NJPW World Tag League 2014

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Block A:

– Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yoshitatsu

– Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima

– Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra

– Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI

– AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi

– Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows

– Rob Conway & Jax Dane (NWA)

– Matt Taven & Michael Bennett

Block B:

– Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi

– Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata

– Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma

– Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii

– Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba

– Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

– Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka

– Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.

NJPW, 11/22/14 (Samurai! TV)

Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ryusuke Taguchi, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Captain New Japan vs. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

2. KUSHIDA & BUSHI vs. Matt Taven  & Michael Bennett

3. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Rob Conway  & Jax Dane

4. World Tag League – Block B: Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka vs. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.

5. World Tag League – Block B: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata

6. World Tag League – Block A: Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra vs. AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi

7. Special Six Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Kota Ibushi & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii

8. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yoshitatsu vs. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI

NJPW, 11/23/14

Toyohashi City Gymnasium #2

1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka, Taichi & El Desperado

2. World Tag League – Block A: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows vs. Rob Conway  & Jax Dane

3. World Tag League – Block B: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi

4. Toru Yano & Gedo vs. AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi

5. Tetsuya Naito, La Sombra & BUSHI vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan

6. World Tag League – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.

7. World Tag League – Block B: Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

8. World Tag League – Block A: Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Matt Taven  & Michael Bennett

NJPW, 11/24/14 (Samurai! TV)

Kyoto KBS Hall

1. Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu vs. Rob Conway  & Jax Dane

2. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan vs. Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata & BUSHI

3. World Tag League – Block B: Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

4. Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo vs. Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Taichi & El Desperado

5. World Tag League – Block A: AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Matt Taven  & Michael Bennett

6. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows

7. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yoshitatsu vs. Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra

8. World Tag League – Block B: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii

NJPW, 11/27/14

Tottori Industrial Gymnasium

1. Captain New Japan & BUSHI vs. Taichi & El Desperado

2. World Tag League – Block B: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.

3. World Tag League – Block B: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka

4. Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata & Tiger Mask vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo

5. World Tag League – Block B: Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

6. World Tag League – Block A: Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra vs. Matt Taven  & Michael Bennett

7. World Tag League – Block A: Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Rob Conway  & Jax Dane

8. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yoshitatsu vs. AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Yujiro Takahashi

NJPW, 11/28/14

Hiroshima Green Arena Small Arena

1. BUSHI & Yohei Komatsu vs. Rob Conway  & Jax Dane

2. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Sho Tanaka vs. Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Taichi

3. Jushin Thunder Liger & Captain New Japan vs. Matt Taven  & Michael Bennett

4. World Tag League – Block A: Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra vs. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows

5. World Tag League – Block B: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

6. World Tag League – Block B: Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano

7. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI

8. World Tag League – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka

9. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yoshitatsu vs. AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi

NJPW, 11/29/14

Zentsuji Citizen Gymnasium

1. Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata, BUSHI & Sho Tanaka vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka, Taichi & El Desperado

2. Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

3. World Tag League – Block B: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.

4. World Tag League – Block B: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano

5. Tetsuya Naito, La Sombra & Captain New Japan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI

6. World Tag League – Block A: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows vs. Matt Taven  & Michael Bennett

7. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi

8. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yoshitatsu vs. Rob Conway  & Jax Dane

NJPW, 11/30/14

Tex Port Imabari

1. Captain New Japan & BUSHI vs. Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu

2. World Tag League – Block A: Rob Conway  & Jax Dane  vs. Matt Taven  & Michael Bennett

3. World Tag League – Block B: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano

4. Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka & El Desperado

5. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra

6. World Tag League – Block B: Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.

7. World Tag League – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

8. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Yoshitatsu & Tomoaki Honma vs. AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Yujiro Takahashi

NJPW, 12/2/14

Hakata Star Lane

1. Jushin Thunder Liger & Yohei Komatsu vs. Taichi & El Desperado

2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & BUSHI

3. Togi Makabe & Captain New Japan vs. Rob Conway  & Jax Dane

4. World Tag League – Block B: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

5. World Tag League – Block B: Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka

6. World Tag League – Block A: AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows

7. World Tag League – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano

8. World Tag League – Block A: Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra vs. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI

9. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yoshitatsu vs. Matt Taven  & Michael Bennett

NJPW, 12/3/14

Beppu B-Con Plaza

1. Sho Tanaka vs. Yohei Komatsu

2. Matt Taven  & Michael Bennett  vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

3. Tetsuya Naito, La Sombra, Jushin Thunder Liger & BUSHI vs. Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Taichi & El Desperado

4. World Tag League – Block A: AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Rob Conway  & Jax Dane

5. World Tag League – Block B: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii

6. World Tag League – Block B: Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka

7. World Tag League – Block B: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata

8. World Tag League – Block A: Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows

9. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yoshitatsu vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima

NJPW, 12/5/14 (Samurai! TV)

Osaka Central Gymnasium Sub Arena

1. Captain New Japan & BUSHI vs. Taichi & El Desperado

2. World Tag League – Block B: Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano vs. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.

