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00:10:00de la G1 Tournament
00:10:16Le 11, 1975
00:10:19nous sommes juste dans le chemin
00:10:20dans le Kudamai
00:10:23à Sumo Hall
00:10:24avant le Yogoku
00:10:26c'est parti
00:10:30l'heure
00:10:35l'honneur
00:10:37C'est parti
00:10:40watch the tape back
00:10:42because in 60 minutes
00:10:43after all that Inoki
00:10:46had sought
00:10:48to create in
00:10:50strong style and the king of sports
00:10:52said Inoki
00:10:53he never once had the true
00:10:56upper hand in those
00:10:5860 over Billy Robinson
00:11:02and there
00:11:04we see today
00:11:07Sabre
00:11:09against
00:11:09a new vision
00:11:12for New Japan Pro Wrestling
00:11:14that Yota Tsuji holds
00:11:23Tonight it's going to be about
00:11:24the difference between adding
00:11:26to history
00:11:27and categorically defining
00:11:30history making a whole new category
00:11:32for yourself that's the goal
00:11:34of Yota Tsuji no one has ever
00:11:37won New Japan Cup
00:11:38and G1 Climax in the same
00:11:40year
00:11:42and Tsu as
00:11:43any Britain ever won
00:11:46the G1 Climax period
00:11:49and even
00:11:50I mean sorry to interrupt not even for what
00:11:52William Regal did here in New Japan Pro Wrestling
00:11:54not even for what Will Ospreay
00:11:56did and the tremendous legacy
00:11:58that he had his former IWGP
00:12:00World Heavyweight Champion made
00:12:01the spot where Sabre is now
00:12:03but did not win the big one
00:12:09last international talent
00:12:10the only one to have ever won
00:12:12G1 Climax
00:12:14Kenny Omega
00:12:152016
00:12:17look out
00:12:17Sabre immediately in for the one
00:12:20you almost hear that the rumble
00:12:23as that was an expert
00:12:25three core and Elton applied by
00:12:26Zack Sabre Jr. there the rumble of
00:12:28oh this might be over
00:12:30and that's the difference and we talked about
00:12:32the knockout ability yesterday
00:12:35I think here again
00:12:36you see that gene blaster Marlow Crash
00:12:39could come from anywhere could end this anywhere
00:12:41for Sabre flash pins
00:12:43submissions could come anywhere tonight
00:12:54one of the many subject lines for this matchup
00:12:57I'd consider the idea of working with time
00:13:00it was for 365 days
00:13:02Zack Sabre Jr. used time as a tool for destruction
00:13:05as world television champion
00:13:07but yesterday saw Tsuji's second longest singles match
00:13:11of his career to end by victory
00:13:1328 minutes 5 seconds
00:13:15against David Finley
00:13:16yesterday also saw
00:13:17Zack's third longest singles match
00:13:20in New Japan Pro Wrestling 2 of 1
00:13:22the Yoda Tsuji
00:13:23thanks to Chris Samsa
00:13:25at the Crash Samsa
00:13:27SportProWrestling.com
00:13:28he tends to win his long matches
00:13:32average G1 Climax winning match length
00:13:3517 minutes and 17 seconds
00:13:38the third longest winning time
00:13:40of all time
00:13:43Zack Sabre Jr. tends to lose matches that go long
00:13:51as into the first press here
00:13:53for Yota Tsuji
00:13:54it's only a one count
00:13:57official G1 Climax 34 Iron Man
00:14:00is Yota Tsuji
00:14:01walks into the tournament
00:14:02prior to this match even starting with a total ring time
00:14:053 hours 16 minutes 21 seconds
00:14:08Zack a brisk 2 hours 33 minutes 10 seconds
00:14:13Tsuji has almost wrestled a third more of a G1 Climax than Zack has
00:14:17and a coin up
00:14:23don't forget that can
00:14:25take its toll
00:14:26Yota Tsuji is certainly painful
00:14:28Zack Sabre Jr. spoke to him earlier this afternoon
00:14:31said he's style conducive
00:14:34to this environment
00:14:36let's not forget his history of tournament success
00:14:402 New Japan Cups Tsuji's 1
00:14:43Battle of Los Angeles
00:14:44and the cover here
00:14:44and it's 2
00:14:4516 karat gold
00:14:48and
00:14:48the aforementioned
00:14:50NJPW World TV Championship Tournament
00:14:57now Chris there is a previous singles record between these two
00:15:022021
00:15:02Yota Tsuji then a young lion
00:15:04we're in the midst of the pandemic
00:15:05it's Cork and Hall
00:15:06Zack Sabre Jr. reign as a then IWGP Tag Champion
00:15:10it was a very swift victory for Sabre Jr. but it did not come quickly
00:15:1513 minutes 58 seconds
00:15:17even back then
00:15:17we saw something special in Tsuji
00:15:23you couldn't think of a further cry situationally
00:15:28than the one we are in tonight from
00:15:30just over 300 people in the building
00:15:33Covid
00:15:35impacted attendance
00:15:36the dark days in New Japan Pro Wrestling
00:15:39and the pandemic
00:15:40so here we are today
00:15:41jam-packed
00:15:42that's hanging from the rafters as they say
00:15:45here in Niogoku
00:15:46these are the crowds that both of these men envisioned
00:15:49when they were in that arena in Cork and Hall
00:15:51facing off for the first time
00:15:53oh
00:15:54Zack
00:15:54fidget manipulation here
00:15:55on Yota Tsuji
00:15:57and stomps right down
00:15:58on that left arm
00:15:59will get
00:16:00draw the admonishment of the referee which is accurate and an apology
00:16:04but
00:16:06three fingers or more is the rule
00:16:10and Tsuji complaining to the official
00:16:14of course Red Shoes will have a long leash here tonight
00:16:17but I'm not sure he'll have to use it
00:16:20if he one of the best physical working
00:16:24and the best technical wrestler in the world
00:16:24Zack Sabre Jr.
00:16:27dubbed so by a man many thought previous to be such the American Dragon
00:16:31Bryan Danielson we know he's watching right now
00:16:33est rooting pour Zack Sabre Jr. en ce match-up.
00:16:35Indeed.
00:16:37Je suis sûr.
00:16:39C'est serré, watching in Mexico,
00:16:42set to face Zack Sabre Jr.
00:16:44next week,
00:16:44il y a une anniversaire de l'event.
00:16:48Et,
00:16:49il faut Sabre
00:16:50pour gagner le G1 Climax,
00:16:52donc il peut dire qu'il a beating
00:16:54le G1 Climax.
00:17:01Let's see how much Yota Suji
00:17:03has grown in the past three years
00:17:04comparing the early goings of this match
00:17:07to their previous match
00:17:08in Kizuna Road 2021.
