NJPW G1 Climax Final 2016: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best

6. ROH Title: Jay Lethal (c) Vs. Satoshi Kojima

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Result: Lethal hits Kojima with a low blow and follows up with the Lethal Injection to retain the title (10:44).

Rating: This one was pretty slow-paced so it's surprising it ended up barely lasting 10 minutes. Still, the crowd were largely into it (especially Kojima's Machine Gun Chops), and things really picked up near the end, especially Kojima's insane Lariat and Lethal's reckless Suicide Dive antics.

It was enjoyable with some good heel work from Lethal, but it's also a shame he couldn't win clean given his undeniable talent, causing the match to end on something of a sour note. Ultimately this also should've gone much longer given that it was for a major title.

6/10

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