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00:00Hello, Pro Wrestling fans, my name is Walker Stewart.
00:05It is time for New Japan Pro Wrestling presents World Tag League 2025.
00:11Night 13, straight out of Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima, Japan.
00:16For all who are tuning in live or via video on demand,
00:20courtesy of NJPW World, we kick off in a major way with House of Torture.
00:27And for once, it is the only bright spot of House of Torture one would refer to Sonata.
00:33But we are not talking about Sonata the professional wrestler,
00:36rather the fashionista, whenever it comes to the brightness in tonight's building.
00:42Sonata has become one who will reflect whoever is around him.
00:58And Sonata has chosen to reflect the worst of professional wrestling, whatever he sold his soul to the devil.
01:05I mean, rearrange some of those letters around, I'm referring to evil.
01:10House of Torture tonight, walk in a massive opportunity tomorrow in Block B competition to clinch a semi-final spot.
01:19The 5-8-8-8-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9.
01:34The 5-8-8-8-7-8.
01:43It is Sonata and Red Narita who prepare against action toward these two men.
02:10Coming up tomorrow, we will be live in Fukuoka when we see Red Narita and Sonata battle Hiroshi Tanahashi and El Phantasmo in what will be Hiroshi Tanahashi's final tournament match of his illustrious career.
02:26Well, it was the way things ended out last time for Hiroshi Tanahashi and El Phantasmo, a less than savory taste in the mouth of those two men off the back of the United Empire.
02:45Calum Newman and Great Okan stealing a victory over Phantasmo and Tanahashi, a pull at the tights on LP would find victory for Newman and Okan and Tanahashi and El Phantasmo's elimination from a World Tag League 2025.
03:00But alongside Young Lion, Katsuya Morishima, this is step one in a two-part plan for Tanahashi and El Phantasmo to try and keep House of Torture as far away from the semifinals as possible.
03:17The NJPW World Television Champion, El Phantasmo.
03:24The NJPW World Television Champion, El Phantasmo.
03:27The NJPW World Television Champion, El Phantasmo, NJPW World Television Champion, El Phantasmo and El Phantasmo.
03:34Roshi Tanahashi and El Phantasmo
03:40Roshi Tanahashi and El Phantasmo
03:54already eliminated from this year's World Tag League Tournament.
03:58But we are less than 30 days away from seeing the end of Hiroshi Tanahashi
04:03in professional wrestling, and if there has been a personal cheerleader for Tanahashi,
04:08if it's not been Katsuya Morishima, it has certainly been his good pal and ally,
04:12El Phantasmo, throughout this year's World Tag League Tournament.
04:16Now, as the action takes us in to preview competition,
04:20we got a good shot of our Japanese broadcast booth somewhere
04:23in the deep trenches of Hiroshima Sunplaza Hall.
04:26You will find your English commentary table.
04:45Tanahashi!
04:48Tanahashi!
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05:21on the Go Ace train that has been World Tag League 2025.
05:27And wrestling fans, there are, count them.
05:30The lump in my throat is going bigger by the day.
05:33With every single night that passes,
05:35Hiroshi Tanahashi grows closer to the end of his in-ring professional career.
05:40Nine matches left in the career of Hiroshi Tanahashi, including this one.
05:45Before we say goodbye, and now we are already saying hello
05:49to the worst of professional wrestling off the back of talking about the best.
05:53Hiroshi Tanahashi has been doing battle with house and torture
05:56all throughout the years of 2024, 2025, really.
06:01And it has been El Phantasmo who has been standing alongside him,
06:05but it was not always that we assumed El Phantasmo would continue
06:09donning the white hat in this equation.
06:11It was not too long ago, back in Ryogoku Sumo Hall,
06:14where the world questioned where exactly El Phantasmo's affiliations lie,
06:19and it was Hiroshi Tanahashi himself who would help El Pete
06:22continue to see the goodness that is on top.
06:27And as El Phantasmo, no, hold on a minute,
06:31going to be interrupted on his dive attempt,
06:34and is going to take a quick trip to paradise.
06:36That paradise trip cut shorter than short.
