Fujisawa City Akibadai Cultural Gymnasium
Kanagawa, Japan
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Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yuji Nagata & Yota Tsuji
Tomoaki Honma and Yota Tsuji will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Tsuji backs Honma into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Tsuji slaps Honma in the chest. Tsuji kicks Honma in the gut. Tsuji applies a side headlock. Honma whips Tsuji across the ring. Tsuji runs into Honma. Honma with a forearm smash. Shoulder Block Exchange. Honma kicks Tsuji in the gut. Honma with the irish whip. Tsuji drops Honma with a shoulder tackle. Tsuji knocks Kojima off the ring apron. Tsuji with forearm shivers. Honma runs into Tsuji. Honma with a shoulder tackle of his own. Tsuji avoids The Kokeshi HeadButt. Tsuji stomps on Honma’s back. Tsuji applies a front face lock. Nagata tags himself in. Nagata kicks Honma in the back. Nagata punches Honma in the back. Nagata with repeated boots to the midsection of Honma. Chop/Forearm Exchange.
Nagata repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Honma. Nagata kicks Kojima off the apron. Nagata unloads Three Mid-Kicks for a two count. Nagata applies an arm-bar. Honma puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Nagata with an arm-ringer. Nagata kicks Honma in the chest. Nagata with a forearm smash. Nagata tags in Tsuji. Nagata kicks Honma in the face. Tsuji applies the cravate. Following a snap mare takeover, Tsuji applies The Camel Clutch. Tsuj with The Standing Frog Splash. Tsuji applies The Bow and Arrow Stretch. Honma falls on top of Tsuji for a two count. Tsuji with the irish whip. Honma kicks Tsuji in the gut. Misfired Clotheslines. Honma creates distance with The DDT. Kojima and Nagata are tagged in. Nagata kicks Kojima in the gut. Overhand Chop Exchange. Forearm Exchange. Nagata with a Big Boot. Kojima scores the forearm knockdown. Kojima kicks Nagata in the chest. Machine Gun Chops. Kojima with the irish whip. Kojima with The Flying Forearm Smash. Kojima plays to the crowd.
Kojima blocks a boot from Nagata. Kojima with forearm shivers. Kojima drops Nagata with The Rolling Elbow. Kojima whips Nagata across the ring. Nagata rolls under a clothesline from Kojima. Nagata dropkicks the left knee of Kojima. Nagata hits The Exploder Suplex. Nagata tags in Tsuji. Tsuji sends Kojima to the corner. Tsuji with The Flying Forearm Smash. Tsuji bodyslams Kojima. Tsuji with a SomerSault Senton. Tsuji follows that with The Leaping Splash for a two count. Kojima denies The Boston Crab. Tsuji goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Kojima lands back on his feet. Kojima kicks Tsuji in the gut. Kojima connects with The Koji Cutter. Honma knocks Nagata off the apron. Double Kokeshi HeadButts for a two count. Honma dumps Nagata out of the ring. Tsuji avoids The Lariat. Tsuji applies The Boston Crab. Kojima grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Tsuji goes for The Running PowerSlam, but Kojima lands back on his feet. Tsuji dropkicks Kojima. Kojima plants Tsuji with The Lariat to pickup the victory.
Winner: Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma via Pinfall
Second Match: (6) Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. (6) The Great O-Khan & Jeff Cobb In A NJPW World Tag League 2020 Tournament Match
The Empire attacks Chaos before the bell rings. Cobb HeadButts Yano. Khan punches Ishii in the back. Empire backs Chaos into the ropes. Stereo Running Forearm Smashes. Stereo Side Belly to Belly Suplex’s. Cobb HeadButts Yano. Cobb whips Yano across the ring. Yano holds onto the ropes. Yano removes a turnbuckle pad. Cobb avoids the exposed steel. Cobb shrugs off a turnbuckle pad shot. Cobb with two shoulder tackles. Chaos with a double boot to the midsection of Cobb. Cobb with The Double Vertical Suplex. Khan rakes the eyes of Yano. Khan drives Yano back first into the steel barricade. Ishii attacks Khan from behind. Khan uppercuts Ishii. Khan kicks Ishii in the gut. Khan rolls Yano back into the ring.
