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By<\/strong> Jhester Metchado@<\/strong>SuperMastodon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date: August 10, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From: Nippon Budokan (Tokyo, Japan)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undercard Results:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Moxley & Shota Umino def. Juice Robinson\n& Ren Narita<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Cobb & Toa Henare def. Toru Yano &\nTomoaki Honma<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taichi, Suzuki, & Kanemaru def. Ishii, Goto,\n& YOSHI-HASHI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naito, Shingo, & BUSHI def. Jay, Yujiro, &\nChase<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Block Matches:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lance Archer def. EVIL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Block Finals was kicked off with a match between\nLance Archer and EVIL. Thought it was a nice matchup to set the bar. Both men\nhad a great tournament up to this point with Archer being the standout star\namongst everyone else in the block. While EVIL tried to fight off the much\nbigger opponent, the American Psycho finally got a third victory before he caps\noff his 5th G1 with the EBD Claw at the 10 minute mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bad Luck Fale def. SANADA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All throughout the tournament I’ve been nothing but\nnegative on Fale but this time, I gotta give credit where credit is due. He\nactually had a decent match against SANADA to end the tournament. Obviously it\nwasn’t a 5 star classic or anything, but serviceable enough for me to rate it\nas good. There’s still that dojo trained man inside of Fale, he just rarely\nbusts it out nowadays but when he does, you get a fun little match like this\none. Ring General at it again though with his upsets, pinning SANADA with an\nInside Cradle also at the 10 minute mark with 38 seconds to add. So yeah not a\nbad way to conclude his possible final G1 for Fale, as for SANADA, a title shot\ncould be on the horizon once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zack Sabre Jr. def. KENTA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quite the history between these two men and\nfittingly enough, it takes place in the Budokan. For those who don’t know,\nKENTA and ZSJ were in Pro Wrestling NOAH, with the latter even training at the\npromotion’s dojo. One of the trainers at said dojo who really made it feel like\nhell for the students was KENTA. ZSJ had a nice little run over at NOAH in\ntheir junior heavyweights division, at this point KENTA was already on his way\nout to go to the WWE. Years later as their paths diverged, they meet again this\ntime in an NJPW ring. Budokan was the home of All Japan Pro Wrestling for many\nyears, NOAH of course can trace its roots back to AJPW so many dots are\nconnected with this one match. I just love stuff like this so forgive me for\nragging on for too long but anyways onto the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing his background of injuries, ZSJ really\nexploited KENTA’s right arm and shoulder. At some points, the shots he was\ntaking were even making me cringe just for how real they looked like. Felt like\ns**t regardless for him. It was a really great match, one of KENTA’s best\nperformances, while Zack did his usual submission moves, he got into some\nstrike exchanges with the opposition too. In the end, the kohai got the best of\nhis senpai with ZSJ making KENTA give up with an armbar straight to the injured\nspot. Very intense match, couldn’t think of a better way to cap off their\nrespective G1’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Ospreay def. Hiroshi Tanahashi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the most anticipated matches in the A Block\nis this one. Hiroshi Tanahashi, The Ace of the Universe taking on someone who\nis willing to do anything to reach a similar spot in his career, The reigning\nIWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion: Will Ospreay. As we know already, Ospreay is\narguably the Wrestler of the Year for 2019. He had flawless performances in the\nNJ Cup, BOSJ, the Australian tour, and now the G1! Him defeating a superstar in\nthe caliber of Tanahashi would cement his own legacy forever in the history of\nNew Japan Pro Wrestling. He was able to accomplish that after such an\nintensified and fast paced match. Both men clearly gave it their all, even Tana\nwho we know can still deliver instant classics despite the state of his body.\nThe shots both men hit each other, especially from Ospreay to Tana such as the\nmissile kick to the face were just crazy. Tana also reversing Ospreay’s move\ninto a Slingblade was a thing of beauty as well. The Hidden Blade is one of the\nmost devastating looking maneuvers in wrestling today, the way Ospreay hits his\nopponent with it make you feel like he would literally cut their heads off!\nJust insane stuff from top to bottom, all compacted into a nicely timed 17\nminute affair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ospreay is being groomed as the next top babyface\ngaijin after Kenny Omega. After defeating The Ace with a Stormbreaker, that\nspot could truly be his one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Block Finals:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kota Ibushi def. Kazuchika Okada<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A match 6 years in the making. That’s how long it\nhas been since the last singles encounter of The Rainmaker and The Golden Star.\nA lot has happened in between those years and now, they face off with a chance\nto headline the Tokyo Dome. It’s winner takes all, if it went down to a time\nlimit draw however, Okada wins. But of course that wasn’t what happened, a\nmatch they’ve been protecting for a long time, Kota Ibushi is finally able to\nget a win over Kazuchika Okada. The match itself was obviously good, I mean\nit’s two of the very best wrestlers in the whole world today BUT. It’s clear\nthey aren’t going all out. Don’t get me wrong, it is still a fantastic match,\nborderline 5 stars even, but they’re saving up for more to come. As they say in\nDragon Ball, their final form or full potential haven’t even been released yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The action was mainly contained inside the ring.\nThey definitely got you glued throughout the 25 minutes of the entire match. I\nwas a little underwhelmed though because I know both men are capable of so much\nmore but I guess we all have to be patient to witness the true greatness these\ntwo have to offer. Still, it is undoubtedly one of the best G1 matches this\nyear and a perfect way to conclude the A Block. Ibushi gained one step closer\nto the top and enters the finals second year in a row by defeating the man at\nthe very top. It took two Kamigoye’s to secure one of the most important\nvictories of his entire career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Block Final Leaderboard:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14\nPoints<\/strong> = Kota Ibushi (Finalist), Kazuchika Okada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8\nPoints<\/strong> = Tanahashi, Ospreay, KENTA, SANADA, EVIL, Fale,\nZSJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Points<\/strong> = Lance Archer<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Night\n18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date: August 11, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From: Nippon Budokan (Tokyo, Japan)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undercard Results:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shota Umino & Ren Narita def. Yota Tsuji &\nYuya Uemura<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fale, Yujiro, & Chase def. EVIL, SANADA, &\nBUSHI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ibushi, Honma, & Henare def. KENTA, Connors,\n& Fredericks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okada, Tanahashi, Ospreay, & YOSHI-HASHI def.\nZSJ, Archer, Suzuki, & Kanemaru<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B Block Matches:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Cobb def. Toru Yano<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two of the greatest Olympians of our time clash\nhead-to-head for the first time. Okay for real though, this was just a match.\nLike that’s literally the best way to describe it. Yano did his antics, Cobb\ndid his strength stuff and then they both went home. Just a straight up\nstandard pro wrestling match. Nothing more. Nothing less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taichi def. Tomohiro Ishii<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since the venue was in Budokan, lot of history\nparticularly with the mentors of these two. Taichi was of course trained by the\nlegendary Toshiaki Kawada, one of the all time greats of AJPW, some might even\nsay THE greatest. Then you have Ishii who learned under the tutelage of\nGenichiro Tenryu, another disciple of Giant Baba. Taichi has been having subpar\nto good matches in this tournament so far, but this one he really gave it his\nall, plus Ishii as we know at this point could always bring out the best in anyone\nso we got ourselves a good ol’ fashion strong style bout. It is rare nowadays\nfor Taichi to compete clean but that is exactly what we got, a serious no\nnonsense Holy Emperor, channeling his inner Kawada and it paid off. After\nmultiple exchanges of strikes and maneuvers, Taichi beats Ishii with a Black\nMephisto, ending his first G1 on a high note. A NEVER Openweight title shot is\non the horizon and with what they’ve shown here, I wouldn’t mind to see more.