Tonight can either make or break a tag team!

It is B Block’s final round, and it is the last chance for teams to make the playoffs! Who will complete the 2025 World Tag League semifinals?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

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

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current B Block standings!

Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman: 4-2, 8 points
Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura: 4-2, 8 points
Sanada & Ren Narita: 3-3, 6 points
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 3-3, 6 points
Lance Archer & Alex Zayne: 3-3, 6 points
Oskar & Yuto-Ice: 3-3, 6 points
David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]

2025 World Tag League B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo VS SANADA & Ren Narita!

The President & The Headbanga are not going to the semifinals, but they’re not going to stop fighting because of it! Will #ACELP serve some seventh round justice to these Cold-Blooded, Souled-Out Snakes? Or will they just get cheated by the House of Torture?

Sanada & Ren attack during introductions! The fans boo as Sanada drags Tanahashi down and Ren stomps ELP! Sanada TOSSES Tanahashi, the bell rings, and Ren stands ELP up to CHOKE him! Sanada stomps Tanahashi on the outside, then CLAWS his face! The ref reprimands Ren, then counts, but Ren stops at 4. Ren puts ELP in a corner, CLUBS him down, and stalks him along the ropes. Ren bumps ELP off buckles, then whips him corner to corner. ELP goes up and over, keeps moving, then ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard CROSSBODY! Then somersault to LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally behind ELP as he stands Ren up.

ELP snap suplexes Ren, then goes up, and he finally takes off his shirt, before the AX HANDLE! ELP air guitars, really jams out, and then tunes up the band! But Sanada runs up! ELP ducks the lariat to HOTSHOT Sanada down! ELP tunes back up, but Ren CHOP BLOCKS the leg! Ren stomps ELP’s leg, drags him from Tanahashi, and Sanada sends Tanahashi into railing! Ren pulls ELP’s legs against the post in a deathlock! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Sanada brings Tanahashi into the crowd! Sanada JAMS Tanahashi up with a chair! Ren does the same with ELP! The fans rally for Tanahashi & ELP while they’re down.

Sanada stands Tanahashi up, brings him through the crowd, and SMACKS him off chairs! The ref reprimands, but ELP CHOKES Ren with a towel! Ren CLAWS ELP’s eyes, then CHOKES ELP with that towel! The ring count starts, Ren leaves ELP behind, and he goes to the ring at 6 of 20. The fans rally up as ELP stands, hobbles, and makes his way to ringside by 12. ELP still hobbles, and he rolls in at 15! The fans cheer, but Ren has the legs! ELP reaches out but Ren drags him away. ELP BOOTS Ren away, then hops, but Ren gets the leg again! ELP says look! ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up and ELP hops to the hot tag!

Tanahashi runs while the fans cheer, and he FLYING FOREARMS Ren! Then he BLASTS Sanada for good measure! Tanahashi fires body shots and forearms on Ren, then scoops to SLAM him! The fans cheer again as Tanahashi goes up, SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Tanahashi as he powers up again. Tanahashi runs, but Ren ducks the slingblade! They go around and around as they fight for control, and Tanahashi almost has the Cobra Twist! Ren fights around, and now he almost has the Cobra Twist! Tanahashi fights to get the COBRA TWIST after all! But Ren CLAWS Tanahashi’s face!

The ref reprimands, Tanahashi kicks, but Ren blocks! DRAGON SCREW! Tag to Sanada, and Sanada goes after the legs. Tanahashi fights off Paradise, and he trips Sanada! And then Tanahashi ties Sanada up?! But it’s tricky! Sanada BOOTS free of Paradise! Both men kick, but both men block! They argue over who lets go, and they both lower the feet. But then Tanahashi holds on! DRAGON SCREW! The fans cheer while both men are down! Tanahashi crawls, hot tag to ELP! ELP and Tanahashi get Sanada together, to split the wishbone! ELP gets Sanada’s leg, and then Tanahashi intercepts Ren! STEREO DRAGON SCREWS!