Cobb stands on Yano’s chest for a two count. Khan tags himself in. Cobb with a BackBreaker. Khan repeatedly stomps on Yano’s back. Khan continues to rake the eyes of Yano. Khan drives Yano chest first into the blue turnbuckle pad. Khan is mauling Yano in the corner. The referee is trying to calm down Ishii. Khan is choking Yano with his boot. Khan knocks Ishii off the ring apron. Khan tags in Cobb. Cobb toys around with Yano. Cobb whips Yano into the turnbuckle pad. Cobb tugs on Yano’s hair. Cobb tags in Khan. Khan punches Yano in the ribs. Khan applies a rear chin lock. Cobb tags himself in. Cobb HeadButts the ribs of Yano. Forearm Exchange. Yano tugs on Cobb’s hair. Yano reverses out of the irish whip from Cobb. Yano pulls Cobb down to the mat. Yano tags in Ishii.
Ishii runs into Cobb. Shoulder Block Exchange. Cobb goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Ishii lands back on his feet. Ishii applies a waist lock. Khan with a running forearm smash. Double Irish Whip. Ishii ducks a clothesline from Khan. Cobb with a forearm smash. Ishii kicks Khan in the chest. Ishii whips Cobb into Khan. Ishii drops Khan with a shoulder tackle. Ishii drop toe holds Cobb into Khan. Ishii follows that with a Running Shoulder Tackle. Ishii applies a waist lock. Cobb with two sharp elbow strikes. Ishii with a forearm smash. Cobb dropkicks Ishii. Ishii denies The Deadlift German Suplex. Cobb with an OverHead Belly to Belly Suplex. Ishii side steps Cobb into the turnbuckle pad. Ishii goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Cobb blocks it. Cobb with a forearm smash. Ishii ducks a clothesline from Cobb. Ishii with The Vertical Suplex for a two count. Cobb responds with a Vertical Suplex of his own. Ishii dodges The SuperKick. Cobb blocks a lariat from Ishii. Ishii HeadButts Cobb. Cobb SuperKicks Ishii. Ishii ducks a clothesline from Cobb. Ishii with a Release German Suplex. Yano and Khan are tagged in.
Yano ducks a clothesline from Khan. Yano slaps Khan in the back of the head. Khan nails Yano with The Pump Kick. Khan unloads Three Mongolian Chops. Khan side steps Yano into the exposed steel. Khan with another Mongolian Chop. Ishii dodges The Pump Kick. Khan ducks a clothesline from Ishii. Khan applies The Sleeper Hold. Cobb hits The Spin Cycle. Double Irish Whip. Cobb with a Leaping Back Elbow Smash. The Empire with Two GutWrench Suplex’s. Khan applies The Head & Arm Clutch. Ishii breaks up the submission hold. Cobb kicks Ishii out of the ring. Khan denies the low blow. Yano sends Khan chest first into the exposed steel. Yano connects with The Schoolboy Rollup for a two count. Yano with another rollup for a two count. Khan answers with The Judo Throw. Ishii and Cobb are brawling the outside. Claw Exchange. Khan decks Ishii with a back elbow smash. Ishii clotheslines Khan. Yano delivers the low blow. Yano rolls Khan over to pickup the victory.
