Will #DespeWato truly win as a team?

Master Wato & El Desperado have been winning back-to-back main events, and are finally what you could call a team! Will the streak keep going?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Six Man Tag: Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Hiroyashi Tenzan VS Boltin Oleg, Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima; Makabe, Honma & Tenzan win.
• Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan; Shota & Narita win.
• Six Man Tag: Chaos VS The House of Torture; Chaos wins.
• 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Sho & Kanemaru win.
• 2023 Super Junior Tag League: DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney; Connors & Moloney win.
• 2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita; Eagles & Fujita win.
• 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Bushi & Titan VS Catch 2/2; Bushi & Titan win.
• 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Master Wato & El Desperado VS Intergalactic Jet Setters; Wato & Desperado win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current Super Junior Tag League Standings.

Master Wato & El Desperado: 4-1, 8 points
Intergalactic Jet Setters: 3-2, 6 points
Clark Connors & Dan Moloney: 3-2, 6 points
Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 3-2, 6 points
Catch 2/2: 3-2, 6 points
Yoh & Musashi: 2-3, 4 points
Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC: 2-3, 4 points
Bushi & Titan: 2-3, 4 points
Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita: 2-3, 4 points
Douki & Taka Michinoku: 1-4, 2 points

2023 Super Junior Tag League: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru!

The Funky Weapon & The Eternal aren’t doing so well, but the Murder Machine & Heel Master are running out of tricks to pull. Will Taguchi & Dylan Kyle Cox have some tricks of their own? Or will the House of Torture still find a way to win?

The teams sort out and Kanemaru starts against Taguchi. Fans rally as the two circle, but then Sho attacks from behind! Kanemaru BLASTS DKC, and fans boo as the House stomps away on Taguchi. They double whip Taguchi, but he DOUBLE HIP ATTACKS them down! Fans fire up as Taguchi HIP ATTACKS Kanemaru at the ropes! Then Taguchi HIP ATTACKS Sho at the ropes! Then back to Kanemaru for a baseball slide and APRON HIP! Taguchi springboards to MISSILE HIP! Fans fire up but Sho is back, only for Taguchi to mule kick! DKC jumps in, they double whip and double ELBOW! Then they rain down CHOPS!

DKC and Taguchi say OSU, and run to drop DOUBLE CHOPS! Fans fire up and Taguchi brings Kanemaru up. Kanemaru BOOTS back, then ENZI- NO, Taguchi ducks! OH MY GAH ANKLE! Kanemaru reaches for ropes and seems to call for the others! Taguchi yanks Kanemaru back and then waits on the House to show themselves. But when Evil, Yujiro & Dick don’t show, Taguchi gets in the ring. The House attacks with double kicks! They stomp away on Taguchi again, then drag him up to double whip. Kanemaru dropkicks the leg out! Taguchi writhes but fans rally up, but Kanemaru tags Sho in.

The House split the wishbone on Taguchi! Sho stomps the leg, then drops an elbow on the leg. Sho has a toehold but Taguchi scrambles to a ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and the ref counts, and Sho pulls on the leg before letting go. Taguchi pulls hair but Sho throws him out. Sho distracts the ref so Kanemaru can POST Taguchi! Sho BLASTS DKC, and Kanemaru drags Taguchi around to SMASH the knee on the floor! Kanemaru stomps Taguchi and a ring count starts. Taguchi flounders at 4 of 20, rises up slowly, but is still down at 10! Sho celebrates already as we get to 15 of 20! Taguchi hobbles up at 17, and slides in at 18! Fans cheer but Sho is annoyed.

Taguchi kicks from below, but Sho keeps him from the corner! Tag to Kanemaru and he stomps Taguchi’s leg! Taguchi writhes as Kanemaru stomps him more. Kanemaru stands on the leg, stomps it, and stomps it again. And again! Kanemaru BOOTS DKC down, then drags Taguchi up. Taguchi throws body shots but Kanemaru stomps him. Taguchi throws more shots, but Kanemaru rakes the eyes! Kanemaru stomps Taguchi to a corner, whips him corner to corner, then runs in, but into a BOOT! Taguchi fires up and runs in, but Kanemaru counters the hip attack with an atomic drop! Kanemaru runs, but into the ROLLING HIP ATTACK!

Fans fire up while Taguchi and Kanemaru are down! They crawl, hot tags to Sho and DKC! DKC dodges Sho to CHPO, CHOP and CHOP! Fans fire up but Sho ducks the roundhouse. DKC dodges the haymaker to DKCANNONBALL! Fans fire up and DKC aims, SOBAT, KICK and SHOTGUN BOOT! And he calls for “DK FIRE!” He stands Sho up to CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP! The fans rally along as DKC picks up speed, then LARIATS Sho down! DKC runs to SOMERSAULT SENTON! Cover, Kanemaru breaks it! DKC ROCKS Kanemaru but Kanemaru rakes the eyes! Kanemaru runs, into Taguchi’s HIP ATTACK!

