United Empire adds gold.
The Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb captured the IWGP Tag Team Championships at NJPW Hyper Battle, defeating Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI.
The finish saw Goto wiped out with the Imperial Drop followed by Cobb hitting Tour of the Islands on HASHI for the victory.
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— njpwworld (@njpwworld) April 9, 2022
Hyper Battle'22 両国大会
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IWGPタッグ選手権試合
毘沙門が王者の強さと見事な連携攻撃を見せる--
防衛か、奪取か、果たして勝つのは
-- CHAOS"毘沙門"-- × UNITED EMPIRE--
-- #njpwworld で配信中--
--視聴&登録https://t.co/Tj7UBINMhP#njpw #HyperBattle pic.twitter.com/vuEozqPJic
.@Great_O_Khan "Eliminator"
— njpwworld (@njpwworld) April 9, 2022
Sign up Now & Stay tuned to https://t.co/CcdQ1XamUA#njpw #HyperBattle #njpwworld pic.twitter.com/jBWX3NJgQi
ALL HAIL UNITED EMPIRE#CrownsUp -- pic.twitter.com/7BwhdyLORO
— Kyle Fletcher (@kylefletcherpro) April 9, 2022
United Empire -- pic.twitter.com/RgKuvTCLrc
— ᵂⁱˡˡ ᴼˢᵖʳᵉᵃʸ • ウィル・オスプレイ (@WillOspreay) April 9, 2022
This marks the first reign as IWGP Tag Team Champions for Cobb & O-Khan both as a team and as individuals. Goto & HASHI won the titles at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16 and made one successful title defense.
Fans can find results from NJPW Hyper Battle and all NJPW events at Fightful's results section.