NJPW World Tag League & Super Juniors Tag League Night 10 Results – December 14, 2022
Location: Sendai Japan
Venue: Sendai Sunplaza Hall
Tag Team Match
SauceHearts vs. Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa
Alex Zayne looked good against Ryohei Oiwa early on in the match by scoring by hitting a Twisting senton for a two count before Oiwa had both his arms nibbled on. Kosei Fujita & Zayne tag back in, with the latter eating a dropkick then a Boston Crab on Zayne which ended in the ropes. El Lindaman’s back to turn things back around by hitting the German Suplex to get the win.
Winners: SauceHearts (6:06)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
TMDK vs. Kushida & Kevin Knight
TMDK’s on the back foot early on as Kushdia & Kevin Knight used their speed but it was Knight who found himself on the defensive until Kushida got the tag in on Mikey Nicholls.
Shane Haste tries to cut things off, but eats a cartwheel dropkick before Kushida’s electric chair on Nicholls was stopped. Knight’s able to weaken Nicholls with a dropkick before a he hit a 2nd one out of Kushida’s electric chair for a two count. Knight pushed on with a tilt a whirl backbreaker to Haste then a pump kick but TMDK blocked a leaping DDT then hits Tankbuster for the win.
Winners: TMDK (6:12)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
United Empire vs. Flying Tigers,Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd
Alex Coughlin overpowers both Catch 22 to start, then showed off as he powered up from a seated position for a Chasing The Dragon, with some help from Gabriel Kidd. Catch 22 managed to turn things around on Flying Tigers but of course Robbie Eagles managed to break free as Gabriel Kidd tagged in to charge a path for himself.
Kidd ragdolls Catch 22 for a two count before a Tiger Driver on Francesco Akira brought in Great O Khan to break up the pin. Coughlin & Kidd chops O Khan to the outside, before a pop up face buster on Tiger Mask and a Mamba Splash almost won it for TJP. From there, Eagles breaks up a Leaning Tower on Tiger Mask, before TJP gets Tiger Mask in a Crucifix to get the win for United Empire.
Winners: United Empire (7:36)
Rate: 5
8 Man Tag Team Match
House Of Torture vs. Suzuki Gun
Match starts off with House Of Torture & Suzuki Gun brawl but then House Of Torture were on the back foot for the early going. Lance Archer dumps Dick Togo onto Sho with a death valley driver but House Of Torture begin to swarm Minoru Suzuki before it became plunder time. Spanners, canes and chairs while Dick Togo was chatting with the referee.
Togo tries to choke out Suzuki with the garrote, but Suzuki breaks free & locks Togo in a Rear Naked Choke then drills him to the mat with Gotch Style Piledriver to get the win for Suzuki Gun.
Winners: Suzuki Gun (4:54)
Rate: 4
After the match Suzuki held back in the ring afterwards as he called for the mic, and recapped Suzuki Gun’s history to date, and how far folks in the group have come in its 11 years & he announced at the end of 2022 Suzuki Gun will be no more.
8 Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobnrables De Japon vs. Be Bop Tag Team & Wild Hips
Toru Yano’s instantly tripped and tied into a Paradise Lock at the bell by Sanada then Ryusuke Taguchi calls the plays as Sanada’s met with endless charges in the corner before Sanada reversed an Irish whip and slung Clark Connors into Taguchi’s ass.
Los Ingobnrables De Japon jumps Ryusuke Taguchi as we build up to Bushi crotching him by the ring post. Another wacky submission from Bushi just exposes Taguchi’s ass for a dropkick to the taint before Titan’s modified Figure 4 kept Taguchi in trouble for a while. Hiroshi Tanahashi tags in to hit a bunch of dragon screws while a flip senton gets a two count on Titan in the corner.
Tetsuya Naito’s trapped in the corner as he’s thrown into a Connors spear for a two count before Naito blocked a Trophy Kill attempt. Bushi’s lung blower begins a parade of moves, featuring a flip senton from Titan into the crew on the outside before a spike DDT from Naito hits Connors with Destino for the victory.
Winners: Los Ingobnrables De Japon (8:40)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
Bullet Club (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White,Junior Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori & Gedo) vs. 2022 G1 Climax Winner Kazuchika Okada,Master Wato & Tama Tonga
Jay White tosses Kazuchika Okada to the outside early on, but Okada’s right back returning the favour, only for White to charge him into the side of the ring then White chokes him out with a camera cable on the floor.
