Kenny Omega has taken the time today to respond to a few WWE fans who criticized him. Here is Kenny Omega’s original tweet that drew some backlash from fans on social media.
You can't compare apples and oranges. And at the end of the day, I could easily have Cena and AJ's best match in WWE. There is no argument.
Kenny Omega recently did a Q&A for 4 Front Wrestling and answered a question about the possibility of him appearing at this Sunday’s Royal Rumble. His answer to the question during the Q&A hinted that it might not be possible for him to show up there.
Omega stated that he might “not be able to pull a rabbit out of a hat by that date.” He added that if he were to show up, he’d outlast the 29 other competitors.
Nicolas Atkin published an article today on ESPN that discussed the possibilities of Kenny Omega coming to the WWE. In a conference call to promote the UK Championship Tournament that is happening this weekend, Triple H referenced Omega,
“As far as Kenny Omega goes, I’m just interested in talent, period.”
“If somebody is talented as a performer and they wanna come work for the WWE, if they wanna come to the largest platform in the world where they can truly show what they do off on a global basis, then WWE is the choice for them. If they wanna come work for us and they’re very talented, then I’m interested in talking to them, and that’s across the board.
“To me, anytime anybody questions me on a talent — Am I interested in them? — the fact that you’re questioning me on them means that person is probably pretty talented, so, yes, I’m interested.”
He also hinted that the WWE will be looking to have more events like the United Kingdom Championship Tournament in other places in the future.
– In an effort to prevent WWE from poaching talent, New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced that they are in the process of converting their talent contracts to multi-year deals.
On WWE’s website, they currently have a poll up that asks which Superstar has been the better champion for their respective brand between Kevin Owens and AJ Styles. As of now, AJ Styles has 91% of the votes from the WWE Universe. Styles and Owens are both heel champions, yet Styles has won most of his matches on his own. Kevin Owens has relied on the assistance of Chris Jericho to retain his Universal Championship. Owens may wind up adding another championship around his waist tonight on Monday Night Raw. Roman Reigns will be defending the United States Championship against Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho later tonight.
Dave Meltzer stated on Wrestling Observer Radio that Kenny Omega’s contract with NJPW ends on January 31st this year. The Royal Rumble is taking place on January 29th and Meltzer also claims that there are rumors that Omega has already re-signed with NJPW. Meltzer noted that Omega re-signing with NJPW is unconfirmed at this point.
AJ Styles currently sits at the top of the list on ESPN’s WWE power rankings. Charlotte Flair comes in at number two and Kevin Owens is number three. You can check out the rest of ESPN’s power rankings by clicking here.
The WWE is hyping up Shawn Michael’s return to Monday Night Raw tonight on Twitter by posting Michaels return in 2002 in which he was announced as the newest member of the NWO.
Last night at the Golden Globes, actress Meryl Streep gave a political speech. During the speech, Streep also took a jab at MMA and the NFL. Streep stated:
Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners, if we kick them all out you’ll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts.
Dolph Ziggler sent out a Tweet earlier in response to that comment from Streep. The WWE’s official account has since retweeted Ziggler’s post.
John Cena continues to post photos on Instagram in an effort to get fans discussing Kenny Omega joining the WWE. Cena recently posted a picture of Omega on his Instagram and has now posted a picture of Kenny from South Park. You can view that post by clicking here.
John Cena posted a photo of Kenny Omega on his Instagram account. This is nothing new for Cena, as he has posted pictures of AJ Styles and CM Punk in the past. Following his loss to Okada at Wrestle Kingdom 11, Omega has stated that he is leaving Japan. This could be Cena just getting the fans riled up or Omega may be making his way to the WWE. Cena posted a picture of AJ Styles on his Instagram just four days before he made his WWE debut at last year’s Royal Rumble. This has led many to speculate that Omega might make an appearance at this year’s Royal Rumble.
In a Impact Digital Exclusive, The Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards) challenged Matt and Jeff Hardy. The teams will meet on this week’s episode of Impact with the Tag Team Championships on the line. You can check out the video below.
After competing in the main event of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom XI main event earlier this week, Kenny Omega has announced that he’s “stepping away from Japan” to reassess his future. Omega lost in the main event to Kazuchika Okada in what many wrestling pundits have called the best match they’ve ever seen.
I will be stepping away from Japan to reassess my future. The path of my journey may change, but my goals will not. pic.twitter.com/E4vDiGgAwe
When asked by several fans what’s next for him, Omega said, “There is no plan. My schedule is cleared and I’m weighing all options. I’ve a lot to consider.” He also thanked everyone for their continued patience and support.
New Japan has uploaded a video of Omega’s “Terminator” video that aired before his entrance at WK11.
Here are the results from New Japan’s annual New Year Dash show. This is traditionally seen as New Japan’s version of the ‘Raw After Mania’ and the main storylines/feuds heading into February’s New Beginning shows start to take shape.
Kyle O’Reilly, Ricochet & David Finlay b. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Henare – Finlay took the win for his team
Yujiro Takahashi & Hangman Page b. Yoshitatsu & Billy Gunn – Hangman Page took the win after hitting the Right of Passage on Yoshitatsu
YOSHI-HASHI, Rocky Romero & Barreta b. Adam Cole and The Young Bucks – Yoshi-Hashi took the pinfall victory for his team after rolling up ROH Champion Adam Cole
Scott Norton, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Hiro Saito & Cheeseburger b. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & BONE SOLDIER – Kojima hit the Lariat on BONE SOLDIER to take the win for his team
Michael Elgin & KUSHIDA b. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi – Elgin took the win after hitting a Burning Hammer on Naito, he now looks set to be the next challenger for Naito’s Intercontinental Championship. CMLL Star Dragon Lee also appeared to attack longtime rival Takahashi and stated that he wants a shot at Takahashi’s IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata & Juice Robinson b. Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Will Ospreay – Robinson took the shock win over NEVER Champion Hirooki Goto to set himself as the next challenger for the title
NJPW/NOAH legend Minoru Suzuki appeared after the bout with his stable (The Suzuki Army) and attacked the members of CHAOS, Suzuki then proclaimed that all of New Japan’s titles will soon be theirs.
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Championship Match – Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi b. SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI – Nakanishi hit the Hercules Cutter on BUSHI to win the titles and make Los Ingobernables’ title reign end after one day.
Here are the results from New Japan’s final event of the year at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan:
Ryusuke Taguchi & Yoshitatsu b. Jushin Thunder Liger & Henare – Taguchi took the win for his team after hitting the Dodon on Henare
Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano b. Yujiro Takahashi & BONE SOLDIER – Ishii hit the Brainbuster on BONE SOLDIER to take the pinfall victory
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Juice Robinson b. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Chase Owens – Makabe hit the King Kong Knee Drop on Owens for the win
Yuji Nagata b, Manabu Nakanishi – Nagata hit the Exploder of Justice to take the win
Katsuyori Shibata & Tiger Mask IV b. Hirooki Goto & Jado – Shibata hit the Penalty Kick on Jado to take the pinfall victory
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, KUSHIDA & David Finlay b. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI – Kojima hit BUSHI with a Lariat to take the win for his team
Kenny Omega & Bad Luck Fale b. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI – Omega hit the One Winged Angel on YOSHI-HASHI to gain the momentum leading up to his IWGP Heavyweight Title match against Okada at Wrestle Kingdom.
