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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 sixth day of action takes place at Beppu City B-Con Plaza in Oita, and it's back to B Block, one of two groupings whose winner will go on to a spot in the finals. The most suspense of the tourmanent so far comes about a result of reports that many pundits favorite heading into the tourney, Shinsuke Nakamura, may have injured his elbow over the weekend...
Yuji Nagata vs. Yujiro Takahashi
Hirooki Goto vs. Tomoaki Honma
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Michael Elgin
Satoshi Kojima vs. Kazuchika Okada
Enjoy the show!
Michael Elgin defeated Shinsuke Nakamura by forfeit due to the latter's elbow injury.
Yujiro Takahashi pinned Yuji Nagata with the Miami Shine.
Liking Nagata's selling of the ribs. This is really a lot better than I'd hoped for.
— Bonski (@Original_Bonski) July 28, 2015
But all in all Nagata vs Yujiro was fine. #g125
— STRIGGA (@STRIGGA) July 28, 2015
Hirooki Goto pinned Tomoaki Honma with the Shouten Kai.
Goto/Honma was solid but kinda underwhelming. Goto seemed like he was such a better wrestler 2 years ago.
— Jared Stevens (@Trademark629) July 28, 2015
That was good. I just don't care about anything Goto does and other than the occasional pop for a Honma pin, you know how it's ending.
— LOS INGOBERNAFRAYS (@TheFrayMovement) July 28, 2015
Best Goto match in like two years. Not even joking. He looked like a champion for the first time in that match. #njpwworld
— Bonski (@Original_Bonski) July 28, 2015
nice match! Honma can never win a match and still get a dead crowd to come alive with his near falls. that's how you become a great face.
— Bryan Rose (@br26) July 28, 2015
So nice to be reminded of how awesome Ishii is when he isn't just facing Makabe. Great match against Anderson. #g125
— DTAM (@DeathToAllMarks) July 28, 2015
Marked out when Anderson headbutt Ishii only for ishii to be like "GET OUT OF HERE WITH YOUR WEAK SKULL". Good match.
— Bonski (@Original_Bonski) July 28, 2015
Meh, that was disappointing. Liked their prior two matches much more. #g125
— Case Lowe (@_InYourCase) July 28, 2015
Honma/Goto and Ishii/Anderson were great. That main event wasn't. Thumbs in the middle today. #G125
— Case Lowe (@_InYourCase) July 28, 2015
overall the action on the show was good, but the show as a whole felt flat. could be Nakamura, or the crowd, don't know what exactly.
— Bryan Rose (@br26) July 28, 2015
This is the first show I've regretted waking up for. #G125
— LOS INGOBERNAFRAYS (@TheFrayMovement) July 28, 2015
Current standings in Block A:
A.J. Styles 4
Hiroshi Tanahashi 4
Bad Luck Fale 4
Kota Ibushi 4
Katsuyori Shibata 4
Tetsuya Naito 4
Toru Yano 2
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 2
Togi Makabe 2
Doc Gallows 0
Current standings in Block B:
Tomohiro Ishii 6
Kazuchika Okada 6
Karl Anderson 4
Hirooki Goto 4
Michael Elgin 2
Satoshi Kojima 2
Yuji Nagata 2
Shinsuke Nakamura 2
Yujiro Takahashi 2
Tomoaki Honma 0