\nIf Taichi wants to treat a match seriously, he could be on the same level as\nthe other top guys, but I think that’s what makes him a smart worker too,\nchoosing the right spots and moments on where to unleash the influence brought\nunto him by Dangerous K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juice Robinson def. Jon Moxley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A re-match of Moxley’s debut in New Japan where he\ndefeated Juice in the BOSJ Finals to capture the IWGP US Championship. A little\nside note, it’s cool to see Shota (aka Shooter) wearing Mox’s jacket on his\nvignette. Slowly but surely he’s definitely going on that Atsushi Onita route,\nall he needs is some cigar and barbed wire to complete the set. Anyway it was a\ngood story told in this match, Moxley tries to get weapons every time to use\nagainst his opponent but Juice would refuse on using them, whether it be a\nchair or a table. I thought it’s a nice touch to Juice’s character, despite\nfinding a new attitude, overall he’s still a good guy and wouldn’t dare to use\nsuch tactics even though he could take advantage of it and use those weapons\nagainst someone he despises. His leg however got worked for the majority of the\nmatch, which was a result of Switchblade’s work making him tap out with the TTO\nsubmission hold in his previous match, Mox exploited Juice’s weakness but in\nthe end to no avail. I thought we were going to get some kind of DQ finish but\nI’m glad Juice got the Pulp Friction at the 16 minute and 26 second mark to avenge\nhis loss to his rival. It’s now 1-1 between these two in a New Japan ring and\nit’s clear they haven’t gone all out in this one, the rubber match would be\nsomething to look forward for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shingo Takagi def. Hirooki Goto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You like some more strong style match? Well Shingo\nand Goto has got you covered. Despite what I think is a common respect for one\nanother, these two made you feel they’re like bitter enemies with the way they\nwere striking one another. Real stiff moves, especially from the part of\nShingo. There were a few false finishes here and there too which got me but The\nDragon got the best of the Samurai Warrior. A Last of the Dragon ends Goto’s\nhopes of potentially reaching the finals as he was still mathematically alive\ngoing into this match. After this it was officially announced that Shingo is\nnow a part of the heavyweights division. Does it mean we’re going to witness\nthe return of a ticking time bomb anytime soon? One can hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B Block Finals:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jay White def. Tetsuya Naito<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Okay, let me get this out of the way: I HATE\nSWITCHBLADE JAY WHITE. I’m a Tetsuya Naito fan, he is the reason why I got into\nNew Japan Pro Wrestling, I went for AJ Styles but stayed because of LIJ and\nthen went on to appreciate the rest of the roster. I’ve followed this man ever\nsince he became El Ingobernable. His story couldn’t be any more perfect,\nespecially leading up to Wrestle Kingdom 12. He won his second G1 Climax two\nyears ago after a fantastic finals defeating Kenny Omega, he went on to finally\nmain event the Tokyo Dome against Kazuchika Okada but ended up choking and\nunable to re-gain the most prestigious belt ever. Since then Naito has\nfloundered but with every upcoming G1, me and my fellow Naito fans dream of\nseeing him back in the position only this time for him to win the belt. WK12\nwas THE time to do it but they didn’t. Okay, I’ll be patient let’s see where it\ngoes. At least we got the Okada vs. Omega IV and then Naito feuded with Chris\nJericho which was fun and all but it’s far from the IWGP Title picture. Now all\nthe stars seemed to have aligned for him to finally do it this year, with the\nhopes of becoming the first to hold the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental\nChampionships, a re-match against The Rainmaker in the Tokyo Dome, it just writes\nitself. And yet, we’re back to square one. It’s not that hard to understand,\nI’m a Naito fan, and I want my favorite wrestler to win. Don’t we all? Which is\nwhy I was so disappointed when he didn’t kick out of 3 after that Bladerunner. I\ndo have some other favorite wrestlers from different promotions, but I’m not as\ninvested to them as I am to Naito. I could somewhat relate to his story and now\nfailure has struck the leader of LIJ once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then we go to Jay White. Switchblade is a true dying\nbreed of wrestlers which makes him so great. A true genuine villain, not an\nounce of coolness, not