{"id":59296,"date":"2019-07-19T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=59296"},"modified":"2019-07-19T12:59:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T17:59:37","slug":"pruetts-blog-wills-watching-njpws-g1-climax-tournament-and-you-should-too-must-see-matches-featuring-kenta-okada-tanahashi-moxley-ibushi-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/07\/19\/pruetts-blog-wills-watching-njpws-g1-climax-tournament-and-you-should-too-must-see-matches-featuring-kenta-okada-tanahashi-moxley-ibushi-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Pruett\u2019s Blog: Will\u2019s watching NJPW\u2019s G1 Climax tournament and you should too &#8211; Must see matches featuring KENTA, Okada, Tanahashi, Moxley, Ibushi, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3472274448\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Will Pruett<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ProWrestling.net Co-Senior Staffer (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itswilltime\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@itswilltime<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is July, which aside from being my birthday month, means New Japan Pro Wrestling is ready to overwhelm us all with the annual G1 tournament. It\u2019s wild how many matches they put on, the quality of these matches, and the joy they bring my heart. As of this writing (Friday morning, July 19), I\u2019m all caught up, so let\u2019s discuss the best of NJPW\u2019s G1 Climax 29 thus far!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Will\u2019s Must See Matches of G1 29:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we get to the matches, I want to discuss their length. My favorite thing about the G1 Climax tournament is the 30 minute time limit on each match. These aren\u2019t 75 minute epics like NJPW has given us before. This list of matches won\u2019t take you hours upon hours to watch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lance Archer vs. Will Ospreay (Night 1)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The tournament began with the reintroduction of Lance Archer. After injuries, a tag career, and setbacks, Archer is back. Ospreay began his first tournament as a heavyweight as a favorite. He\u2019s an international star and is very high profile. Ospreay is amazing in the ring and made Archer look great. Archer pulled off the surprise win and established his personality throughout the tournament. This match set a storytelling course for both men and delivered great action in doing so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>KENTA vs. Kota Ibushi (Night 1)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Allow me to be Vince McMahon fearing the alliance of WCW and ECW for a moment and say I wanted the old <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stone Cold<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> KENTA back. Could KENTA be KENTA again? We all wondered going into this tournament just who he would be. While the Hideo Itami WWE run will forever be a mystery best not investigated, KENTA\u2019s return to NJPW has been the best thing about this tournament thus far. It helps to have Ibushi, one of the best wrestlers in the world, as an opponent on night 1, but KENTA more than held his own. This match ruled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (Night 1)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: For the first time outside of Japan, the defining in-ring feud of the decade wrote another chapter in a one-on-one match. Okada and Tanahashi always deliver when against each other. This was no exception. Tanahashi has the uncanny ability to step up in big matches no matter how beat up he gets. Okada is the best wrestler in the world today. This match ruled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano (Night 2)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I know I just said Okada is the best wrestler in the world today, but Yano might be the second best. I freaking love Toru Yano. Yano vs. Naito was an early surprise finish in a tournament known for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Kazuchika Okada vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Night 3)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Zack Sabre Jr. is not having a great G1. He had high hopes of winning the tournament, beating Okada, and getting an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match in his home country. Now, ZSJ is just trying to get some points. Okada is always the\u00a0 professional in these matches and he is usually the IWGP Champion as well. Sabre and Okada put on a fun wrestling match whenever they\u2019re together, so you should always watch,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA (Night 3)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: As I write this, Tanahashi vs. KENTA is my favorite match of the tournament. The disdain for each other was palpable as this match began and they wrestled like two contemporaries out to prove they were always the best. KENTA continued being the old KENTA and stepped up to the beautiful challenge posed by Tanahashi (How the cuss is Tana so pretty?). If you only have time for 1 G1 match from this list, make it Tanahashi vs. KENTA and thank me later.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"prowr-2327582071\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>Toru Yano vs. Shingo Takagi (Night 4)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Attention everyone: I truly love Toru Yano and he\u2019s the best thing about the G1 almost every year. Yano vs. Shingo was delightful. Kevin Kelly and Rocky Romero made it even better on commentary as they discussed the lack of silly opponents in the Best of the Super Juniors. Takagi\u2019s outrage at Yano\u2019s actions and eventual ability to use them against him was delightful. I wish everyone could be as entertaining as Yano.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lance Archer vs. KENTA (Night 5)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The breakout personality of the G1 thus far against the comeback performer of the G1 thus far. Two of the best stories of the tournament colliding in the middle of the ring made this one super fun. Arches calling KENTA \u201cHideo Itami\u201d in the middle of the match was particularly enjoyable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Will Ospreay vs. Kota Ibushi (Night 5)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: These two wrestlers get criticized a lot for the risks they take and a lack of storytelling in their matches. This match proved how unwarranted some of that criticism is as both men told a great story in a main event match. Ospreay was questionable prior to the show, so even seeing him here was impressive. These two built up to the risks they took, justified their big spots, and put on one of this G1\u2019s classics. Wrestling can tell an old story in innovative and fun ways. This match is proof.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jon Moxley (Night 6):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tomohiro Ishii delivered a splash from the top rope to the outside to put Jon Moxley through a table. One of NJPW\u2019s most consistent and enjoy performers is out here JUMPING OFF THE FREAKING TOP ROPE. Ishii is always awesome in the G1 and Moxley, in his first NJPW main event, proved up to the show-closing task. This was the best Jon Moxley singles match I can remember and is up there with my favorite Ishii performances. Watch it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hey! Hopefully I\u2019ll make it back here next week with even more matches from the G1 Climax tournament you should see. Wrestling is the coolest thing and this July is proving to be filled with it. Enjoy the wrestles, my friends!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Pruett writes about wrestling and popular culture at prowrestling.net. Of interest to him are diversity in wrestling and wrestling as a theatrical art form. To see his video content <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCfMU6sUZAYG8YeYzoOgEQrQ\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">subscribe to his YouTube channel<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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