SHO and YOH are back on top as the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.
Roppongi 3K, with the help of Rocky Romero and his idea of giving SHO and YOH protective athletic cups to aid them, defeated the Bullet Club duo of Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo to win the titles a fourth time.
Sliding German from @taiji_ishimori! #njwk14
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.@elpwrestling coming in hot! #njwk14
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Incredible display of power from @njpwShowT! #njwk14
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) January 5, 2020
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Come on @njpwShowT and @njpwyohei_k!! #njwk14
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) January 5, 2020
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In recent months, SHO & YOH have been on a big run, starting with winning the Super Junior Tag League a third consecutive time, something no other team has ever done. However, this is the first time they won the titles at Wrestle Kingdom following a Super Junior Tag League victory.
The loss ended Ishimori’s and Phantasmo’s reign as champions that began all the way back in June 2019 when they defeated SHO & YOH at Kizuna Road.
For full results on night two of Wrestle Kingdom 14, check out Fightful’s live coverage of the event here. There will be a post-show podcast recapping both shows later in the day.