Okada getting thrown outside as Bullet Club were making a point of isolating Okada. Gedo’s in to take his shots, but he ended up eating a DDT as White dived in to prevent a tag out. An Okada flapjack stops White as Tama Tonga tags in and went right after White in the corner.
Gedo’s wiped out with a clothesline as he tried to stop Tonga while a Stinger splash and back suplex dropped White for a near fall. A snap DDT from White buys him time as Taiji Ishimori came in to try and pick at the bones but to no avail. Master Wato’s in with a springboard at Ishimori then with a springboard uppercut and a Recientemente for a near fall.
Wato’s knocked down as Gedo came in for a Complete Shot, sparking a parade of moves as White & Okada spill outside while a Tongan Twist to Gedo then the RPP from Wato looked to get the win. A Blade Runner breaks up the pin as Jay White then hit a 2nd Blade Runner to Wato then drags Gedo onto him for the win.
Winners: Bullet Club (10:51)
Rate: 5
NEVER Openweight Title Match
Karl Anderson (c) vs. Hikuleo
Hikuleo looked to win with a tree slam at the bell but Karl Anderson kicked out then bailed as he looked to get counted out. He’s stopped by Hikuleo, who dropped him throat first across a crowd barrier. Things headed into the aisle as Anderson took the railings again, with a frustrated Hikuleo choking out Anderson.
Finally hitting the ring Hikuleo’s sent right back outside by way of a dragon screw from Anderson, who puts the boots to Hikuleo as he looked for a count out win but to no avail. After breaking out of a toe hold, Hikuleo looked to fight back squashing Anderson in the corner with a clothesline ahead of a lariat.
A powerslam from Hikuleo gets a near fall but Anderson’s back with a spinebuster for a near fall. Another powerslam from Hikuleo before Gedo came out to intervene he’s gets chokeslams into Anderson before a Hikuleo chokeslam’s countered into the Gun Stun for the win.
Winner & Still NEVER Openweight Champion: Karl Anderson (10:16) (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 5
After the match Anderson took the mic and bragged about being the best NEVER Openweight Champion of all time then said he’d be a forever NEVER Openweight Champion. Tama Tonga’s out to start a fight, and after Anderson hit a Gun Stun Anderson confirmed that he’ll be defending the NEVER Openweight Title against Tama Tonga at Wrestle Kingdom in 3 weeks.
Finals Of The 2022 Super Juniors Tag League
Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. Chaos
Match begins with Ace Austin & Lio Rush spill outside then we some teased dives before Yoh’s neckbreaker set up an accidental DDT from Chris Bey to Austin. Rush tags in as some double teaming led to Rush being wheelbarrowed onto Bey for a one count before Chaos looked to have a falling out mid match.
They patch things up, but Bey knocks Yoh into Rush as Bullet Club swarmed taking Yoh into the corner for a step up enzuigiri, an uppercut and eventually a double stomp to the upper back. We’ve some back rakes as Austin then pulled Yoh into an armbar then cut between Yoh’s fingers with the playing card.
Bey’s in next to stomp on Yoh then mouth off at Rush as things built up towards the comeback only for Yoh to slump in the corner from some Austin chops. Finally breaking free, Yoh’s able to crack Austin with an enzuigiri before tagging out to Lio Rush, who runs wild with clotheslines before scoring the Rush Hour for a near fall.
Chaos double team Bey ahead of the Final Hour from Rush but Austin prevents a cover from being made, only to get chucked outside as some endless inside cradles led to a two count. An axe kick from Rush leaves Bey laying as tags bring us to Yoh & Austin with the latter almost losing to a half hatch suplex.
Austin escapes a Direct Drive, then low bridged Yoh to the outside for an apron PK. Bey flies with a flip senton to Yoh on the outside, before a low pe from Rush took out Bey as Austin’s Soar To Glory took out Chaos to end that sequence. We keep going with a Falcon arrow from Yoh on the floor then we a teased quadruple count out, as we resumed with Bullet Club & Chaos trading blows back in the ring.
We’ve a wacky double team as Rush was rolled into a clothesline on Austin before a Rush Hour accidentally took out Yoh. Head kicks from Bullet Club leave Rush laying as Yoh then ate a spin out Dominator and a corkscrew senton for a near fall. An assisted cutter took out Yoh but Rush charges in to prevent a cover from being made, before a misfire saw Austin take out Bey. Yoh’s legal as he scores a near fall from a 1 2 3K after Bey pulls out Red Shoes Umino.
Rush takes care of Bey then went back in with a Final Hour to Austin then Yoh nails Austin to the mat with Direct Drive to get the win.
Winners Of The 2022 Super Juniors Tag League: Chaos (21:10)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
Finals Of The 2022 World Tag League
Aussie Open vs. Bishamon
Match starts off with Aussie Open & Bishamon trading blows but then Aussie Open isolated Hirooki Goto in the early going of this match. An early attempt at the Dental Plan’s blocked by Goto as Bishamon started to take control.
Mark Davis reverses an Irish whip as Yoshi Hashi got kicked in the ropes by Kyle Fletcher, before Goto finally took Dental Plan as he went to run in. Yoshi Hashi eats a Tankbuster out of the corner seconds later, as the Aussie Open began to put Yoshi Hashi into the corner with chops. Kyle Fletcher takes his time as he dumped Yoshi Hashi with bodyslams, while Davis came in to combine chops and clotheslines into the corner to wear Yoshi Hashi down some more.
Yoshi Hashi elbows his way back into the match, following up with a rear spin kick to Fletcher as Mark Davis’ attempt to squash Yoshi Hashi ended up backfiring. Fletcher tags back in quickly and knocks Goto off the apron, only for Yoshi Hashi to reverse a brainbuster finally buying himself enough time to tag out.
Goto’s spinning heel kick to Fletcher in the corner, then a bulldog out of it gets him a two-count, while an ushigoroshi snuffed out a suggested comeback. Fletcher eats a 2nd brainbuster, this time courtesy of Goto for a two count, before Davis came in to try and stem the tide. A tag brings Fletcher in seconds after that but he’s chucked outside by Goto who then launched Fletcher onto him as the Aussie Open were finally able to turn it around with a Super Collider on the outside following up quickly with a pair of back suplexes onto the side of the ring, then two slams onto the floor. Things can change in an instant.
Out comes a table as Aussie Open looked to hit a Coriolis off the apron through the table but Goto makes the save and throws Fletcher into the guard rails. Goto took the railings himself courtesy of Davis, who then ended up getting met with a low dropkick by Yoshi Hashi back inside. Another turnaround led to a sliding punch from Davis to Yoshi Hashi while Fletcher’s moonsault off the top took out Goto ahead of an Alphamare Waterslide from Davis for a near fall.
A double team double underhook powerbomb nearly puts Yoshi Hashi away, as we went back to Coriolis but Goto makes the save once more and began to clear house on his own until Fletcher’s attempt at a Grimstone was escaped. Goto & Fletcher end up on the apron, but Goto connects with a GTR off the ropes through the table.
Davis & Yoshi Hashi trade elbows next before Davis’ chops saw him take Yoshi Hashi down. Going to the knee Yoshi Hashi’s able to take down Davis with a Head Hunter, then with a Western Lariat, before superkicks from Bishamon led to a superkick assisted ushigoroshi. Bishamon go for Shoto after that, landing it on Davis for a near fall after Kyle Fletcher dove in to break up the pin.
Another Western Lariat from Yoshi Hashi takes care of Fletcher, who returned with a wild diving kick by the ropes. Goto’s powerbombed into Davis’ uppercut as an assisted/inverted Razor’s Edge dumped Yoshi Hashi for another near fall.
Sandwich lariats trapped Yoshi Hashi as another crack at Coriolis followed but it’s countered into a Destroyer on Davis, before an inside cradle nearly put Kyle away. Goto’s back to block a Grimstone, then headbutt Fletcher away ahead of a Shoto attempt but Davis wipes out Yoshi Hashi with a dropkick instead. Goto eats a lariat too, as but Davis ends up taking a dragon suplex as Fletcher arose and was quickly pulled up for the Shoto.
Rather than go for a cover, they pull up Fletcher & they hit full nelson version of the Shoto to win their 2nd World Tag League.
Winners Of The 2022 World Tag League: Bishamon (28:22)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
Here is the updated Wrestle Kingdom 17 card:
IWGP World Heavyweight Title Match
Jay White (c) vs. 2022 G1 Climax Winner Kazuchika Okada
IWGP Tag Team Title Match
FTR (c) vs. 2022 World Tag League Winners Bishamon
Women’s Title Match
Kairi (c) vs. Tam Nakano
Finals Of The Television Title Tournament
Zack Sabre Jr vs. Ren Narita
Junior Heavyweight Title Fatal 4 Way Match
Taiji Ishimori (c) vs. Master Wato vs. El Desperado vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match
Catch 22 (c) vs. 2022 Super Juniors Tag League Winners Chaos
United States Title Match
Will Ospreay (c) vs. Kenny Omega
NEVER Openweight Title Match
Karl Anderson (c) vs. Tama Tonga
