00:38in Corbin Hall to kick off this tournament due to illness.
00:44But a bigger spotlight put on these three men,
00:46turned from an eight-man tag to a six-man tag.
00:49Tiger Mask and Yamato, zero points on the board.
00:53It is do or die tomorrow,
00:55risking elimination in Super Junior Tag League.
00:58And for the first time since King of Pro Wrestling,
01:03and Ryukoku Sumo Hall,
01:08the first team to defend the IWG.
01:12And for the first time since King of Pro Wrestling,
01:14and Ryukoku Sumo Hall, the first team to defend the IWG.
01:19IWGP Tag Team Championship successfully in a calendar year,
01:24Yuto Ice and Oscar, the knockout brothers,
01:27inject a shot of life into the heavyweight tag division.
01:29But we're going to talk more about that division
01:31come November, come December,
01:32come the road to the Tokyo Dome,
01:33and World Tag League 2025.
01:34The main point of focus for the War Dogs right now,
01:36if it's not Clark Connors and Daikinigai,
01:38if it's not Gato and Hiromu Tag Team,
01:39if it's not Gato and Hiromu Tag Team,
01:40the first team to defend the IWGP Tag Team Championship
01:42successfully in a calendar year.
01:44ligathing in a boxing club Crystal Pack Team challenge
01:47at a place where the position could
01:50give you a grip to be justified in light of the IWGP Tag Team,
01:54and Yokohin to get hungry throughout the IWGP Tag Team,
01:56and easily miss George's world tag team in the IWGP Tag Team year
02:00and all the women have seen at stake in the 농 våges right now,
02:04and probably move up as the last match from the match.
02:05For the last meet,
02:07you were sure you became OKC-ing.
02:09The start meet with R having stones to be
02:11in the Sharpe掰掰.
02:12That's the only thing you can be struck and ill with, of course.
02:15Robbie X going at it alone here tonight.
02:18I cannot wait to get the word of Robbie X on his thoughts,
02:21heading into the next few nights.
02:23Robbie X!
02:27IWGP TACCOOL CHAMPION TEAM
02:302m 1cm 125kg
02:33OSUKA
02:37180cm 113kg
02:40YUTO AICE
02:46Knockout Brothers
02:54Stato Kenta
03:01You know it's that entrance tune for the Knockout Brothers.
03:04Where are my brothers at? Where are my brothers at?
03:06Well there's a new brother for OSUKA and YUTO AICE
03:09to team alongside here tonight. The first time ever that Robbie X shares a ring with YUTO AICE and Oscar.
03:15And that is admittedly a bit more of a shocking stat when you look at the careers and the trajectory for both Oscar and Robbie X.
03:23Coming up on the European independence scene.
03:25Oscar out of Germany has spent a lot of time competing in the German independence scene.
03:30All across Europe as well including making pit stops in Rev Pro where Robbie X really cut his teeth prior to New Japan Pro Wrestling.
03:38And even now still in the interim between junior tournament tours.
03:42Bell sounds we are officially underway. Robbie X and Yamato one on one.
03:50Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who?
03:54Robbie X enters his second Super Junior Tag League tournament.
03:58Competed last year alongside Taiji Ishimori.
04:00And let's be honest here.
04:02Little experience in tag team tournaments comes away for Robbie X.
04:05But has competed in Rev Pro's Great British Tag League before.
04:09However has never won a tag team tournament in his career.
04:12Whether it be knockout or round robin.
04:15Which is a very specific style that you have to get adjusted to.
04:18Robbie X definitely knows that his body can handle the pressure.
04:21Can handle the miles on the road.
04:23Whenever we make our way from Kumagaya to Niigata tomorrow.
04:26Robbie X is going to be well rested.
04:28But truth be told the mind's got to be racing for Robbie X.
04:31Wondering if Taiji Ishimori is going to be in a state to be medically cleared tomorrow.
04:37Katsuya Morishima struck him down with illness just the same as Taiji Ishimori.
04:42Murashima is in attendance here tonight.
04:45Knows that he's not going to be spreading illness to others according to our medical staff.
04:49But still not clear to compete.
04:51Ishimori may be in a position where yeah he may be able to make it to the venue.
04:54But we're not going to be able to know until last minute.
04:56Whether or not he's going to be set to go for block B competition.
05:00That's going to be dangerous for a team that is already on the bubble of elimination.
05:04At only two points on the board.
05:06Robbie X and Taiji Ishimori.
05:08But the situation gets a lot more dangerous when you look toward the team of Tiger Mask and Yamato.
05:13Yamato zero points on the board.
05:16Alongside Tiger Mask.
05:19Enters his first ever Super Junior Tag League tournament.
05:23Former Super J Cup and best of the Super Junior competitor.
