The early portion of the match-up between Zack and Archer saw both men have an even back-and-forth until the latter’s strength got the best of ZSJ. However, that wouldn’t last long due to ZSJ going back to his roots and locking in various submission holds to take down the former IWGP Tag Team Champion.
The momentum eventually shifted when Archer got out of a guillotine choke and nailed a uranage on a charging ZSJ. Archer then attempted Old School, but ZSJ crotched him on the top rope. The next few minutes consisted of Archer out maneuvering the England native and got several nearfalls including after a chokeslam. ZSJ seemed defeated at this point and Archer put him on the top rope.
The Texas native went for the Blackout, but ZSJ countered into a roll up and got the three count. Zack Sabre Jr’s G1 Climax score is now 3-4 (6 points), whereas Archer’s record now stands at 2-5 (4 points).