New Japan presents: G-1 Climax Tournament XXII (Sleton getting that jap money))

[Jmare007]

I know a lot of folks in here don't watch puroresu, but the G-1 Climax (alongside TripleMania and Wrestle Kingdom) is probably the biggest event outside of the US and given that all the days of the tournament will be televised, I thought this could work for some people that might be interested in watching new stuff. Links WILL BE POSTED in here.

It starts on August 1st so there's time for you to get familiar with some of the big names like Tanahashi, Nakamura, Naito, Nagata, Suzuki, Goto, etc. Just ask and I'll see what I can do.

This are the participants:

Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi
2. Yuji Nagata
3. Satoshi Kojima
4. Karl Anderson
5. Shelton Benjamin (free)
6. Toru Yano
7. Yujiro Takahashi
8. Minoru Suzuki
9. Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH)

Block B:
1. Togi Makabe
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
3. Hirooki Goto
4. Tetsuya Naito
5. MVP
6. Rush (CMLL)
7. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. Kazuchika Okada
9. Lance Archer


Here are the cards:

Spoiler

NJPW, 8/1/12 (Asahi Newstar)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Rush
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Karl Anderson
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Lance Archer
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Kazuchika Okada
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shelton Benjamin

NJPW, 8/3/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Yujiro Takahashi
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Rush vs. Lance Archer
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Toru Yano
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Naomichi Marufuji
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. MVP
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada

NJPW, 8/4/12 (J SPORTS)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Karl Anderson vs. Yujiro Takahashi
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Toru Yano
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. MVP
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Rush vs. Kazuchika Okada
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Naomichi Marufuji
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima

NJPW, 8/5/12 (WPW)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Yujiro Takahashi
2. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Rush
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Lance Archer
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Karl Anderson vs. Shelton Benjamin
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazuchika Okada
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Naomichi Marufuji

NJPW, 8/7/12 (Samurai! TV)
Sendai Sun Plaza Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Rush
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Karl Anderson
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Hirooki Goto
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer vs. Kazuchika Okada
6. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Minoru Suzuki vs. Naomichi Marufuji
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano

NJPW, 8/8/12 (Samurai! TV)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Karl Anderson vs. Naomichi Marufuji
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Rush
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Lance Archer
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. MVP
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Yuji Nagata
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki

NJPW, 8/10/12 (J SPORTS)
Niigata City Gymnasium

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Lance Archer
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Shelton Benjamin
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. MVP
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Rush
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Karl Anderson vs. Toru Yano
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Minoru Suzuki
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yujiro Takahashi
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Kazuchika Okada

NJPW, 8/11/12 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. G1 Climax – Block B: Rush vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Toru Yano
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin vs. Minoru Suzuki
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Naomichi Marufuji Pro Wrestling NOAH vs. Yujiro Takahashi
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tetsuya Naito
6. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Kazuchika Okada
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata

NJPW, 8/12/12 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Lance Archer
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Togi Makabe vs. Kazuchika Okada
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Naomichi Marufuji Pro Wrestling NOAH vs. Toru Yano
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shelton Benjamin
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Karl Anderson
9. G1 Climax – Final: Block A 1st place vs. Block B 1st place

Personally, I can't wait for these 4 matches taking place in the GOAT wrestling venue Korakuen Hall

-Naito vs Nakamura
-Goto vs Nakamura
-Naito vs Okada II
-Tanahashi vs Nagata

 

[Miracle Violence]

At least 10 of those matches could potentially be great.

 

[Stress Welker]

Will be keep an eye on this thread. I've never follow Japanese wrestling closely, but have always enjoyed to product.

Props, for the future links.

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

Okada/Naito rematch

Some other good looking matches too, picking Naito to win it. Couple of bums in there too, fukk a Marufuji , but that's always the way. Looks stronger than recent years though.

-Naito vs Nakamura
-Goto vs Nakamura

Nak has been killing it recently, the Naito match has serious potential.

 

[StatUS]

3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. MVP

 

[PopOnCloud9]

Will be keep an eye on this thread. I've never follow Japanese wrestling closely, but have always enjoyed to product.

Props, for the future links.

Same here but I'm excited about this joint

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[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Naito got this brehs. Cant wait for a lot of these matches. Good thinkin Jmare.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Jmare007 again.

 

[Miracle Violence]

Okada/Naito rematch

They have a lot to live up to. With the first match, they had the advantage of low expectations.

I won't be surprised if they have another great match though.

 

[Jmare007]

Korakuen Hall fans are gonna make sure that they have a great atmosphere so it's gonna be AT LEAST very fun to watch. They may not have an "epic" style of match, but I think it will be great regardless


Last year, Korakuen made Toru fukking Yano look like a star and were a huge part in making his match against Tanahashi a G-1 classic.

K-Hall =

 

[SuikodenII]

They should do something like this in the United States, have top wrestlers from all/most promotions come together and do a tournament

Might just save this dieing sport

 

[TrueEpic08]

Okada/Naito rematch

Some other good looking matches too, picking Naito to win it. Couple of bums in there too, fukk a Marufuji , but that's always the way. Looks stronger than recent years though.



Nak has been killing it recently, the Naito match has serious potential.

Marufuji a bum? There are at least 4 people in this tournament that legitimately suck or are too broken down to have good matches anymore (Yujiro , Lance Archer ) and you pick Marufuji to hate on?

Marufuji's a dark horse to get to the finals, see as he has lingering heat with Nakamura from their tag bout at WrestleKingdom. At worst, they'll be interacting in a tag at some point during the tournament.

Korakuen Hall fans are gonna make sure that they have a great atmosphere so it's gonna be AT LEAST very fun to watch. They may not have an "epic" style of match, but I think it will be great regardless


Last year, Korakuen made Toru fukking Yano look like a star and were a huge part in making his match against Tanahashi a G-1 classic.

K-Hall =

I think that you need to repeat this, TORU fukkING YANO, one of the worst wrestlers on that roster, got a title feud (and his match was essentially in his home court in Osaka) off the G1 last year. Match wasn't that bad either.

Naito's got this, I figure, since he's been getting booked weirdly for my tastes. I think this will start his ascension in earnest.

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

Can't stand Maru and his ridiculous move set/goofy no selling, hated him for years I think the others you mentioned suck as well though.

Dark Horse for me is Anderson, won't win but could make the final with the push he's been getting.

 

[Jmare007]

Maru is fine once you take his matches for what they are. He can still have a fun spotfest from time to time.

NOT looking forward for his match against KENTA at Sumo Hall though

 

[TrueEpic08]

Maru is fine once you take his matches for what they are. He can still have a fun spotfest from time to time.

NOT looking forward for his match against KENTA at Sumo Hall though

The fukk? Is NOAH even going to draw half a house there?

On topic, the Anderson push in NJPW is one of the few weird things going on in wrestling that has been legitimately pretty good. I don't think that he'll make the finals (I said Marufuji because he and Nakamura are in different blocks), but he'll definitely make a good show of himself.

 

[Scottie Drippin]

Block A is loaded. I can see Minoru, Kojima, Nagata, Maru, and Tana all taking points away from each other and allowing Machine Gun to get through with a few wins