The unlikely team of El Desperado and Master Wato have climbed to the top of the Super Jr. Tag League Tournament. The team defeated Bullet Club’s War Dogs in Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney at night five of the event.
It took the War Dogs a nano second to take the match to the floor. Both Wato and Desperado were beaten and battered outside the ring. As Desperado battled to get back into the match in the ring, Wato turned things around on Moloney on the floor. Wato returned to the ring just in time to stop Connors from removing Desperado’s mask.
Connors stopped Wato’s momentum with a devastating pounce which lifted Wato out of his boots. The War Dogs cut Wato off from his partner punishing him for what seemed like an eternity. Wato finally escaped Moloney tagging in Desperado. Desperado almost pinned Connors with his own spear and a back suplex.
Connors lines up Desperado for a devastating chair shot. Courtesy: NJPW.
Connors began to tear at Desperado’s mask again ripping the top of it open. Later in the match, Connors managed to tear Desperado’s mask completely off. What Connors didn’t know is that Desperado has long hair to cover his face. Connors placed Desperado’s head on a steel chair and whacked him in the head with another chair. Desperado kicked out at two. Connors and Moloney retrieved their IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship belts. Wato dove off the top rope taking out Connors before he can do any damage and then drop kicked Moloney clear out of the ring. Desperado pinned Connors with a Pinche Loco on one of the belts.
NJPW SUPER JR. TAG LEAGUE NIGHT FIVE RESULTS
Standings
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma versus Yuto Nakashima, Oskar Leube & Oleg Boltin
Honma forces Nakashima to submit to the Boston Crab.
Winners: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma
Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman versus Shota Umino & Ren Narita
Umino pins Newman with his Blaze Blade to the back of the head.
Winners: Shota Umino & Ren Narita
Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Toru Yano) versus The House of Torture (EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo)
Togo chokes Yano with his garotte. Yano mule kicks him in the “lower abdomen” twice rolling him up for the pin.
Winners: Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Toru Yano
TJP & Francesco Akira versus Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC – SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023 TOURNAMENT MATCH
TJP and Akira put DKC away with their 2×2 finisher.
Winners: TJP & Francesco Akira
DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku versus YOH & MUSASHI – SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023 TOURNAMENT MATCH
Douki and Taka finally get a win with Taka’s super kick and Douki’s Suplex de La Luna to Mushashi.
Winners: DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku
Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita versus SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru – SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023 TOURNAMENT MATCH
Eagles has Sho submitting but the rest of The House of Torture interfere. Kanemaru accidentally spits his whiskey in Sho’s face. Eagles rolls him up for the victory.
Winners: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita
Titan & BUSHI versus KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight – SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023 TOURNAMENT MATCH
Bushi pins Kushida after Titan executes his double stomp.
Winners: Titan & BUSHI
El Desperado and Master Wato versus Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney – SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2023 TOURNAMENT MATCH
Winners: El Desperado and Master Wato