Will the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions make it to the end?

NJPW’s Super Jr. Tag League reaches the ninth and final round! Only two teams can compete for the trophies, who survive the block?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima VS Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita; Oiwa & Fujita win.
• Six Man Tag: YOSHI-HASHI, Tomoaki Honma & Master Wato VS Suzuki-Gun; Suzuki-Gun wins.
• Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club; LIJ wins.
• Super Jr. Tag League 2022: KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight VS Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask; Kushida & Knight win.
• Super Jr. Tag League 2022: Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors VS SHO & Dick Togo; Sho & Dick win.
• Super Jr. Tag League 2022: Alex Zayne & El Lindaman VS DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Douki & Kanemaru win.
• Super Jr. Tag League 2022: YOH & Lio Rush VS BUSHI & Titán; Yoh & Lio win.
• Super Jr. Tag League 2022: TJP & Francesco Akira VS Ace Austin & Chris Bey; Ace & Bey win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current Super Jr. Tag League standings!

Zayne & Lindaman: 6-2, 12 points
Austin & Bey: 6-2, 12 points
Bushi & Titan: 6-2, 12 points
TJP & Akira: 6-2, 12 points
Yoh & Lio: 6-2, 12 points
Taguchi & Connors: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Douki & Kanemaru: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Eagles & Tiger Mask: 2-6, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
KUSHIDA & Knight: 1-7, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Sho & Dick: 1-7, 2 points [ELIMINATED]

Super Jr. Tag League 2022: Alex Zayne & El Lindaman VS DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru!

#SAUCEHEARTS are at the top of the block, but they could be the first to fall! Will they stay red hot and go for the trophies? Or will Japones Del Mal & The Heel Master finish strong and ruin the GLEAT run?

As soon as introductions are over, Suzuki-Gun attacks! The bell rings as Kanemaru throws Zayne out, and Douki keeps on Lindaman with stomps in the corner! Kanemaru knees Zayne, then POSTS him! The ref reprimands as Douki digs his boots in, and Douki lets off. But Lindaman grabs Douki by the hair! Lindaman wrenches the hair to then TOSS Douki across the way! Kanemaru smacks Zayne off the apron but Lindaman stomps Douki to a corner. Lindaman digs his boots in, counts with the ref, and lets off at 4. Fans applaud and Lindaman claps along. Lindaman brings Douki up but Douki claws his eyes!

Douki runs, but Lindaman dropkicks him down! Cover, ONE! Lindaman keeps cool and he CLUBS Douki down. Lindaman stands Douki up to forearm, then forearm again against the ropes. Lindaman runs, but Kanemaru trips  him and drags him out! Kanemaru POSTS Lindaman while Douki goes after Zayne! Kanemaru DDTs Lindaman to the floor! Lucky for Lindaman, it was the padded part. Douki leaves Zayne alone while Kanemaru stomps Lindaman. Kanemaru puts Lindaman in then tags in. Kanemaru stomps away on Lindaman, then drags him back up. Kanemaru snampares Lindaman to a chinlock.

Fans rally as Lindaman endures. Douki holds the ropes back as Lindaman fights up to his feet. Kanemaru brings Lindaman to the corner and Douki tags in. Suzuki-Gun mugs Lindaman, then Douki brings Lindaman around for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fans applaud while Douki brings Lindaman back up. Lindaman throws a forearm but Douki eggs him on. Lindaman throws another, then another, but Douki knees low and DDTs! Cover, TWO! Fans rally as Douki puts Lindaman on the apron. Kanemaru positions Lindaman for a DROPKICK while Douki BLASTS Zayne! Douki tags Kanemaru and Kanemaru grabs Lindaman’s legs.

Lindaman holds onto the apron as Kanemaru tries to drag him back in! The ref reprimands and counts, but Douki BOOTS Lindaman! Lindaman loses his grip and Kanemaru drags him in! Kanemaru stands Lindaman up but Lindaman fires off forearms! Kanemaru rakes Lindaman’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Kanemaru CLUBS Lindaman. Kanemaru whips Lindaman corner to corner, then runs corner to corner to BOOT Lindaman down! Kanemaru brings Lindaman around to suplex, but Lindaman blocks! Fans rally as Kanemaru keeps trying and Lindaman keeps resisting.