Here are the results from the Road to Tokyo Dome show that took place 12/16 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Yuji Nagata, Yoshitatsu & Ryusuke Taguchi b. Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask IV & Henare – Taguchi took the pinfall victory over Henare
Tomohiro Ishii b. Chase Owens – Ishii took the pinfall victory in just over 8 minutes with the Brainbuster
SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & David Finlay – EVIL hit his namesake finisher on Finlay to take the pinfall victory for his team
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Juice Robinson b. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & BONE SOLDIER – Robinson hit the Pulp Fiction on Tonga to take the win leading into his match against Cody at the Tokyo Dome
Hirooki Goto & Jado b. Katsuyori Shibata & Jushin Thunder Liger – Goto took the win after hitting the GTR on Liger
Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi b. Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Jado – Yujiro took the win after hitting the Pimp Juice on Jado
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi b. Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA – Takahashi took the win after hitting the TIME BOMB on KUSHIDA
Here are the results from New Japan’s World Tag League final that took place in the Sekisui Haim Super Arena in Miyagi:
Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay b. Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV – Finlay took the pinfall victory over Tiger Mask
Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi b. Manabu Nakanishi & Henare – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Henare to secure the victory for his team
Yoshitatsu & Billy Gunn b. Chase Owens & BONE SOLDIER – Billy Gunn hit the Fameasser on BONE SOLIDER to take the win in just over 5 minutes
War Machine b. Brian Breaker & Leland Race – Rowe hit the Fallout on Leland Race to secure the win
SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata – EVIL took the pinfall victory over Kojima after hitting his namesake finisher
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI b. Katsuyori Shibata & Juice Robinson – Goto hit the GTR on Shibata to take the pinfall victory for his team
Tetsuya Naito & Rush b. Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA – Rush hit the Rush Driver on KUSHIDA to take the win, after the match Hiromu Takahashi came out to the ring and laid out KUSHIDA before accepting Naito’s offer to join Los Ingobernables
Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii b. Kenny Omega & Hangman Page – Okada hit the Rainmaker on Page to take the win
World Tag League Final – Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma b. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa – Makabe hit the King Kong Knee Drop on Tanga Loa to secure the win and make Honma/Makabe the first team in New Japan history to win the tournament in consecutive years
Cody Rhodes is set to be revealed as the new member of The Bullet Club, according to PWInsider.
Club head Kenny Omega has been teasing a new member on social media, saying it will be a “monster” that devours all of his competition. Despite that description, Cody could be donning the black and white later this week.
New Japan Pro Wrestling has confirmed that the new Bullet Club member will be revealed at Friday’s World Tag League finals.
It should be noted that Cody Rhodes is booked for Evolve 74 on Friday, 12/10 where he’ll face Ethan Page. The Bullet Club announcement will likely be a pre-recorded segment.
Fans will certainly remember Cody Rhodes’ “list” that he tweeted out after his WWE release. Matt Jackson of the Young Bucks and the Bullet Club responded to Cody’s post-WWE wish list with the following, a possible foreshadowing of things to come:
Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Will Ospreay b. Adam Cole, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi – Ishii hit the Brainbuster on Yujiro to secure the win for his team
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi & Bobby Fish b. Toru Yano, Jado, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Honma hit the Kokeshi headbutt on Romero to take the win
NJPW vs NOAH Special 8 Man Tag Match:Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi – Shiozaki hit the Go-Arm Lariat on Nakanishi to take the win
IWGP Junior Tag Championship Match: The Young Bucks b. Ricochet & David Finlay – The Bucks hit the More Bang For For Your Buck on Finlay to retain their titles IWGP Tag Championship Match:Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa b. The Briscoes – Tonga hit the Guerrilla Warfare on Mark Briscoe to secure the win and make he and his brother the new IWGP Tag Team Champions
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, KUSHIDA & Jay Lethal b. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI – Elgin hit the Elgin-Bomb on Naito to take the win for his team
NEVER Openweight Championship Match:Katsuyori Shibata b. Kyle O’Reilly – Shibata took the win via referee stoppage at the 18 minute mark.
Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Title Contender Match:Kenny Omega b. Hirooki Goto – Omega hit the One Winged Angel to hold on to the briefcase that earns him an IWGP Title match at the Tokyo Dome in January 2017
?Winner: Omega (21:52) with the Katayoku no Tenshi.
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match:Kazuchika Okada b. Naomichi Marufuji – Okada retained his title following a Rainmaker
New Japan have officially announced the full card for their October 10th event ‘King of Pro Wrestling,’ here is how the card stacks up:
IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Naomichi Marufuji
Tokyo Dome IWGP Challenge Rights Match: Kenny Omega vs Hirooki Goto
NEVER Openweight Title Match: Katsuyoshi Shibata (c) vs Kyle O’Reilly
Naito, SANADA, EVIL, and BUSHI vs Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, KUSHIDA and Jay Lethal
IWGP Tag Title Match: The Briscoe Brothers (c) vs Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)
IWGP Junior Tag Title Match: Young Bucks (c) vs Ricochet and David Finlay
New Japan vs NOAH Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya
Here are the results from New Japan’s Destruction in Tokyo event:
Rocky Romero & Barreta b. David Finlay & Henare – Barreta hit the Dudebuster on Henare to secure the win for his team
Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi b. Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – Nagata hit the Exploder of Justice on Captain New Japan for the win
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask IV b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger – Honma took the pinfall win after hitting the Kokeshi
Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo b. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Chase Owens – Ishii hit the Brainbuster on Tanga Loa to take the pinfall victory
Kyle O’Reilly b. Juice Robinson – O’Reilly took the win after hitting the Armageddon, he is now the next challenger for the NEVER Openweight title
Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Will Ospreay b. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi – YOSHI-HASHI hit the Karma on Yujiro to secure the pinfall victory for his team
Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & EVIL b. Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi – SANADA hit the Skull End on Taguchi to take the win
NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Katsuyori Shibata b. Bobby Fish – Shibata hit the Penalty Kick to take the pinfall win IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: BUSHI b. KUSHIDA – BUSHI took the pinfall win over KUSHIDA to become the 74th champion in IWGP JH history
Here are the results for New Japan’s Road to Destruction event in Korakuen Hall, Tokyo:
David Finlay b. Henare – Finlay hits the Prima Nocta to take the win
Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens b. Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hits the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to secure the win for his team
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger & Ryusuke Taguchi b. Will Ospreay, Gedo, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Taguchi pinned Romero to secure the win for his team
Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma b. Yuji Nagata & Manadu Nakanishi – Makabe hits the King Kong Knee Drop on Nakanishi to secure the win
EVIL b. Juice Robinson – EVIL took the pinfall victory in this match
Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish b. Katsuyori Shibata & Tiger Mask IV – O’Reilly got the pinfall after he and Fish hit the Chasing The Dragon on Tiger Mask
Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI b. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa – Ishii hit the Brainbuster on Tanga Loa to secure the victory for his team
Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI b. Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA – BUSHI hit the MX on KUSHIDA to take the pinfall win
Here are the results for New Japan’s Road to Destruction event in Shizuoka:
Henare b Hirai Kawato – Henare takes the submission win with a single leg crab
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima b. David Finlay & Teruaki Kanemitsu – Tenzan locks in the Anaconda Vice on Kanemitsu to secure the submission victory for his team
Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask IV b. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – Nagata hits the Exploder of Justice on Captain New Japan to secure the win
Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Chase Owens b. Hirooki Goto, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Tonga hits the Gunstun on Romero for the win
Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi – Naito hits the Destino on Juice Robinson to take the pinfall victory for his team
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI b. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi – YOSHI-HASHI hits the Karma on Yujiro to take the pinfall victory in the main event
Here are the results for New Japan’s Road to Destruction event in Niigata:
Henare b Hirai Kawato – Henare took the submission win with a Boston Crab
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima b. Juice Robinson & Teruaki Kanemitsu – Kojima took the win for his team after hitting a Lariat on Kanemitsu
Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask IV b. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – Nagata hit the Exploder of Justice on Captain New Japan to take the pinfall victory for his team
Kenny Omega, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa b. YOSHI-HASHI, Rocky Romero & Barreta – Tama Tonga hit the Guerrilla Warfare on Romero to take the win
Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI b. Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay – Naito took the win after hitting the Destino on Young Lion Finlay
Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii b. Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens – Goto hit the GTR on Chase Owens for the victory
New Japan Pro Wrestling star and Bullet Club member Kenny Omega recently spoke about winning this year’s G1 Climax tournament, how different Japanese wrestling is from WWE and why he thinks it’s embarrassing for Kota Ibushi to be booked as a junior/cruiserweight in WWE.
