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Date:\u00a0 August 6th, 2014 This is like the calm before the storm.\u00a0 The next event after this one is the final one of the block matches, so here we are mostly just setting up the points right to make those matches matter.\u00a0 This event also took place in a smaller arena and has more of a \u2018house show\u2019 feel than a \u2018big show\u2019 feel.\u00a0 Gallows vs. Nakamura in the main event just about says it all, there really aren\u2019t any marquee matches scheduled.\u00a0 Going into this event, here are the standings:<\/p>\n Hiroshi Tanahashi\u00a0 [12]<\/p>\n Shinsuke Nakamura\u00a0 [12]<\/p>\n Bad Luck Fale\u00a0 [10]<\/p>\n Katsuyori Shibata\u00a0 [10]<\/p>\n Davey Boy Smith Jr.\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Satoshi Kojima\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Shelton Benjamin\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Tomohiro Ishii\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Yuji Nagata\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Doc Gallows\u00a0 [6]<\/p>\n Tomoaki Honma\u00a0 [0]\n<\/td>\n AJ Styles\u00a0 [12]<\/p>\n Kazuchika Okada\u00a0 [12]<\/p>\n Minoru Suzuki\u00a0 [10]<\/p>\n Hirooki Goto\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Hiroyoshi Tenzan\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Tetsuya Naito\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Togi Makabe\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Karl Anderson\u00a0 [6]<\/p>\n Lance Archer\u00a0 [6]<\/p>\n Toru Yano\u00a0 [6]<\/p>\n Yujiro Takahashi\u00a0 [6]\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Here is today\u2019s line-up:<\/p>\n – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomoaki Honma Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomoaki Honma<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 This was short and not particularly good.\u00a0 They didn\u2019t really have time to get anything going although they didn\u2019t waste any time which is a plus.\u00a0 Kojima didn\u2019t seem to be taking Honma very seriously and he went down in the end really easily, but Honma has shown a lack of ability to win in this tournament so I guess it makes sense.\u00a0 Below average but not offensive.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 4.0<\/span><\/p>\n Bad Luck Fale vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong> \u00a0This was ugly from start to finish.\u00a0 Fale isn\u2019t very good, which we have established, but Smith didn\u2019t do any of his power offense so it was just a bad brawl.\u00a0 Then Smith, who generally isn\u2019t easy to pin, but was dropped by what is generally just a mid-match move that doesn\u2019t spell instant doom.\u00a0 One of the worst matches thus far on the tournament.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 2.5<\/span><\/p>\n Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tetsuya Naito<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Another quick ending with very little build.\u00a0 Up to the end of the match it was still back and forth and then BOOM! Naito hits the Stardust Press and picks up the win.\u00a0 Up to then the match was fine but nothing special.\u00a0 Tenzan never seemed that close to winning and it felt like a longer match that just suddenly ended.\u00a0 Just a nothing match really.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.0<\/span><\/p>\n Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Another match with a sudden ending, what is going on here?\u00a0 Suzuki wasn\u2019t even hurt, and while the Gun Stun is a good move that can be doing quickly, other wrestlers in this tournament have managed to kick out of it so I am not sure why a 95% unhurt Suzuki was defeated by it.\u00a0 If Anderson had just weakened up Suzuki some, just a little it may have been logical but as it was, Suzuki dominated the match only to get beaten relatively easily.\u00a0 I know this is a \u2018house show\u2019 level event but I was still expecting better.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 4.0<\/span><\/p>\n Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 This was odd even for a Yano match.\u00a0 First of all he did the low blows in front of the referee without trying to distract him like he normally does.\u00a0 Then he pinned Makabe without doing any kind of nifty pin, it was just a normal every-day pin.\u00a0 So those things were weird, like they ran out of cool ways for Yano to cheat so they went the laziest route possible.\u00a0 Not impressed.