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New Japan ran Day 14 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, Day 8 of Block B.

Today’s event was held at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 2631.

Match 1: Francesco Akira, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Katsuya Murashima, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Akira pinned Murashima.

Match 2: Gedo, Gabriel Kidd & Jake Lee beat BUSHI, Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji. Lee beat BUSHI with a front neck lock.

Match 3: Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Umino pinned Togo after Death Rider.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 4: Boltin Oleg beat Konosuke Takeshita.
Match 5: Ren Narita beat HENARE.
Match 6: El Phantasmo beat Hirooki Goto.
Match 7: David Finlay beat Jeff Cobb.
Main Event: Yuya Uemura beat Yota Tsuji.

Standings (Block B):
1-Finlay, 5-3, 10 pts
2-Narita, 5-3, 10 pts
3-Cobb, 5-3, 10 pts
4-Uemura, 4-4, 8 pts
5-Takeshita, 4-4, 8 pts
6-Tsuji, 4-4, 8 pts
7-Goto, 4-4, 8 pts
8-Phantasmo, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
9-HENARE, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
10-Oleg, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. It’s all but going to come down to tiebreakers. If the top 3 stay that way after the last day, it will be Finlay & Narita advancing because Cobb lost to both of them. So Cobb must win his last match (Tsuji) and either Finlay (Phantasmo) or Narita (Takeshita) must lose or draw (or both lose/draw). If 2 of the 3 win or draw, all on 8 points will be eliminated. If only one of them wins or draws, or the apocalypse-NONE win or draw-tiebreakers will decide who advances. If the latter happens…potentially a 6-WAY TIEBREAKER!!! At least we have time to figure out everything as we’ll have to hold our collective breaths until Wednesday to find out.

Day 15 is Monday at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata with the final day of Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

UPDATE: Uemura os now OUT of the tournament. Right arm injury suffered in the win. Out indefinitely. Boltin Oleg gets a free win Wednesday.

New Japan ran Day 13 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, the 8th day of Block A.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 2906, a full house/near sellout.

Before the matches began, Hiroshi Tanahashi appeared at ringside for a cancer eradication charity fundraiser event.

Match 1: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. Oleg pinned Murashima after Kamikaze.

Match 2: Konosuke Takeshita & HENARE beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita. HENARE beat Kanemaru with Ultima.

Match 3: Tomoaki Honma & Hirooki Goto beat Jado & El Phantasmo. Goto pinned Jado.

Match 4: Francesco Akira & Jeff Cobb beat Gedo & David Finlay. Akira pinned Gedo after Fireball.

Match 5: BUSHI & Yota Tsuji beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura. BUSHI pinned TAKA after Fable.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 6: Tetsuya Naito beat Callum Newman.
Match 7: Great-O-Khan beat SANADA.
Match 8: Jake Lee beat Shota Umino.
Match 9: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Gabriel Kidd by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Main Event: Shingo Takagi beat EVIL.

Standings (Block A):
1-Sabre, 6-2, 12 pts
2-EVIL, 5-3, 10 pts
3-Naito, 5-3, 10 pts
4-Takagi, 4-4, 8 pts
5-Khan, 4-4, 8 pts
6-Lee, 4-4, 8 pts
7-SANADA, 4-4, 8 pts
8-Kidd, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
9-Umino, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
10-Newman, 2-6, 4 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Senifinals. Because of tiebreakers, Sabre has now clinched a spot in the Semifinals (he beat both EVIL & Naito). EVIL advances if he beats Umino next or if Naito loses. Naito must beat Khan and have Umino beat EVIL or a draw to advance. If they stay tied, EVIL advances because he beat Naito. Takagi, Khan & Lee can only hope for tiebreakers to advance.

Day 14 is Saturday at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai with the 8th day of Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 12 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, Day 7 of Block B.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1504, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat TAKA Michinoku & SANADA. Newman pinned TAKA after Male Cutter.

Match 2: Jake Lee & Gabriel Kidd beat Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino. Kidd pinned Honma after a lariat.

Match 3: Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Naito pinned Togo after Pluma Blanca.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 4: Jeff Conb beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 5: Konosuke Takeshita beat El Phantasmo.
Match 6: Yota Tsuji beat HENARE.
Match 7: Ren Narita beat Yuya Uemura.
Main Event: Hirooki Goto beat David Finlay.

