–> “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]

–> “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]