NJPW G1 Climax 2019 Night 3 (July 14) - A BLOCK: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best
3. Kota Ibushi Vs. EVIL
Carrying an ankle injury and all the trouble it could potentially offer, Kota Ibushi remained at his insane, elite level against EVIL before the Los Ingobernables de Japon man finally got severe and serious and lived up to his name to take big points from 'The Golden Star'.
Ibushi's Golden Lover Kenny Omega nursed a heel injury on the same side last year, but notably went unbeaten through much of the field until falling afoul of Toru Yano's insanity. Ibushi wasn't as fortunate here, again taking quite a hammering en route to his second consecutive loss.
Waves across the world to Shinsuke Nakamura added some drama to his attempt to shut down EVIL in spite of his obvious knocks, but SANADA's tag team partner obviously wasn't willing to go into their battle against one another during the next A Block meeting on a lower points tally. Stomping at Kota's bad ankle before an electric finishing stretch, he showed colours that were both true and truthful.
Ibushi has donated his remarkable athleticism to two encounters but sits on a big fat zero thus far. If he wants to better or repeat his feats from last year, he'll need to get something out a Wrestle Kingdom rematch with Will Ospreay on the very next A Block event.