Unfortunately for Toru Yano, the antics that got him big victories over IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito and former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Jay White, backfired here.
At first, it appeared that the former IWGP Tag Team Champion would play the match-up straight due to his ties with former NEVER Openweight Champion Hirooki Goto; Both men are apart of the CHAOS faction that also includes Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, and Will Ospreay.
However, Yano couldn’t resist temptation and put his t-shirt over Goto’s head and got him for a nearfall. The trick came as a surprise to Goto, but the former NEVER Openweight Champion didn’t fall for anymore of Yano's antics. The match-up ended up being incredibly short, as Goto blocked a low blow kick and countered with a roll up for a three count around 2 minutes.
Hirooki Goto’s G1 Climax tournament score is 2-3 (4 points), whereas Toru Yano’s score is also 2-3 (4 points).