Date: October 17h, 2020
Venue: Ryogoku Sumo Hall
Time: 5:00pm JST
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G1 Climax 30 Block Finals Preview with Kevin Kelly
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G1 CLIMAX 30: B BLOCK RESULTS TO DATE
SPORT OF PRO WRESTLING BOX SCORE
BLOCK TABLE
Key Tiebreakers And Block Win Scenarios
EVIL [12]: Tetsuya Naito
- Win and EVIL wins the block
Tetsuya Naito [12]: None
- Win and an EVIL loss
SANADA [10]: Tetsuya Naito
- Win and a Tetsuya Naito Loss
Weighted Block Win Probability (wBWP)
wBWP is a weighted combination of Points, Max Points, Tiebreaker Values, Efficiency Metrics, Remaining Opponents, Elimination #, and Streak.
G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK MATCH
SANADA [10] Vs. EVIL [12]
G1 CLIMAX 30 – TOURNAMENT TO DATE
- SANADA and EVIL enter tonight’s main event with remarkably similar statistical performance in this year’s G1. EVIL has accounted for 10.16% of the B Block’s total match length, SANADA, just 97 seconds more, and 10.28% of the block’s time.
- EVIL and SANADA both enter on tournament-high 5 match winning streaks.
- SANADA and EVIL both have awful Win/Loss Differentials over 8 minutes. They are both losing quickly, but drawing out their wins, representing a terrible inefficiency.
- This year’s tournament is the first time in four tournaments that SANADA has ended with anything other than 8 points.
- EVIL has averaged 9.5 points over his first 3 tournaments. Prior to this year’s tournament, he had regressed each year (12, 10, 8). He has already matched his career high of 12 in this year’s tournament.
G1 CLIMAX HISTORY
- SANADA has never struggled with stamina, he has been the winner in 3 of the 15 longest G1 Climax matches with a decision rendered in history, including the longest (last year v. Kazuchika Okada). His 28 minute and 25 second victory over Hiroshi Tanahashi in his most recent block match is the 5th longest such match in G1 history and his 27 minute and 15 second victory over Tetsuya Naito earlier n this year’s tournament is 15th longest.
- EVIL is 2-0 in G1 Climax Matches at Ryogoku Sumo Hall.
- EVIL is 2-2 at Ryogoku all time and he is on a two match losing streak. He won his 2016 and 2017 G1 Climax matches at Ryogoku against Katsuyori Shibata and Satoshi Kojima. He lost his IWGP Heavyweight Championship match against Kazuchika Okada in 2017, and his opportunity at the #1 Contendership Briefcase last year to A Block winner, Kota Ibushi.
- SANADA is 1-1 in G1 Climax Matches at Ryogoku Sumo Hall, a victory over Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 2016 and a loss to Tama Tonga in 2017.
- Between AJPW, TNA, Wrestle-1, and NJPW, SANADA is 3-6 at Ryogoku, including his IWGP Heavyweight Championship match loss to Kazuchika Okada at last year’s King Of Pro Wrestling event.
- Of the wrestlers in this year’s tournament, EVIL and SANADA have the most similar statistics in all time metrics (Average Match Length, Average Win, Average Loss, and Total Match Length)
2020 RESULTS
- A win from EVIL tonight would tie him with Kazuchika Okada for the 2020 lead in NJPW with 14 victories.
- EVIL’s 19 minute and 59 second Average Match Length is fourth highest among NJPW wrestlers, behind Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, and Kazuchika Okada.
- EVIL has recently shown that he can win long matches, the two IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championship matches that EVIL won over the summer were the two longest matches of his career at 38 minutes and 1 second and 33 minutes and 57 seconds.
HEAD TO HEAD HISTORY
- SANADA and EVIL have wrestled three times, EVIL is 2-1, winning their last 2.
- They have never wrestled each other in a singles match outside of Korakuen Hall
- This will be the 409th match that SANADA and EVIL participate in together. that includes their 397 matches as tag team partners.
G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK MATCH
Tetsuya Naito [12] Vs. KENTA [8]
G1 CLIMAX 30 – TOURNAMENT TO DATE
- Kota Ibushi was the first wrestler since 2016 to pass through to the G1 Climax final without winning the last match on his block’s final night. Tetsuya Naito looks to make that 2 in a row tonight with a victory over KENTA and an EVIL loss in the main event.
- Tetsuya Naito’s 3 hours, 6 minutes, and 35 seconds is less than 3 minutes shy of Kazuchika Okada’s all time record of 3 hours 9 minutes and 18 seconds of Total Block Match Length in last year’s tournament.
G1 CLIMAX HISTORY
- Tetsuya Naito’s 60 G1 victories are 5th all time behind only Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, and Shinsuke Nakamura. Naito is only 2 wins behind Shinsuke Nakamura on the all-time list.
- Tetsuya Naito is 7-5 in G1 matches at Ryogoku Sumo Hall, including 2 wins and 1 loss in G1 Climax Final matches.
- Naito is 11-11 overall at Ryogoku, including his first IWGP Heavyweight Championship victory over Kazuchika Okada at Invasion Attack 2016.
- KENTA had 3 matches at Ryogoku Sumo Hall while with Pro Wrestling NOAH. He is 0-3 in those matches.
2020 RESULTS
- Tetsuya Naito’s 10 victories this year is fourth most in NJPW this year, behind Kazuchika Okada (14), EVIL (13), and Jeff Cobb (11).
- Tetsuya Naito’s 5 hours, 56 minutes and 17 seconds of Total Match time this year is second highest, only behind Kazuchika Okada.
- Naito’s 27 minute and 24 second Average Match Length is over 6 minutes longer than the next highest in NJPW. His LIJ Factionmate, Hiromu Takahashi comes in at 21:18.
- KENTA quitely amassed a 5 match winning streak between New Japan Cup USA and the beginning of the G1 Climax. He is 3-4 since his streak was broken.
HEAD TO HEAD HISTORY
- Tetsuya Naito and KENTA have only met once, their 35 minute and 40 second match at this year’s New Beginning in Osaka.
G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK MATCH
Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] Vs. Zack Sabre Jr [10]
G1 CLIMAX 30 – TOURNAMENT TO DATE
- Zack Sabre Jr. has never won 4 G1 Climax matches in a row. He does have one other 3 match G1 winning streak in his history (2018).
- Hiroshi Tanahashi is in the midst of a 3 match losing streak. He has only lost four straight in a single tournament once before, all the way back in 2008.
- Though it was across two tournaments, Tanahashi’s longest G1 losing streak ever crossed last year’s tournament and into this year’s G1 when Tanahashi lost five straight.
G1 CLIMAX HISTORY
- Hiroshi Tanahashi is 13-9-2 in the G1 at Ryogoku Sumo Hall. His 24 matches in the venue doubles the second highest wrestlers in this year’s tournament (Tetsuya Naito, Hirooki Goto, and Toru Yano all at 12).
- Hiroshi Tanahashi is 36-18-2 overall all time at Ryogoku Sumo Hall. That includes a 12 match winning streak between 2006 and 2009. It also includes 14 IWGP Heavyweight Championship matches and 5 G1 Climax Finals.
- Zack Sabre Jr. is 1-0 in the G1 at Ryogoku Sumo Hall. He defeated Tomohiro Ishii by Referee’s Decision during the 2017 G1 Climax.
- ZSJ has had two other singles matches at Ryogoko. He lost a NEVER Openweight Championship match against Hirooki Goto in 2017, and he lost his IWGP Heavyweight Championship match against Kazuchika Okada in 2018.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi’s 86 victories are the most in G1 Climax History, 20 more than Hiroyoshi Tenzan, who has the 2nd most.
- Tanahashi’s 40 hours, 3 minutes, and 39 seconds of All Time G1 Match Length is about 9 hours higher than Yuji Nagata at 30 hours, 59 minutes and 56 seconds.
2020 RESULTS
HEAD TO HEAD HISTORY
- Hiroshi Tanahashi and Zack Sabre Jr. are 4-4 against each other in 8 matches since July of 2017.
- ZSJ and Tanahashi are 1-1 in G1 Climax matches against each other. They have wrestled for the Rev Pro Undisputed British Heavyweight Title three times, one IWGP Intercontinental Title matchand two New Japan Cup matches, including 2018’s final when Zack Sabre Jr was victorious.
G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK MATCH
Juice Robinson [6] Vs. Hirooki Goto [8]
G1 CLIMAX 30 – TOURNAMENT TO DATE
- Hirooki Goto’s 1 hour, 37 minute and 56 second Total Match Length is third lowest in the tournament, longer than only Toru Yano and Yujiro Takahashi.
- This is the fourth time Juice Robinson has lost four G1 matches in a row. He has done so in each of his four G1 Climax tournaments.
- Juice Robinson has won the last match of his G1 Climax tournament in each of his first three appearances.
G1 CLIMAX HISTORY
- Hirooki Goto entered G1 Climax 30 second in 5th all time in G1 Climax wins with 59. At this moment, he has been surpassed by Tetsuya Naito, but they could end the night tied at 60 with a Goto win and a Naito loss.
- Hirooki Goto is 6-6 in G1 Climax matches at Ryogoku Sumo Hall, that includes his 2016 G1 Finals loss to Kenny Omega.
- Hirooki Goto has no shortage of history at Ryogoku Sumo Hall, Goto is 12-16 at Ryogoku all time in singles matches, that includes his 2005 Young Lion Cup Final victory, a NEVER Openweight Championship Win, an IWGP Intercontinental Championship loss, and two IWGP Heavyweight Championship losses.
- Juice Robinson has only had one G1 Climax Match at Ryogoku Sumo Hall, he defeated Michal Elgin at Ryogoku in 2017.
- Juice Robinson is 1-3 in singles matches at Ryogoku. He is currently on a 2 match losing streak, losing his IWGP United States Championship to Jon Moxley during the Best of The Super Junior Finals card last year, and then losing an impromptu United States Championship match against Lance Archer at last year’s King of Pro Wrestling Event.
2020 RESULTS
HEAD TO HEAD HISTORY
- Juice Robinson and Hirooki Goto have fought four times dating back to 2017. Goto won the first two meetings between the two, both successful Goto NEVER Openweight Title defenses. Robinson has been successful in their last two matches, during the 2018 and 2019 G1 Climax Tournaments.
G1 CLIMAX B BLOCK MATCH
Toru Yano [6] Vs. YOSHI-HASHI [2]
G1 CLIMAX 30 – TOURNAMENT TO DATE
- YOSHI-HASHI and Toru Yano both enter Ryogoku riding a 5 match losing streak, tied for worst in the tournament.
- Toru Yano may be wearing down. Yano’s 54 minutes and 24 seconds of total match length has already surpassed 2 of his last 4 tournaments: His 2019 mark of 44 minutes and 18 seconds, and his 2016 mark of 39 minutes and 5 seconds
- Although YOSHI-HASHI enters with just 2 points, he has been significantly more competitive in this year’s G1 than his past G1 performance. YOSHI-HASHI’s 17 minute and 10 second Average Match Length is four and a half minutes longer than the 12 minute and 40 second all-time G1 Average Match Length he carried into the tournament.
G1 CLIMAX HISTORY
- If Toru Yano loses today, he will match Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Yuji Nagata for the most all time G1 Climax losses with 67.
- Toru Yano’s only wins at Ryogoku Sumo Hall have come during the G1. He is 6-18 in singles matches at Rygoku over the course of his career, but he is 6-6 in G1 Climax Matches.
- Dating back to 2015, Yano has won 3 singles matches in a row at Ryogoku, all during the G1.
- YOSHI-HASHI is 0-2 in G1 Climax Matches at Ryogoku Sumo Hall. He is 0-4 all time in Ryogoku.
2020 RESULTS
- With just one more singles win this year, YOSHI-HASHI will have matched his 2019 win total of 6.
HEAD TO HEAD HISTORY
- At 3 minutes and 31 Seconds, Toru Yano and YOSHI-HASHI’s match during the B Block’s final night in 2016 is the second shortest G1 Climax Match to ever occur at Ryogoku Sumo Hall.
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