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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.

New Japan ran Day 9 of the G1 CLIMAX 32 today, featuring 5 tournament matches instead of the 4 that had been the general pattern so far.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The announced paid attendance was 2742. Yoshinobu Kanemaru is once again today’s guest on Japanese commentary.

Match 1: Sho, El Phantasmo, Yujiro Takahashi & KENTA beat Ryohei Oiwa, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Hiroshi Tanahashi. SHo beat Oiwa with a cross armbreaker.

Match 2: Bad Dude Tito & Jonah beat Royce Isaacs & Tom Lawlor. Jonah pinned Isaacs after Black Forest Bomb.

Match 3: Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan & Will Ospreay beat Jado, Tama Tonga & David Finlay. Henare beat Jado with Ultima.

Match 4: BUSHI, SANADA & Shingo Takagi beat TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. Takagi pinned TAKA after Pumping Bomber.

G1 CLIMAX:
Match 5: Block A-Jeff Cobb beat Lance Archer.
Match 6: Block B-YOSHI-HASHI beat Juice Robinson.
Match 7: Block D-Jay White beat Chase Owens.
Match 8: Block A-Kazuchika Okada beat Bad Luck Fale.
Main Event: Block C-Tetsuya Naito beat EVIL.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Okada, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Cobb, 2-1, 4 pts
3-Fale, 2-2, 4 pts
4-Jonah, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Archer, 1-2, 2 pts
6-Yano, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Lawlor, 0-2, 0 pts

Block B:
1-White, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Sanada, 2-1, 4 pts
3-Tonga, 1-1, 2 pts
4-Taichi, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Ishii, 1-2, 2 pts
6-Owens, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Khan, 0-2, 0 pts

Block C:
1-Goto, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Tanahashi, 2-1, 4 pts
3-Sabre, 2-1, 4 pts
4-EVIL, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Naito, 1-2, 2 pts
6-Henare, 1-2, 2 pts
7-KENTA, 0-2, 0 pts

Block D:
1-Ospreay, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Finlay, 2-1, 4 pts
3-YOSHI-HASHI, 1-1, 2 pts
4-Phantasmo, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Robinson, 1-2, 2 pts
6-Takagi, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Takahashi, 1-2, 2 pts

Day 10 is Tuesday at Hamamatsu Arena in Shizuoka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 8 of G1 CLIMAX 32 today, as the tournament approaches the halfway point.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The announced paid attendance was 2225. Yoshinobu Kanemaru is today’s guest on Japanese commentary.

Match 1: Sho & Yujiro Takahashi beat Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita. Sho beat Fujita with a cross armbreaker.

Match 2; El Phantasmo & KENTA beat Jado & Tama Tonga. Phantasmo pinned Jado after Sudden Death.

Match 3: Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay beat TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & Lance Archer. Henare beat TAKA with Ultima.

Match 4: BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito beat Dick Togo & EVIL. BUSHI pinned Togo after MX.

Match 5: YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada beat Gedo, Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale, Juice Robinson & Jay White. Yano pinned Gedo.

G1 CLIMAX:
Match 6: Block D-David Finlay beat Shingo Takagi.
Match 7: Match 7: Block A-Jonah beat Tom Lawlor.
Match 8: Block B-SANADA beat Great-O-Khan.
Main Event: Block C-Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Zack Sabre Jr.

Day 9 is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 3 AM ET/midnight PT.

New Japan ran Day 7 of the G1 CLIMAX 32 today, getting to the point where several participants are reaching the halfway point with their 3rd tournament match.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The announced paid attendance was 1323, a full house/near sellout. 2nd straight full house, and attendance was up 10 from yesterday.

Match 1: Sho & EVIL beat Yuto Nakashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Sho beat Nakashima with an armbar.

Match 2: El Phantasmo & KENTA beat Royce Isaacs & Ton Lawlor. Phantasmo pinned Isaacs after CR 2.

Match 3: Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Bad Dude Tito & Jonah. Khan beat Tito with a sheep killer hold.

Match 4: Gedo, Juice Robinson, Chase Owens & Jay White beat Ryohei Oiwa, David Finlay, YOSHI-HASHI & Kazuchika Okada. Owens pinned Oiwa after C Trigger.

Match 5: BUSHI, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat TAKA Michinoku, Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & Lance Archer. SANADA beat TAKA with Skull End.

G1 CLIMAX:
Match 6: Block D-Will Ospreay beat Yujiro Takahashi.
Match 7: Block A-Bad Luck Fale beat Toru Yano.
Match 8: Block C-Hirooki Goto beat Aaron Henare.
Main Event: Block B-Tomohiro Ishii beat Tama Tonga.

Day 8 is Saturday at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 6 of the G1 CLIMAX 32 today, reaching the point where all participants have now had at least one match in the tournament.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The announced paid attendance was 1312, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Sho & Yujiro Takahashi beat Yuto Nakashima & Ryohei Oiwa. Sho beat Nakashima with Snake Bite.

