00:00There will be a lot of clips being shared through the night and we're using social media, follow on NJPW Clip, fans are taking videos all the way through and, well, speaking of viral individuals and viral teams, no better than Monstersauce.
00:15Well, it was a hell of a run that was marred in the latter half by injury to one Alex Zane, a sub-three-minute loss to our now-finalists in Zack St. Virginia and Rioja Oyewa would eliminate Alex Zane and Lance Darjima, two men who fought all the way until the bitter end, and Monstersauce still have in mind a potential opportunity for the IWGP.
00:45Tag Team titles have managed to put down the Knockout Brothers in this year's World Tag League.
00:53Yeah, perhaps you could say the what-ifs of this situation, Alex Zane on the way to beating the Knockout Brothers, Zane suffered a neck injury that really all but took him out of that match with the Ohio and Zack Sabre Jr.
01:09and they were beaten inside of a couple of minutes, but tonight, I spoke to Alex Zane a little bit earlier on, said he was feeling much better and looking to make a statement here on behalf of his team.
01:21On the proszę of this, Alex Zane!
01:30Take one!
01:32On therics of this, the Storms of this, Alex Zane will be able to defeat a difference.
01:37Alex Zane, Lance Archer, Mase and Tony Asura.
02:07This is an interesting reunion, Taiti with Lance Archer.
02:22The old Suzuki good about it.
02:25I was going to say, what in the world would Taiti and Alex Zane talk about together, but
02:30at least Taiti has a conversation and a drinking partner here tonight.
02:36It is Taiti and Satoshi Kojima, Team 100, 45 year old Taiti, 55 year old Satoshi Kojima.
02:43Hell of a run in this year's World Tag League, not enough to get to the semi-final.
02:49Well, yeah, hell of a run, hell of a run in terms of performance, just not in terms of results.
02:54So they only got one win on the board, right?
02:57But still came close on a number of occasions.
03:02And right when Yodosuji and Gabe Kidwalker were at the peak of their sort of disagreement state,
03:12damn well nearly played spoiler for our finalists here tonight.
03:17And yet another beautiful performance by Taichi on the evening.
03:34Beautiful voice.
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04:02You only have those little countdown boards over every one of our arenas, you know,
04:08counting down to Tana Asch's retirement, counting down to Wrestle Kingdom.
04:11Right.
04:11Yeah.
04:12I think they should have a countdown board for a countdown of the days
04:15until October the 16th for the Street Fighter, the movie.
04:18Oh, yeah, you're right about that.
04:21You see that trailer drop at the Game Awards last week.
04:25Well, from IWGP Gold to the Hollywood Silver Screen,
04:28Turoki Goto has had a lot to look forward to in 2025.
04:33And now that the year has come to an end,
04:35the Street Fighter movie release playing E! Honda in October 2026.
04:41I can't wait to see it.
04:42But before we talk about the Silver Screen,
04:44you got to talk about Bishwa's performance in this year's World Tag League.
04:48Yeah, not gold or silver were Bishwa, unfortunately.
04:53Bumped in the semifinals.
04:58So, we're in Zack Sabre, Jr.
05:00Bunch! Bunch! Bunch! Bunch!
05:23Bunch! Bunch! Bunch!
05:25And now, you alluded to it at the end of that last match,
05:42Hiroki Goto, Yoshi Hashi, I mean, yes, Yoshi Hashi,
05:45but Hiroki Goto especially having held the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship this year,
05:49who currently doesn't have a path to Wrestle Kingdom in the Tokyo Dome.
05:54And, well, one wonders where could they fit themselves in?
05:58Won't we see Bishwa?
06:00I know Matsumoto throwing himself in the Goto Revolutionary Army.
06:04Could that be one of those teams in that never six-man Rambo?
06:07But, you know, I mean, if the never six-man titles change hands later on tonight,
06:12we might not have a Rambo anyway.
06:13We have to throw the whole card out.
06:15That's a great point to make here on the evening, as it is.
06:18Young Lion, Katya Morishima, who wants to take lead here tonight,
06:21and will do so opposite.
06:23Young Lion, Masa Toriasada.
06:25Bell sounds were officially underway.
06:27One full 20-minute time limit in this 10-man tag team matchup.
06:32And I've got to tell you, Chris, I mean, these Young Lions have been stir-crazy
06:35as time has continued to roll on.
06:37The Nogue Dojo at a very, very full point right now.
06:40And I think it's about time that we start looking ahead to potential excursions
06:44for maybe the more senior class of Young Lions and men like Katya Morishima,
06:47and a man we'll see later on in the car in Shulakata.
06:50Yeah, I mean, it tends to be sometimes when those one-in, one-out situations
06:55and can't let people debut until the current class moves on.
07:00And I think probably in the early part of 2026 that might happen.
07:04I think a lot of Young Lions, Shulakata included, Masa Toriasada included,
07:08want to kind of hurry up that process, talking about, you know,
07:13let's have a Young Lion Cup, let's have a tournament.
