Yota Tsuji vs David Finlay - G1 Climax 34 Semi-Finals: NJPW G1 Climax 34 (August 17, 2024)
辻 陽太 vs デビッド・フィンレー - G1 CLIMAX 34優勝決定トーナメント・セミファイナル：NJPW G1 CLIMAX 34（2024年8月17日）
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00:00Oh
00:13And it's only fitting
00:18Yota Suji's toughest battles in this tournament David Finley's toughest battle in this tournament arguably
00:24You could say against Kurosuke Takeshita. You're right. You're right
00:28Interesting very very interesting that Kurosuke Takeshita wants to take her inside seat
00:35To see our G1 semi-finals
01:25So
01:47Arguably a major difference between the concepts of writing history and defining history
01:54Potentially as a tournament winner to define history you do something completely unprecedented
02:00Something which has never been done before
02:03Something which Yota Suji sets out on the goal to accomplish tonight
02:09But he has a hell of a challenger standing in front of him to accomplish that goal
02:14And it's a challenger that he could have met in his previous tournament victory a new japan cup
02:202024 win for Yota Suji could be followed up the first man to win new japan cup and g1
02:28Climax back to back in the same year and all that on top
02:33the new member
02:35of this generation
02:37Oh
02:46One thing between writing your name in the record books and one thing about
02:50Making history the difference between being a leader and being a pioneer
02:56Suji could lead this new generation
03:01And he could pioneer in doing so
03:04Of winning both major singles tournaments in new japan
03:16There's one thing walker from someone that
03:20Went to school went to college got a job and then transitioned
03:24Into professional wrestling like yoda suji did completely different life for david finley
03:31Literally almost literally born in a pro wrestling ring from four generations
03:38Of savagery
03:42Use a lot of talk talk about royal families in professional wrestling this man is almost literal wrestling royalty
03:48His grandfather just this week receiving his mbe from the king
03:54For his services to professional wrestling it was written long before his birth
04:00But this is the position that he would be in
04:04And you could almost make the argument and it's becoming more convincing by the day that david finley has surpassed
04:12Everything that his father that his grandfather that his great-grandfather has done
04:17And he is only 31 with a lot lot more to do starting with the g1 climax
04:24So
04:39Already has done something
04:41Noah, the man has done before by holding that right there the iwgp
04:47Gp
04:48Global heavyweight champion, but to get that gold around his race. He sold his soul a long long time ago
04:57And always pulling the strings
04:59His bloody hands ghetto and suji knows
05:03How dangerous a force ghetto can be on the outside. That is how he lost in fococa. There's a slighter hand
05:10And a family heirloom and that's jaleeli in the right-hand grip of the rebel here tonight
05:41So
05:50For david finley it was written in the stars
05:57Was the text written by david finley a fantasy was it a premonition?
06:01Premonition
06:05It's on david finley to prove one way or another here tonight david finley has more than proven
06:12How capable he is how violent he is how dangerous he is?
