Will TMDK be ready for anything?

The World Tag League gets going again, and A Block is looking Mighty! But will Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls still not kneel? Or will their momentum stop in round four?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• 8 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club; LIJ wins.
• Six Man Tag: Master Wato, Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata VS El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Jado; Wato, Suzuki & Nagata win.
• Six Man Tag: Just5Guys VS Ryusuke Taguchi, Lance Archer & Alex Zayne; Just5Guys win.
• Six Man Tag: Chaos VS Tiger Mask, Atlantis Jr. & Soberano Jr; Chaos wins.
• 2023 World Tag League, Block A: Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin VS The Gates of Agony; The Gates win.
• 2023 World Tag League, Block A: EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi VS Great-O-Khan & Henare; Khan & Henare win.
• 2023 World Tag League, Block A: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS TMDK; Yano & Ishii win.
• 2023 World Tag League, Block A: Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa; Shota & Narita win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current A Block standings.

TMDK: 3-0, 6 points
Shota Umino & Ren Narita: 2-1, 4 points
Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa: 2-1, 4 points
War Dogs: 2-1, 4 points
The House of Torture: 1-2, 2 points
The United Empire: 1-2, 2 points
Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 1-2, 2 points
The Gates of Agony: 0-3, 0 points

2023 World Tag League, Block A: Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin VS The Gates of Agony!

The War Dogs are chasing that top spot while Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona are circling the drain! Will Kidd & Coughlin break through the Gates? Or will Kaun & Liona finally get on the board?

The Gates know the War Dogs’ game and dare them to bring the fight. They even stand in the crowd! So the War Dogs say bet and they rush out! Coughlin brawls with Liona, Kidd with Kaun, and the fans rally as Liona CHOPS! Coughlin CHOPS, Liona CHOPS, repeat! Kaun chases Kidd up into the bleachers, CLUBS him and then brings him to the back. Kidd throws body shots and a HEADBUTT in return! Liona has Coughlin against railing and CLUBS him! The ref reprimands, someone has to be in the ring! Kidd CHOPS Kaun as they return to ground level. Kaun CHOPS Kidd down! Coughlin knees Liona, whips, but Liona reverses! Coughlin hits railing and tumbles up and over!

Kidd rams Kaun into railing but Kaun ROCKS Kidd back! Kaun then runs Kidd all the way into railing! The War Dogs writhe, Liona roars and the fans fire up! The ref checks on Kidd and Coughlin, they each get up and regroup. They go around to their corner, the Gates go to theirs, and then get on the apron. The four stare down as they step into the ring, then the bell rings, only for all four to bail back out! Fans fire up as the brawl is on again! Liona knees Coughlin low, Kaun has Kidd against a post, but Kidd dodges so Kaun chops the post! Coughlin ROCKS Liona, RAMS him into railing, Kaun UPPERCUTS Kidd!

Kidd RAMS Kaun, whips him, but Kaun reverses and Kidd hits railing hard! Kidd falls in a heap, and then Kaun drags Kidd up. Liona and Kaun whip the War Dogs into the apron, then the railing, and back again! Liona sends Coughlin into railing hard, almost taking out the ref! Then Liona and Kaun run around the way to trade, LARIATS for Kidd and Coughlin! Kidd goes up and over the railing but Coughlin doesn’t, so Kaun DUMPS him over! Fans fire up as the Gates then go out to No Man’s Land to fetch the War Dogs. Kaun digs his boots into Kidd, lets off as Liona brings some railing over, and Kaun sets Kidd up. The Gates SANDWICH Kidd!

The ref reprimands but the fans fire up. Liona SLAMS the railing on Kidd again and again, like a nutcracker’s mouth! Kaun helps out and they SLAM the railing on Kidd again! But Coughlin returns with a chair! He SMACKS Kaun, then HEADSHOTS Liona! Liona doesn’t flinch!? Coughlin hits Kaun again, whips him away into railing, and then Kidd rises up! Kidd RAMS Liona with railing, Coughlin SMACKS Liona with the chair and then CHUCKS it at him! Coughlin fires off on Liona, CLUBS away on him, but Liona shoves him back. Coughlin runs up to DROPKICK Liona down! Kidd JAMS Kaun with a chair!

