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00:00We will now begin the first match of the NEVER Six-Man Tag Tournament.
00:08We will now have a 60-minute match.
00:30We will now have a 60-minute match.
01:00We will now have a 60-minute match.
01:30Your father, Mara Machine, SHO-O!
01:39The son of the Tokyo Pimps, Takashi Yujiro!
01:50King of Darkness, ILLIDAR!
02:01It is not beyond SHO, Yujiro, Takahashi, or EVIL
02:06to want that spotlight.
02:08But when you're placed in the spotlight so often, Chris Charlton,
02:12and you lose your matches, does the foundation of that house still remain?
02:16I mean, I just...
02:19I'm all in on, of course, our president, our boss, Tanahashi.
02:24I just feel that he was a little bit too generous
02:27when SHO made grovels for another title shot.
02:31And Tanahashi said, yeah, sure, we'll beat you one more time.
02:34Sometimes, I mean, it has to be enough is enough.
02:39I hope enough is enough tonight.
02:47The house has had a lot of time to strategize,
02:50come up with new plans, new machinations to their evil ways.
02:55But tonight, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, and Bolton Oleg enter
02:59Day 83 of this reign as Never Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions.
03:03Here's to hoping they make it to Day 84,
03:06because the alternative, Chris Charlton, is one thing
03:09that I do not want to even consider, but we have to talk about it.
03:12We could see House of Torture become Never Openweight Six-Man Tag Champions tonight.
03:17EVIL said if he wins the belts, he's going to go and auction them
03:21for a million yen each.
03:24He's going to get asked for a much lower asking price
03:29if those belts have House of Torture's stink on them.
03:53Everybody's cooking with vinegar tonight, Walker.
04:05Easy 6,588-minute walk to Prietas.
04:14Classic art t-shirt.
04:17The Bears got three the other week in Noboribetsu.
04:23Man, what a great tour we had up in Hokkaido.
04:28Oh, that's something that Hiroshi Tanahashi has had many a statement about.
04:35I mean, they came out in their droves.
04:40A lot of them to see the Never Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions.
04:44We were in a situation, I was talking to you backstage about
04:47how a lot of these towns, it pretty much was the whole town showing up.
04:53Great houses all the way through, jam-packed, sold-out tour.
04:57I can't wait to be there again.
04:59A packed house of 1,000 people in a village that only has 800 living in it
05:03is an incredible sight.
05:06Those are feet pulled off by New Japan Pro Wrestling.
05:08It was an incredibly successful tour.
05:10Battle line Hokkaido, road to destruction.
05:16We thought that that success Tanahashi, Oleg, and Yano had
05:21would have led to us moving in a different direction in challenges
05:25for the Never Openweight Six-Man Tag Titles.
05:28However, Tanahashi, resilient as ever, says,
05:31hey, you want us to whip your ass one more time, we have no problem doing that.
05:35Yeah, I mean...
05:38Tanahashi works incredible diplomatic feats.
05:42We see a little certain reunion with Kenny Omega this past week.
05:46I happen to be privy to.
05:48We'll be seeing the results of that effort.
05:50Keep an eye on YouTube and social media next week.
05:57Everybody is talking.
05:59Walker down the stretch to the Tokyo Dome.
06:02January 4th, Wrestle Kingdom 19.
06:04January 5th, Wrestle Dynasty.
06:06Tickets on sale worldwide.
06:10Not entirely certain the world is going to come out.
06:13The House of Torture is involved in any sort of way.
06:17Those tickets are on sale.
06:19Yuzo Takahashi, Ibo, and Sho, they're trying to buy their own ticket
06:22to a higher payday.
06:23Something else that they can steal away from Tanahashi,
06:26from New Japan Pro Wrestling.
06:27The champion's purse.
06:28Rumors that they're going to try and change the name of that event
06:33to Dick Kingdom 19.
06:39Don't buy package tours from Dick Togo.
06:45I think I told you this last year.
06:47He's got the Shady Fram company, a shell company,
06:52trying to sell package tours for something called Dick Kingdom.
06:56And whatever you do, do not Google Dick Kingdom right now.
07:00I'm telling you.
07:01Keep safe, John.
07:05Back to your action here tonight.
07:07Torrigano is harder than your average bear,
07:10especially in the booty bits.
07:17Battle between Houtai and House of Torture has been waged
07:20nearly since the house was built.
07:23Things have truly ramped up since April.
07:25Taiwan never open weight six-man tag team title tournament.
07:29Saw the main event, House of Torture.
07:31Oh!
07:32Against Yano, Tanahashi, and Oleg.
07:34And it was team Houtai that would win out in the end.
07:37And then they won the rematch.
07:39And then in the more events, did they beat him again?
07:45In fact, the only challenger is that really...
07:49Oh, come on. He's got a family.
07:51And the only challengers that Tanahashi, Yano, and Oleg
07:54didn't exactly find success against were...
08:09We can't get through a show without shows talking down the town.