Match 2: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Bad Dude Tito & Jonah. Yano pinned Tito.

Match 3: Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay beat Jado, Tama Tonga & Hirooki Goto. Henare beat Jado with Ultima.

Match 4: YOSHI-HASHI, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada beat TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. YOSHI-HASHI pinned TAKA after a raised lariat.

Match 5: BUSHI, SANADA, Shingo Takago & Tetsuya Naito beat Gedo, El Phantasmo, Bad Luck Fale & Jay White. BUSHI pinned Gedo after MX.

G1 CLIMAX:
Match 6: Block B-Chase Owens beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 7: Block C-EVIL beat KENTA by countout.
Match 8: Block A-Lance Archer beat Tom Lawlor.
Main Event: Block D-David Finlay beat Juice Robinson.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Okada, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Yano, 1-1, 2 pts
3-Archer, 1-1, 2 pts
4-Cobb, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Fale, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Jonah, 0-1, 0 pts
7-Lawlor, 0-1, 0 pts

Block B:
1-White, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Tonga, 1-0, 2 pts
3-SANADA, 1-1, 2 pts
4-Owens, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Taichi, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Khan, 0-1, 0 pts
7-Ishii, 0-2, 0 pts

Block C:
1-Sabre, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Goto, 1-0, 2 pts
3-EVIL, 1-0, 2 pts
4-Henare, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Tanahashi, 1-1, 2 pts
6-KENTA, 0-2, 0 pts
7-Naito, 0-2, 0 pts

Block D:
1-Ospreay, 1-0, 2 pts
2-Finlay, 1-1, 2 pts
3-Takagi, 1-1, 2 pts
4-Robinson, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Phantasmo, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Takahashi, 1-1, 2 pts
7-YOSHI-HASHI, 0-1, 0 pts

Day 7 is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 5 of the G1 CLIMAX 32 today, headlined by another potential classic rivalry match between longtime stalwarts Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The announced paid attendance was 2518.

Match 1: YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano & Hirooki Goto beat Dick Togo, Sho & EVIL. Yano pinned Togo.

Match 2: Chase Owens & KENTA beat Tom Lawlor & Royce Isaavs. Owens pinned Isaacs after a package piledriver.

Match 3: Bad Dude Tito & Jonah beat BUSHI & Shingo Takagi. Jonah pinned BUSHI after Black Forest Bomb.

Match 4: Aaron henare, Great-o-Khan & Will Ospreay beat TAKA Michinoku, Zack Sabre Jr. & Lance Archer. Henare beat TAKA with Ultima.

Match 5: David Finlay, Tama Tonga & Kazuchika Okada beat Gedo, Juice RObinson & Jay White. Tonga pinned Gedo after Gun Stun.

G1 CLIMAX:
Match 6: Block D-El Phantasmo beat Yujiro Takahashi.
Match 7: Block B-SANADA beat Taichi.
Match 8: Block A-Jeff Cobb beat Bad Luck Fale
Main Event: Block C-Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Tetsuya Naiito

Day 6 is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 4 of the G1 CLIMAX 32 today, passing the halfway point of the first round of matches for each group (some wrestlers have now had 2 matches while only EVIL has yet to have his first match, that’s coming next week). Today was headlined by NEW IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White in his first G1 match this year, a tough draw against Tomohiro Ishii.

In other news, the promotion announced that Clark Connors is now off tomorrow’s STRONG tapings and next week’s Music City Mayhem event in Nashville, TN due to injury. Herniated disc in his back. For tomorrow, he was to have faced Hiromu Takahashi & El Desperado in a 3-way. Blake Christian is the replacement. For 7/30, he was to have faced Davey Richards for the MLW (Major League Wrestling) National Championship. Rocky Romero is the replacement.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan so graphics and commentary are different from what we normally see.

The announced paid attendance was 1919. Togi Makabe & Yoh are today’s guests on Japanese commentary.

Match 1: El Phantasmo, Juice Robinson & KENTA beat Ryohei Oiwa, David Finlay & HIrooki Goto. Phantasmo pinned Oiwa after Sudden Death.

Match 2: Tom Lawlor & Royce Isaacs beat Bad Dude Tito & Jonah. Lawlor beat Tito with St. Andrews Cross.

Match 3: Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens & TAKA Michinoku beat TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & Lance Archer. Takahashi pinned TAKA after Pimp Juice.

Match 4: Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay beat Dick Togo, Sho & EVIL. Khan pinned Togo.

Match 5: BUSHI, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat Jado, Tama Tonga & Hiroshi Tanahashi. SANADA beat Jado with Skull End.

G1 CLIMAX:
Match 6: Block C-Zack Sabre Jr. beat Aaron Henare.
Match 7: Block D: Shingo Takagi beat YOSHI-HASHI.
Match 8: Block A: Kazuchika Okada beat Toru Yano.
Main Event: Block B: Jay White beat Tomohiro Ishii.

Day 5 is tomorrow with Tanahashi-Naito as the main event. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.