Kidd storms back over, he SMACKS Liona! Coughlin lifts the railing to SLAM it all down on Liona! Kidd rips railing away from the front row and he buries Liona with it! Coughlin adds on, too! Liona is buried under a dozen lengths of railing, but the War Dogs just keep adding on! Kidd has a fire extinguisher!? He waits on Kaun to get up, runs in, and he CLOBBERS Kaun with it!! Fans cheer and jeer but Kidd tells them all off. The War Dogs then drag Kaun up, mug him, and Kidd holds Kaun’s arms back so Coughlin can CHOP! Then Coughlin pulls up floor mats! Kidd digs his boots into Kaun, then tells Coughlin to finish this!

Coughlin Electric Chair Lifts Kaun and Kidd is on the apron! But LIONA RISES!??! And he CLOBBERS Kidd first! Kaun gets free of Coughlin and Liona sends him into railing! Fans fire up as Liona drags Kidd up, but Kidd claws the eyes! And he POSTS Liona! Kidd hauls Liona into the ring, and he says he’s a MADMAN! Kidd runs in, but Liona POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS him!! Cover, TWO!! Kidd survives but Liona roars! Tag to Kaun and the Gates haul Kidd up! Kaun sees Coughlin up so Kaun BLASTS him! Then they get Kidd up, but Kidd fights free! Kidd fires off haymakers and CHOPS! Kidd talks trash, but runs into THE GATES!!! Cover, COUGHLIN BREAKS IT!

Liona THROWS Coughlin to a corner, runs in, but Coughlin dodges! Kaun runs in, Coughlin sends him into Liona! Coughlin scoops Kaun, to FALL AWAY SLAM! Coughlin roars, scoops Liona, but Liona fights free! Liona HEADBUTTS, then fireman’s carries! But Coughlin fights, slips fere, and Kidd throws in one of the ROH World Six Man belts! The ref grabs that up, Liona storms up to Kidd, but Kidd CLOBBERS Liona with the other ROH World Six Man belt!! Coughlin hurries to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM for Liona!! The War Dogs run up but Kaun BOOTS Kidd and URENAGES Coughlin! Then he uses Coughlin as a step to DRPOKICK Kidd!

Kaun roars, the fans fire up, and Kaun underhooks. Coughlin wrenches out, waistlocks, Kidd runs in but Kaun ROCKS him! Kaun fights free, but Coughlin has the waistlock again! Kidd rebounds, LARIAT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO!! Cover, TWO!! Kaun survives and the War Dogs are furious! Fans fire up but the War Dogs get Kaun up. Kidd gut wrenches, Coughlin goes up, but Liona shoves Coughlin down! Kidd lets Kaun go and runs up to DECK Liona! Kaun rolls Kidd up, TWO!! SUPERKICK from Kidd! FOREARM from Kaun! Kidd spins to CHOP! He ROCKS Kaun, flips him off, but Kaun LARIATS!!

Kaun hauls Kidd up, fireman’s carries, GUT BUSTER DROP!! Cover, TWO!! Kidd survives but Kaun roars! Fans fire up with Kaun as he hauls Kidd up. PEDIGREE!! And Liona POUNCES Coughlin!!! Cover, THE GATES WIN!!

Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall (gain 2 points; War Dogs earn 0)

FINALLY! The Gates of Agony get a huge win here to stay alive, could they make a miraculous comeback here? As for the War Dogs, will they return to The Rebel with tails between their legs?

2023 World Tag League, Block A: EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi w/ The House of Torture VS Great-O-Khan & Henare w/ Callum Newman!

The House of Torture and the United Empire are both reeling from losses last round, but they’re not out of the running yet. Will the King of Darkness and his Tokyo Pimp be able to stack the deck once again? Or will the Dominator & Face of Fury make them fall like a house of cards?

