At night five of NJPW’s G1 Climax tournament Callum Newman of The United Empire stunned the world by defeating veteran Shingo Takagi.
Newman absorbed a Pumping Bomber clothesline kicking out at two. Newman blocked Last of the Dragon and withstood nine million forearms to the head to drop Shingo with a jumping knee strike. Newman scored a two count with a Spanish Fly off the ropes. Newman’s cutter off the ropes was blocked by a Shingo clothesline to the back of the head. Newman kicked out of a standing Pumping Bomber. Newman bounced, flipped out of a DDT to give Shingo a cutter off the ropes for the massive upset.
Current Standings
Block A
| Name | Points |
|---|---|
| Zack Sabre Jr. | 14 |
| Shingo Takagi | 10 |
| Great-O-Khan | 10 |
| Evil | 10 |
| Tetsuya Naito | 10 |
| Jake Lee | 8 |
| Sanada | 8 |
| Gabe Kidd | 8 |
| Shota Umino | 8 |
| Callum Newman | 4 |
Block B
| Name | Points |
|---|---|
| David Finlay | 12 |
| Yota Tsuji | 10 |
| Konosuke Takeshita | 10 |
| Ren Narita | 10 |
| Jeff Cobb | 10 |
| Hirooki Goto | 8 |
| Yuya Uemura | 8 |
| Henare | 8 |
| Oleg Boltin | 8 |
| El Phantasmo | 6 |
G1 Climax Night Five Results
A Block: Callum Newman versus Shingo Takagi
Winner: Callum Newman
A Block: SANADA versus Gabe Kidd
Sanada pins Kidd with Dead Fall.
Winner: SANADA
A Block: Shota Umino versus Great-O-Khan
Khan continues his G1 losing streak. Umino pins Khan with Death Rider.
Winner: Shota Umino
A Block: Zack Sabre Jr. versus Jake Lee
Lee submits to Sabre’s arm lock. Sabre remains undefeated in the G1.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
A Block: EVIL versus Tetsuya Naito
Lots of House of Torture shenanigans. Evil kicks out of Destino to pin Naito with Everything is Evil.
Winner: EVIL
