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Post by chrisstevens12 on Aug 13, 2019 19:15:17 GMT -5
G1 CLIMAX NIGHT ONE Before tonight's show, New Japan Pro Wrestling owner and president of the International Wrestling Grand Prix governing body Antonio Inoki came down to the ring with a microphone, announcing to the still filling up crowd that with New Japan Pro Wrestling's first show, New Japan would start off to a major bang, with the first G1 Climax taking place tonight. Inoki also announced that tonight over the course of this month, the winner of the G1 Climax will become the first ever IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Along with this, Inoki will be keeping his eyes out on the wrestlers also competing in the G1 as well as the wrestlers competing on the undercard to see potential candidates for the other vacant championships. Along with this announcement was the ten wrestlers in each block.
BLOCK A: Hiroshi Tanahashi Alexander Hammerstone Hirooki Goto EVIL Taichi Shotaro Ashino Togi Makabe Bad Luck Fale Giant Bernard (fka A-Train) Daisuke Sekimoto BLOCK B: Kota Ibushi Nigel McGuiness Katsuyori Shibata Kento Miyahara SANADA Minoru Suzuki Yuji Okabayashi Toru Yano Suwama Shota Umino Antonio Inoki wishes luck to the ten men in each block, especially young lion Shota Umino that he specifically handpicked to be the last participant of the G1 Climax to give him a true test and to see where he stands as a young lion in New Japan Pro Wrestling right now. Inoki goes on to say that for all nights, it will go Night 1: A Block, Night 2: B Block and go on and on until the tournament ends. The undercard shall consist of teaser tag matches for the next night and to warm the fans up. Inoki hopes the fans are prepared because this is going to be some of the best action they'll never see anywhere but here in New Japan Pro Wrestling. SANADA and BUSHI def Minoru Suzuki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru in 7:15 after SANADA submits Kanemaru with the Skull End submission. SANADA and Suzuki have a brief staredown after the match, to tease their match-up for Night 2 of the G1 Climax. Katsuyori Shibata and Sho def Nigel McGuiness and Chase Owens in 8:30 after Shibata pins Owens with his patented Penalty Kick finisher. Nigel is seen avoiding Shibata most of this match and throwing Owens in to fight off against him, but picked his shots to go in whenever Sho got tagged into the match. Suwama and Shuji Ishikawa def Toru Yano and Rocky Romero in 3:57 after Shuji Ishikawa pinned Rocky Romero with Splash Mountain. This match was utter destruction and showed how unmatched Toru Yano is against Suwama going into their match for Night 2. Kento Miyahara and Kaz Hayashi def Yuji Okabayashi and Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 6:44 after Miyahara pinned Tenzan with the Blackout bicycle knee. This match was definitely a good way to show off Yuji Okabayashi to the semi-unfamiliar crowd, and he got over with the fans in a relatively quick time. Getting over means nothing if you can't get the win, and that showed as Miyahara was able to get this tag match over with pretty fast. Kota Ibushi and CIMA def Ultimo Dragon and Shota Umino in 10:24 after Ibushi pinned Ultimo Dragon with the Kamigoye knee. Umino showed a vicious side that we don't really see from the young prospect, ignoring the referee's calls for breaks against the ropes and going after Ibushi when not even the legal man. Despite a good effort, it wasn't Umino who got dethroned this time around but instead Ultimo Dragon who got caught with a superkick from his protege CIMA, falling straight to Ibushi who could execute the killing blow. Giant Bernard [0] vs Bad Luck Fale [0]In the first official match of the G1 Climax, it was a big hoss battle between the revamped Giant Bernard, up against Bad Luck Fale of the Bullet Club. Fale came down with Bullet Club stablemates El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori, but Bernard opted not to have any Chaos members come along with him. This match didn't last long, as both men looked for hard hitting strikes and power moves depleting their energy pretty early in the match. At the eight minute mark was the end of the match, after Fale was able to lift Bernard up with the Bad Luck Fall following interference from El Phantasmo. Winner: Bad Luck Fale [2] in 8:04EVIL [0] vs Togi Makabe [0]A battle of the young against the old. Makabe and EVIL both wanted to kickoff their tournament with two points, and battled it out, going shot for shot. It was EVIL who took advantage by using the outsdie of the ring and isolated Makabe much out there, using the ring post and steel barricade as an advantage. Whenever the ref got the 18 count, EVIL would roll in then roll back out. When