NJPW Road To Power Struggle/Super Junior Tag League Night 9 Results – November 2, 2023
Location: Osaka Japan
Venue: Edion Arena
Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji) vs. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori & Gedo)
Hiromu Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori charged at each other and traded rollups before Yota Tsuji tosses Takahashi onto Gedo.
Ishimori hits a handspring back spin kick on Tsuji then they brawled to the floor before Bullet Club works over Tsuji before he hits Gedo with Curb Stomp to get the win.
Winners: Los Ingobernables De Japon (6:06)
Rate: 5
Non Title Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii) & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. House Of Torture (Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo & Evil)
House Of Torture attacks Chaos & Hiroshi Tanahashi at the bell but Chaos & Tanahashi works together to drop them before House Of Torture works over Tomohiro Ishii early on.
Kazuchika Okada made the hot tag and hits a DDT on Evil for a near fall then Tanahashi tags in and hits a flying forearm on Yujiro Takahashi.
Dick Togo hits knife edge chop on Tanahashi’s groin as Tanahashi was being held upside down before Tanahashi locks in a Texas Cloverleaf and Togo taps out.
Winners By Submission: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Chaos & Hiroshi Tanahashi (7:53)
Rate: 4
8 Man Tag Team Match
United Empire (United States Champion Will Ospreay, Great O Khan, Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb) vs. Shota Umino, Ren Narita, Oskar Leube & Boltin Oleg
Great O Khan & Boltin Oleg starts off with fast some mat reversals before Oleg hits a running splash then everyone started fighting on the floor with Will Ospreay tossing Shota Umino into a wall.
In the ring O Khan had Leube tied up but Leube reached the ropes then Ospreay enters for and hits some chops on Leube.
United Empire took turns working over Leube in their corner before Jeff Cobb hits a standing moonsault for a near fall then Leube hits a bodyslam on Cobb.
Ren Narita made the hot tag & Cobb hits a Spin Cycle on Narita then Umino tags in and battled Callum Newman. Ospreay & Umino traded forearm strikes and chops.
Ospreay hits a half nelson suplex but he couldn’t hit Hidden Blade before Umino hits OsCutter on Ospreay then Umino hits a pop up European uppercut follow by Blaze Blade on Newman to get the win.
Winners: Shota Umino, Ren Narita, Oskar Leube & Boltin Oleg (11:44)
Rate: 6
2023 Super Junior Tag League Match
Just 2 Guys (Taka Michinoku & Douki) (2) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC (4)
Taka Michinoku & Ryusuke Taguchi starts this match with Taguchi locking in Oh My & Garankle then Douki enters and locks in Douki Chokey on Taguchi but Taguchi reaches the ropes before The DKC enters and hits a mid ring cannonball.
The DKC hits knife edge chops to Michinoku’s chest before Douki hits a northern lights suplex with a bridge on The DKC for a near fall then he hits Daybreak then goes for the cover but Taguchi made the save.
The DKC hits a Crucifix Driver on Douki for a near fall then Michinoku hits a superkick on Taguchi then a superkick on The DKC then Douki hits Suplex De La Luna to get the win.
Winners: Just 2 Guys (Taka Michinoku & Douki) (4) (9:30)
Rate: 5
2023 Super Junior Tag League Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Bushi & Titan) (10) vs. Musashi & Yoh (6)
Los Ingobernables De Japon must win.
Titan & Musashi starts this match before Los Ingobernables De Japon began working over Yoh before Titan accidentally hits a dropkick on Bushi then Musashi immediately hits an exploder suplex on Titan then a plancha.
Titan hits a flip dive onto Musashi & Yoh on the floor then hits a springboard Frog Splash on Yoh then he went for Angel Inmortal but Musashi cuts him off.
Yoh & Musashi hit superkicks on Bushi then Musashi hits Frog Splash then Yoh hits Direct Drive to get the win.
Winners: Musashi & Yoh (8) (10:11)
Rate: 6
Non Title 2023 Super Junior Tag League Match
Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors) (10) vs. TMDK (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) (6)
Bullet Club War Dogs must win.
Kosei Fujita hits a flip dive on Bullet Club War Dogs to start the match then in the ring Robbie Eagles locks in Ron Miller Special on Drilla Moloney but Clark Connors made the save.
Bullet Club War Dogs began working over Eagles and they hit front & back spears and they set up for Full Clip but Fujita blocks it as Eagles rolls up Moloney for the win.
Winners: TMDK (8) (3:33)
Rate: 4
2023 Super Junior Tag League Match
Jett Setters (Kushida & Kevin Knight) (10) vs. Catch 22 (Francesco Akira & TJP) (10)
Winners advances to the Finals.
Jett Setters & Catch 22 fought at the bell and Knight hits a dive over the ropes onto Catch 22 then in the ring Knight locks TJP in an Octopus then Kushida ties up TJP and he grabs Knight’s hand for leverage before TJP hits a tornado DDT on Kushida.
Francesco Akira tags in and hits a hurricanrana on Kushida then he hits a basement dropkick on Knight’s face as Knight was tied in the tree of woe before Akira hits a top rope crossbody on Kushida for a near fall.
Kushida hits a Pele Kick on Akira then TJP & Knight tags back in and traded forearm strikes before TJP hit an inverted DDT and Mamba Splash for a near fall. Knight hits a double Pele Kick. Knight went for a jump up Frankensteiner but Catch 22 blocks it.
Knight hits a jump up Frankensteiner on Akira then he hits a Coast 2 Coast missile dropkick then Sky High on Akira for a near fall then Knight hits a springboard double clothesline.
Catch 22 hits a double team X Factor then Akira nails a swinging neckbreaker before Catch 22 hits 2/2 on Knight to score the win.
Winners: Catch 22 (12) (10:35) (Catch 22 advances to the Finals)
Rate: 7
2023 Super Junior Tag League Match
House Of Torture (KOPW 2023 Champion Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) (10) vs. El Desperado & Master Wato (12)
Winners joins Catch 22 in the Finals.
Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado starts this match with Kanemaru grabbing at the mask before Master Wato & Sho enter as they brawled to the floor where Evil, Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo helps beat up Desperado away from ringside.
Back in the ring Kanemaru hits a leg lariat on Desperado before Desperado hit a back suplex and they were both down then Wato tags in and hits a leg lariat then a flip dive to the floor on House Of Torture.
In the ring Wato hits a springboard flying forearm for a near fall before Kanemaru locks in a Figure 4 as Togo reaches into the ring and chokes Wato too before Desperado locks Sho in Numero Dos.
Desperado hit a Blue Thunder Bomb on Sho for a near fall before Sho hits a spear and they were both down then Sho connects with Powerbreaker for a near fall. Sho got his wrench but Desperado avoids it as Wato hits a flying forearm on Sho.
Desperado hits a spinebuster then he made the hot tag before Wato hits Recientemente for a near fall on Sho then Wato shoves Sho onto Evil as he was on the ring apron, and Wato hit a German suplex for a near fall.
Wato again hits Recientemente for a near fall but the ref was pulled from the ring so Evil, Takahashi & Togo jumps in the ring and helps beat up Desperado & Wato.
Evil hits Everything Is Evil on Wato then pulls Sho on top of him as Kanemaru puts Red Shoes back in the ring to make the 3 count.
Winners: House Of Torture (12) (19:20) (They will face Catch 22 in the Finals)
Rate: 1
Finals (Power Struggle Nov 4th)
Catch 22 vs. House Of Torture
Final Standings After Night 9
1st Place- El Desperado & Master Wato, House Of Torture & Catch 22 (12 Points) (6-3) (House Of Torture & Catch 22 advances due to tiebreakers over Desperado & Wato)
2nd Place- Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Bullet Club War Dogs, Los Ingobernables De Japon & Jett Setters (10 Points) (5-4)
3rd Place- TMDK & Musashi & Yoh (8 Points) (4-3)
Last Place- Just 2 Guys & Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC (4 Points) (2-7)