even love to hate him, just pure hatred. That’s what he\nmakes you feel. The Miz, you’re still impressed by his mic skills, other heels\nlike Undisputed Era or even some members of the Bullet Club, they’re seen as\n“cool.” But Switchblade, you just despise him with every ounce of\nyour being. You can see that he is a great worker but boy you just hate the\ncharacter, he also doesn’t need to use any offensive stuff say like a Fritz Von\nErich with his nazi gimmick or Col. DeBeers with his controversial anti South\nAfrican gimmick. All Switchblade does is breath and be the character, you hate\nhim immediately. He takes down your favorite wrestlers and that’s what he made\nme feel, nothing but frustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The match itself? It was alright. I mean there isn’t\nanything much to say, it wasn’t a 5 star classic or anything to that extent but\ngood enough. At the end of the day though, it won’t be the match that most\npeople will remember, but the result. Potentially the final chance of Naito’s\nentire career of being back at the top. What a story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B Block Final Leaderboard:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12\nPoints<\/strong> = Jay White (Finalist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10\nPoints<\/strong> = Naito, Moxley, Goto<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 Points<\/strong> = Cobb, Ishii, Juice, Taichi, Shingo, Yano<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Night\n19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date: August 12, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From: Nippon Budokan (Tokyo, Japan)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match #1 – Tag Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clark\nConnors & Karl Fredericks def. Ren Narita & Yota Tsuji<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the start of the final night of the G1 Tour we\nget to witness a “culmination” as of now at least between the mini\nrivalry going on between the young lions of the New Japan Dojo and the LA Dojo.\nI haven’t spoken about them at all but throughout the tour all four of these\nguys were really excellent, especially Karl Fredericks. The man just screams\nsuperstar, he’s got the looks and the size of a future champion and has the\nmost potential out of anyone in the class in my opinion. Clark Connors is great\ntoo, will be participating in the Super J Cup. Then you got Yota Tsuji, whom as\nmentioned in the Super J-Cast has a big potential to become a top heel one day.\nWith his current look I think he’ll fit with a character like a Great Kabuki,\nbut I don’t know how a character like that would work nowadays so maybe\nsomething similar to an Akitoshi Saito or Masashi Aoyagi would suit him too, we\njust have to wait and see. Narita of course if you’ve seen the BOSJ, has\nimproved immensely over the past few months alone. The future is bright for New\nJapan in various parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The match itself was greatly worked too, I did not\nexpect the LA Dojo boys to win but Connors made Tsuji tap out with the Boston\nCrab. Afterwards we got a little brawl once again between the two schools,\nteasing up the tension more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match #2 – Six Man Tag:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cobb,\nLiger, & Tiger def. Archer, Taichi, & Kanemaru<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was your standard worked six man tag, lots of\n’em later tonight too. Possibly setting up some feuds here and there as well. The\nonly true significance of this match, at least for me is Jushin\n“Thunder” Liger’s first match in the Budokan in nearly a decade but\nwould also be his last as this coming Wrestle Kingdom would be his retirement.\nCrowd obviously showed their love and respect for Liger and rightfully so. Cobb\ngets the win for his team at only 7 minutes in, hitting the Tour of the Islands\non Kanemaru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match #3 – Six Man Tag:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ospreay,\nSHO, & YOH def. Ishimori, Chase, & Yujiro<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A classic CHAOS vs. Bullet Club match. Seems to me\nthey’re setting up Ospreay vs. Ishimori for Royal Quest but I would prefer if\nhe goes against El Phantasmo, don’t know why he’s not booked here. Roppongi 3K\nare back as well, SHO & YOH had a fantastic showing in the BOSJ and now\nthey want payback to Ishimori who captured the IWGP Jr. Tag Belts from RP3K\nalong with the aforementioned Phantasmo. Chase & Yujiro have been regulars\nthroughout the tour, as well as Pieter. Always lovely to see her. I really like\nthe chemistry of Ospreay and RP3K, if possible and I know the belts don’t mean\nmuch, but I think