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00:00Oh wow, we won't have long to wait, TNDK out first.
00:21Wait a minute, wait a minute!
00:51Oh wait!
01:17NJPW in no way!
01:24It!
01:25It's Ryohei Oiwa!
01:26Oh brother!
01:27It might be one of the worst catch secrets in professional wrestling, but Ryohei Oiwa
01:28is a big ass big deal for TNDK!
01:29Oh wow!
01:30And Zack Sabre Jr. looks ultimately pleased with his decision here tonight, and I cannot
01:58say I blame this man whatsoever.
02:00Ryohei Oiwa is not just next up, he's now!
02:07Ryohei Oiwa debuted right at the same time as Kousei Fujita, and it was Zack that took
02:25Fujita under his wing in TNDK, and then Oiwa was recruited by Kaito Kiyomiya to go on a
02:36trade, go on an excursion to pro wrestling, and Ryohei Oiwa has only gone on walker to
02:48become a big huge deal since those great matches he had with Kiyomiya over in pro wrestling
02:54or becoming a former GXE tag team champion, training under the same guy Yoshinori Ogawa
03:00who trained Zack Sabre Jr., and Ogawa I have heard full effusive of high praise for Oiwa,
03:07and Ogawa doesn't like anybody more good.
03:14So if Ogawa says you're pretty good, you might be one of the best in the world.
03:36Now no doubt whatsoever to the members of this unit, it is just five guys that stand
03:42out from the crowd, it's all Takumi Shinoku, Taiji, and Tsunada.
03:48And by god you have to imagine it is a monitor sellout in the New Japan Pro Wrestling locker
03:54rooms right now with the showcase of Ryohei Oiwa as a part of TNDK, this does not just
03:59shake up TNDK, this shakes up New Japan Pro Wrestling, and it might even be shaking up
04:04those members of just five guys.
04:06I am all over this, where will Ryohei Oiwa set his sights, we do know where Tsunada's
04:13sights are set, and winning out over Sendai, over Zack Sabre Jr. setting up a huge huge
04:22special singles match for Royal Quest October 20th in London, NJPWUK.com, Zack Sabre Jr.
04:28vs Tsunada.
04:29Let's talk about monitor sellout, Crystal Palace very nearly sold out, you want to get
04:40on those tickets while you still can, NJPWUK.com.
04:59I think Walker though, this strikes me as a mismatch in a sense in terms of factions
05:18and their presence and where they are right now, TNDK on a massive roll, double tag team
05:22champions, Zack Sabre Jr. G1 Climax winner, Ryohei Oiwa, a huge huge get for this faction,
05:30and on the other side, just five guys, now four guys, Yuya Uemura won't be back until
05:37the new year, and while Doki is IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, maybe the other members
05:45are trying to find a new direction, Tsunada has one for London in Royal Quest.
05:57Tsunada's mind a fall from grace this time last year, compared to now, no longer IWGP
06:02World Heavyweight Champion.
06:03Certainly I think Tsunada will be the biggest Zack Sabre Jr. fan in the world come October
06:08the 14th, King of Pro Wrestling in Ryogoku, Zack Sabre Jr. has said that if he is the
06:14World Heavyweight Champion, he would defend it against Tsunada in London.
06:22This right here shows the faith that Zack Sabre Jr. has in his newest recruit, starting
06:26off the match here tonight against Taichi is Ryohei Oiwa.
06:29I think he wants to see, as we all do, what Oiwa's got, here we go.
06:36Sent on note to Noah on excursion, returns tonight to New Japan Pro Wrestling.
06:42That's not to say that we didn't see him a couple of times throughout that excursion,
06:45a couple of World Tag League appearances alongside Kaito Kimiya back in December.
06:49And remember, Noah almost faked dealing a strange hand when Bolton Oleg was scheduled
06:56a World TV title match against Zack Sabre Jr. at the time, Bolton had to pull out due
07:01to illness and it was Oiwa that was subbed that night.
07:04I think Zack Sabre Jr. saw Oiwa's progress first hand.
07:09Beautiful arm drag, you're going to see Oiwa go to the collegiate wrestling that he learned
07:20was a great amateur wrestler, has honed those skills along with a lot of power, liked to
07:25use the Dr. Bomb over in Pro Wrestling, Noah.