Well, at least this time, all the cards are on the table as Dick Togo, Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru are all ringside to start. The teams sort out but of course the House attacks first! Evil CLUBS Henare and throws him out while Yujiro tosses Khan. The House then attacks on the outside, Sho & Kanemaru stomping Khan while Dick helps Evil. Callum goes after Sho but Sho sends him into railing! Yujiro puts Khan in the ring, then he and Evil storm in. The bell rings but these two continue to stomp Khan. Sho gets on the apron but this is just to distract the ref while Dick & Kanemaru sneak in. They whip Khan corner to corner, then Kanemaru runs in to elbow him!

Dick runs in to ELBOW! Yujiro BOOTS! And Evil clotheslines! Snapmare and then the DICK CHOP! Fans boo and tell the House boys to go away, but Yujiro drags Khan up. PIMP JUICE!! Cover, TWO!! Khan survives and fans fire up! Yujiro says he’ll still end this, and he drags Khan back up, but Henare returns to CLOBBER him! Evil slides in, baits Henare, and then sends him into the ref! LOW BLOW! Evil spins Henare around, but Henare fights free! BACKFIST! But Sho is in, TORTURE TOOL ATTACK! Kanemaru keeps Callum out and then THROWS him over railing! Fans boo but the House swarms again.

Dick puts Khan in, Sho grins as he and Dick drag Khan up. Yujiro has his pimp cane and Kanemaru takes a big swig. But Khan breaks free! And the IRON RIGHT HAND hits Kanemaru low, sending the WHISKEY MIST into Sho’s face! Yujiro still aims, but Khan dodges the cane shot to GREEN MIST Yujiro!! Khan calls to the ref, and then clamps on the IRON CLAW! Khan drags Yujiro up, for the ELIMINATOR! Cover, THE EMPIRE WINS!!

Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The House of Torture earns 0)

Evil can’t believe it, but all their tricks backfired! AGAIN! Will the King of Darkness learn it’s better to play by the rules? Will Khan & Henare still be able to conquer the block and go to the finals?

2023 World Tag League, Block A: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS TMDK w/ Kosei Fujita!

The Clown Prince & Stone Pitbull were on the losing ending of a dog fight with Kidd & Coughlin, and now they’re up against the 3-0 block leaders! Will Yano & Ishii be able to stay afloat? Or will they be sunk as The Mighty Don’t Kneel?

Hysterical Haste hurries to check under the ring, and aha! A bucket! He gets that out of here, no repeat of the G1 Climax loss here! The teams then sort out, Yano impatient as usual. Yano starts against Shane to give us a rematch from their G1 match. The fans rally, Shane and Yano approach but then Yano dodges. Yano thinks he’s smarter than Shane, but Shane CLUBS Yano down! Shane slaps Yano around, saying he’s the dummy. But then Yano claws the eyes, runs, but Shane runs him over! Shane hits Ishii, but Ishii doesn’t budge! Ishii runs in, Shane fires off hands, but Ishii just ROCKS Shane in return!

Ishii whips, Shane reverses, but Ishii ducks, only for Mikey to get a cheap shot in! Mikey laughs but Ishii DECKS him! Shane runs in, Ishii dodges, but Shane DROPKICKS Ishii! Fans fire up and Shane stands Yano up. Shane UPPERCUTS Yano, runs, but Ishii trips him! Yano whips Shane, Shane reverses, but Yano holds ropes. Mikey takes a swipe and Yano tells him stop. Shane CLUBS Yano, argues with Mikey about the messed up swipe, and then Shane whips. Yano reverses, Mikey ends up tripping Shane! Yano unties a buckle pad! Yano dodges Shane, SLAPS him, and then runs, but now Mikey trips Yano so Shane can basement dropkick!

Ishii runs in, Shane ROCKS him, and Mikey slides in. Mikey lifts Ishii up and Shane coordinates with him, BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER COMBO! Fans rally up while Ishii writhes to the apron. Mikey stomps Yano, drags Ishii down to whip him into railing, and then he goes after Yano. Shane has Yano’s red chair but that simply distracts Red Shoes from Mikey sending Yano into railing! Mikey puts Yano back in, Shane covers, TWO! Shane pulls on Yano’s arm, bends the fingers, but Yano gets the ROPEBREAK! Shane lets off with a KICK! Tag to Mikey, and TMDK double wrench to then double shoulder tackle!