00:17:11Suji tried to take Zack Sabre Jr.
00:17:12from a technical approach.
00:17:14That was even before Suji had his excursion
00:17:16in Mexico, where he could have adopted
00:17:18that Yave style.
00:17:19Are we going to see any of that Yave style
00:17:21tonight?
00:17:21I think we might see some of it
00:17:24out of necessity,
00:17:25but I'm not sure that it is
00:17:27the right path for him to go down.
00:17:28We're not going to
00:17:31out-grapple Zack Sabre Jr.
00:17:37Crowd is going every which way
00:17:39here tonight as well.
00:17:46First elbows thrown
00:17:48and immediately the body scissors
00:17:49up on the sit-down.
00:17:51Nice double wrist lock there
00:17:52as well as getting
00:17:54putting those hooks in
00:17:55makes it hard for Suji
00:17:56to try and sake
00:17:57Zack Sabre Jr.
00:18:00Now straightens that arm out.
00:18:03Oh, look out.
00:18:04Oh, Suji
00:18:05brings Zack up
00:18:07and that is a hard impact
00:18:09for Zack Sabre Jr.
00:18:13One of the most telltale signs
00:18:15in their first singles match
00:18:16they had when Suji
00:18:17was a young lion.
00:18:18Suji would go for
00:18:19these power attempts
00:18:20and Zack used that
00:18:21elusive technicality
00:18:23to avoid his heaviest shots.
00:18:25He's going to have to do
00:18:25the same thing tonight.
00:18:26Yeah, I think that is
00:18:27to your point earlier on
00:18:29that is where the Yave comes in
00:18:30for Suji.
00:18:31Not as an offensive strategy,
00:18:33but as a defensive one
00:18:35to try and escape,
00:18:36try and have that
00:18:37maneuverability
00:18:38and escapability.
00:18:39That is going to be key
00:18:41for Yoda Suji.
00:18:44And let's not forget as well,
00:18:46we always talk
00:18:46about the history
00:18:48of rib issues,
00:18:49the intercostals,
00:18:50and we've seen it
00:18:51over the past
00:18:52in this tournament as well.
00:18:54That is obviously
00:18:55the game plan for Suji.
00:18:57Let's go for Gene Blaster.
00:18:59And now the speed
00:19:00picking up a little bit.
00:19:01Cam Browner,
00:19:01Kong Gitto wanted it.
00:19:05Drop Sabre Jr.
00:19:06down on that impact.
00:19:07I think that was even worse
00:19:08for Sabre Suji.
00:19:09Suji, Suji,
00:19:10Tombe Suji Sina
00:19:12to the outside.
00:19:23It's no shock
00:19:24to see some of the
00:19:25heaviest hits
00:19:26out of Yota Suji
00:19:27early on in this matchup.
00:19:32One man will go
00:19:34to roll forward
00:19:35with an added legacy.
00:19:37One man will remain
00:19:38a footnote
00:19:38in this year's tournament.
00:19:41Jumbo Kekka.
00:19:43Chris, you know
00:19:44just as well as anyone,
00:19:45no one wants to be
00:19:46remembered as a finalist.
00:19:47They want to be
00:19:47remembered as a winner.
00:19:49I mean,
00:19:50even making it
00:19:51to the final
00:19:52as a non-Japanese,
00:19:53it is a shortlist.
00:19:55Rick Rude,
00:19:56Karl Anderson,
00:19:57Switchblade,
00:19:57Jay White
00:19:58also among them.
00:19:59But yeah,
00:19:59Sabre didn't come
00:20:00to be second place,
00:20:02nor did Yota Suji.
00:20:05talk about Karl Anderson,
00:20:07the first G1 Climax
00:20:09Finals match
00:20:10since 2012
00:20:11here tonight
00:20:11to feature two men
00:20:13who have never won
00:20:14the tournament before.
00:20:14Last time,
00:20:15Karl Anderson,
00:20:16Kuzushiko Okada.
00:20:18We saw the rise
00:20:20that Okada went on
00:20:21for 12 years
00:20:21previous after.
00:20:25Sabre Jr.
00:20:26brought back
00:20:27inside the ring
00:20:27tonight.
00:20:39Weight of the world
00:20:40on both men's shoulders.
00:20:42Oh,
00:20:43that was a big one.
00:20:44That was a big gut shot.
00:20:47Sabre thought
00:20:48he would have
00:20:48the upper hand
00:20:49as Suji got in.
00:20:50That is a
00:20:52veteran-like move
00:20:53from Yota Suji
00:20:54to keep his composure there.
00:20:56Oh.
00:20:58Scoop slam easily
00:21:00takes down.
00:21:01Sabre Jr.
00:21:01Climbing now,
00:21:02Suji.
00:21:03Down.
00:21:04Planted center.
00:21:05Cover here.
00:21:06Hook of the outer leg
00:21:08and it's only two.
00:21:10And Suji,
00:21:11it's these body scissors
00:21:12that are being applied
00:21:13right now
00:21:13trying to work
00:21:14on those intercostal muscles.
00:21:16You counted it out
00:21:16earlier on,
00:21:18Chris,
00:21:18and we're seeing it here.
00:21:22Oh.
00:21:23And similar scissors
00:21:24from Zack Sabre Jr.
00:21:25did lead to the end
00:21:27of their previous
00:21:28singles matchup.
00:21:31Weaves the life
00:21:32out of Yota Suji
00:21:33on that night.
00:21:37The physical differences
00:21:38between these two.
00:21:40Zack Sabre Jr.
00:21:40has added a lot
00:21:41of size
00:21:42since he reigned
00:21:42as tag champion
00:21:43alongside Taichi.
00:21:44for sure.
00:21:45I think that was
00:21:46the start
00:21:47of the period
00:21:47where we saw
00:21:48Sabre bulking up
00:21:49actually.
00:21:53But, yeah,
00:21:55absolutely.
00:21:55It's been a long
00:21:56quest for
00:21:57Zack Sabre Jr.
00:21:58to get and maintain.
00:21:59I think weighing in
00:22:00tonight around
00:22:01about 103 keys.
00:22:02but still
00:22:04you're on the lighter
00:22:06end of that envelope.
00:22:08And that,
00:22:10as we said,
00:22:11escape ability,
00:22:12maneuverability,
00:22:12so key to Zack Sabre Jr.
00:22:19Suji's defined
00:22:20as the powerhouse here.
00:22:21Yeah, I think,
00:22:22I mean,
00:22:23you're right.
00:22:23But I think
00:22:24on every one
00:22:25of those facets.
00:22:27Whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:22:27Hold on, hold on.
