New Japan ran their August 13th rally in Tokyo at Ryogoku Kokugikan, claiming 8,000 paid. Results:

1. Naofumi Yamamoto & Hiroshi Nagao defeated Hirooki Goto & Akiya Anzawa in 10 minutes, 11 seconds when Yamamoto used a back-drop suplex on Goto for the win.

2. B Block: Yutaka Yoshie (6 pts) defeated Tatsutoshi Goto (4 pts) in 8 minutes, 22 seconds with a diving body press.

3. A Block: Minoru Suzuki (6 pts) and Kendo Ka Shin (5 pts) went to a double count-out in 12 minutes, 17 seconds.

4. B Block: Manabu Nakanishi (10 pts) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (7 pts) in 13 minutes, 50 seconds with the Hercules Cutter.

5. A Block: Toshiaki Kawada (10 pts) defeated Osamu Nishimura (5 pts) in 17 minutes with the Stretch Plumb.

6. A Block: Masa Chono (10 pts) defeated Tatsumi Fujinami (4 pts) in 11 minutes, 8 seconds with the Shining Yakuza Kick.

7. A Block: Yuji Nagata (8 pts) defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan (8 pts) in 16 minutes, 55 seconds with a back-drop suplex hold.

8. B Block: Kazuyuki Fujita (14 pts, yes, he runs thru everyone) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (11 pts) in 6 minutes, 25 seconds with a knee strike.

G-1 FINAL REGULAR LEAGUE POINT STANDINGS

A Block:

1  Chono (10, 5-2, defeated Nagata <day 1>, Suzuki <day 3>, Kawada <day 5>, Ka Shin <day 6>, Fujinami <day 7>, lost to Tenzan <day 2>, Nishimura <day 4>) FIRST PLACE (due to win over Kawada)

2  Kawada (10, 5-2, defeated Tenzan <day 1>, Fujinami <day 2>, Nagata <day 4>, Suzuki <day 6>, Nishimura <day 7>, lost to Ka Shin <day 3>, Chono <day 5>) SECOND PLACE (due to loss against Chono)

3 Nagata (8, 4-3, defeated Fujinami <day 3>, Ka Shin <day 5>, Nishimura <day 6>, Tenzan <day 7>lost to Chono <day 1>, Suzuki <day 2>, Kawada <day 4>) THIRD PLACE (due to win over Tenzan today)

4   Tenzan (8, 4-3, defeated Chono <day 2>, Nishimura <day 3>, Ka Shin <day 4>, Fujinami <day 6>, lost to Kawada <day 1>, Suzuki <day 5> Nagata <day 7>) FOURTH PLACE (due to loss over Nagata)

5  Suzuki (6, 2-3-2, defeated Nagata <day 2>, Tenzan <day 5>, lost to Chono <day 3>, Fujinami <day 4>, Kawada <day 6>, 30 minute draw with Nishimura <day 1>, double countout with Ka Shin <day 7>) FIFTH PLACE

6  Ka Shin (5, 2-4-1 defeated Nishimura <day 2>, Kawada <day 3>, lost to Fujinami <day 1>, Tenzan <day 4>, Nagata <day 5>, Chono <day 6>, double countout with Suzuki <day 7>) SIXTH PLACE

7  Nishimura (5, 2-4-1, defeated Chono <day 4>, Fujinami <day 5>, lost to Ka Shin <day 2>, Tenzan <day 3>, Nagata <day 6>, Kawada <day 7>, 30 minute draw with Suzuki <day 1>) SEVENTH PLACE (due to loss over Ka Shin)

8  Fujinami (4, 2-5, defeated Ka Shin <day 1>, Suzuki <day 4>, lost to Kawada <day 2>, Tenzan <day 3>, Nishimura <day 5>, Tenzan <day 6>, Chono <day 7>) 

B BLOCK

1  Fujita (14, 7-0, defeated Goto <day 1>, Tanahashi <day 2>, Yano <day 3>, Makabe <day 4*>, Yoshie <day 5>, Nakanishi <day 6>, Nakamura <day 7>) FIRST PLACE

2  Nakamura (11, 5-1-1, defeated Nakanishi <day 1>, Makabe <day 2>, Tanahashi <day 3>, Goto <day 4>, Yoshie <day 6>, loss to Fujita <day 7> Double countout with Yano <day 5>) SECOND PLACE

3  Nakanishi (10, 5-2, defeated Goto <day 1>, Yoshie <day 3>, Yano <day 4>, Makabe <day 5*>,  Tanahashi <day 7>, lost to Nakamura <day 1>, Fujita <day 6>) THIRD PLACE

4  Tanahashi (7, 3-3-1, defeated Yoshie <day 4>, Goto <day 5>, Makabe <day 6*>, lost to Fujiata <day 2>, Nakamura <day 3>, Nakanishi <day 7>, 30 minute draw with Yano <day 1>) FOURTH PLACE

5  Yoshie (6, 3-4, defeated Makabe <day 1>, Yano <day 2>, Goto <day 7>, lost to Nakanishi <day 3>, Tanahashi <day 4>, Fujita <day 5>, Nakamura <day 6>) FIFTH PLACE

6  Goto (4, 2-5, defeated Makabe <day 3*>, Yano <day 6>, lost to Fujita <day 1>, Nakanishi <day 2>, Nakamura <day 4>, Tanahashi <day 5>, Yoshie <day 7>) SIXTH PLACE (due to win over Yano)

7  Yano (4, 1-4-2, defeated Makabe <day 7*>, lost to Yoshie <day 2>, Fujita <day 3>, Nakanishi <day 4>, Goto <day 6>, 30 minute draw with Tanahashi <day 1>, Double countout with Nakamura <day 5>) SEVENTH PLACE

8  Makabe (0, 0-7, lost to Yoshie <day 1>, Nakamura <day 2>, Goto <day 3*>, Fujita <day 4*>, Nakanishi <day 5*>, Tanahashi <day 6*>, Yano <day 7>) EIGHT PLACE

NJPW, 8/14/05, Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Lizmark Jr. vs. X

2. G1 Climax - Semi Final: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Masahiro Chono

3. G1 Climax - Semi Final: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Toshiaki Kawada

4. G1 Climax Finals