Master Wato is champion.
At NJPW New Year's Golden Series on February 19, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi captured the IWGP Junior Tag Team Championships in a four-way bout that also featured former champions Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo.
The finish saw Wato & Taguchi, also known as Team Six or Nine, hit Number Nine (an assisted downward spiral) on Tiger Mask for the victory.
田口監督とワト選手69代IWGPタッグチャンピオンおめでとうございます #njgolden pic.twitter.com/n54vitQ4qK
— けい(K) (@SsqN1gbp1CDirRW) February 19, 2022
4WAY見たのは初めてだったかも…カオスの世界だった--監督＆ワトちゃん、おめでとうございます#njgolden pic.twitter.com/UzUYoyFZSJ
— りょん (@ryon2f) February 19, 2022
やったーーーー----
— ぺーやん--狂愛--next time...--njgolden (@CMJK_Pee_yan_37) February 19, 2022
6or9やりましたッ----#田口隆祐 #マスター・ワト#njgolden pic.twitter.com/A6bY7mojCS
This marks the first reign as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions for Wato & Taguchi. Taguchi has held the titles on six different occasions with Ricochet (once), Prince Devitt, also known as Finn Balor (four times), and El Samurai (once). This is Wato's first time holding the titles.
Eagles & Tiger Mask won the titles at NJPW Road To Power Struggle 2021 night three and made one successful title defense.
You can find results from NJPW New Year's Golden Series by clicking here.
