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  • NJPW New Beginning Match Cards Confirmed

    NJPW New Beginning Match Cards Confirmed

    New Japan have officially announced the cards for their two ‘New Beginning’ shows that take place on February 5th/11th in Sapporo and Osaka, Japan respectively. Following the events of the New Years Dash show Suzuki-Gun are set to make a huge impact on the landscape of New Japan with the group’s leader Minoru Suzuki set to face IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada for the belt in Sapporo on February 5th.

    Also notable is the inclusion of a Revolution Pro Wrestling title bout between Shibata and Will Ospreay on the Osaka show. Shibata won the RPW British Heavyweight title from Zack Sabre Jr at the company’s last York Hall show.

    The cards line up as follows:

    New Beginning in Sapporo (02/05/17)
    KUSHIDA & Hirai Kawato vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Suzuki-Gun)

    Yuji Nagata & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Yoshitatsu & David Finlay & Henare

    Katsuyori Shibata & Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. CHAOS’ Will Ospreay & Gedo & Jado

    YOSHI-HASHI vs. Takashi Iizuka

    Michael Elgin & Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Lee vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA & EVIL & BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi

    IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match – Roppongi Vice (c) vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (Suzuki-Gun)

    NEVER Openweight Championship Match – Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Juice Robinson

    IWGP Tag Team Championship Match – Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano (c) vs. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. The Killer Elite Squad

    IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match – Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki

    New Beginning in Osaka (02/11/17)
    Yoshitatsu & Hirai Kawato vs. David Finlay & Henare
    Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima & KUSHIDA vs. Suzuki-gun’s Takashi Iizuka & Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado

    Juice Robinson & Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo & Jado

    Kazuchika Okada & Rocky Romero & Beretta (CHAOS) vs. Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku & Taichi (Suzuki-Gun)

    NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship Match – Hiroshi Tanahashi & Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. SANADA & EVIL & BUSHI

    Revolution Pro British Heavyweight Championship Match – Katsuyori Shibata vs. Will Ospreay

    IWGP Tag Team Championship Match – Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano (c) vs. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Killer Elite Squad

    IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match – Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Dragon Lee

    IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match –  Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Michael Elgin

  • NJPW New Year Dash Results

    NJPW New Year Dash Results

    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.

  • NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 12/17 Results

    NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 12/17 Results

    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.

     

  • NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 12/16 Results

    NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 12/16 Results

    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

  • NJPW World Tag League 2016 Final Results

    NJPW World Tag League 2016 Final Results

    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

  • NJPW: King of Pro Wrestling Full Results

    NJPW: King of Pro Wrestling Full Results

    Here are the results from New Japan Pro Wrestling’s King of Pro Wresting event:

    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.

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    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

     

  • NJPW: Destruction in Tokyo Results

    NJPW: Destruction in Tokyo Results

    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

  • NJPW: Road to Destruction Results (9/12/16)

    NJPW: Road to Destruction Results (9/12/16)

    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

  • NJPW: Road to Destruction Results (9/11/16)

    NJPW: Road to Destruction Results (9/11/16)

    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

  • NJPW: Road to Destruction Results (9/8/16)

    NJPW: Road to Destruction Results (9/8/16)

    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

  • NJPW: G1 Climax Day 17 Results and Updated Standings

    NJPW: G1 Climax Day 17 Results and Updated Standings

    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

    G1 Tournament A Block Results

    SANADA b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan – While both men were mathematically eliminated this was a hard fought bout that SANADA won with the Skull End.

    Final Totals:

    SANADA – 4 Wins, 5 Losses for 8 Points

    Tenzan – 2 Wins, 7 Losses for 4 Points

    Tomohiro Ishii b. Togi Makabe – Ishii takes the win with the Vertical Fall Brainbuster

    Final Totals:

    Ishii 4 Wins, 5 Losses for 8 Points

    Makabe 4 Wins, 5 Losses for 8 Points

    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

    Final Totals:

    Tonga 4 Wins, 5 Losses for 8 Points

    Fale 5 Wins, 4 Losses for 10 Points

    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

    Final Totals:

    Goto 6 Wins, 4 Losses for 12 Points

    Marufuji 5 Wins, 4 Losses for 10 Points

    Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada – DRAW

    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.

