00:00Hello wrestling fans, my name is Walker Stewart, and it is time, night 3 to Super Junior Tag League 2025.
00:11We are live tonight in Kumagaya City Civic Gymnasium here in Saitama, Japan.
00:17Yoroshiki, oragai shimasu.
00:19My oh my, it has been the Zane J Highlight Tour so far, all thanks to, well, the displeasure of illness that has hit the New Japan Pro Wrestling Locker Room.
00:38We'll talk all about that, the change to this card, this matchup here tonight, and what that means in terms of league action.
00:46I'll be joined by Robby X, more than likely, later on in the evening here tonight, depending on the result of his undercard tag team match to come.
01:03And it is a team of Toru Yano, and newly added to this matchup, Bolton Oleg, a matchup which was initially announced.
01:11Toru Yano, and Katsuya Morishima, Morishima out with illness here tonight.
01:21And it is going to be Bolton Oleg taking the place here on the evening.
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01:28And we are getting started.
01:56Oh, and we are getting started a little bit early here.
01:59Once again, my name is Walker Stewart.
02:01The bell's going to sound.
02:02Referee Sakamoto hits the ring, and it is a one fall 20-minute time limit as we kick off one of my favorite tournaments of the year, my favorite series.
02:11Zane J and Tatsuya Matsumoto take on two heavyweights in Toru Yano, and maybe even a mega heavyweight in the form of Bolton Oleg.
02:19As we are in non-tournament action here tonight to kick off the evening, and man, oh my, Bolton Oleg.
02:27One of Bolton Oleg, maybe the size of what, two, three, four different junior heavyweights?
02:31As a tag is made, we're going to take it away from Bolton Oleg, put the pressure back on it.
02:37Toru Yano, as it has been a Zane J highlight series, all due to the illness that has struck in Katsy Morishima and Taiji Ishimori.
02:46Both of these men removed from tonight's card.
02:48But it had led to a lot of great things.
02:52Zane J teaming alongside Hiroshi Tanahashi back on night one of the tournament back in Corcoran Hall,
02:57and then leading to a singles matchup thanks to a last-minute card shakeup against his own trainer in the NJPW Academy, that being Kushida.
03:06And while Zane J would lose out on both of those encounters, incredible opportunities for growth,
03:11and certainly one that Tatsuya Matsumoto would love to have been in position for.
03:15Sadly, for Matsumoto, was not the case.
03:18These two men alongside one another tonight, though.
03:21Cover here for Zane J only finds two on Yano.
03:26And that jump right from the get-go on this matchup has really put the Young Lions advantageous.
03:31Young Lions Matsumoto and Zane J taking on Yano and Bolton Oleg.
03:36Let's talk about what's come later on tonight.
03:38Top three matches of the evening.
03:40All Block A standout performances.
03:43We're going to be kicking off with Funky Carrot, the team of Ryusuke Taguchi and Dragon Daya.
03:48Winless on the board against Clark Connors and Dike and a guy in Block A.
03:52Someone's always got to go, as one of these two teams is going to be bound to put up points here tonight.
04:00Yeah, I'm not sure if Bolton and Oleg is too comfortable with what's happening.
04:04I certainly know Zane J and Masatone, or rather, Zane J and Tatsi Matsumoto are not going to be comfortable with it at all.
04:10Toro Yano taking it to that corner pad.
04:12And yeah, right back on the attack of J once again.
04:15I was talking to J a little bit earlier on in the evening.
04:20Some difficulty on the left half of the body there.
04:23That left elbow heavily taped up as well as that left knee.
04:26And this is the difficulty of competition.
04:29The frequency, the schedule of athletic endeavor here in New Japan Pro Wrestling off the charts.
04:34And certainly, Zane J falling victim to that just as well may fall victim to former Never Openweight Champion Bolton Oleg.
04:44As a scoop and a slam here.
04:46Find the cover for Bolton again.
04:48And a two count only.
04:50Scramble for it one more time.
04:52And a two count once more.
04:54Let's drive for our trifecta.
04:56Two count only once again.
04:58And the touch in the corner there.
05:05Red corner will bring in Toro Yano.
05:07This is the first time, by the way, which we are seeing Toro Yano ever since the Road to King of Pearl Wrestling.
05:13That is one third of your Never Openweight six-man tag team champions.
05:16Meanwhile, the other two thirds with those tag team titles.
05:20Going to be competing in our semi-main event tonight.
05:22Master Watto and Yo undefeated on the previous two nights of Super Junior Tag League action.
05:28Against United Empire's Templatio and Jacob Austin Young.
05:32Looking to match Watto and Yo in the point department.
05:35Sitting at two.
05:36Want to double that up to four.
05:38As a tag made in the red corner again.
05:39Frequent tags here for Yano and Oleg.