Taguchi & DKC get Sho up to double whip. Taguchi sends DKC in to back elbow! Taguchi adds his HIP ATTACK, then calls his shot! DKC climbs up, Taguchi scoops Sho, but Sho claws Taguchi’s eyes! Sho then shoves Taguchi into DKC! DKC tumbles down, Taguchi rushes Sho but is sent into the ref! The ref goes down and Sho hurries for his corner! But Taguchi stops him from picking up the Murder Tool! Fans cheer as Taguchi takes the wrench for his own! Sho begs for mercy, calls for the House, but Taguchi JAMS him first! Taguchi then demands that this time, he’ll get at Evil and the rest! He rushes backstage!

Wait, they come out from the other side! They tricked Taguchi and now mug DKC 4v1! Taguchi hurries back down the ramp, but now he gets mugged 4v1! Fans boo the House like always, but they drag DKC up. They whip him corner to corner, Kanemaru ELBOWS! Dick ELBOWS! Yujiro BOOTS! Evil clotheslines! DKC falls, and the House sets him up for the DICK CHOP!! Sho covers, the ref is back up, TWO!! DKC survives and the fans fire up! Sho is amused and says he’ll end this now! Sho tucks the arms, STRAITJACKET DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!! DKC survives again and now Sho is furious!

The fans are thunderous, but Sho gets in the ref’s face. Kanemaru gets his whiskey! Taguchi’s back to ENZIGURI first! Taguchi DECKS Dick, then KICKS the rope to jam up Evil & Yujiro! HIP ATTACK for Sho, DKC rolls him up! TWO!! Sho escapes but DKC & Taguchi form up! KNUCKLE SANDWICH! Sho sputters, DKC & Taguchi call upon the powers of Strong Style! DOUBLE BUM-A-YE!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sho survives and shocks DKC! Taguchi says they can still try one thing, and he goes to the apron. DKC hauls Sho up to the Electric Chair, but Kanemaru YANKS Taguchi down! Sho slips down, Dick distracts the ref!

Sho brings DKC around, but DKC ducks! Kanemaru waits, Sho stands DKC back up, WHISKEY MIST!! Sho brings DKC around to tuck the arms, SHOCK ARROW!! Cover, House of Torture wins!

Winners: Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi & DKC earn 0)

Taguchi & DKC thought they were ready, but the House thought outside the box and still stole the win! Taguchi protests but that gets him beat up! Will Taguchi & DKC be out of the running now? Will the House of Torture continue to lie, cheat and steal all the way to the top?

2023 Super Junior Tag League: DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney!

Can you believe it? Japones Del Mal & The Blue Playmaker got a win! Granted, they’re not exactly taking over this tournament, but maybe, just maybe, they can spoil things for the Bullet Club! Will Douki & Taka get their biggest win yet? Or will The Cowboy & The Criminal hit ’em with the Full Clip?

OH NO, Drilla CLOBBERS Douki with the belt! Connors fires off on Taka, TOSSES him out, and Drilla TOSSES Douki! Drilla goes out to ROCK and UPPERCUT Taka down! Connors brings Douki around, shoves some railing aside, and brings Douki to a stairway at the back of the area! Drilla beats Taka down while Connors and Douki are now in the nosebleeds! The fans are happy to be closer to the action, but then Connors scoops Douki! He’s aiming for the railing! Douki flails and gets fere! Douki goes to dump Connors! Connors fights Douki back, knocks him down, and fans rally for Douki. Meanwhile, Drilla drags Taka to ringside.

Drilla puts Taka in, the bell rings, and this is finally on record. Drilla drops an elbow on Taka, then stomps him. Drilla rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Drilla threatens him. Connors and Douki are still brawling, and then Connors runs Douki to ringside to POST him! Drilla drags Taka up, whips him to a corner, and tag to Connors. Drilla digs his boots in, then Connors adds his. The ref counts, Connors lets off, and he brings Taka up. Connors UPPERCUTS Taka to ropes, Drilla RAMS Douki into the apron! Connors CHOPS Taka, then CHOPS him again! Taka goes to a corner, then he whips Taka hard into the corner!

Connors taunts the fans, Drilla mocks the “You Already Die!” catchphrase, and then Drilla tags in. They double whip Taka to ropes, but Taka holds ropes. Connors runs in but Taka DUMPS him out! Drilla runs up, but Taka DECKS him! Fans fire up as Taka hurries, but Drilla anchors his foot! Connors YANKS Douki off the corner! Drilla digs his forearm into Taka’s face, but lets off as the ref counts. Drilla stomps Taka, but Taka CLUBS a leg! Taka throws body shots but Drilla CHOPS Taka down! Taka sits up to fires body shots, but Drilla CHOPS him again! Taka fires more body shots, but Drilla ROCKS him!

Taka ROCKS Drilla, Drilla ROCKS Taka! Taka kicks low but Drilla fires forearms! Drilla runs, Taka goes the other way and Taka BOOTS Drilla down! Hot tags to Connors and Douki! Douki dodges, fires forearms, then whips. Connors reverses, Douki ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS! Fans fire up but Drilla full nelsons Douki. Connors runs in but Douki back drops him away! Douki arm-drags Drilla, then springboards to back elbow! Drilla bails out, Douki builds speed to DIVE onto Connors! Douki keeps going and he DIVES onto Drilla! Douki keeps going, and he DIVES onto Connors again! Fans fire up for the hattrick!

