Will the Second Chapter be Mighty?

World Tag League’s second round wraps as B Block fires up Fukushima! But can “Roughneck” Shota Umino & “Heat Storm” Yuya Uemura stay hot? Or will they #JustTapOut?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Six Man Tag: Yota Tsuji, Gabe Kidd & Gedo VS Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Yota, Gabe & Gedo win.
• Six Man Tag: Taichi, Satoshi Kojima & Masatora Yasuda VS El Desperado, Shuji Ishikawa & Shoma Kato; Desperado, Shuji & Shoma win.
• Six Man Tag: Shingo Takagi, “Drilla” Dan Moloney & Daiki Nagai VS EVIL, Don Fale & Dick Togo; Evil, Fale & Dick win.
• Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg & Katsuya Murashima; Yano, Oleg & Murashima win.
• 2025 World Tag League B Block: Lance Archer & Alex Zayne VS Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman; Khan & Callum win.
• 2025 World Tag League B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo VS David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi; Finlay & Hiromu win.
• 2025 World Tag League B Block: OSKAR & Yuto Ice VS SANADA & Ren Narita; Sanada & Narita win.
• 2025 World Tag League B Block: Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa; ZSJ & Oiwa win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current B Block standings!

David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-0, 2 points
Lance Archer & Alex Zayne: 1-0, 2 points
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-0, 2 points
Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura: 1-0, 2 points
Oskar & Yuto-Ice: 0-1, 0 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo: 0-1, 0 points
Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman: 0-1, 0 points
Sanada & Ren Narita: 0-1, 0 points

2025 World Tag League B Block: Lance Archer & Alex Zayne VS Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman!

Murder Sauce is hot after they burned Sanada & Ren Narita, but the Dominator & Prince of Pace are down after they failed to conquer TMDK. Will Khan & Callum be able to bring down Archer & Zayne? Or will B Block still be all elite?

The teams sort out and Zayne starts against Callum. The fans rally with the bell, Callum runs up but Zayne dodges! Zayne runs up, Callum dodges and whips Zayne to ropes. Callum trips Zayne, but Zayne avoids the double stomp to roll Callum up. TWO, and Zayne scoops! BAJA- NO, Callum slips through! Zayne avoids the Penalty Kick, kips up, and he CHOPS Callum down! Callum kips up, but Zayne ducks the enzigir! STANDING MARIPOSA! Cover, but Callum makes it a ghost pin, TWO! Callum avoids the Buzzsaw and the two stand off. The fans cheer as Callum checks his chest. Callum runs up, grabs Zayne by the hair, then KNEES and CHOPS!

Callum BOOTS Archer, but Archer doesn’t budge! Khan runs up to BLAST Archer off the apron! Zayne fires forearms on Khan but Khan fires forearms and even KNEES in return! The ref is busy with Archer as Callum ROUNDHOUSES Zayne into Khan’s BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Callum then basement DROPKICKS Zayne! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud, but Callum pulls Zayne’s hair. Callum wrenches to WRING and KNEE DROP the arm! Callum then drags Zayne around by the arm, wrenches again and again, then whips him hard into the Empire’s corner. Zayne falls, Callum steps on him, then tags Khan.

The fans rally, Khan drags Zayne up by his ear, and CLUBS him! Khan Mongolian Chops Zayne, Mongolian Chops again, then winds up, but feints, and he UPPERCUTS Zayne! Zayne ends up in the corner, and Khan hops up. The fans rally as Khan sits on his throne! HMPH! Zayne endures, the fans applaud, and the ref reprimands as Khan pulls Zayne’s arms. Khan stops at 4, hops down, and he brings Zayne around. Khan SAYANAGIS, then covers, TWO! The fans applaud as Zayne stays in this. Khan taunts Archer, then drags Zayne up. Khan wrenches Zayne, hammerlocks the arm, and Callum joins in. But Zayne jumps up, RANA ARM-DRAG COMBO!

The fans fire up as Khan & Callum tumble! They get up, but into a DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as all three are down! Zayne crawls over, hot tag to Archer! Archer guzels Callum, guzels Khan, but Khan IRON CLAWS an ear! Callum fires body shots, the Empire double whips, but Archer DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up with Archer as he sees targets in the corners. Archer runs to ELBOW Callum! Then ELBOW Khan! Back to Callum! Back to Khan! Archer then reels Khan in for a dragon sleeper, he guzels Callum, CHOKE SLAM REVERSE DDT COMBO! The fans fire up while The Empire writhes!

Zayne jumps back in, Archer scoops him to SLAM him onto Khan! Jakob Austin Young gets in the ring, but then stops could when Archer spots him. Jakob turns to run but Archer grabs him first! Scoop and SLAM onto Callum! Then scoop and SLAM onto Khan! Archer literally used Jakob against his teammates, and now tag to Zayne! Archer whisp Zayne in and he ELBOWS Khan! Archer ELBOWS Khan, then sets up for the LEAP FROG DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Khan survives and the fans rally up. Zayne rallies the fans, brings Khan up, but Khan IRON CLAWS the ear! Zayne breaks free, mule kicks, then runs, SOMERSAULT- NO, Khan dodges!