05:43Former Never six-man tag team champions twice over.
05:46Alongside one another.
05:48And of course, that trio would feature the legendary ace of the universe, Hiroshi Tanahashi.
05:55Bolton Oleg, though.
05:56Big chop in the corner on Jay.
05:58There's another one.
06:01And Zane Jay has shown he is willing to withstand as much as anyone can throw at him.
06:06Or even tie him into.
06:08We saw Kushida take Zane Jay to the wheelhouse more than once back in Cork and all.
06:14And Bolton Oleg.
06:15Yeah, he's not going to tap you out.
06:17It's not his strategy.
06:18Cover here for Oleg.
06:19And a hip toss only finds two on Jay.
06:27There's the words from Hiroshi Tanahashi on night one to Zane Jay in post-match comments.
06:33You are the future.
06:34And if you think that the words like that from the ace of the universe, a man of high profile and high power all across the wrestling world, they're not going to inspire you.
06:42Well, you got another thing coming to you.
06:44Zane Jay knows exactly what he has to do to prove out, to prove right the words of Hiroshi Tanahashi.
06:51And a win over a former never openweight champion may do just that.
06:55But it's going to be a little bit longer coming.
06:57Here comes Tatsu Matsumoto out of the blue corner.
07:00And let's see what Matsumoto and Bolton Oleg can do here tonight.
07:08Again, again, Matsumoto.
07:10One of that scoop slam.
07:12Up and down, though.
07:13And you are not going to find power like that from anyone else other than Oleg.
07:21And look at this.
07:22Yeah, Matsumoto, though.
07:23Talk about submissions earlier on in the evening.
07:25You want to talk about bringing down a man the size of Oleg.
07:28You chop down that redwood by, well, taking apart the roots.
07:32And the roots of Oleg, that left knee, in a lot of pain right now, courtesy of the technique of Tatsu Matsumoto.
07:39And Oleg to the bottom rope, nevertheless.
07:46Matsumoto.
07:48There's got to be a lot of resentment, a lot of frustration, especially toward the man he debuted opposite against,
07:53a technical generational rival in Zane Jay.
07:56Knowing that Jay got that opportunity alongside the ace.
07:59That Jay got that opportunity against Kushida.
08:02And that Matsumoto did it.
08:04What does Matsumoto have to do to impress the trainers in the no-gay dojo?
08:08To impress Tanahashi?
08:10To impress the board of directors?
08:11Well, you certainly got to avoid this.
08:15And it's not going to happen easily.
08:18Bolton Oleg.
08:19A Bolton shake.
08:20Sent throughout Kumagaya City.
08:21And yeah, back to humble beginnings for Bolton.
08:29Oleg wasn't too long ago that this man was donning the black trucks out of an no-gay dojo.
08:35Here comes Zane Jay to try and break up this Boston Crab here.
08:38And Oleg still holding on and in.
08:41Jay's got to do a little bit more than this if he wants to fight off Bolton.
08:44And a dropkick from Jay.
08:50Only going to stumble Boss just for a little bit more.
08:54And watch here, watch here.
08:55A little bit of teamwork, kinship out of Matsumoto.
08:57And Jay, double suplex.
09:00Down on the beast.
09:01Here comes the cover.
09:02Matsumoto out at two.
09:04Tatsu Matsumoto, it is a big ask for anyone.
09:13But especially those in a young lion status.
09:15Hasn't even earned his knee pads yet.
09:17And very well made.
09:18Tap out.
09:19Bolton Oleg right here.
09:27Referee Sakamoto in great position.
09:28A check for the tap from the former never-open-weight champion.
09:31And Oleg's downslide back at King of Pro Wrestling against Evil.
09:36Cannot continue into the late October.
09:39Cannot continue into November, into the road to the Tokyo Dome.
09:43Oleg's got to do something here.
09:45And he finds that something in the bottom rope.
09:46Yeah!
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10:02Oh Golton, Bolton.
10:03Watch this, that Matsumoto popped up.
10:07Kamikaze!
10:13And a three count victory for Bolton Oleg here tonight.
10:17First of all, it's the勝利 for the multi-OLEG.
10:47on the mine for the Kazakh native somewhere in the world works evil there is evil around every
10:54single corner and oleg cannot handle the evil is the new never open weight champion meanwhile
11:00you talk about evil you turn your attention to aaron wolf who is at ringside present here tonight
11:06in kumagaya currently helping young lion matsuboto to the back and will be facing off against evil
11:13coming up in the tokyo dome making his pro wrestling debut and a lot of talks about championship gold
11:19and olympic gold surrounding that one with evil we'll talk about that a little bit later on down
11:24the year congratulations to toriano and bolted oleg we move right on into block b competitors
11:31in preview tag team action el desperado kukai and masa toriyasa take out house of torchers kanamaru togo
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