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

NJPW, 8/13/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,015 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP [12] beat La Sombra [4] (4:59) with the Oyasumi.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima [12] beat Wataru Inoue [4] (9:51) with a lariat.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson [6] beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6] (9:39) with the Gun Stun.
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata [10] beat Lance Archer [6] (8:42) with a backdrop hold.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Strong Man [2] beat Minoru Suzuki [12] (9:31) with a Blockbuster.
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito [10] beat Giant Bernard [8] (10:44) by countout.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Yoshihiro Takayama [10] beat Togi Makabe [10] (12:14) with an Everest German suplex hold.
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto [12] beat Shinsuke Nakamura [12] (13:13) with the Shouten Kai.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano [10] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [12] (16:57) with the Kagamiwari.

*** Apologies for the downtimes, the server I am on has been under DDoS attack and my host has been trying to stop it. I can’t say for sure if they have ended but hopefully it will be resolved soon if not. ***

* Today’s results, capped off by a huge win for Yano over Tanahashi, make things very, very intriguing going into the final day. From Block A, Tanahashi remains the favourite as he is in the lead but wrestlers like Naito (who he faces tomorrow) and Yano could sneak through. Tanahashi defeated Makabe and Takayama, yet if both were to win while Naito and/or Yano (who beat Tanahashi) did likewise, Block A would be in a state of confusion. Of the crew on 10pts, only Nagata has no chance whatsoever, having wrestled his last match of the tournament today.
* From Block B, Goto’s big win over Nakamura and Strong Man’s monster upset victory over Suzuki to break his G1 duck shook things up massively. Goto, Kojima, and MVP took advantage of these slip-ups by winning so that five men now sit on 12pts. All five have matches tomorrow although one suspects the Nakamura vs. Suzuki match could be the crucial one.

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

Block B:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura [12]
- Hirooki Goto [12]
- Satoshi Kojima [12]
- MVP [12]
- Minoru Suzuki [12]
6. Karl Anderson [6]
7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6]
8. La Sombra [4]
8. Wataru Inoue [4]
10. Strong Man [2]

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Tomorrow’s match order has been announced.

NJPW, 8/14/11 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Hideo Saito
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Toru Yano
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Lance Archer vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Strong Man
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. MVP
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Minoru Suzuki
10. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega
11. G1 Climax – Final: Block A 1st place vs. Block B 1st place