G1 Climax 2018 Discussion

Kota Ibushi vs Tetsuya Naito:

Naito ducks the High Kick and drops into the tranquilo pose, Naito smashes Ibushi into the English announce table, then rolls back in the ring, Kota back in at 11, Naito with an Inverted Backbreaker then a Running Knee for a 2 count, they trade Forearms, Ibushi with a Rolling Solebut, Dash Middle then a Standing Moonsault for a 2 count, Frankensteiner, Naito rolls to the floor, Kota follows with the Golden Triangle Moonsault, he sends Naito back in and goes up top, but Naito meets him, Ibushi fights him off & looks for a Deadlift German Suplex from the apron, Naito fights him off, Missile Dropkick, Slingshot Dropkick then an Inverted Figure 4 on Ibushi, Kota lights up Naito with repeated Open-Handed Slaps, Naito with the a Swinging Tornado DDT, Flying Forearm, Gloria blocked, & Ibushi with a Half & Half Suplex, Naito blocks a Victory Roll and hits a version of Thrill of the Kill, Gloria, Elevated Inverted Neckbreaker for a 2 count, Destino set-up blocked with a High Kick, Naito with a Stun Gun into the turnbuckle, Step-Up Enzugiri, up top, but Ibushi with a Pele Kick, Naito with an Avalanche Poisoned Franeksteiner, but Ibushi lands on his feet & hits a Lariat, Kota with a Deadlift German Suplex from the apron back in for a near fall, Golden Star Powerbomb for a near fall, knee pad pulled down, Naito ducks the Kamigoye, Destino blocked, Kamigoye countered into Destino but only a near fall, Destino countered into Emerald Flowsion, Running Knee for a near fall, then hits Kamigoye for the win and 2 points brining him up to 10

Ibushi: His first Osaka match win, Ibushi promises one thing he's going to win the G1 & he's coming back to Osaka

So at the end of Night 14 B Block looks like this: Omega at 12 points, Naito & Ibushi at 10 points each, SANADA & Zack at 8 points each, Ishii & Goto at 6 points each, Tama & Juice with 4 points each & Yano with 2 points

Minoru Suzuki w/El Desperado vs Hangman Page:

Page takes it right to Suzuki then throws Desperado over the rail, Page with a Moonsault off the stage onto both Suzuki & Desperado, he sends Suzuki back in, cover but Minoru turns it into a Kimura before going back to the floor, he grabs a plastic chair & opens up the railing, chair driven into Page's ribs and tears at the arm, The King is pissed, and he takes apart the barricades and Stomps them into Page, he grabs another barricade and slams it into Page, he's going break Asami's arm, but Page is back up & Suzuki runs Page right in front of Kevin & Rocky then drives a water bottle into Page's head, Minoru back in & Page back in at 14, Page comes back with a Lariat, Page with the Deadlift Bridging Fallaway Slam for a 2 count, as Page has gotten under the skin Minoru even more, rapid-fire strikes, Penalty Kick for a 2 count, he tortures Page in the Fujiwara then switches to the Rings of Saturn then a Double Underhook Crossface, but Page makes it to the rope, Suzuki says come on fucking boy, Page spits in his face & says come on asshole, Minoru with a HARD Forearm, Suzuki slips behind The Buckshot Lariat, Rear Naked Choke, he goes for The Gotch, but Page blocks, Rolling Elbow, Superkick, Page takes off the elbow pad, Buckshot Lariat connects, Suzuki counters Rite of Passage into The Choke, he starts to fade, Minoru goes for The Gotch-Style Piledriver, but Page counters into The Rite of Passage for the win and 2 points, bringing him up to 6

Michael Elgin vs Hiroshi Tanahashi:

Elgin with an Inverted Waterwheel Slam then a Pendulum Backbreaker for a 2 count, Slingshot Splash for a 2 count, Tanahashi with a Somersault Senton for a 2 count, Dragon Screw, Elgin answers back with a Dragon Screw of his own, Elgin with a Falcon Arrow for a 2 count, Tanahashi with an Elevated Dragon Screw, Cloverleaf, Elgin powers out of it, Tanahashi skins the cat and brings Elgin to the floor with a Headscissors, Hiroshi up top, but Elgin slides back in the ring, Enzugiri and goes up top and hits a Superplex for a near fall, Tanahashi blocks a Buckle Bomb attempt, then counters a Tiger Driver, but Elgin holds on, Powerbomb with a folding pin for a 2 count, Buckle Bomb, but Hiroshi explodes with a Slingblade on the recoil for a 2 count, Crucifix Pin for a 2 count, Dragon Screw countered into an Enzugiri then a German Suplex, Tanahashi blocks a Tiger Suplex, Powerbomb countered into Twist and Shout, Slingblade, Hiroshi up top, Frog Crossbody, but Elgin holds on, Hiroshi out the back, Dragon Suplex blocked, Straightjacket German blocked, Uraken, Elgin with a left-arm Lariat then takes off the elbow pad and hits the Lariat, Splash Mountain, but only a near fall, Buckle Bomb, Elgin Bomb countered into a Small Package for the win and 2 points, bringing him to 14

Night 16

Tomohiro Ishii vs Juice Robinson:

Juice with a Full Nelson Slam and takes off his cast, Juice with Right Jabs, Ishii ducks The Left Hand of God, Juice with the Cannonball and goes up top, Diving Crossbody for a 2 count, they trade Chops, Ishii with a Powerslam then hits a Superplex, Ishii ducks The Taste, Juice Box blockd, Juice ducks The Sliding Lariat, Juice Box then a Falling Powerbomb for a 2 count, Ishii ducks The Left Hand of God, Right Jab then the Left Hand of God connects then a Lariat for a near fall, Pulp Friction blocked, Ishii with a Sliding Lariat for a near fall, Ishii with a Release German Suplex then a Lariat for a near fall, Brainbuster blocked, they trade Headbutts, Pulp Friction blocked, Ishii with an Enzugiri then finishes Juice with The Vertical Sheer-Drop Brainbuster for the win and 2 points bringing him to 8

Tama Tonga vs Kota Ibushi:

Tama has a new shirts that reads: Tama Tonga, Zero F*cks Given.

