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00:00:00Every wrestling event that's ever happened in the Tokyo Dome, read about it in eggshells, but before that, Detsu!
00:00:07This is the best battle for the G1 Climax 28!
00:00:15It's the best battle for the G1!
00:00:18This is the best battle for the G1!
00:00:21It's amazing!
00:00:22This is the best battle for the Adrenaline!
00:00:25The best battle for the G1 Climax 28!
00:00:32The G1 Climax 29!
00:00:35The E3 Climax 29!
00:00:38The G1 Climax 29!
00:00:40The 100th year to the G1!
00:00:42The G1 Climax 29!
00:00:45The G1 Climax 29!
00:00:48The G1 Climax 29!
00:00:51However, the G1 winner is in the 17th inning.
00:00:54The G1 winner is a new one.
00:01:01The winner is the A block final match.
00:01:08The winner is the winner of the L1.
00:01:13The Oka-da Kuzuka.
00:01:21One shot!
00:01:25The shot is lost!
00:01:31I am back!
00:01:33I am back!
00:01:35I am back!
00:01:37I have 30 minutes to finish!
00:01:39I am not ready to get the place!
00:01:43The end of the game is over!
00:01:45The rest of the game is only one thing!
00:01:48.
00:01:54B Block 1位!
00:01:57Gold star Ibu Shiko Ta!
00:02:03G1出場は4回目
00:02:05肩破りの天才レスラーが
00:02:07全力で夏を突っ走る!
00:02:10B block final game.
00:02:17He is winning the league.
00:02:19The opponent is the enemy.
00:02:21Kenny Omega.
00:02:23He is the winner.
00:02:27He is the winner.
00:02:29He is the winner.
00:02:31He is the winner.
00:02:34He is the winner.
00:02:36He is the winner.
00:02:41He is the winner.
00:02:46He is the winner.
00:02:48明日優勝します。
00:02:55G1史上初の日本武道館決戦を制するのは、
00:03:023回目の優勝を狙う田橋博史か?
00:03:07それとも念願の初優勝を目指すイブシコウタか?
00:03:13BE A SUVIVOR!
00:03:16生き残るのはどっちだ?
00:03:20G1クライマックス28優勝決定戦!
00:03:24Aブロック1位 田橋博史 VS Bブロック1位 イブシコウタ!
00:03:43G1クライマックス28優勝決定戦!
00:03:53G1クライマックス28優勝決定戦!
00:03:58G1クライマックス28優勝決定戦!
00:04:03逃げ、一番ツアップを選ぶカバー semところに
00:04:09posit位が力の最終戦にとっては、
00:04:101メリットアイブシコウタブコウタイブシコウタイ…
00:04:15私が3つとも limb職きプレイども,
00:04:18行くとも静かな予めが勝てるgateができない¶
00:04:3212 points in the B-Block
00:05:02The first G1 final for Kota Ibushi
00:05:09Who is looking to become the only man in New Japan history to win all three singles tournaments
00:05:17Best of Super Juniors, New Japan Cup and the G1
00:05:21And Kenny Omega is going to be in the corner of Kota Ibushi
00:05:32And here is the opponent in the red corner representing the A-Block
00:05:51The man of talent Hiroshi Tanahashi
00:06:027-1-1 in the A-Block
00:06:0715 points
00:06:12The video package that aired before this match took place said that
00:06:16Ibushi stands on the stage of Dreams for the first time
00:06:20The stage that Tanahashi is now standing up for the sixth time
00:06:25Tanahashi! Hiroshi!
00:06:30And look who's in the corner
00:06:33Oh my god!
00:06:36Of Hiroshi Tanahashi
00:06:38Wow!
00:06:39In just a second you're going to see him
00:06:40There he is!
00:06:41There he is!
00:06:42Katsuyori Shibata
00:06:44The wrestler!
00:06:45Oh-ho!
00:06:52Could this evening get any more emotional?
00:06:55There might have been these two men in this corner
00:07:02The stakes are high gentlemen!
00:07:05Oh-ho!
00:07:06Oh-ho!
00:07:07Oh-ho!
00:07:08Oh-ho!
00:07:09Oh-ho!
00:07:10Red Shoes Uno
00:07:11Can't ask for a better third man in the ring than Red Shoes Uno
00:07:16Now unlike other G1 Climax block matches there is no points at stake and there is no time limit
00:07:26It is one fall
00:07:34It is winner take all
00:07:36Who will etch their name in history?
00:07:41Will it be Kota Ibushi for the first time?
00:07:48Or will it be the ace of the universe Hiroshi Tanahashi for the third?
00:07:54Kota Ibushi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tanahashi Tan
00:08:24Tanahashi! Tanahashi! Tanahashi! Tanahashi! Tanahashi!
00:08:33We took our headphones off to be able to hear clearly the response,
00:08:37and it seems like they're kind of solid behind who, Rock?
00:08:41Tanahashi! Tanahashi! Tanabushi!
00:08:47You know, I'm biased.
00:08:51You know, I was texting with Kojo Ibushi earlier today.
00:08:56And this man, Kojo Ibushi, when he was 18, he moved to Chiba on his own to be a pro wrestler.
00:09:04Why Chiba? Not Tokyo?
00:09:06Because he had to get a job as a baggage handler in Narita Airport to support himself while he wrestled.
00:09:11Tanah Narita is right.
00:09:13And why does he still live there? Because he said to me that he doesn't want to forget where he came from.
00:09:18Oh, wow.
00:09:19And self-trained through DDT, through K2 kickboxing, to the IWGP junior heavyweight title, to heavyweight, to this stage.
00:09:29To bitter rivals, to golden lovers.
00:09:34Kojo Ibushi, you know, the G and G1 could well be golden.
00:09:39And if I ever stop right here in the middle of a sentence, it's because I've got a lump in my throat.