07:29And as much as we're seeing Oiwa in six-man tag team action right now, I'd argue out of
07:33this younger generation, newer generation, whatever you were to call them, Oiwa stands
07:38as one of the best big match singles wrestlers that we've been able to see so far.
07:42I think a lot of the pundits within our spheres and a lot of those people that watch a lot
07:47of pro wrestling, talk a lot of pro wrestling, say that Oiwa is going to be the next huge
07:51deal over the next few decades.
07:54And man, you see something like that, it's hard to argue against them.
07:59A lot of people still talking about the matches that Rio Oiwa had and Noah's variation of
08:07the G1, the N1 victory this year, 30-minute time limit draw with Kaito Kiyomiya, who also
08:11happened to be his final opponent in Pro Wrestling, Noah, if he's now back full-time with NJPW.
08:18Yeah, strange how things worked out, that alliance formed in last year's G1, now here's
08:23an old alliance with Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr., but put a pin in that.
08:30No doubt about it, Sonata wants his hands on Zack Sabre Jr.
08:34We talked about the rough year, the full-front grace for Sonata during the G1 climax course
08:43last year.
08:44He headed into the G1 as champion this year, instead of sweeping the block, had Noah didn't
08:48make it out of the block phrase.
08:51Put that down to being defeated by Zack Sabre Jr. in front of his own home crowd.
08:57So Sonata said, well, I want to return the favor, dickhead, here we go!
09:02Wow, shoulders, no, shoulders, yes, Sonata, full control of that ankle and Sabre Jr. is
09:07going to turn the tide real quick.
09:09Sonata might have had designs on a paradise lock with any other opponent, not with Zack
09:14Sabre Jr.
09:15I hope Sonata knows better, now by this point, now and forever.
09:20A Royal Quest main event preview.
09:24I mean, you couldn't ask, I mean, it's such a great place to do it as well in England
09:28and you know, the rich history of technical wrestling, catch wrestling, you are going
09:34to see just a phenomenal, phenomenal main event, worthy matchup in Crystal Palace.
09:41It's a history and a style as well that Sonata is very well versed in and has admitted so
09:45many times, he has so much respect for Zack Sabre Jr.'s style of competition.
09:49He had great friends with one of the great technicians in New Japan history, Osamu Nishimura,
09:53who learned a lot.
09:54Oh, man, from Tony Sinclair, oh, dragon sleeper, Zack Driver.
09:55Yeah, Zack Driver, no, Sonata out and once again in.
09:56Look out, you won't know.
09:57And instead, double leg, Nelson down and cover, two.
09:58And Sonata O'Connor, shoulders down deep here and it's too late.
09:59Sonata O'Connor.
10:00Sonata O'Connor.
10:01Sonata O'Connor.
10:02Sonata O'Connor.
10:03Sonata O'Connor.
10:04Sonata O'Connor.
10:05Sonata O'Connor.
10:06Sonata O'Connor.
10:07Sonata O'Connor.
10:08Sonata O'Connor.
10:09Sonata O'Connor.
10:10Sonata O'Connor.
10:11Sonata O'Connor.
10:12Sonata O'Connor.
10:13Sonata O'Connor.
10:14Sonata O'Connor.
10:15Sonata O'Connor.
10:16Sonata O'Connor.
10:17Sonata O'Connor.
10:18Sonata O'Connor.
10:19Sonata O'Connor.
10:20Sonata O'Connor.
10:21Sonata O'Connor.
10:22Sonata O'Connor.
10:23Sonata O'Connor.
10:24Sonata O'Connor.
10:25Sonata O'Connor.
10:26Sonata O'Connor.
10:27Sonata O'Connor.
10:28Sonata O'Connor.
10:29Sonata O'Connor.
10:30Sonata O'Connor.
10:31Sonata O'Connor.
10:32Sonata O'Connor.
10:33Sonata O'Connor.
10:34Sonata O'Connor.
10:35Sonata O'Connor.
10:36Sonata O'Connor.
10:37And Zack Sabre Jr. asked for it and delivered the Dragon Screw Leg Whip from Sonata to ZSJ.
10:52It's like trying to catch smoke in your hand.
10:54I mean, it's a constant brownie in motion of these two men.
11:00Just a step faster.
11:02Fujita.
