On its second night from Aichi, the G1 Climax accelerates to five tournament matches per night, headlined with matches featuring Tetsuya Naito, Kazuchika Okada, and Jay White.
NJPW G1 Climax 32 – Night Nine
Date: July 31, 2022
Venue: Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium (Dolphin’s Arena)
Time: 4:00 PM JST
Watch: NJPWWORLD (Live English Commentary)
Global Start Times
Main Event
G1 Climax 32 C Block Match
Tetsuya Naito [0] v. EVIL [2]
Tetsuya Naito will see a familiar foe across the ring as he tries to notch his first G1 Climax tournament match victory since October 14, 2020. Naito and EVIL were seemingly destined to battle through the entirety of 2020. They have separated since Naito defeated EVIL at 2020’s Power Struggle event. EVIL will come in fresh, logging only 10 minutes of ring time thus far in this year’s G1, while Naito has been taken two the limit twice, more than quadrupling EVIL’s tournament-to-date total.
G1 Climax 32 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2022 Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days Singles
Recent History – Individual Overall
Head-To-Head History
- EVIL and Naito have never had a singles match under 20 minutes.
- EVIL’s 37-minute and 59-second victory over Tetsuya Naito to win the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships at 2020’s Dominion event was the longest singles match of both wrestler’s careers.
History in Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
- Tetsuya Naito’s only singles draw on record occurred in this building on August 8, 2010, against Hiroshi Tanahashi, during G1 Climax 20.
G1 Climax – All Time
Schedules and Results to Date
Match Eight
G1 Climax 32 A Block Match
Kazuchika Okada [4] v. Bad Luck Fale [4]
I’m not sure if anyone had Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale as the first battle of wrestlers with two wins each, but here we are. Fale has had Okada’s number twice during the G1 (2016, 2018). Will he play spoiler again, or has Okada exorcized the Rogue General as his Bullet Club kryptonite?
G1 Climax 32 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2022 Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days Singles
- Kazuchika Okada’s 23 singles wins in the last 365 days are second-most in NJPW. Only Hiromu Takahashi (26) has more.
- Hiromu has two Best of The Super Junior tournament wins during that period.
Recent History – Individual Overall
Head-To-Head History
- Kazuchika Okada holds a 5-3 series lead over Bad Luck Fale, but Okada is just 1-2 against Fale in G1 Climax matches.
History in Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
G1 Climax – All Time
- Kazuchika Okada’s .705 G1 winning percentage is the second-best all-time among wrestlers with ten or more G1 matches.
Schedules and Results to Date
Match Seven
G1 Climax 32 B Block Match
Jay White [4] v. Chase Owens [2]
Our third tournament match of the evening is a Bullet Club battle between Jay White and Chase Owens. Jay and Chase have long been cordial, but the Bullet Club hierarchy says that Jay will come out of this one victorious.
G1 Climax 32 – Tournament To Date
Recent History – 2022 Singles
- Jay White’s last NJPW singles loss occurred on November 13, 2021, against Tomohiro Ishii (Battle In The Valley)
Recent History – Last 365 Days Singles
Recent History – Individual Overall
Head-To-Head History
- This will be the first singles match between Jay White and Chase Owens.
History In Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
G1 Climax – All Time
- Jay White has the fourth-best all-time G1 winning percentage, rapidly approaching Kenny Omega’s third-best .690 and Kazuchika Okada’s .705.
Schedules and Results to Date
Match Six
G1 Climax 32 D Block Match
YOSHI-HASHI [0] v. Juice Robinson [2]
Before Juice Robinson got “Rock Hard,” this would have been a battle between two fiery fan favorites, but since Juice moved on from his flamboyant ways and joined the Bullet Club, he hasn’t gotten such a warm welcome from NJPW crowds. YOSHI-HASHI now serves as the only fan-favorite underdog in this match, and he will need the crowd’s energy to overcome the newly nefarious “Rock Hard” Juice Robinson.
G1 Climax 32 – Tournament To Date
- Juice Robinson’s average match length of 22:47 is the longest in this year’s G1 Climax tournament.
Recent History – 2022 Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days Singles
Recent History – Individual Overall
Head-To-Head History
History in Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
G1 Climax – All Time
Schedules and Results to Date
Match Five
G1 Climax 32 A Block Match
Jeff Cobb [2] v. Lance Archer [2]
In the first of five G1 Climax matches, two of the largest competitors in the tournament will fight to stay above .500 as Lance Archer, and Jeff Cobb hit the halfway point of the tournament.
G1 Climax 32 – Tournament To Date
- The A Block’s average match length of 11 minutes and 22 seconds is the shortest of all the blocks in this year’s tournament by over five minutes.
- B: 16:30
- C: 16:48
- D: 16:46
Recent History – 2022 Singles
Recent History – Last 365 Days Singles
- Only Jay White (.933) and Kazuchika Okada (.852) have a better singles winning percentage than Jeff Cobb’s .778 in the last 365 days.
Recent History – Individual Overall
Head-To-Head History
History in Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
G1 Climax – All Time
Schedules and Results to Date
Block Results & Updates
A Block
Block Table
Box Score
B Block
Block Table
Box Score
C Block
Block Table
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D Block
Block Table
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