    Final Totals:

    Tanahashi 5 Wins, 1 Draw, 3 Losses for 11 Points

    Okada 5 Wins, 1 Draw, 3 Losses for 11 Points

    Goto Wins A Block

  • NJPW: G1 Climax Day 16 Results and Updated Standings

    NJPW: G1 Climax Day 16 Results and Updated Standings

    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

    G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results

    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 updated standings:

    A BLOCK

    • Tanahashi – 10 Points
    • Fale – 10 Points
    • Goto – 10 Points
    • Marufuji – 10 Points
    • Okada – 10 Points
    • Makabe – 8 Points
    • Tonga– 6 Points
    • SANADA – 6 Points
    • Ishii – 4 Points
    • Tenzan – 4 Points

    B BLOCK

    • Naito – 12 Points 
    • Elgin – 10 Points
    • Shibata – 10 Points
    • Omega – 10 Points
    • Nakajima – 8 Points
    • Yano – 8 Points
    • Nagata – 6 Points
    • YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
    • EVIL – 4 Points
    • Honma – 4 Points
  • Rev Pro Announces IWGP Intercontinental Champion For Global Wars Shows

    Rev Pro Announces IWGP Intercontinental Champion For Global Wars Shows

    Revolution Pro have announced that IWGP Intercontinental Champion ‘Unbreakable’ Michael Elgin will be performing at the two Global Wars events taking place on November 10th/11th, he joins the already announced Jushin Thunder Liger, Tomoaki Honma, Tetsuya Naito, WIll Ospreay and Zack Sabre Jr.

  • NJPW: G1 Climax Day 15 Results and Updated Standings

    NJPW: G1 Climax Day 15 Results and Updated Standings

    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

    G1 Climax A Block Results

    Naomichi Marufuji b. Tama Tonga – Marufuji hit the Shiranui to secure the win and take his scorecard up yo 5-3, Tonga is now on 3-5

    SANADA b. Tomohiro Ishii – SANADA took the win with the Skull End to move up to 3-5, Ishii is now also at 3-5 and both are mathematically eliminated

    Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Hirotoshi Tenzan – Tanahashi hit the High Fly Flow to move up to 5-3, Tenzan is now 2-6

    Bad Luck Fale b. Kazuchika Okada – Fale hit the Bad Luck Fall in somewhat of an upset to take his scorecard to 5-3, Okada is now also 5-3

    Hirooki Goto b. Togi Makabe – Goto hit the GTR to take his total up to 5-3, Makabe is now 4-4

    Here are the updated standings:

    A BLOCK

    • Tanahashi – 10 Points
    • Fale – 10 Points
    • Goto – 10 Points
    • Marufuji – 10 Points
    • Okada – 10 Points
    • Makabe – 8 Points
    • Tonga– 6 Points
    • SANADA – 6 Points
    • Ishii – 4 Points
    • Tenzan – 4 Points

    B BLOCK

    • Naito – 10 Points 
    • Elgin – 8 Points
    • Shibata – 8 Points
    • Yano – 8 Points
    • Nakajima – 8 Points
    • Omega – 8 Points
    • Nagata – 6 Points
    • YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
    • EVIL – 4 Points
    • Honma – 4 Points
  • NJPW: G1 Climax Days 13 & 14 Results and Updated Standings

    NJPW: G1 Climax Days 13 & 14 Results and Updated Standings

    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

    G1 Climax Tournament A Block Results

    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

    G1 Climax Tournament By Block Results

    Toru Yano b. Michael Elgin – Yano takes another shock win to move his scorecard to 4-3, Elgin is now also 4-3 with 8 points

    Katsuyori Shibata b. YOSHI-HASHI – Shibata takes the win with the PK to move his tally up to 4-3, YOSHI-HASHI is now 3-4

    Katsuhiko Nakajima b. Tomoaki Honma – Nakajima hit the Brainbuster for the win to take his fourth win of the tournament, Honma is now on 2-5

    Kenny Omega b. Yuji Nagata – Omega hit the One Winged Angel to move his scorecard to 4-3, Nagata is now on 3-4

    Tetsuya Naito b. EVIL – Naito takes his 5th win of the tournament with the Destino, EVIL is now 2-5

     

    Here are the updated standings:

    A BLOCK

    • Okada – 10 Points
    • Tanahashi – 8 Points
    • Fale – 8 Points
    • Goto – 8 Points
    • Makabe – 8 Points
    • Marufuji – 8 Points
    • Tonga– 6 Points
    • Ishii – 6 Points
    • SANADA – 4 Points
    • Tenzan – 4 Points

    B BLOCK

    • Naito – 10 Points 
    • Elgin – 8 Points
    • Shibata – 8 Points
    • Yano – 8 Points
    • Nakajima – 8 Points
    • Omega – 8 Points
    • Nagata – 6 Points
    • YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
    • EVIL – 4 Points
    • Honma – 4 Points
  • NJPW: G1 Climax Day 12 Results and Updated Standings

    NJPW: G1 Climax Day 12 Results and Updated Standings

    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

    G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results

    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

    Here are the updated standings:

    A BLOCK

    • Okada – 10 Points
    • Marufuji– 8 Points
    • Makabe– 8 Points
    • Tanahashi – 6 Points
    • Goto – 6 Points
    • Fale – 6 Points
    • Tenzan– 4 Points
    • Tonga– 4 Points
    • SANADA – 4 Points
    • Ishii – 4 Points

    B BLOCK

    • Naito – 8 Points 
    • Elgin – 8 Points
    • Shibata – 6 Points
    • YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
    • Nakajima – 6 Points
    • Yano – 6 Points
    • Omega – 6 Points
    • Nagata – 6 Points
    • EVIL – 4 Points
    • Honma – 4 Points
  • NJPW: G1 Climax Day 11 Results and Updated Standings

    NJPW: G1 Climax Day 11 Results and Updated Standings

    Here are the results from Day 11 of the G1 Climax tournament:

    Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay – JTL took the win with a Ground Cobra Twist on Finlay

    Yuji Nagata, Michael Elgin, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi b. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima – Kojima hit a Lariat on Gedo to take the win for his team

    Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Katsuyori Shibata & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan for the win

    Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Tomoaki Honma, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – Naito took the submission win with a knee bar on Juice Robinson

    G1 Climax Tournament A Block Results

    Bad Luck Fale b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan – Fale took the win with the Grenade, he is now 3-3 in the tournament. Tenzan is now 2-4 in his final G1

    Hirooki Goto b. Tama Tonga – Goto hit the GTR to secure the win and move his scorecard to 3-3, Tonga is now at 2-4

    Naomichi Marufuji b. SANADA – Marufuji continues to impress in this year’s G1 and is now 4-2, SANADA is now trailing behind at 2-4

    Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Tomohiro Ishii – Tanahashi continues his comeback in the G1 by hitting the High Fly Flow for the win, he is now 3-3 and Ishii is 2-4

    Kazuchika Okada b. Togi Makabe – IWGP World Champion Okada continues to storm ahead with his 5th win of the tournament, early frontrunner Makabe is now 4-2

    Here are the updated standings:

    A BLOCK

    • Okada – 10 Points
    • Marufuji– 8 Points
    • Makabe– 8 Points
    • Tanahashi – 6 Points
    • Goto – 6 Points
    • Fale – 6 Points
    • Tenzan– 4 Points
    • Tonga– 4 Points
    • SANADA – 4 Points
    • Ishii – 4 Points

    B BLOCK

    • Elgin – 6 Points 
    • YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
    • Nagata – 6 Points
    • Naito – 6 Points
    • Nakajima – 6 Points
    • Omega – 6 Points
    • Yano – 4 Points
    • Honma – 4 Points
    • Shibata– 4 Points
    • EVIL– 2 Points
  • NJPW: G1 Climax Day 10 Results and Updated Standings

    NJPW: G1 Climax Day 10 Results and Updated Standings

    Here are the results for Day 10 of the G1 Climax tournament:

    Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay b. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan – Robinson hits the Pulp Fiction on Captain New Japan to secure the win for his team

    Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi – Tonga hits the Gun Stun on Nakanishi for the win

    Hirooki Goto & Naomichi Marufuji b. SANADA & BUSHI – Goto takes the win for his team after hitting the GTR on BUSHI

    Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & KUSHIDA b. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo – KUSHIDA hits a Moonsault on Gedo to take the win

