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NJPW G1 Climax 29 B Block
Tetsuya Naito def. Tomohiro Ishii
Jay White def. Jeff Cobb
Jon Moxley def. Shingo Takagi
Taichi def. Hirooki Goto
Juice Robinson def. Toru Yano
Non-Tournament Matches
Toa Henare & Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Yoshi-Hashi) def. Kenta, Clark Connors & Karl Fredericks
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shota Umino def. Kota Ibushi & Ren Narita
Suzuki-Gun (Lance Archer, Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr.) def. Los Ingobernables (Evil, Sanada & Bushi)
Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens) def. Will Ospreay, Tomoaki Homna & Yuya Uemura
Will Ospreay, Tomoaki Homna & Yuya Uemura vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens)
The match begins with Takahashi kicking Homna before applying a headlock, Homna gets free and he applies a headlock to Takahashi. Takahashi gets free from that by biting the hand of Homna, Homa gets angry and he drops Takahashi with a shoulder tackle. Homna goes for a falling headbutt and Takahashi gets out of the way, a brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills to the arena floor. Takahashi grabs his pimp cane and he chokes Homna with it, Takahashi gets Homna back in the ring before tagging Owens in. Owens drags Homna to the ropes before choking him on the middle rope, Fale tags in and he stands on the back of a downed Homna. Takahashi tags in and he drops Homna before landing a leg drop for a near fall, Takahashi traps Homna in the ropes before kicking him in the head.
Homna fights back and he drops a charging Takahashi with a DDT, Owens tags in and he prevents Homna from making a tag. Homna drops a charging Owens before landing a falling headbutt, Ospreay tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team. Ospreay nails Owens with a springboard forearm strike for a near fall, Ospreay then hits Owens with an enzaguri. Fale hits the ring and he attacks Ospreay from behind before getting dropped by an enzaguri, Owens then cracks Ospreay with a knee strike. Ospreay escapes a package pile driver to nail Owens with a hook kick, Owens recovers and hits Ospreay with a slingshot death valley driver. Uemura and Takahashi get tagged in before having a striking exchange, Uemura eventually drops Takahashi with a drop kick. Takahashi recovers and he nails Uemura with a reverse DDT for a near fall, Uemura recovers to hit Takahashi with an overhead release suplex.
Uemura then nails a cornered Takahashi with a running drop kick, Owens returns to double team Uemura alongside Takahashi for a near fall. Takahashi then nails Uemura with Pimp Juice for a three count.
Winners: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens)
Los Ingobernables (Evil, Sanada & Bushi) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Lance Archer, Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr.)
The match begins with Suzuki-Gun jumping LIJ before the bell sounds and the brawl spills all over the place, Sabre Jr and Evil keep their battle inside of the ring. Evil quickly drops Sabre Jr by nailing him with a shoulder tackle, Sabre Jr recovers and nails Evil with an overhead kick to the arm. Sabre Jr drags Evil out of the ring to join the brawl with the rest of the competitors, Sabre Jr applies the abdominal stretch to Evil. Suzuki grabs a piece of the barricade and he attacks Bushi with it, Sabre Jr gets Evil in the ring before tagging Archer in. Archer keeps Evil cornered while working him over, Suzuki tags in and he quickly drops Evil with some strikes.
(Note: My feed dropped out during this match and when the feed returned, the match was over.)
Winners: Suzuki-Gun (Lance Archer, Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr.)
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shota Umino vs. Kota Ibushi & Ren Narita
The match begins when my live feed returned and we see Tanahashi getting Ibushi in a Texas cloverleaf before eating a drop kick from Narita. Narita and Umino have a brawl on the arena floor, Ibushi then cracks Tanahashi with a snap German suplex. Narita tags in and he attacks a cornered Tanahashi with a few strikes, Tanahashi recovers to nail Narita with a Twist N? Shout. Narita gets back up to hit a charging Tanahashi with an overhead release suplex, Narita applies the Boston crab to Tanahashi and Tanahashi eventually gets to the ropes. Tanahashi fights back and he nails a charging Narita with a sling blade for a three count.
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shota Umino
Toa Henare & Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. Kenta, Clark Connors & Karl Fredericks
The match begins with Okada and Kenta taunting each other before a striking exchange breaks out, Okada misses a drop kick and Kenta kicks him right in the back. Fredericks tags in and he attacks a cornered Okada with some strikes, Okada goes after Kenta before kicking Fredericks in the face. Henare tags in and he applies the headlock to Fredericks, Fredericks fights back and Henare nails him with a clothesline followed by a Samoan drop for a near fall. Yoshi-Hashi tags in and he attacks Fredericks with a few strikes, Yoshi-Hashi places Fredericks on the top rope before landing a drop kick for a near fall. Okada tags in and he attacks Kenta again before nailing Fredericks with a DDT, Henare tags back in and he slams Fredericks a few times.
