The 13th edition of Super Jr. Tag League began today with A Block in the spotlight. This first night saw a battle between two Bullet Club factions. It was the War Dogs (Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney) versus House of Torture (Sho and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) on night one. The House of Torture put out their hands. Instead of shaking their hands though War Dogs kicked them both in the gut. I guess there is no love lost here. The War Dogs take the match to the floor. Connors sits Sho in the front row seat. He knocks him over with a chop to the throat.
Sportsman like behaviour? That’s very unlikely. Courtesy: NJPW World.
Back in the ring, Drilla lands a flying knee drop on Kanemaru for a one count. Drilla offers a hand to help Kanemaru up. He kicks him in the face instead. Kanemaru shoves the official into a charging Connors. Drilla whips Kanemaru into the ropes. Connors hits him with a steel chair from the floor. Sho runs with Connors across the arena floor slamming his head into a concrete wall. Sho chokes Connors with a steel chair and slams his head into a steel post. The House of Torture works over Connors. An angry Drilla barges into the ring shoving the official to the mat. House lays Connors over the ring apron. Kanemaru picks up Sho for a leg drop on Connors. House keeps the pressure on Connors not letting him tag out to Drilla.
Connors finally lets loose with a pounce sending Kanemaru flying across the ring and into the ropes. Drilla is tagged in against Sho. Sho hits the crossarm piledriver but Connors makes the save. Kaneamaru throws Connors to the floor. Kanemaru retrieves his whiskey bottle. While the official is busy with him Sho gets his wrench. Drilla ducks as Kanemaru takes a swig from his bottle. Kanemaru spits the whiskey in Sho’s face. Connors and Drilla spear Sho and Kanemaru. Sho is drilled to the mat with Hit and Run. As Drilla holds Sho up in the air for a suplex Connors hits a spear from the top rope for the pin and two points.
Super Jr. Tag League: Night 1 Results
Tiger Mask and Captain Suicida versus Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi
In a shocker of all shocker, the leader of LIJ, Tetsuya Naito himself comes down to the ring with Bushi and Hiromu. Bushi comes to the ring with a Kamen Rider inspired helmet on over his mask. Half of the mask is orange with the word Halloween scrawled on it and the other side is purple. Naito decides to stand right into front of the commentors so they cannot see a thing. Hiromu flips Suicida to the mat. Suicida starts doing push-ups. Hiromu stands stunned with this hands on his hips. Suicida flips Hiromu over hurting his back. Suicida uses the ropes to flip out of Hiromu’s hold. Hiromu doesn’t know what to make of this guy. Hiromu gets so frustrated he goes to punch Suicida in the face, thinks twice about it and then just tags in Bushi to deal with him. Suicida tags in Tiger Mask. Mask takes down Bushi with his famous kicks. Hiromu rushes in only to be given a backbreaker by Mask.
Suicida drops kicks Hiromu into Bushi in a corner. Bushi gets caught in a hammer lock submission. He reaches the ropes to escape. A headscissors from Suicida sends Bushi flying into Hiromu. Suicida bounces off the ropes giving Bushi a flying cutter. Suicida dives on both members of LIJ on the floor from the top rope. Suicida attempts a senton but Bushi rolls out of the way. No water in the pool for Suicida. Hiromu begins to work over Tiger Mask. Hiromu locks Mask into a standing figure four while Bushi puts Suicida into a leg lock. Tiger Mask submits.
Winners: Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi
Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney versus Sho and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Winners: Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney
Ryusuke Taguchi and Dragon Dia versus Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita
Robbie Eagles wasn’t born yesterday. Courtesy: New Japan World.
Taguchi and Dia skateboard down to the ring. Taguchi doesn’t have much luck though. He gets his board tied up in some production cables. No quarter is given as both Fujita and Dia back each other into the ropes unleashing some chops. Robbie gets the crowd to chant his name. Taguchi claps. Taguchi does the same. He gets chants from the crowd too. Eagles ties up Taguchi and spanks him. Taguchi throws Eagles off the ropes, drops to the mat so that Eagles has to leap over him. Taguchi is hoping to run Eagles ragged. Eagles comes to a dead stop though. He waves his finger at Taguchi. Taguchi claps in appreciation. Taguchi wears down Eagles with some hip attacks so that Dia can take over. Dia puts Eagles into a giant swing and pitches him over and over into Taguchi’s “Funky Weapon”.
Eagles is the butt of Dia and Taguchi’s joke. Courtesy: New Japan World.
Dia and Fujita trade stiff kicks. Dia foils Fujita’s German Suplex by landing on his feet. Fujita runs off the ropes. Taguchi and Dia meet him with double Funky Weapons. Eagles saves Fujita from being pinned. A Funky Weapon from Taguchi knocks Eagles out of the ring. Fujita almost pins Dia with a German Suplex as Eagles and Taguchi tangle outside on the floor. He pins Dia though with his Abandon Hope finisher.
Winners: Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita
