AJ Styles vs Minoru Suzuki
NJPW G1 Climax 24, August 1, 2014 · Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
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The Story
AJ Styles beat Minoru Suzuki with the Styles Clash in their G1 Climax 24 tournament match. A vicious G1 Climax tournament war, AJ Styles countered Minoru Suzuki’s submissions and put him away with the Styles Clash in a Korakuen Hall classic.
Deep in the 2014 G1 Climax, AJ Styles met the sadistic veteran Minoru Suzuki in a brutal, submission-heavy Korakuen Hall war that showed how far Styles had adapted to New Japan’s strong style.
Styles escaped Suzuki’s triangle and rear-naked-choke offense, countered into a one-armed Clash and then the full Styles Clash for the win, a match reviewers still cite among his best in Japan.