This round is stuffed full of action!

NJPW World Tag League serves it up hot as A Block tags in for round two! But will The Mighty NOT kneel before the House of Torture?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Kickoff Match – Yuto Nakashima VS Shoma Kato; Nakashima wins.
• Six Man Tag: Tiger Mask, Atlantis Jr. & Soberano Jr VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
• 8 Man Tag: Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma, Yuji Nagata & Minori Suzuki VS Los Ingobernables de Japon;  LIJ wins.
• Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg VS Monster Sauce & Oskar Leube; Bishamon & Oleg win.
• Six Man Tag: Just5Guys VS Guerrillas of Destiny; Just5Guys win.
• 2023 World Tag League, Block A: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS The Gates of Agony; Yano & Ishii win.
• 2023 World Tag League, Block A: Great-O-Khan & Henare VS Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa; Khan & Henare win.
• 2023 World Tag League, Block A: Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin; Kidd & Coughlin win.
• 2023 World Tag League, Block A: TMDK VS EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi; TMDK wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current A Block standings.

TMDK: 1-0, 2 points
The House of Torture: 1-0, 2 points
Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-0, 2 points
Shota Umino & Ren Narita: 1-0, 2 points
The United Empire: 0-1, 0 points
War Dogs: 0-1, 0 points
Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 0-1, 0 points
The Gates of Agony: 0-1, 0 points

2023 World Tag League, Block A: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS The Gates of Agony!

The Clown Prince & Stone Pitbull couldn’t topple the House of Torture, and now they stand before Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona. Will things only go from bad to worse for Yano & Ishii? Or will they find a way to knock down the Gates of Agony?

The teams sort out and Yano actually wants to start! But then Liona roars and it scares him! Yano wants to tag out now but Ishii doesn’t reach out. Fans rally, Liona rushes in but Yano dodges and goes to untie a buckle pad! The corner is exposed, but Liona throat chops Yano! Liona whips, Yano holds ropes and dodges to then SLAP Liona! Liona just snarls so Yano apologizes. Yano runs, but Liona runs him over! Ishii storms in to CLUB away on Liona, but Liona snarls again. Ishii dodges him to RAM him, but Liona doesn’t budge! Ishii RAMS him again but still Liona doesn’t budge. Ishii runs again, but Kaun hops in, and the Gates run Ishii over!

Fans applaud the strength, and then the Gates clamp on DOUBLE CLAWS to Ishii’s shoulders! Ishii endures, the ref reprimands, but Yano storms up to grab the Gates by the hair! Then he SMACKS them into each other! They don’t budge!? They DOUBLE HEADBUTT Yano down! Then they clamp the DOUBLE CLAWS onto Yano! The ref reprimands and counts, Kaun lets off and he returns to the corner. Liona tags Kaun in, and the Gates drag Yano up. They double whip Yano to the corner, then Kaun hits an ELBOW! Liona hits a SPLASH, then feed to the drop toehold, and another SPLASH! Kaun covers, TWO!

Fans rally behind Yano but Kaun rains down fists! The ref reprimands about closed fists so Kaun stomps Yano. Kaun drags Yano up, reels him in, and hits a BIG back suplex! Fans fire and Kaun has a cocky cover, TWO! Kaun grins while the fans rally for Yano. Kaun drags Yano up by his ears, then CHOPS him to the corner! Tag to Liona, and the Gates mug Yano as they RAM and CLUB him back and forth! The ref reprimands, the Gates let off and Yano flops over. Liona stomps Yano, taunts Ishii, and Ishii storms in. The ref tries to stop Ishii but Ishii pushes past him to fire off forearms with Liona! Ishii then spins Liona but Liona blocks the suplex!

Ishii stomps a foot! Liona still fights the suplex, to suplex Ishii! Liona then CHOKES Yano in a corner! The ref counts, Liona lets off, but Yano avoids Kaun’s cheap shot! Only for Kaun to CLOBBER him on the return! Kaun puts Yano on the apron, for Liona to SENTON! Fans cheer the savage teamwork as Liona shakes the railing. Liona steps back in, drags Yano to a cover, TWO! Liona is upset with the ref, but he drags Yano back to the ropes. Liona jumps up, HIP DROP onto knees!! Yano crawls, as does Liona, hot tags to Ishii and Kaun! They RAM shoulders, Kaun takes a swing but Ishii dodges to ROCK Liona!

