Tanahashi, Ibushi, Wato defeat Taichi, ZSJ, Kanemaru: New Japan August 27

Result: Tanahashi, Ibushi, Wato defeat Taichi, ZSJ, Kanemaru

Match:

• Kanemaru ran out and attacked Wato during entrances. Sabre and Taichi followed. No surprises here as this is the common Suzuki Gun tactic.
• Part way through the match, Taichi and Sabre attempted to hit Tanahashi with the dragon screw leg whip where Taichi holds Tanahashi in position. Ibushi broke it up, and Ibushi and Tanahashi executed the move on Sabre. Zack continued to sell the dragon screw even after the match.
• Unfortunately for Kanemaru, the match ended with him receiving a Kame Goye and high fly flow. Tanahashi pinned Kanemaru to finish the match.

All Matches from New Japan August 27

• Full Results
  • Yota Tsuji vs Yuya Uemura
  • Toamoaki Honma, Yuji Nagata & Satoshi Kojima vs Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii
  • Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano & SHO vs Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo
  • Shingo Takagi, SANADA, BUSHI vs Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & DOUKI
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi & Master Wato vs Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi vs EVIL & Taiji Ishimori

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Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent