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Excitement continues to grow for one of the most thrilling events on the pro wrestling calendar, New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax.
This year's version, the 25th annual, will feature a 20 men competing across 19 dates - the most in history - for a spot in the finals on August 16. Each show will be broadcast worldwide on New Japan's streaming service, NJPW World. Here at Cageside, we'll have open threads & results for each show, so you can watch along with the best pro wrestling community on the internet.
A primer for the event can be found here; a full schedule, more information on how to watch and some predictions here.
The third day of action takes place in Kyoto City Budo Center, and it's back to A Block, one of two groupings whose winner will go on to a spot in the finals.
Kota Ibushi vs. Doc Gallows
Togi Makabe vs. Bad Luck Fale
Toru Yano vs. A.J. Styles
Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tetsuya Naito
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Enjoy the show!
Results from Day 3
Kota Ibushi pinned Doc Gallows with a rollup.
This thing is playing to both guys strengths. Gallows being the giant destroying the geek. Kota coming from the bottom. #g125
— LOS INGOBERNAFRAYS (@TheFrayMovement) July 24, 2015
A damn fine match there boys. Hell of an effort from Gallows. Ibushi was much more comfortable in that situation.
— Lawrence (@lob_3) July 24, 2015
The bad part about this match being great is that Doc Gallows fans will use it as justification for his existence in NJPW forever.
— #MarkBrendanalives (@TJHawke411) July 24, 2015
Bad Luck Fale pinned Togi Makabe with the Bad Luck Fall.
Those are the worst worked punches, Makabe.
— d.w. (@dvewlsh) July 24, 2015
That match would've been better as a 2 minute squash. Why drag it out if Makabe is hardly going to get any offense in?
— Jared Stevens (@Trademark629) July 24, 2015
Worst tournament match on this show was a totally fine Fale-Makabe match. Otherwise some great stuff.
— Scott (@tapemachines) July 24, 2015
A.J. Styles submitted Toru Yano with the Calf Killer.
Yano & Styles have great chemistry together. In some alternate (but clearly superior) universe they'd be tag champions.
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) July 24, 2015
You betta believe it "@TheFrayMovement: This Styles/Yano match would get over huge in Barnesville, brothers. @KrisZellner #g125"
— Kris Zellner (@KrisZellner) July 24, 2015
Toru Yano was supposed to be everyone's "night off". AJ Styles wasn't there for the briefing. #g125
— STRIGGA (@STRIGGA) July 24, 2015
Katsuyori Shibata pinned Tetsuya Naito with the Penalty Kick.
MOTN. Goddamn, Shibata is the greatest. Going to have a blast gifing that later. #g125
— DTAM (@DeathToAllMarks) July 24, 2015
Shibata and Naito is easily the match of the G1 so far - brilliant. Podcast coming soon.
— Ace (@DSpenceCantLose) July 24, 2015
rewatched naito/shibata. naito seriously executed the best character work i've seen all year. SO good
— Brady (@bruiserbrady) July 24, 2015
Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan with the High Fly Flow.
They're working hard, but this isn't even the Tenzan from the Goto match last year.
— #MarkBrendanalives (@TJHawke411) July 24, 2015
Tenzan tried very hard in that. Not the best match but still very solid. Excellent day of the tournament. Will go down as one of the best.
— Lawrence (@lob_3) July 24, 2015
Crowd really made that match, but Tenzan worked hard. Overall, Day 3 has been the best show (Yujiro match aside). I'm 5-0 today also. :)
— DTAM (@DeathToAllMarks) July 24, 2015
Current standings in Block A:
A.J. Styles 4
Hiroshi Tanahashi 4
Bad Luck Fale 2
Kota Ibushi 2
Togi Makabe 2
Tetsuya Naito 2
Katsuyori Shibata 2
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 2
Doc Gallows 0
Toru Yano 0
Current standings in Block B:
Karl Anderson 2
Hirooki Goto 2
Tomohiro Ishii 2
Yuji Nagata 2
Kazuchika Okada 2
Michael Elgin 0
Tomoaki Honma 0
Satoshi Kojima 0
Shinsuke Nakamura 0
Yujiro Takahashi 0