Kaun runs back in, Ishii sends him into Liona! Ishii kicks, whips, but Kaun reverses. Liona runs in but Ishii dodges! Kaun runs in but Ishii again sends him into Liona! Kaun runs back at Ishii but Ishii runs him over! Liona runs in, Ishii’s drop toehold makes him fall onto Kaun! The fans fire up and Ishii stands Kaun up. Ishii suplexes, Kaun slips free, and Kaun fireman’s carries. Ishii slips free to waistlock but Kaun throws elbows. Kaun runs, Ishii dodges, but then Kaun dodges to LARIAT! Fans fire up and Kaun snarls as he storms back up. Kaun drags Ishii up to a fireman’s carry, GUTBUSTER- NO, Ishii blocks!

Ishii runs but Kaun avoids the sliding lariat! Kaun runs but Ishii avoids the sliding lariat! Ishii runs but into the fireman’s carry! SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives and the fans fire up again. Ishii goes to a neutral corner while Kaun crawls to his corner, tag to Liona. Fans rally, Liona fires up and runs in, but Ishii avoids the splash! Ishii then kicks low and suplexes, to BRAINBUSTER!! Both Liona rolls away before Ishii can cover! Ishii crawls, Kaun returns to CLUB him down! Kaun stands Ishii up but Ishii SAIDOS! Both Gates are down, Ishii hot tags Yano! Fans fire up as Yano brings Liona around.

But Liona blocks the whip! Liona whips, Yano avoids the bare buckles, and then Yano baits Liona in! Liona hits bare buckles, Yano rolls him up, TWO! Liona kicks low, runs, but Yano atomic drops! Liona roars!? But then Yano gets around to roll up, TWO!! Liona escapes, Yano runs, but into a POUNCE! Ishii LARIATS! Liona stays up!? Liona ROCKS Ishii, Kaun SHOTGUNS Ishii down! The Gates then aim at Yano in a corner, and Liona runs in to HIP ATTACK! Kaun runs in to METEORA! Kaun drags Yano up to feed him to a SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Yano survives and the Gates can’t believe it!

The Gates fire themselves up, they haul Yano up, and the fans rally. DOUBLE FACE- NO, Ishii makes the save! Then he dodges to fire off forearms! GERMAN SUPLEX for Kaun! Ishii SWATS Liona’s lariat but Liona HEADBUTTS! Ishii HEADBUTTS! Yano clinches, BELLY2BELLY! Cover, Kaun breaks it! Ishii TOSSES Kaun, he and Yano get Liona up to double whip. But Liona RAMS them both! Liona swings but Yano & Ishii dodge the double lariats! Yano shoves Liona at Ishii, but Liona LARIATS first! Kaun returns to kick Yano! DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Yano wobbles, OPEN THE- NO, Yano fights free!

Yano shoves Liona into Kaun, and then shoves the ref! Ishii TACKLES Kaun while Yano LOW BLOWS Liona! Then Yano rolls Liona up, YANO & ISHII WIN!!!

Winners: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The Gates of Agony gain 0)

An 0-2 start for Kaun & Liona, and Kaun clings to their ROH World Six Man Tag titles. Yano & Ishii slipped one past the Gates, could they find a way to take the block?

2023 World Tag League, Block A: Great-O-Khan & Henare w/ Callum Newman VS Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa!

The United Empire could not bring down the Reiwa Musketeers, but that was just the first round. Will they redeem themselves against the visitors from Pro-Wrestling Noah? Or will the Green Supernova and his protege be the ones to #CreateTheFuture?

The teams sort out and Henare starts against Oiwa. The fans rally and duel, “HE-NA-RE!” “OI~WA! OI~WA!” They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Henare pushes Oiwa back. Henare eggs Oiwa on, they go again, and again Henare pushes Oiwa back. Oiwa throws a forearm so Henare hits back! They go back and forth, faster and faster! Henare gets the edge, then HEADBUTTS! Henare runs, but Oiwa RAMS him! They RAM again and again, and Oiwa rebounds, only for Henare to run him over! Henare snarls, drags Oiwa up and runs, but Oiwa arm-drags him down! Kaito runs in to BLAST Khan, then he and Oiwa get Henare up.

