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N-1 Victory 2023 Match Cards To Be Announced on July 15th

Back on June 22, 2023...we found out the 16 participants for N-1 Victory 2023 as well as what block each of the 16 will be in. You can watch the video below in case you forgot who's in the tournament this year.

Now...after weeks of waiting, this Saturday, we will get the full match cards for the N-1 Victory 2023. Based on what I learned from last year, all 16 will start on day 1 in which after that, at least 2 wrestlers will be off the card until the final night of block competition where all will compete one more time.

Where will each of the matches take place? What will be the order of each card? Tune in this Saturday to find out.

ABEMA presents N-1 Victory 2023 begins on August 6th in Yokohama Budokan and will end on September 3rd in EDION Arena Osaka. Check out social media sites as well as Pro Wrestling NOAH's official Japanese website to find out the start times to each event.

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G1 Climax 33 Blocks and Match Cards Announced

As if the day couldn't get any crazier, NJPW just announced the blocks for the 32 participants with an interesting twist. First up though, here are the four blocks of 8 for "G1 Climax 33"

For those wanting Kiyomiya/Okada II may have to wait until the Knockout stage since as seen above Kaito will be in Block A while Okada will be in Block B. Plus, instead of each match going 30 minutes, 20 minutes are on the clock which makes this G1 much faster than previous G1 Climax Tournaments in its history.

Blocks A and B will be competing on July 15, 18, 21, 25, 27, and August 1 with Both Block Finals set for Osaka on August 5th and 6th.

Blocks C and D will be competing on July 16, 19, 23, 26, 30, and August 2nd with the C Block Finals taking place on August 8th in Yokohama and the D Block Finals taking place on August 9th in Hamamatsu

A more interesting change is how the G1 Climax 33 winner will be determined. The Top 2 from each of the four blocks will advance to a knockout stage that'll start on August 10th in Funabashi

The Four winners from August 10th will then advance to the semi-finals on August 12th in Ryogoku with the two winners from those two semi-final matches facing each other in the finals to determine the G1 Climax 33 winner.

In addition, block matches have also been announced down below:

July 15, 2023 in Sapporo Night 1:

B Block Match: El Phantasmo vs. YOSHI-HASHI

A Block Match: Gabriel Kidd vs. Chase Owens

B Block Match: KENTA vs. Tanga Loa

A Block Match: Ren Narita vs. Shota Umino

B Block Match: Great O-Khan vs. Kazuchika Okada

A Block Match: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Yota Tsuji

B Block Match: Will Ospreay vs. Taichi

A Block Match: Hikuleo vs. SANADA

July 16, 2023 in Sapporo Night 2:

C Block Match: David Finlay vs. Tomohiro Ishii

D Block Match: Toru Yano vs. Hirooki Goto

C Block Match: Aaron Henare vs. Mikey Nicholls

D Block Match: Alex Coughlin vs. Shane Haste

C Block Match: Eddie Kingston vs. Shingo Takagi

D Block Match: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

C Block Match: EVIL vs. Tama Tonga

D Block Match: Jeff Cobb vs. Tetsuya Naito

July 18, 2023 in Yamagata

A Block Match: Chase Owens vs. Kaito Kiyomiya

B Block Match: KENTA vs. Great O-Khan

A Block Match: Gabriel Kidd vs. Hikuleo

B Block Match: Tanga Loa vs. Taichi

A Block Match: Yota Tsuji vs. Ren Narita

B Block Match: Will Ospreay vs. YOSHI-HASHI

A Block Match: Shota Umino vs. SANADA

B Block Match: El Phantasmo vs. Kazuchika Okada

July 19, 2023 in Xebio Arena Sendai

D Block Match: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Toru Yano

C Block Match: David Finlay vs. Mikey Nicholls

D Block Match: Alex Coughlin vs. Jeff Cobb

C Block Match: EVIL vs. Eddie Kingston

D Block Match: Shane Haste vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

C Block Match: Aaron Henare vs. Shingo Takagi

D Block Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hirooki Goto

C Block Match: Tama Tonga vs. Tomohiro Ishii

July 21, 2023 in Niigata at Ao-re Nagaoka

B Block Match: Tanga Loa vs. YOSHI-HASHI

A Block Match: Gabriel Kidd vs. Ren Narita

B Block Match: Great O-Khan vs. El Phantasmo

A Block Match: Chase Owens vs. Hikuleo

B Block Match: KENTA vs. Will Ospreay

A Block Match: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Shota Umino

B Block Match: Taichi vs. Kazuchika Okada

A Block Match: Yota Tsuji vs. SANADA

July 23, 2023 in Nagano

D Block Match: Alex Coughlin vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

C Block Match: Mikey Nicholls vs. Tama Tonga

D Block Match: Shane Haste vs. Hirooki Goto

C Block Match: Eddie Kingston vs. Aaron Henare

D Block Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano

C Block Match: Shingo Takagi vs. Tomohiro Ishii

D Block Match: Jeff Cobb vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

C Block Match: EVIL vs. David Finlay

July 25, 2023 in Korakuen Hall Night 1

B Block Match: Great O-Khan vs. Will Ospreay

A Block Match: Gabriel Kidd vs. Shota Umino

B Block Match: KENTA vs. Taichi

A Block Match: Chase Owens vs. Yota Tsuji

B Block Match: El Phantasmo vs. Tanga Loa

A Block Match: Hikuleo vs. Ren Narita

B Block Match: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Kazuchika Okada

A Block Match: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. SANADA

July 26, 2023 in Korakuen Hall Night 2

C Block Match: EVIL vs. Aaron Henare

D Block Match: Alex Coughlin vs. Hirooki Goto

C Block Match: Mikey Nicholls vs. Shingo Takagi

D Block Match: Toru Yano vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

C Block Match: Eddie Kingston vs. Tomohiro Ishii

D Block Match: Shane Haste vs. Tetsuya Naito

C Block Match: David Finlay vs. Tama Tonga

D Block Match: Jeff Cobb vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

July 27, 2023 in Tokyo at the Ota City Gymnasium

A Block Match: Chase Owens vs. Shota Umino

B Block Match: Taichi vs. YOSHI-HASHI

A Block Match: Gabriel Kidd vs. Kaito Kiyomiya

B Block Match: Great O-Khan vs. Tanga Loa

A Block Match: Yota Tsuji vs. Hikuleo

B Block Match: KENTA vs. El Phantasmo

A Block Match: Ren Narita vs. SANADA

B Block Match: Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada

July 30, 2023 in Aichi at the Dolphin's Arena

C Block Match: David Finlay vs. Aaron Henare

D Block Match: Jeff Cobb vs. Toru Yano

C Block Match: Eddie Kingston vs. Mikey Nicholls

D Block Match: Alex Coughlin vs. Tetsuya Naito

C Block Match: EVIL vs. Tomohiro Ishii

D Block Match: Shane Haste vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

C Block Match: Shingo Takagi vs. Tama Tonga

D Block Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

August 1, 2023 in Kagawa at Takamatsu

A Block Match: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Hikuleo

B Block Match: Great O-Khan vs. YOSHI-HASHI

A Block Match: Chase Owens vs. Ren Narita

B Block Match: El Phantasmo vs. Taichi

A Block Match: Gabriel Kidd vs. SANADA

B Block Match: Will Ospreay vs. Tanga Loa

A Block Match: Yota Tsuji vs. Shota Umino

B Block Match: KENTA vs. Kazuchika Okada

August 2, 2023 in Hiroshima

D Block Match: Alex Coughlin vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

C Block Match: EVIL vs. Mikey Nicholls

D Block Match: Shane Haste vs. Toru Yano

C Block Match: Aaron Henare vs. Tomohiro Ishii

D Block Match: Jeff Cobb vs. Hirooki Goto

C Block Match: Eddie Kingston vs. Tama Tonga

D Block Match: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito

C Block Match: David Finlay vs. Shingo Takagi

August 5, 2023 in Osaka - A Block Finals (Full Match Card/Order to be announced at a later date):

Gabriel Kidd vs. Yota Tsuji

Chase Owens vs. SANADA

Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Ren Narita

Hikuleo vs. Shota Umino

August 6, 2023 in Osaka - B Block Finals (Full Match Card/Order to be announced at a later date)

KENTA vs. YOSHI-HASHI

Will Ospreay vs. El Phantasmo

Tanga Loa vs. Kazuchika Okada

Great O-Khan vs. Taichi

August 8, 2023 in Yokohama at the Yokohama Budokan - C Block Finals (Full Match Card/Order to be announced at a later date):

Mikey Nicholls vs. Tomohiro Ishii

Aaron Henare vs. Tama Tonga

EVIL vs. Shingo Takagi

David Finlay vs. Eddie Kingston

August 9, 2023 in Hamamatsu - D Block Finals (Full Match Card/Order to be announced at a later date):

Alex Coughlin vs. Toru Yano

Shane Haste vs. Jeff Cobb

Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hirooki Goto

Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

G1 Climax 33 starts in Sapporo on July 15th and will end on August 13th in Ryogoku. All 19 events will air on NJPW World with English Commentary. Go there to find the start time for each event and see who'll be "Born in the Ring".

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NJPW Match Card Set for June 17 + Match Predictions for NOAH's Green Journey in Nagoya 2023

Earlier today, NJPW announced match cards for their televised events in Chiba (for June 10th and 18th) and Hachioji (for June 17th). Down below is the official match card for their June 17th which is part of their "New Japan Road: Road to Strong" tour which starts in Chiba on June 10th. There will be a total of 8 matches on the card 4 of them are pictured down below:

Opening Match: Kosei Fujita vs. Master Wato

Match #2: Yuto Nakashima and Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Boltin Oleg and Tomoaki Honma

Match #3: EVIL, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi, and Dick Togo vs. Hirooki Goto, Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan

Match #4: Dan Moloney, Clark Connors, and Gedo vs. Great O-Khan, TJP, and Francesco Akira

Match #5: Alex Coughlin and Gabriel Kidd vs. Oskar Leube and YOSHI-HASHI

Match #6: Shota Umino, Ren Narita, El Desperado, and Tiger Mask vs. Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, and YOH

Semi-main Event: Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, and BUSHI vs. Taka Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and Taichi

Main Event: Yota Tsuji and Hiromu Takahashi vs. SANADA and DOUKI

"New Japan Road: Road to the Strong" in Hachioji airs on NJPW World at 6 PM Local Time/5 AM Eastern/4 AM Central/2 AM Pacific.

But before that, we will have Pro Wrestling NOAH's "Green Journey in Nagoya 2023" which will air on ABEMA and Wrestle Universe at 5 PM Local Time/4 AM Eastern/3 AM Central/1 AM Pacific on the same day as "New Japan Road" in Hachioji in which right now I will give you my full match predictions for the NOAH event as promised when the match card was officially announced last week.

Opening Match Prediction: I can understand that Hiroki wants to prove himself but by leaving Kongo, he has left a big hole. Already knowing he'll lose to Kenoh, losing to Hajime Ohara is not a option but...with the way he's been going, can't see him beating Ohara. Hajime Ohara will win the opening match.

Match #2 Prediction: This match is very intriguing but if I'm to pick a side then I'm going with the team of Mohammed Yone, Super Crazy, and Alejandro for the win.

Match #3 Prediction: Apparently Hideaki Suzuki is not happy about this match and based on how he is. I'm expecting this singles bout against Shuhei Taniguchi to be a brawl. Hideaki Suzuki will dominate and win in easy fashion.

Match #4 Prediction: When this match was originally announced, I thought that this would be used to determine Hijo del Dr. Wagner's next challenger for the GHC National Championship. But with Kaito Kiyomiya's participation in the G1 announced, this is his chance to show his 7 block opponents (which will be announced on June 10th) what he's made of. I still see Kiyomiya winning and at the same time make a statement as G1 Climax 33 looms for him.

Match #5 Prediction: This is no typo everyone, Naomichi Marufuji is actually teaming up with Eita against Daiki Inaba and Atsushi Kotoge in which I see the crumbling of Kotoge continue. Eita and Marufuji with the surprise victory.

Match #6 Prediction: Welcome back Jack Morris, we missed you. GLG vs. Stinger and Sean Legacy is sure going to be something. My prediction on this match will be very interesting for I have Stinger and Legacy continuing that momentum they've been having since May 4th in Ryogoku. Stinger and Sean Legacy with the win.

