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Csonka’s NJPW World Tag League 2019 (Day 1) Review
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Csonka’s NJPW World Tag League 2019 (Day 1) Review
OFFICIAL RESULTS
– Juice Robinson & David Finlay defeated Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks @ 11:30 via pin [***]
– Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls defeated Toru Yano & Colt Cabana @ 8:25 via pin [**½]
– Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Shingo Takagi & El Terrible @ 10:30 via pin [**¾]
– KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi @ 8:00 via pin [**]
– Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer defeated Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale @ 9:15 via pin [**½]
– Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare defeated Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma @ 12:00 via pin [***]
– Big Tom Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi @ 12:05 via pin [***½]
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Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks: Karl and Juice begin, locking up and working to the ropes for the break. Lock up again and Karl shoots him off the ropes and hits a cross body. Finlay in and double teams follow as Finlay grounds the action Juice back in and more double teams follow as Juice hits a suplex for 2. Finlay back in and lays the boots to Karl. The sliding uppercut follows for 2. Juice back in, and grounds things with a standing splash for 2. Finlay tags in with uppercuts, misses a charge but Juice hits a senton for 2. He follows with strikes, Karl fires back and hits the desperation dropkick and tags in Goto. He runs wild on Juice, dumps Finlay and follows with a bulldog for 2. Juice counters ushigoroshi with a leg lariat and tags in Finlay. Finlay follows with uppercuts and covers for 2. Goto fires back, hits a lariat and tags in Karl. They double team Finlay, spin kick by Goto and double teams follow as Juice makes the save. Juice follows with jabs, gets cut off and Finlay tags in and Karl hits the spinebuster and locks on the half crab. Finlay fights and Goto takes out Juice as Finlay makes the ropes. Juice & Finlay make the comeback, hit dropkicks and take Goto to the floor. Karl is cut off with double teams and Juice hits the left hand of God as Finlay hits sliced bread for the win. Juice Robinson & David Finlay defeated Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks @ 11:30 via pin [***] The tournament run will be great for the growth and evolution of Fredericks. This was a good opener overall.
Toru Yano & Colt Cabana vs. Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls: Cobb overpowers Colt to begin. They lock up and Cobb easily escapes. Cobb hits a shoulder tackle, Colt stops him and looks for a high cross, caught and then escapes and runs away. Yano tags in and Nicholls joins him. They lock up and work to the ropes. Yano gets a buckle pad, they play hot potato and Nicholls cuts him off with a clothesline. The suplex follows for 2. Cobb back in and double teams follow as Cobb hits the standing moonsault for 2. He follows with head butts, Nicholls tags in and lays the boots to Yano. He dumps Colt and grounds Yano until Yano makes the ropes. Cobb back in and follows with rights. Yano gets the hair pull takedown, tags in Colt and he follows with a head scissors. Elbows and jabs follow and then hits a springboard moonsault press. The flying asshole follows, and then his the splash for 2. Yano in and Cobb and Nicholls follow with clotheslines. They double team Yano and cover for 2. Yano sends Nicholls to the exposed buckle and it breaks down. Cob stops the low blow, and hits s tour of the islands for the win. Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls defeated Toru Yano & Colt Cabana @ 8:25 via pin [**½] This was solid and playful.
Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shingo Takagi & El Terrible: Shingo &Tenzan begin. They lock up and work to the ropes. Tenzan rakes the eyes and Shingo fires back with a shoulder tackle. Mongolian chops by Tenzan. Kojima and El Terrible tags in, locking up and they trading shoulder tackles. They trade chops and Kojima cuts him off with a shoulder tackle, Tenzan joins in for double teams and Shingo cuts off Kojima, they double team him and dumps Tenzan. El Terrible takes the heat on Kojima, and then takes him to the floor. Shingo tags in and they double team Kojima. Shingo follows with a senton for 2.Kojima fires back, they trade chops and Kojima fires up and hits a DDT. Tag to Tenzan and he hits shoulder tackles, Mongolian chops and head butts. The suplex follows and the cover gets 2. Shingo fires back, he hits Mongolian chops and then runs into the mountain bomb for 2. Kojima dumps El Terrible and Shingo then suplexes Tenzan. El Terrible tags in and follows with chops, but Tenzan cuts him off with a spin kick. Kojima in with machinegun chops, some for Shingo as well and hits the corner forearm, Shingo then cuts him off up top and hits the superplex as El Terrible follows with a splash for 2. Kojima fights off the powerbomb, hits the cutter and it breaks down. TenKoji cutter to Shingo and the brainbuster gets 2 on El Terrible. El Terrible fires back, pumping bomber by Shingo and El Terrible goes crazy hands with chops, and Kojima kills him with a lariat for the win. Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Shingo Takagi & El Terrible @ 10:30 via pin [**¾] This was a pretty good hard-hitting match that didn’t go too long.
KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi: Nagata & Yujiro begin, nope KENTA attacks and they beat down Nagata. KENTA works him over in the corner with strikes and Nagata fires back with kicks and KENTA powders. Yujiro tags in and Nakanishi joins him. Yujiro attacks with kicks, strikes and Nakanishi levels him, follows with a slam and splash for 2. Yujiro bites him and Nakanishi bites him back. KENTA cheap shots him and Yujiro cuts him off, KENTA tags in and they double team Nakanishi. They then double team Nagata, as Yujiro hits a leg drop on Nakanishi for 2. KENTA tags back in and follows with kicks. He grounds Nakanishi with elbow drops, covering for 2. Yujiro back in and slaps Nakanishi around, hits the running boot and then gets cut off by Nakanishi. KENTA cuts off the tag, but Nakanishi spears him. Nagata tags in and lays in kicks on KENTA. The running boot follows, but Nagata cuts him off with the anarchist suplex and XPLODER for 2. KENTA counters back, they trade and KENTA hits a powerslam. Yujiro tags back in and Nagata hits an overhead suplex. Nakanishi tags back in and strolls mildly. He lays in chops on Yujiro, hits a suplex and knee drop for 2 as KENTA makes the save. the faces take control, dance and Nakanishi hits a clothesline for 2. The rack follows on Yujiro, he rakes the eyes and escapes. Nagata accidentally hits Nakanishi, but Nakanishi suplexes KENTA & Yujiro to cut them off. They cut him off with the double team DDT for 2. Yujiro hits pimp juice for the win. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi @ 8:00 via pin [**] This was ok, but very flat with Bullet Club working a lazy heel formula and Nakanishi working at a glacial pace.
Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale: Suzuki-gun shockingly attacks at the bell in a spot of poor sportsmanship, which I apparently need to let everyone know that I mean that as a joke since I’ve only been doing the shtick for years but some people get upset because HEELS, and they brawl heads to the floor. Suzuki slams Owens to the commentary table, and then rolls him in. Fale cuts him off and Bullet Club works over Suzuki in the corner, dumps Archer and more double teams on Suzuki follow. Suzuki gets pissed, fires back and tags in Archer, who beats down Owens. Suzuki then whips Owens to the barricade, and backing, Archer covers for 2. Suzuki tags back in and follows with chops. Owens cuts off the PK, and hits the jewel heist. Archer and Fale tag in, they trade shoulder tackles and fight over a chokeslam until Archer hits a running cross body. Fale counters back with a Samoan drop, Suzuki and Owens tag in and Owens runs wild, hits the sliding knee strike and covers for 2. Suzuki cuts him off, sleeper, Archer takes out Fale and they run wild on Owens. The pounce follows for 2. Fale takes out Suzuki, tackles Archer and Owens hits a missile dropkick for 1. The knee strike follows, Archer counters the package piledriver, Suzuki joins in and Archer gets the claw for the pin. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer defeated Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale @ 9:15 via pin [**½] This was solid, with Suzuki & Archer bringing the intensity, Owens working hard and Fale generally being shit.
