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8/6 NJPW G1 CLIMAX REPORT FROM OSAKA, JAPAN

8/6/22 Results from New Japan's G1 Climax 32 From Osaka, Japan:

Ryohei Oiwa, David Finlay, Tama Tonga and Tomohiro Ishii vs. SHO, Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens and EVIL

SHO forces Oiwa to tap out to a cross arm breaker.  

Royce Isaacs and Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Henare and Jeff Cobb

Henare pins Isaacs with Streets of Rage.

Lawlor was selling his head during the match.  Yesterday, on commentary, Lawlor said he took a shot from Will Ospreay in their tag match.  He could still be feeling the effects.   Lawlor said yesterday that he will “make all his dates”, meaning he will fulfill his match commitments like he promised.  Hopefully, he is not hurt.  

BUSHI, SANADA and Tetsuya Naito vs. Bad Luck Fale, Juice Robinson and KENTA

Naito has a copy of KENTA’s book.  He asks KENTA for his autograph.  Naito is acting like a nervous child meeting a movie star.  KENTA gladly signs the book.  Naito bows with appreciation and tosses the book to the floor.  Bullet Club attacks LIJ. 

Juice pins BUSHI after hitting Pulp Friction.

Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Dude Tito and JONAH

Tanahashi pins Tito after a High Fly Flow.

G1 Climax 32 Matches:

D Block:  YOSHI-HASHI vs. El Phantasmo

YOSHI-HASHI pins ELP after a Destroyer and Karma.

YOSHI-HASHI earns 2 points and gets to 4 points in the D Block.

A Block:  Toru Yano vs. Lance Archer

Archer pins Yano after a Black Out.  

Lance Archer earns 2 points and 4 points total.  With 4 losses, Toru Yano is eliminated winning the A Block.

Fun match.  Yano played the scared sneaky babyface and pulled out his usual tricks.   Archer brought tricks of his own.  The Osaka crowd loved Archer.   

C Block:  Hirooki Goto vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

ZSJ taps Goto out to a cross arm breaker.

Zack Sabre Jr. earns 2 points and is tied for the lead with Hiroshi Tanahashi.  Tanahashi holds the tie breaker since he beat Zack last week.

This match was awesome.  Both men hammered each other with strikes. Goto did everything he could and had Zack on the ropes.  Zack’s speed and quick transitions to different submissions was the key to the win. 

B Block: Great O-Khan vs. Jay White

White reverses out of an Eliminator and hit a Bladerunner on O-Khan.  

Jay White earns another 2 points and  remains undefeated in the B Block.

Another great match.  White tried to run away but O-Khan was a machine.  White tried attacking O-Khan’s leg but O-Khan used his power to get the advantage.  White was able to use his wrestling ability to get the win. 

D Block:  Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay

Takagi pins Ospreay with Last of the Dragon.

Shingo Takagi earns 2 points and is tied for second place in D Block with David Finlay leading they way.  

Awesome match.  I thought Ospreay had more momentum and motivation to win after losing to Finlay.  Both men looked exhausted after this match.  In less than 24 hours, these wrestlers are scheduled do it all again tomorrow.   Tough schedule.

A BLOCK	Record	Current Point Standings
Kazuchika Okada	3-0	6
JONAH	2-1	4
Toru Yano	1-4	2*
Lance Archer	2-2	4
Tom Lawlor	1-2	2
Jeff Cobb	2-2	4
Bad Luck Fale	2-2	4
B BLOCK	Record	Current Point Standings
Jay White	4-0	8
Tomohiro Ishii	1-3	2*
Tama Tonga	2-1	4
Taichi	2-1	4
SANADA	2-2	4
Great O-Khan	1-3	2*
Chase Owens	1-3	2*
C BLOCK	Record	Current Point Standings
Hiroshi Tanahashi	3-1	6
Hirooki Goto	2-2	4
Tetsuya Naito	2-2	4
Aaron Henare	1-3	2*
EVIL	1-2	2
KENTA	1-2	2
Zack Sabre Jr.	3-1	6
D BLOCK	Record	Current Point Standings
Will Ospreay	2-2	4
Shingo Takagi	2-2	4
Juice Robinson	1-3	2
Yujiro Takahashi	2-2	4
YOSHI-HASHI	2-1	4
David Finlay	3-1	6
El Phantasmo	1-2	2

*Mathematically eliminated.

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