they got back in the ring, it was a different story as Makabe was able to make a comeback. However, after countering a lariat and catching Makabe's arm into an EVIL, that was all she wrote. Winner: EVIL [2] in 12:32Taichi [0] vs Shotaro Ashino [0]As soon as this match started, Taichi rolled out the ring, trying to duck Ashino and waste time. After Ashino chased Taichi around the ring, Miho Abe got in his way, distracting Ashino and the ref who told her to move away, when Ashino shoved her off while the referee was talking to her, he rolled in and got hit with Taichi's iron glove that he adopted from Takashi Iizuka. Taichi went for the cover, with Ashino somehow kicking out at two. The match spiraled on from there, with Ashino getting his groove back and dominating Taichi with various suplexes. After ignoring a second attempt to distract him from Miho Abe, Ashino pinned Taichi down with a brutal Saito Suplex. Winner: Shotaro Ashino [2] in 11:48Alexander Hammerstone [0] vs Hirooki Goto [0]This was an all out brawl as soon as the match was on. Hammerstone and Goto traded blows, throwing stiff shots at each other. Hammerstone showed he had lots of strength and was able to deadlift Goto and throw him around, but Goto had fighting spirit that was unbreakable. Goto fought off Hammerstone, laying in some stiff strikes and showed he could overpower Hammerstone as well. The end game came after Goto hit a top rope Shouten Kai. Goto decided that was far from enough, and picked up Hammerstone to finish him off with a GTR! Winner: Hirooki Goto [2] in 15:54
Daisuke Sekimoto [0] vs Hiroshi Tanahashi [0]
Hiroshi Tanahashi, the undoubted ace of New Japan Pro Wrestling came down to the ring with a major reaction from the crowd. Sekimoto had many nerves, considering his first impression would be against someone at such a high calibre like Hiroshi Tanahashi. Despite Tanahashi's attempts to start the match slow, Sekimoto wasn't having it and forced Tanahashi to work his match. Tanahashi scrambled around, as Sekimoto was throwing him around like a baby. Sekimoto took too much time though, and allowed his weaknesses to show, giving Tanahashi an open chance to come back. Tanahashi hit many fast paced moves, and went to the top rope for a crossbody in which he was caught by Sekimoto. Sekimoto sent him into the turnbuckle, then the next turnbuckle, followed by the last two turnbuckles, then finished him off with a brutal powerslam, only for a two count. Sekimoto and Tanahashi went at it for five more minutes, but after landing a german suplex attempt from Sekimoto, Tanahashi hit a dragonscrew legwhip, followed by a Twist n' Shout, then finally a slingblade to take Sekimoto down, and exited the ring to ascend to the top rope in order to hit the High Fly Flow! Tanahashi covered Sekimoto down, One! Two! Three! Winner: Hirosh Tanahashi [2] in 22:34
Tanahashi grabbed a microphone to address the fans, crediting Sekimoto's hard work. Tanahashi then went on to say that this G1 Climax will be some of the hardest challenge's he'll ever face. He's excited to see what New Japan has to offer for him and he has the goal to win the G1 Climax and IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the people! The show ended with a free air-guitar session from Hiroshi Tanahashi. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING! KING OF SPORTS. **END**
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Post by chrisstevens12 on Aug 14, 2019 7:55:39 GMT -5
G1 CLIMAX NIGHT TWO Ring Announcers Milano Collection A.T. and Shinpei Nogami
Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma def Taichi and El Desperado in 7:44 after Honma pins Desperado with a Kokeshi from the top rope. EVIL and Hiromu Takahashi def Bad Luck Fale and Jado in 6:12 after Takahashi pins Jado with his Time Bomb finisher. Hirooki Goto and Sho def Giant Bernard and Yoh in 8:05 after Goto pins Yoh with the GTR. The most hyped part of this match was Roppongi 3K partners Sho and Yoh being paired against eachother in this battle of CHAOS vs CHAOS Shotaro Ashino announces that joining him in battle tonight is the newest member of Strong Japan MOVEMENT, CIMA! Daisuke Sekimoto and Hiroyoshi Tenzan def Shotaro Ashino in 10:30 after Sekimoto pins CIMA with a Bridging German Suplex. In a battle of Strong Japan MOVEMENT vs Strong Japan MOVEMENT, both men showed respect after a grueling tag match and Sekimoto and Ashino had a brief staredown before both exited to the back together. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Ultimo Dragon def Alexander Hammerstone and Chase Owens in 11:57 after Tanahashi pins Chase Owens with the High Fly Flow. As soon as the match ends, Hammerstone attacks Tanahashi and is assisted by Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi. Yujiro takes Ultimo Dragon out while Chase is able to get some revenge over the man who pinned them then hands Tanahashi off with his brutal Nightmare Pendulum. Suwama [0] vs Toru Yano [0]Fully aware of the trickster style of Toru Yano, Suwama came into this match like a ball of fire throwing in some stiff strikes at Yano then nailing him with a few brutal suplexes. Suwama was a bit too eager however, instead of putting Yano down he had a feeling he wasn't out yet, in which he wasn't but he was able to recover in quick time. After missing a lariat, Yano shoved Suwama into the referee who ducked and dodged, allowing for Yano to low blow Suwama then roll him up grabbing the tights for the upset victory over Suwama. Winner: Toru Yano [2] in 6:50Shota Umino [0] vs Kota Ibushi [0]For Shota's first match of the G1, he felt he had a lot more to prove compared to anyone else. Shota ran down to the ring like any other young lion and instantly went to brawling with Ibushi, before the bell rang. Shota used every advantage he could take, but it was far from enough. The stiff kicks and strikes of Ibushi overcame Umino, and soon enough, it was Golden Star Bomb that Shota somehow kicked out of to the pop of the fans. Ibushi realized the fighting spirit of Umino, and decided to go straight for the killing blow; the Kamigoye. Winner: Kota Ibushi [2] in 10:15Nigel McGuiness [0] vs Katsuyori Shibata [0]Having a feeling he was outmatched, Nigel came down to the ring tonight with Gedo at his side. Despite Nigel's best attempts to avoid Shibata, Shibata got him in the ring and rained down a bunch of strikes. Shibata performed at his best in recent time, and was able to get Gedo off the apron with one forearm. The slight distraction helped Nigel however, as he was able to turn the match into his favor. Nigel however could not hold onto the advantage for long as Shibata was able to come back. After countering a Pendelum Lariat with a headbutt, Shibata finished a sat McGuiness with a Penalty Kick for the win. Winner: Katsuyori Shibata [2] in 13:44Kento Miyahara [0] vs Yuji Okabayashi [0]Miyahara came in this match cool and confident, but Okabayashi was more determined. He came in targeting the leg Miyahara uses for his Blackout Knee and worked on it throughout the match. Miyahara was able to fight off the attempts Yuji had of dropping him for a brutal Saito suplex, but eventually succumbed to the suplex, barely kicking out. Okabayashi went back to the offense and continued his assault on Miyahara's leg. As the match continued the crowd became more rooting of Okabayashi than the highly popular Kento Miyahara. Miyahara was able to counter a lariat attempt from Okabayashi then hit the Blackout Knee but couldn't go for the cover due to the pain to his knee. Miyahara laid there in pain as Okabayashi was able to get up first despite being hit with a finishing manuever. Despite being up first; Okabayashi was not even able to stand and had to use the ropes to get up. Miyahara finally got up and was hit with a chop block. Okabayashi grabbed Miyahara in a knee bar, and the referee was forced to call the match out, giving Okabayashi a major upset victory. Winner: Yuji Okabayashi [2] in 18:55
SANADA [0] vs Minoru Suzuki [0]
Going into this match, the reactions were drastically different. SANADA and Suzuki started slow, SANADA able to block Suzuki's many attempts to take him down. Eventually the catch as catch can style of wrestling Suzuki usually uses was able to work as he was able to take SANADA down and start working onto his legs. SANADA showed some athletic wrestling ability of his own and was able to get top control over Suzuki a few times. This enraged Suzuki who was able to break free and rolled out to gained a breather. SANADA went to the top rope, hitting Suzuki with a crossbody and started to work back at his own style when they entered the ring. After countering a dropkick into a Boston Crab, the match was now back into Suzuki's favor. Suzuki focused on not incorporating stiff strikes but instead torturing SANADA with uncomfortable submissions and stretching his body out. SANADA was once again able to mount a comeback, but fell down after a combo of slaps and elbows from Suzuki. Suzuki however stalled a few times inbetween strikes, allowing SANADA to come back one more time. After hitting a momentum wave of moves that ended with a TKO, SANADA locked the Skull End on Suzuki. After letting go once he was out, SANADA went to the top rope to hit the Moonsault he mastered from Keiji Muto for the win. Winner: SANADA [2] in 21:19SANADA standed in the middle of the ring, triumphant in a very good match. SANADA addressed the fans, saying there's still more to come and this was just the beginning of a soon to be great G1 Climax for him.
