Your new NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions are Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Tomohiro Ishii.
Okada, Tanahashi, and Ishii defeated Strong Style’s Minoru Suzuki, Ren Narita, and El Desperado to win the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles at today’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku event. Okada hit Narita with a Rainmaker for the pin at the end.
This is Okada, Tanahashi, and Ishii’s first reign together, and Okada’s first with this title, Ishii’s third, and Tanahashi’s fourth. On February 11, Strong Style began their first reign by defeating House of Torture at The New Beginning in Osaka. They wore the straps for 81 days in a row.
Several highlights from today’s title change at the Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka, Japan, are included below:
レスリングどんたく 2023 福岡大会‼️
?NEVER無差別級6人タッグ選手権試合
世代交代を目論む王者 STRONG STYLE?
オカダ棚橋石井を超え、王者防衛を果たせるか…? STRONG STYLE? × CHAOS? +棚橋弘至
? #njpwworld で配信中?
?視聴&登録⏩https://t.co/Tj7UBINMhP#njdontaku #njpw pic.twitter.com/SQ9sP6JYyg
— njpwworld (@njpwworld) May 3, 2023
. @tanahashi1_100 ?Tomohiro Ishii ?
Sign up Now & Stay tuned to https://t.co/CcdQ1XamUA#njdontaku #njpw #njpwworld pic.twitter.com/LjOIGiij9S
— njpwworld (@njpwworld) May 3, 2023
History was made this morning! This is the first time Kazuchika Okada holds gold that isn'ta singles championship. Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii won The NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship at #njDONTAKU pic.twitter.com/qQy5TK08VX
— OtisDope???? (@Otis_Wrestling) May 3, 2023
NEVER無差別級6人タッグ勝てました！
IWGPのシングル以外初めて！
応援ありがとうございました！#スリーショット pic.twitter.com/4GL4Vpi8Dl— オカダ・カズチカ (@rainmakerXokada) May 3, 2023
