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G1 Climax 30 B Block Match: EVIL (4-2) vs. Tetsuya Naito (5-1)
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Our main event of the evening was EVIL against Tetsuya Naito. EVIL stood at 4-2 following a win over Tanahashi, while Naito came in at 5-1 following a win over Juice on G1 Climax 30 Night 12. These two men were once both members of Los Ingobernables de Japon until EVIL betrayed Naito following winning the New Japan Cup 2020 and joining the Bullet Club. They also traded victories and the IWGP dual gold over the summer in two meetings.
After a tentative start to this G1 Climax 30 contest, Naito got the advantage with a series of kicks and strikes. He followed with the Tranquilo pose after the fake dive to the outside. Back in the ring he grounded EVIL locking on an arms trapped submission. EVIL made it to the ropes.
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Dick Togo got involved pulling Naito to the outside. EVIL followed by attacking the champion with steel chairs. He then hit his homerun chair combo to put Naito down on the floor. Back in the ring, EVIL worked over Naito's neck. He then threw the champion into an exposed turnbuckle. Naito regained control of this G1 Climax 30 encounter with a sliding dropkick, followed by his corner combo. He then hit a baseball slide on Dick Togo on the outside.
Naito looked for a neckbreaker, but EVIL raked the eyes. Dick tried to once again get involved, but Naito ran EVIL into him on the apron and hit a spinebuster. Naito went for a tornado DDT, but EVIL reversed into a fisherman's buster. EVIL followed with a running clothesline in the corner and hit a superplex for a near fall in this G1 Climax 30 contest.
EVIL then put on the Scorpion Death Lock, but Naito made it to the ropes. Naito blocked EVIL with a rolling kick and followed with Gloria for a near fall. He looked for Destino, but EVIL went for a low blow that Naito blocked. EVIL then blocked a neckbreaker and hit a senton. EVIL then ran Naito face first into the exposed turnbuckle and hit a reverse t-bone suplex to regain the upper hand in this G1 Climax 30 main event. He followed with a lariat for a near fall. EVIL then went for Darkness Falls, which Naito reversed into Destino.
EVIL reversed another Destino into Darkness Falls for a near fall. Both men looked for their finishers, but both reversed. Dick Togo got in the ring, which Naito laid out. However, that distraction was enough for EVIL to hit a low blow. EVIL distracted the ref by getting a steel chair, so Dick could choke out Naito with his wiring. Naito fought out though. After a series of reversals, Naito hit a running Destino for a close near fall. EVIL reversed a standard Destino into Everything Is EVIL for the win in twenty four minutes. EVIL got his fifth win and two more points in the G1 Climax 30.
That was a good main event contest. Both men worked hard in this G1 Climax 30 encounter. They used the interference from Dick Togo in the right spots and allowed EVIL to get a clean win in the end. EVIL now is the B Block leader due to this tiebreaker over Naito.
Results: EVIL (10) defeats Tetsuya Naito (10) via pinfall
Star Rating: ***1/2
