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THE FINAL FOUR REVEALED: 8/15 NJPW G1 CLIMAX RESULTS

By James Kurokawa on 2024-08-15 16:44:00

From Chiba, Japan:

1 - Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomoaki Honma and Katsuya Murashima vs. SANADA, Taichi, DOUKI and TAKA Michinoku

DOUKI pins Murashima with a Northern Lights Suplex.

After the match, Taiji Ishimori comes to the ring to face DOUKI and challenge him for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title.

2 - Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano and Boltin Oleg vs. Yujiro Takahashi, SHO and Yoshinobu Kanemaru

Yano pins Takahashi with a school boy roll up.  

3 - Jeff Cobb and Francesco Akira vs. Gabe Kidd and Jake Lee

Kidd hit a punch to Akira's jaw, then Lee hit a Chokeslam.

Lee pins Akira.

Kidd called their new tag team, The Mad Bastards.

4 - Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI vs. HENARE and Callum Newman

HENARE forces BUSHI to tap out to Ultima.

5 -  Shota Umino, El Phantasmo and Jado vs. Ren Narita, Dick Togo and EVIL

ELP was teasing dissention between him and Jado.

Jado was about to hit double Green Killer on EVIL and Togo.   SHO, Takahashi and Kanemaru make the save.    All of House of Torture distract the referee and cause complete choas.  ELP saves Jado.  EVIL pushes ELP into Jado.   EVIL hits Everything is Evil on Jado and gets the pin.  

House of Torture stomp on Umino and Jado.    ELP is on the floor.  Tanahashi, Oleg and Yano makes the save.  

The heels escape.

6 - Zack Sabre Jr. and Hartley Jackson vs. David Finlay and Gedo

Hartley Jackson is from Australia and one of the original members of The Mighty Don't Kneel  (Team TMDK).

Jackson pins Gedo after a Death Valley Driver.

G1 Climax 34 Matches:

A Block #2 vs. A Block #3

7 - Shingo Takagi vs. Great O-Khan

Good wrestling match.   O-Khan tried to keep it a wrestling match with grappling, and working on Takagi's right arm.  Takagi rebounded with strikes and a DDT.   They traded chops and strikes.  Takagi tried a sleeper hold.  O-Khan reverses into a GFO.   Takagi with a Pumping Bomber.    Two count.  They trade nearfalls.  Takagi stuns O-Khan with sliding uppercut.  They exchange strikes and O-Khan hits a punch to the jaw. O-Khan applies a Fujiwara armbarm.  O-Khan applies a cross arm breaker.  Takagi reverses out.  O-Khan lifts up Takagi who turns it into a DDT.   Takagi with a German suplex and a Pumping Bomber.  Two count.  Takagi hits Last of the Dragon.

Takagi pins O-Khan.

Shingo Takagi advances to face Zack Sabre Jr. for the winner of A Block.

B Block #2 vs. B Block #3

8 - Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji

Tsuji worked on weakening Takeshita's left knee.  Takeshita countered with power moves.   Tsuji with  Dragon Screw and and and Indian Death Lock.  They trade strikes.  The battle to the floor.   Takeshita piles Tsuji with chairs and hits a senton over the top rope to the floor on Tsuji.   Tsuji beats the count out and jumps back in the ring.   Tsuji avoids a Blue Thunder Bomb and hits a tilt a whirl backbreaker.   Tsuji with a tope suicida to the floor.    They trade strikes back in the ring.  They both hit lariats and collapse to the mat.  Tsuji goes for a Gene Blaster but Takeshita hits a Power Drive Knee to the head.  Takeshita could not make the cover as he grasped at his knee.  

Takeshita goes to the top rope, but Tsuji goes to meet him.   Takeshita hits a lariat sending Tsuji flying off the top rope.   Tsuji kicks out at two.  Tsuji hits a knee strike and a lariat.   Takeshita kicks out at one.   They trade chops and elbows.   Tsuji hits a curb stomp.  Tsuji goes for a Malo Crash but Takeshita turns it into a Blue Thunder Bomb.   Two count.   Takeshita hits an elbow strike and goes for Raging Fire.   Tsuji reverses into a Stunner.  Tsuji hits a Gene Blaster.  Takeshita kicks out and has a foot on the ropes.  Tsuji misses a Gene Blaster and Takeshita throws him with a release German suplex.    Tsuji bounces up and hits a Gene Blaster.

Tsuji pins Takeshita.

Yota Tsuji advances to face David Finlay for the winner of B Block.

Thank you for reading.

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