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Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

The G1 Climax starts tomorrow and is the most anticipated event of New Japan's calendar outside of Wrestle Kingdom. It's their signature yearly round robin heavyweight tournament lasting a month+ and consisting of two blocks of 10 wrestlers each culmina

lol it's 2021. we're well over a year into the era of covid restricted clap crowds, depleted rosters,questionable booking, and running way too many shows with weaker lineups to compensate for the smaller crowds. if you care enough to click on a 2021 new japan thread for more than schadenfreude you know the situation and what to expect.

western fan interest is at its nadir in the modern era and voices of wrestling isn't even running a pick em this year. and yes, we're going to be in for some mediocre to terrible matches dragged down by restricted crowds, and a ton of bullshit most of us are sick of in evil and yujiro's matches. it's still the loving g1 and i feel the summer dome show headlined by an incredible tanahashi vs shingo main event shows that this company is still capable of delivering truly special matches in the right circumstances. this is exactly sort of thing that draws me to japanese wrestling as aew is never gonna be able to pull something like this off no matter how hot they get and let's hope new japan can deliver the best they can under lovely circumstances.


these circumstances just got worse with naito's injury but the tournament continues on thursday. naito will be replaced for the rest of the tour with a junior teammate or a third gen vet facing his orignally scheduled opponent

https://www.njpw1972.com/104513




finals tomorrow morning




G1 Climax 31 Finals
October 21st at 5:00 EDT/10:00 BST/18:00 JST
Nippon Budokan


Opening Match(4:30 EDT start time):Ryohei Oiwa and Kosei Fujita vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Toru Yano and Yuji Nagata vs. United Empire (Jeff Cobb and Great-O-Khan)
CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, and YOSHI-HASHI) vs. House of Torture (EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, and SHO)
Hiroshi Tanahashi, GBH, and Tiger Mask vs. Bullet Club (KENTA, G.o.D, and Chase Owens)
TenCozy, Taguchi, and Wato vs. L.I.J (Shingo, SANADA, Hiromu, and BUSHI)
G1 Climax 31 Finals:Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada

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Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

okada and naito seem to be the only guys who could do it. tana has the secondary belt that's now effectively being used as the new ic, it's nto going to be ibushi again, and you'd think they'd need a top guy as shingo's not totally made on quite that level yet.

then again with the briefcase gimmick and the three days of wrestle kingdom they could conceivably throw a curveball with a lot of guys

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

i guess my subconcious is still hyped as i got up in time for the first block match despite not setting an alarm

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

whether for new japan, stardom, or dragongate, kansai area crowds feel hotter than tokyo area ones in the covid era

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

SG Bamboo posted:

Tanga Loa is my pick for worst wrestler in the tournament, he is most certainly not at his best in singles matches

he'll have over twice as many in this tournament as he has in his entire new japan career so while i'm not particularly optimistic either it's not like there's much of a body of work to judge from.


Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

there's going to be a break of a few days after tomorrow's B block opener, which is nice as i'm flying to nyc tomorrow morning and won't be returning unitl tursday.








G1 Climax 31
September 19th at 1:00 EDT/6:00 BST/14:00 JST
EDION ARENA OSAKA


Kosei Fujita vs. SHO
G1 Climax 31 B Block:YOSHI-HASHI vs. EVIL
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Jeff Cobb vs. Chase Owens
G1 Climax 31 B Block:SANADA vs. Tama Tonga
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Hirooki Goto vs. Taichi
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada






G1 Climax 31
September 23rd at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Ota City General Gymnasium


G1 Climax 31 A Block:Toru Yano [2] vs. Great-O-Khan [2]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:KENTA [0] vs. Yujiro Takahashi [2]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Tetsuya Naito [0] vs. Tanga Loa [0]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Kota Ibushi [0] vs. Tomohiro Ishii [0]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Shingo Takagi [2] vs. Zack Sabre Jr. [2]







G1 Climax 31
September 24th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Ota City General Gymnasium


G1 Climax 31 B Block:Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Tama Tonga vs. Chase Owens
G1 Climax 31 B Block:YOSHI-HASHI vs. Jeff Cobb
G1 Climax 31 B Block:SANADA vs. Taichi
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

well, this loving blows.... loved the tana vs okada match tho






G1 Climax 31
September 23rd at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Ota City General Gymnasium


Special Single Match:Yuji Nagata vs. Tanga Loa
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Toru Yano [2] vs. Great-O-Khan [2]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:KENTA [0] vs. Yujiro Takahashi [2]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Kota Ibushi [0] vs. Tomohiro Ishii [0]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Shingo Takagi [2] vs. Zack Sabre Jr. [2]







G1 Climax 31
September 24th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Ota City General Gymnasium


G1 Climax 31 B Block:Hiroshi Tanahashi [0] vs. Hirooki Goto [0]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Tama Tonga [0] vs. Chase Owens [0]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:YOSHI-HASHI [0] vs. Jeff Cobb [2]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:SANADA [2] vs. Taichi [2]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Kazuchika Okada [2] vs. EVIL [2]

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

Is Tanahashi/Goto really the opener on that show??

yeah, that's official match order not like how they post things for the final block day until official order is released. i don't get it either as tana's been pushed this year and has what's now effectively the #2 singles belt

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

i still need to catch up to yesterday's show but i'm back from nyc and up in time for this one

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

that def overdelived well beyond my expectations

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003



finally caught up

day off saturday before the tour resumes in dragon gate territory on sunday. shame the planned shingo vs naito main event can't happen...



G1 Climax 31
September 26th at 3:00 EDT/ 8:00 BST/16:00 JST
Kobe World Kinen Hall


Master Wato vs. Kosei Fujita
Special Single Match:Yuji Nagata vs. Shingo Takagi
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Great-O-Khan [6] vs. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Toru Yano [4] vs. Tanga Loa [2]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Tomihiro Ishii [2] vs. KENTA [4]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Kota Ibushi [4] vs. Zack Sabre Jr. [4]




G1 Climax 31
September 29th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Korakuen Hall


G1 Climax 31 B Block:Taichi [4] vs. EVIL [2]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:SANADA [2] vs. Chase Owens [0]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Hirooki Goto [0] vs. Jeff Cobb [4]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Hiroshi Tanahashi [2] vs. Tama Tonga [2]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Kazuchika Okada [4] vs. YOSHI-HASHI [0]

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

sorry for delay in update tho at least the next show was posted. it's not surprising obv that ibushi and shingo would get the top two slots on the next a block show but still interesting how low the matchup of the two undefeateds are.






G1 Climax 31
September 29th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Korakuen Hall


G1 Climax 31 B Block:Taichi [4] vs. EVIL [2]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:SANADA [2] vs. Chase Owens [0]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Hirooki Goto [0] vs. Jeff Cobb [4]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Hiroshi Tanahashi [2] vs. Tama Tonga [2]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Kazuchika Okada [4] vs. YOSHI-HASHI [0]






G1 Climax 31
September 30th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Korakuen Hall


Special Single Match:BUSHI vs. Yujiro Takahashi
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Tomohiro Ishii [2] vs. Tanga Loa [2]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Zack Sabre Jr. [6] vs. Great-O-Khan [8]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Kota Ibushi [4] vs. Toru Yano [6]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Shingo Takagi [4] vs. KENTA [6]

Thauros fucked around with this message at 08:23 on Sep 29, 2021

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

been a crazy week at work just caught up. sorry for not updating before yesterday's show. the nagoya show is one of the best on paper of the tour.







G1 Climax 31
October 3rd at 3:00 EDT/8:00 GMT/14:00 JST
Dolphin's Arena, Nagoya, Aichi


Kosei Fujita vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Special Single Match:Toru Yano vs. BUSHI
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Great-O-Khan[8] vs. KENTA [6]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Tanga Loa [2] vs. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Tomohiro Ishii [4] vs. Zack Sabre Jr. [8]
G1 Climax 31 A Block:Kota Ibushi [6] vs. Shingo Takagi [6]








G1 Climax 31
October 4th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Korakuen Hall


G1 Climax 31 B Block:Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] vs. Chase Owens [0]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:EVIL [6] vs. Tama Tonga [2]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Taichi [4] vs. Jeff Cobb [8]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Hirooki Goto [0] vs. YOSHI-HASHI [2]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Kazuchika Okada [8] vs. SANADA [4]

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

watching the g1 live today, tho who knows how long i'll last

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

SG Bamboo posted:

GoK is so good when he puts all his effort in

he's been one of the highlights of this tournament esp as he's fresh in this type of setting

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003



back to korakuen tomorrow before a break of a couple days





G1 Climax 31
October 4th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Korakuen Hall


G1 Climax 31 B Block:Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] vs. Chase Owens [0]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:EVIL [6] vs. Tama Tonga [2]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Taichi [4] vs. Jeff Cobb [8]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Hirooki Goto [0] vs. YOSHI-HASHI [2]
G1 Climax 31 B Block:Kazuchika Okada [8] vs. SANADA [4]