00:09:43All right. Well, the story of this matchup is going to, by and large, boil down to the legs, Rocky.
00:09:56The legs of Tanahashi, and the knee of Kota Ibushi.
00:10:04Mm-hmm.
00:10:05Dragon screw leg whip.
00:10:06Right.
00:10:07Kamigoye.
00:10:08Mm-hmm.
00:10:09High fly flow at the end.
00:10:11Right.
00:10:12We're seeing Tanahashi with some great wrestling here, though.
00:10:15Now this is a rematch from a G1 matchup there.
00:10:25First meeting.
00:10:26Last year on August 1st, it was in Kagoshima, Ibushi's hometown.
00:10:30It was the debut of the Kamigoye.
00:10:32He got the knees up for the high fly flow, and was able to finish with that new devastating move.
00:10:37Then, of course, we go to power struggle.
00:10:40Then Intercontinental Champion Tanahashi defends against Kota Ibushi, who earned that title match with the victory in the G1.
00:10:47And was able to avoid the high fly flow, and, or rather, was able to avoid the Kamigoye,
00:10:55and hit the high fly flow not once but twice, and got the victory.
00:11:04Which then, that match was a catalyst for everything that has happened in this year.
00:11:09So Tanahashi beats Ibushi at power struggle.
00:11:11Cody immediately defies Kenny and challenges Ibushi.
00:11:15They meet at the dome.
00:11:17Ibushi wins.
00:11:18The next night at Dash, Cody goes after Ibushi with a chair.
00:11:22That brings out Omega for the save.
00:11:25Then, of course, Cody turns on Omega at New Beginning.
00:11:29The reuniting of the Golden Lovers.
00:11:31Ibushi trains with Omega for his title match against Omega, who he hadn't been able to beat previous.
00:11:38Or against Okada.
00:11:39Okada, rather.
00:11:40And this time, Kenny Omega defeats Okada and becomes the new IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
00:11:48Oh!
00:11:49And then, Tanahashi beats, well, wins the block with the draw over Okada.
00:11:58Didn't beat him.
00:11:59And Ibushi beat Kenny Omega.
00:12:01Yeah, this is all, this is interesting here.
00:12:04So, Tanahashi looking to kind of slow, keep it slow.
00:12:11Uh, fight his kind of battle, his kind of pace.
00:12:15By wrestling, Ibushi was looking to strike a little bit.
00:12:18I think he was getting a little frustrated at the time he was wrestling.
00:12:22Obviously, Tanahashi being the, the better, uh, mat wrestler.
00:12:27Yeah, and there's such a clash of, of ideologies here as well.
00:12:30Uh-huh.
00:12:31And Kota Ibushi calls Tanahashi his God.
00:12:34He regards, he deifies Tanahashi.
00:12:36He's not someone that goes to church every week.
00:12:39Yeah, he's agnostic.
00:12:40He believes in the deity.
00:12:42He just doesn't practice the same religion.
00:12:44Tanahashi is as orthodox as they come.
00:12:46And you know that.
00:12:47He came up through the dojo, through Fujinami, through Muto.
00:12:51Kota Ibushi, he doesn't have a teacher.
00:12:54Right.
00:12:55He said, you train with other people, you train under other people, then you move like them.
00:12:59You become predictable to your opponents and to the fans.
00:13:03And he is one of the most unpredictable wrestlers in history.
00:13:12And Tanah has been somewhat critical slash hopeful for, uh, Ibushi, uh, in the past.
00:13:20Wants him to step up really, almost like, when's he gonna grow up and take this business seriously.
00:13:28Yeah, he was very critical of him, uh, being involved in the Bullet Club and Kenny Omega,
00:13:33and being, uh, in between Cody and Kenny and the whole situation.
00:13:38He was like, be your own man.
00:13:40Grow up already.
00:13:41Fight your own battles.
00:13:42You should be the IWTB Heavyweight Champion, you know?
00:13:45You're that type of star.
00:13:46Here we go.
00:13:47Here we go.
00:13:48Here we go.
00:13:49Here we go.
00:13:50Here we go.
00:13:51Ah!
00:13:52Yeah!
00:13:53Tana hits the ropes in the shoulder and puts Ibushi down.
00:13:56Oh!
00:13:57Big mid kick.
00:13:58Takes the ace down.
00:13:59Yeah, the striking battle will go the way of Ibushi.
00:14:03Right.
00:14:04He will look to perhaps bring back some palm strikes that he used with great success and flourish
00:14:12over Tadahashi.
00:14:13So the speed definitely is gonna go to Kota Ibushi.
00:14:20Now striking is probably gonna go to Kota Ibushi as well, but Tadahashi's got some heavy shots.
00:14:28Yeah, he's...
00:14:29And there was one right there.
00:14:30And he's salty.
00:14:31Yes.
00:14:32And he will, he'll be the first one to throw that, uh, shot to the midsection, the closed fist.
00:14:38Yep.
00:14:39Yep.
00:14:40And that drop kick to the knee.
00:14:42Yeah!
00:14:43Elbows, forearms, uppercuts.
00:14:46Yeah!
00:14:47Yeah!
00:14:48Yeah!
00:14:49Yeah!
00:14:50Yeah!
00:14:51Yeah!
00:14:52Yeah!
00:14:53Now going after both knees.
00:14:54Yeah.
00:14:55Strong, strong strategy there.
00:14:57Yeah!
00:14:58Come on.
00:14:59So, once again, Kenny Omega is in the corner of Kota Ibushi.
00:15:06And a big surprise, Katsuyori Shibata, is in the corner of Hiroshi Tanahashi.
00:15:11And the first look at the cloverleaf, perhaps.
00:15:14Or...
