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NJPW G1 Climax 29 B Block
Jay White def. Tetsuya Naito
Shingo Takagi def. Hirooki Goto
Jeff Cobb def. Toru Yano
Taichi def. Tomohiro Ishii
Juice Robinson def. Jon Moxley
Non-Tournament Matches
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay & Yoshi-Hashi) def. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
Kota Ibushi, Tomoaki Homna & Toa Henare def. Kenta, Clark Connors & Karl Fredericks
Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi) def. Los Ingobernables (Evil, Sanada & Bushi)
Ren Narita & Shita Umino def. Yuya Uemura & Yota Tsuji
Ren Narita & Shita Umino vs. Yuya Uemura & Yota Tsuji
The match begins with Tsuji backing Umino into the ropes before Tsuji lands a few strikes, Tsuji then gets Umino in a headlock. Umino and Tsuji have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Tsuji ends the exchange by nailing Umino with a drop kick. Tsuji stands over Umino while landing a few strikes, Tsuji traps Umino in the corner while stomping away on him. Umino fights back to hit Tsuji with a back elbow strike before landing a drop kick, Umino corners Tsuji while landing some strikes. Umino follows that up by landing a neck breaker on Tsuji for a near fall, Umino holds Tsuji down while applying a chin lock. Tsuji gets free and he nails Umino with a power skam, Uemura and Narita get tagged in by their respective partners. Uemura and Narita have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Narita drops Uemura and he applies a Boston crab and a tap out follows.
Winners: Ren Narita & Shita Umino
Los Ingobernables (Evil, Sanada & Bushi) vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi)
The match begins with Bullet Club jumping LIJ before the bell sounded, Evil gets left alone in the ring and triple teamed by Bullet Club. Evil fights back and he clears the ring by landing multiple shoulder tackles, Evil then focuses his attack on the arm of Owens. Fale drags Evil out of the ring and a brawl takes place between both teams on the arena floor, Owens gets Evil in the ring before getting a near fall on a pin attempt. Takahashi tags in and he nails Evil with a neck breaker for a near fall, Fale tags in and he nails Evil with an elbow drop for a near fall. Owens tags in and he works with Fale to stand on Evil’s back, Owens hits Evil with a back breaker for a near fall. Evil fights back and he drops Owens with a thrust kick, Sanada tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team. Sanada locks both Takahashi and Owens in Paradise Locks, Sanada then nails Takahashi and Owens with a double drop kick. Owens recovers and he nails Sanada with a side Russian leg sweep into the corner, Takahashi tags in and Samada takes him down with a rana.
Bushi tags in and he nails Takahashi with a missile drop kick, LIJ triple teams Takahashi so Bushi can get a near fall on him. Bushi then nails Takahashi with annenzaguri, Owens interferes and he nails Bushi with a knee strike. Takahashi then hits Bushi with a fisherman buster suplex for a near fall, Takahashi follows up by landing Pimp Juice for a three count.
Winners: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi)
Kota Ibushi, Tomoaki Homna & Toa Henare vs. Kenta, Clark Connors & Karl Fredericks
The match begins with Connors backing Henare into the ropes while landing a chop, Connors then gets Henare in a headlock. Connors goes after Henare with shoulder tackles and he winds up dropping him with a drop kick, Homna tags in and Fredericks gets one as well. Fredericks and Homna have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Fredericks eventually drops Homna with a shoulder tackle. Homna recovers to drop Fredericks with a hip toss, Homna goes for kokeshi and Fredericks gets out of the way. Connors tags in and he drops Homna before landing a few strikes, Kenta tags in and he drops Homna before kicking him in the back. Homna fights back to drop Kenta and miss a follow up kokeshi, Homna blocks a penalty kick before nailing Kenta with a leaping kokeshi. Ibushi tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Ibushi drops Kenta with kicks before landing a standing moonsault for a near fall. Kenta recovers to drop Ibushi with a knee strike, Ibushi and Kenta drop each other with simultaneous head kicks.
Fredericks and Henare get tagged in by their respective partners, Fredericks drops a charging Henare with a drop kick. Fredericks and Connors double team Henare in the ring for a near fall, Henare fights back and a striking exchange happens in the middle of the ring. Henare eventually drops Fredericks with a pump kick, Connors interferes and Henare takes him out. Henare then hits Fredericks with a Rampage for a near fall, Henare nails Fredericks with a uranage for a three count.
Winners: Kota Ibushi, Tomoaki Homna & Toa Henare
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
The match begins with Suzuki-Gun jumping their opponents before the bell sounds and a brawl spills all over the arena, Kanemaru nails Ospreay with a drop kick on the inside of the ring. Ospreay recovers and he nails Kanemaru with an enzaguri. Yoshi-Hashi tags in as Kanemaru gets quadruple teamed by the opposition, Suzuki interferes and he gets Yoshi-Hashi in a rope assisted arm bar. Another brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills all over the arena, Suzuki grabs a steel chair and he attacks Yoshi-Hashi with it. Kanemaru rakes the eyes of Yoshi-Hashi as he gets back in the ring, Sabre Jr tags in and he applies the kravat to Yoshi-Hashi. Sabre Jr drops Yoshi-Hashi before twisting away on his neck, Archer tags in and he nails Yoshi-Hashi with a uranage for a near fall. Archer traps Yoshi-Hashi in the corner while landing multiple running back elbow strikes, Suzuki tags in and he drops Yoshi-Hashi with a forearm strike.
Suzuki traps Yoshi-Hashi in the corner while landing a few strikes, Suzuki then hits Yoshi-Hashi with a boot to the face. Suzuki goes for a penalty kick and Yoshi-Hashi blocks it before landing a clothesline, Okada and Archer get tagged in by their respective partners. Okada drops Archer before landing a drop kick, Okada then hits Archer with a DDT for a near fall. Archer fights back and he nails Okada with a Derailer, Ospreay hits the ring before he and Okada get taken out by Archer. Tanahashi tags in and Sabre Jr gets a tag as well. Sabre Jr quickly applies the octopus stretch to Tanahashi, Tanahashi gets free and he nails Sabre Jr with a dragon screw leg whip. Sabre Jr fights back and he briefly gets Tanahashi in a triangle choke, Tanahashi then gets triple teamed by Suzuki-Gun. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out, Okada hits the ring and Suzuki gets him in a sleeper hold. Sabre Jr kicks the arm of Tanahashi before applying an arm bar, Tanahashi shocks Sabre Jr with a roll up for a three count.
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay & Yoshi-Hashi)
NJPW G1 Climax 29 B Block
Toru Yano vs. Jeff Cobb
The match begins with the referee pulling a bunch of tape rolls from Yano’s trunks, Yano shocks Cobb with a roll up for a near fall. Yano traps Cobb’s arms in his singlet before rolling him up for a near fall, Cobb shakes Yano’s hand before trying to crush it. Yano leaves the ring and heads into the crowd, Yano tries removing the turnbuckle pad a short time later and Cobb stops it. Yano gets in the ring and he removes another turnbuckle pad, Cobb sends a charging Yano into the exposed corner before landing a belly to belly suplex. Yano recovers and he nails Cobb with his own belly to belly suplex, Cobb recovers and he levels Yano with a clothesline. Cobb then hits Yano with a standing moonsault for a near fall, Yano starts looking for low blows and Cobb nails him with a super kick. Cob b then hits Yano with a Tour Of The Islands for a three count.
Winner: Jeff Cobb
NJPW G1 Climax 29 B Block
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Taichi
The match begins with Taichi leveling Ishii with an axe bomber, Taichi then hits Ishii with a back drop suplex for a near fall. Ishii fights back and Taichi drops him with a kick to the face, Taichi drops Ishii in the corner before landing a few more strikes. Ishii fights back and Taichi attacks him with a mid kick, Ishii gets up and Taichi drops him with a boot to the face. Taichi drops Ishii again before landing multiple kicks to the back, Ishii recovers and he nails a charging Taichi with a power slam. Taichi traps a charging Ishii in the corner before landing an enzaguri, Ishii blocks a kick to nail Taichi with a German suplex. Ishii and Taichi have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Ishii gets Taichi in the corner before landing a running clothesline. Ishii places Taichi on the top rope and he follows him up there, Ishii then hits Taichi with a delayed vertical superplex for a near fall. Ishii follows that up by nailing Taichi with a back drop suplex followed by a clothesline, Ishii then hits Taichi with a sliding lariat for a near fall. Taichi fights back and he nails a charging Ishii with an enzaguri, Ishii misses an enzaguri of his own and Taichi nails him with a buzzsaw kick.
