NJPW G1 Climax 32- Night 14 Results (8/9) Naito Stays Tranquilo Against KENTA
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Tomohiro Ishii & Kosei Fujita vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI & Shingo Takagi)
Ishii and Takagi batter each other, but the match is mostly about Fujita trying to get some offense against his more seasoned opponents. Fujita puts up a good fight but gets rolled up by BUSHI in under 7 minutes.
Winners: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI & Shingo Takagi)
Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor & Royce Isaacs) vs. Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr. & TAKA Michinoku)
Lawlor and Sabre try to outwrestle each other, with a brief argument over New Kids on the Block vs. George Michael. Lawlor gets under Sabre's skin and tags in Isaacs. Isaacs overpowers Sabre to start but Sabre takes back the momentum and tags in TAKA. TAKA's fun is short-lived and Lawlor tags back in. Lawlor drops TAKA and hits NKOTB for the pinfall in 6:53.
Winners: Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor & Royce Isaacs)
United Empire (Will Ospreay, Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan) vs. Bullet Club (EVIL, El Phantasmo, SHO & Dick Togo)
United Empire jumps Bullet Club to start. Ospreay and ELP continue to be the bane of each other's existence, while EVIL tries to remind everyone that he's a force to be reckoned with. EVIL and Cobb have some good exchanges. Great-O-Khan and the rest of United Empire remain a fluid presence in the ring, adapting to what needs adapting to. Aaron Henare catches Dick Togo in a Full Nelson for the win in 6:45.
Winners: United Empire (Will Ospreay, Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan)
Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahahshi & Hirooki Goto vs. Bullet Club (Juice Robinson, Bad Luck Fale & Gedo)
Juice eggs on former tag partner Tanahashi, while Okada and Fale test each other out. Goto is a house of fire, providing much of his team's brutality, while Tanahashi and Okada play to the crowd. Robinson and Fale get distracted by Tanahashi and Okada, giving Goto room to hit GTR on Gedo for the pinfall in 8:42.
Winners: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto
There is a brief intermission.
D Block: YOSHI-HASHI (4) vs. Yujiro Takahashi (4)
YOSHI-HASHI brings some of the hardest strikes in the company, according to ELP. Takahashi and his flunky SHO use every underhanded trick in the book to keep YOSHI-HASHI from building momentum. The turnbuckle is exposed, YOSHI-HASHI gets struck by a chair behind the referee's back, and yet still he fights back. YOSHI-HASHI nearly sends SHO to the back but SHO is able to hit a low blow on YOSHI-HASHI, opening the door for Big Juice from Yujiro for the pinfall in 13:12.
Winner: Yujiro Takahashi (6)
B Block: SANADA (4) vs. Chase Owens (4)
Anything you can do, I can do better. SANADA and Chase have a checkers match of a fight, constantly finding ways to one up each other. Owens at one point locks SANADA in a Skull End. SANADA embarrasses Chase with Paradise Lock. SANADA counters the Package Piledriver numerous times and locks in Skull End for the stoppage in 12:45.
Winner: SANADA (6)
B Block: Tama Tonga (4) vs. Taichi (4)
A wild back and forth match. Taichi brings stiff kicks and Tama does his best to find as many counters as possible. Taichi finds the Iron Fingers from Hell but is unable to use them. Tama is at one point tempted to use them but thinks better of it. Tama blocks Black Mephisto. Taichi blocks Gun Stun. They go back and forth some more and Tama drops Taichi with Gun Stun in 16:53 for the pinfall.
Winner: Tama Tonga (6)
A Block: Jonah (6) vs. Lance Archer (4)
Jonah tries to capitalize on his big win against Okada but Archer keeps him from building a head of steam. Jonah counters Blackout and hits a huge Black Forest Bomb. They brawl to the outside where Archer debilitates Jonah enough to get the countout in 12:43.
Winner: Lance Archer
C Block: KENTA (2) vs. Tetsuya Naito (4)
Naito gets under KENTA's skin with his cool disposition. KENTA retreats to the outside early, but Naito gives chase. KENTA starts relying on tactics like exposing the turnbuckle. Naito gets busted open.
KENTA starts to get some momentum but can't hit GTS. Numerous knee strikes set him up but Naito keeps finding counters, even countering GTS with Destino at one point. KENTA begins rolling up Naito left and right, trying to get a win by any cost but Naito keeps kicking out. Naito hits Valencia. Naito hits Destino. Naito covers KENTA for the pinfall in 23:30.
Winner: Tetsuya Naito (6)