Match #7 Prediction: A rematch from May 14th and a preview match for June 22nd all in one match. AXIZ returned on May 14th in a losing effort as Go Shiozaki was pinned by Kenoh in the main event. Since that loss, AXIZ has won their next two matches and it is expected by the time they get to Nagoya they will be 4-1 since reuniting. My prediction is that AXIZ will get the win here but it will be interesting to see if this match will be for the AJPW World Tag Team Championship by then. Also, note...Go Shiozaki has never defeated Kenoh in singles competition. A win here in Nagoya could boost his confidence to get that first win over the Kongo leader in Korakuen Hall five days later.

Match #8 Prediction: Very hard match to predict here but one thing is clear, Dante Leon will do whatever it takes to win back the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship and though I can see him winning somehow I don't. HAYATA will retain but how though remains to be seen.

Semi-main Event Match Prediction: My expectation here is that whoever wins between Kongo and AXIZ two matches earlier will be the next challenger team for the GHC Tag Team Championships. This match is hard to predict because when you have Saxon Huxley in the ring, he's out of control. He's the true definition of being the savage David Finlay wants in his Bullet Club. Anyway, this match...I'm predicting as of right now new tag team champions with AXIZ coming out as the next challenger team. However, should the champion team retain, this could be the chance for Go to exact some revenge because it was Timothy Thatcher that put him on the shelf in Osaka back in September. Nonetheless...here I see new champions but always expect the unexpected when it comes to Saxon Huxley.

Main Event Prediction: There's a saying, be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. My prediction here is a very intriguing one for I see Jake Lee retaining despite being dominated by the challenger Takashi Sugiura throughout most of the tour. Jake Lee's toughest challenge will result in his toughest victory and should he emerge victorious be interesting to see who' will be next.

So, those are my predictions for Pro Wrestling NOAH's "Green Journey in Nagoya 2023". Sorry but no predictions for "New Japan Road". The next NJPW event that I'll do predictions on will be their "Forbidden Door" event at the end of June and their two Independence Day Events during the 4th of July 2023.

"New Japan Road: Road to Strong" in Hachioji airs on NJPW World this Saturday at 5:00 AM Eastern while "Green Journey in Nagoya 2023" airs the same date at 4:00 AM Eastern on ABEMA for Japanese Commentary and Wrestle Universe for English commentary.

Go to timeanddate.com, type in the city you live in to find out the start time to these 2 events in your area.

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WWE Money in The Bank Matches Results Prediction & Match Cards 2020

This is the WWE Money in The Bank Matches Results Prediction and Match Cards of 2020. For more wwe Money in the bank news read the post.................

WWE Money in The Bank Matches Results Prediction and Match Cards

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Tanahashi, Okada, and Golden☆Lovers to Headline the Budokan as Match Cards for G1 Climax 28 are Revealed

Before we get started on the match cards for this year’s G1 Climax, suggesting everyone to do the following down below:

Click here for the 20 participants competing in G1 Climax 28 presented by Sengoku Enbu KIZNA

Click here for what Block the 20 participants will be in where shockwaves are expected.

Now that you know the 20 participants and what block they’ll be in, here are the official match cards for this year’s G1 Climax where the Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) will clash at the Nippon Budokan for the first time since 2012 when they main evented DDT Pro Wrestling’s Peter Pan which took place on August 18th of that year for that company’s title which is the KOD Open-weight Championship.  At the same time, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada will be writing another chapter to their storied rivalry as they’ll be headlining the Nippon Budokan for the very first time in their respective careers.  With all that and more, let’s reveal the matches taking place throughout the G1, starting off with...

Ota City in Tokyo where these 10 matches will take place on July 14th and 15th:  

Togi Makabe vs. YOSHI-HASHI (Chaos)

Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club) vs. Adam Page (Bullet Club/ROH)

Michael Elgin vs. “King of Darkness” EVIL (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-gun)

Kazuchika Okada (Chaos) vs. Jay White (Chaos)

Tomohiro Ishii (Chaos) vs. Toru Yano (Chaos)

Juice Robinson vs. Tama Tonga (Bullet Club)

Hirooki Goto (Chaos) vs. Seiya Sanada (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Kota Ibushi (Bullet Club Affiliate - The Golden Elite) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Suzuki-gun)

Kenny Omega (Bullet Club) vs. Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Then, we head to Hokkaido within Sapporo where the following matches are scheduled to take place: 

YOSHI-HASHI (Chaos) vs. “King of Darkness” EVIL (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Michael Elgin vs. Adam Page (Bullet Club/ROH)

Kazuchika Okada (Chaos) vs. Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club)

Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-gun)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White (Chaos)

Then we head to Korakuen Hall for 3 straight days of competition after the 20 participants have a 2-day break where these 15 matches will take place, 10 of which will involve the B Block:  

Seiya Sanada (Los Ingobernables de Japon) vs. Tama Tonga (Bullet Club)

Toru Yano (Chaos) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Suzuki-gun)

Juice Robinson vs. Kota Ibushi (Bullet Club Affiliate - The Golden Elite)

Tomohiro Ishii (Chaos) vs. Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Hirooki Goto (Chaos) vs. Kenny Omega (Bullet Club)

YOSHI-HASHI (Chaos) vs. Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-gun)

Michael Elgin vs. Jay White (Chaos)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club)

Togi Makabe vs. “King of Darkness” EVIL (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Kazuchika Okada (Chaos) vs. Adam Page (Bullet Club/ROH)

Toru Yano (Chaos) vs. Kota Ibushi (Bullet Club Affiliate - The Golden Elite)

Seiya Sanada (Los Ingobernables de Japon) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Suzuki-gun)

Juice Robinson vs. Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Kenny Omega (Bullet Club) vs. Tama Tonga (Bullet Club)

Hirooki Goto (Chaos) vs. Tomohiro Ishii (Chaos)

After 3 days in Korakuen Hall, the 20 participants will then head to another arena in Tokyo called the Esforta Arena Hachioji where the following matches are scheduled to take place: 

Michael Elgin vs. YOSHI-HASHI (Chaos)

Jay White (Chaos) vs. Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-gun)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Adam Page (Bullet Club/ROH)

“King of Darkness” EVIL (Los Ingobernables de Japon) vs. Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club)

Togi Makabe vs. Kazuchika Okada (Chaos)

After that, the 20 participants will then have a three-day break before resuming in Niigata with these following matches:  

Hirooki Goto (Chaos) vs. Toru Yano (Chaos)

Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables de Japon) vs. Tama Tonga (Bullet Club)

Tomohiro Ishii (Chaos) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Suzuki-gun)

Juice Robinson vs. Kenny Omega (Bullet Club)

Seiya Sanada (Los Ingobernables de Japon) vs. Kota Ibushi (Bullet Club Affiliate - The Golden Elite)

After Niigata, it’s off to Shizuoka where these A Block matches are scheduled to take place:

EVIL (Los Ingobernables de Japon) vs. Adam Page (Bullet Club/ROH)

Jay White (Chaos) vs. Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club)

Michael Elgin vs. Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-gun)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe

Kazuchika Okada (Chaos) vs. YOSH-HASHI (Chaos)

After Shizuoka, the 20 participants are then off to Aichi where these B-Block matches are scheduled to take place:  

Tama Tonga (Bullet Club) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Suzuki-gun)

Juice Robinson vs. Toru Yano (Chaos)

Hirooki Goto (Chaos) vs. Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Kenny Omega (Bullet Club) vs. Seiya Sanada (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Tomohiro Ishii (Chaos) vs. Kota Ibushi (Bullet Club Affiliate - The Golden Elite)

After a off-day for the 20 participants, then we are off to Kagawa with these A Block matches scheduled to take place on July 30th:  

Togi Makabe vs. Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club)

Jay White (Chaos) vs. Adam Page (Bullet Club/ROH)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. YOSHI-HASHI (Chaos)

“King of Darkness” EVIL (Los Ingobernables de Japon) vs. Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-gun)

Michael Elgin vs. Kazuchika Okada (Chaos)

Then, after another off-day, we are off to Kagoshima where B Block is scheduled to compete and where we have a first time-ever encounter between two of today’s top stars:  Kenny Omega and Zack Sabre Jr.: 

