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We just caught up on most of the G1 matches... slowly gaining an appreciation for Olig Bolton. No major standout matches for me so far - enjoyed Takeshyta/Tsuji, ZSJ/O-Khan and Gabe Kidd/O-Khan... not a massive O-Khan mark usually but it was cool to see him wrestle two totally different matches like that.

Strong start for ZSJ :lupe:

Also, if us Brits have to say Jay-Z(ee) it seems only fair you all have to say Z(ed)SJ.
 
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Night 1: July 20, Osaka​

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Both blocks are in action on a ten match card! Singo Takagi vs Tetsuya Naito from A Block! Yota Tsuji vs Konosuke Takeshyta from B!
Plus, Gabe Kidd vs EVIL, Great-O-Khan vs Zack Sabre Jr, SANADA vs Jake Lee and Shota Umino vs the A Block qualifier! In B Block, El Phantasmo vs HENARE, Hirooki Goto vs Jeff Cobb, Yuya Uemura vs David Finlay and Ren Narita vs the B Block qualifier!

Night 2: July 21, Osaka​

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Both blocks are in action on a nine match card! Tetsuya Naito vs Zack Sabre Jr. in A Block! Hirooki Goto takes on Yuya Uemura in B Block! Plus Shota Umino vs Shingo Takagi, SANADA vs our A Block qualifier, Great-O-Khan vs Gabe Kidd and Jake Lee vs EVIL in A Block, El Phantasmo vs Ren Narita, Yota Tsuji vs David Finlay and HENARE vs the B Block qualifier!

Night 3: July 23, Hiroshima​

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Tetsuya Naito vs Jake Lee in A Block, and a bonus B Block match of Jeff Cobb vs Konosuke Takeshyta! Plus, from A Block, Shota Umino vs Gabe Kidd, Shingo Takagi vs Great-O-Khan, SANADA vs EVIL and Zack Sabre Jr. vs the A Block Qualifier!

Night 4: July 25, Aikawa​

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B Block in action! El Phantasmo vs Yota Tsuji! Plus, Hirooki Goto vs the B Block qualifier, Yuya Uemura vs Konosuke Takeshyta, Jeff Cobb vs Ren Narita and HENARE vs David Finlay!

Night 5: July 27, Nagasaki​

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A Block action sees Tetsuya Naito vs EVIL! Plus, Shota Umino vs Great-O-Khan, Shingo Takagi vs the A Block qualifier, SANADA vs Gabe Kidd and Zack Sabre Jr. vs Jake Lee!

Night 6: July 28, Fukuoka​

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B Block in action with HENARE vs Konosuke Takeshyta! El Phantasmo vs the B Block qualifier, Hirooki Goto vs Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura vs Jeff Cobb and David Finlay vs Ren Narita!

Night 7: July 29, Fukuoka​

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SHota Umino vs Zack Sabre Jr. a huge A Block match! Plus Tetsuya Naito vs SANADA, Shingo Takagi vs Gabe Kidd, Great-O-Khan vs Jake Lee and EVIL vs the A Block qualifier!

Night 8: July 31, Yamaguchi​

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Yuya Uemura vs HENARE in B Block! El Phantasmo vs Jeff Cobb, Hirooki Goto vs Ren Narita, Yota Tsuji vs the B Block qualifier and Konoskue Takeshyta vs David Finlay!

Night 9: August 3, Osaka​

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Shingo Takagi vs Zack Sabre Jr. in A Block! Shota Umino vs SANADA, Tetsuya Naito vs Gabe Kidd, Great-O-Khan vs EVIL and Jake Lee vs the A Block qualifier!

Night 10: August 4, Aichi​

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Jeff Cobb vs HENARE in B Block action! El Phantasmo vs Yuya Uemura, Hirooki Goto vs Konosuke Takeshyta, Yota Tsuji vs Ren Narita and David Finlay versus theB Block qualifier!

Night 11: August 6, Korakuen​

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A Block sees Gabe Kidd vs Jake Lee! Shota Umino versus Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi vs SANADA, Great-O-Khan vs the A Block qualifier and Zack Sabre Jr. vs EVIL!

Night 12: August 7, Korakuen​

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Yuya Uemura vs Ren Narita in B Block action! El Phantasmo vs Konosuke Takeshyta, Hirooki Goto vs David Finlay, Yota Tsuji vs HENARE and Jeff Cobb vs the B Block qualifier!

Night 13: August 8, Yokohama​

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Zack Sabre Jr. vs Gabe Kidd in A Block action! Shota Umino vs Jake Lee, Tetsuya Naito vs the A Block qualifier, Shingo Takagi vs EVIL and SANADA vs Great-O-Khan!

Night 14: August 10, Sendai​

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B Block sees Yota Tsuji vs Yuya Uemura! Hirooki Goto vs El Phantasmo, Jeff Cobb vs David Finlay, HENARE vs Ren Narita and Konosuke Takeshyta vs the B Block qualifier!

Night 15: August 12, Nagaoka​

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Tetsuya Naito vs Great-O-Khan in A Block! Shota Umino vs EVIL, Shingo Takagi vs Jake Lee, SANADA vs Zack Sabre Jr and Gabe Kidd vs the A Block qualifier int he final matches of the block!

Night 16: August 14, Shizuoka​

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B Block finals sees Yota Tsuji vs Jeff Cobb! El Phantasmo vs David Finlay, Hirooki Goto vs HENARE, Yuya Uemura vs the B Block qualifier and Konosuke Takeshyta vs Ren Narita!

Night 17: August 15, Chiba​

Second and third place finishers in each block will rematch in the first round of the playoffs!

Night 18: August 17, Ryogoku​

A Block and B Block semifinals will determine who makes the final!

Night 19: August 18, Ryogoku​

The A and B Block winners will meet in the grand final!
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Jmare007 said:
We back to mid 2000's levels of people not giving a fukk about the G-1 :wow: :mjcry:

Naito's lost his first two matches (Shingo & ZSJ)
Takeshyta won his debut against Tsuji, who then won the next night's main event against Finlay.

Night 1 did a good number for today's standards (4.1k) but Night 2 couldn't even sell half the building in Osaka (2.5k).

DDT barely got 4.1k at Sumo Hall for their Peter Pan show

Dragon Gate only got 4.7k for the Kobe World Hall show.


The only company doing better than expected business is All Japan with this Yuma Anzai TC run but still, it's only "selling out Korakuen Hall" level of good business :to:
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Completely forgot about the G1:wow:
 
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