Douki drags Connors up and has the fans behind him as he puts Connors in. Douki goes up the corner, DIVING DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO! But into ITALIAN STRETCH #32! Connors endures, moves around, but Douki rolls him away from ropes! ITALIAN STRETCH, and Taka KNEES Connors down! Cover, Drilla breaks it! Taka kicks Drilla out and he coordinates with Douki! Douki wheelbarrows Connors to lift, SUPER- NO, Connors boots Taka away! Connors switches with Douki, shoves him into Taka, then POWERSLAMS Douki down! Fans fire up while both men are down! Hot tag to Drilla!

Drilla runs in to LARIAT Douki, then he ripcords, but Douki blocks the chop! And Douki ducks the enziguri to RUNNING HEADBUTT! Hot tag to Taka, and he BOOTS Drilla to a corner. Taka whips corner to corner to then corner SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO, but into JUST FACELOCK! Drilla scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taka lets go quickly and brings Drilla up. Drilla slips free of the scoop, then shoves Taka to SPINEBUSTER and DOUBLE STOMP! Drilla says HE’S gonna hit the Michinoku! Drilla scoops but Taka slips free to kick low!

Drilla kicks back, whips, but Taka reverses and drop toeholds to the JUST FACELOCK!! Drilla scrambles, Douki intercepts Connors to ITALIAN STRETCH!! The champs endure stereo submissions! Drilla fights around, Taka shifts the grip, but Drilla still gets the ROPEBREAK! Taka lets off and fires up! The fans are with him as Taka scoops, but Drilla slips free! Ripcord CHOP! Connors CHOPS! Drilla ENZIGURIS! They lock ‘n’ load, to DOUBLE GORE!! Cover, TWO?!?! Taka survives and the fans fire up! Connors keeps cool, he has Drilla get Taka back up. Connors climbs a corner but Douki YANKS him down! Douki fires up, but Connors SPEARS him down!

Taka fights the suplex, slips around, Oklahoma Roll! TWO, SHINING WIZARD! Taka hurries, but Connors sneaks a tag! Taka whips but Drilla GORES him!! Then Connors climbs, Drilla suplexes, FULL CLIP!! Cover, Bullet Club wins!

Winners: Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Douki & Taka earn 0)

The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions shot first and they shot last, keeping Douki & Taka at dead last! Will Japones Del Mal & Blue Playmaker just have to settle for being someone’s spoiler in the homestretch? Will Connors & Moloney be aimed right at those trophies?

2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita!

Standing at 2-3, #MUSAKO is a little off-course. But at the same time, The Sniper of the Skies & Ichiban Sweet Boy are also 2-3. With the window closing on their chances, can Mr. Direct Drive & Dream Follower kick things back into gear? Or will they see that The Mighty Don’t Kneel?

The teams sort out and Musashi starts against Fujita. Fans rally as the two circle, feel things out, and tie up. Fujita waistlocks, Musashi switches but Fujita throws Musashi down to then headlock. Musashi headscissors, Fujita kips free, and fans cheer this opening exchange. Musashi and Fujita reset, circle, and Musashi trips Fujita. Things speed up, Fujita hurdles but Musashi leaps over. Fujita dodges Musashi to arm-drag him, and DROPKICK him! Fans cheer and Fujita grins as he brings Musashi up. Tag to Eagles, but Musashi slips away. Fans rally as Musashi tags Yoh, and Yoh circles with Eagles.

The two tie up, Eagles wrenches and wristlocks, but Yoh rolls and kips up. Yoh wrenches back, wrenches again, but Eagles uses the ropes to flip through. Eagles wrenches back, wristlocks, but Yoh uses ropes to flip through! Yoh wrenches and wrenches but Eagles holds ropes. Yoh whips but Eagles blocks by holding the ropes! Yoh tries again, Eagles still holds on, so Yoh wrenches again and YANKS the arm. Yoh whips, Eagles reverses to go up and around and arm-drag! Things speed up, Eagles hurdles and RANAS! Fans fire up as Eagles WHEEL KICKS Yoh down then kips back up! Eagles gets the fans to join in on “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!”

Eagles brings Yoh up, whips him but now Yoh holds the ropes. Yoh copies Eagles’ antics but Eagles CHOPS Yoh! Eagles whips, Musashi sneaks a tag and #MUSAKO drop toeholds to basement dropkick! Fujita runs in but into a double hip toss! Fans rally and Musashi drags Eagles up. Musashi CLUBS Eagles, then digs his boot in at the corner. The ref counts, Musashi lets off, and Eagles sputters. Musashi snapmares Eagles, tags in Yoh, and they split the wishbone! Eagles writhes, but Yoh drags him up to scoop and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Yoh tries again, TWO! Another time, TWO! Yoh smothers Eagles to a cover, TWO! Yoh drags Eagles back into a cover, TWO!!