Khan clamps on with a SLEEPER! The fans rally up as Zayne endures, and he fights to his feet. Khan drags Zayne to the corner, tag to Callum! DROPKICK for Archer! REVERSE STO for Zayne! Callum goes up, DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, but Archer YANKS Callum up! CHOKE- DROPKICK! Archer stumbles, but he manages to CLUB Callum! Callum ROUNDHOUSES Archer! Khan runs up, but Zayne V-TRIGGERS Khan! Then Zayne has Callum, but Callum turns things around with a FIREBOLT! Cover, TWO! Zayne survives and the fans fire up while Callum thinks on what to do next. Callum brings Zayne up, reels him in, CURSE- NO, Zayne wrenches free!

Zayne scoops, Archer run in, BOOSTED BAJA BLAST! Cover, TWO!! So Archer picks Zayne up, CHOKE SLAM SAULT! Cover, KHAN BREAKS IT! Archer ROCKS Khan, then shoves and LARIATS Khan up and out! Archer goes after Khan, brings him around the way, but Khan clamps on an IRON CLAW! Archer retaliates with EBD CLAW! Zayne goes up, around, and ARABIAN PRESS TORNILLOS! Down go Khan and Archer and the fans fire up! Zayne gets back in, hooks Callum up, TACO- NO, Callum slips free! Zayne dodges to ENZIGIRI! Khan grabs at the ref as Zayne runs, Jakob trips Zayne up! Callum DOUBLE STOMPS Zayne!! Cover, The Empire wins!

Winners: Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Archer & Zayne earn 0)

The Empire needed a bit of trickery, but they still put the Monster Sauce on ice! Will they conquer the block by any means necessary? Can Archer & Zayne “reheat the leftovers” and have better luck next time?

2025 World Tag League B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo VS David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi!

#ACELP were hit with a bit of an upset in the first round while The Rebel & The Timebomb scored the upset on THE IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions! Will Finlay & Hiromu keep the ball rolling? Or can The President & The Headbanga get the Final Road back on track?

Tanahashi shows off the abs and the fans applaud. ELP shows off his abs, though he pretends to have a gut. Belly bump, and the fans applaud. The teams sort out, ELP asks who the fans want, and it is decided that Tanahashi will start. Finlay steps up to Tanahashi and the bell rings. The fans rally for “TA-NA-H’SHI! TA-NA-H’SHI!” The two circle, tie up, and Finlay wrenches an arm to a wristlock. Finlay then pushes through to headlock, and he grinds Tanahashi down. Tanahashi fights back up, pries at the hold, and the fans applaud as he turns things around onto Finlay! But Finlay pulls hair! So Tanahashi pulls hair!

The ref reprimands, both men end up in the corner, so the ref counts. Tanahashi lets go, but Finlay pulls hair with both hands! The ref gets Finlay to stop, Finlay “apologizes,” then he runs back in. Tanahashi ELBOWS Finlay, goes up the corner, and CROSSBODIES! The fans cheer as Tanahashi air guitars, then ELP steps in. Tanahashi hands him the air guitar, but Hiromu runs in! ELP dodges, goes up and over with the corner, then BACKDROPS Hiromu, all while holding the air guitar! The fans cheer as Tanahashi & ELP jam out! Tanahashi CLUBS Finlay, ELP CLUBS Hiromu, then they both scoop and SLAM!

ELP and Tanahashi both go up corners, and they coordinate for the STEREO SUNSET FLOPS! Finlay & Hiromu stomp away on Tanahashi & ELP, and Hiromu even uses the air guitar to beat ELP! Hiromu throws ELP’s guitar away, Finlay smashes Tanahashi’s away, then Finlay BITES Tanahashi’s fingers! The ref reprimands, but then Hiromu distracts the ref with talk of his hands hurting. The ref checks on Hiromu, which lets Finlay BITE the fingers more! The fans are torn, but Finlay stops to SPIT the taste out. Finlay stomps Tanahashi in the corner, the ref counts, and Finlay stops. Tag to Hiromu and he brings Tanahashi up.

Hiromu wrenches Tanahashi’s arm, YANKS it, CLUBS it, then CLUBS it again. Hiromu brings Tanahashi over, tags Finlay, and Finlay goes up to AX HANDLE the arm! The fans rally for Tanahashi but Finlay bends Tanahashi’s fingers. Then Finlay JAMS the fingers into the mat! Finlay taunts ELP, SPITS at him, and the ref has to stop ELP from getting in! Finlay pulls Tanahashi’s hair, Hiromu talks trash on ELP, but the ref has everyone back off. Finlay stomps Tanahashi, drags him up, and wrenches the arm. Tag to Hiromu and Hiromu goes up, but ELP hurries to shake the ropes! The ref stops ELP but Hiromu still hits the AX HANDLE!

Hiromu scolds ELP as a cheater but ELP says Hiromu is cheater! Hiromu stands Tanahashi up but Tanahashi fires forearm after forearm! Hiromu CHOPS Tanahashi down! The fans rally, Hiromu calls Finlay in, and Hiromu kicks Finlay?! Hiromu reels Finlay in, but Finlay suplexes first! GOURD BUSTER onto Tanahashi! Finlay gives thumbs up, though, it all worked out. Hiromu covers, ELP drags him away! The fans rally, the ref reprimands, but Hiromu hobbles over to tag Finlay. Finlay jumps in, rope-a-dopes with Tanahashi, then stands him up. Tanahashi fires forearms as the fans rally behind him again!

