NJPW G1 Climax 2019 Night 3 (July 14) - A BLOCK: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best

5. Lance Archer Vs. Bad Luck Fale

Bad Luck Fale's best G1 Climax match in years, this battle with Lance Archer served as another reminder of the former Killer Elite Squad's potential not just to thrive in this year's tournament but to be a huge force in New Japan Pro Wrestling's near future.

The match was objectively the weakest on a very strong night, but its position on a list such as this would immediately be switched if either of the monsters came and so much as looked sideways at your writer. They went much further against one another in an energetic heavyweight brawl.

Captivating through to its conclusion, Archer's babyface role came more by default than any particular effort to work the crowd, but it feels as though he'll now be the natural hero against other heels on the NJPW roster. Surviving Fale's onslaught enough to level up his power game, Archer's EBD Claw finisher again got the best possible rub when it took its second victim in as many matches.

Archer will likely lose the majority of his points at the end of his G1 journey, but he may then already be a made man going forward. At 42-years-old, it's better late than never.