NJPW G1 Climax 32 - July 16 - August 18, 2022

[Comrade Khan]

Semis are set!

Okada vs Tama

Naito vs Ospreay

 

[Chris]

Only caught Okada/Archer which was crazy good. Ospreay/Naito first time ever has me okay the 7 way tie didn't happen...I guess

I want Naito to win tho, feel like they've been building towards it for awhile now

 

[Comrade Khan]

Naito at WK again tho? they just did that last year no?

 

[Comrade Khan]

surely he would have to win the title then?

 

[Chris]

Naito at WK again tho? they just did that last year no?

No last year was Okada/Shingo and then Okada/Ospreay. They've been building Naito having frustration about not being back in the main event since his big double title win a few years ago, started last year and I actually thought he might go on and face Shingo due to it but LIJ stayed loyal

 

[Chris]

surely he would have to win the title then?

No idea with two nights, Naito's main thing is getting back to the main event cause he belongs there

 

[Comrade Khan]

i was looking at 2021 thinking it was last year. i swear it feels like this years Wk just didnt happen fsr to me lol

 

[Comrade Khan]

No idea with two nights, Naito's main thing is getting back to the main event cause he belongs there

interesting. I guess it started not that long ago like february? because he challenged for the world title in January

 

[Comrade Khan]

guessing the story is also hes not getting 1 on 1 matches? from cage match its like 95% tags this year after the new japan cup

 

[Chris]

I would like Will as well just due to the recent friction from the bullet club and united empire being fun but that will most likely continue with his US title run.

Also two nights makes it harder to predict too cause anyone could still get a title shot lol its like how the runner up of the rumble also got a title shot at Mania so many years cause that had two belts. So Naito could lose and still force his way into a main event by January anyway lol

They've done Okada/Naito quite a bit this year is my only real complaint if thats the finals, but according to that poll of popular Japanese wrestlers I can see why

 

[Chris]

interesting. I guess it started not that long ago like february? because he challenged for the world title in January

No it has to be WK. He wanted to win then so he could make sure he was Champion by next January. Every shot he's gotten has been about being in the WK main event, doesn't matter if it's champion or challenger

 

[Comrade Khan]

ah ok you mean main event of WK, that makes a lot more sense I was thinking just general main event. I'm team Ospreay here and want him to turn face and beat White but that's probably very greedy.

what if fucking Tama Tonga wins though...the BC story vs Jay White...would work lol

 

[Chris]

ah ok you mean main event of WK, that makes a lot more sense I was thinking just general main event. I'm team Ospreay here and want him to turn face and beat White but that's probably very greedy.

what if fucking Tama Tonga wins though...the BC story vs Jay White...would work lol

I'm 99.9% sure Tama only beat Jay to get to the semis to set up a one on one match between then in the next few months at a bigger show, that's a typical Gedo thing and Gambit convinced me it was gonna happen a few days ago and here we are with Tama winning lol

I'd still like 2 of Naito/Ospreay/Okada to be in one of the two main events tbh so I'm not that fussed who wins as long as it's not Tama

 

[Chris]

Would make a lot of sense if Onada vs Jay was planned and that's also why they had Tama move on, so he can lose to Okada here and save the Okada/Jay match

 

[Comrade Khan]

ah yeah, that's 100% what's going to happen. That's absolutely classic g1/gedo feud booking