NJPW G1 Climax 2019 Night 16 (August 8) - B BLOCK: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best
3. Hirooki Goto Vs. Jon Moxley
A feverish fist fight and very little more, Jon Moxley gave Hirooki Goto one of his best matches of the tournament by battering the f*ck out of him then selling his GTR finisher for a loss that leaves everything level going into a gripping final day.
Good for Goto, but this is a story of two men working in near-perfect collaboration to craft something truly special this summer. Something that appears to have saved a man's soul.
Gedo and Jon Moxley's relationship has helped create a megastar in the 'Death Rider'. His unbeaten start and charge to the top of B Block resulted in a realisation that 'Mox' always really did have far more in the chamber than he was allowed to express as Dean Ambrose. His run of defeats hasn't remotely dented his aura, not least because of his incredible post-match promos that again speak to a range he knew lay dormant within.
Jon Moxley probably won't win the G1, but that wasn't ever really the point. He's become a worldwide wrestling megastar, long removed from the World Wrestling Entertainment Superstar he'd long lost his heart over. Through all the grizzled combat, Jon Moxley has found his first love again.