G1 STANDINGS SO FARA BLOCK | B BLOCK | Tanahashi - 2 | Ibushi - 2 | EVIL - 2 | SANADA - 2 | Ashino - 2 | Okabayashi - 2 | Bad Luck Fale - 2 | Yano - 2 | Goto - 2 | Shibata - 2 | Hammerstone - 0 | McGuiness - 0 | Bernard - 0 | Suwama - 0 | Taichi - 0 | Miyahara - 0 | Makabe - 0 | Suzuki - 0 | Sekimoto - 0 | Umino - 0 |
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING! KING OF SPORTS. **END**
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2019 23:43:19 GMT -5
Already coming back with a bang!
I love The G1 and very glad to see it in the Mash-Up Universe! Awesome first rounds of action and very excited to see the night of the G1! Keep up the great work man!
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Post by chrisstevens12 on Aug 21, 2019 4:00:20 GMT -5
G1 CLIMAX NIGHT THREE Ring Announcers Milano Collection A.T. and Shinpei Nogami
Kento Miyahara and Kaz Hayashi def Toru Yano and Robbie Eagles in 8:34 after Miyahara pinned Eagles with the Blackout Knee. In this match, Yano did his best to thwart Miyahara’s moves and annoy him into getting angry. It did work but however the anger was displayed on Robbie Eagles instead of causing him to lose the match and certainly did not help at all. Suwama and Yoshinobu Kanemaru def Katsuyori Shibata and Yoh in 8:15 after Kanemaru pinned Yoh with Deep Impact. Shibata and Suwama weren’t finish though as they continued their brawl outside the ring and to the back. Minoru Suzuki and El Desperado def Shota Umino and Último Dragon In 10:44 after Desperado pinned Dragon with a Guitarra de Angel. This match was an absolute mauling from the start, as Suzuki bullied Umino and pushed him around, targetting his leg outside the ring. Yuji Okabayashi and CIMA def SANADA and BUSHI in 12:18 after Okabayashi pinned BUSHI with a Backdrop Suplex. Okabayashi went into this match with a major wave of momentum after defeating heavy favorite Kento Miyahara. Nigel McGuiness and HIKULEO def Kota Ibushi and Satoshi Kojima in 9:56 after McGuiness pinned Kojima with the Pendulum Lariat. This was the debut for HIKULEO who McGuiness referred to as the “monster threat” of the Bullet Club. He did exactly that, working down Kojima and Ibushi then allowing the Bullet Club leader to pick up the pieces. Hirooki Goto [2] vs Giant Bernard [0]In the ultimate battle of Chaos vs Chaos, Both Bernard and Goto brought it. As obvious, both men were able to telegraph each other’s attacks since they know each other so well. However, knowing what was going to be hit wasn’t a benefit for much longer, as a flurry of strikes and some moves he adopted from his friend Katsuyori Shibata had Goto sending Bernard reeling. After ducking a desperation lariat, it was Goto who was bake to take advantage with a GTR for another two points. Winner: Hirooki Goto [4] in 8:45
Togi Makabe [0] vs Taichi [0]Both Makabe and Taichi came into this match with a lot to prove, considering that they lost their first matches the first G1 outing. That’s exactly what they did, brawling their hearts out until Taichi went for the bum knee of Makabe and forced him to work his match. Taichi stayed in firm grasp of the match following that, and was able to finish it off with his Bridging Powerbomb for a devastating three count. Winner: Taichi [2] in 9:58Bad Luck Fale [2] vs EVIL [2]A battle of the hosses, you could say. Both EVIL and Fale struggled to take each other down, until the much taller Fale was able to send EVIL down with a big boot. Fale cornered EVIL, knocking him with some hard strikes. After moving from a running corner attack, the match was back in EVIL’s grasp. EVIL caught Fale with a few strikes and was able to get a headbutt. The comeback didn’t last long as Fale went back to dominating, but not as long as he had hoped. After ducking another boot from Fale, EVIL hit a headbutt and was able to grab the big man and get him down to hit his EVIL STO. Winner: EVIL [4] in 12:23
Shotaro Ashino [2] vs Daisuke Sekimoto [0]The leader of Strong Japan MOVEMENT, Shotaro Ashino was up against Daisuke Sekimoto; a man that he had recruited to be apart of the faction. This was going to be no easy victory for Ashino as Sekimoto brought all he could, knowing a lasting impression and potential win over his faction leader could give him a much needed momentum ride in the G1 Climax. Unfortunately that’s the exact opposite of what Sekimoto wished for and got caught with an unsuspecting T-Bone Suplex in an otherwise competitive matchup. Winner: Shotaro Ashino [4] in 15:47
Hiroshi Tanahashi [2] vs Alexander Hammerstone [0]