The fans fire up as now both ELP and Tanahashi tie up Sanada and Ren, STEREO TEXAS CLOVERHOLDS! The fans fire up again, but Sanada fights around! Sanada BOOTS ELP into Tanahashi! Ren drags Tanahashi up, Sanada has ELP, and they throw haymakers! The House runs, but into a SLINGBLADE and SUDDEN DEATH! The fans fire up again and ELP coordinates with Tanahashi. They each scoop and SLAM! They both go up the corners! But Sanada drags the ref down! Here comes Sho & Kanemaru!! They shake up the ropes to trip up ELP and Tanahashi! The fans boo but now The House sets Tanahashi up!

Sho mocks the air guitar as he climbs up! Sho mocks the Ace pose, and then DICK CHOPS! Now they set ELP up and Kanemaru has the honor of doing the DICK CHOP! The fans boo but Sanada finally lets the ref go. The ref sees Sho & Kanemaru and says they gotta go! The ref steps through the ropes, but Sanada KICKS the ropes to low blow the ref!! Sanada gets his guitar! Sanada aims at ELP, ELP staggers up, but he ducks the Smash Hit! Mule kick! ELP has the guitar now! The fans cheer, but Kanemaru snatches the guitar away! Sanada POP-UP LOW BLOWS ELP! Then Kanemaru loads up, and Sanada stands ELP up!

Kanemaru takes aim, but ELP ducks! WHISKEY MIST hits Sanada! The fans cheer that! ELP then SHOVES Kanemaru into Sanada, Sanada instinctively LOW BLOWS! But Sho grabs ELP, and Ren has his pushup bar! Ren winds up, but Tanahashi LOW BLOWS Sho! The fans cheer, and then ELP LOW BLOW RIGHT HANDS Ren! ELP THROWS Ren at Sanada, then rolls Sanada up into a cradle! The ref is there to count the cover, ACELP WINS!

Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Sanada & Ren earn 0)

Justice has been served! Best of all, Sanada & Ren will NOT be going to the playoffs! Will the House of Torture ever learn that crime never pays? And while this isn’t the main event, this is still Tanahashi’s last World Tag League match, and his last match in Fukuoka, so Tanahashi & ELP treat the fans to an air guitar concert! Will Tanahashi use this victory to spark one last victory at WrestleKingdom 20? Or will that fire be put out by The Rainmaker?

2025 World Tag League B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa VS Lance Archer & Alex Zayne!

Both teams stand at 3-3 but that means they’re still an outside shot at the playoffs. Will The Chin & The Mullet make the semifinals Mighty? Or will Monster Sauce get even hotter?

The teams sort out, but TMDK attacks first! ZSJ DROPKICKS Archer’s leg, then he fires hands on Zayne! Oiwa keeps after Archer, ZSJ TOSSES Zayne through ropes, then ZSJ CLUBS Zayne down! The bell rings, TMDK finally take off their team jackets, and they mug Archer! They double whip, but Archer breaks the lariat to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! The fans fire up and Archer laughs as it is just him and ZSJ. Archer runs up, and he ELBOWS ZSJ! Archer keeps going, another ELBOW! Oiwa returns, Archer kicks him and puts him in a corner. Archer has two targets now! ELBOW for Oiwa, ELBOW for ZSJ, and Archer is laughing all the way!

The fans cheer as the Murderhawk keeps going, but Oiwa dodges! And dodges again! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Archer, but Archer still guzels him and Oiwa! Oiwa CLUBS free, ZSJ PELES the arm! TMDK double wrench, but Archer fights it! They still wrench, and wrench, and then YANK the arms! They reel Archer in, but he throws them away! Archer ROCKS ZSJ, spins Oiwa, then guzels ZSJ! CHOKE SLAM DDT COMBO! The fans fire up again and Archer hauls ZSJ up! Scoop and crucifix! BLACKOUT BOMB on ZSJ! BOOT for Oiwa, then an ELBOW in the corner! Archer puts Oiwa up top, SMACKS him, and then has the crucifix!

The fans fire up, but Oiwa slips free! THE GRIP! Victory roll from ZSJ, and it’s TIGHT! TMDK WINS?!?

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

Archer is shocked and furious, but The Mighty proved they could also win quickly! And now, Monster Sauce is ELIMINATED! They were so close and yet so far, what secret ingredients do they need to finally win the big one? As for ZSJ & Oiwa, will this win carry them to the end? Or will they be eliminated just as quickly?

