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NJPW G1 Climax 30 B Block Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Kenta
Tetsuya Naito def. Yoshi-Hashi
Evil def. Juice Robinson
Sanada def. Zack Sabre Jr.
Hirooki Goto def. Toru Yano
Non-Tournament Match
Yota Tsuji fights Yuya Uemura to a time limit draw
Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
The match begins with some chain wrestling between Uemura and Tsuji, Uemura gets Tsuji in a headlock and Tsuji gets free to get him in one. Uemura trips up Tsuji and he gets him in another headlock, Tsuji gets free and Uemura gets him in a head scissors. Tsuji gets free and both competitors get back to their feet, Uemura drops Tsuji with a snap mare and Tsuji gets back up before working over his arm. Uemura gets Tsuji back in a headlock and Tsuji gets free before eating a shoulder tackle, Uemura keeps Tsuji down while holding him in a chin lock. Uemura transitions back to a headlock against a downed Tsuji, Tsuji gets to the ropes and Uemura attacks him with elbow strikes. Tsuji fights back and he nails Uemura with a slam before applying a kravat to him, Tsuji drops Uemura before kicking him in the back. Tsuji follows up by nailing Uemura with a hip toss for a near fall, Tsuji gets Uemura in a camel clutch. Uemura gets free and he quickly applies a headlock to Tsuji, Tsuji gets to the ropes and Uemura cracks him with a few strikes before landing a slam for a near fall. Tsuji recovers and he hits a charging Uemura with a back body drop, Tsuji then hits Uemura with a slam and splash for a near fall.
Tsuji looks for a Boston crab and Uemura gets to the ropes, Tsuji cracks Uemura with a few strikes before eating a running European uppercut. Uemura traps Tsuji in the corner before landing a running drop kick and slam, Uemura gets Tsuji in a Boston crab and Tsuji gets to the ropes. Uemura gets up and he stomps away on a downed Tsuji, Uemura goes for an arm trap suplex and Tsuji defends before landing a spear on Uemura. Tsuji gets Uemura in the Boston crab and Uemura eventually gets to the ropes, Tsuji gets Uemura up while cracking him with a ton of strikes. Uemura fights back and he drops Tsuji with a forearm strike, Uemura and Tsuji have a striking exchange. Uemura and Tsuji exchange roll ups as the time limit expires.
Match Result: Time Limit Draw
NJPW G1 Climax 30 B Block Match
Hirooki Goto vs. Toru Yano
The match begins with Yano giving Goto a short and Goto throws it back at him, Goto catches Yano in a roll up afterwards for a three count.
Winner: Hirooki Goto
NJPW G1 Climax 30 B Block Match
Sanada vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
The match begins with Sabre Jr and Sanada exchanging a bunch of pin attempts, Sabre Jr ends that by getting Sanada in an abdominal stretch. Sanada gets free and he exchanges more pin attempts with Sabre Jr, Sabre Jr gets Sanada back down while working over his arm. Sanada gets free and Sabre Jr trips him up before wrenching away on his leg, Sanada gets free and Sabre Jr gets him back down while pulling back on his arm. Sanada gets free and he gets Sabre Jr down while pulling back on his arm, Sabre Jr gets free and he works over the arm of Sanada again. Sanada gets free and Sabre Jr gets him in a head scissors a short time later, Sanada escapes and Sabre Jr leaves the ring. Sabre Jr gets back in the ring and he eventually cracks Sanada with some European uppercuts, Sanada fights back and he nails Sabre Jr with a drop kick. Sabre Jr leaves the ring and he avoids a Sanada dive before applying an octopus stretch to him on the arena floor, Sabre Jr releases the hold and both competitors get back in the ring. Sanada nails a charging Sabre Jr with a drop kick to the knee, Sabre Jr fights back and he snaps the arm of Sanada.
Sabre Jr goes for a penalty kick and Sanada catches his leg before landing a dragon screw leg whip, Sabre Jr recovers and he gets Sanada in an arm bar before transitioning to a triangle choke. Sanada gets free and Sabre Jr gets him in a rear naked choke until he gets to the ropes, Sabre Jr gets up and he attacks the injured arm of Sanada with some strikes. Sanada fights back and he looks for Skull End on Sabre Jr, Sabre Jr recovers and rolls up Sanada for a near fall. Sanada goes for Skull End again and Sabre Jr escapes before landing an overhead kick to his arm, Sanada looks for a roll up and Sabre Jr gets him in a modified dragon choke. Sanada gets free and he nails Sabre Jr with a rope assisted cutter, Sanada then hits Sabre Jr with a moonsault for a three count.