Kenta and Connors interfere before Kenta battles Okada on the arena floor, Fredericks recovers and he nails a charging Henare with a spine buster. Connors tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Connors nails Henare with a hip toss before landing a few stomps. Henare recovers and he nails Connors with a suplex, Yoshi-Hashi tags in and he nails Connors with a few strikes. Connors recovers to drop Yoshi-Hashi with a shoulder tackle, Yoshi-Hashi gets triple teamed by the opposing team for a near fall. Yoshi-Hashi fights back and he nails Connors with a clothesline, Yoshi-Hashi applies the butterfly lock to Connors an a tap out follows.
Winners: Toa Henare & Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Yoshi-Hashi)
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Juice Robinson vs. Toru Yano
The match begins with Yano shocking Robinson with a roll up for a near fall, Yano goes for a turnbuckle pad and Robinson attacks him. Yano removes the turnbuckle pad and Robinson nails him with his patented jabs, Yano blocks a punch before tossing a pad at Robinson and rolling him up for a near fall. Yano then sends a charging Robinson into the exposed corner and out of the ring, Yano throws Robinson into the barricade before taping him to it. Robinson fights back and he tosses the tape into the crowd before throwing Yano into the barricade, they both beat the count into the ring and the ref finds another roll of tape on Yano. Yano rolls up Robinson during a ref distraction for another near fall, Yano tries propelling Robinson into the exposed corner and Robinson blocks it.
Yano recovers and he sends Robinson into the exposed corner before rolling him up for a near fall, Yano avoids Pulp Friction before eating a Left Hand Of God. Robinson then nails Yano with Pulp Friction for a three count.
Winner: Juice Robinson
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Hirooki Goto vs. Taichi
The match begins with Taichi attacking Karl Fredericks before Goto arrives to steal his LA Dojo shirt, Goto hits the ring and he immediately brawls with Taichi. Goto quickly drops Taichi with a shoulder tackle before landing more strikes, Taichi fights back and he rakes the eyes of Goto, Goto recovers and knocks Taichi out of the ring with a spin kick. Goto follows Taichi out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade a few times, Taichi grabs Fredericks and he throws him into Goto. Taichi drags Goto towards the announcers area before smashing him face first on a table, Taichi gets in the ring and Goto beats the count a few moments later. Taichi traps Goto in the corner while choking him multiple times, Taichi holds Goto down while ripping away at his face.
Goto fights back and Taichi kicks him in the face a few times, Goto fights back again and Taichi rakes his eyes before landing a kick. Goto then nails a charging Taichi with a clothesline, Goto knocks Taichi into the corner before landing a spin kick and back drop suplex. Taichi and Goto get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Taichi ends the exchange by dropping Goto with a kick to the face. Taichi drops Goto with another kick before getting a near fall on a pin attempt, Goto recovers and nails Taichi with a Ushigoroshi. Taichi and Goto exchange clotheslines until Taichi goes down, Goto holds Taichi down while landing some mid-kicks. Taichi responds by attacking Goto with Kawada kicks to the head, Goto ends the exchange by landing a reverse GTR for a near fall. Goto goes for a GTR and Taichi avoids it to throw the ref at Goto, Taichi then hits Goto with a back drop suplex.
Taichi grabs the microphone stand and Goto gets it away from him after landing a headbutt, Goto throws the microphone stand out of the ring. Goto then drops Taichi with another mid-kick, Taichi grabs the ref again to nail Goto with a low blow. Taichi catches Goto in a roll up for a three count.
Winner: Taichi
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Jon Moxley vs. Shingo Takagi
The match begins with Moxley and Takagi having a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Moxley corners Takagi and he nails him with a lot of strikes. Takagi reverses things and nails Moxley with some chops, Moxley eventually drops Takagi with a shoulder tackle before knocking him out of the ring. Moxley attacks Takagi with a dive before eating a death valley driver on the arena floor, Moxley recovers and he throws Takagi into the barricade and ring post. Moxley finds a table and he sets it up on the arena floor, Moxley drags Takagi to the ring apron while trying to get him through the table. Moxley traps the leg of Takagi in the ropes before landing a drop kick to the knee, Moxley gets Takagi in the ring before choking him.
Moxley then applies the figure four leg lock to a downed Takagi, Takagi eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission. Moxley goes for a Death Rider and Takagi counters with a back body drop, Takagi corners Moxley before landing a few clotheslines and a suplex. Takagi goes for a sliding lariat and Moxley counters before landing a drop kick to the injured knee, Moxley goes out of the ring to smash Takagi?s knee into the ring post a few times. Moxley then applies the ring post assisted figure four to Takagi, Moxley then hits a cornered Takagi with a clothesline. Takagi recovers and he exchanges release German suplexes with Moxley, Takagi eventually drops Moxley with a spinning clothesline. Moxley recovers to hit Takagi with a dragon screw leg whip, Moxley then drills a downed Takagi with a sliding lariat for a near fall.
Moxley traps Takagi in the corner while kicking away at the injured knee, Takagi avoids a knee strike to nail Moxley with a Guerrero Special. Takagi follows that up by leveling Moxley with a Pumping Bomber for a near fall, Takagi goes for Last Of The Dragon and Moxley counters with a DDT for a near fall. Moxley goes for a Death Rider and Takagi makes sure both fall out of the ring, Moxley then drops Takagi knee first on a table. Moxley wraps a chair around the leg of Takagi while hitting it with another one, Takagi gets back in the ring and Moxley nails him with a Regal Knee. Moxley and Takagi have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Takagi nails Moxley with Made In Japan for a near fall. Moxley escapes Last Of The Dragon by attacking the injured knee of Takagi before landing multiple knee strikes for a near fall, Moxley then applies the Texas Cloverleaf and a tap out follows.
Winner: Jon Moxley
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Jeff Cobb vs. Jay White
The match begins with White briefly getting Cobb in a headlock, Cobb gets free and he knocks White out of the ring with a shoulder tackle. White backs Cobb into the ropes before landing a few strikes, Cobb gets free and he nails White with a drop kick. Cobb grabs White and he tosses him across the ring, White rolls out of the ring and Cobb follows him out there to land a few strikes. Gedo interferes and Cobb gets him in the ring, White gets in the ring and he nails a distracted Cobb with a knee strike to the back. White goes out of the ring before choking Cobb with the ring apron, White then hits Cobb with a neck breaker on the arena floor. White then throws Cobb into the barricade before getting in the ring, Cobb beats the count into the ring and White chokes him.
White follows that up by sling shotting Cobb into the bottom rope, White shoves the ref before nailing Cobb with a neck breaker for a near fall. White slows things down further by holding Cobb in a chin lock, Cobb gets free and he nails White with a Samoan drop. Cobb tries getting up and White drags him back to the ground with a hair pull, Cobb recovers and he nails White with an overhead release suplex. Cobb then attacks White with some chops and a back body drop, Cobb follows that up by nailing White with a gut wrench suplex. Cobb then hits White with a pop up suplex and a standing moonsault for a near fall, White tries exiting the ring and he nails Cobb with a rope assisted stunner instead.
White gets back in the ring and he drops Cobb with a DDT, Cobb fights back and White nails him with a flat liner followed by a belly to back suplex. White then lands a uranage on Cobb for a near fall, White goes or a Kiwi Krusher and Cobb gets free before eating a bunch of strikes. Cobb recovers and he drops White with a fallaway slam, Cobb traps White in the corner before landing a few strikes. Cobb follows that up by nailing White with a spinning sidewalk slam, Cobb places White on the top rope and he follows him up there. Gedo interferes and the distraction allows White to get free, Cobb still manages to nail White with a dead lift superplex in the end for a near fall. White avoids the Tour Of The Islands while landing multiple elbow strikes, Cobb accidentally knocks White into the referee.
Gedo hits the ring and he tries nailing Cobb with brass knuckles before getting slammed, White nails Cobb with a low blow after escaping his finisher again. White then hits Cobb with a head and arm suplex, Cobb recovers and he hits White with a release German suplex. White escapes another Tour Of The Islands to hit Cobb with Blade Runner for a three count.
Winner: Jay White
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Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito
The match begins with Naito attacking Ishii with a few strikes, Ishii recovers to drop Naito with a shoulder block and back kick. Ishii and Naito have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Naito gets Ishii down with a hip toss before landing a drop kick to the back of the head. Naito knocked Ishii out of the ring before faking a dive, Ishii gets back in the ring and Naito catches him in a kravat. Naito releases the hold to attack the neck of Ishii with strikes, Ishii fights back and he attacks Naito with a ton of chops. Naito fires back and he eventually drops Ishii with an atomic drop fired by a drop kick, Naito then hits Ishii with a hurricarana and a drop kick to the back of the neck. Naito then trips up Ishii in the corner before landing a slingshot drop kick, Naito places Ishii on the top rope and he follows him up there.
Ishii gets free and he gets Naito off the ropes as well, Naito disrespects Ishii and Ishii drops him with a forearm strike. Ishii traps Naito in the corner before landing a multiple strike combination, Naito tries fighting back and Ishii nails him with a belly to back suplex for a near fall. Naito fights back and he nails a sliding Ishii with an enzaguri, Ishii recovers and he nails Naito with a release German suplex. Naito fights back again and he nails him with a tornado DDT, Naito goes to the top rope and Ishii meets him up there. Naito gets free and he nails Ishii with a rope assisted neck breaker, Naito gets Ishii on the top rope before landing a super hurricarana for a near fall. Naito then hits Ishii with a flying forearm strike and Gloria for a near fall, Ishii avoids Destino and eats a release German suplex followed by a reverse rana.
Ishii gets back up and he clobbers a charging Naito with a lariat, Naito recovers to hit Ishii with an enzaguri. Naito goes to the top rope and Ishii nails him with a headbutt, Ishii takes Naito off the ropes with a superplex for a near fall. Ishii follows that up by drilling Naito with a lariat for another near fall, Naito escapes the brainbuster to exchange kicks with Ishii. Naito nails Ishii with Destino from out of nowhere for a near fall, Naito goes for Destino again and he winds up landing a regular DDT instead. Ishii quickly recovers and nails Naito with a sliding lariat for a near fall, Naito recovers and he nails Ishii with a Michinoku driver for a near fall. Naito then nails Ishii with another Destino for a three count.
Winner: Tetsuya Naito