–> “G1 CLIMAX XXI ~THE INVINCIBLE FIGHTER~” <--

NJPW, 8/11/11 (Samurai! TV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2
1,800 Fans

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito [8] beat Hideo Saito [0] (7:25) with a Stardust press.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6] beat La Sombra [4] (9:16) with the Anaconda Vice.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto [10] beat Wataru Inoue [4] (11:09) with the Shouten Kai.
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano [8] beat Lance Archer [6] (8:51) with the Kuro Kirishima.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP [10] beat Strong Man [0] (8:18) with the Oyasumi.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima [10] beat Karl Anderson [4] (12:55) with a lariat.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe [10] beat Giant Bernard [8] (12:35) with a King Kong kneedrop.
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [12] beat Yujiro Takahashi [4] (12:43) with the High Fly Flow.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata [8] beat Yoshihiro Takayama [8] (13:51) with a backdrop hold.

* One of the biggest feuds of 2002-2003 that saw two Tokyo Dome main events, Nagata vs. Takayama, was revived today as Nagata pinned the mighty Takayama to draw level on 8pts with him in a rare main event that doesn’t feature the younger generation of New Japan stars that rule the company nowadays.
* Tanahashi went top of Block A with a victory over Yujiro but Makabe is trailing him like a hound, a big win over Bernard today ensuring he is just 2pts behind the IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
* The deadlocked trio of Goto, Kojima, and MVP all scored crucial necessary wins to keep them in distance of group leaders Nakamura and Suzuki, neither of whom wrestled today.
* Yano and Naito continued surprise comebacks in the tournament which now see them tied with Bernard and Takayama on 8pts.
* The man who ruled the G1 briefly in the 2000s, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, has also managed to avoid an embarrassing campaign by notching up some wins to ensure he sits in 6th place in Block B, although he cannot reach the final.

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Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [12]
2. Togi Makabe [10]
3. Yuji Nagata [8]
- Tetsuya Naito [8]
- Toru Yano [8]
- Giant Bernard [8]
- Yoshihiro Takayama [8]
8. Lance Archer [6]
9. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
10. Hideo Saito [0]

Block B:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura [12]
- Minoru Suzuki [12]
3. Hirooki Goto [10]
- Satoshi Kojima [10]
- MVP [10]
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6]
7. Wataru Inoue [4]
- Karl Anderson [4]
- La Sombra [4]
10. Strong Man [0]