Mikey scrapes his sole off Yano’s face, then drops a knee! Then Mikey BITES Yano’s forehead! Red Shoes reprimands but Mikey slaps Yano around. Fans rally, Mikey continues to taunt Yano, but Yano claws the eyes! Yano whips Mikey but Mikey reverses and Yano hits bare buckles! Mikey runs but Yano avoids the boot to clinch and BELLY2BELLY! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Yano crawls, hot tag to Ishii! Ishii RAMS Mikey, and RAMS him, and RAMS him! Mikey runs, RAMS Ishii, but Ishii rebounds to run Mikey over! Shane kicks Ishii, whips him to a corner, but Ishii rebounds, only for Shane to UPPERCUT! Shane runs, but Ishii still runs him over!

Fans fire up as Shane bails out, and Ishii kicks Mikey around. Ishii reels Mikey in but Mikey fights the saido with elbows! Mikey swings but Ishii catches him and spins him around, but Mikey suplexes! Ishii fights that to suplex Mikey! BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Mikey survives and the fans rally up as Ishii stands. Ishii drags Mikey into a waistlock but Mikey resists the lift. Mikey throws elbows, whips Ishii to ropes, and fireman’s carries, but Ishii slips fere! Ishii ducks the elbow but Mikey DDTS Ishii down! Fans rally as Mikey tags in Shane. Shane fires UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT, then whips. Shane runs in to UPPERCUT!

Shane keeps moving, and he UPPERCUTS Ishii down! Cover, TWO! Ishii hangs tough and the fans rally up, but Shane drags Ishii up. Shane reels Ishii in, suplexes, but Ishii fights that to wrench free. Shane swings, misses, and Ishii SAIDOS! Fans fire up while both men are down again! Ishii and Shane crawl, hot tag to Yano! Yano whips Shane, but Shane reverses! Yano stops from hitting bare buckles, and he dodges Shane! Shane pretends to hit bare buckles, then dodges Yano! Yano hits buckles, Shane rolls him up, TWO!! Mikey hurries in, Atomic UPPERCUT! BLINDSIDE LARIAT! FRONT LARIAT! Cover, Ishii breaks it!

Mikey TOSSES Ishii out, and TMDK coordinate. Shane whips Mikey at Yano, but Yano dodges to send him into buckles! Shane kicks and whips Yano but Yano reverses. Ishii returns to LARIAT! Yano runs to CHOP BLOCK! Roll up, Mikey breaks it! Fans fire up and Ishii throws Mikey out. Yano hauls Shane up, ONIGO- NO, Shane fights free! Shane reels Yano in, Yano trips him, CATAPULT into the buckles! Yano then rolling fireman’s carry, M U 2!! Cover, TWO!! Shane escapes but Yano runs in. Shane gets around, Yano reaches out for Red Shoes, but Shane avoids the mule kick low blow! Shane CLOBBERS Yano from behind!

Mikey is back, TMDK drags Yano back up. Fireman’s carry and HIGHWAY TO HELL!! Cover, ISHII BREAKS IT!! Fans fire up and Ishii ROCKS Mikey! Ishii runs, into a SPINEBUSTER! TMDK vows to end this! Mikey hauls Ishii up and the fans rally. Scoop and- NO, Ishii slips free to shove Mikey into Shane and GERMAN SUPLEX Mikey! Shane kicks, Ishii blocks and he HEADBUTTS Shane! Ishii roars, runs, but Shane BOOTS the lariat! ROUNDHOUSE! Mikey is back, he hauls Ishii up for TANK BUSTER! They kick Ishii out and focus on Yano! Fans fire up as Mikey drags Yano up and Shane goes to a corner. But Yano fights free!

Shane leaps, into an atomic drop! Mikey waistlocks, but Yano grabs at Red Shoes to LOW BLOW Mikey! Then Red Shoes is a shield! Shane still runs in, but Yano gets Red Shoes away and that sends Shane into Mikey! LOW BLOW and roll-up, YANO & ISHII WIN!!

