New Japan Pro Wrestling 8/16/2022 G1 Climax 32 Day 18

New Japan Pro Wrestling 8/16/2022 G1 Climax 32 Day 18

G1 Climax 32 Block D Match - Juice Robinson vs Will Osperay

Will jumps him from behind during his entrance and Juice is thrown into the rails. Will then is thrown into the rails and dropped throat first over the rail. They get in, Juice goes right back out then Will hits a flying space tiger drop. Will goes to jump off the rail but Juice kicks the rail and he lands on it. Juice then neckbreakers him over the rail.

Will is thrown into the exposed buckles then Juice neckbreakers him. Will forearms him then springboard forearms him. Will handsprings off the ropes into a flipping back enzugiri then plancha's him outside. Will is lariated on the apron then tries to sunset bomb him over the buckles, but ends up powerbombing him on the apron. Will top rope forearms him to the back of the head and Juice blocks him 450. Juice hits a fireman's carry gutbuster then is dropkicked into the ref. Juice low blows him then grabs the US title under the ring.

Will hook kicks him in the head off a missed shot with the title. Will then charges at him and is hit with the belt for 2. Juice piledrivers him on the floor then hits an unprettier for 2. Will backslides and hook kicks Juice then hidden blades him for the win.

It started off okay, then the ref bump and cheating happened and they started kicking out of bigger moves and it ended up not being too good. Them starting the show off with a ref bump is also a new one.

G1 Climax 32 Block D Match - Shingo Takagi vs El Phantasmo

ELP hits forearms early then is shouldered over. ELP hurricanrana's him, dropkicks him then does a double jump springboard dive to the outside. ELP Then overshoots and mostly misses a top rope moonsault to the outside. ELP swantons him off the top then asai moonsaults him for 2. ELP eats boots off a 2nd rope fistdrop then takes a lariat. Shingo hits chops and corner punches then double chops him and sentons him. Shingo then suplexes him for 2.

ELP buzzsaw kicks him from behind then does a spinning rack neckbreaker. ELP springboard twisting crossbodies him then Shingo moves on his asai moonsault. ELP goes to dive on him and takes a forearm. Shingo death valley drivers him on the floor.

They trade strikes and Shingo ddt's him. ELP top rope hurricanrana's him and top rope splashes him for 2. Shingo lariats him then gori bombs him. Shingo then hits a lariat for 2. Shingo pop up death valley drivers him and ELP straightjacket piledrivers him for 2. They trade strikes and ELP superkicks him. ELP then does another straightjacket piledrivers him and wins this.

I hated this. It went 100 MPH with no selling whatsoever and tons of big moves. 

G1 Climax 32 Block C Match - EVIL vs Hirooki Goto

Goto gets jumped during his entrance by Evil and Togo then Goto hits them with his stick. He chokes Evil with the stick and whips him with his jacket. Goto shoulders him over and is grabbed by Togo as he goes up top. Evil then throws him off the top. Evil chokes him with his shirt and throws him into the exposed buckle.

They trade strikes and Goto spinning lariats him. Goto spinning heel kicks him in the corner then russian legsweeps him. Goto shoulders him over and then goes over the top rope. Togo tries to throw him into thej rails but is whipped into them himself. Evil then throws Goto into the rails and suplexes him on the floor.

Goto is getting counted out then Togo comes from under the ring and grabs Goto's leg to stop him from getting in. Evil lariats Goto in the corner then hits a darkness falls drop for 2. Goto goes into the exposed buckles then Goto bridging elbow slices him off the 2nd rope. Goto kicks him in the chest then fireman's carry neckbreakers him over the knee. Evil whips Goto's leg into the ref and Togo comes in. They do a stupid spot where Togo hits a magic killer on his own partner Evil then Goto does an F-U into an elbow slice. Evil grabs the ref, Togo gets a shot in and Evil wins it with his everything is evil sto.

This was the usual awful Evil match with interference, cheating and ref bumps.

G1 Climax 32 Block C Match - Zack Sabre Jr. vs Tetsuya Naito

Naito comes to the ring dressed and takes a long time to undress. He throws all of his clothes at Zack and puts some of his clothes on him. Zack then chest kicks him and hits a stomp flurry. Zack pushes the ref away to no DQ then Naito armdrags him. They hit some pin attempts on each other and Naito step up enzugiri's him. Naito rolls him up again and wins it.

