–> “G1 CLIMAX XXI ~THE INVINCIBLE FIGHTER~” <--
NJPW, 8/10/11 (Samurai! TV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2
1,500 Fans
1. G1 Climax – Block A: Lance Archer [6] beat Yujiro Takahashi [4] (7:14) with the Dark Days.
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano [6] beat Hideo Saito [0] (6:09) with the Oni Koroshi.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima [8] beat La Sombra [4] (9:25) with a lariat.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4] beat Strong Man [0] (7:18) with the Anaconda Vice.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki [12] beat Wataru Inoue [4] (14:19) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [12] beat Karl Anderson [4] (12:11) with the Boma Ye.
7. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP [8] beat Hirooki Goto [8] (10:39) with the Irreversible Crisis.
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito [6] beat Yoshihiro Takayama [8] (10:32) with a front cradle.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [10] beat Giant Bernard [8] (13:05) with a crucifix hold.
* Tanahashi repeats his feat from last month when he successfully defended his IWGP Heavyweight Title against Giant Bernard by pinning him again in today’s main event to take the lead in Block A.
* Although it might be too little, too late, young Naito has made a big comeback in the tournament and today’s win over Takayama is perhaps the biggest of his career so far.
* Nakamura and Suzuki remained runaway leaders in Block B, both winning today to move to 12pts, but behind them are Goto, Kojima, and MVP desperately trying to keep up with them on 8pts. MVP’s big win over Goto today meant the IWGP Intercontinental Champion stayed in the hunt.
* The completely insane Hideo Saito (0-7) and CMLL’s Strong Man (0-6) are suffering horror G1 campaigns and will at least want to regain some pride with at a win each.
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Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [10]
2. Togi Makabe [8]
- Giant Bernard [8]
- Yoshihiro Takayama [8]
5. Yuji Nagata [6]
- Tetsuya Naito [6]
- Toru Yano [6]
- Lance Archer [6]
9. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
10. Hideo Saito [0]
Block B:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura [12]
- Minoru Suzuki [12]
3. Hirooki Goto [8]
- Satoshi Kojima [8]
- MVP [8]
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4]
- Wataru Inoue [4]
- Karl Anderson [4]
- La Sombra [4]
10. Strong Man [0]