IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada has been a dominant force throughout the G1 Climax, as the New Japan star has been able to remain undefeated despite facing tough challenges from competitors such as KENTA, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Will Ospreay.
Okada’s undefeated streak continues as the IWGP Heavyweight Champion came out of his match-up against Lance Archer victorious, though that was not an easy task.
Archer threw Okada off his game with a violent assault before the match-up officially began. When the chaos had finally settled down, Archer continued to use his strength to get the best of a broken Okada throughout the first half of the match.
The IWGP Heavyweight Champion was finally able to mount a comeback after Archer missed at an avalanche at the corner, dropping the Texas native with a European uppercut. The latter portion of the bout consisted Archer out maneuvering Okada, with the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion narrowly winning thanks to the Rainmaker.
Kazuchika Okada’s remains undefeated in the G1 Climax tournament with a score of 6-0 (12 points), whereas Lance Archer’s record is now 2-4 (4 points).