NJPW G1 Special in USA Night 1 Results – July 1, 2017 – Okada vs. Cody

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New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Special in USA
July 1, 2017
Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
Commentary: Jim Ross and Josh Barnett

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CHAOS (Beretta, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Rocky Romero and Will Ospreay) defeated Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Yujiro Takahashi)

The #BULLETCLUB light up the crowd in LA! Taking the world by storm! ▷https://t.co/pZiGp4aZKD#njpw #njusa #njpwworld pic.twitter.com/UizbEUSW5i

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The Young Bucks went for a Meltzer Driver on Rocky Romero, but it was broken up and Romero rolled up Matt Jackson for the win.

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Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi and Sanada) defeated Dragon Lee, Jushin Thunder Liger, Titán and Volador Jr.

Their rivalry hits the US! @TIMEBOMB1105 & @dragon_leecmll bring the heat to the ring!
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— njpw_global (@njpwglobal) July 2, 2017

Tkahashi hit a Time Bomb on Titan for the win.

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IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament Round 1
Jay Lethal defeated Hangman Page

Who will be the 1st IWGP US Champion?!
NJPW’s worldwide future awaits!
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Lethal won via Lethal Injection.

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IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament Round 1
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Juice Robinson

ZSJ won via one of his elaborate submission holds. Good match.

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Jay White and Taguchi Japan (David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kushida) defeated Hunter Club (Billy Gunn and Yoshitatsu) and Tempura Boyz (Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu)

The Ace @tanahashi1_100 rocks the LA crowd! No stopping the Talent of the Century!
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Jay White hit a Flatliner on Yoshitatsu for the win. This match seemed kinda sloppy, mostly due to Billy Gunn.

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IWGP Tag Team Championship
War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa) (c)

G.O.D (@Tama_Tonga @TangaloaNJPW) sit @RAYMONDxROWE down with a massive power bomb!
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War Machine hit their Fallout finisher through a table for the win to become the new IWGP Tag Team Champions.

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IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament Round 1
Tomohiro Ishii defeated Tetsuya Naito

Ishii won via a Brainbuster.

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IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament Round 1
Kenny Omega defeated Michael Elgin

The man the world has their eyes on: @KennyOmegamanX makes his grand G1 entrance in LA!
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Big Mike @MichaelElgin25 with the perfect apron-side German suplex on Kenny!
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Incredible match. After several near falls for both men and several knee strikes by Omega, he hit the One Winged Angel for the win.

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IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Cody

When it rains, the champ makes it POUR! @rainmakerXokada is unstoppable!
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— njpw_global (@njpwglobal) July 2, 2017

This was a good match. Cody was down after a couple of clotheslines and Kenny Omega came in and told Brandi Rhodes to throw in a towel, but the Young Bucks stopped him. Cody got up and grabbed the towel and wiped his ass with it, then threw it back at Omega. After a few near falls and each guy hitting his opponent’s finisher, Okada hit a spinning tombstone and a Rainmaker for the win.