Fans applaud while Yoh stays between Eagles and Fujita. Yoh stomps Eagles, brings him up and around to wrench, and tag to Musashi. Musashi CLUBS the arm, then runs to BLAST Fujita off the apron. Musashi CHOPS Eagles to a corner and Eagles sits right down! Musashi stands Eagles up, traps the legs in ropes, and Musashi runs to SHOTGUN Eagles down! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Musashi drags Eagles back, and he tags Yoh. Yoh stomps Eagles, then brings him up and around. Eagles throws body shots and forearms! And a CHOP! Yoh kicks low! Eagles trips Yoh but Yoh kicks Eagles into the corner!

Yoh ELBOWS Eagles, reels him in, but Eagles gets around to SNAP SAIDO! Fans fire up while both men are down! Eagles crawls to hot tag Fujita! Fujita DORPKICKS Yoh, BLASTS Musashi for earlier, then runs up on Yoh. Fujita ROCKS, UPPERCUTS and CHOPS Yoh! Fujita whips corner to corner, Yoh reverses, but Fujita goes up and over to O’Conner Roll, CHAOS- NO, Yoh fights the lift! Fujita CHOPS Yoh again, snapmares and goes to the apron. Fans rally and Fujita aims, springboard MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up for “FU-JI-TA!” and he slashes his throat. Fujita drags Yoh up, suplexes, but Yoh fights free.

Yoh swings, misses, and Fujita CHOPS again! Fujita runs, but Yoh handsprings away! Fujita blocks the superkick to CHOP! Fujita runs in, Yoh dumps him out, and HANDSPRING KICKS him off the apron! Then Yoh PLANCHAS Fujita down! Fans fire up and Yoh seems to enjoy the stinging in his chest. Yoh drags Fujita up to CHOP back! Then Yoh puts Fujita in the ring, tags Musashi, and BLASTS Eagles! #MUSAKO double whip, Musashi runs in to ELBOW, then Yoh runs in to POETRY IN MOTION! Feed to Musashi’s EXPLODER! Musashi covers, TWO! Fans rally up, Musashi kicks and whips Fujita, but Fujita reverses to CHOP! Musashi CHOPS!

Musashi runs, Fujita follows and Eagles sneaks a tag before Fujita WHEEL KICKS! Eagles BLASTS Yoh, then coordinates with Fujita. Fujita drags Musashi up, TMDK runs, HIGH LOW DOUBLE KICKS! Eagles covers, TWO! Musashi is still in this and the fans rally up. TMDK coordinate again, they haul Musashi up to double wrench and- NO, Musashi fights free to fire off CHOP after CHOP after CHOP! TMDK kick and DOUBLE CHOP! They double whip, but Musashi crisscrosses them to CHOP! And CHOP! Eagles SOBATS, runs, but Musashi dodges! Musashi dropkicks a leg then he DROPKICKS Eagles!

Fujita kicks Musashi, runs, but into Yoh’s DROPKICK! Fans fire up as MUSAKO STEREO FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Eagles survives but the fans fire up with Yoh. Yoh drags Eagles up, he and Musashi coordinate, but Eagles slips out of the suplex. Eagles cravats Yoh and BOOTS Musashi to get his ASAI DDT! Musashi kicks but Eagles blocks. Eagles tries to hook Musashi up but Musashi shoves Eagles away! SUPERKICK! Musashi reels Eagles in, half nelson and FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Eagles survives but Musashi drags him back up. GERMAN- NO, Eagles lands out of the suplex to ROUNDHOUSE! SUPERKICK! ENZIGURI!

Eagles calls Fujita and Fujita runs in, ALLEY-OOP DDT!! Fans fire up, Eagles covers, YOH BREAKS IT! Fujita TOSSES Yoh and fans rally. Eagles climbs, Fujita FLIES! Direct hit on Yoh! Eagles then 450 SPLASHES Musashi’s legs!! RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Musashi endures, crawls, but Eagles drags him back! MUSAHIS TAPS, TMDK WINS!

Winners: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita, by submission (gains 2 points; Yoh & Musashi earn 0)

Fujita shows The Sniper of the Skies isn’t the only one with great accuracy, and that dive allowed Eagles to finish this off! Will they head to the top to make this a Mighty Junior Tag League?

2023 Super Junior Tag League: Bushi & Titan VS Catch 2/2!

Los Ingobernables de Japon takes on The United Empire, with one win separating them. But can the Black Mask & El Inmortal stay alive by tying things up 3-3? Or will TJP & Francesco Akira keep their momentum from last round going?

The teams sort out and after LIJ fist bump and the United Empire throw up the crowns, Titan starts against TJP. Fans rally and duel as the two circle. They tie up, TJP waistlocks then spins to wrench and wristlock. Titan rolls, kips up and bridges to then handspring and wrench back. Titan wristlocks, TJP reaches out, but Titan keeps him from the ropes. So TJP uses the ref to flip through! TJP headlocks Titan and apologizes to the ref. Titan powers up and out but TJP handsprings over the dropdown. Titan gets moving but TJP arm-drags him down. Titan reaches back to headscissors, TJP kips free but that hurts the neck.

