Browsing: Ibushi

The headline match of the Power Struggle feature event at Edion Arena Osaka #1 saw “Golden Star” Kota Ibushi defend his right to challenge IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ Tetsuya Naito at Wrestle Kingdom 15 against “Switchblade” Jay White. 

Former IWGP Intercontinental Champion and G1 Climax 29 winner “Golden Star” Kota Ibushi needed a victory in the second G1 Climax 30 Night 17 headline match to keep his chances to advance to the tournament finals alive. His opponent, former two-time NEVER Openweight Champion and Suzuki-Gun member Taichi wanted to further prove that he can compete against one of the best wrestlers in the world.

G1 Climax 30 Night 15 saw former IWGP Intercontinental Champion and G1 Climax 29 winner “Golden Star” Kota Ibushi take on former NEVER Openweight Champion Yujiro.

G1 Climax 30 Night 13 saw current NEVER Openweight Champion and Suzuki-Gun leader Minoru Suzuki take on former IWGP Intercontinental Champion and G1 Climax 29 winner “Golden Star” Kota Ibushi.

The marquee of G1 Climax Night 11 saw former IWGP Intercontinental Champion and G1 Climax 29 winner Kota Ibushi face former NEVER Openweight Champion and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) member Shingo Takagi.

The G1 Climax 30 Night 9 marquee saw former IWGP Intercontinental, NEVER Openweight Champion, and G1 Climax 29 winner Kota Ibushi against current Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion and former NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay, to decide who would keep a spot atop on the G1 Climax 30 A Block.

The stacked G1 30 Climax Night 7 event featured the first singles match between former IWGP Intercontinental Champion, NEVER Openweight Champion, and G1 Climax 29 winner Kota Ibushi and former NEVER Openweight Champion Jeff Cobb.

The marquee match of G1 Climax 30 Night 3 saw former IWGP Heavyweight, IWGP Intercontinental, and IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion “Switchblade” Jay White face former IWGP Intercontinental and NEVER Openweight Champion “Golden Star” Kota Ibushi.