New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 35 today with the elimination round before the Semifinals.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 1519, a legit advance sellout.
Match 1: Satoshi Kojima & Taichi beat Shoma Kato & YOSHI-HASHI. Kojima pinned Kato after a lariat.
Match 2: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita & SANADA beat Jado, El Phantasmo, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg. Narita beat Jado with a kneebar.
Match 3: Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Katsuya Murashima, Yuya Uemura & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Newman pinned Murashima after a diving foot stomp.
Match 4: Taiji Ishimori & Drilla Moloney beat Daiki Nagai & Shingo Takagi. Ishimori beat Nagai with Bone Lock.
Match 5: DOUKI, Don Fale & EVIL beat Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. Fale pinned Jackson after an elbow drop.
G1 CLIMAX Elimination Round:
Match 6: Konosuke Takeshita beat David Finlay.
Main Event: Yota Tsuji beat Shota Umino.
As a result, the Semifinals will be Takeshita vs. Sabre and Tsuji vs. EVIL.
The Semifinals are Saturday at Ariake Arena. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. This event (and the Finals) will be a live & exclusive TV Asahi broadcast in Japan.