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Post by AwamoriRock on Jul 15, 2019 5:53:10 GMT -5
Finish the DDT main event and switch over to see Goto block a punch with his head lol
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Post by chrom on Jul 15, 2019 5:53:29 GMT -5
This is gonna be a barn burner
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Post by chrom on Jul 15, 2019 6:03:14 GMT -5
Moxley with a big win
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Post by chrom on Jul 15, 2019 6:09:55 GMT -5
White vs Ishii now
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Post by chrom on Jul 15, 2019 6:26:23 GMT -5
Ishii with an 2-0 start.
Main event up next
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Post by chrom on Jul 15, 2019 6:56:52 GMT -5
Taichi has stunned Hokkaido
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Post by Duke Cameron on Jul 15, 2019 8:47:19 GMT -5
Didn’t realize sites post the results so early. Had no idea who won between Shingo and Yano before I found one.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Jul 15, 2019 10:34:14 GMT -5
Not gonna get too excited about Juice doing well early on. Gedo booking suggests he goes on a losing streak now before winning one or two more matches to finish in the middle of his block.
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Post by cabbageboy on Jul 15, 2019 11:37:07 GMT -5
I dunno, isn't Juice in the semi main of the last night vs. Moxley? I think he'll be sort of in the mix and may cost Moxley the block on the last night. He's the Sabre of this year's tourney, technically out of it but still plays spoiler and has a decent 6-3 mark.
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Post by Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED! on Jul 15, 2019 14:47:46 GMT -5
Finish the DDT main event and switch over to see Goto block a punch with his head lol Actually depending on the angle the hand catches the head at that could be a good way to injure someone's hand. Of course the preferred method of evasion would be getting the hell out of the way but I digress. And you are rolling with the pick ems so far. You got both of Naito's matches so far right.
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Post by ANuclearError on Jul 15, 2019 14:52:09 GMT -5
My predictions so far. The epitome of 50/50 booking.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jul 15, 2019 15:17:17 GMT -5
NJPW G1 Climax Night Four June 15th, 2019 | Hokkaido Prefectural Gymnasium in Hokkaido, Sapporo | Attendance: 6,946
Night four emanates from the building where the last few G1s have started. Interesting move. I like it because this crowd is usually hot. We’re back to the B Block. I’d say they overdelivered on night two and matched A Block. However, A Block stepped up for night three and I’m not too confident in this card to reach that level. We’ll see.
B Block: Shingo Takagi [0] vs. Toru Yano [2] After an undefeated block run in the BOSH, Shingo dropped the final against Will Ospreay and his G1 opener. Meanwhile, Yano upset Shingo’s stablemate Naito to start 1-0. Some good old fashioned fun Yano in this one. I love him in the G1. She’s such a breath of fresh air from all the serious wrestling. Yano sat in the aisle on a chair to bait Shingo after him. He then tied him up, put a table in his way, and threw the turnbuckle pad at him to keep him from beating the count. Shingo did, but that was hella fun. Yano tried to pull an Eddie Guerrero with a steel chair, but BUSHI showed up to distract the referee. Shingo hit Yano with it and added the Pumping Bomber to win in 6:16. An enjoyable Yano match. These are so welcome in the G1. [**¾]
B Block: Hirooki Goto [2] vs. Juice Robinson [2] Goto beat Juice in NEVER Openweight Title matches in 2017 (***¾) and 2018 (****), while Juice finally bested him in last year’s G1 (***¼). These guys work well together. They kind of gave me exactly what I thought they would. Some quality back and forth that all looked smooth. As we reached the final few minutes, the intensity picked up and the spots got bigger. It’s typical stuff and I’m not saying that’s a bad thing. I got a kick out of Juice busting out a Jackhammer like his name is Goldberg. I liked both guys firing up to block strikes with their heads. It’s not something you see often and showed how both guys were stepping up. Juice hit Left Hand of God and Pulp Friction to win in 12:23. The idea that Goto isn’t the same guy who started 2-0 against Juice was clear. Juice has grown and Goto has fallen. Juice’s bad hand that caused him to struggle in last year’s G1 is a thing of the past and he’s rocking. Great action and a very good match. [***½]
B Block: Jeff Cobb [0] vs. IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley [2] First ever meeting here. That’s the case with a lot of Moxley’s G1. A surprising amount of early brawling here. That’s not always Cobb’s style but maybe he channeled his Matanza for it. They fought outside and on the aisle. The part where they did a double clothesline up there and kind of came to a stalemate was well done. Back in the ring, they kept up the fight atmosphere. It’s a change of pace from what Cobb has done in his NJPW run to this point. He teased a German suplex to the outside, but Moxley blocked. He hit a draping Death Rider to score the win in 8:54. They kept it short and sweet. I liked how Moxley worked the shoulder and it neutralized Cobb’s offense. Moxley’s stuff feels different and that’s always welcome in NJPW. [***¼]
B Block: Jay White [0] vs. NEVER Openweight Champion Tomohiro Ishii [2] For all the problems Jay White has with CHAOS (Okada and Goto), he’s never faced Tomohiro Ishii one on one. This was two different styles coming together nicely. Ishii plays no games and wants none of the bullshit. White is all about bringing in those cheap tactics and using Gedo for help. It made for an interesting dynamic. White was a little shit, goading Ishii into mistakes because he’s smart. But then Ishii would get pumped up and just kick his ass. Like when he began leaning into forearms and then popped right up from a backdrop suplex. White was in serious trouble. The closing stretch to this revved up in that NJPW way we’ve all come to appreciate. The fans really got behind Ishii and badly wanted to see White and Gedo get what was coming to them. Ishii overcame the Gedo shenanigans and hit a series of lariats, followed by the Brainbuster to win in 19:13. This is kind of the era where Jay White lives. That world of hovering just under four stars. It’s a fine place to be. Ishii continues to be as consistent as they come. [***¾]
B Block: Taichi [0] vs. IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito [0] Naito beat Taichi in an IC Title match earlier this year (**½) and at the Anniversary Event last year (***¼). With this being in Taichi’s hometown, I was hoping he’d bring the effort. He didn’t really and it doesn’t help that Naito is looking slower than usual so far in the tournament. Maybe wrestling physically exhausting matches for years has caught up to him. Too bad he never got the run as the guy when he deserved it. Anyway, the combination of the Taichi I expected and a lesser Naito didn’t bode well. It as a whole lot of the usual Taichi antics and it went on for far too long. The match clocked in at 21:03, yet only had maybe a few quality minutes. As always, the final bit was the highlight. Taichi won with the Last Ride. A lackluster outing. The kind of main event you might get during the middle of the G1 when everyone takes it easy. [**]
Overall: 6/10. Certainly the worst night so far. With three good matches and a fun Yano one, I enjoyed a fair amount of it. But nothing is must see and that main event dampens the overall product.
A BLOCK | POINTS | B BLOCK | POINTS | KENTA | 4 (2-0) | Tomohiro Ishii | 4 (2-0) | Kazuchika Okada | 4 (2-0) | Jon Moxley | 4 (2-0) | Lance Archer | 4 (2-0) | Juice Robinson | 4 (2-0) | Bad Luck Fale | 2 (1-1) | Jon Moxley | 2 (1-0) | Will Ospreay
| 2 (1-1) | Toru Yano | 2 (1-1) | SANADA | 2 (1-1) | Taichi | 2 (1-1) | EVIL | 2 (1-1) | Hirooki Goto | 2 (1-1) | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 0 (0-2) | Tetsuya Naito | 0 (0-2) | Kota Ibushi | 0 (0-2) | Jay White | 0 (0-2) | Zack Sabre Jr. | 0 (0-2) | Jeff Cobb | 0 (0-2) |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jul 15, 2019 15:23:41 GMT -5
Once Naito lost the 1st match you could predict he was going to lose this one
Now he should be going on a run
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Post by HMARK Center on Jul 15, 2019 15:27:19 GMT -5
Feel like the trend the first couple shows for each block has been that A block is delivering on the pure quality, but I feel almost more invested in the actual outcomes of the B block...could just be because my boys Ishii, Goto, and Shingo are in there, but I'm enjoying the way the personalities are interacting and how consistently physical they are.
-Going in I would've picked Shingo to lose his eventual Yano match, but he's got that obstacle out of the way and probably goes rolling from here. Yano's likely still gonna spoil whomever ends up being in the 3rd/4th spots in the block, I'll guess, but Shingo's ready to claim some heads.
-Goto/Juice was arguably the most underrated series of matches in 2018 NJPW, and I liked how important the two made everything feel in this one. Goto's hitting things with more urgency, Juice clearly feels he has something to prove and wants to be on the next level. Had Goto taking this one, so interesting surprise.