they’d make a great NEVER 6 Man Tag Champs. Yujiro takes the\nL for his team, receiving a Stormbreaker from the reigning Junior Heavyweight\nChampion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match #4 – Tag Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juice\nRobinson & Toa Henare def. Jon Moxley & Shota Umino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A preview of their inevitable rematch again with\nJuice this time teaming up with Toa Henare against Moxley and Shooter. Pretty\nstandard tag match, it’s just a build really for what’s to come. I was pretty\nimpressed with Henare in this match, if only he gets something fresh, maybe\ntweak his character. There is potential in him, he just has to find it\neventually. He gets the win for his team, hitting Umino with the Toa Bottom.\nAfter the match, Mox wasn’t done with Juice, attacked him some more and then\nputs him through a table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match #5 – Ten Man Tag:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los\nIngobernables de Japon def. GBH & CHAOS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All active members of Los Ingobernables de Japon\ntook on the mixed team of CHAOS representatives in Toru Yano and Hirooki Goto,\nas well as GBH members Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma, of course leading the\ncharge is Funky Weapon himself Ryusuke Taguchi, The Gooch is back! Again, just\nyour typical 10 man tag. All wrestlers managed to get their stuff in, minus\nYano actually who I think never got legally tagged in, being put on a Paradise\nLock by SANADA to the entrance ramp earlier on. Seems like a rematch between\nShingo and Goto is on the horizon now that The Dragon is officially a\nheavyweight. With them raising their fists up by the end, getting the victory,\nI expected another pareja<\/em> of them to\nreturn, but sadly looks like he ain’t coming back yet anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match #6 – Six Man Tag:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GoD & Fale def. Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, & KENTA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let’s get the match out of the way real quick. Once\nagain, your typical six man tag, GoD the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Tag-Team\nChampions are back after touring with ROH. The moment this was announced I\nfound the other team a little odd, you got two CHAOS members in Ishii and\nYOSHI-HASHI, then KENTA who really looked out of place. What got me was that\nKENTA never got tagged in and when Fale attacked the corner, it was only Ishii\nthat he hits, plus with the tweet from Tama earlier that they’ve recruited a\nnew “high caliber athlete” among the ranks of Bullet Club, my\nsuspicions became high of the former WWE wrestler. Then we go to the betrayal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KENTA moved out of the way as Ishii was about to\nmake the tag, he then proceeds to go back and hits the Go To Sleep on the Stone\nPitbull, Tama getting the pin. A new Bullet Club member is born… but\nretaliation was on its way. To say I was shocked would be an understatement,\nKatsuyori Shibata, the man that brought KENTA to New Japan, his tag-team\npartner, trainer, and friend. Rushed into the ring and attacked his now\nex-bestfriend. For someone who was on the verge of literal death, Shibata moved\nlike he never lost a step! The high kicks and elbows towards KENTA, man you can\njust feel the emotion coming out of those strikes, plus his eyes you can see\nboth the disappointment and anger due to the treacherous acts of someone who he\nthought was loyal. But eventually the numbers game were too much, BC kept on\ndisrespecting Shibata with KENTA hitting the PK on him then doing his iconic\npose on top of Shibata himself. After being hated by the New Japan fans and\nfeeling like a total outsider, KENTA felt at home with the outsiders of the\nroster, the roots in which the Bullet Club founded itself. This has been a long\noverdue needed resurgence both for the faction and KENTA himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match #7 – Tag Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minoru\nSuzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. def. Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After those revelations that we just witnessed, what\ncould be considered a “breather” match is actually involving four of\nthe very best wrestlers in the world. Minoru Suzuki and his protege Zack Sabre\nJr. takes on what is dubbed as the “Dream Team” of Kazuchika Okada\nand Hiroshi Tanahashi. Funny enough, despite combining arguably two of the\ngreatest in New Japan, the record of Okada & Tana as a team isn’t that\nimpressive, mainly on the losing side. That proved to be true once again in\nthis situation, Suzuki defeats the champion with his patented Gotch Style\nPiledriver. Seemingly setting up another match with The Rainmaker for Royal\nQuest. Okada & Suzuki never disappoint with their matches so UK fans are\nreally lucky to receive such a treat in your soil. Then ZSJ vs. Tana is pretty\nmuch confirmed for the same event as well, they however would be duking it out\nfor the RPW British Heavyweight Championship. This match itself was good, I\nmean obviously with the caliber of these four, it’s just that most of us are\nstill in states of shock with what we’ve witnessed beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match #8 – G1 Climax 29 Finals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kota Ibushi def. Jay White<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last but not the least, this is where it all leads\nto. 18 nights of grueling nonstop action will finally find its conclusion. Kota\nIbushi of A Block and Jay White of B Block will duke it out for the finals of\nthe 29th Annual G1 Climax. For the second year in a row Ibushi is back in the\nsame position, he was close last year but fell at the hands of Tanahashi. Now\nhe has surpassed God, and will face evil incarnate himself. Switchblade has\nprophesized this will happen, we all denied him and looked to be in peril at\nthe beginning losing three straight to his former CHAOS stablemates whom he\nbetrayed, but now he has done the biggest upset perhaps in G1 history,\ndefeating Tetsuya Naito in the block finals and cementing himself as THE top\nheel of NJPW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If from the beginning they were going for Ibushi\nanyway, then it is excellent that Switchblade was on the opposite side.\nEveryone in the entire arena and people watching all over the world, even those\nwho chose Jay in their pick’ems, wanted The Golden Star to win. We all wanted\nnothing but to see Jay get knee’d in the face. Tokyo is usually a polite crowd\nbut they were all united in hating one man and that was Switchblade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the match, the entire Bullet Club came out\nwith Jay White, really takes you back the old days of BC wherein Devitt and Styles\nwere always accompanied by their brothers at ringside. But this time, Red Shoes\nhas seen enough. He has kicked out every member out there including the newly\nrecruited KENTA, Gedo however was permitted to stay barring the rest of them\nwere out. Of course later on he would be kicked out himself but would come back\neventually. They really tried everything to cheat their way to victory and\nbring back glory to BC. But kudos to Red Shoes for having none of that s**t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway as for the match itself, I thought it was the\nbest match of Jay White’s career yet. Both men had me at the edge of my seat\nthe entire time. I’m not the biggest Kota Ibushi fan but for that night, I was.\nRooting hard for him with every step and move, hoping that he would bring\ndisappointment to Jay White. By the end I was nervous, I thought it was all\nover for Ibushi, I’d be feeling anger once again. The brainbuster + bladerunner\ncombination that ended Naito’s dreams was so close on ending Ibushi’s as well\nbut that was reversed. Ibushi hits the Kamigoye at the 31 minute mark and takes\nthe victory. What a rollercoaster ride of emotions, especially for the final\nminutes of sequence. That is what professional wrestling is all about. The\nsheer drama of it gets you attached with this beautiful good vs. evil story, in\nthe end the bright side looms over and all is right with the world. Kota Ibushi\nhas now become the first man to win the New Japan Cup, Best of the Super\nJuniors, and G1 Climax. Three of the premier tournaments in New Japan history.\nA feat only fitting for a Golden Star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That ladies and gentlemen, was the 29th G1 Climax.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Jhester Metchado@SuperMastodon Night 17 Date: August 10, 2019 From: Nippon Budokan (Tokyo, Japan) Undercard Results: Jon Moxley & Shota Umino def. Juice Robinson & Ren Narita Jeff Cobb & [...]","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":12960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,204,37,22],"tags":[455,44],"class_list":["post-13200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-njpw","category-njpw-reviews","category-reviews","tag-g1-climax","tag-njpw"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9jnWd-3qU","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Jon-Moxley-G1-Climax-B-Block.jpeg?fit=1173%2C578&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13200"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13202,"href":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13200\/revisions\/13202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}