00:22:27Gun Buster
00:22:28double knee style
00:22:29from Yota Suji.
00:22:31That's the powerhouse
00:22:31for you.
00:22:32Yep.
00:22:33And we're seeing it here.
00:22:34Five and scary
00:22:35one of that seven crosses
00:22:36and instead
00:22:37Zack Sabre Jr.
00:22:38can tie you up
00:22:39whether you're standing
00:22:39down or laying
00:22:40flat on your back.
00:22:41Wants to lace
00:22:42those fingers
00:22:43on that cobra twist.
00:22:45And it's Suji.
00:22:50that's up, down,
00:22:52snap, there,
00:22:52screw off the top.
00:22:55How many times
00:22:56have we seen
00:22:56that next screw?
00:22:58That is where
00:22:59Sabre will start
00:23:00to construct
00:23:02his game plan.
00:23:03Now shift it
00:23:05from second gear
00:23:06to third.
00:23:07That's where you saw
00:23:08the match change
00:23:08when Zack took on
00:23:10Shingo Takagi,
00:23:11LIJ's own,
00:23:12yesterday in this
00:23:12very building.
00:23:22both of these men
00:23:23have tasted
00:23:24anguish right here
00:23:25in this spot
00:23:26where we are right now.
00:23:27Zack Sabre Jr.
00:23:28twice put away
00:23:30by Kazuchika Okada
00:23:31for the IWGP
00:23:32heavyweight
00:23:33and world heavyweight
00:23:34championships.
00:23:35Suji losing
00:23:36to Tetsu United
00:23:39earlier this April.
00:23:41Zack Sabre Jr.
00:23:43once again
00:23:44got it this time.
00:23:45Yep.
00:23:45got the fingers
00:23:46interlocked
00:23:47standing position
00:23:47here for Zack Sabre Jr.
00:23:49and it's not going
00:23:49to cause the submission
00:23:50for Suji
00:23:51not just yet.
00:23:52Here we go
00:23:52and changes size.
00:23:54Flying Manji now.
00:23:56And oh yeah.
00:23:59The spitting image.
00:24:01Sabre says
00:24:02that he represents
00:24:04that strong style.
00:24:07He represents Inoki
00:24:08is perhaps better
00:24:09than anybody
00:24:10in this roster
00:24:11and that's a
00:24:12big ask to make
00:24:13but it is.
00:24:14especially as an
00:24:15international talent.
00:24:17But of course
00:24:18where do the
00:24:19OZORI teams
00:24:20have strong style
00:24:21come from?
00:24:21They come from Wigan.
00:24:22They come from
00:24:23Billy Robinson.
00:24:25European catch
00:24:26style of wrestling.
00:24:29Incredible blend
00:24:30that has made
00:24:31Zack Sabre Jr.
00:24:31just so unique
00:24:33in and outside
00:24:33of New Japan Pro Wrestling.
00:24:35In the early days
00:24:36of New Japan Pro Wrestling
00:24:38Giant Bubba
00:24:39and all Japan
00:24:39had everything
00:24:41in terms of
00:24:42financial resources,
00:24:43television,
00:24:44international talent
00:24:45that New Japan Pro Wrestling
00:24:46didn't have.
00:24:47but what New Japan
00:24:48had was the dojo.
00:24:50Was Carl Gotch
00:24:51who was trained
00:24:51by Billy Robinson
00:24:52and that leadership
00:24:55that went through
00:24:56generation after generation
00:24:57after generation
00:24:58in the dojo
00:24:59but Sabre learned it
00:25:01from its source.
00:25:08It's not just technique
00:25:09though Walker
00:25:10it's grit
00:25:10and that's the grit
00:25:12that's being asked
00:25:12of Sabre here.
00:25:16There's an experience
00:25:17difference here.
00:25:18Sabre Jr.
00:25:19Yota Suji
00:25:20here we go.
00:25:21Suji lays through
00:25:22with the lariat.
00:25:23Cover here for Yota
00:25:25it's only one
00:25:25and Zack Sabre Jr.
00:25:27is doing this
00:25:28for much more
00:25:29than himself.
00:25:30Falcon Arrow
00:25:30playing it out.
00:25:32cover here
00:25:33for Yota
00:25:34onto Zack
00:25:34and it's two.
00:25:38And Suji
00:25:39falls off.
00:25:40Look out.
00:25:41Oh no.
00:25:42Oh no.
00:25:46I think the light
00:25:47in Zack Sabre Jr.'s
00:25:49eyes just glimmed
00:25:49a little bit.
00:25:50All the calls
00:25:51for Zack Sabre Jr.
00:25:53to come home
00:25:53with a G1 Climax trophy.
00:25:55Yota Suji says
00:25:56that Japan
00:25:57is the home
00:25:58of the G1 Climax.
00:26:00This trophy
00:26:00is not leaving
00:26:01in international lines.
00:26:10I would argue
00:26:11and I think
00:26:12there are about
00:26:138,000 people
00:26:14in Ryogoku
00:26:16who would argue
00:26:16against that point
00:26:17that Zack Sabre Jr.
00:26:19is just as Japanese
00:26:21and just as belonging
00:26:23in this environment.
00:26:25Oh.
00:26:35It's time that Yota Suji
00:26:37takes
00:26:38between offensive maneuvers.
00:26:40That's a lot
00:26:41of crucial time.
00:26:42It's a lot of crucial time.
00:26:44It's a lot of crucial time
00:26:45for both men.
00:26:47Yes.
00:26:48And there's so much
00:26:50you know
00:26:50if you trace it back
00:26:51to 2021
00:26:53Fools rushing in
00:26:54I think was the
00:26:55very definition
00:26:56of what Yota Suji
00:26:57was doing in that
00:26:57matchup in Korko.
00:26:58Yes.
00:26:59You know it's
00:27:00especially fresh off
00:27:01his singles match
00:27:01with Kazushiko Okada.
00:27:02Yeah exactly right.
00:27:03You know I mean
00:27:04it's taking that time
00:27:06that's so key.
00:27:08that's the difference.
00:27:10When you start wrestling
00:27:11like a top guy
00:27:12that's what you start to do.
00:27:13And now he's going
00:27:14all the way
00:27:15to the top walker.
00:27:16No no no no
00:27:17this is dangerous
00:27:18this is dangerous
00:27:19Suji Suji
00:27:20Oh no.
00:27:21So first
00:27:22on the apron
00:27:23and that left arm
00:27:24now a prime target
00:27:26for Zack Sabre Jr.
00:27:30It's not off
00:27:31do we see this
00:27:32Zack Sabre Jr.
00:27:33taking it from the top
00:27:34and the knee
00:27:34right through
00:27:36to separate
00:27:37the joints
00:27:37in the left arm
00:27:38and the other air fever.
00:28:00And now
00:28:02there is a bullseye
00:28:04planted
00:28:06on the left arm
00:28:08of Yota Suji.
00:28:10There is no one
00:28:11worse to face
00:28:12in professional wrestling
00:28:13than Zack Sabre Jr.
00:28:15when you walk in injured.
00:28:17Yota Suji
00:28:18didn't walk in
00:28:18with a specific injury
00:28:20now we have one
00:28:21that is targeted
00:28:22easily enough
00:28:23just as the intercostal
00:28:24muscles work
00:28:25for Sabre Jr.
00:28:26as well.
00:28:27We're going to write back
00:28:27for what's that article
00:28:2850.
00:28:29That goes straight
00:28:30it's going to be over
00:28:32going to keep that
00:28:33pitchers grip
00:28:34locked in.
00:28:35Cannot break the grip
00:28:36trying to separate
00:28:37with the legs
00:28:38and he does so.
00:28:39Suji the bottom half
00:28:40takes him right
00:28:41to the bottom rope.
00:28:43Immediately to the ropes
00:28:44good
00:28:44good
00:28:45bit of defense
00:28:46there
00:28:47from Yota Suji.
00:28:48You know
00:28:48sometimes there are
00:28:49bits of positioning
00:28:51that are
00:28:51dealt out with luck.
00:28:52Yota Suji
00:28:53might have just gotten
00:28:54lucky
00:28:54being as close
00:28:55to those bottom ropes
00:28:56as he was.
00:28:56We've seen
00:28:58how almost unlucky
00:29:00he was with that
00:29:01gene blaster
00:29:01that took David Finley
00:29:02to the ropes yesterday.
00:29:07Talk about the weight
00:29:08of the world
00:29:09on your shoulders.
00:29:10The pressure
00:29:11that Zack Sabre Jr.
00:29:12feels in this position.
00:29:15Representing TMTK.
00:29:18Representing his country.
00:29:19Representing
00:29:20Strong Style.
00:29:24Even though recently
00:29:25retired.
00:29:26Hold on a minute.
00:29:27Zack Sabre Jr.
00:29:28wanted that Zack
00:29:29driver early on here.
00:29:31You're hearing
00:29:32the crowd swing
00:29:34for whoever
00:29:35is not in control
00:29:36at any one moment.
00:29:38Where
00:29:39you need it most
00:29:41the people
00:29:41will be with you.
00:29:43When Yoda
00:29:43is down
00:29:44they're chanting
00:29:45Yota Yota
00:29:46when Zack
00:29:46is down
00:29:47they're chanting
00:29:47Zack
00:29:48Zack
00:29:49because
00:29:51these are the true
00:29:52professional wrestling fans
00:29:5450,000 of them
00:29:55who've been with us
00:29:56over the last month.
00:29:58They're cheering
00:29:59and chanting
00:30:00because they don't want
00:30:00this match to end.
00:30:01It's a culture
00:30:02that's always appreciated
00:30:03the fight from underneath.
00:30:15Recently retired
00:30:16Yoshinari Ogawa
00:30:17sits heavily
00:30:18on the mind
00:30:18of Zack
00:30:19Sabre Jr.
00:30:20Caught by
00:30:20Tsuji
00:30:21there's the knee.
00:30:23I think
00:30:23anything sitting
00:30:24on the mind
00:30:25of Zack
00:30:25Sabre Jr.
00:30:26right now.
00:30:26Yeah just
00:30:26knocked off the block
00:30:27here we go
00:30:28backbreaker
00:30:29down
00:30:29combination
00:30:30offense
00:30:30curbsop
00:30:31right through
00:30:32the middle.
00:30:37Tsuji's going to
00:30:38take this time
00:30:38to get his win
00:30:39back
00:30:39and when that
00:30:40win comes back
00:30:41it is explosive
00:30:42it is out of the
00:30:43corner
00:30:43and it is immediate.
00:30:44That is the smile
00:30:45on the face
00:30:46Yota
00:30:46Seiji
00:30:47right now.
00:30:48Distance
00:30:49conducive
00:30:49the corner
00:30:50conducive
00:30:51to his two
00:30:51biggest weapons.
00:30:52Oh here we go
00:30:53here we go
00:30:54posted up
00:30:55corner
00:30:55Mar
00:30:56low
00:30:56no
00:30:57underneath
00:30:58for Zack
00:30:59and
00:30:59Zack
00:31:00up
00:31:01man victory
00:31:02roll
00:31:03nice
00:31:04here we go
00:31:07to win
00:31:08off the euro
00:31:09would have been
00:31:10something magical
00:31:11for Sabre Jr.
00:31:12German suplex
00:31:13Suji's a
00:31:14gene blaster
00:31:16he's got it
00:31:17but
00:31:18whether it was
00:31:20luck
00:31:20or whether it
00:31:21was instinct
00:31:22rolling
00:31:23breaking
00:31:24the plane
00:31:24of the rope
00:31:25so so similar
00:31:26to what we saw
00:31:27yesterday
00:31:27Yota Suji
00:31:28David Finley
00:31:29pushed just
00:31:30against those ropes
00:31:31led to the rope
00:31:32break
00:31:32can't make
00:31:33the cover
00:31:33here
00:31:34Zack
00:31:34Sabre Jr.
00:31:35is clutching
00:31:36at those ribs
00:31:40and he's pointing
00:31:41to the nail
00:31:45signaling to our
00:31:46official
00:31:47signaling to his
00:31:48corner man
00:31:48hey I have
00:31:49had better days
00:31:50that's for sure
00:31:54that impact
00:31:55of that gene blaster
00:31:59Sabre's shaking
00:32:00his head
00:32:01defiantly
00:32:02he knows
00:32:02that he cannot
00:32:03give up
00:32:04but he might
00:32:05know
00:32:05that the G1
00:32:06climax
00:32:06is slipping
00:32:07to his fingers
00:32:08through his fingers
00:32:09and mine
00:32:10and he's knocking
00:32:11to his fingers
00:32:21and he's pointing
00:32:25through his fingers
00:32:26come on
00:32:30Nogue Shell
00:32:32Red Shoes asking, Zach, are you okay?
00:32:35Zach shakes his head, no, but he wants Tsuji up anyway.
00:32:39And we will reset back to square one.
00:32:47Now this is a dangerous game.
00:32:50Here is where the mentor comes in for Sabre.
00:32:54Rizzi's challenging Tsuji's manhood here.
00:32:58And he's as good a striker, even though those ribs are hurting him.
00:33:01He's as good a striker as Tsuji is.
