NJPW G1 Special Results
July 1, 2017
Long Beach, California
Airing live on AXS TV
Quick report from tonight’s New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Long Beach, California that aired live in the United States on AXS TV.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross and Josh Barnett were on commentary for the night.
This is #NJPW! The arena is electric as a new era begins for NJPW overseas! Don’t miss it!
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* Trent Beretta, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Rocky Romero and Will Ospreay def. The Bullet Club (The Young Bucks, Bad Luck Fale, Marty Scurll and Yujiro Takahashi). Rocky Romero pinned Matt Jackson with a roll up after Will Ospreay tripped up Nick Jackson.
The #BULLETCLUB light up the crowd in LA! Taking the world by storm! ▷https://t.co/pZiGp4aZKD#njpw #njusa #njpwworld pic.twitter.com/UizbEUSW5i
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) July 2, 2017
* Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi and Sanada def. Dragon Lee, Jushin Thunder Liger, Titan and Volador Jr. Takahashi pinned Titan with the Time Bomb.
Their rivalry hits the US! @TIMEBOMB1105 & @dragon_leecmll bring the heat to the ring!
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* Jay Lethal def. Hangman Page in a IWGP U.S. Title Tournament First Round match. Lethal got the win with a second Lethal Injection on Page to advance.
Who will be the 1st IWGP US Champion?!
NJPW’s worldwide future awaits!
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* Zack Sabre Jr. def. Juice Robinson in a IWGP U.S. Title Tournament First Round match. Sabre got the win via submission using the Octopus Hold on Robinson.
* Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kushida, Jay White and David Finlay def. Billy Gunn, Yoshitatsu, Yohei Komatsu and Sho Tanaka. Jay White pinned Yoshitatsu with a Flatliner.
The Ace @tanahashi1_100 rocks the LA crowd! No stopping the Talent of the Century!
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* War Machine def. The Guerrillas of Destiny to become the new IWGP Tag Team Champions. The match was under No DQ rules. War Machine picked up the win hitting The Fallout on Roa through a table to win the titles.
G.O.D (@Tama_Tonga @TangaloaNJPW) sit @RAYMONDxROWE down with a massive power bomb!
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* Tomohiro Ishii def. Tetsuya Naito in a IWGP U.S. Title Tournament First Round match. Ishii got the win following a brainbuster.
* Kenny Omega def. Michael Elgin in a IWGP U.S. Title Tournament First Round match. Omega got the win over Elgin after repeated knee strikes and hit the One Winged Angel.
Big Mike @MichaelElgin25 with the perfect apron-side German suplex on Kenny!
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* Kazuchika Okada def. ROH Champion Cody (Rhodes) to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. The finish saw Cody go for a One Winged Angel, but Okada countered, hit a Tombstone and Rainmaker to retain the championship.
A formidable challenger, @CodyRhodes looks to unseat Okada and become IWGP champion!
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When it rains, the champ makes it POUR! @rainmakerXokada is unstoppable!
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