Originally published at NJPW World Tag League night 6: Aussie Open still ahead, updated standings
After night 6 of the NJPW World Tag League, Aussie Open is still in pole position, just ahead of Tetsuya Naito and SANADA.
Chase Owens has had to exit the tournament due to a family bereavement, meaning that he and Bad Luck Fale forfeit their remaining matches, with their scheduled opponents awarded 2 points.
After a death in the family, Chase Owens will be absent for the remainder of World Tag League.
We join fans in offering Chase our condolences.
Details, card changes: https://t.co/LDUFUKwYEk#njpw #njwtl pic.twitter.com/9AAPyobpaM
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) December 2, 2022
The main event of Saturday’s round, at the Kakogawa Gymnasium in Hyogo, Japan, saw SANADA and Naito defeat Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toru Yano.
Aussie Open stayed clear at the top of World tag League tonight, while Naito and SANADA kept close to Fletcher and Davis with a win over Be-Bop Tag League!#njwtl report:https://t.co/318T4zyhxl
Watch the replay!https://t.co/fs4pPI6WSs#njpw pic.twitter.com/3nVTEdEXru
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) December 3, 2022
Full results:
- Bad Luck Fale def. Ryohei Oiwa
- Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls def. Oskar Leube and Kosei Fujita
- El Desperado , DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru def. Ace Austin, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo
- Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, Titan & BUSHI def. KUSHIDA, Kevin Knight, Tomoaki Honma & Master Wato
- World Tag League: Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) def. Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd
- World Tag League: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI def. Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan
- World Tag League: EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi def. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
- World Tag League: Tetsuya Naito & SANADA def. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano
Updated standings:
1. Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher (5-1, 12 pts)
2. Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls (5-1, 10 pts)
= Tetsuya Naito & SANADA (4-2, 10 pts)
4. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI (4-2, 8 pts)
= Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan (3-3, 8 pts)
6. Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki (3-3, 6 pts)
= Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi (3-3, 6 pts)
8. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi (1-5, 2 pts)
9. Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin (0-6, 0 pts)
10. Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens (withdrawn)