Kanemaru gets Lindaman up and over, but Lindaman slips free! Lindaman CLUBS Kanemaru on the back and Kanemaru goes to a corner. Lindaman runs in, the blocks boots and puts Kanemaru in the ropes for a DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tag to Zayne! Zayne CHOPS Kanemaru, CHOPS him again, but Kanemaru kicks low. Kanemaru swings on Zayne but Zayne blocks and spins Kanemaru around for the DISCUS LARIAT! Fans fire up but Douki runs in. Zayne gets around to schoolboy and CAPOERIA KICK! Fans fire up more as Zayne stands Kanemaru up.

Zayne fires boxing elbows then a mule kick! Zayne runs, ROLLING AX KICK! Fans fire up as Kanemaru goes to a corner and Zayne aims from the other. Zayne runs in to back elbow! Then he puts Kanemaru up top and climbs, but Kanemaru rakes the eyes! Kanemaru shoves Zayne away but Zayne lands on his feet and rolls back! Zayne kips up, fires up, and runs back in to JUMPING STEINER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally as Kanemaru stays in this. Zayne drags Kanemaru up, wrenches, but Kanemaru blocks the scoop with clubbing forearms. Zayne CHOPS back, scoops, BAJA- NO, Kanemaru lands on his feet! Kanemaru runs and basement dropkicks!

Fans fire up while both men are down. Zayne goes to a corner, Kanemaru crawls over and tags in Douki! Douki runs in to clothesline Zayne, then he keeps moving, into a BOOT! Zayne and Douki are down and fans fire up again! Zayne crawls over, hot tag to Lindaman! Fans fire up with the G-Rex, and he runs in to elbow Douki! Lindaman says that’s not all, he whips Douki corner to corner for a DROPKICK! Douki staggers but Lindaman brings him up to whip. Douki blocks, but Lindaman SAYANAGIS and basement DDTs! Cover, TWO! Lindaman is annoyed but he drags Douki up again. Douki fights the Bear Slayer and HELL STABS!

Douki runs but Lindaman reels him in! Back suplex, but Douki lands on his feet to ENZIGURI! Kanemaru BOOTS Lindaman down then DECKS Zayne off the apron! Kanemaru elbows Lindaman in a corner, then Douki goes up. But Lindaman reverses the British Fall into a suplex! Douki hurries after Lindaman but Lindaman knees low and rakes the eyes. Lindaman runs, but Douki LARIATS! Lindaman stays up, Douki runs again, but Lindaman SWATS the lariat away. Lindaman waistlocks but Douki fights back with elbows. Douki goes to run, Lindaman reels him in again, but Douki uses a leg to break free.

Douki kicks but Lindaman blocks. Zayne leap frog DROPKICKS Douki down! Fans fire up as Lindaman stands Douki up. Zayne SUPERKICKS and Lindaman HIGH ANGLE GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! Douki survives and fans rally up! Zayne and Kanemaru brawl while Lindaman fires up the fans. Lindaman drags Douki up and he chicken wings, but Douki switches and schoolboys into ITALIAN STRETCH #32! Lindaman endures, Zayne rushes in and he stomps Douki! Kanemaru fires off on Zayne, whips, but Zayne reverses, only for Kanemaru to tilt-o-whirl DDT! Fans fire up as Douki roars!

Douki brings Lindaman into a wheelbarrow, but Lindaman victory rolls! TWO!! Douki escapes, runs in but into an elbow! ROLLING ELBOW! Douki ducks the next one, and he hooks Lindaman to a Gory Especial! DOTON NO JUTSU!! TWO!!! Lindaman escapes, but Douki rolls and reels Lindaman into a wheelbarrow! Full nelson, SUPLEX DE LA LUNA!!! Bridging cover, SUZUKI-GUN WINS!!!

Winners: Douki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Zayne & Lindaman earn 0)

Douki the underdog did it! The team is 4-5 but what a huge win to cap things off! Could this be the evolution of Japones Del Mal into a real contender? As for #SAUCEHEARTS, they are now 6-3, and that means they are OUT of the running! Will they have to wait until next year to heat things back up?