00:33:06But you know what the long game here is, Walker, and you've seen it enough times.
00:33:12Can he get in the head of Yoda Tsuji?
00:33:29Zach's corner man will him up before his body might have been ready.
00:33:42There's risk and reward here with every shot he takes.
00:33:47Every shot Sabre takes can create an opening.
00:33:50Or every shot Sabre takes could knock him to the floor and out of the G1.
00:33:55There's a million openings right here for Zach Sabre Jr.
00:33:59It's all about time and place.
00:34:02And that was the time, that was the place for Yota Tsuji.
00:34:12Tsuji now has Sabre Jr. up on those shoulders.
00:34:14Here we go, 17 crosses.
00:34:18Cover here for Tsuji.
00:34:20It's two.
00:34:21A tribute to his American football days.
00:34:24That was the name of his high school football team.
00:34:29The 17 crosses, Sabre's got a hell of a cross to bear right now.
00:34:43And a curb stop.
00:34:48Sabre accepted his fate, Walker.
00:34:51He very well may have, but he has to continue the fight nevertheless.
00:34:55Here we go.
00:34:56Tsuji up in the corner.
00:34:57Marr.
00:34:58Low.
00:34:59Crash.
00:34:59That might be it.
00:35:01Tsuji spikes Sabre.
00:35:03The cover, the cover.
00:35:05No.
00:35:08The barest roll of a shoulder.
00:35:15There is no accepting fate.
00:35:17It comes for you.
00:35:20Call it fate, call it just desserts.
00:35:22Here comes the G blaster.
00:35:24Tsuji.
00:35:25Here comes.
00:35:26Here comes.
00:35:26No.
00:35:27Zach come.
00:35:28Zach come.
00:35:28Zag come.
00:35:29Zag come.
00:35:31Sabre Jr.
00:35:33Mushiwara Armbar.
00:35:39And the pullback on the right.
00:35:42Yota Tsuji has nowhere to go.
00:35:45Both arms.
00:35:46Now Tsuji's got one free.
00:35:48Trying to get a better position.
00:35:50Triangle now.
00:35:51Trying to alleviate some of that pressure.
00:35:53And he dives back to the vertical.
00:35:55Yota Tsuji.
00:35:56Power Bob.
00:35:57Good job.
00:35:59Bang.
00:36:03Was that Sabre's best last hope?
00:36:06Here we go.
00:36:07On Tsuji knee.
00:36:11Tsuji.
00:36:12Oh, no.
00:36:13Here it is.
00:36:14Here it is.
00:36:14Cover, cover, cover.
00:36:15No, no.
00:36:19Sabre even bared down.
00:36:22Thinking that he was going to accept another G blaster.
00:36:25Instead was rocked right to the point of that draw with the knee.
00:36:47A couple minutes ago we heard our 25 minute call.
00:36:49This is coming close to the longest singles match of Yota Tsuji's career.
00:36:54The longest match of this tournament.
00:36:55And we said earlier on, the longer the match goes, the more numerically, statistically,
00:37:01it has helped Tsuji and hindered Zack Sabre Jr.
00:37:14Zack Sabre Jr.
00:37:16Oh!
00:37:17Good God have mercy.
00:37:21There is no mercy on the mind of Yota Tsuji to seal the deal tonight.
00:37:26It's gotta come swiftly.
00:37:28It's gotta come big though.
00:37:30Go big or go home.
00:37:31No, no, no, no, no, no.
00:37:32This is the biggest.
00:37:33What is he thinking, Walker?
00:37:35He wants to make history tonight.
00:37:38He'll do it with whatever the hell this is.
00:37:40It's here.
00:37:41And the last 17 crosses.
00:37:46Tsuji, the cover.
00:37:48No.
00:37:54Yota Tsuji wants to lead this new generation to lead New Japan Pro Wrestling
00:38:00into the promised land.
00:38:01The deadbolt, just like last night.
00:38:06Deadbolt, no, no, no, Sabre Jr., once again, that left arm.
00:38:10Yes!
00:38:12One, two, three, four!
00:38:16And all of the area.
00:38:18Tsuji's not down.
00:38:19He might be here all on.
00:38:21Hold on.
00:38:22Tsuji driver.
00:38:22Tsuji driver.
00:38:26Cover here for Yota.
00:38:28No.
00:38:31The TMDK boys,
00:38:34about having to fit her inside.
00:38:36I think we all are.
00:38:37Neil Gokic.
00:38:408,056 at a fever pitch.
00:38:46Yota Tsuji scored the win yesterday over Finlay
00:38:49with a generational rival zone move.
00:38:52Tried to use his opponent's move against him tonight.
00:38:55Couldn't do it.
00:38:56Watch the distance.
00:38:57Watch the distance.
00:38:58Tsuji's in the corner.
00:38:59Zack hasn't seen him.
00:39:01Look out.
00:39:01Tsuji!
00:39:03Gene!
00:39:04No!
00:39:04Zack, Zack, Zack!
00:39:05He's got him!
00:39:08European crotch!
00:39:10No!
00:39:12Sabre Jr. double leg here.
00:39:14Crosses the legs.
00:39:14The figure four on the tagline for Gawa.
00:39:17The tribute to his Noah coach, Yoshinori Ogawa,
00:39:20at the back of the net.
00:39:26We've listed it before,
00:39:27the things that Zack Sabre Jr. fights for.
00:39:30the people he has learned from.
00:39:33Andre Baker,
00:39:36the hammerlock,
00:39:38Yoshinori Ogawa in Noah,
00:39:39Minori Suzuki in Suzuki-gun.
00:39:42But now,
00:39:44the student has to become the master.
00:39:47Stunner!
00:39:49Stunner!
00:39:51Stunner!
00:39:52Stunner!
00:39:53Tsuji!
00:39:55Tsuji!
00:39:56No, no, no, no!
00:39:57Tsuji's got the triangle.
00:40:03Tsuji trying to get free.
00:40:11Tsuji trying to get free.
00:40:16Sabre Jr. switches the hold
00:40:21And all of the torque
00:40:23Being felt on that left arm
00:40:24The left shoulder of Yota Suji
00:40:27Every bit of force
00:40:28Every bit of might for Suji
00:40:30Putting it to escape in the clutches
00:40:32Of Zack Sabre Jr.
00:40:34Oh and he's got it all
00:40:36He's got it all
00:40:37Walker
00:40:40Every single appendage
00:40:42Targeted here tonight
00:40:43By Zack Sabre Jr.
00:40:45I have never seen anything like this
00:40:47And the FIBO
00:40:48The FIBO
00:40:49It's all over
00:40:50And it is down
00:40:51Zack Sabre Jr.
