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They announced that Chase Owens would not be competing further in World Tag League, due to a death in the family. Owens has returned to the United States.
1 - Kevin Knight and KUSHIDA vs. DOUKI and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
DOUKI hits a Daybreak on Knight and Kanemaru follows with a brainbuster.
Kanemaru pins Knight
DOUKI and Kanemaru earn their first 2 points of the tournament.
KUSHIDA and Knight remain at 2 points.
2 - Toru Yano and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Gabriel Kidd and Alex Coughlin
Tanahashi pins Kidd after a High Fly Flow.
Yano and Tanahashi earn 2 points, with a total of 6 points.
Kidd and Coughlin remain at 0 points.
3 - Lio Rush and YOH vs. SHO and Dick Togo
EVIL and Yujiro Takahashi attack YOH and Rush from behind in the entryway. House of Torture beat them down. The referee takes a bump. YOH and Rush hit their version of 3D on Togo. No referee. Rush goes to revive the referee but SHO blasts Rush with his wrench. Yujiro hits YOH with his Pimp Stick. EVIL brings another referee to the ring. The referee signals the match to start. SHO hits a cross arm piledriver on YOH.
SHO pins YOH.
SHO and Togo earn their first 2 points.
YOH and Rush remain at 8 points.
Typical House of Torture nonsense.
4 - Aaron Henare and Great O-Khan, with Gideon Grey vs. Yujiro Takahashi and EVIL
SHO and Togo remained at ringside. More shenanigans. Another referee bump. O-Khan hit low blows on SHO and Togo. Grey kicked Yujiro in the groin. O-Khan blocked an EVIL low blow. Henare hits a low blow on EVIL. Henare hits the Streets of Rage on Yujiro.
Henare pins Yujiro.
O-Khan and Henare earn 2 points, with a total of 6 points.
EVIL and Yujiro remain at 0 points.
5 - Robbie Eagles and Tiger Mask vs. Chris Bey and Ace Austin
Austin pins Tiger Mask after hitting The Fold.
Austin and Bey earn 2 points and take the lead with 10 points.
Eagles and Tiger Mask remain at 4 points.
6 - Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls vs. Lance Archer and Minoru Suzuki
Suzuki-Gun attacked at the bell. They battle all over the ring. Suzuki trapped Haste in a sleeper hold.
Haste rolled Suzuki up into a cradle and got the flash pin.
Nicholls and Haste earn 2 points, with 8 points total.
Suzuki-Gun remain at 6 points.
Team TMDK tan from the ring proud of their quick win. Archer and Suzuki were pissed and beat up everyone at ringside.
7 - El Lindaman and Alex Zayne vs. Titan and BUSHI
Zayne pins BUSHI after a Taco Driver.
Zayne and Lindaman earn 2 points and in a tie for the lead with 10 points.
BUSHI and Titan remain at 8 points
8 - YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto vs. Chase Owens and Bad Luck Fale
YOSHI-HASHI and Goto earn 2 points by forfeit.
9 - Clark Conners and Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Francesco Akira and TJP, with Gideon Grey
United Empire hits 2x2 on Conners.
TJP pins Conners.
United Empire earns 2 points and are tied for the lead with 10 points.
Conners and Taguchi remain at 4 points
10 - SANADA and Tetsuya Naito vs. Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis
Good match.
Naito hit Destino on Fletcher.
Naito pins Fletcher
Naito and SANADA earn 2 points, with 4 points total.
Aussie Open remain in the lead with 8 points.
|
Super Jr. Tag League Standings |
Points Earned |
|
El Lindaman & Alex Zayne |
10 |
|
KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight |
2 |
|
DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru |
2 |
|
Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Conners |
4 |
|
Tiger Mask & Robbie Eagles |
4 |
|
SHO & Dick Togo |
2 |
|
Ace Austin & Chris Bey |
10 |
|
BUSHI & Titan |
8 |
|
YOH & Lio Rush |
8 |
|
Francesco Akira & TJP |
10 |
|
World Tag League Standings |
Points Earned |
|
Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd |
0 |
|
Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste |
8 |
|
Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens |
4 |
|
Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki |
6 |
|
YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto |
6 |
|
EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi |
0 |
|
Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi |
6 |
|
Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher |
8 |
|
Great O-Khan & Aaron Henare |
6 |
|
SANDA & Tetsuya Naito |
4 |
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