Match of the Day - 10/12/2015: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi!

Short synopsis for each Wrestler and Match of the Day blogs this week.

Today's Match of the Day is Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, two of New Japan Pro Wrestling's most blockbuster performers. This match took place during this year's annual G1 Climax Tournament, which Tanahashi would ultimately win. This match was also named a 5 Star Match by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Shinsuke Nakamura in G1... by 4989power310710

Match of the Day - 9/16/2015: A.J. Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki

Today's Match of the Day - A.J. Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki, which took place on August 1st, 2014 during the annual G1 Climax tournament. This highly-acclaimed match  was awarded 2014 Match of the Year by Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter. If ya ask me, this match not only cemented A.J. Styles' overall legacy as a wrestler, it also cemented him as a top gajin (foreign wrestler) in Japan. Oh, and we cannot forget the always incredible Minoru Suzuki, who - to his credit, has continued to be a top contender for every other major title in and out of New Japan Pro Wrestling. This is truly pro wrestling at its finest. Enjoy!

AJ Styles vs Minoru Suzuki from Jorge Rebelo on Vimeo.

New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax, Days 13 & 14 results for August 8, 2015

***Some parts (Block B, standings) are missing at the moment. I apologize.***

Day 13:

*Block A Match: Bad Luck Fale defeated Kota Ibushi

*Block A Match: Tetsuya Naito defeated Toru Yano

*Block A Match: AJ Styles defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan

*Block A Match: Togi Makabe defeated Doc Gallows

*Block A Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Katsuyori Shibata

Day 14:

*Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga defeated David Finlay Jr. & Jay White.

*Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Kota Ibushi & Mascara Dorada.

*AJ Styles, Doc Gallows & Cody Hall defeated Tetsuya Naito, Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan.

*Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & KUSHIDA defeated Togi Makabe, Katsuyori Shibata & Jushin Thunder Liger.

Block B Matches:

*Karl Anderson defeated Michael Elgin.

*Yuji Nagata defeated Satoshi Kojima.

*Kazuchika Okada defeated Yujiro Takahashi.

*Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Tomoaki Honma.

*Hirooki Goto defeated Tomohiro Ishii.


Current Standings:

Block A:

(1)Tetsuya Naito
(1)Bad Luck Fale
(1)AJ Styles
(1)Hiroshi Tanahashi
(2) Katsuyori Shibata
(3) Kota Ibushi
(2) Togi Makabe
(4) Toru Yano
(5) Hiroyoshi Tenzan
(5) Doc Gallows

New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax Days 11 & 12 results for August 5-6, 2015

Day 11, Block A

* Bad Luck Fale defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan

* Toru Yano defeated Katsuyori Shibata

* Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Doc Gallows

* AJ Styles defeated Togi Makabe

* Tetsuya Naito defeated Kota Ibushi

Day 12, Block B

* Michael Elgin defeated Yuji Nagata

* Karl Anderson defeated Tomoaki Honma

* Hirooki Goto defeated Satoshi Kojima

* Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Yujiro Takahashi

* Okada defeated Tomohiro Ishii

Current Standings

Block A:

1) Katsuyori Shibata (8 points, 4-2)
1) Tetsuya Naito (8 points, 4-2)
1) Bad Luck Fale (8 points, 4-2)
1) AJ Styles (8 points, 4-2)
1) Hiroshi Tanahashi (8 points, 4-2)
6) Kota Ibushi (6 points, 3-3)
6) Togi Makabe (6 points, 3-3)
8) Toru Yano (4 points, 2-4)
9) Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2 points, 1-5)
9) Doc Gallows (2 points, 1-5)

Block B

1) Kazuchika Okada (10 points, 5-1)
2) Tomohiro Ishii (8 points, 4-2)
2) Karl Anderson (8 points, 4-2)
2) Hirooki Goto (8 points, 4-2)
2) Michael Elgin (8 points, 4-2)
2) Shinsuke Nakamura (8 points, 4-2)
7) Yujiro Takahashi (4 points, 2-4)
7) Satoshi Kojima (4 points, 2-4)
9) Yuji Nagata (2 points, 1-5)
10) Tomoaki Honma (0 points, 0-6)

New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax, Days 9 & 10 results for August 4, 2015

Day 9, Block A matches:

* Kota Ibushi defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan

* Katsuyori Shibata defeated Bad Luck Fale

* AJ Styles defeated Doc Gallows

* Togi Makabe defeated Tetsuya Naito

* Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Toru Yano


Day 10, Block B Matches

* Michael Elgin defeated Yujiro Takahashi

* Satoshi Kojima defeated Tomoaki Honma

* Satoshi Ishii defeated Yuji Nagata

* Okada defeated Karl Anderson

* Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hirooki Goto

Current Standings

Block A:

1) Katsuyori Shibata (8 points, 4-1)
2) Tetsuya Naito (6 points, 3-2)
2) Bad Luck Fale (6 points, 3-2)
2) AJ Styles (6 points, 3-2)
2) Hiroshi Tanahashi (6 points, 3-2)
2) Kota Ibushi (6 points, 3-2)
2) Togi Makabe (6 points, 3-2)
8) Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2 points, 1-4)
8) Toru Yano (2 points, 1-4)
8) Doc Gallows (2 points, 1-4)

Block B

1) Tomohiro Ishii (8 points, 4-1)
1) Kazuchika Okada (8 points, 4-1)
3) Karl Anderson (6 points, 3-2)
3) Hirooki Goto (6 points, 3-2)
3) Michael Elgin (6 points, 3-2)
3) Shinsuke Nakamura (6 points, 3-2)
7) Yujiro Takahashi (4 points, 2-3)
7) Satoshi Kojima (4 points, 2-3)
9) Yuji Nagata (2 points, 1-4)
10) Tomoaki Honma (0 points, 0-4)

New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax, Day 8 results for July 28, 2015

* Yujiro Takahashi defeated Satoshi Kojima

* Karl Anderson defeated Yuji Nagata

* Michael Elgin defeated Tomoaki Honma

* Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Tomohiro Ishii

* Hirooki Goto defeated Kazuchika Okada

Current Standings:

Block A:

1) Tetsuya Naito (6 points, 3-1)
1) Katsuyori Shibata (6 points, 3-1)
1) Bad Luck Fale (6 points, 3-1)
4) AJ Styles (4 points, 2-2)
4) Hiroshi Tanahashi (4 points, 2-2)
4) Kota Ibushi (4 points, 2-2)
4) Togi Makabe (4 points, 2-2)
8) Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2 points, 1-3)
8) Toru Yano (2 points, 1-3)
8) Doc Gallows (2 points, 1-3)

Block B

1) Tomohiro Ishii (6 points, 3-1)
1) Kazuchika Okada (6 points, 3-1)
1) Karl Anderson (6 points, 3-1)
1) Hirooki Goto (6 points, 3-1)
5) Michael Elgin (4 points, 2-2)
5) Shinsuke Nakamura (4 points, 2-2)
5) Yujiro Takahashi (4 points, 2-2)
8) Yuji Nagata (2 points, 1-3)
8) Satoshi Kojima (2 points, 1-3)
10) Tomoaki Honma (0 points, 0-4)

New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax, Days 6 & 7 results for July 26-27,2015

Day 6:

* Michael Elgin earns 2 points as Shinsuke Nakamura can't compete

* Yujiro Takahashi defeated Yuji Nagata via pinfall

* Hirooki Goto defeated Tomoaki Honma via pinfall

* Tomohiro Ishii defeated Karl Anderson via pinfall

* Okada defeated Satoshi Kojima via pinfall

Day 7:

* Doc Gallows defeated Toru Yano

* Togi Makabe defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan

* Shibata defeated Kota Ibushi

* Bad Luck Fale defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi

* Tetsuya Naito defeated AJ Styles

Current Standings:

Block A:

1) Tetsuya Naito (6 points, 3-1)
1) Katsuyori Shibata (6 points, 3-1)
1) Bad Luck Fale (6 points, 3-1)
4) AJ Styles (4 points, 2-2)
4) Hiroshi Tanahashi (4 points, 2-2)
4) Kota Ibushi (4 points, 2-2)
4) Togi Makabe (4 points, 2-2)
8) Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2 points, 1-3)
8) Toru Yano (2 points, 1-3)
8) Doc Gallows (2 points, 1-3)

Block B

1) Tomohiro Ishii (6 points, 3-0)
1) Kazuchika Okada (6 points, 3-0)
3) Karl Anderson (4 points, 2-1)
3) Hirooki Goto (4 points, 2-1)
5) Michael Elgin (2 points, 1-2)
5) Yuji Nagata (2 points, 1-2)
5) Satoshi Kojima (2 points, 1-2)
5) Shinsuke Nakamura (2 points, 1-2)
5) Yujiro Takahashi (2 points, 1-2)
8) Tomoaki Honma (0 points, 0-3)

New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax Days 4 & 5 results for July 24-25, 2015

Day 4:

* Tomohiro Ishii defeated Yujiro Takahashi

* Satoshi Kojima defeated Michael Elgin

* Karl Anderson defeated Hirooki Goto

* Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Yuji Nagata. Nakamura was injured during the match. He was heavily favored to win the tourney, but missed Sunday's show.

* Okada defeated Tomoaki Honma

Day 5:

* Bad Luck Fale defeats Doc Gallows via pinfall

* Toru Yano defeats Hiroyoshi Tenzan via pinfall

* Katsuyori Shibata defeats Togi Makabe via pinfall

* Kota Ibushi defeats AJ Styles via pinfall

* Tetsuya Naito defeats Hiroshi Tanahashi via pinfall

Current Standings

Block A:

1) AJ Styles (4 points, 2-1)
1) Hiroshi Tanahashi (4 points, 2-1)
1) Tetsuya Naito (4 points, 2-1)
1) Katsuyori Shibata (4 points, 2-1)
1) Bad Luck Fale (4 points, 2-1)
1) Kota Ibushi (4 points, 2-1)
7) Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2 points, 1-2)
7) Togi Makabe (2 points, 1-2)
9) Toru Yano (2 points, 1-2)
10) Doc Gallows (0 points, 0-3)

Block B:

1) Tomohiro Ishii (4 points, 2-0)
1) Kazuchika Okada (4 points, 2-0)
1) Karl Anderson (4 points, 2-0)
4) Yuji Nagata (2 points, 1-1)
4) Hirooki Goto (2 points, 1-1)
4) Satoshi Kojima (2 points, 1-1)
7) Shinsuke Nakamura (2 points, 1-1)
8) Tomoaki Honma (0 points, 0-2)
8) Michael Elgin (0 points, 0-2)
8) Yujiro Takahashi (0 points, 0-2)

New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax Days 2 & 3 Results for July 23rd & 24th, 2015

Courtesy: wrestlinginc.com!

Days 2 and 3 of NJPW's G1 Climax Tournament are complete. You can see results and standings of both below.

Day 2, Block B Matches (7/23)

* Tomohiro Ishii defeated Satoshi Kojima via pinfall

* Hirooki Goto defeated Yujiro Takahashi via pinfall

* Yuji Nagata defeated Tomoaki Honma via pinfall

* Kazuchika Okada defeated Michael Elgin via pinfall

* Karl Anderson defeated Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall

Day 3, Block A Matches (7/24)

* Kota Ibushi defeated Doc Gallows after a sunset flip.

* Bad Luck Fale defeated Togi Makabe via pinfall with the Bad Luck Fall.

* AJ Styles defeated Toru Yano via submission with the Calf Killer.

* Katsyori Shibata defeated Tetsuya Naito via pinfall after the PK.

* Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan via pinfall with the High Fly Flow.

Standings

Block A:

1) AJ Styles (4 points, 2-0)
1) Hiroshi Tanahashi (4 points, 2-0)
3) Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2 points, 1-1)
3) Tetsuya Naito (2 points, 1-1)
3) Togi Makabe (2 points, 1-1)
3) Katsuyori Shibata (2 points, 1-1)
3) Bad Luck Fale (2 points, 1-1)
3) Kota Ibushi (2 points, 1-1)
9) Doc Gallows (0 points, 0-2)
9) Toru Yano (0 points, 0-2)

Block B:

1) Tomohiro Ishii (2 points, 1-0)
1) Hirooki Goto (2 points, 1-0)
1) Yuji Nagata (2 points, 1-0)
1) Kazuchika Okada (2 points, 1-0)
1) Karl Anderson (2 points, 1-0)
6) Satoshi Kojima (0 points, 0-1)
6) Michael Elgin (0 points, 0-1)
6) Tomoaki Honma (0 points, 0-1)
6) Shinsuke Nakamura (0 points, 0-1)
6) Yujiro Takahashi (0 points, 0-1)

New Japan G1 Climax Day 9 Results

Here's Day 9! I'm going to do the same thing that I did with Day 8. With that being said, let's get down to it. :) By the way, these are the FINALS.

Block B:

Yuji Nagata defeated Yujiro Takahashi

Block B:

Yoru Tano defeated Minoru Suzuki

Block B:

Shelton Benjamin defeated Shinsuke Nakamura

Block B:

Tetsuya Naito defeated Karl Anderson

Block A:

Lance Archer defeated Davey Boy Smith, Jr.

Block A:

Prince Devitt defeated Togi Makabe

Block A:

Satoshi Kojima defeated Kazuchika Okada

Block A:

Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Katshuyori Shibata

G1-Climax Final 1st Place Block A vs  1st Place Block B

Tetsuya Naito defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in an incredible match-up!

This has got to be the best G1 yet. From botch moments to shocking wins, this one really took the cake. I don't know how they're gonna follow this up next year, but  I'll be sure to tune in.

Winner of 2013's G1 Climax Tournament: Tetsuya Naito

New Japan G1 Climax Day 8 Results

Here we are with Day 8! I'm apparently late but here are the results anyways. :)

Below is the WHOLE show for Day 8 (Yes, the whole show). I will only post up the results of which block they're in, and who defeated who. With that being said... ENJOY!

Block A:

Davey Boy Smith, Jr. defeated Prince Devitt

Block B:
Karl Anderson def Yujiro Takahashi

Block A:
Lance Archer defeated Satoshi Kojima

Block B:
Shelton Benjamin def Toru Yano

Block A:
Togi Makabe defeated Tomohiro Ishii  (Note: Makabe botched a powerbomb then he hits a german suplex to inflict more pain.... IDIOT!)

Block B:

Minoru Suzuki defeated Kota Ibushi

Block B:

Tetsuya Naito defeated Shinsuke Nakamura

Block A:

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada went to a 30 minute draw. AMAZING MATCH!

Here are the standings! (Credit to prowresblog.blogspot.com)

New Japan G1 Climax 2013 Night 7 Results: Kanagawa (Published August 8th, 2013)

Here are the G1 Climax 2013 Results for Night 7. I know I'm kinda late of this but I'm to expand my blog from just WWE, TNA, and ROH.

**HUGE Plus: Puro Wrestling legend Kenta Kobashi  is on commentary for this show!

The show started with  shocking news that Hiroyoshi Tezan and Hiroki Goto were both pulled from the tournament with only 3 days to go! Tezan injured his ribs following a flying clothesline from Naito. Goto's shoulder injury is a little less known, but it was probabl;y suffered during his match against Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Here are the results and updated block scores. Follow @SenorLARIATO @HulkaMatt and @puro_yottsume for more updates!

 0. Captain New Japan & Tomoaki Honma vs YOSHI-HASHI & Takashi Iizuka (8:41) (Winner: YOSHI-HASHI)

1. Block B:  Kota Ibushi vs Yujiro Takahashi (8:45)

Winner: Yujiro Takahashi

2. Block B: Yuji Nagata vs  Karl Anderson (10:09)

(Winner: Anderson)

3. Block A: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Prince Devitt (6:56)

(Winner:  Shibata)

4. Block A:  Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii (11:21)

(Winner: Okada)

5. Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Lance Archer (10:56)

(Winner: Tanahashi)

6. Block B: Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano (9:26)

(Winner: Yano)

7. Block B:  Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton “X” Benjamin (8:42)

(Winner: Suzuki)

9: Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Satoshi Kojima (15:400

(Winner: Makabe)

**STANDINGS**

BLOCK A:

BLOCK B:

CREDITS!

@HulkaMatt

@puro_yottsume

@SenorLARIATO