NJPW G1 Climax Night 7 results: The Rainmaker stands tall

KENTA (6) vs. EVIL (4)

That red and black scythe is so visually pleasing that EVIL keeps my attention every time he enters a match. Red Shoes Unno refereed the match.

The men locked up straight away as the announcers quickly educated listeners about KENTA’s stellar pre-WWE work. He taunted EVIL by wiping at his eye-black and EVIL responded by using Unno as a weapon.

Then he used chairs as weapons, batting an open one around KENTA’s neck with a closed one. He could have had a baseball career with a swing like that. EVIL dragged KENTA through the halls of the arena and into the VIP seats.

They jockeyed for position until KENTA suplexed EVIL into a pile of steel chairs. He rolled EVIL back into the ring and both men traded running elbows and kicks. A fisherman buster wasn’t enough to pin KENTA.

It took a powerslam to give KENTA room enough to go high and use his patented dropkicks. A double stomp from KENTA nearly put EVIL away. EVIL fought his way back after another pinfall attempt following a Go To Sleep finisher.

Every time KENTA went high, EVIL’s grappling felt stronger. He blocked KENTA’s first PK kick but ate the second before KENTA completed the GTS finisher. He pinned EVIL for the 3-count.

Results: KENTA (8) def. EVIL (4)