Winner: Sanada
NJPW G1 Climax 30 B Block Match
Juice Robinson vs. Evil
The match begins with Evil attacking Robinson before the bell sounds, Evil corners Robinson while landing some strikes and working over his arm. Robinson fights back and he nails Evil with a running cross body block, Robinson traps Evil near the ropes while landing some chops. Dick Togo interferes and the distraction allows Evil to knock Robinson out of the ring, Evil leaves the ring as well to grab some steel chairs. Evil then sends Robinson into the barricade a few times, Evil follows up by nailing Robinson with a suplex onto a pile of chairs. Evil gets Robinson back in the ring before sending him into the exposed corner, Evil keeps Robinson down while getting him in a single leg crab. Robinson eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission from Evil, Robinson gets up and he attacks Evil with a few strikes. Evil rakes the eyes of Robinson before getting him in the corner, Evil sends a blinded Robinson into the exposed corner. Robinson fights back again and he nails a charging Evil with a leg lariat, Robinson gets up and he attacks Evil with his patented jabs followed by a spine buster. Togo tries interfering and Robinson takes him out with a dive, Robinson gets back in the ring and he nails a cornered Evil with a cannonball.
Robinson goes to the top rope and he nails Evil with a high cross body for a near fall, Robinson goes for a full nelson slam and Evil escapes before landing a thrust kick on him. Evil traps Robinson in the ropes before landing a curb stomp on him, Robinson avoids a senton from Evil before landing one of his own on him. Robinson follows up by nailing Evil with a corner clothesline, Robinson gets Evil on the top rope and he follows him up there. Robinson nails Evil with a superplex followed by a jackhammer for a near fall, Evil fights back and he distracts the ref so Togo can hit Robinson with a chair shot for a near fall. Evil then hits Robinson with Darkness Falls for another near fall, Robinson fights back and he cracks a charging Evil with a clothesline. Robinson follows up by nailing Evil with the Juice Box for a near fall, Robinson goes for Pulp Friction and Evil avoids it before landing a low blow after a Togo ref distraction. Evil then hits Robinson with Everything is Evil for a three count.
Winner: Evil
NJPW G1 Climax 30 B Block Match
Yoshi-Hashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
The match begins with Naito and Yoshi-Hashi taking turns working over each others arms, Yoshi-Hashi gets Naito in a headlock and Naito gets free before eating a few shoulder tackles. Yoshi-Hashi then knocks Naito out of the ring after landing a huracanrana, Yoshi-Hashi goes after Naito and he attacks him with a few strikes. Yoshi-Hashi gets Naito back in the ring before landing a few more strikes on him, Naito fights back and he nails Yoshi-Hashi with an atomic drop followed by a neck breaker. Naito follows up by nailing Yoshi-Hashi with a modified neck breaker before applying a leg assisted full nelson to him, Yoshi-Hashi gets to the ropes and Naito nails him with a basement drop kick for a near fall. Yoshi-Hashi fights back and he eventually nails Naito with a neck breaker, Yoshi-Hashi follows up by nailing Naito with a Headhunter. Yoshi-Hashi traps Naito on the top rope before knocking him out of the ring with a drop kick, Yoshi-Hashi follows up by taking Naito out with a suicide dive. Yoshi-Hashi gets Naito back in the ring to get a near fall on a pin attempt, Naito fights back and Yoshi-Hashi drops him with a mule kick.
