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July 17 - August 13, 2017

Next Night: July 25 (B-Block) - Big Palette, Fukushima

The Participants - Block A

 

Bad Luck Fale

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Hirooki Goto

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Kota Ibushi

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Tomohiro Ishii

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Togi Makabe

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Yuji Nagata

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Tetsuya Naito

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Zack Sabre Jr.

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Hiroshi Tanahashi - IWGP Intercontinental Champion

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Yoshi-Hashi

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The Participants - Block B

 

Michael Elgin

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EVIL - NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion

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Satoshi Kojima

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Kazuchika Okada - IWGP Heavyweight Champion

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Kenny Omega - IWGP United States Champion

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Juice Robinson

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SANADA - NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion

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Minoru Suzuki - NEVER Openweight Champion

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Tama Tonga

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Toru Yano

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Current Standings - Block A

 

#1 Bad Luck Fale - 4

#2 Hirooki Goto - 4

#3Kota Ibushi - 4

#4 Tetsuya Naito - 4
#5 Zack Sabre Jr. - 4
#6 Hiroshi Tanahashi - 4

#7 Tomohiro Ishii - 2

#8 Togi Makabe - 2

#9Yoshi-Hashi - 2

#10 Yuji Nagata - 0

 

Current Standings - Block B

 

#1 Kazuchika Okada - 6

#2 Kenny Omega - 6

#3Minoru Suzuki - 4

#4 EVIL - 4

#5 Juice Robinson - 2

#6 SANADA - 2

#7 Tama Tonga - 2

#8 Toru Yano - 2

#9 Michael Elgin - 2

#10 Satoshi Kojima - 0

 

G1 Schedule

 

July 17 @ (July 16) 11PM PDT / 2AM EDT / 7AM BST / 3PM JST

Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Centre, Sapporo

English Commentary Available

  • Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Michael Elgin, Juice Robinson & David Finlay
  • Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, El Desperado) vs. Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Tama Tonga, Chase Owens)
  • Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA, BUSHI)
  • CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Gedo) vs. CHAOS (Toru Yano, Jado)
  • A-Block: Bad Luck Fale vs. Togi Makabe
  • A-Block: Yuji Nagata vs. YOSHI-HASHI
  • A-Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii
  • A-Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • A-Block: Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito

July 20 @ 2:30AM PDT / 5:30AM EDT / 10:30AM BST / 6:30PM JST

Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

English Commentary Available

  • Hirai Kawato & Kota Ibushi vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado & Zack Sabre Jr.)
  • Tiger Mask, Yuji Nagata & Togi Makabe vs. CHAOS (Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto)
  • David Finlay & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens)
  • CHAOS (Jado, YOSHI-HASHI) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI)
  • B-Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Juice Robinson
  • B-Block: Michael Elgin vs. Tama Tonga
  • B-Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Toru Yano
  • B-Block: SANADA vs. EVIL
  • B-Block: Kenny Omega vs. Minoru Suzuki

July 21 @ 2:30AM PDT / 5:30AM EDT / 10:30AM BST / 6:30PM JST

Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

English Commentary Available

  • David Finlay & Juice Robinson vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi)
  • Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA, BUSHI)
  • Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Chase Owens)
  • Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Michael Elgin vs. CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, Gedo)
  • A-Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • A-Block: Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii
  • A-Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Hirooki Goto
  • A-Block: Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • A-Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tetsuya Naito

July 22 @ 2:30AM PDT / 5:30AM EDT / 10:30AM BST / 6:30PM JST

Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

English Commentary Available

  • David Finlay, Kota Ibushi, Togi Makabe vs. CHAOS (Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto)
  • CHAOS (Jado, YOSHI-HASHI) vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Zack Sabre Jr.)
  • Katsuya Kitamura & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomoyuki Oka & Yuji Nagata
  • Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Bushi, Tetsuya Naito)
  • B-Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Toru Yano
  • B-Block: Juice Robinson vs. EVIL
  • B-Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Michael Elgin
  • B-Block: Kenny Omega vs. Tama Tonga
  • B-Block: SANADA vs. Minoru Suzuki

July 23 @ 2AM PDT / 5AM EDT / 10AM BST / 6PM JST

Machida Gymnasium, Tokyo

  • Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima) vs. Katsuya Kitamura & Michael Elgin
  • Hirai Kawato, David Finlay & Juice Robinson vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Taichi, Minoru Suzuki)
  • Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Tama Tonga) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, EVIL)
  • CHAOS (Jado, Toru Yano) vs. Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Yujiro Takahashi)
  • Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA, BUSHI) vs. CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Gedo)
  • A-Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • A-Block: Tetsuya Naito vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • A-Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata
  • A-Block: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
  • A-Block: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto

July 25 @ 2:30AM PDT / 5:30AM EDT / 10:30AM BST / 6:30PM JST

Big Palette, Fukushima

  • Ryusuke Taguchi & Togi Makabe vs. Syota Umino & Kota Ibushi
  • Katsuya Kitamura & Tomoyuki Oka vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii
  • Hirai Kawato & Yuji Nagata vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito)
  • Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale)
  • David Finlay & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. CHAOS (Jado, Hirooki Goto)
  • B-Block: Tama Tonga vs. EVIL
  • B-Block: Juice Robinson vs. Minoru Suzuki
  • B-Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Michael Elgin
  • B-Block: Kenny Omega vs. Toru Yano
  • B-Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA

July 26 @ 2:30AM PDT / 5:30AM EDT / 10:30AM BST / 6:30PM JST

Sendai Sunplaza, Miyagi

  • David Finlay & Juice Robinson vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi)
  • CHAOS (Jado, Toru Yano) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, SANADA)
  • Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Minoru Suzuki) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, EVIL)
  • Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Michael Elgin) vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Kenny Omega)
  • Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima) vs. CHAOS (Gedo, Kazuchika Okada)
  • A-Block: Zack Sabre Jr vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • A-Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tomohiro Ishii
  • A-Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • A-Block: Togi Makabe vs. Kota Ibushi
  • A-Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto

July 27 @ 2:30AM PDT / 5:30AM EDT / 10:30AM BST / 6:30PM JST

Ao-re Nagaoka, Niigata

  • Ren Narita & Syota Umino vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Zack Sabre Jr.)
  • Ryusuke Taguchi & Togi Makabe vs. Hirai Kawato & Yuji Nagata
  • Katsuya Kitamura, Tomoyuki Oka & Kota Ibushi vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale)
  • CHAOS (Jado, Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Tetsuya Naito)
  • David Finlay & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI)
  • B-Block: Juice Robinson vs. Tama Tonga
  • B-Block: Toru Yano vs. SANADA
  • B-Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Satoshi Kojima
  • B-Block: EVIL vs. Minoru Suzuki
  • B-Block: Michael Elgin vs. Kenny Omega

July 29 @ 2AM PDT / 5AM EDT / 10AM BST / 6PM JST

Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Aichi

  • David Finlay & Michael Elgin vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, SANADA)
  • CHAOS (Jado, Toru Yano) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi)
  • Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Minoru Suzuki) vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi, Tama Tonga)
  • Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima) vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Kenny Omega)
  • Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson) vs. CHAOS (Gedo, Kazuchika Okada)
  • A-Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • A-Block: Kota Ibushi vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • A-Block: Togi Makabe vs. Yuji Nagata
  • A-Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. YOSHI-HASHI
  • A-Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito

July 30 @ 12:30AM PDT / 3:30AM EDT / 8:30AM BST / 4:30PM JST

Gifu Industrial Hall, Gifu

  • Tetsuhiro Yagi, Katsuya Kitamura & David Finlay vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale)
  • Syota Umino & Togi Makabe vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Zack Sabre Jr.)
  • Tomoyuki Oka & Yuji Nagata vs. CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii)
  • Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Hiroshi Tanahashi) vs. Hirai Kawato & Kota Ibushi
  • CHAOS (Jado, Hirooki Goto) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito)
  • B-Block: Minoru Suzuki vs. Tama Tonga
  • B-Block: Toru Yano vs. EVIL
  • B-Block: Michael Elgin vs. SANADA
  • B-Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Kenny Omega
  • B-Block: Juice Robinson vs. Kazuchika Okada

August 1 @ 2:30AM PDT / 5:30AM EDT / 10:30AM BST / 6:30PM JST

Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima

  • Jushin Thunder Liger & Michael Elgin vs. CHAOS (Jado, Toru Yano)
  • Hirai Kawato & Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima) vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Taichi, Minoru Suzuki)
  • David Finlay & Juice Robinson vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, SANADA)
  • Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Kenny Omega) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, EVIL)
  • CHAOS (Gedo, Kazuchika Okada) vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi, Tama Tonga)
  • A-Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • A-Block: Togi Makabe vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • A-Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • A-Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii
  • A-Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi

August 2 @ 2:30AM PDT / 5:30AM EDT / 10:30AM BST / 6:30PM JST

Fukuoka Citizen Gymnasium, Fukuoka

  • B-Block: Michael Elgin vs. Toru Yano
  • B-Block: Juice Robinson vs. SANADA
  • B-Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga
  • B-Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Minoru Suzuki
  • B-Block: Kenny Omega vs. EVIL

August 4 @ 3AM PDT / 6AM EDT / 11AM BST / 7PM JST

Item, Ehime

  • A-Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • A-Block: Hirooki Goto vs. YOSHI-HASHI
  • A-Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Kota Ibushi
  • A-Block: Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • A-Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe

August 5 @ 1AM PDT / 4AM EDT / 9AM BST / 5PM JST

Edion Arena, Osaka

  • B-Block: Toru Yano vs. Tama Tonga
  • B-Block: Juice Robinson vs. Kenny Omega
  • B-Block: Michael Elgin vs. Minoru Suzuki
  • B-Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. SANADA
  • B-Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL

August 6 @ 12AM PDT / 3AM EDT / 8AM BST / 4PM JST

Act City Hamamatsu, Shizuoka

  • A-Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • A-Block: Kota Ibushi vs. YOSHI-HASHI
  • A-Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • A-Block: Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • A-Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii

August 8 @ 2:30AM PDT / 5:30AM EDT / 10:30AM BST / 6:30PM JST

Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, Kanagawa

  • B-Block: Juice Robinson vs. Toru Yano
  • B-Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tama Tonga
  • B-Block: Michael Elgin vs. EVIL
  • B-Block: Kenny Omega vs. SANADA
  • B-Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki

August 11 @ 2:30AM PDT / 5:30AM EDT / 10:30AM BST / 6:30PM JST

Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo

English Commentary Available

  • A-Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Bad Luck Fale
  • A-Block: Togi Makabe vs. YOSHI-HASHI
  • A-Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • A-Block: Kota Ibushi vs. Hirooki Goto
  • A-Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito

August 12 @ 2:30AM PDT / 5:30AM EDT / 10:30AM BST / 6:30PM JST

Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo

English Commentary Available

  • B-Block: Tama Tonga vs. SANADA
  • B-Block: Michael Elgin vs. Juice Robinson
  • B-Block: EVIL vs. Satoshi Kojima
  • B-Block: Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
  • B-Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega

August 13 @ (August 12) 11PM PDT / 2AM EDT / 7AM BST / 3PM JST

Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo

English Commentary Available

  • A-Block Winner vs. B-Block Winner

 

Results

Night 1

 

G1 27 Night 1, July 19

Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Thunder Liger def. Michael Elgin, Juice Robinson & David Finlay

Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & El Desperado) def. Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Tama Tonga & Chase Owens)

Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL & Hiromu Takahashi) def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA & BUSHI)

CHAOS (Toru Yano & Jado) def. CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Gedo)

G1 Climax A-Block Match

YOSHI-HASHI def. Yuji Nagata

G1 Climax A-Block Match

Bad Luck Fale def. Togi Makabe

G1 Climax A-Block Match

Hirooki Goto def. Tomohiro Ishii

G1 Climax A-Block Match

Zack Sabre Jr. def. Hiroshi Tanahashi

G1 Climax A-Block Match

Tetsuya Naito def. Kota Ibushi

 

Night 2

 

Suzuki-gun (El Desperado & Zack Sabre Jr.) def. Hirai Kawato & Kota Ibushi

Tiger Mask, Yuji Nagata & Togi Makabe def. CHAOS (Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto)

Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens) def. David Finlay & Hiroshi Tanahashi

Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI) def. CHAOS (Jado, YOSHI-HASHI)

B-Block
Juice Robinson def. Satoshi Kojima

B-Block
Tama Tonga def. Michael Elgin

B-Block
SANADA def. EVIL

B-Block
Kazuchika Okada def. Toru Yano

B-Block

Kenny Omega def. Minoru Suzuki

 

Night 3

 

Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi) def. David Finlay & Juice Robinson

Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi) def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA, BUSHI)

Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Yujiro Takahashi) def. Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Chase Owens)

Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Michael Elgin def. CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, Gedo)

A-Block

Hirooki Goto def. Yuji Nagata

A-Block

Tomohiro Ishii def. Togi Makabe

A-Block

Kota Ibushi def. Zack Sabre Jr.

A-Block

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale

A-Block

Tetsuya Naito def. YOSHI-HASHI

 

Night 4

 

David Finlay, Kota Ibushi, Togi Makabe def. CHAOS (Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto)

Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Zack Sabre Jr.) def. CHAOS (Jado, YOSHI-HASHI)

Tomoyuki Oka & Yuji Nagata def. Katsuya Kitamura & Hiroshi Tanahashi

Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Bushi, Tetsuya Naito) def. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale)

B-Block

Toru Yano def. Satoshi Kojima

B-Block

EVIL def. Juice Robinson

B-Block

Minoru Suzuki def. SANADA

B-Block

Kenny Omega def. Tama Tonga

B-Block

Kazuchika Okada def. Michael Elgin

 

Night 5

 

Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima) def. Katsuya Kitamura & Michael Elgin

Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Taichi, Minoru Suzuki) def. Hirai Kawato, David Finlay & Juice Robinson

Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, EVIL) def. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Tama Tonga)

Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Yujiro Takahashi) def. CHAOS (Jado, Toru Yano)

Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA, BUSHI) def. CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Gedo)

A-Block

Zack Sabre Jr. def. YOSHI-HASHI

A-Block

Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Yuji Nagata

A-Block

Bad Luck Fale def. Tetsuya Naito

A-Block

Kota Ibushi def. Tomohiro Ishii

A-Block

Togi Makabe def. Hirooki Goto

 

Night 6

 

Ryusuke Taguchi & Togi Makabe def. Syota Umino & Kota Ibushi

YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii def. Katsuya Kitamura & Tomoyuki Oka.

Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito) def. Hirai Kawato & Yuji Nagata

Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale) def. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr.)

David Finlay & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. CHAOS (Jado, Hirooki Goto)

B-Block

EVIL def. Tama Tonga

B-Block

Minoru Suzuki def. Juice Robinson

B-Block

Michael Elgin def. Satoshi Kojima

B-Block

Kenny Omega def. Toru Yano

B-Block

Kazuchika Okada def. SANADA

 

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Night 2 is a few hours away! Here is the match card. There will be English commentary available for this card, main evented by Kenny Omega and Minoru Suzuki. Head over to NJPWWorld to check it out!

2:30AM PDT / 5:30AM EDT / 10:30AM BST / 6:30PM JST
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

Hirai Kawato & Kota Ibushi vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado & Zack Sabre Jr.)

Tiger Mask, Yuji Nagata & Togi Makabe vs. CHAOS (Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto)

David Finlay & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens)

CHAOS (Jado, YOSHI-HASHI) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI)

B-Block
Satoshi Kojima vs. Juice Robinson

B-Block
Michael Elgin vs. Tama Tonga

B-Block
Kazuchika Okada vs. Toru Yano

B-Block
SANADA vs. EVIL

B-Block
Kenny Omega vs. Minoru Suzuki

EDIT: Results are up.

 

Suzuki-gun (El Desperado & Zack Sabre Jr.) def. Hirai Kawato & Kota Ibushi

Tiger Mask, Yuji Nagata & Togi Makabe def. CHAOS (Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto)

Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens) def. David Finlay & Hiroshi Tanahashi

Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI) def. CHAOS (Jado, YOSHI-HASHI)

B-Block
Juice Robinson def. Satoshi Kojima

B-Block
Tama Tonga def. Michael Elgin

B-Block
SANADA def. EVIL

B-Block
Kazuchika Okada def. Toru Yano

B-Block

Kenny Omega def. Minoru Suzuki

 

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The tournament matches were all entertaining. SANADA vs EVIL and Omega vs Suzuki were great and I really liked Juice vs Kojima as well. If you have time I'd recommend the watching the opener too, really good match. I love Kawato, him and Ibushi make quite the team.

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If you have time I'd recommend the watching the opener too, really good match. I love Kawato, him and Ibushi make quite the team.

I loved that opening match. ZSJ brought his A-game, and Kawato held his own in there. The kid has a lot of potential.

 

I loved Yano vs. Okada from a comedic standpoint, and I would've been happy with Yano being Okada's only loss throughout the round robin. SANADA vs. EVIL was solid, as was Juice vs. Kojima. Omega vs. Suzuki delivered. It was everything I expected it would be, and I hope they cross paths again.

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Not a fan of Zack Sabre Jr., whilst still admiring certain spots at the same time, so far. He had this unreal pin attempt against Ibushi, but I've seen two matches and it feels too much like a ZSJ-exhibition match, where the other guy just doesn't come into play at all. Which is probably intentional, but I don't really know what to think of it.

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Another G1 card, another day in a world without Daryl. He will be missed, but we must press forward. Tomorrow night's card looks awesome. SANADA gets a chance to shine and maybe hint at a future main event title feud vs. Okada. Yano and Kenny Omega will also face off in what should be a hilarious matchup. I can't wait.

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Finally caught up. Ibushi vs Ishii has been the best match besides Ibushi vs Naito. The 2nd half of Okada vs Elgin was awesome too. There really haven't been any bad matches and I'm really digging every Nagata match, wish he'd get more wins.


Oh and I'm still mourning Daryl :(


Juice vs. Evil was way better than it had any right to be. Biggest suprise of the G1 for me so far. I expected a good match but it was great.

 

Juice is great, man, hope they continue to have faith in him.

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Naito playing along with Takahashi that Daryl is still in his arms and doing the LIJ salute is just too much to handle.

 

Meanwhile, Vince McMahon in his office...like, "people didn't care this much about moppy...what the hell is their problem?" :lol: Seriously though, NJPW beautifully booked a friendship between a man and a stuffed toy cat, and made us all emotionally connected to it.

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