NJPW World Tag League Night 9 Review – December 11, 2022
Location: Hyogo Japan
Venue: Arcrea Himeji
Bad Luck Fale vs. Kosei Fujita
Match ends with Bad Luck Fale nails Kosei Fujita with the Grenade to get the win.
Winner: Bad Luck Fale (1:44)
Rate: 2
Tag Team Match
Aussie Open vs. Oskar Leube & Ryohei Oiwa
If TMDK & Los Ingobnrabales De Japon wins Aussie Open is eliminated.
Oskar Leube hits a body slam on Mark Davis. Ryohei Oiwa escaped Davis’ Angle Slam and hits a dropkick then Leube hits a leg drop for a near fall. Davis hit an enzuigiri on Leube before Kyle Fletcher drills Leube to the mat with the Grimstone to get the win.
Winners: Aussie Open (10:02)
Rate: 5
6 Man Tag Team Match
Bullet Club (Junior Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori,Ace Austin & Gedo) vs. Suzuki Gun (El Desperado,Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Douki)
Ace Austin & Yoshinobu Kanemaru started this match off before El Desperado & Taiji Ishimori traded offense and Desperado applied the Stretch Muffler but Ishimori escaped and applied an STF. Desperado hit a spinebuster.
Douki & Gedo tags in for the first time with Douki hitting some quick arm drags. Chris Bey hops in the ring and helped Austin to beat up Douki. Douki hit a top rope double stomp on Gedo, then he locks in the Douki Chokey on Gedo to get the submission win.
Winners By Submission: Suzuki Gun (8:37)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobnrables De Japon (KOPW 2022 Champion Shingo Takagi,Hiromu Takahashi,Bushi & Titan) vs. Six Or Nine Wild Hips & Tomoaki Honma
Titan & Clark Connors kick this match off then Los Ingobnrables De Japon began working over Ryusuke Taguchi. Taguchi hits mid ring butt bump on Bushi and made the hot tag to Master Wato. Wato & Hiromu Takahashi traded much quicker reversals, then they switched to hard chops. Takahashi hit a Falcon Arrow and they were both down.
Tomoaki Honma tags in to face Shingo Takagi but he missed Kokeshi. Wild Hips jumped in the ring to beat up Takagi. Honma hit the Kokeshi. Takagi fired back with a sliding clothesline, then a Death Valley Driver for a near fall.
Titan hit a flip dive on the floor onto several wrestlers. Takagi hit a superkick on Honma, and Takagi nailed the Pumping Bomber to get LIJ the win.
Winners: Los Ingobnrables De Japon (10:09)
Rate: 5
2022 World Tag League Match
Suzuki Gun (Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer) (6) vs. Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd (2)
Before the match starts Gabriel Kidd tried to lure Suzuki Gun to the back then they started fighting on the floor, with Lance Archer paired with Alex Coughlin. In the ring Minoru Suzuki hit a Helluva Kick on Kidd and made a cocky one foot cover for a near fall. Coughlin got in and tried to knock Archer down with shoulder tackles. Coughlin hit a clothesline to the back of the head for a near fall.
Archer hit a running back elbow in the corner. Suzuki set up for a Gotch Style Piledriver but Kidd made the save. Coughlin couldn’t body slam Archer. The youngsters hit a team delayed vertical suplex on Archer. Suzuki applied a sleeper on Kidd. Archer hit the Black Out to score the victory.
Winners: Suzuki Gun (8) (9:24)
Rate: 6
2022 World Tag League Match
Be Bop Tag Team (8) vs. United Empire (8)
Match starts off with Hiroshi Tanahashi & Aaron Henare then Great O Khan entered and choked Toru Yano with his braid. Henare hit some blows to the chest on Yano and got a near fall and United Empire works Yano over. Tanahashi entered and hit a flying forearm on O Khan.
Tanahashi hit a 2nd rope summersault for a near fall on O Khan. O Khan pushed Tanahashi into Yano and United Empire began working over Tanahashi’s left leg. Yano tagged back in and hits a belly 2 belly suplex on Henare, and he got a school boy roll up for a near fall. Tanahashi hit a plancha to the floor. In the ring, Henare hits Yano with Rampage Tackle for a near fall before United Empire connects with Imperial Drop to get the win.