The young and impressive Alexander Hammerstone comes in tonight as a man on a mission. Unhappy with how he took his loss to Hirooki Goto, Hammerstone now goes against Hiroshi Tanahashi who he hopes to thwart his run as “The Ace” and prove why he’s gonna be the biggest thing to happen to New Japan. But actions speak louder than words, and Hammerstone was starting to struggle against Tanahashi. The bigger stature of Tanahashi and power he executes early in the match meant Hammerstone was starting to wind down in the late stages of the match, which benefited Tanahashi a lot. After some failed attempts of rest holds, Hammerstone decided to showcase more of his power which definitely didn’t have a stamina limit, but Hammerstone did. After taking too long to recover after hitting a gorilla press powerslam, an arrogant move that he opted for instead of finishing the match, he paid by getting a sling blade, followed by Tanahashi’s patented High Fly Flow. Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi [4] in 24:38After the match was all said and done, Tanahashi applauded Hammerstone for his work but then goes on to say that Hammerstone is ways to go before being at the level he produces action at. Tanahashi says with four points he’s excited to keep it going in the G1 and wants to win for all of the people. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING! KING OF SPORTS. **END**
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Post by chrisstevens12 on Sept 7, 2019 11:27:12 GMT -5
G1 CLIMAX NIGHT FOURRing Announcers Milano Collection A.T. and Shinpei NogamiTaichi and El Desperado def Bad Luck Fale and Taiji Ishimori in 7:56 following a Bridging Powerbomb from Taichi on Ishimori. Shotaro Ashino and CIMA def Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma in 11:34 following a T Bone Suplex on Honma. As soon as the match ended, Makabe knocked CIMA out with a vicious lariat outside the ring and rolled in to kickstart a massive brawl with Ashino. Alexander Hammerstone and HIKULEO def Daisuke Sekimoto and Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 9:15 following a Nightmare Pendulum from Hammerstone on Tenzan. Hammerstone had some unpleasant things to say about Sekimoto and Tenzan in the post-match comments. EVIL and BUSHI def Hirooki Goto and Yoh in 13:42 following a MX from BUSHI on Yoh. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Ultimo Dragon def Giant Bernard and Robbie Eagles in 14:56 following a Asai DDT from Ultimo Dragon on Robbie Eagles. Toru Yano [2] vs Kento Miyahara [0]
If you came into this match not knowing who had what score, you'd assume that it was Miyahara with two up and Yano with zero. Instead it's the complete opposite, with Yano using his usual tactics to sneak up a victory over Suwama and Miyahara surprisingly losing to Yuji Okabayashi after some extensive work on his knee, in which the match was called out by the referee due to the attacks to it. Miyahara comes to this match nowhere near 100% and is limping around the whole time. Despite being a comedy act, Yano can go and has an amateur wrestling background. Yano works the knee much like Okabayashi and there's no superman comeback here as Yano defeats Kento Miyahara for yet another upset win for Yano and upset loss for Miyahara. Winner: Toru Yano [4] in 13:34Yuji Okabayashi [2] vs SANADA [2]Speaking of Okabayashi, he's up against SANADA in the second block match of the night. It's an all out battle, with both men throwing stiff strikes to each other. It's SANADA who uses his speed advantage to run around Okabayashi and take him down with some running attacks. When Okabayashi catches SANADA again, he throws him around like a baby. The match continues on from there with no distinct advantage after a missed lariat attempt gives SANADA the opportunity to lock in his Cold Skull submission which earns him the win. Winner: SANADA [4] in 14:05Minoru Suzuki [0] vs Shota Umino [0]Poor Shota Umino. If you're familiar with New Japan you'll know of Minoru Suzuki's hate of the eager to grow young lions in New Japan. Unfortunately for Shota Umino he's one of those young lions that got a special chance to be in the G1. There's plenty of guys on the roster and they probably feel they deserved it more than Shota, but that quite doesn't matter tonight. Suzuki goes after Shota and stretches him out basically the whole match. Suzuki makes the beat down slow and methodical for his own liking when he could've ended the match so long ago. Shota Umino does get a certain fire added back, hitting Suzuki with some strikes but gets caught with a rear naked choke hold followed by Suzuki's patented