Kaito & Oiwa double wrench, YANK, and whip. They DOUBLE ARM-DRAG, and double armlock! Fans cheer, the ref reprimands, and Kaito bails out. Oiwa SPLASHES down on an arm! Oiwa drags Henare up, grinds that arm to a hammerlock, and he RAMS Henare into a corner. Oiwa throws forearms but Henare just glares at him. Oiwa throws another shot, Henare shouts at him, but Oiwa ROCKS him! Oiwa whips corner to corner, Henare ELBOWS him back, then goes up to FLYING CHUCK! Henare BLASTS Kaito, too! Khan storms in to stomp away on Oiwa, then he goes out after Kaito. Henare SENTONS Oiwa!

Khan UPPERCUTS Kaito, has him against railing, and Henare KICKS Oiwa in the back! And he KICKS Oiwa again! And he ARM DRAGON SCREWS! Henare drags Oiwa up to wristlock, then he CLUBS the arm. Henare puts Oiwa in the corner, tags in Khan, and Khan Mongolian Chops Oiwa on the back! And again! Khan then climbs up to sit on his throne! A half crown to mock Oiwa and Kaito but the ref reprimands. Khan hops off Oiwa, and he has the HITSUJIGOROSHI! Oiwa endures so Khan ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Khan continues to taunt Kaito but he drags Oiwa over to tag in Henare.

Henare taunts Kaito, too, and then stomps away on Oiwa. Khan runs up to BLAST Kaito off the apron! Kaito storms back in but Khan gets away! Kaito’s temper gets the better of him as he chases Khan, but Khan TACKLES him! Khan wags his finger as he leaves Kaito behind. Henare stands Oiwa up to KICK him in the chest! Oiwa shakes his head, so Henare KICKS him again! Then he feints to WHEEL KICK Oiwa down! Cover, TWO! Oiwa hangs tough but Henare looms over him. Henare calls his shot, whips Oiwa to ropes, but Oiwa holds the ropes! Oiwa ELBOWS Henare back, bobs ‘n’ weaves, and scoops for a BACKBREAKER!

Fans fire up as Oiwa crawls, hot tag to Kaito! Kaito runs in to CLOBBER Henare! Khan runs in, Kaito CLOBBERS him, too! Kaito whips Henare and DROPKICKS him down! Khan is back, but Kaito DROPKICKS him, too! Fans fire up with Kaito, and he stands Henare up. Kaito whips, then JUMP KNEES Henare down! Fans rally, Kaito stands Henare back up, and he chicken wings! TIGER- NO, Henare fights that and RAMS Kaito to buckles! Henare snarls, but Kaito throws a forearm! Henare throws one back! They go back and forth with heavy shots, and Kaito gets the edge! Henare wobbles, but he BODY BLOWS in return!

Fans rally up as Henare whips Kaito to a corner. Kaito reverses, runs in, but Henare ELBOWS, and FLYING- NO, Henare slips! Kaito hurries to whip Henare to ropes, but Henare reverses to scoop and BERSERKER BOMB! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Henare shakes out the bad leg, crawls his way over, hot tag to Khan! Khan storms up on Kaito to BITE an ear! The ref reprimands, Khan lets off, and he SPITS at Oiwa! Khan pulls on Kaito’s ear, whips him to a corner, but Kaito comes back! NECKBREAKER DROP! Fans fire up again and Kaito crawls for his corner. Hot tag to Oiwa!

Oiwa DROPKICKS Khan! And SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Oiwa fires up, the fans are with him, and he deadlift gut wrenches! But Khan clamps onto a leg! Khan shoots around to waistlock, Oiwa switches, they go clinch for clinch, each wanting a leg! Khan blocks a takedown but then Oiwa facelocks. Khan slips around, stands up, he and Oiwa keep trying, and they’re caught in a clinch. Oiwa has the gut wrench again! DEADLIFT GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! Fans cheer the exchange while Oiwa covers, TWO! Oiwa keeps his cool and he drags Khan back up. But Khan facelocks! They go around and around, then Khan SAYANAGIS!

