NJPW G1 Climax 32- Semifinal Results (8/17) The Final Four Clash In Budokan
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If you need to catch up: Night 1. Night 2. Night 3. Night 4. Night 5. Night 6. Night 7. Night 8. Night 9. Night 10. Night 11. Night 12. Night 13. Night 14 (There is no night 15 coverage due to technical issues). Night 16. Night 17. Block Finals.
Here is the full card:
- CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH) vs. Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, DOUKI, TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
- Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor & Royce Isaacs) vs. Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi)
- GBH (Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe) vs. TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Jonah)
- United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan) vs. Bullet Club (Juice Robinson, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens)
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI) vs. Bullet Club (El Phantasmo, EVIL, KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, David Finlay & KUSHIDA vs. Bullet Club (Jay White, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Taiji Ishimori)
- G1 Climax Semifinal: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga
- G1 Climax Semifinal: Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito
Preliminary Tag Matches
There is a video package to start. Live from Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Kevin Kelly & Chris Charlton on English commentary.
First Match: CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH) vs. Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, DOUKI, TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
DOUKI and Kanemaru cause mischief while Archer is furious about last night's loss. Archer takes out his frustrations on CHAOS, but his emotions get the better of him long enough to get distracted while YOH hits TAKA with DIRECT DRIVE for the pinfall in 6:24.
Winners: CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH)
Second Match: Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor & Royce Isaacs) vs. Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi)
Team Filthy enter the ring mocking Taichi. Before the match can officially begin, Lawlor continues to mock Sabre's love of George Michael by showing him a Boy George record. Sabre and Lawlor seem to be locked in some kind of sick game, where both are trying to prove to the other who can lock in a tighter stretch or hit a harder strike, with Sabre coming up slightly short against the former UFC Fighter. Isaacs tags in and gets manhandled by Sabre who submits him with an armbar in 8:54.
Winners: Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi)
Third Match: GBH (Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe) vs. TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Jonah)
Every combination of this match is a big hoss fight. Makabe and Tito pummel each other. Jonah tags in and gets some licks in on the former heavyweight champion. Honma tags in and double teams Jonah with Makabe. Honma gets a series of nearfalls on the big wrestler but ends up crushed by a lariat for the win in 8:31.
Winners: TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Jonah)
Tag Action Continues
Fourth Match: United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan) vs. Bullet Club (Juice Robinson, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens)
Cobb and O-Khan are a solid unit and weather the assault from Fale and Robinson. Stream was choppy for this match, but Chase Owens eventually tagged in and dropped Aaron Henare with a C-Trigger and a Package Piledriver for the win in 6:47.
Winners: Bullet Club (Juice Robinson, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens)
There is a brief intermission.
Fifth Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI) vs. Bullet Club (El Phantasmo, EVIL, KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi)
Shenanigans aplenty as the Bullet Club team are quick to overpower Takahashi and BUSHI, but not for long. LIJ use their speed to their advantage, but end up stalled by biting, scratching and other nefarious tactics. BUSHI gets trapped in the ring and tortured. KENTA finally puts him out of his misery with a memoir-assisted GAME OVER for the submission in 9:50.
Winners: Bullet Club (El Phantasmo, EVIL, KENTA & Yujiro Takahashi)
Sixth Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, David Finlay & KUSHIDA vs. Bullet Club (Jay White, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Taiji Ishimori)
Finlay unleashes on Karl Anderson, hoping to earn a shot at his title, but is soon overtaken by the Bullet Club foursome. KUSHIDA and Ishimori continue their high speed rivalry. Tanahashi brings the fight to White but is the numbers are quickly too much for him. Yano tags in. Gallows tags in. Yano tries to avoid Gallows. Chaos ensues. Yano hits a low blow and rollup for the pin in 9:08.
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, David Finlay & KUSHIDA
G1 Climax 32 Semifinals
G1 Climax 32 Semifinal: Tama Tonga vs. Kazuchika Okada
Both men tease a slow start to the match but pretty quickly begin throwing punches. They fight to the outside and then back into the ring. Okada is still aching from his match with Archer, so Tama uses his speed to try and stay ahead of Okada on offense.
Tama unleashes a flurry of offense but gets stopped by Okada. Okada locks in Money Clip but Tama fights to the ropes. Okada continues to try for Money Clip but Tama keeps coming back with Gun Stun attempts. Tama hits some big attacks but can't follow up. Okada continues to break up Tama's offense with big kicks and lariats. Okada finally comes back with Landslide and Rainmaker to put Tama down for the count in 19:08.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada
G1 Climax 32 Semifinal: Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito
Break neck speed to start. Ospreay and Naito trade headscissors. Naito does his best to keep Ospreay from building up too much momentum but Ospreay is seemingly unstoppable. Everything Naito comes at Ospreay with, Ospreay has an answer for, and vice versa.
Ospreay counters a flying forearm with a huge Spanish Fly. Despite Ospreay's relentless assault he can't keep Naito down. They trade blows. Ospreay counters a Tornado DDT with a deadlift brainbuster. Naito gets a nearfall from a rana. Naito hits a huge DDT. Naito begins crumpling Ospreay with big blows.
Naito sends Ospreay into the corner and hits an avalanche Poison Rana for a nearfall. Ospreay counters Destino with a Tombstone Slam. Ospreay hits Hidden Blade. Naito counters Stormbreaker with Destino. Ospreay comes back and hits a huge hook kick. Naito counters OsCutter. Ospreay hits an elbow to the head and Naito ducks Hidden Blade and hits Destino for a nearfall. Ospreay counters Destino and hits Hidden Blade for a nearfall. Ospreay hits Stormbreaker for the pinfall in 20:23.
Winner: Will Ospreay