Standings (Block B):
1-Cobb, 5-2, 10 pts
2-Takeshita, 4-3, 8 pts
3-Narita, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Goto, 4-3, 8 pts
5-Finlay, 4-3, 8 pts
6-Tsuji, 4-3, 8 pts
7-HENARE, 3-4, 6 pts
8-Uemura, 3-4, 6 pts
9-Oleg, 2-5, 4 pts
10-Phantasmo, 2-5, 4 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. Everyone mathematically is still in it but Oleg & Phantasmo are down to only tiebreakers to have any chance.

Day 13 is tomorrow at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama with Day 8 of Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 11 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, the 7th day of Block A.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1503, a legit sellout.

Match 1: BUSHI & Yota Tauji beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. BUSHI pinned Kato.

Match 2; Francisco Akira, HENARE, Konosuke Takeshita & Jeff Cobb beat Jado, El Phantasmo, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg. HENARE beat Jado with Ultima.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura. Kanemaru pinned TAKA with Samson Clutch.

Match 4: Tomoki Honma & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo & David Finlay. Goto pinned Gedo after GTR.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Great-O-Khan beat Callum Newman.
Match 6: Jake Lee beat Gabriel Kidd by countout.
Match 7: Zack Sabre Jr. beat EVIL in 19 seconds. Flash pin.
Match 8: Tetsuya Naito beat Shota Umino.
Main Event: SANADA beat Shingo Takagi.

Standings (Block A):
1-Sabre, 5-2, 10 pts
2-EVIL, 5-2, 10 pts
3-Naito, 4-3, 8 pts
4-SANADA, 4-3, 8 pts
5-Khan, 3-4, 6 pts
6-Lee, 3-4, 6 pts
7-Kidd, 3-4, 6 pts
8-Takagi, 3-4, 6 pts
9-Umino, 3-4, 6 pts
10-Newman. 2-5, 4 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Semifjnals. Mathematically only Newman is now out, but realistically it’s down to 4 as the only hope for everyone else it tiebreakers.

Day 12 is tomorrow with the 7th day of Block B. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast.

New Japan ran Day 10 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, beginning the second half of Block B.

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

The announced paid attendance was 3205.

Match 1: Francesco Akira, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Shoma Kato, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Akira pinned Kato after Fireball.

Match 2; Jake Lee & Gabriel Kidd beat Tomoaki Honma & SHota Umino by ref stoppage. Lee beat Honma with a front neck lock.

Match 3; Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat TAKA Michinoku & SANADA. Takagi pinned TAKA after Pumping Bomber.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 4; David Finlay beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 5: El Phantasmo beat Yuya Uemura.
Match 6: Jeff Cobb beat HENARE.
Match 7: Hirooki Goto beat Konosuke Takeshita.
Main Event: Yota Tsuji beat Ren Narita.

Standings (Block B):
1-Finlay, 4-2, 8 pts
2-Cobb, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Tsuji, 3-3, 6 pts
4-Goto, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Uemura, 3-3, 6 pts
6-HENARE, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Takeshita, 3-3, 6 pts
8-Narita, 3-3, 6 pts
9-Phantasmo, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Oleg, 2-4, 4 pts
The top 2 advances to the Semifinals. The block remains wide open as everyone still has a chance.

Day 11 is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan ran Day 9 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, beginning the second half of Block A.

Today’s event was held at Yamato Arena in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1711.

Match 1: Francisco Akira, Jeff Cobb, HENARE & Konosuke Takeshita beat Katsuya Murashima, Shoma Kato, Tomoaki Honma & Hirooki Goto. Akira pinned Murashima after Fireball.

Match 2: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg beat Gedo & David Finlay. Yano pinned Gedo.

Match 3: TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura beat Jado & El Phantasmo. Uemura beat Jado with a reverse armbar.

Match 4: BUSHI & Yota Tsuji beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita. Tsuji pinned Kanemaru after Gene Blaster.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Jake Lee beat Callum Newman.
Match 6: Great-O-Khan beat EVIL.
Match 7: Tetsuya Naito beat Gabriel Kidd.
Match 8: SANADA beat Shota Umino.
Main Event: Shingo Takagi beat Zack Sabre Jr.