This was a short, 100MPH waste of time at 2:58. Super disappointing.

G1 Climax 32 Block B Match - Tomohiro Ishii vs SANADA

They escape and reverse each other to start then Sanada back rolls him up for 2. Ishii backdrops him and chops him down. Sanada hits some forearms in the corner then takes a forearm and chop combo. Sanada leapfrogs him then dropkicks him. Sanada then twisting neckbreakers him as he is bridged over the apron outside.

Sanada springboard dropkicks him for 2 then Ishii suplexes him. Ishii runs him over with a shoulder then Sanada backdrops him. Ishii no sells it and germans him after forearms. Sanada twisting neckbreakers him while he is bridged over the top then TKO's him for 2. Sanada dragon sleepers him then misses a top rope moonsault.

Ishii enzugiri's him then hits a big lariat for 2. Ishii goes for a brainbuster but Sanada rolls back and ddt's him. Ishii no sells it and sliding lariats him. Ishii hits a headbutt to the chest then is rolled up for 2. Ishii dragon suplexes him and Sanada no sells it then spinning forearms him. Sanada then release tiger suplexes him and Ishii no sells it. Sanada dropkicks him and then takes a lariat for 2. Ishii then brainbusters him and wins it.

This was a total sprint with tons of no selling, which I didn't like.

G1 Climax 32 Block B Match - Tama Tonga vs Jay White

Jay stalls outside to start then is dropkicked. Tama pounds on him with forearms then Jay pounds on him with punches. Tama then pounds on him with forearms and back body drops him. They go outside and Tama goes into the post. Jay gordbusters him on the apron.

Jay underhook suplexes him into the buckles then backdrops him. Jay hits a chop flurry in the corner then Tama lariats him. Tama slams him then corner splashes him. Tama then backdrops him for 2. Tama euro uppercuts him then ddt's him. Jay twisting brainbusters him. Tama goes for a superman punch but is flatliner'd then deadlift german suplexed. Tama ddt's him and enzugiri's him. Tama death valley drivers him then top rope splashes him for 2.

Jay spinning uranage's Tama then sleeper suplexes him. Tama reverses his move and hits a twisting neckbreaker then double underhook suplexes him. Tama gets his jumping cutter blocked and is sleeper suplexed. Tama finally hits a jumping cutter and wins it.

This was okay. It didn't have too much of the usual Jay goofing around and Jado was out there to minimize the Gedo interference. They had a real fast pace here as well.

G1 Climax 32 Block A Match - JONAH vs Bad Luck Fale

The trade forearms early then Jonah bodyblocks him out of the ring. Jonah then runs the apron and shoulders him into the rails. Fale comes back and shoulders him. They fight outside and Fale hits shots then is thrown into the post. Jonah tries to splash him against the post and goes into it himself.

Fale hits corner splashes. Fale misses one and gets superkicked and splashed. Fale spears him then elbow drops him for 2. Jonah hits a lariat and a headbutt then another lariat. Jonah hits a big slam on him then top rope splashes him to win it.

It went a little longer than it should have, but it was a solid hoss match with lariats and the bigger guys dropping some heavy artillery here. Easily one of the better matches Fale has ever been involved in.

G1 Climax 32 Block A Match - Kazuchika Okada vs Lance Archer

Archer just stands there in his outfit as the match starts. Okada goes face to face with him and is chokeslammed. Lance spinning chokeslams him then pounces him. Lance bangs his head off the rails and cannonballs him into the rails. Lance slams a ring attendant on him then kicks the ring attendant into the rails. Lance walks the top rope and moonsaults on him.

Lance puts Okada on his shoulder and Okada rolls off and rainmakers him. Okada dropkicks him and slams him then Lance dropkicks him. Lance then rainmakers him for 2. Lance hits his blackout reverse razor's edge and Okada rols him up out of the pin attempt. Lance running back elbows him in the corner then hits a big lariat. Okada dropkicks him, sit out drivers him then rainmakers him for the win.

They did some different things than usual here and had a fun match going on, but this is Lance Archer and he lost like he always does. Okada kicked out of a black out which he shouldn't have done and it just became the standard fare of Okada overcoming the odds that were in his favor to begin with.

Overall thoughts: Aside from the top two matches, everything had interference, ref bumps and was clearly rushed. They had too many matches on the show and not enough time so mostly everything suffered. The semi-main of Jonah/Fale was probably the match of the night and the main of Okada/Archer was close.