NJPW G1 Climax 2018, Week 3: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best

16. EVIL Vs. Minoru Suzuki (30 July)

Tomohrio Ishii Kota Ibushi
NJPW

Rating: **

A disappointing battle for both considering the understated efforts they've made with weaker foes in a much weaker A Block, Minoru Suzuki's victory over EVIL lacked the smooth psychology behind yet more ungodly feats of fighting spirit.

A brawl to the outside wasn't curbed by referee Red Shoes, nor was the chair-assisted violence before Suzuki took to dismantling EVIL's already-damaged right arm. The injured limb was criminally neglected in the final third, with the LIJ member lobbing bombs at 'The King' before falling to a Gotch Piledriver.

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