08:15Shows saying, I wanted a bigger town, a nicer place to wrestle in,
08:18and you've got me booked here in Kobe.
08:22Kobe's a great town, great city.
08:24We love being back in Kobe World Memorial Hall.
08:29And Evil, one foot on the chest, cover, two.
08:37Match six of the evening here tonight.
08:39What was originally a nine-match card, now a ten-match card,
08:42thanks to Gabe Kidd.
08:51No!
08:53Chris, you know better than anyone, House of Torture have reigned before
08:56as Never Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion.
08:58We're not saying it's outside the realm of possibility to win tonight.
09:01No, that's true, that's true. I do remember...
09:06...those dog cage matches.
09:08Cover here, two.
09:10All the bouts we've had over the Never Openweight Six-Man Championships,
09:13I was definitely one of them a couple of years ago.
09:16An era we would like to forget was the era of House of Torture.
09:22Tag made from behind, here's Shover.
09:34Tanahashi has set out to fight the forces of evil,
09:38to fight the House of Torture, to try and strengthen Hontai.
09:41It was one of the many points that he made as president
09:44in a press conference about New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
09:47Hontai needs to be stronger to ensure the stability of our organization.
09:51House of Torture is the exact antithesis of that concept.
09:55You're right, you're right.
09:56I think Tanahashi has to feel a little bit disappointed
09:59with the Ohayoi's decision to go and sign with TMDK.
10:03That being said, a great get with Bolton Oleg,
10:07who is itching to get into the ring here.
10:09Yeah, he wants this one.
10:10Yeah, his air pull mat slam from Torrigano.
10:19And tag made, here's Bolton Oleg.
10:23Oh my gosh, look at the Kazakh wrecking house.
10:30Once that double suplex here, Bolton Oleg.
10:33Yeah, good luck.
10:34You're going to need more than that, buddy.
10:36Evil in show or doubt.
10:37Evil in show or doubt.
10:39The old monster warnings.
10:42His Kazakh evenings with Bolton.
10:47And a huge slam there from Bolton.
10:50The flying body sausage, here we go.
10:52Cover.
11:01Let's get counting, Walker, here we go.
11:03Oh no.
11:05That's why we can't have nice things.
11:08A Bolton shake now and a spear.
11:11That is like running head on into a brick wall, Chris.
11:15Here we go.
11:29Kobe's going to know that as the Bolton shake.
11:32Even Takaki Kidani knows that as the Bolton shake.
11:35Oh, saw that.
11:36Shaken up at the old stockholders meeting.
11:40Oh no.
11:42Right to the heart of the snow leopard.
11:46Not at all where Bolton Oleg wants to be here.
11:51Show, former junior heavyweight champion.
11:54Not facing anyone the size of Bolton Oleg in the junior division.
11:57Nope.
11:58Or really any division.
12:00Oh no, shirt comes off for Show and Bolton Oleg.
12:04Oh, chop right through the chest.
12:08That is a quit the business, Chuck.
12:11A lot of people would like Show to quit the business.
12:14Oh, the way to disable the murder machine here tonight.
12:18On the shoulders.
12:19This is the Bolton Oleg showcase, folks.
12:23Oh no.
12:24Spoke a little bit too soon.
12:25Show with the fingers.
12:27Did all he could.
12:28To try and escape.
12:30Oh, man.
12:34And it always takes two to equate to the one of Bolton Oleg.
12:37Here's Yujiro Takahashi.
12:42Day 83 in the ring for Tanahashi.
12:45There you go.
12:46Look.
12:47Watch it.
12:48To your point.
12:49Needs to have evil to hook the boot.
12:51And keep in the hair for the front kick there from Yujiro.
12:55Once again.
12:57And Bolton Oleg.
12:58Huge drop kick.
13:01That was absolutely unprecedented.
13:03Out of nowhere.
13:04Unbelievable.
13:05Just the explosivity of Bolton Oleg.
13:08And to see it from a man that size, too.
13:10Here's Hiroshi Tanahashi.
13:14Tanahashi coming in to clean up the mess.
13:17The house of torture of Maine.
13:20And not just in this matchup, but all throughout.
13:23The rise.
13:24The rain.
13:25The legacy.
13:29Macy's going to play the hits.
13:31And we're seeing it.
13:32Middle rope.
13:35Senton down.
13:36Scarred him.
13:37Landing.
13:38Cover.
13:39Two.
13:41Crack a couple of ribs.
13:43Yujiro.
13:44Quit the business, Senton.
13:47Tanahashi knows a lot about business.
13:49In the office every night.
13:52Oh, no.
13:53Yes.
13:54First right to the exposed steel.
13:55And here we go.
13:56Here's Joe.
13:57Here's Evil.
13:58Yeah, well, house of torture know all about funny business.
14:04Oh, and train is run here tonight on Hiroshi Tanahashi.
14:10And the caboose of Evil.
14:13And, oh.
14:14Oh, no.
14:15No, no, no.
