NJPW G1 Climax Night 16: B-Block's Penultimate Matches for Moxley, Naito

Hirooki Goto (8) vs. Jon Moxley (10)

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Either man could feasibly win tonight and go to the finals; both had strong enough scores. Mox and Umino, aka Shooter, headed to the ring for a match that would be refereed by Shooter's father, Red Shoes Unno. Goto's performance in this year's tournament has been surprisingly strong!

Mox and Goto started as Goto offered to bump fists with Mox. Such disrespect for the former Dean Ambrose, SHIELD brother! Moxley wasn't having it, and he had Goto outside the ring and tangled in the blue barricades at his first chance.

Goto got to his feet, and the men traded elbows for a near-double countout! Moxley and Goto continued the trade inside the ring once they'd beat the 20 count. Goto brought hard strikes, but Mox had no problem absorbing the damage.

A spinning wheel kick put Moxley into the ring corner, and Goto attempted his first pinfall. Moxley's release German suplex reversed their positions and Goto ate another suplex and an urinage. Goto dodged Moxley's Regal Knee.

Goto cried out as he took another suplex and was pressed into an armbar hold. Moxley wasn't able to keep Goto from breaking the hold by contact with the bottom rope. Goto, when he stood, gave Moxley stiff elbows, but Moxley hit him with a clothesline and Regal Knee.

Moxley hollered at Unno but he didn't lose his temper at Shooter's dad. Still, Goto gave Mox a Yushi guroshi and they traded clotheslines, collapsing in the bottom of the ring. Mox was on his feet first.

Goto hot Moxley with a series of kicks, and both men hit their finishers. Goto's GTR was stronger than Moxley's Death Rider DDT, and he grabbed 2 more points, tying him with Mox and Naito.

Results: Hirooki Goto (10) def. Jon Moxley (10) via pinfall