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

13. Juice Robinson Vs. Toru Yano (28 July)

Tomohrio Ishii Kota Ibushi
NJPW

Rating: ***

Another unexpectedly exciting Yano match in a series of them this year, the ‘Sublime Master Thief’ returned to to his old tricks to try and keep Robinson rooted on zero points in the ultra-competitive B Block.

It wasn’t to be, with Juice finally bouncing back from a woeful start to hit a match-winning Pulp Friction for the first time this tournament. He’d be out by the end of the night, but his fighting spirit earlier in the evening summoned a new hope for the remainder of his G1.

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