5 observations from NJPW Dominion weekend

#4 Dangerous Tekkers give the IWGP Tag Team Titles a purpose

When Zack Sabre Jr. and Taichi, also known as Dangerous Tekkers, first teamed in NJPW's World Tag League last year, many questioned their team. Sabre Jr. had made quite the team with Minoru Suzuki, winning the Revolution Pro British Tag Team Championships. Obviously, there were many wanting that to be the team to represent Suzuki-gun. However, over the past two years, NJPW has shown a commitment to the push of Taichi as an upper card star and their team was the next step. Over the past year, these two have developed into a well-established team in New Japan, which they have shown improvement over the course of the NJ Cup tour.

At the NJPW Dominion 2020, the months of gelling as a team paid off as Sabre Jr. and Taichi captured the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles from The Golden Aces of Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi. In what was a long, almost 30-minute contest, Dangerous Tekkers controlled things at every turn, showing themselves as the better team.

容赦のない“悪行”連発！タイチ＆ザックがIWGPタッグ王者に！なんと棚橋の両ヒザをドラゴンスクリューで徹底破壊…!!☆7.12大阪城ホールの結果はコチラ⇒https://t.co/oJS4LkkCeb#njdominion #njpw pic.twitter.com/7TkttJXN5Z

— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) July 12, 2020

The focus of the Tekkers were firmly on the beaten-down legs of Tanahashi. The straight jacket dragon screws to the legs of the Ace were gruesome throughout this match. In the end, after taking out Ibushi, Taichi and Zack focused on Tanahashi, finishing him off with a combo super kick-Zack Driver to win the belts.

The reign of the Golden Aces was always seen as a way to elevate the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles, which I believe it did here. There was greater importance to this match than the typical Tag Title matches in NJPW. This was a welcomed change that will only benefit the new reign of the Dangerous Tekkers.