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7/29 NJPW G1 CLIMAX RESULTS

From Fukuoka, Japan:

1 - Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toru Yano vs. TAKA Michinoku and Yuya Uemura

Yano pokes TAKA in the eyes and rolls him into a cradle for the pin.

2 - Katsuya Murashima and Oleg Boltin vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Yota Tsuji)

BUSHI forces Murashima to tap out to a Boston Crab.

3 - Jado and El Phantasmo vs. HENARE and Jeff Cobb

HENARE forces Jado to tap out to Ultima.

4 - Tomoaki Honma and Hirooki Goto vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Ren Narita

Narita pins Honma after a Double Cross.

5 - Francesco Akira and Konosuke Takeshita vs. Gedo and David Finlay

Akira pins Gedo after hitting a Fireball.

G1 Climax 34 Matches:

6 -  Callum Newman vs. EVIL

Togo attacks Newman on the way to the ring.   Constant interference by Togo and the crowd got so angry.

EVIL blocks an Oscutter and hits Everything is Evil.

EVIL pins Newman.

EVIL takes the lead in A Block with 10 points.

Callum Newman has 4 points.

7 - Great O-Khan vs. Jake Lee

Good match between these big men.  O-Khan hits a backbreaker and quickly transitions to an Eliminator.

O-Khan pins Lee.

Great O-Khan has his first 2 points.

Jake Lee has 2 points.

8 - Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

ZSJ was methodical in attacking Umino's legs, to set up for submissions.  Umino rebounded with neckbreakers and strikes.  Umino goes for the Blaze Blade but ZSJ traps his arm and goes for an arm submission.  ZSJ transitions to a leg and ankle submission.  Umino gets to the ropes.  They trade strikes and uppercuts.  Umino hits a Blaze Blade.  ZSJ kicks out.  Umino hits an Emerald Flosion and follows with a Death Rider.

Umino pins ZSJ.

Shota Umino has 6 points and gives ZSJ his first defeat in the A Block.

Zack Sabre Jr. has 8 points.

This result puts EVIL in the lead with 10 points.

Big win for Shota Umino against a well known technician.  

9 - Shingo Takagi vs. Gabe Kidd

Stiff fun match.  Both guys beat the hell out of each other.  Takagi goes for Last of the Dragon.   Kidd escapes and hits a piledriver.  Takagi gets up and hits a sliding lariat.  Takagi hits a Pumping Bomber and Kidd kicks out.

Kidd hit multiple hard slaps.  They trade more strikes and head butts.  Kidd hits a Rebound Lariat.   Both men fall to the mat.   The crowd starts chanting "Kidd, Kidd Kidd".    Takagi picks up Kidd but Kidd hits a headbutt to the skull.  Kidd hits another piledriver.  He holds onto Takagi and hits a second piledriver.  

Kidd pins Takagi.

Gabe Kidd has 6 points.

Shingo Takagi has 4 points.

After the match, Kidd screamed at the officials to turn off his music.  He dropped his New Japan Strong belt beside him and bowed to Takagi.   Massive pop from the crowd.   Kidd offered a handshake, Takagi accepts it, and kicks Takagi in the balls.  

This was Kidd's way of showing respect to Takagi while still keeping to his War Dogs character.   It was still a great match and a good moment.

10 - Tetsuya Naito vs. SANADA

Another good match.  Both men played to the crowd, which was hot for this match.   Naito avoided Deadfall.  SANADA with an O'Conner Roll for a two count.  Naito hit two Destinos.

Naito pins SANADA.

Tetsuya Naito has 4 points.

SANADA has 4 points.

At some point soon, Naito should consider changing his finishing move.   Naito wrestles with both knees taped up and he has a hard time getting up for the Destino.  Depending on his opponent, the Destino does not look very good anymore.  The English Commentary team have talked about his difficulty of hitting the move.   And he is the World Heavyweight Champion.   Naito should have introduced a new finisher in the G1 to establish it and get it over during the tournament.  SANADA changed his finisher when he joined Just Five Guys and won the World Heavyweight Title and it served him well at the time.   

A Block Standings: 

	Points
Shota Umino	6
Tetsuya Naito	4
Shingo Takagi	4
SANADA	4
Great O-Khan	2
Callum Newman	4
Zack Sabre Jr.	8
Gabe Kidd	6
Jake Lee	2
EVIL	10

  B Block Standings: 

	Points
Boltin Oleg	4
El Phantasmo	2
Hirooki Goto	4
Yota Tsuji	2
Yuya Uemura	6
Jeff Cobb	4
HENARE	4
David Finlay	4
Ren Narita	4
Konosuke Takeshita	6

Thank you for reading.

James Kurokawa

 

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