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NJPW G1 Climax 29 Day 4 Results: Taichi Gets A Hometown Main Event & Suzuki-Gun Gets A Big Tag Match Win

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NJPW G1 Climax 29 B Block

Taichi def. Tetsuya Naito

Tomohiro Ishii def. Jay White

Jon Moxley def. Jeff Cobb

Juice Robinson def. Hirooki Goto

Shingo Takagi def. Toru Yano

Non-Tournament Matches

Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Yoshi-Hashi) def. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens)

Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Lance Archer, Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) def. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kenta, Karl Fredericks & Clark Connors

Los Ingobernables (Evil, Sanada & Bushi) def. Tomoaki Homna, Toa Henare & Ren Narita

Kota Ibushi & Jushin “Thunder” Liger def. Yota Tsuji & Shota Umino


Kota Ibushi & Jushin “Thunder” Liger vs. Yota Tsuji & Shota Umino

The match begins with Liger wrenching away on the arm of Umino, Umino gets free and he gets Liger in a headlock for a short time. Liger gets free and he gets Umino in the surfboard stretch, Liger lets Umino free before Ibushi and Tsuji get tagged in. Ibushi and Tsuji have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Ibushi then drops a charging Tsuji with a shoulder block. Liger tags in and he throws Tsuji out of the ring before landing a baseball slide drop kick, Ibushi throws Tsuji in the ring before Liger gets him in the Romero Special. Umino breaks it up before attacking both members of the opposing team, Umino tags in and he nails a cornered Liger with strikes. Liger recovers and he drills Umino with a palm strike, Ibushi tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team.

Ibushi nails Umino with a slingshot splash for a near fall, Ibushi waits for Umino to get up before landing a series of kicks. Umino recovers and nails a charging Ibushi with a drop kick, Tsuji tags in and he nails Ibushi with a shoulder tackle. Ibushi stops a charging Tsuji with a series of body kicks, Tsuji recovers and he nails Ibushi with a spear. Tsuji and Umino then double team a cornered Ibushi, Tsuji then nails Ibushi with a power slam for a near fall. Ibushi recovers to drop Tsuji before landing a standing moonsault, Liger takes out Umino with a dive on the arena floor. Ibushi drops Tsuji with a lariat before applying a single leg crab to force a tap out.

Winners: Kota Ibushi & Jushin “Thunder” Liger

Tomoaki Homna, Toa Henare & Ren Narita vs. Los Ingobernables (Evil, Sanada & Bushi)

The match begins with Narita attacking Evil with some strikes, Evil recovers and he drops Narita with a shoulder block. Narita recovers and he drops Evil with a pair of drop kicks, Homna tags in and he double teams Evil alongside Henare. Homna goes for the headbutt and Evil gets out of the way, a brawl breaks out between members of both teams and it spills to the arena floor. Bushi tags in and he chokes Homna with his shirt, Bushi then drops Homna with a middle rope missile drop kick. Sanada tags in and he drops a swinging Homna with a European uppercut, Homna goes for a diving headbutt and Sanada moves out of the way. Homna drops a charging Sanada before landing a falling headbutt, Henare tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team.

Henare then drops Sanada with a flying shoulder tackle, Evil hits the ring and Henare lays him out with a Samoan drop. Henare follows that up by nailing Sanada with a suplex for a near fall, Bushi interferes and that allows Sanada to nail Henare with a drop kick. Bushi tags in and Henare fights back against LIJ, Narita tags in and he goes right after Bushi by landing an overhead release suplex. Homna and Henare nail a downed Bushi with a double falling headbutt, Narita gets Bushi in a modified sharp shooter and Bushi gets to the ropes. Narita misses a charge in the corner before getting triple teamed by LIJ, Bushi nails Narita with the MX for a three count.

Winners: Los Ingobernables (Evil, Sanada & Bushi)

Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kenta, Karl Fredericks & Clark Connors vs. Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Lance Archer, Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

The match begins with Suzuki-Gun attacking their opponents before the bell rings and the brawl spills all over the place, Archer and Kenta keep their battle in the ring. Kenta attacks Archer with a variety of kicks, Fredericks tags in and he attacks Archer with a few strikes of his own. Archer recovers and he nails Fredericks with a Black Hole Slam, Suzuki tags in and he levels Fredericks with kicks. Fredericks drops Suzuki with a shoulder block before landing a jumping stomp for a near fall, Suzuki recovers and he gets Fredericks in a rope assisted arm bar. A second brawl breaks out between both team and it spills all over the arena, Suzuki attacks Fredericks with pieces of the barricade and some chairs. Suzuki gets Fredericks back into the ring before landing a few more strikes, Kanemaru tags in and he attacks a downed Fredericks.

