00:00What do you think about this whole, uh, War Dogs and Unaffiliated collab, how's that, how's that gone for you in the Super Junior tag game?
00:19Yeah, well, I've been up close and personal with a lot of, I've had a lot of the War Dogs actually join me in the English group to give their own opinions, and really, there's question marks surrounding all of the, even inside the world.
00:30The War Dogs, according to them like Clark Connors and Robby X, and certainly there has been an attempt to make things work for Horomo Takahashi and Gero, Daiki to Gai and Clark Connors all across block A of this year's Super Junior tag league, but neither side finding success when it's all said and done.
00:47Well, it's certainly a game where he's found companionship, maybe, of his sort.
00:55Well, if we're almost certainly found one thing, it's Gero's heart somewhere deep and cold and black as it is inside the chest of Gero's body.
01:07I know Gero's been throwing the pill it's a post over the years, but, I can trust Gero about as far as I can throw.
01:26Oh, well, wow.
01:27I know people have thrown him far, but I can't throw anybody else.
01:29Yeah, well, it's not very far at all.
01:30Yeah, well, it's not very far at all.
01:31So, I still have to wonder, what's on the mind for Gero?
01:36I do kind of see, you know, I mean, Daiki Nogai's made a lot of progress over this turn.
01:41And I think, well, I think one thing that's brought to mind is that, you know, the fact that unaffiliated are able to shake hands with the War Dogs, and we'll see whether it continues or not.
01:50I don't know.
01:51But for Hiromu and Daikinogai, they might just as well end tonight shaking hands with the guys in TMDK.
01:58Yeah, for all we're aware of.
02:00But I've got to be quite honest with you, Chris.
02:02I had a conversation with Robbie Eagles earlier on in the evening and traveling to this arena in Kipu.
02:07I'll tell you right now, Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita, no one in TMDK are in a handshaking mood on the evening.
02:15That loss in the Block B main event just yesterday, 24 hours ago, Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita lost their opportunity to repeat history.
02:25The 2024 Super Junior Tag League winners have no opportunity to call themselves the winners for 2025, and that's going to stick in the craw of every single TMDK member.
02:37Yes, and he pitched a win from Super Junior Tag Team to Super Junior Tag Team to Super Junior Tag Team to Super Junior Tag Team.
03:07Super Junior Tag League 2024, best of the Super Junior winner in 2025, and being able to do Super Junior Tag League in 2025 and win that again this year was on his mind.
03:17Such not the case.
03:18But it's still every bit what we expect to see, every bit the pinnacle of tag team competition, was what we saw last night in Osaka.
03:29So I think they've got every reason to be very proud of themselves.
03:33A match that certainly could have gone either way down to the very last second of it for Fujita and Eagles against Robbie X and Taiji Ishimori.
03:40We'll be seeing our Super Junior Tag League 2025 Finals soon enough.
03:44I like this.
03:45Kosei Fujita and Daikinagai, I was going to say coming to eye to eye, but I think Fujita looking a little past our Young Lion here.
03:53Kosei Fujita was very, and Daikinagai, very, very similar in terms of their attitude to professional wrestling.
04:01And their attitudes that they have had since they've been Young Lai.
04:04That was one of the major comparisons that you're going to draw between Young Lai and Nagai and Kosei Fujita Gato for what's trying to be the voice of reason here.
04:13Yeah, interesting.
04:15That's interesting.
04:16Do you think, is this a case of, well, Young Lai and Daikinagai, you're not going to go over to TMDK.
04:25I'm going to keep you within the War Dog universe here a little bit.
04:29Okay, well, we've decided on the start.
04:33Yeah, I think Karamo and Daikinagai were interested in stepping in the ring until they saw who would be stepping across from him.
04:39And Gato, you might want to look in your corner, my friend, because there is no one there.
04:46See who they are!
04:50He already tied his laces, that's right.
04:53Oh, of course.
04:54Yeah.
04:55All right, Gato, feeling froggy here tonight.