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 3.0<\/span><\/p>\n AJ Styles vs. Yujiro Takahashi<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0This wasn\u2019t great either but it was better than the last few matches so it had that going for it.\u00a0 There weren\u2019t really any \u2018controlling segments\u2019 per se and was just a back and forth affair, with really either on the brink of winning at any point if they could hit their finisher first.\u00a0 I never felt any sense of urgency and it was a step down from the other Styles matches on the card, but Takahashi kept up with it.\u00a0 Not much more than an average match, which unfortunately still makes it one of the better matches on the card.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.5<\/span><\/p>\n Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Nothing really wrong with this match, it was just a bit dull.\u00a0 When Archer was on offense it dragged, and the only notable thing that Okada did was ignore that Archer is bigger than he is and hit all his moves anyway without really struggling.\u00a0 Some of the reversals were smooth and they worked well together, it just wasn\u2019t overly captivating.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 6.0<\/span><\/p>\n Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 That was a really, really long figure four leglock, considering Nagata hadn\u2019t really weakened the leg yet.\u00a0 We also saw Tanahashi win with another odd pin like he did a few nights ago.\u00a0 Overall this was not a bad match, if not a bit all over the place.\u00a0 Nagata always gets his spots in (the armbar, looking angry after getting slapped) but it fit in better than it has before, and since Nagata controlled the match it made sense that Tanahashi would have to \u2018steal\u2019 a victory like he did. Far from a classic but probably the best match of the night.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 6.5<\/span><\/p>\n Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 These two did not get the memo that it was \u2018take it easy\u2019 night.\u00a0 Ishii was in obvious pain here due to his already-injured shoulder, which was somewhat hard to watch but was captivating at the same time to see if he could pull off the win.\u00a0 Normally this would be a little too strike-oriented for me, since 90% of the moves were strikes, but it was so different than everything else on this card I liked it.\u00a0 It was mostly different just because Shibata and Ishii showed emotion and acted like winning mattered, there was no shortage of effort here between these two and you could feel Ishii\u2019s pain throughout the match.\u00a0 Won\u2019t be everyone\u2019s cup of tea but it was by far the best match on this card by far.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 7.5<\/span><\/p>\n Doc Gallows vs. Shinsuke Nakamura<\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 This was as good as it was going to be.\u00a0 That is to say it wasn\u2019t great, but it was watchable and not a snoozer.\u00a0 Gallows insistence on hitting the Gallows Pole did him in, Nakamura had no issues getting out of it and each time he did he hurt Gallows a bit more.\u00a0 Three Boma Ye\u2019s to win seems excessive but has become a bit of the norm for Nakamura.\u00a0 A disappointing main event since it was kinda short and not really exciting, but it wasn\u2019t a bad match.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 6.0<\/span><\/p>\n Current Standings:<\/strong><\/p>\n Hiroshi Tanahashi\u00a0 [14]<\/p>\n Shinsuke Nakamura\u00a0 [14]<\/p>\n Bad Luck Fale\u00a0 [12]<\/p>\n Katsuyori Shibata\u00a0 [12]<\/p>\n Satoshi Kojima\u00a0 [10]<\/p>\n Davey Boy Smith Jr.\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Shelton Benjamin\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Tomohiro Ishii\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Yuji Nagata\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Doc Gallows\u00a0 [6]<\/p>\n Tomoaki Honma\u00a0 [0]\n<\/td>\n AJ Styles\u00a0 [14]<\/p>\n Kazuchika Okada\u00a0 [14]<\/p>\n Minoru Suzuki\u00a0 [10]<\/p>\n Tetsuya Naito\u00a0 [10]<\/p>\n Hirooki Goto\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Hiroyoshi Tenzan\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Karl Anderson\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Togi Makabe\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Toru Yano\u00a0 [8]<\/p>\n Lance Archer\u00a0 [6]<\/p>\n Yujiro Takahashi\u00a0 [6]\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Final Thoughts:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Best Match:<\/strong> Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii<\/strong>. Maybe this was a bit too strike-based and hard hitting, but it was just so much better than everything else on the card. They both acted like they cared about winning and were putting everything they had into smashing their opponent which I can’t say for all of the matches on the card. They also kept the match type right as if it went any longer it probably would have started to get painful to watch. Really good match between these two.<\/p>\n MVP:\u00a0 Tomohiro Ishii<\/strong>. What can I say about Ishii? The guy was in obvious pain… not “look at my selling” pain but “I am going to die” pain. But he still wrestled through anyway and while in general Shibata wasn’t targeting his shoulder you know that Ishii could feel it the entire match. On a night where a lot of other wrestlers coasted, the most injured one didn’t, and I have a lot of respect for him because of it.<\/p>\n Overall:<\/strong> This may as well have not even been a G1 Climax event, it just didn’t feel special at all. It was a small crowd that was more quiet then most the other crowds on the card, and they didn’t have a lot to get excited about as most of the matches were pedestrian. There were a handful of solid matches for sure, but there were also a handful of bad matches that no one needs to see. Shibata\/Ishii did help things a bit by bringing the violence, but overall this is the most skip-able event during the entire tournament. Day 11 will be a big day though so I am sure that business will pick back up.<\/p>\n Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii, AJ Styles vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Kojima vs. Honma, Fale vs. Dave Boy Jr, and more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":11824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[399,40],"tags":[540,234,233],"class_list":["post-13230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fsreview","category-reviews","tag-g1-climax","tag-new-japan","tag-puroresu"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13230"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13231,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13230\/revisions\/13231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nLocation:\u00a0 Takamatsu City Gymnasium
\nAnnounced Attendance:\u00a0 2,600<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n
\n Block A:<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n Block B:<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n \n
\n– Block A: Bad Luck Fale vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
\n– Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tetsuya Naito
\n– Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki
\n– Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano
\n– Block B: AJ Styles vs. Yujiro Takahashi
\n– Block B: Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer
\n– Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata
\n– Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii
\n– Block A: Doc Gallows vs. Shinsuke Nakamura<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThey circle each other to start, side headlock by Honma, Kojima Irish whips out of it but Honma can\u2019t knock Kojima down.\u00a0 Shoulderblock by Kojima but Honma is back up and hits some elbows.\u00a0 Elbow by Honma and he hits a scoop slam, Honma goes for a headbutt but Kojima moves out of the way.\u00a0 Stomps by Kojima and he applies a reverse chinlock.\u00a0 Neckbreaker by Kojima, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kojima picks up Honma and he elbows Honma in the head.\u00a0 Chop by Kojima but Honma returns fire and they trade blows.\u00a0 Kojima headbutts Honma and goes for a suplex, but Honma blocks it and hits a vertical suplex of his own.\u00a0 Chops by Honma, Irish whip to the corner and Honma hits a jumping elbow.\u00a0 Face crusher by Honma but again Kojima rolls out of the way of the headbutt.\u00a0 Kojima throws Honma into the corner, chops by Kojima, Irish whip, and he hits the jumping elbow smash.\u00a0 Kojima goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits the diving elbow drop, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kojima picks up Honma and they trade chops to the chest, elbows by Kojima and he hits a roaring elbow, but Honma hits a scoop slam.\u00a0 Falling headbutt by Honma, he picks up Kojima and throws him into the corner, reversed, but Honma elbows Kojima when he charges in and hits a neckbreaker off the second turnbuckle.