00:15:15another move
00:15:19he's looking perhaps there for a move he referred to the other day the uh the triangle scorpion
00:15:30okay and he's got it in there judo hold made famous by kengo kimura back in the day tag
00:15:36partner tatsumi fujinami judo of course the history in this building and we talked about
00:15:44the class of ideologies in this building june the third 1990 mitsua and misawa against jumbo
00:15:51suruta the the the match that really changed the flow of all japan that that started the era of
00:15:57king's road and the four pillars you you go back again to the 24th of february 1994 jushin thunder
00:16:04liger shinya hashimoto the iwgb junior heavyweight champion against the iwgb heavyweight champion
00:16:10in this building this is a scenario a stage where heroes where epochs where ideologies collide and
00:16:20that's what we're seeing again here tonight and back to the knee goes tanahashi well said chris
00:16:25and now tanahashi yes oh another jumping flying mid kick there from the golden star ibushi
00:16:35tightly clutches that knee the striking leg
00:16:40the kicks are working for kota ibushi though i wonder if kenny omega's gonna let him know that
00:16:49from the outside stick to the kicks again it's you know omega has had occasions where he has been
00:16:58cornered by the bucks by ibushi
00:17:01out of the way oh power slam great he's spring second rope moonsault beautiful
00:17:13he looks at omega too oh yeah going back to that knee though yeah and think about what this
00:17:23win for ibushi would mean as of now you win the g1 you get the main event spot and wrestle
00:17:30kingdom kingdom 13 and omega holds the iwgb heavyweight championship for now
00:17:36we could be looking at ibushi versus omega the rematch on january the fourth but a lot of ground to
00:17:42cover oh and that ace will have something to say about it yes drop kick on point
00:17:53now tanahashi
00:17:55it looked from my vantage point that he might he might have blocked that drop kick with his hands i could be wrong
00:18:08but is he lying in wait here or will ibushi be able to capitalize oh yeah
00:18:13that's what the exit went for that drop kick they got double stomped on the apron
00:18:18tanahashi caught the drop kick blocked it rolled outside tried to bait abushi in for that move right
00:18:24there but paid for it with the double stomp right to the mouth it looked like
00:18:28there's a replay whoa and then oh yeah and slid over his face yeah and kicked him right in the mouth
00:18:42in the mouth
00:19:00oh wow he faded in faded in faded him faded him yeah oh but not that time
00:19:08And heavy mid-kicks from Kodo Ibushi.
00:19:15And there is the bait!
00:19:17Bag and stroke!
00:19:25Absorbing those mid-kicks time after time,
00:19:28and eventually trapping the leg.
00:19:30Shibata and Tadahsis Kodo is yelling at Tadahsis.
00:19:33Game through, they stay on Ibushi.
00:19:38Tadahsis! Tadahsis! Tadahsis! Tadahsis!
00:19:42Omega the eyes now for Ibushi,
00:19:46who's up on his feet.
00:19:48Oh, a heavy dropkick!
00:19:50Oh, double stomp!
00:19:52Another double stomp from Ibushi.
00:19:54Yeah, but out of desperation there.
00:19:56That dropkick landed heavy.
00:20:01And now let's see what Ibushi will follow up with.
00:20:05No, it'll be time to burst a strike.
00:20:07Yeah, another dropkick.
00:20:08And now, Tadahashi sees Ibushi go out to the floor.
00:20:13What does he do?
00:20:17High risk, high reward!
00:20:19What's it gonna be?
00:20:20Whoa, but Ibushi in!
00:20:26Oh, no! Oh, no!
00:20:28Oh, no!
00:20:29He's got a target in mind!
00:20:31Across the other side of the ring!
00:20:33Oh!
00:20:34Sling blade!
00:20:35He turned that lawn dart into a sling blade!
00:20:41Two years ago, Ibushi hit that lawn dart into the corner
00:20:45and caused Tadahashi a neck injury that he says cost him that year's G1.
00:20:50I think ever since then, Tadahashi had that move scouted.
00:20:53Here is that!
00:20:54Oh!
00:20:55A page out of his good friend Shibana's book with that low dropkick in the corner!
00:21:07More encouragement from Katsuyori Shibana!
00:21:09Oh!
00:21:10Oh!
00:21:11Oh!
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00:21:50You die!
00:21:52You die!
00:21:54You die!
00:21:56You die!
00:21:58You die!
00:22:00You die!
00:22:02You die!
00:22:04Uh-oh. Back downstairs again.
00:22:06Yeah, that combo hurt him.
00:22:10Then low punch to the midsection.
00:22:12Go, go, go, go.
00:22:14Go, go, go, go.
00:22:16There is that!
00:22:18Go, go, go!
00:22:24But Tanahashi holds on.
00:22:26Skin the cat.
00:22:28And left himself wide open.
00:22:30No!
00:22:32No!
00:22:34And Ibushi's got his hands locked.
00:22:36Oh, no.
00:22:38And Tanahashi in a bad situation.
00:22:42Oh, my God!
00:22:44Oh, my God! He kicked out somehow in two.
00:22:46But the referee needs to check on Tanahashi right now.
00:22:50You talked about the neck injury that Tanahashi suffered from Kota Ibushi.
00:22:56Another look.
00:22:58Oh, wow.
00:23:00Oh!
00:23:02Oh, that was gnarly.
00:23:06And the 15 minute call.
00:23:08Yeah, time is just a reference.
00:23:10There is no time limit.
00:23:12No time limit.
00:23:24Seated Dragons Crew.
00:23:26Rawr, another one.
00:23:27Oh, another one!
00:23:33That was out of pure instinct, though.
00:23:37Tana has got to minimize exposure and mistakes.
00:23:40He left himself trapped on the ropes.
00:23:44And now the cloverleaf.
00:23:50I wouldn't be surprised if Tana was really hurt after that.
00:23:57How long will Tanahashi be able to hold the cloverleaf?
00:24:06Will it be long enough to force Ibushi to submit?
