gets a ROPEBREAK with his foot!

Loa lets off and he pats Naito on the chest before he SLAMS him face down! Loa stomps Naito, drags him up, tag to Tama. Scoop SLAM and slingshot senton! Fans fire up seeing that athleticism, and Tama mockingly says, “Naito~. Naito~.” Fans rally up for Naito and he gets up to throw body shots! Tama fires back, whips, but Naito reverses. Tama ducks and kicks, but runs into a SHOTGUN BOOT! Both men are down, fans fire up, hot tag to Sanada! Sanada rallies on Tama, arm-drags him around, then gets him for a BIG atomic drop! Loa runs in, but Sanada gives him a BIG atomic drop, too!

Loa bails out, Sanada PLANCHAS! Sanada goes to the other side, and PLANCHAS Tama, too! Fans fire up and Sanada encourages them to get louder. The fans get louder and Sanada likes the volume. Sanada drags Tama up, puts him in, but Tama wants mercy. Tama apologizes, but then Sanada sees his cheap shot coming! Sanada trips Tama, ties him up, but Tama fights out of Paradise! Only to run into a fireman’s carry! But Tama slips out, only for Sanada to fight the dragon sleeper. Sanada forearms, but Tama ducks the rolling elbow to COMPLETE SHOT! Hot tag to Loa, and he drags Sanada up. Sanada fires forearms but Loa kicks, knees and ENZIGURIS!

Loa reels Sanada in, gets Sanada up, but Sanada fights and RANAS the bomb away! Loa ends up in a corner and fans fire up as Sanada stirs. Sanada crawls to the corner, hot tag to Naito! Fans rally for “NA-I-TO!” as he runs in to JUMP KICK! Leg sweep, COMBINACION CABRON! Naito hoists Loa up top, climbs up to join him, and SUPER STEINERS Loa right down! Fans fire up as time is running out! Naito aims at Loa from the corner, runs in, but Loa elbows him away. Loa runs in, Naito dodges, Sanada back elbows! Feed to an elbow, forearm, and ENZIGURI! BIG back suplex, then RUNNING JACKKNIFE! Cover, TWO!! Loa escapes but LIJ stays cool.

Naito gets Loa up, wrenches, tilt-o-whirl, but Loa blocks Destino to POWERSLAM! Sanada gets in to dragon sleeper Loa! Tama gets in to pull Sanada’s hair and dragon sleeper, TONGAN TWIST! GoD regroups and gets Naito up. Loa back suplex, NIGHTFALL! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up and GoD take opposite corners. DIVING HEADBUTT from Loa, SUPERME FLOW from Tama! Cover from Loa, TWO!! Naito survives and GoD can’t believe it! Fans are thunderous and Jado calls the shot! Tama and Loa get Naito up but Sanada stops Magic Killer! Sanada fires off forearms and ROLLING ELBOW for Loa! Tama dragon sleepers, Sanada shiranuis out of it to dragon sleeper!

Tama fights, he and Loa get Sanada up, but Sanada fights out of Magic Killer to give Tama MAGIC SCREW! Loa CLOBBERS Sanada, and he drags Sanada back up. Loa scoops, but Sanada fights to the dragon sleeper! Feed to Naito, CORREINDO SHIKI DESTINO!! Cover, TWO!?! Loa survives and fans are thunderous! Sanada DECKS Tama, PLANCHAS again, and Naito wrenches Loa for DESTINO!! Cover, LIJ wins!!

Winners: Sanada & Tetsuya Naito, by pinfall (gain 2 points; GoD earn 0)

Tama & Loa fall, they’re on their way out! Is there no chance for GoD to repeat as World Tag League Champions now? As for LIJ, Naito gets the mic to note how this is the first time LIJ’s been in Okayama since March. “After nine months, we’re back, cabron!” This was night nine of World Tag League, and Naito wants to thank all the LIJ fans for coming out on a weeknight. “Gracias, amigos.” With this, LIJ is 7-2, though they were hoping to go undefeated. “A shame, but we’ll win out from here. And Naito and Sanada will win this World Tag League.” That way, next time LIJ is in Okayama, Naito can say they won World Tag League. Please be excited for that.

So until next time, Okayama, TRANQUILO! ASSEN NA YO! Naito hopes to see them all then, and to close this out properly… “Bushi! Sanada! Hiromu! Takagi! Y Naito! Nosotros Los Ingoberrrrrnables! DE! JA! PON!” Fans cheer LIJ, but will they be the ones holding the World Tag League trophies high in the end?

Here are the NEW World Tag League Standings!

Dangerous Tekkers: 7-2, 14 points
SANADA & Tetsuya Naito: 7-2, 14 points
The United Empire: 7-2, 14 points
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI: 7-2, 14 points
Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale: 6-3, 12 points
EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi: 6-3, 12 points
Guerrillas of Destiny: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan: 2-6, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask: 1-8, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe: 1-8, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku: 0-9, 0 points [ELIMINATED]

My Thoughts:

A great round for World Tag League, and after doing the math, only half the field is still viable. Even though Yano & Tanahashi won, they won against a team who was already out, and then the teams that needed to lose did not. The bubble has burst on the Ace and the Joker, but now they can be spoiler for somebody, assuming they’re still facing a team that has a chance. Bullet Club’s teams are on the bubble now, I have a feeling this adds weight to how LIJ VS House of Torture will decide the finals. I do appreciate that Chase & Fale are being booked strong so that they are long shots, and could believably spoil things for someone. I hope rounds 10 and 11 really put pedal to the metal in terms of action for those four different 7-2 teams to give us something to sink our teeths into.

My Score: 8.9/10