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7/31 NEW JAPAN PRO WERESTLING G1 CLIMAX REPORT FROM AICHI, JAPAN

EVIL vs. Tetsuya Naito; 7/31/22 Results for New Japan's G1 Climax 32 From Aichi, Japan:

Ryohei Oiwa, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. SHO, El Phantasmo, Yujiro Takahashi and KENTA

SHO taps out Oiwa to a cross arm breaker.

Bad Dude Tito and JONAH vs. Royce Isaac and Tom Lawlor

JONAH pins Isaacs after a Black Forest Bomb.

Jado, David Finlay and Tama Tonga vs. Aaron Henare, Great O-Khan and Will Ospreay

Ospreay expected Finlay to bring the IWGP U.S. Belt to the ring.  Finlay took the belt when he beat Juice Robinson last week in the G1.  Finlay did not bring the belt and Ospreay was angry.  They will face each other later this week. 

Henare forces Jado to tap out with an Ultima.

BUSHI, SANADA and Shingo Takagi vs. TAKA Michinoku, Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.

ZSJ was still pissed about losing to Tanahashi last night.  

Takagi pins TAKA after a Pumping Bomber.

G1 Climax 32 Matches:

Tom Lawlor joins Kevin Kelly on English Commentary.

A Block:  Jeff Cobb vs. Lance Archer

Cobb takes down Archer with a shoulder tackle.  Archer comes back with a drop kick.  Cobb goes to the floor.  Archer with a Cannonball off the ring apron into Cobb.  Cobb hits a Chokeslam on Cobb right on the ring apron.  Archer back in the ring does the Undertaker rope walk.  Cobb pulls him off the top rope and hits a Spin Cycle.   Cobb catches Archer off the ropes but Archer hits a DDT.  Cobb with a Standing moonsault.  Two count.  Archer with a Pounce.  Two count.  Archer with a Black Hole Slam.  Two count.  Archer hits a hard Chokeslam.  Two count. Cobb with a roll up.  Two count.  Archer hits a big boot and a running elbow.  Archer puts Cobb on the top rope.  Archer with a high knee.  Archer goes for a Black Out.   Cobb slips out and hits three German suplex.  Cobb hits Tour of the Islands.

Cobb pins Archer.

Jeff Cobb earns 2 points and is tied for the lead in A Block.

Good big man match.  Both men bumped hard for each other.  Cobb’s strength is crazy.  

D Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Juice Robinson

Juice attacks YOSHI-HASHI and takes it to the floor.  Juice bounces him off the guardrails.   Juice drops him on the metal railing.   In the ring, Juice hits a piledriver.   YOSHI-HASHI kicks out.   Juice argues with the referee.  Juice goes to the floor and tries to piledrive him on the floor.  YOSHI-HASHI counters into a Frankensteiner and sends Juice head first into the ring post.  Both men are almost counted out.  YOSHI-HASHI chops Juice in the chest.  YOSHI-HASHI with a basement drop kick and a Headhunter.  Juice’s chest is bruised.  YOSHI-HASHI hits a Headhunter from the top rope. Two count.  YOSHI-HASHI with a Kumagaroshi.   Two count.  Juice rolls him up and grabs the tights.  The referee stops and refuses to count. Juice snaps and shoves the referee.  The referee shoves him back.   YOSHI-HASHI rolls him up.  Two count.   Juice hits a right punch and tries for Pulp Friction.  YOSHI-HASHI reverses into a Sleeper and a Back Cracker.  YOSHI-HASHI with a running knee to the back of the head.  Two count.  They exchange strikes.  Juice hits the Left Hand of God.  Juice again goes for Pulp Friction.  YOSHI-HASHI counters into a Dragon Suplex and follows with a lariat.  YOSHI-HASHI plants Juice with Karma.

YOSHI-HASHI pins Juice.

YOSHI-HASHI earns 2 points.  Everyone in the D Block has won at least one match and has points on the board.

B Block: Jay White, with Gedo vs. Chase Owens

White gives Owens an envelope.  Owens was going to check the envelope but White give the envelope to the timekeeper to hold.  Owens goes to lie down for White, but he leaves the ring to check the envelope.  Owens takes the envelope and it contains two yen bills and the rest are blank pieces of paper.  Owens tells White that he wants his money.    White blames everyone for the missing money but Owens is angry and wants what was promised.  White tries to ease his teammate.  

They are about to lock up, but White hits the Finger Poke of Doom.  Owens falls to the mat, but White does not want to go for the cover.   White complains that Owens will roll him up if he tries for a cover.  Owens gets up and White goes for a Bladerunner, but Owens avoids it.   Gedo tries to calm things down.  White attacks and stomps on Owens.  Gedo jumps on the apron to tell White calm down and stick to the plan.

Owens retreats to a corner and runs out to hit a C-Trigger to White’s face.  Two count.   Owens takes him to the floor.  He bounces White off the guardrails screaming “Where is my money?”.  Owens goes for a Package Piledriver on the floor but Gedo stops him telling him we are on the same team.

Owens calms down and throws White in the ring.  White drops Owens throat first over the top rope.  White goes to throw Owens into the guardrail but he stops himself.  He throws Owens in the ring.   Owens grabs White into an inside cradle.  Two count.  White hits a lariat.  White says “why are you making me do this?”   White looks like he has a crisis of conscience.   White hits a DDT.  Two count.  White with a running elbow and a Bladebuster.   Two count.   They exchange reversals.  Owens with a super kick and a Shining Wizard.  Two count.  Owens goes for a Package Piledriver.  Gedo jumps on the apron begging him not to do it.  Owens demands his money.  Gedo says he does not have it.  White and Owens exchange strikes.  White hits a Complete Shot, a Saito suplex and a uranagi.   Two count.  Owens with a Victory Roll.  Two count.  Owens with a C-Trigger and goes for a Package Piledriver. White blocks it.   Owens turns it into a Styles Clash.   White kicks out!  

