00:30From domination in 2022, new generation in 2023.
00:59Resurrection in 2024.
01:02I'm not entirely certain, Chris Charlton, that we can, with all due respect, apply a positive moniker to United Empire in 2025.
01:12More pieces of the United Empire have shattered over the past few years than ever.
01:17Will Ospreay gone, Jeff Cobb gone, TJP nowhere to be seen in the country of Japan.
01:23Now, Tepadio and Jacob Austin Young have stepped into the fray of this year's Super Junior Tag League, but have done so unsuccessful.
01:30But it's that man who follows the rest here tonight.
01:34Alec Newman, who joined me very recently, I think, was broadcast and said, Walker, there is always a bigger picture, and United Empire are focused on it.
01:43I have no idea what that meant.
01:45As he made mention yesterday, he called himself the Game Changer.
01:52And it certainly seems intimate that there are big things on the road for United Empire.
01:57In the meantime, it's always been difficult to figure out what's on the mind of Great Okan.
02:04This is the first time we've seen him, first time we've heard of him in a pro wrestling sphere since Destruction in Kobe.
02:11That defeat to Hiroshi Tanahashi Walker crushed Great Okan.
02:16And really, I mean, for Great Okan's mind when it comes to United Empire, it's about building a road to the Tokyo Dome, but building a road period.
02:33Like, what's the path forward through here? At least it seems like Calum Newman has something in mind for the group.
02:39The graphic for this entire card, everything came together in the wee small hours of this morning.
02:51And then it was just about 8 a.m. Japan Standard Time that we were able to put the matches up and make the announcements.
02:58Shingo Tsukage saw the graphic and thought that this was a one-on-seven handicap match.
03:03He thought everybody was an enemy in this one.
03:06That's the nature of our affiliation of War Dogs and United Empire here tonight.
03:12War, War, War, War, War, War, War, War, War, War, War, War, War, War!
03:25As we step out of the sphere of Super Junior Tag League,
03:33and much to talk about in that regard for one Clark Cotters,
03:37you look ahead to the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions,
03:42soon to make their way to ringside and their first ever World Tag League,
03:46almost guaranteed to be in this tournament by the mark of being the Heavyweight Tag Team Champion,
03:51Oscar, and Utah Ice, I am very, very intrigued as to what these two are going to look like
03:58in their first round-robin tournament setting.
04:01And nobody's beaten them yet in a 2-on-2 environment here in New Japan Pro Wrestling
04:05since they returned from Excursion.
04:08They are going to have the biggest of targets on their backs heading into World Tag League,
04:14starting up November 20th, every single night, every single match,
04:18live right here in English at NJPW World.
04:21World Tag League, 100 Proof, Clark Cotters!
04:40The non-PC-Dragon, Tain Shinto Wars!
04:47Thank you very much.
05:17Another homecoming here tonight for Utah Ice, who was very, very much, oh, man.
05:32Let's get right into it now.
05:34Oscar and Callum Newman, they have been in each other's mind for quite some moment.
05:40Just inside the ring here, Newman trying to ruin that moment for
05:46Oscar and Utah Ice, upon Ice's return to Gifu tonight.
05:49Ice was already in a foul mood heading into tonight because he wanted Tanahashi in a one-on-one matchup.
05:56Has demanded that match happen before the end of this year.
06:01We don't know when or where it will be.
06:04Certainly Tanahashi will accept that challenge here in the meantime.
06:08I love it.
06:10Callum Newman.
06:11I mean, the attitude, I think, ever since he challenged Hiroki Goto for the IWGP Wild
06:18Heavyweight Championship walker back in May, a very different edge.
06:23And he spoke about it on commentary the other day about how he was brought in when United
06:28Empire was a group of killers.
06:30That the killer instinct in the Empire has been somewhat watered down of late.
06:37I mean, I mean, I mean, that is attitude all over Utah.
06:41Ice is hot.
06:42Good Lord.
06:43No chill in ice tonight.
06:45Good, good, good.
06:47We are going to get set here tonight.
06:49A 30-minute time limit will fall to a finish in Gifu, Japan.
06:54United Empire versus the War Dogs and the unaffiliated into Shingo Takagi.
07:00Starting out here with Clark Connors and Templadio.
07:03Two men who did compete heavily throughout Block A competition.
07:06Five straight matches, of course, in Super Junior Tag League.
07:09And it was Connors and Nagai that would be the only team in the tournament to walk away
07:13without a single win on the board.
07:14Walked away with zero points by the end.
