NJPW G1 Climax A-Block Finals: Results, Grades, and Analysis

A-Block Matches

EVIL (8 points) (Los Ingobernables de Japon) vs. Lance Archer (4 Points) (Suzuki-gun)

Archer came out and beat on the Young Lions before the match. EVIL and Archer started the match charging at each other with no one getting the better of it. Archer hit a Black Hole Slam and went to the outside after EVIL. He dropped the Young Lions again and hit a moonsault off the apron onto all the Young Lions and EVIL!

Archer took a turnbuckle pad off and sent EVIL into it and then hit a snap suplex into the exposed corner! Holy crap. Archer’s record might not show it, but he has been one of the highlights of this G1. Archer punched EVIL several times and went for a flipping senton from the middle rope, but EVIL moved. EVIL hit a big clothesline in the corner and followed up with a running bronco buster. EVIL went for a suplex, but Archer fought it off and hit a lariat.

Archer climbed the top rope, but EVIL cut him off and hit a superplex. Archer kicked out. The referee got bumped after EVIL blocked a kick and went to pass it to him, but it ended up kicking him in the stomach. Archer hit the Derailer and setup a chair in the corner. EVIL sent Archer into the chair and then hit a rope assisted Magic Killer, but Archer kicked out.

EVIL went for Everything is Evil, but Archer fought out and hit a giant chokeslam. EVIL kicked out. Archer then hit the F5! Arche went for the Everybody Dies Claw, but EVIL fought out and went for Everything is Evil again. Archer grabbed him and countered and locked on the EBD Claw! Archer pins EVIL with it.

Result: Lance Archer (6 points)

Rating ***1/2 (3.5 stars)

Archer went up to the English commentators and promised that this was only the beginning, and that next year he is going to win the whole G1.