Winner: Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano via Pinfall
Third Match: (2) Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. (2) Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens In A NJPW World Tag League 2020 Tournament Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi and Chase Owens will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Tanahashi with a drop toe hold. Tanahashi grapevines the legs of Owens. Tanahashi applies a side headlock. Tanahashi with a side headlock takeover. Owens answers with the headscissors escape. Tanahashi starts playing his air guitar. Owens wants Tanahashi to shake his hand. Tanahashi obliges. Tanahashi blocks a boot from Owens. Tanahashi with forearm shivers. Owens reverses out of the irish whip from Tanahashi. Tanahashi decks Owens with a back elbow smash. Tanahashi with a Flying Crossbody Block. Tanahashi tags in Henare. Double Irish Whip. Double Elbow Knockdown. Leaping Elbow Drop/Running Tomahawk Chop Combination. Double Single Leg Crab. On cue, Fale walks into the ring. Double boot to the midsection of Fale. Double Irish Whip. Fale with a double shoulder tackle. Bullet Club stomps on Henare’s back. Owens with a double sledge across the back of Henare. Owens kicks Henare in the ribs. Owens sends Henare to the corner. Owens with a Flying Forearm Smash. Owens clotheslines Henare for a two count. Following a snap mare takeover, Owens tags in Fale. Owens stands on the back of Henare’s back.
The Tongan Massage Parlor is open for business. Fale with an elbow drop. Fale drives his elbow into the small of Henare’s back. Fale tags in Owens. Owens rakes the back of Henare. Owens with The Bridging Northern Lights Suplex for a two count. Owens toys around with Henare. Owens with forearm shivers. Henare hulks up. Owens with a thumb to the eye. Owens whips Henare across the ring. Henare drops Owens with a running shoulder tackle. Henare tags in Tanahashi. Tanahashi with forearm shivers. Owens reverses out of the irish whip from Tanahashi. Tanahashi with a Flying Forearm Smash. Tanahashi dropkicks Fale off the ring apron. Tanahashi with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Tanahashi bodyslams Owens. Tanahashi follows that with The SomerSault Senton for a two count. Owens applies a waist lock. Tanahashi decks Owens with a back elbow smash. Owens with a Spinning Back Kick. Owens delivers his combination offense. Tanahashi with an open palm strike. Owens answers with a Rebound Lariat. Owens tags in Fale.
Tanahashi with forearm shivers. Tanahashi goes for a Bodyslam, but Fale blocks it. Fale with clubbing blows to Tanahashi’s back. Fale goes for a Bodyslam, but Tanahashi lands back on his feet. Tanahashi kicks Fale in the gut. Tanahashi goes for a Bodyslam, but Fale counters with The Crossbody Block for a two count. Tanahashi avoids The Elbow Drop. Tanahashi tags in Henare. Henare with forearm shivers. Fale reverses out of the irish whip from. Henare ducks under two clotheslines from Fale. Henare with a Leaping Shoulder Tackle. Henare with a corner clothesline. Double Vertical Suplex. SlingBlade/Leg Sweep Combination for a two count. Owens with clubbing blows to Henare’s back. Tanahashi attacks Owens from behind. Tanahashi blocks a boot from Owens. Owens with a forearm smash. Owens with Two Dragon Screw Leg Whips. Henare fires with a chop/forearm combination. Henare with a Discus Back Elbow Smash to Owens. Henare nails Owens with The Spinning Hook Kick. Henare negates The Grenade. Henare ducks under two clotheslines from Fale. Henare HeadButts Fale. Henare with The Running Lariat for a two count. Henare goes for The TOA Bottom, but Owens counters with The Pump Kick. Bullet Club connects with The Grenade Launcher to pickup the victory.
Winner: Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens via Pinfall
– There was a cleaning/disinfecting intermission during this broadcast.