04:57He's been feeling froggy all throughout this Super Junior Tag League.
05:00He is a Superfly.
05:01Superfly splash, courtesy of her own Mutaka Hachi, of course.
05:05We can leave.
05:06We can leave.
05:06You can change.
05:07No, no, no, no.
05:11Oh, no.
05:12Oh, he's going to cry.
05:14Poor Gato.
05:15No, please.
05:19No, I don't want you.
05:22Well, I think Gato's made a lot of New Japan fans feel this way over the years.
05:29A lot of people have seen Gato on the cards and have seen exactly the same thing, Walker.
05:34I don't think Kosei Fujita is necessarily that much of an easier option for Gato.
05:43Well, certainly not, but he might drop you a little bit less hard.
05:48I'm not too certain.
05:50Kosei Fujita and Gato here tonight to kick off the 20-minute time limit.
05:54And, you know, the big question on everyone's mind going forward, where do you go from here,
05:58especially if you're a junior heavyweight wrestler, the way the entirety of the red corner is here tonight,
06:03the guy, Hiromu, and Gato, and you're trying to find your path to the Tokyo, though.
06:07How do you get there?
06:08Well, Gato's path to the Tokyo is going to be very different to Daikin and Hiromu Takahashi's, I think.
06:13And, obviously, it is going, I mean, I would assume it's going to go via David Finlay.
06:18And so I think Gato has his answer.
06:22He has a plan in mind.
06:25Hiromu Takahashi, of course, still GHC Junior heavyweight champion.
06:28I think that might be a bargaining chip.
06:30Well, that is certainly going to be something to talk about.
06:32And NOAH coming up November 8th, it's the kickoff to the NOAH Junior Grand Prix in Corican Hall.
06:38Hiromu's got Daikiyo Dashima coming up on November 8th.
06:42And that, of course, a single elimination tournament.
06:46I am very interested to see what happens there in NOAH.
06:49I'm more interested to see what's happening here tonight with Kosei Fujita.
06:53And we have no idea if we're going to see Robbie Eagles again before the end of 2025 on the road to the Tokyo.
06:59You have to hope so.
07:00Robbie Eagles, a great talent, love seeing Ichiban Sweetboys inside the ring.
07:04But I don't think Kosei Fujita is seeing much right now.
07:07Gato, two pokes to the eyes.
07:09Well, I think Kosei Fujita and probably Robbie Eagles both have said,
07:12well, their first plan here tonight was to win Super Junior Tag League.
07:17But that not being the case, well, I think still their impressions,
07:21their focuses are going to be very much on House of Torture,
07:24but more on Doki rather than Doki and Chuck.
07:26Yeah, that's a very great point to make right there.
07:29Oh, well, wrenching the beard.
07:33Smart wrestling.
07:34Yeah, that's a braid hold right there for Kosei Fujita.
07:37Pick the body part, work it over, quick tags.
07:40Very good.
07:42As a bearded man myself, I have to feel for this,
07:45but Robbie Eagles, oh, good Lord.
07:48That thing's legit.
07:49I thought it was like Santa.
07:50No, no, mine's real.
07:52Gato's I'm not so certain.
07:57Well, Gato was picking beard hairs in the locker room earlier,
08:00trying to find more ideas, according to Hiromu Takahashi.
08:04Well, I think this is not a good idea if you're Gato.
08:07Yeah, this might be the worst idea.
08:08And the man he set to avoid from the beginning
08:10is going to meet Ed's here tonight.
08:14Number one with the bullet, Hartley Jackson.
08:19He's going to get squished like a bug.
08:21Oh, no, no, no, no.
08:23Oh!
08:25Gato right out of the way avoids the sentai.
08:28And Hiromu and the guy are going to be sent back to the outside.
08:32Yeah, this is going to continue the assault.
08:35It's been all ghetto all the time for the unaffiliated and Wardog combo.
08:40Meeting in the middle, courtesy of each of my sweet boys.