TJP runs, Titan sidesteps and TJP goes Spider-Man in the ropes. Titan runs in but TJP slides to sunset flip, and then steps over to trap on arm, and SNAP the other! Fans cheer, TJP has them get louder, and he brings Titan over. Tag to Akira, they mug Titan then double whip. SOBAT, KICK, trip and SHOTGUN! Cover, TWO! Akira brings Titan up to CHOP! Akira CLUBS Titan, snapmares him, then steps over to trap that arm in the chinlock. Titan endures, fans rally, and Titan pries at the hold. Akira pushes Titan to a cover, TWO! Fans cheer and Akira brings Titan up. Akira bumps Titan off buckles and tags in TJP.

Catch 2/2 double whip and double hip toss! FIST DROP to PENALTY KICK and TJP covers, TWO! TJP puts Titan in a corner, stomps him down, then the fans rally up as TJP gives Titan the scrubbing! TJP runs side to side, but Titan is up to BOOT him! Bushi dropkicks a leg out, Titan MULE KICKS him down! Bushi BLASTS Akira! Titan stomps TJP to ropes, CHOKES him on the ropes, but lets off as the ref counts. Titan tags Bushi, LIJ mug TJP in the corner, and they put him in another corner for stops. Bushi whips corner to corner, ELBOWS TJP and snapmares him down to dropkick in the back! Cover, TWO!

Bushi stomps TJP, drags him up and rips at the tape! TJP’s neck has no support now as Bushi snapmares and KICKS again! Bushi chinlocks TJP and digs his knee in. The fans rally and Bushi puts TJP in the headscissors! TJP endures, fights around, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Bushi lets TJP go, then Bushi stands TJP up. Bushi wrenches, tags Titan, and Titan goes up to DOUBLE STOMP the arm! Fans rally, Titan KICKS TJP down, then Titan snapmares TJP. Titan runs to SLIDING BOOT! Cover, TWO! TJP shakes his head, he isn’t done yet! Titan tags Bushi and then BLASTS Akira!

LIJ double whip TJP to the corner. Bushi runs in to elbow TJP! Bushi sets up, Titan runs in, but TJP avoids Poetry in Motion! TJP then traps Titan, baits Bushi in, and sends him into Titan! TJP then reels Bushi in and kicks off Titan for the TORNADO DDT! Fans fire up as TJP crawls, hot tag to Akira! Akira dodges Bushi, ENZIGURIS, and then whips! Bushi reverses but Akira RANAS! Fans fire up again and Akira runs corner to corner. Akira clotheslines, runs again, but Titan returns! But Akira puts him in a Tree of Woe! Akira runs in to UPPERCUT Bushi and then runs to BASEMENT DROPKICK Titan!

Bushi runs up but Akira dodges to SUPERKICK! Fans fire up with Akira as he climbs a corner, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Bushi stays in this but fans rally with Akira. Akira runs, but into an ENZIGURI! Bushi runs, into a clothesline! Akira runs, into a DROPKICK! Both men are down and fans fire up again! Both men crawl, hot tags to TJP and Titan! Titan springboards to CROSSBODY! Titan fires off fast hands and a SOBAT! Titan runs, into a JUMP SOBAT! TJP runs, but Titan goes Matrix and CALF KICKS! Fans fire up while both men are down again! Titan pounds the mat, fans rally behind him, and Titan brings TJP around.

Titan reels TJP in, Canadian Racks and spins, but TJP slips free! TJP kicks low, whips, but Titan wrenches and TORNADO- NO, TJP blocks the DDT, but Titan suplexes to GOURD BUSTER! Titan roars, but TJP blocks the superkick to slip around and LEG TRAP SUPLEX! Fans fire up and TJP pounds the mat. The fans clap along, “CATCH! NI NI!” TJP goes up to MAMBA SPLASH! Cover, Bushi breaks it! Akira runs in to TOSS Bushi, then he goes up a corner. Fans rally up and TJP Electric Chair Lifts Titan! The neck gives up again! Titan shoves TJP into Akira! Bushi runs in but TJP gets around.

Bushi RAMS TJP into the corner, Titan runs in, DOUBLE KNEES for TJP! Then feed to Bushi hanging TJP out to dry! Titan goes up, for the GUILLOTINE KNEE! Cover, TWO!! TJP survives and fans fire up. Titan coordinates with Bushi, TJP rises into the SOBAT! FRONT KICK! CALF KICK! Then Bushi helps Titan go up and up and tightrope walk to SPRINGBOARD SPLASH! Cover, AKIRA BREAKS IT! Fans cheer as Akira and Bushi get up. Bushi ducks Akira’s haymaker, Akira blocks the kick and ducks the enziguri, but Bushi REWIND HEELS! Fans rally as LIJ has TJP in a corner. Titan throws off the elbow pad, runs in and LOCO LARIATS!

Bushi hits the CODE BREAKER! Bushi holds on, Titan springboards, but TJP gets away! Bushi’s knees hit Titan! TJP dumps Bushi out, gets Titan in a backslide, TWO!! TJP hurries to tie Titan up in the IRON OCTOPUS! Titan endures, Akira intercepts Bushi at the ropes! TARANTULA! LIJ endure animalistic holds, but Bushi fights free! Bushi shoves Titan and TJP but they also knock into the ref! The ref is down, Akira stops the Code Breaker to victory roll and STOMP 182! Titan staggers up into the ALLEY-OOP! Fans fire up as Catch 2/2 get Titan up, but Bushi BLACK MISTS Akira! TJP DECKS Bushi!

