Fire Pro Wrestling World Results: NJPW World Tag League 2018 - Day 17 (Dec.W1.18.Sun)

NJPW World Tag League 2018

Day 17

Sunday.December.Week 1.2018

Yurakuen Hall

CHAMPIONS

IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Bad Luck Fale (1x)(1D)(Since NJPW Destruction, Sat.Sep.W2.18)

G1 CLIMAX 28 BRIEFCASE CHAMPION: Kazuchika Okada

IWGP INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: Michael Elgin (1x)(0D)(Since NJPW Power Struggle, Sat.Nov.W0.18)

IWGP UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Juice Robinson (1x)(0D)(Since NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed, Sun.Sep.W4.18)

NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPION: Hirooki Goto (2x)(0D)(Since NJPW Power Struggle, Sat.Nov.W0.18)

IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: TAKA Michinoku (1x)(0D)(Since NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling, Mon.Oct.W2.18)

IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL & SANADA)(2x)(1D)(Since NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco, Sat.Jul.W1.18)

IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: World Class Tag Team (Gedo & Jado)(1x)(1D)(Since NJPW Dominion, Sat.Jun.W1.18)

SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE WINNERS: Ryusuke Taguchi & ACH

NEVER OPENWEIGHT SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Taiji Ishimori)(1x)(1D)(Since NJPW G1 Climax 28 – Day 19, Sun.Aug.W1.18)

FPW NJPW WORLD TAG LEAGUE PAST WINNERS

2016: Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.)

2017: CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano)

2018: Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.)

MATCH #1

#1 CONTENDER'S MATCH FOR THE NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

60 MINUTE LIMIT

Referee: Red Shoes Unno

Singles Match

Kota Ibushi vs Will Ospreay

WINNER: Kota Ibushi

Method: Critical KO

Finish: Kamigoye

Time: 28:27

Rating: 96%

MATCH #2

MAIN EVENT

NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

60 MINUTE LIMIT

Referee: Red Shoes Unno

Singles Match

Hirooki Goto (c) vs Minoru Suzuki

WINNER and NEW NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPION: Minoru Suzuki

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Scissors Front Necklock

Time: 20:43

Rating: 100%

Event Rating: 98%

STANDINGS

1. Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.)(21 Points)

2. Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi)(18 Points)

3. BULLET CLUB (Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi)/Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka)(15 Points)

4. Juice Robinson & David Finlay (14 Points)

5. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL & SANADA)/Michael Elgin & Jeff Cobb (13 Points)

6. Best Friends (Beretta & Chuck Taylor)/TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)/Togi Makabe & Toa Henare/Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi (12 Points)

7. The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)(11 Points)

8. CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano)(9 Points)

9. Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino (5 Points)