07:16You know, I mean, I think Clark Connors was very, you know, he made up his mind to focus
07:21on trying to develop Daiki Nagai, trying to bring more of an edge out of Daiki Nagai.
07:26And he knew that a negative record was going to be the consequence of that.
07:31I mean, Clark Connors as well was a key factor in Driller Maloney being able to beat Sonata
07:37at King of Pro Wrestling.
07:38I think Clark Connors has been, I mean, he's been a great color analyst here on the announce table
07:44as well, but I have to wonder, Walker, whether that's the best thing for Clark Connors.
07:48Yeah, you're right about it.
07:49I kind of think this might be the last time we see Clark in 2025.
07:53It might not, but if it is, I want to see a more selfish Clark Connors in 2026.
07:59Templadio taking the spotlight now.
08:01Oh, Sasuke denied.
08:05Sasuke's special not going to happen here.
08:08Clark Connors catching Templadio in midair.
08:11That is the Clark Connors I want to see.
08:13Meanwhile, Ice and Callum receipts to be delivered here.
08:17Yeah, this is going all the way out into the Keyfoot Memorial Center Arena here.
08:21Callum Newman being taken, taken attached certainly by Utah Ice.
08:26I think he popped him in the nose right there, Chris.
08:28Yeah.
08:30I mean, Utah Ice already walking in on a foul mood.
08:33I truly believe we have not seen Ice that is 100% most aggressive, most brutal.
08:38I think he's still shedding a little bit of that skin that you're supposed to even more so on Excursion.
08:44And there's more levels to go for men like Ice and Oscar that we've barely uncovered.
08:48And that says so, so much.
08:50I think, you know what I mean?
08:51It's been, I don't think we've seen, certainly a duo, let alone an individual return as successful as you and Ice and Oscar have been.
09:01They have been awesome.
09:02And in the meantime, well, an awesome partner for War Dogs here.
09:06There's a poor reception to Wilson here tonight in Gifu.
09:11And, ooh, Flapjack down, courtesy of Templario.
09:15Oh, good Lord.
09:16And Newman, Newman trying to duck over referee.
09:18Kento Sato to get to Oscar.
09:20And these two men are coming to blows here already early on and in.
09:23This is coaching down entirely.
09:28Okay, Kento Sato, he might want to call this one.
09:31This is...
09:33Well, certainly has his hands full here tonight.
09:36Great O'Connor and Uto Ice taking throughout Gifu.
09:39Yeah, it's Ice and Great O'Connor right over to our left here in the English announced position.
09:44And Oscar and Newman right center on that ramp here.
09:47Oh, good Lord.
09:48And how is Sato going to get any control of this?
09:50I mean, Kento Sato at the best of times, bro.
09:53I mean, he's got to call this one.
09:55This is completely out of control.
09:58We've got a lot of people sold out there, I don't.
10:00It's a lot of people to keep safe here.
10:02I mean, Newman has said it himself in post-match comments.
10:07Great O'Connor has alluded to it as well.
10:09Maybe this is the change that United Empire needs.
10:12You say you want Connors to get a little bit more vicious?
10:15Maybe UE needs to take that approach as well.
10:17That certainly feels like what we're seeing here.
10:21As we are trying to put the pieces back together at ringside right now.
10:26Meanwhile, Templario continuing the assault on Shingo Takagi.
10:30That's very well maybe Gifu's first time seeing Templario and live it in living color.
10:36And we are back to it again.
10:40Cover here Templario on Connors.
10:42One more.
10:43Two count only.
10:44You know, we start to look ahead to World Tag League and that's going to be a bit of a sore spot.
10:52Comparing 2024 to 2025 for one Callum Newman suffered a, what could have been a career altering injury back in that tournament.
11:01Yeah, I mean, I think you could say, back to, I mean, same night back to back, Henaria as well.
11:06Yeah.
11:07You know, when Henaria and Great O'Connor walked into that tournament last year as IWGP Tag Team Champions had to vacate those titles.
11:13Uh, you know, as a result of any injury.
11:16So certainly there's a lot of get back that they want in World Tag League 25.
11:21And Great O'Connor continued to stretch out.
11:35Clark Connors here from the King's Throne, so to say.
11:39And Jacob Austin Young here to make the tag.
11:42I gotta tell you, Chris, I mean, J.A.Y has been incredibly impressive.
11:46I think we've seen a lot of growth just in a very short, few-week tournament.
11:50Out of J.A.Y and Super Junior Tag League.
11:53Cover, only two.
11:54Yeah, I think even, you know, from the very first match there were a lot of wrinkles that needed to be sorted out with Templario.
11:59But once he got his feet, uh, underneath it.