Fourth Match: (6) Zack Sabre Jr & Taichi vs. (6) EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi w/Dick Togo In A NJPW World Tag League 2020 Tournament Match
Bullet Club attacks Taichi before the bell rings. Sabre finally graces us with his presence. Takahashi drives his knee into the midsection of Sabre. Takahashi punches Sabre in the back. EVIl rakes the eyes of Taichi. Sabre kicks EVIL in the gut. Sabre with two uppercuts. Sabre stands on EVIL’s face. Sabre rolls EVIL back into the ring. Taichi sends Takahashi chest first into the steel barricade. Taichi rakes the eyes of EVIL. Suzuki Gun are choking EVIL with their boots. Suzuki Gun abuses the referee’s five count. Taichi tags in Sabre. Taichi stomps on EVIL’s chest. Sabre stands on the left ankle of EVIL. Sabre applies a wrist lock. Sabre brings EVIL down to the mat. Sabre stomps on the left elbow of EVIL. Sabre wrenches on the left wrist of EVIL. EVIL rakes the eyes of Sabre. Takahashi removes the blue turnbuckle pad behind the referee’s back. EVIL repeatedly whips Suzuki Gun into the exposed steel.
All hell is breaking loose in Kanagawa. EVIL whips Taichi into the barricade. Takahashi rolls Sabre back into the ring. The referee admonishes Bullet Club. EVIL applies a wrist lock. EVIL whips Sabre back first into the exposed steel. EVIL tags in Takahashi. Takahashi toys around with Sabre. Following a snap mare takeover, Takahashi with The Sliding Boot for a two count. Takahashi continues to whip Sabre into the exposed steel. Takahashi tags in EVIL. EVIL violently drives Sabre back first into the barricade. The ring announcer goes down in the process. EVIL stands on the back of Sabre’s left knee. Togo stomps on Sabre’s back. EVIL kicks Sabre in the face. EVIL is risking disqualification. EVIL rakes the eyes of Sabre. EVIL rolls Sabre back into the ring. EVIL applies The Cobra Twist. EVIL uses Takahashi and Togo for leverage. EVIL paint brushes Sabre. Sabre with three uppercuts. EVIL rakes the eyes of Sabre. Sabre ducks a clothesline from EVIL. Sabre applies The Cobra Twist. EVIL with a Hip Toss. Following a snap mare takeover, Sabre cranks on EVIL’s neck. Sabre tags in Taichi.
Taichi applies multiple illegal choke holds. Double Irish Whip. Taichi side steps EVIL into the turnbuckle pad. Taichi with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Taichi ducks a clothesline from Takahashi. Taichi delivers The Axe Bomber. Taichi rips off his pants. Taichi prepares for The SuperKick. Togo trips Taichi from the outside. EVIL with a corner clothesline. EVIL hits The Fisherman’s Buster. EVIL tags in Takahashi. Takahashi with the irish whip. Takahashi with The Helluva Kick. Takahashi follows that with a Running Boot. Taichi applies another illegal choke hold. Taichi tags in Sabre. Sabre with three uppercuts. Sabre avoids The Sliding Boot. Takahashi dodges The PK. Takahashi avoids The RoundHouse Kick. Sabre sweeps out the legs of Takahashi. Sabre goes for The PK, but Takahashi blocks it. Takahashi sends Sabre face first into the canvas. Takahashi with The Sliding Dropkick. Takahashi ducks a clothesline from Sabre. Takahashi drops Sabre with The Reverse DDT for a two count.