3. World Tag League – Block B: Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii

4. World Tag League – Block B: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

5. World Tag League – Block B: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka

6. World Tag League – Block A: Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI vs. AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi

7. World Tag League – Block A: Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra vs. Rob Conway  & Jax Dane

8. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Matt Taven  & Michael Bennett

9. World Tag League – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yoshitatsu vs. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows

NJPW, 12/7/14 (WPW)

Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. World Tag League – Final

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NJPW "WORLD TAG LEAGUE - FINAL" (WPWiPPV)

December 7th, 2014

Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

7,000 Fans - Super No Vacancy

 

1. Sho Tanaka beat Yohei Komatsu (6:20) with a modified high-angle crab hold.

2. Taichi & El Desperado beat Tiger Mask & BUSHI (6:30) when Desperado used the Guitarra de Angel on BUSHI.

3. Special Tag Match: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi (7:47) when Archer used the Killer bomb on Nakanishi.

4. Special Tag Match: Matt Taven & Michael Bennett beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Captain New Japan (8:57) when Bennett pinned Captain after the Hail Mary.

5. Special Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Rob Conway & Jax Dane (9:10) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Max on Conway.

6. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Kazushi Sakuraba, Toru Yano & Gedo beat Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka & TAKA Michinoku (9:10) when Yano used the Uragasumi on TAKA.

7. Special 6 Man Tag Match: AJ Styles, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi beat Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma & Ryusuke Taguchi (14:20) when Takahashi used the Miami Shine on Honma.

8. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Kota Ibushi & La Sombra beat Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI (17:10) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on YOSHI-HASHI.

9. World Tag League – Final: Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata beat Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (20:58) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Anderson.

 

Sworn friends Goto & Shibata completed a momentous comeback to win the 2014 World Tag League today, beating the IWGP Tag Team Champions, Anderson & Gallows, to lift the trophy. After their win they re-challenged the Bullet Club pair for a title match at the Tokyo Dome on 1/4.

World Tag League Group Stage Final Standings:

Block A:

1. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [10]

2. AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi [8]

-. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [8]

-. Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra [8]

-. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI [8]

-. Michael Bennett & Matt Taven [8]

7. Rob Conway & Jax Dane [6]

8. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yoshitatsu [0]

Block B:

1. Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata [8]

2. Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii [8]

3. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. [8]

4. Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano [7]

5. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka [6]

-. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi [6]

-. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma [6]

-. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga [6]

 

[degenerat 2]

Нямах достатъчно време, а донякъде и сили да изгледам повечето шоута от турнира и бях главно на селективен метод или иначе казано избирателно гледане на мачовете, които в по-голяма степен бих искал да видя. Не мога да се оплача от видяното, но не мога да кажа и че съм останал крайно впечатлен от нещо, което да ме накара да прехвърля цяло шоу. Като цяло, ако някой има повече време или се чуди какво да гледа, World Tag League не е никак лош избор, но при мен нещата не седят така.

Естествено изгледах финалното шоу, което идва и като един вид завършек на New Japan годината за мен. Като изключим последните два мача няма какво толкова да коментирам - биващи (в повечето случаи) отборни мачове между отпадналите досега отбори плюс противопоставяния в историите за WK в 6 man tag мачовете (Suzuki vs Sakuraba, Styles vs Naito).

8 man tag мача беше много приятен и даде финален build преди главните WK мачове. Специално в редките моменти когато Okada и Tanahashi бяха на ринга имах усещането за нещо голямо, представям си какво ме очаква когато застанат един срещу друг на WK в самия Tokyo Dome.

Финалът ми хареса като мач - достатъчно добър, без да е нещо невероятно. Самата история със слабия старт на Goto и Shibata и последвалият им run, както и с победата тук въпреки намесите на Bullet Club беше добра. Надявам се на WK да вземат и поясите.