Super Jr. Tag League 2022: YOH & Lio Rush VS BUSHI & Titán!

The Men of the Hour and Los Ingobernables de Japon are both staring down a “win and you’re in” scenario. So then, do Direct Drive & The Bad Child make this their time? Or will Black Mask y El Inmortal make the finals tranquilo?

The teams sort out and fans rally up. LIJ fist bumps, and Bushi starts against Lio. The bell rings and the two stare down. Fans rally as the two circle, and then they tie up. They’re in a deadlock but Lio finds a point of leverage to put Bushi on the ropes. The ref counts the break but Bushi turns things around. Bushi lets off with a roll to then taunt Lio. Lio rushes in but Bushi dodges to kick low. Bushi runs but into a kick. Lio runs but Bushi drops. Titan trips Lio up, Bushi basement dropkicks and Titan BUZZSAWS! LIJ egg Yoh on, but the ref tells Titan to go back to his corner. Titan obeys and Bushi is after Lio in the corner.

Bushi brings Lio around to CLUB him down, then he tags Titan in. Titan kicks Lio to the corner, SOBATS him in the corner, then wrenches an arm before he whips corner to corner. Lio reverses, Titan goes up and over and handsprings away! Fans fire up as Titan eggs Lio on. Lio rushes in but Titan goes Matrix to dodge! Lio ducks Titan’s roundhouse and waistlocks but Titan switches. Titan shoves Lio, then follows, but Lio ducks under and handsprings around! Lio mule kicks then ENZIGURIS Titan down! Fans cheer while Lio pushes Titan to a cover, TWO! Lio drags Titan up and wrenches an arm before he tags Yoh.

Yoh and Lio double wrench, double whip, and double elbow! Then Lio runs to wheelbarrow Yoh, WHEELBARROW SPLASH! Yoh covers, TWO! Fans rally up and Yoh stomps Titan down. Yoh brings Titan up and around, but Titan ROCKS him with a forearm. Yoh kicks Titan, bumps him off buckles, then whips him corner to corner into the corner. Yoh runs in to back elbow, then he reels Titan into a facelock. But Titan GOURD BUSTERS then SUPERKICKS! Bushi runs in to dropkick Lio off the apron! Fans rally as LIJ fires up. Titan drags Yoh up and snapmares him to then PENALTY KICK in the back!

Yoh writhes and Titan tags Bushi. Bushi stomps Yoh around, drags him up and bumps him off buckles. Bushi CHOPS Yoh, then CHOPS again! Bushi makes sure Yoh faces him before he CHOPS again! Bushi pushes Yoh down and stomps him before the cover, TWO! Fans rally while Bushi drags Yoh around into an STF! Yoh endures, even as Bushi pulls him back. Fans rally more and Yoh crawls his way forward. Bushi keeps pulling but Yoh reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer but Bushi fishhooks Yoh’s face! The ref counts, Bushi lets go, and he drags Yoh away. Yoh throws a forearm! And another!

Bushi eggs Yoh on, Yoh throws another forearm, so Bushi rakes the eyes! The ref reprimands but Bushi brings Yoh around to tag Titan. Titan climbs while Bushi wrenches Yoh’s arm. DOUBLE STOMPS for the arm! And then Titan BLASTS Lio for good measure. LIJ mugs Yoh at the ropes, then double whip him to a corner. Bushi runs in but Yoh dodges! Yoh dropkicks Titan’s legs out, then he dropkicks Bushi down! Titan SOBATS and runs, but Yoh handsprings to dodge! Yoh mule kicks then turns Titan for a NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up and Yoh crawls, but so does Titan. Bushi is down, hot tag to Lio!

Lio rallies on Titan with big clotheslines! Lio whips, Titan reverses but Lio slides to a stop! Lio comes back, bobs ‘n’ weaves, whips and RANAS! Fans fire up with Lio and he runs in at Titan again to kick him. Lio ROCKS Titan, then goes corner to corner and back again to SPLASH! Lio snapmares Titan, aims as Titan rises, and then clinches. Titan breaks free to SOBAT! Bushi holds Lio but Lio breaks free. Lio BOOTS Titan away, but Bushi anchors Lio’s foot! Lio breaks free of that and swings, but Bushi avoids the dropkick, only for Lio to swing in again and dropkick Bushi down! Titan grabs Lio but Lio schoolboys, kips and SPIN KICKS!

