10 Takeaways From NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018

#4. Are Young Bucks Ready for World Tag League?

With a back injury plaguing Matt Jackson since the start of this year, and the Young Bucks working wonders as champions it seemed that the duo might not make it to World Tag League. Though almost always including its champions in a tournament to determine contenders, the Bucks could take this much-needed break.

Then New Japan decides to throw a wrench into the works, having them lose the title to Guerillas of Destiny. To be fair, it's a smart choice to continue the build of this ELITE and Firing Squad civil war. It also helps give the Bullet Club OG's in a feud that feels somewhat start and stop.

Yet will then the Bucks take the long journey of the World Tag League, with his back problems it could add a major hurdle for Matt and maybe truly get them over as fighting faces. Now on the light side of an ongoing war, this could give the tag team match a great story come to Wrestle Kingdom 13 and the first WTL win for the deserving heavyweights.

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Edited by Rohit Nath