NJPW G1 Climax 2019 Night 8 (July 24) - B BLOCK: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best
1. Jon Moxley Vs. Shingo Takagi
Jon Moxley's opening salvo with Shingo Takagi was almost missed after the shock of Moxley's pre-bell shove on the LIJ member shook the in-ring cameraman to the floor. It foreshadowed another violent ripper in B Block that acted as fitting follow-ups to the festivals of violence the two men served up a few nights earlier.
"I give zero f*cks" exclaimed Moxley to the camera as the two fought on the floor, shortly before setting up a table that instantly became ominous after the way one was used in an instant classic with Tomohiro Ishii last week. This was him at his most vicious, shortly before he offered sidekick Shota Umino's father Red Shoes a bow of respect that drew audible laughs from the crowd.
Moxley's polymath mentality has provided electrifying pleasure throughout, but it was the surprisingly polished pain unleashed on Shingo that scored him yet another two points in his maiden tournament.
Shingo's increased force (and increased force of will) resulted in a levelling of sorts late on as the two traded strikes, suplexes and dragon screws (!), but this was yet again an exhibition of Moxley's robust training and preparation for the immense task at hand. He kicked out of the Pumping Bomber and Made In Japan, escaped a Last Of The Dragon, and capitalised on Takagi's worn down knee to tap him out with a cloverleaf after decimating it with chairs and tables on the floor.
He's got the f*cking lot and wants to win the G1 Climax. Who are we (or any of his remaining opponents in A Block) to bet against him?