On November 19th, 2024 NJPW aired the 1st night of World Tag League live in Toichi Japan inside Fukai Square Garden in front of 573 fans & can watch it on NJPW World.
Note: This review will be shorter then normal as it be the last few mins of the match.
Shoma Kato vs. Masatora Yasuda
Shoma Kato applied a Boston Crab and Masatora Yasuda taps out.
Winner By Submission: Shoma Kato (7:07)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, Katsuya Murashima & Jado vs. Bullet Club (Tom Fillips, Stevie Fillips & Taiji Ishimori)
The Natural Classics hits Katsuya Murashima with Mother Of All Bombs for the win.
Winners: Bullet Club (8:50)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg & Tiger Mask IV vs. House Of Torture (Television Champion Ren Narita, Dick Togo & Evil)
Tiger Mask IV enters and battled Evil and he hits a tilt a whirl backbreaker over his knee.
Dick Togo hits some knife edge chops on the groins of Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg & Tiger Mask IV.
Evil & Togo hits Magic Killer on Tiger Mask for the win.
Winners: House Of Torture (7:37)
Rate: 4
6 Man Tag Team Match
United Empire (IWGP Tag Team Champions KOPW 2024 Champion Great O Khan & Henare & Jakob Austin Young) vs. Just 4 Guys (Junior Heavyweight Champion Douki, Taka Michinoku & Taichi)
Douki tags in and battles Jakob Austin Young.
Young hits a 2nd rope missile dropkick on Douki for a near fall.
Douki applied the Douki Chokey for the win.
Winners By Submission: Just 4 Guys (9:24)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
TMDK (2024 Super Junior Tag League Winner Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) vs. Los Ingobernables De Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Bushi)
Kosei Fujita hits a springboard dropkick in the ring then an Asai Moonsault to the floor.
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls slams Bushi to the mat with Electric Blue for the win.
Winners: TMDK (6:46)
Rate: 6
Block A Match Of The 2024 World Tag League
United Empire (Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb) (0) vs. Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma (0)
Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino hits stereo Kokeshi on Jeff Cobb.Cobb hit a diving forearm on Honma for a near fall then Tour Of The Islands for the win.
Winners: United Empire (2) (9:16)
Rate: 6
Block A Match Of The 2024 World Tag League
Los Ingobernables De Japon (NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji) (0) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Alex Zayne (0)
Shingo Takagi hits a wheelbarrow German suplex on Alex Zayne.
Ryusuke Taguchi avoids Gene Blaster spear and got a roll up on Yota Tsuji for a near fall.
Takagi hits Pumping Bomber on Taguchi and this time Tsuji hits Gene Blaster for the win.
Winners: Los Ingobernables De Japon (2) (12:23)
Rate: 6
Block A Match Of The 2024 World Tag League
Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi) (0) vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Kenta) (0)
Chase Owens hit an enzuigiri and a jumping knee on Hirooki Goto for a near fall.
He set up for Package Piledriver but Yoshi Hashi made the save.
Bishamon hits Owens with Shoto for the victory.
Winners: Bishamon (2) (10:28)
Rate: 4
Block A Match Of The 2024 World Tag League
TMDK (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr & Ryohei Oiwa) (0) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd & Sanada) (0)
Gabe Kidd hits a brainbuster on Ryohei Oiwa before Oiwa got a backslide for a near fall.
Sanada nailed the Shining Wizard on Zack Sabre Jr but ZSJ fired right back with a Zack Driver.
Suddenly all 4 were down then Oiwa & Kidd got up and they traded mid ring slaps to the face.
Oiwa got a school boy out of nowhere for the win.
Winners: TMDK (2) (19:40)
Rate: 7
Block A Standings After Night 1
1st Place- Los Ingobernables De Japon, United Empire, Bishamon & TMDK (2 Points) (1-0)
Last Place- Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma, Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi, Bullet Club War Dogs & Bullet Club (0 Points) (0-1)
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