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New NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions have been crowned. 

Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, and Boltin Oleg won a one-night tournament at Wrestling World 2024 in New Taipei City, Taiwan on Sunday to win the belts. 

Tanahashi, Yano, and Oleg defeated Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman, and Francesco Akira in the tournament semi-finals before beating House of Torture's EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, and SHO in the finals. The HOT team had defeated BUSHI, Shingo Takagi, and Yota Tsuji in the semifinals earlier on the show. 

The NEVER Six Man Tag Team Championships had been vacant since January. They were vacated by Kazuchika Okada on behalf of his team with Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii after his final match in Korakuen Hall as a member of the NJPW roster. 

Also on today's show,  DOUKI earned a shot at IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion SHO by defeating Kosei Fujita. In recent months, upcoming challengers for this title have been stealing the belt from the champion. SHO attacked DOUKI after today's match in an attempt to steal back his belt, but he was unsuccessful. 

Bishamon's Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI also successfully defended their IWGP Tag Team Championships on Sunday in Taiwan. They defeated Yuya Uemura and SANADA of Just 5 Guys. 

Today's show was the kickoff event for the Asia Pacific Federation of Wrestling (APFW). The federation was formed with the goal of "broadening professional wrestling across Asia and worldwide" and features promotions from Japan, Singapore, Thailand, China, and Taiwan. 

Wrestling World 2024 in Taiwan on April 14, 2024 results --

  • Touyuu defeated Axe Wang
  • NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship tournament semifinals: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, and Boltin Oleg defeated Great-O-Khan, Francesco Akira, & Callum Newman
  • NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship tournament semifinals: EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, & SHO defeated BUSHI, Yota Tsuji, & Shingo Takagi
  • Tiger Mask & Satoshi Kojima defeated Shoma Kate & El Desperado
  • Starlight Kid defeated HANAKO
  • DOUKI defeated Kosei Fujita
  • IWGP Tag Team Championship Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) defeated Yuya Uemura & SANADA to retain their titles
  • NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship tournament finals: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, and Boltin Oleg defeated EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, & SHO defeated BUSHI to win the titles

This article first appeared on F4WOnline.com and was syndicated with permission.

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