New Japan ran Day 10 of the G1 CLIMAX 32 today, reaching the point where some participants are into their 4th match while some only have been in 2 matches so far due to scheduling.
Today’s event was held at Hamamatsu Arena in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.
The announced paid attendance was 1128.
Match 1: Aaron Henare & Jeff Cobb beat Bad Dude Tito & Jonah. Henare pinned Tito after Streets Of Rage.
Match 2: Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat TAKA Michinoku, Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & Lance Archer. Sho pinned TAKA.
Match 3: El Phantasmo, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale beat BUSHI, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. Owens pinned BUSHI after a package piledriver.
Match 4: YOSHI-HASHI, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada beat Gedo, Juice Robinson & Jay White. YOSHI-HASHI beat Gedo with Butterfly Lock.
G1 CLIMAX:
Match 5: Block B-Great-O-Khan beat Tomohiro Ishii.
Match 6: Block A-Tom Lawlor beat Toru Yano.
Match 7: Block B-Tama Tonga beat SANADA.
Match 8: Block C-KENTA beat Hirooki Goto.
Main Event: Block D-David Finlay beat Will Ospreay.
Standings:
Block A:
1-Okada, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Cobb, 2-1, 4 pts
3-Fale, 2-2, 4 pts
4-Lawlor, 1-2, 2 pts
5-Archer, 1-2, 2 pts
6-Jonah, 1-1, 2 pts
7-Yano, 1-3, 2 pts
Block B:
1-White, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Tonga, 2-1, 4 pts
3-SANADA, 2-2, 4 pts
4-Taichi, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Khan, 1-2, 2 pts
6-Owens, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Ishii, 1-3, 2 pts
Block C:
1-Tanahashi, 2-1, 4 pts
2-Sabre, 2-1, 4 pts
3-Goto, 2-1, 4 pts
4-EVIL, 1-1, 2 pts
5-KENTA, 1-2, 2 pts
6-Naito, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Henare, 1-2, 2 pts
Block D:
1-Finlay, 3-1, 6 pts
2-Ospreay, 2-1, 4 pts
3-YOSHI-HASHI, 1-1, 2 pts
4-Phantasmo, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Takagi, 1-2, 2 pts
6-Robinson, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Takahashi, 1-2, 2 pts
The winner of each block will advance to the Semifinals. While nobody is officially out yet, it’s virtually over for Yano and Ishii as tiebreakers are their only hope. The big surprise is Finlay controlling Block D after beating Ospreay today, but Ospreay has an extra match left. Block C, as expected, is living up to the Death Block prediction and remains wide open.
Day 11 is Friday at Item Ehime in Ehime with Tanahashi-EVIL as the main event. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.