G1 Climax 31
October 7th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall


Ryohei Oiwa vs. El Desperado
Special Single Match:Hiromu Takahashi vs. KENTA
G1 Climax A Block Match:Kota Ibushi [8] vs. Tanga Loa [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Zack Sabre Jr. [8] vs. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Toru Yano [6] vs. Shingo Takagi [6]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Tomohiro Ishii [6] vs, Great-O-Khan [8]

Thauros fucked around with this message at 18:45 on Oct 3, 2021

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

there's a two day break before a thu-sat tripleshot






G1 Climax 31
October 7th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall


Ryohei Oiwa vs. El Desperado
Special Single Match:Hiromu Takahashi vs. KENTA
G1 Climax A Block Match:Kota Ibushi [8] vs. Tanga Loa [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Zack Sabre Jr. [8] vs. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Toru Yano [6] vs. Shingo Takagi [6]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Tomohiro Ishii [6] vs, Great-O-Khan [8]







G1 Climax 31
October 8th at 6:00 EDT/11:00 BST/19:00 JST
Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium


Kosei Fujita vs. El Desperado
G1 Climax B Block Match:YOSHI-HASHI [2] vs. Tama Tonga [2]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hirooki Goto [2] vs. Chase Owens [2]
G1 Climax B Block Match:SANADA [4] vs. Jeff Cobb [10]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] vs. EVIL [8]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Kazuchika Okada [10] vs. Taichi [4]







G1 Climax 31
October 9th at 4:00 EDT/9:00 BST/17:00 JST
EDION ARENA OSAKA


Ryohei Oiwa and Kosei Fujita vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Special Single Match:Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hiromu Takahashi
G1 Climax A Block Match:Zack Sabre Jr. vs. KENTA
G1 Climax A Block Match:Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi
G1 Climax A Block Match:Shingo Takagi vs Tanga Loa
G1 Climax A Block Match:Kota Ibushi vs. Great-O-Khan

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

i very much enjoyed that hiroshima show after a few i really wasn't jfeeling at all due perhaps to external factors.

kochi show starts in a little over two hours.







G1 Climax 31
October 8th at 6:00 EDT/11:00 BST/19:00 JST
Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium


Kosei Fujita vs. El Desperado
G1 Climax B Block Match:YOSHI-HASHI [2] vs. Tama Tonga [2]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hirooki Goto [2] vs. Chase Owens [2]
G1 Climax B Block Match:SANADA [4] vs. Jeff Cobb [10]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] vs. EVIL [8]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Kazuchika Okada [10] vs. Taichi [4]







G1 Climax 31
October 9th at 4:00 EDT/9:00 BST/17:00 JST
EDION ARENA OSAKA


Ryohei Oiwa and Kosei Fujita vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Special Single Match:Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hiromu Takahashi
G1 Climax A Block Match:Zack Sabre Jr. [10] vs. KENTA [8]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Toru Yano [6] vs. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Shingo Takagi [8] vs Tanga Loa [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Kota Ibushi [10] vs. Great-O-Khan [8]

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

good matches, bad results today . love the blue lights they set up in some of those secondary and tertiary market arenas like kochi even if the stage looks kinda low rent.

two day break after osaka which blows for me as sunday and monday are my off days as well.








G1 Climax 31
October 9th at 4:00 EDT/9:00 BST/17:00 JST
EDION ARENA OSAKA


Ryohei Oiwa and Kosei Fujita vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Special Single Match:Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hiromu Takahashi
G1 Climax A Block Match:Zack Sabre Jr. [10] vs. KENTA [8]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Toru Yano [6] vs. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Shingo Takagi [8] vs Tanga Loa [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Kota Ibushi [10] vs. Great-O-Khan [8]






G1 Climax 31
October 12th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Xebio Arena Sendai


Ryohei Oiwa vs. Hiromu Takahashi
G1 Climax B Block Match:Taichi [4] vs. Tama Tonga [2]
G1 Climax B Block Match:YOSHI-HASHI [4] vs. SANADA [4]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Kazuchika Okada [12] vs. Chase Owens [2]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hirooki Goto [4] vs. EVIL [10]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] vs. Jeff Cobb [12]

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

up in time to watch last two matches live. how's show been?

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

Cerebral Bore posted:

Ishii vs Hiromu was great, ZSJ vs KENTA was a goddamn instant classic.


SG Bamboo posted:

Hiromu/Ishii was great, KENTA/ZSJ was better. Didn't care for Yuj/Yano

i'll have to make sure i don't skip the non league stuff then when i catch up

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

tanga's been a pleasant surprise as he only had a handful of singles matches before this tournament and none of them were really noteworthy.