Oiwa gets up in frustration, he and Khan clinch again, and fans rally as the two keep fighting for control. They go around, Oiwa hits a headlock takeover! Khan stands in frustration, and they go again. Khan clinches, waistlocks, but Oiwa switches. Khan facelocks, clinches again, but Oiwa fights the throw. Khan powers Oiwa to ropes, then hits the BELLY2BELLY! But Oiwa won’t stay down! They clinch yet again, and now Oiwa hits a BELLY2BELLY! Khan goes for a leg, Oiwa blocks, so Khan underhooks to BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Oiwa is still in this and the fans rally up again. Khan drags Oiwa up and whips to ropes.

Oiwa ducks the boot, Kaito runs in to kick and CLUB Khan! But Khan body shots then UPPERCUTS! Khan runs, into DOUBLE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up and Kaito & Oiwa double whip Khan to a corner. Kaito sends Oiwa in to back elbow! Kaito runs in to forearm smash! Then feed to Oiwa’s POWERSLAM! Oiwa hauls Khan back up, SINGLE LEG PLEX! Cover, TWO! Khan is still in this and the fans rally up. Oiwa drags Khan up, shoots around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, Henare breaks it! Kaito runs in to fire off on Henare, then whips. Henare reverses to FLAPJACK, and KICK!!

Henare roars and the fans fire up! Henare stomps around and watches Kaito rise. Henare runs in, RAMP- NO, Kaito sends Henare into the buckles! Oiwa DROPKICKS Henare, then coordinates with Kaito. Kaito climbs, Oiwa has Henare up in an Electric Chair Lift! Henare roars defiantly, but he still gets the DOUBLE IMPACT DOOMSDAY! Fans fire up as Kaito & Oiwa roar! They storm up on Khan, and they set up for another one! DOUBLE IMPACT DOOMSDAY!! Cover, TWO?!? Khan survives and Oiwa can’t believe it! The fans fire up again as Kaito & Oiwa copy the Monster Rage! They drag Khan up and Oiwa waistlocks.

But Henare RAMPAGE SPEARS Kaito! Khan feeds Oiwa to the ELBOW JAB! Fireman’s carry, but Oiwa sends Henare into Khan! Oiwa DOUBLE CHOPS Henare, then roars! Oiwa runs, but Khan hits a POP-UP ELIMINATOR!! cover, The Empire wins!!

Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Kaito & Oiwa gain 0)

The Dominator’s foul mood has been cleared away as he and the Face of Fury finally get on the board. But will that chip on his shoulder actually help him and Henare conquer the block?

2023 World Tag League, Block A: Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin!

A main event win in the opening round has given the Roughneck & Son of Strong Style the boldness to say they’ll be the ones leading NJPW into the future! But will they keep that wave of momentum going? Or will the Bullet Club’s War Dogs tear them down?

But oh no! The War Dogs attack Shota during his entrance through the crowd! Fans boo but Coughlin stomps Shota, and Kidd puts on Shota’s jacket! They CHOKE Shota against the railing! Narita hurries from the ramp to attack back! Fans cheer as Narita kicks Kidd, drags him along and RAMS him into the wall! Narita then ROCKS Coughlin, he gets Shota to his feet, and Shota storms up on Kidd. Narita and Coughlin fight their way down the bleachers, and Shota drags Kidd along. They make it to ground level, Coughlin clinches but Narita fires off forearms! Kidd HEADBUTTS Shota, takes off the jacket, and he SMACKS Shota with it.

Narita CLUBS Coughlin as he goes past the timekeeper. Kidd ROCKS Shota, Coughlin hits Narita back, and Kidd CHOPS Shota right in front of English commentary. Kidd whips Shota but Shota reverses, and Kidd is sent into railing! The same as Narita sends Coughlin into railing! The Musketeers get the War Dogs in the ring, Red Shoes finally sounds the bell, and now Shota & Narita fire off forearms and stomps on Kidd & Coughlin in corners. The Musketeers stand the War Dogs up, then they run corner to corner to trade! Narita ELBOWS Kidd while Shota ELBOWS Coughlin! And they go back again!

Kidd falls out of the ring, the Musketeers focus on Coughlin with a double whip and DOUBLE ELBOWS! Narita SENTONS, Shota SOMERSAULT SENTONS, and they shake hands to DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Shota stays cool while Narita stomps Coughlin. Shota stands Coughlin up to UPPERCUT, then UPPERCUTS again! Shota UPPERCUTS Coughlin against ropes, then runs Kidd off. Kidd eggs him on, Coughlin runs in, but Shota ELBOWS him away! Shota then DECKS Kidd, runs up to kick and whip Coughlin, but Coughlin holds ropes. Shota runs in, Coughlin dumps him out, and Kidd is there to attack!

Coughlin goes out, the War Dogs mug Shota, but then Narita runs up. Coughlin kicks him first and CLUBS him down! Kidd stomps Shota, pulls him back in a Camel Clutch, and Coughlin RAMS Narita into railing! Red Shoes reprimands, Kidd says he’s a mad man! Coughlin whips Narita hard into railing! Kidd then chicken wings Shota so Coughlin can CHOP him! Coughlin puts Shota in, covers, ONE!! Fans rally but Coughlin drags Shota up to scoop and SLAM! Then a cover, TWO! Shota hangs tough and Coughlin is frustrated, but he drags Shota over to tag in Kidd. Coughlin chicken wings Shota and Kidd CHOPS!

Kidd stalks Shota to a corner, stands him up and talks trash, “You’re leading the new generation?” Kidd then CHOPS Shota back down! Kidd digs his boots in, and shouts, “Who’s leading me, huh?! Who’s leading me!?” It’s David Finlay, right? But Kidd lets off and he soaks up the heat from the fans. Narita coaches Shota as Shota flounders, but Kidd drags him up. Kidd UPPERCUTS Shota to the corner, tags Coughlin, and Kidd holds the arms so Coughlin can CHOP again! Narita runs in but he gets mugged then tossed back out. Narita comes back in but Coughlin chicken wings the arms so Kidd can CHOP him down!

Kidd storms out after Narita while Coughlin stands Shota up. Shota fires forearms! Coughlin roars, knees low, then runs, but then fakes out Shota’s dropkick! Coughlin insults Shota for falling for it, then he deadlift suplexes! Shota slips free, but Coughlin CHOPS again! Coughlin eggs Shota on, runs, but into a DROPKICK! Fans fire up as both men are down! Shota and Coughlin crawl, hot tag to Narita! Narita BOOTS Coughlin, fires off forearms in a corner, but Kidd attacks! Kidd CLUBS Narita while Red Shoes reprimands, but the War Dogs double whip. Narita ducks ‘n’ dodges to DOUBLE NECKBREAKER DROP!

Fans fire up and Narita runs corner to corner to ELBOW Coughlin! And then HALF HATCH BRIDGE! TWO! Coughlin gets free but Narita fires up! Narita stands Coughlin back up, clinches, but Coughlin CLUBS free. Narita knees low, whips, but Coughlin reverses. Narita slips around to tie Coughlin up, COBRA TWIST! Coughlin resists by clasping hands, and he brings Narita up in a fireman’s carry! And then pops him around for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Fans fire up while Narita tumbles away! Coughlin drags Narita back up, waistlocks, but Narita fights the German Suplex with elbows! Narita switches, but Coughlin fights the German!

Narita shifts to a SLEEPER! Coughlin throws Narita away, Narita comes back, into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Hot tag to Kidd and Kidd drags Narita back. Narita BOOTS Kidd away, reaches out, but Kidd has a leg! Narita rolls, and that sends Kidd into a forearm shot! Hot tag to Shota! Shota climbs, to MISSILE DROPKICK Kidd! Fans fire up and Shota calls his shot, to SLINGSHOT APRON DDT!! Kidd flops to the floor and fans fire up again! Red Shoes starts the ring count while Shota paces. Shota drags Kidd up and puts him in at 10 of 20. Kidd staggers up, Shota runs in, IGNITION! Cover, TWO!! Kidd survives but Shota stays focused.

Shota goes to a corner and aims again. The fans rally up behind him, and Kidd rises, but ducks the Blaze Blade! Coughlin CLOBBERS Shota! Coughlin calls to Kidd and Kidd slides in. Coughlin hoists Shota, Kidd runs, LARIAT GERMAN COMBO!! Cover, TWO!! Shota survives but Kidd seethes. Kidd hauls Shota up, he and Coughlin reel Shota in, and they double- NO, Narita saves Shota! Narita ROCKS Shota, WHEEL- NO, Coughlin catches him! Coughlin pops Narita up but Narita slips free, to WHEEL KICK after all! Fans are thunderous as Narita storms up on Kidd. Narita stomps Kidd, then whips corner to corner.

Narita whips Shota in to UPPERCUT! Narita runs in to JUMP KICK! Then Narita feeds Kidd to Shota’s forearm! Narita BOOTS! Shota ROLLING ELBOWS! Narita BOOTS again, and Shota lifts, for a HART ATTACK! High stack, TWO!! Kidd survives but the fans fire up! Shota feeds Kidd to Narita’s EXPLODER! Kidd ends up in a corner, Shota runs in to BLINDSIDE KNEE! HALF ‘N’ HALF! Cover, Coughlin breaks it! Narita fires off on Coughlin, tosses him out, and Shota steps through on Kidd, STF! But Coughlin sends Narita into railing! Kidd endures, powers up, but Coughlin tosses chairs in!? Red Shoes tells him to stop!

Coughlin argues with Red Shoes, but Shota lets off Kidd to go after Coughlin! Shota throws forearms and an UPPERCUT, but then Kidd has a chair! But Shota ROCKS Kidd first! Shota fires off on Coughlin, then kicks off Kidd to TORNADO DDT Coughlin! Kidd runs up, Shota swats his lariat, ROCKS him and ENZIGURIS, to then underhook! But Kidd slips free to HAYMAKER! Red Shoes reprimands about the closed fist, but the War Dogs DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, NARITA BREAKS IT! Coughlin stomps Narita but Narita throws a knee! Narita runs, but Coughlin clotheslines him up and out!

Coughlin shouts to Kidd, they drag Shota up and DOUBLE MUSCLE BUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!?! The fans are thunderous but Kidd hauls Shota up! PILE- NO, Shota trips Kidd and jackknife bridges! Cover, Coughlin breaks it! Coughlin gets in Red Shoes’ face, and Kidd has a chair! HEADSHOT on Shota!! Fans boo but Kidd hits the LEG TRAP PILEDRIVER!! Cover, War Dogs win!

Winners: Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Shota & Narita gain 0)

The Reiwa Musketeers fall as the War Dogs stoop to new lows! Will Kidd & Coughlin make themselves the leaders of the new generation?

2023 World Tag League, Block A: TMDK w/ Kosei Fujita VS EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi w/ Dick Togo!

Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls made it through the Gates of Agony, but now they stand at the doorstep of the House of Torture! Will they be cheated out of the top spot by the King of Darkness & Tokyo Pimp? Or will even Evil & Yujiro see that The Mighty Don’t Kneel?

The teams sort out, but the House attacks! TMDK is ready and they take the fight to the House! The bell rings as things spill out to the floor, Mikey brawling with Evil and Shane with Yujiro. Evil claws Mikey’s face, Yujiro knees Shane low, and Yujiro CLUBS Shane while Evil POSTS Mikey! Evil CLAWS Mikey’s back, and Yujiro sends Shane into railing! Mikey comes back to fire off on Evil! Mikey whips but Evil reverses and Mikey hits railing! Yujiro puts Shane in the ring to chinlock and grind down. Yujiro claws Shane’s face as he lets off, and then he throws a forearm. And a CHOP! Shane snarls but Yujiro knees low.

Yujiro whips, Shane reverses and UPPERCUTS! Shane snapmares to basement dropkick! Fans rally, Shane looms over Yujiro and kicks him around! Shane stands Yujiro up, whips, but Yujiro reverses. Dick trips Shane and Yujiro BLASTS Mikey! Evil is there to claw Mikey’s face! Yujiro then storms up on Shane at the ropes, stands him up and sends him into a neutral corner. Yujiro stomps a mudhole then digs his boots in. Red Shoes counts, Yujiro lets off but then drags Shane up. Yujiro snapmares to drop a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Shane hangs tough and the fans rally up, but Yujiro keeps between him and Mikey.

Yujiro drags Shane up by his hair, he tags Evil in, and Evil CLAWS Shane’s back! Evil bumps Shane off buckles, CHOPS him, then CHOPS again! And again! Shane sits down, Evil digs his boots in. Red Shoes counts, Evil lets off, but then he CLUBS Shane down. Evil drags Shane up to scoop and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Evil argues with Red Shoes but then tags Yujiro. Evil BLASTS Mikey, then he and Yujiro split the wishbone! Evil then has Shane’s legs and holds him open for Yujiro’s FALLING HEADBUTT to the groin! Evil scuffs Shane, the fans rally up, and the House stands Shane up. They double whip, but Shane ducks and sends Yujiro at Evil!

