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NJPW’s World Tag League 2017 comes to a close tomorrow on NJPW World. The tournament will have its final show at Fukuoka’s Fukuoka Convention Center, and World will stream the show live beginning at 4:30 am EST.

The main event of tomorrow’s show will be the WTL Finals pitting EVIL and SANADA against GoD, with a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles on the line at WrestleKingdom 12 on January 4th at The Tokyo Dome.

NJPW World Tag League 2017 Finals Match Card

Katsuya Kitamura, Hirai Kawato, Henare, David Finlay, & Togi Makabe vs Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin “Thunder”Liger, Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, & Manabu Nakanishi.

War Machine, Jeff Cobb, & Michael Elgin vs Leo Tonga, Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, & Hangman Page.

BUSHI vs Bad Luck Fale (who the hell did BUSHI piss off???).

Juice & Abuse vs Best Friends.

YOSHI-HASH, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, & Hirooki Goto vs Minoru Suzuk, Killer Elite Squad, & El Desperado.

Cody & Marty Scurll vs KUSHIDA & Kota Ibusi.

Roppongi 3K & Rocky Romero vs The Elite.

Will Ospreay & Kazuchika Okada vs Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito.

NJPW World Tag League 2017 Finals
GoD vs SANADA & EVIL.

You can join me on Twitter (@AbbeyA) as I cover the show live beginning at 4:30 am EST Monday morning, and we will have a full recap as soon as the show is in the books.

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NJPW World Tag League 2017 Results

NJPW World Tag League 2017 continued on Monday from Yamanashi. Tuesday’s event didn’t air live on NJPW World, but they have uploaded the two tournament matches for everyone to watch. This will be the trend until the next live show on November 30th.

In today’s tournament matches, A Block resumed with with David Finlay an  Katsya Kitamura taking on Killer Elite Squad. To say this was a squash is an undertatemnent, even though Finaly and Kitaura got a tiny bit of offense in. Needless to say, Killer Elite Squad got the easy victory.

NJW World Tag League 2017 Current Standings

A Block

• Hooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI: 2 points
• Juice Robinson & Sami Callihan: 2 points
• Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi: 2 points
• Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens: 2 pointsSANADA & EVIL: 0 points
• Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka: 0 points
• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan: 0 poin

B Block

• Jeff Cobb & Michael Elgin: 2 points
• Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor: 2 points
• War Macine: 2 points
• Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.: 0 points
• Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 0 points
• Tama Tonga &  Tanga Loa: 0 points
• Togi Makabe & Henare: 0 points

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NJPW’s World Tag League 2017 kicks off tomorrow on NJPW World. The tournament will have its first show at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall tomorrow, and World will stream the show live beginning at 4:30 am EST. Only tomorrow’s show and the show on November 30th will air live this month, with the tourney matches being uploaded to World for the rest of the shows.

Just like the G1 Climax tournament, the World Tag League is held under a points system, with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. The winners of the tournament will get a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship at WrestleKingdom 12.

NJPW World Tag League 2017 Match Card

Syota Umino & Hirai Kawato vs Ren Narita & Tetsuhiro Yagi.

Tomoyuki Oka & War Machine vs Leo Tonga, Tanga Loa, & Tama Tonga.

Katsuya Kitamura, David Finlay, Jeff Cobb, & Michael Elgin vs Best Friends, Toru Yano, & Tomohiro Ishii.

Manabu Nakanishi, TenCozy, & Yuji Nagata vs Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Hangman Page, & Yujiro Takahashi.

Henare, Togi Makabe, & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs El Desperado & Killer Elite Squad.

Gedo, Will Ospreay, & Kazuchika Okada vs Hiromu Takahashi, BUSHI, & Tetsuya Naito.

World Tag League 2017 A Block Match
YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs Takashi Iizuka & Minoru Suzuki.

World Tag League 2017 A Block Match
Sami Callihan & Juice Robinson vs SANADA & EVIL.

You can join me on Twitter (@AbbeyA) as I cover the show live beginning at 4:30 am EST Saturday morning, and we will have a full recap as soon as the show is in the books.