Omega has tremendous respect for WWE Cruiserweight Classic competitor Kota Ibushi. He’s been “chasing” Ibushi for almost a decade now and feels that he finally surpassed him by winning the G1 Climax Tournament. However, he can’t believe Ibushi is content working as a ‘junior’ in WWE and looks forward to wrestling him back in New Japan.
“There are precious few people that can change the face of pro wrestling. It may even just be the two of us. So I’m going to stay here in New Japan, doing my best and waiting for him,” Omega said. “(At the G1 finals) I finally surpassed him. I was chasing Ibushi for eight years and finally outgrew him. I hope that’s inspiration for him, right? It’s not like I could go to WWE and be a junior, there’s no point in that. For him to go do that, be a junior in WWE, isn’t that embarrassing? I can do so much more here.”
He elaborated on the differences between Japanese Wrestling and WWE. There’s no question that WWE has the best production values of any pro wrestling promotion. The pyro and music are the best, but Omega thinks WWE uses slick presentation to mask the fact that their in-ring product is inferior to New Japan.
“For a wrestler there’s obvious pride involved. People are noticing you, for me to have a match of the year, it says that people hold my original style in high esteem. But it isn’t just for me, but Japanese wrestling at large. There are a lot of fans who think WWE is the top of the pile. Obviously their pyro, music, production is the best. But from where I stand, in ring isn’t the best. It’s fun to watch such a high budget production, but they use that to hide a lot of weaknesses.”
Credit to Chris Charlton of Japanese Audio Wrestling for transcribing this interview.
Here are the results for Day 17 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Jay & Mark Briscoe b. Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan – The Briscoes win when Mark hits a diving elbow drop on Captain New Japan inside 4 minutes
Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakaishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay – Liger took the win with a ground cobra twist
Katsuyori Shibata, Michael Elgin, Satoshi Kojima & KUSHIDA b. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Atsushi Kotoge – Kojima took the win with a Lariat on Kotoge
Kenny Omega, Tanga Loa, Yujiro Takahashi & Hangman Page b. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, BUSHI & Jay Lethal – Page took the win for Bullet Club following a Rite of Passage on BUSHI
Tama Tonga b. Bad Luck Fale – Tonga teased twice that he would take the fall so that Fale would have a chance to get to the final, he took the win with the Gun Stun
Hirooki Goto b. Naomichi Marufuji – Goto took the win with the GTR to keep himself alive in the tournament, he just needed a draw or a double DQ/double count out from Okada/Tanahashi
Tanahashi and Okada went to a 30 minute time limit draw, this is a match that you have to go out of your way to see as it is easily one of the greatest matches in G1 tournament history. Due to the result Goto wins A block and advances to the final on Sunday.