Gotch Style Piledriver for the win. Winner: Minoru Suzuki [2] in 15:54Katsuyori Shibata [2] vs Suwama [0]Two of the most destructive men on the New Japan Pro Wrestling roster go at it and boy is it something. Shibata and Suwama throw potato shots at each other's head, trading stiff strikes. They're all over the place, this is looking like a straight up fight more than a wrestling match. Both men refuse to go down and it's obviously gonna take a lot for one to go down. After a string of forearm strikes and elbows, Shibata knocks Suwama down with one swift elbow that cuts Suwama's forehead. Blood is pouring all over the place but Suwama is back up and gives just as good as he gets. Suwama and Shibata continue this brutal match with the fans out of their seats in surprise of how vicious this match is. Suwama ducks a yakuza kick from Shibata and nearly cracks his windpipe with a loud sounding lariat to the throat. Suwama watches Shibata stagger straight into him and lifts him up for the Backdrop Suplex for the win, but this was definitely more than just the G1 and both these men and the fans know that. Winner: SUWAMA [2] in 22:35Kota Ibushi [2] vs Nigel McGuiness [0]For our main event the referees and young lions haven't even been able to wipe all of the blood off the canvas and leaves a nasty looking stain on the squared circle. That doesn't discourage McGuiness or Ibushi because they look to brutalize themselves just as bad as the last match. McGuiness looks to work the foot of Ibushi and throws in a few Dragon Suplexes and German Suplexes to Ibushi. Ibushi is able to string a few strikes in and pull himself back to reality. Ibushi becomes more aware of the attempts for the foot and catches him with a knee to the shoulder. Ibushi knocks McGuiness with a few roundhouse kicks, two of which almost got him the win. The match continues and after hitting a Straight Jacket German Suplex and rolling through to hit McGuiness with a KamiGoye, it's Ibushi who stands tall in tonight's main event. Winner: Kota Ibushi [4] in 22:08NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING! KING OF SPORTS. **END**
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Post by chrisstevens12 on Sept 7, 2019 12:02:11 GMT -5
G1 CLIMAX NIGHT FIVERing Announcers Milano Collection A.T. and Shinpei NogamiSANADA and Hiromu Takahashi def Toru Yano and Sho in 7:46 after Takahashi pinned Sho with the Time Bomb. Yano tried to use some cheating tactics multiple times in the match but unfortunately it cost his partner the match because while distracting the ref with trying to take off the turnbuckle, BUSHI came in and hit Sho with Green Mist leading for Takahashi to take advantage and get the win. Shota Umino and Satoshi Kojima def Nigel McGuiness and Yujiro Takahashi in 10:15 after Umino rolled Takahashi up with a Japanese Leg Roll Clutch. Umino gets his first win on the tour! Minoru Suzuki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru def Yuji Okabayashi and CIMA in 12:54 after Kanemaru pinned CIMA with the Deep Impact following assistance from Suzuki. Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi def Katsuyori Shibata and Robbie Eagles in 8:15 after Aoyagi pinned Eagles with a German Suplex Hold. There was surprisingly not much action from Shibata nor Miyahara, Miyahara still trying to self-rehab his knee while still competing in G1 action and Shibata's head is heavily bandaged up from the war he had with Suwama at Night Four. Suwama and Shuji Ishikawa def Kota Ibushi and Juventud Guerrera in 12:37 after Ishikawa pinned Guerrera with Splash Mountain. Despite being heavily bandaged up Suwama would be a handicap for Ishikawa but the team experience they had still was able to overwhelm Ibushi and Guerrera. Taichi [2] vs Bad Luck Fale [0]
Throughout the match it wasn't much of a one on one battle between Taichi or Fale, but it was who could bring out more Suzuki-Gun or Bullet Club members to help them. There was a brawl outside the ring between Suzuki-Gun and Bullet Club while Taichi was trying his best to avoid Fale. After Kanemaru entered the ring to be a willing sacrifice for an incoming chokeslam from Fale, Taichi attacked the leg from behind, dropping Fale. The match continued on from there and eventually the brawl spilled out to in the ring and the referee had no idea what was going on, trying his best to seperate it. This brawl benefited for Taichi because he was able to pull out the Iron Glove that used to belong to Takashi Iizuka and used it on Fale, tossing it out the ring and getting a free pin over Fale once everyone else was out the ring.
