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New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 36 today in Tokyo with Block A.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1494, a legit sellout.

Before the event began, a memorial ceremony for Dory Funk Jr. was held. Funk died Tuesday at 85.

Match 1: Jacob Austin Young & HENARE beat Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura. Young pinned Yasuda after Jacobs Ladder.

Match 2: Dick Togo & Ren Narota beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Aaron Wolf. Narita beat Matsumoto with a kneebar.

Match 3: Zane Jay & Callum Newman beat Gedo & OSKAR (The Grouch) by countout. OSKAR counted out.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney. Jackson pinned Nagai after a jumping powerbomb

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: SANADA beat Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) by KO. House Of Torture interference for a guitar shot. Iced Iced Baby.
Match 6: Jake Lee beat Great-O-Khan by DQ in 107 seconds. Chair use fake out.
Match 7: Ryohei Oiwa beat Hirooki Goto.
Match 8: Shingo Takagi beat Konosuke Takeshita.
Main Event: Boltin Oleg beat Yota Tsuji.

Standings (Block A):
1-Takeshita, 5-2, 10 pts
2-Oleg, 5-2, 10 pts
3-Takagi, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Oiwa, 4-3, 8 pts
5-Tsuji, 4-3, 8 pts
6-SANADA, 3-4, 6 pts
7-Lee, 3-4, 6 pts
8-Ice, 3-4, 6 pts
9-Goto, 2-5, 4 pts (OUT)
10-Khan, 2-5, 4 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. As a result of today, Goto & Khan have been eliminated while SANADA, Lee & Ice can only make it on tiebreakers. If it comes down to Takeshita & Oleg, the tiebreaker goes to Takeshita. Oleg also loses tiebreaker to Oiwa. Takeshita still has to face Oiwa & SANADA, beating either means he advances. Oleg still has Goto & Khan.

The next event is Saturday at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 36 this weekend with two events. (I missed posting yesterday’s results until just now)

Yesterday’s event was held at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima 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 2255.

Match 1: Zane Jay & Callum Newman beat Tetsuya Matsumoto & Toru Yano. Newman pinned Matsumoto after Prince’s Curse.

Match 2: Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney beat Taisei Nakahara & Aaron Wolf. Moloney pinned Nakahara after a diving headbutt.

Match 3: Dick Togo & Ren Narita beat Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura. Narita beat Yasuda with a kneebar.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Gedo & OSKAR (The Grouch). Jackson pinned Gedo after a senton.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Boltin Oleg beat SANADA in 90 seconds.
Match 6: Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Jake Lee.
Match 7: Shingo Takagi beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 8: Yota Tsuji beat Ryohei Oiwa.
Main Event: Konosuke Takeshita beat Hirooki Goto.

Standings (Block A):
1-Takeshita, 5-1, 10 pts
2-Tsuji, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Oleg, 4-2, 8 pts
4-Takagi, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Ice, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Oiwa, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Goto, 2-4, 4 pts
8-SANADA, 2-4, 4 pts
9-Khan, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Lee, 2-4, 4 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. Although nobody is mathematically out yet, Goto now cannot win the block due to tiebreakers. SANADA, Khan & Lee must beat Takeshita to have any hope of advancing due to tiebreakers.

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka 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 2306.

Match 1: Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Hirooki Goto. Jackson pinned Matsumoto after a senton.

Match 2: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA beat Gedo & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Kanemary beat Gedo with a figure 4.

Match 3: Jacob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan beat Zane Jay & Jake Lee. Khan pinned Jay after Collapse.

Match 4: Toru Yano, Konosuke Takeshita & Boltin Oleg beat Daiki Nagai, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Yano pinned Nagai.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 5: Aaron Wolf beat Drilla Moloney.
Match 6: Zack Sabre Jr. beat OSKAR (The Grouch).
Match 7: Ren Narita beat Yuya Uemura.
Main Event: Gabriel Kidd beat HENARE.

Standings (Block B):
1-Kidd, 5-2, 10 pts
2-Narita, 4-2, 8 pts
3-HENARE, 4-2, 8 pts
4-Newman, 4-2, 8 pts
5-Moloney, 4-3, 8 pts
6-OSKAR, 4-3, 8 pts
7-Wolf, 3-3, 6 pts
8-Uemura, 3-3, 6 pts
9-Sabre, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Shota Umino. 0-9, 0 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. At this point Sabre cannot win the block outright because he loses the tiebreaker to Kidd and currently only has tiebreaker against OSKAR. He must win his last 3 just to have a chance to advance.

The next event is Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 36 today with Block B.

Today’s event was held at Takamatsu City General Gym in Kagawa 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 1271.

Match 1: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA beat Masatora Yasuda & Boltin Oleg. Kanemaru beat Yasuda with a figure 4.

