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NJPW G1 Climax 29 A Block
Sanada def. Kazuchika Okada
Kota Ibushi def. Hiroshi Tanahashi
Evil def. Will Ospreay
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Lance Archer
Bad Luck Fale def. Kenta
Non-Tournament Matches
Bullet Club (Jay White & Chase Owens) def. Jon Moxley & Shota Umino
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & Bushi) def. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) def. Toru Yano, Jeff Cobb & Tomoaki Homna
Juice Robinson & Toa Henare def. Ren Narita & Yota Tsuji
Juice Robinson & Toa Henare vs. Ren Narita & Yota Tsuji
The match begins with Henare shoving Narita to the ground, Narita gets up and he gets Henare in a headlock. Narita eventually drops Henare with a shoulder tackle, Tsuji enters the ring to land a double shoulder tackle on Henare alongside Narita. Narita traps Henare in the corner landing a few strikes, Henare regains control for his team after nailing Narita with a Samoan drop. Robinson tags in and he nails a cornered Narita with a clothesline, Robinson then hits Narita with a suplex followed by a senton bomb. Robinson keeps Narita down while pulling back on his arms, Narita gets free and he nails Robinson with a drop kick. Henare tags in and he misses a charge in the corner, Narita takes out Robinson with an overhead release suplex before tagging Tsuji into the match. Tsuji nails Henare with a power slam for a near fall, Tsuji locks Henare in a Boston crab until Robinson breaks it up. Tsuji eventually drops Robinson after landing a spear, Henare then hits Tsuji with a clothesline for a near fall.
Henare nails Tsuji with Rampage for a near fall, Henare then hits Tsuji with a forearm strike followed by a uranage for a three count.
Winners: Juice Robinson & Toa Henare
Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. Toru Yano, Jeff Cobb & Tomoaki Homna
The match begins with Yoshi-Hashi and Goto preventing Yano from removing the turnbuckle pads, Yano goes to the ropes before getting attacked by Yoshi-Hashi and Goto. Ishii then drops a charging Yano with a shoulder block, Yoshi-Hashi and Goto join Ishii in the ring to triple team Yano. Yoshi-Hashi tags in and he sends Yano into the exposed corner, Yano recovers and he uses a hair pull to drop Yoshi-Hashi. Cobb and Goto get tagged in by their respective partners, Cobb and Goto exchange strikes in the corner. Cobb misses a charge in the corner and Goto nails him with a belly to back suplex, Cobb then drops Goto with a clothesline. Goto recovers and he nails Cobb with a spinning clothesline, Yoshi-Hashi tags in and Cobb quickly drops him with an overhead release suplex. Homna tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Homna nails Yoshi-Hashi with a back elbow strike followed by a bulldog.
Homna misses a falling headbutt attempt before landing a flying shoulder tackle, Homna nails Yoshi-Hashi with a falling head butt for a near fall. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out, Yoshi-Hashi drops Homna with a clothesline for a near fall. Yoshi-Hashi gets Homna in the butterfly lock and a tap out follows.
Winners: Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi)
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & Bushi) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
The match begins with Suzuki-Gun jumping LIJ before the bell sounds and the brawl spills all over the place, Suzuki and Bushi keep their fight inside of the ring. Suzuki and Bushi eventually make their way out of the ring, Taichi chokes Naito with a towel while Suzuki and Bushi battle in the crowd. Suzuki grabs a piece of the barricade and chairs before attacking Bushi with them, Suzuki waits for Bushi to get back in the ring before tagging Kanemaru in. Kanemaru drops Bushi before stomping away in him, Suzuki tags back in and he applies a knee bar to Bushi. Bushi eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission hold, Bushi eventually drops Suzuki with a rebound kick to the head. Naito and taichi get tagged in by their respective partners, Naito quickly cleans house against the opposing team. Taichi corners a charging Naito before landing an enzaguri, Taichi misses a head kick before kicking Naito in the midsection.