Takahashi goes for The Fisherman’s Buster, but Sabre counters with an OverHead Wrist Kick. Togo trips Sabre from the outside. Sabre dodges The Helluva Kick. Axe Bomber/PK Combination for a two count. Taichi with clubbing blows to EVIL’s back. EVIL denies The Back Drop Driver. EVIL goes for Everything Is EVIL, but Sabre gets in the way. Sabre applies a front face lock. Sabre goes for The Zack Driver, but EVIL lands back on his feet. EVIL shoves Sabre into the referee. EVIL clotheslines Sabre. Taichi responds with The Big Boot. Takahashi tried to hit Taichi with his pimp stick. Taichi with a Spinning Back Kick. Taichi chokes Takahashi with the pimp stick. Togo wraps the choker around Taichi’s neck. Sabre applies The Sleeper Hold. EVIL delivers the low blow. Taichi blocks a boot from EVIL. Taichi kicks EVIL in the nuts. Takahashi clocks Taichi with the pimp stick. Takahashi with The Olympic Slam. Sabre negates Pimp Juice. Sabre connects with The European Clutch for a two count. Suzuki Gun plants Takahashi with their Black Mephisto/Zack Driver Combination to pickup the victory.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr & Taichi via Pinfall
Fifth Match: (8) Shingo Takagi & Sanada vs. (4) Juice Robinson & David Finlay In A NJPW World Tag League 2020 Tournament Match
Sanada and Juice Robinson will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Sanada applies a hammerlock. Sanada grabs a side headlock. Finlay tags himself in. Robinson whips Sanada across the ring. Robinson drops down on the canvas. Finlay bodyslams Sanada. Robinson bodyslams Finlay on top of Sanada for a one count. Finlay applies a wrist lock. Finlay tags in Robinson. Robinson with a Flying Double Axe Handle Strike. Robinson with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a two count. Robinson applies a wrist lock. Robinson tags in Finlay. FinJuice works on the left wrist of Sanada. Robinson whips Sanada across the ring. Double Boot to the midsection Sanada. Double Bulldog. Robinson knocks Takagi off the ring apron. Finlay hooks the outside leg for a two count. Finlay applies a waist lock. Finlay goes for a German Suplex, but Sanada lands back on his feet. Sanada side steps Finlay into the turnbuckle pad. Takagi with a corner clothesline. Sanada with a basement dropkick. Takagi whips Robinson into the ringside barricade. Takagi scores a right jab. Sanada stomps on Finlay’s chest. Sanada with a straight right hand. Sanada tags in Takagi.
Double Irish Whip. Double Elbow Knockdown. Takagi with an elbow drop. Takagi with a Senton Splash. Takagi stands on Finlay’s chest. Takagi tells Robinson to shut up. Takagi applies a front face lock. Takagi grabs a side wrist lock. Takagi tags in Sanada. Sanada with a Flying Double Axe Handle Strike. Sanada applies a wrist lock. Sanada with the irish whip. Sanada with a running elbow smash. Sanada follows that with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a two count. Sanada grabs another wrist lock. Sanada tags in Takagi. LIJ mocks FinJuice. Takagi whips Finlay across the ring. Takagi drops Finlay with a shoulder tackle. Takagi with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Takagi applies a cravate. Following a snap mare takeover, Takagi knocks Robinson off the apron. Robinson is pissed. Robinson attacks Takagi from behind. Sanada joins the fray. Double Irish Whip. Takagi drives his knee into the midsection of Robinson. Sanada with a basement dropkick. Takagi applies a front face lock. Finlay with heavy bodyshots. Forearm Exchange. Takagi with Juice Jabs. Takagi applies a side headlock. Takagi whips Finlay across the ring. Finlay holds onto the ropes. Finlay kicks Takagi in the chest. Takagi goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Finlay lands back on his feet. Finlay ducks a clothesline from Takagi. Finlay tags in Robinson.
Robinson with a series of elbow smashes. Takagi kicks Robinson in the gut. Robinson reverses out of the irish whip from Takagi. Robinson hits The SpineBuster. Robinson with a Leg Lariat to Sanada. Robinson with a corner clothesline. Robinson follows that with a Running Clothesline. Robinson applies The Full Nelson Lock. Robinson with a forearm shot across the back of Takagi. Takagi decks Robinson with a back elbow smash. Juice Jabs. Takagi scores a right jab. Takagi clotheslines Robinson. Takagi tags in Sanada. Sanada blocks a boot from Robinson. Robinson goes for a sunset flip, but Sanada counters with The Paradise Lock. Sanada plays to the crowd. Sanada with a low dropkick for a two count. Robinson denies The TKO. Robinson sends Sanada to the corner. Sanada with a back elbow smash. Stereo Skull Ends. Sanada kicks Finlay in the gut. Sanada dumps Finlay out of the ring. Robinson reverses out of the irish whip from Sanada. Sanada dives over Robinson. Sanada goes for a Hurricanrana, but Robinson counters with The PowerBomb. Takagi and Finlay are tagged in.