2025 World Tag League B Block: David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi VS Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman!

The dysfunctional duo of Rebel & Timebomb are out of the running, but they could still ruin things for the United Empire! Will Finlay & Hiromu have the most fun being spoilers? Or will the Dominator & Prince of Pace make it to the playoffs?

The teams sort out and then the Empire attacks! A lot of that going around today. Khan CLUBS Finlay while Callum kicks Hiromu to the outside. The bell rings, the fans rally, but Khan ROCKS Finlay while Callum CLUBS Hiromu. Callum fires more forearms, Khan SMACKS Finlay off buckles, then Khan drags Finlay up. Finlay fires forearms, but Khan Mongolian Chops! And Mongolian Chops! Khan pulls Finlay’s hair, but stops as the ref counts. Khan whips, Finlay reveres, and Finlay ELBOWS Khan down to then SENTON! The fans cheer while Khan goes to a corner. Finlay runs in, Khan dodges, and Finlay hits buckles.

Khan comes back, but Finlay FLAPJACKS Khan off buckles, then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally and Finlay tags Hiromu. They drag Khan up, double whip him to ropes, then DOUBLE ELBOW! They keep moving, but Callum trips them both up! Callumd rags Finlay out to RAM him into railing! THen Callum drags Hiromu out to whip him into railing! And then more railing! And even more railing! Khan stomps Finlay down, then regroups with Callum at the ramp. Khan opens the gate and has fans move aside before bringing Hiromu around. Khan SMACKS Hiromu off a chair, then sits on his throne! HMPH!

Callum whips Finlay, but Finlay reverses! Callum hits railing hard! Khan stands up and brings Hiromu around, but Finlay brings Callum to the back of the crowd. Finlay whips but now Callum reverses, and Finlay hits the wall! Finlay slumps down, and Khan SLAM DUNKS Hiromu off the timekeeper’s table! The fans rally and Gedo shouts for Finlay and Hiromu to get up. Khan puts Hiromu in the ring, and he cocky covers, TWO! The fans cheer, but Khan clamps on the IRON CLAW! Khan puts Hiromu in the Empire’s corner, tags Callum, and Callum snapmares Hiromu to a chinlock. Callum eggs Finlay on while he squeezes Hiromu’s head!

The fans rally, but Callum KNEES Hiromu in the back! Callum mocks the clapping, but Hiromu CHOPS! And CHOPS! Callum KNEES Hiromu, bumps him off buckles, then BLASTS Finlay! Khan smothers Hiromu, Callum tags him in, and Hiromu flounders for his corner. Khan drags Hiromu away before Finlay can get back to the apron! Khan stands Hiromu up to whip, and he RUNS Hiromu over! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up for Hiromu, but Khan drags him up by his hair. Hiromu breaks free to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP! Khan Mongolian Chops! And Mon- NO, Hiromu blocks! And then Hiromu Mongolian Chops!

The fans fire up, but Khan is furious! Khan kicks but Hiromu blocks! Hiromu also grabs an arm, and DRAGON SCREWS Khan! The fans fire up again as Hiromu and Khan crawl, hot tag to Finlay! Finlay runs up and UPPERCUTS Khan in the corner! Finlay barks, the fans bark with him, and he fires LARIAT after LARIAT in the corner! Finlay goes to TEN, then hits a BROKEN ARROW! The fans fire up, Finlay flexes, then he covers, TWO! Finlay drags Khan up, but Khan fights the clinch with elbows. Finlay ROCKS Khan, but Khan Mongolian Chops! Finlay fires another forearm, Khan fires more Mongolian Chops, and repeat!

Khan gets the edge, but Finlay catches him to the IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Khan survives but the fans rally up behind Finlay! Finlay drags Khan up by his beard, reels him in, and Canadian Racks! But Khan CLAWS Finlay’s face! Khan THROWS Finlay away to the corner! The fans rally up, Khan runs in, and LARIATS! Khan fires iron haymakers! The ref reprimands the closed fists, but Khan SAYANAGIS Finlay away! Finlay flounders, rises up, and Khan runs in, but Finlay dodges! Finlay ROCKS Khan, runs, but into a BOOT! The fans rally again while Khan crawls, tag to Callum! Callum taunts Finlay while scuffing his face.

