NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2022 Results: Catch 2/2 [4] Defeat El Lindaman & Alex Zayne [2] In Fast Paced Main Event (11/23)

The team of Francesco Akira & TJP have become one of the best in the junior heavyweight tag team division, and they made that clear when they shut down Lio Rush & YOH on Monday. Tonight, they meet another team who was able to find a victory in El Lindaman & Alex Zayne. During Best of the Super Juniors earlier this year, Zayne & Lindaman were able to score single victories over TJP & Akira, and tonight will look to repeat those successes and hand the champions their first loss as a tag team.

Alex Zayne Bites The Wrong Man

Zayne would kick things off against Akira, able to easily overpower him and push him to the ropes. A clean break would follow, Zayne not taking the cheap shot. Akira would avoid an early Baja Blast attempt but would be rocked by a stiff chop. Lindaman & TJP would get tags, with TJP taking Lindaman down to the mat with a headscissor takedown.

TJP would be sent across the ring but got his boots up as Lindaman charged in. Slingshot stomp to the back of TJP would follow, before a snap DDT. Akira tried to rush in, but Lindaman would scoop him up and slam him onto TJP. Zayne & Lindaman would take turns cranking on the arm of TJP, with Lindaman also biting his forearm in the middle of the ring.

TJP would trick Zayne into biting his own partner, before Akira dropped both men with a dropkick. Zayne was dropped with a step up splash to the floor, before Catch 2/2 would break Lindaman down with some quick tricks. TJP would apply the Deathlock and Zayne came in to chop him, causing more pain to his partner before realising his error, before TJP tossed him with a suplex.

Akira would hit a fast lariat into the corner, getting a two count – before a combination neckbreaker and Russian Leg Sweep from Catch 2/2 would land. TJP applied a hammerlock and surfboard stretch, but Lindaman was able to fight free. Lindaman would use the ropes to set up a neckbreaker on TJP, and made the tag to Zayne.

Never Count Catch 2/2 Out

Akira would again avoid the Baja Blast, but not the handstand kick. Third time’s the charm for the Baja Blast, but TJP was quick on the save. Catch 2/2 would be overpowered by Zayne, but dropped him with a double dropkick. Zayne would be able to block a double suplex before hitting one of his own. Catch 2/2 would hit a flapjack into a facebuster, before looking for the Doomsday Device. Lindaman made the save, only to take a Final Cut, double stomp, and finally the Mamba Splash.

Zayne was just in time for the save, before blocking the double knee smash. TJP would spring off the shoulders of Lindaman for an enziguri, only to take an Exploder Suplex. Akira rushed in with the Half & Half, before a powerbomb from Zayne. A hurricarana into a German Suplex would nearly get Zayne & Lindaman the victory, but Akira made the save.

Zayne would look for the Cutthroat Driver on TJP, but was blocked. TJP would strike away at both opponents before taking a German Suplex. Kumagoroshi into Cinnamon Twist was set, but TJP avoided the dive from Zayne. Jumping knee would and, but Akira made the save only to be dropped with a lariat. TJP would get the quick roll up – and the victory.

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