Winners: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii, by pinfall (gain 2 points; TMDK earns 0)

The Mighty Don’t Kneel but they do get duped! They’re no longer undefeated in the block, is this the beginning of bad luck for them? Will Yano & Ishii be able to borrow a phrase from good friend Yoshi-Hashi and #TurnItAllAround?

2023 World Tag League, Block A: Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa!

The Reiwa Musketeers want to lead the new generation, but the Green Supernova and his protege want to #CreateTheFuture. Both teams won big last round, but who wins even bigger here in the main event?

The teams stare down, Shota with Kaito and Narita with Oiwa. But then Shota and Kaito have their partners stand down to start this off. The bell rings, fans rally up, and it sounds rather even between them. Shota’s fans start to get louder, but Kaito shrugs that off as the two circle. They feel things out, back away, and then circle again. They tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, Shota wrenches to a wristlock. Kaito rolls and cartwheels, then wrenches to wristlock in return. Shota rolls, slips through, waistlocks, spins Kaito and cravats then headlocks. Kaito pushes Shota down to his knees, pops out the back and wrenches to a hammerlock. Shota reaches out, ROPEBREAK.

Kaito lets off slowly, then CHOPS! Fans cheer and Kaito eggs Shota on. Shota smiles and nods, then steps up to ROCK Kaito with a forearm! Shota eggs Kaito on so Kaito throws a forearm! Shota laughs it off to fire another! Kaito fires a forearm, they go back and forth, faster and faster, and the fans fire up! Kaito headlocks, Shota powers out, but Kaito runs him over! Things keep moving, Kaito ducks ‘n’ dodges and shoves, but Shota holds ropes to avoid the dropkick! Kaito avoids the basement dropkick, and then arm-drags Shota! But Shota headscissors! Kaito kips free and fans fire up as the two get forehead to forehead.

Shota shoves Kaito then backs away. Tag to Narita, so Kaito looks to Oiwa. Oiwa nods, so Kaito tags him in. Fans rally up as Oiwa and Narita circle. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and then Oiwa rolls to wrench to a top wristlock. Oiwa wrangles Narita, Narita headscissors, and Narita holds tight! Narita pushes up to squeeze Oiwa, but Oiwa moves around, headstands and pops free. Oiwa has the legs but Narita pushes Oiwa back down into the headscissors! Oiwa uses his leg to keep Narita’s legs down so he can pop out again, and then he floats to a headlock. Narita keeps his shoulders up, fights to his feet, and powers out to then headlock back!

Oiwa fights up but Narita grinds the hold. Fans rally, Oiwa fights up again but Narita grinds some more. Oiwa powers Narita away, and they RAM shoulders! Narita fires off fast strikes, whips, but Oiwa runs him over! Fans fire up, Oiwa scoops Narita, and SLAMS him down! Oiwa keeps Narita down with a top wristlock, and Kaito runs in to BLAST Shota! Red Shoes reprimands but Kaito & Oiwa drag Narita up. They double whip Narita to DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! Kaito & Oiwa have double armlocks, but then Kaito lets off to return to the corner. Oiwa wrenches, wrangles and headscissors Narita, but Narita has the ROPEBREAK!

Oiwa lets off but then stands Narita up to wrench the arm. Tag to Kaito, he CLUBS Narita’s arm, then Kaito ROCKS Narita. Kaito whips to hip toss, and leg drop on the arm! Kaito SLAMS the arm on the mat, stomps Narita, then hammerlocks. Narita reaches back but ends up having his other arm caught in a cording hold. Narita reaches for ropes, but Kaito shifts to a cover! TWO! But now Kaito kneels on the right arm for another cover, TWO!! Narita is still in this but Kaito still has the left arm, for a double wristlock! Fans rally as Narita endures, and he fights up to his feet. Kaito wrenches to RAM the shoulder.

