Kenny Omega Comments On His G1 Special Match Kenny Omega tweeted the following after his IWGP Heavyweight title defense against Cody Rhodes at the NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco. You can check out his tweet below: My first defense. Proud of the match, proud of my friendship with Cody. The rest of it will be dealt with in due time. #G1Special #njpw — Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) July 8, 2018 Click HERE for the full results from the event. RELATED: NJPW’s G1 Special Ends With MASSIVE Brawl Between Bullet Club Factions Shayna Baszler Performs The Calf Crusher (Video) Shayna Baszler uploaded the following video on her Instagram performing AJ Styles‘ Calf Crusher submission move: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bk8mKG3hXwY/<doc-sep>Cody Rhodes is set to face IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega at New Japan’s G1 Special in San Francisco tomorrow night (Sat., July 7). On the line is, among other things, leadership of Bullet Club. AXS TV, which will broadcast the show live from Cow Palace at 8PM Eastern/5PM Pacific, held a press conference with NJPW this afternoon to hype the event and OMG! WHAT HAPPENED TO CODY’S HAIR! The handshake by Cody Rhodes and Kenny Omega, followed Omega bidding the crowd aideu, concludes the #G1USA press conference. pic.twitter.com/q7eSuJ5Bvd — Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) July 6, 2018 Gone is the bleach blonde look the American Nightmare debuted at Ring of Honor Final Battle last December. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Is Cody returning to the side of the angels ahead of All In? He beat Kenny at Supercard of Honor with the old look, why would he jinx himself? Was he just worried about the damage peroxide was doing to his roots? Give us your theories in the comments (or just tell me to take a deep breath), and join us tomorrow for full coverage of G1 Special in San Francisco. UPDATE: Mystery solved - Brandi Rhodes: A recent business endeavor [a television show] made Cody change his hair color. #G1Special — Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) July 6, 2018 Cody has a semi-recurring role on his friend Stephen Amell’s Arrow as Derek Sampson. He recently spoke about plans to return for new episodes, and season seven of the show starts on The CW in October, so...<doc-sep>What just happened. The closing match of NJPW's G1 Special at the 'Cow Palace' featured the seven-month rivalry between Kenny Omega and Cody come to an end. Omega put his newly-won IWGP Heavyweight Championship on the line against the individual who has caused a major rift in the inner workings of Bullet Club. Tonight, that rivalry came to a head as the two figureheads of the faction clashed in a thirty-plus minute bout that included the use of tables, ladders and chairs. Related Article TAELER: AEW Celebrates Women's Champion Hikaru Shida Kenny Omega and Cody took the fight to one another and it came to a point where both The Young Bucks and Brandi Rhodes who were at ringside stepped in numerous times to tell both Cody and Kenny to put an end to the fight because it was becoming too much. As the match was coming to an end following a number of rough falls, deafening strikes and a few "V-Triggers" that were delivered by Kenny Omega, Cody had no energy left to fight Omega off and "The Cleaner" caught Cody with his signature "One Winged Angel" to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Following the match, Kenny lifted up the defeated Cody and gave a speech to the crowd; thanking them for coming out and said his final goodbyes. As Kenny with The Young Bucks on his side were about to exit, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and their father King Haku emerged to celebrate Omega retaining his championship. In what was a shocking turn of events, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa attacked their fellow Bullet Club members from behind and laid waste to not only The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega, but also to the remainder of Bullet Club including Cody who came down to the ring to stop the beat down. G.O.D. stood tall in the middle of the ring as their former Bullet Club brethren were spread out before them. As the fallen members gathered themselves, arisen from the ashes were Kenny Omega and Cody who put their issues to the side and rose one another's hands as they reunited after a seven-month feud. The surprise attack from the former three-time IWGP Tag Team Champions was all that was needed for Kenny Omega and Cody to put their beef to the side and bring the group back together. Our very own Sean Ross Sapp is currently reviewing the action that took place during the G1 Special. Head over to the G1 post-show podcast to hear his thoughts.<doc-sep>
The main event of the G1 Special at the Cow Palace in San Francisco tonight (July 7) was Kenny Omega defending his IWGP heavyweight title against Cody. It’s no secret that these two self-proclaimed leaders of the Bullet Club hate each other. And they proved that by what they were willing to do to each other tonight. As the Young Bucks and Brandi Rhodes apprehensively watched at ringside, Omega and Cody did things like this to each other: Or this: In the end the IWGP champion retained with the One Winged Angel. For Kenny, this was enough to get out his aggressions and put all of this behind him. After the match, Omega clasped the hand of Cody when checking on him. Then as Cody and Brandi left, Kenny gave him a thumbs up. In his closing statements, the champion talked about giving Cody another chance. The Jacksons and Kenny walked up to the stage, and Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and their father Haku joined them. Finally, after all this time, Bullet Club was finally healed. Just kidding! The Tongans viciously attacked the Bucks and Kenny Omega, dragging them down to the ring and beating the hell out of them with chairs. Marty Scurll and Hangman Page tried to save them, but they were met with the same fate. Cody eventually limped his way to the ring and Tama Tonga gave him a chair with the chance to finish off Kenny, who was already down and out. Cody took the chair... but he attacked Tama Tonga instead! Unfortunately, he was soon laid out himself. Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Haku left shouting that they were the real Bullet Club. In the ring, a beaten Cody and Kenny shared an embrace. Their issues are finally behind them. But the Bullet Club issues are far from over. You can find all the results of the G1 Special right here.