00:24:09He's desperately trying to keep those legs together.
00:24:12He's having difficulty.
00:24:14But look, Kenny has switched positions over here on the outside
00:24:18to encourage Ibushi to grab that rope.
00:24:21And he's so close.
00:24:23Tana Hashi pulls Ibushi back into the middle of the ring.
00:24:30And now he's starting to wrench on him.
00:24:32Tana's putting his head down to keep that other leg trapped in there.
00:24:37Anything, by any means necessary.
00:24:40Yeah, but Omega stays in his eyesight.
00:24:44Yes!
00:24:45Finally able to get to the ropes.
00:24:50And now some words of encouragement from Kenny Omega.
00:24:53Tana drops the hold and his head drops simultaneously as well.
00:24:57Some disappointment.
00:24:58Oh!
00:25:00And that's not the best Dad.
00:25:01And now he's doing the best Dad.
00:25:03And now he's doing the best Dad.
00:25:04Yeah!
00:25:06Oh!
00:25:07So now Tanahashi stands on the bottom rope.
00:25:10Oh!
00:25:11Oh!
00:25:14Uh!
00:25:15Oh!
00:25:16Oh!
00:25:17Uh-huh!
00:25:19Oh!
00:25:20Yeah!
00:25:21Oh!
00:25:22Dragon screw!
00:25:23Put a pin in that moment right there.
00:25:26right there. If Tana wins, it might be because of that dragon screw right there.
00:25:35Ibushi is not going to be able to spring back in and cut him off.
00:25:38High, fly, flow.
00:25:49All the way down. Another look rock.
00:25:52Oh, we got all of them.
00:26:04Tana Hashi is cooking right now.
00:26:06Yep.
00:26:15He advanced via draw the other night. He was trying to win until the final moment.
00:26:21He wanted that pinfall against Okada desperately.
00:26:27And we saw things with Tana Hashi that night we don't normally see.
00:26:32The tombstone, the stars past. We haven't seen him so long.
00:26:36Said he was going with what he could go with.
00:26:39And now, Ibushi has to drag himself up.
00:26:43I wondered, would Tana go out and get him? Nope.
00:26:49Not tonight.
00:26:50Not tonight.
00:26:52Sling blade.
00:26:56Rana snaps him over.
00:26:58And now Tana Hashi tumbles to the floor.
00:27:01A complete reversal of fortune in the span of about seven seconds.
00:27:07I don't think Tana Hashi can suck him in this time.
00:27:10It's Ibushi that sprues!
00:27:25Whoa!
00:27:27Holy cow!
00:27:31180 Mutsa!
00:27:32Wow!
00:27:38The triangle, the golden triangle didn't work for him before.
00:27:41I think that's what we all expected.
00:27:43He went out on that one though.
00:27:49Look at how far he flew away from the ring.
00:27:53What a thing of beauty.
00:27:54One, two, three, four, five,
00:28:01six, seven, eight,
00:28:05and notice Ibushi.
00:28:09He grabs Tana Hashi,
00:28:11and he rolls the ace in.
00:28:18A pinfall victory over the ace would mean so much more
00:28:23than a count-out.
00:28:26A count-out would ring so hollow.
00:28:28Springboard Missile dropkick on the top.
00:28:39The faces of Shibata and Omega on the outside.
00:28:44Painting a million-word story here.
00:28:46He drags Tana Hashi to the top.
00:28:55This could end very badly for Tana Hashi,
00:28:59unless he is able to pull some magic out of his hat.
00:29:03It is a safe.
00:29:07Whoa!
00:29:08Whoa!
00:29:08Spring's down!
00:29:09Whoa!
00:29:09A quick final right on his head.
00:29:11Right on his head.
00:29:13Right on his head!
00:29:14Right on his head!
00:29:15Tana Hashi kicks out.
00:29:16He kicks out at two.
00:29:18But, gentlemen, the head and neck of Hiroshi Tanahashi has been severely damaged.
00:29:32And he got spiked on his head for a second time in this match.
00:29:39That Frankenstein from the top rope was nasty.
00:29:48Going right to work.
00:29:54Yeah. And the onslaught continues.
00:29:57To! Tanah kicks out!
00:30:04You got to think about it.
00:30:07The ace has given his body completely to this sport.
00:30:12To New Japan professional wrestling fans all over the world,
00:30:16he has given his knees, shoulder, neck, to what extreme?
00:30:24Oh, and the final grains of sand of the hourglass here for Tanahashi are about to tumble down.
00:30:34Kanubushi surpasses God right now with Kamigoi.
00:30:37Here we go! Kamigoi first step! Roll up! Roll up! Roll up!
00:30:44Oh!
00:30:45Yes!
00:30:46Oh!
00:30:47Bombaye!
00:30:48The Bombaye, the other deity, of course, for Ibushi,
00:30:56sought to him by one god and delivered to another.
00:30:59Of course, Nakamura has huge influence for Ibushi.
00:31:11They are one and the ace to come back to life.
00:31:20It's really hard to tell, Kevin.
00:31:25Oh!
00:31:26Big left hand scores across the face of Kone Ibushi.
00:31:35Yes!
00:31:35Oh, come on!
00:31:37Yeah!
00:31:38Yeah!
00:31:39Yeah!
00:31:40Yeah!
00:31:41Yeah!
00:31:42Yeah!
00:31:43Yeah!
00:31:44Yeah!
00:31:45Yeah!
00:31:46Yeah!
00:31:47Yeah!
00:31:48Yeah!
00:31:49Yeah!
00:31:50Yeah!
00:31:51Yeah!
00:31:52Yeah!
00:31:53Yeah!
00:31:54Yeah!
00:31:55Yeah!
00:32:00Ooh!
00:32:00Massive bomb strike!
00:32:01Nice strike!
00:32:02Massive bomb strike!
00:32:03The switch has blipped to Ibushi!
00:32:04And he's got the ace reeling!
00:32:06Four, one!
00:32:07One!
00:32:08One!
00:32:09One!
00:32:10One!
00:32:10One!
00:32:11Two!
00:32:12One!
00:32:12Four, two!
00:32:14One!
00:32:14One!
00:32:15Two!
00:32:16Oh!
00:32:16One!
00:32:17Two!
00:32:17One!
00:32:18Two!
00:32:19One!
00:32:20Two!
00:32:21One!
00:32:22Two!
00:32:23Two!
00:32:23Two!
00:32:24Two!
00:32:24And a corner exchange in their last bout.
00:32:38Yeah, whoa.
00:32:40We saw it against Tomohiro Ishii
00:32:43earlier in this tournament.
00:32:47Just finish him, just finish him.
00:32:50And he's saying, don't mess around, just finish him.
00:32:52Yeah, he's trying to finish him.
00:32:54Tana's coming forward.
00:32:56He's coming forward.
00:32:58Yeah.
00:32:59Ibushi moving back.
00:33:04Shibata yelling, come on, Tanaishi.
00:33:10Wow, but he came forward the whole time,
00:33:12never backing down.
00:33:14Ibushi looks afraid at the Tanahashi he's looking at.
00:33:21And now it's a battle.
00:33:22Oh.
00:33:24What an exchange.
00:33:29Oh.
00:33:30Oh.
00:33:31Oh.
00:33:32Oh.
00:33:33Oh.
00:33:34Oh.
00:33:35Oh.
00:33:36Oh.
00:33:37Oh.
00:33:38Oh.
00:33:39Oh.
00:33:40Oh.
00:33:41Oh.
00:33:42Oh.
00:33:43My God.
00:33:44Oh my God.
00:33:45What a thunder at Murray.
00:33:46Oh my God.
00:33:48Oh my God.
00:33:49But a thunder at Murray.
00:33:50Ibushi, his arms were just long enough to put God in the face.
00:33:54Wow, that's a great play.
00:34:24And there's what hangs in the balance.
00:34:26Oh, yeah.
00:34:29Meanwhile, Red Shoes is having an intense look at both men,
00:34:34checking on their condition, their viability to continue.
00:34:41Our ringside doctor is keeping close eyes, too, on both men.
00:34:46He looks in the ring, he looks with Red Shoes,
00:34:50he goes back to looking at the ring.
00:34:54Oh, wow, great shot.
00:35:10Well, I can't see the ring.
00:35:13No, I can't see the ring.
00:35:14I can't see the ring.
00:35:16Don't go away.
00:35:18No, I can't see the ring.
00:35:19OK.
00:35:19Let's go, Dad.
00:35:23I have a hand.
00:35:24I have a hand.
00:35:26I have a hand.
00:35:31Godnard.
00:35:32My hand.
00:35:33Fuck.
00:35:34Who's be able to pass?
00:35:35I have a hand.
00:35:36I have a hand.
00:35:36It's time to get out of here.
00:36:06Here we go.
00:36:20Donna changing the angle on the forearms going uppercut.
00:36:25Oh!
00:36:30That palm strike is deadly.
00:36:35The change of direction hasn't changed the fortunes of Tanahashi almost.
00:36:51Straightjack and German.
00:36:53He's got it.
00:36:54He's got it.
00:36:55He's got it.
00:36:56Two.
00:36:57Heels.
00:36:58So close.
00:36:59Wow.
00:37:00He's molded him up on that one.
00:37:04And now he's going up top.
00:37:09He's on the top rope.
00:37:11Can he do it?
00:37:12Can he win his third?
00:37:13Oh!
00:37:14Knees up!
00:37:15Knees up!
00:37:16Knees up!
00:37:20All the damage that Ibushi's knees have taken from Tanahashi's offense.
00:37:29Throwing caution to the wind.
00:37:32Ibushi using those knees as defense.
00:37:35Bamari!
00:37:36Bamari!
00:37:37Bamari!
00:37:39Bamari!
00:37:40Bamari!
00:37:41Bamari!
00:37:42Bamari!
00:37:43Bamari!
00:37:44Bamari!
00:37:45Bamari!
00:37:46Balamboye!
00:37:48Shibadu is pounding the mat and winning on Tanahashi.
00:37:50Bow!
00:37:51Bobayi!
00:37:52Oh, my God!
00:38:08A half an hour of intensity.
00:38:12No, it's not!
00:38:15Jesus Christ!
00:38:17He might have broke his sternum.
00:38:19The moonsault into a double knee!
00:38:25Oh, my God!
00:38:29Oh, my God!
00:38:36He might have broken a ramp.
00:38:38Possibly a sternum.
00:38:43That is going to greatly affect his breathing,
00:38:46which is going to affect everything.
00:38:54No!
00:38:56Now that I'm done.
00:38:59He won't have a score.
00:39:00Oh!
00:39:05Tanahashi contorts in pain
00:39:09after being thrown head first
00:39:12into the immovable corner.
00:39:15Yeah, but he's grabbing his right arm,
00:39:17so he might have tweaked something in the neck.
00:39:19Over the back!
00:39:20Over the back!
00:39:31Oh!
00:39:39Heavy shot through the rope.
