NJPW G1 Climax 2022 Results: Yujiro Takahashi [2] Defeats David Finlay [0] In D-Block Action, Tama Tonga [2] Defeats Chase Owens [0] In B-Block Action (07/20)

David Finlay has finally been able to make his way into the G1 Climax, and kicks things off tonight against a veteran of the tournament with Yujiro Takahashi. Despite fans wishing someone else would get the slot of Takahashi, it’s hard to deny that he doesn’t put his all into matches during the G1 Climax every single year. Finlay won’t just be handed his first match in the D-Block, and will have to fight tooth and nail – which is the Finlay family way.

Yujiro Takahashi Gets A Little Help From His Friends

Finlay would quickly take Takahashi to the mat, but was unable to maintain control. Takahashi tried to get the hammerlock, before being dropped with a suplex. Finlay would apply the rear chinlock, before Takahashi took the fight to the floor to look for the Fisherman Buster on the entryway.

He’d instead have to opt for the reverse DDT, dropping Finlay head first on concrete. Back in the ring, Takahashi hit some forearm smashes – before a headlock driver for a two count. Finlay would block the big boot into the corner, before hitting the jumping neckbreaker.

Some forearm smashes would be followed by a release Blue Thunder Bomb. Finlay picked up the pace with an uppercut forearm, before Takahashi slipped to the floor. Pressure was kept on with a plancha, before a chokebreaker in the ring for a two count. Sunset Bomb would get a two count, before Trash Panda was set.

SHO would run a distraction, allowing for the olympic slam. Low Blow would follow, before Pimp Juice for the near fall. Finlay hit a stunner, before Takahashi shoved him into a wrench shot from SHO – and nailed Big Juice for the dirty win.

It Only Takes One Gun Stun

Tama Tonga really proved himself as a champion in the 2021 G1 Climax, even claiming a victory over eventual winner Kazuchika Okada. He would proceed to be kicked from BULLET CLUB by Jay White, and fans have gladly accepted him and his brother as babyfaces. Tonight, he kicks off the 2022 G1 Climax against an old friend in Chase Owens – who was an honorary Tongan once upon a time. Owens is in his second G1, and despite beating Tanahashi in 2021, has a LOT to prove.

Tama would jump Owens as the match began, before Owens fled the ring and hit a superkick to Jado. Owens would lead Tama on a chase before hitting a kick to the face. Russian Leg Sweep into the barricade would follow, before a neckbreaker on the floor. Corner pad was removed in the ring, before another neckbreaker for a two count.

Owens would hit some strikes in the ring before a scoop slam. Tama finally got some offence with a lariat, before a Stinger Splash and back suplex for a two count. Owens hit a sunset whip bomb into the corner, and yet another neckbreaker for yet another two count. Tama hit the Death Valley Bomb, but would miss Supreme Flow.

Owens looked for a suplex on the concrete outside, before Jado covered it back up with a mat. Jado would also disarm Owens off a chair, and sent him right into a backdrop. Supreme Flow in the ring would land, before Gun Stun was blocked and C-Trigger would land.

Some flash pinfall attempts from Owens would follow, before he shoved Tama into the exposed steel. Owens would hit it next, before Gun Stun ended this match.

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