–> G1 CLIMAX 24 (7/21/14 to 8/10/14) <--

NJPW, 8/3/14 (WPW/Sukachan/iPPV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
7,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii [8] beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. [6] (10:24) with a brainbuster.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8] beat Toru Yano [6] (4:33) with the Anaconda Max.
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata [8] beat Shelton Benjamin [8] (10:52) with the Nagata Lock IV.
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima [8] beat Doc Gallows [4] (7:11) with a lariat.
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto [8] beat Tetsuya Naito [8] (12:21) with the Shouten Kai.
6. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles [10] beat Lance Archer [6] (12:52) with the Calf Killer.
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Minoru Suzuki [8] beat Togi Makabe [6] (12:21) by referee stop.
8. G1 Climax – Block A: Katsuyori Shibata [10] beat Tomoaki Honma [0] (10:47) with a PK.
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada [10] beat Yujiro Takahashi [4] (12:49) with the Rainmaker.
10. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [10] beat Shinsuke Nakamura [10] (17:00) with a Japanese leg roll clutch hold.

* New Japan’s legendary Tanahashi vs. Nakamura series continued in the main event of yet another sold out show today, Tanahashi scoring a win over Shinsuke in a typically memorable main event featuring some of the best action you’ll find in the world. This put the former “New 3 Musketeers” of Tanahashi, Nakamura and Shibata all on 10pts in Block A, but having beaten both of his rivals, Shibata sits in 1st place for now.

Block A:
1. Katsuyori Shibata [10]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi [10]
3. Shinsuke Nakamura [10]
4. Yuji Nagata [8]
- Satoshi Kojima [8]
- Tomohiro Ishii [8]
- Bad Luck Fale [8]
- Shelton Benjamin [8]
9. Davey Boy Smith Jr. [6]
10. Doc Gallows [4]
11. Tomoaki Honma [0]

Block B:
1. Kazuchika Okada [10]
2. AJ Styles [10]
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8]
- Hirooki Goto [8]
- Tetsuya Naito [8]
- Minoru Suzuki [8]
7. Togi Makabe [6]
- Toru Yano [6]
- Karl Anderson [6]
- Lance Archer [6]
11. Yujiro Takahashi [4]