Finlay ducks a clothesline from Takagi. Finlay with forearm shivers. Takagi reverses out of the irish whip from Finlay. Finlay with a Spinning European Uppercut. Finlay with a leaping back elbow smash. Finlay follows that with The Flying European Uppercut for a two count. Takagi with clubbing elbow smashes. Takagi with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Takagi goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Finlay lands back on his feet. Finlay applies a waist lock. Takagi with two sharp elbow strikes. Finlay drops Takagi with The Uranage BackBreaker for a two count. FinJuice with two running elbow smashes. Takagi denies The Doomsday Device. Standing Switch Exchange. Takagi kicks Finlay in the face. Takagi decks Robinson with a back elbow smash. Takagi sends Finlay towards Robinson. Takagi with a Double Clothesline. Double Irish Whip. Sanada with a running elbow smash. Takagi with a corner clothesline. Sanada kicks Finlay in the face. Takagi clotheslines the back of Finlay’s neck. Sanada dropkicks Finlay. Takagi connects with The Pumping Bomber for a two count.
Sanada dumps Robinson out of the ring. Noshigami/TKO Combination. Takagi delivers The Sliding Lariat for a two count. Takagi goes for Last Of The Dragon, but Robinson gets in the way. Robinson with The Full Nelson Slam to Sanada. Lariat Exchange. Takagi with combo forearm strikes. Finlay Spears Takagi. Finlay with The SuperPlex. Robinson lands The Frog Splash for a two count. Double Face Plant to Sanada. Running Knee/Side Russian Leg Sweep Combination. Finlay with a Jumping Knee Strike to Takagi. Takagi negates Prima Nocta. Takagi applies a waist lock. Finlay with three sharp elbow strikes. Second Lariat Exchange. Takagi goes for Made In Japan, but Finlay rolls him over for a two count. Robinson nails Takagi with The Left Hand Of God. Finlay with The Stunner. Robinson connects with Pulp Friction. Robinson with a Left Hand Of God to Sanada. Robinson wipes out Sanada with a Flying Cannonball Strike off the apron. Finlay plants Takagi with Prima Nocta to pickup the victory.
Winner: Juice Robinson & David Finlay via Pinfall
Sixth Match: (6) The Guerrillas Of Destiny w/Jado vs. (4) Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi In A NJPW World Tag League 2020 Tournament Match
Tanga Loa and Hirooki Goto will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Goto applies a waist lock. Hammerlock Exchange. Goto grabs a side headlock. Loa reverses the hold. Goto backs Loa into the ropes. Red Shoes calls for a clean break. Goto ducks a clothesline from Loa. Goto kicks Loa in the gut. Goto applies a side headlock. Loa whips Goto across the ring. Loa drops down on the canvas. Loa leapfrogs over Goto. Goto with a Counter Hip Toss. Goto drops Loa with a shoulder tackle. Goto tags in Hashi. Double Irish Whip. Double Shoulder Tackle. Assisted Hip Toss. Goto kicks Tonga in the gut. Chaos gangs up on GOD. Hashi stomps on Loa’s back. Following a snap mare takeover, Hashi applies a rear chin lock. Loa drives his elbow into the midsection of Hashi. Hashi with a knife edge chop. Hashi with a forearm smash. Hashi hammers down on the back of Loa’s neck. Loa reverses out of the irish whip from Hashi. Tonga delivers a gut punch. Loa with a drop down uppercut. Tonga with a Leaping NeckBreaker. Loa knocks Goto off the ring apron.