Callum fires KNEES into Finlay again and again, then taunts him more. Finlay ROCKS Callum in return! Finlay eggs Callum on now, so Callum ROCKS Finlay! Finlay ROCKS Callum, Callum fires a flurry, but Finlay ducks a kick to back suplex BACKBREAKER! Both men are down as Finlay clutches his knee, and the fans fire up! Hot tag to Hiromu! Hiromu runs to CROSSBODY Khan! And CROSSBODY Callum! Hiromu dodges Khan, and he whips Finlay into Khan! And then whips him into Callum! And then lifts Finlay so he can RANA Callum! The fans fire up for Finlay’s first rana while The Empire bails out!

Hiromu goes outside, and he whips Finlay to CROSSBODY Khan! Then he keeps it going! He whips Finlay to CROSSBODY Callum! The fans fire up with Hiromu, and he YANKS Jakob Austin Young off the apron to CROSSBODY him directly! Hiromu then fetches Callum, puts him in the ring, and dodges to LARIAT! Snapmare, and basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, and Gedo says to finish it! Hiromu reels Callum in, but Callum suplexes! Hiromu slips free, shoves and ELBOWS Callum at the ropes, then runs. But Callum follows to ELBOW Hiromu! Callum runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Hiromu dodges Callum to RANA!

Hiromu fireman’s carries Callum, TIMEBOMB 1.5! Cover, TWO! Callum survives and the fans fire up again! Hiromu and Callum rise, and Hiromu roars! Gedo is fired up, too, as Hiromu fireman’s carries. But Callum slips free and Khan BOOTS Hiromu down! But Finlay is up and he LARIATS Khan! Callum SUPERKICKS Finlay! Then JUMP KNEES him down! Hiromu SHOTGUNS Callum, but Callum rolls through! PENALTY KICK! But Hiromu is back up to HIROM-CHAN BOMBER! The fans fire up again while all four men are down! Finlay and Khan flop out of the ring, Callum crawls to a corner, and Gedo coaches Hiromu to get back up!

Hiromu rises, staggers, but he makes his way over to Callum. Hiromu puts Callum up top, and CHOPS him! Hiromu then climbs, fireman’s carries, but Callum fights with elbows! But Hiromu still tries! Khan gets in, Callum HEADBUTTS Hiromu and Khan puts Hiromu in the Tree of Woe! Callum adjusts position, but then Hiromu sits up! SPIDER SUPLEX sends Callum into Khan! The fans fire up again, and then Finlay LARIATS Callum and himself out of the ring! Finlay then gets back in, goes to high-five Hiromu, only to kick Hiromu! Finlay reels Hiromu in, lifts, but Hiromu RANAS Finlay into a DIVE onto the Empire!

The fans are thunderous, Finlay asks WTF! Finlay runs up on Hiromu, but Hiromu dodges the lariat to then TOSS Finlay out onto the Empire! The fans fire up as Finlay finally flies! Finlay still asks WTF, but Hiromu puts Callum in the ring. Finlay and Hiromu argue, but Callum LARIATS Finlay! Hiromu SUPERKICKS Callum, runs, but into a ROUNDHOUSE! EXC- NO, Finlay saves Hiromu from the stomps! Finlay shoves Callum to Hiromu, Hiromu rolls Callum, but Callum rolls through. Hiromu feeds Callum to Finlay’s FOREARM! Finlay reels Callum in, OVERKILL! Hiromu then fireman’s carries for TIMEBOMB Q~!! Cover, FINLAY & HIROMU WIN!!

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

Incredible! The dysfunction defeats the United! And while Finlay & Hiromu aren’t moving on, this puts Khan & Callum in jeopardy! Will they have to rely on Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura to get into the playoffs? Or will they soon be eliminated?

2025 World Tag League B Block: Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura VS OSKAR & Yuto-Ice!

And so, all things as they should be, it comes down to the main event. The Roughneck & Heat Storm vow to lead Hontai and all of NJPW into the future, but they’re not the tag team champions. The Knock Out Brothers are one step away from their first WTL semifinals, will they knock Shota & Yuya out of the running? Or will Oskar & Ice melt under the spotlight?