Tag to Oiwa, and Oiwa kicks the bad arm! Oiwa then wraps that arm around ropes! Oiwa pulls, Red Shoes reprimands, and Oiwa lets off at 4. Oiwa then whips corner to corner, runs in, but Narita WHEEL KICKS! Shota runs in to BLAST Kaito! Shota then goes out, and he whips Kaito into railing! Fans fire up and Narita snarls as he stomps Oiwa. Tag to Shota and he stomps Oiwa some more. Oiwa looms over Oiwa, but Oiwa stands to CHOP! Shota eggs him on so Oiwa CHOPS again! Oiwa fires forearm after forearm, but Shota just UPPERCUTS him down! Fans rally up, Shota drags Oiwa up and turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!

Shota keeps cool, and keeps an eye on Kaito. Shota goes back to Oiwa, drags him up, and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Narita, he and Shota double whip, to then DOUBLE ELBOW! Narita SENTONS, Shota SOMERSAULT SENTONS! Then they shake hands to DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Cover, Kaito dropkicks it apart! Narita fires off on Kaito and TOSSES him out! Narita then goes back to stomp Oiwa. Narita then drags Oiwa up, whips him to ropes, and ELBOWS him back down. Cover, TWO! Fans cheer but Narita clamps a chinlock onto Oiwa. Narita grinds Oiwa down, Kaito coaches Oiwa up, and Oiwa endures.

Narita thrashes Oiwa around, but Oiwa reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! Narita lets off with a stomp, then tags in Shota. Shota stomps Oiwa some more, then drags Oiwa up to ROCK him with a forearm! Shota eggs Oiwa on, scuffs him, pie faces him, but Oiwa fires forearms in return! Shota still eggs him on, Oiwa throws more shots, but Shota knees low! Shota whips, Oiwa reverses and reels Shota in, GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! Fans fire up while both men are down! Oiwa crawls, as does Shota, hot tag to Kaito! Fans fire up as Galaxy View rallies on the Roughneck! Whip and DROPKICK! Then a forearm for Narita!

Fans fire up with Kaito and he fires forearms and UPPERCUTS on Shota in a corner, on repeat! Big wind up, BIG UPPERCUT! Kaito then snap suplexes and bridges! TWO! Shota escapes but Kaito keeps cool. Kaito drags Shota up, spins him around and chicken wings, but Shota RAMS him into buckles! TORNADO- NO, Kaito shoves him away, then gets around to chicken wing again! But Shota arm-drags free, then clinches to T-BONE SUPLEX! Fans fire up and Shota crawls, hot tag to Narita! The Son of Strong Style BOOTS Kaito to a corner, then runs corner to corner to BACK ELBOW! Narita reels Kaito in, HALF HATCH BRIDGE! Cover, TWO!

Narita drags Kaito up, clinches, but Kaito fights the suplex. So Narita trips Kaito, has the legs, and rolls into the Double Cross Heel, TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Oiwa reaches out, Kaito endures and reaches out, and he crawls his way over. But Narita drags him away from ropes! Oiwa coaches Kaito on, Kaito keeps fighting forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Narita lets him go, then drags him back up. Narita gets around to COBRA TWIST! Oiwa runs in but Shota intercepts to toss him back out! Kaito endures and clasps hands. Narita tries to pry the grip apart but Kaito fights his way over. Kaito reaches out, Narita GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!!

Narita keeps on Kaito with a SLEEPER! Kaito flails but he’s turning red! Narita drags Kaito up, into the COBRA- NO, Kaito powers out, chicken wings, TIGER SUPLEX BRIDGE!! But Shota breaks the pin!! Oiwa attacks Shota and throws him out now! Oiwa goes after Shota on the outside and fans rally up for Narita and Kaito. Kaito and Narita stir, Narita grabs Kaito’s hair but Kaito grabs Narita’s hair. They both stand up, and Kaito UPPERCUTS! Narita throws a forearm! Kaito UPPERCUTS! Narita ROCKS Kaito! Kaito UPPERCUTS, Narita forearms, but Kaito UPPERCUTS again! Narita still ROCKS Kaito!

