NJPW World Tag League & Super Junior Tag League 2022 Results: Catch 2/2 [6] Defeat Flying Tiger [4], Bishamon [4] Defeat Tetsuya Naito & SANADA [4] (11/27)

Catch 2/2 finally know what defeat feels like, after falling to BUSHI & Titan and taking their first loss as a tag team. Losses are a reality of the industry however, and it’s more about how you respond to losses. Tonight, Catch 2/2 will face down a set of former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions with Flying Tiger – and another loss could start a dangerous trend for the current champions.

Catch 2/2 Rebound With Frantic Victory Over Flying Tiger

TJP & Akira would attack before the bell, taking Tiger down. Eagles would prove to be harder prey, taking down both opponents before hitting a double dive with Tiger. Turbo Backpack in the ring would follow, getting a two count before Flying Tiger looked to hit some alternating kicks – but found each other instead.

Catch 2/2 would take advantage, throwing Tiger from the ring and hitting Eagles with a codebreaker before a Powerbomb/Neckbreaker combo. TJP hit some face wash kicks in the corner, before Eagles would break out and drop TJP. Tiger would catch him with the tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, before looking for the Tiger Driver.

TJP would hold his ground before breaking free and getting the tag to Akira as he sprung off the ropes with a forearm smash. Final Cut/Double Stomp combo would be followed by the Mamba Splash, with Eagles making the last minute save. TJP hit the rolling Solebutt Kick on Eagles, before Akira hit a double stomp.

Tiger would take TJP out with a roundhouse kick, before the Tiger Driver on Akira for a two count. Akira would be taken into the double armbar, as TJP was caught in the Ron Miller Special. TJP was able to break Akira free, and saved him from being pinned after a Tiger Suplex.

Flying Tiger sandwiched Akira with roundhouse kicks in the corner, before Tiger would set up the Avalanche Butterfly Suplex. TJP would pull Tiger down into an Electric Chair, with Tiger slipping free. Eagles would soar into a dropkick, before Tiger took a Flapjack/Jumping Facebuster attempt. Double knee strike would follow, and Tiger was unable to kick out.

Bishamon Need A Win To Bounce Back As They Face Familiar Rivals

When it comes to tag team wrestling in NJPW, two of the top teams of the past two years have been Bishamon and the L.I.J duo of Tetsuya Naito & SANADA. They’ve met three times now, with Naito & SANADA winning two of those encounters – giving them the edge here tonight. However, after Bishamon got run out of the building by Aussie Open yesterday – they’re more determined than ever before to get back on the winning side.

Naito & Goto would start this match, locking up hard in the middle of the ring. Naito would be able to win out, throwing Goto into the corner before being levelled with a shoulder tackle. Bishamon would batter Naito down with the War Drum, before YOSHI-HASHI set Naito up on the ropes before a dropkick.

SANADA would trip YOSHI-HASHI up, allowing for Naito to hit a dropkick, before Goto would be tripped and kicked moments later. Naito would drive YOSHI-HASHI into the barricade at ringside, before applying a cravate with the throat of his opponent crushed against the steel. Back in the ring, Naito hit the slingshot dropkick before tagging out to SANADA.

SANADA would keep the pressure on YOSHI-HASHI, before Naito would apply the Leg Nelson in the middle of the ring. Goto would save his partner, before being taken out by Naito. YOSHI-HASHI would find himself trapped in the Paradise Lock, only to be freed by a stiff dropkick.

SANADA Falls To A Violent Flash Of Offense

SANADA would lose control of YOSHI-HASHI before being dropped by Headhunter. Goto got the much needed tag, hitting the spinning wheel kick into bulldog combo for a near fall. Naito got a tag, and was rocked by a lariat from Goto. YOSHI-HASHI was tagged back into the ring, taking a boot to the face and a running hurricanrana.

Naito would nail a spinebuster in the middle of the ring, before setting YOSHI-HASHI up on the top rope for an hurricanrana. This would backfire, with YOSHI-HASHI nearly hitting a powerbomb. Naito would avoid a running elbow smash in the corner, before hitting the clubbing elbow smashes and Esperanza.

SANADA would hit a backdrop, with Naito slipping into a Jacknife pinfall for a two count. Goto would take a dropkick from SANADA, only to come back with the Ushigoroshi. GTR would be blocked into an attempt at a brainbuster, before Goto hit a stiff lariat.

Another attempt at the GTR would be blocked into a roll up, before SANADA hit a Rolling Elbow. YOSHI-HASHI caught SANADA with the superkick, before Naito dragged him to the floor. SANADA would apply the Skull End in the middle of the ring, with Goto fading – but having enough to avoid a moonsault.

Naito rushed the ring, but was dropped by a lariat from YOSHI-HASHI. Goto would catch SANADA with a mid-kick, before being rolled up with the European Clutch. He’d counter at the last second, before hitting Violent Flash & Shoto with YOSHI-HASHI for the victory.

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