Hosts: Jason Namako (@Jason_Namako); Robert Pandola (@RealRobPandola), Greg McNeish (@GregMcNeishWV)
Email the show: jason@wrestleview.com
Jason, Robert and Greg preview and predict every single match in the 2014 New Japan G-1 Climax tournament that starts on July 21st and ends on August 10th in the Seibu Dome in Saitama, Japan. This year’s G-1 Climax has 22 wrestlers in 2 blocks and spans over 12 shows, that will be broadcast on iPPV via uStream (http://www.ustream.tv/njpw)
The hosts go over what matches in the tournament they are most looking forward to, least looking forward to, who in the tournament has a chance of being exposed, who could break out, what match may get slept on by fans, who might be the MVP of this tournament and of course, we pick the winner of the tournament, who makes the finals as well as the special Third Place match starting this year for the wrestlers that are in second place in each block.
Jason Namako’s prediction for the G-1 Climax:
A Block
* Hiroshi Tanahashi (6-3-1) 13 points
* Shinsuke Nakamura (6-3-1) 13 points
* Katsuyori Shibata (6-4) 12 points
* Yuji Nagata (6-4) 12 points
* Bad Luck Fale (5-5) 10 points
* Davey Boy Smith Jr. (5-5) 10 points
* Doc Gallows (5-5) 10 points
* Tomohiro Ishii (5-5) 10 points
* Satoshi Kojima (4-6) 8 points
* Shelton “X” Benjamin (3-7) 6 points
* Tomoaki Honma (replacing the injured Kota Ibushi) (2-8) 4 points
– Tanahashi & Nakamura with the tie, go to a decision match at the 8/10 show, Nakamura wins and is 1st place in A Block, Tanahashi with the loss goes to second place in A Block.
B Block
* Tetsuya Naito (7-3) 14 points
* Kazuchika Okada (7-3) 14 points
* AJ Styles (7-3) 14 points
* Karl Anderson (7-3) 14 points
* Togi Makabe (6-4) 12 points
* Minoru Suzuki (5-5) 10 points
* Yujiro Takahashi (5-5) 10 points
* Hirooki Goto (4-6) 8 points
* Lance Archer (3-7) 6 points
* Toru Yano (3-7) 6 points
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan (1-9) 2 points
– Naito wins 1st place in B Block via tiebreaker wins on Okada, Styles and Anderson in the tournament. Okada wins 2nd place via tiebreaker wins on Styles and Anderson in the tournament.
– Third Place Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (Okada wins)
– G-1 Climax Finals: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tetsuya Naito (Nakamura wins)
Greg McNeish’s prediction for the G-1 Climax:
A Block
* Shinsuke Nakamura (7-3) 14 points
* Hiroshi Tanahashi (6-4) 12 points
* Katsuyori Shibata (6-4) 12 points
* Tomohiro Ishii (6-4) 12 points
* Bad Luck Fale (5-5) 10 points
* Davey Boy Smith Jr. (5-5) 10 points
* Doc Gallows (5-5) 10 points
* Yuji Nagata (5-5) 10 points
* Satoshi Kojima (4-6) 8 points
* Shelton “X” Benjamin (4-6) 8 points
* Tomoaki Honma (0-10) 0 points
– Nakamura wins 1st place in A Block. Tanahashi wins 2nd place in A Block via tiebreaker wins over Shibata & Ishii.
B Block
* Kazuchika Okada (6-4) 12 points
* AJ Styles (6-4) 12 points
* Minoru Suzuki (6-4) 12 points
* Yujiro Takahashi (6-4) 12 points
* Hirooki Goto (5-5) 10 points
* Tetsuya Naito (5-5) 10 points
* Togi Makabe (5-5) 10 points
* Toru Yano (5-5) 10 points
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan (4-6) 8 points
* Karl Anderson (4-6) 8 points
* Lance Archer (4-6) 8 points
– Okada wins 1st place in B Block via tiebreaker wins over Styles, Suzuki and Takahashi. Styles wins 2nd place in B Block via tiebreaker wins over Suzuki and Takahashi.
– Third Place Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. AJ Styles (Tanahashi wins)
– G-1 Climax Finals: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazuchika Okada (Nakamura wins)
Robert Pandola’s prediction for the G-1 Climax:
A Block
* Shinsuke Nakamura (7-3) 14 points
* Hiroshi Tanahashi (7-3) 14 points
* Bad Luck Fale (6-4) 12 points
* Doc Gallows (6-4) 12 points
* Katsuyori Shibata (6-4) 12 points
* Yuji Nagata (6-4) 12 points
* Tomoaki Honma (5-5) 10 points
* Tomohiro Ishii (5-5) 10 points
* Shelton “X” Benjamin (4-6) 8 points
* Davey Boy Smith Jr. (3-7) 6 points
* Satoshi Kojima (2-8) 4 points
– Nakamura wins 1st place in A Block via a tiebreaker win over Tanahashi. Tanahashi wins 2nd place in A Block.
B Block
* Kazuchika Okada (9-1) 18 points
* AJ Styles (7-3) 14 points
* Hirooki Goto (6-4) 12 points
* Karl Anderson (6-4) 12 points
* Tetsuya Naito (6-4) 12 points
* Togi Makabe (6-4) 12 points
* Minoru Suzuki (5-5) 10 points
* Lance Archer (4-6) 8 points
* Toru Yano (4-6) 8 points
* Yujiro Takahashi (4-6) 8 points
* Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2-8) 4 points
– Okada wins 1st place in B Block. Styles wins 2nd place in B Block.
– Third Place Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. AJ Styles (Tanahashi wins)
– G-1 Climax Finals: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazuchika Okada (Nakamura wins)
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