Finlay CLAWS Tanahashi’s eyes! The ref reprimands, but now Tanahashi CLAWS Finlay’s eyes! The ref reprimands them both, then counts, and they both stop at 4. Tanahashi blocks Finlay’s kick to DRAGON SCREW! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Finlay and Tanahashi crawl, hot tag to ELP! ELP runs in and fires haymakers on Finlay! Finlay throat chops! Finlay runs, ELP follows and RANAS! The fans fire up as ELP handsprings! ELP has Finlay in the corner, and he climbs up to rain down fists! ELP goes to nine, winds up, and then DROOLS on Finlay before TEN! ELP then whips Finlay corner to corner, but Finlay reverses!

Finlay runs up, ELP goes up and over, then he ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard and CROSSBODY! Somersault and LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up for “E L P! E L P!” and he brings Finlay up! Straitjacket, torture rack, and BRAIN- NO, Hiromu kicks ELP first! Hiromu CHOPS, runs, and RAN- NO! ELP stops the rana to swing Hiromu back up! He POWERBOMBS Hiromu at Finlay, but Finlay catches Hiromu! Finlay THROWS Hiromu back, but ELP just steps aside. Hiromu crashes down and the fans fire up! Finlay stomps Hiromu for messing that up! Hiromu gets up, he and Finlay start shoving and arguing!

But then ELP DOUBLE DROPKICKS them out! ELP goes up the corner, “E! L! P!” ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down go Finlay & Hiromu! The fans fire up and ELP rises again. ELP stomps Hiromu, puts Finlay in the ring, and he drags Finlay up to try this again. Straitjacket, torture rack, and SPINNING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Finlay survives but the fans fire up with ELP! ELP tunes up the band as he aims from the corner. Finlay slowly rises, ELP runs up, SUDDEN- NO, Finlay dodges! UPPERCUT! Then IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up but it was a little double-edged given the damage to the knee.

Finlay and ELP crawl, the fans rally up, and hot tags to Hiromu and Tanahashi! Tanahashi FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up with The Ace now and he runs to SLING- NO, Hiromu slips around, spins Tanahashi and CHOPS! Hiromu whips, runs up, and LARIATS! Then snapmare and basement DROPKICK! Hiromu stomps Tanahashi, eggs him on, but Tanahashi gets mad now. Tanahashi stands to CHOP! Hiromu CHOPS! The CHOPS go back and forth, the fans fire up more, and Hiromu CHOPS away on Tanahashi in the corner! The ref counts but Hiromu CHOPS Tanahashi until he’s sitting down!

Hiromu talks some trash on Tanahashi, and tells him to show the Ace that’s gonna fight Kazuchika Okada one last time! Tanahashi gets up and the fans fire up as he steps forward. Tanahashi fires off the strike fest, then runs, but Hiromu slips around again! Hiromu ripcords?! But Tanahashi counters with the SLINGBLADE! No Hiromu style Rainmaker here, and the fans fire up with Tanahashi! Tanahashi ties up the legs and works to turn Hiromu, but Finlay storms in. Finlay fires forearms but Tanahashi refuses to let go! ELP then trips Finlay, and ties him up! They each have the TEXAS CLOVERHOLD!!

Finlay has the ropes but that doesn’t mean anything when Hiromu’s the legal man! Hiromu fights, reaches out, but Tanahashi drags him back! Finlay manages to turn over, and he BOOTS ELP into Tanahashi! Tanahashi lets Hiromu go, but he hurries to get back up. Tanahashi has Hiromu for the scoop and SLAM! Tanahashi then goes to the corner and the fans fire up again! Tanahashi goes up, but Hiromu ROCKS him first! Fireman’s carry and- NO, Tanahashi slips free! Hiromu switches, Tanahashi switches, TWIST ‘n’ SHOUT! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! ELP rallies the fans, Gedo shouts at Hiromu, and both men crawl. Hot tag to ELP!

ELP & Tanahashi double whip Hiromu, DOUBLE- NO, Hiromu ducks under to send ELP into Tanahashi, then he makes ELP RANA Tanahashi! Not the smoothest, but then Hiromu SUPERKICKS ELP! ELP falls, hot tag to Finlay! Finlay barks and the fans join in. Finlay runs corner to corner and UPPERCUTS ELP! Then he reels ELP in and suplex THROWS him! Then he reels Hiromu in! CANADIAN HAMMER SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi was also there and the fans fire up! Tanahashi fires forearms and elbows on Finlay & Hiromu! Finlay dodges to THROW Hiromu into Tanahashi! Tanahashi tumbles, but Hiromu’s upset again.

Hiromu and Finlay argue, but then Finlay kicks Hiromu so he can THROW him out onto Tanahashi! An assisted tope takes The Ace out, but ELP O’Conner Rolls Finlay! TWO and Finlay rolls ELP up, TWO! ELP feints high, trips Finlay, and jackknife bridges, TWO! Finlay holds onto ELP to lift him up! CANADIAN- NO, ELP fights free, backslides, TWO! ELP hooks Finlay now! Finlay wrenches out to cradle! TWO!! ELP has it now, TWO!! Now they roll, roll, roll, roll, roll! The fans cheer, Hiromu hurries in, and Hiromu manages to stop the roll with Finlay on top! Cover, FINLAY & HIROMU WIN!

