Csonka’s NJPW WTL (Night 17) Review 12.08.17

Csonka’s NJPW WTL (Night 17) Review 12.08.17

OFFICIAL RESULTS
– Block A Match: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi defeated Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens @ 8:20 via submission [**¼]
– Block A Match: Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka @ 12:00 via DQ [**¾]
– Block A Match: Juice Robinson & Sami Callihan defeated Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi @ 11:35 via pin [***¼]
– Block A Match: SANADA & EVIL defeated YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto @ 18:12 via pin [***¾]

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Block A Match: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens: Both teams are out of the mix, they are just finishing up the block. Nagata star off with Fale, Fale looks for a cheap shot but Nagata lights him up with kicks and strikes. Nagata then takes out the knee, follows with a pair of big boots but Fale cuts of the third with a shoulder block and knocks Nakanishi to the floor. Everyone heads to the floor for some Gedo mandated floor brawling. Back in and Fale stomps on Nagata and then stands on his chest. Owens tags in and they work some double teams, and keep Blue Justice isolated. Owens then mocks the Blue Justice salute, which pisses off Nagata, but he’s cut off and Fale tags back in and continues beating him down. Nagata again tries to fire up, he avoids the corner splash and Nakanishi tags in. Thee big boys trade strikes, Nakanishi lays in chops and a corner clothesline. Fale fires back and looks for a chokeslam, but Nakanishi stops that and looks for the rack. Fale fights him off, tags in Owens and double teams follow. Nagata gets tossed to the floor, but Nakanishi fights off Owens and fires up. He no sells Owens’ strikes, and hits a backdrop, Nagata back in and double teams follow. Nakanishi gets the rack as Nagata locks in the crossface on Fale and the Dads win! Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi defeated Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens @ 8:20 via submission [**¼] This was an overall solid match, with the dads picking up the feel good win to close out their WTL run.

Block A Match: Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka: Suzuki-gun attacks before the bell and we start with floor brawling, you’re shocked I know. Suzuki and Kojima pair off back in the ring, chopping the shit out of each other, but Suzuki gets the arm bar in the ropes and takes Kojima to the floor. They brawl deep into the crowd and attacks with chair shots and throwing the barricade onto Kojima. Suzuki back to the ring, as we get the Gedo special count out tease. Iizuka hits Kojima with a chair, but Kojima makes it back in. Suzuki continues to control, Iizuka tags in a Suzuki takes out Tenzan. Iizuka bites Kojima and then Tenzan. More biting on Kojima follows, and Suzuki tags back in. He starts attacking the arm, applying an arm bar. Iizuka knocks Tenzan to the floor as Suzuki continues to punish Kojima. Kojima tries to fire back, counters the boot and hits a DDT. Tenzan gets the tag and runs wild with Mongolian chops, head butts follow and then a clothesline and suplex for 2. Suzuki fights off the suplex, lays in rights but gets caught with a mountain bomb for 2. Tenzan locks in the anaconda vice, but Iizuka makes the save. Tenzan fights him off, but Suzuki clips the knee. Kojima tags in, and lights up Suzuki with machinegun chops but Suzuki just gets pissed and stares a whole through Kojima. Kojima hits the corner clothesline, but Suzuki cuts him off and they trade strikes. Iizuka takes out Tenzan, they double-team Kojima and Iizuka chokes out Kojima with his rope; PK by Suzuki and that gets 2. The sleeper follows, Tenzan cuts off the Gotch piledriver and a sloppy TenKoji cutter connects. Suzuki uses the ref as a shield, but eats a Koji cutter. Iizuka uses the iron fingers and that’s a DQ. Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka @ 12:00 via DQ [**¾] The other dads pick up a win as we get another Suzuki-gun DQ loss. This was actually pretty good, once you get past the cliché Suzuki-gun opening bullshit, with the Suzuki vs. Kojima interactions being the highlight of the match.