00:39:41can Tanahashi stop it please come on Tanahashi don't no no no no no no please no
00:40:00last ride he has no he gets out of two in the last ride
00:40:18Tanahashi is still alive but he's fading fast
00:40:26both Shibana and Omega are screaming at the men they are quartering the time is now
00:40:56for the Kamenoye Kamenoye no sidestep swing and a missed swing blade
00:41:04straight jackman German two goal he barely got it good lord
00:41:13he still got the arms he still got the arms
00:41:16maintains wrist control
00:41:20Tanahashi collapses
00:41:25Kamenoye no
00:41:29twist and shout twist and shout
00:41:33and he holds on Kevin
00:41:36Tanahashi hangs on
00:41:38all of Tanahashi down into the chest as the neck crashes to the mat
00:41:54another one another one
00:41:59no
00:42:00left hand right hand
00:42:09high kick missed
00:42:12dragon suplex
00:42:14dragon suplex
00:42:15dragon suplex
00:42:16kick down
00:42:18same position he was in at power struggle
00:42:25he won't be able to get the knees up like this
00:42:28he won't be able to stop the high fly
00:42:30go
00:42:31cover him
00:42:35cover him
00:42:36cover
00:42:37Wadaw
00:42:38Ibushi
00:42:43he's getting out
00:42:44on his feet
00:42:45wow he got him
00:42:49oh one more
00:42:50can he get it
00:42:55hard
00:42:59blood
00:43:00flow
00:43:01he's getting out
00:43:10he's getting out
00:43:11in the back
00:43:12and he's getting out
00:43:15to him
00:43:16the winner is
00:43:18Hiroshi Tanahashi
00:43:21the winner is Hiroshi Tanahashi
00:43:22the winner is Hiroshi Tanahashi
00:43:30It's the winner of Tanahashi Hiroshi.
00:44:00And Ibushi, the Kamigoye, surpassing God.
00:44:05But he hasn't surpassed him yet.
00:44:07Hearts are broken for the Ibushi supporters.
00:44:10Yeah, hearts are broken, but a lot of tears are flowing,
00:44:14and they're happy tears.
00:44:20What an emotional night.
00:44:22A third G1 for Hiroshi Tanahashi
00:44:28with Shibata in his corner.
00:44:33What an awesome moment.
00:44:42Wow, you got all of that.
00:44:44Oh, you got all of that.
00:44:47Oh, you got all of that.
00:44:48Oh, you got all of that.
00:44:50What a amazing time.
00:44:52Oh, you got all of that.
00:44:54Oh, you got all of that.
00:44:56It's the winner of G1 TriVax 28.
00:44:58It's the winner of Tanahashi Hiroshi.
00:45:00Now we'll have a ceremony, by the way, in 10 matches, Hiroshi Tanahashi 8-1-1, 8-1-1.
00:45:25He just knows how to win.
00:45:29He takes everyone's best shot, and he survives, and he's done it again.
00:45:53Nothing to be disappointed in, I'm sure Omega is saying.
00:46:02He might not have gotten to this step, or not for the reuniting of the Golden Lovers.
00:46:08And the brightest days do lie ahead for Kota Ibushi.
00:46:20The stars will come out again, but it's the god that will see them rise.
00:46:35Here we go.
00:46:50No, not again, since it is she.
00:47:20You can tell Tanahashi has great affection for Kota Ibushi.
00:47:35All right, so now the presentation.
00:47:41Chris, please help us.
00:47:44This is the G1 Climax Trophy.
00:47:54Tsunashi Nakayama, the dignitaries here to present Tanahashi with the G1 trophy.
00:48:00Masahiro Chono in the ring as well.
00:48:03Shono bearing the flag last time Tanahashi had an incident with that.
00:48:20So hopefully it won't take things too far this time.
00:48:24Maybe if they got a stronger flagpole, just in case. How about that?
00:48:29Especially reinforced.
00:48:31That massive trophy.
00:48:33Next is the winner of the G1 Climax Trophy.
00:48:38The winner of the G1 Climax Trophy is the winner of the G1 Climax Trophy.
00:48:47Mr. August, Mr. G1, they rattled up the number of times that he's won the G1 Climax Trophy.
00:48:54More than anybody else in history as he presents.
00:48:58He's being careful with this time.
00:49:01Careful with it this time.
00:49:03Holding it near the top.
00:49:17G1 Climax Trophy is the winner of the G1 Climax Trophy.
00:49:33Shono's five.
00:49:34Tanahashi now at three.
00:49:37G1 Royalty right there.
00:49:40Shono's five.
00:49:42Tanahashi now at three.
00:49:45He has done it again.
00:49:51His first against Yuji Nagata.
00:49:54Tanahashi very much the kohai wrestling, the senpai.
00:49:58His second, Shinsuke Nakamura.
00:50:01Both peers, both equals, the new Three Musketeers.
00:50:04This time, it was the senpai, the master, defeating the student of Kotorubushi.
00:50:12He has done it.
00:50:13He has done it.
00:50:14He has done it.
00:50:15He has done it.
00:50:16He has done it.
00:50:17He has done it.
00:50:18He has done it.
00:50:19We don't see the tireless hours of work that Tanahashi puts in to prepare his body for these battles.
00:50:27He has done it.
00:50:28But it doesn't get easier with time.
00:50:31The work becomes longer, more frustrating.
00:50:34The gains incremental.
00:50:36And the fear of loss ever present.
00:50:43But those efforts have paid off in a third G1 Climax Tournament.
00:50:47And we will now hear from the winner, Hiroshi Tanahashi.
00:50:53Zeep!
00:50:55Yee-Nazana!
00:50:56Oh,
00:50:57See?
00:50:59See, he did it.
00:51:00He won the G1.
00:51:01Oh, Tanashi! Tanashi! Tanashi! Tanashi! Tanashi! Tanashi! Tanashi! Tanashi!
00:51:12This joke's up.
00:51:36G1 has lived.
00:51:39But he says, just like the tagline was, he was a survivor.
00:51:44What's this?
00:51:48That's what I've been doing. I've been living in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
00:51:54And he survived with New Japan Pro Wrestling.
00:52:01From now to Tokyo Dome, we're going to take it to Tokyo Dome. Thank you very much!
00:52:10And just like the ace of old, he says as he goes on to the Tokyo Dome,
00:52:15he will carry this company on his back just like he has for so so long.