Kaito rebounds to ROLLING ELBOW! Narita rebounds to NECKBREAKER DROP! But Kaito’s right up, to NECKBREAKER DROP! But Narita’s right up! Kaito dodges Narita, Narita dodges Kaito, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! Fans fire up again and both men stir. Narita and Kaito both crawl, hot tag to Shota! And he BLASTS Oiwa to deny Kaito! Shota whips Kaito to a corner, runs in and UPPERCUTS! Then FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Not quite perfect but Shota hurries to get a leg! STF!! But Oiwa stomps away! Narita runs in to kick and throw Oiwa out, then Shota drags Kaito up.

Shota dragon sleepers Shota and coordinates with Narita. Narita runs, BOOT into SAVING GRACE! Cover, TWO!! Kaito survives and the fans fire up again! Shota drags Kaito up, coordinates with Narita again, but Kaito fights free! He DOUBLE DROPKICKS them down! The fans rally up, and Oiwa calls to Kaito! Kaito crawls over, hot tag to Oiwa! Oiwa runs in to DROPKICK Shota! Shota goes to a corner, Oiwa runs corner to corner to DROPKICK again! Oiwa then whips Shota to ropes, for a third DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up with Oiwa and he drags Shota up. Oiwa scoops to POWERSLAM and SPLASH! Cover, TWO!

Oiwa keeps his focus on Shota, and waistlocks to drag him up. Shota fights the lift, so Oiwa CLUBS him! Oiwa whips, Shota reverses and TORNADO DDTS! Oiwa tumbles, Shota aims and runs in at the ropes, SLINGSHOT APRON DDT!! Fans fire up with Shota while Oiwa writhes on the floor! The ring count starts, Shota stalks Oiwa as he flounders. Shota drags Oiwa up at 10 of 20, puts him in at 13, and then hurries to a corner. Shota climbs, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Oiwa flounders again, Shota copies Ospreay, SUPER OSCUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up as Oiwa survives but Shota keeps his focus!

Oiwa drags Shota up, he full nelsons but Oiwa fights it! Oiwa is free, but Shota blocks to UPPERCUT! Shota runs, but Oiwa SPIN POWERSLAMS! Fans fire up while both men are down again! Kaito returns, he and Oiwa get Shota up. They double whip then DOUBLE DROPKICK! But Narita runs in to fire off shots on them both! Narita runs, but into DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Kaito & Oiwa fire up and they get Shota up! Kaito climbs, Oiwa Electric Chair Lifts! DOUBLE IMPACT DOOMSDAY!! And they roar again! Oiwa drags Shota back up, SINGLE LEG SAIDO!! Cover, TWO!! Shota survives and shocks everyone!

Oiwa grits his teeth and shakes his head. Oiwa waistlocks to deadlift Shota! But Shota fights, switches, trips and S T F!! Oiwa endures, reaches out, and someone is sent into railing on the outside. It was Narita! Kaito slides in, but Narita hurries to keep him back!! Kaito is caught in a SLEEPER, and Shota pulls back on the crossface! But Oiwa still fights his way forward! ROPEBREAK!! Shota lets go in frustration and the fans fire back up! Shota calls to Narita and Narita slides in. The Musketeers get Oiwa up, whip him corner to corner, and then Shota runs in to UPPERCUT! Narita runs in to JUMP KICK! Feed to a forearm! BOOT! ROLLING ELBOW! BOOT again!

Shota picks Oiwa up, Narita runs, HART ATTACK!! Cover, KAITO BREAKS IT!! Kaito hit Shota so hard, Kaito tumbles out of the ring! Narit whips Oiwa to the POP-UP KNEE! Feed to the BLIZZARD EXPLODER! And then Oiwa ends up in a corner, for Shota to V-TRIGGER! And HALF ‘N’ HALF! Cover, KAITO BREAKS IT AGAIN!! Fans are thunderous but Narita goes after Kaito! They brawl outside, Shota aims at Oiwa, IGNITION!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Oiwa survives and shocks everyone! We’re at the 25 minute point, meaning there’s only five left! Shota drags Oiwa up, underhooks, but Oiwa wrenches out to FISHERMAN CRADLE! TWO!!!