Fans fire up again and Titan bails out. Fans rally as Lio aims, ARABIAN PRESS MOONSAULT! He takes out both Bushi and Titan, then puts Titan in the ring. Cover, TWO! Titan is still in this and fans applaud. Lio drags Titan up, but Titan throws body shots, kicks and a SOBAT! Titan runs, but Lio CLOBBERS him at the ropes! Lio runs, but Titan SUPERKICKS! Titan roars and fans fire up, but Lio hits a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Titan survives and Lio can’t believe it! Fans fire up again as Yoh slides in. Yoh & Lio high-three, then Yoh DECKS Bushi. The Men of the Hour double whip, but Titan slips through 3K to DROPKICK Lio!

Yoh rushes at Titan but Titan put shim on the apron. Titan swings, Yoh ducks to throw Titan down by his mask, but Titan kips up top PELE! Fans fire up as Bushi lines Yoh & Lio up. Titan builds speed to FLY! Direct hit on Lio & Yoh! Fans fire up and Titan stands. Titan roars and he CLUBS Lio before putting him in the ring. Lio flounders, Titan tags Bushi. LIJ CHOP and double whip Lio corner to corner. Bushi runs in to back elbow! Then he sets up, INMORTAL IN MOTION! And then DROPKICK SPINEBUSTER COMBO! Cover, TWO! Lio is still in this and fans rally up. Bushi is annoyed but he and Titan regroup.

Fans rally as Titan takes aim. Titan runs corner to corner, LOCO LARIAT! Lio staggers into the CODE BREAKER! Titan hurries, but Yoh uses Lio for DRIVE IN MOTION! Yoh knocks Titan down! Yoh baits Bushi in, JUMP KNEES, then Lio runs and springboards, RUSH HOUR! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up as the Men of the Hour drag Bushi back up. Yoh suplexes for the FALCON ARROW! Lio is up top, but Titan hurries over! Lio jumps away from Titan but has to bail out of the splash! Yoh SUPERKICKS Titan off the apron, and Lio DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! Yoh roars and he drags Bushi back up.

Bushi kicks, Yoh blocks and ducks the enziguri but not the HEEL! Bushi runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Fans fire up with Yoh and he brings Bushi back up. Yoh suplexes, FALCON GOROSHI! Lio is up top, FINAL HOUR!! Cover, Yoh & Lio win!!

Winners: Yoh & Lio Rush, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Bushi & Titán earn 0)

Turns out, it was Los Ingobernables de Japon’s final hour, as they are now OUT of the running! Yoh & Lio are 7-2 with 14 points, they are headed to the finals! Will they truly be the Men of the Hour in the Super Jr. Tag League?

Super Jr. Tag League 2022: TJP & Francesco Akira VS Ace Austin & Chris Bey!

Another “win and you’re in” scenario arises as Catch 2/2 collide with the #InevitableFinesse! Will the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions keep on going? Or will Ace & Bey have an impact on the finals?

The Orchestrator, Gideon Grey, is here to give the Public Enemy & Nova Fireball their introductions. Bullet Club Too Sweets and take off the jackets. The teams sort out and Gideon gets the fan started on “CATCH! NI NI!” Akira starts against Ace and fans rally up. Ace and Bey flex before Ace circles with Akira. They knuckle lock but Ace kicks, only for Akira to block! Ace ROCKS Akira with a forearm, headlocks, but Akira powers out. Ace runs Akira over, and then things speed up. Akira hurdles, Ace shoves and pops Akira up but Akira RANAS, only for Ace to handspring through! Ace taunts, but turns around into a DROPKICK!

Ace bails out and fans fire up. Ace walks it off and Bey calls for a timeout. Bullet Club talk strategy, Ace slides in and tags Bey. Fans applaud as Akira tags in TJP. TJP rushes in and ties up with Bey. TJP headlocks, Bey powers out but TJP goes up and over in the corner. Things keep moving, TJP slides under Bey and shoves him to ropes. Bey ducks and rebounds, he catches the dropkick to a have the legs, but TJP reaches up to twisting headscissor! Fans fire up as Bey arm-drags TJP back, but TJP headscissors, only for Bey to kip free. TJP reverses roles as he arm-drags and Bey headscissors! TJP headstands and pops free to dropkick Bey down!

