The A Block was in action as night nine of NJPW World Tag League 2023 took place in Wakayama on Friday.
Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano, Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd, Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste, and EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi all picked up victories. Here are the full results:
- A Block match: Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano defeated Shota Umino & Ren Narita
- A Block match: Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd defeated Great-O-Khan & HENARE
- A Block match: Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste defeated Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
- A Block match: EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona
- Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, YOH & Boltin Oleg defeated Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji, Zandokan Jr. & BUSHI
- Yuji Nagata, Minoru Suzuki & Master Wato defeated Lance Archer, Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi
- Taichi, Yuya Uemura & DOUKI defeated Atlantis Jr., Soberano Jr. & Tiger Mask
- Bad Luck Fale, Jack Bonza & Taiji Ishimori defeated Hikuleo, El Phantasmo & Jado
Nicholls & Haste are now in sole possession of first place with eight points. Behind them, three teams have six points, three teams have four points, and one team has two points.
World Tag League 2023 standings:
A Block --
- Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste (4-1): 8 points
- Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd (3-2): 6 points
- Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano (3-2): 6 points
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita (3-2): 6 points
- Great-O-Khan & HENARE (2-3): 4 points
- Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa (2-3): 4 points
- EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi (2-3): 4 points
- Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona (1-4): 2 points
B Block --
- Lance Archer & Alex Zayne (4-0): 8 points
- Taichi & Yuya Uemura (3-1): 6 points
- Atlantis Jr. & Soberano Jr. (2-1-1): 5 points
- Yota Tsuji & Zandokan Jr. (2-2): 4 points
- Hikuleo & El Phantasmo (2-2): 4 points
- Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (1-2-1): 3 points
- Bad Luck Fale & Jack Bonza (1-3): 2 points
- Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki (0-4): 0 points
The next World Tag League show is a B Block event from Osaka on Saturday (December 2). The tournament runs through December 10.
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