New IWGP Tag Team Champions Crowned At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16 Night One
YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto have done it.
YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto captured the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles at night one of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16, defeating Dangerous Tekkers (Zack Sabre Jr & Taichi)
The finish saw the CHAOS duo hit Sent To Hell on Taichi to score the pinfall victory. After the match, Tekkers showed respect to the new IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.
YOSHI-HASHIおめでとう！#njwk16#njwk16Day1 #njpwworld #njpw pic.twitter.com/N1dH6GblGI
— TOHRU (@TOHRU0815) January 4, 2022
YOSHI-HASHI & Goto earned the shot at Dangerous Tekkers by winning World Tag League 2021. This marks their first reign as a team as IWGP Tag Team Champions and YOSHI-HASHI’s first reign overall. Goto previously held the titles with Katsuyori Shibata in 2015.
ZSJ & Taichi won the titles at NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome in July 2021. They made one successful defense of the titles.
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