14:16Oh, come on.
14:20Oh, no.
14:21Oh, yes.
14:22Bolt and Oleg.
14:28No pipes cut tonight.
14:29Yeah, Bolt and Oleg sending Dick to go outside those ropes.
14:33Oh, yes.
14:34Wait a minute.
14:36Oh, I've heard of fighting fire with fire.
14:39Here we go, Walker.
14:40What do you call this?
14:41I don't know.
14:42But I love it.
14:43Ace to Dick contact.
14:48That's a test, that ace.
14:50The ace of the universe, Hiroshi Tanahashi.
14:54To put this one to bed off the ropes.
14:56And it's a sling blade.
14:59This is it.
15:00Here we go.
15:01Cover here.
15:03Oh, come on.
15:04Oh, come on.
15:08Shown you his team was toast.
15:11Grabbed up what he could.
15:12That just happened to be referee Sakamoto.
15:15Tanahashi.
15:16I mean, they're going to be fine stitched out for this one.
15:20And it's a dragon screw to Dick.
15:25Watch.
15:26Oh, meeting the same fate here tonight.
15:30One for evil.
15:35Watch out from behind you.
15:36Here's Yudro.
15:38Tanahashi twist and shout.
15:45To retain the never open weight, six man tag titles.
15:48Sling blade once again.
15:53One more, but Tanahashi's going to go up high.
15:56If he can hit it, it should be over.
15:58But we've got no referee.
16:00Right in the flight path here.
16:01We got, wait.
16:03What the hell?
16:05Oh, come on.
16:08That rat bastard should be, he was on the injured list, Walker.
16:12I checked the list today.
16:19Absolutely despicable.
16:21Ren Narita is here.
16:25And putting the boots to Hiroshi Tanahashi.
16:27There is nobody.
16:29That can save this on the Hontai side right now.
16:31Everyone laid out.
16:38Wait a minute.
16:39Wait a minute.
16:41Oh, hey.
16:43That's.
16:44Yeah.
16:45Hell yeah.
16:48El Phantasmo is here.
16:50And it's sudden death for show.
16:53They try to weasel El Phantasmo to their side.
16:57In Ryogoku.
16:58And it's not going to happen.
17:02Oh, but this is, it's time.
17:04El Phantasmo.
17:06CR2.
17:10Serving it up for the ace.
17:12Go.
17:13Go.
17:16Hiroshi Tanahashi.
17:19From the top for the title.
17:21High fly blow.
17:27Yeah.
17:28Damn.
17:39After all that time of El Phantasmo in the wilderness.
17:43I think we all feared the worst, Walker.
17:47But talk about doing the right thing and being on the right team.
17:51We knew that there was goodness in the heart of El Phantasmo.
17:55And that has been reasserted here tonight.
17:58In the midst of this never openly six-man tag team title matchup.
18:01And still champion.
18:03Tanahashi Yano and Oleg.
18:05But El Phantasmo.
18:06And you see Jano here at ringside as well.
18:08El Phantasmo has won here tonight as well in his own way.
18:12I think we've all won.
18:15Evil Jano.
18:17I think we've all won.
18:20Evil tried to drive a wedge between Jano and El Phantasmo.
18:24That has not happened.
18:31It talks about Tanahashi trying to make Hontai stronger.
18:34Hontai is looking pretty strong right now.
18:48Tanahashi Yano and Oleg.
18:55A lot of business for Hiroshi Tanahashi to take care of.
19:00Number one contender to the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship.
19:03We'll be seeing that match coming up at Royal Quest IV.
19:07I think it's time for the president to do a little bit of bitmap, baby.
19:22Thanks, Dusty.
19:38Welcome home.
19:44Welcome home.
19:51Always that uneasy alliance with the Tongans and Hontai.
19:57Were they, weren't they?
19:59El Phantasmo would have guerrillas of destiny under his name for so long.
20:02And now finally we can say El Phantasmo Hontai.
20:06Part of the home team, part of the right team here in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
20:11Guerrillas of destiny may be no more, but that is no matter for El Phantasmo.
20:15Hontai is only getting stronger and stronger as time goes on.
20:22Wrestling fans, that was your first of many championship matches throughout the evening.
20:26We thank you for joining us here live tonight at Kobe World Memorial Hall.
20:30Coming up next, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship is on the line.
20:35Doki defends against Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
21:01KOBE!
21:03KOBE!
21:06KOBE!
21:09KOBE!
21:12KOBE!
21:15KOBE!
21:18KOBE!
21:27What's this sound?
21:29KOBE!
21:32Oh hey!
21:34Oh, it's been so long!
21:43Oh, look at Bolton, he can shred, brother!
21:46KOBE!
21:49KOBE!
21:52KOBE!
21:55KOBE!
21:58Yeah, headbangers time, a couple of new reps.
22:00Good God, Chris, it's like an 80s hair metal band and Tanahashi's got the hair.
22:06We are back in with it. Destruction at Kobe rolls on right now.