08:44Cover here for Robbie Eagles one more time in a count of two.
08:51We are continuing the assault here right now.
08:53Frustration continuing to build,
08:55not just for the junior heavyweights at TMDK,
08:57but you can imagine the heavyweights as well.
08:59Zack Sabre Jr. not in attendance here tonight,
09:01but losing out that world heavyweight title
09:03to Kenosuke Tikeshna back on October 13th.
09:06Yeah, so you haven't seen yet
09:07how Zack Sabre Jr. is going to recover from that loss
09:11and what his mindset will be going into Votag League.
09:15I assume he's going to be a part of that tournament.
09:18Will it be, could be with Hartley Jackson,
09:19could be with Rio Heoia,
09:22could be with a lot of members in TMDK.
09:24Yeah, you're right about that.
09:28Yeah, it's Eagles now.
09:29Yeah, wait a minute.
09:30Look, it's been the maneuver of the tour.
09:33The jawbreaker, courtesy of Gato.
09:35He's been seeing him busted out by everyone in block A.
09:39And Hiromu looking to pull out his best here tonight.
09:43Oh, well, Hiromu's best move to date.
09:46His go-to has been that crossbody.
09:48Certainly on the heavier side of the junior heavyweight equation.
09:51I don't think he's going to be able to take down Hartley Jackson with it.
09:54Like, we'll give it a go.
09:57Watch out here, Hiromu off the ropes.
10:00Oh, no, no, no.
10:02Like a babe in his arms.
10:04Oh, no.
10:06Poor, poor Dikini guy.
10:10And a low bridge here is going to take the top heavy Jackson out,
10:13but Robbie Eagles still back in on the attack.
10:15Hiromu off the corner.
10:22This is signature, Hiromu Takahashi.
10:24And it's going to land out tonight for the GHC junior heavyweight champion.
10:28Robbie Eagles get pinned on Hiromu Takahashi.
10:32Potentially that leverages you into a shot.
10:34I mean, Hiromu before has been, well, very dismissive of the Global Honor Crown Championship committee.
10:43He seems to just take championship matches over Wim, so Eagles could take a shot.
10:47Yeah, well, Robbie's got a lot of championship opportunity coming up in Australia in the month of November.
10:53We're going to see if he can add another one right here right now.
10:56Eagles from behind.
10:57Shot from the south.
10:58And Robbie Eagles lays out the GHC junior champ.
11:09Tag made in the blue corner.
11:10Here comes the heavyweight, Hartley Jackson.
11:15Hartley has never competed in a New Japan Pro Wrestling World Tag League before.
11:19Would love to be able to compete in this first one coming up,
11:21and this may be a deciding moment to make that happen.
11:24Oh, catching out Hiromu midair right now.
11:28Oh, and a stomp to the foot.
11:31And it's just enough to get the job done.
11:40The Redwood has fallen tonight in Kifu.
11:43Dikey, Nagai took up more guts than brains.
11:47Nagai won again.
11:48It was the mission for Clark Connors with Nagai in this year's Super Junior Tag League
11:53to instill violence into this young lion.
11:55To turn Nagai into a war dog.
11:58Well, this isn't very, very intelligent wrestling from Nagai,
12:01but you've got to admire it.
12:07There's Nagai still trying to muscle, jag up, but jag in.
12:10Oh, and he is wobbling his Hartley down to one knee now.
12:36Yeah, right back up, though, off his base,
12:39and Dikey, Nagai continuing to try and muscle up his opponent here,
12:42but Gato in.
12:44Hiromu as well.
12:47Good.
12:47Oh!
12:49The guy's done it.
12:54Dikey, Nagai feeling really grand right now.
12:58Oh, but he might be trying to bite off more than he can chew at this point.
13:01That Boston Crab could be coming in sooner than later.
13:03Yeah, the bigger they come, the harder they pull,
13:06but the harder they are to turn over.
13:08And, wow, with the kicks as well.
