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7/31/24 Results from G1 Climax 34 From Yamaguchi, Japan:
1 - Katsuya Murashima and Shoma Kato vs. Gabe Kidd and Jake Lee
Lee pins Kato after a choke slam.
2 - Callum Newman and Great-O-Khan vs. Dick Togo and EVIL
Newman pins Togo after an Oscutter.
3 - Tomoaki Honma and Shota Umino vs. TAKA Michinoku and SANADA
SANADA trapped Honma in a Paradise Lock, but Honma freed himself. Never seen that before.
Umino hits an Ignition and Death Rider on TAKA. Umino pins TAKA.
4 - Tetsuya Naito and Shingo Takagi vs. Kosei Fujita and Zack Sabre Jr.
Takagi pins Fujita with Made in Japan.
G1 Climax 34 Matches:
5 - Boltin Oleg vs. Yota Tsuji
Both big men had a solid match and beat the crap out of each other. Tsuji missed a Malo Crash. Oleg hit a dropkick. Oleg with a Kamikaze. Tsuji kicks out. Tsuji escapes a second Kamikaze and hits a Gene Blaster.
Tsuji pins Oleg.
Yota Tsuji has 4 points.
Boltin Oleg has 4 points.
Oleg continues to improve. He can only get better as he faces multiple wrestling styles in the G1.
Gabe Kidd joins Walker Stewart on English commentary.
6 - Yuya Uemura vs. HENARE
Stiff match with Uemura as the babyface fighting from behind. They trade strikes and reversals. Uemura goes for a Deadbolt but HENARE powers out. HENARE connects with kicks and elbows and hits a Rampage. Two count. Uemura with a Dragon Suplex. Two count. HENARE hits a flying headbutt and follows with Streets of Rage.
HENARE pins Uemura.
HENARE has 6 points.
Yuya Uemura has 6 points.
HENARE taunts Kidd at commentary with the NEVER Openweight Title.
7 - El Phantasmo vs. Jeff Cobb
ELP is getting some loud chants from the Japanese fans, who may be sympathetic to his break up of Guerillas of Destiny.
Solid match. ELP dazzles with his high flying moves. Cobb plants him with an F-5000. Cobb talks crap about ELP's lack of friends. They trade elbows. ELP comes off the ropes with a cross body press but Cobb turns it into a Tour of the Islands.
Cobb pins ELP.
Jeff Cobb has 6 points.
El Phantasmo has 2 points.
8 - Hirooki Goto vs. Ren Narita
Good match between proteges of Katsuyori Shibata. Goto went for a GTR, but Narita grabbed the referee. As the referee was pulling away, Narita kicked Goto in the balls. Narita hits a Double Cross.
Narita pins Goto.
Ren Narita has 6 points.
Hirooki Goto has 4 points.
9 - Konosuke Takeshita vs. David Finlay
Takeshita hit some stiff shots at the start. He missed Finlay with a Power Drive Knee and bumped over the top rope to the floor. Finlay bashed Takeshita against the guardrails. Takeshita ran Finlay into the ringpost. Takeshita took out a bunch of chairs and piled them on Finlay on the floor. Takeshita hit a Swanton Bomb over the top rope onto Finlay on the floor. Damn! Finlay beat the count out, but Takeshita hit a top rope splash. Two count. Takeshita went for a top rope senton but Finlay got the knees up. Finlay with an Irish Curse. Two count. Takeshita was selling the lower back. Finlay rams Takeshita into the ringpost. Finlay with a Dominator. Two count. Takeshita hit Power Drive Knee. Finlay hits Into Oblivion. Two count. Takeshita blocked Overkill. They trade near falls. Referee takes a bump. Finlay with Buckle Bomb. Takeshita hits a Last Ride. Gedo is distracting the referee. Finlay hits Takeshita with his shillelagh. Takeshita kicks out!
Takeshita hits an elbow strike. Gedo tries to interfere, but Takeshita grabs Gedo. Finlay goes to attack and bumps into Gedo. Takeshita hits a Poisonrana and a Blue Thunder Bomb. Two count. Finlay hits an Overkill.
Finlay pins Takeshita.
David Finlay has 6 points.
Konosuke Takeshita has 6 points.
There is a six way tie for the lead in the B Block, all have 6 points.
Gabe Kidd was great on commentary. He was in character but he helped get over all the talent and praised their work in the ring, even if they were his enemies.
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 |
4 |
|
Yuya Uemura |
6 |
|
Jeff Cobb |
6 |
|
HENARE |
6 |
|
David Finlay |
6 |
|
Ren Narita |
6 |
|
Konosuke Takeshita |
6 |
Thank you for reading.
James Kurokawa
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