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8/17 NJPW G1 CLIMAX FINALS REPORT FROM TOKYO, WRESTLE KINGDOM BACK TO ONE NIGHT

G1 Climax Winner; New Japan in New York; Wrestle Kingdom 2023 from The Budokan, Tokyo, Japan:

YOH, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii, and Hirooki Goto vs. Dick Togo, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi and EVIL

YOH pins Togo with a Direct Driver.

SHO hits YOH in the head with his wrench after the match.   

This was a dominant win by CHAOS over House of Torture.  These teams could continue to feud over the NEVER Openweight 6-man Titles, although a change is needed for House of Torture.  They need new teams to fight. 

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

JONAH pins Isaacs after a lariat and a Torpedo.

All four men are getting over in Japan.  Big pops for Team Filthy and when JONAH came off the top rope.  I hope they return to Japan for World Tag League and Wrestle Kingdom.

Aaron Henare, Great O-Khan and Jeff Cobb vs. Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale and Juice Robinson

Cobb pins Juice after a Tour of the Islands.

Cobb and Owens have words after the match.   United Empire and Owens/Fale will lay claim to be the next challengers for the IWGP Tag Team Titles held by FTR.

BUSHI, SANADA and Tetsuya Naito vs. Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. and Lance Archer

Archer plants BUSHI with a massive chokeslam.  Archer holds BUSHI while Taichi hits a Yokozuka Elbow.

Taichi pins BUSHI.

After the match, the young lions rushed to break up ZSJ and Naito who were fighting on the floor.  Naito was still teasing ZSJ over beating him in less than 3 minutes.

Archer quickly grabs the mic and tells the fans in Budokan "thank you".   He said Japan was his home and he will be back, which got a big applause.

They announced that New Japan will be returning to The Paladium, in New York City on October 28, 2022 and will be carried on FITE and NJPW World.  The name of the event is Rumble on 44th Street.  Also, at this PPV event will be the debut of Stardom wrestlers.  

They announced Wrestle Kingdom on January 4, 2023 and New Year's Dash on January 5, 2023.

Hiromu Takahashi and Shingo Takagi vs. El Phantasmo and KENTA

ELP hits a straight right punch to Takagi's groin.  ELP pins Takagi with an inside cradle.

After the match, Takagi tears KENTA's book cover and wipes his rear end.   Big gasp from the crowd.  KENTA was upset.

Takagi and ELP is just beginning.  ELP kept saying he owned Shingo.   This will continue and it should be a good series of matches.

David Finlay and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson

Karl Anderson comes to the ring with the NEVER Openweight Title with a Bullet Club cover plate.  

Tanahashi pins Anderson with a High Fly Flow.  

This win may give Tanahashi an opportunity for the NEVER Openweight Title in the coming months.

KUSHIDA and Tama Tonga vs. Taiji Ishimori and Jay White

KUSHIDA pins Ishimori with an inside cradle.  

White and Ishimori go crazy and attack KUSHIDA.  Tama makes the save.    Bullet Club retreats.

Tama Tonga beat Jay White in the G1.  KUSHIDA just pinned the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight  Champion.   Both Champions will likely defend their titles against these men in the coming month.

G1 Climax 32 - Finals:

 A Block WInner:  Kazuchika Okada vs. D Block Winner:  Will Ospreay

Ospreay's neck was still taped up.  United Empire are at ringside.

The announcers were selling that Ospreay stayed up the night before with the United Empire studying all of Okada's losses to Hiroshi Tanahashi, AJ Styles and others.

Both men were evenly matched until they went to the floor.  Okada hit two DDT's on Ospreay on the floor, further damaging his neck from the prior two nights.  Okada keeps attacking the neck.  Ospreay comes back with a suplex and a flipping kick.  Ospreay drop kicks Okada off the top rope.  Ospreay hits a Skytwister Press from the top rope to the floor.  Ospreay hits an Oscutter on the floor. Okada fights back and they exchange chops and elbows. They roll to the apron.  Okada tries a Landslide on the apron.  Ospreay reverses out and stuns Okada with a hook kick.   Ospreay hits an Oscutter off the turnbuckle on the ring apron.  Okada is almost counted out.  Ospreay with a Coast to Coast drop kick.  He follows with a top rope forearm.  Ospreay hits another Oscutter.  Okada kicks out at two!!  Wow!  

Ospreay hits a stiff super kick.  Okada counters with two lariats.  Okada with a dropkick.  Ospreay avoids another dropkick and calls for an Oscutter.  Ospreay flies off the ropes and Okada hits him midair in the face with a dropkick.  (New Japan cameras caught this perfectly!)   Okada hits a tombstone.  He goes for a Rainmaker but Ospreay elbows him in the head and stuns him with a hook kick.  Ospreay hits the Chelsea Grin.  Ospreay goes for a Hidden Blade but Okada hits a dropkick.  Okada goes for a tombstone but Ospreay reverses into his own tombstone.   Two count.  Ospreay connects with the Hidden Blade.  Okada kicks out at two.  Ospreay hits a High Fly Flow.   Two count.  Ospreay with a Styles Clash.  Two count.  Ospreay points to Okada like Kenny Omega.  You hear the gasp from the crowd.

Ospreay hits a V-Trigger.  Ospreay picks up Okada for a One-Winged Angel.  Okada slides off and hits a Landslide. Okada hits a Rainmaker.  Ospreay kicks out!!  Big reaction from the crowd.  Announcers are going nuts that Ospreay kicked out of the Rainmaker.  They hang on to each other from exhaustion.  Okada with a German suplex.  Ospreay with Spanish Fly.  They exchange elbows.   Ospreay kicks Okada in the back of the head.  Okada blocks a Storm Breaker and reverses into a neck breaker.  They exchange strikes.  Ospreay with a pop up forearm.  Ospreay goes for another Hidden Blade.  Okada picks him up in a Landslide and hits a big Rainmaker.

Okada pins Ospreay.

Kazuchika Ospreay wins the G1 Climax 32!   This is his 4th G1 Climax win and second in a row.

He will advance to Wrestle Kingdom to face the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.

Both men are almost out cold in the ring.  Young lions and officials run into the ring to help both men.  They carefully roll Ospreay out of the ring.

They have a ceremony in the ring for Okada.   He is presented the massive G1 Climax Trophy, gifts and flowers.  

Okada takes the mic and thanks the fans.  He praises Ospreay work in the ring.  

Okada says to the fans to stick with him and New Japan and he will continue to make it rain.

No angles or run-ins during Okada's final moment.   Which was cool.

New Japan goes on a break till September 2 when the Burning Spirit Tour begins.

Thank you all for reading my reports of the G1 Climax.

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