9 December 2013

World Tag League Results


The Finals of New Japans World Tag League took place yesterday via iPPV. The winners of the tournament are pretty much guaranteed a shot against the IWGP Heavyweight Tag-Team Champions; The Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith jnr and Lance Archer) at Wrestle Kingdom 8.

Here are the results of the iPPV as well as the shows leading up to it:


The Finals
NJPW, 12/8/13 (TV Asahi ch5/iPPV)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
7,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy


1. Katsuyori Shibata beat Yohei Komatsu (3:28) with a crab hold.
2. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat KUSHIDA & BUSHI (5:52) when TAKA pinned BUSHI after the Michinoku Mephisto.
3. Rob Conway & Jax Dane beat Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man (7:06) when Conway used the Ego Trip on Nakanishi.
4. World Tag League – Semi Final: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma(8:38) when Gallows pinned Honma after the Magic Killer.
5. World Tag League – Semi Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. (12:54) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Smith.
6. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale beat Kota Ibushi & Captain New Japan (10:12) by referee stop (Fale beat Captain).
7. Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Kazushi Sakuraba beat Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI (8:28)when Sakuraba used the Sakuraba Lock on YOSHI-HASHI.
8. Special Tag Match: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin (13:02)when Suzuki was DQ’d.
9. Special 10 Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Naito, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & La Sombra beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo(13:07) when Sombra used the Shadow Driver on Gedo.
10. World Tag League – Final: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima(18:57) when Anderson pinned Tenzan after the Magic Killer.

* On their first tour as a tandem, Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows have won the 2013 World Tag League! The American duo won the first semi final today over Makabe & Honma, while Tenzan & Kojima earned some revenge over the IWGP Tag Team Champions, Killer Elite Squad, in the other, setting up a rematch from 12/3 in Hakata where Anderson & Gallows beat TenKoji. And they did again! Anderson, for the third time in his career with his third different partner, won the tag league by pinning Tenzan following the Magic Killer. The new team then demanded an IWGP Tag Team Title shot so could face Archer & Smith at the Tokyo Dome on 1/4!

* Hirooki Goto appeared during the show and announced he will be returning to action very soon. Goto was injured during the G1 Climax, where he was impressing, and nominated Katsuyori Shibata, his former university classmate, as his return match opponent. The two were embroiled in an intense series of matches before Goto’s injury.



NJPW, 12/7/13
Okayama Orange Hall
1,650 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Jado beat KUSHIDA, Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (9:23)when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Komatsu.
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man beat Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (10:37) when Kojima used a lariat on Taichi.
3. World Tag League – Block B: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [8] beat Rob Conway & Jax Dane [6] (9:25) when Gallows pinned Dane after the Magic Killer.
4. World Tag League – Block B: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [4] beat Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [6] (7:33) when Yano used a cradle on Benjamin.
5. Tetsuya Naito, La Sombra & BUSHI beat Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo (13:23) when Naito used a Stardust press on Gedo.
6. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [2] beat Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6] (10:10) when Captain used a cradle on Devitt.
7. World Tag League – Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [8] beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [6] (13:05) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Ishii.

* Makabe & Honma snatch 2nd place behind the KES in Block A with a win over Nakamura & Ishii, while Anderson & Gallows win Block B on the direct confrontation rule over TenKoji, who also advance.



NJPW, 12/6/13
Shimane Kunibiki Messe
1,200 Fans – No Vacancy
1. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (7:19) when Yano used the Oni Koroshi on Tanaka.
2. World Tag League – Block A: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [10] beat Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [6] (10:17) when Archer used the Killer bomb on Takahashi.
3. World Tag League – Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [6] beat Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4] (8:35) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Nakanishi.
4. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo beat Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (13:40) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Taichi.
5. Prince Devitt, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Bad Luck Fale beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Captain New Japan, KUSHIDA & BUSHI (9:29) when Devitt used a diving footstomp on Captain.
6. World Tag League – Block B: Rob Conway & Jax Dane [6] beat Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [6] (8:23) when Conway used the Ego Trip on Sombra.
7. World Tag League – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [8] beat Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [4] (13:29) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on YOSHI-HASHI.

* Archer & Smith become the first team to qualify for the semi finals, the IWGP Tag Team Champions winning Block A with a day of group stage matches to spare.



