NJPW World Tag League 2025 night eight results, updated standings
The NJPW World Tag League continued on Sunday in Akita.
After four rounds, House of Torture’s Ren Narita and SANADA sit atop B Block with six points.
Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura (2-2) defeated Monster Sauce (2-2) in the opening tournament match. The finish saw Umino clothesline Archer out of the ring, leaving Alex Zayne to take a dragon suplex/lariat combo followed by Uemura hitting his Deadbolt Suplex for the win.
The IWGP Tag Team Champions OSKAR and Yuto-Ice (2-2) picked up their second straight win today after having dropped their first two matches. They defeated Great-O-Khan and Callum Newman (2-2) after hitting their tombstone piledriver/roundhouse kick combo move on Khan. Ice and Newman got face to face aggressively after the bout.
Ren Narita and SANADA (3-1) became the first team to hit six points with their win over David Finlay and Hiromu Takahashi (2-2) in the semi-main event. HOT members came out to interfere early in the match and handcuffed Finlay to the guardrail. They also took Gedo to the back with them leaving Takahashi to face SANADA and Narita on his own. Eventually, Gedo returned with the key to the handcuffs and released Finlay. The finish saw a ref bump, a wrench shot to the back of Takahashi’s head followed by Hell’s Guillotine for the win.
Hiroshi Tanahashi and El Phantasmo picked up their first win of the tournament defeating Zack Sabre Jr. and Ryohei Oiwa in the main event. The finish saw ELP hit CR2 on Oiwa followed by Tanahashi hitting him with the High Fly Flow for the win. After the match, ELP apologized for having bad Japanese but led the crowd in a “Go Ace” chant, noting it would be Tanahashi’s last time wrestling in Akita. ELP and Tanahashi played air guitar before Tanahashi got on the mic with a few closing comments to close the show.
NJPW World Tag League results for November 30 in Akita (B Block)
- B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo (1-3) vs Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. (2-2)
- B Block: Ren Narita & SANADA (3-1) defeated David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi (2-2)
- B Block: Knockout Brothers (Yuto-Ice & OSKAR) (2-2) defeated Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman (2-2)
- B Block: Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura (2-2) defeated Monster Sauce (Alex Zayne & Lance Archer)(2-2)
- Drilla Maloney, Shingo Takagi, & Daiki Nagai defeated Masatora Yasuda, Taichi & Zane Jay
- Gabe Kidd, Gedo & Yota Tsuji defeatded El Desperado, Shoma Kato & Shuji Ishikawa
- Dick Togo, Don Fale & EVIL defeated Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) & Tatsuya Matsumoto
- Chase Owens, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Katsuya Murashima, Oleg Boltin & Toru Yano
NJPW World Tag League 2025 standings:
(Top two in each block advance to semifinals. A1 vs. B2, B1 vs. A2)
A Block:
- Yota Tsuji & Gabe Kidd (3-1): 6 points
- EVIL & Don Fale (3-1): 6 points
- El Desperado & Shuji Ishikawa (3-1): 6 points
- Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (2-2): 4 points
- Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin (2-2): 4 points
- Shingo Takagi & Drilla Moloney (2-2): 4 points
- Taichi & Satoshi Kojima (1-2): 2 points
- Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens (0-4): 0 points
B Block:
- SANADA & Ren Narita (3-1): 6 points
- David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi (2-2): 4 points
- Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa (2-2): 4 points
- Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman (2-2): 4 points
- Lance Archer & Alex Zayne (2-2): 4 points
- Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura (2-2): 4 points
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice (2-2): 4 points
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo (1-3): 2 points
Upcoming Schedule
NJPW World Tag League lineup for December 2 in Yamanashi (A Block)
- Team 100 (Satoshi Kojima & Taichi) (1-3) vs War Dragons (Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi) (2-2)
- Shuji Ishikawa & El Desperado (3-1) vs Gabe Kidd & Yota Tsuji (3-1)
- Bishamon (YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto) (2-2) vs Don Fale & EVIL) (3-1)
- Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano (2-2) vs Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi (0-4)
NJPW World Tag League Lineup for December 3 in Shizuoka (B Block)
- Yuya Uemura, Shota Umino (2-2) vs David Finlay & Hiromu Takahashi (2-2)
- Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice) (2-2) vs Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. (2-2)
- Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan (2-2)vs SANADA & Ren Narita (3-1)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo (1-3) vs Monster Sauce (Alex Zayne & Lance Archer) (2-2)
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