Originally published at Aussie Open increase lead in NJPW's World Tag League
Aussie Open increased its lead in New Japan’s World Tag League with their latest victory on Monday.
At Karatsu Athletic Stadium, Mark Davis & Kyle Davis defeated Aaron Henare & Great O-Khan after hitting Corealis on Henare and improving their record to 7-1 with fourteen points.
Aussie Open has a four-point lead above Tetsuya Naito & SANADA, Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI, and TMDK at ten points.
Aussie Open has one more round-robin match against TMDK this Friday. The point leaders suffered their only loss to Naito & SANADA in the World Tag League.
On Monday’s card, TMDK lost to Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano in the main event as Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste’s record falls to 5-2 while Tanahashi & Yano improve to 4-3.
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Suzuki-gun’s Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer as Bishamon moved up to ten points and tied for second place.
Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd earned their first win of the Tag League by beating EVIL & Yujiro with both teams coming out of Monday’s show with 1-6 records and two points each.
The World Tag League continues Friday in Kochi with Bishamon vs. Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano vs. EVIL & Yujiro, Aussie Open vs. TMDK, and Tetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer.
Updated standings:
1. Aussie Open (7-1, 14 points)
2. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI, Tetsuya Naito & SANADA, TMDK (5-2, 10 points)
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano (4-3, 8 points)
3. Great O-Khan & Aaron Henare (4-4, 8 points)
4. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer (3-4, 6 points)
5. EVIL & Yujiro, Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd (1-6, 2 points)
6. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale (2-2, forfeit)