G1 Climax 31 Discussion Thread

[Chris]

This live performance of Max the Max

 

[Chris]

Spoiler: Final Standings

A Block
*Point totals and records include forfeit wins*

• Kota Ibushi 14 points (7-2) *A Block winner*
• Shingo Takagi 13 points (6-2-1) *eliminated*
• KENTA 12 points (6-3) *eliminated*
• Zack Sabre Jr. 12 points (6-3) *eliminated*
• Toru Yano 10 points (5-4) *eliminated*
• Tomohiro Ishii 10 points (5-4) *eliminated*
• Great-O-Khan 8 points (4-5) *eliminated*
• Tanga Loa 6 points (3-6) *eliminated*
• Yujiro Takahashi 5 points (2-6-1) *eliminated*
• Tetsuya Naito 0 points (0-9) *withdrew with knee injury, forfeited eight matches*

B Block

• Kazuchika Okada 16 points (8-1) *B Block winner*
• Jeff Cobb 16 points (8-1) *eliminated*
• EVIL 14 points (7-2) *eliminated*
• Hiroshi Tanahashi 8 points (4-5) *eliminated*
• SANADA 8 points (4-5) *eliminated*
• Tama Tonga 6 points (3-6) *eliminated*
• Hirooki Goto 6 points (3-6) *eliminated*
• YOSHI-HASHI 6 points (3-6) *eliminated*
• Taichi 6 points (3-6) *eliminated*
• Chase Owens 4 points (2-7) *eliminated*

The final card for tomorrow's finals will be up at like 10 a.m. local time they said lol so like 9 or 10 EST I think?

 

[Comrade Khan]

I have no problem with Ibushi winning, felt kinda surreal to see him becoming more like his old self with every match in the tournament and they booked him to be better each night too it felt like so it was cool. I'd have preferred Cobb over all but with Ibushi/Okada I'd want Ibushi.

It also means so much less with 3 nights of Wrestle Kingdom as we saw last year with two so I'm not too pressed about it since I know there's going to be three WK main events and the G1 winner is locked into the only one like in years past.

3 nights? jesus lol

 

[Chris]

3 nights? jesus lol

Yeah the usual 2 and then another a few days later in a different arena, not the Tokyo Dome

 

[Comrade Khan]

ah few days later not in the dome? yeah tahts weird a.f , they usually just call that new year dash

 

[Comrade Khan]

more wrestling is cool though

 

[Chris]

ah few days later not in the dome? yeah tahts weird a.f , they usually just call that new year dash

That's always the day after and it's still happening lol it's in another big dome too

 

[Comrade Khan]

That's always the day after and it's still happening lol it's in another big dome too

yeah thats super weird! but hey maybe they trying to make up for lost time with fans

 

[Chris]

yeah thats super weird! but hey maybe they trying to make up for lost time with fans

Yeah like it goes WKN1, WKN2, new years dash, a day or two off and then WKN3 lmao I have no idea how I'd book that stretch

 

[Chris]

Holy shit what a performance from Taichi. Pretty sure he's really hurt bc he's had the rib stuff for a few matches now but man he went all out

 

[Comrade Khan]

Holy shit what a performance from Taichi. Pretty sure he's really hurt bc he's had the rib stuff for a few matches now but man he went all out

finish was incredible imo

 

[Chris]

finish was incredible imo

The finish, the commentary. Miho Abe streaming her lungs out, it was all awesome lol haven't seen a Tanahashi match like that in awhile where he basically carries but showcases someone at the same time lmao what a guy

 

[Chris]

Kevin Kelly called EVIL as villainous as the Astros and accusing him of knowing signs

 

[Chris]

The double Tombstone spot by Cobb

 

[Chris]

Main event was fucking great, ain't even mad Cobb lost really at this point tournament was a return to form for Okada too really