New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 36 today with the penultimate day of Block A.
Today’s event was held at G Messe Gunma in Gunma and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.
The announced paid attendance was 1615.
Match 1: Gedo & OSKAR (The Grouch0 beat Taisei Nakahara & Torau Yano. OSKAR beat Nakahara with a camel clutch.
Match 2; Zane Jay & Callum Newman beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Aaron Wolf. Newman pinned Matsumoto after Prince’s Curse.
Match 3: Dick Togo & Ren Narita beat Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney. Narita pinned Nagai with a blizzard suplex hold.
Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Jacob Austin Young & HENARE. Jackson pinned Young after a jumping powerbomb,
G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Ryohei Oiwa beat Jake Lee.
Match 6: Konosuke Takeshita beat SANADA.
Match 7: Yota Tsuji beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 8: Hirooki Goto beat Boltin Oleg.
Main Event: Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Shingo Takagi.
Standings:
1-Takeshita, 6-2, 12 pts
2-Tsuji, 5-3, 10 pts
3-Oiwa, 5-3, 10 pts
4-Oleg, 5-3, 10 pts
5-Ice, 4-4, 8 pts
6-Takagi, 4-4, 8 pts
7-Goto, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
8-SANADA, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
9-Lee, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
10-Khan, 2-6, 4 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. While 6 still have a chance, realistically it’s down to 4. Ice & Takagi would need nearly impossible tiebreaker scenarios to have any chance, and they both would need Oiwa to lose and to win their last respective matches, so let’s focus on the top 4. It’s not as clear as it seems. First, if Takeshita beats Oiwa or draws, he advances. If Oiwa beats Takeshita, he needs Tsuji to lose or draw (Lee). Tsuji advances if he beats Lee as he has tiebreakers over Takeshita & Oiwa, but not Oleg. Oleg has a chance-he must beat Khan, but his problem is he loses the tiebreakers to Takeshita and Oiwa even though he beat Tsuji. It will all be settled on Wednesday.
The next event is Tuesday at Nihon Haiway Arena in Mie with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.