World Tag League 2015: Makabe and Honma win the tournament
The annual grand tournament of NJPW "World Tag League 2015" came to an end, with Sendai hosting the closing function.
Prior to the grand final, BUSHI of Los Ingobernables attacked Mascara Dorada, tearing off his mask and challenging him for the CMLL World Welterweight Championship held by the Mexican.
Tiger Mask IV and Jushin Thunder Liger confronted each other at the end of their match. The duel for the NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Championship seems imminent.
Jay Lethal, current RoH World Champion, announced through a video that he will participate in the grand event on January 4th, "WRESTLE KINGDOM 10".
Yujiro Takahashi and Tama Tonga viciously attacked Toru Yanou with a chair.
Katsuyori Shibata stepped forward as the next contender for Tomohiro Ishii's NEVER Openweight Championship.
In the main event, Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma win the World Tag League tournament by defeating Tetsuya Naito and EVIL; as an additional prize, they are now challengers to Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows' IWGP Tag Team Championship.
The complete results are:
NJPW 09/12/2015
Sendai Sun Plaza Hall
Attendance: 2291 Spectators
1. Yohei Komatsu and Sho Tanaka defeat Juice Robinson and David Finlay (8:03) when Komatsu uses a Boston Crab on Finlay.
2. Mascara Dorada defeats Jay White (7:02) with the Dorada Screwdriver.
3. Tiger Mask IV and Ryusuke Taguchi defeat Jushin Thunder Liger and KUSHIDA (10:25) when Tiger uses a Jumping Crucifix Hold on Liger.
4. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Yujiro Takahashi and Tama Tonga defeat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi (10:20) when Anderson pins Nakanishi after the Magic Killer.
5. Matt Taven and Michael Bennett defeat Christopher Daniels and Kazarian (10:46) when Bennett pins Kazarian after the Hail Mary.
6. Special Tag Match: Shinsuke Nakamura and Toru Yano defeat Bad Luck Fale and Cody Hall (8:29) when Nakamura hits Hall with the Boma Ye.
7. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata and Michael Elgin defeat Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Kazushi Sakuraba and YOSHI-HASHI (17:17) when Shibata hits Ishii with the PK.
8. World Tag League - Final: Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma defeat Tetsuya Naito and EVIL (21:36) when Honma uses the Kokeshi on EVIL, winning the tournament.