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Honma picks up Kojima but Kojima gets away and hits a Koji Cutter.\u00a0 Honma gets back up and they trade elbows, Kojima goes off the ropes but Honma elbows him.\u00a0 Kojima picks up Honma and he hits a brainbuster.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count. Kojima goes off the ropes but Honma connects with a headbutt, cover, but it gets two.\u00a0 Honma picks up Kojima and he hits a scoop slam.\u00a0 Honma goes up to the top turnbuckle but Kojima rolls out of the way of the diving headbutt.\u00a0 Kojima picks up Honma, Irish whip, and Honma hits a ramming headbutt.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Honma charges Kojima but Kojima levels him with a lariat, cover, and he gets the three count. Satoshi Kojima<\/p>\n
\nTie-up, but Fale pushes Smith away.\u00a0 Tie-up again with the same result, kick by Fale, he goes off the ropes and they collide with no result.\u00a0 Smith goes off the ropes but he can\u2019t knock down Fale, elbow by Fale and he goes off the ropes but Smith knocks him back and lariats Fale out of the ring.\u00a0 Fale trips Smith and pulls him out of the ring with him, club to the back by Fale and he Irish whips Smith into the guardrail.\u00a0 Fale picks up Smith and throws him into the ring post.\u00a0 Back in the ring, stomps by Fale and he punches Smith in the corner.\u00a0 Clubbing blows by Fale but Smith crawls away.\u00a0 Fale applies a neck grip but Smith elbows out of it, Smith goes off the ropes and goes for a sunset flip, Fale blocks it and tries to sit on Smith but Smith moves out of the way.\u00a0 Elbows by Smith and he knees Fale into the corner.\u00a0 Irish whip by Smith, reversed, but Smith moves when Fale charges in.\u00a0 Sidewalk slam by Smith, he grabs Fale and he hits a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Smith picks up Fale and goes for a vertical suplex, but Fale hits a scoop slam.\u00a0 Body press by Fale, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Fale grabs Smith but Smith kicks him away, he goes off the ropes and Fale goes for the Bad Luck Fall.\u00a0 Smith gets out of it and goes for the Sharpshooter but Fale quickly gets to the ropes.\u00a0 Smith goes for the tiger suplex but Fale elbows out of it.\u00a0 Fale and Smith trade lariats, Fale gets Smith onto his shoulders and he hits a Samoan Drop.\u00a0 Fale charges Smith in the corner and hits a body avalanche, he goes off the ropes and hits a lariat.\u00a0 Fale picks up Smith and hits the Grenade, cover, and he gets the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Bad Luck Fale<\/p>\n
\nThey circle each other to start, side headlock by Naito, Tenzan Irish whips out of it but Naito can\u2019t shoulderblock Tenzan down.\u00a0 Naito goes off the ropes but again he can\u2019t knock down Tenzan.\u00a0 Tenzan goes off the ropes but Naito hits a dropkick.\u00a0 Naito picks up Tenzan and elbows him into the corner, Irish whip by Naito to the corner and Naito flips himself out to the apron,\u00a0 but Tenzan delivers a lariat which sends Naito crashing out to the floor.\u00a0 Tenzan stomps on Naito, he picks up Tenzan and Tenzan hits a headbutt.\u00a0 Chops by Tenzan and he hits a Mongolian Chop before chopping Naito in the throat.\u00a0 Reverse chinlock by Tenzan and he chops Naito in the throat again.\u00a0 Cover by Tenzan but it gets a one count.\u00a0 Headbutt to the stomach by Tenzan and he stomps down Naito in the corner.\u00a0 Tenzan picks up Naito and Tenzan hits a headbutt.\u00a0 Tenzan grabs Naito and goes for a suplex but Naito gets out of it, and Naito hits a swinging neckbreaker.\u00a0 Irish whip by Naito and he hits a hiptoss followed by a dropkick.\u00a0 Snapmare by Naito and he hits a senton, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick.\u00a0 Naito charges Tenzan in the corner but Tenzan kicks him back, Tenzan avoids Naito\u2019s elbow and hits a lariat.\u00a0 Irish whip by Tenzan and he hits a lariat in the other corner.\u00a0 Tenzan goes up to the top turnbuckle and he hits a calf branding.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Tenzan picks up Naito but Naito elbows him back, Naito goes off the ropes and Tenzan hits a heel kick.\u00a0 Cover, but again he gets a two.\u00a0 Tenzan applies the Anaconda Vice, but Naito quickly gets into the ropes to force a break.\u00a0 Tenzan picks up Naito and goes for the TTD but Naito blocks it.\u00a0 Headbutt by Tenzan and he hits a Mongolian Chop, Irish whip by Tenzan and he hits an Anaconda Buster.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Anaconda Vice by Naito but he gets out of it and covers Tenzan for a two count.\u00a0 Headbutt to the midsection by Tenzan, Irish whip, and Naito hits a jumping elbow smash.\u00a0 Naito is up first but they trade elbows, Mongolian Chops by Tenzan but Naito elbows him back.\u00a0 Enzigieri by Tenzan and he hits a German suplex hold for a two count.\u00a0 Naito picks up Tenzan and he hits a scoop slam, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits the Stardust Press.\u00a0 Cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Tetsuya Naito<\/p>\n
