Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto could potentially decide the fate of the C-Block on Wednesday, but tonight will meet instead in a six man tag team match to open tonights action. Add in YOSHI-HASHI getting a chance to test the waters against D-Block leader David Finlay – and we should have a hot start to this show. Also Toru Yano is here, and last night was officially eliminated from the G1 – barring everyone else in A-Block getting stomach flu and being medically eliminated, which is unlikely at best.
Yuto Nakashima Has A Bone To Pick With Toru Yano
Yuto Nakashima would go right after Toru Yano, who tapped the Young Lion to Lance Archer last night. That led to some chokeslams for Nakashima, but Yano would throw him around the ring. YOSHI-HASHI would grab a rear chinlock, and kept pressure on Nakashima.
Goto would hit some heavy strikes, before taking a running elbow to the face. Tanahashi got the tag, and would hit Goto with the Somersault Senton. Goto got the spinning wheel kick and the running bulldog, before tagging YOSHI-HASHI in. Finlay would meet him in the middle of the ring, with Finlay getting the slam for a near fall.
Nakashima wanted in, and Finlay would allow the tag. Young Lions need their ring time, and he’d almost get the win off a Boston Crab. YOSHI-HASHI would kick his way free, before hitting the neckbreaker in the middle of the ring for a near fall. Butterfly Lock was applied, and this one was over.
Jado Does The Right Thing – And Pays For It
Tama Tonga will have a busy backend of his tournament, with three singles matches to come in the next two weeks. Tonight, he once again teams up with Jado to take on SHO & Yujiro Takahashi of House of Torture – and will look to send a message to Jay White by destroying his underlings.
Tama would snuff out the early attack of BULLET CLUB, before SHO was run down with a double shoulder tackle. SHO would get Jado alone in the ring and stomped him out, before sending him to the floor for Takahashi to throw Jado around. Takahashi would hit the sliding dropkick in the ring before applying a surfboard stretch.
SHO would hit the kick to the head, but this just fired Jado up. Tama got into the fight, and helped Jado drop Takahashi. Crossface was applied, but SHO made the save. Referee was distracted, and Takahashi hit Tama with the cane – before Jado punched him in the ribs. He’d hand the cane to the referee, take a low blow – and the DDT brought the finish.
Los Ingobernables De Japon Are All Together
Shingo Takagi got a massive win last night, taking down his rival Will Ospreay in the main event – bringing their rivalry to a 2-3 record. Tonight, he can rely on his Los Ingobernables De Japon partners in eight man tag team action, as he teams up with Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, & BUSHI to take on Lance Archer, Taichi, TAKA Michinoku & Zack Sabre Jr.
Naito had the torn up copy of KENTA’s book, which was signed – and is now dogeared and thrown about. ZSJ wanted the book, but it was Naito’s. They’d start the match, and trade quick pinfall attempts down on the mat. SANADA would get the tag and looked for the Paradise Lock on ZSJ, but would get popped up into an armbar instead.
A three way choke in the corner would be followed by a Greco Roman Throat Hold in the middle of the ring. The referee called it a choke, so Taichi showed him what a choke looked like – choking out Naito & Shingo. Archer would hit some rushing back elbows, before looking for the Blackout on Shingo.
Shingo would slip free, before BUSHI & TAKA would clash in the ring. A short rang dropkick and codebreaker from BUSHI set up the MX, and this one was over just like that. L.I.J hit the pose, and took Hiromu off commentary and into the ring so L.I.J would be all together…. only for them to leave before he hit the ring.
Gedo Is Not A Toy
Jay White barely snuck the victory from Great-O-Khan last night, countering the Eliminator into the Blade Runner. Tonight, they meet again in trios action – as KENTA & Gedo join him to face the United Empire, where Great-O-Khan will be backed up by Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay.
White & Ospreay faced off, but White wanted none of him – and KENTA got the tag. Hard strikes would follow, but White attacked Ospreay from behind. Great-O-Khan got the tag, before he’d be stomped into the ground. White would drive Great-O-Khan into the barricade, before some mocking mongolian chops in the ring.
Bladebuster was blocked with a snap suplex, before Gedo & KENTA removed the tag options. Ospreay would take out White with a plancha, as Gedo was left alone with Great-O-Khan who would play catch with Cobb, before Cobb forgot to catch Gedo and hit the moonsault. Sheep Killer was applied, and this one was over in a hurry.
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