Winners: David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Tanahashi & ELP earn 0)

Another upset victory for Finlay & Hiromu?! Which is also another loss for #ACELP! Will the dysfunctional duo end up winning the block? Can Tanahashi & ELP get things right before the end?

2025 World Tag League B Block: OSKAR & Yuto Ice VS SANADA & Ren Narita!

Speaking of the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, The Knock Out Brothers are certainly still upset about that upset loss last round. Will they make sure to knock everyone out? Or will the Cold-Blooded, Souled-Out House of Torture stack the deck higher than even Oskar & Yuto can reach?

And speaking of being upset, Oskar & Yuto just rush the ring! They attack first, and Yuto TOSSES Ren while Oskar TOSSES Sanada! Yuto goes out to stomp Ren, Oskar goes out to CLUB Sanada, and then Yuto whips Ren into railing. The bell rings to get this on record as Oskar CHOKES Sanada and Yuto POSTS Ren! Yuto CLUBS Ren, Oskar stomps Sanada, and the ref reprimands, he wants this in the ring. Yuto puts Ren in, Oskar regroups with him, and they mug Ren. They double whip Ren to ropes, DOUBLE BOOT him down, then Oskar BLASTS Sanada off the apron. Yuto covers Ren, TWO! Yuto frowns but he just rains down forearms!

Yuto stomps Ren, then tags Oskar. They mug Ren more, then Oskar stands Ren up, just to CHOP him down! Cover, TWO! Oskar grins as he drags Ren by his leg all the way to the corner. Tag to Yuto and he KICKS that leg! Yuto drags Ren up, but Ren fires forearms! Yuto eggs Ren on, Ren fires more shots, but Yuto BODY BLOWS! Then Yuto whips Ren to the corner, but Ren reverses to send Yuto into the Torture corner, and SURPRISE~! Sanada takes the buckle pad away! Yuto hits bare steel and the fans boo! The ref reprimands and Oskar storms up, but Ren KNEES Oskar low! Ren whips, Oskar reverses, but Ren stops short of the buckles! Oskar runs in, but he’s sent into the buckles!

Ren TOSSES Oskar out, Sanada drags Yuto out, and Sanada sends Yuto into railing! Ren CHOKES Oskar! The ref reprimands, Oskar pushes Ren away, but Sanada CLAWS Yuto’s eyes! The fans boo, the ref counts, and Sanada stops at 4. Sanada pushes Yuto into the ring and Ren is there to bring him up. Ren whips and ELBOWS Yuto down, covers, TWO! Ren CHOKES Yuto, the ref reprimands and counts, Ren stops at 4. Ren AX HANDLES Yuto down! Yuto goes to a corner but Ren is on him. Ren drags Yuto up but Yuto fires a forearm! And another! And another! Yuto fires a flurry, but Ren CHOKES Yuto!

The ref reprimands, but Yuto DECKS Ren! Both men fall and the fans fire up! Sanada runs in and BLASTS Oskar, but Oskar doesn’t budge! The fans cheer, Oskar steps over the top rope, but Sanada KICKS the rope to jam Oskar up! Oskar falls down, Ren stomps Yuto then tags Sanada in. Sanada unwinds his wrist tape and he CHOKES Yuto with it! The fans boo, the ref misses it while he checks on Oskar, and Sanada hides the evidence. Sanada goes to pick Yuto up but he’s deadweight. Oskar and the fans rally for Ice and he sputters, but Sanada drags him up. Sanada TOSSES Yuto out, then distracts the ref so Ren can JAM Yuto up with a chair!

Yuto staggers around, Ren puts him back in the ring, and Oskar protests, but the ref counts. Oskar backs off, Sanada covers Yuto, TWO!! Yuto survives but Ren tags in. Ren drags Yuto up, whips him to the ropes, and catches him into a SLEEPER! Yuto fights to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Ren lets go at 4, then he brings Yuto around. But Yuto pulls hair! And he LARIATS Ren down! The fans fire up as both men crawl! But Sanada is lurking! Sanada YANKS Oskar off the corner! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Sanada just soaks it all up. Sanada tags in and goes over to Yuto. Sanada fireman’s carries, but Yuto fights free!

Sanada fires elbows, runs the ropes, and tilt-o-whirls into the SKULL END! But Yuto spins that around to suplex! The fans fire up while both men are down! Yuto crawls, reaches out, hot tag to Oskar! Ren runs in but Oskar CLOBBERS him! And he CLBOBERS Sanada! And he CLOBBERS Ren! The fans fire up as Oskar then scoops Sanada, but Ren makes the save! Ren CLAWS eyes, then runs, but into a scoop and SLAM! The fans fire up with Oskar and he runs corner to corner at Sanada! ELBOW and a snapmare, then Oskar runs to LEG DROP, brother! Cover, TWO! Sanada survives but the fans rally behind Oskar.

Oskar rises, he drags Sanada right up, and BIG back suplex ! But Sanada lands out! Oskar runs up in the corner, Sanada dodges, and Sanada runs back in. Sanada blocks Oskar’s boot to CLUB away on the leg! Then he avoids Oskar’s reach to CLAW Oskar’s face! Sanada trips Oskar, and starts tying him up! But Oskar’s long legs BOOT Sanada away! The fans cheer and Oskar runs up! Sanada dodges to DROPKICK the leg, then DROPKICK Oskar! But Oskar stays up! Sanada slips around, spins Oskar, but Oskar suplexes! Sanada fights that, and manages a MAGIC SCREW! Both men are down again and the fans rally up!

Oskar and Sanada crawl for their corners, hot tags to Ren and Yuto! Yuto BOOTS Ren first, then fires off forearms! Yuto whips, and he BOOTS Ren down! The fans fire up with Yuto and he swaggers around. Yuto stands Ren up to KICK! And KICK! And KICK, KICK, KICK in the corner! The ref counts, Yuto SOBATS Ren and Ren sits down. Yuto gets gangsta, and “BOMBACLAT!” DOUBLE KNEES! Yuto snapmares Ren into a cover, TWO! Ren survives but Yuto just snarls. The fans rally as Yuto sits Ren up and runs, ICE- NO, Ren dodges the kick, slips around, sunset flip, then the step through! KNEEBAR!! Yuto endures and the fans rally up!

Ren puts on the pressure but Yuto crawls to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Ren lets go at 4, but he stomps Yuto. Ren stands Yuto up, but Yuto KICKS with the good leg! And KICKS! But Ren blocks the next! Ren CLUBS the leg, and DOUBLECRO- NO, Yuto slips free of the facebuster to run the ropes! ICE HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Ren survives the kick but Yuto tags Oskar. The fans rally for the Knock Out Brothers as they drag Ren up. They double whip, then Oskar scoops! Yuto runs, BACKBREAKER KNEE COMBO! Cover, Sanada breaks it! Sanada fires hands on Yuto, but Yuto sends him to Oskar for a FOREARM!

Oskar hits the ATOMIC DROP, Yuto hits the LARIAT! The fans fire up again while Sanada tumbles out. Yuto drags Ren up, feeds him to Oskar, scoop and- NO, Ren slips free to shove Oskar into Yuto! Then he DUMPS Oskar out! Oskar tumbles into railing, then Ren CLAWS Yuto’s eyes! YOSHINOBU KANEMARU runs out here and he distracts the ref! This lets Ren get the pushup bar! But Yuto ducks to KNEE down low! Kanemaru points out something, Yuto KICKS Ren down! And Yuto runs Kanemaru off! The fans rally as Yuto spots the pushup bar and grins. Yuto picks it up, scuffs Ren and taunts him with the bar.

Yuto makes Ren look at his pushup bar, kicks him around more, and dares him to use the thing then. Ren takes the pushup bar, but he throws it aside! The fans cheer as these two throw forearms back and forth! Ren ROCKS Yuto with a slap! Then he fires off more forearms in the corner! The ref counts, Ren shoves the ref, but Yuto turns things around for body shots, knees, and forearms! Ren turns things around to CHOP! The fans cheer as this is the Son of Strong Style, not the Souled-Out SOB he’s become! Ren eggs Yuto on, Yuto BOOTS the lariat to then fire off forearms! And then a lariat, but into a clinch!

Yuto fights free, SMACKS Ren again and again, but Ren blocks the roundhouse! And THROWS it into the ref! The ref goes down, Ren clinches, but Yuto fires elbows to fight free! Bob ‘n’ weave, SLAP and SMACK, but then Ren COUNTERS! The fans fire up with Ren as he stands Yuto up, clinch, and LOW BLOW?! And PUSHUP BAR BLAST! So much for the Son of Strong Style not being a scumbag! Ren winds up for a finishing blow, but Oskar is back! Oskar grabs the bar, THROWS it away, and he clamps on the NIGHTMARE SLEEPER!! But Ren RAMS Oskar into the ref! The ref falls again, and Kanemaru is there to WHISKEY MIST Oskar!

The fans boo but now Sanada has his guitar! BIG SMASH HIT!! Oskar wobbles, and stays up on anger alone! So Ren goes up, HELL GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP!! Kanemaru shoves the ref in while Ren covers, House of Torture wins!

Winner: Sanada & Ren Narita, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Oskar & Yuto earn 0)

This is an absolute travesty! Of all the teams to go 0-2, it’s the IWGP Tag Team Champions! And of all the teams to earn golden tickets to the titles, it’s Sanada & Narita! Are the Knock Out Brothers doomed to lose their first World Tag League? Are we all doomed now that the House of Torture has a shortcut to the top in their back pocket?

2025 World Tag League B Block: Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa!

It is only round two, and yet this main event could set the standard for the rest of the tournament! The Roughneck assured Tanahashi that Hontai was in good hands, will he prove himself right? Or will The Front Man & Mullet make World Tag League mighty?

The teams sort out and Yuya starts against ZSJ. The fans rally for “YU~YA! YU~YA!” but there are “ZAKKU! ZAKKU!” chants. The two circle, feel things out, and ZSJ waistlocks. They go around, Yuya spins through to trip ZSJ and have the toehold. ZSJ turns that into body scissors, and he rolls Yuya to then have the armlock. Yuya arm-drags into his own armlock, but ZSJ headscissors. ZSJ holds tight as Yuya tries to kip free. The fans rally as Yuya endures, even as ZSJ pushes up to put on the pressure. Yuya bridges back, moves around, and then turns ZSJ over to bridge and have the legs. Yuya has the deathlock and the fans applaud.

Yuya floats to the headlock, but ZSJ powers Yuya down to slip out, float around, and hook Yuya’s arm with a leg. Cover, ONE, and the fans applaud the standoff. The two reset, feel things out again, and tie up. They go around, ZSJ wrangles Yuya to then wrench and wristlock. ZSJ shifts to a hammerlock and puts on the pressure with a chinbar. Yuya endures, moves around, and he pries the hold open to wrench in return. And wrench, and wrench, and hammerlock, headlock, hammerlock, snapmare, and armlock, only for ZSJ to wrench! Yuya rolls free and shakes out his arm while the fans cheer the exchange.

Yuya and ZSJ reset, then back away to their corners to tag Shota and Oiwa. The fans rally for them both as they circle. They feel things out, tie up, and Oiwa waistlocks, but Shota wrenches. Oiwa wrenches back but Shota rolls to waistlock, snapmare, and chinock. But Oiwa slips right out! Oiwa has the armlock but Shota rolls to get free, and the two reset fast. The fans applaud as they go again, collar ‘n’ elbow. Shota headlocks but Oiwa powers his way to a headlock. Oiwa grinds the hold, Shota powers up and out, and they RAM shoulders! Oiwa hits a takeover, Shota headscissors, Oiwa kips free.

Roles reverse as Shota hits the takeover, Oiwa headscissors, and Shota kips free. They go again, RAM shoulders, and then RAM shoulders again! Shota rebounds to RUN Oiwa over! The fans applaud while Oiwa shakes out the stars. Shota brings Oiwa up to bump off buckles, then he tags Yuya. Yuya wrenches Oiwa but Oiwa wrenches back. Yuya wrenches again, Oiwa rolls, but Yuya rolls with him! Oiwa tries again but Yuya still rolls with him! Yuya puts pressure on the wristlock but Oiwa fights back up. Oiwa snapmares, but Yuya wrenches him again! Oiwa tries another snapmare, but Yuya again wrangles Oiwa! Third time is the charm, but Yuya still wrangles Oiwa!

The fans rally as Oiwa endures the wristlock. Oiwa tries headscissors but Yuya shrugs those off. Yuya stands to shift the angle, but Oiwa pulls at hair. Yuya wrenches the arm, Oiwa arm-drags, but Yuya arm-drags back to have the armlock. Oiwa is frustrated but he still fights up. The fans rally, Oiwa pulls hair, and he whips Yuya, only for Yuya to reverse. Oiwa RUNS Yuya over and the fans applaud. Oiwa shakes out his arms, runs the ropes, but Yuya stays down, then HIP- NO, Oiwa blocks the hip toss to hip toss back! And then SHORT ARM SCISSOR! Yuya endures, but ZSJ runs up to BOOT Shota down!

Yuya works on an escape while the fans rally up. Oiwa puts on the pressure but Yuya still endures. Yuya kicks around, turns Oiwa over to a cover, TWO! Oiwa shifts to have a new angle, but Yuya rolls him! Oiwa rolls, Yuya rolls, repeat, and Oiwa has the INVERTED ARM SCISSORS! Yuya still endures and the fans rally. Oiwa shifts to a hammerlock, and he stomps Yuya down! Tag to ZSJ and ZSJ steps over on the bad arm to trap it. ZSJ digs in an elbow, then grabs Yuya’s leg! HALF CRAB OMOPLATA COMBO! Yuya endures, but then ZSJ makes it a STRETCH MUFFLER! Then a CALF KILLER! Yuya still fights forward, even as ZSJ KNEEBARS the leg!

Yuya rises up to reach to his right, ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and ZSJ lets go, then ZSJ tags Oiwa. Oiwa talks some trash while the ref checks Yuya. Yuya is able to continue, so Oiwa fireman’s carries for the takeover! Then the STRAIGHT ARM BAR! Oiwa pulls on the arm but Yuya endures. The fans rally, Yuya fights up, but Oiwa powers him back down. Oiwa then stands up to drop a LEG on the arm, and trap the arm in a scissors! A very ZSJ move, and Oiwa drags Yuya over to tag ZSJ. ZSJ ties up the legs in a deathlock, but the ref counts Oiwa. Oiwa lets go at 4, ZSJ floats to get the arm in a double wristlock.

Yuya still endures, ZSJ puts on the pressure, and he then STOMPS the arm! The ref reprimands but ZSJ tags Oiwa back in. Yuya writhes but Oiwa clamps back on with an armlock. Yuya still endures, Shota gets the fans to be louder for “YU~ YA!” and Yuya fights up. Oiwa keeps him from the ropes, but they go around and around until they end up in a corner. Oiwa wraps the arm around the ropes and pulls! The ref reprimands and counts, Oiwa stops at 4, but then he CHOPS! Oiwa whips corner to corner, Yuya reverses to CHOP back! Oiwa wrenches the arm to YANK it! Yuya CHOPS again! Oiwa wrenches to YANK, but Yuya CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS!

The fans fire up as Yuya whips Oiwa, but Oiwa reverses. Yuya goes up and CROSSBODIES! The fans cheer while both men are down. Yuya crawls, as does Oiwa, hot tag to Shota! Shota runs up to RUN Oiwa over! Then he RUNS ZSJ over! Then scoop and SLAM on Oiwa! DROPKICK for ZSJ! The fans fire up with Shota and he goes after Oiwa in the corner. Shota ROCKS and CHOPS Oiwa on repeat, but Oiwa blocks a shot! Oiwa fires a flurry of forearms, but Shota turns things around to ROCK and CHOP again! The ref counts, Shota digs his boots into Oiwa, but Shota stops at 4. Shota pushes the ref aside, but Oiwa gets in his face.

Shota fires a forearm, Oiwa fires back, and repeat! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Shota ROCKS Oiwa, CHOPS him, and then fires off in the corner again! The ref counts, Shota steps on Oiwa, but the ref has him back down. Shota storms back up on Oiwa to stand him up. Shota whips corner to corner, then runs in for an UPPERCUT! FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! The fans cheer while Shota fires up again. Shota tags Yuya and they bring Oiwa up. They double whip Oiwa to a corner, then Shota runs up, ELBOW! Yuya runs up and SPLASHES! Feed to the UPPERCUT! Yuya CHOPS, then they both DOUBLE SUPLEX, but Oiwa lands out!

Oiwa DOUBLE LARIATS Shota & Yuya down! The fans fire up, hot tag to ZSJ! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Yuya, and UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS again! ZSJ whips corner to corner, runs in, and UPPERCUTS again! Oiwa UPPERCUTS, too! Then he whips Yuya to YANK the arm, and ZSJ BOOTS that arm! Oiwa wrenches and WRINGS that arm, then ZSJ traps and TWISTS that arm! Cover, Shota breaks it! Oiwa whips Shota but Shota reverses and TOSSES Oiwa! ZSJ kicks Shota, UPPERCUTS him, then runs, but into a DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans fire up, Shota & Yuya dodge Oiwa to DOUBLE DROPKICK him, too!

Yuya tags Shota back in, and Shota goes back to ZSJ. They double whip ZSJ corner to corner, then Shota runs in. ELBOW! Yuya adds a CHOP! Then Yuya feeds ZSJ to Shota’s ELBOW! Yuya CHOPS! Shota & Yuya DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! ZSJ is tougher than that, but the fans fire up with Shota! Yuya keeps Oiwa on the outside and Shota gets the fans to rally. Shota powers up, runs the ropes, but ZSJ slips through the lariat for the ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Shota fights around, reaches out, and now Oiwa keeps Yuya out! ZSJ gets Shota’s leg to wrangle him from the ropes, INVERTED TRIANGLE HOLD!

Shota endures, Yuya RAMS Oiwa into railing, but Oiwa still keeps Yuya back! ZSJ shifts into CLARKY CAT! Shota endures, Yuya fights Oiwa, but Oiwa has Yuya for the ARC CLUTCH! Shota endures as ZSJ shifts around to add a leg! Shota kicks with his one free leg, reaches out, but ZSJ shifts to have the CLARKY CAT BAD BALLOON REMIX! Shota still fights, still endures, but Yuya is now in an ARMBAR! Yuya fights around, Shota kicks and thrashes around, ROPEBREAK! TMDK lets Shota & Yuya go while the fans applaud. ZSJ catches his breath, stands back up, and he waits on Shota. Shota is somehow still in this so ZSJ eggs him on.

Shota crawls over to ZSJ at center, but he clutches the arm. ZSJ eggs Shota on, then KICKS him! Shota grits his teeth and shakes his head. ZSJ nudges Shota with a knee, then KICKS him! Shota sits up again, so ZSJ KICKS! The fans fire up with ZSJ and he lines up a PERNALTY- NO! Shota blocks the kick! Shota stands, but ZSJ SMACKS him first! Yuya runs up, ENZIGIRI! Oiwa runs up, TENZAN PLEX! Shota is up, Oiwa ROCKS him, then ROLLING- NO, Shota clinches, SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! ZSJ BOOTS Shota, then whips, but Shota reverses to TORNADO DDT! All four men are down and the fans fire back up!

Shota and ZSJ stir as the fans rally up, and they stare each other down. They go forehead to forehead, then stand up for Shota to UPPERCUT! ZSJ UPPERCUTS back! Shota wobbles, the fans duel, but Shota UPPERCUTS again! ZSJ wobbles, but he UPPERCUTS back! Shota drops to a knee! The ref checks on Shota but he turns back around. Shota stands and he UPPERCUTS! ZSJ UPPERCUTS! And repeat! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, and ZSJ drops to a knee! The fans rally up as Shota grits his teeth and stands ZSJ up. UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT, and ZSJ staggers around. ZSJ UPPER- NO, Shota hooks the arms!

ZSJ fights the backslide, slips things around and has the SLEEPER! Oiwa and Yuya get in, Oiwa intercepts with a SLEEPER! But Yuya and Shota each slip around back and SHOVE Oiwa and ZSJ into each other! Then STEREO GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans fire up and Yuya hurries back to his corner! We hit 20 minutes and the fans rally up! Shota crawls, hot tag to Yuya! Yuya and Shota coordinate, and Shota runs in at ZSJ, KNEE STRIKE! Then he puts ZSJ up top, climbs the corner, and Yuya climbs the adjacent! SUPER DUPER PLEX for the Power!! Yuya DIVING BODY PRESS for the Glory!! Cover, OIWA BREAKS IT!

The fans fire up and Shota TOSSES Oiwa! Shota goes back to the corner, Yuya tags him in, and they rush Oiwa to BLAST him off the apron! Yuya runs, but Oiwa avoids the baseball slide! Oiwa RAMS Yuya into railing, then LARIATS him up and over! Shota still runs at ZSJ, but ZSJ BOOTS him! ZSJ sunset flips, Shota sits on it! TWO, ZSJ has it, TWO! Shota has it again, ONE! ZSJ has it, TWO! Shota has it, TWO! ZSJ has it, TWO and Shota high stacks, TWO!! ZSJ has the arms trapped, he pops Shota into the sunset, TWO!! Both men stand, SHOTGUN from Shota! But ZSJ’s up to PENALTY KICK! Shota rolls through, SHOTA BOMBER!!

The fans are thunderous and Shota fires up! Shota has ZSJ up, reels him in, SECOND- ZACK DRIVER!! Yuya hurries in as ZSJ covers, SHOTGUN! The fans fire up again and Oiwa has Yuya! But Yuya ducks the Grip to have the half nelson! Oiwa fights free, runs, DISCUS GRIP into an arm-drag! Yuya then swings Oiwa around to trap the arms, but Oiwa OVERHEAD SUPLEXES first!! Yuya roars, runs up, but into THE GRIP!! The fans are thunderous again as Oiwa gets Shota up. ZSJ rises, Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Shota! Feed to ZSJ but Shota ROCKS him first! Oiwa spins Shota around then spins, THE- HEADBUTT from Shota!!

ZSJ BOOTS Shota, Shota rebounds, but ZSJ LARIATS first!! The fans are thunderous again as ZSJ scoops, SABRE- CRADLE!! Cover, TWO!!! ZSJ escapes, hauls Shota up, but Shota scoops! SECOND- NO, ZSJ sips free, THE GRIP O’CONNER, JACKKNIFE!! TMDK WINS!!

Winners: Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Shota & Yuya earn 0)

A fast and furious finish, and TMDK on top! But the Second Chapter is not over, can Shota & Yuya still rise up and lead the next generation?

As for TMDK, Oiwa takes the mic first to say, “With that, TMDK are 2-0!” The fans cheer, and Oiwa makes sure to tell, “Uemura-san, Umino-san, we won tonight, but I want you to still be an obstacle for me to overcome. Let’s go again.” The fans cheer that, too, but it seems Yuya is disappointed, he doesn’t even help Shota to the back. Oiwa then tells Hiroyoshi Tenzan on commentary, “I was your Young Lion attendant in the past, and I’m happy that you’re here to see how I’ve come along. Thanks for the Tenzan Suplex. We will win World Tag League and come back with the trophies! Now listen to Zack!”

The fans cheer ZSJ as he takes the mic, and he thanks everyone here in Fukushima for coming. “TMDK are very, very hot right now, and we’re not done yet.” ZSJ then says that these two shouldn’t just be “TMDK,” no. They shall be The Chin & The Mullet! ZSJ has “Roy” show off “that beautiful hair.” ZSJ then continues that they will be the World Tag League winners, “because The Mighty Don’t Kneel! Cheers.” The fans do cheer as ZSJ drops the mic. The Chin & The Mullet are certainly the front men of this block, but will they be able to win it all?

Here are the NEW B Block standings!

David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi: 2-0, 4 points
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 2-0, 4 points
Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura: 1-1, 2 points
Sanada & Ren Narita: 1-1, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman: 1-1, 2 points
Lance Archer & Alex Zayne: 1-1, 2 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo: 0-2, 0 points
Oskar & Yuto-Ice: 0-2, 0 points

My Thoughts:

A great second round with B Block here, with two undefeated and two winless teams, which is a touch surprising. But for good reason, as they made the tag champions 0-2, as well as Tanahashi & ELP 0-2. Though, in the same vein of Yota Tsuji facing Konosuke Takeshita at WrestleKingdom being his obligation, Tanahashi VS Okada One Last Time is the obligation, so Tanahashi & ELP aren’t going to win for that reason. Though great stuff with Hiromu egging Tanahashi on using Okada as the motivation. Finlay & Hiromu staying undefeated through their dysfunction is great, and Sanada & Narita at least cheated quite a bit to get that win over Oskar & Yuto.

Really good match from Monster Sauce VS United Empire, Khan & Callum winning to rebound made a lot of sense. And then awesome stuff in TMDK VS Shota & Yuya as two 1-0 teams fighting to be 2-0. That was practically the finals level of competition right there, and that little bit of Yuya not helping Shota after the loss is very telling towards their own dysfunction, all stemming from last time with Shota vowing HE would lead Hontai after Tanahashi retires. TMDK is certainly a strong competitor for this block, but so are Finlay & Hiromu, but we’ve still got several rounds to go, it could still be anyone’s block.

My Score: 9/10