Match 2: Toru Yano & Konosuke Takeshita beat Tatsuya Matsunoto & Hirooki Goto. Yano pinned Matsunoto.

Match 3: Jacob Austin Young, Great-O-Khan & Jake Lee beat Gedo, Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) & Shingo Takagi. Young pinned Gedo after Bites The Dust.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa beat Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji. Jackson pinned Nagai after Death Valley Bomb.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 5: OSKAR (The Grouch) beat Drilla Moloney by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Match 6: Ren Naita beat Zack Sabre Jr. Only went 2:45, lots of House Of Torture interference.
Match 7: Callum Newman beat Gabriel Kidd.
Main Event: Yuya Uemura beat Aaron Wolf.

Standings (Block B):
1-HENARE, 4-1, 8 pts
2-OSKAR, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Newman, 4-2, 8 pts
4-Kidd, 4-2, 8 pts
5-Moloney, 4-2, 8 pts
6-Uemura, 3-2, 6 pts
7-Narita, 3-2, 6 pts
8-Wolf, 2-3, 4 pts
9-Sabre, 1-4, 2 pts
10-Shota Umino, 0-9, 0 pts (OUT-injured)
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. Now a 5-way tie for the lead but HENARE has an extra match in hand and the advantage. Major shocker is that Sabre is now all but eliminated AND has no tiebreakers as he only beat Umino.

The next event is tomorrow at Hiroshima Sunplaza Hall in Hiroshima with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAC 36 today with Block A.

Today’s event was held at Yamato Arena in Osaka 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 2025. One away!

Match 1: Jacob Austin Young & HENARE beat Taisei Nakahara & Toru Yano. Young pinned Nakahara after a spiral brainbuster.

Match 2: Tatsuya Matsunoto & Aaron Wolf beat Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura. Wolf pinned Yasuda.

Match 3: Gedo & OSKAR (The Grouch) beat Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney. OSKAR beat Nagai with a nightmare hold.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Dick Togo & Ren Narita. Jackson pinned Togo after Death Valley Bomb.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Boltin Oleg beat Jake Lee.
Match 6: Ryohei Oiwa beat SANADA.
Match 7: Konosuke Takeshita beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 8: Shingo Takagi beat Hirooki Goto.
Main Event: Yota Tsuji beat Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) by KO.

Standings (Block A):
1-Takeshita, 4-1, 8 pts
2-Oleg, 3-2, 6 pts
3-Tsuji, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Oiwa, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Takagi, 2-3, 4 pts
6-Lee, 2-3, 4 pts
7-SANADA, 2-3, 4 pts
8-Goto, 2-3, 4 pts
9-Khan, 2-3, 4 pts
10-Ice, 2-3, 4 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals.

The next event is Friday at Takamatsu City General Gym in Kagawa with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 36 today in Tokyo with Block B.

Today’s event was held at Ebara Wave Arena Ota/Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was also a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1590. Down about 25% from yesterday.

Match 1: Zane Jay & Jake Lee beat Masatora Yasuda & Boltin Oleg. Lee beat Yasuda with a front neck lock.

Match 2: Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Owa beat Yoehinoby Kanemaru & SANADA. Jackson pinned Kanemaru after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 3: Toru Yano & Konosuke Takeshita beat Jacob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan. Takeshita pinned Young after Blue Thunder.

Match 4: Taiji Ishimori & Shingo Takagi beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Hirooki Goto. Ishimori beat Matsumoto with Bone Lock.

Match 5: Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji beat Gedo & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Tsuji pinned Gedo.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 6: OSKAR (The Grouch) beat Aaron Wolf by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Match 7: HENARE beat Ren Narita.
Match 8: Drilla Moloney beat Callum Newman.
Main Event: Gabriel Kidd beat Zack Sabre Jr.

Standings-wise, there are 3 tied for the lead at 4-1, 8 pts, and it’s an unexpected trio-Kidd, HENARE, Moloney. Only one is in danger of elimination (not counting the already-out Shota Umino due to injury) and it’s a huge shocker-Sabre, who is only 1-3, 2 pts.

The next event is Wednesday at Yamato Arena in Osaka with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 36 today in Tokyo with Block A.

Today’s event was held at Ebara Wave Arena Ota/Ota CIty General Gym in Tokyo 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 2027. If it had been one fewer!

Match 1; Satoshi Kojima & Yuya Uemura beat Taisei Nakahara & Toru Yano. Uemura beat Nakahara with a wrist lock.

Match 2: Gedo & OSKAR (The Grouch) beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Aaron Wolf. OSKAR beat Matsumoto with a nightmare hold.

Match 3: Dick Togo & Ren Narita beat Jacob Austin Young & HENARE. Narita beat Young with a kneebar.

Match 4: Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. Moloney pinned Jay after a jumping truss kick.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Great-O-Khan beat Hirooki Goto.
Match 6: SANADA beat Jake Lee by countout.
Match 7: Konosuke Takeshita beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 8: Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Ryohei Oiwa.
Main Event: Yota Tsuji beat Shingo Takagi.

Standings-wise, Takeshita leads at 3-1, 6 pts. Everyone else is at 2-2, 4 pts. except Takagi who is 1-3, 2 pts.

The next event is tomorrow with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. This will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan continues the G1 CLIMAX 36 today with Block B.

Today’s event was held at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata 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 1555.

Match 1: Jacob Auatin Young & Great-O-Khan beat Tatsuya Matsunoto & Hirooki Goto. Young pinned Matsumoto after Bites The Dust.

Match 2: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA beat Zane Jay & Jake Lee. SANADA beat Jay with Skull End.

Match 3: Toru Yano & Konosuke Takeshita beat Masatora Yasuda & Boltin Oleg. Yano pinned Yasuda.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa beat Gedo & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Jackson pinned Gedo after a senton.

Match 5: Taiji Ishimori & Shingo Takagi beat Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji. Ishimori beat Nagai with Bone Lock.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 6: Gabriel Kidd beat Aaron Wolf.
Match 7: HENARE beat OSKAR (The Grouch).
Match 8: Drilla Moloney beat Yuya Uemura.
Main Event: Callum Newman beat Zack Sabre Jr.
Standings-wise, there are 4 (all today’s winners) tied for the lead at 3-1, 6 pts.

The next event is Saturday at Ebara Wave Arena Ota (Ota City General Gym) in Tokyo with Block A, the first half of a weekend doubleheader. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan continues the G1 CLIMAX 36 today with Block A.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai 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 1612.

Match 1: Dick Togo & Ren Narita beat Taisei Nakahara & Toru Yano. Narita pinned Nakahara.

Match 2: Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney beat Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura. Moloney pinned Yasuda after a jumping Truss kick.

Match 3: Jacob Austin Young & HENARE beat Gedo & OSKAR (The Grouch). Austin pinned Gedo after Bites The Dust.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. Jackson pinned Jay after Death Valley Bomb.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Jake Lee beat Hirooki Goto.
Match 6: Ryohei Oiwa beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 7: Konosuke Takeshita beat Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Match 8: SANADA beat Yota Tsuji.
Main Event: Boltin Oleg beat Shingo Takagi.

Standings-wise, 5 are tied at 2-1, 4 pts and the rest are 1-2, 2 pts.

The next event is tomorrow at Aore Magaoka in Niigata with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 36 this weekend with a doubleheader in Hokkaido.

Both events were held at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kita Yell in Hokkaido and can be watched on demand OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY on New Japan World. These events aired as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2026 exclusively on TV Asahi in Japan.

There were late changes made to these and all upcoming cards due to Shota Umino being out of the tournament. Concussion. All others in Block B except Zack Sabre Jr. get forfeit wins and 2 points (Sabre does not because he beat Umino already).

Saturday:
The announced paid attendance was 2555.

Before the event began Hiroyoshi Tenzan appeared and announced his official retirement match for 8/15: He will face longtime partner Satoshi Kojima. TenKoji running it back one more time!

Match 1: Tatsuya Matsumoto & Aaron Wolf beat Taisei Nakahara & Toru Yano. Wolf pinned Nakahara.

Match 2: Dick Togo & Ren Narita beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. Narita pinned Jay after Magic Killer.

Match 3: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura. Jackson pinned Yasuda after Death Valley Bomb.

G1 CLIMAX:
Match 4: Block B: Drilla Moloney beat Gabriel Kidd.
Match 5: Block A: Great-O-Khan beat SANADA by countout.
Match 6: Block A: Konosuke Takeshita beat Jake Lee.
Match 7: Block A: Boltin Oleg beat Yuto Oce (Ice Baby) by ref stoppage (KO).
Match 8: Block A: Shingo Takagi beat Ryohei Oiwa.
Main Event: Block A: Hirooki Goto beat Yota Tsuji.

Sunday:
The announced paid attendance was 2409.

Match 1: Zane Jay & Jake Lee beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Hirooki Goto. Lee beat Matsumoto with a front neck lock.

Match 2: Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa beat Jacob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan. Jackson pinned Young after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 3: Toru Yano & Konosuke Takeshita vs. Gedo & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) went to a double countout in just over 2 minutes.

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA beat Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji. SANADA beat Nagai with Skull End.

Match 5: Taiji Ishimori & Shingo Takagi beat Masatora Yasuda & Boltin Oleg. Ishimori beat Yasuda with Bone Lock.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 6: HENARE beat Drilla Moloney.
Match 7: Gabriel Kidd beat OSKAR (The Grouch).
Match 8: Ren Narita beat Callum Newman.
Main Event: Yuya Uemura beat Zack Sabre Jr.

The next event is tomorrow at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.