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7/4 NJPW SOUL from the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan:
1 - Taichi, Tomohiro Ishii, Tiger Mask, Yuji Nagata and Shota Umino vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Dick Togo, DOUKI, SANADA and EVIL
Umino forces Togo to tap out to an STF.
Umino is slowly starting to interact with fans again. Hopefully New Japan will not burn him with bad booking.
2 - Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji and Shingo Takagi vs. Great O-Khan, Callum Newman and Jakob Austin Young
Takagi pins Young after hitting Made in Japan.
3 - Yuya Uemura, Boltin Oleg and El Desperado vs. Hartley Jackson, Kosei Fujita and Zack Sabre Jr.
Zack Sabre Jr. comes to the ring with the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. He defeated Hirooki Goto at the Tanahashi Jam on Pay Per View. This is event is not on New Japan World yet.
Uemura pins Jackson after a hurricanrana.
G1 Climax A Block Play In Match:
4 - Ryohei Oiwa vs. Satoshi Kojima
Oiwa hits The Grip and pins Kojima.
Ryohei Oiwa has a spot in the A Block of the G1 Climax 35.
G1 Climax B Block Play In Match:
5 - YOSHI-HASHI vs. Chase Owens
Good match. YOSHI-HASHI hits Karma and pins Owens.
YOSHI-HASHI has the final spot in the B Block of the G1 Climax 35.
6 - NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship: Master Wato, YOH and Toru Yano vs. SHO, Ren Narita and Yujiro Takahashi
House of Torture attacks before the match can begin. Lots of shenanigans. Kanemaru interferes. Yano low blows Yujiro after putting a bag on his head.
Yano pins Yujiro.
Toru Yano, Master Wato and YOH win the NEVER Openweight 6-man Tag Team Championship.
7 - IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Gabe Kidd
Good match. Kidd punches Tanahashi in the face as he came off the top rope with Aces High. Kidd hits a Piledriver.
Kidd pins Tanahashi.
Gabe Kidd retains the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship.
Kidd embraces Tanahashi and thanks him.
Kidd takes the mic and said he was struggling mentally. Tanahashi helped him during that time. He thanks Tanahashi for his support and it was his honor to face the Ace this night. Kidd gets on his knees and bows to Tanahashi. Tanahashi cries with happiness and emotion.
Kidd promises to win the G1 Climax.
Thank you for reading.
James Kurokawa
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