New Japan Pro Wrestling 11/21/2024 World Tag League 2024 Day 2

New Japan Pro Wrestling 11/21/2024 World Tag League 2024 Day 2

Day 1 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/new-japan-pro-wrestling-11192024-world.html

Masatora Yasuda vs Daiki Nagai

Yasuda gets his back and they mat wrestle. They lock up nd Yasuda fireman's carry drops him. Yasuda wristlocks him. Yasuda hammerlocks him. Yasuda does a nice shoulder throw/armdrag and armlocks him. Nagai side headlocks him and gets tripped. Yasuda facelocks him and Nagai side headlock takeovers him. Nagai headscissors him and Yasuda side headlocks him.

Yasuda armbars him and Nagai ropebreaks. Yasuda yanks on the arm. Yasuda hammerlock takeovers him. Yasuda kimura's him and yanks on the arm. Yasuda does another kimura. They trade forearms then slap each other. Nagai dropkicks him.

Nagai single leg crabs him. Nagai rolls him up then crabs him again. The match then goes to a draw. They butt heads after and Yasuda shoves him.

Thoughts: They went to their 19th draw here. It wasn't awful but it was a rookies match and with them only being allowed to do basic things, it's not super interesting. I'm not a big fan of these young lion openers going so long.

Alex Zayne, Katsuya Murashima and Ryusuke Taguchi vs Jeff Cobb, Jakob Austin Young and Callum Newman

Alex flips over Cobbs back then hits chops and forearms. Alex hits dropkicks then hurricanrana's him. Jeff just kind of runs out of it and shoulders Alex over. Jake gets in and boots him out of the corner. Jake 2nd rope dropkicks Alex for 2. Newman gets in and sleepers Alex. He then stomps him.

Alex shoulders Newman over then takes an enzugiri. Alex then hits his running corkscrew ssp. Taguchi gets in and hits dropkicks. He tries to hip attack Cobb but gets nowhere. Taguchi kicks Newman in the gut then step up enzugiri's him. Taguchi leg kicks him and ankle locks him. Newman trips him and double stomps his back. 

Katsuya gets in and crabs Newman. Newman ropebreaks. Newman takes corner attacks. Alex headscissors Newman into Taguchi's butt. Katsuya takes a facekick, a PK and a standing moonsault for 2. Newman figure fours Katsuya's legs and brainbusters him to win.

Thoughts: It was a short trios match. Everyone got a few moves in and not much else. It was pretty average and not much of note. 

Gabe Kidd, Gedo and SANADA vs KENTA, Chase Owens and Taiji Ishimori

TI = Taiji Isimori

We got heel vs heel and stablemate vs stablemate action here. TI avoids corner attacks to start and sends Sanada out. Gabe is sent out and Sanada pulls TI out. TI is sent into the rails then Kenta is as well. Sanada throws TI into the chairs then Gabe also gets sent into the seats. Kenta pounds on Gabe. 

Gedo facekicks TI in the ring. Sanada foot chokes TI. Gabe beats up on TI then TI corkscrew kicks him off a handspring. Chase gets in. He short arm lariats Gabe over. They trade forearms. Chase neckbreakers Gabe.

Chase gets stomped on by Sanada and Gabe then Gabe is sent int othe rails outside. Sanada puts skull end on Chase and Kenta diving lariats him off the top to break it up. Gabe gets back in and back body drops Chase. Chase enzugiri's Gabe then they double lariat each other.

Gedo slaps Chase and rolls him up for 2. Gedo cradles him then eye rakes him. Gedo eye rakes TI as well. TI pump kicks Gedo and Chase running knees Gedo for 2.

Chase pumping knees Gedo and gets the pin.

Thoughts: It was another short one. It was all swearing here with everyone yelling f-words at each other. They did rough each other up a little here and maybe got the idea somewhat right. The match didn't get enough time though and was just average.

Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) & Shoma Kato vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji)

Kato gets in Yota's face before it starts. Yota refuses to lock up with Kato and tags out. Shingo and Yoshi go at it. Yoshi side headlocks him and they shoulder battle. They trade forearms. Shingo hiptosses Yoshi then shoulders him over. 

Yoshi boots Shingo then Shingo takes a double double shoulder. Yoshi is hiptossed onto Shingo then Kato shoulders Bushi over. Shingo gets triple clubbed on. Shingo sentons Kato.

Bushi chops Kato in the corner then kicks him in the back. Kato takes a double shoulderblock. Yota slams Kato. Kato hits forearms on Yota. Kato misses a dropkick on Yota then rolls him up for 2.

