Night six of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s G1 Climax 32 comes to us from the historic Korakuen Hall, and we will finally see the entire field activated as Great-O-Khan, EVIL & Tom Lawlor all wrestle their first matches of the tournament.
NJPW G1 Climax 32 – Night Six
Date: July 26, 2022
Venue: Korakuen Hall
Time: 6:30 PM JST
Watch: NJPWWorld (Live English Commentary)
Global Start Times
Main Event
G1 Climax 32 D Block Match
David Finlay [0] v. Juice Robinson [2]
We enter our main event with more questions than answers as former friends and tag team partners Juice Robinson, and David Finlay step into opposite sides of the ring. Juice Robinson convinced the world that he was done with wrestling in the spring. He partnered with David Finlay to take on TMDK in a Chicago Street Fight, and after the bell rang, he waved to the crowd like it was the last time we’d ever see him.
That was the last time we saw “The Flamboyant” Juice Robinson, but a few weeks later, a masked man showed up in Fukuoka to confront Hiroshi Tanahashi. The man confronting Tanahashi: “Rock Hard” Juice Robinson, newly aligned with Bullet Club and a new attitude to go with it. The best friends and successful tag team partners have seemingly imploded out from under David Finlay just before he enters his first G1 Climax tournament. Finlay and Juice step into the main event at Korakuen Hall with much more than 2 points on the line, as this match is just about as personal as it gets.
G1 Climax 32 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2022 Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days Singles
Recent History – Individual Overall
Head-To-Head History
History in Korakuen Hall
G1 Climax – All Time
Schedules and Results to Date
Match Eight
G1 Climax 32 A Block Match
Tom Lawlor [0] v. Lance Archer [0]
“Filthy” Tom Lawlor’s G1 Climax career will finally begin in tonight’s semi-main event. Lawlor has been practicing finishing holds and impact strikes that he can apply to wrestlers of any size, and that will likely come in handy tonight as he battles with one of the biggest wrestlers in this year’s tournament, Lance Archer.
G1 Climax 32 – Tournament To Date
- Tom Lawlor will be the 122nd wrestler to participate in a G1 Climax tournament.
Recent History – 2022 Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days Singles
Recent History – Individual Overall
Head-To-Head History
- This will be the first singles match between Tom Lawlor and Lance Archer.
History in Korakuen Hall
G1 Climax – All Time
Schedules and Results to Date
- Lawlor’s tournament matches will take place over 19 days. That is tied for the shortest span among this year’s competitors.
- Tom Lawlor has only faced one other wrestler in the A Block. He holds a 4-2 record against Jeff Cobb.
Match Seven
G1 Climax 32 C Block Match
KENTA [0] v. EVIL [0]
KENTA and EVIL may be representing Bullet Club, but don’t expect any pre-match hierarchy shenanigans as we saw in El Phantasmo vs. Yujiro Takahashi. KENTA and EVIL occupy parallel lanes in Bullet Club that serve the greater good of the unit but require hard-fought (or well-strategized) victories. Both wrestlers will be serious about notching their first G1 victory of the year, but the question remains: what tactics they will deploy to achieve it.
G1 Climax 32 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2022 Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days Singles
Recent History – Individual Overall
Head-To-Head History
History In Korakuen Hall
G1 Climax – All Time
Schedules and Results to Date
- This is EVIL’s 7th consecutive G1 entry and 7th overall.
- EVIL has one first-time match in this year’s C Block with Aaron Henare.
- EVIL has averaged 11.2 points through his last 5 G1 tournaments. That is the second highest among this year’s 28 wrestler field (Okada).
- Hirooki Goto is the only wrestler in the C Block that EVIL has a winning record against.
- EVIL finished last year’s G1 with a 7-2 record, defining his career-high.
- EVIL has defeated the IWGP Heavyweight Champion twice during the G1. In 2017, EVIL defeated Kazuchika Okada. In 2020, EVIL defeated Tetsuya Naito.
- EVIL’s G1 Climax tournament will be one of the last to begin as he doesn’t get his first G1 match under his belt until night six on July 26th against KENTA.
Match Six
G1 Climax 32 B Block Match
Great-O-Khan [0] v. Chase Owens [0]
Typically, Chase Owens would be seen as the underdog in this bout. Still, history says otherwise. Simply put, Chase Owens has had Great-O-Khan’s number throughout their careers, dating back to 2017 when Great-O-Khan was known as Tomoyuki Oka, and Owens defeated him twice during Oka’s Young Lion years. Most recently, Chase Owens stole a singles victory from Great-O-Khan in Washington D.C. O-Khan has endeared himself to fans in ways that Chase Owens would never, but it remains to be seen if O-Khan can leverage that fan support to bring G1 success.
G1 Climax 32 – Tournament To Date
- Fourteen wrestlers (half of the field) have already wrestled in two matches before Great-O-Khan wrestled in one G1 match.
Recent History – 2022 Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days Singles
Recent History – Individual Overall
Head-To-Head History
History in Korakuen Hall
G1 Climax – All Time
Schedules and Results to Date
- Great-O-Khan finished his first G1 Climax tournament last year with a 4-5 record. He enters this year’s G1 trying to break the five-match losing streak that ended his 2021 tournament.
- Great-O-Khan will have two first-time singles matches in this year’s tournament.
- Great-O-Khan has never won a singles match against any of the Block competitors. He is 0-6 against his blockmates.
- Great-O-Khan’s G1 Climax will be one of the last to start, as he is one of three wrestlers who begin their tournament on night six, July 26th.
- O-Khan’s singles schedule is very balanced after his tournament finally begins. He has three days off between 4 of his five block matches.
Undercard
Match Five: BUSHI, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito v. Gedo, El Phantasmo, Bad Luck Fale & Jay White
Match Four: YOSHI-HASHI, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada v. TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr
Match Three: Jado, Tama Tonga & Hirooki Goto v. Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay
Match Two: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii v. Bad Dude Tito & JONAH
Match One: Kosei Fujita & Yuto Nakashima v. SHO & Yujiro Takahashi
Block Results & Updates
A Block
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B Block
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C Block
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D Block
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