12:02And I think that being able to get the win over Hiromu Takashi and Gero on the second night, a huge boost to his confidence.
12:10Oh, my goodness.
12:11Oh, yeah.
12:12This is a full mount here from Newman.
12:13And this is where Sato's gotta get control.
12:15If Connors isn't able to defend himself here.
12:18Connors can't cover up.
12:19Connors cannot cover up at all.
12:21And Ice in.
12:22Oh, my goodness.
12:23And we have a fray here in the center of the ring.
12:25This is dangerous right now.
12:27And I'm not just talking J.A.Y.
12:29Utah Ice has Newman by the hair.
12:31Oh, God.
12:32Oh, jeez.
12:33I think you knocked him out, Walker.
12:37Oh, maybe so.
12:38And usually we call Utah Ice the knockout artist.
12:41But...
12:42Good Lord have mercy.
12:45It's Newman and Connors all alone in there right now.
12:48Oh, I had heard Ice was very braggadocious backstage here in Duke about his striking ability.
12:57Oh, my goodness.
12:58He got rocked there.
12:59Clark Connors.
13:00What kind of Newman?
13:01Oh, this is strange.
13:05Shingo Takagi calling Clark home for a tag.
13:11Takagi a lone wolf out here tonight.
13:13Makes the tag against United Empire.
13:16Takes down Newman.
13:17J.A.Y.
13:18For a ride.
13:19Rito caught up the apron.
13:21No, no, no, no.
13:22Uh, Takagi, not going to take on Teplario just yet.
13:25No, my boy.
13:26The last one!
13:30Rito!
13:35Tenyu Carmen.
13:36She'll be celebrating Genichiwa at Tenya in a very special night coming up November 4th at NJPW World.
13:43Bonus event.
13:44We've got Takagi at Tenyu� di Bate.
13:46That wasn't a ten-year move.
13:53Newman now flipped right over the top. Watch this.
13:58It was Newman's biggest G1 victory back in 34 against Shingo Takagi.
14:03One that helped make Newman the man that he is today.
14:07Watch Takagi and slides in with the lariat.
14:10Watch Shingo for the cover.
14:12Two.
14:14Put him on track to be the youngest ever two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion.
14:21Is it time in Gifu?
14:25Takagi's time has come tonight in Gifu.
14:34It was Clark Connors that said it to me yesterday in the broadcast,
14:41but Shingo Takagi is definitely a man who you want to have on your side rather than not.
14:46Yeah.
14:47Calum Newman finding out exactly why or being reminded of such right here in Gifu.
14:51He's made in Japan inbound.
14:56Oh, hear the crack on that one.
15:03Yeah, that might have been an orbital bone there.
15:06Yeah, the snap.
15:07Oh, and if it wasn't, that might have doubled up the damage.
15:11Yeah, Newman not as quick on his feet there.
15:15Got caught by Shingo.
15:16Back elbow in for Takagi.
15:18Right hook.
15:19What's the left?
15:20DDT.
15:21Got it.
15:22Oh, not enough!
15:23This is how he won that match.
15:25In G134 Shingo brought the Oskata.
15:28And a flarian straight arm through Calum Newman.
15:34Ice definitely wants more of Calum Walker.
15:46Look at him still on the A-proof.
15:48If he gets in on the plus position, it might be game over for Newman.
15:52Jacob Austin Young in though.
15:55Fight!
15:56Fight!
15:57Fight!
15:58Come on!
15:59Fight!
16:00Fight!
16:01Fight!
16:02Fight!
16:03Watch ice off the roll.
16:06Single leg.
16:08Thing of beauty from J-A-Y on that drop kick.
16:12Fight!
16:13Fight!
16:14Fight!
16:15Fight!
16:16Jacob Austin Young trying to keep momentum rolling.
16:18Four points on the board when all is said and done in Super Junior Tag League.
16:21Watch J here.
16:22Step up DDT.
16:23Spikes it.
16:24Ice!
16:25Cover here for Young.
16:26Two count only.
16:27Yeah!
16:28I got there!
16:29I got there!
16:30I got there!
16:31Well, J Kurosi Young feeding himself here against one of the heavyweight tag team champions.
16:34Yeah, this will be a great play for J.
16:37Oh, no.
16:38Good lord.
16:39That's his lunch gone.
16:40Yeah, everything but.
16:41Oh, and listen to the call tonight.
16:42Here in his hometown.
16:44It is.
16:45It is.
16:46It is.
16:47It is.
16:48It is.
16:49It is.
16:50It is.
16:51It is.
16:52It is.
