07:52Oh, and Zack Sabre Jr., not afraid to go to that place.
07:57A shot directly to the midsection.
07:59Hey, hey, wow.
08:00And about as close and clean a break you're gonna find here with Zack Sabre Jr. Tonight.
08:04With Zack Sabre Jr. tonight, there's a lot of frustration, I've been told, going on in the TMDK locker room.
08:10You felt it with Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita earlier on in the evening,
08:13and you see it continue here tonight with ZSJ and Ryohei Oyo.
08:27Well, I'm not certain the rhythm exactly works to the feet Tanahashi would want, but...
08:34The fanfare is certainly appreciated.
08:36Here's the tagout and tag in for Ryohei Oyoa, and Oyoa is going to be meeting a test, and Toru Yano in one sense of the word.
08:52Last major matchup that we saw out of Ryohei Oyoa against Konosuke Takeshita.
08:57Coming up, or rather back at Sakura Genesis for that ever-openweight championship.
09:02Game, Konosuke Takeshita, that record-setting defense position that he has, has never-openweight title holder.
09:11And Oyoa on the wrong side of history there, just as well.
09:16Toru Yano is tonight the wrong side of the steel barricade, or steel post, rather.
09:22As Oyoa once again, yes indeed, that is exposed steel hooks that Toru Yano spied, and has just been shoved into.
09:37Zack Sabre Jr. back in legality.
09:40You could hear the frustration out of TMDK, specifically in the vocality with Zack Sabre Jr., and now lethal technician skills that we have seen, long calling Zack Sabre Jr., the best technical wrestler in the world.
10:03And while it was established for ZSJ as the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, that incredible reign that saw back-to-back Tokyo Dome defenses earlier on in the year.
10:16Shoto Umino at Wrestle Kingdom 19, Ricochet at Wrestle Dynasty.
10:21Zack Sabre Jr. no longer has the true claim to calling himself the best professional wrestler in the world.
10:28That title very well belonging to the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.
10:32We'll see later on in our main event tonight, Hiroki Goto.
10:42And the tag to made here, Ryohei Oyoa out.
10:46Zack Sabre Jr. back in.
10:47No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
10:58Oh, and once again, explosive technicality out of Zack Sabre Jr. mixed with a striking game unlike any other.
11:07And that's how you find yourself a former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, one of the best reigns that we had seen up to the point, one might argue, of the man who defeated him back in February, Hiroki Goto.
11:18And now we are doing the runaway here.
11:23We all hit Oyoa.
11:24We are switching limb to limb to limb.
11:26I've heard they were doing this in the TMDK Dojo for the longest of times training sessions at the expense of one Kosei Fujita for a period.
11:37And as we talk about all the time, iron sharpens iron.
11:48We saw it with Oyoa and Zack Sabre Jr. back in New Japan Cup this year.
11:53And we will continue to see it all throughout as Toriyano makes it to the bottom rope.
11:58On the rope.
12:05Tag made.
12:06And Zack Sabre Jr. back in.
12:13Various lengths we've seen on these singles matches between Zack Sabre Jr. and Hiroshi Tanahashi in the past.
12:20Going all the way as high as 34 minutes, 2 seconds in the final of New Japan Cup 2018.
12:27Multiple 20 minute bouts for the Rev Pro Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship during that tenure of Zack Sabre Jr.'s career.
12:35And just twisting Toru Yano in every single direction imaginable right now.
12:42That position for Sabre Jr, legs locked together.
12:47And that's gonna make it very difficult for Tanahashi to break this one up.
12:52And a quick I'm sorry for Zack Sabre Jr. to Toru Yano.
13:15We know that Zack Sabre Jr. never sorry for the pain that he inflicts in a professional wrestling ring.
13:19He goes about it in a pure way. There's no way to admonish it.
13:23Yeah, well, there's nothing pure about this. A little pull of the hair from Toru Yano.
13:28Which has now been turned the tide and a hair pull mat slam is gonna bring Oyoa down to the canvas.
13:39And Tag Made now finds the Ace of the Universe back in action in Kumamoto.
13:45And a forearm shot to take down Oyoa in the process.
13:49Sabre Jr. remains a target and we are playing to the drum of the Ace.
13:54Oh, and Zack Sabre Jr. goading in by Hiroshi Tanahashi.
14:10Bye-bye.
14:11Yes!
14:12Daniel challenge!
14:13Yes!
14:14Yes!
14:15Help me, ball!
14:17Yes!
14:18Yes!
14:19Yes!
14:20Let's go to the jaw.
14:22Okay!
14:23Hey!
14:24Show me, ball me!
14:25Yes!
14:26Yes!
14:27Yes!
14:28Yes!
14:29Yes!
14:30Yes!
14:31Yes!
14:32Yes!
14:33Yes!
14:34Yes!
14:35Yes!
14:36and the classic lands tonight of the senton a cover again and it is not
14:42enough to put down young Ryohei Iowa you have to wonder what the horizon looks
14:52like for Ryohei Iowa would love a singles encounter with Hiroshi Tanahashi
14:56one day before Tanahashi hangs it all up and could earn it very well here
15:06Zack Sabre jr. looks to take control and a twist off the top and a side through the
15:16middle and now that is cervical damage done cover again for Zack and it is two
15:23only
15:34we've seen it so many times and Tanahashi has felt it so many more Zack driver was
15:42sought out there for Sabre jr. and we're gonna have to do something else to bring
15:45this one to a close should Sabre jr. not find his way with it
15:48oh and right through the spine that is a shockwave set courtesy of TMDKZone
16:01two
16:04and it falls in the middle form and Nina change the cambia of Diana
16:07here
16:16adjust the back on there
16:21we have to turn it up
16:23n
16:25dism魂
16:27Hashi much much closer on the draw. It is Tony Yano out of the red corner here
16:35And we'll see what be Bob tag team can pull out
16:41Lays down the opposition with a double area
16:43Oh, no, no, no Saber jr brought down a cover. Oh, ho saved in the nick of time by real hale
17:07The double low blow not gonna favor total Yano here
17:10And we are working both sides of the equation
17:15Find the parallel here. We go
17:30Saber jr with the
17:33And he got
17:40Zack Saber jr with a backslide pinfall victory tonight three count will find the way for tmdk and that is exactly
17:53What's saber jr needs going in to what very well could be the final singles match
17:58Against the man whom he has a lot of history with
18:01Hiroshi Tanahashi
18:03Zack Saber jr in the final road to connection one-on-one at Dantaku may 3rd
18:09Dantaku may 3rd
18:11Dantaku may 30
18:18Oh
18:22I
18:24it will not be a battle filled with hatred but it will be one for superiority
18:54so
18:56it will be the best
18:58and we will win
19:00and the best
19:02is
19:04the best
19:06is
19:08the best
19:10is
19:12the best
19:14is
19:16the best
19:18is
19:20TMDK back on the right path, potentially following this tag team matchup, but you want to set it in stone, you need to walk away with the win when it matters most. And it's going to matter. Coming up on May 3rd, Wrestling Duttaku 2025 Night 1, Zack Sabre Jr. takes on Hiroshi Tanahashi in singles competition.
19:50Coming up next, folks, it is War Dogs versus House of Torture. It's going to get dangerous tonight in six-man tag action coming up next.
