G1 Climax 30, Night 6 Preview

September 18, 2020
By: Lou Pickney

Here is a preview of the sixth night of G1 Climax 30, the annual two-block round-robin heavyweight tournament in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. In recent years, the G1 has featured a flurry of ultra high-end matches.

The star ratings are from highly respected journalist Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON). The number next to it is the cagematch.net (CM) score for the match as of last check before publication.

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G1 Climax 30, Night 6 (B Block)
September 29, 2020 — Tokyo (Korakuen Hall)

1) Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito

Their singles match record is 4-4, but Naito has won four in a row over Goto. Naito leads Goto 3-2 in G1 matches.

Previous singles matches

1. Goto: February 20, 2011 — Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
The New Beginning
WON: ***3/4 & CM: N/A

2. Goto: August 12, 2012 — Tokyo (Ryogoku Sumo Hall)
G1 Climax 22
WON: N/A & CM: N/A

3. Goto: August 3, 2014 — Osaka, Japan
G1 Climax 24
WON: N/A & CM: N/A

4. Goto: January 4, 2016 — Tokyo Dome
Wrestle Kingdom 10
WON: ***3/4 & CM: 6.46

5. Naito: March 12, 2016 — Aomore, Japan
2016 New Japan Cup Final
WON: ****1/4 & CM: 7.81

6. Naito: August 1, 2017 — Kagoshima, Japan
G1 Climax 27
WON: **** & CM: 8.72

7. Naito: July 28, 2018 — Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
G1 Climax 28
WON: ***1/2 & CM: 6.93

8. Naito: July 19, 2019 — Tokyo (Korakuen Hall)
G1 Climax 29
WON: ***3/4 & CM: 7.55

2) EVIL vs. Toru Yano

EVIL and Yano have had two singles matches, both in the G1, both won by EVIL, and both under three minutes in duration.

3) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Juice Robinson

Tanahashi won their lone previous singles match in the 2018 New Japan Cup. This will be their first meeting in the G1.

Previous singles match

1. Tanahashi: March 16, 2018 — Tokyo (Korakuen Hall)
2018 New Japan Cup, Semifinal Round
WON: ***3/4 & CM: 8.41

4) KENTA vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

The series is tied 1-1. KENTA beat Sabre during a UK tour by Pro Wrestling NOAH in 2011. Sabre beat KENTA in their lone previous G1 match, which took place last year at the Budokan.

Previous singles matches

1. KENTA: May 4, 2011 — Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK
NOAH European Navigation 2011
WON: N/A & CM: N/A
This match is not currently available on New Japan World

2. Sabre: August 10, 2019 — Tokyo (Nippon Budokan)
G1 Climax 29
WON: ****1/2 & CM: 8.54

5) Sanada vs. Yoshi-Hashi

Sanada has beaten Yoshi-Hashi in their two previous singles matches. This will be their first time facing off in the G1.

Previous singles matches

1. Sanada: March 12, 2017 — Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
2017 New Japan Cup, First Round
WON: ***1/2 & CM: 6.78

2. Sanada: March 6, 2018 — Tokyo (Ota City Gymnasium)
NJPW 46th Anniversary show
WON: ***1/2 & CM: 7.03

MORE:

G1 Climax 30, Night 1 Preview
G1 Climax 30, Night 2 Preview
G1 Climax 30, Night 3 Preview
G1 Climax 30, Night 4 Preview
G1 Climax 30, Night 5 Preview
G1 Climax 30, Night 6 Preview
G1 Climax 30, Night 7 Preview
G1 Climax 30, Night 8 Preview

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