OZAWA & Tadasuke Score Their First Points on Day 5 of NOAH NEO GLOBAL TAG LEAGUE

By: Ian McCord

TEAM 2000X’s OZAWA and Tadasuke added their first two points to the scoreboard on May 31st during the fifth day of NOAH’s NEO GLOBAL TAG LEAGUE at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata.

OZAWA and Tadasuke took on KENTA and Katsumi Inahata in the main event with both teams going into the match with zero points.

Young Katsumi Inahata had a solid showing against Tadasuke and former GHC Heavyweight Champion OZAWA. However, the heelish tactics from TEAM 2000X were too much for Inahata to overcome even with a legend like KENTA by his side.

After a distraction from YOSHITATSU and a cheap shot from Tadasuke, OZAWA picked up the win for his team after hitting a Swan Dive Moonsault onto Inahata at (14:49) giving them their first two points of the tournament.

During his post-match interview, KENTA would comment on the cheating ways of TEAM 2000X and also state that this tournament isn’t about wins and losses, it’s about Inahata getting to showcase his skills and how he can help with that.

From KENTA:

“What was that? They were cheating all over the place. And YOSHITATSU says, ‘Show me the evidence.’ Fine. I’ll show it. It’s all on today’s live broadcast. But if I prove it, then what? Look, this tour isn’t just about wins and losses for us. It’s about how much Inahata can show everyone, and how much I can help bring that out. We’re not done yet. Keep watching.”

Earlier on the card, KENOH and Naomichi Marufuji were able to recover from yesterday’s loss and secure a victory in the semi-main event over Kazuyuki Fujita and Mohammed Yone in (12:12) after KENOH trapped Yone in the KENOH Special for the submission, bringing them to 4 points in B Block.

NEO GLOBAL TAG LEAGUE will return on June 2nd at Shinjuku FACE and will be streaming live on Wrestle UNIVERSE streaming service.

Here are the full results from NOAH NEO GLOBAL TAG LEAGUE Day 5 on May 31st courtesy of purolove.com:

• Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows defeat Alejandro & Yuto Koyanagi (7:13) when Gallows pins Koyanagi following the Magic Killer.
• Yoshiki Inamura, Stallion Rogers & Eita defeat Manabu Soya, Yuki Iino & Daiki Odashima (7:55) after Inamura hits a Muso on Odashima.
• Kai Fujimura defeats Midori Takahashi (5:18) with a Thrust Kick.
• Masa Kitamiya, Takashi Sugiura & Jun Masaoka defeat Tetsuya Endo, HAYATA & Super Crazy (7:21) after Sugiura hits an Ankle Hold on Crazy.
• Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI defeat Atsushi Kotoge, Hi69 & Hajime Ohara (8:54) following Naito’s Destino against Ohara.
• Kaito Kiyomiya, Harutoki & AMAKUSA defeat Kid Lykos, Kid Lykos II & Hiroto Tsuruya (7:19) following Harutoki’s El Momento de Muerte against Tsuruya.
• Neo Global Tag League – Block B: Naomichi Marufuji & Kenoh [4] defeat Kazuyuki Fujita & Mohammed Yone [0] (12:12) following Kenoh’s Kenoh Special against Yone.
• Neo Global Tag League – Block B: OZAWA & Tadasuke [2] defeat KENTA & Katsumi Inahata [0] (14:49) following a Swan Dive Moonsault by OZAWA against Inahata.

Neo Global Tag League Standings:

Block A:

• Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI [4]
• Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows [4]
• Tetsuya Endo & HAYATA [2]
• Kaito Kiyomiya & Harutoki [2]
• Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura [2]
• Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II [0]

Block B:

• Yoshiki Inamura & Stallion Rogers [4]
• Manabu Soya & Yuki Iino [4]
• Naomichi Marufuji & Kenoh [4]
• OZAWA & Tadasuke [2]
• Kazuyuki Fujita & Mohammed Yone [0]
• KENTA & Katsumi Inahata [0]