NJPW G1 Climax Night 15: Penultimate A-Block Matches for Okada, Ibushi

Hiroshi Tanahashi (8) vs Bad Luck Fale (4)

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Bullet Club's Fale sauntered down to the ring with his brothers-in-arms Owens, Jado, and Jado's kendo stick. I was certain of shenanigans! The Ace, Tanahashi, was the crowd favorite and they had no trouble letting him and everyone around them know it.

Fale threw Tanahashi over the top rope, but Tanahashi didn't let go. He swung back into the ring to dominate Fale until Jado smacked Tanahashi in the back with the kendo stick. Owens worked Tanahashi into the blue barricade until Fale took his place.

Fale wrapped Tanahashi around the ringpost to punish the Ace's tender knee. Fale then distracted the ref and Owens did his own knee-related damage. When Tanahashi found his feet, he tried to drop Fale, but he wasn't strong enough and fell underneath him for a pinfall attempt.

Tanahashi was backed into the corner by Fale, rallying with dropkicks and a dragon screw leg whip to get Fale down on the mat. Tanahashi's holds didn't last until he locked in a figure-four, but Fale reversed it, leaving both men in reach of the bottom rope.

The hold was broken, and Fale stayed low, knocking Tanahashi flat on his back to stop his momentum. Tanahashi still tried to attempt a German suplex, but it ended with Fale sitting on his chest for a 2-count.

Tanahashi hit the Twist and Shout followed with a slingblade to attempt a pinfall. One aerial led to another attempted pinfall, and a third move was foiled by Jado's kendo stick. Fale's grenade move and ruined Bad Luck Fall led Fale to get creative, rolling Tanahashi up for a pinfall.

Results: Bad Luck Fale (6) def. Hiroshi Tanahashi (8) via pinfall