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Tonight's NJPW/ROH G1 Supercard at the Madison Square Garden was certainly one of the most highly awaited shows' of the weekend and following the culmination of an outstanding NXT TakeOver: New York show, fans all around the globe were definitely more than excited for NJPW and ROH's first ever show at the iconic MSG.
The G1 Supercard surely lined up a stacked match card which featured several top stars from both ROH and NJPW, including the likes of Will Ospreay, Bully Ray, Mayu Iwatani, and a double main event with the ROH and IWGP Heavyweight Championship up for grabs.
Without any further ado, let's jump straight into the action and results for the G1 Supercard at the MSG.
#1. Honor Rumble
Kenny King was the first entrant in the Honor Rumble and was quickly joined in by 'The King' Minoru Suzuki. NJPW stars Yoh, Sho, Shingo Takagi, Tomohiro Ishii quickly joined the party, whereas, the likes of Beer City Bruiser, Vinny Marseglia, and TK O'Ryan represented ROH.
Legendary names such as The Great Muta, Jushin 'Thunder' Liger, and The Great Muta surprised the fans, as Liger and Muta were teased as the final two. However, it was Kenny King who eventually eliminated both Muta and Liger and won the Honor Rumble.
Result: Kenny King won the Honor Rumble
#2. Jeff Cobb vs Will Ospreay- (ROH TV Champion vs Never Openweight Champion, Title for Title match)
The two champions started off the bout with an honorary handshake but Cobb quickly charged into Ospreay with a flying elbow, within very few short seconds both men took the action out to the floor.
Ospreay, with the agility, tried a Space Flying Tiger Drop but the ROH TV Champion caught him, only for Ospreay to reverse it into a tornado DDT. Cobb clearly dominated the match with his immense display of power, as he continued to ragdoll the Never Champion around the ring.
Ospreay continued taking damage thanks to Cobb's massive Suplexes but Ospreay's high-flying skills and his springboard forearms and thrust kicks also got solid pops from the MSG crowd. Cobb, for one, also got a solid cheer for his Standing Moonsault.
Cobb displayed his agility as well, however, a Robinson Special followed by an OsCutter resulted in a close 2 and a half count to which the crowd chanted "That was three". Ospreay went for the Stormbreaker but Cobb managed to reverse it into a Tour of the Islands and then followed it up with another in the middle of the ring for the win.
Jeff Cobb pins Will Ospreay and wins the Never Openweight Championship to become a double champion.
Result: Jeff Cobb defeated Will Ospreay to win the Never Openweight Championship
#3. Rush vs Dalton Castle
Ring of Honor's first special singles match of the night, as Castle and Rush both, came out to solid pops from the MSG crowd. After refusing to shake each other's hands, Rush caught Castle immediately with a Bull’s Horn basement dropkick into the corner.
Rush pinned Castle and got the shock three-count win. After the match, a frustrated Castle attacked The Boys and left to the back.
Result: Rush defeated Dalton Castle
#4. Mayu Iwatani vs Kelly Klein- (Women of Honor Championship)
Mandy Leon joined the commentary table, as former champion Kelly Klein came out to a special entrance. Iwatani also got a solid reaction from the crowd, as both ladies hesitated in shaking hands. Klein decided to send her entourage to the back, willing to have a clean match.
The match began at a relatively slower pace with Klein working on the champion's legs and tossing her around with sheer power. Iwatani, however, got back into the match as she hit a beautiful plancha to the floor. Back in the ring, the two ladies exchanged solid elbow hits for a bit, as the champion went for a reverse frankensteiner, however, the challenger landed on her back in what looked like a very nasty botch.
The crowd eventually started popping for the match, after a solid bit of back-and-forth, as Klein eventually finished off Iwatani with two K-Drivers to get the win and win the Women of Honor Championship.
After the match, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, much to everyone's shock, invaded the show and taunted the new champion in the ring. Mandy Leon made her way from commentary and the three ladies attacked Klein. The trio then put an anarchy symbol on Klein's forehead with lipstick and formed a new faction called Alurre.
Result: Kelly Klein defeated Mayu Iwatani to win the Women of Honor Championship
#5. Flip Gordon, Juice Robinson & Mark Haskins vs Bully Ray, Shane Taylor & Silas Young - (NYC Streetfight)
Juice Robinson was initially set to face Bully Ray in a singles match but was attacked backstage earlier on in the night. Robinson's replacement was non-other than Flip Gordon, however, Young and Taylor made their way out and it was a three-on-one assault on Gordon.
Lifeblood eventually made their way out, as Haskins and the IWGP US Champion, Juice Robinson came to Gordon's rescue and we have a six-man tag match underway. This match quickly turned into a classic ECW-ish match, as all six-man used all sorts of weapons and absolutely battered each other all around the ring.
In the closing stages of the bout, Bully Ray pulled off a classic powerbomb through a table to Gordon and Young did an Anarchist Suplex to Haskins onto a chair. Shane Taylor, meanwhile, executed an insane pop-up Michinoku Driver #2 to Haskins.
LifeBlood and Gordon eventually set up Bully for the “Whazzaap??” diving headbutt to the and moments Gordon also hit a 450 onto Ray for the win.
Result: Flip Gordon, Juice Robinson & Mark Haskins defeated Bully Ray, Shane Taylor & Silas Young
#6. Taiji Ishimori vs Dragon Lee vs Bandido- (IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship)
If you're planning on watching the best 8-minute match of all time, then I suggest you check out this highly awaited Triple Threat Match between three of the best Jr. Heavyweights in the world.
All three men started off the match in terrific fashion and the crowd had the chance of witnessing some absolutely crazy high-flying action. Bandido was greeted to some loud chants by the crowd, as Lee pulled off a move out of Tetsuya Naito's book by hitting the Combinacion Cabron.
Another series of outstanding moves quickly followed up, as Ishimori used a super hurricanrana on Lee, as the CMLL star stood was about to do a double stomp to Bandido who was hanging in a Tree of Woe. Bandido then pulled off yet another jaw-dropping move, as he did a double fallaway moonsault slam to both Ishimori and Lee.
However, just moments later Lee used a suplex into a Liger bomb on Bandido and shockingly got the win to capture the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship in a very shocking manner.
The match surely did end very quickly but was a great outing nonetheless.
Result: Dragon Lee defeated Bandido and Taiji Ishimori to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship
#7. Guerillas of Destiny vs The Briscoe Brothers vs Evil & Sanada vs Villian Enterprises- (IWGP and ROH World Tag Team Championship match)
All teams came out to amazing entrances, especially PCO, who was accompanied to the ring by Destro, who brought PCO back to life. The bell rang and all four teams immediately went at it and the match broke out into an absolute wild brawl. PCO, as expected, did a wild tope con giro through the ropes to the floor.
Meanwhile, back in the ring, Sanada put Loa into the Paradise Lock and then dropkicked him, as 'The Cold Skull' got a solid reaction from the crowd. Evil and Sanda quickly started to take control of the match, as they attempted a Magic Killer. However, Villain Enterprises broke things up, only for PCO to hit the somersault senton onto the apron onto Mark Briscoe, as King followed up with the Gonozo Bomb as PCO hit a moonsault for a close two-count.
Absolute crazy stuff thus far but that wasn't just it, as the next big spot of the match saw GoD powerbomb PCO from the ring to the floor. GoD eventually super powerbombed Brody King in the middle of the ring for the three-count and the win.
Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa win the ROH World Tag Team Championships and are crowned double champions.
After the match, Enzo and Cass crashed and got into a brawl at ringside, only to be pinned down by Bully Ray and The Briscoes.
Result: Guerillas of Destiny defeated The Briscoe Brothers, Evil & Sanada, and Villian Enterprises
#8. Zack Sabre Jr. vs Hiroshi Tanahashi- (British Heavyweight Championship)
As expected, 'The Ace' Hiroshi Tanahashi came out to a solid pop and so did Zack Sabre Jr., who was accompanied by his hypeman Taka Michinoku.
The match started out in a bit of a slow pace, as ZSJ targeted the limbs of Tanahashi. 'The Ace', however, got back into the match and the pace started to pick up. The closing stages of the match saw Tanahashi countering several moves, as he eventually hit a Sling Blade on Sabre for a close fall.
Sabre fought his way back into the match, as he transitioned in an Octopus lock into one of his crazier and twisted armbars as the MSG crowd started to pop real loud. ZSJ eventually got Tanahashi to tap out and retained his title.
Result: Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
#9. Tetsuya Naito vs Kota Ibushi- (IWGP Intercontinental Championship)
Following up on an outstanding match at the New Japan Cup, Kota Ibushi and Tetsuya Naito were determined to put on a show tonight at MSG and that's exactly what the two men did. With the prestigious IWGP IC Title on the line, Naito and Ibushi were greeted to a "holy sh*t" chant by the crowd, as exchanged a lot of moves to get us off going.
Naito dominated in the early stages, as he hit a Combinacíon Cabron. The champion then teased hitting a tombstone on the apron, however, Ibushi pulled off a stunning counter and hit a Frankensteiner to Naito off the apron, as the crowd started chanting "mama mia".
The crowd soon broke into a "This is awesome" chant, as Naito hit a tornado dot reversal on Ibushi. 'The Golden Star' then followed it up with a deadlift German suplex off the middle rope but Naito kicked out of it, much to everyone's shock.
Naito then got back into the match after hitting a Piledriver only for a close two-fall. Both men started to exchange elbows on their feet until Naito spit in Ibushi’s face, as the latter connected with a hard chop on the champion. Naito connected with a Destino only for a very, very close fall, with the crowd going bonkers.
Ibushi reversed Naito’s second Destino and tore a page out of Nakamura's book, hitting two BomaYe knees for another close fall. The crowd was absolutely lit up by this point, as Ibushi took advantage of the situation and hit a Kamagoye to shockingly win the Intercontinental Championship.
Result: Kota Ibushi defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the Intercontinental Championship
#10. Jay Lethal vs Matt Taven vs Marty Scurll- (ROH World Championship Ladder Match)
NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Nick Aldis joined the commentary desk, as all three superstars made their way out to the ring. Marty Scurll, as expected, received the biggest pop, whereas, Matt Taven had an immense amount of heat on him.
The match started out with a wild brawl as the action was taken to the outside. Taven executed a huge plancha to the floor while the challengers were holding the ladder. Scurll then managed to hang Lethal in a Tree of Woe and put his head through two of the rungs and brutally started hitting the ladder with a chair in what was a wicked spot to watch. Taven quickly joined in on the action, as he connected with a kick and Scurll's head bounced off the mat.
The action was taken to the outside once again with Taven powerbombing Lethal, as the champion was taken out of the action for a while. Back in the ring, Scurll almost locked a chicken wing onto Taven and got the crowd pumped up once again, however, Taven countered and connected with a kick on 'The Villain'.
Scull then pulled off a massive superplex spot on Taven from the top off a ladder into the ring. The champ got back into the mix and tried to hit a Lethal Injection but was eventually caught in the chicken wing by Scurll but it didn’t last for long. Lethal then quickly took out Taven but was caught in another Chicken Wing by Scurll, this time on top of the ladder. The champion, however, got out of the lock and fell straight down to the mat, as Taven climbed up the ladders only to get his fingers snapped by Scurll in what was one of the best spots of the night.
Shortly afterward, a small botch involving a massive ladder fall on a fan on the first row also took place but the fan seemed to be fine. Taven then speared Scurll off the apron but Scurll was quickly back into the action as he and Lethal fought on top of a ladder. Taven in the meantime pulled off a customized purple Kingdom ladder of his own as The Kingdom leader set it in the middle of the ring.
Scurll was taken out of the context and it came down to Lethal and Taven who went back-and-forth on top of the ladder. Lethal, however, was eventually knocked from the top of the ladder and he fell down to the face first to the middle ring. Taven was left all alone in the top of the ladder, as he unhooked the ROH World Championship and became the brand new champion.
An absolutely crazy match filled with brutality and action all over the place.
Result: Matt Taven defeated Marty Scurll and Jay Lethal to win the ROH World Championship.
#11. Jay White vs Kazuchika Okada- (IWGP Heavyweight Championship)
Prior to the start of the match, the history of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship was displayed on the screen, as former champions such as Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito, AJ Styles, and Kenny Omega got huge pops from the MSG crowd. Kazuchika Okada came out to a huge reception and Jay White equally got the adequate amount of heat from the crowd as well.
The match started out at a very slow pace as White seemed to take things very slowly in the early stages and Okada received louder pops from the crowd by the minute. Gedo, as expected, tried to interfere into the match and did help in White connecting with a brutal suplex into the barrier. White started working on his submission game but Okada took out the champ with a massive dropkick from the apron to the outside. Gedo tried to stick in his nose once again but this time, Okada took care of business and hit a Crossbody in order to take out both Gedo and White on the outside.0
The action was taken back into the ring, as Okada dropkicked White into the corner and did the iconic Rainmaker pose with the camera zooming out on the entire Madison Square Garden. White, however, didn't let Okada connect with the Rainmaker as he dropped his weight on the ground and got in a quick counter by hitting the Kiwi Crusher for a close two-count.
The match eventually picked up the pace once again as Okada landed a perfect piledriver and within minutes, the two men started exchanging elbows and uppercuts. White started chopping Okada's chest so much that it turned bloody red but 'The Rainmaker' fought back and landed his trademark dropkick, however, Gedo interfered once again and allowed White to hit the brutal sleeper suplex.
However, the champion couldn't keep his resiliency in check as he was caught by a spinning Rainmaker for a shocking two-count with White surprisingly kicking out of it. After a bit, White caught Okada with a Blade Runner out of nowhere but couldn't capitalize as his body completely gave out and 'The Switchblade' couldn't go for the cover.
With the match hitting the 30-minute mark, Gedo interfered again, allowing White to hit a gruesome low-blow, as referee Red Shoes ejected Gedo from ringside. In the closing stages, the two men exchanged some hard hitting moves, with Okada connecting with another one of his Rainmakers, however, White was resilient and countered almost everything. But, much to Okada's credit, he caught White with another gruesome tombstone and connected with one final Rainmaker to pick up the win and win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the fifth time.
The show ended with Okada as your new IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
Result: Kazuchika Okada defeated Jay White to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
