Various: WWE Network Hidden Gems Addition, NJPW World Tag League, Indies

WWE Network Hidden Gems Addition

This week’s addition to WWE Network’s Hidden Gems series is Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling themed, featuring two classic matches.

The first gem is from a July 9, 1983 house show event from MACW featuring a NWA World Tag Team Championship match of Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood versus The Brisco Brothers (Jack & Jerry Brisco) (c).

MACW Event 07/09/1983 – Battling The Brisco Brothers

Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood look to dethrone The Brisco Brothers in their quest for tag team gold on the road to Starrcade.

The second and final gem is from the same house show event from MACW featuring a NWA World Heavyweight Championship match of Ric Flair versus Harley Race (c).

MACW Event 07/09/1983 – The Race to Starrcade

Ric Flair looks to reclaim championship gold when he battles World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race on the road to Starrcade.

NJPW World Tag League 2018 Night 4 Results & Night 5 Card; Updated Standings

NJPW World Tag League 2018 tournament Night 4 quick match results:

• World Tag League 2018 match – Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino via pinfall
• World Tag League 2018 match – Best Friends defeated Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi via pinfall
• World Tag League 2018 match – EVIL & SANADA defeated Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi via pinfall.

Here is the partial card for Night 5 of NJPW’s World Tag League 2018, which takes place this Friday at the Culttz Kawasaki arena in Kanagawa, Japan. The event’s card features eight matches but will not air live on New Japan World. Instead the event will be uploaded at a later time to the service’s Video On Demand section.

• World Tag League 2018 match – Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino vs. Best Friends
• World Tag League 2018 match – Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka
• World Tag League 2018 match – Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Michael Elgin & Jeff Cobb
• World Tag League 2018 match – Togi Makabe & Toa Henare vs. EVIL & SANADA

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

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

AXS TV recently announced that they will be airing the top matches from NJPW’s upcoming Wrestle Kingdom 13 on the same day as the event itself. These matches will air on the network starting at 8:00PM ET on January 4, 2019. The network also announced that Kevin Kelly will be a full-time announcer for their weekly NJPW show starting next year.

Major League Wrestling announced two new matches for the card of their December 13th Never Say Never event in Miami, Florida:
– No Holds Barred match – Tom Lawlor vs. Simon Gotch
– MLW World Tag Team Championship match – The Hart Foundation (Teddy Hart & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) vs. Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix) (c)

ROH announced a new match for the card of their December 14th Final Battle 2018 event in New York City, New York. This was revealed to be an I Quit match between Bully Ray and Flip Gordon.