Will The House of Torture face justice?

Sho & Douki cheated their way to 2-0 in Super Junior Tag League, but now they’re up against equally tricky Hiromu Takahashi & Gedo! Who is trickiest of all?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS Zane Jay & Tatsuya Matsumoto; Yano & Oleg win.
• Six Man Tag: El Desperado, KUUKAI & Masatora Yasuda VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Dick Togo & Yujiro Takahashi; Kanemaru, Dick & Yujiro win.
• Six Man Tag: Tiger Mask, YAMATO & Shoma Kato VS Robbie X, OSKAR & Yuto-Ice; Robbie, Oskar & Yuto win.
• Six Man Tag: KUSHIDA, Yuki Yoshioka & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Robbie Eagles, Kosei Fujita & Hartley Jackson; Kushida, Yoshioka & Tanahashi win.
• 2025 Super Junior Tag League A Block: Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia VS Clark Connors & Daiki Nagai; Taguchi & Dia win.
• 2025 Super Junior Tag League A Block: YOH & Master Wato VS Templario & Jakob Austin Young; Yoh & Wato win.
• 2025 Super Junior Tag League A Block: SHO & DOUKI VS Hiromu Takahashi & Gedo; Sho & Douki win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current Super Junior Tag League A Block standings!

SHO & DOUKI: 2-0, 4 points
YOH & Master Wato: 2-0, 4 points
Templario & Jakob Austin Young: 1-1, 2 points
Hiromu Takahashi & Gedo: 1-1, 2 points
Clark Connors & Daiki Nagai: 0-2, 0 points
Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia: 0-2, 0 points

2025 Super Junior Tag League A Block: Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia VS Clark Connors & Daiki Nagai!

The Funky Weapon & Infinity Carat Diamond were so close to winning last night’s main event, but it was snatched away from them at the last moment. However, the War Dog & Young Lion are still floundering at the back of the pack with them. Something’s gotta give, so who finally gets points on the board?

The teams sort out and Daiki steps up. Dia wants to start, but Taguchi insists, so Dia obliges. The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They feel things out, Taguchi avoids the leg picks and facelocks. Daiki slips free but Taguchi stays on him with a waistlock. Daiki switches, Taguchi switches, and repeat. Daiki headlocks, Taguchi pops out the back and has the hammerlock, then the half nelson for a cover, TWO! Daiki trips Taguchi and floats to a headlock, but Taguchi fights back to his feet. Daiki grinds the headlock but Taguchi pulls hair. The ref reprimands, but Taguchi powers up and out. Daiki RUNS Taguchi over, then he intercepts Dia with a kick!

Daiki then scoops Dia to SLAM him onto Taguchi! The fans applaud and Connors is impressed. Connors steps in and brings Dia up while Daiki has Taguchi. They fire forearms and haymakers, then CHOPS! The fans applaud, Daiki & Connors whip Dia & Taguchi at each other, but Dia hurdles over Taguchi! HIP ATTACKS in retaliation! The fans cheer as Daiki falls and Connors tumbles out of the ring! Daiki also bails out, so Taguchi & Dia coordinate, STEREO PLANCHAS! The fans fire up again, and Taguchi sits on Connors’ face! The ref reprimands, Taguchi steps away, and Dia puts Daiki in the ring. Taguchi gives Daiki some POINT-BLANK HIPS!

Taguchi POINT-BLANK HIPS again, and again, then cover, TWO! Tag to Dia, and Dia brings Daiki up, but Daiki fires forearms! Daiki runs, but Dia wheelbarrows and victory rolls, then steps through! REVERSE BOSTON CRAB, and then Dia has the arms! Taguchi rolls in and assumes the position, MEXICAN SURFBOARD BOOTY BUMPS! Again, a bit double-edged for Taguchi, but the fans cheer all the same. Dia helps Taguchi up, and they bring Daiki around to double whip. Daiki reverses to send Taguchi away, and Connors trips Taguchi up! Daiki DROPKICKS Dia while Connors drags Taguchi out, and Connors POSTS him!

