On July 23rd, 2024 NJPW aired the 3rd Night of G1 Climax in Hiroshima Japan inside Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in front of 1,972 fans & can watch the show on NJPW World.
6 Man Tag Team Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano & Katsuya Murashima vs. Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma & Shoma Kato
Boltin Oleg & Hirooki Goto starts this match before Toru Yano fought Honma then Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato battled.
Oleg put Kato in a bear hug and flips him around in his arms before hitting a gutwrench suplex.
Oleg locks in a Boston Crab and Kato taps out.
Winners By Submission: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano & Katsuya Murashima (5:10)
Rate: 5
Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Yota Tsuji & Bushi) vs. Guerrillas Of Density (El Phantasmo & Jado)
El Phantasmo & Yota Tsuji kicks this match off before Jado & Bushi enters.
Tsuji hits a Stinger Splash then a splash to the mat on ELP for a near fall.
They got up and traded forearm strikes.
Tsuji hits a knee strike to the collarbone follow by a Curb Stomp for the win.
Winners: Los Ingobernables De Japon (7:04)
Rate: 5
Tag Team Match
United Empire (NEVER Openweight Champion Henare & Francesco Akira) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (Global Champion David Finlay & Gedo)
Francesco Akira & Gedo starts this match before David Finlay & Henare brawled on the floor.
In the ring Finlay beat up Akira by hitting chops and keeping him grounded.
Henare finally tags in and he traded blows with Finlay. Henare hit a senton for a near fall before Akira & Gedo got back in.
Henare snuck up and put Gedo in Ultima but Finlay made the save before Akira hits Fireball for the win.
Winners: United Empire (8:14)
Rate: 5
Non Title Block B Match Of The 2024 G1 Climax
Television Champion Jeff Cobb (2) vs. Konosuke Takeshita (2)
Konosuke Takeshita hits a flying clothesline before Jeff Cobb hits a shoulder tackle that sent Takeshita flying. Cobb surfed on Takeshita’s back. Konosuke hit a forearm that sent Cobb to the floor.
Takeshita then hit a flip dive to the floor then in the ring Cobb hit a dropkick on Takeshita as he was on the corner.
Cobb hits a 2nd rope gutwrench superplex then hits a standing moonsault for a near fall.
Takeshita hits a top rope superplex then Cobb tried a German suplex but Takeshita rotated and landed on his feet and Takeshita hits a poisonrana before Cobb hit a clothesline and they were both down.
Takeshita hits a German suplex for a near fall then Cobb fired back with Spin Cycle then a uranage for a nearfall. Takeshita hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall.
Cobb set up for Tour Of The Islands but Takeshita escaped then they traded knee strikes before Takeshita hits Raging Fire for the win.
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita (4) (10:28)
Rate: 7
Block A Match Of The 2024 G1 Climax
Zack Sabre Jr (4) vs. Callum Newman (2)
Zack Sabre Jr hits some European uppercuts before Callum Newman hits an enzuigiri and a Buzzsaw Kick for a near fall.
ZSJ hits a tornado DDT and into a front guillotine choke but Newman hit a suplex to escape.
Newman went for a spin kick but ZSJ caught the leg and applied a reverse Figure 4 Leglock in the middle of the ring but Newman reached the ropes then they traded roll ups for near falls.
Newman hit a shotgun dropkick and he went for an OsCutter but ZSJ blocks it.
Newman instead applied a mid ring Octopus stretch and he turned it into a Code Red for a near fall.
ZSJ locks in a Triangle Choke but Newman hit a powerbomb before ZSJ locks in that Triangle Choke and Newman verbally submitted.
Winner By Submission: Zack Sabre Jr (6) (11:54)
Rate: 6
Non Title Block A Match Of The 2024 G1 Climax
KOPW 2024 Champion Great O Khan (0) vs. Shingo Takagi (2)
Shingo Takagi hits Pumping Bomber then hits a 2nd rope superplex and they were both down.
O Khan places Takagi on his back and spun him to the back and got a near fall before Takagi hits a DDT before O Khan hits a clothesline.
Takagi hits a dragon suplex and another clothesline then a cover but O Khan kicks out at one.
Takagi hits another Pumping Bomber for the win.
Winner: Shingo Takagi (4) (11:07)
Rate: 6
Non Title Block A Match Of The 2024 G1 Climax
Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd (2) vs. Shota Umino (2)
They traded forearm strikes while on their knees then while standing before Shota Umino hits an enzuigiri.
Gabe Kidd hits a clothesline before Umino hit an exploder suplex then a half nelson suplex.
They traded slaps to the face and Kidd collapsed before Kidd again bites the ear and hits a Piledriver for a near fall.
Kidd went to Liontamer but he released it and hits Madman Bomb for the win.
Winner: Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd (4) (15:56)
Rate: 7
Block A Match Of The 2024 G1 Climax
Sanada (2) vs Evil (4)
Sanada hits a top rope moonsault for a near fall but he again couldn’t hit Deadfall.
Sanada hits Everything Is Evil on Evil then hits a plancha to the floor on Dick Togo.
Back in the ring Sanada hit a Shining Wizard to the back of the head.
Evil again hits a low blow then Ura Evil for the win.
Winner: Evil (6) (18:06)
Rate: 2
Non Title Block A Match Of The 2024 G1 Climax
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito (0) vs. Jake Lee (2)
Jake Lee chokeslams Tetsuya Naito off the 2nd rope to the mat then Naito hits an enzuigiri but he couldn’t quite land a Destino attempt. Lee hits a knee lift to the gut and a high back suplex for a near fall.
Lee hits a spin kick to the head and he laughed some more before Naito hits Destino out of nowhere for the win.
Winner: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito (2) (17:05)
Rate: 3
Standings After Night 3
Block A
1st Place- Zack Sabre Jr & Evil (6 Points) (3-0)
2nd Place- Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd & Shingo Takagi (4 Points) (2-1)
3rd Place- IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito, Shota Umino, Sanada, Callum Newman & Jake Lee (2 Points) (1-2)
Last Place- KOPW 2024 Champion Great O Khan (0 Points) (0-3)
Block B
1st Place- NEVER Openweight Champion Henare, Konosuke Takeshita & Yuya Uemura (4 Points) (2-0)
2nd Place- NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Boltin Oleg, Television Champion Jeff Cobb, Yota Tsuji & Ren Narita (2 Points) (1-1)
Last Place- Global Champion David Finlay, El Phantasmo & Hirooki Goto (0 Points) (0-2)
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