00:00The results say that David Finlay and Hiromu Takahashi are two points on the board.
00:16Not only that, Sazade and Fujisawa, they picked up the very first, handed the very first,
00:28straight two-on-two tag team loss for the IWGV Tag Team Champions, the knock-up brothers.
00:35And you would have thought that Hiromu Takahashi would be extremely ecstatic about that,
00:39considering it was a very successful night for him.
00:43Noah Jr. Grand Prix Champion wrestled two singles matches in Sendai in between his World Tag League belt.
00:52And we were all anticipating hearing Hiromu's thoughts, but the only thing is,
00:55Hiromu wasn't able to say anything. He was unconscious at the time.
00:59Yeah, two points. Okay, two points.
01:01He was laid out by the Cruella of Yuto Ice.
01:03The only problem was that Ice didn't see that Finlay had blind-tagged himself in.
01:08And Ice thought he had the dub on Hiromu, but Finlay came into the back door,
01:13crucifixed Yuto Ice, and got two points on the board.
01:17Carried Hiromu to the back, and Hiromu Takahashi's backstage comments for four minutes long,
01:26of him laid down on the floor, well, moaning softly.
01:29I'm not talking about sweet nothings either.
01:32Time for him, Takahashi Hiromu!
01:40By the club's more dogs than level, David Toll Finlay!
01:46Hiromu had expressed concern over, well, great tag teams are able to use one another.
01:53Is this a case of us going to be able to use one another, or me being used in the entirety?
01:58And it certainly seems as if Hiromu Takahashi is David Finlay's human weapon here,
02:03over the course of this World Tag League.
02:06But at the same time, Hiromu Takahashi, 2024 World Tag League winner,
02:12David Finlay, 2019 World Tag League winner.
02:15With different partners, Finlay with James Robinson, Hiromu with Tetsuya Naita.
02:23It will be an upset if they're able to do it together, but we'll see what happens.
02:29Here's the MJPW World TV Champion, El Fantasma.
02:32And behind him, less than six weeks remain in the career of Hiroshi Tanahashi.
02:40And that means less than six weeks to go before WrestleKingdom 20.
02:45As of right now, every seat in the house in the Tokerom sold out.
02:52And we have extra additional emergency outfield seating being opened up November the 30th.
02:59He's looking to go in an instant.
03:03And a worthy end it will be for Hiroshi Tanahashi's career.
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03:44What happens the night after WrestleKingdom 20?
03:48It's going to be an explosive start to 2026, but it's going to be a start to 2026 without Hiroshi Tanahashi, who wrestles his final match, January the 4th, inside the Tokerom.
04:10And I would think with Tanahashi set to wrestle, Katsuchiko Akata on that night, should it be the case that Tanahashi and LP win this World Tag League?
04:23They're 0-1 right now.
04:24It's still a long way to go.
04:25And should that be the case, I would think that the leading contender date for the IWGP Tag Team Championship match you earn as a result of winning this trophy, I would think there's a good chance of it happening December 22nd at our final Corcoran Hall event of the year.
04:43Underrated abs for our Phantasmal.
04:50Okay.
04:51See?
04:52It's like a pop-up.
04:54Jado doesn't want to show everybody up.
04:59I mean, Jado's got the best physique out of everybody in this ring.
05:03Jado!
05:04Jado!
05:05Jado!
05:06Jado!
05:07Jado!
05:08Jado!
05:09Jado!
05:10Jado!
05:11Jado!
05:12Jado Maniacs are running wild.
05:15Jado!
05:16Jado!
05:17Jado!
05:18Jado!
05:19Jado!
05:20Jado!
05:21Jado!
05:22Jado!
05:23Jado!
05:24Jado!
05:25Jado!
05:26Jado!
05:27Jado!
05:28Jado!
05:29Jado!
05:30Jado!
05:31Jado!
05:32Jado!
05:33Jado!
05:34Jado!
05:35Jado!
05:36Jado!
05:37Jado!
05:38Jado!
05:39Jado!
05:40Jado!
05:41Jado!
05:42Gator!
05:44Gator!
05:46Gator!
05:48Oh, Gator!
05:52Gator!
05:56Gator!
05:58Gator!
05:59They're the most over!
06:01They're the most over!
06:02Let's go!
06:04Let's do it!
06:05And Gator wins the chance, but will take his bow here.