Kato dropkicks Yota. Goto gets in and shoulders over people. Yota then boots him. Goto spinning heel kicks Yota in the corner then backdrops him. Yota curbstomps Goto into the mat. A bunch of people come in and Goto lariats over Shingo. Kato flying forearms Bushi. Kato crabs Bushi and Bushi ropebreaks.

Bushi dropkicks Kato.  Yota taks a superkick from Yoshi then a headhunter + russian legsweep combo. Shingo lariats Goto and Yoshi over. Bushi backdrops Kato and submits him.

Thoughts: It didn't get that much time. What we got was okay though and they tried here. We had a lot of fast paced action in this one.

Shingo stands on Kato after and boots him. 

Shota Umino, Tiger Mask & Tomoaki Honma vs. TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.)

This the last 6-man of the day, thankfully. Oiwa wristlocks Honma. Oiwa hits forearms and gets double chopped over. Kosei takes a double shoulderblock. Honma misses a headbutt drop on Oiwa. Kosei chops Honma in the corner then running kicks him.

Zack cravates Honma then twists his neck with his feet. Zack headscissors Honma. Honma hits a flatliner/ddt combo on Zack and Oiwa. Shota running back elbows Zack. Shota then fisherman suplexes him. Zack armbars Shota.

Shota dropkicks Zack. Zack twists Shota's neck with his feet. Shota and Zack trade euros. Zack pele kicks the arm and ankle locks him. Shota rolls him off then exploders him.

Oiwa takes offense from Tiger and Honma. Honma falling headbutts Oiwa for 2. Oiwa sleepers Tiger and Honma flying shoulders Oiwa. Kosei top rope dropkicks Honma. Shota dropkicks Zack then Zack PK's him. Tiger crucifixes Oiwa then armbars him. Tiger buzzsaw kicks Oiwa for 2. Oiwa sleeprs Tiger then spinning lariats him for the win.

Thoughts: It was another short one. Tiger went down to practically nothing here, just taking Oiwa's spinning lariat. They focused a lot on Zack vs Shota and nobody really cared.

Zack and Shota go face to face after. 

World Tag League 2024 Block B Match - Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado vs. The Natural Classics (Stevie Filip & Tome Filip)

Stevie and Tana go at it. Tana wristlocks him. Tana 2nd rope twisting crossbodies Stevie. Tana and Jado shoulder Stevie over and back elbow Tome together. The Filip's take punches in the corner and are sent into each other then sent out.

Jado gts clipped by Tome in the ring. Tome elbow drops Jado's leg. Jado takes boots to the leg from Steview then Tome wraps Jado's leg around the post. Tome slams Jado into a legdrop. Tome ddt's Jado's leg into the mat.

Stevie hits forearms on Jado and Jado chops him over. Jado shoulders Stevie over. Tana flying forearms Stevie. Tana slams him then 2nd rope flipping sentons him for 2. Tana hits a twist and shout on Stevie. Stevie dropkicks Tana.

Stevie and Tome trade forearms on their knees. They get up and trade. Tana dragon screws him. Jado and Tome get in and Jado shoulders him over. Jado lariats Tome over. Jado hits a bridging ddt on Tome for 2. Stevie superkicks Tana then Tana slingblades him. Jado and Tana put on crossfaces. Jado is put in a figure four and Tome taps him out.

Thoughts: I guess it worked as Jado had his leg worked on and was submitted via the figure four. I really don't think Jado should be going even with these opponents. The match wasn't anything too special with Tana and Jado being limited and The Filip's just kind of being average.

World Tag League 2024 Block B Match - United Empire (Great-O-Khan & HENARE) vs. Just 4 Guys (Taichi & TAKA Michinoku)

Taka and Hen go at it. They shoulder battle. Taka pump kicks him and gets shouldered over. Hen pounds on him in the corner and headbutts him. Hen hits a wasteland on Taka then sentons him for 2. Khan hits mongolian chops on Taka then sits on his neck in the corner.

Tana takes Hen down by the arm and Hen ropebreaks on a facelock attempt. Hen full-nelsons Taka and Tai breaks it up. Taka trips Hen then rolls him up for 2. Taka running knees Hen. Hen knees Taka in the gut then Taka flying kicks him.

Tai hits facekicks on Hen then facekicks him over. Tai side kicks Khan over. Tai running lariats Hen. Hen and Tai trade shots. Hen spinning back elbows him then 2nd rope twisting kicks him. Hen hits a berzerker bomb on Tai.

Khan monkey flips Tai then hip throws him. Khan head and arm chokes Tai. Khan puts him on his back with a claw and does a spinning drop out of it for 2. Tai takes corner attacks then Khan shoulder throws him. Tai is lifted into a sitout powerbomb for 2. Taka takes a double superkick then Tai takes a shot to the head and gut for 2.

Taka michinoku drivers Khan then Khan takes a double superkick. Tai takes his pants off then superkicks Khan. Taka facelocks Hen and Tai hits an air raid crash on Khan to win.

Thoughts: I'm not a big fan of Khan and Henare losing here as Taka has been booked like a total weakling most of the year and Henare/Khan shouldn't take a lot of losses. It was acceptable but nothing too memorable.  The crowd didn't care much at all about this one.

World Tag League 2024 Block B Match - Oleg Boltin & Toru Yano vs. House Of Torture (EVIL & Ren Narita)

Yano gets hit before intros are over and Evil throws vinegar or water at him. Yano is sent into the rails and the seats. Yano is double stomped on by the heels then Oleg double shoulderblocks the heels over. Yano is sent into the rails outside then Oleg is double suplexed on the floor. Evil chairs Yano in the gut and sends him into the timekeeper against the rails.

Yano is sent into the exposed buckle. Ren stomps on Yano then back elbows him. Yano goes into the exposed buckle again. Evil chokes Yano with something. Ren stomps on Yano then stands on his neck.

Ren chokes Yano then Yano pulls him down. Oleg gets in and hits shoulderblocks on his opponents. Oleg karelin's lifts Ren. Oleg slams Ren and splashes him. Ren chokes Oleg then rolling armbars him.

Oleg hits a double suplex on the heels. Yano eye rakes Evil and Evil goes into the exposed buckles. Yano rolls up Evil then belly to belly suplexes him. Yano atomic drops Evil then catapults him into an Oleg belly to belly suplex. Ren hits Oleg with a push-up board outside. The ref sees it and does nothing. Togo then knocks Yano into the ref and the ref goes out. Yano gets stomped on by the heels.

Yano takes corner attacks then a 2nd rope chop to the crotch for 2. Oleg hits a double dropkick then Yano clips Evil. Yano backrolls Evil and knocks the ref over in the process. Togo chokes Yano with a weapon. Yano takes a magic killer and is pinned.

Thoughts: This was the usual HoT trash. HoT should have been DQ'd multiple times but the ref let it go like always. The heels needing weapons and interference to beat Yano didn't exactly put them over much here.

World Tag League 2024 Block B Match - Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) vs. TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste)

HT evades a double team and takes a shoulderblock from Mikey. Mikey is pulled out and sent into the rails. HT flying crossbodies Mikey then running crossbodies Shane. Mikey runs through a double lariat then is tripped into a baseball slide.

Naito chinlocks Mikey. Hiromu stomps Mikey's foot then Mikey spinebusters Hiromu. Shane backdrops Hiromu on the apron. Shane dropkicks Hiromu in the back. Hiromu takes a double shoulder then gets his legs split. Hiromu and Mikey trade chops. 

Hiromu is sent into the buckles then has his legs split again. Shane hit corner euros on Hiromu. Shane misses a corner charge. Hiromu dragon screws Shane. Naito gets in. He atomic drop sand back elbows Shane. He then baseball slides him. Naito wraps his legs around Shane's head.

Naito hurricanrana's him and takes a dropkick. Mikey hits a corner lariat then ddt's Naito. Mikey low lariats him for 2. Naito tornado ddt's him. Hiromu helps Naito headscissors Mikey then Hiromu basement dropkicks him. Hiromu takes a backdrop + neckbreaker combo then Shane hits a last ride on Hiromu for 2.

Hiromu counters a double team with a double ddt. Naito hits back elbows on Shane. Naito hits a diamond dust on him off the 2nd rope. Naito takes a uranage/powerbomb combo for 2. Naito kind of hits a destino on Mikey. Hiromu running lariats Shane and Naito rolls up Shane for 2. Naito does an assisted tornado ddt. Naito then hits destino on Shane and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't much of note. Naito's struggling to move around and commentary does a poor job of hiding it. It was a slower paced match where a lot of the bigger spots didn't look that good. It wasn't awful and was another average match.

Naito then talks on the mic after.

Overall thoughts: It was an average show as expected and was not must see. The teams in this tournament are weak and because of it, the matches are weak as well. I don't think many people really put out their best effort on this one either. The undercard matches have too many people in them and don't get enough time so they haven't been that good either. I would not recommend this show at all and would just give it a 4 out of 10. This is going to be a tough tournament to sit through and I'm not excited for Night 3.