HTQ on Day Four of the Fantasy G1 Climax Tournament

Day Four of the G1 at the Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium was headlined by a real dream match, which capped off a really strong card of action that saw both Blocks still remain relatively wide open.

1. G1 Climax - Block B: Manabu Nakanishi [6] beat Toru Yano [0] in (7:02) after a Hercules Cutter

Nakanishi continued his strong G1 showing with a win over Toru Yano, who is still without points

2. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura [7] beat Tatsutoshi Goto [2] in (8:22) with a cross armbreaker

Nakamura outwrestled the veteran Goto en route to a submission win, as Goto was unable to pull off the upset

3. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6] beat Kendo Kashin [0] in (13:55) after a TTD

Tenzan powered past Kashin, hitting a TTD to get the win, and leave Kashin firmly at the bottom of Block A

4. G1 Climax - Block B: Kazuyuki Fujita [8] beat Togi Makabe [0] in (4:04) after a knee strike

Fujita scored another brutal victory, overpowering Makabe with heavy strikes before hitting Makabe with a big knee to the jaw which knocked Makabe out for the win, and left Makabe needing assistance to leave the ring

5. G1 Climax - Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi [5] beat Yutaka Yoshie [4] in (12:17) with a dragon sleeper

Tanahashi overcame the girth of Yoshie with pure wrestling, and took Yoshie down with a dragon sleeper to get the win, and move ahead of Yoshie in Block A

6. G1 Climax - Block A: Minoru Suzuki [4] beat Tatsumi Fujinami [2] in (12:48) after a Gotch piledriver

Suzuki and Fujinami engaged in a real mat war here, with both men showcasing their technical skills, and it was Suzuki who got the win after managing to counter a headstand from Fujinami into a Gotch piledriver

7. G1 Climax - Block A: Osamu Nishimura [4] beat Masahiro Chono [3] in (18:14) with a backslide

Nishimura pulled off a bit of an upset here, catching Chono off of a Yakuza kick attempt and managing to hold him down with his patented backslide for the three count

8. G1 Climax - Block A: Toshiaki Kawada [8] beat Yuji Nagata [5] in (25:47) after a running face kick

The main event of the night was the most heated match of the night. Nagata and Kawada held nothing back, and they had a real war of a match. The finish came off of dualling running kicks, when Kawada ducked a kick from Nagata, and hit a back heel kick, which stunned Nagata enough for Kawada to hit a pair of running face kicks, and get the pin

After four days of action, this is how things stand:

Block A:

1. Toshiaki Kawada [8]

2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6]

3. Yuji Nagata [5]

4. Osamu Nishimura [4]

5. Minoru Suzuki [4]

6. Masahiro Chono [3]

7. Tatsumi Fujinami [2]

8. Kendo Kashin [0]

Block B:

1. Kazuyuki Fujita [8]

2. Shinsuke Nakamura [7]

3. Manabu Nakanishi [6]

4. Hiroshi Tanahashi [5]

5. Yutaka Yoshie [4]

6. Tatsutoshi Goto [2]

7. Togi Makabe [0]

8. Toru Yano [0]

In Block A, Dangerous K holds the lead, but Tenzan and Nagata are hot on his heels, with Nishimura and Suzuki still firmly in contention for now. In Block B, things are little closer. Fujita holds the lead in that block, but Nakamura, Nakanishi and Tanahashi are only a few points away, and could easily get the lead soon.

This is how Day Five looks, Wednesday in Shizuoka:

NJPW, 8/10/05 (SXW)

Twin Messe Shizuoka North Pavillion

1. G1 Climax - Block B: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Togi Makabe

2. G1 Climax - Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Toru Yano

3. G1 Climax - Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Kendo Kashin

4. G1 Climax - Block A: Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Osamu Nishimura

5. G1 Climax - Block B: Yutaka Yoshie vs. Kazuyuki Fujita

6. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Minoru Suzuki

7. G1 Climax - Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tatsutoshi Goto

8. G1 Climax - Block A: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Masahiro Chono

With tomorrow off, the G1 resumes Wednesday, as the main event sees another dream match. Toshiaki Kawada faces Masahiro Chono, in what is sure to be yet another incredibly heated main event. A win for Chono would place him back in contention for Block A, while a win for Kawada would cement his top dog status. Hiroyoshi Tenzan faces Minoru Suzuki, and a win for Tenzan would keep his goal of a third consecutive G1 alive. Teacher meets Student as Tatsumi Fujinami wrestles his protege Osamu Nishimura. A win for Nishimura keeps him in the hunt for the G1 championship, while a win for Fujinami would keep his slender G1 hopes alive. Block B 'ace' Fujita meets the mighty girth of Yutaka Yoshie, in what might should literally be Fujita's biggest test of the G1.