06:38Here comes Phantasmo now.
06:41And another trip to paradise to be taken here tonight.
06:44And El Phantasmo feeling nice and pretty, but up until the point,
06:55where Yoshinobu Kanemaru comes in from behind.
06:58And I guess the question, wrestling fans, is to call him Yoshinobu Kanemaru on this evening,
07:03or Dick Togo III, as we saw, well, just about 24 hours ago,
07:09we saw Dick Togo II and Dick Togo III take the place of Dick Togo the original.
07:14I have no idea what business Dick Togo OG is intending to.
07:21Nevertheless, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, aka Dick Togo III,
07:24going to take the attack here to El Phantasmo.
07:27And that is not gonna serve El Phantasmo well.
07:30Remember it very, very well, that knee injury that was played in Phantasmo
07:34early on to the Road to Destruction, September roundabout this part, 2025.
07:41And Kanemaru putting that attack in on the basement of El Phantasmo.
07:44Meanwhile, Sonata taking it right to the Ace of the Universe, Hiroshi Tanahashi.
07:49Ren Narita brings El Phantasmo back inside the ring, and it's El P and Kanemaru.
07:53Oh, and the left side of the body, Phantasmo just driven directly into the center of the canvas,
08:02and now tag made for Kanemaru. Ren Narita to become your legal man.
08:08And it is referee Sakamoto in control of the action here tonight,
08:11but very little control had early on and in here.
08:14And we are gonna have to hope for some major control, especially where the house is concerned.
08:19We are going to find out here tonight, one half of your semifinal playing field,
08:23between the two teams that are eligible in Block A and the two teams eligible tomorrow in Block B.
08:30Those eligible teams will be the top two point scorers in their respective league.
08:35And we are gonna want to keep a stark eye on our main event tonight.
08:38Bishamon's Hiroki Goto and Yoshihashi on eight points take on the War Dragons.
08:42Jerome Maloney and Shingo Takagi also walking in on eight points.
08:46And there are some very close tie breaks to talk all about, not just in Block A,
08:50but in Block B as well, in our undercard.
08:53And a lot to certainly have on the discussion plate here tonight.
08:57For your English coverage on NJBW World, El Phantasmo has had a key inserted to the wrong hole.
09:07That is quite unsavory for El Phantasmo.
09:09As no, Phantasmo wanted to get a little bit closer to make that tag, and that tag not going to come easily.
09:20And not even going to come at all so far.
09:22Sonata definitely keeping Phantasmo cornered up in the blue.
09:25But for now, for now, Sonata, ooh, inches away was the palm of L.P.
09:30And the Step Up Inzigeri takes down Sonata.
09:36Phantasmo with a little bit of life left in him here.
09:39And the tag made in the corner, here comes Tanahashi.
09:43For the final time in Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall, this is a building that has had many a history
09:49for the Ace of the Universe, and now, he will say goodbye in our opening match of the evening.
10:10Tanahashi heading the classics here tonight, Hiroshima paying homage.
10:13Here we go from the middle rope.
10:15Bam, crushing middle rope senton.
10:20Cover here for the Ace.
10:22And two count only.
10:24Less than 30 days away from seeing the end of the Ace in Tokyo Dome.
10:30January 4th, 2026, Hiroshima and Tanahashi battles Kazuchika Okada.
10:36And tickets are sold out internationally.
10:39We are not going to be selling another international ticket for the Tokyo Dome coming up in just about
10:4528 days' time, Wrestle Kingdom 20 will only be available if you are not live in this arena
10:51in the Tokyo Dome on the 4th of next year.
10:54You are going to tune in right here with English coverage on NJPW World.
10:58Yes, Roshi Tanahashi struggling to try and keep Ren Narita at bay.
11:05Waves goodbye, and Ren Narita is going to hightail it out of here.
11:14Meanwhile, Katsu Morishima Young Lion here in the red corner.
11:19Might have failed to get the go ace chant started, but he's going to get a huge opportunity here.
11:23As Morishima takes the shot into Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
11:29And now it is LP and Orochi Tanahashi looking to do their damnedest here.
