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NJPW G1 Climax 29 A Block
Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Evil
Sanada def. Kenta
Kazuchika Okada def. Lance Archer
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Will Ospreay
Kota Ibushi def. Bad Luck Fale
Non-Tournament Matches
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & Bushi) def. Juice Robinson, Jeff Cobb & Toa Henare
Bullet Club (Jay White, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens) def. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
Toru Yano & Ren Narita def. Jon Moxley & Shota Umino
Yota Tsuji & Chaos (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) def. Tomohiro Ishii, Tomoaki Homna & Yuya Uemura
Tomohiro Ishii, Tomoaki Homna & Yuya Uemura vs. Yota Tsuji & Chaos (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi)
The match begins with Ishii getting Goto in a headlock, Goto gets free and he has a shoulder tackle exchange with Ishii. Goto and Ishii have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Goto eventually drops Ishii with a shoulder tackle. Tsuji tags in and Uemura gets a tag as well a few moments later, Tsuji and Uemura have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Tsuji eventually drops Uemura with a shoulder tackle, Uemura recovers and nails Tsuji with a hip toss for a near fall. Homna tags in and he attacks Tsuji with a few strikes, Homna drops Tsuji with a back elbow strike for a near fall. Uemura tags in and he drops Tsuji with a slam, Uemura rolls for a heel hook and Tsuji gets to the ropes. Homna tags back in and he drops a swinging Tsuji with a forearm strike, Homna then nails Tsuji with a falling headbutt. Tsuji fights back and he drops Homna with a drop kick, Yoshi-Hashi tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team.
Yoshi-Hashi corners Homna before a striking exchange breaks out, Yoshi-Hashi then nails a charging Homna with a shoulder block. Yoshi-Hashi places Homna on the top rope before landing a drop kick for a near fall, Homna recovers and he nails a charging Yoshi-Hashi with a back elbow strike. Homna then misses a falling headbutt, Homna recovers and he nails Yoshi-Hashi with a leaping headbutt. Uemura tags in and he exchanges forearm strikes with Yoshi-Hashi, Uemura then drops Yoshi-Hashi with a drop kick. Uemura corners Yoshi-Hashi before landing a running drop kick, Goto hits the ring to drop Uemura with a shoulder tackle. Ishii comes in the ring and Goto clobbers him with a clothesline, Yoshi-Hashi then nails Uemura with a brain buster for a near fall. Homna hits the ring and Tsuji takes him out with a spear, Uemura then drops Yoshi-Hashi and Tsuji with a double drop kick. Yoshi-Hashi recovers to hit Uemura with a super kick and neck breaker for a near fall, Yoshi-Hashi gets Uemura in a butterfly lock to force a tap out.
Winners: Yota Tsuji & Chaos (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi)
Toru Yano & Ren Narita vs. Jon Moxley & Shota Umino
The match begins with Moxley getting money from the ring announcer and he buys a DVD from Yano, Moxley then rolls up Yano for a near fall. Yano slaps Moxley in the back of the head and Moxley chases him around, Yano gets back in the ring and he removes a turnbuckle pad while Moxley brings a steel chair in the ring. Yano rolls up Moxley for a near fall as the ref takes the chair away, Narita tags in and Moxley quickly starts beating him up. Moxley nails Narita with a back breaker before tagging Umino in, Umino attacks the injured back of Narita with some strikes. Umino and Narita have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Narita then nails a charging Umino with an overhead release suplex. Yano tags in and Umino drops him before landing a drop kick, Umino then hits Yano with a suplex for a near fall. Yano shoves Umino into Moxley before rolling him up for a near fall, Moxley hits the ring and he works with Umino to hit Yano with a Hart Attack for a near fall.
Yano shoves Umino into Moxley again before nailing him with a low blow and roll up for a three count.
Winners: Toru Yano & Ren Narita
Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs. Bullet Club (Jay White, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens)
The match begins with Suzuki-Gun jumping Bullet Club before the bell sounds and the brawl spills all over the arena, White and Taichi take their brawl into the crowd. Taichi grabs White and throws him into a bunch of chairs, Taichi grabs a towel and he chokes White with it. Takahashi attacks Kanemaru with a chair in the aisleway, Owens and Suzuki take their battle into the crowd. Suzuki and Owens continue fighting as Suzuki bends his arm in the barricade, Taichi grabs White and smashes his head on the announce table. Everybody gets in the ring and another brawl almost breaks out immediately, White and Taichi stay in the ring while exchanging strikes. White misses a charge in the corner and Taichi drops him with a head kick, Taichi misses a super kick and White misses a Blade Runner. White hits Taichi with a release German suplex before eating an enzaguri, Takahashi and Suzuki get tagged in by their respective partners.
Takahashi and Suzuki have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Suzuki drops Takahashi before landing a penalty kick for a near fall. Suzuki picks up Takahashi before landing a few more strikes, Suzuki applies a guillotine choke to Takahashi and Takahashi gets free by biting his hand. Takahashi drops Suzuki before drop kicking him in the head, Owens tags in and he nails Suzuki with some strikes. Kanemaru tags in as Suzuki gets Owens in a sleeper hold, Suzuki and Kanemaru double team Owens. Kanemaru nails a downed Owens with a drop kick for a near fall, Kanemaru then hits Owens with a tornado DDT for a near fall. Kanemaru goes for Deep Impact and Owens counters with a double knee strike, Owens then hits Kanemaru with a knee strike and package pile driver for a three count.
Winners: Bullet Club (Jay White, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens)
Juice Robinson, Jeff Cobb & Toa Henare vs. Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & Bushi)
The match begins with Cobb and Takagi exchanging some shoulder tackles until Takagi goes down, Cobb then hits a cornered Takagi with a leaping elbow strike. Cobb follows that up with a suplex on Takagi, Cobb then goes for a standing moonsault and Takagi avoids it before landing a clothesline. A brawl breaks out between members of both teams and it spills to the arena floor, Takagi focuses his attack on the arm of Cobb. Bushi tags in and all three members of LIJ triple team Cobb, Bushi then nails Cobb with a missile drop kick. Bushi takes off his shirt and he chokes Cobb with it, Henare hits the ring and he gets double teamed by Bushi and Naito. Takagi tags back in and he has a striking exchange with Cobb, Cobb ends the exchange by nailing Takagi with an overhead release suplex. Naito tags in and Cobb takes him and Bushi out with a double back suplex, Robinson tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team.
Robinson nails Naito and Bushi with a series of running clotheslines, Robinson then hits Naito with a cannonball and full nelson bomb for a near fall. Robinson sets up for a power bomb and Naito counters with a hurricarana, Naito then hits Robinson with a rope assisted back breaker. Naito follows that up with a tornado DDT on Robinson, Takagi tags in and he immediately eats a spine buster from Robinson. Henare tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Henare then nails Takagi with a flying shoulder tackle. Henare follows that up by nailing Takagi with a clothesline and suplex for a near fall, Takagi avoids Rampage before dropping Henare wit a clothesline, Robinson hits the ring and Naito drops him with an enzaguri. Cobb hits the ring and he gets knocked out before Bushi nails him with a suicide dive, Henare nails Takagi with a combination of strikes. Takagi eventually clobbers Henare with a Pumping Bomber for a three count.
Winners: Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & Bushi)
NJPW G1 Climax 29 A Block
Kota Ibushi vs. Bad Luck Fale
The match begins with Fale jumping Ibushi as he got into the ring, Fale knocks Ibushi out of the ring so Chase Owens and Jado can attack him. Fale goes out of the ring and he attacks Ibushi with some strikes, Fale drags Ibushi up the aisleway while landing more strikes. Fale gets in the ring and he nails Ibushi with a splash when he gets into the ring, Fale keeps Ibushi down while applying a modified camel clutch. Fale releases the hold to nail Ibushi in the injured back with an elbow drop, Fale gets Ibushi up to nail him with strikes to the injured back. Fale continues the attack on Ibushi’s injured back by applying the bear hug to him, Ibushi gets free and Fale misses a charge in the corner. Ibushi then drops Fale with a flying mid kick, Ibushi gets up and he attacks a kneeling Fale with more kicks before landing a standing moonsault for a near fall. Ibushi goes to the top rope and he leaps off as Owens tries interfering, Fale then hits a distracted Ibushi with an avalanche and splash for a near fall.
Fale sets up for the Grenade and Ibushi fights back by landing a combination, Jado interferes and he nails Ibushi with a kendo stick shot to the back. Fale then hits Ibushi with the Grenade for a near fall, Fale goes for the Bad Luck Fall and Ibushi escapes. Ibushi goes for the crucifix and Jado tries interfering, Ibushi gets Fale with the crucifix for a near fall. Ibushi then nails Fale with a buzzsaw kick and running knee strike, Ibushi nails Fale with another knee strike for the three count.
Winner: Kota Ibushi
NJPW G1 Climax 29 A Block
Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
The match begins with Ospreay and Sabre Jr go through a series of reversals, Sabre Jr goes for a headscissors and Ospreay gets free. Sabre Jr starts focusing his attack on the arm of Ospreay, Sabre Jr trips up Ospreay while wrenching away on his leg. Sabre Jr transitions to the arm of Ospreay while dragging him to the ground for a few moments, Ospreay fights back and he knocks Sabre Jr out of the ring. Ospreay then fakes out Sabre Jr with a fake suicide dive attempt, Sabre Jr tries getting back in the ring and Ospreay nails him with a baseball slide drop kick. Sabre Jr gets back in the ring and Ospreay nails him with a chop before applying a kravat, Sabre Jr gets free and he twists on the injured neck of Ospreay. Sabre Jr traps Ospreay in the corner while attacking the injured neck area, Sabre Jr follows that up by applying a kravat to Ospreay. Ospreay gets free before missing a standing shooting star press, Sabre traps the head of Ospreay while pulling back on his leg.
Sabre Jr rips off the medical tape on Ospreay’s shoulder/neck before applying the straight jacket hold, Ospreay gets free and he nails Sabre Jr with a handspring enzaguri. Ospreay traps Sabre Jr in the ropes before landing a 619 followed by a hurricarana, Sabre Jr rolls out of the ring before Ospreay takes him out with a dive. Ospreay gets Sabre Jr in the ring before landing a springboard forearm strike for a near fall, Ospreay follows that up by nailing Sabre Jr with a Robinson Special. Sabre Jr fights back and he nails Ospreay with a tornado DDT, Sabre Jr gets Ospreay to a kneeling position while attacking him with multiple kicks. Ospreay fights back and he eventually drops Sabre Jr with a hook kick to the head, Ospreay goes for Storm Breaker and Sabre Jr counters with a few roll ups. Ospreay then goes for an Os Cutter and Sabre Jr catches him in a sleeper hold, Ospreay gets free to nail Sabre Jr with a head kick followed by an Os Cutter for a near fall.
Ospreay then hits Sabre Jr with another hook kick to the head, Ospreay misses the Hidden Blade and Sabre Jr briefly locks him in an octopus stretch. Sabre Jr goes for the Zack Driver and Ospreay escapes, Sabre Jr then gets Ospreay in a guillotine choke. Ospreay breaks the submission attempt by nailing Sabre Jr with a brain buster, Ospreay goes for Storm Breaker and Sabre Jr counters with a roll up followed by a penalty kick. Ospreay recovers to nail a cornered Sabre Jr with a super kick followed by a reverse Bloody Sunday for a near fall, Ospreay goes for a shooting star press and Sabre Jr catches him in a triangle choke. Ospreay gets free by nailing Sabre Jr with a sit out power bomb, Ospreay then hits Sabre Jr with a shooting star press for a near fall. Ospreay then nails Sabre Jr with a hook kick, Ospreay goes for Storm Breaker and Sabre Jr counters with an octopus hold and Ospreay taps out.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
NJPW G1 Climax 29 A Block
Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer
The match begins with Archer attacking Okada as he got in the ring with multiple avalanches, Okada rolls out of the ring and Archer follows him out there to land a rolling senton from the ring apron. Archer grabs Okada and he throws him into the barricade, Archer drags Okada to the announcers area before smashing his face on the announce table. Archer drags Okada into the crowd while landing more strikes, Archer drags Okada to the ringside area before throwing him into the barricade. Okada fights back and Archer drops him with an elbow strike, Archer gets Okada in the ring and he nails him with a short arm clothesline. Archer grabs Okada and he nails him with a top rope moonsault for a near fall, Okada fights back and Archer quickly levels him with a forearm strike. Archer then hits a cornered Okada with multiple avalanches, Okada avoids a final avalanche before dropping Archer with a European uppercut.
Okada then drops Archer with a running back elbow strike before landing a baseball slide drop kick, Archer rolls out of the ring and Okada takes him out with a dive. Okada gets Archer back in the ring to land a DDT for a near fall, Okada goes for a tombstone pile driver and Archer escapes before eating a slam, Okada goes to the top rope and he nails Archer with a top rope elbow drop. Archer surprises Okada by applying the EVD Claw on him, Archer releases the hold to crush Okada with the Derailer. Archer grabs Okada and places him on the top rope, Archer goes for Blackout and Okada escapes to land a series of short Rainmakers. Archer recovers and he nails Okada with a lariat for a near fall, Archer then destroys Okada with a choke slam for a near fall. Archer then nails Okada with Blackout for another near fall, Okada fights back and he nails Archer with a drop kick.
Archer then charges at Okada and Okada nails him with another drop kick, Archer recovers and he nails Okada with an avalanche before placing him on the top rope. Archer follows Okada up there and he goes for a superplex, Okada fights back and he knocks Archer off the ropes. Okada then nails Archer with a missile drop kick, Okada looks for a tombstone pile driver and Archer gets free. Archer goes for Blackout and Okada escapes to attempt a spinning clothesline, Okada finally nails Archer with a Rainmaker for a three count.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada
NJPW G1 Climax 29 A Block
Kenta vs. Sanada
The match begins with Kenta jumping Sanada from behind as both were seeking crowd approval, Sanada tries fighting back and Kenta knocks him to the arena floor. Kenta quickly throws Sanada into the barricade, Sanada recovers and he throws Kenta into the barricade. Kenta gets back up and he uses a drop toe hold to send a charging Sanada into the barricade, Kenta throws Sanada into the announce table and ring post afterwards. Kenta then nails Sanada with a DDT on the arena floor, Kenta gets Sanada in the ring to get a near fall on a pin attempt. Kenta slows things down further by holding Sanada in a chin lock, Sanada gets free and Kenta nails him with a knee lift followed by a kick to the back. Kenta follows that up by attacking Sanada with a plethora of kicks, Sanada fights back and Kenta nails him with a neck breaker for a near fall. Kenta stands over Sanada before landing a series of knee drops, Sanada and Kenta have a brief striking exchange in the middle of the ring.
Sanada gains control of the match by nailing Kenta with multiple drop kicks to the knee, Sanada follows that up by knocking Kenta out of the ring with a drop kick. Sanada then takes out Kenta with a dive that sends both crashing to the arena floor, Sanada gets Kenta in the ring and gets a near fall on a pin attempt. Kenta fights back and goes to the top rope, Kenta then hits Sanada with a tornado DDT into the top rope followed by a springboard clothesline for a near fall. Sanada tries fighting back and Kenta drops him with a power slam, Kenta catches Sanada with a springboard drop kick followed by a running drop kick in the corner. Kenta goes to the top rope and he nails Sanada with a double stomp for a near fall, Sanada goes for a roll up and Kenta counters by applying Game Over. Sanada eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission attempt, Kenta goes for a Psycho Knee and Sanada blocks it. Sanada follows that up with a TKO on Kenta for a near fall, Sanada goes for a top rope moonsault and Kenta gets his knees up.
