An all star collection of tag team previews kicks off the evening. Jado, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, YOH & Ryusuke Taguchi will clash with Clark Connors, Alex Zayne, Ace Austin, and Tiger Mask. We can expect chaos, and with six members of B-Block in the mix – there’s a great chance to gain extra momentum here.
The unofficial C-Block is also on the line, a competition between veteran names on undercard tag teams. Tiger Mask & Jado are both the front runners – so the winning team wins the C-Block.
Tiger Mask IV Wins Unofficial C-Block With 5-1 Record In Undercard Tag Team Matches
Taguchi & Conners would kick things off with a scramble on the mat, before Austin & YOH hit the ring. Austin would get the drop toehold but YOH dodged the kick before being taken down into a pinfall for a two count. YOH would get his arm snatched, and just out of the view of the official – Austin sliced between the fingers with his deadly playing card.
Tiger Mask would meet YOH with some kicks, before Tenzan would block a headbutt and nail the Mongolian Chop. Jado & Taguchi would follow suit – before a two count on Tiger Mask. Connors would hit the ring and nail a running back elbow. Spear would follow, before Zayne got the tag.
Baja Blast would get countered, Taguchi landing on his feet and hitting the running hip attack. Jado came in and hit Green Killer, but was only able to get a two count. Double Bulldog would follow, but Jado couldn’t get the pinfall.
Tiger Mask would hit the ring with some kicks, before things broke down as everyone would hit the ring for some strikes. Austin would take down both YOH & Taguchi before a dive to the floor. In the ring, Zayne would nail Taco Driver and Cinnamon Twist for the win on Jado.
By winning the C-Block, Tiger Mask gets a small thumb shaped trophy and that’s it. It was more or less just a way for English commentary to have more fun while calling these opening tags.
BULLET CLUB Defeats BULLET CLUB In Tag Team Action
BULLET CLUB will have to face each other tonight, as SHO & Dick Togo meet Gedo & Taiji Ishimori in tag team action. SHO is set to meet Ishimori in block action soon, so it’ll be interesting to see how BULLET CLUB’s two members play when points are on the line.
Before this match began, Gedo called for a too sweet, and Ishimori got SHO right in the eyes, with Gedo got Togo. This allowed them to start with the advantage, before some rushing back elbows in the corner, before Gedo was dropped with another Too Sweet to the eyes.
Ishimori would get a deep back rake on Togo, before some Gedo would get the near fall. SHO would get a cheap shot to try and help Togo, before going after Ishimori in the ring. Togo would take control of Gedo with an eye-rake, before the arm wrench and a hammerlock.
He’d move into a headlock, before a punch to the face. Jumping Fist Drop would land, but Gedo managed to kick out. SHO would hit the ring, before Gedo was stomped out in the ring. Some heavy right hands to the gut would follow, before SHO would bend the fingers of Gedo.
Ishimori would finally get the tag, before a Handspring Blast Kick dropped SHO to the mat. Running knee strike and a neck snap would follow, before an attempt at Yes! Lock. SHO would nail a spear after getting free, and tagged in Togo. Ishimori fought off a crossface, before getting La Mistica into Bone Lock for the victory.
Shingo Takagi Wins Final Tag Team Match Of Tour
After Shingo Takagi and Hiromu Takahashi picked up a win together on Thursday, the L.I.J duo reforms to face Yoshinobu Kanemaru and TAKA Michinoku. With cards consisting of ten singles matches from Tuesday in Korakuen onward, this will be the last tag team preview of the tour.
Kanemaru & Michinoku would start off fast by trying to isolate Hiromu. They’d fail to keep him down, but Kanemaru was able to prevent a lariat with a basement dropkick. Out on the floor, Kanemaru would apply a Figure Four Leg Lock, and hope that he’d get the count out.
Hiromu would be able to make his way back into the ring, where Kanemaru nailed another basement dropkick. Single Leg Crab would be applied, and Hiromu was starting to feel the damage to the leg. We’d get Shingo into the match, and Michinoku would try to force a submission with Just Face Lock.
Shingo would break free before taking the Satellite DDT from Kanemaru. Pumping Bomber would soon land on Michinoku, and just like that – this match was all over.
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