Here are the results from Day 16 of the G1 Climax Tournament:
Rysuke Taguchi b. David Finlay – Taguchi takes the win after hitting the Dodon
Yujiro Takahashi, Tama Tonga & Bad Luck Fale b. Juice Robinson, Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima – Tonga hits the Gun Stun to take the win for his team
SANADA & BUSHI b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Captain New Japan – SANADA hits the Skull End to take the win for his team
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji b. Tiger Mask, Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA, Togi Makabe & Hiroshi Tanahashi – Goto secures the win for his team after hitting the GTR on Jushin Thunder Liger
Kenny Omega b. Katsuhiko Nakajima – Omega hits the One Winged Angel to take his scorecard up to 5-3, Nakajima is now on 4-4
EVIL b. Toru Yano – EVIL takes the pinfall win to move up to 3-5, Yano is now 4-4
Tetsuya Naito b. YOSHI-HASHI – Naito takes the win with the Destino in what is possibly YOSHI-HASHI’s best match to date. Naito is now on 6-2 and YOSHI-HASHI is 3-5
Katsuyori Shibata b. Yuji Nagata – Shibata took the referee stoppage win with Nagata in a sleeper hold, Shibata is now 5-3
Michael Elgin b. Tomoaki Honma – Elgin takes his 5th win of the tournament while handing Honma his 6th loss, Elgin is 5-3, Honma is 2-6
Here are the results for Day 15 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Katsuhiko Nakajima b. David Finlay – Nakajima pinned Finlay after hitting the Brainbuster
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Satoshi Kojima & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to secure the win for his team
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo – BUSHI took the win after hitting the MX on Gedo
Katsuyori Shibata, Michael Elgin, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & Juice Robinson b. Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV – KUSHIDA made Tiger Mask tap out with the Hoverboard Lock
Here are the results for Day 13 of the G1 Climax tournament:
Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan – Tiger Mask takes the win for his team with a reverse double armbar on Captain New Japan
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Satoshi Kojima, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – EVIL took the win after pinning Juice Robinson
Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Nakanishi for the win
Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima b. Michael Elgin, Katsuyori Shibata, Tomoaki Honma & David Finlay – Nakajima hit the Penalty Kick on Finlay to take the pinfall victory for his team
Tama Tonga b. SANADA – Tonga hits the Gun Stun on SANADA to take his scorecard up to 3-4, SANADA is now at 2-5
Bad Luck Fale b. Togi Makabe – Fale hits the Grenade on Makabe to take his 4th win of the tournament
Hirooki Goto b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan – Goto officially ends Tenzan’s last ever G1 tournament, this was a fantastic back and forth match that you need to go out of your way and see
Kazuchika Okada b. Tomohiro Ishii – Ishii hits the Brainbuster to take the win in what could be the Match of the Tournament, if not the MOTY
Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Naomichi Marufuji – Tanahashi hits the High Fly Flow to take his scorecard up to 4-3, Marufuji is now also on 4-3
Here are the results from Day 14 of the G1 Climax Tournament:
KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay vs. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan – Liger beats Finlay to take the win for his team
Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto b. SANADA & BUSHI – Goto hits the GTR on BUSHI to take the win
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Juice Robinson b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi – Makabe hits the King Kong Knee Drop on Nakanishi to take the pinfall victory
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Kazuchika Okada, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji – Takanishi hits the Pimp Juice on Gedo for the win
Here are the results for Day 12 of the G1 Climax Tournament:
Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay b. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan – Juice hits the Pulp Fiction on Captain New Japan to take the win for his team
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi – Tonga hits the Gun Stun on Nakanishi to secure the win
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & KUSHIDA b. Hirooki Goto, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji – KUSHIDA submits Gedo with the Hoverboard Lock
Toru Yano b. Yuji Nagata – Yano takes the win via count-out to take his scorecard to 3-3, Nagata is now also on 3-3
Michael Elgin b. YOSHI-HASHI – Elgin took the win with an Elgin Bomb to move his stats to 4-2, YOSHI-HASHI is now on 3-3
EVIL b. Tomoaki Honma – EVIL secures his second win of this year’s G1 via pinfall (2-4), Honma is now on 2-4
Katsuyori Shibata b. Kenny Omega – Shibata hits the Penalty Kick to redeem his embarrassing loss to Yano and to move his scorecard on to 3-3, Omega is now also on 3-3
Tetsuya Naito b. Katsuhiko Nakajima – Naito takes his 4th win of the tournament and is looking increasingly likely to take Block B