Sanada and Kenta have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Sanada ends the exchange by getting Kenta in the Skull End. Kenta gets free and he catches Sanada in a sleeper hold, Kenta then goes for a penalty kick and Sanada blocks it. Kenta then drops Sanada with palm strikes before landing the Psycho Knee for a near fall, Kenta goes for Go To Sleep and Sanada escapes to attempt another Skull End. Sanada goes for Go To Sleep after getting free and Sanada reapplies Skull End, Sanada releases the hold to hit Kenta with a moonsault for a three count.
Winner: Sanada
NJPW G1 Climax 29 A Block
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Evil
The match begins with Evil kicking Tanahashi in the midsection before applying a headlock, Tanahashi gets free and he gets Evil in a headlock. Evil gets free and he nails Tanahashi with a shoulder tackle, Tanahashi recovers and he drops Evil with a head scissors. Tanahashi then hits Evil with a middle rope cross body block, Evil recovers and he uses a clothesline to knock Tanahashi out of the ring. Evil follows Tanahashi out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade, Evil wraps a chair around the head of Tanahashi before nailing him with another chair. Evil gets Tanahashi back in the ring and he smashes Tanahashi’s knee into the mat multiple times, Evil then applies a figure four leg lock to Tanahashi. Tanahashi gets free by reversing the hold on Evil, Evil reverses the hold back on Tanahashi and Tanahashi gets to the ropes to break it. Tanahashi gets back up and he attacks Evil with a few strikes, Evil quickly recovers to attack the injured knee of Tanahashi.
Evil goes for a senton on a downed Tanahashi and Tanahashi gets out of the way, Tanahashi then nails Evil with a flying forearm strike. Tanahashi hits Evil with a slam before landing a middle rope swanton bomb for a near fall, Tanahashi then attacks Evil with a dragon screw leg whip. Evil looks to throw a charging Tanahashi out of the ring and Tanahashi gets back in before eating a release German suplex, Tanahashi recovers and he nails Evil with a sling blade. Evil rolls to the arena floor and Tanahashi takes him out with a top rope High Fly Flow, Evil then uses an unaware Young Lion to hit Tanahashi with a Magic Killer on the arena floor. Evil and Tanahashi get back in the ring before Tanahashi nails Evil with a drop kick to the knee, Tanahashi then hits a downed Evil with another dragon screw leg whip. Tanahashi follows that up by looking for a submission and Evil gets to the ropes, Evil recovers and he drills a charging Tanahashi with a clothesline.
Evil then nails a cornered Tanahashi with a running clothesline, Evil places Tanahashi on the top rope and he follows him up there. Evil takes Tanahashi off the top rope with a superplex for a near fall, Evil then hits Tanahashi with Darkness Falls for another near fall. Evil goes for Everything Is Evil and Tanahashi counters with multiple Twist N’ Shouts, Tanahashi then drops Evil with a sling blade for a near fall. Tanahashi goes to the top rope and he goes for High Flow, but Evil gets his knees up and he rolls Tanahashi up for a near fall. Tanahashi and Evil have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Evil eventually ends the exchange by landing a clothesline for a near fall. Evil follows that up by nailing Tanahashi with a lariat for another near fall, Evil goes for Everything Is Evil and Tanahashi blocks it before eating a headbutt. Tanahashi avoids another Everything Is Evil to land a dragon suplex for a near fall, Tanahashi goes to the top rope and he nails a standing Evil with a HIgh Fly Flow. Tanahashi lands another High Fly Flow for a three count.
Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi
