The return of the G1 tag league.

[niniendo warrior]

I read Chono had a bad fall when Yutaka performed the German Suplex...

ouch!

I hope he is ok.

[Luds]

It's a big win for Yoshie for sure, he keeps this thing about him where he can beat anyone any time...

He holds victories over chono, tenzan and many big names...

[edgehead1984]

Credit SSS:

1. Naofumi Yamamoto beat Akiya Anzawa (6:47) with a Texas Cloverleaf hold.
2. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirooki Goto (13:46) when Inoue used a staggerin' blow on Goto.
3. Shinya Makabe beat Toru Yano (8:29) with a German suplex hold.
4. Jado, Gedo & Katsushi Takemura beat Tiger Mask, Heat & Masahito Kakihara (9:56) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Kakihara.
5. Osamu Nishimura & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Blue Wolf & Super Crazy (13:45) when Nishimura used a Cobra Twist on Crazy.
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Enson Inoue beat Tadao Yasuda & Makai #1 (11:34) when Tenzan used the TTD on Makai #1.
7. G1 Tag League: Blue Wolf & Shinsuke Nakamura [4] beat Masahiro Chono & Jushin Thunder Liger [2] by forfeit.
8. G1 Tag League: Yoshihiro Takayama & TOA [2] beat Mike Barton & Jim Steele [4] (13:11) when Takayama used a knee kick on Barton.
9. G1 Tag League: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi [3] vs. Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi [3] went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.


I hope the Liger matches don't all become forfeits, the main event sounds like a good match.

What's a staggerin' blow?????

[Luds]

In today's matches, Tanahashi & Yoshie defended their IWGP TAG titles in the G1 Tag League against Barton & Steele. Yoshie pinned Steele after a Diving Body Press at 30:58.

RESULTS:

G1 Tag League:
Tanahashi & Yoshie (5) > Barton & Steele (4)
Takayama & Toa (4) drew Nagata & Nakanishi (3)
Tenzan & Nishimura (6) had a forfeit win over Chono & Liger (2) due to Chono's injury
Yasuda & Makai #1 (4) also had a forfeit win over NAkamura & Wolf (4)

Undercard:
Naofumi Yamamoto > Akiya Anzawa
Koji Kanemoto & El Samurai > Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirooki Goto3. Jado, Gedo & Katsushi Takemura > Tiger Mask, Heat & Super Crazy
Enson Inoue > Toru Yano
Jushin Thunder Liger > Osamu Nishimura
Tadao Yasuda, Ryushi Yanagisawa & Makai #1 > Hiro Saito, Tatsutoshi Goto & Blue Wolf
Hiroyoshi Tenzan > Shinya Makabe

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EDIT with 10/22/03 results

Nothing much today, only one match in the G1 league as Nakamura still hat to forfeit his match...

Toa & Takayama (now with 6 points) > Nakamura & Blue Wolf (4 points)
Nishimura & Tenzan (8) > Tanahashi & Yoshie (7), Nishimura cradled Yoshie at 18:22...

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SECOND EDIT with 10/23/03 results

MAJOR SHOCKER!!!

1- Nagata & Nakanishi (5) > Chono & Liger (2) by forfeit
2- Blue Wolf & Nakamura (6) > Yoshie & Tanahashi (7) --> Major upset, but this is only to set up the Wolf vs. Tanahashi match for the U30 crown.
3- Barton & Steele (6) > Yasuda & Hirata (4)

[edgehead1984]

10/25 results credit SSS:

1. Hirooki Goto beat Akiya Anzawa (6:15) with a cross armbreaker.
2. Tiger Mask & Heat beat Super Crazy & Azteca (10:10) when Heat used the Minoru Special on Crazy.
3. Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Toru Yano (8:11) with a right high kick.
4. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Osamu Nishimura & El Samurai (12:30) when Hiro used a senton bomb on Samurai.
5. Jado, Gedo & Katsushi Takemura beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi (11:59) when Gedo used a Superfly splash on Taguchi.
6. G1 Tag League: Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi [7] beat Masahiro Chono & Jushin Thunder Liger [2] by forfeit.
7. G1 Tag League: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi [7] beat Blue Wolf & Shinsuke Nakamura [6] (11:47) when Nakanishi used an Argentine backbreaker on Wolf.
8. G1 Tag League: Tadao Yasuda & Makai #1 [6] beat Yoshihiro Takayama & TOA [6] (4:32) when TOA was counted out.
9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Mike Barton, Jim Steele & Shinya Makabe (17:35) when Tanahashi used a Dragon suplex hold on Makabe.

EDIT undercar of 10/28 credit SSS:

1. Toru Yano beat Akiya Anzawa (3:55) with a front suplex.
2. Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Blue Wolf & Naofumi Yamamoto (6:36) when Goto used a lariat on Yamamoto.
3. Tiger Mask & Heat beat Koji Kanemoto & Hirooki Goto (11:20) when Heat used a cross armbreaker on Goto.
4. Shinya Makabe beat Super Crazy (5:16) with a lariat.
5. Jado, Gedo & Katsushi Takemura beat Jushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi (12:30) when Takemura used a moonsault press on Taguchi.

[Luds]

A single match in the tag league on 10/26, and not a real one As TAO & Takayama (8) won by forfeit over Chono & Liger (2).

The card looks like this:

-Taguchi > Yamamoto
-Kanemoto & El Samurai > Heat & Super Crazy
-Barton & Steele & Makabe > Saito & Goto & Yano
-Jado & Gedo & Takemura > Tiger Mask IV in a 3-1 match
-Yasuda & Yanagisawa > Nishimura Inoue
-Suzuki > Tanahashi
-Murakami > Yoshie in a Bounty match
-Nakanishi > Blue Wolf
-Nagata > Nakamura
-Takayama & TOA > Tenzan & Liger (replacement match)

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Here are the results from the last day before the Final (10/28/03)

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura (9) DCO Tadao Yasuda & Makai (7)
Yoshihiro Takayama & TOA (10) > Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi (7)
Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi (9) > Mike Barton & Jim Steele (6)

The card for 10/30/03 is

(IWGP JR C) Jado vs. El Samurai
G1 Tag League Final Decision Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura vs. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi
G1 Tag League Final: Yoshihiro Takayama & TOA vs. Winner of above match