13:11There's a killer instinct for it.
13:13Yeah, we talked about instilling violence.
13:15Connors wanted to turn the guy into a war dog,
13:17but he's definitely made him a better athlete by the end of this tour.
13:24Yeah, watch Blue Tonight Eagles now in stereo.
13:27Double moonsault off the apron for each of my sweet boys.
13:33It's all the guy.
13:34It's all Jackson.
13:37That's a high cross.
13:39It is not the guy any longer.
13:43Watch it now.
13:44It could be.
13:45Drive it in.
13:46Jagged edge right on the lion mark.
13:49He's going to cover here for Harley Jackson.
13:52Fights the win.
13:58Well, that's exactly how you try and get back on base after a disappointing loss.
14:12And TMDK have taken the first step to doing so here tonight
14:16at the final homecoming event for Hiroshi, Tanahashi, and Kifu.
14:20Call safe food to the Robbie Eagles and Harley Jackson victorious, Chris.
14:24That's why Harley Jackson really is the secret linchpin of TMDK.
14:29Papa Jack has put everybody back on course here
14:31and will rally the troops in TMDK.
14:36And hopefully he's well-tagged to get their road to the Tokyo Dome fixed up.
14:42Meanwhile, it's going to be a very different road for that man right there
14:46in Hiromu Takahashi.
14:47We talked about it earlier on.
14:48The NOAA Jr. Grand Prix 2025 kicks off in Corbin Hall.
14:53On November 8th, Hiromu Takahashi takes on
14:56President NOAA Youngboy, Daikiyo Dashima,
14:59coming up very, very soon in a non-title singles action.
15:02The NOAA Jr. Grand Prix 2025 kicks off in Corbin Hall.
15:04The NOAA Jr. Grand Prix 2025 kicks off in Corbin Hall.
15:06The NOAA Jr. Grand Prix 2025 kicks off in Corbin Hall.
15:08Will we see Harley Jackson in World Tactics 2025?
15:10Give me your predictions.
15:11I mean, we'll find out.
15:12We'll see what happens.
15:13November 8th, we'll talk about NOAA over there.
15:15And for us, we'll be New Japan Road in Anjo next week.
15:17That's a special event just added to the NJPW World calendar.
15:24It'll be English in post.
15:25Yes, it will.
15:26Video on demand equals coverage on November 8th in Anjo.
15:31Well, the Eagles took a few licks over that one, but...
15:34Oh, that ain't stopped me.
15:36I'm going to keep on coming back.
15:38I'm going to keep on coming back.
15:40Well, the Eagles took a few licks over that one, but...
15:43Oh, that ain't stopped me.
15:44I'm going to keep on coming back.
15:46Look at that one, but...
15:51Well...
15:52I'm still pretty anyway.
15:53The only color for TMDK is not just orange here tonight.
15:57It's red as well.
15:58And Robbie Eagles certainly feeling that.
16:00Gonna have to rest up well for his upcoming singles match
16:02in Pro Wrestling Australia November 7th against Kai Drake.
16:06That's going to be coming up in Sydney for all of our fans in Australia
16:09who want to check out Robbie Eagles in a local singles competition.
16:16Oh, there's going to be a man worthy of conversation at all times,
16:21but especially on the road to the Tokyo Dome, Aaron Wolfe, January 4th, 2026.
16:26We'll highlight that a little bit later on.
16:28Hey, we're already getting at the 30,000 people mark.
16:32Already for the Tokyo Dome.
16:34Two months out.
16:35The fastest selling Wrestle Kingdom of all time.
16:37NJPW1972.com.
16:39Pick the banner at the top of the screen and we hope to have you in the Tokyo Dome.
16:44Fans, we're going to be moving right on into your next match of the evening.
16:48Eight-man tag team competitions.
16:51He's El Desperado, Fukai, Tiger Mask, and Yamato.
16:54Take on Ryusuke Taguchi, Dragon Dia, Kushida, and Yuki Yoshioka.
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