The teams sort out and Yuya starts against Yuto. The fans rally behind “YU~YA! YU~YA!” while he stares down with Yuto. Yuto runs up, Yuya dodges, but Yuto blocks a chop! Yuya deflects a kick, Yuto dodges the leg pick, but Yuya dodges the kick! Yuya wrenches, wristlocks, but Yuto breaks free! Yuya dodges a haymaker, but not the KICK to the leg! Yuto KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS, but Yuya ducks the roundhouse! Yuto fights the waistlock, ELBOWS free, but Yuya dodges again. Shota tags himself in, he and Yuya DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Yuto! The fans cheer, and Shota stares Oskar down.

Shota stomps Yuto, brings him around, and CLUBS him on the neck. Shota CLUBS Yuto again, stomps him at the ropes, then paces. Shota stands Yuto up, cravats for a neck wrench, but Yuto endures. Yuto pulls hair, Shota throws shoulders into Yuto. Shota snapmares and runs, to DROPKICK Oskar! Then he basement DROPKICKS Yuto! Cover, TWO! Oskar hobbles back to the corner while Shota keeps an eye on him. Shota stands Yuto up, and UPPERCUTS him! Yuto sputters to the ropes, but Shota UPPERCUTS again! Shota ROCKS Yuto, runs, but Oskar catches him in the SLEEPER! Then feed to Yuto’s BOOT! Yuto BLASTS Yuya while the fans rally up.

Yuto tags Oskar, then he stands Shota up. The Knock Out Brothers mug Shota, then Oskar paces while Shota leans on ropes. Oskar drags Shota up, CHOPS him down, and the fans cheer. Oskar then stomps Shota, tags Yuto, and Yuto taunts Shota while he kicks him around. Shota gets up to get in Yuto’s face, then he fires forearms! Yuto throat chops back! Yuto KICKS away in the corner and the fans fire up! The ref counts, Yuto SOBATS! Yuto gets gangsta, “BOMBACLAT!” DOUBLE KNEES in the corner! Yuto pushes Shota out, then drags him up. Shota is a ragdoll so the ref checks him. Shota stirs, Yuya coaches him up, but Yuto talks trash.

The fans rally while Yuto tags Oskar. Yuto scuffs Shota on his way out, and Oskar deadlifts Shota! Shota fires elbows to get free, then he swings on Yuto! Yuto jumps back, Oskar kicks low! Oskar waistlocks to SLAM Shota! Then CAMEL CLUTCH! Yuto ROCKS Yuya with a forearm, then takes him outside! Shota endures as he’s bent way back! The fans rally and Shota gets an arm free! Shota reaches out, Oskar works to turn Shota away, but Shota uses that to kick his way over! ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and the ref counts, Oskar lets go at 4. Oskar snarls while he looms over Shota. Oskar then waistlocks to drag Shota back up.

Oskar hits a BIG back suplex, but Shota lands on his feet! Shota waistlocks, Oskar switches, but Shota fires more elbows! Shota goes to ropes, he blocks the boot! DRAGON SCREW! Oskar falls over and the fans fire up! Shota crawls, as does Oskar, hot tags to Yuto and Yuya! Ice BOOTS Heat Storm then talks trash. But Yuya fires a forearm! Yuya roars and runs, but Yuto ROCKS him! Yuto runs, but Yuya ELBOWS him! Yuya whips, Yuto reverses, but Yuya goes up and over! Then HIP TOSS! The fans fire up, and Yuya hits Oskar for good measure! But Oskar stays standing! So Yuya DROPKICKS the legs out! Yuya then DROPKICKS Yuto down!

The fans fire up again and Yuya rolls to his feet. Yuya hits The Sun pose, and he brings Yuto around to cover, TWO! But into the ARMBAR! Yuto hurries to clasp hands and he high stacks Yuya, TWO! Yuya keeps the ARMBAR! Yuto flails, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Yuya lets go while the fans applaud. Yuto clutches the arm while Yuya rises. Yuya storms back up on Yuto, but Yuto fire a forearm! Yuya shoves Yuto, so Yuto fires another shot! Yuya wrenches the arm to an ELBOW BREAKER! And ELBOW BREAKER! And then a wrench, for an ELBOW BREAKER! Yuto shoves Yuya away, and backs off to a corner.