Block A Match: Juice Robinson & Sami Callihan vs. Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi: And we start with brawling that goes to the floor. Yujiro busts out a suicide dive, but Sami answers right back with one of his own. Page hits the shooting star off the apron and Juice follows with a high cross and wipes everyone out. Death Juice then works double teams on Page and then Yujiro on the floor, Page returns to cut them off, and back in the ring, we get Bullet Club double teams on Sami. They work quick tags, Yujiro takes the heat, hitting the leg drop for 2. They continue to isolate Sami, but he fires up and hits the dropkick to both and tags in Juice. Juice runs wild with jabs, runs Yujiro and Page together and the spinebuster follows. Juice heads up top and the high cross gets 2. Juice follows with corner clotheslines, Sami in now and they double team Yujiro, The assisted cannonball follows, and Juice covers for 2. Sami hits Yujiro with a powerbomb for 2 and Juice tosses Page. Page fights back, tossing him to the floor and drops Sami with superkicks. Page tags in and calls Sami a bitch. They trade strikes, Sami counters the buckshot lariat. The big boot follows, but Page cuts him off and the buckshot lariat finally connects. Yujiro takes out Juice, it breaks down and Yujiro hits an inverted DDT on Juice. Page and Sami up top and Page hits a neck breaker; Yujiro follows with the Miami shine for a great near fall. Sami now tosses Yujiro to the floor, but eats a superkick. Juice tags in, Sami hits Page with an apron DVD and then kisses Yujiro. The shoulder breaker/pulp friction combo finishes Yujiro. Juice Robinson & Sami Callihan defeated Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi @ 11:35 via pin [***¼] Death Juice finishes the tournament with an overall solid run and a big win that ruins Bullet Club’s hopes of winning.

Block A Match: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA & EVIL: EVIL and Goto begin. They work a slow and methodical opening stretch; HASHI tags in and the double teams follow as the CHAOS boys take control. HASHI lays in chops, but SANADA distracts him allowing EVIL to send him to the floor. They take out Goto and we break down into floor brawling. We get the Gedo special countout tease on HASHI, but he makes it back in and EVIL covers for 2. SANADA tags in, he and HASHI trade strikes, but SANADA keeps control. The paradise lock follows, EVIL tags in, HASHI tries to fire up but EVIL wants none of that shit and cuts him off. HASHI manages a desperation neck breaker, takes out SANADA and tags in Goto. Goto runs wild, taking the fight to LIJ and hitting a Saito suplex for a near fall. EVIL counters out of the ushigoroshi and superkicks Goto for the double down. SANADA in and lays in clubbing strikes, rakes the eyes and Goto cuts him off with a lariat. HASHI tags back in and hits a RANA. Chops follow and he then hits the dropkick as SANADA was draped over the ropes. HASHI avoids the dropkick, Goto takes out EVIL and they double team SANADA with the assisted GRT but EVIL makes the save. SANADA escapes the powerbomb, but HASHI hits a lariat and now gets the powerbomb and jackknife cover for 2. HASHI heads up top and hits the swanton, covering for 2. EVIL takes out Goto on the floor, HASHI looks for karma, but SANADA cuts him off with a suplex, covering for 2. Skull end is applied, he drops down and has the body wrapped up as Goto and EVIL brawl on the floor. HASHI fights, and makes the ropes. HASHI escapes skull end and hits a dropkick and both men are down. Wholesale changes to Goto and EVIL, with Goto killing him with a lariat. EVIL fires back, they trade strikes and SANDA returns and they work double teams, leading to a good near fall. SANADA takes out HASHI, but Goto runs them together and EVIL then accidentally hits a SANADA. The ushigoroshi follows, and then the double team GRT follow son EVIL for a GREAT near fall. Goto looks for another GRT, SANADA makes the save and hits the springboard dropkick and then a dropkick on HASHI. Goto rallies, hits lariats but EVIL takes he and HASHI out. LIJ hits the magic killer on HASHI, but Goto is still alive. EVIL hits everything is EVIL for another great near fall. LIJ finally hits the magic killer on Goto to win the match and the block. SANADA & EVIL defeated YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto @ 18:12 via pin [***¾] SANADA & EVIL close the block out with a big win that moves them onto Monday’s finals. They had a very good match here, with some tremendous near falls down the stretch. All of those LIJ vs. CHAOS matches paid off here, as the four showed great chemistry and gave us a fun and exciting closure to the block.

A Block:
* SANADA and EVIL: (5-2) 10pts. – WINNERS
* Yujiro Takahashi and Hangman Page: (4-3) 8pts.
* Juice Robinson and Sami Callihan: (4-3) 8pts.
* Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI: (4-3) 8pts.
* Chase Owens and Bad Luck Fale: (3-4) 6pts.
* Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka: (3-4) 6pts.
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima: (3-4) 6pts.
* Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi: (2-5) 4pts.

B Block:
* Jeff Cobb and Michael Elgin: (4-2) 8pts.
* Toru Yano and Tomohiro Ishii: (4-2) 8pts.
* Best Friends: (4-2) 8pts.
* Guerrillas of Destiny: (4-2) 8pts.
* War Machine: (4-2) 8pts.
* Killer Elite Squad: (4-2) 8pts.
—cut off—
* Henare and Togi Makabe: (0-6) 0pts.
* Katsuya Kitamura and David Finlay: (0-6) 0pts.

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7.0

The final score: review Good

The 411

Night 17 gave us an overall good night of WTL action, with the main event being one of the best A block matches and one of their best shows.