Connors stomps away on Taguchi, Daiki kicks Dia out, and then Connors has fans clear out! Connors & Daiki bring Dia up to whip him together, STRIKE into the chairs! Daiki and the ref go to Dia, but Connors brings out WHEEL-SAN! The fans fire up and Connors RAMS Taguchi! Now Daiki gets a turn with Wheel-san, and he RAMS Taguchi down! The fans are torn but Connors shakes Daiki’s hand, proud of the Young Lion. Daiki then fetches Dia into the ring, stomps him around, and drags him up for a scoop and SLAM! Cover, ONE!! Dia is tougher than that, but Daiki brings him up to bump off buckles. Tag to Connors, and he ROCKS Dia!

Connors CHOPS and ROCKS Dia in the corner on repeat, then stomps him! The ref reprimands, but Connors reels Dia in, and Connors snap suplexes! Connors then BLASTS Taguchi off the apron for good measure. Daiki joins in, they double whip Dia to the corner. Connors sends Daiki in, BACK ELBOW! Then Daiki tags in, and Connors stands Dia up for Daiki to CHOP! Daiki talks some trash, CHOPS again, then HEADBUTTS! Connors keeps Dia standing, Daiki stomps a mudhole in, but Taguchi rushes over! Taguchi CLUBS Daiki but Connors ROCKS and TOSSES Taguchi! Daiki stomps a mudhole in, stops as the ref counts, and he tags Connors.

Connors brings Dia into the ropes, CLUBS and CHOKES him, then KICKS the ropes to jam him up! The ref reprimands but Connors fishhooks Dia’s mouth! The ref counts, Connors lets go, and Dia clutches his jaw. Connors BLASTS Taguchi again, then drags Dia up to snapmare. Connors runs and SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLES! Then another SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! And a third SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans cheer and Connors barks. The fans bark with Connors, he aims from the corner, but Dia dodges the spear! Dia runs up, Connors dodges, but then Dia BOOTS Connors, and RANAS!

The fans fire up as Connors tumbles! Dia hurries, hot tag to Taguchi! Taguchi HIP ATTACKS Connors! Daiki KNEES low, runs, but into a HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up and Taguchi HIP ATTACKS Connors at the ropes! Then HIP ATTACKS Daiki at the ropes! And repeat! And repeat! Then triangle jump PLANCHA onto Connors! The fans fire up and Taguchi hurries to put Connors back in. Taguchi brings Connors up, snap suplexes, that’s Uno Amigo! Then snap suplex for Dos Amigos! Connors blocks the third, suplexes in return, but Taguchi slips free! Connors ELBOWS Taguchi, runs, but Taguchi follows! HIP ATTACK into atmoic drop!

Connors waistlocks, Taguchi fires elbows, then he fakes Connors out on the run! HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up with Taguchi and he calls upon the power of Strong Style! “Ooh… ORYA~!” KETSU- SNAP POWERSLAM! Connors turns things around and both men are down! The fans rally up, both men crawl, hot tags to Daiki and Dia! Dia mule kicks, whips, but Daiki reverses. Daiki drops down, hurdles over, and then CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Dia stays in this but Daiki stays on Dia with a suplex. Dia lands out, blocks a shot, and tilt-o-whirl into CRYSTAL OCTOPUS! Daiki endures, fights around, and he falls his way to the ROPEBREAK!

The fans cheer, Dia CLUBS Daiki, and Dia stomps him. Dia stands Daiki up to CHOP! Dia runs, but Connors joins in, DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLES! Taguchi is back, but he gets DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLES! Daiki & Connors get Dia up, DOUBLE SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Dia survives and the fans rally up! Connors keeps Taguchi out, then he and Daiki coordinate. They lock ‘n’ load, run in at Dia, but Dia dodges, the double spears collide! Both Daiki and Connors are down, and Taguchi returns! Taguchi & Dia get Daiki up, double whip him to a corner, then Dia runs in for the back elbow! Taguchi adds the HIP ATTACK! But JEEP FLIPPER takes out Dia!