06:08and yeah it's true I mean Fantasma wants Giotto to face Giotto I think we all kind of want Giotto
06:19to face Giotto and Giotto is ready for it and here we go Giotto Giotto used to be thick as
06:29thieves closer than a lot of brothers cool one another brothers the former world-class tag team
06:36revolutionized junior heavyweight tag team wrestling over the course of the 90s New Japan Pro Wrestling
06:41FMW and Universal Michinoku Pro WCW ECW wherever they went
06:50and they were for 30 years as tight as you could be and then there came the time
07:01Giotto was of no more use to Giotto within Bullet Club and was violently booted
07:10on the occasion and we're still waiting for that singles match that singles get back
07:19a little bit of a taste of vengeance for Giotto there opposite Giotto here's another case of
07:27vengeance between Fantasma and David Finley in fact you know I mean when you could say
07:33when Giotto and Giotto when that rift began it sort of started a created a chain of events
07:40that eventually would see Switchblade Jay White booted out of New Japan Pro Wrestling
07:46that would eventually see Giotto make the call to David Finley to lead Bullet Club
07:51and as the call went for David Finley to lead Bullet Club El Fantasma tried to stage a coup within that faction
07:59and take it over until certain parties El Fantasma's former friends guys like Taiji Ishimori guys like
08:12Kente got in David Finley's ear and told him all about it and that led to El Fantasma himself
08:17being expelled from Bullet Club
08:19and Van Blood that is sure to come to the floor tomorrow night in Fukushima
08:24and that's if David Finley can make it Giotto thinking Green Killer and Hiromi Takahashi impressively breaking things up
08:42I say impressively because well Hiromi Takahashi certainly seems to find something in this relationship
08:58I don't think David Finley sees much of anything in Hiromi Takahashi other than a person that he can use
09:04although you could say that about most of David Finley's relationships within professional wrestling
09:11you could say that about a lot of Gato's relationships within professional wrestling
09:14you could say that about a lot of Gato's relationships within professional wrestling
09:17all this combination between the unaffiliated and the War Dogs in certain contexts makes a lot of sense
09:25makes a lot of sense we'll talk about Drilla Maloney and Shingo Takahashi later on in the night very very successful
09:32Yotosuji gave Kidd an awful lot of mutual respect
09:36but where it comes right at the top is a little bit more unclear David Finley saying it's more about me making moves before moves are made on me
09:46and one wonders what the long con is for someone like David Finley
09:53because when you have someone like Finley who grew up in a wrestling ring
09:58grew up in this business there is always a long con for a man like the Rebel
10:07Finley inviting the double team
10:11saying I would rather not because the double team would likely evolve
10:15being hip-tossed into a corner through Jada
10:26Rosh Tana Hashi vs Kazuchiko Kada
10:31already WrestleKingdom 20 is the hottest ticket in Japan
10:37for a generation
10:42and it only got all the hotter
10:44when that one more final match
10:48in a legendary rivalry
10:50was announced as continued
10:52we've faced each other countless times of Tanahashi and Okada
10:56but only three times before in the Tokyo Dome
10:58Tanahashi 2 of 1 over the Rainmaker
11:00and Tanahashi wrestling for the last time in Manchester tonight
11:04taking the fight here Rosh Tana Hashi
11:07Rosh Tana Hashi
11:13Rosh Tana Hashi
11:33About to take the, well, I think one of the most painful moves
11:36in professional wrestling right now.
11:37Oy, that sentant, crushing the air, crushing the lungs,
11:43but just about a shoulder up at the five minute mark
11:46for Tanahashi.
11:50Tanahashi on the run now, sling blade no, Hiromu underneath.
11:54Hiromu has long wanted a singles match
11:59on Tanahashi's final road, and he says even if
12:02he doesn't get it, he knows that time is waning,
12:07he wants as much time as he can with Tanahashi tonight
12:10and tomorrow, including that Dragon Scoop.
12:14I don't necessarily mind if it doesn't happen,
12:19but I want Tanahashi to say it out of his own mouth,
12:22I want Tanahashi to say, I want to face Hiromu Takahashi.
12:26I want to make reference to, well, as Guido draws the referee
12:38in more weight than one right now.
12:40This is, I don't think that's, is it drawing the referee,
12:44or is it a case of holding him hostage?
12:47And it's like great rook.
12:49It's like great rook.
12:51Wouldn't that have been something?
12:53It's an upset at the century, had Guido gotten Tanah there,
12:58but instead Tanah gets Guido.
13:00Seddon in.
13:02Hiromu down.
13:03Fantasmo in.
13:06Finlay down.
13:08Finley down, all three are down, and now a single, a double, a triple, a three-leaved Texas Dover, and it is Gero in the top.
13:27In 55 seconds, Tana has to end his wrestling career here in Manchester with a win, and with just 41 days to go before we see arguably the greatest of all time for the last time in the Tokyo Dome.
13:57Taniyashi and Fantasma are feeling good.
14:19Last home Tokyo area game for the Japan Pro Wrestling before we're up on the Royal J.
14:25And what that means is one last win for the ace.
14:34And then a short tour on road to Tokyo Dome, and then he'll be January the fourth before we know it.
14:40We have to save up every second of every minute of every hour of every day.
14:44Before Magui, the greatest to ever lace up a pair of boots.
14:51What?
14:53Laces them up for the final time.
14:55What?
14:56Yeah, watch out.
15:00Break me, you're gonna break me.
15:05You're gonna break me.
15:06You're gonna break me.
15:07You're gonna break me.
15:08Okay.
15:09Okay.
15:16Okay, all right.
15:21Okay.
15:22Next time we'll see Tanahashi wrestle in the greater Tokyo area for New Japan Pro Wrestling, December the 22nd.
15:43He'll be his last ever trying to compete inside Corakone Hall.
15:50And after that, it will be the last time for the last time.
15:59All right, coming up next, the IWGP Tag Team Champions, the NoCup Brothers.
16:04We're also going into ice, a hard done by.
16:07They'll be looking to take things hard to Hot House of Torture, Red Naruto and Sanada.
16:12Daiki and a guy Yoshinobu Kanemaru will round up the field.
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