    G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results

    YOSHI-HASHI b. Katsuhiko Nakajima – YOSHI-HASHI hits the Karma to take his scorecard up to 3-2, Nakajima is also now at 3-2 with his 2nd loss of the tournament

    Michael Elgin b. Yuji Nagata – Elgin is now 3-2 after hitting the Elgin Bomb for the win, Nagata is also 3-2

    Toru Yano b. Katsuyori Shibata – In the biggest upset (possibly in G1 tournament history) Yano rolls up Shibata for the pin in just over a minute. Both Yano and Shibata are now at 2-3

    Kenny Omega b. EVIL – Omega takes his scorecard up to 3-2 after hitting the One Winged Angel, EVIL is now at 1-4

    Tetsuya Naito b. Tomoaki Honma – Naito hit the Destino to take his tally up to 3-2, Honma is now at 2-3

    A BLOCK

    • Makabe – 8 Points
    • Okada – 8 Points
    • Marufuji – 6 Points
    • Tenzan – 4 Points
    • SANADA – 4 Points
    • Tonga – 4 Points
    • Goto – 4 Points
    • Tanahashi– 4 Points
    • Fale – 4 Points
    • Ishii – 4 Points

    B BLOCK

    • Elgin – 6 Points 
    • YOSHI-HASHI – 6 Points
    • Nagata – 6 Points
    • Naito – 6 Points
    • Nakajima – 6 Points
    • Omega – 6 Points
    • Yano – 4 Points
    • Honma – 4 Points
    • Shibata– 4 Points
    • EVIL– 2 Points
  • Revolution Pro Announce 2 More NJPW Names for Global Wars

    Revolution Pro Announce 2 More NJPW Names for Global Wars

    Revolution Pro Wrestling have announced two more NJPW talents for their upcoming Global Wars events taking place on November 10th/11th, having already announced New Japan legend Jushin Thunder Liger.

    Both Tetsuya Naito and Tomoaki Honma will be making their way to both the York Hall and Walthamstow Assembly Room shows and tickets are available now here: www.revolutionprowrestling.com/events

  • NJPW: G1 Climax Days 8 & 9 Results plus Updated Standings

    NJPW: G1 Climax Days 8 & 9 Results plus Updated Standings

    Here are the results from Day 8 of the G1 Climax tournament:

    Ryusuke Taguchi b. David Finlay – Taguchi took the win with the Dodon

    Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b.  Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to secure the win for his team

    SANADA & BUSHI b. KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – SANADA pinned Juice Robinson for the win

    Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji – Tiger Mask took the win with a Reverse Double Armbar on Gedo

    G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results

    Toru Yano b. Tomaoki Honma – Yano won with a backslide to take his first win of the tournament, he is now 1-3 while Honma is 2-2

    YOSHI-HASHI b. EVIL – YOSHI-HASHI hit the Karma to take his scorecard up to 2-2, EVIL is now 1-3 for the tournament 

    Katsuhiko Nakajima b. Yuji Nagata  – Nakajima hit the Vertical Spike to take his 3rd win of the tournament, he is now 3-1. This is Nagata’s first loss of the tournament and he too is currently on 3-1

    Michael Elgin b. Kenny Omega – Elgin took the pinfall win with the Elgin Bomb to take his 2nd win of the tournament, he is now 2-2. Omega records his second loss of this year’s G1 and is also on 2-2

    Katsuyori Shibata b. Tetsuya Naito – After a brutal back and forth encounter Shibata took the win with a Sleeper, both he and Naito are now on 2-2 for the tournament

    Here are the results for Day 9:

    Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask IV b. Michael Elgin & David Finlay – Tiger Mask took the win with an Avalanche Double Arm Suplex on Finlay

    Katsuyori Shibata, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Jushin Thunder Liger b. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima – Kojima hit the Lariat on Gedo for the win

    Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hit the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to take the win for his team

     Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Tomoaki Honma, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – EVIL took the win via pinfall on Juice Robinson

    G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results

    Tama Tonga b. Tomohiro Ishii – Tonga recorded his second win of the tournament to make his scorecard 2-3, this is now Ishii’s 3rd loss and he too is 2-3

    Bad Luck Fale b. SANADA – Fale hit the Back Luck Fall to secure his 2nd win of the tournament, he and SANADA are now both 2-3

    Naomichi Marufuji b. Togi Makabe – Marufuji took his scorecard up to 3-2 with the Shiranui, Makabe records his 1st loss of the tournament and is now 4-1

    Kazuchika Okada b. Hiroyoshi Tänzen – Okada hits the Rainmaker to take his total up to 4-1, Tenzan is now at 2-3

    Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Hirooki Goto – Tanahashi hits the High Fly Flow to bring him up to 2-3, Goto is also at 2-3

     

    Here are the updated standing for the tournament:

     

    A BLOCK

    • Makabe – 8 Points
    • Okada – 8 Points
    • Marufuji – 6 Points
    • Goto – 4 Points
    • Tenzan – 4 Points
    • Sanada – 4 Points
    • Ishii – 4 Points
    • Fale – 4 Points
    • Tonga – 4 Points
    • Tanahashi – 4 Points

     

    B BLOCK

    • Yuji Nagata – 6 Points 
    • Katsuhiko Nakajima – 6 Points
    • Yoshi-Hashi – 4 Points
    • Naito – 4 Points
    • Omega – 4 Points
    • Honma – 4 Points
    • Elgin – 4 Points
    • Shibata – 4 Points
    • EVIL – 2 Points
    • Yano – 2 Points
  • NJPW: G1 Climax Day 7 Results

    NJPW: G1 Climax Day 7 Results

    Here are the results for Day 7 of the G1 Climax Tournament:

    Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay – Tiger takes the win with a Double Arm Suplex on Finlay

    Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma vs. Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima – Kojima hits the Lariat on Gedo to secure the win for his team

    Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Michael Elgin & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hits the Pimp Juice on Captain New Japan to take the win

    Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Katsuyori Shibata, KUSHIDA & Juice Robinson – EVIL takes the win with a pinfall on Juice Robinson

    G1 Climax Tournament A Block Results

    Togi Makabe b. Hirotoshi Tenzan – Makabe hits the King Kong Knee Drop to take his 4th straight win of the tournament, Tenzan is now 2-2

    SANADA b. Hirooki Goto – SANADA takes his 2nd win of the tournament with a Rounding Body Press, Goto is now 2-2 in this year’s G1

    Tomohiro Ishii b. Naomichi Marufuji – Ishii hits the Brainbuster for the win, he and Marufuji are both 2-2 for the tournament so far

    Kazuchika Okada b. Tama Tonga – Okada hits the Rainmaker to secure the win, he is now 3-1 in the tournament, Tama Tonga is 1-3 after his shock win against Tanahashi  

    Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Bad Luck Fale – Tanahashi finally takes his 1st win of the tournament with a backslide to get the pinfall, Bad Luck Fale is now 1-3

     

  • NJPW: G1 Climax Day 6 Results and Updated Standings

    NJPW: G1 Climax Day 6 Results and Updated Standings

    Here are the results for Day 6 of the G1 Climax tournament:

    Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi b. Togi Makabe, Juice Robinson & David Finlay – Kojima took the win for his team following a Lariat on Finlay

    Hirooki Goto & Naomichi Marufuji b. SANADA & BUSHI – Marufuji took the win with a Shiranui on BUSHI

    Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi b. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Captain New Japan – KUSHIDA secured the win for his team with a Hoverboard Lock on Captain New Japan
    Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo – Yujiro hit a modified DDT on Gedo for the win

    G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results

    Yuji Nagata b. YOSHI-HASHI – Nagata wins with the Backdrop Hold to make it 3 wins in 3 for the tournament, YOSHI-HASHI has now lost 2 matches and has 1 win so far in the G1 this year

    Katsuhiko Nakajima b. EVIL – Nakajima hits the Vertical Spike to take the win, he is now 2-1 for the tournament and EVIL is 1-2

    Tetsuya Naito b. Toru Yano – Naito hit the Destino to secure his second win of the tournament, Yano has not yet won a match in this G1

    Kenny Omega b. Tomoaki Honma – Omega hit the One Winged Angel to secure his second win the tournament, this is Honma’s first loss and he is now 2-1 in the tournament

    Michael Elgin b. Katsuyori Shibata – IWGP Intercontinental Champion Michael Elgin defeats NEVER Openweight Champion Shibata to take his first win of the tournament, Shibata now stands at 1-2.