They exchange reversals and Owens hits two more C-Triggers.  Owens goes for a Package Piledriver but White reverses into the Bladerunner.  

White pins Owens.

Jay White earns 2 points and his the first wrestler to 6 points.  

White was slow to cover Owens after the Bladerunner.  Both men were exhausted but it would have looked better had White covered him quickly rather than a long pause.  Normally, New Japan does not do these things.

A Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale

Okada attacked at the bell trying to take Fale off his feet.  Fale launched Okada into the air with a back drop.  Okada rolled to the floor, clutching his back.  Okada got back in the ring and Fale stood on lower back.   Slow methodical pace by Fale.  He trapped Okada in a bear hug.  Fale elbowed Okada in the kidneys.  Okada uses his speed and takes down Fale with a drop toe hold and a basement drop kick. 

Okada body slams Fale!!   But Okada tweaks his back.  Okada gets a Money Clip on Fale.  Fale takes him into the turnbuckle.   They go to the floor.  Fale tries for a Bad Luck Fall on the floor but Okada counters into a DDT.  Okada lifts Fale into an Air Raid Crash neck breaker.  Okada hits a top rope elbow.  Fale hits a Samoan Drop.  Fale spears Okada.   Two count.  Elbow by Fale.  Okada avoids a Hand Grenade and hits a drop kick.  Fale with a lariat and follows with a Hand Grenade.  Two count!!  Fale goes for the Bad Luck Fall, but Okada hits a neck breaker and locks in the Money Clip.  

Fale taps out.

Kazuchika Okada stays perfect in the A Block with 6 points.

C Block:  Tetsuya Naito vs. EVIL

EVIL tries to attack Naito before the bell.  Naito takes him to the floor and smashes him on the guardrail.  EVIL is hurting while Naito removes his entrance suit.  Naito uses his speed to frustrate EVIL.  Naito hits the metal bolt in the open turnbuckle.  They go back to the floor and EVIL bounces Naito off the rails.  EVIL puts a chair on Naito’s head and hits him with another chair.  EVIL goes after the left knee.  Naito fights back with elbows.  Pace picks up.   Naito with Combancion Cabron.  He goes for a neck breaker but EVIL escapes to the floor.  EVIL tries to hit Naito with a chair again, but Naito takes it away and hits him in the gut.  Naito goes after Togo.  Naito puts a chair EVIL’s head and hits him with another chair.  

Naito puts EVIL on the top rope.  EVIL escapes and trips Naito who goes face first into the turnbuckle.   Naito is thrown into the guardrail.  EVIL traps Naito in the Darkness Scorpion.   Naito gets to the ropes.  EVIL hits Darkness Falls.   Two count.  EVIL goes for Everything is Evil but Naito reverses out and hits a Shotgun Drop Kick.   Naito tries for an Esperanza but EVIL throws a lariat and sends him to the floor.   

Togo sets up a table on the floor.  EVIL goes for Darkness Falls on the table but Naito fights out it.   He throws Togo and EVIL into the guardrails.  EVIL hits hard.   Back in the ring, Naito throws elbows into EVIL’s neck.  Naito hits a Destino.   Two count.  EVIL pushes Naito into the referee and hits a low blow.  They set up Naito for a Magic Killer off the ring apron and through the table.  Naito is lifted but he kicks Togo off.  He drops Togo on the top rope.   EVIL tries to get back in the ring.  Naito kicks the ropes and low blows EVIL.  

Naito hits a Pile Driver on EVIL off the ring apron through the table.   Ouch!    You could hear the table snap.  Crazy bump!  Both men are down.  Naito throws EVIL in his the ring.  Naito’s back is bleeding.  Naito hits an Esperanza.  Naito goes for Destino but EVIL sends him into the open turnbuckle.   EVIL with a lariat.  Two count.  Naito with a Capo Kick and a flying forearm.  EVIL blocks a Destino.  Naito hits a Tornado DDT.  Naito with Valencia.  Naito hits a Destino.

Naito pins EVIL.

Tetsuya Naito earns his first 2 points.  

Tom Lawlor was AWESOME on commentary.  He is very knowledgeable, well spoken and complimented Kevin Kelly well.   He explained various potential injuries to the wrestlers in the matches they saw.  You can tell he follows a lot of what happens in the wrestling world and specifically within New Japan and New Japan Strong.  He provided a wrestler’s perspective which can add a lot to a broadcast.    I hope Lawlor can do more of this in the future.  

A BLOCK	Record	Current Point Standings
Kazuchika Okada	3-0	6
JONAH	1-1	2
Toru Yano	1-2	2
Lance Archer	1-2	2
Tom Lawlor	0-2	0
Jeff Cobb	2-1	4
Bad Luck Fale	2-2	4
B BLOCK	Record	Current Point Standings
Jay White	3-0	6
Tomohiro Ishii	1-2	2
Tama Tonga	1-1	2
Taichi	1-1	2
SANADA	2-1	4
Great O-Khan	0-2	0
Chase Owens	1-2	2
C BLOCK	Record	Current Point Standings
Hiroshi Tanahashi	2-1	4
Hirooki Goto	2-0	4
Tetsuya Naito	1-2	2
Aaron Henare	1-2	2
EVIL	1-1	2
KENTA	0-2	0
Zack Sabre Jr.	2-1	4
D BLOCK	Record	Current Point Standings
Will Ospreay	2-0	4
Shingo Takagi	1-2	2
Juice Robinson	1-2	2
Yujiro Takahashi	1-2	2
YOSHI-HASHI	1-1	2
David Finlay	2-1	4
El Phantasmo	1-1	2

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