Winner: Taichi [4] in 8:45
Shotaro Ashino [4] vs Togi Makabe [0]
Ashino comes into this match, down nearly 30 pounds to Makabe, but that doesn't stop him from showing off his strength. Ashino throws Makabe around with some deadlift suplexes and we don't usually see Makabe get out thrown like that. Makabe is also able to get some tossing grapples in on Ashino. In the end, Ashino makes this short and sweet and is able to catch an unsuspecting Makabe with a T Bone Suplex to get the pin and the win.
Winner: Shotaro Ashino [6] in 10:05
Hiroshi Tanahashi [4] vs Giant Bernard [0]
A win would be much needed for Giant Bernard tonight, but he faces a formidable challenge in "The Ace" himself, Hiroshi Tanahashi. Bernard doesn't lose faith and is quite confident in his abilities to win tonight but that doesn't necessarily mean much unless you do get the win. And Bernard does almost get it but again.. Almost means nothing. And just like that, a few forearms strike, a dragonscrew legwhip, and a slingblade. Tanahashi ascends to the top rope and it feels as if he didn't have to break a sweat, he hops off for the High Fly Flow to get his third win and now is at the top of the standings with Shotaro Ashino.
Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] in 12:38
Daisuke Sekimoto [0] vs Alexander Hammerstone [0]
Both Sekimoto and Hammerstone have no wins so far, and desperately need one to prove themselves to the leader of the respective factions that they are in. They do quite that, not holding back tonight just for two points. It doesn't matter how many points it is though because everyone has the dream to become IWGP Heavyweight Champion and these guys don't care what it takes. Especially Hammerstone who will resort to cheating. But sometimes you just have to fight with fire. Sekimoto anticipates Hammerstone going for a chair the moment Hammerstone pushes the ref into Sekimoto, knocking the ref down. Hammerstone charges Sekimoto with a chair and is caught with a lariat from Sekimoto, knocking the chair straight into his face. Sekimoto kicks the chair out the ring and pulls up Hammerstone to finish him off with a Dragon Suplex Hold.
Winner: Daisuke Sekimoto [2] in 15:58
EVIL [4] vs Hirooki Goto [4]
By far this is probably the most high stakes match we've seen in the G1 yet, because this match means a lot for both men. The winner gets to join the current first place tie between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shotaro Ashino, while the loser gets to stay where they're at. EVIL and Goto are two hosses but this is more than just a "hoss battle." EVIL and Goto nearly have to pull out of hell to get a win tonight. Neither men are giving up quite easy and kicking out or countering some of their signature maneuvers. At the end game of the match, it's a headbutt from EVIL followed by a headbutt by Goto and they're back to another stalemate. They continue with the strikes but this time it's Goto first with the headbutt followed by a forearm into the ropes, lifts him up for Shouten Kai but that isn't enough. Goto picks up EVIL for an Ushigoroshi, but again it isn't enough. Goto sees EVIL on his knee and grabs him by his neck from behind and pulls him up to finally finish him off for the GTR. Goto now joins Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shotaro Ashino in a three way tie for first place.
Winner: Hirooki Goto [6] in 18:55
Goto grabbed at the microphone and thanked all of the fans for being at his side and supporting him tonight. Goto then goes on to say that without these people he wouldn't have found the fuel or fire to get the win tonight. His next go-around he has Taichi and is aware of his slimy tactics. He credits EVIL for being a phenomenal performer but he's not at the top level yet, but Goto still is and time is ticking but he will jump through all obstacles and win the G1 to become the first ever IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING! KING OF SPORTS. **END**
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rick54
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Post by rick54 on Sept 8, 2019 16:50:31 GMT -5
Excellent job. That is a hell of a lot of work you put into it.
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