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

NJPW, 8/14/10 (J SPORTS)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
6,500 Fans

1. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taiji Ishimori , Ricky Marvin & Atsushi Aoki went to a draw (15:00) when the time limit expired.
2. G1 Climax - Block A: Strong Man [4] beat Tetsuya Naito [5] (7:55) with a powerbomb.
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata [8] beat Wataru Inoue [2] (10:18) with a backdrop hold.
4. G1 Climax - Block B: Yujiro Takahashi [2] beat Giant Bernard [6] (8:03) with a crucifix hold.
5. G1 Climax - Block A: Karl Anderson [4] beat Toru Yano [6] (9:16) with the Gun Stun.
6. G1 Climax - Block B: Go Shiozaki [8] beat Hirooki Goto [8] (17:52) with the Go Flasher.
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe [8] beat Manabu Nakanishi [8] (10:52) with a King Kong kneedrop.
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Prince Devitt [8] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [7] (11:35) by pinfall.
9. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [8] beat Satoshi Kojima [8] (16:45) with the Boma Ye.

* Nakamura defeats Kojima in a rematch five years in the making after their 60 minute draw in the same building some years ago.
* Shiozaki’s win over Goto in an exciting match makes tomorrow’s Nakamura vs. Shiozaki super-battle even more mouthwatering.
* Nakamura now shares 8 points with Nagata, Goto, Kojima, and Shiozaki heading into an exciting final day.
* Devitt scores a massive upset win over Tanahashi to stay well in contention for a spot in the final, doing the junior division proud as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion!
* Makabe’s win over Nakanishi means that those two, Tanahashi, and Devitt are really the only ones in with a shot of reaching the final from Block A tomorrow.
* Yujiro finally gets off the mark with a cradle win over Bernard, eliminating the gaijin ace from final contention.

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Block A:
1. Togi Makabe [8]
2. Manabu Nakanishi [8]
3. Prince Devitt [8]
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi [7]
5. Toru Yano [6]
6. Tetsuya Naito [5]
7. Strong Man [4]
8. Karl Anderson [4]

Block B:
1. Yuji Nagata [8]
- Hirooki Goto [8]
- Shinsuke Nakamura [8]
- Satoshi Kojima [8]
- Go Shiozaki [8]
6. Giant Bernard [6]
7. Wataru Inoue [2]
8. Yujiro Takahashi [2]

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NJPW, 8/15/10 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata vs. Yujiro Takahashi
2. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Go Shiozaki
3. G1 Climax - Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Satoshi Kojima
4. G1 Climax - Block A: Toru Yano vs. Prince Devitt
5. G1 Climax - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Tetsuya Naito
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
7. Special Tag Match: Strong Man & Wataru Inoue vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
8. G1 Climax Special 6 Man Tag Match: Riki Choshu, Super Strong Machine & AKIRA vs. Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada & Tiger Mask
9. G1 Climax - Final: