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From Kumamoto, Japan:
1 - Tiger Mask vs. Daiki Nagai
Tiger Mask pins Nagai with a Tiger Suplex.
2 - Shoma Kato and Katsuya Murashima vs. Shane Haste and Mikey Nichols
Haste pins Murashima after a running kick.
3 - Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tome Filip and Stevie Filip
Bishomon hit a Shoto on one of the Filips and gets the pin
4 - Taichi., DOUKI and TAKA Michinoku vs. Great O-Khan, Jeff Cobb and Jakob Austin Young
DOUKI forces Young to submit to the Italian Stretch #32.
After the match, Taichi taunts O-Khan over the KOPW Title. Looks like O-Khan and Taichi will have one more match before Wrestle Kingdom.
5 - Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji and BUSHI vs. Chase Owens, KENTA and Gedo
Tsuji hits a Curb Stomp on Gedo and gets the pin.
6 - Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg, Tomoaki Honma and Jado vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO, Ren Narita and EVIL
Lots of House of Torture shenanigans. EVIL brings in a chair while Togo chokes Tanahashi. Tanahashi fights back and takes the chair from EVIL and hits all members of House of Torture with the chair. Tanahashi destroys the chair on EVIL’s back.
Tanahashi is disqualified.
Tanahashi challenges EVIL to a Lumberjack Match at Wrestle Kingdom. Tanahashi puts his career on the line and will retire if EVIL wins.
7 - Shota Umino, Ryusuke Taguchi and Alex Zayne vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa and Kosei Fujita
Oiwa pins Taguchi after hitting The Grip.
World Tag League 2024 Finals: - Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi vs. Gabe Kidd and SANADA
Good match. Naito and Hiromu double team SANADA. Hiromu hits a Hiromuchan Bomber. Hiromu hits a Time Bomb on SANADA. Two count. Kidd attacks both Hiromu and Naito. Kidd hits a moonsault on Hiromu. SANADA hits a moonsault on Hiromu. Two count.
Kidd hits a Piledriver on Hiromu. SANADA goes for Dead Fall but Naito breaks it up. Naito hits a Destino on Kidd. SANADA hits a Shining Wizard on Naito. Hiromu goes for a Hiromu Roll but SANADA hits him with a Shining Wizard.
SANADA goes for Dead Fall again but Hiromu reverses into the Hiromu Roll.
Hiromu pins SANADA.
Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi win World Tag League 2024 and earn a shot at the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
Tetsuya Naito cuts a promo and thanks the fans. He then challenges Hiromu to a singles match at Wrestle Kingdom.
Hiromu accepts and thanks him for teaching him all these years. They pose in the ring with the World Tag League Trophies.
Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiromu Takahashi at Wrestle Kingdom 19 is official.
I wonder how plans changed due to HENARE’s injury and the stripping of the IWGP Tag Team Championship from United Empire.
New Japan World will have have events on December 22 and 23, prior to Wrestle Kingdom and Wrestle Dynasty.
Happy Birthday to Dave Scherer! Enjoy your day and many more to come!
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