Tama goes through the crowd and attacks Kota from behind, Loa & Fale are nowhere to be seen, Tama looks to be going solo tonight, he tells Kota to check his police and military records then says the BC Elite ain't shit, then throws him into the barricade then back into the ring, Ibushi with a Standing Moonsault for a 2 count, Tongan Twist countered, Lawn Dart blocked, Tongan Twist countered into a Half and Half, he looks for The Golden Triangle, but Tama sends him to the floor, they go into the crowd, deep into the crowd, Kota climbs the balcony, he walks the rail and HITS A MOONSAULT OFF THE 2ND FLOOR BALCONY! Ibushi heads back to the ringside with Tama, back into the ring, Kota goes up top, Loa runs down to ringside and grabs Kota's leg, Tama goes up top, but Ibushi fights out, Dash Middle blocked, Tama with a Leaping Neckbreaker then Veleno for a near fall, Gun Stun blocked, Kota goes for the kill, but Loa grabs Ibushi's leg from the floor, Gun Stun blocked but Tama is thrown into Asami, High Kick, he goes for The Golden Star Powerbomb, but Fale's in to block it, but here comes the Champ, V-Trigger for Fale, Loa cuts Omega in half with a Spear, Dash Middle for Loa, Gun Stun blocked, Ibushi with a Lariat then takes the kneepad down, Tama ducks The Kamigoye, then hits a Pop-Up Gun Stun for the win and 2 points, bringing him to 6

Loa delivers a Last Ride to Omega, Fale was going for the Bad Luck Fall on Kota, but Hangman Page & Chase Owens run down to make the save for The BC Elite while the BC OGs leave

SANADA vs Tetsuya Naito:

Naito goes for the Tranquilo pose & SANADA with a Dropkick to the face, Naito with a Inverted Backbreaker on SANADA on the ramp then a Dropkick to the back of the head, Naito back in the ring & SANADA back in at 16, Naito with a Neckbreaker for a 1 count, Naito with a Slingshot Dropkick, Gloria blocked, SANADA with a Springboard Missile Dropkick, Naito with a Swinging DDT then an Avalanche Hurricanrana, Gloria for a 2 count, Destino countered into the Dragon Sleeper, Naito slips out and hits an Enzugiri, Destino countered into a Whiplash, Springboard Missile Dropkick to the back of the head, Bridging Tiger Suplex for a near fall, Skull End, but Naito counters, SANADA ducks the Flying Forearm, Skull End, but Naito slips out, Destino blocked, TKO countered into Destino for a near fall, SANADA counters Destino into one of his own for a near fall, Skull End, he releases and goes for The Mutoh-Style Moonsault, but Naito evades, Naito hits the Flying Forearm, Destino blocked, SANADA with a Moonsault into Skull ENd, but Naito backflips out, SANADA with an O'Connor Roll into a Prawn Hold for a near fall, Rolling Elbow, Naito blocks the Asai DDT and hits Destino for the win and 2 points bringing him to 12

EVIL comes down & he has Hiromu Takahashi's ring jacket with him, BUSHI is in as well, Naito asks for the mic: Buenas Noches Yokohama! He addresses the fans for coming out in the pouring rain, he hopes the match between himself & SANADA, both LIJ teammates will stay in the fans hearts. There's 4 people in the ring, but there's one person missing and he think the fans know who that is as EVIL holds up Takahashi's jacket. He says Hiromu is probably watching on New Japan World right now, Naito doesn't know whether Hiromu will be back tomorrow, soon or a long time from now, but tells him to come back as soon as he can. LIJ only comes to Yokohama once a year so this is their only chance to do this, then names all 5 members and they do the LIJ fist-bump

So at the end of Night 16, B Block looks like this: Omega & Naito with 12 points each, Ibushi & Zack with 10 points each, SANADA & Ishii with 8 points each, Goto & Tama with 6 points each and Juice & Yano with 4 points each

Hangman Page vs YOSHI-HASHI:

Page with an Elevated Hangman Neckbreaker on the apron then a Shooting Star Press off the apron to the floor, back in the ring with a Bridging Fallaway Slam for a 2 count, YOSHI with a Bunker Buster, then a Head Hunter, Running Chop then up top with a Diving Head Hunter for a 2 count, YOSHI blocks a Superkick, but Page with a Rolling Elbow then a Bridging German Suplex for a 2 count, YOSHI looks for the Hanging Dropkick, but Page counters and hits The Buckshot Lariat for a near fall, Rite of Passage blocked, Powerbomb countered into a Hurricanrana then hits an Avalanche Swinging Neckbreaker for a 2 count, YOSHI counters Rite of Passage into a Sunset Flip for a 2 count, he tries it again, blocked, YOSHI tries Karma, but Page blocks, Forearm, YOSHI counters Rite of Passage into a Japanese Destroyer for a near fall, he looks for Karma, but Page blocks, YOSHI with a Lungblower then finishes Page with Karma for the win and 2 points bringing him to 6 and Hangman also finishes with 6 points