\nWaistlock by Anderson to start but Suzuki applies an armbar.\u00a0 Hammerlock by Suzuki and he also applies a headscissors but Anderson makes it into the ropes.\u00a0 Wristlock by Anderson and he applies an armbar, wristlock by Anderson but Suzuki applies a cross kneelock.\u00a0 Anderson gets to the ropes and rolls out of the ring but he returns after a moment.\u00a0 Suzuki and Anderson trade chops, Anderson gets Suzuki out on the apron but Suzuki applies an armbar over the top rope.\u00a0 Anderson falls outside of the ring and Suzuki kicks Anderson from the apron.\u00a0 Suzuki throws Anderson into the guardrail and then twists his arm in it.\u00a0 Suzuki gets a steel chair but the referee gets it away from him, so Suzuki gets another chair and hits Anderson in the back with it.\u00a0 Suzuki chokes Anderson in the guardrail and he gets the chair again, but the referee takes it from him.\u00a0 Suzuki returns to the ring with Anderson slowly following, Anderson and Suzuki trade elbows and Suzuki knees Anderson in the stomach.\u00a0 Suzuki throws Anderson into the corner and slaps Anderson, but Anderson bites Suzuki in the head.\u00a0 Anderson stomps on Suzuki and he hits a scoop slam.\u00a0 Anderson goes off the ropes and he hits a senton.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Anderson picks up Suzuki but Suzuki slides down his back, Anderson avoids Suzuki in the corner but Suzuki returns the favor and he hits a big boot.\u00a0 Snapmare by Suzuki, he goes off the ropes and he hits the PK.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Suzuki picks up Anderson and they trade elbows, uppercut by Anderson but Suzuki elbows him back.\u00a0 Slaps by Suzuki, he goes off the ropes but Anderson hits an uppercut.\u00a0 Anderson goes for a lariat but Suzuki ducks it, Anderson goes for a stunner but Suzuki blocks it and applies a sleeper.\u00a0 Anderson pushes Suzuki off and goes for the Gun Stun, Suzuki gets out of it and goes off the ropes but Anderson hits the Gun Stun and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Karl Anderson<\/p>\n
\nYano attacks Makabe before the match starts and they trade punches, which Makabe wins.\u00a0 Makabe picks up Yano and knocks him to the mat, he picks him up again and he throws Yano out of the ring.\u00a0 Makabe goes out after him and he throws Yano into the guardrail.\u00a0 Makabe throws Yano into the ring post and then into the guard rail.\u00a0 Yano goes back into the ring with Makabe right behind him, Makabe picks up Yano and he punches, Makabe goes to run off the ropes but Yano throws him down by the hair.\u00a0 Yano unties one of the turnbuckle pads but Makabe lariats him from behind, more lariats by Makabe in the corner and he hits mounted punches.\u00a0 Yano elbows Makabe away, he goes off the ropes but Makabe hits a lariat.\u00a0 Makabe picks up Yano and gets him on his shoulders, and Makabe hits a Samoan Drop.\u00a0 Makabe goes up to the top turnbuckle but Yano rolls out of the way of the King Kong Kneedrop.\u00a0 Makabe punches Yano in the face, but Yano hits a low blow.\u00a0 Makabe hits a low blow back, but Yano hits another low blow.\u00a0 Cover, and Yano picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Toru Yano<\/p>\n
\nStyles and Takahashi circle each other to start, tie-up, and Takahashi rakes Styles in the eyes.\u00a0 Styles elbows Takahashi and Takahashi goes into the ropes.\u00a0 Eye poke by Styles, Styles goes for an Irish whip but Takahashi blocks it and slides out of the ring.\u00a0 Takahashi pulls Styles out of the ring with him, and Takahashi throws Styles into the guardrail.\u00a0 Takahashi picks up Styles and throws him into the guardrail again but they get back into the ring and Styles hits an armdrag.\u00a0 Another armdrag by Archer, kick by Takahashi and he chops Styles against the ropes.\u00a0 Takahashi goes off the ropes but Styles drops him with a dropkick.\u00a0 Styles picks up Takahashi and he hits a backbreaker.\u00a0 Styles picks up Takahashi but Takahashi elbows him back and they trade shots.