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.
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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