The team of Yota Tsuji and Gabe Kidd have take over the A Block leaderboard with another win by defeating El Desperado and Shuji Ishikawa at NJPW’s World Tag League. They now have eight points. The pairing has only lost one match and that was against fellow War Dogs Shingo Takagi and Drilla Moloney.
In the final minutes of the match, Ishikawa puts Kidd through a table with a leaping piledriver. Tsuji is left to fight for his life. Desperado spears Tsuji and Ishikawa nails him with a Kinshasa but he still kicks out. Desperado goes for a pin after he and Ishikawa double-power bomb Tsuji. A bloody Kidd makes the save. Kidd hauls off punching Ishimawa and giving him a knee strike as well. Kidd catches Desperado with a running knee as he flies off the ropes. Kidd whips Desperado into Tsuji who spears him for two more points.
The team of Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens as well as Taichi and Satoshi Kojima are now out of contention to win the tournament.
NJPW World Tag League Night Nine Results
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B Block
House of Torture (Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens) versus Toru Yano and Boltin Oleg – A Block
As Yano is being announced the House attacks them. Owens surprisingly knocks Oleg to the mat with his High Noon clothesline for a two count. Owen C-Triggers Oleg and tries to lift him up for a Package Piledriver but he cannot. Oleg hoists him onto his shoulder for a Kamikaze and the win.
Winners: Toru Yano and Boltin Oleg
Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) versus House of Torture (Evil and Don Fale) – A Block
Goto holds Fale so he can do a Russian Leg Sweep and Hashi can hit a neckbreaker off the top rope at the same time. Fale kicks out at two. Goto puts Evil in a sleeper dragging him to a corner. Hashi puts a leg lock on Fale keeping him grounded. Dick Togo is about to make his way to the ring. Young Lion Tatsuya Matsumoto stands in his way. The official gets taken out by Evil, Evil low-blows Goto. Sho chokes out Hashi with Togo’s garrote. Fale lifts up Hashi for a Samoan Drop. Hashi rolls Fale up. Furious, the House stomps the crap out of Hashi. Goto and Matsumoto jump into the ring low-blowing every heel in sight.
Winners: Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi)
El Desperado and Shuji Ishikawa versus Yota Tsuji and Gabe Kidd – A Block
Winners: Yota Tsuji and Gabe Kidd
Taichi and Satoshi Kojima versus Shingo Takagi and Drilla Moloney
Kojima and Takagi trade shots in the middle of the ring. Takagi bounces off the rope. Lots of clotheslines to follow. Kojima catches him with two clotheslines for a two count. Kojima and Taichi double clothesline Drilla to sit him down. Takagi blocks Kojima’s clothesline with a one of his own. Kojima suffers a Pumping Bomber clothesline. Kojima kicks out at two. Takagi pins Kojima with a Burning Dragon for the win.
Winners: Shingo Takagi and Drilla Moloney
