NJPW G1 Climax 26 Event #15 Results (8/8): Okada Vs. Fale, Tanahashi Vs. Tenzan, Goto Vs. Makabe

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING G1 CLIMAX 26

AUGUST 8TH, 2016- YOKOHAMA CULTURAL GYMNASIUM-KANAGAWA

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All 20 G1 participants have wrestled 7 matches thus far in the tournament. They each have only two matches remaining to make their last push to the G1 final on August 14th. 16 of the competitors still remain in contention to win their respective blocks. This has created a log jam where tie breakers could come into play and could create several different scenarios going into the final day in each block. Today’s event features the A block and the results will determine how the pieces of the puzzle will come into play.

THE UNDERCARD

KATSUHIKO NAKAJIMA DEFEATED DAVID FINLAY IN 5:05

Rare singles match on the card. Katsuhiko gets the win over 4th generation wrestler David Finlay with a vertical spike brainbuster. Basically a Nakajima showcase before his crucial B block match against Kenny Omega on Wednesday.

KENNY OMEGA & YUJIRO TAKAHASHI DEFEATED SATOSHI KOJIMA & CAPTAIN NEW JAPAN IN 6:49

The Bullet Club stay strong on these undercards with yet another win when Takahashi pins the Captain after hitting the “pimp juice”.

TETSUYA NAITO, EVIL & BUSHI DEFEATED TORU YANO, GEDO & YOSHI-HASHI IN 6:51

Los Ingobernables de Japan gets the win when Bushi hits the MX on Gedo. Evil and Naito back on the same page after their war yesterday against each other. This match was used as a vehicle to drive towards the next set of B block matches that will feature B block leader, Naito facing Yoshi-Hashi and Evil facing off against Toru Yano.

KATSUYORI SHIBATA, MICHAEL ELGIN, KUSHIDA, JUICE ROBINSON & RYUSUKE TAGUCHI DEFEATED YUJI NAGATA, TOMOAKI HONMA, MANABU NAKANISHI, JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER & TIGER MASK IV IN 8:03

Kushida submits Liger with the hoverboard lock to get the win for his team in this 10 man tag.

G1 CLIMAX 26 TOURNAMENT

A BLOCK

NAOMUCHI MARUFUJI DEFEATED TAMA TONGA IN 10:54

Naomuchi beats Tonga with the Shiranui. Pretty strange opening G1 match that was very fast paced with a lot of unique sequences. Huge victory for Marufuji. It gets him to 10 points and puts him in position on the final day of the A block matches to secure a spot in the G1 final. His win on the opening night of the tournament against the current leader Okada could come into play. It gives Marufuji the tie breaker if he were to finish with the same point total as Okada. Marufuji would have to beat his final opponent Hirooki Goto and get some help on the final day. Strangely enough that help has to come from the man he just beat. By virtue of this loss, Tama Tonga is officially eliminated from G1 final contention. Up next for Tonga in his final G1 match is a battle with his Bullet Club stable mate Bad Luck Fale. Tonga can spoil Fale’s chances of winning the G1. …

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