-Would've liked a little more from Moxley/Cobb, but I appreciate how unconventional Moxley's offense is compared to the standard NJPW style, it's a fun wrinkle. Cobb's getting the slow start, but he'll get on a run at some point, though I don't remember his match order so I'm not going to guess exactly when.
-Ishii's roaring rampage of revenge against White was awesome, love the two CHAOS gatekeepers getting their pound of flesh off the turncoat. White's whole approach to good guy wrestlers has been to have an answer for their signature attacks, so watching Ishii adjust on the basement lariat was really cool.
-Not surprised Taichi took the main event, but appreciate that he saved the iron fingers for the occasion. Of course, the big story now is that White/Naito will likely decide the block at Budokan, yet both have started at 0-2. This isn't a big surprise for the G1 (and meanwhile A block favorite Ibushi is also 0-2, as well), but I'm curious if the two are going to each go on six match winning streaks, or if this could end up being a year where the block winner doesn't finish with a super high point total, maybe 12 will be enough.
EDIT: Some disappointing news from Wrestling Observer Radio - Meltzer says he's been told that TV Asahi, one of NJPW's TV partners in Japan (and possibly has a stake in the NJPW World platform?), has told the promotion they don't want Chris Charlton commentating, they only wanting him providing translations for the English broadcast, something the promotion is apparently not happy about because they like Chris a lot. I have no idea why Asahi would care about the English broadcast, which would only be on NJPW World or AXS (Dave speculates they feel he doesn't have the "right look for a wrestling commentator", which he acknowledges would be a ludicrous reason), but that's apparently why he's been pretty quiet lately when he's been on the G1 shows, rather than acting as the sort of modern Mike Tenay he was doing quite well as.
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Post by cmhunk on Jul 15, 2019 18:16:52 GMT -5
Got around to watching Kenta’s post match promo after beating Tanahashi. God damn that man oozes charisma. You wouldn’t think it when you watch his NXT stuff, but the crowd was sitting on his every word.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 15, 2019 18:20:13 GMT -5
I'm a little bummed Jeff Cobb lost, but it was a good showing.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2019 21:44:38 GMT -5
My reaction to the booking of Naito so far...
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Post by Convoy on Jul 15, 2019 22:33:53 GMT -5
I watched as Suzuki got his hands on the LA Dojo Lions, and I said nothing.
Neither Shingo/Yano nor Juice/Goto clicked for me, but I'm happy with the winners of both. Juice especially seems refreshed and ready to score in double-digits for the first time in a G1.
Liked Mox/Cobb for the most part. The ending felt flat, but Mox sold like a champ for Cobb, and the little things they did to showcase the shoulder work were nice.
Okay, where to begin on Ishii/White. Easily MOTT so far. Ishii is the absolute perfect foil to White - hard-hitting and unshakable in demeanor. Those two gelled better than I expected, and I already expected it to be a great match. Can't wait to see them battle again in the future.
I definitely liked this Taichi/Naito match more than the one earlier this year, even if the outcomes to both were never in doubt. I'm assuming Naito and Jay both start tallying wins leading to their B Block final bout.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2019 0:49:08 GMT -5
Question about Jeff Cobb. What's the deal with him? I've seen this Moxley match and I checked some Youtube stuff of his out, even saw some interviews of his and the guy looks legit.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 16, 2019 0:55:48 GMT -5
Question about Jeff Cobb. What's the deal with him? I've seen this Moxley match and I checked some Youtube stuff of his out, even saw some interviews of his and the guy looks legit. He's definitely legit. He's basically this powerhouse of a dude who can do as many suplexes as Taz, while also being able to do things like standing shooting star presses. If he were like 4 inches taller, WWE would have hired him. He came to prominence after some time on the indies due to being signed to Lucha Underground to be Matanza, sort of the big menace of season 2, and also, gained a lot of good will with people when Michael Elgin's downfall it. In his leaked messages, Elgin bitched about Cobb and talked about trying to badmouth him to NJPW to prevent them from using him. When this got out, guys like War Raiders came to his defense, and so did plenty of fans. For his part, Cobb made jokes about it, but was a professional and worked with Elgin in NJPW a few times since, until Elgin left and Cobb's role expanded some. Definitely one of those guys who seems like he's got everything going for him, he's just needed opportunity, and hopefully, that's coming to him now.
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