NJPW G1 Climax 32 Finals Results (8/18) Kazuchika Okada Faces Will Ospreay For G1 Glory
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Here is the full card:
- CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & YOH) vs. House of Torture (Dick Togo, EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi)
- TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Jonah) vs. Team Filthy (Royce Isaacs & Tom Lawlor)
- United Empire (Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb) vs. Bullet Club (Juice Robinson, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens)
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & SANADA) vs. Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi)
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi) vs. Bullet Club (El Phantasmo & KENTA)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay vs. The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson)
- Tama Tonga & KUSHIDA vs. Bullet Club (Jay White & Taiji Ishimori)
- G1 Climax 32 Final Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay
Preliminary Tag Matches
A video package kicks things off. Live from Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Kevin Kelly & Chris Charlton on English Commentary.
First Match: CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & YOH) vs. House of Torture (Dick Togo, EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi)
Ring clearing brawl to start. Goto and EVIL start the match by battering each other. House of Torture tries to save him but Goto throws them all to the wind. All of the CHAOS team pins EVIL but the referee refuses to count the blatantly illegal pin. Yujiro tags in and tries to get the better of Goto but gets dropped with a lariat. Ishii tags in and sends Yujiro into House of Torture like a bowling ball. Dick Togo tags in and achieves little. YOH tags in.
YOH unleashes on Dick Togo. Togo has some wily counters and grabs the garrote. The referee is distracted. Dick chokes YOH but CHAOS breaks it up and pummels Dick in the corner. YOH drills Dick into the canvas with DIRECT DRIVE for the pinfall in 7:22.
Winners: CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & YOH)
After the match, YOH was attacked by House of Torture but CHAOS saved him.
Second Match: TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Jonah) vs. Team Filthy (Royce Isaacs & Tom Lawlor)
Jonah pummels Tom to start. Isaacs comes in and helps Lawlor fight off the assault from TMDK. Jonah fights off a double team and hits a huge shoulder tackle. Tito tags in and levels Lawlor with a lariat. Tito taunts Isaacs and then goes back to tenderizing Lawlor. Tom fights back and locks in a Kimura. Tito wrestles his way out and keeps Lawlor grounded. Lawlor picks the ankle and gets a nearfall on a folded pin.
Lawlor continues getting nearfalls. Lawlor stretches Tito's knees. Isaacs tags in and maintains dominance against Tito. Tito hits an enzuigiri but a knee from Isaacs stops the comeback. Isaacs hits a huge suplex for a nearfall. Jonah tags in and flattens Isaacs with running strikes. Lawlor tags in and hacks away at Jonah with knee strikes. Isaacs tags in and Team Filthy dissects Jonah with double team kicks. Jonah hits a Thesz Press. Tito and Jonah hit a Spinebuster/Blockbuster combo for a nearfall. Lawlor gets sent to the outside, where Tito takes him out with a plancha. Jonah fights off a rollup and hits a huge lariat on Isaacs. Jonah climbs to the top rope and hits Torpedo for the pinfall in 10:31.
Winners: TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Jonah)
Tag Action Continues
Third Match: United Empire (Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb) vs. Bullet Club (Juice Robinson, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens)
Brawl to start. Henare is trapped with all three Bullet Club members but fights them off handily. His streak of defense doesn't last too long and he finds himself in the Tongan Massage Parlor. Chase tags in and gets trapped by United Empire. Chase fights off the dismantling with a C-Trigger. Bullet Club comes to Chase's rescue. Cobb tags in and Juice tag in. Juice goes for a Diving Crossbody but Cobb catches him with Tour of the Islands for the pinfall in 6:01.
Winners: United Empire (Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb)
Fourth Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & SANADA) vs. Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi)
Taichi and SANADA start the match, trash talking as they go. SANADA nearly gets a flash pin. Naito tags in and holds Taichi while SANADA hits a sliding dropkick. Naito taunts Sabre while he beats up Taichi. Sabre pulls Naito out of the ring, brawl ensues.
Archer tags in and Suzuki-gun keep Naito at bay. Everyone has been popping their pecs all match, that needs to be noted. Sabre tags in and trades counters with Naito. BUSHI tags in and picks a fight with all of Suzuki-gun. Taichi tags in. Taichi overpowers the cunning luchador. Naito runs in to fight off Taichi. Taichi gets taken out by a Sunset Flip/Sliding Dropkick combo. Archer chokeslams BUSHI. Archer holds BUSHI for the Yokozuna Elbow from Taichi for the pinfall in 8:01.
Winners: Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi)
Sabre stretches Naito on the floor after the bell and takes out his frustrations on the Young Lions.
