G1 CLIMAX 2006 results - Tenzan reigns supreme!

The latest Hiroyoshi Tenzan revival has begun as he won his third G1 CLIMAX tournament in 4 years last night, beating his ex-TenKoji partner and former AJPW Triple Crown champion Satoshi Kojima in the finals. Tenzan's win marks one of his most dominant performances ever as he also became the second person ever since Riki Choshu in 1996 to win the G1 undefeated without dropping any points in the round robin brackets.
Tenzan now goes on to face Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Title on 9/24 at the Osaka Prefecturial Gymnasium, and if you ask me, now is the time for NJPW to do Tenzan some justice and give him that long title reign he should have had back in 2004-2005.

NJPW G1 CLIMAX 8/13/06 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
11,000 Fans - No Vacancy
1. Minoru & Prince Devitt beat Wataru Inoue & Yujiro (6:28) when Devitt used a brainbuster on Yujiro.
2. G1 Climax - Semi Final: Satoshi Kojima beat Koji Kanemoto (15:41) with a lariat.
3. G1 Climax - Semi Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Giant Bernard (11:13) with the Anaconda Vice.
4. Jushin Thunder Liger, Jado & Gedo beat Tiger Mask, El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi (11:03) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Taguchi.
5. Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (10:36) when Makabe used a lariat on Ishii.
6. Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto (13:38) when Tanahashi used a Dragon suplex hold on Yamamoto.
7. Yoshihiro Takayama New Japan Return Match: Riki Choshu, Manabu Nakanishi & Akebono beat Masahiro Chono, Yoshihiro Takayama & Milano Collection AT (12:49) when Choshu used a lariat on Milano.
8. G1 Climax - Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Satoshi Kojima (27:36) with the Original TTD.

NJPW, 8/12/06 (SXW LIVE)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
7,800 Fans
1. Minoru & Prince Devitt beat El Samurai & Wataru Inoue (8:22) when Devitt used a swinging DDT on Inoue.
2. Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Jado & Gedo (6:40) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Jado.
3. Black Strong Machine & Shiro Koshinaka beat Takashi Iizuka & Takashi Uwano (9:23) when Koshinaka used a diving hip attack on Uwano.
4. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Akebono & Naofumi Yamamoto (8:04) when Yano pinned Yamamoto after Akebono accidentally used a body press.
5. Masahiro Chono Return Match ~ BLACK REBORN: Masahiro Chono & Milano Collection AT beat Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Tanahashi (11:16) when Chono used a Shining Yakuza kick on Choshu.
6. G1 Climax - Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8] beat Togi Makabe [3] (12:23) with the Anaconda Vice.
7. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata [4] vs. Koji Kanemoto [5] went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Giant Bernard [5] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [2] (6:53) with a neck-hanging buster.
9. G1 Climax - Block A: Satoshi Kojima [7] beat Manabu Nakanishi [2] (18:17) with a lariat.

NJPW, 8/10/06 (Samurai! TV)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
8,000 Fans - No Vacancy
1. Yujiro & Prince Devitt beat Takashi Uwano & Mitsuhide Hirasawa (11:21) when Devitt used a flying cross armbreaker on Hirasawa.
2. Tiger Mask, El Samurai, Wataru Inoue & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru, Jado & Gedo (9:17) when Tiger used a crucifix hold on Gedo.
3. Yuji Nagata & Takashi Iizuka beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (17:02) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Ishii.
4. Riki Choshu & Akebono beat Black Strong Machine & Shiro Koshinaka (8:10) when Akebono used a running body press on Machine.
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [6] beat Naofumi Yamamoto [0] (12:28) with the TTD.
6. G1 Climax - Block B: Koji Kanemoto [4] beat Togi Makabe [3] (11:25) with a Falcon Arrow.
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Manabu Nakanishi [2] beat Giant Bernard [3] (11:41) with the Fujiyama German suplex hold.
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Satoshi Kojima [5] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [4] (21:55) with a lariat.

NJPW, 8/9/06 (Samurai! TV)
Grand Cube Osaka
3,500 Fans
1. Yujiro & Prince Devitt beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Takashi Uwano (11:20) when Devitt used a front cradle on Uwano.
2. Minoru, Jado & Gedo beat Tiger Mask, El Samurai & Wataru Inoue (9:50) when Minoru used the California Maki on Inoue.
3. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Shiro Koshinaka & Takashi Iizuka (11:33) when Yano used the Uragasumi on Iizuka.
4. Satoshi Kojima & Akebono beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Black Strong Machine (13:41) when Akebono used the Bono Bomber on Machine.
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Koji Kanemoto [2] beat Naofumi Yamamoto [0] (13:14) with an ankle hold.
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger [2] beat Manabu Nakanishi [0] (8:32) with a horizontal cradle.
7. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata [3] vs. Togi Makabe [3] went to a double countout (15:44).
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Giant Bernard [3] beat Hiroshi Tanahashi [4] (17:54) with the Bernard Driver.

NJPW, 8/8/06 (WPW)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium
3,500 Fans
1. Yujiro & Mitsuhide Hirasawa beat Takashi Uwano & Tetsuya Naito (10:01) when Hirasawa used a chickenwing armlock on Naito.
2. Takashi Iizuka & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Shiro Koshinaka & El Samurai (8:08) when Iizuka used a sleeper hold on Samurai.
3. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Minoru & Prince Devitt (12:07) when Inoue used the Staggerin' Blow on Devitt.
4. Riki Choshu & Manabu Nakanishi beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (11:26) when Choshu used a lariat on Yano.
5. Summer Night Dream Tag Match: Akebono (Bono Tiger) & Tiger Mask beat Jado & Gedo (7:10) when Akebono used a running body press on Jado.
6. G1 Climax - Block B: Togi Makabe [2] beat Naofumi Yamamoto [0] (11:18) with a lariat.
7. G1 Climax - Block A: Giant Bernard [1] vs. Satoshi Kojima [3] went to a double KO (25:54).
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [4] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [0] (14:18) with a Dragon suplex hold.
9. G1 Climax - Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [4] beat Yuji Nagata [2] (15:41) with a moonsault press.

NJPW, 8/6/06 (SXW LIVE)
Niigata City Gymnasium
2,842 Fans - No Vacancy
1. Wataru Inoue beat Yujiro (8:28) with the Triangle Lancer.
2. El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru & Tetsuya Naito (12:46) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Naito.
3. Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (12:11) when Koshinaka used a powerbomb on Ishii.
4. Riki Choshu & Akebono beat Giant Bernard & Black Strong Machine (9:59) when Akebono used a running body press on Machine.
5. G1 Climax - Block B: Yuji Nagata [2] beat Naofumi Yamamoto [0] (10:28) with an armlock.
6. G1 Climax - Block A: Satoshi Kojima [2] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [0] (14:09) with a lariat.
7. G1 Climax - Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [2] beat Koji Kanemoto [0] (13:07) with the Anaconda Vice.
8. G1 Climax - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [2] beat Manabu Nakanishi [0] (14:51) with a flying Sling Blade -> jackknife hold.