Author: Walter Yeates
Walter Yeates
Walter Yeates is an actor, journalist, novelist, and lifelong wrestling fan. He is the co-host of the Kayfabe Brothers' Podcast, and brings his journalism experience to wrestling. He specializes in Lucha Libre and Puroresu.
The marquee series match of the event saw Suzuki-Gun member El Desperado take on CHAOS member “High Voltage” Sho in a match El Desperado needed to win to keep his BOSJ 27 Finals hopes alive.
The headline series match of the event saw reigning two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and Bullet Club member “Bone Soldier” Taiji Ishimori took on CHAOS member “Sniper of the Skies” Robbie Eagles. With Eagles coming in with a (2-2) [4 points] record, defeating Ishimori was a must for him to keep his BOSJ 27 Finals hopes alive.
The third series match of the event saw former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and BOSJ 19 (2012) “Funky Weapon” Ryusuke Taguchi face former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) member Bushi.
The second series match of the event saw “Way to the Grand Master” Master Wato take on Suzuki-Gun member Douki. On July 11th at the New Japan Cup 2020 Finals, Wato defeated Douki in his return match from an excursion in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).
The opening series match of the event saw former three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, BOSJ 25 (2018) winner, and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) member “Time Bomb” Hiromu Takahashi take on NJPW Noge Dojo Young Lion Yuya Uemura.
The marquee series match of the event saw the Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) team of former two-time IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, WTL 2017 and WTL 2018 winner Sanada and “The Dragon” Shingo Takagi against two-thirds of the reigning NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions and CHAOS members Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi.
The headline series match of the event saw reigning IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and Suzuki-Gun members Dangerous Tekkers (Zack Sabre Jr/Taichi) wrestle the Empire team of Jeff Cobb/Great-O-Khan. Coming into the match Dangerous Tekkers dropped the fall to former six-time IWGP Heavyweight Champions and Bullet Club members Guerillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga/Tanga Loa) on November 22nd, while Cobb/O-Khan defeated former IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and WTL 2019 winners FinJuice (Juice Robinson/David Finlay).
GOD came into the match with a victory over reigning IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and Suzuki-Gun members Dangerous Tekkers (Zack Sabre Jr/Taichi) on November 22nd, while Ishii/Yano dropped the fall to Bullet Club members Evil/Yujiro on the same night.
On November 24th New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) presented World Tag League 2020 (WTL 2020) from the Big Palette Fukushima in Fukushima, Japan in front of 469 fans. COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) was responsible for the reduced crowd size, spreading the fans throughout, but the audience remained lively during key moments. The second series match of the event saw the Bullet Club team of Evil/Yujiro, who were accompanied by Evil’s manager “The Spoiler” Dick Togo take on HenarAce (Hiroshi Tanahashi/Toa Henare). Evil/Yujiro came into the match with a victory over CHAOS members and former IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions “Stone…
The open series match of the event saw former IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and WTL 2019 winners FinJuice (Juice Robinson/David Finlay) take on Bullet Club members “Rogue General” Bad Luck Fale and “Crown Jewel” Chase Owens.