10 Best Matches From The G1 Climax 30
6. Kazuchika Okada Vs. Shingo Takagi (G1 Night 13)
Immediately following that malicious war between Ibushi and Suzuki, Kazuchika Okada and Shingo Takagi delivered a blockbuster main event, bringing out that classic Okada feeling in the final match of night 13.
Shingo put on a towering performance, truly showing why he's such a valuable performer and why he was many people’s wrestler of last year. He delivered a phenomenal Rainmaker onto Okada to a notable reaction from the crowd, delivered hard hitting offence with full motivation and sold brilliantly by the closing stages of the match.
But what this truly did was rejuvenate Okada as a main event performer. Since losing his title to Tetsuya Naito at Wrestle Kingdom, Okada has went on a downward spiral in main events and has adopted a Cobra Clutch called The Money Clip instead of using his Rainmaker. This match teased the lariat that made Okada a superstar to a perfect degree and legitimately established the Money Clip as a killer submission that can keep a tough opponent like the Dragon down.
It lived up to the hype that a dream match should have, standing out as one of the best in recent tournament memory.