Titan runs up on TJP, LA MISTICA to the SEATBELT! Cover, LIJ WINS!!

Winners: Bushi & Titan, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Catch 2/2 earns 0)

A bit of trickery goes a long way this close to Halloween! Bushi & Titan bring down the Public Enemy & Nova Fireball, and now could have a very critical tiebreaker! Will LIJ make the tournament finals tranquilo? Can TJP & Akira reignite and still finish strong?

2023 Super Junior Tag League: Master Wato & El Desperado VS Intergalactic Jet Setters!

The Way of the Grandmaster & The Rogue Luchador have been in the main event multiple times in a row, and they’ve been winning every time! But is their streak going to end just as they put it all together? Or is it time for Kushida & Kevin Knight to fly high and close the show?

Desperado stares Kushida down, Wato stares Knight down, and fans rally up. The teams cool off and sort out, and Kushida starts against Wato. They circle, fans rally behind Wato, and Wato tests the waters with a kick. Kushida shoots in to get a leg and roll, but Wato shifts to rear mount. Kushida fights up, rolls Wato to kneel on him, but Wato moves around. The two reset and fans applaud. Wato avoids the leg guard attack, pushes through to go for wristlocks but Kushida slips around. Wato still gets a headlock, but the fans rally as Kushida powers out the back. Kushida wrenches, wristlocks, but Wato rolls, kips and wrenches.

Wato hammerlocks, headlocks and fans applaud. Kushida powers up and out, but Wato runs him over! Fans cheer, things speed up, and Wato drops on Kushida’s dropdown for another headlock! Kushida rolls to a cover, ONE, and Wato keeps the headlock. Kushida fights up and Knight rallies the fans. Kushida powers out and sends Wato at a corner. Wato goes up but Kushida stays back. Kushida reels Wato in to headlock and takeover, but Wato headscissors. Kushida kips free and then gets another headlock takeover. Wato fights but Kushida traps an arm. Kushida pushes Wato but Wato keeps his shoulder up.

Kushida wristlocks, then focuses on the headlock. Wato fights up but Knight tags in. Knight wrenches Wato and has the headlock now. Knight grinds Wato down to the mat but Desperado coaches Wato. Wato powers up but can’t power out as Knight holds tight! Fans rally, Wato fights up again, but Knight still holds on! Wato tries a third time but Kushida tags in. Knight slips out, YANKS Desperado down, and Kushida has Wato in a SLEEPER! Knight runs in to SLIDING SHOULDER! “Tsuyoi, baby!” Kushida covers, TWO! Kushida headlocks and grinds Wato back down. Wato fights up, Kushida TOSSES him out, and Knight has the headlock!

Wato throws body shots but Knight holds on, and Knight mockingly starts a Wato chant. Knight puts Wato in, Kushida brings Wato around and it’s back to the headlock! Kushida hits the takeover, and he grinds the hold. Wato still endures, and then Desperado storms in to throw hands on Kushida! Knight goes after Desperado, throws him out, and Kushida has the headlock again! Wato goes to ropes, Red Shoes counts, but Kushida just powers Wato away from ropes. Wato throws body shots, is finally free, and he runs, but back into a headlock! They go around, tumble out of the ring and to the floor! Wato’s free!

Wato and Kushida hurry up, and Wato CHOPS! And KICKS! But Kushida blocks to throw the foot into the post! Then Kushida throws Wato’s arm into the post! Kushida puts Wato in, tags Knight, and the Jet Setters double whip. Drop toehold and SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Knight still smiles as he brings Wato up and into a seated cobra twist! Wato endures as Knight pulls on the arm. Knight flexes and says “Tsuyoi!” Fans rally, Wato fights up, and he throws body shots! Wato ROCKS Knight, Knight KNEES Wato and sends him to the corner. Tag to Kushida, Knight wrenches and Kushida kicks Wato down.

Kushida reels Wato in, trips him, and then Kushida DROPKICKS Desperado! Kushida has Wato’s legs for a FIGURE FOUR! Wato endures, pries at the hold, and crawls back, to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, but Kushida tags Knight while still keeping the hold. Knight stomps Wato down, then drags Wato into a CAMEL CLUTCH! Wato reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! Knight lets off and he taunts Wato. Knight drags Wato up to wrench and snapmare, then he drops a knee on the arm! And again! And again! Fans rally up while Knight twists Wato’s wrist. Knight makes Wato’s hand clap along with him.

Knight then drags Wato up and around, wrenches an arm, but Wato CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Knight UPPERCUTS in return! Knight whips but Wato blocks, only for that to hurt the arm! Knight whips Wato to a corner, runs in, but Wato BOOTS him! And BULLDOGS! Fans fire up while both men are down! Wato and Knight crawl, hot tag to Desperado! Fans fire up as Desperado runs Knight over, UPPERCUTS Kushida, then gets around to spin Knight for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally behind Desperado and he sits Knight up in a chinlock. Knight fights up, throws body shots, and runs, into Desperado’s dropkick to the leg!

