NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2022 Results: YOH & Lio Rush [4] Defeat KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight [2],. SAUCEHEARTS [4] Defeat Wild Hips [2] (11/25)

Last time we checked in on the progress of the Super Junior Tag League, Kevin Knight and KUSHIDA were able to claim their first victory – with YOH & Lio Rush also able claim their first victory. Tonight, these two teams meet in the opening match – meaning one is going to kick off a winning streak, and the other will suffer a loss. It’s hard to root against Rush & YOH now that they’re meshing as a team, but the dropkick of Knight might once again help him and his mentor to victory.

YOH & Lio Rush Speed Past Knight & KUSHIDA

KUSHIDA would kick things off alongside YOH, quickly able to take him down with an attempt at a kneebar. Rush would offer some encouragement, before KUSHIDA was able to take YOH back down to the mat – this time using a side headlock. YOH worked his way free, before Knight & Rush would ask for tags.

KUSHIDA would ignore the request, before grappling with YOH again in the middle of the ring to try and get a better chance for Knight to hit the ring. One did not arise, and Knight would hit the ring in a fast paced exchange with Rush, taking a kick to the face but avoiding the Rush Hour springboard stunner and hitting a sliding shoulder tackle.

KUSHIDA & Knight would take turns applying arm wrenches with quick tags, before taking Rush to the floor for tandem knee drops to the arms. YOH would try and make the save, before taking a body blow and stiff knee strike. Rush was able to break free with a kick, and with the help of YOH rolled across the ring into a jumping back elbow.

Knight would be able to catch YOH with a backbreaker, and would tag in KUSHIDA – who came off the top rope with a chop. Bridging Hammerlock Suplex would be blocked, before YOH got the tag to Rush. KUSHIDA would be able to catch Rush with an armbar, but the bottom rope would get him free. Rush & YOH would look for 3K, but KUSHIDA was able to block.

Knight would drop YOH with his dropkick, rolling right to the apron for a tag. YOH would be picked up onto the shoulders of KUSHIDA, but would slip free. Knight would be hit with the neckbreaker from YOH and Final Hour Splash from Rush – and this one was over.

SAUCEHEARTS Show Early Power Edge

The off-beat duo of Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors in Wild Hips have been impressive so far, but it’s hard to see them claiming another win tonight. Alex Zayne & El Lindaman have been a natural tag teams, and now calling themselves SAUCEHEARTS – are looking to push ever closer to dreams of the Tokyo Dome on January 4th. However, Connors was able to run Zayne down in Best of the Super Juniors – and could find that same success tonight.

Connors & Lindaman would kick this one off, with Connors getting an ankle pick before ending up in a cravate. Lindaman would send Connors off the ropes, before standing tall after a shoulder tackle. Connors would send Lindaman tumbling with the second, before tagging in Taguchi to sling him into the corner with some hip attacks.

Taguchi would come off the top rope with a hip drop, getting a two count before Lindaman slipped free of a suplex. Zayne would hit the ring, kicking Taguchi in the spine before attempting a sunset flip. Taguchi would try to yank his tights down and sit on the face of Zayne, but instead has his rear end bitten and smacked. Zayne took his eyes off the prize for a moment, and Taguchi nearly took advantage before being dropped with a kick.

Clark Connors Tries To Bribe Alex Zayne

Things would reset with Connors & Lindaman, with The Wild Rhino hitting a spear into a corner before suplexing Lindaman into the middle. Connors would call for the Jeep Flip, but took a knee to the midsection before an Exploder Suplex. Zayne would springboard off of Lindaman, but missed Connors who ran Lindaman down with a spear before taking Zayne down. Wild Hips would look for a double B-Trigger in the middle of the ring, but Lindaman pulled Connors out, and Zayne dodged Taguchi.

German Suplex from Lindaman would follow, before Connors would lure Zayne away from the ring with some Taco Bell. Back in the ring, Wilds Hips would take Lindaman down as Taguchi was launched. Zayne finished his mid-match snack, just in time to shove the face of Connors into the rear end of Taguchi. Taco Driver would follow, meaning Zayne got a win and a snack.

Will SAUCEHEARTS win the Super Junior Tag League? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.

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