11:03Yep.
11:04Kosei Fujita, Takumi Shidoku.
11:06Fujita, you see that taped up left shoulder.
11:09Hopes not to ail him here tonight.
11:11Oh, huge shot to the jaw of Takumi Shidoku.
11:15We saw how earlier Francesco Akiya, a little bit of a bum knee, that cost him.
11:20Fujita missed a few weeks of action with that shoulder.
11:24Yeah, that exact move took him out.
11:25Cover here.
11:26And it's two.
11:28Fujita wants to get as much mileage as possible.
11:31You have to think that he and Robbie Eagles have their eyes on Super Junior Tag League.
11:39And Taichi.
11:40Wow.
11:41Big lariat in.
11:42And the knee from Takumi Shidoku.
11:44Off the ropes here for Taka.
11:46Shining wizard.
11:47Cover for Taka.
11:49Two.
11:51You have to be wondering where the mindset of Kosei Fujita is with a new member of TMDK being that of Ryohei Oya.
11:57Yeah, it's interesting how much they've scrapped one another when they were both young lions.
12:01But fixed up.
12:02Nice leg lariat.
12:03Said he was very excited to see, to be reunited with, as it turned out, Oiwa.
12:13Those two will always be tied together, even though one's a junior and one's a heavyweight.
12:19Oh, no.
12:20Bit of a reunion here for Zack Sabre Jr.
12:22Knows all about the tricks of the trade.
12:24Taka with his former hype man.
12:28Oh, intercollegiate slam.
12:30Cover here.
12:31Broken up by Tsunada.
12:41And Zack Sabre Jr. has Tsunada on the outside.
12:44Meanwhile, here's Oiwa.
12:45Sleeper hold dead center of the ring on Takumi Shidoku.
12:48Taka might be going night-night here, Walker.
12:51Looking to put him to sleep.
12:53Oh, discus lariat connects.
12:58And Ryohei Oya with the win tonight.
13:01The newest member of TMDK.
13:10That discus lariat was something, eh?
13:14It's a bit of a new one for Ryohei Oya.
13:16And hey, Chris, it can come from absolutely out of nowhere.
13:19We just saw that here tonight.
13:20Takumi Shidoku just felt it.
13:23New twist on an old classic.
13:25And definitely good night, Takumi Shidoku.
13:30Even Taichi probably having to acknowledge that
13:33Zack Sabre Jr. has gotten to be a pretty good recruiter.
13:38I mean, let's just say it.
13:39TMDK is stacked with two of the top prodigies
13:43in Japanese professional wrestling.
13:45Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oya,
13:47all under the helm of Zack Sabre Jr.
13:49In my opinion, no better place
13:52for them to possibly be than TMDK.
14:17It's a rite of passage, Chris.
14:19This exact moment.
14:23TMDK, baby!
14:30Big boy.
14:37A big win for Ryohei, big boy one.
14:47Big thing for all the smoldering Taichi's been doing lately.
14:53I think he was smoldering at Ryohei Oya.
14:58Potential assault.
15:01Really, Taichi a little bit upset
15:04at having let an incredible talent
15:07out from under his fingers.
15:09We'll leave that as speculation.
15:22Go, go, go.
15:31There's a time, Chris, where those two
15:33may not have entirely seen eye to eye.
15:36But by God, they certainly do now.
15:38Incredible things on the horizon
15:40for every single member of TMDK.
15:43No unit more stacked in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
15:46I think you could set your watch.
15:48You might even say by the end of this calendar year
15:51every single member of TMDK
15:54having championship gold.
15:56Stranger things have happened.
16:01You saw an incredible trio here tonight.
16:03In Oya was Zack Sabre Jr. and Kosei Fujita.
16:06But now moving on to a division built on incredible trios.
16:10And once again, Hiroshi, Tadahashi, Toda Gato
16:13and Bolton Oleg do battle against House of Torture
16:16that has been dating all the way back
16:18to when Tadahashi, Yano and Oleg
16:20even first became never six-man tactical champions together
16:23back in April in Taiwan.
16:25We're going to talk all about it.
16:27Will this be the final time?
16:29Who's to know?
16:30But tonight, it comes to a head.
16:32Tadahashi, Yano, Oleg versus Sho, Yujiro and Evil tonight.