Shota escapes but Oiwa sunset flips! TWO!!! Shota escapes again! Oiwa shoots around, waistlock and GERMAN- NO, Shota keeps fighting! Shota fires elbows, but Oiwa powers up! Shota switches to HALF ‘N’ HALF!! Fans are thunderous as Shota powers up the arm! Oiwa rises, into the BLAZE- NO, Oiwa falls over! Shota is surprised, but he doesn’t stop. Shota drags Oiwa up but Oiwa’s dead weight. Shota stomps Oiwa and eggs him on! Shota slaps Oiwa around to get him to fight! Oiwa drags himself up, Shota CLUBS him back down and even stomps him! Shota just hammers away! Kaito shouts to Oiwa while Shota drags him up again.

We hit the three minute warning as Shota drags Oiwa up. But Oiwa swings! Shota dodges, then POP-UP UPPERCUT!! And then BLAZE BLADE!!! But that’s not all, he hits DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, the Musketeers win!!

Winners: Shota Umino & Ren Narita, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Kaito & Oiwa earn 0)

An epic main event from four men who truly are the future of pro-wrestling! However, this loss does sting, will Kaito & Oiwa still be the ones to #CreateTheFuture?

As for Shota & Narita, after regrouping and catching their breaths, Shota offers Oiwa a hand and some encouraging words. Oiwa nods, and he accepts the hand. Shota helps Oiwa stand and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. Kaito stands on his own to get forehead to forehead with Shota. Shota still offers a handshake, and Kaito still takes it. Then Shota takes the mic to say, “World Tag League is here in Nagoya!” The fans cheer that! And he says it has nothing to do with being NJPW, Pro-Wrestling Noah, gone overseas. “In the end, it’s up to you whether you rise or fall.” Fans also cheer that.

Shota says that just because he’s made it in Noah for a few months, Oiwa hasn’t beat Shota & Narita. Don’t be so naive as to think Shota and Narita weren’t going through Hell on overseas excursions. “Even so, this bastard (himself?) will always act as a wall against the new guys and senpais. By the time you come back, I’ll be at the center of NJPW! So good luck.” Fans cheer again, and Shota continues to say he got his “second win.” And it wasn’t just because of him, but because of his “amazing tag partner.” He thanks Narita and fans applaud. They shake hands, and Shota says he still has one thing he has to confirm.

Yes, he’s happy they won again, and that’s a great feeling. But look around. There are still empty seats. Shota vows that next time, the Nagoya Congress Center is filled to capacity! The new era of showing everyone a wonderful scenery has already begun! They will continue to win right before your eyes, win the whole World Tag League, and walk into the Tokyo Dome next year! And then, in this ring, they will create the Paradigm Shift! Fans cheer, but will the Roughneck & Son of Strong Style continue towards the top of NJPW?

Here are the NEW A Block standings!

TMDK: 3-1, 6 points
Shota Umino & Ren Narita: 3-1, 6 points
Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa: 2-2, 4 points
War Dogs: 2-2, 4 points
The United Empire: 2-2, 4 points
Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 2-2, 4 points
The House of Torture: 1-3, 2 points
The Gates of Agony: 1-3, 2 points

My Thoughts:

Another great round for World Tag League, this might’ve been the best round for A Block so far. Gotta love that the Gates finally got a win as they took the fight to the War Dogs, that was some great stuff. And I do find it funny that I was cheering the Gates on here when normally I think they’re too dominant in ROH and by proxy AEW. But given they were losing so much in this tournament, this was a great moment for them. Great win for The United Empire over the House of Torture, I like that the House keeps losing even as they’re cheating. And what a shocker that Yano & Ishii beat TMDK, but I guess that’s so TMDK doesn’t start running away with this as we reach the halfway point.

And of course, awesome main event out of those two young teams. Great win for Shota & Narita, which makes sense given Kaito & Oiwa are the Noah visitor team against two of the new era pillars. Good promo from Shota to reference both that and their respective Young Lion excursions compared to Oiwa going into a different company yet staying home in Japan. Shota & Narita are certainly on their way to being top of the block, with them still to face TMDK this weekend.

My Score: 8.9/10