NJPW G1 Climax 26 Event 14 Results (8/7): Naito Vs. Evil, Omega Vs. Nagata, Elgin Vs. Yano

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING G1 CLIMAX 26

AUGUST 7TH, 2016- Shizuoka/Act City Hamamatsu

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This is the final week of the G1 tournament which started on July 18th and the G1 final takes place next sunday. All 20 G1 participants will have only two matches remaining each after today’s action. Yesterday’s event saw Sanada and Hiroyoshi Tenzan officially eliminated from G1 final contention in the A block. Today’s event features The B block and the results will help set the stage for the final stretch of the tournament.

THE UNDERCARD

JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER, TIGER MASK & CAPTAIN NEW JAPAN DEFEATED KUSHIDA, RYUSUKE TAGUCHI & DAVID FINLAY IN 5:33

Stop the presses. Captain New Japan’s team finally wins a match on the 14th G1 event. He didn’t factor into the fall though. Liger did by beating Finlay.

TOMOHIRO ISHII & HIROOKI GOTO DEFEATED SANADA & BUSHI IN 6:58

Goto with the GTR on Bushi for the victory. Ishii battles Sanada in tomorrow in the A block. Ishii coming off arguably his greatest match and Sanada eliminated but in full spoiler mode.

HIROSHI TANAHASHI, TOGI MAKABE & JUICE ROBINSON DEFEATED HIROYOSHI TENZAN, SATOSHI KOJIMA & MANABU NAKANISHI IN 8:30

Makabe gets the win for his team with the king kong knee drop on Nakanishi. Surprising that Tenzan’s team didn’t win here especially considering the emotional moment he had with his partner Kojima and the crowd after being eliminated from G1 final contention yesterday. Tenzan will be fighting for pride tomorrow against Tanahashi in the A block.

BAD LUCK FALE, TAMA TONGA & YUJIRO TAKAHASHI DEFEATED KAZUCHIKA OKADA, GEDO & NAOMUCHI MARUFUJI IN 9:33

The Bullet Club wins this 6 man tag when Yujiro hits the “pimp juice” on Gedo. This match is a set up for tomorrow’s crucial A block match of Okada vs Fale. Biggest match of Fale’s career as he trails the A block leader by only one victory and if he beats him. He will be tied for 1st place in the standings and will own the tie breaker. This match also set up tomorrow’s do or die contest between Tonga and Marufuji.

G1 CLIMAX 26 TOURNAMENT

B BLOCK MATCHES

TORU YANO DEFEATED MICHAEL ELGIN IN 4:59

After beating Shibata in just over a minute. Yano followed that up by tying up Nagata and getting a count out victory. He steals yet another victory again by defeating Michael Elgin by pinfall. Yano is something else while most wrestlers have fancy finishing holds. Yano’s set up move is his double low blow and then that’s usually followed by an inside cradle called the Akakiri. Usually utilized with a hand full of tights. Yano brings every opponent down to his level. Very disappointing loss for Elgin. He vowed not to lose again in the …

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