Yoshi-Hashi goes for a power bomb and Naito counters with a huracanrana, Naito traps Yoshi-Hashi in the corner before landing a slingshot drop kick. Naito gets Yoshi-Hashi on the top rope and he follows him up there, Yoshi-Hashi gets free and he nails Naito with a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Yoshi-Hashi gets Naito in the butterfly lock, Naito eventually gets free and he quickly nails Yoshi-Hashi with a tornado DDT. Naito follows up by nailing Yoshi-Hashi with a modified neck breaker and pump handle side slam for a near fall, Naito then hits Yoshi-Hashi with a spine buster. Naito sets up for Destino and Yoshi-Hashi counters with a short arm clothesline, Yoshi-Hashi and Naito have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Yoshi-Hashi ends the exchange by nailing Naito with a shoulder breaker, Yoshi-Hashi reapplies the Butterfly Lock to Naito and Naito gets to the ropes after a long struggle. Naito gets up and he nails Yoshi-Hashi with multiple elbow strikes to the head, Yoshi-Hashi fights back to land his own strikes and a dragon suplex. Yoshi-Hashi follows up by nailing Naito with a lariat for a near fall, Yoshi-Hashi picks Naito up and Naito nails him with a modified Destino.
Naito goes for Destino again and Yoshi-Hashi nails him with a Michinoku Driver like move for a near fall, Yoshi-Hashi goes for Kharma and Naito escapes before eating a thrust kick. Yoshi-Hashi goes for Kharma again and Naito nails him with multiple kicks and a driver for a near fall, Naito follows up by landing Destino on Yoshi-Hashi for a three count.
Winner: Tetsuya Naito
NJPW G1 Climax 30 B Block Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kenta
The match begins with Tanahashi backing Kenta into the ropes before letting him go free, Kenta leaves the ring a few times to avoid Tanahashi. Tanahashi nails Kenta with a baseball slide drop kick before getting him back in the ring, Tanahashi nails Kenta with a few strikes followed by a middle rope cross body block. Kenta leaves the ring again and Kenta drops him neck first on the top rope, Kenta follows up by nailing Tanahashi with a chop block. Kenta stomps away on the injured leg of a downed Tanahashi, Kenta then lands a knee drop on the injured leg of Tanahashi. Kenta leaves the ring and he smashes Tanahashi’s leg on the ring post, Kenta gets back in the ring and he holds Tanahashi in a leg lock until Tanahashi rolls into the ropes. Tanahashi gets up and Kenta drops him with some leg kicks, Kenta applies a figure four leg lock to Tanahashi. Kenta releases the hold and he drags Tanahashi out of the ring before sending him into the barricade, Kenta gets Tanahashi back in the ring and he lands knee drops to the injured leg. Kenta keeps Tanahashi down while wrenching away on the injured leg, Kenta gets up and he attacks the injured leg of Tanahashi.
Tanahashi fights back and he nails Kenta with a dragon screw leg whip, Tanahashi follows up by nailing Kenta with some strikes and a middle rope swanton bomb for a near fall. Kenta recovers and he nails a charging Tanahashi with a power slam, Kenta then hits Tanahashi with a tornado DDT into the top rope followed by a top rope clothesline for a near fall. Kenta keeps Tanahashi down while reapplying the figure four to him, Tanahashi gets to the ropes and Kenta stomps away on him. Tanahashi and Kenta go to the ring apron before having a striking exchange, Kenta knocks Tanahashi to the arena floor after landing a dragon screw leg whip. Kenta gets Tanahashi back in the ring before landing a drop kick and top rope double stomp for a near fall, Kenta nails Tanahashi with another dragon screw leg whip before reapplying the figure four to him. Kenta eventually releases the hold and Tanahashi nails him with a sling blade a short time later, Kenta and Tanahashi have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Tanahashi ends the exchange by hitting Kenta with a series of dragon screw leg whips, Tanahashi gets Kenta in a cloverleaf and Kenta eventually gets to the ropes.
Tanahashi traps Kenta in the corner before landing a drop kick, Kenta avoids the sling blade before sending Tanahashi into the referee. Kenta grabs his briefcase and he hits Tanahashi in the head with it, Kenta follows up by landing a penalty kick on Tanahashi. Kenta then hits Tanahashi with a knee strike for a near fall, Tanahashi fights back and Kenta nails him with a knee strike. Tanahashi avoids Go To Sleep to hit Kenta with a few Twist N’ Shouts, Tanahashi then lands a sling blade on Kenta for a near fall. Tanahashi follows up by nailing a standing Kenta with a High Fly Flow, Tanahashi reapplies the cloverleaf to Kenta and a tap out follows.
Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi
