New Japan finished the Road To G1 CLIMAX Tour today in Tokyo.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 1483. a legit sellout.
Match 1: Sho, DOUKI, SANADA & Ren Narita beat Masatora Yasuda, El Desperado, Taichi & Yuya Uemura. DOUKI pinned Yasuda after Earth Release Technique.
Match 2: Tatsuya Matsumoto, Hirooki Goto, Aaron Wolf & Boltin Oleg beat Daiki Nagai, Yuto Ice (Ice Baby), Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Oleg pinned Nagai after KamikazeZ
Match 3: Dick Togo & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Jado & Tiger Mask and Gedo & Taiji Ishimori in a 3-way when Kanemaru pinned TM 4.
Match 4: G1 CLIMAX Qualifiers: OSKAR (The Grouch) beat Yujiro Takahashi. As a result, OSKAR is in the G1 and will be in Block B.
Match 5: G1 CLIMAX Qualifiers: Ryohei Oiwa beat El Phantasmo. As a result. Oiwa is in the G1 and will be in Block A.
Match 6: Gabriel Kidd beat IWGP Global Champion Shota Umino to win the title. Kidd becomes the 9th IWGP Global Champion. Although he threw the belt away afterwards after assaulting President Hiroshi Tanahashi, so…
Main Event: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Yoh beat Francesco Akira to retain the title. V1 for Yoh.
The next event is the Tiger Mask 4 retirement event tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET