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00:00We are going to win a match for the first time to win.
00:17A rich tradition for New Japan Pro Wrestling in this building,
00:21the Ogaku Sumo Hall, started all the way back in 1985,
00:24but there was a pause in that history.
00:29In the late 1980s, there was a riot that got us banned from the building for a couple of years.
00:38We bring it up because Evil Stark Rise in 2020 paid off with a New Japan Cup victory over Kazuchika Okada
00:48in a dead silent Osaka Johor.
00:51It was the very embodiment of everything that sucked about life in the pandemic.
00:57And what was worse is that when we had those little triumphs over Evil,
01:03we couldn't celebrate out loud and we couldn't vent our frustrations when he was at his worst.
01:09And this year we've had jam-packed yelling crowds tell Evil exactly what they think about him in Yokohama and Futubashi.
01:18And now here tonight. Now if he advances tonight, God forbid if he wins tomorrow,
01:24I think New Japan might be banned from here once again because the people will be fixing to burn Ryogaku Sumo Hall down with him trapped inside.
01:33Don't forget the most important part.
01:39He's gone to calling himself Mr. G1.
01:46Mr. Go and do what?
01:53It's Pal L. D.
02:03Oh, Marty Osamie out here looking like he'd rather be anywhere else.
02:09Looking like he'd rather be anywhere else.
02:23You can set your watch to it, Chris.
02:27There's Chico Kata in a big spot in the G1.
02:32More times than not, he hits.
02:36Dead red center.
02:37He's the last boss of professional wrestling, not because he's an antagonist,
02:51but because he's so damn strong, so damn good, that it takes only the very best to beat him.
02:58Any opposition to Katsuki Kata is an underdog.
03:02But tonight, we join the world in supporting the franchise.
03:09The winner of the G1 Plan.
03:17The winner of the G1 Plan.
03:20The champion of the 6-inch champion, 191cm and 107kg,
03:25the main champion of the 6-inch champion,
03:27Okada Kavuchika!
03:50This year, if Evo or Nick Togo try any funny business, and they will, I think there'll
04:01be some cathartic whoopings to be dealt.
04:05Here we go.
04:06Attacking from behind.
04:09Oh, that T-shirt right around the throat.
04:20I was looking as a card who made his entrance, and Marty Asani, who looked like he'd just
04:27received a death sentence, knowing that he'd have to officiate this match.
04:33And with that.
04:40And with that.
04:553-3 even here in Yogoku.
04:59In singles, Okada, massive 17-72.
05:0879-26-4 all-time.
05:13Thanks to Chris Sampson, the Chris Sampson Twitter, SportaproWrestling.com, Okada.
05:20Jeez.
05:21The force shook the entire frame of the barricade, including down here on our end.
05:30And immediately going after the positioning of the timekeeper, because that gets the referee
05:40out of position.
05:49.
05:59Okada to give up right away, he will not.
06:01First meeting between the two in the G1 Climax Tournament, we talk about it all the time.
06:08August 5th, 2017.
06:20Darkness falls in a stack of chairs, leads to everything is evil in the center of the ring.
06:26First meeting was a good one for evil.
06:35And then Okada, running off victory after victory.
06:37Two.
06:38Two.
06:39Three.
06:40He and evil would intersect roads again.
06:44The end of the New Japan Cup, as Chris talked about.
06:47Seven.
06:48And this event's just getting back in the heat of the pandemic.
06:54It was the shock of all shocks.
06:58First the victory, which we thought was simply Gato's revenge, cover.
07:04But little did we know it was the first chapter in a devious plot that would bring evil.
07:11His departure from LIJ to join Bullet Club, take the title the next day from Tetsuya Naito.
07:18Became double champion overnight.
07:21Three meetings since then, Okada, Okada, Okada.
07:27Uh-oh, Okada's got hot.
07:29Watch out, Chris.
07:30Okada's got hot.
07:31Yeah, we're in the heat spot here.
07:35We are in the heat spot, as we found out against Tagaloa.
07:38As Okada gets thrown on the opposite side.
07:41Hey, you've been saying that A2 ain't too smart.
07:43She's pretty smart already.
07:44She's gotten the hell out of here.
07:51Poor A2.
07:52Scared to death.
07:53Oh, come on now.
07:54Throwing away with one chair.
07:55He's got another.
07:56Marty has got another.
07:57Well, he's yelling at Dick Togo for this chair.
08:00Dick Togo is trying to say, is this chair okay here?
08:03No, obviously it's not.
08:04He's giving Evil ample opportunity to do his worst.
08:09Evil doing exactly what he needs to do, hasn't let Okada out the gate yet at all.
08:22One, two, three, four.
08:27And now, having a little powwow with Dick Togo over here.
08:32Eight, nine, ten.
08:37Halfway to a count out win.
08:39A win is a win.
08:40A count out would be Evil advancing to the finals.
08:43Such will not be the case now.
08:44Okada rolls underneath the bottom rope.
08:46Right, and for all of that, and it is part of the game, and so is well.
08:54We all know Dick Togo would always be here.
08:56Come on now.
08:57Get your bingo card ready.
09:02And after the shot into the rib cage with the chair.
09:15And almost three.
09:17Almost three.
09:18Okada with the highest winning percentage in this tournament of all time.
09:2579-26-4 winning percentage, 7-25.
09:31But Evil has done very well in this tournament, Chris.
09:35Hasn't made the postseason, but 41-27 all time.
09:38A 6-0-3 winning percentage.
09:41Not bad.
09:42Yeah, now all the way through to the semifinals.
09:44And we talk about how the people are drawing, as we've seen here once again tonight.
09:51Another packed house.
09:53We've seen with Evil at main events.
09:55We've had packed houses.
09:57Because people want to see Evil get his ass beat.
10:00Just like you and I do.
10:02But it's not the spirit of G1.
10:06It's not the spirit of G1 Climax.
10:08We can't have Evil in the final.
10:10We definitely can't have Evil win this thing, Kev.
10:12Nope.
10:16We openly prayed for Jeff Cobb to beat Evil a couple of years ago.
10:20And our prayers were answered.
10:25And I will be doing a happy dance.
10:30A la Bruce Willis at the end of the last Boy Scout like I did a couple of years ago.
10:34But instead, I'll just breathe a sigh of relief as we all will.
10:37And we'll enjoy our final Sunday.
10:40And yes, Okada certainly deserves to be there with his body at work.
10:46But he has to win.
10:48And there could be no excuses.
10:49Well, it was outside interference.
10:51Well, they used a chair.
10:52No.
10:53And there could be no excuses.
10:54Come on, Okada.
10:55Come on.
10:56Come on, Okada.
10:57Come on, Okada.
10:58A lot of anger, Okada is stored up, skewed away.
11:03All of that anger, Okada has stored up, skewed away, started with Kiyomir earlier in the
11:17year, continuing with Naruto and Shota Uminol.
11:23He earned over 7,000 people here in Sumo Hall.
11:27We want him to unleash all of that anger.
11:30Slung to the corner, back elbow connects, DDT, DDT in the ring, quite frequently using
11:41it outside the ring, but gets a near fall, and for the first time now Okada can get rolling
11:47a little bit, start to get on game plan, Dick Togo reduced at this, at least this moment
11:55in the crest of that of being a cheerleader.
12:02Too much weight for that reverse neckbreaker, Ivo bailing outside, this is dangerous again,
12:09the crowd booing in anticipation.
12:14No, no, no, no, no.
12:16There's the DDT on the floor, in just a nick of time.
12:22Thank you, Oscar, for your strength.
12:29I'm going to wheel around and throw him in.
12:36You're never quite sure with Okada.
12:38You cannot assume anything with the Rainmaker.