07:15Maybe graduation could be the stakes for that tournament, perhaps.
07:20It was Masa Toriasada recently in post-match, Collins, a number of days ago,
07:24said that he would like to nominate Taichi to be his send-off match,
07:28whatever Masa Toriasada eventually does go his way on excursion,
07:32if that is the path Yasada takes in his career.
07:35And I think that it's been interesting to see the bond development that Yasada has had
07:39with a veteran in the likes of Taichi and alongside Kojima in this series.
07:43Yeah, that's true. That's true.
07:44I mean, like, you know, I mean, we've seen it.
07:46It's a surprise not to see Zane J in this matchup.
07:48Zane J being taken under the wing of Alex Zane and Lance Archer,
07:55the Source family, the Monster family.
07:58Yeah, well, that's Mama Zane who has entered the ring here.
08:02That's Alex Zane here tonight with Young Lion and Katya Morishima.
08:07Listen, Zane and Archer have made it very clear.
08:11Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
08:13Alex Zane saying that's a little tasty here.
08:19Alex Zane and Lance Archer have made it very clear their intentions
08:22of going after the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
08:25And it's Archer and Zane who have both said so in post-match comments.
08:29Join me the last few nights on English coverage here on NJPW World.
08:33That Zane and Archer have got two World Tag Leagues now
08:37having pinned the then-reigning IWGP Tag Team Champions.
08:41Well, I mean, they might be pinning Morishima here
08:44and then Roki Goto makes a save.
08:46Yeah, I mean, I think that was probably a little bit of gamesmanship
08:50from Zane and Lance Archer to squeeze themselves onto commentary
08:54wherever they can and try and make that point very keenly known
08:58to the world at large that they're not going to forget
09:02that they beat the champions this year
09:04as they beat the champions a couple of years ago.
09:06They beat Bishman during World Tag League back in 2023.
09:10Yes, they did.
09:14As it is, Young Lime Morishima
09:16has been tested a time or two on a major stage by Taichi.
09:19Remember back in Ryugoku's small hole.
09:21Mm-hmm.
09:22And now it is Taichi and Katya Morishima out of the corner
09:26and Morishima blows right through Taichi.
09:32It is Hontai v. Hontai here tonight.
09:35Everyone looking for the tag.
09:38And here comes Roki Goto.
09:41Oh, and Yasuda laid out by Goto takes the shot to Kojima.
09:44And it is Goto and Taichi all alone in there.
09:52And a huge back suplex to follow up for Goto.
09:55Cover here, hook of the leg.
09:57And a two count only.
10:00The elimination for Bishman in this year's world tag league
10:03coming at a shock to many,
10:04especially in the fashion in which it happened.
10:07But Hiroki, Goto making it very clear in post-match comments
10:10the Goto Revolutionary Army not to be slowed down by this loss.
10:13Well, yeah, I mean, obviously Hiroki Goto
10:15has a big 2026 in mind.
10:22And it seems really at this point last year
10:24that Hiroki Goto had nothing going on.
10:26And then within two months,
10:27he was the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.
10:29Everything can change in an instant,
10:31including, well, yeah, including for Taichi.
10:35He's lightning fast in front of his eyes.
10:36Oh!
10:37All right, tough reunion for Lance Archer and Taichi here.
10:43And as it is, Bishman looking to run.
10:46Well, the beats of the revolution
10:47are right down in Kumamoto tonight.
10:57Hey, how about this for your out-of-context line of the day?
11:01Tatsuya Matsumoto has requested the NJPW merch makers
11:04to release a T-shirt with him as a fish.
11:07Tatsuya Matsumoto being a part of that celebration with the fish.
11:13Oh, I see. Yeah, that's right.
11:15Yeah, see Yoshi Asi and Hiroki Goto doing the Zanmai pose.
11:19It's totally referenced to a sushi chain we have here in Japan.
11:22Right.
11:23Like, Yoshi Asi said, well, yeah, you can join in the celebration,
11:26but you can't be doing it.
11:27You have to be the fish.
11:28Right. Right.
11:29Yes.
11:30That is Archer and Oleg here.
11:34Two Haases battling it out tonight.
11:36One, two, three.
11:38Oh, Archer passed by the boot and Oleg get a huge shoulder tackle.
11:48One more time for big boy Bolton.
11:51Going to take the former IWGP tech champ down.
11:54No way! No way!
12:00Oh!
12:01Yeah!
12:01Nice job!
12:02The Bolton shake has to be the biggest one we've ever seen.
12:09The Bolton shake on Lance Archer.
12:11the Bolton shake on Lance Archer lots of good faces he's never experienced anything like that
12:19in his life certainly not Lance Archer out of the way here comes Alex Zane it is picturesque
12:25tag wrestling right here Monster Sauce in Fuego watch it that is El Diablo from Monster Sauce
12:33no and Archer calling for the tag in the blue corner early history lines Archer has with Satoshi
12:44Kojima Kei as the killer elite squad in Tenkoji back in the day never would have thought Archer
12:50would tag in Kojima they're gonna keep coming for Kumailata thanks for the house
13:02here we go oh no oh and a bolt to no leg right back to its feet has Kojima on the shoulders Kojima
13:20right out for it though DDT absolutely lethal if you think that's lethal
13:31right on W so and so is this the Koji Koji Kata and oh and that's simple from Boleg
13:39simple yet effective Bolton Oleg looking to do all he can to make his way to the red corner now tag in
13:51young lion Matsuoto let's see what the newest member to the revolutionary army can do the leader of the
13:56red carpet this is the man who's probably never eaten a carb in his life that's him that's a lot of
14:00lots of also certainly chiseled out of stone as now young lion's taking a couple of shots
14:08go to with another and it is all hold tight right now watch it watch it got the hunter and it comes
14:15wow nice oh a couple from Katsu Morishima here watch bolt it now the people's bolt it oh it's a massive pilot this can't be allowed well Sakamoto's got to get some control here you can't do that
14:23oh get that damn fish on here you can't do that you can't do that and you can't do that and you talk about a sushi roll
14:37People's bolted
14:39It's a massive pilot. This can't be allowed.
14:42Well, Sakamoto's got to get some control here.
14:45You can't do that.
14:46Oh, get that damn fish on here.
14:47You can't do that.
14:48And you talk about a sushi roll.
14:50No! No! No! You can't do that!
14:54Oh, oh, oh!
14:58Monster Sauce looking to eat good here tonight.
15:01As it is Archer, Taichi, the whole fray being cleared out.
15:05He got the worst of it.
15:07He said there was Lance Archer's own damn teammate.
15:09He was at the bottom of the pile.
15:11Well, I don't think Lance saw that.
15:12I don't think Lance cares.
15:14Well, now it's young lion Matsumoto
15:16going to have to grit his teeth and put down
15:19the former heavyweight champion here in New Japan Pro Wrestling
15:22would be the biggest win of his young career.
15:27He won a very few wins, period. Scootin' to the side.
15:30Yeah, Matsumoto, elbow drop right to the chest.
15:34Cover here.
15:36Still not there.
15:39Damn!
15:40This has been a great series of development for Tatsu Matsumoto.
15:43Being brought officially into the fray back in Osaka
15:46after Bishma defeated Gabe Kidd and Yodosuji.
15:49Matsumoto has assisted with a lot on this series for Bishma.
15:55He can develop a concussion.
16:00Yeah, well, cover here for Kojima.
16:03It's over!
16:04It only takes one, Chris.
16:14And the one led to three.
16:16A victory here tonight for Satoshi Kojima, Taichi, Alexei Lance Archer
16:21and Masatoni Asada.
16:22Well, this leaves us with a lot of questions, Chris Charlton.
16:30And all of them revolving around 2026, the kickoff at the Tokyo Dome for January 4th at Wrestle Kingdom 20.
16:40Who could we see involved in what is yet to be announced in the Wrestle Kingdom 20 card?
16:45Or hell, that never six or Rambo if there is to be one depending on our never six fan base.
16:50Oh yeah, I mean, oh hell, a huge opportunity every single year.
17:11It's going to be a new year dash on January 5th.
17:13Tickets on sale internationally right now and Ocha, the birth place in New Japan Pro Wrestling always.
17:19a night of surprises and it is where you make things happen for your year of 2026 and that could
17:25be a big time of opportunity for all five of those men right there even including a veteran like
17:33Toshiko Jima. It's been great to see a young lion Masatolyasada pair alongside of Taichi and
17:41Satoshi Kojima throughout this series real development growth being shown by all of our
17:45young lions this man included. Man that's great you wouldn't see you wouldn't expect that to happen
17:54Taichi leading a chant for Kojima they started this tour by coil of water
18:04and now Taichi making sure Kojima gets his flowers here in front of the Kumamoto crowd and very very
18:10well deserved the legend Satoshi Kojima. You bet you would look as good as Kojima you would
18:19give anything to look as good as Kojima when you were 55.
18:22I'd kill him.
18:23What?
18:24Monstersauce's Muppet Game.
18:26Oh, that's hard to say it.
18:28Monstersauce will see us all soon.
18:30Victory here tonight for Monstersauce Team 100. Bit of a short shelf life for that team name isn't there?
18:40Well, maybe Team 102 next game.
18:43Well, I can't wait.
18:45Now we're going to move right in wrestling fans. Six man tag team action.
18:49Retribution to come the way for El Desperado, Shuji Ishikawa and Shomakato.
18:53Toward House of Torture's Don Falling, Yoshino Makanomoro.
18:57Hold on, let me check my notes. Is that Dick Togo? No!
18:59Dick Togo's here!
19:01No, it's Shom. It's just Shom.
19:03It's Shom. It's just Shom.
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