Evil and Yujiro stop the collision, but then Shane CALF KICKS Yujiro into Evil! They all fall over and the fans fire up! Hot tag to Mikey! Mikey runs up to DOUBLE LARIAT Evil & Yujiro! Fans fire up with Mikey as Evil & Yujiro go to opposite corners. Mikey runs in to SPLASH Yujiro! Then he whips Yujiro corner to corner, runs in, but into a BOOT! Mikey stays up to clothesline back! Mikey then reels Yujiro in, suplexes, but Yujiro BITES Mikey’s hand! Red Shoes reprimands, fans boo, but Mikey kicks low. Mikey whips, Yujiro reverses and sends him to a corner, and surprise! Evil takes the blue buckle pad away! Mikey hits bare steel!

Fans boo and Red Shoes reprimands but Mikey flounders out of the ring. Dick is there to sucker punch him! Yujiro brings Shane up just to toss him out, and Evil stands on Shane’s face! Yujiro RAMS Mikey into railing! Evil SMACKS Shane with the blue buckle pad! Yujiro puts Mikey back in, stalks him then drags him up. Yujiro whips Mikey back in and Mikey hits bare buckles! Fans rally but Yujiro covers, TWO! Mikey hangs tough and the fans cheer. Evil tags in, he drags Mikey up but Mikey CHOPS! Fans fire up, Mikey CHOPS again, and Evil claws Mikey’s eyes! Evil TOSSES Mikey out, and Dick is there to SUPERKICK him down!

Fans boo but Dick puts Mikey back in. Evil covers, Red Shoes doesn’t want to, and fans cheer! Mikey catches Evil for a cradle, Red Shoes counts that, TWO! Evil claws Mikey’s face! Red Shoes reprimands but Evil tags Yujiro. Yujiro drags Mikey up, snapmares him and runs to sliding BOOT! Cover, TWO! Yujiro taunts Shane but the fans rally up for Mikey. Yujiro stomps Mikey, taunts Shane, then brings Mikey up. Yujiro turns Mikey for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Mikey gets frustrated but the fans rally up behind him. Yujiro drags Mikey up, wrenches, and tags Evil. Evil CLUBS Mikey’s arm, wrenches it, then wrenches again.

Evil whips Mikey to a corner, runs in, but Mikey ELBOWS him away! And BOOTS him! Mikey runs up, swings, but Evil ducks and waistlocks. Mikey swings an elbow, Evil ducks again, but Mikey DDTs! Fans fire up while both men are down! Mikey crawls, hot tag to Shane! The fans fire up as Shane BLASTS Yujiro! Shane then runs up to DROPKICK Evil! Evil ends up in a corner, Shane CANNONBALLS! Yujiro runs in to knee Shane low! Yujiro whips, Shane reverses and reels Yujiro in, SAIDO! Dick gets on the apron but Shane DECKS him! Fans fire up with Shane and he storms back up on Evil.

Shane stands Evil up, KICKS and BOOTS and INVERTED EXPLODERS! Cover, TWO! Fans rally behind Shane and he keeps on Evil. Shane stands Evil up, but Evil pulls hair! Shane kicks low, but Evil pulls hair again! Red Shoes reprimands but Shane breaks free. Evil blocks Shane’s kick, hands it off to Red Shoes, but then Shane blocks Evil’s kick! Red Shoes lets Shane’s foot go, and Shane CHOPS Evil! Fans rally up and Shane eggs Evil on. Evil winds up, but fakes a chop to claw Shane’s eyes! Red Shoes reprimands but Evil FISHERMAN BUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Evil is frustrated and he tags in Yujiro.

Yujiro storms up on Shane, puts him on ropes, and runs in, to BOOT! Shane flops over, Yujiro vows to end it now. Yujiro hauls Shane up, reels him in, but no Pimp Juice! Shane blocks a kick and UPPERCUTS! Yujiro flounders around, Shane runs in to UPPERCUT at the corner! Tag to Mikey, snapmare and SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Yujiro hangs in there but TMDK call their shot. Fireman’s carry and facelock, but Dick throws Fujita in! Red Shoes reprimands, Fujita says it was Dick, but then Evil CLOBBERS TMDK! Evil SHOVES Mikey into Fujita and that sends Fujita into Red Shoes! Fans boo as Dick sends Shane into railing!