11:37Phantasmo follows up in a big way.
11:38Tanahashi in on the recovery.
11:41Scooped up on the shoulders.
11:46Morishima powers down.
11:48Ren Narita cover here.
11:51Yeah, no, no, no.
11:53To be broken up here by Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
11:56And meanwhile, the action is built to the outside for all except
12:08Ren Narita and Akatsu Morishima.
12:10And there is a lot that Akatsu Morishima has studied up on in the No Gay Dojo
12:15over the past two years plus of his career.
12:17Whoa, but power like that is not taught easily.
12:23And it is Young Lion Morishima looking to follow through in a major, major way.
12:31Going to step right over, sit right down.
12:34Ren Narita's been in this hole a time or two before that Boston Crab.
12:38Going to be broken here at the bottom rope, courtesy of House of Torture Zone,
12:44Ren Narita.
12:45And look, look, look for it.
12:52Katsu Morishima nearly took Ren Narita for the ride.
12:55Meanwhile, watch it here.
12:58Standing switch after standing switch.
13:01Ren Narita, Katsu Morishima.
13:03One of these two men has to win out in the equation.
13:08There's no winning out for Morishima after this.
13:13Those legs locked together here.
13:14Ren Narita, submission locked in on Katsu Morishima.
13:18It's over.
13:19It's over.
13:19This one's done.
13:20It's over.
13:21It's over.
13:22This one's done.
13:24And we got to keep the bells down and we got to keep the action.
13:39Well, to wait till tomorrow, we're going to be live in Fukuoka 24 hours from now.
13:46The final tag team tournament match of Hiroshi Tanahashi's career.
13:51There is no way the world wants to see it end.
13:55Not just with Tanahashi at a loss, but with House of Torture in a great position
14:00to find themselves in the semis.
14:16It is coming up 24 hours from now.
14:18Hiroshi Tanahashi, El Phantasmal take on House of Tortures, Ren Narita and Sonata.
14:23Sonata and Ren Narita may find victory.
14:27They may find themselves a semifinal spot in this year's World Tag League.
14:32We're gonna have to stay tuned to find out right here on NJPW World.
14:37But for now, so can every single second with the Ace of the Universe.
14:44Because we only have eight matches left in the career of Tanahashi.
14:48whisk it over here, let's see...
15:07Come on!
15:12Come on!
15:13Come on!
15:13Come on!
15:16Come on!
15:18There is not a single international ticket left
15:25to the Tokyo Dome for January 4th, 2026.
15:30It is the first time I've ever been able to say that
15:32in my professional career here in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
15:38And thanks to this man, it more than likely will not be the last.
15:42Hiroshi Tanahashi does battle with Kazuchika Okada
15:45to end his career on January 4th, 2026.
15:50The only place you can see it if you are not live in the Tokyo Dome
15:53is right here with English coverage on NJPW World.
16:04And I have seen an army of empty seats in front of me here
16:09from the back of the arena onward.
16:11A majority of Hiroshima Sunplaza Hall
16:14has rushed down to the guardrails
16:16to say their personal goodbyes
16:18to the Ace of the Universe.
16:31Oh, Tanah, don't run more than you have to.
16:33There is an army of people
16:39who want to get their hands, who want to lay their eyes,
16:43who want to say goodbye to the Ace of the Universe.
16:47And you are seeing it all live in living color.
16:51A mentor to many, an inspiration to all.
17:00And a dear friend of mine.
17:06It is going to be a bittersweet day in the world of professional wrestling.
17:22Let me say goodbye for the final time to Hiroshi Tanahashi.
17:28I'm not sure anything.
17:32We are for the first time,
17:36I am not sure them are in the sky but I am not sure if I need them.
17:40But I will be a bittersweet day in the world of independent women's
17:41to see on the way.
17:42I will get to the散歩
17:43and tell me what I need.
17:44We are going to be a bittersweet.
17:46We are going to be a bittersweet.
17:46We are going to be a bittersweet.
17:48We are going to be a bittersweet
17:50Coming up next, fans, six man tag team action rolls on here on NJPW World.
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