HIP ATTACK on Connors! But Daiki DECKS Taguchi! The fans fire up with Daiki, and he brings Dia back around. Daiki whips and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up for the air and hangtime! Daiki rises, runs in at the corner, but Dia puts Daiki up top! GAMANGIRI! Daiki falls, Dia pushes him, and then Dia basement SOBATS! Dia isn’t done, he basement SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Daiki survives but Dia fires up, and the fans fire up with him! Dia goes up the corner, takes aim, but Connors anchors Dia! Taguchi WRECKS Connors with a dropkick! Taguchi then goes to the apron, runs up on Connors, but Connors dodges, HIP ATTACK HITS POST!

Taguchi and Connors are down on the outside, Dia still leaps, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Daiki has the legs! BOSTON CRAB! Dia endures as the Young Lion uses his training! Dia crawls, reaches out, and the fans rally up! But Daiki drags him back to center! Daiki grits his teeth, but Taguchi fires a flurry of forearms! Daiki refuses to let go! He eggs Taguchi on, so Taguchi fires more shots! Connors is back, he SPEARS Taguchi!! Daiki sits deep on the BOSTON CRAB!! Dia scrambles, claws at the mat, but Connors coaches Daiki to keep going! Dia still makes the ROPEBREAK! Daiki lets go in frustration, but he and Connors regroup.

Connors coaches Daiki up, they double whip Dia, but Dia grabs ropes. Dia BOOTS Daiki, trips Connors, 619 on speed dial! Then a tilt-o-whirl, CRUCIFIX DRIVER on Daiki! Cover, TWO!! Daiki survives but Dia fires up again! Dia climbs the corner, takes off his wristbands, and D D D D T!! Cover, Taguchi & Dia win!!

Winners: Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Connors & Daiki earn 0)

Finally, Taguchi & Dia have vindication! They came close the last two times and finally broke through, will this be one of the greatest comebacks in Super Junior Tag League history? As for Connors & Daiki, the frustration and disappointment continues, and they’re already too far from the goal to win. But will they perhaps snatch some golden tickets off the tag champions in the later rounds?

2025 Super Junior Tag League A Block: YOH & Master Wato VS Templario & Jakob Austin Young!

The Drive of the Grandmaster is riding high at the front of the block, but the Sun Warrior & JAY aren’t far behind. Will the United Empire soon conquer the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions? Or is there no stopping Yoh & Wato now?

The teams sort out and Wato starts against Tempe. The fans rally as the two stare down, and they slowly circle. The feel things out, tie up, and then break. Then they tie up, and Tempe wrenches. Wato rolls, wrenches, and wristlocks. Tempe rolls, trips Wato, and rolls Wato to his feet, only for Wato to arm-drag! Tempe comes back to trip Wato, but Wato reaches up to swinging RANA! The fans cheer and Tempe is a bit surprised. Tempe runs up to RUN Wato over. Then things speed up, Tempe handsprings over the dropdown, but Wato dodges the lariat! Wato RAN- NO! Tempe blocks this one, and he swings Wato up!

Wato slips free, Tempe is surprised again, and they RAM shoulders! Tempe runs again, Wato dodges, and Wato tries another rana, but he can’t quite jump up! Tempe fires body shots in the clinch, but Wato snapmares. Wato KICKS Tempe in the back, but Tempe springs right up to snapmare and KICK Wato! The fans cheer, Tempe runs, but Wato dodges yet again! This time, he RANAS! The fans cheer, Tempe runs, and Tempe sunset flips! Wato rolls through, but Tempe avoids the basement dropkick! Wato avoids the Penalty Kick! Wato rolls Tempe, Tempe rolls through, and Tempe ducks the Buzzsaw! TEMPLAROONI!

The fans cheer as the two have a standoff. They stare down, and then back away to tag Yoh and Jakob. The fans applaud and rally as Yoh and Jakob circle. The two feel things out, tie up, and Yoh trips Jakob. Yoh shouts the whole time he runs the ropes, but Jakob DROPKICKS him down! The fans cheer while Yoh flounders to ropes. Jakob storms up on Yoh, whips him to ropes, but Yoh reverses, then redirects to dropkick the legs out! Wato runs in and BLASTS Tempe! The ref reprimands but Yoh & Wato CLUB and whip Jakob. Jakob grabs ropes, DUMPS Wato out, then TOSSES Yoh out onto Wato! Tempe runs in and DIVES!

