NJPW G1 Climax 32- Block Finals Results (8/16) Semifinalists Crowned In Budokan
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Here is the full card:
- D Block: Will Ospreay (6) vs. Juice Robinson (4)
- D Block: Shingo Takagi (6) vs. El Phantasmo (4)
- C Block: Hirooki Goto (6) vs. EVIL (4)
- C Block: Tetsuya Naito (6) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (8)
- B Block: Tomohiro Ishii (2) vs. SANADA (6)
- B Block: Tama Tonga (8) vs. Jay White (10)
- A Block: Jonah (6) vs. Bad Luck Fale (4)
- A Block: Kazuchika Okada (8) vs. Lance Archer (6)
D Block Finals
The show opens with a video package. Live from Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Kevin Kelly, Chase Owens & Chris Charlton on English commentary
First Match: D Block: Will Ospreay (6) vs. Juice Robinson (4)
Ospreay attacks Juice on the ramp, during Juice's entrance. The wild brawl quickly backfires and Ospreay finds himself dumped on his head over the barricade. Juice continues to torture Ospreay. They fight back into the ring, Ospreay takes Juice to the apron and slams him in the corner. Juice pildrives Ospreay on the outside. They fight back into the ring. The referee gets taken out, Juice's shenanigans backfire and Ospreay hits Hidden Blade for the win in 11:07.
Winner: Will Ospreay (8)
Second Match: D Block: Shingo Takagi (6) vs. El Phantasmo (4)
Phantasmo is out to prove that he can scrap with the best of them. Much of the match is Takagi overpowering Phantasmo. Phantasmo does his best to comeback but keeps eating lariats. ELP fights out of Last of the Dragon and gets a nearfall off CR II. Phantasmo hits a series of Superkicks and then a CR II Piledriver for the pinfall in 12:12.
Winner: El Phantasmo (6)
Will Ospreay wins D Block
C Block Finals
Third Match: C Block: Hirooki Goto (6) vs. EVIL (4)
EVIL attacks Goto during his entrance. EVIL starts out strong but Goto soon comes back with a lot of high impact offense. Goto gets a nearfall off of GTW. EVIL fights out of GTR. Togo gets involved and EVIL hits EVIL for the pinfall in 8:40.
Winner: EVIL (6)
Fourth Match: C Block: Tetsuya Naito (6) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (8)
The two men trade rollup attempts quickly. Neither man can get the upperhand. Naito counters Zack Driver. Zack counters Destino. Naito rolls up Sabre for the pinfall in 1:58.
Winner: Tetsuya Naito (8)
After the match, a furious Sabre takes out his frustration on anything in sight.
Tetsuya Naito wins C Block.
There is a brief intermission.
B Block Finals
Fifth Match: B Block: Tomohiro Ishii (2) vs. SANADA (6)
SANADA tries to get a flash pin and Ishii makes him pay by pummeling him in the corner. SANADA tries to be slippery, Ishii catches him and beats him up, its a winning formula. SANADA locks in Skull End but misses the moonsault. Ishii fights back with a sliding lariat and finally counters another Skull End and hits a Vertical Drop Brainbuster for the pin in 12:35.
Winner: Tomohiro Ishii (4)
Sixth Match: B Block: Tama Tonga (8) vs. Jay White (10)
Jay lets his emotion get the better of him and tries to embarrass Tama. The taunting and gloating nearfalls only light a fire under Tama, who fights back with a number of signature moves, including the Tongan Twist and the Supreme Flow. Tama can't keep Jay down. Jay can't keep Tama down. Jay gets frustrated. Gedo and Jado get involved buying just enough time for Tama to hit the Gun Stun for the pinfall in 13:56.
Winner: Tama Tonga (10)
Tama Tonga Wins B Block
A Block Finals
Seventh Match: A Block: Jonah (6) vs. Bad Luck Fale (4)
Both men try to prove who the bigger, stronger man is. Jonah wins the battle by slamming Fale and pummeling him on the outside. Jonah can't get Fale for the Black Forest Bomb but comes back and flattens him with a Torpedo for the pinfall in 9:13.
Winner: Jonah (8)
Main Event: A Block: Kazuchika Okada (8) vs. Lance Archer (6)
Archer chokeslams Okada early. Okada tries to fight back but Archer takes him to the outside and hits a huge cannonball into the guardrail. Archer gets Okada back in the ring for a number of nearfalls. Okada starts to battle back but can't get his wind.
Okada ducks some blows and hits a dropkick. Archer blocks a bodyslam. Okada bodyslams Archer but can't follow up. Okada hits a Diving Elbow Drop. Archer ducks a Rainmaker. Okada gets a nearfall off an inside cradle. Archer hits a huge lariat. Archer hits Rainmaker for a nearfall.
Archer hits Blackout for a nearfall. Okada counters with a Crucifix for a nearfall. Archer beats Okada down to the canvas. Archer crushes Okada in the corner. Okada fights out of Blackout. Okada hits a chop block. Okada locks in Money Clip. Archer fights out. Okada hits a Rolling Lariat. Archer hits a lariat of his own. Okada hits a big dropkick. Okada hits Landslide. Okada hits Rainmaker for the pinfall.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada (10)
Kazuchika Okada wins A Block.
Current G1 Climax Standings
Here are the current G1 Climax standings (as of Aug. 16th, updated throughout show)
A Block:
- Kazuchika Okada- 10 points (BLOCK WINNER)
- Jonah- 8 points
- Lance Archer, Tom Lawlor, Jeff Cobb- 6 points
- Toru Yano, Bad Luck Fale- 2 points
B Block:
- Tama Tonga (BLOCK WINNER), Jay White- 10 points
- SANADA- 6 points
- Great-O-Khan, Taichi, Chase Owens,Tomohiro Ishii- 4 points
C Block:
- Tetsuya Naito (BLOCK WINNER), Zack Sabre Jr.- 8 points
- KENTA, Hiroshi Tanahashi, EVIL, Hirooki Goto- 6 points
- Aaron Henare- 2 points
D Block:
- Will Ospreay- 8 points (BLOCK WINNER)
- El Phantasmo, Yujiro Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, YOSHI-HASHI, David Finlay, 6 points
- Juice Robinson 4 points