00:40:53And coming
00:41:08From Tampa 10
00:41:10To the Tokyo Dome
00:41:12From Hubble
00:41:13To Mighty
00:41:14Zack Sabre Jr.
00:41:17It has come home
00:41:29History has been made tonight
00:41:47And for all that Yota Suji
00:41:52Has attempted to build
00:41:54Throughout this tournament
00:41:55As the so called leader
00:41:56Of a new generation
00:41:58We just watched it all
00:41:59Fall down at the hands of Sabre
00:42:01Yota Suji
00:42:02Yota Suji's time
00:42:03Will come
00:42:04Yota Suji
00:42:05Has reached
00:42:06The next level
00:42:07But Zack Sabre Jr.
00:42:09Has taken a huge step
00:42:11To the next beyond
00:42:12Suji can make
00:42:13Whatever he likes
00:42:15But Zack Sabre Jr.
00:42:16Is the one
00:42:17That's gonna carry it
00:42:19The strongest
00:42:21Of the summer
00:42:22Is Sabre
00:42:42Has prevailed loud tonight
00:42:45In Riyogoku Sumo Hall
00:42:48The newest 19th
00:42:53...member of the most elite cast in professional wrestling to have won the G1 Climax.
00:43:0431 minutes 40 seconds.
00:43:09And how about the Isle of Sheppi Gazette will have something on their front pages at last.
00:43:16Zack Sabre Jr. has done it.
00:43:26The G1 Climax 34 is a competition.
00:43:31The Zag Sabre Jr. has won the G1 Climax 34's company sponsor Yamada Infra Technos company,
00:43:41the CEO of Yamada Hirono, has won the game.
00:43:45The president of Yamada Infra Technos, the trial sponsor, the new G1 Climax 34,
00:43:51presenting the winning trophy.
00:44:07He'll get in trouble with the board tomorrow.
00:44:21The moment that Zack Sabre Jr. has dreamed of for years, ever since he first stepped foot into a professional
00:44:27wrestling ring,
00:44:29has been realized tonight.
00:44:35That is a endorsement for you.
00:45:01to plant your flag in the mountaintop of New Japan Pro Wrestling is to be the winner of G1 Climax.
00:45:14A 20 year plus career has come to this.
00:45:47Catching Master!
00:45:48C'est parti !
00:46:21En premier, je suis là G1.
00:46:26Alors...
00:46:28Le 1e, il y a G1.
00:46:29Il y a 4e, c'est plus petit.
00:46:32Genray 4e est une partie de la rue.
00:46:35C'est plus.
00:46:37Je suis le 1e qui meurt du Zaku et le 1e qui meurt du Zaku.
00:46:42Et maintenant, le Taïk Sabre Junior a fallé en love avec Ryo Golki.
00:46:46Alors, je pense que c'est le titre de Régoku.
00:46:52C'est bien pour ça que c'est le titre de Régoku.
00:46:57Donc, c'est le titre de Régoku, c'est quoi ?
00:47:01C'est le prochain Régoku ?
00:47:04Le 14ème siècle, le roi de la pro-wrestling.
00:47:06Le roi de la pro-wrestling ?
00:47:08Le Zaku, le IWGP, le SEKAI HEAVY-Q,
00:47:12on a défi !
00:47:13Oh, wow !
00:47:15A break-in for tradition in more ways than one !
00:47:20Zaku's calling the shot for Kinebra Wrestling !
00:47:23C'est parti !
00:47:26C'est parti !
00:47:28C'est parti !
00:47:31C'est parti !
00:47:34C'est parti !
00:47:46C'est parti !
00:47:48You mean to tell me ?
00:47:53Zack Sabre Jr.
00:47:55What's his shot at Kinebra Wrestling ?
00:47:59C'est parti !
00:48:13Zach est en train de la ligne
00:48:16Zach said
00:48:19How you all when I spoke to him backstage
00:48:22The G1 is the start of the plan
00:48:25G1, IWGP1, IWGP1, IWGP1
00:48:29And Tokyo Dog
00:48:30I thought he met the last two together
00:48:35But
00:48:36What that means
00:48:38Is that Zach Sabre Jr.
00:48:40Can turn around
00:48:41October 20th, Crystal Palace, London
00:48:43Royal Quest 4 just announced
00:48:45And be coming home
00:48:48As IWGP1
00:48:49IWGP1
00:48:57IWGP1
00:48:58Our brother
00:48:59NJPWUK.com
00:49:01Get your tickets right now
00:49:03Because you're going to see
00:49:05Not only the G1
00:49:07Winner
00:49:07But possibly the
00:49:09The winner
00:49:11Zach Sabre Jr.
00:49:15Unarguably the defining moment
00:49:18Of Zach Sabre Jr.'s incredible career thus far
00:49:23And it is far from over
00:49:24Zach Sabre Jr.
00:49:26Is barely stepping into his prime
00:49:31Sabre Jr.
00:49:33Has a much longer career left in him
00:49:36The summer of Sabre
00:49:38Has only just begun
00:49:40And there are many
00:49:41Many more summers to come
00:49:43If this one
00:49:44Is to be taken into account
00:49:46Zach Sabre Jr.
00:49:47For the first time
00:49:49G1
00:49:50Climax winner
00:49:55And he's been doing it all
00:49:57Throughout the tournament
00:49:57It is only fitting
00:49:59To see it again tonight
00:50:11Kevin Kelly's throwing the fit
00:50:12There's a socialist at the top
00:50:15Of professional wrestling
00:50:16And he's in with the proletariat
00:50:18Here tonight Walker Stewart
00:50:42It is the people that carried
00:50:44And Zach Sabre Jr.
00:50:45To this point
00:50:47And for these people
00:50:48He will raise that trophy high
00:50:50But I mean
00:50:52We haven't heard official confirmation yet
00:50:54KOPW could be the place
00:50:56That we see
00:50:57The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
00:51:00Challenge for
00:51:01And we could see
00:51:02This exact same scene
00:51:04Recreated
00:51:04With the trophy
00:51:06And a title high in the air
00:51:08Zach Sabre Jr.
00:51:09Has just seized the means
00:51:11Of production
00:51:11And he could
00:51:12Find himself
00:51:14Right at the top
00:51:15Of New Japan Pro Wrestling
00:51:18And all of that
00:51:20Is still a long way to come
00:51:22But for right now
00:51:24We can say
00:51:25The strongest of the summer
00:51:27Is Sabre
00:51:29The winner
00:51:31Of the greatest tournament
00:51:33In all of pro sports
00:51:35Is Zach Sabre Jr.
00:52:08The people have taken
00:52:09To Zach Sabre Jr.