The fans fire up as Tempe wipes Wato & Yoh out at the ramp! Tempe puts Yoh in the ring for Jakob to cover, TWO! The fans rally as Jakob brings Yoh up. Jakob wrenches the arm, CLUBS Yoh, and he tags Tempe in. Jakob wrenches, Tempe KICKS the arm, and Yoh goes to an open corner. Tempe goes out to HOTSHOT the arm! Yoh drops to his knees, Tempe pushes him over, and Tempe SPLASHES down on the bad arm! The fans rally, Tempe stomps the arm, then wrenches the arm for a top wristlock. ARM JAMMER! Tempe taunts Yoh, brings him over, and he tags Jakob in. Tempe wrenches and Jakob CLUBS the bad arm.

Jakob snapmares Yoh, WRINGS the arm, and Yoh scrambles around. Jakob covers, TWO, but into a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Yoh endures, reaches out, calls to Wato, and Wato slides in! Wato stomps Jakob, but Jakob TOSSES Wato out. Jakob bumps Yoh off buckles, then CHOPS! The fans applaud, Jakob tags Tempe, and Tempe stalks Yoh to a corner. Tempe BODY BLOWS, BODY BLOWS, then backs off as the ref reprimands. Tempe BODY BLOWS Yoh again, whips him to ropes, but Yoh FLYING FOREARMS! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Yoh and Tempe stir, crawl for their corners, and hot tag to Wato!

Wato fires forearms on Tempe, then whips. Tempe reverses, Wato FLYING ELBOWS! The fans fire up, but Jakob kicks low! Jakob whips Wato to a corner, but Wato BOOTS him, and BULLDOGS him! The fans fire up again and Wato waits on Tempe. Tempe kicks low, runs, but into a DROPKICK! Tempe bails out, the fans rally up, and Wato builds speed! Wato FLIES and down go Tempe & Jakob! The fans fire up and Wato goes back to fetch Tempe. The ring count climbs but Wato puts Tempe in at 6 of 20. Wato then goes up a corner, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Direct hit on Tempe and Wato covers, TWO!

Wato wrenches, hooks Tempe up, but Tempe fights the lift! The fans rally, Tempe powers up, and he wrenches free! Wato ducks the lariat to ZIGZAG! Cover, TWO! Tempe stays in this but Wato stays cool as the fans rally up. Wato brings Tempe around, waistlocks, but Tempe fights the lift. Tempe fires elbows, but Wato kicks low! Wato runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Tempe hurries to get Wato in the wheelbarrow, WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up again while both men are down! Wato and Tempe crawl as the fans rally, hot tags to Jakob and Yoh! Yoh dodges Jakob, Jakob dodges Yoh, but Yoh blocks a kick! DRAGON SCREW!

Jakob scrambles to a corner but Yoh runs in, and ELBOWS! Yoh hurries to turn Jakob, NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Jakob stays in this but Yoh stays cool as the fans rally. Yoh brings Jakob up, reels him in, but Jakob fights the suplex. Yoh CLUBS away on Jakob, runs the ropes, but Jakob JAY-BLADE! The fans fire up and Jakob sees Yoh in the corner. Jakob runs in, and CHOP LARIATS! Then TORNADO DDTS! Cover, TWO! Yoh survives and Jakob is frustrated, but Jakob drags Yoh up. Jakob suplexes, Yoh lands out, but Jakob ROCKS him! Jakob runs, but Wato joins in, double dropkicks to the legs! Then DOUBLE SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!

The fans rally as Jakob toughs it out. Wato & Yoh tune up, then take aim again, but Tempe springboards and DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up as all four men are down! Jakob rises, throws his elbow pads off, then he and Tempe double whip Yoh! Jakob sends Tempe in for a LARIAT! Jakob adds an UPPERCUT! Jakob Electric Chair Lifts Yoh, and Tempe climbs! BLINDSIDE LARIAT DOOMSDAY! Cover, Wato breaks it! The fans cheer as Wato saves this one, but Tempe TOSSES him! Jakob roars, the fans fire up with him now, and Jakob reels Yoh in for the cravat! JAKOB’S- NO, Yoh slips free! And SUPER- NO, Jakob blocks!

Jakob takes a swing, but Yoh wrenches him to underhooks! But Jakob fights the lift, wrenches free, but Yoh spins him around! Wato springboards to FLYING UPPERCUT! Tempe is back up, but he gets DOUBLE SUPERKICKS before he can jump! Then they DOUBLE SUPERKICK Jakob! Yoh & Wato vow to end this, and they get Jakob up, FALCON BLOW!! Cover, Yoh & Wato win!!

Winners: Yoh & Master Wato, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Templario & Jakob earn 0)

Now 3-0, Yoh & Wato look unstoppable! Will this momentum carry them all the way to the finals, and even the titles? Can the United Empire still conquer the Super Junior Tag League with the remaining rounds?

2025 Super Junior Tag League A Block: SHO & DOUKI VS Hiromu Takahashi & Gedo!

The Murder Machine & Japones Del Mal are 2-0 all thanks to their bag of tricks, but the Ticking Timebomb and Bloody Hands have already proven they can lie, cheat and steal. Will Hiromu & Gedo get one over on THE IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions? Or will the House of Torture find another way to stack the deck?

Guess what? Sho wants to talk, so he grabs the mic. Sho mockingly greets the low ranking hicks of Saitama, and as before, says he doesn’t think anyone can beat him and Douki, so why even bother having this match? Gedo and Hiromu together are still too stupid to- Hiromu SHOTGUNS Sho & Douki down! The fans cheer and Hiromu drags Sho up for the DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Gedo gets the mic tells Sho to watch his mouth! The fans spent good money to be here, what’s Sho got to say to that? Sho isn’t giving up! Gedo asks “Hiromu-sensei” what he thinks. Hiromu says, “Good.” And he CRANKS the double wristlock!

Douki gets back up, Gedo BOPS him with the mic! The fans cheer, Gedo tells this is what the real idiot gets! Sho says okay, okay, he’s sorry! He’s sorry! The fans applaud, and Gedo says good, now they can start. Gedo drops the mic, the bell rings, and Hiromu keeps on that DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Sho endures, Douki runs in, but Hiromu TOSSES Douki back out! Tag to Gedo and now he has the DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Sho flails, crawls around, reaches out, and claws at the mat! The fans cheer Gedo on, Douki gets in, but he’s hiding the Torture Tool behind his back! Douki argues with Red Shoes, but he drops the wrench in front of Sho!

Sho grabs for the wrench, but Gedo grabs it first! The fans cheer while Sho panics! Douki protests, Red Shoes sees the wrench, and Gedo defends his innocence. And he really is innocent this time! Hiromu uses this opportunity to undo a white buckle pad! Hiromu signals the OK, Gedo tosses the wrench aside, and they give thumbs up. Gedo whips Sho, but Sho reverses! Gedo hits the bare buckles! Hiromu runs in, Sho & Douki kick him and double whip him into bare buckles! The clever plan has backfired! Sho kicks Gedo outside, and he has the mic to talk trash on Gedo. Sho stomps away on Gedo, Douki POSTS Hiromu, and the fans boo.

#Shouki drags Gedo up, and they bring him around to open him up! They POST Gedo! Gedo slumps back, and now Shouki does the same to Hiromu! The fans boo as Hiromu is stuck in the corner, and Sho lets the ring count handle this. The fans boo more, the count passes 5 of 20, then 10 of 20, but Gedo and Hiromu are both still down. The count hits 15! 16! Gedo stands and rolls into the ring! The fans cheer, but Sho stomps Gedo down. Sho drags Gedo back up, bumps him off buckles, then he tags Douki. Shouki have Gedo in the ROWBOAT SPLADLE! Gedo endures, Hiromu protests, but Shouki just pulls harder!

