New Japan Pro Wrestling is running two tournaments on one tour. This year’s World Tag League and Best of Super Juniors tournaments are alternating nights, and in case you’ve missed any of the action, here’s a primer on the past few nights of competition.
STANDINGS
World Tag League
8 Pts: SANADA & Takagi
6 Pts: Sabre & Taichi, Tonga & Loa, Ishii & Yano, Cobb & O-Khan, EVIL & Takahashi
4 Pts: YOSHI-HASHI & Goto, Finlay & Robinson
2 Pts: Tanahashi & Henare, Owens & Fale
Best of Super Juniors
6 Pts: Hiromu Takahashi, SHO, Taiji Ishimori, Master Wato
4 Pts: BUSHI, Robbie Eagles, Ryusuke Taguchi, El Desperado
0 Pts: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura
The third night of Best of Super Juniors saw Hiromu Takahashi and BUSHI face off against each other, after years of tagging together in a pretty spectacular main event. Plus, Robbie Eagles put a blemish on SHO’s undefeated streak in a thrilling contest.
11/20
NJPW Best of Super Juniors: Night 3
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- Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma def. Yuji Nagata & Gabriel Kidd by pinfall. (9:00)
Satoshi Kojima pinned Gabriel Kidd via Lariat. - El Desperado (4) def. Yuya Uemura (0) by submission via El Es Culero. (11:26)
- Taiji Ishimori (4) def. DOUKI (0) by pinfall via Bloody Cross. (12:00)
- Ryusuke Taguchi (4) def. Master Wato (4) by pinfall via bare-assed rollup. (10:22)
- Robbie Eagles (4) def. SHO (4) by submission via Ron Miller Special. (19:22)
- Hiromu Takahashi (4) def. BUSHI (2) by pinfall via Time Bomb. (23:42)
The next night, the fourth night of World Tag League saw perennial finalists Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa get a very big win over the IWGP Tag Team Champions, Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi. The Empire also got a huge win, beating last year’s Tag League winners David Finlay & Juice Robinson.
11/22
NJPW World Tag League: Night 4
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- Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma def. Yuji Nagata & Yota Tsuji by pinfall. (8:53)
Satoshi Kojima pinned Yota Tsuji via Lariat. - Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA & Shingo Takagi) (6) def. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens) (0) by pinfall. (9:45)
SANADA pinned Chase Owens via Japanese Clutch Pin. - CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto) (4) def. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare (0) by pinfall. (12:39)
Hirooki Goto pinned Toa Henare via GYW. - Bullet Club (EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi) (6) def. CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) (4) by pinfall. (11:16)
EVIL pinned Toru Yano via EVIL. - The Empire (Jeff Cobb & The Great-O-Khan) (6) def. FinJuice (David Finlay & Juice Robinson) (4) by pinfall. (15:15)
Jeff Cobb pinned David Finlay via Tour of the Islands. - Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (6) def. Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi) (4) by pinfall. (18:51)
Tama Tonga pinned Zack Sabre Jr. via Iron Fingers From Hell.
Results continued on next page…
