NJPW World Tag League Finals Results and live commentary, 12/10/2016

Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii

Kenny Omega sent a clear and strong message ahead of Wrestle Kingdom 11

Okada and Omega started us off with this one,less than a month before they meet at Wrestle Kingdom 11. Omega went for an early One Winged Angel but Okada manoeuvred out of it and Omega responded by spitting in his face. He then tagged in Page as Okada tagged in the “Stone Pitbull” Tomohiro Ishii.

Page got taken down by a shoulder tackle from Ishii which Ishii tried to follow up with a vertical suplex but Page broke out after a lowblow. He then caught Ishii from the apron and hit a neckbreaker onto the exposed edge of the ring. He followed it up with a flying shoulder tackle to both Ishii and Okada outside the ring.

Page got Ishii back in the ring and tagged in Kenny Omega who stomped the mudhole out of Ishii while hurling abuses at him. He then tagged in Page who immediately hit a senton before tagging Omega back in. Ishii replied by launching Omega right into Page who was on the apron before trying to crawl to his corner for a tag. Omega stopped him and went for a Powerbomb but Ishii just bac body-dropped him like he didn’t weigh anything.

Ishii agged in Okada who went to work on both Omega and Page. Okada then planted Omega right on his face and got a 2-count off the following tag before hitting a modified White Noise. Ishii followed it up with a German Suplex on Page as Okada hit Omega with a flying elbow. Okada then gestured for the Rainmaker clothesline which Omega dodged and went for another One Winged Angler. Okada avoided it again but he couldn’t avoid the dragon suplex that followed it. Page followed it up with a flying DDT as the Bullet Club members took full control.

Thankfully for Okada, Ishii came in for the save and took out both members of the Bullet Club. Okada then came in and hit a devastating Tombstone Piledriver on Page before finishing him off with a Rainmaker clothesline as the CHAOS members picked up the win.

Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii def. Kenny Omega and hangman Page

As Okada was celebrating on the turnbuckle after the match, Kenny Omega came back in and hit him with the One Winged Angel and laid him out. Gedo came in to drive Omega away from his friend Okada. Omega looked to be walking away but he turned and hit Gedo with a running knee, before finishing him off with another One Winged Angel.


World Tag League 2016 Final: Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa vs Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma

The fight spilt into the ringside area early on as Tama Tonga hit Honma with the barricade while Tanga Roa and Makabe battled on the other side of the arena. Tama Tonga sent Honma crashing face first into the chairs in the crowds seating area before driving him into the metal ring post. Tama Tonga then turned his attentions to Makabe, who he also sent crashing nto the ring post. Roa and Tonga then took out a table from under the ring and they set it up at ringside.

Tanga Roa set Honma on it as Tama Tonga headed to the top rope. Makabe came to his partner’s rescue at the last moment as the Guerrillas of Destiny turned their attentions to Makabe. Honma was back up by now and he and Tama Tonga fought on the entrance ramp. Tonga hit a twisting reverse DDT to Honma on the entrance ramp as Tanga Roa attempted a pin on Honma in the ring.

With Honma still trying to make his way back into the ring, Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa isolated Makabe in the corner and went to work on him. Tanga Roa and Makabe traded strikes as we saw a close up of Honma bleeding in the corner. Tama Tonga hit Makabe with repeated forearms but Makabe kept getting up and asking for more. Makabe then hit Tama Tonga with a Randy Orton-esque Powerslam before tagging in Honma.

Honma hit a running forearm followed by a facebuster and a running diving headbutt. Honma then tried to hit a German Suplex but Tonga blocked it and hit a running dropkick to Honma before giving another to Makabe for good measure. The duo then double-teamed Honma before Tanga Roa locked in a headlock. As Honma was about to break out of it, Roa started punching him in the head as he tagged in his brother. Tama Tonga hit a back body drop as Honma charged at him before hitting him with stiff forearms.

Tonga then tagged in his brother as Honma tried to mount a comeback. But, Tanga Roa absorbed the strikes and hit back at Honma. Honma then hit a vertical suplex out of nowhere before finally tagging in Makabe. Makabe fought off both Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa at once before hitting a sweet German Suplex on Tama Tonga. He followed it up with a double clothesline on Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa before hitting running corner splashes to both men. He then called Honma back into the ring as both men hit stereo 10-count punches.

Tanga Roa and Tama Tonga looked to counter but were swiftly taken back down by Makabe and Honma and the crowd were red-hot by this time. Roa and Makabe traded blows to the face in the middle of the ring before Tanga Roa hit a sitout Powerbomb for the nearfall. Roa then looked to send Makabe through the table that they'd set up earlier but Honma intervened. However, all Honma got for his troubles was to be hit with a Powerbomb/Neckbreaker combo through the table.

Makabe tried to mount a comeback but he got double-teamed by Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa for a nearfall. They then hit a modified Magic Killer on Makabe for another nearfall as the crowd exploded again with chants of “Makabe”. Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa looked stunned as they went for another Magic Killer. Makabe powered his way out of it and hit a double clothesline.

Makabe then hit a modified Death Valley Driver on Tanga Roa for another nearfall in this epic match. Makabe looked for a top rope splash on Roa but Tama Tonga hit him with a midair cutter which completely took him out. They then hit the Guerrilla Warfare but Honma came in at the last moment to prevent the pinfall. Honma then launched Tama Tonga out of the ring before Tanga Roa hit him with a spinning bodyslam. Roa then went for a powerbomb on Makabe but Honma held onto his leg and prevented it.

Roa then planted Honma in the corner before taking him to the top rope. Roa looked to hit a stalling vertical suplex from there but Makabe came to the rescue and Powerbombed Tanga Roa. Honma, who was still on the top rope looked for his trademark diving headbutt only to be stopped by Tama Tonga, he then hit a running headbutt to Tama Tonga on the apron as both men went crashing outside. In the ring, Makabe hit Tanga Roa with a huge lariat before Honma and Makabe hit a headbutt/electric chair combo. Honma then hit a headbutt from the top rope before Makabe hit a jumping knee from the top rope.

Tama Tonga tried to break up the over but it was too late and Makabe pinned Tanga Roa as this epic match finally came to an end. Great performances by all four men, especially Tanga Roa who has really improved since signing for NJPW.

Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma def. Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa

The winners of the 2016 World Tag League – Honma and Makabe.

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