Winners: United Empire (10) (10:26)
Rate: 5
After the match Aussie Open & Gideon Grey posed with Henare & O Khan at the entrance but then those 3 sat down in the front row to watch the final two matches.
2022 World Tag League Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions House Of Torture (4) vs. Los Ingobnrables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito & Sanada) (12)
If Los Ingobnrables De Japon wins they advance to the Finals.
House Of Torture attacks Los Ingobnrables De Japon to start the match. LIJ worked over Evil’s left arm. On the floor Evil rammed Sanada’s back into the guardrail. He did it again, but this time right next to where Kyle Fletcher was seated. In the ring House Of Torture was in control and worked over Sanada. Sanada hit a high back suplex on Evil and made the hot tag.
Naito hit quick offense on both opponents. Naito applied a leglock around Evil’s head and shoulders but Evil reached the ropes. Dick Togo tripped Naito, allowing House Of Torture to take control. Naito hit a swinging neckbreaker on Yujiro Takahashi and he made the hot tag to Sanada. Sanada hit a pair of dropkicks on Takahashi. Sanada put Takahashi’s feet on the ropes and hit a swinging neckbreaker but he missed a moonsault.
Sanada applied the Skull End then the lights went out when they came back on, Sanada and the referee were out on the mat. House Of Torture hopped in the ring and put the boots to Sanada. Takahashi hits Pimp Juice for a near fall. Naito hit a tornado DDT on Evil. Sanada nailed a roaring forearm on Takahashi then a TKO stunner for a near fall but Evil made the save.
Sanada again applied the Skull End in the middle of the ring but Togo hopped on the ring apron, distracting the referee from seeing Takahashi tap out Sho hopped in the ring and hit a low blow uppercut on Sanada. Evil nailed the Everything Is Evil on Naito, who rolled to the floor before Takahashi then nails Sanada with Pimp Juice to get the win.
Winners: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions House Of Torture (6) (16:40)
Rate: 3
2022 World Tag League Match
Bishamon (12) vs. TMDK (12)
Winners advances to the Finals.
Yoshi Hashi & Shane Haste started this match then TMDK beat up Yoshi Hashi on the floor, right in front of the Aussie Open. In the ring TMDK extensively worked over Yoshi Hashi. Yoshi Hashi finally hit a Blockbuster out of the corner and made the hot tag. Hirooki Goto entered for the first time and hit a hard clothesline on Nicholls, then a bulldog for a 2 count.
Nicholls hits a bulldog. Yoshi Hashi hit a Rude Awakening on Haste. Nicholls hit a sliding clothesline for a near fall on Yoshi Hashi. Goto & Nicholls traded forearm shots then Nicholls hit a Death Valley Driver and TMDK hit their team DDT move for a near fall. Haste accidentally hit Nicholls, and Yoshi Hashi hops in the ring and hit a clothesline. Bishamon nails Nicholls to the mat with Shoto to get the win.
Winners: Bishamon (14) (14:23) (They will face Aussie Open in the Finals)
Rate: 7
After the match Aussie Open got in the ring and Fletcher grabbed the mic. We have the utmost respect for the both of you Fletcher said. He acknowledged that Bishamon won World Tag League last year, but that’s only because Aussie Open wasn’t here. He declared that Aussie Open is the best tag team in the world. Aussie Open left the ring with no punches thrown. Yoshi Hashi then spoke on the mic.
Cancel World Tag League Match
Aussie Open (14) defeated Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale) (4)
Finals (Dec 14th)
Aussie Open vs Bishamon
Final World Tag League Standings After Night 9
1st Place- Aussie Open & Bishamon (14 Points) (7-2)
2nd Place- Los Ingobnrables De Japon & TMDK (12 Points) (6-3)
3rd Place- United Empire (10 Points) (5-4)
4th Place- Be Bop Tag Team & Suzuki Gun (8 Points) (4-5)
5th Place- NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions House Of Torture (6 Points) (3-6)
6th Place- Bullet Club (4 Points) (2-7) (They had to forfeit rest of their matches due to Chase Owens had a death in the family)
Last Place- Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd (2 Points) (1-8)
