New Japan ran Day 3 of the G1 CLIMAX 32 today, staying up north for the 3rd of the first round of tournament matches. The headlining bout was another potential instant classic between longtime rivals Hirooki Goto & Tetsuya Naito.
Today’s event was held at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.
The announced paid attendance was 1919.
Match 1: Bad Dude Tito & Jonah beat Royce Isaacs & Tom Lawlor. Jonah pinned Isaacs after Power Bomb Whip.
Match 2: Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay beat Dick Togo, Sho, El Phantasmo & EVIL by ref stoppage. Henare beat Togo with Ultima.
Match 3: YOSHI-HASHI & Kazuchika Okada beat Ryohei Oiwa & Toru Yano. YOSHI-HASHI beat Oiwa with Butterfly Lock.
Match 4: Juice Robinson, KENTA & Jay White beat Kosei Fujita, Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi. KENTA beat Fujita with GAME OVER.
Match 5: BUSHI, SANADA & Shingo Takagi beat TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. SANADA beat TAKA with Skull End.
G1 CLIMAX:
Match 6: Block D-Yujiro Takahashi beat David Finlay.
Match 7: Block B-Tama Tonga beat Chase Owens.
Match 8: Block A-Bad Luck Fale beat Lance Archer by countout.
Main Event: Block C-Hirooki Goto beat Tetsuya Naito.
Day 4 is Saturday at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV brodcast so expect a slightly different presentation style.
