Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi Win IWGP Tag Team Titles From Guerrillas Of Destiny At NJPW Road
New IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions were crowned as Kota Ibushi & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) to win the belts.
The Golden Aces bested the longtime Bullet Club duo in the main event of the Feb. 21 NJPW New Japan Road show. The ending saw Tanahashi hit the High Fly Flow on Tonga after Tonga had been knocked down by a series of strikes by Ibushi. After the bout, Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi attacked the new champions.
NEW JAPAN ROAD(2/21)を公開
メインはIWGPタッグ選手権試合、王者@Tama_Tonga & @TangaloaNJPW — 挑戦者@tanahashi1_100 & @ibushi_kota@REAL_JADOの介入で一気に窮地に立たされたゴールデンエース果たしてベルトの行方は
登録＆視聴–https://t.co/CcdQ1XrpWA#njpw #njpwwold #njroad pic.twitter.com/n2XZt41h2O— njpwworld (@njpwworld) February 21, 2020
.@ibushi_kota and @tanahashi1_100 ARE THE NEW IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! #njroad #NJPW https://t.co/d63mH2znnl pic.twitter.com/v9dEXeUrS2
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) February 21, 2020
.@taichi0319 and @zacksabrejr spoils Tanahashi and Ibushi’s celebration. #njroad #NJPW https://t.co/d63mH2znnl pic.twitter.com/1zkJBoUjZU
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) February 21, 2020
This marks the first reign as IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions for Golden Aces. It’s the third time Tanahashi has held one of the titles and the first time for Ibushi.
If you missed anything from NJPW New Japan Road, check out Fightful’s full report by clicking here.
