鷹木 信悟 vs ジェイク・リー - 『G1 CLIMAX 34』Aブロック公式戦：NJPW G1 CLIMAX 34（2024年8月12日）
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00:00The 6th G1 CLIMAX A Block official match will take place in 30 minutes.
01:30The winner of the 4 wins and 4 losses is...
01:36BULLET CLUB UO DOGS
01:39192cm and 110kg
01:43SMART BASTARD
01:45JAKE LEE
02:01There's no doubt that Jake Lee is as smart as you could possibly be in a G1 matchup.
02:09You want to talk about smart, you want to talk about strong, you want to talk about pride?
02:13POWER!
02:15This guy, one of my rivals,
02:18Takagi Shingo
02:30This will, in fact, be the first singles matchup between these two in their entire careers.
02:38But they have met multiple times over across multiple promotions.
02:42Tradition Wrestling in Japan in 2021 in Tag Action
02:47United Japan Pro Wrestling
02:49Pro Wrestling NOAH this year, finally now, G1 CLIMAX 34.
02:54And with Jake Lee being dead in the water,
02:56it is up to Shingo Takagi to walk away with the win, to stay alive,
03:01and the only shot for Takagi to make his way into the playoffs
03:04is to hope for a loss from either EVIL or Tetsuya Naito tonight to allow for a tiebreaker.
03:10I don't know how people stay up all night for hours on end figuring this stuff up.
03:26But I know this will mean the world to Takagi to make this final.
03:31But I know this will mean the world to Takagi to make this final.
03:51The intensity of this man, the power only matched by his humility.
04:02And a very obvious fan favorite here.
04:07We're getting our updates live mathematically on the way that our blocks are breaking down.
04:11Sportaprowrestling.com's Chris Samsa.
04:13If EVIL, sorry, if Shingo Takagi were to lose this match here tonight,
04:19it is almost a certainty that EVIL makes his way as the second name added to the playoffs.
04:25Oh no!
04:28Well, I'm putting my bucks in here for Takagi. Hopefully.
04:31I just hate House of Torture, man.
04:41Jake Lee here with the size and weight advantage.
04:45Look how long those legs are, man.
04:48It's that lower base that has been the biggest asset for Jake Lee in this tournament.
04:54But the tamashii, the spirit of the fans here in Nagaoka,
04:58widely behind Shingo Takagi.
05:05Eight points Shingo Takagi, eight points Jake Lee.
05:08Only the former still alive.
05:16As we lock up here, Jake Lee, you said it earlier on,
05:19has that size advantage, very well may have the strength advantage.
05:22What are the keys to victory for Shingo Takagi here tonight?
05:25Well, to be honest, he has a black belt in judo.
05:27A lot of people don't realize.
05:28And that low center of gravity with the judo master,
05:30as you've seen this week in the Olympics, man,
05:32that could turn the tides.
05:34But he's also got that explosive power advantage as well.
05:38Oh, here he is getting in the mind.
05:43Jake's been noticeably cold this entire series.
05:46Yeah, a very difficult one to break is Jake Lee.
05:48A very difficult one to figure out.
05:50Finds himself to be the one figuring out others.
05:54And Jake Lee taking notice of this size difference tonight.
06:02A cocky cover here.
06:04Marty Asami not going to be the one to count it.
06:08There's a veteran experience here for Shingo Takagi too.
06:12Made his debut in 2004.
06:13Jake Lee making his own 2011.
06:21That explosive power, man.
06:24As Jake Lee wants that lariat.
06:26Shingo Takagi well-attempted his own lariat.
06:36Down the zone.
06:43Strange to say this with Shingo Takagi being a typically aggressive man,
06:47but he's been turned up just a little bit more for Takagi in this tournament.
06:50Seen a different side out of Shingo ever since that Owen Hart Cup loss
06:54to Brian Danielson back at Forbidden Door this year.
06:56Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
06:57I mean, there's one thing I told him is that I'll keep this man
07:00of the Never Openweight Championship safe while you go over there.
07:04And I think that Dragon vs. Dragon match might have pushed him over the edge.
07:09But he's got a chance here to take it all out of Jake.
07:12Jake Lee very similarly.
07:15An edge being added to his own game now associating with Gabe Kidd,
07:18a couple of mad bastards in the War Dogs,
07:20and Jake Lee's aggression has been turned up quite the notch.
07:24Here we go, bringing Shingo Takagi right over that top rope
07:26and that knee right to the chest.
07:29Once again paying off for Jake Lee.
07:30Talk about the bottom half being so, so integral to Lee's arsenal.
07:45Running around ringside here, Jake Lee.
07:48No, no, no, no, no, no.
07:50Right into the barricades in front of us at ringside.
07:56Why's he looking at me?
08:00Why's he looking at me?
08:02He knows Gabe loves me, huh?
08:03Jake Lee never wanted to back down from a man with gold.
08:07Has to focus on Shingo Takagi tonight, though.
08:14And does so very well here.
08:16That giant killing knee strike.
08:19I mean, look at the leverage on those knees, man.
08:21When you go up in a tie fight against a tie fighter with legs that long, man,
08:25the last thing you want is a good knee.
08:26And that was a running knee on the outside to a prone Takagi.
08:33Shingo's laid out here.
08:34Jake Lee finds himself back inside the ring.
08:37Trying to go for a count out.
08:38And the only count out victory we have seen in this tournament
08:41has come from Jake Lee.
08:42Picking up that win over Gabe Kidd in Korakuen Hall.
08:44True, true, but Takagi's not a guy.
08:46He's got too much pride to let this count out beat him.
08:53He's not going to let this count out beat him.
08:56Yeah, look at him.
08:58Not a bad idea to take as much time,
09:00but Jake Lee not going to be the one to allow that time.
09:03Smart work from Jake Lee.
09:08I think that was more a mind game than anything else.
09:10Great leverage here on this gravat right now.
09:12You know the English terminology.
09:14Good stuff, man.
09:16Taken down.
09:17They do this for a living.
09:19Knee driven directly into the back of Shingo Takagi.
09:21All right, that's that grip pulled right there, mate.
09:24He's switching from an interlock grip to a gable grip to an S-grip now.
09:28Two different holds there.
09:29Hey, look at that.
09:31Jake Lee knows all about it.
09:32Shingo Takagi has no choice but to feel it.
09:34Shingo took that as disrespect.
09:38Elbow to the student.
09:40Back to those knees.
09:43And once again.
09:45Running knees on the ropes.
09:47Using Takagi's moves against him.
09:49Yeah, rebounds right off those ropes
09:51and runs right into the brick wall.
09:53That is Jake Lee.
09:55Like a spike being driven right into the midsection
09:57of both of these guys.
09:59Jake Lee's got a good grip.
10:00Jake Lee.
10:02Like a spike being driven right into the midsection of Takagi.
10:04And now, once again.
10:07Would love to make Shingo Takagi pass out here.
10:10You know yourself, that is a much easier thing said than done.
10:14It's impossible.
10:15I tried for a whole 40 minutes to try to put him to sleep.
10:18But he couldn't.
10:19I was in the hospital the next day.
10:23Nice leap.
10:24Does have Takagi prone here on his back.
10:27That's a good headlock there.
10:28He knows his judo well.
10:31He's got that body lock there.
10:32Very long legs.
10:33That leverage.
10:36Long back as well.
10:37So you've got to think of the leverage of that arching back.
10:40As well as those long arms on the carotid arteries.
10:44Both sides of the neck.
10:45Blood flowing to the head.
10:49You see those veins in the top of Shingo's head.
10:50Just pumping right now.
10:52Top left.
10:53What's up with you guys and Takagi?
10:57And it's these points in the matchup where Jake Lee finds himself advantageous.
11:01And starts to split the focus a little bit.
11:04Take his focus off Shingo.
11:05Put it on the Nagaoka faithful tonight.
11:12What's up with you guys and Takagi?
11:14Oh, now he's attacking.
11:16He's gone from attacking the body to attacking the pride.
11:19Shingo's pride stronger than anyone else's that you will find in Block A.
11:34He's got to turn this around quick, man.
11:36He wants to play for pride here.
11:38Would love to advance to 10 points on the board.
11:41Despite not being able to make it to those playoffs.
11:43First G1 Climax for Jake Lee.
11:45Brought back down.
11:47Great screw.
11:49Beautiful.
11:52Dragon screw from the Rampage Dragon.
11:55He's got time to get his breath back.
11:58He's got to fight through that pain.
12:04Big, deep breaths there.
12:06Jake Lee now feeling that pain on his right knee.
12:10Has to hold himself up on that middle rope.
12:1210 rounds to go.
12:13From Shingo to Takagi.
12:16Lighting up Nagaoka.
12:18Lighting up Jake Lee.
12:20He's found a weakness and it's those knuckles.
12:26Who would have thought
12:28hitting the Warthog in the head would drop him.
12:44Jake Lee once again.
12:46You see how capable Jake Lee is
12:48of just turning things around instantly.
12:50No one could have called that.
12:52Shingo obviously didn't call that.
12:54But Jake Lee had it scouted.
13:00This level of intelligence
13:02and intensity could make Jake Lee
13:04one of the most dangerous men
13:06in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
13:08Trying to deadlift up Takagi.
13:10Gets his hips underneath.
13:11Big power.
13:13Suplex is the biggest guy in the G1.
13:16Very few could do it.
13:18Takagi does.
13:20Cover here.
13:22And it's only two.
13:24I think tensing the back
13:26would have taken pressure off the core as well.
13:28Very smart move.
13:30But can he pick up the momentum
13:32is the question.
13:34Is Jake taking too much out of him?
13:35Back to the sleeper.
13:37It is not Takagi's time.
13:39Not yet.
13:41Deep sleeper.
13:43Driven right back into that corner.
13:45Hit his chin with the back of his head there.
13:47Right back to it.
13:49Judo throw.
13:51Take down and here we go.
13:53Sliding larynx.
13:55Slant end with the bomber.
13:57Grounded him.
13:59He grounded him.
14:01You ever heard John Danaher talk about those leverage points
14:03when you're on the ground
14:05before attacking him?
14:07Smart move.
14:11Oi!
14:13Oi!
14:15Oi!
14:16Oi!
14:17Oi!
14:18Oi!
14:19Oi!
14:20Oi!
14:21Oi!
14:22Takagi's one that feeds off the spirit
14:24of any audience we're around.
14:26And by God, we have this audience tonight.
14:28Made in Japan.
14:30No.
14:32He would have loved it.
14:33But it would be very hard
14:35to hit a maneuver like that
14:37on a man the size of Lee.
14:39Looks like this is where Jake Lee
14:41is going to make the mistake.
14:43You don't want to bang with this guy
14:45unless you've got a Polynesian skull.
14:47As they say, you've been in this spot
14:49before you lean into them.
14:51Jake Lee has to throw him back.
14:53Oi!
14:54Oi!
14:55Oi!
14:56Oi!
14:57Oi!
14:58Oi!
14:59Oi!
15:00Oi!
15:01Oi!
15:03That's all you can do.
15:05How do you topple the red butt,
15:07especially when the red butt has legs
15:09like Jake Lee does?
15:11Back of the neck, Larry.
15:14There it is.
15:16Dangerous.
15:18Here it is, off the ropes.
15:20Popping cover!
15:23Enough to take him down
15:25and get the breath back.
15:27I think this might be Takagi's
15:29last chance to get up.
15:30It was the last chance for everything for Shingo Takagi.
15:33His last match in G1 Climax 34 must win to stay alive.
15:39He's got his look in his eyes.
15:47I've seen that look in his eyes.
15:48Yeah, it's a hype house in Nagaoka tonight.
15:52Shingo fires off his own gun and bam!
15:56Jake Lee now.
15:59Big kick, cover, here, two.
16:05And once him up, drops him down.
16:07Back suplex onto Takagi one more time.
16:10And it's only two again.
16:12Came down all at once.
16:13Did you hear the metal in the ring hit?
16:24Something you don't see quite often is
16:26Takagi's third face down in the ring.
16:30There he goes, pushing it back up.
16:32And that smile on the face of the sick, sadistic, smart bastard
16:37that is Jake Lee.
16:41Giant killing drives in Takagi to the corner.
16:43And he wants this.
16:44FBS base break.
16:45No!
16:46On the shoulders.
16:47On the shoulders.
16:48Takagi caught him.
16:49He wants this.
16:50Just the thing you do.
16:51Just the thing you do.
16:53Fifth Valley driver.
16:55Doesn't feel very good.
16:57And it's going to be enough for now for Shingo Takagi.
17:04Just that power, that spirit still holding on.
17:07That dragon.
17:12I think he's going to go up.
17:14We'll see.
17:17Jake Lee.
17:18Back corner.
17:19Corner bomb.
17:22Let's go, he says.
17:23Let's go.
17:24We'll see.
17:26Takes it all the way.
17:27He's a 6'4".
17:28And that's another 11 feet, 12 feet in the air.
17:31Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
17:33Superplex.
17:36From the top to the bottom.
17:39Very smart.
17:40He's bigger than me.
17:41I'm going to put him on top.
17:42Lower that center of gravity.
17:43Heighten that center of gravity rather.
17:45Lower that center of gravity rather.
17:52Now coming firmly behind Takagi.
17:54Let's go.
17:58Shingo Takagi.
18:00To want to put this away tonight.
18:02Pump.
18:03Oh, no.
18:04Still on his feet.
18:07Not enough force behind it.
18:09Changes direction.
18:10And Jake Lee still does not go down.
18:14Standing.
18:15These do not feel good.
18:18Downward elbows.
18:19Headbutt.
18:21Head kick.
18:22Jesus.
18:24Jake Lee, Jake Lee.
18:25Cornering bomber.
18:26Hold in.
18:27Hold in.
18:29Takagi's got it.
18:30Takagi's got it.
18:31Ten points on the board.
18:33Hook the leg.
18:34Hook the leg.
18:35Coming down.
18:36Very smart move.
18:40He gets that with a lot of the more taller guys he fights.
18:44Oh.
18:45And Jake Lee is questioning this call.
18:47Somebody go help Asami.
19:04He's beside himself.
19:07Absolute frustration from Jake Lee.
19:14Even Abe Asami has to call it as he sees it.
19:16We saw three slaps to the mat from referee Marty Asami and Jake Lee.
19:23Wow.
19:28Just as we've said about a lot of our newcomers in G1 Climax this year,
19:32as much as Jake Lee wants to hang his head in shame right now,
19:35just like Callum Newman, just like Bolton Oleg,
19:38a lot to be proud of for Jake Lee
19:40entering the hardest tournament you will ever find in professional sports
19:44and earning eight points on the board at the end.
19:50At the same time, losing to Takagi, man, that's no shame.
19:54He was the one being disrespected.
19:56Oh, no.
19:57No, no, no, no.
19:58Jake Lee, come on.
19:59Oh, come on.
20:00For the second time in the night, first Callum Newman.
20:02Now Shingo Takagi.
20:04These war dogs need to get $500,000 each per transcription.
20:09No amount of money is going to be able to save anyone here.
20:13$2,000 for House of Torture.
20:20It was Shingo that was grounded.
20:22Even following the ending to the matchup,
20:25Takagi won and still lay flat on his back for the time being.
20:28Jake Lee still absolutely frustrated,
20:31but G1 Climax 34 is done and dusted for the smart bastard.
20:36And now what Shingo Takagi has to hope for,
20:39going to be resting up in the LIJ locker room,
20:41but there is going to be a monitor on that evening in that room.
20:46Has to hope for a loss for Evil or for Tetsuya Naito
20:50coming up in our next two matches.
20:55Why are all these guys trying to iron me out, man?
20:57I'm not even in their blood.
20:58Never a great champion.
20:59It's true, true.
21:06He bowed us to pride. Retaining his pride right here.
21:09Although, look how banked up he is.
21:13Who has to win to make it to the finals.
21:15Shoto Umino has to beat Evil or Great-O-Khan needs to beat Tetsuya Naito.
21:20God's going to beat him. God's going to beat him.
21:23Well, we're going to find out.
21:24Heading into our semi-main event now.
21:26It's Shoto Umino, Evil one-on-one.