Tonga dumps Hashi out of the ring. Jado sends Hashi back first into the steel barricade. Jado repeatedly stomps on Hashi’s chest. GOD gangs up on Goto. Loa slams Hashi’s head on the apron. Loa punches Hashi in the back. Loa rolls Hashi back in the ring at the count of seventeen. Loa tags in Tonga. Loa bodyslams Hashi. GOD with Two SlingShot Senton’s. Tonga with clubbing blows to Hashi’s chest. Tonga drops Hashi with an elbow smash for a two count. Tonga tags in Loa. Double Irish Whip. Double Elbow Knockdown. Double Elbow Drop for a two count. Loa shoves Goto. Loa with forearm shivers. Loa kicks Goto out of the ring. Loa drives Hashi back first into the blue turnbuckle pad. Tonga continues to punch Hashi in the chest. Tonga tags himself in. Tonga with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a two count. Tonga tags in Loa. Tonga HeadButts Hashi. Loa with a snap mare takedown for a two count. Loa applies a rear chin lock. Hashi with heavy bodyshots. Loa with a BackBreaker/FlatLiner Combination. Loa applies The CrossFace. Hashi grabs the bottom rope which forces the break.
Loa stomps on Hashi’s back. Loa talks smack to Hashi. Loa whips Hashi across the ring. Hashi ducks a clothesline from Loa. Hashi with a Baseball Slide Dropkick to Jado. Hashi kicks Tonga into Jado. Loa goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Hashi lands back on his feet. Hashi applies a waist lock. Loa with two sharp elbow strikes. Hashi creates distance with The Head Hunter. Hashi tags in Goto. Goto drops Tonga with a shoulder tackle. Forearm Exchange. Goto with a Misdirection Lariat. Goto with forearm shivers. Goto sends Loa to the corner. Goto with The Spinning Wheel Kick. Goto follows that with The Running Bulldog for a two count. Loa denies The Ushigoroshi. Goto with two sharp elbow strikes. Loa goes for an O’Connor Roll, but Goto holds onto the ropes. Loa ducks a clothesline from Goto. Loa kicks Goto in the gut. Loa with a knee lift. Loa with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Goto hulks up. Loa shrugs off The Discus Lariat. Lariat Exchange. Both men are knocked down after a double clothesline. Tonga and Hashi are tagged in.
Hashi ducks a clothesline from Tonga. Hashi delivers his combination offense. Hashi unloads two knife edge chops. Hashi thrust kicks the midsection of Tonga. Hashi has Tonga draped across the top strand. Hashi with a Running Dropkick. Hashi with a basement dropkick for a two count. Tonga denies The BunkerBuster. Tonga with combination offense. Tonga sends Hashi to the corner. Tonga lands The Stinger Splash. Hashi goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Tonga lands back on his feet. Hashi dodges The SuperMan Punch. Hashi with a Spinning Mule Kick. Chaos hits their SuperKick/Ushigoroshi Combination. Hashi knocks Jado off the apron. Hashi with The Running Meteora for a two count. Tonga negates The GYR. Jado nails Hashi with the kendo stick. Assisted Tongan Twist. Belly to Back Suplex/NeckBreaker Combination for a two count. GOD connects with The Magic Killer for a two count. Loa dumps Goto out of the ring. Tonga goes for The GunStun, but Hashi counters with The KinKoji to pickup the victory.
Winner: Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi via Pinfall
Updated NJPW World Tag League 2020 Standings
1.) Shingo Takagi & Sanada, 8 Points (4-2)
2.) Zack Sabre Jr & Taichi, 8 Points (4-2)
3.) Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano, 8 Points (4-2)
4.) Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi, 6 Points (3-3)
5.) Juice Robinson & David Finlay, 6 Points (3-3)
6.) The Guerrillas Of Destiny, 6 Points (3-3)
7.) EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi, 6 Points (3-3)
8.) The Great O-Khan & Jeff Cobb, 6 Points (3-3)
9.) Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens, 4 Points (2-4)
10.) Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare, 2 Points (1-5)
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