Tomohiro Ishii (Chaos) vs. Tama Tonga (Bullet Club)

Juice Robinson vs. Seiya Sanada (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Toru Yano (Chaos) vs. Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Kenny Omega (Bullet Club) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Suzuki-gun)

Hirooki Goto (Chaos) vs. Kota Ibushi (Bullet Club Affiliate - The Golden Elite)

Right after Kagoshima, it’s off to Fukuoka, where these following A Block matches are scheduled to take place including two return matches from 2017:

Jay White (Chaos) vs. YOSHI-HASHI (Chaos)

Togi Makabe vs. Adam Page (Bullet Club/ROH)

Michael Elgin vs. Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. “King of Darkness” EVIL (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Kazuchika Okada (Chaos) vs. Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-gun)

After a off-day, the 20 participants will then head to Osaka where at Edion Arena Osaka there Kazuchika Okada and EVIL will fight in the same arena again.  The same arena where not only Okada lost in last year’s G1 but that loss ended up affecting his ability throughout the rest of the G1.  Will the same thing happen again?  Have to wait and see.  Here is the list of 10 matches taking place within the 2-day span of August 4th and August 5th. 

Toru Yano (Chaos) vs. Seiya Sanada (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Hirooki Goto (Chaos) vs. Tama Tonga (Bullet Club)

Juice Robinson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Suzuki-gun)

Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables de Japon) vs. Kota Ibushi (Bullet Club Affiliate - The Golden Elite)

Tomohiro Ishii (Chaos) vs. Kenny Omega (Bullet Club)

YOSHI-HASHI (Chaos) vs. Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club)

Adam Page (Bullet Club/ROH) vs. Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-gun)

Togi Makabe vs. Jay White (Chaos)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Michael Elgin

Kazuchika Okada (Chaos) vs. “King of Darkness” EVIL (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

After Osaka, there will be another 2-day rest period before we head to Kanagawa with these following B-Block matches highlighted by two stable members clashing to end the show: 

Juice Robinson vs. Tomohiro Ishii (Chaos)

Hirooki Goto (Chaos) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Suzuki-gun)

Kota Ibushi (Bullet Club Affiliate - The Golden Elite) vs. Tama Tonga (Bullet Club)

Toru Yano (Chaos) vs. Kenny Omega (Bullet Club)

Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables de Japon) vs. Seiya Sanada (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

After an off-day, we finally return to Tokyo and the Nippon Budokan where the following are expected to happen (and I already said this earlier so I’m repeating this again):  Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada will be writing another chapter to their storied rivalry as they will main event the Budokan for the first time in their careers during night one of the final days of competition.  Then, for the first time since August 18, 2012, the Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) will collide in the same arena where they had their classic main event match for DDT Pro Wrestling.  Difference this time is that Kenny Omega will most likely walk in as the champion while Ibushi could walk in with a chance to win his block, this match will have a 30-minute time-limit instead of the 60-minute one they had those six years ago, and this will be an non-title match as all matches from the time G1 begins to the time it ends are all non-title matches if that person is champion going into the event.  This match between the Golden☆Lovers will end the overall round robin tournament for this year’s G1 Climax.  Here are the matches down below along with the two scheduled to close out their blocks:  

Night One:  YOSHI-HASHI (Chaos) vs. Adam Page (Bullet Club/ROH)

Night One:  Togi Makabe vs. Michael Elgin

Night One:  Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club) vs. Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki-gun)

Night One:  Jay White (Chaos) vs. “King of Darkness” EVIL (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Night One:  Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (Chaos)

Night Two: Toru Yano (Chaos) vs. Tama Tonga (Bullet Club)

Night Two:  Tomohiro Ishii (Chaos) vs. Seiya Sanada (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Night Two: Juice Robinson vs. Hirooki Goto (Chaos)

Night Two:  Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables de Japon) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Suzuki-gun)

Night Two:  Kenny Omega (Bullet Club) vs. Kota Ibushi (Bullet Club Affiliate - The Golden Elite) 

After 18 days of intense competition, the winner of Block A and the winner of Block B will meet in the finals to determine who’ll win this year’s G1 and who’ll get the title shot against reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega most likely at the Tokyo Dome in 2019.  If Omega wins though, he has the option to select his own challenger for that 2019 event.

Also note that for the first time since the new format was introduced in 2015, New Japan’s top four as I call it (Kenny Omega, Kazuchika Okada, Tetsuya Naito, and Hiroshi Tanahashi) will not close out their blocks as Omega and Naito will actually start their block competition on July 15th in Ota instead of ending it like they did in 2016.  

G1 Climax 28 presented by Sengoku Enbu KIZNA starts on July 14th in Ota City within Tokyo and ends on August 12th in the Budokan.   Now we are truly ready for these 20 men to “Be A Survivor”, however only 19 of these 20 may be competing as it has been revealed that Juice Robinson is wrestling the current tour (Kizuna Road 2018) with a broken hand.  It is unknown if that’ll affect his status for the G1 but if it does and based on the records, either Taichi (Suzuki-gun) or David Finlay could replace him.  Stay tuned to all social media within New Japan for the latest on this breaking information that came from the June 19th show in Korakuen Hall. 

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Honor Rising 2018 Match Cards

Down below are the official match cards for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor’s (ROH) collaboration entitled Honor Rising: Japan 2018 with the headline being the reunion of Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi).  Note this that there will be no Suzuki-gun at this event and most of the Chaos stable is also not scheduled for this event and the same can be said for Los Ingobernables de Japon’s heavyweight members (Naito, EVIL, and Seiya Sanada).  Anyway, down below is the two match cards for the events.  You can click on the event for full article details courtesy of www.njpw1972.com. 

Honor Rising (2.23.2018)  - Click here for full details on the event 

Tag Match (20 Minute Time Limit) - Katsuya Kitamura and Toa Henare vs. Yujiro Takahashi and Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club)

Six Man Tag Match (20 Minute Time Limit) - Cheeseburger (ROH), Delirious (ROH), and Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Hikuleo, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa (Bullet Club)

Tag Match (20 Minute Time Limit) - David Finlay and Juice Robinson vs. Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson (Bullet Club)

Triple Threat (20 Minute Time Limit) - Kushida vs. Hiromu Takahashi (LIJ) vs. Flip Gordon (ROH)

Six Man Tag (30 Minute Time Limit) - Ryusuke Taguchi, Jay Lethal (ROH), and Dalton Castle (ROH) vs. Chuckie T. (ROH), Beretta, and Jay White (Chaos)

NEVER Openweight Championship (60 Minute time limit) - [Challenger] Beer City Bruiser vs. [17th Champion] Hirooki Goto 

Six Man Tag (30 Minute Time Limit) - Kenny Omega (Golden☆Lovers/Bullet Club), Kota Ibushi (Golden☆Lovers), and Chase Owens (Bullet Club) vs. Marty Scurll, Hangman Page, and Cody Rhodes (Bullet Club)

Honor Rising (2.24.2018) - Click here for full details on the event 

Singles Match (20 Minute Time Limit) - Toa Henare vs. The Beer City Bruiser

Six Man Tag (20 Minute Time Limit) - David Finlay, Juice Robinson, and Jay Lethal (ROH) vs. Hikuleo, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi (Bullet club)

Tag Match (20 Minute Time Limit) - Ryusuke Taguchi and Flip Gordon (ROH) vs. BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi (LIJ)

NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship (60 Minute time limit) - [Challenger Team] Cheeseburger (ROH), Delirious (RH), and Jushin Thunder Liger

Six Man Tag (30 Minute Time Limit) - Chuckie T. (ROH), YOSHI-HASHI (Chaos), and Jay Lethal (ROH) vs. Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and Adam Page (Bullet Club)

ROH World Championship (60 Minute Time Limit) - [Challenger] Beretta vs. [Champion] Dalton Castle 

Tag Match (30 Minute Time Limit) - Kenny Omega (Golden☆Lovers/Bullet Club) and Kota Ibushi (Golden☆Lovers) vs. Marty Scurll and Cody Rhodes (Bullet Club) 

Both events will air on February 23rd and 24th only on NJPW World with optional English commentary.  If not a member, subscribe so that you don’t miss a minute of New Japan and ROH action.

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