–> “G1 CLIMAX XX ~20TH YEARS ANNIVERSARY~” <--

NJPW, 8/10/10 (Samurai! TV)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium
4,900 Fans

1. G1 Climax - Block A: Tetsuya Naito [5] beat Karl Anderson [2] (11:52) with a Stardust press.
2. G1 Climax - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [6] beat Wataru Inoue [0] (13:56) with a lariat.
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Giant Bernard [6] beat Hirooki Goto [4] (11:25) with the Bernard Driver.
4. Special Tag Match: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Toru Yano & Gedo (8:45) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Gedo.
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [4] beat Yujiro Takahashi [0] (11:47) with the Boma Ye.
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe [4] beat Strong Man [0] (5:57) with a King Kong kneedrop.
7. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata [4] beat Go Shiozaki [4] (16:25) with a backdrop hold.
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [5] beat Manabu Nakanishi [4] (15:01) with the High Fly Flow.

* New Japan’s biggest attendance at Yokohama Bunk Gymnasium for half a decade.
* Tanahashi, Nakamura, and Makabe all continue their comebacks after poor starts to the G1 with victories today.
* Shiozaki suffers his second loss on the trot to a veteran, falling to Nagata today.
* Both Wataru and Yujiro remain winless, though Yujiro’s tag partner Naito continues to have an impressive G1.

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Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [5]
- Tetsuya Naito [5]
3. Togi Makabe [4]
- Manabu Nakanishi [4]
- Prince Devitt [4]
- Toru Yano [4]
7. Karl Anderson [2]
8. Strong Man [0]

Block B:
1. Giant Bernard [6]
- Satoshi Kojima [6]
3. Yuji Nagata [4]
- Hirooki Goto [4]
- Shinsuke Nakamura [4]
- Go Shiozaki [4]
7. Wataru Inoue [0]
- Yujiro Takahashi [0]