New Japan Pro-Wrestling continued the G1 Climax on Wednesday. Kota Ibushi lost his tenuous lead in A Block with a loss to Shingo Takagi in the main event. With that loss, A Block is a four-way tie for first with Jay White, Kota Ibushi, Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay all with 8 points each.
The show saw its share of rare, if not outright first-time, matchups. Jay White & Taichi especially had fun feeling each other out. Both men are natural heels, so the douchebag collision that followed was a truly entertaining spectacle.
Takagi’s main event win over Ibushi not only cost Ibushi the lead in A-Block, it continued Takagi’s reign as spoiler. He’s already beaten Ospreay, and he’s set to face Okada next. If Takagi beats The Rainmaker, he could very possibly win the block or give it to Jay White, the only leader to beat The Dragon so far.
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NJPW G1 Climax 30
Night 11
Available on NJPWWorld.com
- Yota Tsuji (4-2-2) def. Gabriel Kidd (2-4-1) by submission via Boston Crab. (6:44)
- A Block Match: Tomohiro Ishii (6) def. Yujiro Takahashi (0) by pinfall via Vertical Drop Brainbuster. (15:26)
- A Block Match: Kazuchika Okada (8) def. Jeff Cobb (4) by pinfall via Sunset Flip. (11:03)
- A Block Match: Will Ospreay (8) def. Minoru Suzuki (6) by pinfall via Stormbreaker. (14:27)
- A Block Match: Jay White (8) def. Taichi (6) by pinfall via Bladerunner. (15:16)
- A Block Match: Shingo Takagi (6) def. Kota Ibushi (8) by pinfall via Last of the Dragon. (21:57)
G1 Climax 30 continues on Oct. 8th at 5am ET on NJPWWorld.com