Fans cheer that great exchange while TJP brings Bey up. TJP bumps Bey off buckles, tags Akira, and fans clap for “CATCH! NI NI!” as they double whip. SOBAT, KICK, KICK and BASEMENT DROPKICK! Akira drags Bey to a cover, TWO! Fans applaud while Akira keeps on Bey. Akira CLUBS Bey so hard, Bey’s headband flies off! Bey goes to a corner, Akira CHOPS him! Akira whips corner to corner but Bey reverses. Bey runs in, blocks a boot but not the ENZIGURI! Bey does block the superkick and gets around to waistlock. Akira runs to ropes and bucks the O’Conner Roll, but Ace ROUNDHOUSES Akira into Bey’s ENZIGURI!

Bey kips up and fans rally up. Bey drags Akira up and talks trash while he chinlocks then stomps Akira down. Bey tags Ace, brings Akira up, and Ace shows off with a slingshot and handspring, before he CLAWS Akira’s back. Fans cheer the shoutout to El Phantasmo while Ace flexes. Ace bumps Akira off buckles, stomps him, then suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Ace keeps cool while fans rally up. Ace stands Akira up, whips him into the corner, and Bey holds Akira in place for a CHOP! Tag to Bey, fans clap “CATCH! NI NI!” but Bey pops ‘n’ locks and says “SUCK IT!” before he CLAWS Akira’s back.

TJP runs in to go after Bey! Bey hits TJP back, he and Ace double wrench TJP to double CLAW him down! Fans applaud while Ace & Bey double whip TJP corner to corner. Bey sets up for Ace’s POMMEL KICK, and then Ace sets up. FINESSE IN- NO, TJP dodges Bey and facelocks Ace to keep him down! Akira runs for FIREBALL IN MOTION! TJP throws Ace out but Ace stays on the apron. Akira rushes over but Ace ROCKS him with a forearm. TJP runs in but into a shoulder! Ace slingshots up and over to then get around Akira and knee low. POMMEL KICK for TJP! KNEE LIFT for Akira! HEEL KICK for TJP!

Ace reels Akira in for a GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! Fans fire up and Bey has a cocky cover, but Red Shoes doesn’t count it, the foot is too close to the neck. Bey is annoyed as he drags Akira up and over. Tag to Ace, they double wrench and double CLAW Akira, to then double drop toehold and Too Sweet CLAW! Fans applaud and Ace stomps Akira to ropes. Ace CHOKES Akira on the ropes but Red Shoes reprimands. Ace lets off and Akira throws a forearm! Ace gives it back, he and Akira go back and forth. Akira CHOPS but Ace RAMS him into the corner! Tag to Bey, Ace hooks Akira up, DOUBLE SWEEP COMBO!

Ace says “Click click!” for the MOONSAULT LEG DROP COMBO! Bey covers, TWO! Bey argues the count but fans rally up. Red Shoes says the count was fair, so Bey tags Ace back in. Bullet Club double whip but Akira hold ropes. Ace runs in but Akira sends him out. Bey runs in but Akira puts him on the apron. Bey keeps Akira from getting away! Bey shoulders into Akira, slingshots up and over and keeps moving, but Akira CALF KICKS him down! Fans fire up for Akira as he crawls, but Ace trips TJP off the apron! Ace gets in as Bey KICKS Akira down! Bullet Club drags Akira up, double whips him to the corner, and Ace runs in.

Akira BOOTS Ace, slips around Bey to backslide, then uses Bey as a ramp to SHOTGUN Ace down! Fans fire up and TJP returns! Akira crawls, hot tag to TJP! TJP baseball slides Bey off the apron, atomic drops Ace, and whips. Ace reverses but TJP jumps to springboard FLYING FOREARM! Fans fire up as Public Enemy throws his shirt! Free souvenir! TJP drags Ace up, whips, but Ace reverses. Ace runs in but TJP goes up and over and then hits a TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, TJP drags Ace up and puts him in a corner. TJP rallies the fans as he scrapes Ace’s face with the laces!