Naito recovers and drops taichi with a flying forearm strike, Takagi tags in and he nails Taichi with a clothesline in the corner. Taichi quickly drops Takagi with a super kick, Kanemaru tags in and he nails Takagi with a tornado DDT. Suzuki hits the ring to double team Takagi with Kanemaru, a brawl breaks out between members of both teams and it spills to the arena floor. Kanemaru misses Deep Impact before Takagi lands a death valley driver and Pumping Bomber, Takagi nails Kanemaru with Made In Japan for a three count.
Winners: Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & Bushi)
Jon Moxley & Shota Umino vs. Bullet Club (Jay White & Chase Owens)
The match begins with Moxley getting Owens down and stomping on his bent arm, Umino tags in and he gets Owens in a headlock. Owens gets free and Umino drops him with a shoulder tackle, Umino picks up Owens tag attack him with forearm strikes. Owens fights back and he nails Umino with a few chops, Umino misses a drop kick and Owens nails him with a knee drop. White tags in and he attacks Moxley before working over Umino, White drags Umino out of the ring before smashing him back first into the barricade and ringside edge. White then nails Umino with a pump handle back breaker for a near fall, Umino fights back and White attacks his injured shoulder. Umino recovers and he nails White with a suplex, Owens tags in and he attacks a downed Umino with stomps. Umino recovers and hits Owens with a back body drop, White attacks Moxley on the arena floor to prevent a tag.
Moxley gets in the ring and he nails Owens with a clothesline, Umino then hits Owens with a German suplex for a near fall. Moxley and Umino then hit Owens with a Hart Attack, Moxley and White battle on the arena floor. Umino gets Owens in a Boston crab until White breaks it up, Owens recovers and he nails Moxley with a drop kick. Owens then nails Umino with a knee strike, White tags in and he hits Umino with Blade Runner for a three count.
Winners: Bullet Club (Jay White & Chase Owens)
NJPW G1 Climax 29 A Block
Kenta vs. Bad Luck Fale
The match begins with Fale picking up Kenta and choking him, Kenta attacks Fale with some kicks before Jado interferes and attacks him with a kendo stick. Fale keeps Kenta down while nailing him with elbow drops to the hurt back, Fale keeps Kenta down while standing on his hurt back. Fale knocks Kenta out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade, Kenta eventually gets back in the ring and Fale nails him with strikes to the back. Fale traps Kenta in the ropes while attacking the injured back, Kenta fights back and Fale drops him with a single strike. Kenta recovers and he nails Fale with a tornado DDT onto the top rope, Kenta then drops Fale after landing a top rope clothesline. Kenta also attacks the knee of Fale with some drop kicks, Jado interferes and Kenta takes care of him. Kenta then hits Fale with a DDT for a near fall, Kenta knocks Fale into the corner before landing a running drop kick.
Kenta then hits a downed Fale with a top rope double stomp for a near fall, Kenta looks for Go To Sleep and Fale prevents it before landing a clothesline. Fale goes for the Grenade and Kenta counters by applying a triangle choke, Kenta transitions into a Game Over. Chase Owens distracts the ref and Jado gets in the ring, Fale rolls up a distracted Kenta for a three count.
Winner: Bad Luck Fale
NJPW G1 Climax 29 A Block
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Lance Archer
The match begins with Sabre Jr avoids everything Archer throws at him, Archer gets a hold of Sabre Jr and puts him in a headlock. Archer gets Sabre Jr down while wrenching away on his arm, Sabre Jr gets free and he drags Archer to the ground while wrenching away on his arm. Archer gets up and he sends Sabre Jr away after landing a hip toss, Sabre Jr attacks Archer with European uppercuts before getting dropped with a chop. Archer then drops a charging Sabre Jr with a shoulder block, Archer then hits Sabre Jr with a slam followed by stomps. Archer slams Sabre Jr again before going to the corner, Archer misses a twisting splash and Sabre Jr gets him in a heel hook. Archer eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission hold, Sabre Jr then jumps on the back of Archer while applying a sleeper hold. Archer gets free by simply tossing Sabre Jr off of his back, Archer tosses Sabre Jr out of the ring and he quickly gets back in. Sabre Jr gets Archer in a rope assisted arm bar followed by a rope assisted heel hook, Archer goes for a Derailer and Sabre Jr counters by applying a guillotine choke.