Sabre Jr tags in and he wrenches away on the head of Fredericks, Fredericks fights back and Sabre Jr gets him in a guillotine choke. Fredericks recovers and he nails a charging Sabre Jr with a spine buster, Tanahashi tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team. Tanahashi drops Sabre Jr before landing a middle rope swanton for a near fall, Sabre Jr recovers and he gets Tanahashi in the modified abdominal stretch before eating a dragon screw leg whip. Sabre Jr recovers and gets Tanahashi in a triangle choke as another brawl breaks out between both teams, Tanahashi gets to the ropes to break the submission. Tanahashi and Sabre Jr have a striking exchange until Tanahashi lands a Twist N’ Shout, Connors and Kanemaru get tagged in by their respective partners. Connors nails Kanemaru with a spear, Connors and partners then triple team Kanemaru for a near fall.

Connors gets Kanemaru in a Boston crab and Suzuki eventually destroys Connors to end the submission attempt, Sabre Jr gets Tanahashi in a heel hook while Suzuki puts Fredericks to sleep,. Archer then applies the EVD claw Kenta, Kanemaru nails Connors with a reverse DDT followed by Deep Impact for a three count.

Winners: Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Lance Archer, Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens)

The match begins with Owens nailing Yoshi-Hashi with a knee lift to the midsection, Yoshi-Hashi quickly fights back and he gets Owens in a headlock. Fale interferes and that allows Owens to land a few shots on Yoshi-Hashi, Yoshi-Hashi fights back and he drops Owens with a Head Hunter. Fale interferes again by dropping Yoshi-Hashi with a clothesline, a brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills to the arena floor. Owens grabs Yoshi-Hashi and he throws him into the barricade, Fale finds a cable wire and he chokes Okada with it. Fale tags in and he stands on a downed Yoshi-Hashi with Owens, Fale traps Yoshi-Hashi in the corner before landing some clothesline smashes. Owens tags in and he chokes a downed Yoshi-Hashi in the corner, Yoshi-Hashi fights back and he drops Owens with a mule kick.

Fale tags in and he attacks Yoshi-Hashi with a few stomps followed by strikes in the corner, Yoshi-Hashi recovers and he drops kicks Fale in the knee. Okada tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Okada drops Fale with a DDT after landing a running back elbow strike. Okada looks for a slam and he gets one on Fale after three separate attempts, Fale recovers and he nails Okada with an avalanche followed by an elbow drop for a near fall. Owens tags in and he nails Okada with a shining wizard for a near fall, Yoshi-Hashi comes in and Owens knocks him out of the ring. Owens goes for a package pile driver and Okada escapes, Okada recovers and he nails Owens with a modified neck breaker. Okada goes to the top rope and Fale throws him off, Fale goes for the Grenade and Okada escapes before Yoshi-Hashi knocks Fale out of the ring.

Owens rolls up Okada before nailing him with a knee strike, Owens goes for the package pile driver again and Okada escapes with a back body drop. Okada recovers and he nails a charging Owens with a drop kick followed by a top rope elbow drop, Okada hits Owens with the Rainmaker for a three count.

Winners: Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Yoshi-Hashi)

NJPW G1 Climax 29 B Block
Toru Yano vs. Shingo Takagi

The match begins with Takagi attacking Yano as he was taking his shirt off, Takagi corners Yano before landing a clothesline. Yano removes the turnbuckle pad before sending Takagi into the exposed corner, Yano then rolls up Takagi for a near fall. Yano goes to the arena floor and Takagi eventually follows him out there to beat him up some more, Yano then nails a charging Takagi with a drop toe hold onto a chair. Yano traps Takagi outside the ring and Takagi barely beats the count back into the ring, Yano looks for tape and Takagi drops him with a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Takagi and Yano have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Yano goes for a low blow and Takagi blocks it. Takagi then hits Yano with a back elbow strike before dropping him with a double chop, Yano then shoves Takagi into the referee before getting a steel chair.