  • NJPW: G1 Climax Days 4 & 5 Results

    NJPW: G1 Climax Days 4 & 5 Results

    Here are the results for Day 4 of the G1 Climax tournament:

    Juice Robinson vs. David Finlay – Juice takes the win with the Pulp Fiction

    Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. SANADA & BUSHI – Makabe wins after hitting the King Kong Knee Drop on BUSHI

    Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi b. Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hits a modified DDT on Captain New Japan for the win

    Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV – Goto hits the GTR on Tiger Mask for the win

    G1 Climax Tournament B Block Results

    Tomoaki Honma vs. YOSHI-HASHI – Honma hits the Kokeshi for the win and his 2nd win of the tournament

    Yuji Nagata vs. EVIL – Nagata wins with the Backdrop hold to take his 2nd win of the tournament and hand EVIL his first loss

    Kenny Omega b. Toru Yano – Omega takes his first win of the tournament and hands Yano his second straight loss

    Katsuyori Shibata b. Katsuhiko Nakajima – Shibata hits the Penalty Kick to take his first win of the tournament and hand Nakajima his first loss

    Tetsuya Naito b. Michael Elgin – Naito hits the Destino to take his 1st win of the tournament and hand Elgin his second straight loss

    Here are the results for Day 5 of the G1 Climax Tournament:

    YOSHI-HASHI b. David Finlay – YOSHI-HASHI wins with the Butterfly Lock

    Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Michael Elgin, KUSHIDA, Juice Robinson, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask IV – Kojima hits a Lariat on Robinson for the win

    Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Tomoaki Honma & Captain New Japan – Yujiro hits a modified DDT on Captain New Japan for the win
    Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Toru Yano, Gedo & Katsuhiko Nakajima – BUSHI hits the MX on Gedo for the win

    G1 Climax Tournament A Block Results

    Tomohiro Ishii vs. Bad Luck Fale – Ishii hits a Vertical Fall Brainbuster on Fale to take his first win of the tournament and hand Fale his first loss

    Togi Makabe vs. SANADA – Makabe takes his 3rd win of this year’s G1 after hitting the King Kong Knee Drop

    Naomi chi Marufuji b. Hiroyoshi Tenzan – Tenzan’s undefeated run finally comes to an end following a Shiranui from Marufuji

    Tama Tonga b. Hiroshi Tanahashi – Tonga takes the shock win with a Stun Gun, Tanahashi has not yet won a match in this year’s G1 after winning the 2015 tournament
    Kazuchika Okada vs. Hirooki Goto – Okada wins with the Rainmaker to go 2-1 in the tournament 

  • NJPW: G1 Climax Day 3 Results and Updated Standings

    NJPW: G1 Climax Day 3 Results and Updated Standings

    Here are the results from Day 3 of the G1 Climax Tournament:

    Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV b. KUSHIDA, Juice Robinson, David Finlay & Captain New Japan – Nakanishi defeated Finlay following a Lariat
    Katsuhiko Nakajima & YOSHI-HASHI b. Katsuyori Shibata & Tomoaki Honma – YOSHI-HASHI pinned Honma with a front roll cradle

    Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi b. Toru Yano & Gedo – Yujiro pinned Gedo with a modified DDT

    Tetsuya Naito, EVIL & BUSHI b. Michael Elgin, Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi – EVIL pinned Taguchi to take the win

    G1 Climax Tournament Block A Results

    Hiroyoshi Tenzan b. Tama Tonga – Tenzan took the win following a Moonsault, he is currently 2-0 in what will be his last G1 tournament 

    Hirooki Goto b. Tomohiro Ishii – Goto took the win following a GTR

    Bad Luck Fale b. Naomichi Marufuji – Fale hit the Grenade to secure the win, gaining his first win of the tournament and giving Marufuji his first loss

    Kazuchika Okada b. SANADA – Okada won with the Rainmaker to claim his first win of the tournament 

    Togi Makabe b. Hiroshi Tanahashi – After hitting a top rope German Suplex Makabe hit a King Kong Knee Drop to secure the win, Tanahashi has not yet won a match in this year’s G1