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July 28, 2019July 28, 2019

NJPW G1 CLIMAX 29 [Day Nine & Ten Review]: Trankillo.

DAY NINE - A BLOCK – Kota Ibushi v Lance Archer - I'm happy that Archer's vast improvement is getting recognized in the thick of Moxley and KENTA's WWE-to-NJPW excellence. Big Lance has been great. This opener was no exception, with some of the most serious knee strikes you'll ever see (sorry, Omega!). One knee …

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July 20, 2019

NJPW G1 CLIMAX 29 [Day Five & Six Review]: Who Let The Dogs Out?

I'm at Comic-Con, marks, so some of these are coming in a little late (hell, I'm watching this morning's Day Seven event as we speak!). But you can thank the lovely cardio room at San Diego's Grand Hyatt hotel for my early morning, post-convention G1 viewing pleasure during this otherwise wild nerd-out weekend. Here's my …

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July 15, 2019

NJPW G1 CLIMAX 29 [Day Three & Four Review]: The Heat is On.

NIGHT THREE - A BLOCK – Lance Archer v Bad Luck Fale - This match went a helluva lot better than I imagined. That's chiefly in part to how great New Japan is pushing their new singles monster, Lance Archer. To get a clean, pretty dominant win -- via Iron Claw nonetheless! -- over a …

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July 13, 2019August 4, 2019

NJPW G1 CLIMAX 29 [Day Two Review]: The Last Samurai.

B BLOCK - Juice Robinson vs. Shingo Takagi - An opening match to this year's G1 Climax B Block worthy of a main event in any other town. Juice has a new look, new attitude, and he's ready to let the "CJ Parker" go with a stronger, stiffer working style, and had no problem exchanging …

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July 6, 2019July 7, 2019

NJPW G1 CLIMAX 29 [Day One Review]: Immortal Kombat XXIX.

It's Moody's Day One in Dallas, New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax 29 review! As usual, only G1 tournament matches will be reviewed; not the undercard. A BLOCK – Lance Archer v Will Ospreay - You knew from the promos and interviews leading up to this New Japan Cup rematch that it just had to …

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June 24, 2019

NJPW G1 CLIMAX 29 [B Block Preview]: Mox of The Dragon.

If you missed Dan's A Block primer for New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax 29, click here! If not, away we go... The B Block Tetsuya Naito Age: 36 G1 Climax experience: 10th year. Winner in 2013 and 2017. Could it be a swerve that Tetsuya Naito won back the IWGP Intercontinental championship just to …

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