New Japan G-1 2014 tournament results

[Zach Arnold]

Play Guide

- 7/21 Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (return date next year on 7/20/2015)
- 7/23 Aomori Budokan
- 7/25 Yamagata City Sports Center
- 7/26 Akita Municipal Gym
- 7/28 Miyagi, Sendai Sun Plaza Hall
- 7/31 Shizuoka, Hamamatsu Act City Event Hall
- 8/01 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall
- 8/03 Osaka Prefectural Gym

7/21 Sapporo (claimed 6,000 paid)

- A Block: Bad Luck Fale (2 pts) defeated Tomohiro Ishii (0 pts) in 9'39 with the Bad Luck Fall.
- A Block: Shelton Benjamin (2 pts) defeated Luke Gallows (0 pts) in 8'54 with the Paydirt.
- B Block: Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2 pts) defeated Karl Anderson (0 pts) in 10'11 with the Anaconda Max.
- A Block: Satoshi Kojima (2 pts) defeated Yuji Nagata (0 pts) in 11'27 with a lariat.
- B Block: Toru Yano (2 pts) defeated Minoru Suzuki (0 pts) in 2'15 with a school-boy roll-up.
- B Block: Yujiro Takahashi (2 pts) defeated Tetsuya Naito (0 pts) in 13'54 with the Miami Shine.
- B Block: Hirooki Goto (2 pts) defeated Makabe (0 pts) in 11'37.
- A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi (2 pts) defeated Tomoaki Honma (0 pts) in 11'01 with the High Fly Flow splash.
- A Block: Katsuyori Shibata (2 pts) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (0 pts) in 15'27 with the Penalty Kick.
- B Block: Kazuchika Okada (2 pts) defeated AJ Styles (0 pts) in 18'03 with the Rainmaker lariat.

7/23 Aomori (claimed 3,000 paid)

- A Block: Tomohiro Ishii (2 pts) defeated Satoshi Kojima (2 pts) in 12'27 with a brainbuster.
- A Block: Shelton Benjamin (4 pts) defeated Bad Luck Fale (2 pts) in 5'55 with the Paydirt.
- B Block: Hirooki Goto (4 pts) defeated Yujiro Takahashi (2 pts) in 10'31.
- B Block: Tetsuya Naito (2 pts) defeated Lance Archer (0 pts) in 8'39 with an inside cradle.
- A Block: Yuji Nagata (2 pts) defeated Tomoaki Honma (0 pts) in 11'15 with a back-drop suplex hold.
- A Block: Shinsuke Nakamura (2 pts) defeated Harry Boy Smith (0 pts) in 13'37 with the Boma-ye.
- B Block: AJ Styles (2 pts) defeated Toru Yano (2 pts) in 9'53 with the Styles Clash.
- B Block: Kazuchika Okada (4 pts) defeated Hiroyosni Tenzan (2 pts) in 12'51 with the Rainmaker lariat.
- B Block: Makabe (2 pts) defeated Karl Anderson (0 pts) in 8'48 with the King Kong Knee Drop.
- A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi (4 pts) defeated Luke Gallows (0 pts) in 11'14 with the High Fly Flow splash.

7/25 Yamagata (claimed 2,700 paid)

- A Block: Luke Gallows (2 pts) pinned Tomoaki Honma (0 pts) in 7'37.
- B Block: Lance Archer (2 pts) defeated Karl Anderson (0 pts) in 7'35 with the Blackout.
- B Block: Hiroyoshi Tenzan (4 pts) defeated Yujiro Takahashi (2 pts) in 11'16 with the Anaconda Max.
- A Block: Shelton Benjamin (6 pts) defeated Tomohiro Ishii (2 pts) in 8'11 with the Paydirt.
- B Block: Tetsuya Naito (4 pts) defeated Toru Yano (2 pts) in 9'11 with the Stardust Press.
- A Block: Harry Boy Smith (2 pts) defeated Katsuyori Shibata (2 pts) in 9'42 with the Bulldog Bomb.
- A Block: Bad Luck Fale (2 pts) defeated Yuji Nagata (2 pts) in 10'57 with the Bad Luck Fall.
- B Block: Hirooki Goto (6 pts) defeated Minoru Suzuki (0 pts) in 7'03.
- A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi (6 pts) defeated Satoshi Kojima (2 pts) in 13'01 with the High Fly Flow splash.
- B Block: Kazuchika Okada (6 pts) defeated Makabe (2 pts) in 14'49 with the Rainmaker lariat.