\u00a0 Irish whip by Styles to the corner, Takahashi puts Styles out to the apron and Styles goes for a swandive move but Takahashi moves and throws Styles out of the ring.\u00a0 Takahashi goes off the ropes and he hits a tope suicida onto Styles.\u00a0 Takahashi picks up Styles and slides him back into the ring, Takahashi stomps Styles down in the corner and chokes him with his boot.\u00a0 Takahashi picks up Styles, Irish whip, and Takahashi hits a back elbow.\u00a0 Takahashi applies a reverse chinlock, he picks up Styles and throws him in the corner.\u00a0 Slaps by Takahashi but Styles chops him back, kick by Takahashi, and he elbows Styles in the corner.\u00a0 Irish whip by Takahashi but Styles kicks him when he charges in and hits a side Russian leg sweep into the turnbuckles.\u00a0 Styles goes out to the apron and hits a swandive elbow smash.\u00a0 Styles picks up Takahashi and goes for the Bloody Sunday, but Takahashi blocks it and hits a suplex.\u00a0 Big boot by Takahashi in the corner, he picks up Styles but Styles knocks him back.\u00a0 Waistlock by Styles, reversed, Takahashi goes for a suplex but Styles lands on his feet.\u00a0 Takahashi avoids the Pele Kick and hits a German suplex hold for a two count.\u00a0 Takahashi puts Styles on his shoulders but Styles pins out, kicks by Styles but Takahashi elbows him back.\u00a0 Roll-up by Styles, he picks up Takahashi but Takahashi gets away.\u00a0 High kick by Styles and he nails the Bloody Sunday.\u00a0 Styles picks up Takahashi and hits the Styles Clash, cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 AJ Styles<\/p>\n
\nTie-up, Archer pushes Okada into the corner, he goes for a swing but Okada moves out of the way.\u00a0 Tie-up, Archer pushes Okada into the corner, Okada switches positions with him and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Kick by Archer and he clubs Okada in the back, Archer kicks Okada into the corner, Irish whip, Okada kicks Archer back and then drop toeholds Archer into the corner.\u00a0 Archer goes for a swing but Okada moves, Okada goes off the ropes but Archer drops him into the apron.\u00a0 Archer grabs Okada and tries to suplex him back in the ring, Okada blocks it but Archer boots Okada off the apron into the guardrail.\u00a0 Archer slams Okada\u2019s head into the guardrail, and Archer slams Okada\u2019s back into the guardrail.\u00a0 Archer throws Okada back in the ring, and he hits a shoulderblock.\u00a0 Okada rolls onto the apron, Archer picks him up and twists him into the ropes and hits a lariat.\u00a0 Cover by Archer but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Archer stomps on Okada, he goes off the ropes and Archer hits a leg drop.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two.\u00a0 Archer picks up Okada and he drops Okada hard with the full nelson slam.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Archer picks up Okada and hits a scoop slam, he goes off the ropes but Okada rolls out of the way of the body press.\u00a0 Archer picks up Okada, elbows by Okada and he hits a DDT.\u00a0 Okada elbows Archer into the corner, Irish whip, reversed, but Okada moves when Archer charges in.\u00a0 Okada gets Archer up and hits the Schwein onto his knee.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Okada goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a top rope elbow drop.\u00a0 Okada picks up Archer and goes for the Rainmaker but Archer gets out of it.\u00a0 Big boot by Okada, he goes for the tombstone piledriver but Archer blocks it, Archer goes for a reverse DDT but Okada punches out of it.\u00a0 Archer puts Okada on his shoulders and hits the Texas Tornado, sending Okada out of the ring.\u00a0 Archer goes out after him, he picks up Okada and Archer hits an overhead suplex.\u00a0 Archer gets back in the ring and Okada slowly follows, Archer picks up Okada and he drives Okada\u2019s head into his knee before hitting a lariat.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two.\u00a0 Archer waits for Okada to get up and hits the chokeslam, cover, but Okada gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Punches by Archer, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and goes for the moonsault, but Okada rolls out of the way.\u00a0 Archer charges Okada but Okada snaps off a dropkick.\u00a0 Okada picks up Archer and goes for the Rainmaker, Archer blocks it and goes for the Blackout, but Okada slides down his back and hits a dropkick.\u00a0 Okada picks up Archer and hits the tombstone piledriver, he picks him up again and hits the Rainmaker.\u00a0 Cover, and Okada picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Kazuchika Okada<\/p>\n
