Wato, Ibushi, Tanahashi defeat ZSJ, Taichi, Kanemaru: Summer Struggle August 7

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

Match:

• Part Way Through the Match: Sabre and Taichi again tried to get Ibushi to attack Tanahashi. Ibushi even picked up Tanahashi by the arms to give him the kame goye, but then attacked Sabre and Taichi.
• At one point, things really clicked with Ibushi, Wato, and Tanahashi as they had Kanemaru isolated. Tanahashi even attempted the high fly flow, but Kanemaru put his knees up. That led to Taichi and Sabre focusing back in on the knee of Tanahashi.
• Just when it looked like Sabre and Taichi were going to put Tanahashi away, Ibushi made a quick save and Tanahashi rolled up Taichi for the pinfall victory.

All Matches from Summer Struggle August 7

• Full Results
  • Yuji Nagata vs. Yuya Uemura
  • Kojima and Tenzan vs. Gabriel Kidd and Tsuji
  • Suzuki, Douki, Desperado vs. Okada, Yano, Sho
  • Bushi, Sanada, Takagi, Naito vs. Gedo, Ishimori, Togo, Evil
  • Taguchi, Honma, Makabe vs. Yoshi-Hashi, Goto, Ishii – NEVER 6-MAN Tournament
  • Wato, Ibushi, Tanahashi vs. ZSJ, Taichi, Kanemaru – NEVER 6-MAN Tournament

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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