7/26 Akita (claimed 2,800 paid)

- A Block: Satoshi Kojima (4 pts) defeated Bad Luck Fale (4 pts) in 8'25 with a lariat.
- A Block: Shelton Benjamin (8 pts) defeated Harry Boy Smith (2 pts) in 8'44 with the Paydirt.
- B Block: Minoru Suzuki (2 pts) defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan (4 pts) in 11'04 with a sleeper hold.
- B Block: Toru Yano (4 pts) defeated Hirooki Goto (6 pts) in 1'21.
- A Block: Tomohiro Ishii (4 pts) defeated Tomoaki Honma (0 pts) in 12'06 with a brainbuster.
- B Block: Makabe (4 pts) defeated Lance Archer (2 pts) in 10'35 with the King Kong Knee Drop.
- A Block: Shinsuke Nakamura (4 pts) defeated Yuji Nagata (2 pts) in 16'11 with the Boma-ye.
- B Block: Tetsuya Naito (6 pts) defeated AJ Styles (2 pts) in 15'5 with the Stardust Press.
- B Block: Karl Anderson (2 pts) defeated Kazuchika Okada (6 pts) in 12'34 with the Gun-stun.
- A Block: Katsuyori Shibata (4 pts) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (6 pts) in 16'16 with the Penalty Kick.

7/28 Sendai (claimed 2,850 paid)

- A Block: Tomohiro Ishii (6 pts) defeated Luke Gallows (2 pts) in 8'11 with a brainbuster.
- B Block: Lance Archer (4 pts) defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan (4 pts) in 10'44 with the Blackout.
- A Block: Harry Boy Smith (4 pts) defeated Satoshi Kojima (4 pts) in 11'30 with the Bulldog Bomb.
- B Block: Minoru Suzuki (4 pts) defeated Yujiro Takahashi (2 pts) in 8'39 with a sleeper hold.
- B Block: Toru Yano (6 pts) defeated Karl Anderson (2 pts) in 5'46.
- A Block: Katsuyori Shibata (6 pts) defeated Shelton Benjamin (8 pts) in 14'01 with the Penalty Kick.
- B Block: AJ Styles (4 pts) defeated Hirooki Goto (6 pts) in 14'58 with the Styles Clash.
- A Block: Bad Luck Fale (6 pts) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (6 pts) in 12'27 with the Bad Luck Fall.
- A Block: Shinsuke Nakamura (6 pts) defeated Tomoaki Honma (0 pts) in 10'19 with the Boma-ye.
- B Block: Tetsuya Naito (8 pts) defeated Kazuchika Okada (6 pts) in 13'54 with the Stardust Press.

7/31 Hamamatsu (claimed 3,100 paid)

- A Block: Luke Gallows (4 pts) defeated Bad Luck Fale (6 pts) in 8'04 with a front high kick.
- A Block: Yuji Nagata (4 pts) defeated Harry Boy Smith (4 pts) in 9'39 with the Exploder of Justice.
- B Block: Yujiro Takahashi (4 pts) defeated Makabe (4 pts) in 8'16 with the Miami Shine.
- A Block: Katsuyori Shibata (8 pts) defeated Satoshi Kojima (4 pts) in 10'11 with the Penalty Kick.
- A Block: Karl Anderson (4 pts) defeated Hirooki Goto (6 pts) in 11'36 with the Gun-stun.
- B Block: Minoru Suzuki (6 pts) defeated Lance Archer (4 pts) in 9'17 with a sleeper hold.
- A Block: Shinsuke Nakamura (8 pts) defeated Shelton Benjamin (8 pts) in 9'01 with the Boma-ye.
- B Block: AJ Styles (6 pts) defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan (4 pts) in 14'11 with a modified Styles Clash.
- B Block: Kazuchika Okada (8 pts) defeated Toru Yano (6 pts) in 9'01 with a Rainmaker lariat.
- A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi (8 pts) defeated Tomohiro Ishii (6 pts) in 15'02 with the High Fly Flow splash.

8/1 Korakuen Hall (claimed 2,015 paid)

- A Block: Satoshi Kojima (6 pts) defeated Shelton Benjamin (8 pts) in 10'11 with a lariat.
- B Block: Lance Archer (6 pts) defeated Toru Yano (6 pts) in 4'38 with the Blackout.
- B Block: Karl Anderson (6 pts) defeated Yujiro Takahashi (4 pts) in 7'45 with the Gun-stun.
- A Block: Harry Boy Smith (6 pts) defeated Luke Gallows (4 pts) in 10'08 with the Scorpion Death Lock.
- B Block: Hiroyoshi Tenzan (6 pts) defeated Hirooki Goto (6 pts) in 11'46 with the Anaconda Max.
- A Block: Bad Luck Fale (8 pts) defeated Tomoaki Honma (0 pts) in 6'40 with the Bad Luck Fall.
- B Block: Makabe (6 pts) defeated Tetsuya Naito (8 pts) in 12'02 with the King Kong Knee Drop.
- B Block: AJ Styles (8 pts) defeated Minoru Suzuki (6 pts) in 16'20 with the Styles Clash.
- A Block: Yuji Nagata (6 pts) defeated Katsuyori Shibata (8 pts) in 13'31 with a back-drop suplex hold.
- A Block: Shinsuke Nakamura (10 pts) defeated Tomohiro Ishii (6 pts) in 15'14 with the Boma-ye.

8/3 Osaka (claimed 7,000 paid)

- A Block: Tomohiro Ishii (8 pts) defeated Harry Boy Smith (6 pts) in 10'24 with a brainbuster.
- B Block: Hiroyoshi Tenzan (8 pts) defeated Toru Yano (6 pts) in 4'33 with the Anaconda Max.
- A Block: Yuji Nagata (8 pts) defeated Shelton Benjamin (8 pts) in 10'52 with the Nagata Lock IV.
- A Block: Satoshi Kojima (8 pts) defeated Luke Gallows (4 pts) in 7'11 with a lariat.
- B Block: Hirooki Goto (8 pts) defeated Tetsuya Naito (8 pts) in 12'21.
- B Block: AJ Styles (10 pts) defeated Lance Archer (6 pts) in 12'52 with the Calf Killer.
- B Block: Minoru Suzuki (8 pts) defeated Makabe (6 pts) in 12'21 by referee stoppage.
- A Block: Katsuyori Shibata (10 pts) defeated Tomoaki Honma (0 pts) in 10'47 with the Penalty Kick.
- B Block: Kazuchika Okada (10 pts) defeated Yujiro Takahashi (4 pts) in 12'49 with a Rainmaker lariat.
- A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi (10 pts) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (10 pts) in 17 minutes with the Japanese Leg Roll Clutch.

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8/4 Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Gym (7,000 claimed paid)

