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00:00Well, wrestling fans, it has certainly been the name of the game in this tournament.
00:21You take every buff, you take every bruise, and you pulse on forward,
00:26because that is what World Tag League means to you.
00:29That is what professional wrestling means to you.
00:32But it was Alex Zane, just 24 hours ago in post-match comments,
00:36revealed that he is definitely dealing with a severe neck injury heading into the evening.
00:41It has been proved by the barest of circumstances by our trainers here in New Japan for wrestling.
00:47But I had a word with Alex Zane earlier on in the evening,
00:50where he referred to his neck as having limited mobility.
00:53And I can tell you, just off of conversation with Alex Zane alone,
00:56well, I think it's a lot more than the lack of pillows in a hotel that Alex Zane has been struggling with neck-wise.
01:05Alex Zane and Lance Archer heading into this year's World Tag League,
01:09still a fighting duo, six points on the board,
01:12and are certainly going to need a lot of help.
01:14A victory and a loss for both eight-point teams to tie in this year's World Tag League.
01:20Alex Zane and Lance Archer are going to gun for it.
01:24And I am certainly worried more than most about Alex Zane and the condition of that neck at this point in time.
01:30Alex Zane and Lance Archer are going to gun for a long time in this year's World Tag League.
02:00The final Block B League match for Alex Zane and Lance Archer.
02:07Let's do it, baby.
02:07What is the alternative team here
02:37tonight?
02:39Opposing forces in TMDK's
02:40Ryohei Oyewa and Zack Sabre Jr.
02:43make their way down the ringside.
02:44Six points on the board and a need
02:46for help on the TMDK side
02:48as well. But certainly both teams
02:51are going to be gutted for this victory.
03:03Oh, and we're already getting started
03:04here tonight.
03:06Zack Sabre Jr. puts the pounce in on Lance Archer
03:08and it is a need-to-win situation
03:10on the evening for both of these
03:12teams as Zack Sabre
03:14immediately takes the attack to that neck of
03:16Alex Zane and Alex Zane is out of here.
03:19Zack Sabre Jr. and Ryohei Oyewa
03:20now battle Lance Archer
03:22inside that ring.
03:26Six points on the board for both sides of the equation
03:28but it's Lance Archer who said it to me earlier
03:30on tonight. If I have to go at it
03:32alone that I will. Alex Zane's still out here at ringside
03:36but certainly is going to put up
03:38the damnedest of a fight that they possibly can
03:40in Monster Sauce.
03:43There's a lot to be proud of for Lance Archer and Alex Zane.
03:46There's no doubt about it.
03:48Monster Sauce in 2023 defeated
03:50the IWGP Tag Team Champions at the time
03:52Hiroki Goto
03:53and Yoshihashi and Bishima
03:54and not even just 72 hours ago
03:57Lance Archer and Alex Zane
03:59managing to put down
04:00the knockout brothers
04:01in their last league matchup.
04:04The current reigning IWGP Tag Team Champions
04:07have eaten one too many losses
04:09on this series for comfort
04:10but it is Archer and Zane now
04:13who are going to do their damnedest
04:14and Zane still a non-factor at this point.
04:17Lance Archer trying to go at it alone here.
04:20And Oyewa and Sabre.
04:21No.
04:22Taking it to both sides
04:23the body of Archer.
04:26And it is the Murder Hawk Monster
04:28who looks to do all that he possibly can
04:31to try and outpower Sabre and Oyewa.
04:36And the Pro Wrestling Noah Roots
04:38running deep in this matchup
04:40for the former Killer Elite Squad member
04:42in Lance Archer.
04:44Watch it now.
04:46Oyewa trained in that Noah Dojo
04:48underneath Yoshinario Gawa
04:49Zack Sabre Jr.
04:50A long history in Pro Wrestling Noah
04:52and Lance Archer calling that out
04:54just days ago in post-match comments.
05:00Lance Archer utilizing the past
05:03as a fuel for the future.
05:06And now Maloney, or rather,
05:08here comes Archer.
05:09Archer now.
05:11Watch it.
05:11And it is Lance Archer who is keeping the action rolling real.
05:21Hey, Oyewa is a big, big man to have up Stice in the corner.
05:24But right now, Lance Archer now.
05:27Everybody dies!
05:28Well, watch it.
05:29Archer is going to call for the death.
05:34No, Sabre.
05:34Sabre rolls up.
05:35Archer, Archer.
05:36He's got it!
05:37TMDK has done it!
05:39Wow!
05:41Well, Joel Maloney, thanks for joining me in the booth.
05:43Right at the tail end of the match.
05:47Zack Sabre Jr.
05:48stealing away a victory
05:50on Lance Archer.
05:52And with that right there,
06:05TMDK placed themselves
06:07in an incredible position
06:08to advance in this year's World Tag League.
06:11Are going to be hoping for a loss
06:13for United Empire
06:14to come later on.
06:16Well, my, oh, my, Joel.
06:18You made it right in time.
06:19Wrestling fans, welcome
06:20Troy Maloney to the booth.
06:22Yeah.
06:22Sorry, we're going to have
06:24out of the back.
06:25Lower back for the past two weeks.
06:27So today was the day
06:28I had to find
06:28to get something done about it.
06:29Well, I'll tell you right now,
06:30it hasn't been shown inside the ring.
06:32An incredible showing for you
06:33and Chico Takaki
06:34in this tournament.
06:36But for right now,
06:37the subject is on Block B
06:39and Zack Sabre Jr.
06:40and Ryola Hioiowa
06:41have put themselves
06:42in a great, great position
06:44to potentially advance
06:45to the semifinal
06:47of this year's Tag League.
06:49Yeah, no matter how big you are,
07:04Zack Sabre Jr.'s got to key in
07:05a lot for everybody.
07:06Ha, ha, ha, we know it.
07:09Alex Zane, though,
07:10he's been, uh,
07:10he's been fighting through
07:11some pain of his own, man.
07:12His neck's pretty banged up.
07:14Yeah, we were talking
07:15about that earlier on
07:16and you can certainly see it.
07:18I know there's a lot
07:19of disappointment
07:20in the minds
07:20of both Alex Zane
07:21and Lance Archer right now.
07:23But all the credit
07:24in the world
07:24for these two men
07:25to even put up
07:26the fight here tonight
07:27instead of giving
07:28the forfeit.
07:28Yeah, it's, uh,
07:30it's their first time
07:32back in New Japan
07:32in a long time, so
07:33they've done so well
07:35and got so far
07:36in the tournament,
07:37especially with Zane
07:38being as banged up
07:38as he has been
07:39the past couple days.
07:40There's no shame in that.
07:42And, I mean,
07:43getting rolled up
07:44and getting pretzled
07:45by Zack Sabre Jr.,
07:47that's not an embarrassment
07:48for anyone.
07:49The man's the best
07:49in the world
07:50that specific type
07:51of wrestling,
07:52one of the best
07:52in the world
07:52at any type of wrestling,
07:53but you're playing
07:55with a specialist
07:55and no matter
07:56how big you are,
07:58everybody dies,
07:59but maybe not
07:59Zack Sabre Jr.
08:01JLB, please,
08:03please keep it.
08:04Well, a monstrous effort
08:05put up here tonight
08:06by Lance Archer
08:07and Alex Zane.
08:10I cannot wait
08:11to see these two men
08:12back in a World Tag
08:13League tournament.
08:14We move on
08:14to our semi-main event tonight.
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