NJPW has recently held Night 9 of the World Tag League 2022. The finalists have been decided when Bishamon clashed with TMDK and L.I.J collided with House of Torture on the final event of the World Tag League.
Welcome to another edition of Wrestling Republic’s coverage of New Japan Pro-Wrestling. This time, we’ll put the focus on the 2022 NJPW World Tag League and its latest event.
The promotion has recently held Night 9 of this year’s World Tag League, which took place from the Arcrea Himeji in Himeji, Hyogo and presented some very interesting in-ring action. So, with nothing else to say, here are the full results of the December 11th NJPW World Tag League event in Himeji:
- Singles Match: Bad Luck Fale def. Kosei Fujita – Fale pinned Fujita after hitting Grenade.
- Tag Team Match: Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) def. Ryohei Oiwa & Oskar Leube – Fletcher pinned Leube after hitting Grimstone.
- Trios Match: Suzuki-Gun (El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI) def. BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori, Ace Austin & Gedo) – DOUKI submitted Gedo with the Italian Stretch No. 32
- 8-Man Tag Team Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI & Titan) def. Wild Hips (Clark Connors & Ryusuke Taguchi), Master Wato & Tomoaki Honma – Shingo pinned Honma after hitting the Pumping Bumber.
- World Tag League 2022: Suzuki-Gun (Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki) def. Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd – Archer pinned Coughlin after hitting Blackout.
- World Tag League 2022: United Empire (Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan) def. Be-Bop Tag Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano) – Henare pinned Yano after he and O-Khan hit the IMPERIAL DROP.
- World Tag League 2022: House Of Torture (Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL) def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito & SANADA) – Yujiro pinned SANADA after hitting BIG JUICE. With this result, Aussie Open moves on to the finals.
- World Tag League 2022: Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) def. TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) – Goto pinned Nicholls after he and YOSHI-HASHI hit Lights Out. With this result, Bishamon will face Aussie Open in the World Tag League Finals, this upcoming Wednesday December 14th.
This is all for our coverage of the December 11th NJPW World Tag League event in Himeji. Stay tuned to Wrestling Republic, since we’ll keep you updated with everything you need to know about NJPW and the world of Japanese wrestling.
World Tag League 2022 – Final Standings
With the results of Night 9 in Himeji, the finalists of the World Tag League have finally been decided thanks to the following standings:
- Be-Bop Tag Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano) – 8 POINTS (4-5)
- Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) – 14 POINTS (7-2)
- Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd – 2 POINTS (1-8)
- LOS INGOBERNABLES DE JAPON (Tetsuya Naito & SANADA) – 12 POINTS (6-3)
- United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare) – 10 POINTS (5-4)
- Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) – 14 POINTS (7-2)
- TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) – 12 POINTS (6-3)
- Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer) – 8 POINTS (4-5)
- BULLET CLUB (Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale) – 4 POINTS (2-7)
- HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi) – 6 POINTS (3-6)
Where Can You Watch The NJPW World & Super Jr Tag League 2022?
Fans will be able to watch every match of the 2022 NJPW World & Super Jr. Tag League -as well as any other NJPW event- on the company’s official streaming platform, NJPW World.
Additionally, make sure to visit NJPW’s official website -as well as their Japanese & English Twitter accounts- for more information about the promotion, wrestlers, merchandise, fan club and details about their upcoming shows.
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