Red Shoes reprimands, Shouki finally lets go, and Sho BLASTS Hiromu off the apron. The fans boo but Douki drags Gedo up by an ear. Douki bumps Gedo off buckles, then tags Sho. Sho covers, TWO! Gedo is tougher than that and the fans applaud. Sho TOSSES Gedo and distracts the ref. Douki JAMS Gedo up with a chair! Douki then puts Gedo in the ring, Sho covers, but Hiromu distracts Red Shoes! The fans applaud, but then Sho DECKS Hiromu! Sho stomps Gedo, covers, TWO! The fans applaud again but Sho just smirks. Sho scuffs Gedo, steps on him, but the fans still cheer Gedo on. Hiromu fires the fans up more, and Gedo fires body shots!

Gedo fires more body shots, then a CHOP! But Sho CLAWS Gedo’s eyes! Red Shoes reprimands, Sho stops at 4, and Sho talks trash. Sho whips Gedo corner to corner, but Gedo blocks! To poke eyes! And then Gedo whips Sho into bare buckles! Sho writhes, but Douki kicks Gedo! Douki whips, Gedo reverses, and now Douki hits buckles! The fans cheer and rally up as Gedo crawls! Hot tag to Hiromu! CROSSBODY on Sho! CROSSBODY on Douki! And repeat! The fans fire up with Hiromu, but Shouki mugs him! They double whip, but Hiromu DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! The fans cheer and Hiromu says time to take a lap!

Hiromu goes outside and CROSSBODIES Sho! Then he CROSSBODIES Douki! Then Hiromu takes a second lap, but he whips Gedo at Sho for the CROSSBODY! The fans cheer as Hiromu gets Gedo up to whip him into Douki for a CROSSBODY! The fans cheer and Hiromu gets them to chant for Gedo! Hiromu gives a thumbs up, Gedo gives it back, and Hiromu fetches Sho into the ring. Hiromu storms up on Sho, whips him to a safe corner, then LARIATS! Snapmare and basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Sho survives but Hiromu keeps his cool. The fans rally and Hiromu brings Sho up again.

Hiromu fireman’s carries, Sho fights free, and he shoves Hiromu at the bare corner! Hiromu avoids the buckles, then dodges Sho! Sho hits bare buckles, then Hiromu whips him back into the bare buckles! Sho writhes, Hiromu stands him up, fireman’s carry, but Sho bends fingers! The fans boo, Red Shoes reprimands, but Hiromu CLUBS free. Hiromu runs, but Sho uses Red Shoes as a shield! Sho then SPEARS Hiromu down! Sho crawls, hot tag to Douki! Douki runs up to BLAST Gedo off the apron! Then Douki runs in at Hiromu, LARIAT! Douki scoops, SLAMS, and then goes up the corner. DIVING- NO, Hiromu avoids the stomps!

Hiromu clinches Douki, spins him, reels him in, TRIANGLE D! The fans fire up as Douki endures! Douki reaches out, but Sho rings the bell! The same usual House of Torture trick! The fans boo, Hiromu is upset, but Douki rolls him! ITALIAN STRETCH #32! Hiromu fights around, but then GEDO rings the bell!! He uses The House’s tricks against them! Then Hiromu SUPERKICKS Douki! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Hiromu crawls, hot tag to Gedo! Gedo runs and BLASTS Sho! Then he winds up to JAB, JAB, JAB and JAB Douki! But Douki blocks a shot, tries to fake Gedo out, but Gedo UPPERCUTS in return!

The fans fire up with Gedo and he drags Douki up. JAWBREAKER and basement SUPER- NO, Douki blocks! Douki swings, but Gedo clinches! Douki fights off the Flatliner, but Gedo waistlocks! Douki grabs Red Shoes to LOW BLOW! Then FLATLINER, into ITALIAN STRETCH #32!! Sho BLASTS Hiromu off the apron! Gedo endures, fights around, but Sho keeps Hiromu on the outside! Th efans rally, but Douki rolls Gedo from the ropes! ITALIAN STRETCH #32!! Gedo is turning red, he is fading, but Hiromu STOMPS Douki! Sho kicks and CLUBS Hiromu, then Shouki double whips. They catch the crossbody!