After attendants clear Sabre and Naito from the arena. Lance Archer gets on the mic and thanks the Japanese fans and says he'll be back.
Back From Intermission
Fifth Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi) vs. Bullet Club (El Phantasmo & KENTA)
Phantasmo attacks Takagi's neck to start. KENTA tags in and Hiromu tags in, KENTA does his best to slow down the frenzied assault. Phantasmo and Takagi tag back in. Takagi overpowers ELP and gets a nearfall from a sliding lariat. LIJ double team ELP. ELP and Takagi trade nearfalls. ELP kicks Takagi in the balls and rolls him up for the pinfall in 8:39.
Winners: Bullet Club (El Phantasmo & KENTA)
Sixth Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay vs. The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson)
Finlay goes after Anderson to start. Finlay maintains dominance and tags in Tanahashi. Tanahashi and Finlay double team Anderson but Tanahashi is less successful on his own. Gallows tags in and keeps up beating down Tanahashi. Finlay tags in and gets control back. Gallows blocks Acid Drop. Anderson tags in and pummels Finlay. Tanahashi tags in and slams Anderson. Tanahashi hits a somersault senton for a nearfall. Anderson comes back with a Spinebuster.
Good Brother double team on Tanahashi in the corner for a nearfall. Toru Yano shows up and squirts Anderson & Gallows to break up Magic Killer. Gallows chases Yano. Finlay hits Prima Nocte on Anderson. Tanahashi hits Sling Blade. Tanahashi hits High Fly Flow for the pinfall in 10:03.
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay
Seventh Match: Tama Tonga & KUSHIDA vs. Bullet Club (Jay White & Taiji Ishimori)
White and Tama test each other out ahead of their inevitable confrontation. Much of the match is KUSHIDA bringing a fast and furious fight to Ishimori and Ishimori being unable to escape. Ishimori gets a brief moment of respite by getting some licks in against Tama but KUSHIDA tags his way back in and keeps Ishimori on his toes. Ishimori tries to take advantage of a distraction but KUSHIDA catches him in a Small Package for the pin in 9:30.
Winners: Tama Tonga & KUSHIDA
After the match, Tama & KUSHIDA make it clear that they intend to challenge the Heavyweight & Junior Heavyweight Champions
G1 Climax 32 Final
Main Event: G1 Climax 32 Final: Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay
Chain wrestling to start. Okada holds a slight advantage over Ospreay. Ospreay builds up a head of steam but it takes the two men to the outside, where Okada DDTs him on the arena floor. Ospreay tries to recover so Okada hits a second DDT on the floor. Ospreay gets back in the ring, where Okada drops him with a neckbreaker.
Ospreay powers back. Ospreay sends Okada to the outside and hits a corkscrew body press. Ospreay counters Landslide and hits OsCutter on the arena floor. Back in the ring and Ospreay begins pummeling Okada. Ospreay missteps and Okada takes advantage with a big Flapjack. Okada locks in Money Clip. Ospreay fights to the ropes.
Okada slams Ospreay and hits a huge elbow drop. Okada strikes the Rainmaker Pose. Ospreay sends Okada into the corner. Okada pummels Ospreay. The two men trade blows. Okada absorbs a flurry of strikes. Okada rolls to the apron and Ospreay chases. Okada fights out of an Apron Piledriver with a back body drop on the apron.
Ospreay fights out of an Apron Tombstone and hits an OsCutter onto the apron. Both men struggle back into the ring. Ospreay gets a nearfall. Ospreay hits a huge Flying Forearm. Ospreay hits OsCutter but can't follow up. Okada gets the upperhand. Ospreay battles back but Okada maintains wrist control and hits a series of lariats. Okada hits a dropkick. Okada blocks OsCutter with a Dropkick. Okada hits a Spinning Tombstone. Ospreay hits an elbow and a hook kick. They trade counters. Ospreay hits a Cross Legged Tombstone for a nearfall. Ospreay hits Hidden Blade for a nearfall.
Ospreay hits a High Fly Flow for a nearfall. Ospreay hits a Styles Clash for a nearfall. Ospreay hits V-Trigger. Okada counters One Winged Angel with Landslide. Okada hits Rainmaker for a nearfall.
Okada hits a German Suplex. Ospreay counters Rainmaker with a Standing Spanish Fly. They trade blows as they struggle to their feet. Ospreay crumples Okada with a Hook Kick. Okada counters Stormbreaker with an Air Raid Neckbreaker. Ospreay hits a pop-up forearm. Okada counters Hidden Blade with Landslide. Okada hits Rainmaker for the win in 33:53.
G1 Climax 32 Winner: Kazuchika Okada
Kazuchika Okada has officially tied Masahiro Chono for most G1 Climax wins.