\nTie-up to start, they trade waistlock attempts, Nagata applies a waistlock but Tanahashi gets out of it and applies a side headlock.\u00a0 Side headlock takedown but Tanahashi but Nagata gets out of it and both men return to their feet.\u00a0 Nagata kicks Tanahashi in the leg and they lock knuckles, armbar by Nagata and he applies a wristlock but Tanahashi elbows out of it.\u00a0 Arm wringer by Tanahashi but Nagata elbows out of it and they trade elbows.\u00a0 Tanahashi wins the exchange, he goes off the ropes but Nagata knees him in the stomach and then kicks Tanahashi in the back.\u00a0 Kick to the chest by Nagata and he picks up Tanahashi but Tanahashi elbows him off.\u00a0 Kicks by Nagata and he applies the figure four leglock.\u00a0 Tanahashi eventually rolls to the ropes to force the break, and Nagata kicks Tanahashi in the leg before yanking back on it.\u00a0 Kicks to the leg by Nagata but Tanahashi elbows him back, dropkick to the knee by Nagata, Irish whip, reversed, but Nagata avoids Tanahashi\u2019s dropkick.\u00a0 Nagata goes for a kick to the chest but Tanahashi catches the kick and hits a dragon screw leg whip.\u00a0 Tanahashi elbows Nagata against the ropes, Irish whip, reversed, but Tanahashi hits a jumping elbow smash.\u00a0 Tanahashi picks up Nagata and slams him in front of the corner, Tanahashi goes up to the second turnbuckle and hits the front flip senton.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Punches by Tanahashi and an uppercut, Irish whip, but Nagata ducks the crossbody.\u00a0 Big boot by Nagata in the corner and he hits an exploder, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Nagata picks up Tanahashi and goes for a brainbuster but Tanahashi blocks it, punches by Tanahashi and a few elbows but Nagata kicks him in the leg.\u00a0 Nagata goes for an enzigieri but Tanahashi ducks it and drops an elbow onto Nagata\u2019s leg.\u00a0 Leg whip by Tanahashi and he applies the Texas Cloverleaf.\u00a0 Nagata gets to the ropes to force a break, big boot by Nagata but Tanahashi hits the Sling Blade for a two count cover.\u00a0 Tanahashi picks up Nagata and hits the Twelve Six, he goes up to the top turnbuckle but Nagata rolls out of the way of the High Fly Flow.\u00a0 Tanahashi charges Nagata but Nagata catches his arm and applies the seated armbar.\u00a0 Tanahashi gets to the ropes to force a break, Nagata picks him up but Tanahashi slaps him away.\u00a0 They trade slaps, waistlock by Nagata and he hits a release German suplex.\u00a0 Big boot by Tanahashi and he hits the brainbuster, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Nagata picks up Tanahashi and goes for the backdrop suplex but Tanahashi elbows out of it, kicks by Nagata and he hits a jumping knee in the corner.\u00a0 Nagata goes for the backdrop suplex but Tanahashi lands on top of him for a two count.\u00a0 Kick to the head by Nagata, he picks up Tanahashi but Tanahashi drops down, applying the Samson Clutch for the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Hiroshi Tanahashi<\/p>\n
\nThey immediately go into slapping at each other, elbows by Shibata and he goes off the ropes but Ishii elbows him back.\u00a0 Two boots by Shibata but Ishii catches the third and they trade elbows, sending both wrestlers to the mat.\u00a0 They both get back up and start trading elbows again, Ishii elbows Shibata into the corner and gives him a headbutt, but Shibata gets back up and elbows Ishii down to the mat.\u00a0 Kick to the back by Shibata but Ishii gets up, snapmare and he kicks Shibata in the back as well.\u00a0 Shibata gets up, Ishii sits down on the mat and Shibata kicks him in the back.\u00a0 Ishii gets back up, now Shibata sits on the mat and Ishii kicks Shibata\u2019s back.\u00a0 They do it again as Shibata is clearly winning this battle, Shibata picks up Ishii and elbows him into the corner.\u00a0 More elbows by Shibata in the corner but Ishii walks out of it and elbows Shibata to the mat.\u00a0 Ishii picks up Shibata and hits a backdrop suplex, headbutts by Ishii in the corner, Irish whip, and Ishii hits a lariat in the corner.\u00a0 Shibata retorts but elbowing Ishii down in the corner, he gets a running start and delivers a dropkick but Ishii fires out of the corner with a lariat.\u00a0 Shibata picks up Ishii and they trade elbows, Shibata goes off the ropes but Ishii hits a lariat.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a one count.\u00a0 Kick to the chest by Shibata, cover, but it gets a one as well.