On August 15th, 2024 NJPW aired the 17th Night of G1 Climax live in Chiba Japan inside Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall in front of 1,111 fans & can watch it on NJPW World.
8 Man Tag Team Match
Just 5 Guys (Junior Heavyweight Champion Douki, Taka Michinoku, Sanada & Taichi) vs. Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi), Katsuya Murashima & Tomoaki Honma
Taichi & Yoshi Hashi traded spin kicks before Taichi hits a Mafia Kick. Sanada & Hirooki Goto battled.
Taka Michinoku enters and hits a pump kick before Tomoaki Honma enters and hit a DDT/flatliner combo but he missed Kokeshi. Katsuya Murashima entered and battled Douki.
Douki hit an enzuigiri then Sahrawi Suplex for the win.
Winners: Just 5 Guys (6:52)
Rate: 5
Non Title Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Be Bop Tag Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano) & Boltin Oleg vs. House Of Torture (Yujiro Takahashi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho)
House Of Torture attacks Be Bop Tag Team & Boltin Oleg before the bell.
Yujiro Takahashi shoves Toru Yano into a guardrail at ringside then House Of Torture worked over Hiroshi Tanahashi in the ring. Sho hits some dragon screw. Tanahashi hit one on Sho then on Takahashi.
Boltin Oleg got a hot tag and he hit some shoulder tackles and sent House Of Torture flying.
Oleg tossed Sho around in his arms then hit the gutwrench suplex. He did that to Takahashi too.
Yano got a hot tag and immediately removed a corner pad. He rolls up Takahashi for a near fall.
Takahashi got his walking staff and he struck Tanahashi with it.
Yoshinobu Kanemaru accidentally sprayed whiskey in Takahashi’s eyes so Yano immediately rolls up Takahashi for the pin.
Winners: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Be Bop Tag Team & Boltin Oleg (8:40)
Rate: 3
Tag Team Match
Bullet Club War Dogs (Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd & Jake Lee) vs. United Empire (Television Champion Jeff Cobb & Francesco Akira)
Bullet Club War Dogs attacks United Empire from behind and both teams brawled on the floor with Kidd pairing off with Jeff Cobb while Jake Lee & Francesco Akira brawled into the seating area.
In the ring Cobb hit a standing moonsault on Lee then they got up and traded forearm strikes.
Akira hit a plancha on Lee then a leg lariat on Lee in the ring then hits a top rope crossbody then a senton off Cobb’s shoulders onto Lee for a near fall.
Kidd hits a straight punch to Akira’s jaw and Lee immediately hit a chokeslam to get the win
Winners: Bullet Club War Dogs (6:48)
Rate: 5
Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito & Bushi) vs. United Empire (NEVER Openweight Champion Henare & Callum Newman)
Callum Newman & Tetsuya Naito opened with Newman hitting a running Mafia Kick on Naito.
Bushi dove through the ropes onto Newman then in the ring Henare locks in Ultima on Bushi for the submission win.
Winners By Submission: United Empire (6:11)
Rate: 5
6 Man Tag Team Match
House Of Torture (Ren Narita, Dick Togo & Evil) vs. Guerrillas Of Density (El Phantasmo & Jado) & Shota Umino
House Of Torture attacks Guerrillas Of Density & Shota Umino at the bell and they worked over El Phantasmo. Shota Umino & Ren Narita traded offense with Umino hitting an exploder suplex.
Jado enters and he drops Evil with a clothesline.
Togo hits a knife edge chop to Jado’s groin for a near fall. Evil then hits Everything Is Evil for the win.
Winners: House Of Torture (7:40)
Rate: 3
Tag Team Match
Bullet Club War Dogs (Global Champion David Finlay & Gedo) vs. Zack Sabre Jr & Hartley Jackson
David Finlay & Zack Sabre Jr battled early on before Hartley Jackson entered & hits a double clothesline.
ZSJ & Finlay traded more blows then Jackson & Gedo tagged in but Gedo was reluctant to tie up.
He asked Jackson to shake his hand before Jackson hits a running splash into the corner and got a near fall.
Jackson fell backward onto Gedo as Gedo tried a sleeper then he hit a senton and a Death Valley Driver for the win.
Winners: Zack Sabre Jr & Hartley Jackson (9:34)
Rate: 6
Non Title Quarter Final Match Of The 2024 G1 Climax
Block A Winner 2 Shingo Takagi vs. Block A Winner 3 KOPW 2024 Champion Great O Khan
Shingo Takagi hits some headbutts before Great O Khan hits a straight punch to the jaw and he applied a Fujiwara Armbar and he switched to a cross armbreaker.
O Khan picks him up but Takagi turned it into a DDT.
Takagi hits a German suplex and a Pumping Bomber for a near fall.
Takagi put O Khan on his shoulders and hits Last of The Dragon to score the win.
Winner: Shingo Takagi (21:30) (He will face ZSJ in the Semi Finals)
Rate: 7
Quarter Final Match Of The 2024 G1 Climax
Block B Winner 2 Konosuke Takeshita vs. Block B Winner 3 Yota Tsuji
Yota Tsuji hits a jumping knee and a clothesline but Konosuke Takeshita pops up at the one count.
They traded blows and Tsuji drops him with a headbutt. Tsuji hits a Curb Stomp.
Takeshita hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall.
Tsuji hit a Stundog Millionaire and a Gene Blaster then a cover but Takeshita got a foot on the ropes.
Takeshita avoided Gene Blaster and he hit a German suplex but Tsuji pops up and hits Gene Blaster for the win.
Winner: Yota Tsuji (21:30) (He will face David Finlay in the Semi Finals)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
Semi Finals (August 17th)
Block A Winner 1 Zack Sabre Jr vs. Block A Winner 2 Shingo Takagi
Block B Winner 1 Global Champion David Finlay vs. Block B Winner 3 Yota Tsuji
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