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

NJPW, 8/8/14 (TV Asahi ch2/iPPV)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium
5,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. G1 Climax – Block A: Shelton Benjamin [10] beat Tomoaki Honma [0] (8:08) with the Paydirt.
2. G1 Climax – Block B: Yujiro Takahashi [8] beat Toru Yano [8] (2:56) by pinfall.
3. G1 Climax – Block B: Lance Archer [8] beat Hirooki Goto [8] (8:52) with the Blackout.
4. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson [10] beat Tetsuya Naito [10] (7:51) with the Gun Stun.
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Tomohiro Ishii [10] beat Yuji Nagata [8] (11:46) with a brainbuster.
6. G1 Climax – Block A: Doc Gallows [8] beat Katsuyori Shibata [10] (6:30) with the Hangman’s Noose.
7. G1 Climax – Block A: Shinsuke Nakamura [16] beat Bad Luck Fale [12] (11:08) with the Boma Ye.
8. G1 Climax – Block B: AJ Styles [16] beat Togi Makabe [8] (11:33) with the Styles Clash.
9. G1 Climax – Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. [10] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [14] (12:57) with the Bulldog bomb.
10. G1 Climax – Block B: Kazuchika Okada [16] beat Minoru Suzuki [10] (17:14) with the Rainmaker.

* The forbidden match is now a reality. Shinsuke Nakamura faces Kazuchika Okada in the 2014 G1 Climax final on Sunday at the Seibu Dome. People have waited a long time to see the CHAOS bosses meet and now they have the chance…

* The G1 third place match is almost as enticing with Tanahashi facing AJ Styles after they finished second in their blocks.

Final standings:

Block A:
1. Shinsuke Nakamura [16]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi [14]
3. Bad Luck Fale [12]
4. Katsuyori Shibata [12]
5. Satoshi Kojima [10]
- Tomohiro Ishii [10]
- Shelton Benjamin [10]
- Davey Boy Smith Jr. [10]
9. Doc Gallows [8]
10. Yuji Nagata [8]
11. Tomoaki Honma [0]

Block B:
1. Kazuchika Okada [16]
2. AJ Styles [16]
3. Karl Anderson [10]
4. Minoru Suzuki [10]
5. Tetsuya Naito [10]
6. Togi Makabe [8]
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8]
- Hirooki Goto [8]
- Toru Yano [8]
- Yujiro Takahashi [8]
- Lance Archer [8]

Full Seibu Dome lineup with Shibata vs. Goto also added.

NJPW, 8/10/14 (WPW/Sukachan/iPPV)
Seibu Dome

1. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., TAKA Michinoku & El Desperado
2. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Bad Luck Fale, Doc Gallows & Yujiro Takahashi
3. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Toru Yano, Kazushi Sakuraba & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka & Shelton Benjamin
4. Special Tag Match: Jushin Thunder Liger & Captain New Japan vs. Adam Cole & Michael Bennett
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (c) vs. Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish
6. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomoaki Honma
7. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Karl Anderson
8. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata
9. G1 Climax Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. AJ Styles
10. G1 Climax – Final: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazuchika Okada