12:42Well, we thank Okada for helping Eddie and Norino Osaka to upgrade their equipment.
12:49Look at that, look at the way Evil reaches back and trying to pluck the eye of the Rainmaker out.
12:57Yeah, every means necessary, almost to an extent you can't complain about it, can't complain about that either.
13:19Down you go.
13:20Big time.
13:21Dropkick, Okada playing the hits on Evil.
13:24And a replay, let's take another look at that dropkick and the way it just buried both boots in the center of the chest.
13:46And now back live.
13:52Punch him out.
13:55Punch his face.
13:56Uh-oh.
13:57He did!
13:58He did!
13:59He forearmed him, but right in the face.
14:02He did punch his face.
14:04Hooray!
14:05Ha, ha, ha.
14:07Ha, sorry, Dick.
14:09Dumped him.
14:13If Nigel was here, he'd say it was like a sack of spuds.
14:17All right, Evil reading.
14:19Makada wanted that elbow denied.
14:21Watch out, watch out, Marty Asabi got it.
14:26And now the best thing he can do is just keep him right there with the money clip.
14:32Hold on, hold on, what's that noise?
14:36Oh my God, here they come.
14:38Are you kidding me?
14:42Of course.
14:46What a disgrace.
14:49To this premiere of tournaments that here, in Sumo, the crucible of professional wrestling.
15:02The goons have arrived.
15:04No smoking in the building.
15:06We all deserve so much better.
15:18Double fisherman buster.
15:20Oh, wait a minute.
15:22Oh, wait a minute.
15:23Get your cameras ready, folks.
15:25What is this?
15:26What is this?
15:27What is this?
15:28What is this?
15:29No!
15:30No!
15:31No!
15:32No!
15:35Get out of here!
15:36You evil, despotic man!
15:43No wrist!
15:45No wrist!
15:46No wrist!
15:47Come on!
15:52Hey, all right!
15:55I don't want to hear any complaining.
15:58about business going down if he wins this damn thing.
16:11Darkness falls.
16:12Darkness falls for Kazuchika Okada.
16:15Darkness falls for us all.
16:17No!
16:20Run!
16:271.
16:361.
16:372.
16:382.
16:39Te пытkani
16:41Once falls for us.
16:421.
16:444H!
16:452.
16:463.
16:472.
16:48And now we go.
16:56No, no, no, no, no.
16:58Money clip.
17:00Fans are happy for the money clip.
17:04Give up!
17:06Every single thing that Akata does, it's going to give House a torture more time to regroup.
17:10It's one on four.
17:12Marty Asami keeps his distance wherever possible.
17:19Here comes Dick again.
17:21Dick has got it.
17:22And now, whoa, whoa, whoa.
17:23Down he goes.
17:24Down he goes.
17:25Watch out.
17:26Sho is up.
17:27Sho is down.
17:28Sho just got knocked down on the apron.
17:31Evil running to Yujiro.
17:37And now back.
17:38Yes, back to the money clip.
17:42Oh no, Evil!
17:43Give up!
17:44How's it?
17:45How's it?
17:46Give up!
17:47They're pretty mean pinball players.
17:48It happens.
17:51And ricocheting everybody.
17:53From the outside.
17:55Evil's starting.
17:59To go Dim.
18:00Dick Togo is starting to move.
18:02What's he got?
18:03What's he got?
18:04What's he got?
18:05Watch in the back.
18:07Watch the backside.
18:09Wait.
18:10He lets Evil go.
18:11Yeah, but look behind.
18:13And there goes Marty Asami.
18:15Hit by Okada.
18:16Full force.
18:17Come on, man!
18:18What a joke.
18:28What a joke.
18:29Show's braving around this, Reg.
18:31That's the next plan.
18:33What are we on?
18:34Plan D-E-Y.
18:36Why?
18:37Why?
18:38Why is this continuing?
18:41Right in the head.
18:43Right in the face.
18:48Dick Togo firmly.
18:52Drop kick!
18:53Down goes Dick Togo!
18:54There's one for you, Jerome.
18:57Maybe Okada doesn't need any help.
19:00Get wrapped.
19:01There is no time limit.
19:11This could go on all night.
19:13Be careful.
19:15There is no time like the present though for Okada.
19:20Wait a minute.
19:21Still dangerous.
19:22And again.
19:23Again.
19:24Wow!
19:27Wow!
19:31200 up, 20 up.
19:35Okay.
19:36No!
19:37Go now!
19:38Go now!
19:39Go!
19:40Go!
19:41Go!
19:42Go!
19:43Go!
19:44Go!
19:45Scrooge with the ligament.
19:46And the leg is hooked.
19:47Take his hook.
19:49Whoa!
20:17You feel it, right, Chris?
20:19Yeah.
20:20You ever been in these scenarios before?
20:22Well, kicked in the nuts, metaphorically at least, yeah.
20:25Isn't it fun when the fans riot?
20:27Hey!
20:31I was only in one in Florida in 1991, and it absolutely sucked.
20:41And we're not there yet, but we're getting there.
20:44Evil landed high in time.
20:47Oh, Evil.
20:50Collapsing.
20:51I think, is he collapsing or deliberately going prone?
20:56Evil's at his most dangerous when he's on his knees.
21:03As soon as I see referee looking at Evil, I'm like,
21:08where is the rest of the House of Torture?
21:10It's Reflex.
21:11Here we go, it's how he beats Sonata, but this time, this time, not like Sonata.
21:16Yes.
21:17Okada was ready.
21:20There's none of the rest of the House of Torture, they're all down.
21:23Last one.
21:24Sam is in the corner.
21:25No, no.
21:26Everything.
21:28Hey.
21:30Everything is evil, he has just done it.
21:38Two.
21:39No.
21:40Yes, he gets out.
21:41He gets out.
21:42He gets out.
21:43He gets out and nobody does that.
21:47Everything is evil, but no catch Tinker without it.
21:53Come on, Opada, come on.
21:58One more time.
22:03Everything is no.
22:05Uh-oh, wait a minute.
22:08It sits right down.
22:09Two.
22:10No.
22:11Caught.
22:12Everything is Rainmaker.
22:14Let him fall, let him fall, let him fall.
22:29Cobra throws it.
22:30The House of Torture has been turned aside, and now Rainmaker.
22:41Cover, cover, cover.
22:43One, two.
22:45Yes.
22:4918分 8秒, Okada Kazuchika選手の勝利です.
22:55It's the winner, Kazuchika Okada, and doesn't do the final match tomorrow.
23:08The final match of this match, Okada Kazuchika選手's G1 Climax 33,
23:15is the final match.
23:19He is the final boss.
23:21And he's in the finals again.
23:23And tomorrow will be a different story, Kev.
23:27Tomorrow, PM Will Ospreay will be a Tensio Naito.
23:33Leo Goku will be cheering for the underdog.
23:39Sidipo is arguably the greatest of all time.
23:42Conflict Sendai, that sigh of relief.
23:48Evil shouldn't have an ice bag around his throat, Oira.
23:52The final match of this match, Okada Kazuchika選手's G1 Climax,
23:58is the final match.
24:00Both Okada and Marty Asami, looks like they went to war.
24:02Looking for the three-peat.
24:10One more step.
24:12Uncharted Waters.
24:14Three in a row.
24:16Five all-time for the Rainmaker, if he's victorious tomorrow.
24:26Go get in the bin, all four of you.
24:30Great, huge crowd.
24:32Six, five, seven, nine.
24:34The figure here tonight, and it's gonna be even bigger tomorrow.
24:38Chris wins the Gentleman's back.
24:44He hasn't won anything yet, except he's given everybody hope.
24:48But Okada knows how to close better than anybody.
24:54We speculated in the pregame, Chris, what match should go on last.
25:00Of course, this, we just had semi-
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