TMDK were victorious in the main event as night five of NJPW World Tag League 2023 took place in Fujisawa on Saturday.
Improving their record to 3-0, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls defeated Great-O-Khan & HENARE. Haste & Nicholls are in sole possession of the A Block lead with six points.
Here are the full results from Saturday's event:
– A Block match: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls defeated Great-O-Khan & HENARE
– A Block match: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa defeated EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi
– A Block match: Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd defeated Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano
– A Block match: Shota Umino & Ren Narita defeated Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona
– Yota Tsuji, Zandokan Jr. & BUSHI defeated Hikuleo, El Phantasmo & Jado
– SANADA, Taichi, Yuya Uemura & DOUKI defeated Yuji Nagata, Minoru Suzuki, Tomoaki Honma & Master Wato
– Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, YOH & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Bad Luck Fale, Jack Bonza, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo
– Atlantis Jr., Soberano Jr. & Boltin Oleg defeated Lance Archer, Alex Zayne & Oskar Leube
– Yuto Nakashima defeated Katsuya Murashima
Behind Haste & Nicholls, there are three A Block teams with four points. Three other teams have two points. Kaun & Liona are in last place with zero points.
World Tag League 2023 standings:
A Block —
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls (3-0): 6 pointsKaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa (2-1): 4 pointsAlex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd (2-1): 4 pointsShota Umino & Ren Narita (2-1): 4 pointsEVIL & Yujiro Takahashi (1-2): 2 pointsTomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano (1-2): 2 pointsGreat-O-Khan & HENARE (1-2): 2 pointsBishop Kaun & Toa Liona (0-3): 0 points
B Block —
Taichi & Yuya Uemura (2-0): 4 pointsLance Archer & Alex Zayne (2-0): 4 pointsAtlantis Jr. & Soberano Jr. (2-0): 4 pointsHikuleo.& El Phantasmo (1-1): 2 pointsYota Tsuji & Zandokan Jr. (1-1): 2 pointsHirooki Goto.& YOSHI-HASHI (0-2): 0 pointsBad Luck Fale & Jack Bonza (0-2): 0 pointsYuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki (0-2): 0 points
The next Tag League show is on Sunday (November 26) with B Block action. The tournament runs through December 10.