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NJPW G1-Climax 8/13 Block B Finals Recap by Jason Harland


Date: 08/13 7:30 AM
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New Japan

Written by Jason Harland

Tiger Mask / Jushin Liger / Manabu Nakanishi vs. David Finlay / Ryusuke Taguchi / Captain New Japan / Yoshitatsu

Tenzan pins Captain New Japan with a moonsault.

Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe vs. Naomichi Marufuji & Tomohiro Ishii

Marufuji pins Robinson with Sliced Bread. An impressive showing by Robinson though, nearly pinning Marufuji, and kicking out of some Marufuji kicks and knees.

Kushida / Satoshi Kojima / Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay Lethal / Bushi / Sanada

Bushi pins Kushida with a codebreaker from the top turnbuckle, right after Kushida took a lethal injection from Lethal.

Mark Briscoe / Jay Briscoe / Gedo / Hirooki Goto / Kazuchika Okada vs. Hangman Page / Yujiro Takahashi / Tanga Roa / Tama Tonga / Bad Luck Fale

Takahashi pins Gedo with pimp juice. Immediately after the match, brawl erupts between The Briscoes and Takahashi & Page, who will face off for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Titles tomorrow.

– G1 Climax Block B Matches –

Yuji Nagata (3-5) vs. Tomoaki Honma (2-6)

Honma pins Nagata with a Kokeshi from the top turnbuckle. Why the hell do I even bother watching these G1 matches?

Match Highlights:

  • Honma angers Nagata by slapping him in the face. Angers him so much in fact, Nagata rips the tape off Honma’s ribs and attacks Honma’s injured rib area with kicks and arm submissions.

  • Nagata slaps an armbar on Honma and goes into full-on Demon Nagata mode.

  • Honma kicks out of an Avalanche Exploder at 2.5

Toru Yano (4-4) vs. Yoshi-Hashi (3-5)

Yano low-blows Yoshi-Hashi and gets a roll up win. Gotta say, even with the first two matches being inconsequential, I am very underwhelmed with the quality of matches thus far in today’s G1 Climax.

Katsuyori Shibata (5-3) vs. EVIL (3-5)

EVIL beats Shibata with an STO.

Match Highlights:

  • EVIL works over Shibata’s arm with a char at ringside early in the match

  • Shibata hits EVIL with his own move, an STO!

  • EVIL kicks out of a butterfly suplex at 2.5

  • Shibata kicks out of a Spinebuster Powerbomb at 2.5

Michael Elgin (5-3) vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima (4-4)
I am really HATING how the endings of these G1 matches are playing out. Naka-fucking-greenhorn pins Elgin with the lamest and most contrived brainbuster I’ve even seen. So glad he’s going back to NOAH and I won’t have to have the displeasure of watching Nakagreenhorn in a NJPW ring any more.

Match Highlights:

  • Nakajima kicks out of a powerslam at 2

  • Elgin German Suplexes Nakajima into the turnbuckle

  • Elgin kicks out at 2.5 from a shotgun dropkick from the top turnbuckle

  • Elgin kicks out of a Saito suplex at 2.5

  • Elgin reverses a shotgun dropkick from Nakajima in a powerbomb pin, but Nakajima kicks out at 2.5!

  • Elgin turns Nakajima inside out with a lariat, but Nakajima kicks out at 2.9

  • Nakajima kicks out of an Avalanche Falcon Arrow at 2.9!

Tetsuya Naito (6-2) vs. Kenny Omega (5-3)

Kenny OmegaOmega pins Naito with One Wing Angel as time was running really low on the match. I’m glad this match didn’t go to a time limit draw. I was seriously getting pissed with G1 booking from yesterday’s a block final right up through the ending of this match.

Match Highlights:

  • Omega and Naito take turns spitting on each other early in the match

  • Omega bodyslams Naito on the ring apron

  • Omega takes out Naito in the first row of the crowd with a springboard somersault senton from the ring!

  • Naito kicks out of a Dragon Suplex Pin at 2.5

  • Omega kicks out of Gloria at 2.8!

  • Naito kicks out of a sit-out powerbomb at 2.7

  • Omega kicks out of an avalanche reverse rana at 2.8

  • Naito kicks out of a scoop kneeling piledriver at 2.9!

  • Naito kicks out of a German Suplex Pin at 2.9



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