Desperado hurries to get that leg, for STRETCH MUFFLER! Knight flails to the ROPEBREAK! Desperado thrashes the leg before he lets off. Desperado then YANKS the leg, YANKS it again, and SPLASHES the leg for good measure. Cover, ONE! Desperado was a little lax on that but he pulls Knight into a chinlock stretch. Knight endures, Desperado has the arm now for a mounted armlock! Desperado pushes Knight down to stretch that arm, then he stands Knight up to UPPERCUT! Desperado taunts Kushida, but Knight CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Wato takes those worse than Desperado, and Desperado ROCKS Knight!

Desperado digs his knee into Knight at the corner, Red Shoes reprimands but he also has to keep Kushida back. Desperado taunts Kushida while standing on Knight’s leg. Wato gets a shot of his own, and Desperado stomps Knight. Tag to Wato and Wato drags Knight up. Wato snapmares Knight into a headscissor squeeze! Fans rally as Knight endures and moves around. Wato thrashes, pushes up and has more pressure, but Knight fights around. Wato puts more pressure on, then covers, TWO! Wato keeps on Knight with a chinlock and the fans rally up. Wato has the arms for a motorcycle stretch, but Knight still endures.

Knight kicks around, reaches out, but Wato turns him from the ropes. But Knight turns things around, only for Wato to turn them back around! Wato snapmares Knight and drops a knee! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this but Wato keeps him from Kushida. Desperado runs in to DECK Kushida for good measure! DespeWato double whip Knight, then Wato sends Desperado in to elbow! Wato runs in to elbow! Feed to Desperado’s BIG back suplex, and Wato basement dropkicks! Cover, TWO! DespeWato get Knight up and whip him to ropes. Knight leaps the double lariat to DOUBLE PELE! Fans fire up as all three are down!

Knight crawls to his corner, hot tag to Kushida! Kushida KICKS away on Wato’s arm, then whips. Wato reverses but Kushida CROSSBODIES! Kushida then dodges Wato’s clothesline to PELE! Fans fire up as Kushida brings Wato in to wrench and ELBOW BREAKER! Wato falls, but he avoids the Penalty Kick to ZIGZAG! Kushida goes to a corner, Wato runs in, but Kushida puts him on the apron. Wato GAMANGIRIS, springboards, FLYING UPPERCUT! Fans fire up again and Wato covers, TWO! Wato brings Kushida up, reels him in, but Kushida fights the suplex with elbows! Kushida headlocks again!

Wato slips out, to clinch! But Kushida fights the lift to arm-drag! Things speed up, Kushida hip tosses and cartwheels to basement dropkick! Knight runs in to BLAST Desperado, and Kushida Electric Chair Lifts! TIME 2 FLY!! Kushida covers, but Desperado breaks it! Knight whips but Desperado reverses, but Kushida gives Knight the BOOST! Direct hit on Desperado, and Kushida gets Wato’s arm! ARMBAR!!! Wato flails, fights around, stacks to a cover, TWO!! Kushida lets go and Wato SOBATS! KICKS! And SUPERKICKS! But Kushida ducks the rolling kick to PENALTY KICK the arm! HOVERBOARD!!!

Knight keeps Desperado on the outside as Wato endures! Wato fights around, reaches out, but Kushida rolls Wato away! Desperado fights Knight off, and throws hands on Kushida! Kushida holds onto Wato and eggs Desperado on! So Desperado gets Kushida’s leg! STRETCH MUFFLER!! Wato still endures Kushida’s hold, but then Knight CLUBS Desperado! Everyone lets go, Knight sends Desperado out, and Knight PLANCHAS! Down goes Desperado, and Kushida is after Wato’s arm! HOVERBOARD!!! Wato endures, fans are thunderous, and Wato fights up! Wato reaches out, Kushida brings him around, and waistlocks! TSUTENKAKU!!! Cover, KNIGHT SPLASHES IT!!!

Fans are thunderous as Knight goes all out to save this! Kushida and Wato are down, the fans rally up as hard as they can, and both Desperado and Knight return to corners. Hot tags to Desperado and Knight! Knight rallies on Desperado with haymakers! Desperado dodges one but runs into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! Knight then runs in at the corner, but into a BOOT! Desperado goes up, but into UPPER ROOM! Knight hits the rana, and then he FLIES to take out Wato! Fans are thunderous again as Knight keeps going, springboard, FLYING LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!! Desperado survives and fans are thunderous again!

Knight pounds the mat, the fans rally up, and Knight runs in, SATE- NO, Desperado slips free to HAYMAKER! Desperado whips, Knight reverses and DROPKICKS! Both men roar, Desperado turns around into SKY 2 HIGH!! Cover, TWO!!! Desperado survives and the fans are fired up behind Knight! Knight drags Desperado up, but Desperado pushes him. Knight throws hands but Desperado doesn’t flinch. Knight eggs Desperado on and Desperado throws shots. Knight shakes his head, Desperado fires more shots but he doesn’t have a lot of gas. Desperado flips Knight off!