05:26Back in 2009 is Dragon Gates Yamato.
05:29And Robbie X, look at the flash, look at the speed here as well.
05:33Oh, but cut down.
05:37Five foot five of Robbie X looking 0.0.
05:41All on the ground right now and taken into the corner.
05:44Here comes Tiger Mask.
05:46Who enters his 13th Super Junior tournament.
05:50Has never won a tag team tournament in New Japan.
05:53Pro Wrestling has Tiger Mask found success back in 2013's Noah G Cup Junior Tag League.
06:00That was alongside Jushin Thunder Liger, of course.
06:04And meanwhile, wasn't too long ago when Tiger Mask and Capitan Suicida out of CMLL were competing against men like Robbie X and Taiji Ishimori in last year's Super Junior Tag League.
06:15But Tiger Mask knows that the hourglass is counting down.
06:19No matter what, this will be his final Super Junior Tag League tournament.
06:24That impending retirement set to come summer of 2026 for the Chiba native.
06:31And Tiger Mask, good God have mercy.
06:33Robbie X tags out.
06:35Here comes 6'7", 245 pounds.
06:40Oscar.
06:43That definitely may be undercutting that size.
06:46That might be the weight report that came during his days as a young lion.
06:50This man has put on size.
06:51This man has put on a lot ever since his excursion.
06:55And enough to become the IWGP Tag Team Champion alongside Utah Ice.
06:59Won those titles back to destruction in Kobe September.
07:05A little over two weeks down the line.
07:08Found their first successful defense against Shota Umino and Yuya Uemura.
07:15Man, a heavyweight athlete.
07:17Especially one as large as Oscar.
07:19Going to show out in a major way in a junior tag team tournament.
07:22And it is going to be Oscar and Yuto Ice in full control right now.
07:35Tiger Mask now.
07:36Cover here from Oscar.
07:38Broken up by Yamato.
07:39And oh, well, dive bobs away from Yamato.
07:44First Super Junior Tag League tournament.
07:46Doesn't want it to be his last.
07:47It might be Keto Sato's last day on the job.
07:49We've been saying that for a while.
07:52Yeah, Oscar's got to be careful of who he's messing with here tonight.
07:59We know Keto Sato at a certain point has to lay down the law.
08:02And yes, I know he has to lay down the law.
08:05We're going to see if that ends up coming to fruition.
08:07Tag made.
08:08Here comes Yuto Ice.
08:12Has really taken the world by storm.
08:14There is a charisma.
08:15There is an energy to this young Yuto Ice.
08:18That always laid inside during his days as a young lion.
08:22Cover here for Ice.
08:23Only one.
08:24But it is Yuto Ice that has been able to put so much more of himself into professional wrestling.
08:31And that's a dangerous game that you play.
08:33We know it in every single position from production to announcing to professional wrestling itself.
08:38The more of yourself that you put into it, the more that you risk never finding a return.
08:44And that goes for anything that you do in life.
08:46Yuto Ice puts every single bit of himself 110% plus into every single matchup.
08:52And that may not benefit Tiger Mask here tonight.
08:56Listen to the call here.
09:01Oh, and the expletive ridden knee.
09:04Avoided here by Tiger Mask.
09:05And Yamato finds his way back into the mark here.
09:08And Oscar.
09:11No, no, no, no.
09:12Hand around the throat of Tiger Mask.
09:13Here comes young lion Shimokato.
09:15Years ago, Shimokato was, well, wrestling his first ever singles match against Oscar in his New Japan Pro Wrestling debut.
09:26Now one man stands as IWGP Tag Team Champion.
09:29The other a young lion.
09:30Here's Yamato.
09:31Here's Robbie X.
09:35Watch it.
09:36Whoa.
09:38Tossed around like yesterday's news.
09:40Maybe comes so tonight.
09:41Cover.
09:42And a two count only.
09:44Right.
09:45For Yamato on Robbie X.
09:53You know, it's been Yamato who has been on a bit of a downward slide as of recent.
09:57Losing the SoRyo Tag Team titles.
10:01Back at Dragon Gate.
10:02Gain a victory event last week.
10:04Tag titles belonging to the Indy Ryukyu Dragon Pro Wrestling that Yamato held steady.
10:09Around 175 days.
10:11Look at that from Robbie X.
10:12Watch it.
10:13X marks.
10:14No.
10:16No spot to be marked here for Robbie X.
10:21Now that Yamato has lost Tag Team Gold heading into this tournament, he's now expected to enter this tag tournament on that downward momentum.
10:29Turn things around.
10:30And finally, for Yamato and Tiger Mask.
10:31It has not got either man's weight.
10:33Does that change tomorrow?
10:35And does it come at their own will?
10:37Will Ishimori be capable of competing in Niigata 24 hours from now?
10:42Watch it.
10:43Bam!
10:44Right on the button.
10:45And Robbie X.
10:46Beautiful paling kick connects.
10:47Lands out on Yamato.
10:49Definitive human highlight reel off the British independence.
10:50Robbie X makes the tag.
10:51Here comes Yuto Ice.
10:52Yeah, I know Yuto Ice wasn't exactly a fan of the British independence scene.
10:53Certainly not the people wrestled on it.
10:54But loves Robbie X.
10:55And, well, loves the competition here in Japan.
10:56And, okay.
10:57There he is.
10:58Life champions.
10:59He's winning the competition.
11:00And, what about Yuto Ice?
11:02So, he's responsible for the competition.
11:03And, what about Yuto Ice?
11:04That's a big deal.
11:05It's a big deal.
11:06It's a big deal.
11:07He's a big deal.
11:08If you need a bigger deal, it's a big deal.
11:09You're a big deal.
11:10Robbie X makes the tag.
11:11Here comes Yuto Ice.
11:14I know Yuto Ice wasn't exactly a fan of the British independent scene.
11:18Certainly not the people wrestled on it.
11:20But loves Robbie X and loves the competition here in Japan.
11:24He's got a lot of it coming his way from young Wyatt Kato.
11:35Kato now off the ropes.
11:37Yuto met back with an elbow shot of his own.
11:40Takes things into the corner.
11:41We have not seen that bombo clack knee here tonight.
11:44We'll see if that changes.
11:46Watch, watch, watch.
11:48Kato wanted to bring Ice back to his feet.
11:50Not going to happen.
11:52Or off the feet, rather.
11:53Off the ropes here.
11:56And it's Kato with a forearm shot.
11:59Takes down the IWGP Tag Team Champion.
12:06There's definitely been a kinship that is built between
12:09Young Lion, Shoma Kato, and Tiger Mask.
12:14Undefeated on the road to destruction.
12:169-0 for Tiger Mask and Kato.
12:20Cover here for Shoma on Yuto.
12:22Two.
12:29Watch this.
12:30Kato wants to be able to tap out one half of the Tag Team Champions.
12:33No doubt to be the biggest win.
12:35And a young Lion has had it in quite some time.
12:38Maybe even ever.
12:39Tiger Mask and Imanzo on the other end of the equation, though.
12:41Could not put down Kushida and Yuki Oshioaka.
12:47Could have put down one man, one giant, one beast, and Oscar here.
12:55Oh, double hand, double threat.
12:58One of the chokeslam, Yamato and Mask.
13:01Yamato and the Tiger.
13:05Staying evasive on it.
13:08Cannot avoid these shots, though.
13:11And a low bridge topples the Giants to the outside.
13:14Watch out behind you, though.
13:15Robbie X.
13:17X is here to impress.
13:20And impress upon this junior division.
13:23Robbie will do, but here comes Yuto now.
13:25Has Kato all alone inside that ring.
13:27Oh, huge knee strike.
13:35Right to the gut of Shoma Kato.
13:40Off the ropes, missed out underneath.
13:42Kato, schoolboy, roll up two.
13:47And again and again, Kato, one more time.
13:51That urgency is going to drive you to a great place one day, Kato.
13:54But it may not come here tonight.
13:56Maybe it will.
13:58Yuto, big boot, wipes out Shoma.
14:02Cover here for Rice.
14:04Two count only.
14:11Off the ropes here.
14:13PK, PK.
14:18A penalty kick.
14:20And it's good for the points.
14:239.50.
14:25Yuto, high-speed showdown.
14:27Those points only metaphorical, of course.
14:30The real points that matter are the ones that are up for grabs tomorrow.
14:34But so many questions, much more than the answers that we could ever be given.
14:40Hat on tonight's event.
14:41Taiji Ishimori taking out of competition being an illness.
14:45Will Ishimori be ready, be set, be able?
14:50And what state will Ishimori be in, even if he is, to face off against Yamato and Tiger Ass?
14:56That's coming up tomorrow.
15:07It is a do-or-die situation.
15:10Lose and you go home empty-handed for Tiger Mask in Yamato.
15:15Robby X and Ishimori right on the bubble at only two points on the board.
15:24That's what's coming up tomorrow in Niigata, October 26th.
15:37Three attacks.
15:40My Nishimori, baby!
15:41That penalty kick.
15:43My Nishimori.
15:45Getting the job done for Yuta Ice.
15:49Cruella scores victory.
15:52Or will victory come the way of the dogs?
15:54Coming up for Robby X and Taiji Ishimori tomorrow.
15:59Coming up next, folks, six-man tag team action.
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