00:52:31They're not going to let him go, Kevin! Oh, come on!
00:52:52He gives until he has nothing left.
00:52:56He's going to give them a concert!
00:53:02How many rock stars have been in this building and the biggest rock star of the ball is going to give them a concert!
00:53:22We're going to give them a concert!
00:53:25Sayachi Sen is ready to tear it up!
00:53:28Oh, that's it!
00:53:45How did that rack up with that cheap track tape you were talking about?
00:53:50Memorable. I would buy the live album. Tanahashi and Budokan.
00:53:58I'd buy that.
00:53:59Yeah man, right?
00:54:00It's magic! It's like the guitar plays itself!
00:54:01I know!
00:54:02Oh no!
00:54:03Oh no!
00:54:04Oh no!
00:54:05Oh no!
00:54:06It's magic! It's like the guitar plays itself!
00:54:10I know!
00:54:11Oh no!
00:54:12Oh no!
00:54:13Oh no!
00:54:14Oh no!
00:54:15It's magic! It's magic! It's like the guitar plays itself!
00:54:24Oh no!
00:54:25Oh no!
00:54:26Oh no!
00:54:34Oh no!
00:54:38OJ! OJ! OJ! OJ!
00:54:43The fans are chatting one more.
00:54:45They win an encore for days.
00:54:47OJ! OJ! OJ! OJ!
00:54:55No more encore.
00:54:57Oh, man. Get them a new one.
00:54:59We have the budget for that?
00:55:02These agitars are top of the line.
00:55:04I think they're banned here in Budakon.
00:55:06They might be.
00:55:07Come on there. OJ!
00:55:09Oh, you got one from the fans.
00:55:11That guy snuck in an air guitar.
00:55:13No!
00:55:37Does anyone get it?
00:55:39I don't think so.
00:55:44Tanahashi!
00:55:45Tanahashi!
00:55:46Tanahashi!
00:55:47Tanahashi!
00:55:48Tanahashi!
00:55:49Tanahashi is awesome!
00:55:51Well, Tanahashi is awesome, and cut to the screwing.
00:56:12Thank you, everyone!
00:56:15One more thanks to the crowd here.
00:56:21The ace is back.
00:56:31Letting us know that he loves us as the confetti flies down.
00:56:46Tanahashi!
00:56:48Tanahashi!
00:56:50Tanahashi!
00:56:52Tanahashi!
00:56:56Tanahashi!
00:56:58Tanahashi!
00:57:00Tanahashi!
00:57:02Tanahashi!
00:57:03Tanahashi!
00:57:04Tanahashi!
00:57:05Tanahashi!
00:57:06Tanahashi!
00:57:07Tanahashi!
00:57:08I asked you this, how magnificent is professional wrestling?
00:57:12How magnificent is the ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi?
00:57:16The ace is back.
00:57:18Hello, everyone. Excuse me. I have a message from the crowd.
00:57:23He's got some special information for the crowd here, and an announcement.
00:57:29Excuse me.
00:57:34On April 19th, the TV show was announced on the 19th of August.
00:57:43I've got this recorded set on my DVR that the stars in YouTube Man for Wrestling will be on TV Asahi next week at 10 a.m.
00:57:58My kids are stoked for it, Kamen Rider builds, and all the stars in YouTube Man for Wrestling.
00:58:05Is that a time slot change? What is that?
00:58:07That's a TV special.
00:58:09Oh, special.
00:58:10Yep.
00:58:12Ibushi, Tanahashi, Naito Okada. All the guys will be there, Kamen Rider builds.
00:58:20All the Tokusatsu stars that Tanahashi loves.
00:58:29And...
00:58:30Safe.
00:58:32Safe.
00:58:33We're okay?
00:58:36Oh, let it fly!
00:58:38You're the ace of the universe!
00:58:40You're the ace of the universe!
00:58:45You're the ace of the universe!
00:58:47You're the ace of the ace of the
00:59:08Victory. Victory etched on the trophy.
00:59:15Hiroshi Tanahashi has survived and outlasted them all.
00:59:21And for the third time in his magical career,
00:59:26he is the G1 Climax Champion.
00:59:32This cloud circle over Virkan. It's going to rain tonight.
00:59:37Tanahashi has weathered the storm.
00:59:40Tanahashi was truly a survivor.
00:59:43And the G1 Climax 28 winner.
00:59:47It's over, Rocky.
00:59:50I know. I know. It's like...
00:59:54I know, a lot of emotions, right?
00:59:56I'm sad.
00:59:58I want to just take a moment while we celebrate with Tanahashi.
01:00:01Tanahashi, I can't thank you enough, Rocky.
01:00:03You and I have been friends for a long time.
01:00:05But the bond that we have now,
01:00:08I'll never, ever, ever forget this experience with you.
01:00:11Aw, man, you're going to make me cry, man.
01:00:13You had a lot of partners.
01:00:15Two, three hundred.
01:00:17Right.
01:00:20But this was the best.
01:00:22And I've been in front of 70,000 at WrestleMania.
01:00:26I've been in Madison Square Garden hundreds of times.
01:00:29I've been all over the world.
01:00:31It's the greatest experience of my 28th year professional wrestling.
01:00:35And second place isn't even close.
01:00:37Would you say 28th year?
01:00:3928th.
01:00:40That's a magic number, huh?
01:00:42Yes.
01:00:43I didn't even think about that until just now.
01:00:45I started in 1991.
01:00:47It's funny because this tournament did too for folks who didn't get that.
01:00:51There you go.
01:00:53And Chris, to have you, you're a new friend.
01:00:56We've become friends over the past few years.
01:00:58You've helped me immeasurably in my journey and my growth to be able to tell the story of this wonderful company and what it has meant since 1972.
01:01:09To be able to tell that story, you're a huge part of that and I want to thank you.
01:01:14I don't know what to say to that.