Taichi then clobbers Ishii with an axe bomber for a near fall, Ishii fights back and he eats another axe bomber followed by an enzaguri. Taichi then hits Ishii with a power bomb for another near fall, Taichi goes for a super kick and Ishii gets out of the way. Ishii and Taichi get involved in another striking exchange until Taichi goes down, Ishii levels Taichi with a lariat for a near fall. Ishii looks for a brain buster and Taichi escapes to land a hook kick followed by a head kick, Taichi then hits Ishii with a back drop suplex. Taichi nails Ishii with another enzaguri followed by a back drop suplex for a near fall, Ishii blocks a super kick to land an enzaguri. Taichi recovers to hit Ishii with a super kick and Black Mephisto for a three count.
Winner: Taichi
NJPW G1 Climax 29 B Block
Juice Robinson vs. Jon Moxley
The match begins with Robinson and Moxley having a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Robinson escapes a suplex for Moxley and his knee gives out. Moxley traps the leg of Robinson in the ropes before nailing it with a drop kick, Moxley then nails the injured knee of Robinson with a knee drop. Moxley holds Robinson down while wrenching away on the leg, Robinson gets free and Moxley kicks him in the injured knee, Moxley grapevines the leg of Robinson while falling backwards a few times. Robinson fights back and Moxley drops him after landing a few strikes, Moxley then nails Robinson with an elbow drop. Moxley follows that up by locking Robinson in a figure four leg lock, Robinson reverses the hold and Moxley quickly grabs the ropes. Robinson looks for the Juice Box and Moxley counters by locking him in the cloverleaf, Robinson gets free after biting Moxley’s ear. Robinson and Moxley have another striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Robinson nails Moxley with a flapjack followed by a clothesline.
Robinson traps Moxley in the corner while landing a ton of strikes, Robinson follows that up by nailing Moxley with a cannonball. Robinson goes to the top rope and he nails Moxley with a high cross body, Moxley rolls through the hold and Robinson kicks him out of the ring. Robinson looks to exit to the ring and Moxley nails him with a chop block, Moxley looks for a table and Robinson takes him out with a dive. Robinson throws Moxley into the barricade before putting the table back under the ring, Moxley recovers and he throws Robinson into the barricade. Moxley gets Robinson back into the ring before smashing his knee into the ring post, Moxley grabs a chair and he misses the swing at Robinson. Robinson then causes Moxley to go face first into the ring post, Robinson then leaps off the ring apron onto Moxley. Robinson gets Moxley back in the ring after disposing of the chair, Robinson then hits Moxley with a top rope high cross body for a near fall. Robinson and Moxley have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Moxley ends the exchange by nailing Robinson with a clothesline.
Robinson escapes Death Rider and Moxley trips him up to apply an ankle lock, Robinson gets to the ropes and Moxley attacks him with a plethora of strikes. Moxley the applies the STF to Robinson, Moxley releases the hold thinking that Robinson was out and Robinson is still in the match. Moxley then hits Robinson with a Regal Knee and suplex throw, Moxley leaves the ring and he throws a bunch of weapons back into it. Robinson shocks Moxley with a roll up for a near fall, Moxley recovers and he bites the face of Robinson. Robinson drops Moxley with a three punch combination, Robinson then hits Moxley with Pulp Friction for a three count.
Winner: Juice Robinson
NJPW G1 Climax 29 B Block
Hirooki Goto vs. Shingo Takagi
The match begins with Takagi and Goto having a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Takagi ends the exchange by nailing Goto with a shoulder tackle. Takagi nails a downed Goto with a senton before applying a bear hug, Takagi backs Goto into the ropes while landing knee strikes. Takagi then hits Goto with a suplex for a near fall, Takagi holds Goto down while landing multiple elbow strikes and kicks. Goto recovers and he knocks Takagi out of the ring after landing a clothesline, Takagi gets back in the ring and Goto attacks him with a bunch of strikes. Goto hangs Takagi in the ropes before landing a neck breaker for a near fall, Goto drops Takagi before landing a kick to the back. Goto slows things down further while holding Takagi in a chin lock, Goto transitions to a head scissors against Takagi. Takagi gets free and Goto levels him with a clothesline, Takagi and Goto have another striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Takagi ends that exchange by nailing Goto with a back drop suplex, Goto fights back and Takagi drops him with a clothesline for a near fall.
Goto recovers and he drops Takagi with a suplex, Goto waits for Takagi to go to the corner before landing a spin kick followed by a back drop suplex for a near fall. Takagi fights back and Goto gets him in a sleeper hold, Takagi gets free by falling backwards onto Goto. Takagi then hits Goto with a sliding lariat followed by another move for a near fall, Goto gets up and Takagi attacks him with clothesline smashes. Goto eventually drops Takagi with a lariat of his own, Goto then hits Takagi with a Ushigoroshi for a near fall. Goto attacks the arm of Takagi with a series of kicks for a near fall, Goto looks for a GTR and Takagi exchanges headbutts with him instead. Takagi nails Goto with Made In Japan for a near fall, Takagi then nails Goto with a Pumping Bomber for a near fall. Takagi goes for Last Of The Dragon and Goto escapes before eating a bunch of strikes, Goto then hits Takagi with a headbutt from out of nowhere.
Goto then nails Takagi with an inverted GTR, Takagi recovers and he crushes Goto with a clothesline. Takagi destroys a charging Goto with a Pumping Bomber for another near fall, Takagi nails Goto with a Last Of The Dragon for a three count.
Winner: Shingo Takagi
NJPW G1 Climax 29 B Block
Tetsuya Naito vs. Jay White
The match begins with White continuously rolling out of the ring before Naito fakes a dive, White gets in the ring and Naito rolls out of the ring. White goes out of the ring and Naito pushes Gedo into him, Naito then throws White into the barricade. Naito keeps the pressure on White while landing some strikes, Naito gets White in the ring and he stomps away on him. White tries leaving the ring and Naito rips away on his face, Naito traps White in the corner while landing more strikes. Naito misses a charge in the corner and White nails him with chops, Naito goes for his combination and White shoves him down on the ring apron. White follows Naito to the arena floor before throwing him into the barricade, White gets Naito back in the ring before landing a DDT for a near fall. White drags Naito back out of the ring before smashing him back first into the barricade and ringside edge, White gets Naito back in the ring before applying a chin lock. White releases the hold and he exchanges a few strikes with Naito, Naito ends that by dropping White with a drop kick.
Naito then hits White with a hurricarana followed by a drop kick, Naito drops White in the corner before landing a slingshot drop kick. Naito follows that up by nailing White with a few neck breakers for a near fall, Naito keeps White down while applying a kravat. Naito transitions to a leg powered full nelson on White, White eventually gets to the ropes to break the hold. White recovers to hit Naito with a flat liner followed by a German suplex, Naito and White exchange blows until White drops him with a uranage. White goes for a Kiwi Krusher and Naito counters with a DDT, Naito looks for Gloria and White shoves the referee into him. Gedo hits the ring and Naito kicks him right in the balls, Naito then hits White with a flying forearm strike. Naito then hits White with Gloria for a near fall, White fights back and Naito drills him with a wheel kick followed by a tornado DDT. White recovers and he nails Naito with a few back drop suplexes, White then hits Naito with a Kiwi Krusher for a near fall. Naito escapes Blade Runner and he nails White with a reverse rana, Naito then nails White with Destino for a near fall.
White escapes a second Destino to nail Naito with a sleeper suplex, White goes for Blade Runner and Naito escapes. White eventually nails Naito with a second sleeper suplex, White then hits Naito with a brain buster. White then nails Naito with a Blade Runner for a three count.
Winner: Jay White
After the match, Kota Ibushi comes to ringside and he eventually gets attacked by Jey White, White smashes the ankle of Ibushi with multiple chair shots.