06:17There have been a lot of people having to move a lot of goalposts when it comes to david finley and perhaps
06:22Perhaps we've been two of them, you know, I mean perhaps we haven't seen that
06:27but for a man
06:29Two years ago who said expect me in 2024. I think it's become expect nobody else than david finley
06:39Persistent
06:40It's david finley a constant
06:42In this main event scene and anytime there's a tournament conversation
06:47A lot of people want to underlook david finley, but look where david finley is right now
06:51Look where david finley has taken bullet club has taken gabe kid has taken. Maloney has taken connors and is going to take jiggly
07:00and
07:02Has the benefit of having had
07:05an extra night off
07:07did not
07:08Wrestle singles action anyway on thursday and that is going to be
07:13A big benefit having that number one seed top of the block in the block
07:17That's going to help a guy with a bum shoulder and that is something we can't avoid. Yes talking about a heavily taped left shoulder
07:24Do
07:28As yota suji and david finley trading blows here
07:31It was suji who made his way into this tournament semi-finally victory over kanosuke to keshita in chiba back on thursday
07:40And as you said david finley had that time to recover
07:43And was scouting out yota suji and kanosuke to keshita both in the process
07:49And only half of that scouting process would come to matter
07:52Suji with that first big tackle and david finley clutching at that left shoulder. It has been something that's plagued him
07:59Uh, you know really for just over half a decade
08:03When he was still in a tag team with juice robinson wrestling against the briscoes corcoran hall
08:08I mean, he dislocated that left shoulder on the shelf for the better part of a year
08:14One of those injuries that
08:17You always fear coming back to bite you in the end
08:22Yota suji had the shoulder down just for one moment
08:25And immediately locks in the body scissors here. There's yota suji. We talked about the technical game a little bit
08:31For yota suji back in chiba busted out just briefly against kanosuke to keshita targeting that knee
08:37Do you see him maybe doing something similar targeting the shoulder of finley? It's an option
08:42I mean, you know, I mean he has of course trained under
08:46ultimo gorero
08:48in the cmll
08:51Ranks during his time on excursion and you see him going for that arm there
08:59In the meantime, you know, it's it's a difficult conundrum to try and solve with someone like
09:05David finley someone as we said
09:07If you grow up in this business if this is all you know, then well you get to be a pretty damn good expert at it
09:13Sure, uh, you know when your dad is fit finley
09:17And your granddaddy your great granddad before them they're all experts at inflicting pain enjoying inflicting pain
09:25And absorbing it as well and david finley in a world of hurt right now that we talked about his tenacity
09:35It's gonna be a hard man to put away showed a lot of that tenacity
09:39Against yota suji earlier on in g1 climax action night two
09:43Second singles meeting outside of their first you talked about the ending to the first the second
09:48Gene blaster one two three yota suji earning his first two points on the board over david finley
09:54It kick-started the momentum suji took into the semis tonight
09:57I think
09:58Suji to that end going after that midsection. Obviously that's going to start that softening up process so he can make sure
10:06Oh when the time is right and the time is right
10:09Immediately right back on the attack russian leg sweep into the cover here for finley and it is two
10:15See how quickly david finley shifted the tone of conversation there and that's that's the difference
10:21It can be a hold it can be like this is his skirfing suji there with a that sharp
10:27Blade of the forearm just right across the skull there. It can be a poke in the eye
10:32It can be an errant fist. It can be a lot of things that finley can catch you with
10:37You know that might draw the eye of the referee but puts him on top
10:41And we would like to remind everyone watching for the very first time thank you so much one fall
10:47Only two one fault no time limit here tonight
10:51There has to be a definitive winner to move on into the finals tomorrow in rio
11:07And the swell here tonight for yota suji backbreaker for finley once again
11:12And it's two only longest match time between these two was back at dantaku on night one 22 minutes
11:1922 seconds shortest match time 1950. You can average it out in the midpoint of 21 minutes
11:27We always talk to our pal chris santa helped with with some of the stats on this
11:33The difference what you want what you look for
11:36Is a short win time and a long lose time that differential
11:41And david finley has the best differential
11:45in that block where zio suji has spent
11:48You know the one of the longest times I think in fact, I think the longest time in ring of any of the competitors
11:55in g1 climax 34
12:02That concept being in consideration chris, we've never known yota suji v1 with a large gas tank so to speak
12:09Front loads a lot of offense explosive into his matches and suji likes to pick up quick victories when he can't it's true
12:17I think there is something that yoda suji. It's it's almost and we often talk about 90% of the game being half mental
12:22I think there's something in suji's confidence that thinks I want to finish him early
12:28But you know, I mean remember again going back to his time in mexico. Oh very high altitude very high punishing training
12:35And that is something that should give you a grounding but a guy is explosive and suji. I think he does like
12:40To finish quickly if he can
12:43And we're picking up the pace here getting a little quick with the camp
12:49And shockwave sent down the lower spine of david finley yota suji
12:58All right, you talked about his days in colsejo mondial
13:02And going to harken back to him tonight. Oh and a huge right shot from david finley
13:12Yeah, I mean he says it clear his day himself
13:19David finley one of the smartest men professional wrestling has to offer. It's only fitting
13:2431 years of age 30 years of age roundabout and has spent the entirety of that time
13:31In and around the world of professional wrestling
13:33Yeah, I mean people we talk about suji being part of a new japan a new generation in new japan pro wrestling
13:38You know, they're pretty much the same age here in finley
13:42But finley has lived this all of his entire life, right?
13:46You know, and that's the the major difference here, especially in a big fight situation like this one
13:52Oh
13:55David finley's told stories about being
13:5812 13 14 years old
14:00Going on the road with his father working ring crude for world wrestling entertainment at the time studying the talent back
14:07Then it aged up 12 and 14 goes back to before that, you know, I mean your pal hiroyoshi tenzan
14:13Yes, babysat david finley while his dad was working right around the tours in germany. Oh man, hold on
14:21I mean we were just talking about the analytical mind of david finley and knows just exactly
14:27What is underneath this ring at all times extra tables for support, but yeah, he worked on the ring crew
14:32Back in the day. He knows that they keep those extra tables there in case one of us gets broken
14:37Well, this is it. This isn't what they're used for though. Chris. They're not supposed to be
14:43You want to tell david finley that I don't think exactly this is exactly the time to do so
14:51Oh
14:57This makes me very nervous indeed, I don't like seeing this it's right out in front of us here at ringside
15:04We have a great shot of this
15:06with our own two eyes and our camera will get a good one soon enough, but
15:13Oh, I know I know that power bomb has been a devastating weapon
15:21Finley not through the tables. No suji battles out
15:27And oh right into the barricades once again
15:35David finley so much more comfortable on the outside of this matchup than yota
15:39Suji, no doubt no doubt about it. Great point. You know, I mean, I think as well. Wait a minute
15:44if if yoda suji
15:46If there were any fear about the gas tank of yoda suji why it's been depleted
15:51Every single thing that david finley has done has been about taking the air out of the lungs
15:57of the gene blast tonight
16:06Oh suji don't immediately back up to his feet
16:16You got all of it right up in our vips in the front row
16:26And folks you have to keep in mind in this situation it's not just about this one match
16:31It's not about the match to come tomorrow in the finals. It's about
16:3516 to 17 matches. These men have wrestled throughout the entirety of this tournament nine block matches and
16:43Seven premium matches this is yeah, I mean just getting to this point these two men have endured one of the most
16:51grueling
16:52Demanding physical endeavors not just in sports, but anywhere just in humanity, right?
16:59That's because suji's not taped up anywhere that we can see does not mean suji's not feeling the effects of the past 18 days
17:08And finley definitely whoa, hey
17:13That's suji
17:15Mr. Harris just really surprised finley there
17:19If there is an aspect walker of suji's game
17:22Oh cover. Hold on a minute. It's two
17:25We saw it with the tope sericida earlier on the cabrado con hero as well
17:29If there's an aspect of finley's game that that finley is going to be least comfortable with I think it is the mexican influence
17:35It is the lucha libre style finley grew up. Of course that european irish british style
17:42Of work then melded that of course in america, too
17:46Little bit of japan the one part of the world. He hasn't touched east mexico. That might be the secret to suji's success
17:59You have to wonder if yota suji gets flashbacks when he stands in this building to his match with tetsuya naito
18:05The feelings of shame and embarrassment when he lost to the iwgp world heavyweight champion at sakura genesis
18:14It's the shoulders down for finley and it's only two rolls right on in with a euro
18:24Every time finley glances over those tables at ringside to get a little bit more nervous
18:36And david finley northern irish curse wanted it not enough here we go suji backbreaker of his own comes up with the curb stuff
18:49Suji calls himself the leader of this new generation. David finley believes his generation is now
18:58There is no future generation in david finley's new japan pro wrestling
19:02It's all about the war dogs
19:04at all times
19:16We know how dangerous it is for finley to be in a corner with suji nearing by but this is not at all
19:22What we had in mind here
19:24Look out
19:31Now the camera pan down you get a look at those tables you see how close this is and oh suji
19:40Oh, whoa, whoa head trapped stomp down once again
19:46No, no, it's suji. Well suji wait, this is
19:51Oh suji, I don't care how many puddings finley has spilled
19:56Are you gonna spill his brains through those tables? No, you don't think no, he can't he can't he can't
20:03Curve stop misses out and david finley just saw his life flash before his eyes finley the argentine
20:11right into the turnbuckle post
20:15That is human flesh connecting with cold hard steel
20:21And that was an act
20:23a desperation perhaps survival perhaps
20:27Who you talked about?
20:29earlier on tonight
20:30Finley using everything at his disposal to change the conversation and that is exactly what the rebel has done
20:38Oh
20:50It is any means necessary for david finley to accomplish his goals here tonight it has been for 30 years
20:58Finley got him up northern irish curse cover for finley onto suji and it's two
21:08Iwgp global heavyweight champion. No top flight
21:13belt holder
21:15Has won the g1 climax. You'd have to go back to 2000 kensuke. Sasaki. We often talk about it
21:22Finley would make history in his own right and he wants to main event with that global championship in the tokyo dome might do it
21:28The backslide here from suji finley immediately alcott the knee from suge. Here's finley backbreaker once again
21:37Now the targeting of the spine the cover and it's two
21:44Take away the back take away the breath take away the explosivity that suji's known for
22:07Is
22:12It's david finley
22:14Oh, we could see it dominator. No suji
22:19Underneath brought up finley turned right around up and underneath
22:29Knee strike from suji cover we could have our winner now
22:37I think finley was going for the ultimate disrespect
22:40He wanted to spear suji walker and he got popped grace
22:44It's those sudden shots just like this one that could be coming up very soon
22:48That are gonna spell well for the gene blast
22:55Uh, this might spell disaster for finley he tried it earlier on let's see what happens
23:01Suji's got the balance david finley trying to match him. Here we go
23:05Oh
23:16Suji's feeling it building right back up right back up crash down center of the ring falcon arrow and it's two
23:25Striking in combination
23:35So
23:37These people are giving him strength walker, but he shouldn't be looking at them
23:41He's got to keep his eyes on finley. He's got to keep his foot on the gas pedal
23:52Here it comes
23:54Posted in the corner marlo. David finley saw it
23:59And suji great recovery. Oh
24:02Oh skull first in here we go. David finley
24:07Dominator
24:11He's around the point david finley will be going for the cover
24:14But finley cannot find himself there not by a long shot
24:20So rocked he was by suji's combination offense now both men down both men drained
24:26This is where they need the power of the people and that's something suji hasn't finley does not
24:56Oh
25:00Yeah
25:02Well ghetto knows yeah pulling those invisible strings out of the back of the bully club leader ghetto knows
25:12The wind ghetto has had the pocket of jay white jay white never won the g1 he wants david
25:20Oh
25:23No
25:24nearly
25:27But nearly he's not gonna cut it here. It has to be definitive. It has to be tonight
25:35And there may not be another night for yota suji after this
25:44Narrowly saving himself. Oh, I think this is even more frightening
25:49It's all jockeying for position at this point david finley still may be on top but he's got to do something big here
25:58Oh, no, but not like this not like this
26:04Oh
26:06Back body drop on the apron bad enough the tables would be even worse
26:19So
26:30Sometimes that half smile of yoda suji is one of confidence
26:34sometimes it's one of defiance
26:37And sometimes it might just be when he's got a sick idea in his head walker
26:46Hard to differentiate between the three
26:49Oh, but I think we have a good idea
26:52As to what yota suji has in mind. What do you think him? What do you think it?
26:57Oh, whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Oh, there you go. There's a receipt from earlier
27:12I want to address it 20 minute time limit has passed
27:16Oh, it's 20 minutes 20 minutes half o'clock rather there is no time limit no
27:21And well, I can tell you this marty asami's not going to count them out either. No because it must be definitive
27:27Oh, no, not an alabama slam
27:39The power bomb through the table
27:45Oh
27:51See the lower spine that finley's been working over this whole match crashing through the table furthest promise
27:58the more frightening I think walker
28:01Is the one nearest?
28:03Didn't break we can see the metal frame right in front of our eyes has been bent
28:09By the upper spine the neck the head the skull of yoda suji who is telling marty asami in front of us
28:16That he can continue
28:18Well, I would think he's got to have a concussion at best at best
28:31Chris if we go to a double count out, what do we do? What's going on? What's going to happen?
28:39Do we end this whole thing early maybe our next match would be for the final maybe that can't be we have a we have
28:44an event tomorrow
28:46Well, david finley's back in
28:49Oh, this is dangerous. This is dangerous to go out on the store
28:58Count of 17 and david finley might have just bought his way into the finals
29:08She said wait a minute finley
29:16No
29:21Look at the frustration in the eyes of the silver spoon fed
29:26Bullet club leader
29:28You cannot buy your win tonight. Not in rio. Goku
29:31Goku
29:36No, but you can get it with actions just like this it can't be earned
29:42down
29:42My my app to call it suji cannot defend himself. Those are close fists. We're looking at here and
29:49Oh
29:56If yoda suji cannot intelligently defend himself walker then marty asami's duty is to stop this match
30:05Is to advance david finley in the g1 climax final even if we get another riot in here
30:11Yeah
30:17Is known to riot in the past
30:29Suji stands conscious suji beyond coherent
30:37Oh, no, no, no
30:39Oh
30:41Smart game plan from finley to go to men but
30:45David finley has suji up. It's academic from here sequential the power bomb into the cover
30:54Remember the actions david finley took to win his first never openweight championship
31:00Against tamatonga powerbomb after powerbomb after powerbomber time of being stretched
31:06Out of the arena that was for the never openweight championship
31:10This is for the g1 climax. This is for the greatest tournament in wrestling
31:15He'll stop at nothing
31:21Turnbuckle powerbomb david finley, that's how he earned so many of his points on the board defiant definitive
31:32Stubborn obstinate but still alive
31:35Is yoda suji?
31:48David finley with this look in the in his eye that screams i put this guy down before why can't I do it here?
31:54Why can't I do it when it counts?
31:5925 minutes have passed
32:02And it feels like multiple hours through for both of these men, oh man
32:14David finley one more time
32:17No
32:28Team blaster, but he can't get the cover walker not after everything that's happened. He's got it. He's got it. He's got it. No
32:37How in the hell did david finley kick out of that? I tell you how it was about six power bombs
32:45And yoda suji still with a superhuman effort even to call to make the cover
32:59To not only write history but to define it as well
33:03The first of a new generation to do something that has never been done before in new japan pro wrestling
33:15So
33:22And now is that smile defiant
33:27Confident
33:29Is it a sick idea on the thought of victory
33:34suji now
33:36You know, he wants it more low
33:39Crash, he got it
33:41Suji hits it more low crash
33:52What is it going to take freeze a man freeze a man
34:03We've seen that short distance rebound gene blaster
34:07We've seen that marlo crash it's going to take something deeper with a lot more distance here tonight
34:12Oh, it's going to take the power of the thousands
34:26Caught by suji
34:29Finley trying to wear down yota cut the arm. Oh my god
34:37Good night
34:42I don't believe it. Yo to suji
34:46G blaster
35:03Without doubt about his engine 28 minutes deep the longest split tournament so far yoda suji
35:10victorious and
35:15After power
35:26After the best weapons of both men
35:30What it took from you you remove look at it one more time. Look at it the biggest weapon
35:36of his generational rival
35:45I
35:49Cannot believe what we have seen here tonight. Yo to suji
35:53Just as you said it chris
35:56The generational rival that is you you and mora suji knocked out of this tournament via an injury
36:04And utilizes that dead ball suplex to a victory here tonight
36:08It did not take what was deepest in suji's arsenal. It took what was deepest in his greatest opponents
36:15and
36:17Well
36:24Maybe
36:27It's a g1 finalist in spirit
36:31But in the record books yoda suji has punched his ticket and we will see him in the main event tomorrow night
36:39one step closer to
36:41divided history
36:45Final
36:53What that was right there ladies and gentlemen was incredibly simple
36:58Yota suji had to think to the depths of what has caused him the most pain in his entire career
37:06In addition out to david finley. It was that deadbolt suplex. That was the difference maker here tonight
37:15So
37:22To do something that has never been done before
37:26To be the first of the reiwa three to win
37:30a g1 climax
37:35To win new japan cup in g1 34 back to back
37:38Yota suji is completely in control of his own destiny. But who well
37:45Well brother or is he I don't think he's in control of his own limbs
37:51And he's got a hell of a fight against shingo takagi on zach saver jr and that's coming up next in our main event
38:15You