G1 Special in San Francisco
G1 Special in San Francisco | |||
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Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling | | ||
Date | July 7, 2018 | ||
City | Daly City, California, U.S. | ||
Venue | Cow Palace | ||
Attendance | 6,333[1] | ||
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G1 Special in San Francisco was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on July 7, 2018, at the Cow Palace in the San Francisco suburb of Daly City, California.[2] The event was broadcast on AXS TV in the United States.[3]
Production
Role: | Name: |
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Commentators | Jim Ross (English-language announcer) |
Josh Barnett (English-language announcer) | |
Ring announcers | Makoto Abe |
Referees | Kenta Sato |
Marty Asami | |
Red Shoes Unno
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Tiger Hattori |
Background
On March 25, 2018, NJPW announced there would be another G1 Special event taking place in the San Francisco area on July 7, 2018, at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California.[4] While tickets for the first G1 Special event sold out in two hours,[5] Pro Wrestling Torch reported that NJPW management was upset with the initial ticket sales for G1 Special in San Francisco. Nonetheless 6,333 is currently NJPW biggest attendance to date in the United States. [6]
Storylines
G1 Special in San Francisco featured
On June 9 at
On January 28, 2018, at
During the 25th Best of the Super Juniors tournament Dragon Lee defeated eventual tournament winner Hiromu Takahashi. At Dominion Takahashi defeated Will Ospreay to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. Backstage, after a successful title defense against El Desperado, Hiromu challenged Lee to a match, which Lee accepted. The match was officially announced for G1 Special on June 21 via NJPW's website.
On June 9 at Dominion, The Young Bucks defeated
At Kizuna Road Hirooki Goto defeated Michael Elgin to regain the NEVER Openweight Championship; after the match he was challenged by Jeff Cobb and the match was made for G1 Special on June 21.
At Dominion
On June 9 at Dominion
Aftermath
During the match for the Junior Heavyweight Title, Takahashi received a Dragon Driver from Dragon Lee and landed on his neck. Backstage, after winning the match, Takahashi fainted and was sent to a hospital.[15] It was later revealed that Takahashi had broken his neck.[16]
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times Bushi) Tag team match[17] | 11:58 | |
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7 | Hiromu Takahashi (c) defeated Dragon Lee | Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship[17] | 16:18 | ||
8 | Juice Robinson defeated Jay White (c) | Singles match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship[17] | 23:22 | ||
9 | Kenny Omega (c) defeated Cody | Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship[17] | 34:14 | ||
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See also
- NJPW Invasion Tour 2011
- G1 Special in USA
- Strong Style Evolved
- World Wrestling Peace Festival
- Global Wars
- ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds
References
- ^ "G1 Special in San Francisco – アメリカ・Cow Palace".
- ^ Decker, Kyle (March 25, 2018). "New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 special to return to the United States this summer". Cagesideseats. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ ""G1 Special In San Francisco" To Air Live On AXS TV". May 25, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ Gagnon, Joshua (March 25, 2018). "NJPW Announces Next US Show At Tonight's Strong Style Evolved". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ 戦略発表会で、木谷オーナーが「2020年の東京ドーム満員を目指す」とコメント!さらにアメリカへの“本格進出”、道場の設立も視野に!!. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). May 16, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco sees slow initial ticket sales, management's reaction to bolster sales". Pro Wrestling Torch. May 2, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- Discovery Communications. Archived from the originalon November 29, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Kenny Omega Beat Kazuchika Okada in One of the Best Wrestling Matches Ever". 11 June 2018.
- ^ "NJPW Dominion 2018 results: Another Okada-Omega classic, big Chris Jericho surprise".
- ^ "Fight Size Update: 'Golden Elite Shirts' Available For Purchase, Steffanie Newell Undergoes Another Name Change, Ronda Rousey, More - Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com.
- ^ a b "NJPW Announced Upcoming U.S. Matches, Including A Championship Defense". 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Kenny Omega finally reaches NJPW's pinnacle".
- ^ Dave Meltzer (January 27, 2018). "NJPW NEW BEGINNING IN SAPPORO NIGHT TWO LIVE RESULTS: OMEGA-WHITE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ NJPW. "Huge matches set for G1 Special in San Francisco! Cody v Kenny, Juice v Switchblade, and a major tag title match! - NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW.
- ^ Solowrestling (2018-07-08). "Hiromu Takahashi podría haberse lesionado gravemente durante NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ "WOR: Hiromu, Hodge, UFC Lesnar, G-1 special, King of Indies, more!". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. June 8, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "G1 Special in San Francisco". NJPW1972.com. New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 16 July 2018.