Yuya CHOPS Yuto, then whips corner to corner. Yuya runs in, but Yuto BOOTS back! And ENZIGIRIS! Yuya staggers, Yuto CLOBBERS him with a forearm! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Yuto crawls, reaches out, hot tag to Oskar! Oskar drags Yuya up, CHOPS him, and the fans fire up for that one! Oskar puts Yuya in the corner to CHOP! But Yuya fires forearms in return! Oskar CHOPS Yuya again! Yuya goes back to the corner, Oskar brings him around and whips corner to corner. Oskar runs in, but Yuya dodges! Yuya drop toeholds, then runs to FLASH ELBOW DROP! The fans cheer while both men are down!

Yuya crawls, as does Oskar, but Yuya makes the hot tag to Shota! The fans rally as Shota DROPKICKS Oskar’s leg! Then Shota blocks a boot, and DRAGON- NO, Oskar slips free! But Shota avoids the big elbow drop! Shota has a leg, steps through, S T F! Oskar scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Shota lets go in frustration, but the fans rally as he stalks Oskar to the corner. Shota ROCKS and CHOPS Oskar on repeat! The fans rally up, Oskar shoves Shota, but Shota kicks and stomps the bad leg! But Oskar puts Shota in the corner to BODY BLOW, FOREARM, and KNEE, KNEE, KNEE! Oskar CHOKES Shota, the ref reprimands, but Oskar shoves the ref!

The ref warns Oskar, but Oskar SPITS on Shota! Then he fires a BODY BLOW, and he shoves Shota out. Shota staggers around, Oskar runs up, but Shota blocks the boot! KNEE JAMMER! DRAGON SCREW! S T F!! Yuya BLASTS Yuto while Oskar is trapped! The fans rally while Shota pulls on the crossface! Yuto shouts to Oskar, Oskar crawls, but Shota drags him back! S T F!! Oskar endures, claws at the mat, crawls over the lion mark at center, but Yuto THROWS Yuya away! Yuto CLOBBERS Shota! The fans cheer, but then Yuya ROCKS and TOSSES Yuto! Yuya goes after Yuto but Yuto ROCKS him!

Yuto whips Yuya hard into railing! Shota drags Oskar up, bumps him off buckles, then tries to suplex. Oskar is too big for that but Shota still tries. Oskar fire body shots, then goes to suplex! Shota fights that, kicks at Oskar’s leg, then wrenches out to fire boxing elbows! Shota runs, but into a scoop! Yuto is back! BACKBREAKER KNEE STRIKE COMBO! Then they hoist Shota up, for the DOUBLE POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Shota survives and the fans fire up! Yuto snarls but he coordinates with Oskar. They get Shota up, feed to Oskar, but Shota fires forearms and elbows! Then he kicks off Yuto so he can TORNADO DDT Oskar!

The fans cheer but Yuto is mad. Yuto DECKS Shota, then steps on him at the ropes. Yuto talks trash, but Yuya is back! Shota looks out of it, but Yuya shouts at Yuto! Yuto grins, and he runs up to DOUBLE FOREARM with Yuya! They go shot for shot, harder and harder, and the fans fire up! The shots only pick up speed, but then Yuya ROCKS Yuto! Yuto comes back to ROCK Yuya! We pass 15 minutes as Yuto waits on Yuya, and Yuya ROCKS Yuto again! Yuto snarls and ROCKS Yuya in return! Yuto eggs Yuya on, so Yuya winds up to ROCK Yuto! Yuto staggers to the ropes, but he snarls again. The fans rally up as Yuto winds up to ROCK Yuya!

Yuya ROCKS Yuto, Yuto ROCKS Yuya, and they again pick up speed! Yuto gets the edge, then he HEADBUTTS again and again! Yuto wobbles but he winds up! AMB- CHOP from Yuya! Yuto refuses to fall, and he winds up again! But Yuya HEADBUTTS Yuto down!! The fans are thunderous as the Heat Storm roars! Yuya then runs, dodges Oskar, and FOREARMS! Yuya ROCKS Oskar again, DROPKICKS him, and finally Oskar drops to a knee! Yuya reels Oskar in, but Oskar fights the saido! Shota is up, and he joins in! They DOUBLE- NO, Oskar CLUBS them both! Oskar is free, but then they DOUBLE DROPKCIK!