Standings (Block A):
1-EVIL, 5-1, 10 pts
2-Sabre, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Naito, 3-3, 6 pts
4-Takagi, 3-3, 6 pts
5-SANADA, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Kidd, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Umino, 3-3, 6 pts
8-Khan, 2-4, 4 pts
9-Lee, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Newman, 2-4, 4 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. At this point, the bottom 3 are all but out and Khan would have been out with a loss. That loss kept EVIL from all but clinching a top 2 spot.

Day 10 is tomorrow at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya with Day 6 of Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 8 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, the halfway point for Block B.

Today’s event was held at KDDI Ishin Hall in Yamaguchi and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1021.

Match 1: Jake Lee & Gabriel Kidd beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. Lee pinned Kato after a chokeslam.

Match 2: Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Newman pinned Togo after Male Cutter.

Match 3: Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino beat TAKA Michinoku & SANADA. Umino pinned TAKA after Death Rider.

Match 4: Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. Takagi pinned Fujita after MADE IN JAPAN.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 5: Yota Tsuji beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 6: HENARE beat Yuya Uemura.
Match 7: Jeff Cobb beat El Phantasmo.
Match 8: Ren Narita beat Hirooki Goto.
Main Event: David Finlay beat Konosuke Takeshita.

Standings (Block B):
1-Finlay, 3-2, 6 pts
2-Narita, 3-2, 6 pts
3-Cobb, 3-2, 6 pts
4-HENARE, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Takeshita, 3-2, 6 pts
6-Uemura, 3-2, 6 pts
7-Tsuji, 2-3, 4 pts
8-Oleg, 2-3, 4 pts
9-Goto, 1-4, 2 pts
10-Phantasmo, 1-4, 2 pts
Block B is about as wide open as it can be. With a 6-way tie for the lead and everyone still in it, there could be quite the tiebreakers needed. The top 2 advance to the Semifinals.

Day 9 is Saturday at Yamato Arena in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin Friday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 7 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, the first part of the halfway point of the tournament starting with Block A.

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1757.

Match 1: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura. Yano pinned TAKA.

Match 2: BUSHI & Yota Tsuji beat Katsuya Murashima & Boltin Oleg. BUSHI pinned Murashima.

Match 3; HENARE & Jeff Cobb beat Jado & El Phantasmo. HENARE beat Jado with Ultima.

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita beat Tomoaki Honma & Hirooki Goto. Narita pinned Honma after Double Cross.

Match 5: Francesco Akira & Konosuke Takeshita beat Gedo & David Finlay. Akira pinned Gedo after Fireball.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 6: EVIL beat Callum Newman.
Match 7: Great-O-Khan beat Jake Lee.
Match 8: Shota Umino beat Zack Sabre Jr.
Match 9: Gabriel Kidd beat Shingo Takagi.
Main Event: Tetsuya Naito beat SANADA.

Standings (Block A):
1-EVIL, 5-0, 10 pts
2-Sabre, 4-1, 8 pts
3-Umino, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Kidd, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Naito, 2-3, 4 pts
6-SANADA, 2-3, 4 pts
7-Takagi, 2-3, 4 pts
8-Newman, 2-3, 4 pts
9-Khan, 1-4, 2 pts
10-Lee, 1-4, 2 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. At this point Khan & Lee are all but out of it.

Day 8 is Wednesday at KDDI Ishin Hall in Yamaguchi with the halfway point of Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 6 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, Day 4 of Block B.

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1780.

Match 1: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat TAKA Michinoku & SANADA. Tanahashi beat TAKA with a Texas cloverleaf.

Match 2: Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Khan pinned Togo after Eliminator.

Match 3: Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino. Sabre pinned Honma after Zack Driver.

Match 4: BUSHI, Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat Gedo, Jake Lee & Gabriel Kidd. BUSHI pinned Gedo.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 5: Boltin Oleg beat El Phantasmo.
Match 6: Jeff Cobb beat Yuya Uemura.
Match 7: Konosuke Takeshita beat HENARE.
Match 8: David Finlay beat Ren Narita.
Main Event: Hirooki Goto beat Yota Tsuji.
After today, Uemura & Takeshita are tied for the lead at 3-1, 6 points. Everyone else except Phantasmo & Tsuji are at 2-2, 4 points, those other two are 1-3, 2 points.

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