NJPW Super Jr Tag League Nights 3 and 4 Review and Results

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Taiji Ishimori & Robbie Eagles vs SHO & YOH

SHO and Eagles start off as the crowd chants “Roppongi”. SHO quickly overpowers his opponent. Ishimori tries to make the save, but YOH is in and 3K quickly take care of him. SHO and YOH tag back and forth, working Eagles, until Ishimori charges in again and takes out YOH. BC gets a good run on SHO as his partner recovers.

YOH’s back on the apron, and SHO is able to hit the spear out of nowhere and make the tag. BC tries to win with the numbers advantage, but YOH is on fire and takes both of them out.

Ishimori fights back with a handspring enziguri and gets the tag to Eagles. The Sniper of the Skies lays in a pair of kicks, but YOH catches the third and hits the dragonscrew. Tag to SHO. Corner clotheslines, three deadlift germans, and Eagles is taking a beating. 3K attempt, but Eagles fights back as Ishimori lays out YOH. Tag team offense from BC gets a near fall.

Flying crossbody to the outside from Ishimori takes out YOH. Eagles goes for the 450, but it misses and SHO hits a big lariat. Both men are down for awhile, but they rise up and trade strikes. YOH tags in and a magic killer style powerslam takes out Ishimori. Eagles desperately fights back with a flurry of kicks, but 3K connects out of nowhere for the finish.

Roppongi 3K def Bullet Club

This wasn’t bad by any means but, for me, it was easily the biggest disappointment of the league so far. These are two of the best teams involved and I expected them to create magic together, but what we got was a fairly routine match. SHO had some great moments, but other than that there wasn’t anything especially memorable here.

Rating: ***

Updated Standings: Liger & Tiger(2-1), RPG 3K(2-1) Shingo & Bushi(2-1), Ishimori & Eagles(2-1), Taguchi & ACH(1-2), Despy & Maru(1-2), Time Machine(1-2), Volador & Soberano(1-2)