TJP runs side to side to BOOT WASH! Fans rally as TJP drags Ace back up. TJP fireman’s carries but Ace fights free. Ace waistlocks, TJP switches and shoves, Akira hurries in for the ALLEY-OOP! Cover, Bey breaks it! Akira kicks Bey and throws him back out. Fans rally for “CATCH! NI NI!” The champs double whip Ace but Ace holds ropes. Akira runs in, blocks a boot and puts Ace on the apron. But Bey returns, Akira shoulders into a DOUBLE KNEE SANDWICH! TJP runs in and slides, but both Bey and Ace jump over! TJP avoids Bey’s moonsault, but he elbows Bey away. Ace handsprings over the sweep to PENALTY KICK!

Fans fire up as Bey drags TJP up and Ace slingshots, into a SUPERKICK from Akira! Akira builds speed while TJP keeps Bey in place! Akira FLIES and takes Bey out! TJP hurries to get Ace while he’s stuck on the top rope, for a GUILLOTINE MAMBA SPLASH!! Fans fire up as Akira goes up top and TJP drags Ace back up. Dragon sleeper, DIVING STOMP FINAL CUT COMBO!! Cover, TWO!! Ace survives and fans fire up again! TJP keeps cool while fans rally for “CATCH! NI NI!” TJP stands Ace up but Ace throws body shots. Ace shoves TJP away, runs in, but TJP puts him on the apron. Bey tags in and SUPERMAN PUNCHES!

Akira runs in to SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Akira dodges the Flying Chuck to SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Akira fires up, runs, but into a ROUNDHOUSE!! Fans are thunderous as all four men are down! TJP crawls for Bey and they stand up. Bey and TJP trade forearm for forearm, then TJP ROLLING SOBATS! TJP runs, but into a BOOT! Bey runs, but into a DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Akira climbs up as TJP brings Bey into an Electric Chair Lift. But Ace slingshots to SUPER STEINER Akira way! Bey slips off the Electric Chair to waistlock TJP, then shoves him into Ace’s BOOT! Ace goes up and out while Bey torture racks TJP!

Ace FLYING CHUCKS the SPINNING NECKBREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! TJP survives and fans are thunderous again! Ace & Bey coordinate, and they drag TJP back up. Bey spins TJP to SMASH off a knee, then he feeds TJP to Ace’s YOYO BUSTER! BLINDSIDE SUPERKICK! HOUSE OF CARDS! Bey covers, but Akira breaks it!! Fans fire up as Ace drags Akira up to throw him out. Ace then coordinates with Bey again! A B C, easy as One Two SWEET- NO! No cutter as TJP catches Bey! Akira drags Ace out while TJP hooks Bey up, COBRA TWIST DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!?! Bey survives and TJP can’t believe it!

Fans rally up again as TJP and Bey slowly rise. Hot tag to Akira! Akira roars and runs corner to corner, but Bey dodges! Bey blocks a boot but not the ENZIGURI or SUPERKICK! Akira goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! And then SPEEDFIRE!! Cover, but Ace breaks it! Ace drags Akira up, but Akira shoves him away and TJP clotheslines Ace and himself out! But TJP holds on to skin the cat! Catch 2/2 set Bey up for 2 BY- NO, Bey just ducks it all! Bey then dodges the double clothesline, to One Two SWEET DOUBLE CUTTER!!! Fans are thunderous as Ace hits THE FOLD!! And then Ace FALLS TO GLORY onto TJP!!

Bey drags Akira up, fisherman’s a leg, Rock-a-bye BEY BEY!! Cover, BULLET CLUB WINS!!

Winners: Ace Austin & Chris Bey, by pinfall (gain 2 points; TJP & Akira earn 0)

The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions are NOT going to the Super Jr. Tag League finals!! They must now wait to see who comes for their titles at WrestleKingdom! What does the future hold for Catch 2/2?