01:01:16It's just been such a real week for me.
01:01:20Yep.
01:01:21And I'm just so grateful for you two guys to be carrying the workload.
01:01:26And I'll do my best as Tanashi gets ready for his backstage comments.
01:01:31But whether I hold it together or not, that's a different thing.
01:01:35Well, come back there, Chris.
01:01:37Yes.
01:01:38And we didn't do this alone.
01:01:40We did this with an amazing crew who never gets any credit.
01:01:43Their names are never listed.
01:01:45But they're all in the back.
01:01:46And they work so hard.
01:01:48Yes.
01:01:49And they do it with a smile on their face hour after hour, show after show.
01:01:53We were at every show and so were they.
01:01:57And they deserve a tip of the cap here on this occasion tonight.
01:02:00Absolutely.
01:02:01And as Tanahashi makes his exit here at Nippon Budokan and we'll head backstage.
01:02:08Can I thank the fans?
01:02:09That's what I was about to do.
01:02:11Please.
01:02:12All the fans who tuned in with us from the first day, the middle, you caught us later, the last day, the last three days.
01:02:20Thank you guys so much for supporting this product, supporting this company, supporting NJPW World.
01:02:27It's really been an amazing ride the last like 30 days or so.
01:02:32And, you know, we just will continue to bring you the greatest professional wrestling on earth.
01:02:40We promise you that.
01:02:41We promise.
01:02:42We promise.
01:02:43We told you that our goal was to bring you the entire G1 in English.
01:02:49We told you that a year ago.
01:02:51And it came true.
01:02:53Put it out there in the universe.
01:02:55If you think it, if you say it, it'll happen.
01:02:59What do you want to see from New Japan World?
01:03:03We've heard from so many of you.
01:03:05Continue.
01:03:06Let your voices be heard.
01:03:07And believe me, we will do this for you.
01:03:11Because we are all in this together.
01:03:13Because we all share a love of New Japan Pro Wrestling.
01:03:17And with that, we will say goodnight.
01:03:20Thank you again for being along for the ride here on the G1 Climax 28.
01:03:25Hiroshi Tanahashi is your winner.
01:03:28For Chris Charlton, for Rocky Romero, and for Kevin Kelly.
01:03:33Thank you very much for joining us here on NJPWworld.com.
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01:03:42Goodnight, everybody.
01:03:43Goodnight, everybody.
01:03:44Goodnight, everybody.
01:03:45Goodnight, everybody.
01:03:50The G1 Climax 28 is the winner of Tanahashi Hiroshi.
01:04:13The G1 Climax 28 is the winner of Tanahashi.
01:04:30The G1 Climax 28 is the winner of Tanahashi.
01:04:34It's time to go to TANAN, and it's time to go to Nagata Yuji.
01:04:41It's time to go to Nagata Yuji.
01:04:45Ah, she's stepped backstage here.
01:04:55Thank you for the fight against G1.
01:04:59Thank you so much.
01:05:02How do you feel right now?
01:05:32I don't have to worry about it, but I don't have a chance to get the results, but I don't have a chance to get the results.
01:05:41He doesn't want to say he suffered, but now he's at his heart.
01:05:48I think he's going to be able to get the results of the G1.
01:06:04What could he do?
01:06:09What could he do?
01:06:13I'd like to thank him for his body and thank him for the time.
01:06:20If you look at him, it was a tough one.
01:06:28What did you feel like he was able to get the results of the G1?
01:06:37I'm not sure how much he was able to get the results of the G1.
01:06:49I'm not sure how much he was able to get the results of the G1.
01:06:52He's surpassed everything expected, or the level he had in mind of him.
01:06:57I was able to get the results of the G1.
01:07:06He really didn't know how much energy it would take to take on this Awoken Ibushi.
01:07:16I'm so proud of him.
01:07:20But the Awoken Tanahashi and the Awoken Ibushi was a good match.
01:07:25I think he was able to get the results of the G1.
01:07:28He's not able to get the results of the G1.
01:07:33He's not able to get the results of the G1.
01:07:57For the latter half of the G1, and he was able to get the results of the G1.
01:08:02Shibata in the corner of Tadehashi's comments now about Shibata in the corner of Tadehashi.
01:08:16Gratitude for Shibata willing to be in his corner.
01:08:20The second is to show you the new Japan Pro Wrestling.
01:08:30They showed the world what New Japan Pro Wrestling really was.
01:08:34How did it feel to compete in the Budokan in the final?
01:08:40It felt great.
01:08:43But...
01:08:45He's with the air guitars in the building.
01:08:48I didn't do anything.
01:08:51I didn't do anything.
01:08:52I didn't do anything.
01:08:53I didn't do anything.
01:08:54There's a lot of rules in the building about the air guitars.
01:08:58He couldn't do as much as he liked, Pat.
01:09:13The report is asking Tadehashi what his vision is from here as he goes on towards the Tokyo Dome.
01:09:17He will be back in the main event.
01:09:21IWGP champion.
01:09:23And he will be IWGP champion once again.
01:09:27And so, he has a simple goal for a driven Tadehashi.
01:09:34The report is asking Tadehashi has made comments before about wanting to show the different style his breed of Pro Wrestling against the much-lorded B-Block.
01:09:45Tanahashi had made comments before about wanting to show a different style his breed of pro wrestling against the much-lorded B-Block.
01:09:52How are you doing today?
01:09:54It's not just about today, showing his breed of pro wrestling isn't about today, it's about tomorrow, it's about the next few months, it's about the next year, it's everything.
01:10:19A promotion is defined by its champion.
01:10:33And for Tanahashi...
01:10:41As good as champion is, that's how good a promotion is and that's why Tanahashi is so driven to be champion once again.
01:10:47Thanks everybody, good night.
01:11:19Bye bye.
01:11:21Welcome back to Tanahashi.
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