EVIL and SANADA of Los Ingobernables de Japon continue to be tied for the lead in the World Tag League tournament winning eight of their nine matches so far and facing Tomohiro Ishii and YOSHI-HASHI tonight.
EVIL and Ishii started the match off tentatively. SANADA ran into the ring and attacked Ishii. EVIL and SANADA double suplexed Ishii and YOSHI-HASHI. All the wrestlers rolled to the outside of the ring and a big brawl ensued.
When the match returned to the ring EVIL was working over Ishii on the mat. SANADA was tagged in who continued working over Ishii’s knee. SANADA bridged over to work over Ishii’s head. EVIL was tagged in who dared Ishii to return to his feet. When Ishii returned to his feet, EVIL attempted to suplex Ishii. However, Ishii reversed it and suplexed EVIL.
Ishii made the hot tag to YOSHI-HASHI who cleaned house on EVIL. Ishii returned to the ring and dominated EVIL with chops and forearms. EVIL fell to the ground in the corner. Ishii whipped EVIL into the opposite turn buckle. However, SANADA ran in and both EVIL and SANADA double teamed Ishii. YOSHI-HASHI hit SANADA with a series of moves and got a near fall. SANADA went to the ring apron and hit a springboard dropkick. Ishii came to the ring and delivered a power bomb on SANADA and YOSHI-HASHI followed up with a splash for another near fall. EVIL and SANADA hit the Magic Killer for a near fall.
SANADA locked in the Skull End on YOSHI-HASHI while EVIL locked in the sharpshooter on Ishii. The legal man, YOSHI-HASHI tapped out. SANADA & EVIL defeated Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI.
The current standings are:
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| Team | Points |
|---|---|
| Juice Robinson and David Finlay | 16 |
| Evil and Sanada | 16 |
| Tomohiro Ishii and Yoshi-Hashi | 14 |
| Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa | 14 |
| Toru Yano and Colt Cabana | 14 |
| Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer | 12 |
| Jeff Cobb and Mikey Nicholls | 12 |
| Shingo Takagi and El Terrible | 10 |
| Kenta and Yujiro Takahashi | 10 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | 8 |
| Zack Sabre Jr and Taichi | 8 |
| Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma | 6 |
| Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens | 6 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toa Henare | 4 |
| Hirooki Goto and Karl Fredericks | 4 |
| Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi | 2 |
In other matches:
Mikey Nicholls & Jeff Cobb beat Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks when Nicholls hit the Mikey Bomb (Spin-out powerbomb) on Fredericks.
Toru Yano & Colt Cabana defeated Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi when Yano pushed Nagata into Nakanishi who went down to the mat. Cabana did a superman pin on Nakanishi for the win.
Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi beat Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan when Taichi delivered a low blow on Tenzan and Sabre Jr. followed up with the Zack Driver for the win.
David Finlay & Juice Robinson defeated Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens when Finlay rolled up Owens out of nowhere for the three count.
KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare when KENTA hit the Go To Sleep on Henare for the win.
Kazuchika Okada, SHO & YOH defeated Kota Ibushi, Yuya Umeura & Yota Tsuji when Sho hit a sit out suplex on Tsuji for the win.
Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma when Tanga Loa locked in a crossface, which forced Honma to tap out.