Archer recovers and he nails a charging Sabre Jr with a uranage, Archer goes for Old School and Sabre Jr crotches him on the top rope. Sabre Jr climbs to the top rope to briefly apply the guillotine choke to Archer, Archer gets Sabre Jr off of him before landing a top rope cross body block for a near fall. Archer goes for a choke slam and Sabre Jr counters with a triangle choke, Sabre Jr goes for another submission and Archer gets to the ropes. Archer gets to his knees and Sabre Jr attacks him with some kicks, Archer recovers to hit Sabre Jr with a scooping power bomb for a near fall. Sabre Jr recovers and he gets Archer in an octopus hold, Archer goes for the EVD Claw afterwards and Sabre Jr counters with an arm bar. Sabre Jr attacks both of Archer’s arms with overhead kicks, Archer then hits a charging Sabre Jr with a black hole slam for a near fall. Archer then hits Sabre Jr with a choke slam for another near fall, Archer places Sabre Jr on the top rope before attempting Blackout. Sabre Jr shocks Archer with a roll up for a three count.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
NJPW G1 Climax 29 A Block
Will Ospreay vs. Evil
The match begins with some chain wrestling between both fighters until Evil rakes Ospreay’s eyes, Ospreay recovers and sends Evil out of the ring before faking a suicide dive. Evil gets back in the ring and he drops Ospreay before missing a senton, Ospreay goes for a standing shooting star press and Evil gets his knees up. Evil then hits Ospreay with a shoulder tackle before knocking him out of the ring, Evil wraps a chair around the head of Ospreay before smashing it with another chair. Evil gets Ospreay back in the ring before attacking his injured neck wit strikes, Evil then hits Ospreay with a neck breaker for a near fall. Evil holds Ospreay down while applying a chin lock, Ospreay fights back and he eventually counters an Evil suplex into a stunner. Ospreay then hits Evil with a flying forearm strike to the face, Ospreay follows up by nailing Evil with a springboard forearm strike for a near fall.
Evil uses a ref distraction to nail Ospreay with a thrust kick, Evil then hits Ospreay with a suplex into the corner for a near fall. Evil places Ospreay on the top rope and he follows him up there, Ospreay knocks Evil off the ropes before missing a leaping against him, Ospreay then nails Evil with a springboard enzaguri. Evil rolls out of the ring and Ospreay takes him out with a suicide dive, Ospreay gets Evil into the ring before landing a Coast To Coast for a near fall. Evil escapes the Storm Breaker to eat an enzaguri, Evil recovers and he drops Ospreay with a lariat. Ospreay and Evil have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Evil eventually hits Ospreay with Darkness Falls after a series of reversals for a near fall. Ospreay escapes Everything Is Evil to land a sit out power bomb for a near fall, Ospreay then hits Evil with a hook kick before missing the Hidden Blade.
Evil then cracks Ospreay with a clothesline followed by a headbutt, Ospreay recovers to hit a charging Evil with a one man spanish fly for a near fall. Ospreay then hits Evil with an Os Cutter for a near fall, Ospreay goes for Storm Breaker and Ospreay still manages to land the Robinson Special a short time later. Ospreay goes for a super Os Cutter and Evil counters to land multiple German suplexes, Evil then drills Ospreay with a lariat for a near fall. Evil nails Ospreay with Everything Is EVil for a three count.
Winner: Evil
NJPW G1 Climax 29 A Block
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi
The match begins with Tanahashi getting Ibushi in a headlock, Ibushi gets free and he gets Tanahashi in a headlock of his own. Tanahashi gets free and Ibushi nails him with a drop kick, Tanahashi recovers to trip up Ibushi and land multiple elbow drops to the leg. Tanahashi keeps Ibushi down while wrenching away on the ankle, Tanahashi traps the legs of Ibushi while going for the wishbone. Ibushi eventually gets to the ropes to get free from Tanahashi, Tanahashi charges at Ibushi and Ibushi nails him with a flying head kick. Ibushi then drops Tanahashi with a combination before landing a standing moonsault for a near fall, Ibushi goes for more kicks and Tanahashi nails him with a drop kick to the knee. Tanahashi follows that up with a dragon screw leg whip on Ibushi, Tanahashi hits one more dragon screw leg whip before getting Ibushi in the Texas cloverleaf.