Oskar roars, runs up, but into double wrench and DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Shota covers, TWO! Oskar survives but the fans fire up with Shota! Shota waits on Oskar to rise, and then he runs in, KNEE STRIKE! Shota puts Oskar up top, climbs to the very top, and he reels Oskar in! The fans fire up already for the SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Yuya hits the DIVING BODY PRESS!! Shota loads up, STRIKE KNEE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Oskar survives all of that and the fans are thunderous again! Yuya & Shota coordinate, and Yuya drags Oskar up. Shota runs, ROUGHNECK- NO, Oskar BOOTS Shota! And he THROWS Yuya into Shota!

The fans fire up again as we pass 20 minutes, and Oskar has both hands on Yuya! Yuya breaks free, fires forearms, then ENZIGIRIS! Oskar sputters, Yuya clamps on the cording holds! DEAD- NO, Oskar breaks the deadbolts and grabs Yuya with both hands! NECK HANGING BOMB!! Oskar roars, the fans fire up, and Oskar has Shota up! But Shota LARIATS! And LARIATS! Oskar clamps on both hands, but Shota breaks free! Shota ducks ‘n’ dodges, but runs into the NIGHTMARE SLEEPER!! The fans rally as hard as they can but Shota is already fading! The hand drops once! It drops twice! But Shota REAR HEADBUTTS free!

Shota runs, but Oskar ROCKS him! Shota HEADBUTTS again, and ROUGHNECK LARIATS!! Shota hauls Oskar up, scoops, but Yuto saves Oskar! AMBITION!! Scoop and K O B DRIVER!!! Cover, KNOCK OUT BROTHERS WIN!!

Winners: Oskar & Yuto-Ice, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Shota & Yuya earn 0)

The Roughneck and Heat Storm fall in this fast ‘n’ furious finale, they are ELIMINATED! And with them, so are Khan & Callum! What will it take for Shota & Yuya to prove they are worthy successors to Hiroshi Tanahashi?

As for the IWGP Tag Team Champions, they’re moving on as the top of B Block, TMDK as the second seed! They pick up their belts, and Yuto gets the mic to say, “Oi, did you punks get high? There’s one thing I won’t give in on: Professional wrestlers are the best.” The fans cheer that, and Yuto says, “You saw the prizefighters we are. I never bow to anyone. I just want to fight the toughest effers there are, make bank, and get my pro-wrestling high. The Knock Out Brothers WILL win these trophies, make more money, and fight more. You don’t need to think about anything, just feel! Let’s Get High! Tch tch, Big Up!”

The fans cheer as Oskar & Ice are getting hot at just the right moment! But will their first WTL playoffs be theirs for the taking? Or will someone knock out the Knock Out Brothers before the end?

Here are the FINAL B Block standings!

Oskar & Yuto-Ice: 4-3, 8 points [FIRST PLACE]
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 4-3, 8 points [SECOND PLACE]
Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman: 4-3, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura: 4-3, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Lance Archer & Alex Zayne: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Sanada & Ren Narita: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]

My Thoughts:

A great final round for B Block, a lot of wild results to up the drama of the final standings. Tanahashi & ELP beating Sanada & Ren to eliminate them was great, but I am shocked at how quickly they had TMDK beat Monster Sauce. Did they need to make sure Zayne didn’t aggravate some injury? He was tossed out of the way and Archer fought 2v1, and even then it was still pretty quick. But I suppose Archer & Zayne have that golden ticket win over the tag champs, I just don’t know where they’re fitting in that title match before WrestleKingdom. Or maybe they wait for after? I feel like waiting for after is waiting too long.

Great stuff with Finlay & Hiromu beating Khan & Callum, they certainly put the “fun” in dysfunctional. And great main event, and a great win for the Knock Out Brothers to make the playoffs. The semifinals will be some great stuff, and of the four teams, I can only say Gabe & Yota aren’t winning since Yota has his title VS title match. They might even put Bishamon up against the Knock Out Brothers, pitting the historical fourth-ever against the meteoric rise of the young champs getting their first on the first try.

My Score: 9/10