00:52:11Unlike anything
00:52:11That I've personally
00:52:12Ever seen
00:52:13In my career
00:52:14Zach Sabre Jr.
00:52:16When he was
00:52:18Working for
00:52:19Hammerlock
00:52:19And Kent
00:52:21Once told me
00:52:22A story
00:52:22He performed
00:52:23In front of
00:52:24A family of five
00:52:25But left to intermission
00:52:27And here we are
00:52:29With 8,036
00:52:31Cheering on
00:52:34His biggest
00:52:35Victory
00:52:36Of his or any other career
00:52:51Zach Sabre Jr.
00:52:54Your winner
00:52:54Of G1
00:52:56Climax 34
00:52:57It
00:52:57Has
00:52:58Come
00:52:59Home
00:53:06Wrestling fans
00:53:07We thank you
00:53:08For joining us
00:53:09So so much
00:53:10If you are one
00:53:11Of those individuals
00:53:12Who comes in
00:53:13For the finals
00:53:14Comes in just
00:53:15For a Wrestle Kingdom
00:53:16Just for an
00:53:16Osaka Joe Hall event
00:53:18We heavily encourage you
00:53:19You need to keep
00:53:20That subscription rolling
00:53:21On NJPW World
00:53:23For one reason
00:53:23And one reason only
00:53:24You could have
00:53:25A future IWGP
00:53:27World Heavyweight Champion
00:53:28In Zack Sabre Jr.
00:53:29I mean what we've just seen
00:53:31Is Zack Sabre Jr.
00:53:32Rewrite the
00:53:33The rulebook
00:53:34That Kazuchika Okada
00:53:35Installed in 2012
00:53:37That
00:53:37Idea that
00:53:39The winner goes on
00:53:40To Wrestle Kingdom
00:53:41Now we're on that road
00:53:42To Wrestle Kingdom
00:53:43And nobody knows
00:53:44What's gonna happen
00:53:45It's all completely
00:53:46Up in the air
00:53:47Zack Sabre Jr.
00:53:48Says Kazuchika Okada
00:53:49Is God
00:53:50And so be that tradition
00:53:52Zack Sabre Jr.
00:53:53Called his shot
00:53:54Claimed it in the end
00:53:56And it looks like
00:53:57We could have
00:53:57A KOBW Championship
00:53:59Opportunity
00:54:00For Zack Sabre Jr.
00:54:02I am at KOBW
00:54:04Yes
00:54:04King of Pro Wrestling
00:54:05Will be happening
00:54:06Here live by the way
00:54:07We will be here
00:54:08Live English Covers
00:54:09There's a lot to come
00:54:10Before that
00:54:11Of course destruction
00:54:11In Kobe
00:54:12We'll talk all about it
00:54:13Later
00:54:13Yes
00:54:14And next time
00:54:14We're back in action
00:54:15In Japan
00:54:16Will be
00:54:16Shingo Takagi's
00:54:1820th anniversary event
00:54:19Jam Pack sold out
00:54:21As we get on that road
00:54:23And of course
00:54:24We've got capital
00:54:25Collision coming up
00:54:25Before that
00:54:26Next week
00:54:27And keep in mind
00:54:28Who will be in attendance
00:54:29On that night
00:54:30Zack Sabre Jr.
00:54:31Taking on T-Tod
00:54:32In singles action
00:54:33A little bit of a preview
00:54:35Perhaps of the future
00:54:36But
00:54:36You know
00:54:37I want to
00:54:38Let's not bury the lead
00:54:40Of what we have just had
00:54:42Which is the culmination
00:54:43Of an incredible tournament
00:54:45A new chapter
00:54:47In G1 Climax history
00:54:49And for all the people
00:54:51The 100,000 or so plus
00:54:54NJPW World subscribers
00:54:56That have been with us
00:54:57From the open day
00:54:58Everybody that signed up today
00:55:00To see the final
00:55:0150,000 of you
00:55:03Up and down
00:55:04The length and breadth
00:55:04Of Japan
00:55:05You know
00:55:06All through the hottest
00:55:07Of summers
00:55:08All through lack of sleep
00:55:10You know
00:55:11For you to be with us
00:55:12On this journey
00:55:13It means so much
00:55:14To me personally
00:55:15It means so much
00:55:15To you
00:55:16And it means so much
00:55:17To Zack Sabre Jr.
00:55:18You have to handle it
00:55:19I'll be the fighter
00:55:20All right
00:55:21It's all looks like
00:55:23It's all good
00:55:24I want to drink
00:55:24I want to drink
00:55:25It's a little faster
00:55:25Everybody
00:55:26Thank you
00:55:28Thank you
00:55:28Hey, my man
00:55:30Why am I
00:55:31I might be
00:55:32Yeah, I don't know
00:55:32Okay
00:55:34That's actually fun
00:55:38Come on
00:55:39Hey
00:55:39Hey
00:55:40Come on
00:55:40Hey
00:55:40Yeah, you did it,
00:55:41Well done
00:55:43Merci beaucoup.
00:55:46Merci.
00:55:47Merci.
00:55:48Avant de commencer, je ne pouvais pas tout ce que j'ai pas fait sans Team DK.
00:55:53Et surtout avec Mike et Shane.
00:55:55J'ai toujours été interprisé avec Mike et Shane.
00:56:00Je ne sais pas si je ne pouvais pas faire ça sans eux.
00:56:03Donc c'est à toi et Shane.
00:56:05Merci.
00:56:07Merci.
00:56:08Merci à mes Tipeurs.
00:56:14C'est bon, c'est bon.
00:56:20Je vais probablement faire un petit peu de waffle.
00:56:22Non, c'est pas de surgery.
00:56:25Personne n'a jamais dit que je suis en train de faire ça.
00:56:26Non, c'est pas ça.
00:56:28Merci à vous.
00:56:29Merci à vous.
00:56:31Je suis venu en face.
00:56:32Qu'est-ce que j'ai fait?
00:56:33Je pense que je suis en train de faire ça.
00:56:35En fait, il est en train de faire ça.
00:56:38Non, il est en train de faire ça.
00:56:40Il est en train de faire ça.
00:56:47C'est génial, c'est génial, c'est génial, c'est génial.
00:57:13C'est génial, c'est génial, c'est génial.
00:57:43C'est génial, c'est génial.
00:57:59C'est génial, c'est génial.
00:58:26C'est génial.
00:58:29C'est génial.
00:58:32C'est génial.
00:58:33C'est génial.
00:58:36C'est génial.
00:58:36C'est génial.
00:58:38C'est génial.
00:58:46C'est génial.
00:58:47C'est génial.
00:58:50C'est génial.
00:58:51C'est génial.
00:59:17C'est génial.
00:59:19C'est génial.
00:59:23C'est génial.
00:59:44C'est génial.
00:59:49C'est génial.
01:00:01C'est génial.
01:00:01C'est génial.
01:00:15C'est génial.
01:00:16C'est génial.
01:00:17C'est génial.
01:00:19C'est génial.
01:00:21C'est génial.
01:00:24C'est génial.
01:00:26C'est génial.
01:00:28C'est génial.
01:00:29C'est génial.
01:00:33C'est génial.
01:00:35C'est génial.
01:00:36C'est génial.
01:00:36C'est génial.
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01:00:39C'est génial.
01:00:40C'est génial.
01:00:43C'est génial.
01:00:45C'est génial.
01:00:47C'est génial.
01:00:49C'est génial.
01:00:50C'est génial.
01:00:52C'est génial.
01:00:52C'est génial.
01:00:55C'est génial.
01:00:56pour japonais pro-wrestling
01:00:57et je vais faire ça en octobre
01:01:00le king pro-wrestling
01:01:02contre qui le champion est
01:01:04parce que je ne sais pas quoi
01:01:05ce n'est pas prévu
01:01:07je ne peux pas donner un tour
01:01:09qui le champion est en octobre
01:01:11la seule chose qui m'intéresse
01:01:12c'est que je m'attends
01:01:14octobre 14th
01:01:15dans cette belle arena
01:01:21Usually
01:01:22je suis très amusé
01:01:23et je trouve que j'ai l'air d'accord
01:01:27je trouve que j'ai l'air d'accord
01:01:27c'est très dur
01:01:29j'ai pas de matériel
01:01:32j'ai tout de suite
01:01:34si quelqu'un a des questions
01:01:36je vais essayer de vous faire
01:01:38pour vous en savoir
01:01:40c'est bon
01:01:41c'est bon
01:01:47vous avez utilisé
01:01:48c'est bon
01:01:50aujourd'hui
01:01:50vous avez une technique
01:01:53c'est bon
01:01:53c'est bon
01:01:54c'est bon
01:01:56c'est bon
01:01:59c'est difficile
01:02:02c'est bon
01:02:06c'est bon
01:02:07c'est bon
01:02:08c'est bon
01:02:14c'est bon
01:02:16il y a un
01:02:16c'est bon
01:02:19c'est bon
01:02:29c'est bon
01:02:31c'est bon
01:02:37Il est vraiment bien.
01:03:06Je suis allé à la fin de la vie.
01:03:10J'ai l'impression que les gens sont tous les plus jeunes.
01:03:17J'ai l'impression que les gens sont tous les plus jeunes.
01:03:18J'ai l'impression que ça me rend plus heureux.
01:03:21J'ai l'impression que ça me rend plus heureux.
01:03:24Okamoto, tu dois avoir des questions.
01:03:27Ok.
01:03:28Après ça.
01:03:29Après ça.
01:03:31Okamoto, je vais parler après.
01:03:35J'ai l'impression que c'est parti.
01:03:37J'ai l'impression que c'est parti.
01:03:39Oui.
01:03:40J'ai l'impression que c'est parti, Chris Charlton.
01:03:43New Japan Pro Wrestling only puts on the best of the best.
01:03:46King of Sports for a reason.
01:03:47Zack Sabre Jr. walks away with the victory in G1 Climax 34.
01:03:52Yeah, absolument.
01:03:53Just, I mean, we'll be talking about it for a long, long, long, long, long time to come.
01:03:58But then, you know, I mean, I think a little bit of extra juice in there was that, you know,
01:04:05the fact that Zack Sabre Jr. saying not only will he win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship when we're here
01:04:14in October.
01:04:15King of Pro Wrestling, October the 14th.
01:04:18But his first defense, he wants to be in London on October the 20th.
01:04:23Yes.
01:04:24I mean, already sort of setting himself.
01:04:26We're talking about the responsibility that Zack Sabre Jr. has had.
01:04:30And, you know, talking like not just a top man, but the top man.
01:04:35Well, as if he's already won the title.
01:04:36Well, yeah, I mean, that's a bridge we'll have to cross later on down the line.
01:04:42We just got a couple more minutes here.
01:04:45I know, Walker, it's your first summer here in Japan.
01:04:47Thank you for everything that you've done.
01:04:50I know how tough it is to come here, you know, to a different country and then do the summer
01:04:56here.
01:04:57The summer grind and all these different towns, massive long hours on the bus.
01:05:02You know, it's been a hell of a grind for you as a broadcaster.
01:05:06I'm proud of how far you've come over the last month.
01:05:09I'm really happy that you're part of the family here in New Japan Pro Wrestling and many more G1s to
01:05:14come.
01:05:14I greatly appreciate that. Yeah, it's been an absolute honor.
01:05:17It's been the honor of my life to be a part of the New Japan Pro Wrestling family,
01:05:20to be a part of the broadcast booth at this time and be a part of G1 Climax,
01:05:25a historic tournament, the most prestigious tournament in professional wrestling.
01:05:29I get to be a little footnote in there as a part of the English coverage with you, Chris Charlton.
01:05:33It is the honor of my life to do so.
01:05:36You know, one of the things that we're talking about going forward,
01:05:38we're going to be heading into Kobe.
01:05:40We're going to be heading into the destruction series so much beyond the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship situation
01:05:46that can be discussed in regards.
01:05:48We saw it earlier on in the evening.
01:05:49The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship very well could be on the line sometime in this series
01:05:54between Taiji Ishimori and Doki, not just to mention Hinare and Hiromu Takahashi with the Never title.
01:06:01Yeah, we'll see some of those cards coming up tomorrow.
01:06:03Stay tuned, njpw1972.com, and of course, social media.
01:06:07But our next stop before destruction in Kobe, which will be September the 29th, Kobe World Hall.
01:06:13You and I will be there.
01:06:14There'll be a couple of times I'll be solo, a couple of times you'll be on record,
01:06:17but we'll have English coverage for you all the way the next time.
01:06:20Capital Collision, NJPW World Pay-Per-View Live.
01:06:24That is Saturday, August the 31st if you're in Japan.
01:06:26But Friday, August 30th, we're going to have the full card rundown in just tomorrow, I believe,
01:06:33in the morning, and a stunning card right at the top.
01:06:36Take it on for me, Walker. Let's get out of here.
01:06:38I can't wait to be there.
01:06:39Live English coverage August 30th for Capital Collision.
01:06:41We'll be seeing you until then.
01:06:43For Chris Charlton, I'm Walker Stewart.
01:06:45This is New Japan Pro Wrestling, the king of sports.
01:06:49Sayonara.