Night two of the G1 Climax tournament saw a number of upsets as it seems NJPW is making the risky move of going all-in on its newer, younger talent.
Case in point, Zach Sabre Jr. not only pinned the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Tetsuya Naito, but took the title, parading around with it in the crowd making Naito look even more like a twit. When did Naito become such a putz in NJPW? Seriously.
In the main event, Tsuji pinned Finlay with a spear and his Curb Stomp from the top rope.
Block A
Block B
G1 Climax Night Two Results
B Block: Yota Tsuji vs. David Finlay
Winner:
A Block: Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Winner: Tetsuya Naito
A Block: Shota Umino vs. Shingo Takagi
Umino gets the win with Death Rider.
Winner: Shota Umino
B Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Yuya Uemura
In another shocker, Uemura puts Goto away with his bridging pin. Uemura is now 2-0 in the tournament.
Winner: Yuya Uemura
A Block: Jake Lee vs. EVIL
Jake Lee chokeslams Evil who was supposed to rake Lee’s eyes but doesn’t. Lee still reacts though. Weird that. Evil kicks out. Evil dodges Lee’s running knee strike. Dick Togo throws powder into Lee’s eyes. Evil pins Lee with Everything is Evil.
Winner: Evil
B Block: El Phantasmo vs. Ren Narita
As the clock ticks down Narita grabs onto the official. Phantasmo shoved the official out of the way. Narita shot blocks Phantasmo. Running knee to the face and a Double Cross for the win. The crowd is deathly silent.
Winner: Ren Narita
A Block: Great-O-Khan vs. Gabe Kidd
In a shocker, Kidd pins Khan with a spinning lariat off the ropes in 11 minutes.
Winner: Gabe Kidd
B Block: Oleg Boltin vs. HENARE
Boltin no longer has the black Young Lion trunks any more. He has light blue and yellow color scheme now. The new look doesn’t helo Boltin though.
Henare wins with Streets of Rage.
Winner: HENARE
A Block: SANADA vs. Callum Newman
Sanada pins Newman with Dead Fall.
Winner: Sanada
