NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Results Coverage, Reactions & Highlights For January 4, 2018

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IWGP Tag Team Titles:Killer Elite Squad Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) (c’s) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL and SANADA)

Archer spent a lot of time early on his entrance spitting and throwing water on the crowd. KES attacks early and hits EVIL with the Killer Bomb, but SANADA breaks up the pin. Archer lays out young lions on the outside as KES works over SANADA. KES then takes control on EVIL. SANADA comes in, but Smith suplexes him outside and then KES continues to beat down young lions outside. Archer then chokeslams EVIL off the apron onto the young lions outside. KES continues to work over SANADA. SANADA finally comes back with an enziguri on Archer, but Archer knocks EVIL off the apron before SANADA can make the tag. Butterfly suplex by Smith on SANADA for 2. Urnangi by Archer for another close 2. SANADA comes back with a rana on Archer and finally tags in EVIL. EVIL begins making a comeback on KES. Big clothesline by EVIL to Archer for a close 2. Archer goes up top with EVIL and hits a SPANISH FLY! WHAT!! SANADA and Smith in, SANADA locks in Skull End, but Archer stops it. SANADA counters out of a chokeslam one time, but not the second as Archer drives him down. Saito by Smith, but EVIL breaks up the pin. Hart Attack by KES on EVIL. KES hits the Killer Bomb on SANADA, but SANADA kicks out! KES can’t believe it! KES goes for another one, but EVIL breaks it up. EVIL blocks another Killer Bomb and hits Everything is EVIL on Archer. EVIL and SANADA then hit the Magic Killer on Smith for a close 2. SANADA then heads up top and hits the Mutasault on Smith to win the titles.

Winners and NEW IWGP Tag Team Champions: EVIL and SANADA by pinfall (Mutasault)

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