NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best

5. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Titles: Roppongi 3K (c) Vs. The Young Bucks

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Result: Nick Jackson makes Yoh tap to the Sharpshooter to win the titles (18:50).

Rating: This was an incredibly fun opener that ran the perfect length and balanced humour and brutality like NJPW does best. There was the hilarious Sharpshooter spot early on, but on the other hand some hellacious German Suplexes later on, and a back injury on each team that thoroughly sold the desperation of it all.

It wasn't a technical clinic by any means, but an enjoyably smash-mouth, fiercely-contested fight. The second half in particular was absolutely savage, with some terrific near-falls. Above all else, the Bucks continue to cement themselves as one of the best tag teams on the planet right now. 8/10

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