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Bunch of NJPW news today. As we reported yesterday, WrestleKingdom 12 is shaping up nicely, with matches coming together during Power Struggle. Earlier today, the WrestleKingdom presser was held to officially announce the top matches for the card, and we have one new one to add to the list.

Cody Rhodes will defend his Ring Of Honor World Heavyweight Championship against Kota Ibushi at The Dome. Yes, this is an odd match to say the least, especially since there is no history between these two. But, I have a feeling this will play into the subtle tensions in the Bullet Club, especially between Cody and Kenny Omega (watch Being The Elite to find out what all of this is about).

NJPW has also announced that it will return to the US for another date in 2018. They will be returning to Long Beach on March 25th for Strong Style Evolved. The show will take place at the Walter Pyramid, a venue that is much bigger than where they held this year’s show. The Pyramid will hold up to 6,900 people, and after the success of last year’s show, NJPW should have no issues selling that sucker out.

And, NJPW World Tag League is set to kick off next weekend, and earlier today, NJPW announced the competitors for the tournament. We are getting some NJPW debuts in Sami Callihan, Chuck Taylor, and Jeff Cobb, and some returns like Henare, who has been out with an injury for most of this year.

NJPW World Tag League 2017 A Block

• SANADA & EVIL
• Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens
• Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi
• Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka
• Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
• Juice Robinson & Sami Callihan
• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi
• Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI

NJPW World Tag League 2017 B Block

• Jeff Cobb & Michael Elgin
• Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii
• Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
• Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.
• Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor
• War Machine
• Katsuya Kitamura & David Finlay
• Togi Makabe & Henare

World Tag League 2017 kicks off on November 18th and will run through December 11th. Most of the shows will be VOD on NJPW World (matches will be uploaded shortly after the live event is over), but the November 18th, November 30th, and December 11th shows will air live on World.

Just like the G1 Climax tournament, the World Tag League is held under a points system, with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. The winners of the tournament will get a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship at WrestleKingdom 12.

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It’s only September, but the teams for the 2017 NJPW World Tag League have apparently already been set. Dave Meltzer gave the names for all 16 teams that are set to compete in the tournament on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio, and while some of the teams are pretty much a given, several are a surprise.

The Chosen Bros, Matt Riddle and Jeff Cobb, will apparently debut in NJPW during this year’s tournament. The current Ring Of Honor World Champion Cody Rhodes will also be competing in the tournament, teaming up with Hangman Page. We will also get a Young Lion team of Katsuya Kitamura and Tomoyuki Oka competing in this year’s tourney. Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr. will also be teaming up.

NJPW World Tag League 2017 Competitors

• The Chosen Bros (Matt Riddle & Jeff Cobb)
• War Machine
• Killer Elite Squad
• Guerrillas Of Destiny
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin
• EVIL & SANADA
• Kazuchika Odada & YOSHI-HASHI
• Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii
• Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr.
• Kenny Omega & Chase Owens
• Cody & Hangman Page
• Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi
• Juice Robinson & Manabu Nakanishi
• TenCozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)
• Katsuya Kitamura & Tomoyuki Oka
• Yuji Nagata & Togi Makabe

The World Tag League is held under a points system, with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.

This year’s World Tag Leage tournament is scheduled to take place from November 18th through December 11th. The winner of the tournament will get a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles a WrestleKingdom 12 at The Tokyo Dome on January 4, 2018.

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It’s only September, but one team for the 2017 NJPW World Tag League has apparently already been set. Dave Meltzer gave the name of a rather interesting team that is set to appear on this year’s tour on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio.

The Chosen Bros, Matt Riddle and Jeff Cobb, will apparently debut in NJPW during this year’s tournament. This is more than a bit of a surprise considering Matt Riddle’s position with WWN, PROGRESS, and EVOLVE, who all have working relationships with WWE. One wouldn’t think that Riddle would not be working for such a vocal competitor of WWE, but it appears that he really is a free-agent in every sense of the word.

The World Tag League is held under a points system, with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. It runs along the same rules at the G1 Climax tournament, only with tag teams instead of singles of competitors.

This year’s World Tag League tournament is scheduled to take place from November 18th through December 11th. The winner of the tournament will get a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles a WrestleKingdom 12 at The Tokyo Dome on January 4, 2018.

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