Hank and Tank Lose GHC Tag Titles After 13 Days

WWE NXT wrestlers Hank Walker and Tank Ledger lost the GHC Tag Team Championships on Friday at Pro Wrestling NOAH's Cross Over 2025 event in Sendai, Japan, ending their brief reign after just 13 days.

The duo, known collectively as Hank and Tank, had captured the titles from Masa Kitamiya and Takashi Sugiura on November 8 at NOAH's Star Navigation event. In the rematch, Kitamiya and Sugiura, representing the Team 2000X faction, reclaimed the belts through a contentious finish involving steel chair shots and interference from their stablemates, including Yoshi Tatsu. Kitamiya secured the pinfall victory over Ledger, marking his eighth reign with the titles and Sugiura's 11th as a team.

Walker and Ledger's title loss capped a month-long excursion to Japan that began on October 26. During their time with NOAH, the pair competed in seven matches, gaining international experience outside the WWE system. Both former college football players, they have teamed in NXT since 2023 and previously held the NXT Tag Team Championships for four months earlier this year, from April to August.

Prior to the defense, Walker and Ledger expressed their ambitions in a social media promo shared on...