Mma commentator for japan wrestleimg9/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Kingston hit a slam but he clutched at a sore lower back. ![]() A knucklelock and test of strength to open. Tomohiro Ishii (4) defeated Eddie Kingston (4) in a C Block tournament match at 16:14. Tanahashi hit the High Fly Flow frogsplash for the pin. Yano speared Tanahashi, shoving him into the ref, knocking the ref down. Tanahashi hit a Dragonscrew Legwhip at 6:00. In the ring, Yano hit Hiroshi with the corner pad, then he whipped Tanahashi into the exposed corner. Tanahashi teased using the roll of tape, but then he handed it to a kid in the front row. Yano whipped Hiroshi into the guardrail at 3:30. Tanahashi missed his second-rope summersault splash, and they rolled to the floor. Yano got a schoolboy rollup within seconds, then he begged for forgiveness. Tanahashi is 15-4-2 all-time, Kelly said. Hiroshi Tanahashi (4) defeated Toru Yano (0) in a D Block tournament match at 7:40. You always have to be on ‘upset alert’ when Yano is in the ring. They traded headbutts, and they crashed into each other on a shoulder tackle, with Shingo landing on Mikey for the pin! Charlton noted it “wasn’t a pretty finish but no way was Nicholls going down.”Ĥ. They traded clotheslines with each kicking out at one. ![]() Mikey hit a Death Valley Driver and a basement clothesline for a nearfall. Mikey hit a clothesline into the corner and a top-rope superplex, and they were both down at 7:00. They brawled to the floor, where Nicholls slammed Shingo onto the ring apron at 2:00. ![]() Shingo Takagi (4) defeated Mikey Nicholls (2) in a C Block tournament match at 9:13. They immediately traded punches. “He beat Goto handily,” Charlton observed.ģ. Short and to the point Goto really got in almost no offense and clutched at his ribs throughout. He hit a Jackhammer powerslam for the pin. Coughlin attacked before the bell they went to the floor and Alex jabbed him in the ribs with a chair. Goto’s ribs are heavily taped from injuries earlier in the tournament, and the commentators pointed it out. Alex Coughlin (2) defeated Hirooki Goto (4) in a D Block tournament match at 6:27. EVIL hit a low blow, then Everything is Evil uranage for the cheap pin. Henare blocked Everything is EVIL uranage, and he hit a running penalty kick for a nearfall. EVIL nailed Darkness Falls sitout powerbomb for a nearfall at 10:00. They finally got back in the ring, with Henare hitting a slam for a nearfall at 8:30. Togo choked Henare with his wire at 6:00. EVIL got a quick nearfall in the ring, but then they brawled into the crowd. As Henare walked to the ring, Togo attacked him from behind with a chair I start my stopwatch at first contact. EVIL (w/Dick Togo) (6) defeated Henare (2) in a C Block tournament match at 12:36. EVIL came out first by himself. At the conclusion of this show, every wrestler will have completed four of their seven round-robin matches.ġ. The tournament is spread out over 19 shows in a 29-day span. Kevin Kelly and Chris Charlton provided live commentary. Time limits are 20 minutes this year, NOT 30 minutes, so we’ll see how that impacts the tournament. The winner gets a title shot at Wrestle Kingdom on January 4. New this year, the top TWO finishers in each Block advance to a single-elimination, eight-man tournament. This is a round-robin tournament, so each competitor has seven tournament matches. The tournament is comprised of 32 wrestlers, spread out in four Blocks, each comprised of eight competitors. By Chris Vetter, Contributor ( “G1 Climax 33 Night Eight” ![]()
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