Yano throws a chair into the hands of Takagi and alerts the ref to the fact that Takagi has a chair, Bushi comes out and distracts the referee. Takagi hits Yano with a chair and a lariat for a three count.

Winner: Shingo Takagi

NJPW G1 Climax 29 B Block
Juice Robinson vs. Hirooki Goto

The match begins with some chain wrestling between Robinson and Goto, Robinson and Goto exchange shoulder tackles until Robinson uses a leg lariat to drop Goto. Robinson then smashes a cornered Goto with a clothesline, Goto fights back and he nails Robinson with a rope assisted neck breaker. Robinson rolls out of the ring and Goto follows him out there to land some more strikes, Goto then throws Robinson into the barricade. Goto gets Robinson back into the ring for a near fall on a pin attempt, Goto then attacks the neck of Robinson with multiple elbow strikes. Goto follows those up by nailing Robinon with a suplex and then applying a chin lock, Robinson gets to the ropes and Goto nails him with a few strikes. Robinson fights back and he nails Goto with a flapjack, Robinson keeps the pressure on Goto while landing a clothesline.

Robinson then nails Goto with a full nelson bomb for a near fall, Robinson then connects with his patented jabs against Goto. Goto avoids the final jab to quickly drop Robinson with a kick, Goto corners Robinson again to land a plethora of forearm strikes. Robinson recovers and he nails Goto with a clothesline, Goto fights back to hit Robinson with a spin kick followed by a Saito suplex for a near fall. Robinson escapes the grasp of Goto and the two exchange clotheslines afterwards until Robinson goes down, Goto nails Robinson with a modified neck breaker for a near fall. Goto sets up for the GTR and he winds up nailing Robinson with a headbutt followed by kicks, Robinson avoids a final kick from Goto to land a jackhammer for a near fall.

Robinson goes for Pulp Friction and he winds up catching Goto in a small package for a near fall, Robinson clobbers Goto with a headbutt followed by the Left Hand Of God. Robinson then nails Goto with Pulp Friction for a three count.

Winner: Juice Robinson

NJPW G1 Climax 29 B Block
Jeff Cobb vs. Jon Moxley

The match begins with some chain wrestling between Cobb and Moxley, Moxley traps Cobb in the ropes while landing some chops. Cobb recovers and he nails Moxley with a drop kick before landing a belly to belly suplex, Moxley rolls out of the ring and he drags Cobb out before throwing him into the ring post. Moxley grabs the arm of Cobb and he smashes it on the arena floor, Moxley gets Cobb in the ring and he lands a double knee strike to the injured arm. Moxley holds Cobb down while wrenching away on his arm, Cobb gets up and he exchanges chops with Moxley. Moxley ends the exchange by sending Cobb shoulder first to the mat below, Moxley then knocks Cobb out of the ring with a knee strike. Moxley follows that up by taking out Cobb with a suicide dive, Moxley drags Cobb up the entrance ramp before biting his face.

Moxley and Cobb drop each other with double clotheslines on the ramp, Moxley and Cobb have a striking exchange before getting back in the ring. Moxley breaks the referee’s count before attacking Cobb and getting him back in the ring, Moxley gets Cobb in the ring before landing a top rope elbow drop for a near fall. Cobb fights back and he nails Moxley with a snap German suplex, Cobb the nails Moxley with a thrust kick followed by a standing shooting star press. Cobb corners Moxley before landing a flying back elbow strike, Moxley returns and he levels Cobb with a clothesline followed by a knee strike for a near fall. Cobb rolls to the ring apron and he places Moxley on the top rope before knocking him to the ring apron, Moxley gets back in the ring to land a knee strike followed by a rope assisted Death Rider for a three count.

Winner: Jon Moxley

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Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jay White

The match begins with White immediately rolling out of the ring, Ishii chases White into the ring before grabbing Gedo. Ishii and White briefly brawl outside the ring before taking their fight to the inside, Gedo distracts Ishii so White can get control. Ishii eventually drops a charging White with a shoulder block, Ishii tosses White out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade multiple times. Gedo distracts Ishii again and White shoves him into the ring post, White then throws the hurt Ishii into the barricade a few times. White gets Ishii in the ring before attacking him with a ton of chops, White drops a cornered Ishii with a back elbow strike for a near fall. Ishii tries fighting back and White drops him with a neck breaker for a near fall, Ishii fights back and he nails White with a suplex.

Ishii traps White in the corner while landing a plethora of chops, Ishii then attacks White with chops to the throat. White fights back and he crushes Ishii with a DDT, White follows that up by suplexing Ishii into the corner. White then hits Ishii with a Blade Buster for a near fall, White tries dropping Ishii with clotheslines and Ishii eventually drops White with a power slam. Ishii and White have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, White eventually drops a charging Ishii with a flat liner followed by a German suplex. White stands over Ishii while landing a series of forearm strikes, White also decides to stomp on the injured neck of Ishii. White hits Ishii with a Saito suplex and Ishii gets right back up to drop White with a forearm strike, Ishii places White on the top rope and he follows him up there to land a stalling superplex for a three count.

White tries fighting back and Ishii nails him with a high angle back suplex, Ishii then cracks White with a suplex. White quickly recovers and he nails Ishii with a uranage, White then hits Ishii with a Kiwi Crusher for a near fall. White goes for Blade Runner and he winds up stomping away on a downed Ishii, Ishii fights back and a striking exchange breaks out. White then drops a swinging Ishii with a sleeper suplex, Ishii escapes another Blade Runner attempt by nailing White with a German suplex. Ishii then clobbers a charging White with a lariat, Ishii follows that up by crushing White with a power bomb for a near fall. Ishii goes for a sliding lariat and White collapses before eating a ton of strikes, Gedo distracts the referee and Ishii. White goes for Blade Runner and Ishii counters with an enzaguri, Ishii then hits White with a sliding lariat for a near fall.

Ishii goes for a brain buster and he winds up nailing White with a flat liner, Ishii then nails White with a lariat for a near fall. Ishii then nails White with a brain buster for a three count.

Winner: Tomohiro Ishii

NJPW G1 Climax 29 B Block
Tetsuya Naito vs. Taichi

The match begins with Taichi playing some mind games with Naito and Naito does the same with him, Naito catches Taichi in a small package for a near fall. Naito trips up Taichi before landing a slingshot drop kick, Naito gets Taichi out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade a few times. Naito follows Taichi around on the outside of the ring while stomping away on him, Daichi Abe distracts Naito so Taichi can eventual low blow him inside of the ring. Taichi drags Naito out of the ring before throwing him over the barricade and into the crowd, Taichi grabs a steel chair and he attacks Naito with it. Taichi drags Naito back into the ring and he argues with the ref for not counting a pin, Taichi gets Naito to a seated position before kicking him in the back.

Naito starts fighting back and Taichi goes after his eyes before landing a knee strike, Taichi uses a high kick to knock Naito into the corner. Naito recovers and he nails a charging Taichi with a one legged drop kick, Naito then drops Taichi with a hip toss before landing a drop kick. Naito follows that up by nailing Taichi with a rope assisted back breaker and a neck breaker for a near fall, Naito locks Taichi with a leg assisted full nelson after landing another neck breaker. Taichi eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission hold, Taichi recovers to corner Naito and kick him in the head. Naito fights back and Taichi drills him with an enzaguri, Naito nails Taichi with an inverted atomic drop followed by a hurricarana. Taichi ends Naito’s momentum by landing a back drop suplex for a near fall, Taichi grabs the bag and he takes the iron finger out of it.

Naito drops kicks Taichi to avoid the iron finger, Naito follows that up by nailing Taichi with a rope assisted tornado DDT. Naito gets Taichi to the top rope before landing a top rope hurricarana, Naito then hits Taichi with Gloria for a near fall. Naito goes for Destino and Taichi counters with a high kick, Taichi then nails a dazed Naito with a power bomb. Taichi then hits Naito with an axe bomber followed by a leaping head kick for a near fall, Taichi goes for Black Mephisto and Naito escapes. Naito uses a ref distraction to low blow Taichi and land a reverse hurricarana, Naito then hits Taichi with Destino for a near fall. Naito goes for Destino again and Taichi counters with Black Mephisto, Taichi goes for a super kick and Naito counters before accidentally taking out the referee.

Yoshinobu Kanemaru tries interfering and Naito takes care of him, Taichi grabs the iron finger and Naito avoids it. Naito then hits Taichi with an enzaguri followed by the Snow Plow, Taichi avoids Destino to nail Naito with a super kick for a near fall. Taichi grabs the iron finger and he nails Naito with it, Taichi then hits Naito with the Last Ride for a three count.

Winner: Taichi

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