Fujisawa next for third A Block night
Night five of World Tag League sees action in Fujisawa on the Shonan coast, and A Block back in action as they approach the midway point of their campaigns.
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Main event WTL A Block- United Empire (Great-O-Khan & HENARE) (1-1) vs TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) (2-0)
Tag record: 1-0 United Empire
The main event sees a replay of last year’s World tag League battle between TMDK and United Empire’s O-Khan and HENARE. Then, it was O-Khan and HENARE picking up the win on Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste, and with TMDK currently the only undefeated team in A Block, threatening to move clear at six points, pressure will be strong for United Empire to repeat the feat. Can O-Khan and HENARE get the job done, or will TMDK continue to dominate?
7th Match: WTL A Block- Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa (1-1) vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi) (1-1)
Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa enter their third league match at 1-1, but without a pinfall or submission win to their name just yet, with their two points coming off a countout in Korakuen hall over the War Dogs. Outside forces or not, Fujisawa will be keen for the Pro-Wrestling NOAH representatives to get a clean and clear victory over HOUSE OF TORTURE and prevent EVIL and Yujiro from making the midway point Tuesday with a positive win:loss record.
6th Match: WTL A Block- CHAOS (Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii) (1-1) vs BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd) (1-1)
Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano will be taking on Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd in a match that will likely see the War Dogs gunning for Yano. During the G1, Kidd was an outside invading factor in Yano’s match with Coughlin, and found himself sent through a table as a consequence. But it was Coughlin getting the victory over CHAOS’ Master Producer, and the Dead Eye Dreadnaught has been keen to remind Yano of that fact. Will CHAOS strike back tonight?
5th Match: WTL A Block: Shota Umino & Ren Narita (1-1) vs Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (1-1)
With seven matches in each block league, three losses could well be the mark of elimination. At 0-3, Gates of Agony have their backs against the wall despite impressing in their opening performances. Will they be able to bounce back against the 1-1 Umino and Narita?
4th Match: Yota Tsuji, Zandokan Jr. & BUSHI vs Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo, El Phantasmo & Jado)
Before Zandokan Jr. and Yota Tsuji gun for the NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Champions ELP and Hikuleo Sunday, a six man preview in Fujisawa sees BUSHI and Jado join the mix.
3rd Match: Minoru Suzuki, Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma & Master Wato vs Just Five Guys (SANADA, Taichi, Yuya Uemura & DOUKI)
Sunday sees one of the most emotionally intriguing matches of B Block in World Tag League, with Taichi opposite his former Suzuki-gun boss, and Yuya Uemura also wanting a piece of Minoru Suzuki having chased the King as a Young Lion back in the day. Eight man preview action here will also see the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion in Fujisawa- will he be wearing the belt on the Shonan Coast for the final time?
2nd Match: Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, YOH & Ryusuke Taguchi vs BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale, Jack Bonza, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo)
Eight man action will see Bishamon preview their bout with BULLET CLUB’s Rogue Army Sunday. With the ever combustible elements of Sendai’s three favourite sons Ryusuke Taguchi, Taiji Ishimori and YOH also in the fray, this should be a chaotic affair.
1st Match: Boltin Oleg, Atlantis Jr. & Soberano Jr. vs Lance Archer, Alex Zayne & Oskar Leube
After Rogue Army Friday in Yamanashiu, Soberano and Atlantis Jr both have yet another difficult bout ahead of them in the form of Monstersauce on Sunday. Tonight a preview of that clash, with Young Lions Leube and Boltin in the mix as well.
Kickoff: Yuto Nakashima vs Katsuya Murashima
Singles record: 2-0 Nakashima
Katsuya Murashima gets a third crack of the whip in our Fujisawa kickoff as he faces Yuto Nakashima. After going four and a half minutes in his debut, Murashima managed to survive past the five minute mark in his second match in Yokohama, and withstood the pain of Nakashima’s Boston Crab for a few seconds longer as well. Will he keep improving in this third bout?