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare vs. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma: Henare has a nice robe and some new spiffy tights. Makabe and Tanahashi begin, locking up and Tanahashi then taking him down. Makabe fights back to his feet, they trade shoulder tackles and Makabe takes him down. Back to the feet and Honma & Henare tag in. They trade shoulder tackles, strikes and Henare takes him down. Honma counters back with the hip toss, misses a falling kokeshi and Henare dumps Makabe. Tanahashi tags back in and works over Honma in the corner. Honma fires back with chops, but Tanahashi cuts him off with an uppercut. Henare tags in, follows with chops and covers for 2. They double team Honma and lock on a double crab. They let him go and Honma fights back with a suplex on Tanahashi. Makabe in with shoulder tackles, clotheslines and corner strikes. The northern lights follows for 2. He then hits a clothesline on Tanahashi for 2. Tanahashi counters back, hits a dragon screw and tags in Henare. He follows with a shoulder tackle on Makabe, and the diving chop gets 2. Makabe hits a desperation clothesline, tags in Honma and he follows with strikes on Henare. He fights off Tanahashi and takes them both down, kokeshi to Henare and the cover gets 2. He and Makabe follow with clothesline on Henare, and the diving kokeshi gets 2. Makabe takes out Tanahashi, Honma heads up top and Henare cuts him off. They trade up top and Henare hits an avalanche Samoan drop. Tanahashi tags in and hits sling blade, a slam and senton for 2 as Makabe makes the save. He follows with clotheslines. He and Honma work double teams and cradle Tanahashi for 2. Tanahashi counters back with twist and shout on Honma, Henare back in and Honma tries to fight but is cut off with a high low and that gets 2. Tanahashi hits high fly flow for the finish. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare defeated Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma @ 12:00 via pin [***] The idea of Honma working this whole tour is not a good one, as he tries hard but still comes off as a step behind and I will be surprised if he makes it all the way through. The good news was that the match was good, they created some fine drama down the stretch and Makabe event took a bump.
Big Tom Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi: Ishii and Sabre begin. Sabre lays in uppercuts, but that just pisses Ishii off and he fires back and gets an ankle lock until Sabre escapes. Taichi takes out HASHI and the brawl spills to the floor. Sabre starts attacking the arm of Ishii, and tags in Taichi. Taichi works him over in the ropes, and then stomps away at the arm. Ishii tires to fire back, gets cut off with double teams and Sabre then grounds him, staying focused on the arm. Ishii manages to power up and hits a suplex. HASHI tags in, takes control and hits the running blockbuster. HASHI lays in chops, but Sabre cuts him off and attacks the arm. Taichi tags in and follows with kicks until HASHI takes out his knee and tags in Ishii. Taichi fires away at him, Ishii gets pissed, takes it and they trade strikes and kicks. Taichi follows with leg kicks but Ishii cuts him off with a German. Taichi cuts off HASHI, Sabre attacks and Taichi enziguris Ishii, PK by Sabre and the buzzsaw kick by Taichi gets 2. The axe bomber follows, and the powerbomb follows for 2. The trousers are off, but Ishii cuts him off with a head butt but Sabre attacks. HASHI back in, it breaks down and everyone is down. Ishii fires up, his a lariat on Taichi and covers for 2. Taichi counters the brainbuster, they trade, Sabre trips up Ishii and Taichi gets the Gedo clutch for 2. Sabre follows with a guillotine, HASHI hits the back stabber, brainbuster and Ishii hits the sliding lariat for 2. The brainbuster finishes Taichi. Big Tom Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi @ 12:05 via pin [***½] This was very good and easily the best thing on the show. HASHI was fine, but Ishii continued to be great with both Sabre & Taichi, and they worked the majority of the match, and I really enjoyed it.
2019 WTL Standings
* David Finlay and Juice Robinson: (1-0), 2pts.
* Jeff Cobb and Mikey Nicholls: (1-0), 2pts
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima: (1-0), 2pts.
* KENTA and Yujiro Takahashi: (1-0), 2pts.
* Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer: (1-0), 2pts.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toa Henare: (1-0), 2pts.
* Big Tom Ishii and YOSHI-HASHI: (1-0), 2pts.
* Zack Sabre Jr. and Taichi: (0-1), 0pts.
* Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma: (0-1), 0pts.
* Chase Owens and Bad Luck Fale: (0-1), 0pts.
* Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata: (0-1), 0pts.
* Shingo Takagi and El Terrible: (0-1), 0pts.
* Toru Yano and Colt Cabana: (0-1), 0pts.
* Hirooki Goto and Karl Fredericks: (0-1), 0pts.
* EVIL and SANADA: (-), pts.
* Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa: (-), pts.
The 411 on Wrestling Podcast returns to the 411 Podcasting Network for episode 67. On the show, 411’s Larry Csonka & Jeremy Lambert discuss CM Punk’s return on WWE Backstage & what it may mean, and then break down week 7 of AEW vs. NXT. The show is approximately 83-minutes long.
* Intro
* CM Punk Returns…?: 5:45
* AEW Dynamite Review 11.13.19: 17:10
* NXT Review 11.13.19: 51:00
* The head to head comparison: 1:11:10
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