As for Bullet Club, Bey is already telling everyone that this is their time, their tournament, their business! And he’s already calling out Yoh & Lio, saying they got lucky in the tournament match, but this time, they’ll be what they are: LOSERS! But speaking of, Yoh & Lio make their way on stage as Catch 2/2 head to the back. Fans applaud as the two finalist teams stare down. Lio says, “So this is what it’s come down to?” Ace & Bey tell Yoh & Lio to go to the back, this is their main event slot. Lio says they earned this spot. Ace & Bey don’t care, go away. Lio & Yoh don’t go back, they just keep moving forward.

Lio & Yoh get in the ring but Bey tells them not to cross the line he draws at the center of the ring. Fans applaud as Lio & Yoh get in the faces of Ace & Bey. Ace & Bey say Lio & Yoh don’t stand a chance, they got lucky last time. Ace & Bey Too Sweet, Yoh & Lio high-three. Ace & Bey shove, Yoh & Lio shove back, things get heated and Young Lions rush in to keep this from happening now. The timekeeper rings the bell a few more times, but the teams are kept from each other. Everyone cools off, Lio & Yoh leave to give Ace & Bey the ring. Ace & Bey tell Yoh & Lio, “See you in Sendai.” Fans applaud as Yoh & Lio show they’re level-headed.

As for Bullet Club, they finally get the mic and Ace starts with, “I’m gonna tell you right now why they call me The Inevitable. It’s because of what you just right there. You just saw Ace Austin & Chris Bey pin, defeat, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.” Fans applaud because that is true. Ace says they saw that, and “that right there is a glimpse into the future. We got one more match: Sendai, the finals. And when Ace Austin & Chris Bey win Super Jr. Tag League, we’re gonna bring that match back around. We’re gonna bring that match back around against the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions in the Tokyo Dome at WrestleKingdom!”

Fans cheer that, they’d love to see it. Ace continues so that that then, “you are gonna witness the NEW IWGP Junior Tag Team Champions of the World! These two right here!” Fans applaud and Ace hands the mic to Bey. “YO!” “YO!” “I said yo!” “Yo!” Not everyone gets it but Bey will break it down for ’em. “Lio, Yoh. You got lucky in the past. You got lucky when you ‘beat’ Ace Austin & Chris Bey. But December 14th- Excuse me, where are my manners? Decem-Bey 14th, in Sendai, you two will meet your senpai right here! You two will learn that when the lights are on bright, these two right here will always run the night. We will always leave the fight.

“We’re also gonna teach you oh so simply, the alphabet.” Ace asks who is ready to learn, and the fans applaud. Bey says don’t worry, they’ve got you. A, B, C… And that is One Two SWEET~! Bullet Club is heading to Sendai this Wednesday, but will them winning it all truly be inevitable?

Here are the FINAL Super Jr. Tag League standings!

Austin & Bey: 7-2, 14 points [FINALIST]
Yoh & Lio: 7-2, 14 points [FINALIST]
TJP & Akira: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Bushi & Titan: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Zayne & Lindaman: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Douki & Kanemaru: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Taguchi & Connors: 3-6, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Eagles & Tiger Mask: 2-7, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
KUSHIDA & Knight: 2-7, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Sho & Dick: 2-7, 4 points [ELIMINATED]

My Thoughts:

A great final round for the Super Jr. Tag League. Sorry for skipping two of the tournament matches but they were between teams that weren’t going to make this year’s finals no matter how you sliced it. I did end up seeing the latter half of Wild Hips VS Sho & Dick, and Taguchi is always a joy to watch so I do feel a bit bad about that one. Taguchi drank water, and that activated his Drunken Hips Style. But in the end, not even the power of the Wild Hips exposing their butt cheeks was enough, Sho & Dick get their second win to end their run. As I said before, I kinda hope Wild Hips stick together to keep exploring this great chemistry.

The final three matches were the matches to watch. That was wild for Douki to get the win there and eliminate #SAUCEHEARTS. It’s great for Douki that he got to finish strong in the tournament, 2023 could really hold some big things for him. Then, just as I was saying we should have a different scenario for the finals than LIJ VS Catch 2/2, that’s what we got! But I didn’t think neither team would make it! LIJ and Catch 2/2 lose so we get Chaos VS Bullet Club instead. Awesome matches for both teams, and I like that we got a tense confrontation between them. Ace & Bey have a good closing promo, and now the finals can go any which way, which is a lot of fun.

My Score: 8.8/10