Knight UPPERCUTS, whips, but Desperado reverses to SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO! STRETCH MUFFLER!! Desperado thrashes the leg, reaches for arms, but Knight flails! Knight fights to the ROPEBREAK! Desperado lets go in frustration and roars! The fans fire back up, Desperado brings Knight around, OLYMPIC- NO, Knight sunset flips! TWO, and Knight schoolboy bridges! TWO, and Desperado gets around to hit a BIG back suplex! Desperado reels Knight in again, SAIDO! Cover, Kushida breaks it! Wato ROCKS Kushida and throws him out. Wato goes out after him, kicks him and keeps him down, and Desperado vows to end this!

Desperado underhooks, PINCHE- NO, Knight fights that! Wrench and- NO, Desperado avoids the Pele to get the STRETCH MUFFLER!! Knight fights around, reaches out, but Desperado THRASHES that leg! Knight sits up!? And he hits a DESTROYER!! Knight hurries to cover, TWO!!! Desperado survives and fans are thunderous again! Knight grits his teeth and he aims at Desperado again. But Wato sneaks up, to waistlock before the Satellite! GERMAN SUPLEX! Wato calls to Desperado, then he BOOTS Kushida! Wato builds speed to FLY! Direct hit and down goes Kushida! Fans fire up again and Desperado staggers over to Knight.

Desperado underhooks, FACEBUSTER! Desperado rolls through, powers up, but Knight fights the Pinche to a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!! Desperado gets up to PINCHE LOCO!!! Cover, DespeWato wins!!

Winners: Master Wato & El Desperado, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Intergalactic Jet Setters earn 0)

Knight couldn’t maintain altitude and Desperado brought him crashing down! But will Knight & Kushida still have time to get into the finals?

As for DespeWato, Desperado gets the mic first to tell Kushida, “Many years ago, when you were the champion, in Hiroshima, I challenged you and had probably the best match of your career. Wouldn’t you agree?” Fans applaud that. Desperado hopes they get to do this again. He then says he doesn’t really have any feelings one way or another, but they did win tonight so he’ll say something. When it comes to being the Ace of the Junior Heavyweight Division, it has to be someone who has never left NJPW. Desperado felt he was an Ace once, but a lot has happened since. So he no longer has the qualifications to be an Ace, and longer cares to be an Ace anyway.

From there, Desperado always felt that those who can be the Ace should be the Ace. That’s why he knows Wato does what he does. And so if Wato wants to become an Ace, then they gotta win this tournament. There’s nine rounds total, they’ve made it through six and this team has won five. Will NJPW’s expectations go up? Is that what Wato is thinking? No one changes in just one day, you have to build and build until you are the Ace. The fans cheer that! Desperado knows he’s talking big without being a champion or having any real pull. Wato isn’t an Ace, he’s more like a substitute. But Wato is sticking it out, so send the people home happy.

Fans cheer as Desperado gives Wato the mic and bails, just like yesterday. Wato tells “Despe-san” thanks, and that he will take those words to heart. Wato will make it so that in this series, he is recognized by Desperado and by the fans. Wato promises he wants to grow even more. Wato knows there is more to this tournament still to come, but he wants to absorb and learn as much as he can day after day, and he will become The Ace of NJPW’s Junior Heavyweight Division! Or rather, the Ace of NJPW period! And now that everyone has heard him say it, he will make it a reality! Fans applaud, that, too.

Wato thanks everyone for coming, and vows that the next time he’s here, he will be The Ace! Wato takes a bow, but will he and Desperado keep this going until they are on top of the division?

Here are the NEW Super Junior Tag League Standings!

Master Wato & El Desperado: 5-1, 10 points
Clark Connors & Dan Moloney: 4-2, 8 points
Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 4-2, 8 points
Intergalactic Jet Setters: 3-3, 6 points
Bushi & Titan: 3-3, 6 points
Catch 2/2: 3-3, 6 points
Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita: 3-3, 6 points
Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC: 2-4, 4 points
Yoh & Musashi: 2-4, 4 points
Douki & Taka Michinoku: 1-5, 2 points

My Thoughts:

Another great round for Super Junior Tag League, with not too many surprises. Of course the House of Torture cheats, but at least it was done cleverly. And of course the tag champs win against Douki & Taka who are just dead last. MUSAKO VS TMDK could’ve gone either way, but Eagles & Fujita winning does make sense. Musashi is still a guest from Michinoku Pro, TMDK are NJPW all the way and Fujita is really showing promise. LIJ winning out against Catch 2/2 was probably the biggest surprise here, but both sides got an awesome showing.

Same goes for DespeWato making it through the Jet Setters. Both teams looked awesome, but I’m really surprised the streak is continuing for DespeWato. Desperado’s promo was very serious, a bit “behind the curtain” kinda stuff in a way, also making reference to Kushida going to WWE but coming back. In Kushida’s defense, his short-lived WWE career was on Vince McMahon, not Kushida himself. But Desperado also has a point of saying Wato is clearly someone NJPW wants big things for, maybe he can prove himself worthy of those expectations.

My Score: 9/10