Shouki throws Hiromu back, but Hiromu ducks the lariats to DOUBLE CROSSBODY again! Hiromu calls to Gedo, it’s time! They get Shouki up, DOUBLE JAWBREAKERS! And DOUBLE BASEMENT SUPERKICKS! The fans fire up, and now Hiromu brings Douki up! “SUPER FLY~!” WHAT?! Gedo asks Hiromu if he’s serious, but then the fans cheer Gedo on. Hiromu CLUBS Douki, and tells Gedo to do it! Gedo says y’know what, yeah! Gedo goes up, up, but Sho TRIPS him! The fans boo, Hiromu runs up, but Sho catches him at the ropes! Douki runs up, but Hiromu ducks, Douki BLASTS Sho! Hiromu SUPERKICKS Douki down, then calls for the Super Fly!

Gedo nods, though he’s in bad shape. TIME BOMB 1.5!! Gedo is up, and yes, SUPER FLY!! Cover, TWO!!! Douki survives and Gedo can’t believe it! The fans rally behind Gedo and he drags Douki up! He whips him into Red Shoes?! Then into a POP-UP LOW BLOW!! Payback for earlier! And then GEDO- NO, Douki shoves Gedo away, into the BAKING SHEET SMACK!! Douki rolls Gedo up, SHOUKI WINS!!

Winners: Sho & Douki, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Hiromu & Gedo earn 0)

Another round, another stolen victory! Hiromu thought he and Gedo had it, but you can’t be worse than the worst! Will Hiromu & Gedo figure out what it takes to win in the second half of the round robin?

As for Sho, he grabs the mic to mockingly say the country bumpkins of Saitama are better of listening to what “the flies and worms” have to say, the losers! HAHA! Sho drops the mic while he and Douki leave with their gold and another fraudulent win. Hiromu indeed grabs the mic, though, so that he can say, “Oi, oi, oi, oi! You’d think in an atmosphere like this, they’d have stricter measures! Those guys are real devils!” The fans applaud that. But Hiromu admits, the fans here in Kumagaya were lucky to see Gedo’s genuine Super Fly tonight. The fans cheer that! Why do you think Hiromu called for it? Hiromu wanted to win, wanting to win is a natural thing.

In fact, it’s because Hiromu & Gedo love Saitama. No, they love Kumagaya! The fans cheer for Gedo, even while he’s down with a headache. Hiromu says he and Gedo may be down, they may look roughed up, but they are still in the running, they are still #GEDOMUDO! So why shouldn’t Hiromu & Gedo take those IWGP Junior Heavyweight tag titles off those guys? The fans cheer that! Hiromu finishes with, “Until then…” Moto! Moto! Moto! Moto! Moto! Moto! MOTO! MOTO! MOTO! MOTO! MOTO! MOTO! MOTO! Fun with everyone~! The fans cheer as Hiromu drops the mic, but will he and Gedo get back up before the end of the tournament?

Here are the NEW Super Junior Tag League A Block standings!

SHO & DOUKI: 3-0, 6 points
YOH & Master Wato: 3-0, 6 points
Templario & Jakob Austin Young: 1-2, 2 points
Hiromu Takahashi & Gedo: 1-2, 2 points
Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia: 1-2, 2 points
Clark Connors & Daiki Nagai: 0-3, 0 points [ELIMINATED]

My Thoughts:

A great third round for A Block, and I’m grateful that they did split rounds for the weekend, there’s a lot else going on. Great stuff with Taguchi & Dia finally getting a win, and this adds some drama to Connors & Daiki as a team now in last place and no way of getting to the finals now. Just like last round, I feel like this could put a strain on the alliance between War Dogs and Unaffiliated, and if they don’t get even one win before this is all done, I think the alliance breaks already. The irony is, Hiromu & Gedo are at least feeling better about their duo, maybe they make it work and that ironically saves the alliance.

Yoh & Wato being undefeated at 3-0 to parallel Sho & Douki, that is definitely the major match-up they’re going for in A Block, and that could make for a great final round match to decide who goes to the finals. The eternal feud of Yoh VS Sho continues to feed NJPW, can’t wait to see the next chapter.

My Score: 9/10