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

Cerebral Bore posted:

I'm still surprised by just how good GOK is at grapplefuckery.

it's great that he can incorporate his legit background into an odd gimmick

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

two days off before a tue-thu tripleshot





G1 Climax 31
October 12th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Xebio Arena Sendai


Ryohei Oiwa vs. Hiromu Takahashi
G1 Climax B Block Match:Taichi [4] vs. Tama Tonga [2]
G1 Climax B Block Match:YOSHI-HASHI [4] vs. SANADA [4]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Kazuchika Okada [12] vs. Chase Owens [2]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hirooki Goto [4] vs. EVIL [10]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] vs. Jeff Cobb [12]







G1 Climax 31
October 13th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Xebio Arena Sendai


Kosei Fujita vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Special Single Match:Kota Ibushi vs. Satoshi Kojima
G1 Climax A Block Match:Tomohiro Ishii [8] vs. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:KENTA [10] vs. Tanga Loa [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Toru Yano [8] vs. Zack Sabre Jr. [10]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Shingo Takagi [8] vs. Great-O-Khan [8]







G1 Climax 31
October 14th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Yamagata City General Sports Center


Kosei Fujita and Ryohei Oiwa vs. L.I.J (Hiromu Takahashi and BUSHI)
G1 Climax B Block Match:Taichi vs. Chase Owens
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. YOSHI-HASHI
G1 Climax B Block Match:Jeff Cobb vs. EVIL
G1 Climax B Block Match:Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

just woke up, by the time i connected my chromecast g.o.d's music was already playing, boo

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

well, that certainly was an EVIL match....


GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

Okada definitely had the facial expression of a man who's just been told he's putting over Chase Owens lol

i bought that it was gonna happen because of that. looks like they might just have both okada and cobb go undefeated into the final night which i don't remember them doing in recent years

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

Rick posted:

I honestly don’t mind lots of mid south style cheating in matches but even I am getting tired of these EVIL matches.

GO ACE

it would work better if he pulled something egregious out to win a huge match on occasion but it's absurd when it's every single time.

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003



A block show tomorrow in the same building






G1 Climax 31
October 13th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Xebio Arena Sendai


Kosei Fujita vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Special Single Match:Kota Ibushi vs. Satoshi Kojima
G1 Climax A Block Match:Tomohiro Ishii [8] vs. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:KENTA [10] vs. Tanga Loa [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Toru Yano [8] vs. Zack Sabre Jr. [10]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Shingo Takagi [8] vs. Great-O-Khan [8]







G1 Climax 31
October 14th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Yamagata City General Sports Center


Kosei Fujita and Ryohei Oiwa vs. L.I.J (Hiromu Takahashi and BUSHI)
G1 Climax B Block Match:Taichi [4] vs. Chase Owens [2]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hirooki Goto [4] vs. SANADA [6]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] vs. YOSHI-HASHI [4]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Jeff Cobb [14] vs. EVIL [12]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Kazuchika Okada [14] vs. Tama Tonga [2]

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

saw last two matches. nice for tama but i kinda would've just let okada run the table as everyone else aside from him or cobb was eliiminated anyway

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

Excluding a big pile up on 13 points with multiple time limit draws, here is my math for the A Block finals in order of kayfabe likelihood

Zack Sabre Jr. wins the block if
- he defeats Tanga Loa AND
- Kota Ibushi defeats KENTA

Kota Ibushi wins the block if
- he defeats KENTA AND
- Tanga Loa defeats or draws with Zack Sabre Jr.

KENTA wins the block if
- he defeats Kota Ibushi AND
- Yujiro Takahashi defeats or draws with Shingo Takagi

Shingo Takagi wins the block if
- he defeats Yujiro Takahashi AND
- KENTA defeats or draws with Kota Ibushi AND
- Tanga Loa defeats or draws with Zack Sabre Jr.

thanks for this and i'll add this to the post when i update today or tomorrow

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

https://twitter.com/TheChrisSamsa/status/1448629551978975233?s=20

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

only the block final shows and the g1 finals remain:








G1 Climax 31 A Block Finals
October 18th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JST
Yokohama Budokan


Special Single Match:Satoshi Kojima vs. Great-O-Khan
G1 Climax A Block Match:Tomohiro Ishii [10] vs. Toru Yano [8]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Shingo Takagi [12] vs. Yujiro Takahashi [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Zack Sabre Jr. [12] vs. Tanga Loa [4]
G1 Climax A Block Match:Kota Ibushi [12] vs. KENTA [12]








G1 Climax 31 B Block Finals
October 20th at 5:00 EDT/10:00 BST/18:00 JST
Nippon Budokan


