NJPW G1 Climax Night 13: Ibushi's Triumph, Okada's Tragedy

Zack Sabre Jr. (4) vs. Lance Archer (4)

G1 CLIMAX 29 大阪大会！第6試合Aブロック公式戦、@zacksabrejr VS @LanceHoyt！鈴木軍同門対決！サブミッションを得意とするザックを圧倒的パワーでねじ伏せるランス！果たして勝負の行方は!?登録＆視聴▷https://t.co/SunT3ThCD7#njpw #njpwworld #G1Climax #G129 pic.twitter.com/CcdusZwUCx

— njpwworld (@njpwworld) August 3, 2019

Archer has been unhinged during this tournament, and he was ready to take his brutality to ZSJ's submission holds and speedy thinking. As the match ran full speed ahead, ZSJ couldn't seem to find a break.

Whenever Archer landed a chop or a slam, ZSJ became more and more debilitated. ZSJ was under Archer's boots and the hold was forced open. That was ZSJ's in, and he wrapped himself around Archer twice in quick succession.

ZSJ tried to choke Archer out and took another slam for his troubles. And yet, whenever Archer tried to land a jump into ZSJ, the slender and shorter man was faster, locking in hold after hold.

Once ZSJ backed Archer into a corner, he slammed ZSJ and took his free hand, turned it backwards, and began to walk the ropes on ZSJ's wrist. ZSJ kicked him down and locked him into a hold.

Archer used his sheer power to find ways out of ZSJ's endless holds and nearly pinned ZSJ after a powerbomb. ZSJ was able to lock in a black widow hold and an armbar, but Archer nearly pinned him after a Black Hole Slam.

Slam after slam would have put ZSJ away, but Archer was too cocky, pulling ZSJ up out of the three-count to deliver more pain. ZSJ rolled Archer up and denied him the 2 points.

Results: Zack Sabre Jr. (6) def. Lance Archer (4) via pinfall