\u00a0 Shibata applies the sleeper but Ishii gets into the ropes, Shibata goes for a kick, Ishii catches it and spins Shibata around but Shibata hits Ishii to the mat.\u00a0 Cover by Shibata but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Shibata transitions to the cross armbreaker but Ishii quickly gets to the ropes and rolls out of the ring.\u00a0 Shibata waits a moment and then goes out after him, Shibata picks up Ishii and slides him back into the ring.\u00a0 Ishii immediately rolls back out and collapses, holding his injured shoulder.\u00a0 Shibata comes after him again and slides Ishii back in the ring, Shibata puts one arm behind his back and tells Ishii to elbow him, so he does.\u00a0 Shibata elbows him back and they trade shots, but Ishii catches Shibata with a suplex.\u00a0 Lariat by Ishii, cover, but it gets a one count.\u00a0 Knee to the midsection by Shibata and he hits a PK, Shibata picks up Ishii but Ishii hits a headbutt followed by a lariat.\u00a0 Cover, but it only gets two.\u00a0 Ishii picks up Shibata and goes for the brainbuster but Shibata lands on his feet.\u00a0 Judo throw by Ishii but Shibata is back up and elbows Ishii.\u00a0 Kick to the chest by Shibata, cover, but Ishii quickly kicks out.\u00a0 Shibata picks up Ishii and puts him on his shoulders, but Ishii slides off.\u00a0 Headbutt by Ishii but Shibata headbutts him back.\u00a0 Spinning chop by Shibata, he picks up Ishii and delivers the Go 2 Sleep.\u00a0 PK by Shibata, cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Katsuyori Shibata<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>They lock knuckles to start the match, Gallows pushes Nakamura into the ropes and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Tie-up, Gallows pushes Nakamura into the ropes, Nakamura switches positions with him and he gives a clean break as well.\u00a0 Knee by Nakamura, snapmare, and Nakamura hits a kneedrop.\u00a0 Knees by Nakamura but Gallows punches him in the ribs and drops Nakamura onto the top rope before kicking him out of the ring.\u00a0 Gallows goes out after him and he throws Nakamura chest-first into the guardrail.\u00a0 Gallows picks up Nakamura and throws him into the guard rail again.\u00a0 Gallows throws Nakamura back into the ring and hits a leg drop.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Gallows elbows Nakamura repeatedly in the chest before applying a reverse chinlock, but Nakamura gets into the ropes.\u00a0 Mounted punches by Gallows and he stands on Nakamura\u2019s back near the ropes.\u00a0 Gallows punches Nakamura into the corner, Irish whip, but Nakamura knees Gallows in the stomach.\u00a0 Gallows goes for a high kick but Nakamura ducks it and hits one of his own.\u00a0 Knees by Nakamura in the corner and he chokes Gallows with his boot.\u00a0 Nakamura charges Gallows but Gallows moves, Gallows charges Nakamura but Nakamura knees him in the stomach and puts Gallows on the top turnbuckle.\u00a0 Running knee to the midsection by Nakamura, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Nakamura picks up Gallows and goes for the inverted powerslam but Gallows elbows out of it and hits a lariat.\u00a0 Back up they trade elbows, Irish whip by Gallows to the corner and he hits a body avalanche.\u00a0 Fallaway slam by Gallows, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Gallows picks up Nakamura and goes for a suplex but Nakamura knees out of it and hits a front suplex.\u00a0 Knee to the head by Nakamura, he waits for Gallows to get up but Gallows levels him with a high kick.\u00a0 Gallows picks up Nakamura and hits a pump-handle slam, he picks up Nakamura and hits the inverted full nelson slam for a two count cover.\u00a0 Gallows picks up Nakamura and goes for the Gallows Pole but Nakamura gets out of it, Gallows charges Nakamura but Nakamura knees him back and hits a jumping kick off the second turnbuckle.\u00a0 Nakamura charges Gallows but Gallows catches him with a big boot, he goes for the Gallows Pole but Nakamura blocks it and applies a cross armbreaker.\u00a0 Gallows picks up Nakamura and powerbombs out of it, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Gallows picks up Nakamura and goes for the Gallows Pole again but Nakamura knees out of it and hits the Boma Ye.\u00a0 Cover, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 Nakamura waits for Gallows to get up, he goes up to the second turnbuckle and hits a jumping Boma Ye to the back of Gallows\u2019s head.\u00a0 Nakamura then hits a final Boma Ye, cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Shinsuke Nakamura<\/p>\n\n\n
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