NJPW G1 Climax 2019 BLOCK FINALS & GRAND FINAL (Aug 10, 11 & 12): Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best
4. Tetsuya Naito Vs. Jay White
You could be forgiven for thinking that the B Block final featuring Tetsuya Naito and Jay White was a WWE main event that had seeped into the New Japan Pro Wrestling orbit after reading views on booking that yet again sidelined the Los Ingobernables de Japon leader from a Tokyo Dome main event.
The booking of the G1 Climax had saved Naito's chase for the latest possible surge. Like White's own journey after a horrific start, he'd lost too many matches to f*ck up again, and managed to make this final stage by the grace of some much-needed fire rather than the 'Tranquilo' that first took him to the top.
A slew of indifferent matches were constantly justified by the underpinning reality that he'd win the whole thing, but 'Switchblade' had other ideas. Getting away with the usual Gedo bullsh*t but ultimately doing it by himself when it counted, White survived another exhausting finishing stretch to nail the favourite with his 'Blade Runner' then turned the heat way up in his post-match promo.
"Get that piece of sh*t out of here...did your hero fail you again?" soundtrack the caustic and callous ending to Naito's 2019 G1. Where he goes from here remains unclear, but it was none of Jay White's concern.