Toru Yano defeats SANADA: G1 Climax September 20

Result: Toru Yano defeats SANADA

Match:

• The referee confiscated tape from both of Yano’s knee pads before the match even started. After a minute or so in the match, the referee also found some tucked close to Yano’s waist.
• Yano attempted to bait Sanada out of the ring, but Sanada just waited in the ring and Yano barely made it back in by the count of 20. Sanada would then take Yano to the outside, and he put Yano in the paradise lock. As Sanada began to walk back to the ring with intensions of taking a count-out win, a young lion turned Yano over and let him out of the Paradise Lock. Yano then taped Sanada to the Young Lion and ran back to the ring. The referee finished his 20 count to give Yano the count out win.

All Matches from G1 Climax September 20:

• Full Results
  • Gabriel Kidd vs Yota Tsuji
  • Juice Robinson vs YOSHI-HASHI – G1 Climax 30 Match
  • Toru Yano vs SANADA – G1 Climax 30 Match
  • Hirooki Goto vs KENTA – G1 Climax 30 Match
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs EVIL – G1 Climax 30 Match
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Tetsuya Naito – G1 Climax 30 Match

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Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent