NJPW G1 Climax Finals Review: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

Kazuchika Okada, Michael Bennett and Matt Taven vs. AJ Styles, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows

Result: AJ Styles, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows defeats Kazuchika Okada, Michael Bennett and Matt Taven via pinfall.

Rating: 3.4 out of 5 stars

Anderson and Okada started this match. Before the bell rang, though, Styles tagged in. Him and Okada have a longstanding rivalry.

They began with a few holds until both men got to their feet. Styles went to shake Okada’s hand but the latter hit “Too Sweet” in the face of Styles. Okada then hit a back-body drop and tagged in Taven.

Gallows came in and got dropkicked for a near-fall. Taven would get kicked in the face twice by Gallows and punched. Styles came back in and went to work on Taven with a dropkick. He tagged in Anderson, who hit a running kick and took down Taven for a near-fall.

Maria Kanellis would go the to the apron and start distracting Anderson. They both started dancing and Styles even joined in. Gallows would come in and get angry. He would almost attack her. They turned around and get attacked by Bennett, Taven and Okada.

Bennett (the real-life husband of Maria) then got in some offense on Anderson with a take down and multiple punches to the face. He took Anderson down again for a near-fall.

Bennett and Taven then went to work on Gallows and Anderson. Taven hit a lionsault for a near-fall on Anderson.

Taven climbed to the top rope but got thrown off by Gallows. Anderson went for the Gun Stun but missed. Okada and Styles then tagged in and attacked each other. Okada turned a Northern Lights suplex into a back-breaker. He climbed to the top rope for an elbow, missed and got thrown out of the ring.

Styles then got superkicked and everything began to break down. Anderson and Gallows would take out Bennett and send him out of the ring. They then took out Taven when Anderson hit a Gun Stun off the ropes!

Okada and Styles then went back and forth in the ring. Styles went for a Styles Clash, got it countered and turned into a Tombstone from Okada.

Styles then hit a Pele Kick and attempted Bloody Sunday. He went for another one but turned it into a Styles Clash for the win.

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