Various: NXT TakeOver: New York Announced, NJPW World Tag League Results, Indies

NXT TakeOver: New York

Triple H revealed on Twitter that the official name for next year’s WrestleMania 35 weekend’s NXT TakeOver will be NXT TakeOver: New York. It will take place on April 5, 2019 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.


NJPW World Tag League 2018 Night 16 Results; Updated Standings

NJPW World Tag League 2018 tournament Night 16 quick match results:

  • World Tag League 2018 match – Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi defeated Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino via submission
  • World Tag League 2018 match – Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka via pinfall
  • World Tag League 2018 match – Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi defeated Togi Makabe & Toa Henare via pinfall
  • World Tag League 2018 match – Juice Robinson & David Finlay defeated Best Friends via disqualification
  • World Tag League 2018 match – Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Michael Elgin & Jeff Cobb via pinfall
  • World Tag League 2018 match – EVIL & SANADA defeated Killer Elite Squad via pinfall
  • World Tag League 2018 match – Guerrillas of Destiny defeated Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano via pinfall

Final Standings:
1) Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) – 20 points (10-3)
2) EVIL & SANADA – 20 points (10-3)
3) Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) – 18 points (9-4)
4) Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano – 18 points (9-4)
5) Michael Elgin & Jeff Cobb – 16 points (8-5)
6) Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi – 16 points (8-5)
7) Juice Robinson & David Finlay – 16 points (8-5)
8) Best Friends (Beretta & Chuckie T.) – 14 points (7-6)
9) Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan – 10 points (5-8)
10) Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka – 10 points (5-8)
11) Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi – 10 points (5-8)
12) Togi Makabe & Toa Henare – 8 points (4-9)
13) Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi – 6 points (3-10)
14) Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino – 0 points (0-13)

The final World Tag League 2018 event takes place on December 9th in Iwate, Japan featuring Guerrillas of Destiny facing off against EVIL & SANADA in the finals of the World Tag League 2018 tournament. The winner of this match will receive an automatic title shot for the IWGP Tag Team Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 13. Should current IWGP Tag Team champions GoD emerge victorious, they will get to hand pick their opponents for Wrestle Kingdom 13.


Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Major League Wrestling recently signed Ace Romero, Salina de la Renta, and Richard Holliday to new deals with the company, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The National Wrestling Alliance released a new episode of their Ten Pounds of Gold series featuring the announcement of the first ever NWA “Pop-Up Event” on January 5, 2019 in Clarksville, Tennessee. The NWA also announced that the card of this event features an NWA World Heavyweight Championship match between Nick Aldis (c) and James Storm.

PROGRESS Wrestling announced that the card of their December 9th event in Manchester, England features a PROGRESS World Championship match between WALTER (c) and Shigehiro Irie.