Evil scrapes his sole off Mikey’s face, then he and Dick mug Mikey. Evil claws Mikey’s eyes, then he and Dick double whip Mikey to a corner. Dick elbows, Yujiro BOOTS and Evil clotheslines! Snapmare, and they set Mikey up for the DICK CHOP! Evil calls to Red Shoes, goes out to fetch him, and Yujiro covers. TWO!! Mikey survives and the fans fire up! Yujiro is upset with Red Shoes but Red Shoes says his count was fair. Yujiro reels Mikey in, PIMP JUICE! Cover, SHANE BREAKS IT! Fans fire up and then Shane PENALTY KICKS Yujiro! Evil kicks Shane, and whips him into the bare buckles! Evil clotheslines Mikey in the conrer!

Evil fireman’s carries, Mikey slips fere but Evil elbows him. Evil runs, into a SPINEBUSTER! Everyone’s down and the fans fire up again! Mikey and Yujiro stand, Mikey fires hands but Yujiro gives them back! They go back and forth, Mikey gets the edge, but Yujiro dodges to mule kick! And BIG- NO, Mikey slips free and fireman’s carry! Shane adds on, HIGHWAY TO HELL!! Cover, Evil breaks it!! Shane goes after Evil but Evil claws Shane’s face! Mikey ROCKS Evil, Shane UPPERCUTS, and they BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER COMBO! Fans fire up again, Dick gets on the apron, but Fujita YANKS him down!

TMDK gets Yujiro up, and Shane hops up top, but SHO appears! Sho rings the bell to distract everyone! TMDK is furious with Sho but then Kanemaru YANKS Shane off the corner! Yujiro LOW BLOWS Mikey and shoves him into Red Shoes! The fans boo but Sho & Kanemaru stomp away on Mikey! They drag Mikey up while fans tell them to go home. Sho stands Mikey up, Kanemaru takes a swig, but Mikey gets free and the WHISKEY MIST hits Sho! Fans fire up and Fujita gets in to DROPKICK Kanemaru! Fujita TOSSES Sho! Dick gets up but Fujita DROPKICKS him, too! Fujita then FLIES out onto the House!

The fans are thunderous, but Evil returns to spin Mikey around! But Mikey slips free, and sends Evil into buckles! Then TANK BUSTER!! Yujiro goes after Mikey, but Mikey blocks the low blow! Mikey wags his fingers, bops Yujiro and Shane LOW BLOWS! Then they get Yujiro up for SUPER TANK BUSTER!! Cover, TMDK wins!!

Winners: TMDK, by pinfall (gains 2 points; The House of Torture gains 0)

The House falls apart, their cheating not paying off! Will they ever learn their lesson?

As for TMDK, they each take a swig of Kanemaru’s whiskey in celebration! Mikey plays up how strong it is, and then Shane gets the mic to say, “Yeah, baby! We talking now! TMDK bringing the fight to them, drinking some whiskey, we’re gonna drink some beers later. Yokohama, arigato gozaimasu!” Fans fire up for that! Shane says TMDK are gonna be the A Block winners, the World Tag League winners, and soon, the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions of the world. Matte ne~! The fans fire up for that clear and concise mission statement, will TMDK keep on going until they stand above the rest?

Here are the NEW A Block standings!

TMDK: 2-0, 4 points
The House of Torture: 1-1, 2 points
Shota Umino & Ren Narita: 1-1, 2 points
The United Empire: 1-1, 2 points
Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-1, 2 points
War Dogs: 1-1, 2 points
Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 1-1, 2 points
The Gates of Agony: 0-2, 0 points

My Thoughts:

A great third day for World Tag League and great second round for Block A. The Gates losing to Yano & Ishii is rather surprising, I really thought they were going to redeem themselves. But I suppose they weren’t going to beat one of the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions, and they can still get a win this weekend. Great rebound from Great-O-Khan & Henare, and should’ve figured the War Dogs weren’t going to go 0-2 given they’re former NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions. And an awesome main event, and a great win for TMDK. I’m mostly happy House of Torture isn’t leading the block, but that probably just shows how good they are at being Heels. I wouldn’t mind TMDK winning this block, they’ve been solid for a long time and deserve something.

My Score: 8.8/10