NJPW World Tag League Results
December 3, 2019 – Day 14
Kochi, Japan
Tournament Match Results
1. Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. def. Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata
2. David Finlay & Juice Robinson def. Colt Cabana & Toru Yano
3. KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi def. Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe
4. Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki def. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Henare
5. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale def. Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
6. EVIL & SANADA def. Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks
7. Guerrillas of Destiny def. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima
Updated Block Standings
EVIL & SANADA – 22 pts (11-1)Guerrillas of Destiny – 20 pts (10-2)David Finlay & Juice Robinson – 20 pts (10-2)Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI – 16 pts (8-4)Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer – 16 pts (8-4)Toru Yano & Colt Cabana – 16 pts (8-5)Jeff Cobb & Mikey Nicholls – 14 pts (7-6)Shingo Takagi & Terrible – 12 pts (6-6)KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi – 14 pts (7-5)Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi – 14 pts (7-6)Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima – 8 pts (4-8)Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens – 10 pts (5-7)Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma – 6 pts (3-10)Hirooki Goto & Karl Fredericks – 4 pts (2-10)Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toa Henare – 4 pts (2-11)Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi – 2 pts (1-12)
Killam’s Analysis
And then there were three.
Archer & Suzuki were unfortunately eliminated this morning despite scoring another win, and a loss for Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI mean they have also been knocked out of the running. With three matches left, at most the two teams can tie current pack leader EVIL & SANADA, whom they have both lost to. And that’s assuming the Los Ingobernables stars lose the rest of their remaining matches, which is just incredibly unlikely.
Right now, the three remaining teams in contention – EVIL & SANADA (22), the Guerrillas of Destiny (20), and FinJuice (20) – all have three matches left to go. Thursday’s show should see wins for the first two, unless we get an upset, but Archer & Suzuki have the chance to play eliminator and knock out FinJuice in the main event. Friday’s show is a similar situation, but all three teams should see victories – again, unless we have an upset.
So if that all plays out we’ll head into the final night of the 2019 World Tag League on Sunday with EVIL & SANADA at 26, the Guerrillas of Destiny at 24 and FinJuice at 24.
Here’s where things get interesting. GoD will face Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI in a must-win situation to tie the leaders. Meanwhile, EVIL & SANADA will battle FinJuice in what is likely to be the main event. If GoD wins it means FinJuice is screwed no matter what they do; all they’ll be able to do at that point is play spoiler. If GoD loses their fight, it’s win-or-go-home for the presumed main event.