NJPW, 12/5/13 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Hiroshima Green Arena Small Arena
2,700 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Tiger Mask & Yohei Komatsu (7:38) when Taichi used a Taichi-style Liger bomb on Komatsu.
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man beat Jado & Gedo (7:36) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Jado.
3. Rob Conway & Jax Dane beat Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma (7:35) when Conway used the Ego Trip on Honma.
4. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale beat Togi Makabe & KUSHIDA (7:52) by referee stop (Fale beat KUSHIDA).
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Tetsuya Naito, La Sombra & BUSHI(11:20) when Liger used a brainbuster on BUSHI.
6. World Tag League – Block B: Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [6] beat Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [6] (9:51) when Benjamin used the Paydirt on Anderson.
7. World Tag League – Block A: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [8] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0] (10:29) when Smith used the Killer bomb on Captain.
8. World Tag League – Block A: Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [6] beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [6] (14:10) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Ishii.
9. World Tag League – Block B: Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [4] beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2] (11:39) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Iizuka.



NJPW, 12/3/13 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Hakata Star Lane
1,850 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado beat Yuji Nagata, Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (8:24) when Jado used the Green Killer on Komatsu.
2. Rob Conway & Jax Dane beat KUSHIDA & BUSHI (7:49) when Conway used the Ego Trip on BUSHI.
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Strong Man, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (8:12) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on TAKA.
4. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan (12:37) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Captain.
5. World Tag League – Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [4] beat Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [4] (10:25) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Takahashi.
6. World Tag League – Block B: Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [6] beat Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [4] (7:02) when Sombra used a modified inside cradle on Benjamin.
7. World Tag League – Block B: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [6] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [6] (9:45) when Gallows pinned Kojima after the Magic Killer.
8. World Tag League – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [6] beat Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6] (10:47) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Devitt.



NJPW, 12/1/13
Tex Port Imabari
1,280 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Jado & Gedo beat Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (7:27) when Jado used the Green Killer on Tanaka.
2. Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & BUSHI (11:19) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on BUSHI.
3. World Tag League – Block A: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [6] beat Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4] (9:08) when Smith used an avalanche-style brainbuster on Nakanishi.
4. Prince Devitt, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Bad Luck Fale beat Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma (9:19) by referee stop (Fale beat Honma).
5. World Tag League – Block B: Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [4] beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2](9:08) when Naito used a Stardust press on Iizuka.
6. World Tag League – Block B: Rob Conway & Jax Dane [4] beat Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [2] (11:05) when Conway used the Ego Trip on YOSHI-HASHI.
7. Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Captain New Japan & KUSHIDA (15:09) when Nakamura used the Boma Ye on Captain.



NJPW, 11/30/13
Marugame Citizen Gymnasium
1,000 Fans
1. KUSHIDA & BUSHI beat Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (7:36) when BUSHI used the MX on Komatsu.
2. Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (6:34) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Taichi.
3. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows beat Togi Makabe & Captain New Japan (7:26) when Gallows pinned Captain after the Magic Killer.
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Jado (10:00) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Jado.
5. World Tag League – Block B: Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin [4] beat Rob Conway & Jax Dane [2] (9:06) when Benjamin used the Paydirt on Dane.
6. World Tag League – Block A: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [4] beat Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale [6] (9:12) when Archer used the Killer bomb on Devitt.
7. World Tag League – Block A: Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man [4] beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [4] (8:32) when Strong Man used a Gorilla press on Ishii.
8. Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma & La Sombra beat Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo (14:16)when Naito used a Stardust press on Gedo.



NJPW, 11/29/13
Niihama Citizen Gymnasium
1,050 Fans
1. Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA beat Manabu Nakanishi, Strong Man & Sho Tanaka (9:04) when KUSHIDA used a moonsault press on Tanaka.
2. Rob Conway & Jax Dane beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Tomoaki Honma (7:50) when Conway used the Ego Trip on Honma.
3. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale beat Togi Makabe & BUSHI (7:13) by referee stop (Fale beat BUSHI).
4. Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & TAKA Michinoku beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado (10:02) when TAKA used a la magistral on Jado.
5. World Tag League – Block B: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka [2] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [6] (8:57) when Yano used the Akakiri on Kojima.
6. World Tag League – Block B: Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [2] beat Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [4](11:22) when Sombra used a modified inside cradle on Anderson.
7. World Tag League – Block A: Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi [4] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan [0] (11:18) when Takahashi used the Tokyo Pimps on Captain.
8. Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo beat Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin & Taichi (12:45)when Okada used the Rainmaker on Taichi.

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