16:53It is.
16:54Nice.
16:55Nice.
16:56Nice.
16:57Nice.
16:58Nice.
16:59Nice.
17:00Nice.
17:01Nice.
17:02Nice.
17:03Nice.
17:04And listen to the call tonight.
17:05Here in his hometown.
17:07Bombokura!
17:20Get it!
17:22Nice.
17:23Nice, and from that short drop Nicole.
17:25Love!
17:26Love!
17:27Cool!
17:28It is a big kick off the Kobe.
17:30It's on the DANSON up here for him, mom.
17:32Oh, no, no.
17:33No, no.
17:34Wait a minute, wait a minute.
17:35Wait a minute, Young on the cover,
17:37two count only off the schoolboy.
17:40Jumped up for the Enzahiri,
17:41and it's not gonna be able enough to put down Ice yet.
17:44Jay's gotta do something different.
17:46Whoa!
17:46Caught him, oh, that is over in a heartbeat.
17:50No, no, no, ooh.
17:53And a slam, Ice high for Uto Ice.
17:59Broken up by Templario.
18:01And, well, this is where the Knockout Brothers
18:07own their name, but Templario...
18:09Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute.
18:12With the quickness.
18:13Templario take it to the sky here, walk the line.
18:17Whoa!
18:19Oscar's gonna walk down Templario,
18:22but Great O'Conn back in to save it.
18:24Oh!
18:28Templario takes down Oscar.
18:35Oh, and Zingo took out two for the price of one.
18:38Here comes Newman.
18:39Yeah, watch Newman here.
18:40Oh, ho, ho.
18:43My!
18:45Oh, I've won this count.
18:46Another comes in.
18:48Here comes Jay now on Connors.
18:50Here comes Ice.
18:51Straight crack from Uto.
18:53Oh, look at this! Setting up Cruella!
19:04Cruella has done it!
19:06A three count here tonight.
19:08Signs victory for the War Dogs and the unaffiliated.
19:18And Chris, we know all too well what the plans are for Oscar and Utah Ice
19:22to make this year's World Tag League the most, well, Utah might say
19:27the highest World Tag League that we've ever had.
19:31Whitey, World Tag League under the Knockout Brothers.
19:34Oh, wait, wait, wait!
19:36Newman, Newman might have a death wish or something at this point in time.
19:40Taking it to every single member of the War Dogs.
19:43We have to have a dog fly on the ring right now.
19:46Utah Ice specifically.
19:48This is dangerous.
19:57This is breaking down to a point of no return.
20:00Utah continuing the assault on Newman.
20:03Oscar takes out Zimbabue.
20:04We gotta separate this one.
20:06Oh, my God!
20:07He just cracked Kato.
20:08I had nothing to do with it.
20:09What?
20:10Ice Walker all afternoon.
20:11I know you heard it.
20:12Everybody came into the dressing room this morning.
20:13Ice very braggadocious about how he was the best striker in the world.
20:14He was the best striker in the world.
20:15Oh, my God!
20:16Oh, my God!
20:17Oh, my God!
20:18He just cracked Kato.
20:19I had nothing to do with it.
20:20Oh, my God!
20:21Oh, my God!
20:22Oh, my God!
20:23Oh, my God!
20:24I have nothing to do with it!
20:25손 paper is真的.
20:30came into the dressing room this morning.
20:32Ice very braggadocious about how he was the best striker
20:36in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
20:37Nobody came close to him.
20:40I think that's set a lot of ears burning,
20:41Callum Newman specifically.
20:47I don't know whether this is something we have to take care
20:49of in a tag situation or singles or what,
20:51but something has to happen with Callum Newman and Yuto Ice.
20:55Well, we know what the plans are for Oscar and Yuto Ice.
21:00We know that Clark Connors, you'd imagine,
21:02as a junior heavyweight,
21:04not likely to be involved in World Tag League.
21:06But what do the plans look like for Shingo Takagi
21:09in this year's World Tag League?
21:11And may or may not, they ride on the back
21:14of the result to our semi-main event.
21:16Yota Tsuji defending the IWGP Global Heavyweight title
21:20Tsundakama against Hiroshi Tanahashi.
21:25We're going to have to stay tuned to find out,
21:27but we have one more tag team match here,
21:29and it's for all the Marvels.
21:30The final for Super Junior Tag League 2025 gets underway.
21:34Nothing.
21:36Your unit has no support for your unit, good chance.
21:40It is House of Torture for Block A.
21:42Doki and Sho, the junior tag team champions,
21:45your Block A finalists against the Bullet Club War Dogs
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