Ibushi eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission, Ibushi rolls to the ring apron and Tanahashi traps him in the ropes before landing another dragon screw leg whip. Ibushi falls to the arena floor and Tanahashi goes to the top rope, Ibushi quickly recovers and somehow nails Tanahashi with a super hurricarana for a near fall. Tanahashi goes for a drop kick and Ibushi counters by landing a double stomp, Ibushi follows that up by nailing Tanahashi with a lawn dart into the corner. Tanahashi rolls to the ring apron and Ibushi uses a super dead lift German suplex to get him back in the ring, Tanahashi and Ibushi have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Ibushi ends the exchange by destroying Tanahashi with a lariat, Ibushi nails Tanahashi with a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Ibushi goes for a knee strike and Tanahashi counters with multiple Twist N’ Shouts, Tanahashi then nails Ibushi with a sling blade for a near fall.
Tanahashi then hits a standing Ibushi with a High Fly Flow, Tanahashi goes for another High Fly Flow and Ibushi gets out of the way. Ibushi then hits Tanahashi with a running knee strike for a near fall, Ibushi goes for another knee strike and Tanahashi rolls him up for a near fall. Ibushi gets back up and he nails Tanahashi with multiple head kicks, Ibushi nails Tanahashi with a knee strike for a three count.
Winner: Kota Ibushi
NJPW G1 Climax 29 A Block
Kazuchika Okada vs. Sanada
The match begins with Okada and Sanada working over each others arms, Okada gets Sanada in a headlock and Okada drops him with a shoulder tackle. Okada misses a senton and Sanada drills him with a drop kick, Sanada keeps Okada down while applying a chin lock. Okada gets free and he drops Sanada with a running back elbow strike, Okada then plants Sanada with a DDT before placing him on the top rope. Okada places Sanada on the top rope before landing a drop kick that knocks him to the arena floor, Okada throws Sanada into the barricade before knocking him over it a short time later. Okada then hits Sanada with an assisted DDT on the arena floor, Okada waits for Sanada to get back into the ring before landing another drop kick. Okada and Sanada have a brief striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Sanada then nails Okada with a drop kick to the knee.
Okada tries fighting back and Sanada knocks him out of the ring with a drop kick, sanada follows that up by taking Okada out with a dive. Sanada gets Okada back into the ring before getting him in the Paradise Lock, Sanada nails a trapped Okada with a drop kick for a near fall. Okada recovers and he nails a charging Sanada with a flapjack, Okada misses a follow up drop kick and Sanada lands one of his own. Sanada then hits Okada with a back suplex for a near fall, Sanada goes for a springboard move and Okada catches him before landing a modified neck breaker. Okada then crushes Sanada with a top rope elbow drop, Sanada recovers and he looks for Skull End. Okada gets free and he nails Sanada with a tombstone pile driver, Sanada avoids the Rainmaker to nail Okada with a rope assisted twisting neck breaker. Okada and Sanada have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Okada ends the exchange by nailing Sanada with multiple drop kicks.
Okada goes for a Rainmaker and Sanada escapes to get him in Skull End, Sanada transitions to a tiger suplex on Okada for a near fall. Sanada follows up by nailing Okada with a TKO for a near fall, Sanada goes for a moonsault and winds up landing on his feet after Okada gets out of the way. Sanada goes for Skull End and Okada counters by landing a Rainmaker, Okada follows that up with a second Rainmaker of Sanada. Sanada counters a third Rainmaker with one of his own on Okada, Sanada then gets Okada in the Skull End. Okada gets free and Sanada keeps him trapped in a body scissors, Sanada reapplies the Skull End on Okada. Sanada releases the hold and he goes for a moonsault and Okada gets his knees up, Sanada looks for Skull End again and Okada counters by landing a drop kick. Okada goes for a Rainmaker and Sanada counters with a TKO, Sanada then hits Okada with multiple moonsaults for a three count.
Winner: Sanada
