The Swirl, TMDK and YOH & Hyo Keep Hopes Alive at NJPW Super Jr Tag League Day 5

By: Noah Leatherland

NJPW ventured to Gifu for the fifth day of the Super Jr Tag League. B Block was in action, with the field of six effectively being halved as three teams remain in contention to win the group.

First up, AEW’s The Swirl came up against the House of Torture tandem of Dick Togo and SHO. Blake Christian and Lee Johnson’s high-flying displays led them to victory, ultimate flinching the victory with their Brainrot double team finisher. The win pushed them up to 6 points, adding the pressure on in the following matches.

The IWGP jr. Heavyweight Champion YOH and Hyo faced Unbound Co.’s Titan and Daiki Nagai. Sitting on 0 points, Titan and Nagai were already firmly eliminated from B Block contention, and their luck did not change in Gifu. YOH and Hyo landed their 3K combination on Nagai and scored the 2 points, joining The Swirl in the B Block race.

The Ichiban Sweet Boys went at it against United Empire’s Francesco Akira and Jakob Austin Young in the main event. Both teams entered Gifu on 4 points, meaning that it was do or die for both teams. Akira and Young were at odds all match, with Akira looked to compete more fairly, while Young looked to take the low road, directing Zane Jay at ringside. The misaligned values would end up being their downfall. Kosei Fujita pinned Young off of the Thrill Ride, keeping TMDK’s tournament hopes alive.

As such, Ichiban Sweet Boys, The Swirl and YOH and Hyo all have a chance to win B Block on the final day on November 1st. Fujita and Robbie Eagles have a tiebreaking win over The Swirl, and are set to face YOH and Hyo in their final block match. Meanwhile, The Swirl will face Akira and Young.

Here are the full results for the NJPW Super Jr Tag League, Day 5:

• Masatora Yasuda, Mistico & Shota Umino def. Ryusuke Taguchi, Tatsuya Matsumoto & Kazuma Sumi (8:11)
• DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi def. KUUKAI, Master Wato & Yushin Hatazawa (8:37)
• Gedo, Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori def. KUSHIDA, Nick Wayne & Taisei Nakahara (10:14)
• Aaron Wolf, Oleg Boltin & Toru Yano def. Satoshi Kojima, Taichi & Yuya Uemura (10:03)
• B Block: Blake Christian & Lee Johnson [6] def. Dick Togo & SHO [2] (11:43)
• B Block: Hyo & YOH [6] def. Daiki Nagai & Titan [0] (11:53)
• B Block: Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles [6] def. Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young [4] (16:17)

Here are the updated standings for the NJPW Super Jr Tag League:

A Block

• Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X [6]
• DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru [6]
• KUSHIDA & Nick Wayne [4]
• Ryusuke Taguchi & Kazuma Sumi [4]
• Master Wato & KUUKAI [2]
• Mistico & Masatora Yasuda [2]

B Block

• Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita [6]
• Blake Christian & Lee Johnson [6]
• YOH & Hyo [6]
• Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young [4]
• SHO & Dick Togo [2]
• Titan & Daiki Nagai [0]