1. A Block: Harry Boy Smith (8 pts) defeated Tomoaki Honma (0 pts) in 8'53 with the Bulldog Bomb.
2. B Block: Yujiro Takahashi (6 pts) defeated Lance Archer (6 pts) in 9 minutes with a small package hold.
3. A Block: Doc Gallows (6 pts) defeated Yuji Nagata (8 pts) in 7'53 with the Gallows Ball.
4. B Block: Makabe (8 pts) defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan (8 pts) in 8'22 with the King Kong Knee Drop.
5. B Block: Minoru Suzuki (10 pts) defeated Tetsuya Naito (8 pts) in 12'16 with a choke sleeper hold.
6. A Block: Bad Luck Fale (10 pts) defeated Katsuyori Shibata (10 pts) in 7'14 by count out.
7. A Block: Shinsuke Nakamura (12 pts) defeated Satoshi Kojima (8 pts) in 12'51 with the Boma-ye.
8. B Block: AJ Styles (12 pts) defeated Karl Anderson (6 pts) in 14'33 with the Styles Clash.
9. A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi (12 pts) defeated Shelton Benjamin (8 pts) in 12'32 with the High Fly Flow.
10. B Block: Kazuchika Okada (12 pts) defeated Hirooki Goto (8 pts) in 15'34 with the Rainmaker lariat.

8/6 Kagawa, Takamatsu City Gym (2,600 claimed paid)

1. A Block: Satoshi Kojima (10 pts) defeated Tomoaki Honma (0 pts) in 6'55 with a lariat.
2. A Block: Bad Luck Fale (12 pts) defeated Harry Boy Smith (8 pts) in 7'10 with the Grenade.
3. B Block: Tetsuya Naito (10 pts) defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan (8 pts) in 10'23 with the Stardust Press.
4. B Block: Karl Anderson (8 pts) defeated Minoru Suzuki (10 pts) in 8'35 with the Gun-stun.
5. B Block: Toru Yano (8 pts) defeated Makabe (8 pts) in 2'48.
6. B Block: AJ Styles (14 pts) defeated Yujiro Takahashi (6 pts) in 8'36 with the Styles Clash.
7. B Block: Kazuchika Okada (14 pts) defeated Lance Archer (6 pts) in 11'05 with the Rainmaker lariat.
8. A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi (14 pts) defeated Yuji Nagata (8 pts) in 12'34.
9. A Block: Katsuyori Shibata (12 pts) defeated Tomohiro Ishii (8 pts) in 12'24 with the Penalty Kick.
10. A Block: Shinsuke Nakamura (14 pts) defeated Doc Gallows (6 pts) in 11'35 with the Boma-ye.

8/8 Kanagawa, Yokohama Bunka Gym (5,500 claimed paid)

1. A Block: Shelton Benjamin (10 pts) defeated Tomoaki Honma (0 pts) in 8'08 with the Paydirt.
2. B Block: Yujiro Takahashi (8 pts) defeated Toru Yano (8 pts) in 2'56.
3. B Block: Lance Archer (8 pts) defeated Hirooki Goto (8 pts) in 8'52 with the Blackout.
4. B Block: Karl Anderson (10 pts) defeated Tetsuya Naito (10 pts) in 7'51 with the Gun-stun.
5. A Block: Tomohiro Ishii (10 pts) defeated Yuji Nagata (8 pts) in 11'46 with a brainbuster.
6. A Block: Doc Gallows (8 pts) defeated Katsuyori Shibata (12 pts) in 6'30 with the Hangman's Noose.
7. A Block: Shinsuke Nakamura (16 pts) defeated Bad Luck Fale (12 pts) in 11'08 with the Boma-ye.
8. B Block: AJ Styles (16 pts) defeated Makabe (8 pts) in 11'33 with the Styles Clash.
9. A Block: Harry Boy Smith (10 pts) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (14 pts) in 12'57 with the Bulldog Bomb.
10. B Block: Kazuchika Okada (16 pts) defeated Minoru Suzuki (10 pts) in 17'14 with the Rainmaker lariat.

8/10 Saitama, Seibu Dome (18,000 claimed paid)

- Tetsuya Naito defeated Tomoaki Honma in 8'56 with the Stardust Press.
- Karl Anderson defeated Tomohiro Ishii in 9'39 with the Gun-Stun.
- Katsuyori Shibata defeated Hirooki Goto in 11'16 with the Penalty Kick.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated AJ Styles in 16'24.
- G-1 2014 tournament finals: Kazuchika Okada (A Block #1) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (B Block #1) in 23'18 with the Rainmaker lariat.