Csonka’s NJPW WTL (Night 10) Review 11.30.17

Csonka’s NJPW WTL (Night 9) Review 11308.17

OFFICIAL RESULTS
– Block B Match: The Guerrillas of Destiny defeated David Finlay & Katsuya Kitamura @ 9:45 via pin [**¾]
– Block B Match: Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano defeated Togi Makabe & Henare @ 8:29 via pin [***¼]
– Block B Match: Best Friends defeated Michael Elgin & Jeff Cobb @ 17:08 via pin [****]
– Block B Match: War Machine defeated KES @ 16:33 via pin [***½]

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The Guerrillas of Destiny vs. Katsuya Kitamura & David Finlay: Tonga and Kitamura to begin. Kitamura yells a lot at him, and poses so Tonga attacks; Kitamura brushes him off. Tonga takes his shirt off, Kitamura destroys him with one chop and Tonga powders, screaming like a little woman. Loa in and cuts off Kitamura, talks shit to him and they both work for shoulder blocks. Finlay in and they take control, working double teams on Loa, leading to a cover for 1. Kitamura goes after Tonga, but that allows Loa to hit a German and lay the boots to him. Tonga works over Finlay on the floor while Loa works the heat on Kitamura. The Guerrillas double-team Kitamura, and Tonga hits a kokeshi to mock Honma, who is on commentary. Loa talks shit to Kitamura, they trade chops and head butts as Tonga tags in and chops Kitamura. Kitamura fights off a suplex, but manages a backdrop on Tonga. Wholesale changes to Finlay and Loa now, Finlay is a house of fire, fighting off both Guerrillas and connecting with running uppercuts. Loa cuts him off with a powerslam for 2. Finlay connects with an enziguri and Kitamura tag in. He lays in chops on Loa, and then a gut wrench suplex. He then press slams Tonga to the mat, but Loa hits the spear and Samoan drop for 2. It breaks down, and Loa hits a sitout powerbomb for a good near fall. Loa finishes Kitamura with the Samoan driver. The Guerrillas of Destiny defeated David Finlay & Katsuya Kitamura @ 9:45 via pin [**¾] This was a pretty good match, with a great Finlay hot tag and everyone working with some energy, providing a fun atmosphere.

Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Henare & Togi Makabe: They brawl at the bell and the action spills to the floor right away, with Ishii trying to kill Henare, Yano rips off a buckle pad and beats on Makabe. Ishii rolls Henare back in and works quick tags with Yano. Yano sends him to the exposed buckle a few times, while Ishii tags back in to deliver chops. Ishii just beats him down in the corner, Henare tries to fire up but Ishii quickly cuts him off. Yano back in and talks shit to Makabe, leading to a double down. Makabe finally gets the tag, beating down Yano and then powerslamming Ishii. Makabe follows with lariats, much to the delight of Honma. Yano cuts him off by raking the eyes, but Makabe powers through and hits another lariat. Wholesale changes to Henare and Ishii, Henare hits a shoulder tackle and heads up top. The top rope shoulder tackle hits for 2. Ishii now lights him up with forearms, they trade and Henare starts to take control. Ishii finally goes down, but battles back with a lariat. Makabe makes the save, but Yano sends him to the floor and Ishii hits a German in Henare for a close 2. Henare keeps fighting back and hits a Samoan drop, as Makabe sends Yano to the floor. Yano trips up Henare, but Henare hits a spear on Ishii for a close 2. Ishii then murders him with a lariat for a great near fall. The brainbuster ends Henare Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano defeated Togi Makabe & Henare @ 8:29 via pin [***¼] This was a good back and forth match, with a really invested crowd and some great near falls. It was a lot of fun and Henare is really improving.

