New Japan ran Day 14 of G1 CLIMAX 32 today, the action getting hot along with the weather as the tournament enters the final stretch. The weather is not good as it has taken Jay White out of today and tomorrow due to potential heat stroke symptoms (a precautionary coronavirus rapid test was negative.). Fortunately he will not miss tournament matches.
Today’s event was held at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.
The announced paid attendance was 1525.
Match 1: BUSHI & Shingo Takagi beat Kosei Fujita & Tomohiro Ishii. BUSHI pinned Fujita.
Match 2: Royce Isaacs & Tom Lawlor beat TAKA Michinoku & Zack Sabre Jr. Lawlor pinned TAKA after NKOTB.
Match 3: Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan & Will Ospreay beat Dick Togo, El Phantasmo, Sho & EVIL by ref stoppage. Henare beat Togo.
Match 4: Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada beat Gedo, Bad Luck Fale & Juice Robinson. Goto pinned Gedo after GTR.
G1 CLIMAX:
Match 5: Block D-Yujiro Takahashi beat YOSHI-HASHI.
Match 6: Block B-SANADA beat Chase Owens by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Match 7: Block B-Tama Tonga beat Taichi.
Match 8: Block A-Lance Archer beat Jonah by countout.
Main Event: Block C-Tetsuya Naito beat KENTA.
Day 15 is tomorrow with Tanahashi-Goto as the main event. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