Ryohei Oiwa and Kosei Fujita vs. L.I.J (Hiromu Takahashi and BUSHI)
G1 Climax B Block Match:YOSHI-HASHI [4] vs. Chase Owens [4]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hirooki Goto [4] vs. Tama Tonga [6]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hiroshi Tanahashi [8] vs. Taichi [4]
G1 Climax B Block Match:SANADA [8] vs. EVIL [12]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Kazuchika Okada [14] vs. Jeff Cobb [16]










G1 Climax 31 Finals
October 21st at 5:00 EDT/10:00 BST/18:00 JST
Nippon Budokan


G1 Climax 31 FinalsX vs. X
rest of card TBA


G1 A Block Math courtesy of GEORGE W BUSHI

Excluding a big pile up on 13 points with multiple time limit draws, here is my math for the A Block finals in order of kayfabe likelihood

Zack Sabre Jr. wins the block if
- he defeats Tanga Loa AND
- Kota Ibushi defeats KENTA

Kota Ibushi wins the block if
- he defeats KENTA AND
- Tanga Loa defeats or draws with Zack Sabre Jr.

KENTA wins the block if
- he defeats Kota Ibushi AND
- Yujiro Takahashi defeats or draws with Shingo Takagi

Shingo Takagi wins the block if
- he defeats Yujiro Takahashi AND
- KENTA defeats or draws with Kota Ibushi AND
- Tanga Loa defeats or draws with Zack Sabre Jr.


G1 B Block Math is simple:

Okada advances if he beats Cobb, any other result (Cobb win, TLD, double countout, etc....) results in Cobb winning the block

Thauros fucked around with this message at 01:27 on Oct 17, 2021

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

def sounds like a house of torture "turn" may be coming.....


https://twitter.com/reasonjp/status/1449981489798475777?s=20

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

wow, i assued KENTA was winning. seemed like the perfect guy to lose to okada and ibushi doesn't gain anything at this point

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

off tomorrow before the tour ending budokan double shot wed-thu.










G1 Climax 31 B Block Finals
October 20th at 5:00 EDT/10:00 BST/18:00 JST
Nippon Budokan


Ryohei Oiwa and Kosei Fujita vs. L.I.J (Hiromu Takahashi and BUSHI)
G1 Climax B Block Match:YOSHI-HASHI [4] vs. Chase Owens [4]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hirooki Goto [4] vs. Tama Tonga [6]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Hiroshi Tanahashi [8] vs. Taichi [4]
G1 Climax B Block Match:SANADA [8] vs. EVIL [12]
G1 Climax B Block Match:Kazuchika Okada [14] vs. Jeff Cobb [16]




G1 B Block Math is simple:

Okada advances if he beats Cobb, any other result (Cobb win, TLD, double countout, etc....) results in Cobb winning the block






G1 Climax 31 Finals
October 21st at 5:00 EDT/10:00 BST/18:00 JST
Nippon Budokan


G1 Climax 31 FinalsKota Ibushi vs. X
rest of card TBA

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

i forgot the show started a half an hour early, was surprised to hear the 10 minute call as soon as i woke up and logged in. match has unsurprisingly owned from the five minutes i've seen tho

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003



finals tomorrow morning, full card should be announced in a couple hours


G1 Climax 31 Finals
October 21st at 5:00 EDT/10:00 BST/18:00 JST
Nippon Budokan


G1 Climax 31 Finals:Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada
rest of card TBA

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003


G1 Climax 31 Finals
October 21st at 5:00 EDT/10:00 BST/18:00 JST
Nippon Budokan


Opening Match(4:30 EDT start time):Ryohei Oiwa and Kosei Fujita vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Toru Yano and Yuji Nagata vs. United Empire (Jeff Cobb and Great-O-Khan)
CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, and YOSHI-HASHI) vs. House of Torture (EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, and SHO)
Hiroshi Tanahashi, GBH, and Tiger Mask vs. Bullet Club (KENTA, G.o.D, and Chase Owens)
TenCozy, Taguchi, and Wato vs. L.I.J (Shingo, SANADA, Hiromu, and BUSHI)
G1 Climax 31 Finals:Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

i'm guessing zsj comes out after that match but yeah it's kinda a weird card without a lot of obvious oppurtunites for big angles as we oftern get on the undercard. remember how cool that new japan vs noah match was? gently caress, i miss shibata....

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Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

https://twitter.com/njpwworld/status/1450994785393668098?s=20

This is why Taichi isn't on the card. Also sounds like Miho won't be around for a while :smith:

it sucks but as long as she's back when he gets back up to juryo and regains sekitori privliges it's ok. as a sumo fan i now want whc taichi in 2022

Thauros fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Oct 21, 2021

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