Jeff Cobb & Michael Elgin vs. Trent & Chuckie T: Elgin and Chuckie T to begin. Chuckie T tries to use his speed, but Elgin powers up and will have none of this shit. Elgin follows with chops, avoids a dropkick and hits a shoulder tackle. Chuckie T fights back with a tornado DDT and Trent tags in. Cobb in as well. Trent hits a RANA and then corner attacks; Cobb then hits a powerbomb/slam combo on both Trent and Chuckie T. Elgin follows with a slingshot splash for 2. He then hits a dropkick, and then chops down Trent, Cobb in and they work double teams, and Cobb covers for 2. Cobb works a delayed suplex and then hands Trent off to Elgin who then hands him back to Cobb, and he finally finishes it for 2; the crowds love Michael & Jeffrey Hossington. Trent cuts off a corner attack by Cobb and hits an enziguri on Elgin. Chuckie T tags in and sends Elgin to the floor and follows with forearms on Cobb, the missile dropkick connects for Chuckie T. Elgin back in and Chuckie T suplexes Cobb onto Elgin in the corner. The best friends hit stereo planchas and we get some floor brawling. Elgin cuts off Trent and they do the delayed suplex exchange on the floor until Chuckie T makes the save. Chuckie T up top and hits a dive onto the Hoss brothers in the crowd! Chuckie T rolls Cobb back in, but Elgin cuts off Chuckie T with a powerbomb on the floor. Trent is left to fight on his own, fights off Elgin but Cobb hits a pop up gut wrench suplex. Elgin now hits an apron bomb on Chuckie T as Cobb works over Trent. Cobb now tosses him around like a sack of shit, Elgin in and hits a German on Trent. Cobb back in and more suplexes for Trent follow. Elgin looks to deliver more punishment, but Trent fires up with slaps; Elgin about kills him with a back elbow. Elgin takes Trent up top and hits a superplex. Cobb follows with a standing moonsault for 2. They work double teams on Trent, Elgin hits an Elgin bomb off the ropes and Cobb follows with a German but Chuckie T IS ALIVE and makes the save. They cut off Chuckie T, but he counters the super Elgin bomb with a RANA and hits a piledriver on Elgin and Trent covers for 2. Trent follows with chops on Cobb, but Cobb tosses him a cross he ring, Trent manages to hit a desperation tornado DDT but Elgin hits a lariat to cut him off. Chuckie T saves Trent, but he eats a lariat as well. Elgin heads up the ropes and grabs Trent. Chuckie T saves Trent and powerbombs Elgin off the ropes. Cobb looks to powerbomb Trent, but Chuckie T cuts him off and the Best Friends hit strong zero to pick up the hard fought victory. Best Friends defeated Michael Elgin & Jeff Cobb @ 17:08 via pin [****] And on night 10, we have our first great match of the 2017 world tag league. This was really great, with the hosses dominating most of the match, utilizing their power advantage, which got the crowd into the match big time and allowed for the Best Friends to play the resilient babyfaces, which they did very well. The crowd loves both teams for different reasons, so they didn’t need a traditional heel so to speak, it was a simple mix of monsters vs. heroes and it worked. They built to a good finish; the crowd was into it the whole way, and really added to an extremely fun atmosphere. This was really great work by all four guys.

War Machine vs. KES: Rowe and Archer to begin, with Rowe daring Archer to hit him. They basically whip out their dicks for a good old fashioned measuring contest, daring each other to take free shots. So they beat the shit out of each other, Rowe no sells Archer and then Archer no sells him and attacks. Hanson in and they double-team Archer. They toss Smith and look for dives, but KES cut them off. This leads to floor brawling deep into the crowd, with KES taking control and bringing Hanson back into the ring. Archer takes the heat, now working quick tags with Smith, who grounds Hanson. Archer tosses Rowe to the floor as the Assault on Hanson continues. Rowe rushes in and tosses Hanson to his corner so he can tag himself in, that’s one way to do it. he runs wild, hitting shotgun knees on Smith. Rowe goes for a dive, KES catch him and it breaks down into everyone brawling on the floor. They work back to the ring, Hanson fires up and looks forever clotheslines but gets cut off. Hanson and Rowe they start a comeback as things break down, they start putting together double teams, Rowe suplexes Smith and Smith no sells it so they start trading strikes. Smith cuts him off, slams him down and heads up top but Rowe moves and Smith crashes to the mat, missing the leg drop. Rowe then misses a moonsault, and Archer up top and he misses a moonsault. Hanson returns, he heads up top AND HE misses the moonsault. Everyone is down. Hanson and Archer brawl, Rowe and Smith pair off, telling each other to fuck off. Hanson throws out a fuck you as well, they isolate Smith and toss him to the floor. Archer cuts off the dive, but Rowe plants him with a German. It breaks back down with all four in, War Machine works over Archer and Rowe hits a powerbomb while Hanson hits a splash off the top. Smith tries to fight back, but eats a knee strike and fallout but Archer makes the last second save. Archer fires up, and KES looks for the killer bomb and hits it on Rowe, but Hanson makes the save. Rowe cuts off Smith, the pop up powerslam follows and Hanson hits a dive to the floor. Fallout on Smith follows and War Machine picks up the big win. War Machine defeated KES @ 16:33 via pin [***½] This was an overall very good main event to close out a quality night of matches. These two teams work well together, and it was nice to have a straight up math between the two without any bullshit. The homestretch was really well done, and the crowd reacted well to the near falls and War Machine win.

A Block:
* Juice Robinson and Sami Callihan: (3-1) 6pts.
* Chase Owens and Bad Luck Fale: (2-2) 4pts.
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima: (2-2) 4pts.
* Yujiro Takahashi and Hangman Page: (2-2) 4pts.
* Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI: (2-2) 4pts.
* Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka: (2-2) 4pts.
* SANADA and EVIL: (2-2) 4pts.
* Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi: (1-3) 2pts.

B Block:
* Killer Elite Squad: (3-1) 6pts.
* War Machine: (3-1) 6pts.
* Best Friends: (3-1) 6pts.
* Guerrillas of Destiny: (3-1) 6pts.
* Jeff Cobb and Michael Elgin: (2-2) 4pts.
* Toru Yano and Tomohiro Ishii: (2-2) 4pts.
* Henare and Togi Makabe: (0-3) 0pts.
* Katsuya Kitamura and David Finlay: (0-3) 0pts.

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7.6

The final score: review Good

The 411

Night 10 of the NJPW world tag league, gave us our first great match, as the B block’s third good show in a row as the standings get more interesting.