Csonka’s NJPW WTL (Night 3) Review 11.20.17

Csonka’s NJPW WTL (Night 3) Review 11.20.17

OFFICIAL RESULTS
– Block A Match: Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi @ 10:46 via pin [*¾]
– Block A Match: Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima @ 11:43 via pin [**¼]

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Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi: Page and Nagata to begin, Page attacks and looks to take control, but Nagata is game and takes him down, looking for a crossface. Nakanishi tags in, they double team Page and Yujiro tags in. Nakanishi uses his power game, lays in strikes and then shoulder bocks. Nakanishi takes Yujiro down, hits a splash and covers for 2. Page distracts Nakanishi, allowing Yujiro to his a low blow and Page then sends Nagata to the floor. Yujiro lays the boots to Nakanishi, Page tags back in and grounds Nakanishi. Bullet Cub works a slow heat on Nakanishi, with Yujiro laying in the boots. Nakanishi fights back, hitting a suplex and tags Nagata in but page distracted the ref, and he didn’t see the tag. Yujiro rolls up Nakanishi, using the ropes, but Nakanishi kicks out. He knocks Nagata to he floor, and they double team Nakanishi. Nakanishi starts fighting off Yujiro and then suplexes both Page and Yujiro. Nagata finally gets the tag, and runs wild with kicks. The XPLODER follows and that gets 2 on Page. They trade strikes, and Page hits a DVD, covering for 2. Yujiro tags back in, knocking Nakanishi to the floor. Page accidentally hits Yujiro and Nakanishi gets the tag. He lays in chops to both, hits a corner clothesline on Yujiro and it breaks down. The dads take control, and Nakanishi gets a cover for 2. Nakanishi gets the rack on page, Yujiro back in after taking Nagata out, Page and Yujiro double team Nakanishi, Nagata gets tossed and page whiffs on his shooting star to the floor. He comes back in, hits Nakanishi with the buckshot lariat and Yujiro hits pimp juice on Nakanishi to end this. Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi @ 10:46 via pin [*¾] This was really rough, had timing issues and also had too much Nakanishi. This was not a good match at all.

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens: Tenzan and Owens to begin. Owens looks to use his speed, but gets cut off as Tenzan uses his big old melon to attack. Owens makes the poor decision to head butt Tenzan and then eats Mongolian chops. Kojima tags in, knocking Fale to the floor. The slam and double teams follow, and Kojima covers for 2. Owens now lays in chops on Kojima, mocking him but Kojima fires up with a clothesline. Owens knocks Tenzan to the floor and Fale enters the game and betas down Kojima. We get floor brawling, Fale properly tags in and clubs away at Kojima. Fale does his standing on Kojima routine, Owens tags back in and continues the heat, laying in strikes and keeping Kojima away from Tenzan. Fale back in, he lays in strikes and works the dreaded nerve pinch. He then covers for 2. Owens back in and hits a punch off the ropes, and then slaps Kojima around but Kojima cuts him off with a DDT. Tenzan gets the tag; he runs wild on Owens with chops and knocks Fale to the floor. The corner clothesline follows, and then a suplex, covering for 2. Tenzan hits a mountain bomb, covering for 2. He locks in the anaconda vice, but Fale makes the save. Tenzan fights him off and sends him to the floor. Owens tags in Fale, he misses a charge and Kojima tags in and follows with machinegun chops on Fale. The corner clothesline follows, and Kojima heads up top and hits the elbow drop, covering for 2. Kojima lays in a series of strikes, but Fale battles back and cuts him off. Owens in and they double team Kojima. Tenzan makes the save, but Owens accidentally superkicks Fale. TenKoji cutter on Owens, but Fale takes then pout with clotheslines. Kojima escapes the bad luck fall, hits the cutter, and sets for a lariat. Owens cuts him off, and takes out Tenzan. Fale then hits a splash for 2. The bad luck fall finishes Kojima. Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima @ 11:43 via pin [**¼] This was better than the last match, with Kojima bringing good fire and a more invested crowd. But it was only ok at best.

A Block:
* Juice Robinson and Sami Callihan: (1-0) 2pts.
* Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI: (1-0) 2pts.
* Yujiro Takahashi and Hangman Page: (1-0) 2pts.
* Chase Owens and Bad Luck Fale: (1-0) 2pts.
* Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka: (0-1) 0pts.
* Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi: (0-1) 0pts.
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima: (0-1) 0pts.
* SANADA and EVIL: (0-1) 0pts.

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

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4.0

The final score: review Poor

The 411

Just the two matches, with Bullet Club pulling the sweep of the New Japan Dads. Everyone in block A has had a match now, with half picking up wins for even booking thus far. As for today, the WTL really lived up to its poor reputation, with an overall poor and forgettable effort.